John,
Like you and your father, my dad and I have been building guns and wildcats for years now. Long after we're gone, they'll still be around and maybe someone will want to know their history. What's important is that the history is recorded and that's why I'm so thankful for all of your help on documenting Sporting Arms, Inc.
As for the Seville, El Dorado, and Abilene, they were truly special guns....I too am glad that there's a renewed interest in them. When I first started collecting them in 1992, most people viewed them as a Ruger clone. Hopefully you and I have changed (and will continue to change) that opinion.
BTW, my first Seville was 10.5" 375 SuperMag. The first time out, it cut less than an 1" at 25 yards off the bench (using old WW680 and a 220 grain Hornady). Needless to say, I was hooked on them from the get go.
Lee Martin
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