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I'm gonna break ranks and say that you are thinking correctly for the answer for your wife. I went through this very thing with my wife and I also tried to steer her toward a semi-auto. We tried the Shield, the XDs and the Ruger LCP. She is not a "gun person" but did take some lessons with all of these. The problem is that while we enjoy handling semi's and dropping mags and clearing jams, etc. some do not and factually, most women are in that group. Even the basic "racking of the slide" does not come natural and easy for most women. I am not saying all but most. So, in a moment of fear or excitement it is not a good time to experiment with this question when her life hangs in the balance. So, we tried several revolvers and she ended up with, and still carries, the Ruger SP101. This revolver is a bit heavy, but it's mass is a friend when firing and shooting .38 caliber rounds with a very mild recoil. It is crazy reliable and has a buttery smooth trigger. Semi's do give more rounds but while stylish, must be handled with frequency to be comfortable and reliable. As Clint Eastwood said as "Dirty Harry"...."That's a helluva price to pay for being stylish."

I love shooting the 45-70. it is a wonderful round. Very historic and not for the faint of heart.

Money well spent.

I'm gonna use that in a sentence today...........somehow.

Me too. I've owned a half dozen Taurus's in my days and never had a bad one. (Or is the plural of Taurus, "Tauri"?)

Nice looking rifle. At 7.1 lbs, if you plan on extended shooting of the 45-70 you might enjoy a pad for the shoulder. I have two rifles chambered in this and both are considerably heavier and if I am shooting them a lot, I like having a pad. Of course, at my age, the joints are not as forgiving as they were at 30.

How did they run after such a long period of neglect??

Yes, but you have a real nice Staccato. Otherwise, you'd just have five more Glocks.....

Hands down, Ruger Mark IV. More fun to shoot than I could have ever imagined, accurate and a dream to clean.

Yes, and here it is. It is really something to see and I encourage all gun enthusiasts to attend at least once. Ohio Valley Military Society - Show_of_Shows (sosovms.com)

Ok, your picture came through, now can you please detail what it is that you are asking?? Are you asking if this is the stock for a Mtn rifle, or a standard Ky rifle?? Not sure where you're wanting to go with this?? By the way, the picture you sent is the CVA Mountain. Here is another photo of one.

Hope you get it figured out. I'd like to see it.

If you end up having to order, here is a site that is pretty good. Powder, Inc. | Master Distributor of Goex, Swiss and Schuetzen (powderinc.com)

Gonna tell mama that I need to get one cause all the cool kids are getting them.....

Well, that is unfortunate for them. Good fortune for you, though.

So, maybe I'm missing something, but he hasn't even fired it and doesn't like it?? It's just based on what his dad did to it??

Kudos on the research. 99 people out of 100 have no concept of how much time it would take to do all that you mention in those last couple of paragraphs.

That is an absolutely beautiful job and if I had not already spent double my lever gun allowance for the year already, I would snatch it. Couple of questions... Is the ladder sight that you installed old and of similar period to the rifle or a newer one. Can't really tell. Also, did you have to tap and re-thread when you mounted the saddle ring? I can see where you filled a couple of small holes with little screws on that left side plate. Thanks for showing this.

Yeah.... Like our tax dollars.................

If I were to ever get the urge to launch golf balls into the wild blue yonder and never find them again..... I'd just grab my golf clubs.

So, I guess my bench vise and a pipe wrench is out, right?? Just kidding...... I have no clue.

Ironically, I am awaiting the arrival of a rifle that is a reproduction of historic classic (Sharps model 1874). While there is a serial number visible, it was a custom job and the original manufacturer was/is not known by the seller (I got it from GunBroker). The Gold star seller said that since that was the case, he had to ship it to my FFL. So, be very careful with this.

Snaveba, From the reviews, it sounds like the installation of those double set triggers is not that difficult. Have you ever installed any and is it fairly simple?? thanks

Thanks for the links. I have been looking at Vermeer sights from Montana Vintage Arms, as well.... SIGHTS - Montana Vintage Arms

I just scratched another lever action itch that I have had for some time. It is a reproduction of a Sharps 1874. I would like to add a period accurate tang sight and see if I can replicate the "bucket shot" from Quigley Down Under.... It is chambered in .45-70 so this makes two in this caliber I've added in the last month. If I see another one that I really want I'll just take a cold shower or something.