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Fiddler

I recently found a cherry Mossberg Palomino 402 carbine in a pawnshop and it followed me home. Great rifle, except for the trigger. Very crisp, but extremely heavy break. A trigger I can't live with! Do you guys do your own trigger jobs? Does that include stoning trigger sears and hammer notches? I...

Fiddler

I recently found a cherry Mossberg Palomino 402 carbine in a pawnshop and it followed me home. Great rifle, except for the trigger. Very crisp, but extremely heavy break. A trigger I can't live with! Do you guys do your own trigger jobs? Does that include stoning trigger sears and hammer notches? I'...

Fiddler

We've had 2 of 'em in out neighborhood at different times. I'd have loved to shoot them, but I'm afraid our neighbors might object to live fire in a residential area. For that matter, so would I. With the first one I borrowed a trap from the county agent, who wished us luck but also said that so fa...

Fiddler

Back in June of 1992, I spent a night in Sundance, Wyoming on my way from Seattle to Florida. Can't remember much about the motel I stayed in, but I certainly remember the restaurant I visited. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of this establishment, but it was incredible! Family-owned, famil...

Fiddler

Interesting.
I've always heard that those South African Boers were the toughest, most self-reliant white people on the planet. Kinda like we were 200 years ago, before we "evolved" into NFL/NBA-worshipping couch potatoes.
Too bad we threw them under the bus.

Fiddler

I've owned one of these for years: http://www.amazon.com/StreetWise-Ultrasonic-Dog-Repeller/dp/B000KKV7XE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1327836293&sr=8-3 They most definitely work, but the problem is the range is short, about twenty feet. I'd love it if somebody would invent a high-powered "bl...

Fiddler

One thing I've wondered about the mountain men. Did they walk right over thousands of gold nuggets while they were setting their traps in mountain streams which later became the scene of prospecting and mining stampedes? Did they not see the gold under their feet? I would find that hard to believe. ...

Fiddler

Thanks for the quick reply!

Fiddler

On one end it says "4" and on the other "2", which I assume means .224 and .222. Now if I want to resize my bullet to .224, do I put it in the hole on that end, or to I have the "4" looking up at me, meaning I've placed the round in the "2" end? Sorry if I'm c...

Fiddler

She was also featured in this dog: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050166/ "Band Of Angels" was absolutely the stupidest movie I've ever seen! While I was watching it, I literally squirmed with embarrassment for the established stars who were desperate enough to take part in this fiasco. :oops:

Fiddler

Some actors in those days really had it made. Movie after movie, John Wayne, Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Bette Davis, and a few others basically played just one character: themselves! Just change the period costume (Mongol raider, cowboy, or WWII uniform) and you have John ...

Fiddler

Good God!

Now I'm really confused!

Fiddler

Good Grief! Isn't this profanity screening system a little heavy-handed?
I intentionally used the term "Ess-Oh-Be" instead of "son-of-a-bitch".
And "Ess-Oh-Be" got deleted?
Aren't we being a little silly here?

Fiddler

Hey, I like this thread! The oldtimers I've spoken with over my lifetime have generally said that deer, turkeys, and other game were pretty much wiped out by rampant survival hunting during The Depression, at least in the eastern and midwestern US. They say the deer populations didn't begin bouncing...

Fiddler

Say YK, how did you obliterate the license tag number in the photo? The reason I ask is because there are several photos I'd like to post online but they have personal info on them that I'd rather not have get out.

Fiddler

Here's a book about Custer written by Custer himself: http://www.kancoll.org/books/custerg/index.html#contents He was a very interesting, intelligent guy. And a pretty good writer. Another good book for Old West history fans is "Scalp Dance". It's been around a while and is probably at you...

Fiddler

That photo reminded me of the one I had thirty years ago and my extremely eventful first muzzleloader hunt in a Florida wildlife management area. Florida is a very humid place. I scouted out a spot way back in the woods that showed a lot of sign. On the morning of the hunt, I went through the check ...

Fiddler

Isn't it amazing how the barbed-wire fence evolved through the ages to become a predator of the whitetail deer?
Same goes for paved highways. Apex predators.
Nature is indeed amazing!

Fiddler

Unless I somehow hit the lottery, I'm pretty sure I'll never get to taste dall sheep, pronghorn, or elk. Being a poor Florida boy who has only been able to hunt on public land all my life, I've felt myself lucky to even see any deer from my stand, much less shoot a trophy buck. Years ago I found the...

Fiddler

Not neccessarily. All fired cases expand some (chamber fit if you will) and if there is some build up in the chamber, dry firing will not disclose it. I can help, but I need to ask some questions. Has the rifle been taken apart? No Are you using reloads? No Have you recently changed ammo? No How ol...

Fiddler

Thanks for all the suggestions, everybody.
Say Bruce, would that mainspring problem show itself while dry-firing? When I dry-fire, the action works slicker than snot on a glass doorknob.

Fiddler

When shooting my non-takedown Japanese BLR this morning, I noticed I had to put some extra muscle into the lever in order to extract the fired casings from the chamber. It was rougher than usual. The necks weren't split or anything. It couldn't have been fouling because this rifle is kept very clean...

Fiddler

I've been kicking myself since the day you guys met at the Manatee Gun Club and I decided it was too windy for me to go. If you remember, it had been real gusty for weeks, right up until that very morning, then it calmed down suddenly. I had walked out the door, observed the treetops waving a little...

Fiddler

Here's my favorite book on the battle for the Great Plains: http://www.amazon.com/Scalp-Dance-India ... 0811729079

Fiddler

In my part of Florida, Applebee's, Golden Corral, and Outback Steakhouse are all providing freebees to veterans.
I would go, but I made a vow upon my discharge from the navy forty years ago that I would never, ever, stand in another chow line as long as I live!

Fiddler

Do they still "hate our freedom?"

Fiddler

Here's an interesting take on the Tea Party movement: http://www.vdare.com/baldwin/100827_revolution.htm

Fiddler

Somewhere, in a college dorm room, eight boys are huddled around a pizza, telling the hair-raising tale of the "gun people" who turned a kid loose at the range with an exploding rifle.

Fiddler

So, what's next? A remake of Casablanca? No, wait! I've got it! Remake It's A Wonderful Life! I'm sure today's actors and producers could do a better job capturing the magic than those dusty oldtimers did. :roll: Why mess with timeless icons? But hey, what does an old grouch like me know, anyway? T...

Fiddler

These horror stories concerning the "new improved" Marlin 39AS on gun forums all over the Net are breaking my heart!
A thousand curses on the educated idiot at Marlin who came up with the idea of changing this classic, perfect firearm!

Fiddler

So, what's next? A remake of Casablanca? No, wait! I've got it! Remake It's A Wonderful Life! I'm sure today's actors and producers could do a better job capturing the magic than those dusty oldtimers did. :roll: Why mess with timeless icons? But hey, what does an old grouch like me know, anyway? Th...

Fiddler

This just in: http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=292069
'Ol Teddy seems to be on a roll!

Fiddler

Most people don't realize that Custer had quite a sense of humor. His first meeting with the eccentric, colorful scout "California Joe" was hilarious. Custer had fun with that.

Fiddler

Gee, I posted this very same topic a while back: http://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewt ... 11#p336974
I guess I didn't sell it with enough enthusiasm.

Fiddler

My favorite Coleman lantern memories were quiet summer nights in the Tampa Bay area when I was a kid in the 1950's and 60's. When you'd arrive at one of the many bridges people fished from, the first sight that greeted you were dozens of Coleman lanterns hanging from ropes along the span of the brid...

Fiddler

I guess I'll chime in. I only use my .22 rifle to control varmints who insist on raiding my vegetable garden and fruit trees. I use CB Longs to minimize noise out of consideration for the neighbors. The scope is sighted in at twenty yards for the CB Longs. I noticed an improvement in groups the mome...

Fiddler

It sure is heartbreaking to follow these Marlin 39AS horror stories all over the internet. Marlin sure stepped in it when it created this monstrosity. What were they thinking? :o Kinda reminds me of a Minnesota-Swede blonde girlfriend I had when I was a young man. Her luminous golden blonde hair was...

Fiddler

What's the difference between a Northern Baptist and a Southern Baptist?

One says there ain't no hell.
The other says the hell there ain't!

Fiddler

What do you get if you cross a Jehovah's Witness with a Unitarian Universalist?

Someone who goes around knocking on doors for no apparent reason.

Fiddler

Jews don't recognize Jesus.
Protestants don't recognize the Pope.
Southern Baptists don't recognize each other in the liquor store.

Fiddler

Wow! I just visited the links provided and had no idea that so many folks were interested in stone age archery. I've heard that if flint isn't available for you to create your own arrowheads, that the bottom of a beer bottle will work just as well, because it possess the same knapping qualities as c...

Fiddler

Do rodents get rabies? I have no idea. Just wondering. I've heard of carnivores (coons, foxes, bats, felines, canines, etc) getting rabies, but for the life of me, I can't recall any rodents or herbivores (deer, horses, etc.) becoming infected. Thirty years ago, several of my rural friends swore up ...

Fiddler

I'm a lifelong fan of Old West history and have read many accounts of observers at the time, describing the marvelous equestrian skills of the Plains Indians, not only riding, but discharging arrows and bullets from incredible positions atop their galloping mounts, especially the "under the nec...

Fiddler

Be a fisher of men: You catch 'em, He'll clean 'em.

Fiddler

Most useful? That's easy! My Marlin 39A stays loaded and ready to go outside and deal with the never-ending parade of varmints attacking my veggie garden and fruit trees. All the rest of my weapons are more or less "safe queens" only seeing the light of day on occasional range trips. I'd s...

Fiddler

I dry-fired my BLR a few times yesterday and was reminded of the only thing I don't like about that rifle. Browning, I know you're reading this! :roll: Can't you do something about that *%$#! trigger! :x I mean, after all, the BLR is such a tack driver. Doesn't it at least deserve a decent trigger s...

Fiddler

Fiddler. Many thanks for the link. Fortunately, I do have the book......must have read it at least a dozen times over the past 30 years. Invigorating! I also have the Temple Tiger and more Maneaters of Kumon as well as the Man Eating Leopard of Rudraprag by Jim. He devoted a whole book to that cunn...

Fiddler

I first read this book when I was a teenager, many moons ago. It's a real thriller!
Here it is, online and available for everyone: http://www.archive.org/details/maneater ... o029903mbp
How Jim Corbett survived to old age is simply a miracle!

Fiddler

Me too!

Fiddler

Personally, I've never understood what the big deal is about Corona. I'm not saying it's the worst beer, it's just bland and unremarkable, at least to me.

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