One of my others hobbies is shooting and building black powder rifles. At our local club is an older gentleman named Roger, who became my friend and mentor. Roger lived and breathed black powder shooting, until two years ago when he suffered a stroke. Roger had taken a stock to have the barrel inletted prior to his stroke. One of our members picked up the stock and barrel, and brought it to the club. All the gun builder in club met and we decided to finish Roger's last rifle. Each person would supply the needed parts and labor. The lock, stock and barrel came to me for my part in the project. I've made stead progress on my part, and I'm about ready to hand it off. As I've worked on the rifle my thoughts turn to my friend; the good times and encouragement he gave me. I hope when we show him the finished rifle he will be pleased.
