ALWAYS liked that little piece - - -
- - - But never had the spare money when I found one at anything like a reasonable price.
I was so eaten up with it that I once did a really foolish thing.
Worked at the District Attorney's Office and some small department asked us to keep some guns in our property vault, pending return to proper owners. Being the office firearms enthusiast, I took on the job. After some tracing and detective work, I was able to make return of several items.
This Bearcat was one I couldn't ever locate the owner. The little revolver stayed around for months, missing ejector rod assembly, but in otherwise VG condition. I finally signed it out, took it home and cleaned it up, and even went to Fort Worth and bought the parts out of my own pocket. I made up a nifty little thumb break, cross draw holster, and the rig was excellent for just knocking around in dove season. Never shot a snake with it, but put the coup de grace on a couple of crippled birds. It shot very well at short range.
There was no way I could legally make it my own, so I finally turned it back in, leaving the privately-purchased parts in place, and sold the holster at a gun show. (Sigh - -)
Best,
Johnny