Bout 35 years ago, my dad, brother, several friends and I used to go out to this old field next to a railroad right of way and shoot clay pigeons with shotguns. Did this every weekend for a while. Several time these two guys would come out and shoot these .58 zouves at targets they set up on a telegraph post next to the rail line,I loved the smell of the BP and the novelty of shooting that way. I thought it was so cool, didn't know you could still get guns like that. Well that christmas my dad got me a .45 derringer kit from CVA. We put that together and shot it a lot, what fun for a 14 year old. I was then addicted.

Got a double bbl 12 made in India after that, .54 TC renegade (good for shooting cinder blocks for fun) and a 1851 colt repro. all before I was 18. Broke down and finally went inline with an A/H 420, than I got one of their Mountain rifles (shame they went out of business) Now I want to get a flint hawken kit from Track of the wolf.

Oh, those two guys with the zouves. They ended up cutting down the telegraph pole with their minnies and the sheriff closed the site to further shooting.

Happy day to you all, I hope all of you have a merry Christmas, thank God for the birth of our Savior.