Happy New Year to you as well, Ted . . . or Bonne Annee, as the French would say. JJ said he'd never heard of a Darne doubling either. Got to be something to do with me and Darnes! I'm beginning to confirm my suspicion that I was not meant to own one. "Normal" French guns--you bet! Sliding breech . . . I have a friend who's interested in this one once we've worked the bugs out, and I'm thinking it's going to head in that direction. Just picked up a nice Francotte 16, 2 3/4", 5 3/4#. Safety in the right place, real top lever and everything. And even from a French-speaking country!

And after Iowa's performance in the Outback Bowl, 2017 just has to get better!