Remington .44

A TALE OF THE OLD WEST AND PEOPLE

their frailities and their strengths. TK U MLJ LV NV

Great Western

True to the image. Who care if it all has been done before. Don't you enjoy variations on a musical theme?

thank you

for posting another entertaining tale from the old west i very much enjoyed it looking forward to your nexr offering

Good story

Could be compared to some of Louie's short stories.

Thanks

Enjoy your stories. I all ways read them no matter what category. Thanks for the entertainment. Mike from Texas

Well, Woody

no romance, but the romance of the West, and you do that good! A real flavor to that "30 and found".

Do

Thank You for another good story

Thank you for another good story

Remington .44

As always, an excellent story. Well done

You need some ballistics schoolin.....

Some of your firearms references are off. You reference to a certain calibre of Sharps fer example.......shoulda been a 45-70 for military carbine but could well have been a 45-90, 45-110 or even 45-120.

Luke's rifle you simply could have referred to as a Yellow Boy and we would have known it was a brass framed 66 or you could also have refered to it as his rimfire as only two rifles of that era had a brass frame and held 15 rounds of what would have been 44-40. The other rifle of course is the predicessor to the 1866 Winchestor which was the Henry.

Lukes Colt that he gave away you could have just called a Navy six as it only came in 36 cal where the Army Colts were 44 cal.

You also did not state it but what calibre was the Remmington? It could have been 44 Russian, 44 centerfire or 44-40.......my guess is that since Luke only bought 44-40 rimfire at the store thats what it was.

Another winner, Woody!

I felt the ending was too abrupt, but, altogether a fine read. Thank you.

a well written story

excellent story - don't care about any errors in the ammunition. A nice read - it makes senses, it evokes emotion, it satisfies.

Thanks.

Great story....kinf of like a Louis L'Amour

Spent allot of time in AZ and have made the trek from Prescott down to Tuscon,
you did a nice job of capturing the feel and nice pace. Thanks for the great story.

excellent

I liked your story very much, I hope you continue it. I would love to read more!

Fine Writing

Your are a fine writer all ways enjoy your stories. You clearly know the Colorado Springs area by your references in your stories. When ever I drive up and down I-25 I all ways think of your stories.

A good short story but

not long enough to be considered a novella

Great well done story !

I really enjoyed it and it was excellent!And well written and it was exciting to read I hope you do more stories like this and perhaps even put them into a book.Because I have the feeling it would be a great success .Thnaks very much

Another well done Story !!

I have very few 'favorite' Authors, but you are at the top of the list. Like Louis L'amour, you put enough descriptive comments in your stories, that any reader that has been anywhere near the area, can feel themselves being there. That, to me, is the essence of storytelling. Bravo Sir, Keep em comin.

Gillian has now lost again

seems Caleb didn't learn anything. I would rather have followed the return trip to Chino valley than hear of Gillian losing her son.

The wonderful internet

One of the wonderful, but frustrating things about the internet is that idiots such as "anonymous" can preen, strut and call themselves experts on topics they know nothing about. In this case, it's historic rifles, handguns and cartridges. The model 1859 Sharps was often converted to fire a metallic .52-70 cartridge. Anonymous erroneously claimed the author erred in this reference.
The Model 1866 Winchester Yellow Boy was correctly described as chambered for the .44 caliber Rimfire. The Remington Conversion revolver was undoubtedly chambered for .44 Rimfire because 1) the revolver was used for many years by an old gunfighter 2) The story is set in 1873 (Elwood was 68 and born in 1805) 3) The .44 Russian was introduced in 1870 and 4) the .44-40 was introduced in 1873.
A general mercantile store clerk in 1873 Wickenburg Arizona would have almost certainly have handed Luke .44 Rimfire cartridges without inquiring whether he wanted .44 Russian or .44-40 cartridges instead. He probably wouldn't have them in stock anyway. They were too new to have made it to a backwater desert frontier town that soon.
So, "Anonymous," do some homework before you display your A$$ publicly.

Nice work

Not really a fan of westerns but that may be changing in the near future. Great read!

Followed in his fathers footsteps but on the right side of the law. excellent!
Ed Grocott
edgrocott@gmail.com

Are You A Louis L'Amour Clone!

Wow, another great Western. The only problem you seem to have is that I keep wishing for MORE. Loved the Western genre, the good men seemed so noble. Imagine a time when 'giving your word' actually had meaning. These men didn't have much but a hard life, but they had another dying concept - Honor. You write one hell of a Western. Thank You!

good'un,

People just don't understand about Arizona. You don't have to dig very deep to find the true old west. As I have said before and will again. You seem to have a touch for finding the hidden parts. You might check out the Sycamore Canyon area and the horse thief trail that runs through the area. There's said to be an old outlaw hangout in the general area as well over around the west side of Oak Creek Canyon up above the switchbacks.
Like I said you writ another good'un
Butch
auhunter04@yahoo.com

As recommended

The western stories were recommended to me. This is a well written classic western yarn. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can see how this could have been expanded into a much longer and wider story. There are some characters in the story that have backstories that could prove interesting. I mostly enjoy the erotic stories on this site but a good adventure is a nice interlude from time to time. Oh, extremely minor point but "ya'll" is from "you all" or conversely "all of you". It's plural, or at least it is/was in the old south. It's a damn fine read. Thank you.

Disappointed.

Well written western story, kept me engaged throughout and I appreciated the ending.
However, I was so very disappointed in the characterization of Gillian. Most of the early western women I've read about had far more grit and stood by their man through thick and thin. Gillian reads more as a 21'st century self entitled bitch. Louis L"Amour would be sad to see Gillian in one of his towns.
Just My Opinion, YMMV
Morgan DeWolfe