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mack

My daughter gave me a Ruger #1 in a 300 RCM - 5/8" 100 yd group with Hornady factory 180s at just under 3000 pps. I think the Ruger #1 in 300 H&H is a classic natural. Here is a picture of the rifle - even the light barrels can be quite accurate and you have a lot of barrel length for the ...

mack

Doc, I like that pitch black group.
I've got a dog 'yote worrying the barn some nights, he also has put a stalk on me and Jack, (my ACD), while on our morning walk a few times. Can't seem to get one off at him, thinking about a better low light setup than the M27 Smith and a Maglite.

mack

Yup. Saved many a cold nights walk when I was a kid out to camp.
Mornin' chores weren't all that pleasant though....

mack

Does this count?

mack

Only if he shoots it off the limb of a cinnamon tree and "barks" it.

mack

PETA is coming after you, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Apples)
Apples should only be humanely used in Pies, Cider, and... Pies.

mack

Mescalero wrote:Am allergic to an enzyme in onion, out of the question.

That must make life interesting, there is onion hidden in all kings of stuff. I don't think I've ever known anyone who was allergic to onion. An apple can work just as well.

mack

A dry poultry rub from a local outfit, a big ole onion in its gut, and mesquite smoke on the Traeger.

mack

That's an old trick for over 40 eyes. Not a replacement foe a peep, but will help in a pinch.
Also looks like a rifle sight on a carbine, (dovetail is closer to breech than on a rifle).

mack

P.... punch is the proper name for the tool, the forum edited my original post. In no way was I implying anything, or making any kind of derogatory comment! A p.... punch resembles a center punch, however is slimmer and has a sharper point angle. It is used to mark the spot prior to using a center p...

mack

If he is truly a friend I think I would have a talk with him. Something like this can eat at you for a long time. If he is not that close of a friend I would just give him the cold shoulder, or even drop dime on him. In either case I would want to be sure of the facts, not just hearsay.

mack

Tycer wrote:
mack wrote: Oh, if it is only a bit loose, try peening the bottom of the dovetail with a arrogant idiot punch.
Did you mean prlck punch?

That is what I said, someone felt they needed to edit it.

mack

I was taught to always leave your dovetails tight, fit the sight to the dovetail not the dovetail to the sight. This way if, (when), you screw up you only have a buggered up sight, not the barrel.
Oh, if it is only a bit loose, try peening the bottom of the dovetail with a arrogant idiot punch.

mack

Beef franks, Nathans are real good, on the grill 'till they split. Sweet relish, mustard, chopped onions, ketchup and a touch of celery salt works good, better yet is Morse's 'kraut and a touch of mustard.

mack

1964, I was 12 yrs old and I worked every farm job I could find. About the only legitimate jobs available for a kid in those days. Just got my statement and I've been paying in for 48 years, most of them at double rate because I had my own business. Not to mention what I paid in on behalf of my empl...

mack

Some of our eastern 'yotes can look a lot like that. Heavier in the head/muzzle, and a wider shoulders, grey w/some black happens too. A dog can go upwards of 50#. The game biologists claim they have red wolf bred into them and no domestic genes. Then again those same biologists claimed for years th...

mack

This is weird, but years back, (many), I went to school with a kid who looked a lot like that, if you shaved the 'stash. He was missing the 2nd toe on his right(??) foot. Born without it I believe.
The photo just jogged an old memory.

mack

My understanding is that parallax is the appearance of the sight reticule being on the same plane as the target. Wouldn't this mean that if you had a consistent hold and eye alignment with the sights it would be a non issue??
I have mounted many center fire scopes on .22rfs and had very good results.

mack

Well... regardless of how old the story, hopefully at least one of them will sire no more idjits!

Doesn't matter, Billy Ray was a real friend..............

mack

"Evidently, these boys never learn, as the first time I heard of them doing it was sometime back in the '70s..."

That would have been their fathers.......

mack

Sore shoulder, I believe he served as a Merchant Mariner as a 17 year old at the end of WW2. (The service that had the highest per capita losses during the war, and never received official recognition or acknowledgement for many years after). That, and an honorable career that set fine example for a...

mack

FW... You're right, but still got to luv him!
Put him with Waylon with a Telecaster, and toss in John C. and it sounded like life's best to me.

mack

Gichigami.
Second only to the salt pond near me. Would love to see it and wet a line someday.

mack

Willie has only gotten better with age! How can you not love a man that can p... off the IRS like he can!

mack

stretch, Did this F4U fly at Brunswick? You now why they called them"whistling death" if you've ever been near a low altitude fly by. You hear the whistle first, then the engine noise after the plane has gone past. http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/jacksmill/Owls%20Head/046-1.jpg ht...

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Ran across these photos from last summer at Owls Head ME

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Truly KirkD, that looks like the rifle many of us spend a lifetime looking for, and praying we can afford it if we ever find it. I glad it is one that you feel you can shoot and enjoy. I envy you!

mack

I can relate! In '69-'70, I was learning to punch holes in paper tape for a Pratt Whitney "tapemate" mill and turret. Sort of the grandaddy of CNC machines. I remember those daisy wheels writers, but I still can only type with four fingers,(2x2). J Miller, we are old! Don't know about you,...

mack

Leave that in the trunk! That would bring death in this house.

mack

Wasn't it "Crossfire Trail" that had an Evans rifle in it?? First time I ever saw one on screen. The Selleck movies seem have a handle on the "proper" armament for the period, and seem to make a point of it. I think Selleck is one of "us", as I believe he owned some of ...

mack

In the words of my 16yr old son... "Sweet!"

mack

If you guys ever think I'm getting "snippy" here, please don't hesitate to slap me down. This is the best natured, civil, forum I've found. One of the very few I post to.

mack

Looks like it may be a might cool Dec.through Feb. But you could just skip those months as you swett less in cold weather.

mack

Thanks for the responses guys! I did get some interesting opinions. I passed on the AE. The price was likely fair, but top dollar. I was looking for a reaction to this particular carbine at this price, I was not out shopping for anything and just happened upon it and thought it bore researching. I'm...

mack

vancelw wrote:
1892m wrote:Bang...opinion shot...sorry couldn't resist...
I was going to say, "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny".

D... right, I'm ugly! But I have learned to dress myself..............

mack

Mack, The later 94AEs suffer from the same thing as the later Marlins did / do. Corporate greed and employee dissatisfaction. Some came out good, some were terrible. All you can do is take each one as an individual and make your decision. If the example you are looking at is good, then the $495 pri...

mack

I don't like junk guns and most of the later Winchesters aren't much different. I also don't care for Marlin rifles as I still like original lever actions. I also know you can't get anything like what I would buy for under $500.00. So I would say pass, look for a Marlin 336 if you want a decent 30-...

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Ran across a Win. 94AE today, 20in std .30/30 carbine, late production, decent wood w/ a little figure, spotless wood and metal finish and very good fit. I don't think it has ever been loaded or fired as there is not a mark on the loading gate, blue on bolt face is unmarked etc. No box. Priced at $4...

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Rusty, I think the really sad part is that the average American consumer doesn't know and doesn't care. I prefer to know who grew and who prepared my food, and I mean know them personally, as in local people and companies. For the life of me I can't understand why anyone would trust food that doesn'...

mack

If I recall correctly, the '87 is not a particularly strong lock up. The breach block and lever are of one piece on a single pivot pin/bolt. I'm not sure I would want to try one beyond shot shell pressures of the 1880's.

mack

You guys need to get out more often! (that is if they will let you out!!)

mack

I was always led to believe that when reloading you would want to aim for 90% load density or better to ensure uniform ignition. I may be mistaking, but if your loads are this sensitive to position, shouldn't you be researching other propellents? Or possibly fillers? His velocity spread relative to ...

mack

Those are pretty cool! I have part of a box of the shot loads, in the wooden sabots. All the sabots are split from age though. Wish I could afford to bid them!

mack

That outfit in Vassalboro got burned down back in '09. I'm proud to say that my best friend, Alan Kelley, took down the arsonist. http://www.pressherald.com/news/bellava ... 12-31.html

mack

Work has been a bear this winter...working twice as hard for half as much it seems. Well I closed at noon yesterday, and got out at three. A lot of nickle and dime parts sales and I don't think I put a Franklin through the register all morning. Well, then I headed down to Freeport with my bride to p...

mack

I consider myself a coffee drinker. I roast my own most of the time. I like it hot, dark and strong. The local Starbucks makes a pretty good cup, I ask for a large coffee, black, and that's what I get. I don't need to use foreign words to get it. I then can sit back and watch the hippie chicks, (wel...

mack

The wool looks warm for sure.
Suck it up Rihmfire, we've warmed up to -5 right now. 32 is a beach day!

mack

LeverBob, We use a "Hydrosil" electric in the bathroom. Does a real good job and doesn't raise heck with the power bill. However that is in a small space that lacks good heat circulation from the rest of the house.The rest of the house is heated on 3 cord of wood and 100 gals. of K1 per ye...

mack

This may sound like a strange question, but.. why do you guys go to a trade show? gun show? sportsman show?, etc. ?? I mean do you go with the intention of buying something? investigating a market? booking a trip? just for entertainment? meeting people? What are you looking for? A lot of businesses,...

mack

1897mfg Winchester rb rifle, .38/55. No, I did not buy it new. I'm old but not that old! Very dark bore, not sure why I bought it but it does shoot jacketed bullets OK.

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