Did you ever meet someone who began shooting and took up reloading and after awhile reloading became a larger focus for that person more so than the original hobby of shooting? Well that's me when it comes to these old guns. I hunt but the antique guns have become more of a focus for me.
Shooting a mt. lion in CA is a felony. I can't even bring in a hide legally hunted in a neighboring state. I think that's a felony also. It wasn't always that way and I think the law will change again one day. The legal system is funny like that.