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OldWin

So sorry to hear this. God Speed sir.

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First time I've been able to get on all day. Cold here again. It was 20 below this morning. Didn't do a whole lot today. Now I'm sitting down in the gun room with a cold beer and some shell peanuts watching The World at War again. Just a fantastic production. The theme song is even my ringtone. :D I...

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We ended up with about a foot and a half of light fluff. It was about 15 below yesterday, and didn't get over 10 above today. Ran the blower for about 4 hours today. Still snowing, but it's supposed to taper off.

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Holy smokes, what a day. I spent about 4 hours running the snowblower. We ended up with about a foot and a half, I'd say. It's still snowing, but is supposed to taper off. It never got over 10 degrees today. I came in and got some supper, then went back out and scraped. Man did that shower feel good...

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Oh no, I'm pretty sure they all perished. They said they heard the explosion a couple towns away. Too bad. Hopefully there will more news on it soon. I heard it was a private jet owned by some law firm, but I'm not sure. Kristy headed off to work with the Cherokee this morning. She has about an 8 mi...

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Not here. We have about a foot down now and it's still snowing hard. Supposed to keep going till this afternoon.
Glad I didn't go to work last night. I guess a private jet with 8 on board attempted to land, slammed into the runway, and exploded. Not good.

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It's 10 below on the thermometer here. Minus 20 with the wind. It's still suppoosed to drop some. Supposed to get around a foot of snow I think.
Just winter around here.

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About the coldest Ive been out and about in was in the mid -20s without the wind. I've had -37 at the house with wind. About the coldest in recent years was -50 on the thermometer up on the Big Black River. That's not funny, and can be a killer real quick.

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Sorry to hear your wife is still hurting, Walt. I'm like her, and hate taking pills. Glad you guys are doing OK. It was about -20 with the wind here this morning, but only about -6 on the thermometer. It's supposed to get colder tonight, but it's really not that bad for here. Been hard to nail down ...

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Best of luck to both you and your wife, Walt. Sending good Juju. Fifty five! Holy smokes. Been a while since we seen that here. :D Haha thanks GK! Pictures don't do today a justice u0 there. I hated to leave. I have 2 big brush piles I still need to burn. I'm hoping to get back up there soon. Suppos...

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Beautiful day at camp. We rode in and dad shoveled the snow from in front of the door. I went in and got a fire going, then came back out and we cleaned off the shed roofs and shoveled out the doors. Ran the sled around and looked things over. Mostly just rabbit tracks with a sprinkling of fox track...

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Good to hear from you Six. That's a nice Bisley for sure. And in the right chambering too. I stop in to the Colt forum once in a while. I see your posts but I rarely post there. Good guys, and tons of knowledge, but too high brow for me. I don't really have much to offer. Glad you are doing well. No...

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Yeah, me too. Alaska is a PIA of a trip. Hate to be gone in the winter too. Kind of leaves a lot for dad around here.
But it's great to see everyone, and we miss them a lot.

OldWin

Hey Walt. Glad your wife is getting a quick resolution to her pain. Keep us posted and we'll keep her in our prayers. Our middle son's daughters are 3 and 6 months. The 3 year old is a hoot, and I'm sure the 6 month old will be too. It's quite a job for a couple of almost 60 year Olds to keep up. We...

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You'd think after being MIA all week I'd got a pile of stuff done......nope. I don't know what it is, but I haven't been able to get out of my own way all winter. I did manage to do some work on my TW. I got rid of the kickstand and clutch switch just like I did on my DRZ. Man, I hate that stuff. I ...

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I've never seen one apart either. I've only seen one 1888, and it was rough. I had an 1881 for many years, and still have an 1889. I always like the look of the 1888.

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If I'm not mistaken, I saw this carbine over on the Colt forum ( how many minty Trappers can there be?). There were some very good pictures posted of it, and it definitely appears original to me. This was an incredible find. Trappers are scarce in any condition, but in that condition are unheard of....

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I've seen others do that same thing. Mine hasn't, but I don't use it a whole lot. If it does, I'm not super concerned, but it would be Interesting to know if there are options. I DO like the little carbine, but it's solely for its handling and shooting performance.

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I had a very early production 4.625" Vaquero in .45 many years ago. It was a fime revolver, but it's long gone. I still have a few Blackhawks around. One of which, I had long before the Vaquero.

OldWin

So sorry to hear about your wife, Walt. Hopefully she is on the mend soon and not in too much pain. Tell her she is in our prayers.
My son had his hip repaired and they told him the same thing. The recovery for a replacement is actually shorter.

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High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:16 pm What bullets are you gents using in your 38-40s?

I use the old Lyman 401043. This was a black powder bullet, and while many say it will push-in when using smokeless, I haven't had that issue. I've used this bullet in all my 38-40s with excellent results.

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Holy smokes! Hope you're ok buddy! Falling on the ice sucks. There's no give in it. It was icy around the house last week too. I didn't take any headers but I Scooby-Doo'd it a few times. I didn't do a lot this week. Got an idler changed on the sled. I bypassed the clutch Interlock on my bike. I mes...

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Glad you're getting out buddy. Sounds like your son is giving you a little competition in the hunting fields.

Snowing again here. It's been pretty cold the last couple weeks so it's kept my woods running to a minimum.

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Welcome from Maine! I'll be in Kodiak next month visiting my son and his family.
You've come to the right place, but I'll warn you, it can get expensive.

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I don't believe an 83 vintage 94 has a rebounding hammer, but I could be wrong. Either way, its easy to tell. If you have a half cock safety notch, you don't have a rebounding hammer. I have a 94 Trapper from 1990 that had it. I didn't like it and swapped in a complete lower tang assembly from a lat...

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I hear that! I gotta get out too. Been really cold and windy here. When it's below zero and the wind is blowing, it ain't funny after extended periods outside. So far, this would be a good winter to cut wood, but I don't really need to cut any. Plus, we had that 100 year old maple on the front lawn ...

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.45 Colt said...... "The WILL TO WORK for many in this country is gone." "What these people are going to do if they live to retirement age is unbelievable. " These 2 things are a planned part of the roadmap to communism/totalitarianism. Through crushing taxes and making it imposs...

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I've been a machinist at a large company in the power industry for 38 years. In the late 80s they hired a lot of people and there was a lot of expansion through the mid 90s. Like today, there was a shortage of machinists coming out of tech schools. Things today, however, are very different. Most of...

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Nice! A few years ago, I was looking for a top eject Trapper in 30-30. I couldn't believe what they were getting for them. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen on guns international that was cheaper than the others that I'd been looking at. It was at a Cabelas somewhere out west and they shipped it for f...

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I've been a machinist at a large company in the power industry for 38 years. In the late 80s they hired a lot of people and there was a lot of expansion through the mid 90s. Like today, there was a shortage of machinists coming out of tech schools. Things today, however, are very different. Most of ...

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Nice! A few years ago, I was looking for a top eject Trapper in 30-30. I couldn't believe what they were getting for them. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen on guns international that was cheaper than the others that I'd been looking at. It was at a Cabelas somewhere out west and they shipped it for f...

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Happy New Year guys. Hope 2026 finds you all happy, healthy, and supplied with plenty of ammo.

I don't really do resolutions. I know my limitations.

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Can't beat them.

My first rifle is one made in 59. My dad bought it for me with his birthday money when I was in junior high. It looked new when I got it. It still looks pretty good considering all the miles I've carried it. I carried it this season matter of fact.

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Nice! A few years ago, I was looking for a top eject Trapper in 30-30. I couldn't believe what they were getting for them. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen on guns international that was cheaper than the others that I'd been looking at. It was at a Cabelas somewhere out west and they shipped it for fr...

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I'm the same. While I don't care for my steak like the sole of my boot, I can't eat it with blood running out of it either.
It has to be cooked and hot.
My wife, on the other hand.......just puts it on a plate beside the grill for about 30 seconds. It's disturbing.

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Oh oh! I'm not even retired yet and I'm like that too! Of course, I'm kind of semi retired I guess. Kristy is right on screech all the time. When she gets a couple minutes, she usually takes a nap on the couch.

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Sounds like a great Christmas Walt. We went to our sons place to see the granddaughter open gifts. Then when we went home it was quiet.
Heck....we don't even put up a tree, so there wasn't one to take down.

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Wow! Glad you're ok OS. Hope you had a nice Christmas.

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I won an aftermarket trigger in a drawing about 10 years ago. It gave an excellent trigger pull, but after a while it developed an issue. If you ran the bolt hard, once in a while it would drop the sear. I promptly re-installed the factory trigger and the issue stopped. This is exactly what happene...

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My first .308 was an early shotgun safety Ruger International. It had a Canjar trigger and a Leupold 2-7 compact. It was short and light but didn't shoot that great. It was also the worst kicking rifle I ever owned for some reason. I swapped it for a model 70 XTR Featherweight in 30-06. I still have...

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We did. The oldest and his wife, along with my parents, came over Christmas eve for lasagna and snacks. It was a nice time. Christmas morning we rode down to the middle son's place with my parents to see our granddaughter open her gifts. This was after our Christmas morning "phone hunt" fo...

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Ran up to camp this morning to cut a couple trees over my trails. We had a heckuva wind the other day. I pulled the rear suspension out if the sled the other day. Figured I'd put in some new sliders and check the bearings on the idlers. I'm going to replace a few of the bearings when I do the slider...

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Nice buck Gunny! Congratulations, and good shootin'!

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Haha oh man! Bet he was glad to find out it was a joke. When I was an inspector, I had my level 2 NDT certification (non-destructive testing). This covers MPI and X-ray material analysis testing. Usually, when one leaves inspection for another position, these certifications are surrendered, but oooh...

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My house had an old one pipe furnace in the cellar when I bought it. It wasn't uses, they just didn't want to haul it out when they switched to hot water baseboard. When I finished my cellar, I took it apart and hauled it out. They could burn wood or coal and could really put out the heat.

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I hear on the news that Maine has a big problem with crime by illegals'. It would not surprise me to learn that wholesale commercial poaching is one of those crimes. The wife and I had considered moving to Maine until we saw the crime stats. It appears that since the massive influx of Somali's that...

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They even shipped the roofing over? Guess it was a complete kit!

I know we could buy houses from the Sears catalogs here. There were a bunch of different sizes and styles. That was before my time though. Now you can get tiny houses on Amazon. It's about all anyone can afford now.

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I hear on the news that Maine has a big problem with crime by illegals'. It would not surprise me to learn that wholesale commercial poaching is one of those crimes. The wife and I had considered moving to Maine until we saw the crime stats. It appears that since the massive influx of Somali's that...

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A lot of the old old houses here have slate roofs too! Maine is full of slate and has many quarries. There is one not far from camp. A slate roof can still be had if you have the funds. It ain't cheap!

P.S.
An interesting fact is that the slate for JFKs grave came from Monson, Maine.

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I see the site is up to its old tricks. Good roofs here are 12-12 pitch. That's a 45 degree angle. Not only so the snow slides off, but because it will hold more weight if it doesn't. Many people who have shingled roofs put ice and water shield along the eaves. It's an eighth inch rubber that is 2 o...

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