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Shasta wrote:Wow! Great pictures and a great car, Shrapnel. That vintage gas station is super cool. How about posting a picture of the engine in your GTO? SHASTA

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I was driving through the neighborhood last summer and saw this gas station a guy had built in his driveway. I stopped and talked to him about the look and how impressive this whole vintage station/garage was that he erected in his driveway. He told me to come back anytime and take pictures, today w...

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Half magazines just don't look right, get a replacement then antique it yourself with vinegar. You can dilute the vinegar a bit with water and apply it to the magazine end that is covered by the forearm to practice just how much, and how long to leave the solution on the magazine tube. Wiping it wit...

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Mostly old, although a few new, but I like nice guns with no plastic or stainless steel... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3855.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3852.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3858.jpg...

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Shrapnel, Gunsamerica sends me a wish list everyday and I saw that one. Wish I didn't have the pans in the fire I do right now or I'd be looking to buy it. But, as I stated I have guns now that I need to give some attention to and don't seem to find the time. That is how I got the notice, myself. I...

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Dang Pitchy....You and me both. In 40 years I have never been able to snag a '76 in the condition, caliber, and the price to go with it. (50-75%, 45-60, and highway robbery for a price.) The '76 is the only model I've never owned. The many I've seen are either pristine ones or loose junk. I learned...

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Neither the 45-60 or the 45-75 were made to shoot heavy bullets. The 45-70 is a whole different animal and was made in 1886 and Sharps variations, which are stronger and longer actions than the 1876. The 45-60 is best suited with a 300 grain bullet, the 45-75 will handle a 325 grain, but neither was...

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Rabbits are always good game with the old rifles, nothing but head shots... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3529.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/rabbit2009.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_2231.jpg http://i235....

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I talked my son into making a coffin when he was in High School, it turned out pretty good... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3920.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3921.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3919....

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Did I show you the deer I got on the way home from the doctor???

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. Obviously the buyer isn't looking for a high quality gun with a $495.00 bank account... You're obviously a member of the bourgeoisie, not to be rankled by the needs or wants of the proletariat. -- in other words, that was a pretty snobby thing to say That is in no way a reference to the net worth...

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I have reloaded over 100,000 shells easy... I have a MEC 20ga 600 and a MEC 12ga 650...both have served me well... I use the 650 the majority of the time....I see them at gun shows all the time... they have a variety of charge bars and bushings you can get from midway.... I don't know if you can ma...

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Will this press load 12ga? http://www.titanreloading.com/image/cache/data/Products/90685-600x600.jpg I am in the early planning stages of a long long voyage and expect to take only my 12ga pump. I am possibly buying a shot mold soon, and am wondering if the lee press can replace my rcbs, which is w...

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getitdone1 wrote:Good story. Any of that story taken from real life?

Don

It is somewhat of a compilation of events both real and made up...

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That is one good sized turkey. And, Shrapnel, I'm surprised there was no response to the gunwriter statement. I just can't believe you wouldn't say something about being in the same class as your brother MLV. Too funny. :lol: Not dissin' anyone, just saying. I have written for years, but only in an...

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The problem with posting on a site like this is you have to keep it as short and concise as possible to keep from being too complicated. When someone says they are looking at a $495.00 Winchester, that usually means it isn't going to be much of a gun, regardless of the manufacture date. As far as th...

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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 30-3...

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We have good, healthy flocks in N.M. It is probably a cooking methodology we use, but I have never had wild turkey that was " good ". Anybody know the " secret"? Are you kidding, wild turkey is much better than domestic. They aren't pumped full of water like store bought turkeys...

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kimwcook wrote:Shrapnel, you put my meager toys to shame. Well, most of them anyway.

Life is now almost complete...

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Mescalero wrote:NEVER MIND, FOUND A PARTS SITE.

Where? I just had someone ask where to find a dust cover for a 1873 22 Long...

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I believe it is a Perch, Hehehe

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Rusty wrote:OK so it's a given that 25-35's are hard to come by. Anybody have an idea on what would be the best way to go about building one??

Believe me, you can find them. I would guess I could find one sooner than you could have one made...

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My son with my 45-70...

Mine with the same rifle...

An unusual buck...

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It reminds me of a morgue, not much going on there. Mine is a different story, nothing is ever completely finished, always something in the press to get loaded... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_2134.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_2136.j...

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I like too many guns to have a favorite. I work hard each year to get enough permits to hunt as much as I can and use all the different rifles/calibers I can. Large bore rifles of the 19th century vs. the 25-35 and other calibers once smokeless powder and jacketed bullets were introduced, a whole ne...

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Shrapnel, Very nice pictures and rifle. Love to hear the details of your taking a grizzly with the 25-35. Moose too, for that matter. Would appear that "big bores" don't appeal to you but just guessing. Don We had a cabin near West Yellowstone, MT and a neighbor had adjoining property whe...

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I have hunted with a 25-35 all my life and shot everything from Grizzly Bear, to moose, deer antelope and small game. I loaded my first loads years ago with IMR 4895, but now shoot 25 grains of IMR 3031 with the 117 grain Hornady RN, and it shoots great, kills better... http://i235.photobucket.com/a...

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This one is really rare, a Burgess Wrist/slide action... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/113_1816.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/113_1817.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/113_1818.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/album...

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Hume makes a nice one too... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_1108.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_1103.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_1110.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_...

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A Westley Richards...

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So did Webley... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0656.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0657.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0660.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0661.jpg htt...

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Colt made a few... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0665.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0667.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0670.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/107_0677.jpg h...

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My apologies to those that might have something worthwhile at the Helena, Montana Gun Show, but there are only 2 of you... What a stinker. Someone needs to get after the Chairmen of these shows and get the stuff out of there. I swear, if I see another Beanie Baby at a gun show, I'm going postal. Hel...

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hightime wrote:'' It's a geographic oddity, it's two weeks from everywhere.''

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I don't want "FOP", I want "Dapper Dan"!

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Shrapnel if you ever get north of the divide stop in and we'll drink some coffee grill a porterhouse and swap elk stories. danny The offer is good for you as well, should you ever leave a beautiful part of the state to come to Bozeman. It isn't what it used to be, but Montana is only about 30 minut...

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Those 'quality' expensive scopes are to a model and manufacturer, WAY OVERATED. In my book, the cheapies are equally dependable, just as durable, and usually have optics adequate to the task at hand. A VAST majority of shooters and hunters don't need glass that cost more than $200. I'd be willing t...

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This thread has become a posting board for those that don't like or can't afford a premium scope. All that aside, I have found through use and hunting conditions, that a Schmidt & Bender and Swarovski Z-6 scope will perform in a way that scopes that are optically inferior, cannot attain. Like it...

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Oh and regarding dusk and dawn - that's where large objective aperture really has to matter. Spend the money on a 50mm objective vs. a 40 or 42mm if you can afford it and that's a concern. NOTHING substitutes for aperture - not quality of optics or coatings (way too much hoo hah out there regarding...

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Well again - when I take my best group ever and see that it is also low and left I have to wonder about my shooting technique with some grips. It will change from grip to grip. I bought a book on pistol shooting when I was 18 and did a lot of the drills - even grip pressure with each finger and all...

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The same can be said that was mentioned on the scope thread, but nice scopes deserve nice rifles and vice verse... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_2111.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_4282.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/brid...

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I think the only real problem there for me would be the light, the mesa where the antelope hang out is known for killer light at sunup and sundown. It is true that a cheap scope will perform to most acceptable standards most of the time. I have hunted all my life with both cheap scopes and scopes t...

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Filing, grinding and bending are redneck attempts at a fix best left to a gunsmith. I have 7 Colt SAA and 2 Uberti's and they all needed regulating. The only correct way to regulate a revolver shooting left, is to tighten the barrel with a barrel vise built for doing just that job. It can be done if...

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The real beauty of a Ruger is once you have fired all 6 rounds, you can still throw the gun at the target...

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The high price of scopes is all relative. If you don't want to spend money and just look through a tube with a crosshair, don't spend a lot of money. If you use a rifle a lot and shoot it regularly, the better the scope the more pleased you will be. I put the most scope on a rifle that I can justify...

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I started hunting big game with a 25-35. It was all I knew other than a 30-06 and the 30-06 would knock me on my butt. My father traded the 25-35 carbine for breaking a horse back in the 1930's. I remember selling newspapers for weeks to be able to buy a box of ammunition for the gun. I didn't know ...

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Dont suppose there is patent drawing for that wrist pump? She is awesome....I would happily pay a couple hundred dollars for scaled drawings of that action if someday you would draw it out and sell the drawings to hobby gunsmiths like myself.. .. I spend months of my freetime building functioning r...

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There is a cocked deluxe 1876, a '73 and another '76. The wood on the deluxe looks to be high grade, possibly 4X. WHEW! I'd like to know where that one ended up. I believe that it possibly belonged to Harry O. Comstock, of the famous mining family. He is the man on the horse in the immediate backgr...

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I'm callin the Sheriff. I think I know who broke into the NRA national museum a while back..... :P :P :P MV wrote an article and borrowed that Burgess if I recall... I think he said from "a friend" :wink: Thanks for sharing your collection with us once again. You just don't see that kind ...

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Let me guess...Ross Seyfried

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