Some things just make you smile

[muffett.2008]

On the range today, stinking hot, typical February in OZ.

Young bloke fronts up with a nice looking 1918 Lithgow with nice tidy Qld. Maple.
I'm watching him belt a few rounds down range, when lo and behold, the forewood went too.

Well I've heard of the odd No.4 doing this, common to one Yank outfit I think, but a No. 1......new one on me.

The front of the forewood had been replaced from the barrel band, but no graft to the rear part, just a clean cut with stuff all but good luck holding it in place........it was just a bit amusing watching the nosecap and half the timber heading down range.

Hard to suppress a smile while the poor young bugger was telling me he just picked this one up from Victoria during the week and how excited he was to get such a nice deal, the Victorians must have seen this lad coming a thousand mile away.

It is quite repairable, but all original.........well

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