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I'll get right to the point here.
Back on May 21, I put an ad in the "Want to Buy" section of this forum. I was looking for a High Standard barrel for my old Remington Rand 1911A1 from WWII. I figured if anyone had one, I was gonna have to pony up anywhere from a hundred bucks on up, depending on condition. So I put the ad up, logged out, and didn't think any more about it.
Well, just a few hours later, I see in my e-mail that I have a new PM on the forum.
The message is from a man who we all know is well-versed in 1911s...Lee Barner up in Tennessee. He says to send him my mailing info and he'll get a barrel off in the mail to me. No mention of money or shipping costs.
Lemme tell y'all...your mouth really does drop open when something surprises you out of the blue like that.
Two or three days later, I get the package and open it. Inside is an almost pristine HS barrel, complete with an even more pristine link and pin. It just doesn't get any better than this.
For those of you who know Lee, this won't surprise you one bit...and I sure hope I'm not embarrassing him by telling this little story. I just feel like folks ought to know who the Good Guys on this forum are.
So here's to Lee Barner. I don't believe this forum would be what it is today without folks like him.
Back on May 21, I put an ad in the "Want to Buy" section of this forum. I was looking for a High Standard barrel for my old Remington Rand 1911A1 from WWII. I figured if anyone had one, I was gonna have to pony up anywhere from a hundred bucks on up, depending on condition. So I put the ad up, logged out, and didn't think any more about it.
Well, just a few hours later, I see in my e-mail that I have a new PM on the forum.
The message is from a man who we all know is well-versed in 1911s...Lee Barner up in Tennessee. He says to send him my mailing info and he'll get a barrel off in the mail to me. No mention of money or shipping costs.
Lemme tell y'all...your mouth really does drop open when something surprises you out of the blue like that.
Two or three days later, I get the package and open it. Inside is an almost pristine HS barrel, complete with an even more pristine link and pin. It just doesn't get any better than this.
For those of you who know Lee, this won't surprise you one bit...and I sure hope I'm not embarrassing him by telling this little story. I just feel like folks ought to know who the Good Guys on this forum are.
So here's to Lee Barner. I don't believe this forum would be what it is today without folks like him.
