longrifle32
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Still laughing this morning over the day yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting Tip Curtis, builder of fine long rifles. I have been saving and working for a long time to buy a 20 gauge Fowler. When I walked into “Tip Curtis Frontier Firearms” I thought I had died and gone to black powder heaven. To say it was hard to choose between the many beautiful guns he showed me is an understatement. So when I finally found the one that felt was just right, the one I knew was born to be mine, he said “ That one is sold. It’s going to Arizona.” So I spent another thirty minutes shouldering his fine weapons imagining a turkey strutting out there as I came to full cock. Well eventually I decided on one and was ready to close the deal when he told me “ I don’t take cards. I only deal in cash.” Well I’ll just say his guns are not pocket change and I didn’t have the cash it would take to bring that Fowler home. Disappointed ? Yes. Will I go back ? Maybe. One thing is for sure. I enjoyed the experience of meeting this rare individual. Oh , and when I asked him if he could build me a gun just like the one going to Arizona, he said Yea, I’ll build you a rifle .” I asked him about the turn around time he said “ at least a year and a half.” Merry Christmas to me. I’m still searching for the Fowler that will accompany me in the rest of the fields of my life.