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Sam Colt does make a heavy pistol, don't he? - Ed Harris, Appaloosa.

They could all shoot - same movie.

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You gonna' to pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?

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From what I've read "The Kid" used a Colt Lightning in .38 - not a Peacemaker. Of course, that is based on photos from the time. He likely owned several handguns.

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Godspeed CSM Plumley. Prayers for your family and friends.

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I 100% agree. Empire is a fantastic book. Anyone even mildly interested in the Comanche wars in Texas will find it fascinating.

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First - as others have stated, a .308 in the Krag action is too much. It would stretch the receiver and eventually most likely cause dangerous headspace issues leading to possible case head separation and gas leakage. I 100% agree as already pointed out that we know nothing about the gunsmith who di...

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I did have a good birthday, thank you. Aledo TX is located in the SE corner of Parker County west of Fort Worth. We are about halfway between Fort Worth and Weatherford. There is a little arm of the hill country like terrain that extends up through Parker County (called the cross timbers region). It...

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Thank you very much!

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I found this over on the Krag Collectors Association website. Looks interesting.

http://www.laflinandrand.com/page2.html

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Regarding the P-40 - there are a number of videos on Youtube showing the wreck rapidly deteriorating as looters now know about it. The very first video which was supposedly taken at the time of discover shows the canopy nearly completely intact (no broken plexiglass), the ring gunsight in place, etc...

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So, it seems to me that if you can't "buy" the facts presented, the magic of the fantasy is exploded. You have lost the plausibility of the story. That is well said. I have found that as a population, we gun owners TEND to be lovers of history and we tend to be very right-brained (so are ...

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The Hunter books are pretty accurate. I've only found a couple of minor errors in the 9 of his that I've read. He's a good story teller. Last year I read a book on the WW1 Meuse-Argonne battle and in one of the early chapters the author described the Model 1917 rifle as a copy of the British SMLE. U...

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Lots of scenes with Krags in "The Wind and the Lion" - pretty good movie!

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In his interviews, I've read where Selleck will often use guns from his personal collection in movies.

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I've tried several holsters with my full size 1911. My favorite is the Milt Sparks Versa Max 2. You have to wait 6 months to get it but it is worth it. Very comfortable and high quality.

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How ironic. I was quoting from that chapter on another forum where someone was claiming the Arisaka was much weaker than the 1903 or M1917. I wasn't thinking Krag at the time so I didn't look. DOH! BTW, I went through the .30-40 vs 7x57 thread on gunboards. I think you had some info there? Either w...

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The Krag action is not "weak" - it is not as strong as a Mauser, but it is fully capable of handling the loads it was designed for (40KSI). The Norwegian Krags can handle a bit higher pressure (from what I understand) as they chose to let the guide rib bear on the receiver. US ordnance cho...

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+1 on the muratic acid. I found that it works great for quickly removing old bluing and any rust. I've polished and reblued several old rifles and muratic acid is the fastest thing I have found for removing old finish and surface rust. As others stated above be sure and neutralize the acid after dip...

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JSA = John Sumner Adams

His stamp will be found on most (but not all) Krags.

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We keep our alarm set at night and the dogs typically sleep in our bedroom. The wife and I both have .45's in our bedside safes and there is a 12 ga in a ShotLock mounted on the wall.

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kragluver, could you tell me from a picture about the rear sight on mine? I don't cast, what bullet cast bullet do you load? From the side, that appears to be a Model 1902 rear sight. It could be a Model 1898 but most likely it is an '02 as the '98 sights were withdrawn after the unsuccessful exper...

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I do love the Krag. I have to say it is my favorite rifle to take to the range. Mine is a very accurate cast bullet shooter. I've yet to hunt with mine but that may change very shortly. My G-Grandfather, father, uncle and great uncle all took deer the my Krag. I'd love for my sons to each get one wi...

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I own a Krag, 03A3, M1917, Enfield No 4, and a Mosin Nagant M38. The Krag is my favorite with the 03A3 a very close second. The Nagant is a hoot to shoot and surprisingly accurate.

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That's a great song! I also like his Cavalry song. Reminds me of this one by Tom Russell:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwh-h6pHN1Y

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Fortunately, Texas is one state that does not restrict carry at church. Mine is with me every Sunday. My wife once asked me why I carried at church - I only needed to remind her of the tragic shooting at Western Hills Baptist in Fort Worth back in the late 90's. She now has her CHL and doesn't quest...

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I liked the line at the end about running a race.

This man lost one of his eyes during old age to cancer. My grandfather told me he was in extreme pain the entire later part of his life and eventually committed suicide. This was in the early 1930's.

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A while back I posted about my GG Grandfather having been a Ranger in the 1870s. Here is an article about him. I also have copies of his discharge papers and pay records. However, they are PDF files and I see that the forum software will not allow PDF's. I'm not sure how to convert them to JPG, but ...

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The main reason the military went with the 45-70 over the little Henry/model 66 cartridge was because the little bullet would not stop a cavalry charge. Correct. Remember until the .30-06 was adopted, the primary criteria that sized the bullet design for military cartridges was what it took to reli...

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My friend has experimented with a number of cast bullet powders in 45-70 and had the same experience with 5744 (unburned powder). I know many swear by 5744 though. He and I have both used 4759 with no issues. In fact, I use 4759 in all my cast bullet applications with good success - 30-06, 30-40, 30...

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I gotta' agree with that last post! I don't "need" more than maybe 4 guns -but where would the fun be in that? I think I understand why the wife needs so many shoes!

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I too like the "old and heavy" .45-70 load. Its much easier on the shoulder and penetration is fantastic. Slow and heavy is the way to go if you want deep bullet penetration. I currently load the Lee 340 gr bullet with 23 gr of SR4759 to approximate the original black powder velocities. In...

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I purchased their product called "Rifle Rods" several months back. It works very well and has allowed me to easily fit quite a few more long guns in my safe than it was designed for. The rods are composite/plastic and have a Velcro end on them. The plastic rod goes down the barrel and you ...

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Hatcher's Notebook has a brief description of early chronographs (albeit not 1873 vintage!). In Hatcher's day, they used two sheets of electrically charged paper or foil placed a known distance apart, coupled to an oscilloscope or some other means of mechanically marking the time stamps when the pa...

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Read Hunting Trips of the Ranchman & Wilderness Hunter by TR. His "cowboy" days all came shortly after the loss of his first wife as you stated. He did have his share of tragedy in his life. After his son Quentin was shot down and killed in France, the fire went out of TR and it is sai...

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Yes it would. Somebody should write an updated biography on Hays.

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By all means read Empire of the Summer Moon! It is a fantastic book.

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Nope - never had a need to.

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I too always enjoyed his music. You've got to wonder how much his heavy drug & alchohol use has affected his later years.

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I have a Polish P64 in 9x18 Mak. It is similar to the Makarov, but somewhat smaller. They are also very reliable and accurate pistols.

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Okay - I laughed out loud at that one!

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Most Ag's love Aggie jokes.

Gig 'em '88 & '93

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How about scanning it in and posting it for us. And, what did they charge him for the horse? Will do. I'll need to dig it out of the box that is with my other family history papers. I was trying to recall what they charged him for the horse when I wrote that post but I can't recall. It turns out th...

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I have a copy of my GG grandfather's discharge paper from the Rangers and it looks identical to that one. They deducted $30 for a "Winchester Carbine" (presumably a Model 1866 as he served in the 1870-1872 time frame) and one horse.

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If you like combat weaponry comparisons from participants who experienced them, two other books that might interest you are Shots Fired in Anger by John George and Ordnance Went Up Front by Roy Dunlop.

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Hatcher's Notebook - anything written by Hatcher for that matter...

Whelen's bio published after his death Mr Rifleman is also very good.

Another one not often mentioned is McBride's A Rifleman Went to War - lots of good 1st person stories regarding WW1 and weaponry.

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My uncle is a wildlife biologist for the state. They use this method for both hogs and coyotes. He has told us stories of shooting close to 1000 in a weekend's work in West Texas and still not making a dent.

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Flesh out the skull. That should make a nice mount! My buddy's son shot one about that size off our lease in Jack Co this past deer season. Hogs have no natural predators - coyotes can't brin down an adult and the adults protect the young very well. They will get quite large in the wild!

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Yes you should get a Krag. They are great cast bullet rifles and typically very accurate. If you do get one, be sure and slug the barrel. Krag bore diameters tend to run all over from 308 to 313. Mine is 310. I shoot the Lee C185 sized 311. This bullet was originally designed for the 303 Brit. Do ch...

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God Speed Frank Buckles. You saw enough Hell on Earth - may you and all your comrades rest easy now.

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I own and carry a Taurus PT1911. Mine is the basic, plain Jane model. It has proven very accurate and reliable with all factory ammo. The only FTF's I've ever experienced with it were a few of my reloads that were a bit out of spec. Great pistol for the money. The only downside has been the factory ...

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