Great story Cayugad! You can play those kind of memories like a movie in your head every time you see that old Supermatic Delux. That's one reason it's so hard to give up and old gun.

I have a real ugly 40 caliber 32" barrel full stockcaplockthat was my first build. The only critter other than rabbits I ever shot with it was many, many years ago -a 90 lb. hog that was running full bore through a palmetto swamp making a tremendous racketafter having been shot at by someone else. I was sitting in a tree stand and could only glimpse it every now and then through the palmetto fans. So, all of a sudden there's a big cloud of smoke in front of me and that pig is kicking on the ground about 30 yards out. I'm thinking "what the heck happened?" That little 40 caliber ball went in the top of the neck about four inches behind the head and I don't remember shooting. I sure would like to be able to replay that running shot in my head,but it never registered on my brain.

Dang!Wish we could allsit around a fire with some cold ones.