I recall you mentioning, maybe in your “Sertao” story, about hunting with the 28-gauge H & R, and the Ruger .22 pistol (I’ve shot that long-barrel model, which shoots great, about like my own 5.5″ barrel Ruger 22/45), and I recall reading about your experiences with the other firearms you’d mentioned, and I’m wondering, the CBC .22 rifle you owned-what was it based upon? I mean, was this a copy of some American design like the old 1950s Remington bolt-actions, or some bolt-action spinoff of the Nylon 66 (pictures of which I believe I’ve seen online-I think these were made in Brazil and never offered in the United States, though F.I.E. imported the CBC copies of the Nylon 66 semi-automatic), or a semi-auto, or just what? My curiosity is piqued, I suppose.

I came very close to buying a CBC 151 break-open 20-gauge shotgun a couple of weeks ago at the main Bass Pro Shops store in Springfield, Missouri, based largely on your stories, I think. They had one in the used rack for $85, with the “imported for the Kresge Corporation” (K-Mart predecessor, I believe) stamp, and it was in fantastic condition, and actually appeared to be very sturdy and even fairly well fitted and finished, with nice wood and deep (maybe hand-cut?) checkering. When I returned a week later, though, it had been sold.

Again, thanks for the informative and entertaining articles, glad you can enjoy your hobby in such a foreign place, even if it is with what seem like onerous restrictions to this American citizen.

CC

Yes, that’s about what prices run, although ammo’s about $12.50 a box or so. Last week I paid right at $6 for half a box to compete in a pistol match. Paid club price and borrowed a Llama Martial 22 revolver to shoot it out of. Prices are steep, that’s for sure. And quantity allowed is pretty limited, making the use of an airgun pretty much mandatory if one wants to shoot much, although muzzle loaders are also allowed if one can chase down the powder and primers and such necessary to shoot them. I’m looking into it more. Don’t want to run afoul of the law over my hobby.

Paul

I’d wondered what your Llama revolver (which you’d mentioned in a recent article) looked like, and I guess my mental picture was pretty close. I did a google search for “Llama Cassidy” yesterday, and about the last link I got appeared to be a Colombian government site, and while my Spanish is really rusty, it appeared to be a list of things one could buy, maybe, at the “military gun store.” If so, I’m curious, would the revolver above really run US $750 or so? And would .22 LR ammo really run nearly 14 cents apiece/$7 a box? Or have I gotten my wires crossed a mite? I saw large numbers in what I thought was the “price” column and converted Colombian money into greenbacks via http://www.oanda.com, for what it’s worth.

Thanks again for a great article-always like to get your thoughts on guns and hunting.

CC