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Johnny Guest · February 2, 2001, 11:54 PM

Hi, Kenneth L.- - - -

You know how it is, you learn a new word, or hear of some food dish, or almost anything out-of-the-way, and then you hear about it several times in the next short while?

Recently watched a TNT Cable movie called The Crossfire Trail,starring Tom Selleck, from the Louis L'Amour novel . The character played by Wilford Brimley carried an Evans carbine, saying he wasn't a very good shot and needed all that magazine capacity. I believe he said 28 shots, but a couple of other sources said it held 26 in the later version--34 in the older.

This led to a discussion on the API Gunsite board, and a couple of us did a little research on the Evans.

I'll look forward to your article.

Best to all--
Johnny
MOLON LABE!

February 2, 2001, 11:54 PM	#5
Johnny Guest Moderator in Memoriam Join Date: August 28, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,123	Evans Carbine? Hi, Kenneth L.- - - - You know how it is, you learn a new word, or hear of some food dish, or almost anything out-of-the-way, and then you hear about it several times in the next short while? Recently watched a TNT Cable movie called The Crossfire Trail,starring Tom Selleck, from the Louis L'Amour novel . The character played by Wilford Brimley carried an Evans carbine, saying he wasn't a very good shot and needed all that magazine capacity. I believe he said 28 shots, but a couple of other sources said it held 26 in the later version--34 in the older. This led to a discussion on the API Gunsite board, and a couple of us did a little research on the Evans. I'll look forward to your article. Best to all-- Johnny MOLON LABE!