There may be a lesson to be learned from Jimmy.. !917, Lefever Arms Co, didn't furnish a BT forend, they went Belly-up.. !932, A H Fox, put BTs on no more than 5% of their guns, they had to sell to Savage... 1945, Hunter Arms... No Bts in any numbe... Bankrupt...1948, Ithaca furnished very few BTs, Discontinued all Double guns,, ,, There's a pattern here..If only they would have had Jimmy .. MDC