Hey, I was just "funnin" thought I put a 'smiley' face or two in MY reply.... :roll:
I always get a kick out of folks telling us they see ( saw) this or that and let it go, pass them by, me I guess I'm a bit different, as I am ALWAYS looking for "stuff" for other collectors, in fact, MOST of MY "stuff" is already in OTHER collections, hell, I could write a book that could 'dim' some of the ilustrious authors who just put down "facts and data bases",NOT pictures and stories, as we been doing this since the 1960's LONG before MANY of you ever knew of or thought about "Rugers" and besides that I did Smith s and Colts to boot, in between ( as well as Dan Wessons and High Standards) so I do pay attention, and do hear, see and read the comments as to "who saw this or that " and as I noted I do not wait till later, or as an afterthought, , gee maybe I should tell somebody, thats all,,,,,,, just MY observation, or .02 cents, and personal opinion..............
the title of my coming book, just may be "The Rugers I Used to Own" , with a second volume, " THe S&W's I Used to Own", then a Vol II, and III or my periodical .pamphlet on "Gun Boxes" by the "King Of Cardboard" ( yep started picking gun boxes out of the garbage at the local 'armory' gun shows back in the mid 1960's) LONG before they appeared on E-bay........
oh and I am already "published", in the latest, Vol 3 of the "S&WCA Standard catalog"................those are some of MY boxes...
Guess, I get 'bored' in my 'retirement', so please do NOT take it to heart or worry about it, life is far TOO short................ :wink: :wink:
Sit back and enjoy the ride on this planet Earth.........