I began this voyage just over 2 years ago. My first was a 3914.

A few weeks later, a 639 was listed locally. Within 45 minutes of the listing, I was cleaning it on the kitchen table. Recently, I bought a 59 from the same fellow.

A while later, NCBeagle and I were wandering through a local show. I turned around and he was yards behind looking at a gun in a display case. He’d found me a 39-2 in blue.

What a long strange trip it’s been.