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I'm not surprised, but... somewhat shocked. Holds no appeal to me... in fact, so little that I don't see how it could for anyone.

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Good news. Prayers continue.

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2026 7:42 pmY’all didn’t put even more holes in the ceiling did you?

+1???

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jeepnik wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2026 10:50 pmGriff, which post office? My dad worked the Pedro office at the same time.

Hw started out at the main Long Beach in '54 and then moved to a new processing center, but I can't remember where... maybe Wilmington?

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I truly detest fishing. My Dad view hunting as a chore that he was given as a kid, and punished if his .22 shell didn't yield at least one squirrel to supplement the garden victals. But, FISHING... truly a pastime of leisure & relaxation. Living in Long Beach, CA, I think I was 7 when he bought ...

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Well, you certainly picked the right weather window to be out of Texas! Looks like fun!

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My most difficult is also one of the easiest. .40-90 Sharp's Bottle Neck. One of the easiest when loaded with BP. Fill the case to the top of the shoulder and plunk a bullet on top. Finding the right bullet can be a bit of chore... But my 1st pick was, if not inspired, at least lucky! I'd long purch...

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the 1st cartridge I loaded for: .30-30. 31 grains of IMR 4320 behind the Sierra 150 grain SPFN in my 26" mdl 64A just seem to gravitate to the center of the 100 yard target. Any changes I've made in the intervening 50-something years has been for easier metering. In the late '80s I found a Saec...

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I got my .40-90SBN Shiloh Sharps in 1987. I'd purchased 45 Basic brass, dies and a couple of molds before hand, but waited until I got the rifle to load any ammo. I had a mixture of CSA, HDS and unmarked cases all formed and ready to load when the rifle arrived. I got the rifle mainly to hunt with, ...

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Back when I joined the S.O. in CA the issue weapon was the 4" S & W mdl 10. With +P 158 LSWCHP ammo. I went to a nickel mdl 19 4" in 1980, finally to a stainless mdl 65 in '88. All were square butts. The mdl 19 & 65 wore the same set of Pachmayr over size grips. I liked 'em all, bu...

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I would have liked more detail on the face of the cylinder that was pointed out. But, I'd still, like Miculek said, "I want one!"

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I can certainly affirm that there's no difference in being called a "red-headed step child" and actually being one. Add being freckled to that and you double your fun! I distinctly remember the last time I was bullied. 3rd grade, walking home from school... Thomas, a black kid, same age, b...

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I've always thought t was the weather man. Who else gets to be wrong about their job 99% of the time, tells you useless information, sometimes absolute misinformation... and get paid for doin it? I can walk outside and predict that today, it's mostly going to be sunny, not likely to storm or be wind...

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What a piece of history.

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Great news. Good to see you posting again. Prayers continue.

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I suspect many of us grew up ridin' in the bed of p/u's and drinkin' from the yard hose... Fell once waterskiing in practice for a race... @ about 125 mph. Did just what they taught me, curled up in as small a ball as I could to "roll" across the water... Sis' told me later that I looked p...

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Thanks for the update Scott. Great news... I also haven't had the pleasure of meeting him, but did have the good fortune to speak with him seeking his advice (excellent) to deal with a family issue. And, yes, meeting & hopefully do some shooting with him is something I'd look forward to.

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My two favorite leverguns would be considered abominations by most collectors, since originality and condition seem to bring such high premiums. Yet, to me they're beautiful examples of the "levergun". One started life as a standard late 1970's carbine, the other as a 1967 Canadian Centenn...

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Gooder one!

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I have always been so leery of any duplexing that, I don't turn away from it... I RUN as fast as I can in the opposite direction. But, I'm jealous of the SD & ES numbers often gained.

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No comment. I have no facts to support either hypothesis. But, someone told me a long time ago to only believe ½ of what you see, ¼ of what you read, and only 5% of what you're told.

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WOW! Congrats.

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Condolences Gunny... having to make that choice is extremely hard. Even when you know it's for the best.

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mickbr wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:07 pmI said I'll get him out shooting again, not much else I can offer.

IMO, friendship is one of the most generous things we can offer.

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Fixed sights on sixguns for me. I'm going to assume so, as I don't own any with adjustable sights... Although I have. About 1988 I traded a mdl 19 S&W in on a new mdl 65... Both were 4" bbls. The mdl 65 got a red insert into the front sight, but otherwise just like the factory shipped it. S...

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piller wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2026 6:26 amWhere did you hunt those Naugas to skin them and use their hide on that seat?

Came that way... but I understand a safari to your local upholstery farm will turn them round them up.

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I have two loads for my 30-30s, a jacketed load and a cast one. But are 150 grain, the cast wears a gas check, so they can match the velocity of the jacketed stuff. Around 2290 fps, 27.5 grains of RE7. My 45 Colts have about 4 loads spread from 250 grains down to 160s. Add in BP, and it makes a bunc...

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I grew up along the coast in So Cal... the mean average temperature is 70ºF with fairly low humidity... but the temp swings are limited to 30+ degrees for just days at a time... anytime it's really humid is when it's raining. In my teens the family traveled out to the Colorado River in the Earp, CA ...

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Yep, I'm with OldWin & Shasta. Enjoy it.. take care of it... you never know how the next owner will care for it.

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I haven't been on the forum for the past couple of days and just read this. Shocked to say the least. Prayers for God's guiding the doctor's hands and Jim's recovery.

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I rebuilt a B-W T-10 4 spd I had behind a 427 Chevy in high school. I thought it was complicated and fiddley (sp?). Timing had worked out because I'd broken the case on a Powerglide in my '55 Sedan, as my brother snagged a takeout engine from a '68 Vette. And that went in my '55. The auto simply mys...

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First job out of the military was working in a radiator repair shop. Boss was one of those types that always wanted you to work faster. Even though at the end of the day we had all of the vehicles done unless we were waiting for parts. I got the job because I had been working on cars since I was ab...

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The tractor I'm rebuilding is a Ford 3000 (40HP) and I have a sickle bar mower for it, a Ford 501 model. It's rated for between 20 to 50 HP. It does a great job on the bar ditches along the highway my road is off of. While most of mine is fine with the brush hog, near the roadway the incline is stee...

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... "Blood is the lubricant for success". Eggsakerly! I almost dread car projects I think will be easy to do. Seems like those are the ones that often go sideways! And the tough jobs I start early thinking they'll be bad just seem to fall together. Yep, just what I was thinking when I sta...

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Vall, I feel your pain. I put a deeper pan, and larger engine & trans oil coolers on my K3500 a few years back. I came inside with a few scraps on my forearms and knuckles from sharp edges... While washing up in the sink, my son came in and said... "I see you've donated blood to the car god...

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Well... had to take the battery out of the golf cart, but it worked a treat. Well... started the truck and the gauge reads about 3/8ths of a tank. Plenty to get me to the truck stop after I pick up my trailer, and head off to my 8 delivery stops, finaling out in Selma, TX. Just shy of 900 pay miles,...

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Recovery starts somewhere... and is tenuous thing... prayers continue.

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The pickup and discharge hoses are long enough... it's the connections for the batter power that're a bit shot! I think I can get my golf cart (has a 12 V starter battery), between the two trucks and run it. Sounds like a "in the morning chore"!

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With the help of a ratchet strap, some judicious kicks and a floor jack, the tank is back in place... now to figure how to make the transfer of fuel back!

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Aye, but I can see the end of it, take my time and not rush. And think of the exorbitant labor rate I saved doin' it myself!

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Old vehicles to be clear. So, for the past year or so, my fuel gauge in the Rose has been acting up. reading empty when not, never reading full... So off to Kenworth I go and buy a new sending unit. All good, they have it in stock. So... since the summer of '24 it's been sitting on the living room f...

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The world is split between those that have shot their Chrony... and those that haven't... YET! I, myself, am still in the latter group... but every range day, I fear I'll join the first!

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Yea, I shoulda taken a pic while he was still intact. Pretty white around the bottom of the head and the underbelly. The crows enjoyed the free feast tho'. But, they haven't carted him off yet.

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I wasn't a cook, but the guys on my ship hated me after my 1st day on board ship and were none to reluctant to tell me so. At 0800 I was do take over as the duty Supply Officer, in charge of supply, laundry, & galley. It was a Sunday morning. I got up with the duty cook at 0600 & took one lo...

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Ok, I"m outta my element here... what is this?

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While I have absolutely no interest in RB pistols or silencers... that's just the coolest!

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So now... I have to compliment you both and two gorgeous shotguns.

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Glad you had a great time and a safe trip Tom. I'm sure we'll all want to see more of that .32-40 project.

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Earlier today I was looking for some information and ran across a velocity test I did a number of years back. (Sometime after 2014 as that's when I bought the last rifle used in the test). Although it was probably sometime in 2019, where I used several visits to the range to simply vegetate and deal...

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In answer to the spirit of the question... I've never hunted with a handgun. But, I read all the responses with appreciation. The only sixgun I have carried while hunting has been a 45 Colt SAA with a 4-¾" bbl. But, has never been out of its holster while so engaged.

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