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- Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Montana Steve
- Replies: 2
- Views: 679
Montana Steve
He was a longtime member of the old forum and last I heard he was activated. Steve was a collector of old Winchesters and fairly knowledegeable. As I recall he was instrumental in bringing attention to a gun dealer from the UK that was fraudently selling guns that didn't belong to him. Steve happene...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Politics: The Montana Governor...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1100
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- FINALLY... got me a BOWIE !
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2956
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Picked up a NOS Winchester 92 rifle
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4346
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just Witnessed A Cat/Fox/Me Fight**Update on "cat rifle
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6095
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just Witnessed A Cat/Fox/Me Fight**Update on "cat rifle
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6095
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: China North Industries Group in Marlin Takeover Bid
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3485
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just Witnessed A Cat/Fox/Me Fight**Update on "cat rifle
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6095
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - 45-70 BFR
- Replies: 7
- Views: 998
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NEED A STOUT 45-70 LOAD
- Replies: 35
- Views: 11172
OI I did try Varget but it, along with the 4895s, 3031, and a few others, were all dropped early on in the testing as all were too bulky to achieve what I was looking for in the test. When OS asked about 3031, I went looking back through my records and evidently I did not even keep the pages on the...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kim Du Toit is spot on (again) about War Movies:
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4985
I'm not sure I understand the bile being vented with regard to this fictional character and his fictional situation, even though I understand that the underlying premise has a basis in reality. I am in agreement that a soldiers only job is to do his job when, where, and how he is told. That's what ...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - al gore
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2989
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kim Du Toit is spot on (again) about War Movies:
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4985
You got it Jeff. I just transferred out of a unit where some of the guys motivation was to avoid deployment. Didn't go over well with me. I also get really upset at people asking me what I will do when it's my turn. WTF do you think I'm going to do? My ******* job. It's what you pay me for right? So...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cool lever gun - Spencer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1667
Re: Cool lever gun - Spencer
Real fun shooter... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=95630821 I've wanted one ever since I read "The First Fast Draw". Never have had the $$$$ available, however... Complete with dies and brass, sounds like fun. :-) One of my favorites of Louis. I reread it every couple ...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 444 for Wyoming Elk
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3454
I have taken a couple elk at 400 yards here in CO and the 300WinMag chambering I use is by far the most popular chambering around here, in fact I can only think of one buddy who doesn't use one, and he uses a 7mag. Flat shooting magnums rule around here because when you get that hard to find shot, n...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One powder for everything.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6071
It would be cool to have a 'table of applicability' for powders which showed not load data, but just 'applicability' in the form of one plus for 'ok' and two plusses for 'good' three for 'great' and maybe a star if it is the 'original' powder the round was developed with. The cartridges could be li...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - home security help.PLEASE
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4296
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rest in Peace SGT Maupin
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1216
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bill's 32 Special
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1282
Re: Bill's 32 Special
Same reason Bill didn't buy a Brown Bess.t.r. wrote: Bill doesn't understand why the younger folks want to buy black plastic rifles with big scopes.
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nice pics. I used a Marlin in 32 Spcl for my first elk hunt over 20 years ago.
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
it does look like the military is coming back to its senses though as they're feilding the 6.8/6.9 to replace the 5.56. who knows...they may find their way back to the 30-06. No, thats a myth. The 6.8 has been tested by the Army a few times, and special ops tried it out, but the 5.56 is still stand...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Levergun Bison Hunt - NOW ONE LEFT! (PHOTO)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6421
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NOT OT! Yeah! Which .357 Levergun - For Truck Carry Gun?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 6249
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Botched work, I could just cry. UPDATE
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10068
I have several options open to me. However a suit is not one of them. It really isn't worth the effort. Contacting the owner again is not going to be productive. I've done business with this shop since I moved to IL in '99. I know that without a lawyer or a suit all I will get is attitude. Lawyers ...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
I am no gun snob. When my .357 Marlin was stolen, I replaced it with this: That'll teach em. :lol: Sorry to hear about the lost Marlin. I dont have mine either, sold it to a forum member down in TX when I enlisted, needed some cash. I see by that target you must have gotten the only accurate AK eve...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Botched work, I could just cry. UPDATE
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10068
Then proceeded to tell me about the Forster hole drilling jig he used. How the barrel was held in V-blocks, how the bottom of the receiver was used to level the action and index the drill fixtures. And then how if he tried again it would come out with the same result. At that point he said it was m...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I need advice
- Replies: 86
- Views: 11209
Eagles, wow, what a patient man you are. I admit I'm a little more than curious who the smith is, as I have some work I'd like done to a rifle that definately requires a smith and I was considering one of the fellows from the old Leverguns homepage. I sincerely hope this turns out well. Sounds like ...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "The pistol is to fight your way back to a rifle....&qu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8330
Scott, as I recall those hunters were allegedly just out checking on their blind and only one or 2 had rifles. That incident also supports the popular beleif that people tend to freeze up in a high stress situation,instead of becoming proactive. Obligation to retreat is one of the most cowardly lega...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: more on "A Clean Bore and First-Shot Accuracy For Hunti
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3485
I'm wondering if the reason some of those sniper rigs don't have the stringing is smotthness of bore? Aren't those fire lapped from the factory? This would theoretically mimic the additional lube a bullet from a cold clean bore having lubricant residue and the resulting velocity increase, and conver...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "The pistol is to fight your way back to a rifle....&qu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 8330
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Anyone here into traditional archery?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7844
I shot old longbows growing up, and bought a Browing Nomad 46# recurve in 1972 then gathered up more recurves and longbows later. Several years ago I built a shaving horse and started making bows. I have a lot of good bow wood split and stacked in a stall of my no longer used horse barn, I just nee...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Reloading Component Qty.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3142
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Botched work, I could just cry. UPDATE
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10068
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turkey hunters, advice sought.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2040
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Botched work, I could just cry. UPDATE
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10068
Take it back to the shop Joe, let them deal with the smith. However let them know you will not accept another set of holes in the barrel. If it requuires a new rifle, so be it. And don't let the shop who acted as middle man try to pass the buck. They took your money, it's their smith, they can deal ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- The Original Bowie Knife?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14225
Just yesterday ordered a Bowie in stag from Sheffield - I'll be able to have it for father's day. http://www.sheffield-cutlery.com/bowieknives.html You can see it here by scrolling down. Pretty funny, a UK company selling knives no one in the UK can own. :lol: Personally I think the best knife for ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Marlin Rimfires
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1952
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turkey hunters, advice sought.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2040
Last week I downloaded the 08 turkey regs pdf while looking at the elk regs. I now have mobile hunting regs on my laptop. :lol: So, looks like I can take 1 turkey in spring, and one in fall. Spring season starts mid April an runs to the end of may, so I better get to work on that 2x4 stock. I really...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Anyone here into traditional archery?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7844
I have a piece of Osage in a corner of my woodshop that I gaze at longingly sometimes, waiting until I have the opportunity to give it the proper attention. I need to practice on a piece of whitewood first. I also have some Brazilian redwood scavenged from a deck job that I think is a very forgiving...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
Couldn't you buy AK-47s prior to '05? I remember seeing them in gun shops. I just don't like them. They feel bulky and uncomfortable. If I ever decide to buy a battle rifle, I'll save up for an M1A. You can dtill buy several different AK variants. What happened in 05? The AWB expired in '04. The ar...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
Couldn't you buy AK-47s prior to '05? I remember seeing them in gun shops. I just don't like them. They feel bulky and uncomfortable. If I ever decide to buy a battle rifle, I'll save up for an M1A. You can still buy several different AK variants. What happened in 05? You can buy 4 AK's for the pri...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - AK-47
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6919
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turkey hunters, advice sought.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2040
Turkey hunters, advice sought.
I find myself currently living next to an area that allows turkey hunting. I have always been interested, but this is the first time I've had opportunity. The only suitable shotgun I own is a Stevens single shot 20ga that I picked up at a Sherrifs auction a few years back for $5. Yep, $5. It needed ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Never a goodreason for Guns on Campus.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2054
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My first levergun story...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2447
7th generation Oregonian from pioneer settlers on my mothers side by the name of Wallace, born in Eugene OR in 1966 at Sacred Heart hospital, raised all over OR, WA and NV. My highland warrior ancestors immigrated from TN in the 1860's to settle in the Willamette Valley. Can't stand seeing what the ...