Thanks for the kind words and congratulatory comments, and thanks even more for all the things that I've learned here over the years.

Lynn, I don't know if I would have ever really known what a Noske scope was it it hadn't been for this thread that you started

scopes and mounts

So as Thanksgiving approaches, let me just say that I am thankful for you guys and your knowledge and kindness. I hope to pass as much as I can to my children.


drduc, for what is worth, I hear you. My first shotgun was
a Model 12 featherweight, now it seems like everyone including
my older brother wants a Bennelli. I wonder how much things will swing back. I've got a fair number of returning soldiers
in my classes, for those of them that are into guns, I wonder how their tastes will evolve over time.