I'm with Buzz. Thank you, Dewey, on both those posts.

I am fortunate in that I occasionally spend time with CJO, a member here some will recognize, who not only has a lovely assortment of classic American and British/European guns in his shop, but is highly skilled in the repair and maintenance of these guns, as those who have seen some of his work (posted here) can attest to. It is wonderful to get an objective lesson about these mechanical designs, relatively free from the influence of marketing (which has been my career for 35 years).

I just spent an hour with Claudio today....not nearly long enough....and learned some more. Handled so many best and near best guns, I left in a mental fog!

Dewey, if you feel up to it, I for one would really enjoy the same kind of assessment on Parker and Remington hammerless guns and the Fox design.

The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia