Yes, just think how much safer we are since they collected those taxes.
Just like when we paid taxes on freon so the .gov could put back the missing ozone...
The only plus to going to Mexico is if you burn your ID's and sneak back into this country, illegally, you get better benefits than what you worked your whole life for...
I don't know about northern Indiana but we southerners have many places like Friendship to go get your pioneer on.
It would mean a drive but it would well be worth it.
Other than that I recommend watching the "gatherings" section toward the bottom for a get together nearer you that some of...
One of the first .22 target rifles made by request From Colonel C.B. Winder to Winchester. It was designed by J.M. Browning in the late 1800's and superseded by a bolt action rifle and in 1922 these were sold off to the public. This one is a .22 short only and shoots like a dream.
When this...
Two cannibals sit down to a meal, one starts at the head the other at the foot.
The one at the head asks the other, "Hey, how are you doing?"
The other replies, "I am having a ball!"
The first says, "Slow down, you are eating to fast..."
With the repop's the hand is the same as a Colt but the springs are sometimes made differently.
If it were mine I would get one from anyone who makes SSA and I don't think you will be disappointed.
Also, don't forget that Winchester made a 100 year anniversary edition in 1966. They are well made and can be had for a fraction of the cost of a "real" one and even less than a new repop, the only problem is finding one.
Belknap Hardware in Louisville, Kentucky sold guns under the trade name "Essex". I have a sweet little 20ga sxs of theirs made by Cresent Arms. I used to own a book that had all the crossovers listed but I gave it to my brother.