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by Booger Bill
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win 92 25/20 project rifle
Replies: 17
Views: 4320

Re: Win 92 25/20 project rifle

I would have it converted to .256 Win mag.
by Booger Bill
Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester model 88 in 308
Replies: 4
Views: 759

Re: Winchester model 88 in 308

I own the same exact rifle. Some do have a reputation for a heavier trigger pull. I know mine is a little heavier too but the rifle is accurate.
by Booger Bill
Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Motorcycle Wreck
Replies: 6
Views: 989

Re: The Motorcycle Wreck

About fifty years ago I, a GF Marge, my best friend & wife were riding harleys and pulled into a A&W root beer place. We parked in one space. The car hop told us to move our bikes to the back. It struck me wrong and I said lets go Bill. They dont like bikers here, fired up my bike and took o...
by Booger Bill
Tue May 07, 2019 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Linder Knives, from Germany
Replies: 14
Views: 1046

Re: Linder Knives, from Germany

Would it be rude to ask what it cost?
by Booger Bill
Mon May 06, 2019 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite sixgun barrel length?
Replies: 37
Views: 4170

Re: Favorite sixgun barrel length?

These are all .44 specials. I have been carrying the top left one the most on trail rides as it is well used and banged up. Saves the safe queens. I had it converted from 38/44 to .44 special many years ago. I found a model 21 barrel (.44 special) and swapped barrels and had the cylinder reamed. The...
by Booger Bill
Mon May 06, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite sixgun barrel length?
Replies: 37
Views: 4170

Re: Favorite sixgun barrel length?

I am a .44 special fan. If I want to carry a larger caliber in the field it`s now this 4" S&W model 24-3. It`s noticeably lighter and less bulky to pack than the model 29-2 in .44 mag. In the real world it will do the same for me. It has the pencil barrel that is lighter than the straight h...
by Booger Bill
Mon May 06, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite sixgun barrel length?
Replies: 37
Views: 4170

Re: Favorite sixgun barrel length?

These are probably my finest smiths. A model 27-2 and a model 29-2. Both have 5" barrels. I used to mainly pack one or the other many years ago in the field but haven't in years as they are noticeably needlessly heavier.
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by Booger Bill
Mon May 06, 2019 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite sixgun barrel length?
Replies: 37
Views: 4170

Re: Favorite sixgun barrel length?

The old S&W M&P and a Colt Trooper
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by Booger Bill
Mon May 06, 2019 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite sixgun barrel length?
Replies: 37
Views: 4170

Re: Favorite sixgun barrel length?

The purpose of a handgun is for easier packing than carrying a long gun around. I have owned every barrel length. A few 8 3/8" Smiths and own a T/C Contender. I also own a couple 6 1/2" N frame smiths and a 7 1/2" colt SAA. None have been fired in the last 30 years or so! Fine if your...
by Booger Bill
Sat May 04, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...
Replies: 24
Views: 1857

Re: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...

According to Wikipedia the movie "Psycho" was loosely based on the Ed Gein case. Gein spent his life in the state insane asylum for the criminally insane. My mother ran a roadside vegetable stand on the highway in front of our small farm. One day she came in and told about a strange nut th...
by Booger Bill
Sat May 04, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...
Replies: 24
Views: 1857

Re: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...

Someone mentioned Ed Gein. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein My mother chased him off about 1951 when she seen him peeking through her bedroom window! Moms cousin`s husband "Specks" Leon Murty had been sheriff of Waushara county and the new sheriff Lenard Shly called Specks for help. S...
by Booger Bill
Sat May 04, 2019 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...
Replies: 24
Views: 1857

Re: I dunno boys, this is pretty weird ...

Doesnt anyone here remember "The Bitch of Buchenwald""?
https://www.scrapbookpages.com/DachauSc ... eKoch.html
IIse Koch got life in prison for it.
by Booger Bill
Wed May 01, 2019 10:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rattlesnakes and horse-hair lariats
Replies: 20
Views: 2236

Re: Rattlesnakes and horse-hair lariats

I dont but I remember reading it too, maybe in a comic book when I was a kid. My folks and me drove to california from wisconsin in about 1955 when I was fourteen "on a budget". Folks had a 1953 Nash Statesmen that the front seat would lay down into a bed. They pulled off the road and slep...
by Booger Bill
Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Texting For Seniors
Replies: 11
Views: 1138

Re: Texting For Seniors

I resemble that!
by Booger Bill
Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Ruger Handgun //// UPDATED
Replies: 18
Views: 1794

Re: New Ruger Handgun

Also have this colt scout. I like the old ruger better because the scout being bright nickle it`s hard to get a good sight picture on a bright day.
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by Booger Bill
Fri Apr 19, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Ruger Handgun //// UPDATED
Replies: 18
Views: 1794

Re: New Ruger Handgun

It looks to be the same size as the first single six`s. My first good handgun was a convertible single six I bought new in 1962. I shot that gun more than most my guns since put together. It was stolen on me years ago. I found this one that looked unfired and snagged it. This one is made about 1957....
by Booger Bill
Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning BAR sporting....???
Replies: 6
Views: 657

Re: Browning BAR sporting....???

Forgot to say it`s also 30-06. Does anyone make a hi cap magazine for it? It could be a ultimate battle rifle on D-Day!
by Booger Bill
Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning BAR sporting....???
Replies: 6
Views: 657

Re: Browning BAR sporting....???

Here you go. A Belgium browning M-7 serial # 2069 that my favorite uncle bought new way back and I inherited from my dad. Dad shot his last buck with it at about 86 years old I believe it is a first year. I have a 2<7 Leopold on it. https://oi99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/feralmerril/browningauto20...
by Booger Bill
Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: N Frame
Replies: 42
Views: 3095

Re: N Frame

They all used to be in your town Old Savage!
by Booger Bill
Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: N Frame
Replies: 42
Views: 3095

Re: N Frame

These are all .44 specials.
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by Booger Bill
Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: N Frame
Replies: 42
Views: 3095

Re: N Frame

My 5" model 29-2. I have the original cokes for it stashed.
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by Booger Bill
Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody here also on Ruger Forum?
Replies: 14
Views: 1801

Re: Anybody here also on Ruger Forum?

Yeah, over there I am "Bogus Bill". I am at times am Bogus, maybe even Booger, but in real life my name isn't even Bill. At colt I am FeralMerril.
The site does seem to have a lot of bumps, stalls and such. I especially like the looser political section.
by Booger Bill
Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHOA! Almost too nice to shoot ... almost ...
Replies: 7
Views: 600

Re: WHOA! Almost too nice to shoot ... almost ...

I also think that they should have left the barrel blue and just case the frame. This is my favorite smith. A 66-3 3" one of 300 lew horton special. I have had it since about the mid 1990`s. It has all the bells and whistles from the performance center. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/fe...
by Booger Bill
Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.
Replies: 41
Views: 3305

Re: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.

Inch and a half a year? That sounds about as easy to prove as when my mother told me there is no two snow flakes exactly alike.
by Booger Bill
Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.
Replies: 41
Views: 3305

Re: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.

Somewhere I seen a cartoon of a couple astronauts on the moon and a Giant golf club is swinging in on them.
by Booger Bill
Sat Mar 23, 2019 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.
Replies: 41
Views: 3305

Re: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.

Are you a smart feller or a fanny burp smeller?
by Booger Bill
Fri Mar 22, 2019 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.
Replies: 41
Views: 3305

Re: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.

"it will fall towards the earth and impact the earth" Did you mean earth or moon?
by Booger Bill
Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.
Replies: 41
Views: 3305

ballistic`s of shooting a rifle when on the moon.

Inquiring minds want to know. Will the bullet keep going forever? Will it ever slow up? Will it have any impact at all if it hits something? Will the object it hit`s just go like a cue ball? Will the bullet orbit or go in a straight line forever? Will the spaceman and rifle go backwards? Have fun!
by Booger Bill
Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One rifle, one pistol
Replies: 148
Views: 15520

Re: One rifle, one pistol

I inherited from my dad a Remington 760 in 30-06. Has a peep sight. It sat in the closet for years and I finally took it to the range a couple years ago. I was pleasantly surprised. It`s accurate, light and fast handling. Dad shot his last buck with it at about 86 years old. I figure on carrying it ...
by Booger Bill
Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beat up B92 advice
Replies: 21
Views: 1276

Re: Beat up B92 advice

I own both a browning 92 in .44 mag that I bought new in 1986 and a rossi 92 in 357 bought new in 2010. Ashamed to say I only shot them a day or two apiece, both still like new. I did shoot them enough to say I like to shoot the .357 caliber better. Both look and weigh identical. The .44 mag is a ki...
by Booger Bill
Wed Mar 13, 2019 10:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One rifle, one pistol
Replies: 148
Views: 15520

Re: One rifle, one pistol

I also worked with a retired CID agent doing his retirement job with me as a guard that also told me he had been issued one. He didnt say if it had a silencer and I never thought about it until I wrote the above post. I knew him before I met powers. Once Gary came to my gate waiting to be picked up ...
by Booger Bill
Wed Mar 13, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One rifle, one pistol
Replies: 148
Views: 15520

Re: One rifle, one pistol

When shot down Gary Powers was carrying a High Standard HD .22 auto pistol with a silencer. Think about it. A very good quiet gun for poaching chickens to stay alive on your walk out of Russia! I have one like it but no silencer. https://taskandpurpose.com/history-cias-silent-pistol-choice I was pri...
by Booger Bill
Wed Mar 13, 2019 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Howdah you think of this?
Replies: 34
Views: 4224

Re: Howdah you think of this?

Sorta like this "Boarding pistol I have from the 1840/1850 era. Pin fire 50 caliber something.
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by Booger Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh, My.....
Replies: 12
Views: 1717

Re: Oh, My.....

Another picture of it with a old s&w american and a 1858 Remington new model army to give a idea of size.
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by Booger Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh, My.....
Replies: 12
Views: 1717

Re: Oh, My.....

Ma told me there`s nothing new under the sun. This is a teat fire 50 caliber from probably around 1850?? No makers name or serial numbers. I figure it might have been a boarding pistol? It has two holes drilled for a metal clip to wear in a belt or sash. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/feralm...
by Booger Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fresh thoughts on concealed carry choice?
Replies: 34
Views: 3055

Re: Fresh thoughts on concealed carry choice?

I pocket carry either a s&w model 40 or a sig 238. In cooler weather where I wear a vest or jac shirt to cover it I belt carry a 3" s&w model 36.
by Booger Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One rifle, one pistol
Replies: 148
Views: 15520

Re: One rifle, one pistol

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by Booger Bill
Tue Mar 12, 2019 11:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One rifle, one pistol
Replies: 148
Views: 15520

Re: One rifle, one pistol

This 94 that I bought new about 1956 when I was fifteen and this s&w 66-3 .357
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by Booger Bill
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request
Replies: 73
Views: 7181

Re: Prayer Request

Words fail me. As christians I know you will get through it. God bless you.
by Booger Bill
Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...
Replies: 83
Views: 12750

Re: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...

Years ago I had a Staggs Bilt over/under combination gun in .30/30 Win & 20 gauge. If you looked quick at a distance it resembled a win 92 or 94. Most people probably never seen one. It would be good, wish I had kept it. Here is a picture of one. https://www.gunsamerica.com/970134014/STAGGS-BILT...
by Booger Bill
Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...
Replies: 83
Views: 12750

Re: Woods-Bumming Rifle Choice...

I have a 357 model 92 Rossi and a 44 mag browning 92. They look identical except for the gold trigger on the browning. I prefer the 357. It`s a sweetheart to shoot and the 44 is a kicker. The 357 is far more practicable except for grizzley and even then I doubt it would make much difference. I would...
by Booger Bill
Wed Jan 23, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Damko Martini Rifles
Replies: 33
Views: 8626

Re: Damko Martini Rifles

I had a Martini action chambered in .256 Winchester mag years ago. That was a beautiful cartridge for it. (.357 necked down to .256 like the ruger hawkeye.)
You could also do the same with the .22 Remington jet.
by Booger Bill
Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying precious metals......
Replies: 19
Views: 1731

Re: Buying precious metals......

The worst I ever got stung was investing in silver on margin about 1980. That's when the Hunt brothers created a false market by buying up a big part of the market. It also happened at the most critical point of my life, just had got married, a baby etc. That stuff left me gun shy.
by Booger Bill
Sun Jan 13, 2019 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your choice of carry gun?
Replies: 101
Views: 15250

Re: Your choice of carry gun?

Here are a couple others I own but truth is I carry my cheaper beaters. A 2 1/2" Python and a 3" s&w 66-3 Lew Horton special one of 300.
https://i.postimg.cc/KjM1Xhyb/Oct-2012-016.jpg
by Booger Bill
Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your choice of carry gun?
Replies: 101
Views: 15250

Re: Your choice of carry gun?

I also carried a shot load on top many years on top in a smith model 60. (45 years ago) Then one night I was T-boned by two gentlemen coming out of a bar. This was many years ago, I owned a 1964 Cad coupe Deville and a GF was driving it. I was bone tired from working a double shift and riding passen...
by Booger Bill
Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your choice of carry gun?
Replies: 101
Views: 15250

Re: Your choice of carry gun?

If we go shopping or out to eat usually a little sig 238 .380 in my pocket. (not pictured). Next step up is a smith model 40 in a pocket, next step up if its cool and a jacket my old s&w model 36" 3" in a belt holster. In good weather riding the trails in our RZR I am apt to be carryin...
by Booger Bill
Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stolen Winchester 1892
Replies: 42
Views: 3954

Re: Stolen Winchester 1892

Not the same but to show how inventive inside thieves can Be, About four years ago we bought a computer chair from walmart. They got a new one from out of stock "un opened" for us, not the one on the floor as a demo. We get it home (noticed the box appeared to be retaped). Inside the box w...
by Booger Bill
Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stolen Winchester 1892
Replies: 42
Views: 3954

Re: Stolen Winchester 1892

What I don't understand is why a thief would steal the gun out of the box and still ship the empty box. Like all of us I hate any type thief as I also have had a number of guns stolen. I still get upset when the subject comes up and it's been many years.
by Booger Bill
Tue Dec 25, 2018 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Terry Murbach - Favorite Guns
Replies: 24
Views: 2918

Re: Terry Murbach - Favorite Guns

I thought that odd too. I seen others that also have posted counts too. I can't imagine doing that. I couldn't even guess accurately how many guns, vehicles or girl friends I have had or places I lived.