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I met Dixon in the 70s when he joined Fort Atkinson Muzzleloaders which I was a member of. This man had amazing God given talents. Everything he made or did was first class. In my early years I yearned for a double barreled flintlock shotgun to build. I ordered Navy Arms 12 gauge magnum percussion barrels (no flintlock barrels that I knew of at the time) and two L and R locks, triggers, buttplate, other supplies, and a chunk of Walnut . Assesing what was ahead of me I knew I was in deep shi_ when I found out the breech plugs were metric. Oh manure what to do now?? I called Dixon and my worries were over. He made new breech plugs along with a hooked breech and then tapered the barrels to make the lock panels come together for a perfect size wrist. Of course he vented the barrels with SS liners. What do I owe you says I to Dixon? He requested I come over and work it off on a home fix up project. My trade is carpentry so it was a piece of cake to repay him. He will be missed
Larry
