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I guess I was about 14, and my brother John, about 16 (early 1950s), my brother was "trying out" a rifle offered by a friend. The rifle was an old Stevens single shot in .32 rimfire. I can't recall if it was a long or short cartridge.
I do recall however, that if I stood aside and quickly turned my head to follow the bullet path..I could actually catch a blurred glimpse of the bullet.. It apparently was that slow!
One day when we arrived home from school..Dad had left us a note to go to the woods and haul in some logs for firewood.
Following Dad's direction, we hooked up the "jin cart" for hauling logs. Once hooked up we climbed aboard, my brother with the Stevens.
in the woods, one of the horses balked a bit, so John holding the gun by the barrel, smacked the horse on his butt with the rifle (yes, the falling block action was open..but still a no-no !)
Well, that broke the stock right off at the pistol grip...so my brother was obliged to buy the rifle..
See photos below;
The rifle was like the one shown.. For those who may not be familiar, below is shown what loggers around here, call a "jin cart". Ours, like most carts, was slightly different, in that the seat was a board running across the full width of the cart, so two could ride.
