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Yer not from around here r' ya?
🕑 Added 2019-06-25 15:56:09 +0000 UTCAmber cinched the laces of his right boots tight then he finished the knot. With that accomplished he stuffed sheathed a short double-edged boot knife into outside edge of the boot. The spring clip on the sheath snapped on to the lip of the boot.
The late morning wind rattled the frame of the window of the hotel room he'd been staying in for the last couple of days. The Critical Mass Hotel was hardly palatial but the linens on the bed had been recently washed and free of bedbugs, and the water in the tap was clear and tasted pleasant. Also the cook in the hotel restaurant made really good cornbread.
Amber had journeyed out of Stable 69 Welcome to the stable on a recon mission to secure new materials for the stable. The pony/hybrid had over the last six months had acted as an intermediary between the stable and the local surface communities to arrange trade agreements. Unfortunately his mission had run afoul of raiders recently resulting in him being injured.
Leaving his room Amber went down the stairs and exited the hotel. Stepping out the front door of the Critical Mass the stallion squinted as his eyes adjusted to the bright sun and wind blown dust. His eyes were still acclimating when a voice spoke up.
"Yer not from around here r' ya?"
Slowly opening his eyes his vision was greeted with the sight of a yellow-orange earth pony mare approaching him. She looked like she'd stepped out of the pages of one of those pre-war Western novels.
Perched on her head was a light tan Stetson-style hat. She'd bound the tip of her platinum blonde mane and tail with a strips bright red cloth. One bright green eye peered out from the shadows of her hat. Where her left eye should be there was an eye patch of black leather. White freckles adorn her cheeks. Faded blue jeans, an off-white linen shirt, and a battered dark brown leather vest was encrusted with 12ga shotgun shells made up the bulk of her outfit. Matching boots and gloves of worn brown leather finished her ensemble.
Around her waist was a brown gun belt and holster that rested on her right hip. Nestled in the holster was a large, single-action revolver who's finish had almost been completely worn off from years of exposure to the elements and riding around in the holster.
In her right hand was a lever-action 12ga shotgun. Like her revolver the shotgun displayed the signs of hard use, but also of care and maintenance. Carved in the rear stock was 3 stylized apples that were accented with red and green paint.
The mare stopped about 10ft in front of the stallion. The mare was only a few inches shorter than him. After a couple more seconds she spoke.
"Name is Applejack. Myself n' Rainbow Dash r' kinda of in charge of organizing security fer our community here Who are you?, but I also am one of the ponies in these here parts that farms. RD told me ya were from the local stable and they're interesting in a trading fer apples? If that's the case I'm the pony ya want ta talk ta."
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Comments
Vet
Oh yes, it was very tricky to work. Mine was old so it was even worse. It even misfired one time after levering a round into the chamber. Every part was worn. We used regular shotgun loads without even considering the weapon was made for black powder. One thing was....no slugs. Double OO buck only. You had to work the weapon level and firmly. It did not like wimpy handling. Racking it at an angle could cause a double feed effectively jamming it. You shot it like a 30-30 Winchester. Just work the action while shouldered. It was okay. I also had a 50s model 30-30 lever action Winchester to go with my 1960 issued S&W 357 N frame 357mag. A few months later we began to upgrade to newer weapons. I got a 1984 Remington 870 Magnum and a Ruger Mini 14 .223. Still carried the revolver till 1989 when I got a Sig P226 9mm.
Baron Engel
I wondered if it was more of trick instead of an actual useful tactic. Also how well did the 1887 run? I've seen several videos of the reproductions exhibiting all kinds of problems cycling. Finally I thought the the 87 was strictly blackpowder only? Did you run smokeless in it? Apparently when they did bring out a smokeless version they chambered it only in 10ga and renamed it the 1901. The decision to go with 10ga only was done to avoid cannibilizing 12ga sales from the newer 1897 pump action.
Vet
I was shown that trick then told never to use it. We had to carry our rifles and shotguns on empty chamber. Rack it to get busy. Many times just racking,especially the shotgun, ended the situation. Deescalation by demonstrating extreme force potential.
Baron Engel
Did you ever do the trick of loading the magazine then putting a shell in the chamber and one on the lifter?
Vet
My first Department issued shotgun was like hers. 1887 model purchased late 1930s.
Skyline
Poor AJ.....guess you can call her a One Eyed Jack now...
