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Les Staley

Great pics, Nath. Is that a Northwest Trade gun? Looks like one Barnett made to trade to the American Indians. They were smooth bore about 62 caliber IIRC. Would be an easily maintained weapon for a primitive society. Lots of history on this side of the pond.. Just wondering..

Les Staley

Let my spousel unit read this. She's been having a little trouble with an APP that brings knitting magazines (hopefully not high capacity magazines) to her IPad. I told her I found the problem.......she wasn't amused.

Les Staley

First hunting trip to Wyoming 1990 brought home to Michigan elk, deer and black bear meat. The wimin all prefered the bear by a big margin.

Les Staley

I'm hesitant to mention this cause you'll know just how old I really am, but, wasn't he on Micky Mouse club as one of the last mousecateers? Black and white TV at its best.

Les Staley

Ji, this was in North Idaho and was pretty nice weather for elk hunting. No snow yet,but it won't be long. We're at 2100 ' elevation on the St Joe River, a banana belt for this country. Borrowed his older brother's Ruger 77 300 Win Mag, shot about 200 yds and dumped him in a logging road. Backed the...

Les Staley

You sleeping with one eye open these days, Ji? Ya never know....

Les Staley

Here's Keaton with his four point bull he shot this morning. Took it with a side lever, but we'll allow it, he's young. He got a spike last year and is working his way up to one like I have in the den.

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Les Staley

PM coming at ya!

Les Staley

Congrats on your milestone.. Hope I never gain on you..I'm running six years behind you. Keep up the pace!

Les Staley

Pitchfire, thanks for this resurrection. I just dug out two of my old 45-70s yesterday. Haven't done any shooting with them for about 15 years. Killed seven Black bears in Wyoming in the late 90s early 2000s, mostly with a Marlin 95 that could be easily scoped (bears don't usually move till last lig...

Les Staley

Les Staley

KirkD nailed it. I bought a Lyman 257420 mold that drops a 70 gr boolit for a gas check. Lubed with alox thinned with lighter fluid and sized at 258 it groups great and also eliminated first shot fliers and the unexplained fliers in the middle of a string of fire. Shot the head off a grouse last wee...

Les Staley

Thank The Lord for stupid people (the ones who turned it in to be destroyed). Did they have any guns to throw away? E-mail them my address..

Les Staley

What part of Whyoming are you headed to? Maybe could give you some places to try.

Les Staley

Jerry, PM sent. Thanks, Les

Les Staley

I've got two blued saddle ring safety deletes that I bought and never used..sold all my Marlins. Will make someone a good deal on these two..$45 shipped for the pair..PM me. Thanks. Les

Les Staley

Beautiful job on a classic American long rifle! I have some idea of how much work goes in to one of those. I built a 40 cal "Carolina style Poor Boy" back in the "80s" to hunt squirrels with in Michigan. My Green Mountain 42" barrel liked 30 gr of 3F behind a 390 Round ball....

Les Staley

Michael, will be glad to oblige, but not today. Have a killer chest cold and not feeling like doing much. The tang sight is covering the upper tang info. Says "trademark registered in US patent office". The serial # dates it to 1909 according to Maddis . Please PM me in a couple weeks and ...

Les Staley

Noah was just checking the ark after letting all the animals out, there in the back corner were two snakes. "I thought I told you to go forth and multiply" said Noah. The snakes said "We can't, we're Adders".

Les Staley

This target shot at 50 yds

Les Staley

Les Staley

Put a Marbles tang sight (current production with windage adjustment) on the 92. Found some Winchester white box 85 gr JSP. Groups shown in first picture at 69 yds. My 85 gr lead cast bullets came today and a set of RCBS dies I won on flebay, including a neck sizer die. Loaded up 10 rounds of the ca...

Les Staley

Range report will be later this week.

Les Staley

My grandpa Staley born 1882 was a deer hunting fanatic even before the outdoor channel. He had his brother-in-law who was a blacksmith make him this small hatchet for splitting pelvis etc. this would ride in the back pocket of his pants. Looks like it was made from a farriers rasp. The apple is just...

Les Staley

Thanks , Jdad. PM sent

Les Staley

My HUSQVARNA isn't even broke in, disassembled two whitetail does last fall on the last day of the season..worked swell.

Les Staley

Size is good for packing

Les Staley

Cost around fitybucks.

Les Staley

Blaine, I like Husqvarna Rifles, have hunted with one for 46 years. Went in to a Husky chainsaw dealer and saw their drop forged axes and hatchets...with no intention of buying anything, walked out with a new pack hatchet. It rides in my fanny pack now. I'll post a picture in a few minutes. Les

Les Staley

Thanks, woke my wife up with my giggling.

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One more

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Couple more

Les Staley

Just what I need, another caliber to scrounge brass, bullets and dies for. Couldn't pass this one up, 1909 Winchester 1892 round 24" barrel full magazine . This one has had the barrel re-lined, seems to be a 12 or 13 inch twist. Lots of history on the finish, but solid, no cracks. Should make a...

Les Staley

I HATE learning curves, specially when mine are straight up. Was all braced to go buy a $400 hand held GPS and add a $100 state chip to give me peace of mind while hunting. (Whose land are you on?). Are you lost? Who to call for permission? Now I get an advertisement in the envelope with my Wyoming ...

Les Staley

Several on Gunlist right now for $7 to $8 hunnert in 454. Waiting for one to show up in 480. May not be able to resist.. On second thought, will wait for a Hunter model with integral scope mounts..I'm sure one will show up.. (A man has to know his limitations).

Les Staley

Make yer own magazine follower out of a 40 S&W cartridge inside a 44 mag cartridge. Slide it inside the 44 mag empty just the right amount, solder them together, cut the head stamp end off the 44 mag shell. Works swell. Give you sompthin to do while you're healing and cussin that horse. I just g...

Les Staley

Blaine, when you go north from Evanston in hwy 189, you'll pass my little ranch at the 119 MM, a log home on the east side of the highway. Renter has it right now, but pull in the driveway and look at the entire Wind River mountain range. Enjoy, Les

Les Staley

As I read down your list, it brought a tear to my eye and a shiver of recognition to my spine. When I see current prices after having been out of the new stuff market for a couple of years looks like I'll have to make your post a sticky.. Thanks, Les

Les Staley

Okay, I'm sold! If you were to sell that beauty, how much? First dibs!!! Les

Les Staley

Here's proof that Bubba had a grandpaw.. On an otherwise correct but beat to stuff saddle ring carbine from 1898. The two incorrect items are both in the picture, the ancient rubber pad and the sling swivel stud. The gun had laid in a lake for some time, and has no finish/rifling, but needed a good ...

Les Staley

Here's a type 3 with checkered pattern as shown on a 1947 flatband carbine. Used till replaced by plastic buttplates after 1964.

Les Staley

Here's a type 2 carbine buttplate, shown on a 1939 carbine

Les Staley

Type 1 carbine buttplate

This was used on Saddle Ring and eastern carbines. The one shown on a Browning 92

Les Staley

Okay guys, here's some buttplates from my collection, to illustrate Wwinchester 1894 and 1892 types and some changes in production years. The first is the rifle or crescent.

Les Staley

It didn't help that Marlin absolutely refused to acknowledge Winchester as the original developer of their proprietary cartridges. The Marlin guns will simply say "30-30" cal, and my 1951 RC waffle top says "32 spcl cal". My grandpa HATED Marlins, he didn't understand how they wo...

Les Staley

I've got a couple different types as used on Winchester 94 carbines. Will dig out some tomorrow and take pictures for your entertainment and enlightenment. Will also include a couple different hammer knurling types. Been busy all day or would have done so earlier. Les

Les Staley

Ted, PM sent

Les Staley

Bought a farm jack at Harbor Freight yesterday and a little girl clerk threw it over her shoulder and walked it up to the checkout for me. Another girl clerk offered to take it out to my car...I declined...wished I didn't.

Les Staley

That's a great tutorial, Doc AJ! The only thing I do differently is when I've got the receiver in a set up on the drill press, I drill the first hole, then before I move anything, I put the tap in the drill chuck, take the v belt off the motor, and by hand, I turn the tap in a turn at a time, backin...

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