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Noah Zark

Owned them in 22LR, 22 Mag, and 44 Mag. Sold the 22 Mag when I got out of the cartridge just before C19. I "tuned" the R96 in 44 Magnum to accept 44 Special; the sharp corner of the chamber mouth needed broken a bit and polished, and that pretty much took care of it. The rotary magazine pr...

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fordwannabe wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:00 pm Spent a couple hours with Sixgun today . . .

Couple hours? My sincere condolences. :p

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BlaineG wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:58 pm Every couple of weeks?
Ok, not my business, but what in the world do you find so mesmerizing at Disney?

Exactly what I was wondering.

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Templars?

First thing I thought of was "NONE SHALL PASS!"

Seriously, very cool.

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I have a bone-stock soft-topped 2005 Jeep TJ Wrangler Unlimited, the 2-door, the so-called "LJ" with the 4.0 straight 6 and a six-speed Daimler-Benz manual transmission. My wife and I joke that it's our joint midlife crisis vehicle. It came from southern VA and has ZERO rust. We run it mid...

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I read the thread title and thought the content would be about getting up at night to pee.

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Hi Noah,.....where you been hiding? :D Busy with work and my late mother's estate. Do you remember what the projectile was? Mine are not marked except for the standard markings---6 The projectiles were all 3 oz slugs, Winchester brand, red and brass casing, marked "Industrial" IIRC. Noah

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Back in the day when I worked in the paper industry, the Papermakers local walked one November and we salaried folks had to keep the mill water plant, demineralizer, and power boilers running running (no pulp or paper production) because many of the houses in town were steam heated by the mill, and ...

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First thing I do with a new rifle is paint the brass / gold bead with off-white / almond appliance touch-up paint. It simulates an ivory bead at a fraction of the cost, and an ivory or off-white bead is MUCH easier for older eyes to deal with, short of mounting a scope.

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I'll second much of what's been posted . . . My favorite was Skelton, both his firearm specific pieces and his semi-fictional stories. Going really back, I enjoyed Townsend Whelen when he still wrote pieces for the American Rifleman, and I enjoy all of his books. Other favorite writers from the 60s ...

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Paladin wrote:I may not agree with what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it – Voltaire.

Miguelito Loveless' henchman said that? I thought he couldn't talk.

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Shift patterns for the 1953 Willys: http://www.508pir.org/events/images/2009/normandy/2009_sme_odonnell_34.jpg In the right diagram, the tall shift lever is the 4WD "Out - In" function, and the short lever is the "Low - Neutral - High" function for the transfer case reduction. Noah

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The longer of the two levers when pulled back engaged the front axle in "high range," that is, without reduction in the transfer case. The shorter of the two levers selected either "power take-off" in which there was no drive to the axles but if PTO equipped with a bolt-on on the...

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SteveR: Madis on pg 480 of The Winchester Book states the 1895 was made in 30-06 (30 Govt 06) from 1908 to 1926. Sharpe on pg 234 in The Rifle in America (1st ed 1938) states the 30-06 was first offered in 1908. He mentions also that following WW I that 1895s in 30-06 were "blowing up," bu...

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while out and about at a local antique store. Winged Wheel No. 350 Made In Japan. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/IMG_20140525_165543.jpg Cool lamp; my family had two of them for power failures and outdoor camping when I was a kid in the late 50s and into the 60s. As an a...

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I recently came across a used Ruger 1H in 405 Winchester and added it to the stable: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/DSC01814R_zps32fd1a37.jpg It's a companion gun to the Miroku-made 1895 in 405 I got some months back, top one in the photo below (middle is a Miroku-made 30-40, and ...

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M. M. Wright wrote:Gorgeous guns Noah, I especially like the short barreled 405. Was the wood checkered originally or is that something you added?

Checkered previously; I believe from the factory, given the particular vintage of the Winchester.

Thanks to everyone for the comments!

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Ever had one of 'em out of the house? :wink: :lol: Multiple times, but I've not bloodied any of them myself. Done with hunting unless a coyote wanders into the sights while at the range or in my back yard. I enjoy busting up dirt clods and claybirds on berms, and chasing plastic soda bottles and em...

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When you typed "disarm," I thought of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno

(Skip ahead to 2:40 if you're not a fan of MP)

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Got the 1895s together for a family portrait: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/DSC01788_zps466891c9.jpg Top: Winchester/Miroku in 405 Winchester ; barrel shortened to 20", and a PTC replica Lyman 21 rear sight installed, a green Fire Sight insert out in front, and a Limbsaver r...

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. . . Honestly OS though you might think I am nuts---------------With my 336A and factory Winchester 200gr ammo(there is nothing in NA I would not hunt)even big bears(with a guide) :wink: :lol: Truly though what I have seen that gun/ammo do----------------if I did my part etc.-------that gun would ...

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I found this 1973-vintage 336A in 35 Remington at a semi-local funshow recently. It's as-new and appears to have been fired but very little. Not a speck of wear to blueing or wood finish, and no rust. In keeping with my Marlin collecting policy of acquiring uncommon and low-production leverguns, giv...

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I picked up this unfired 30TK "Blue Light Special" in 30-30 at a local firehall funshow recently: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/dsc01631r_zps9ac55998.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/dsc01632r_zpsfa3d2a00.jpg Why "Blue Light Special?" Marl...

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. . . Think: a model 64 with modern metallurgy . . . Exactly what I consider the Black Shadow and Timber Rifle 94s to be -- a poor man's Model 64. While I don't like the aesthetics of the pushbutton safety on the Winchester 94 and the Marlin leverguns, I do like its intrinsically safe practicality ...

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There is simply NO WAY that I would spray Carb Cleaner or Brake Cleaner inside the walls of my house. Those are highly flammable solvents, and a spark will set them off. Not much less flammable than gasoline. And spraying that stuff into any kind of vacuum cleaner is just as crazy -- the plastic hos...

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It's been since forever that I've bought or traded into a new firearm because I have a REALLY short Short List and I'm getting to the age when I need to simplify things. But I couldn't pass up this 30-30 Winchester Black Shadow Carbine in Brushed Chrome finish recently: http://i300.photobucket.com/a...

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RR7:

I'm very sorry for your loss, but happy for your MiL. Prayers for you and your wife for strength in coping with the loss.

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Very sorry for your loss; prayers for the strength to cope with the loss.

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I really don't see why anyone would need to look past the original series ... http://www.dadsbigplan.com/images/uploads/2007/12/ghwosttos.jpg The "cross your guts" design of the outfit above was dictated by TV censors of the 1960s who decreed that the navel on females could not be shown o...

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Friends Call Me Ji wrote:
Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

Resistance is NOT futile; resistance is voltage divided by current.

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I think I hate you. I've been looking for an SRC. About to settle for an extra-light. They were everywhere at that price until I got serious about buying one. Now lots of folks are asking double that. Same shop had a nice Extra Light for $1300, if I recall correctly. Struck me as odd that they woul...

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In fact, there' no evidence of it having been fired, and there's only a couple small handling dents to the furniture and no wear or damage to the blueing: http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/DSC01414_zps8ab77885.jpg It joins it's bigger Browning 1886 Rifle brother: http://i300.photobuc...

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Congrats on the new to you 336/35R. A great price, given what they sell for here. I prefer my Marlins with a CB safety for unloading purposes. I didn't always like it, but came to realize that the safety offers real utility when unloading a lever gun. For plinking, try 12 to 13 grains of Unique unde...

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Man! I like that new generation army truck. Where does that Pinzgauer come from? Thats pretty neat too.--------6 Lots of EU countries use it, I believe it's made in Sweden . . . The Pinzgauer was developed in Austria , by Steyr-Daimler-Puch. Since then, the rights to the Pinzgauer have been sold se...

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So what are the strange pie-shaped things on the wheels...??? http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/army_truck_007.JPG Those are part of the tire pressure monitoring and adjustment system. The tire pressure can be adjusted from the cab on the fly, such as dropping the pressure for operation on san...

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I appreciate the comments! Hey! Allentown Ag Hall next weekend.--you going? I might--------Sixgun I think my FOTDHAS Ag Hall show days are over. My youngest graduated in May last year from an LV institute of higher education, and now since she's not in the LV anymore it's a four-hour one-way drive f...

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Turn it into a Remington 141 Carbine! http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/DSC09725.jpg http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn33/Noah_Zark/DSC09723.jpg I picked up this Remington 141 in 35 Remington for a $300 song due to a ring in the barrel about 3/4" back from the muzzle. Unfortu...

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I've read and re-read all the novels about Sheriff Walt Longmire written by author Craig Johnson. I very much enjoyed them all, sort of a Jesse Stone with a western spin. Thus, I also enjoyed the premier episode of the TV version, gun goofs aside, and I'll continue to watch faithfully each week. Noah

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Can't see aliens abducting Rugers, especially the new models.

The cost to return them for the obligatory recall would be prohibitive.

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Two months in the Atlantic aboard USS Guam (LPH-9) the summer of '74 as a replacement 2111 for an E-4 armorer that was injured on leave or something. I recall the Guam had Marine VTOL Harriers embarked for some kind of strategy concept exercise. I spent almost ZERO time on deck during operations, bu...

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bulldog1935 wrote: Certainly not on the History Channel.

Don't you mean the Pawn Shop Channel?

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765x53 wrote:If I haven't seen it, it doesn't exist.

Spoken like a true quantum mechanic!

Your last name be Schroedinger?

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I got involved in a discussion about the 32-20 as a deer rifle and mentioned i may use mine next year for doe hunting from ambush. Well people like me were labelled as unethical by some folks. The whole unethical point does wind me up some and I headed down that rabbit trail to my regret. An 'under...

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Before the 30-30 and 35 Remington caught on in northern PA, the definitive deer cartridges in these parts were the 38-55 and the 32-20. In fact, the 32-20 was the 357 Magnum in it's day before the 357 was introduced.

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I went with Browning for my 1886 for two reasons: No checkering, and no tang safety. All the Winchesters I saw had a tang safety and some had checkered wood. Not all, but some. I'm very pleased with the Brownings, an 1886 Extra Light Carbine, and an 1886 Grade 1 Rifle with octagon barrel and full le...

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RCBS Rock Chucker from the late 70s.
Lyman Hand Press from the late 80s.
HDS Compac Hand Press
Three Dillon SDB progressives
12 or 14 different sets of 310 tool dies and handles

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On the list . . .

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That sporterized Swede probably is an 1894, because Interarms imported nearly all 1894s that are in the US, in two batches. The first lot imported have barrels that are not even 16" long, and the second lot have little extensions that Interarms welded on. The ATFE later grandfathered all the fo...

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On the list . . .

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Takes me back. When I used to burn wood in a Vermont Castings stove 20+ years ago, I'd buy logs cut in Nov or Dec after the leaves dropped and the sap was at its lowest point. I'd cut and stack that wood and let it season the rest of the winter, then split it in the spring and let it dry the rest of...

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