[Jeff Higgins]

It's no secret here that I'm into some pretty oddball stuff, one of which happens to be lever guns. Marlins in particular. The other is single shot rifles, both the older traditional ones and modern examples, like the Ruger #1 in particular. I can't think of a more purpose-built pure hunting firearm than a big bore lever gun or single shot. I'm always on the lookout for an interesting example of either. Anyway, I have found the supply of new examples of either to have completely dried up this year. No one can tell me when Marlin might ship the next run of anything, nor Ruger another run of #1's. So some hunting rifles, at least, have vanished in all of this. Not that they ever make all that many of either to begin with, but there are usually a few in the pipeline. Not now...