Those pages from the American Rifleman for 1960 and 1962 bring back a lot of memories for me. At the time, I was a shirt tailed kid living in Paso Robles, Calif. My dad was of the belief that how to properly handle and shoot firearms was an essential part of my upbringing. I was a ready and willing student. I remember going through his copies of the AR, Guns Digest, and Shooters Bible. Amazing what they had back then, along with the prices. I remember Dakin being based out of San Francisco. They ceased operations around 1963 or 64. It was about that time I took an interest in Atlas Arms out of Chicago. I remember sending for their brochures and they carried some real nice side bys and over and unders. As for the Quails Fargo, I remember it being a side by with a straight grip stock, 25 or 26 inch barrels, and a splinter forearm. At the time, it was imported by Simmons.
