Started about '78? Gosh there is darn near a rifle for every event or hunt here (.32,.36,.38,.40,.50& another .50).I do "need" a 54cal. or a 58cal. though. Only factory gun I have now is the Lyman GPR I bought back in '79, after a disaster with another factory gun.2 of the rifles are originals the rest are custom. Then there are the shotguns. All of mine are SxS's 3 in flint (16ga.,18ga. and a 20ga.)one custom, the other 2 original. Also 3 in perc.(12ga.,14ga.and a 16ga.) all of these are originals. I am shoot them all and have a great time with hunting,fur and feather, or shooting clay and paper.