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Sidelock
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I knew him only through this board and will miss his often pithy but always truthful comments. He was one of a kind, and of the kind we all will dearly miss. Bless his family and God grant him a closet full of mint Crescent Arms doubles. Chopperlump
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Yesterday I had a gun disassembled. Not exactly a clunker, but one well on it's way to eventual clunkerdom unless a restoration is deemed worthy. This is not a type I'm familiar with, and so I removed parts carefully and eventually got down to just a frame with hammers, mainsprings, and latching mechanism. Or so I thought...
I dipped the assembly in a bucket of kerosene, worked it over with a brush, then blasted with 100PSI air until dry. All outside. I blew and blew for 10 minutes, into every nook and cranny of the frame until completely dry.
When the frame was set down upon the workbench a previously undetected small part dropped out. Nothing important, just the piece that keeps the top lever open! Small, complex, and undoubtedly near impossibe to replace.
Why didn't the thing blow out of there under air pressure and head for parts of the yard unknown? Why did it wait until it was safley inside to fall out where it could be easily retrieved?
I would like to think it was the Spirit of The Clunkermister looking out for an amateur gunsmith. Thanks for the intervention Russ, you saved my tail, as you have saved so many others with your generosity in the past.
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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Sidelock
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Ed, Russ - One of a Kind. Straight, candid, frank and full of knowledge gained from much experience. He will be sorely missed by the members of this board. My condolences to you and your family as I know that the loss to you and yours is much much greater still. Slate, Alberta Canada.
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I am sorry for your families loss, My prayers are for you and them.
Russ was a good man.
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I agree with everything that has been said. Though I never had the opportunity to "wrestle" with him over the internet, I did enjoy his responces. He was a one-of-a-kind that cannot be replaced. God bless Russ and his family in this time of sorrow.
Mike Doerner
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I emailed back and forth with Russ a number of times. He always responded and helped. My sympathy goes out to your family. Walton Starling
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Goodbye. Old Friend.. May God be with the family.. MDC
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He was a wonderful cyber mentor to me, I will miss him greatly and keep him in my prayers.
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