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by pokey
Tue May 13, 2014 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This Old Tool
Replies: 12
Views: 1023

Re: This Old Tool

Grizz wrote:
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Grizz
every telephone installer and curtain hanger has/had one of those.

i have an old tool,,, uh, antique collectors item or two.
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maybe some others.....
by pokey
Sun May 11, 2014 10:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: neighbors!
Replies: 41
Views: 3772

Re: neighbors!

Is shooting at your place legal? That should answer the question for you. :wink: unless they changed something, and didn't tell me. i'm bad at guessing age , so maybe 40ish. they moved in a couple of years ago, russian/romanov, i don't have alot to do with them. not that they are bad folks, i'm jus...
by pokey
Sun May 11, 2014 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: neighbors!
Replies: 41
Views: 3772

neighbors!

I've lived on the same place for 20yrs. been shooting in the back pasture the whole time. no one ever complained, others in the area do the same. this morning while my son and I were shooting a neighbor stopped and told my wife the noise was causing her grandfather to have anxiety attacks, so we sho...
by pokey
Wed May 07, 2014 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&B Primers any good?
Replies: 11
Views: 817

Re: S&B Primers any good?

funny you should ask, i bought a box [1000] at the last gunshow.
i have not loaded any yet, but the reviews online are good so i
feel ok about it.

oh, they were 25$.
by pokey
Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An Old Lee Loader Question
Replies: 9
Views: 1226

Re: An Old Lee Loader Question

mikld wrote:I'm 67 and been loading with Lee equipment for mebbe 30 years. Does that make me an "old Lee Loader"?

BTW, my first 1,000 rounds reloaded were made with a Lee Loader in .38 Special in about 1969...
time is fun when you are having flies.

1969 to 2014 = 45 yrs. :shock:
by pokey
Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost a 4 legged friend.
Replies: 20
Views: 2201

Re: Lost a 4 legged friend.

bummer :cry:
by pokey
Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sometimes living in Canada can be crazy-making
Replies: 13
Views: 2177

Re: Sometimes living in Canada can be crazy-making

Mescalero wrote:These are trying times for guys like us.
Amen.
by pokey
Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New 73 Short Rifle in .357 mag
Replies: 19
Views: 1670

Re: New 73 Short Rifle in .357 mag

nice rifle.

hope that's not your bed in the pics,
bad luck to throw your hat on your bunk. :wink:
by pokey
Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: buried my buddy [dog] today
Replies: 33
Views: 2516

Re: buried my buddy [dog] today

thank you all, for your good wishes.

surprisingly , it helps.
by pokey
Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My lab Daily needs your thoughts...UPDATED May 11, 2014
Replies: 52
Views: 5292

Re: My lab Daily needs your thoughts...

here's hoping for many more happy years.
by pokey
Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: buried my buddy [dog] today
Replies: 33
Views: 2516

buried my buddy [dog] today

never gets any easier. feeling kind'a low.

here's some pics in his prime. [the way i want to remember him].
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by pokey
Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stevens 44 barrel re-line....Like new bore now!
Replies: 16
Views: 1562

Re: Stevens 44 barrel re-line....Like new bore now!

cool, nice work.

leave the scratches alone, looks like history to me.
by pokey
Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ain't that just the way it goes...
Replies: 10
Views: 1054

Re: Ain't that just the way it goes...

Starting to see stocks of large rifle primers returning to store shelves. Now there ain't no .358 flat-nose or round-nose bullets for less than half a benjamin. It's a cold, cruel world... :cry: :lol: What are you moaning about? You are Fred, the unapologetically politically incorrect. Cast your ow...
by pokey
Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: grip trouble
Replies: 17
Views: 2043

Re: grip trouble

Buck Elliott wrote:Now.. Put a spacer between the new ones, so the problem doesn't come back on you..
i'm on it.
by pokey
Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: grip trouble
Replies: 17
Views: 2043

Re: grip trouble---update

well they replaced my grips, very pleased with their customer service.

http://www.altamontco.com/experimental/ ... erimental/
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by pokey
Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Found a BlackHawk .45 Convertable
Replies: 38
Views: 2838

Re: Found a BlackHawk .45 Convertable

Blaine do the new Blackhawks have an internal lock ? I let a really nice 5 1/2" convertible slip thru my hands several years ago...broke as usual...good luck sir... rick I looked through their online catalog...I could not find anything about the internal lock. I don't recall seeing a lock on a...
by pokey
Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: grip trouble
Replies: 17
Views: 2043

Re: grip trouble

Who made those grips? Can we see a picture of them mounted? Look very cool! Hope they fix up nicely. :D they say altimont inc. inside. http://www.altamontco.com/experimental/ i sent them an email and they said send them back and they will be replaced. so the grips are in the mail. I'll take a pic w...
by pokey
Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun Therapy-session one
Replies: 11
Views: 940

Re: Levergun Therapy-session one

BenT wrote:
pokey wrote:got a couple like that.
the top one has a browned receiver.
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Nice! I take it that it is a pre 64 receiver if it is browned.
nope @ '75. it was rusty/crusty, so i scrubbed her good and tried several finishes,
the brown was the only thing that stuck.
by pokey
Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: grip trouble
Replies: 17
Views: 2043

Re: grip trouble

thanks chuck, good idea about the spacer.
by pokey
Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: grip trouble
Replies: 17
Views: 2043

grip trouble

hey fellers, yesterday I had a surprise. grip-trbl.JPG grip-trbl-2.JPG grip-trbl-3.JPG Old vaquero, 45colt, 8.5 gr. unique behind 255 gr. lead. I didn't even notice until she was back in the holster and heard a rattle. anybody think epoxy will fix this? i emailed the manufacturer but I'm not hopeful...
by pokey
Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a new loading press..
Replies: 21
Views: 2411

Re: Bought a new loading press..

yeah baby!
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by pokey
Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt 1917
Replies: 25
Views: 3596

Re: Colt 1917

a brazilian s&w [slightly modified].
picked out of a barrel [literally] at j&g sales in prescott, in the 80's.
way cheap.
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by pokey
Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: build
Replies: 48
Views: 3134

Re: build

there is a story about the 32sw long in the last reloader magazine i saw.
might want to give it a look.

oh, no, i posted a non levergun reply. :wink:
by pokey
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun Therapy-session one
Replies: 11
Views: 940

Re: Levergun Therapy-session one

got a couple like that.
the top one has a browned receiver.
38-55+30-30.JPG
by pokey
Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Basement question
Replies: 15
Views: 2150

Re: Basement question

cowboykell wrote:THIS IS A LEVERGUNS FORUM, NOT BETTER HOMES AND GARDEN!!!! :lol:
terry is that you? channeling thru CK?

[french drain and pitch water away from foundation.]
by pokey
Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sam Fadala book question
Replies: 9
Views: 1794

Re: Sam Fadala book question

Mescalero wrote:pokey!!!
How have you been?
You have to check in more often!
Glad to hear from you!

thanks for asking, i stop by and read some, just don't often have anything GOOD to add.

you know what mamma said, if you can't say anything good,,,,,

say, bless your heart.
by pokey
Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sam Fadala book question
Replies: 9
Views: 1794

Re: Sam Fadala book question

go to the library , get them to find the books and bring them in.
look and decide which you would like to buy.

i believe they are the same but different.
by pokey
Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need HELP ! Sizing - final analysis
Replies: 52
Views: 4546

Re: Need HELP ! Sizing

Chuck100yd mentioned a shop fabricated push-through sizer. Lee offers such a kit that works very well. Back when I loaded grease groove bullets, I pan lube the bullets, then sized them with the lee push-through sizing kit. It works very well, custom sizes are available, and for US$25.00, the price ...
by pokey
Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Boy o boy
Replies: 28
Views: 2018

Re: Boy o boy

Pitchy wrote:
pokey wrote:
Chuck 100 yd wrote:I`m in SW WA also. Maybe we could get several together at one time. :wink:
there are several of us in S.W. Wash. let the word out.

where in Wa. is your bud?
40 miles west of Yakama. :)
200 miles from vancouver/portland, just a hop skip and a jump.
by pokey
Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done - new pics! 1952 Marlin 336 better than new project
Replies: 71
Views: 12185

Re: 1952 Marlin 336 -better than new- project

BrentD wrote:
pokey wrote: beautiful, i might own a marlin like this.
If you do, I sure hope you post a few dozen photos of it.
i don't , but i would.
by pokey
Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Boy o boy
Replies: 28
Views: 2018

Re: Boy o boy

Chuck 100 yd wrote:I`m in SW WA also. Maybe we could get several together at one time. :wink:
there are several of us in S.W. Wash. let the word out.

where in Wa. is your bud?
by pokey
Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done - new pics! 1952 Marlin 336 better than new project
Replies: 71
Views: 12185

Re: 1952 Marlin 336 -better than new- project

http://images.gunsinternational.com/listings/100384119-1-L.JPG beautiful, i might own a marlin like this. 336 Marlin Time Travel http://762precision.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/marlin-336-stock-going-back-in-time.jpg Bulky 1952 Marlin 336 furniture in the midst of a transformation to an 1890s style...
by pokey
Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help Please...Winchester pre'64 '94 mechanical issue
Replies: 46
Views: 6316

Re: Help Please...Winchester pre'64 '94 mechanical issue

Pisgah wrote:I had the same problem with the last 94 I owned. Turned out that what I thought was pushing it all the way in -- wasn't, quite. Making sure to give it that last, itty-bitty bit of push with the little finger solved the problem.
this,,, you are not pushing the last cartridge in far enough. :wink:
by pokey
Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Savage model 340
Replies: 40
Views: 5553

Re: The Savage model 340

i bought one of these for my son,in 30-30, years ago. he is a bolt/auto guy, don't get it. the thing frustrates he and i both, because of light primer strikes. me because i load for it , him because it does not fire. i found using federal primers helps with the reliability , but wish it would behave...
by pokey
Mon Nov 25, 2013 11:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: case lube
Replies: 21
Views: 1759

Re: case lube

Pokey, I use Imperial Sizing Die Wax. I apply it with my fingers and use it very sparingly. Usually it only has to be put on every third or fifth case to work just fine. I have a new can that I have not opened yet so if you want to try it I will send my old one home with Dev.It still has enough lub...
by pokey
Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gentlemen, let the bidding begin!
Replies: 7
Views: 545

Re: Gentlemen, let the bidding begin!

back when aesthetics were important.
by pokey
Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: case lube
Replies: 21
Views: 1759

Re: case lube

Pokey, I use Imperial Sizing Die Wax. I apply it with my fingers and use it very sparingly. Usually it only has to be put on every third or fifth case to work just fine. I have a new can that I have not opened yet so if you want to try it I will send my old one home with Dev.It still has enough lub...
by pokey
Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: case lube
Replies: 21
Views: 1759

case lube

i am just about out of the rcbs case lube i've been using, so am
looking at my options.

any recommendations?

tried the search, but no happiness there.
by pokey
Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My "bug out" transport!
Replies: 37
Views: 1618

Re: My "bug out" transport!

Mescalero wrote:pokey!
How are you?
Have not heard from you in a while!
fine as frogs hair. thanks for asking.
i can listen[read] and have people think i'm a fool,
or talk[type] and prove it. :wink:
by pokey
Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My "bug out" transport!
Replies: 37
Views: 1618

Re: My "bug out" transport!

Beautiful animal, Personally I'd rather own a large donkey than a horse (or a mule). Do we have to start calling you DonkeyGuy now? :wink: This guy's donkey was a tad too small for the load. :lol: http://bottledtime.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/donkey-cart.jpg?w=551 just has the parking brake on.
by pokey
Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Identifying lever guns
Replies: 12
Views: 1069

Re: Identifying lever guns

check out this site, zip down to winchester [alphabetical], look at anything with 24" barrel or more.
[heck look at them all.]

http://www.cherrys.com/comminv.htm

good hunting. and welcome home.
by pokey
Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Info needed from you vintage holster guys
Replies: 7
Views: 1145

Re: Info needed from you vintage holster guys

could you post a pic of the back of your holster? oh, nice old smith. a clue, http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-clark-saddlery-western-ranch-saddle-w-6 and another http://archive.org/stream/cataofjohn00unse/cataofjohn00unse_djvu.txt Talked with a guy that had a table full of leather stu...
by pokey
Sun Sep 22, 2013 1:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kids like this are getting hard to find today
Replies: 14
Views: 1461

Re: Kids like this are getting hard to find today

mark1108 wrote:This past Sunday i attended a boy scout court of honor. My grandson did receive his Eagle rank.
good job. congratulate the young man, and the parents, and yourself for that matter.
by pokey
Sun Sep 22, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Info needed from you vintage holster guys
Replies: 7
Views: 1145

Re: Info needed from you vintage holster guys

could you post a pic of the back of your holster?

oh, nice old smith.

a clue,

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/a ... saddle-w-6

and another

http://archive.org/stream/cataofjohn00u ... e_djvu.txt
by pokey
Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a lot
Replies: 104
Views: 14086

Re: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a

nemhed wrote:"Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range"
just what you see on the wall.
by pokey
Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a lot
Replies: 104
Views: 14086

Re: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a

jdad wrote:"My name is Inigo Montoya....you killed my father....prepare to die."
you keep using that word, i do not think it means what you think it means. 8)
by pokey
Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a lot
Replies: 104
Views: 14086

Re: I'm not a very good shot you see, and this Evans holds a

M. M. Wright wrote:"Fill your hand you son-of-a-B***. John Wayne to Bobby Duval, (Rooster Cogburn to Ned Pepper).
mighty bold talk, for a one eyed fat man. :wink:
by pokey
Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do Y'All Recommend For A Quick Open Handgun Safe?
Replies: 11
Views: 1294

Re: What Do Y'All Recommend For A Quick Open Handgun Safe?

gunvault is the way to go. nobiometric , lots of choices in the size department. how "blond" is she? you just lay your hand on top in the finger grooves and press the buttons. always use the same hand, and you can program what ever sequence you prefer. :wink: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF...