Got mine. I was excited to see the article on the NM LW Single Six, as I had never heard of one. However, the hopes of being able to find a shooter were immediately dashed as I learned about the rarity…
I received mine last Saturday as well. It was a bit unusual as I received three publications that day, the RENE, ROCS Summer Report, and RCA Journal all the same day.
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I obtained a bag full of as-cast goodies from the Stan Terhune (former director of Ruger's Pine Tree Castings division) estate. Among the stuff were some prototype NM Lightweight Single Six and NM LW Blackhawk frames.
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Us mere mortals can only dream of making scores like that, hell I never even heard of that project until the latest issue of RENE arrived last weekend and now here you are with the prototype casting's… you're the man