Already up and about: Allen has received a simultaneous knee replacement. Mere mortals have that done one at a time, six months apart- but not this guy who shoots a .45-70 carbine like a handgun. One cannot help but wonder whether he had rested that butt against a knee? Godspeed, Allen, and a full recovery!

Trust our members and their families in Austin, Tx, and around Louisiana are high enough and dry enough. Good luck!

Michael and his wife are sailing the Seven Seas and will be docking in Durban in January 2018. Plans to meet up and get some terra firma under their feet are in the concept phase. Being an enthusiastic rifle rebuilder I am sure members Bill Reed and Steve Puyear will enjoy his inputs. Michael this is an invitation to tell us more about it all.