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He was awesome! One of my top 5 gunwriters. Colonel Charles Askings (Doc made mention of his book) was another.

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Griff, my Browning 1886 Rifle was made in 1986. I also have a Browning 1886 SRC made in the very early 90s (1991,1992 or 1993). Other than those two runs, Browning didn't make any more 86s IIRC.

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I'm also hopeful that your new Uberti 1894 has a better 2nd outing at the range. Good luck and keep us posted.

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I will sorely miss him too. He's like one of my best friends whom I've never had the pleasure to meet as weird as that sounds. Rush went national on 01 August 1988 and my uncle turned me onto him in 1990. I have listened to him almost daily ever since which has been about half of my life. There will...

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Wow, being made in India and selling for 6500 pounds....... makes me wonder what the actual manufacturing cost is.

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I agree with you Doc. Even better would be if every gun owner actually belonged to the NRA! Unfortunately that won't happen. But in the meantime, if every NRA member bought a non-NRA member fellow gun owning friend a one year membership in the NRA, we could at least double the enrollment.

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I like show n tell especially when it involves someone else's goodies. Confucius (or Charlie Chan) might say: "Only foolish card player show best hand".

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Congrats! I shot my first buck with a 300 Savage on the first day of PA buck season in 1977 with Remington factory Core-Lokt ammo--not sure if it was 150 or 180 grain. The spike was under 50 yards and shot once through the lungs. He ran about 100 yards before dropping. My rifle is a 1940s era Model ...

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I received as a gift a NIB 44 Mag Model 1894 back in 1975. That thing jammed from the getgo! Sent it back for repair, and it was returned with a new carrier. Sounds like the perfect solution, right? You'd think so but it still jammed......

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It's too bad that people are reluctant to try game meat. With all the emphasis these days on 'free range" chickens and the quality of meat they offer, one would think city folks would "flock" (pardon the pun) to pheasants and other game birds since these offer a decisively better opti...

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When they say "hindsight is 20/20", they really nailed it correctly, right down to the year!

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Glad you did well there! I would have thought it would have been dark by 6.30 pm Alaskan time.

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He was the best of the very best. My first presidential election was 1980 and he got my vote then and in 1984. A favorite quote of his has always been: "Goodness doesn't need to be explained".

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...Until the wolves show up! How many sheep will then maintain, "Can't we all get along?" Good luck to those sheep that believe everything is going to be OK. But we're all about Democracy, right??? Fair enough. At the end of the day: Democracy is when two wolves and a sheep decide what's f...

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It is a Number 3 single shot which I got as a high school graduation present in 1977. Beautiful little carbine that is topped with a Leupold Compact 2x7x33 scope. One negative thing about the Number 3 is that they came with plastic buttplates... Yuck! Fortunately, there was a company in New Jersey c...

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Ruger absolutely DID indeed make a lever action 22 Hornet. I have one!

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I have both (Browning and Rossi) and can honestly say if I had to choose one over the other as far a quality goes, the Browning wins every time. The Rossi is nice but my preference go to the B92.

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Your title generally holds true, but like everything else, there are exceptions to the rule. Right now is unfortunately one of those "exception to the rule" times.

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The Soviet Union ceased to exist on 25 December 1991---that's only 28 1/2 yrs ago! Looking back at it and the entire Soviet Empire (and their armies), they almost seem like docile Cub Scouts compared to today's American Liberals with their appetite to destroy this country. Their message doesn't feel...

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Nice Ruger in a great caliber. As for your 40 S&W cylinder, you pretty much have a 38-40 right there! I love the 38-40 and will get a revolver chambered for it to go along with the Browning B92 I had re-barreled for it.

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That C Sharps 22lr is really nice. I've had a long time desire for a Low Wall which they offer in 22 Hornet.

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Just watch them (and others) driving while phoning and text simultaneously. Probably more 4000 lb bombs rolling around daily on streets near you than one would ever want to imagine.

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Yes, his style and down to earthness are outstanding. The kind of guy you'd want to be with when the chips are down.

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I have an old magazine article with a picture of him in a movie scene holding a Winchesterr 92. The article states it's a 32-20 which is totally true because one can see the way the mag tube is secured/attached to the barrel. It's definitely a 32-20 or a 25-20. If it were a 38-40 or 44-40 it would h...

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On that TV show hosted by Jim Scouten was where I saw Bob Munden doing a lot of segments of long range handgun shooting. Yeah, he "walked them in" to the target but was entertaining. He seemed like the kind of guy you'd love to sit and talk to all day.

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Elmer Keith knew what the holdover was for 600 yd shooting because he's made hits at that distance with a 44 magnum revolver. Don't remember if he elaborated on it though. I'm sure Bob Munden had reasonable experience trying it as well.

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I thought she may have said "Keep calm and rock on".

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I think the Chinese launched the virus on purpose. Its goal is not only retaliation for USA's official stance on trade, but also to cause a worldwide economic depression in its aftermath and make sure that Donald Trump does not get re-elected. And by the way, they don't give a hoot as to how many of...

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The good for nothings will be in for a rude awakening...

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The one at the auction mentioned in that article was shown and discussed in a Forgotten Weapons video by Ian McCollum aka "Gun Jesus". What would be interesting to know is what that particular pistol actually sold for.

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Good for Colt for acknowledging the problems which should translate to them fixing the problems or face losing a lot of business. True, Colt made Pythons in the past, but I'll bet most of the people involved in the earlier production are no longer with the company. I'm willing to give them a break a...

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Too bad they're discontinuing it. My hopes of them making a 1876 have now been somewhat diminished by this bad news.

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No, it's thankfully true to original w/out the rebounding hammer, tang safety, etc. Now, on a similar but different note, Pedersoli makes two versions of their Boarbuster: one of which is like their 1886 (no rebounding hammer, no tang safety), and another (which does have a tang safety, but maintain...

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I just saw a SHOT Show clip of it too and it does look like pretty.

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WInchester really needs to get on the ball and have Miroku make a run of the 1895s in 303 British. Their catalog now lists 30-06, 30-40 Krag and 405WCF. It only makes sense to add the 303 especially with ammo being readily available. While they're at it a batch of 1885s would also be very cool. Thin...

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Yes, pretty sure it was Bell. Didn't he shoot a bunch of them with the 303 as well?

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He looked pretty good in his last video from a couple of weeks ago testing the new Ruger LCP 22.

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Sounds like reasonable costs involved. Speaking of C. Sharps, I find it kind of interesting that they have not made rolling blocks. They are supposed to make nice 1874s and copies of Winchester High and Low Wall rifles but I've never seen either in person. I do have a Shiloh Sharps 1874 Military Car...

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That is a good idea Marlinman but I'm still holding out and wishful that a manufacturer here will get into the rolling block game. It will be easier to simply buy the "end product" and be done with it.

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You got my hopes up after reading this post! I've been wishing for a US company to start making complete rolling block rifles. Looking back, I regret never having bought a Lonestar before Dave Higginbotham (spelling?) met his tragic end.

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IF this new LCP 22lr proves to be reliable, I see it being a good option for an elderly individual or someone with arthritis who has difficulty pulling the slide back of any other semi auto pistol. Little recoil and less muzzle bark are also bonuses. As for carrying a handgun while backpacking: if i...

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A most perfectly balanced cartridge for deer.

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Stainless steel Kahr pistols have always appealed to me but I've never had a chance to fire one. They look to be well made and while I'd probably opt for the K9, I'd be curious as to how the durability and reliability of the MK9 is.

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Your recent election turned out better than most had thought possible. Looks like you folks will soon finally be rid of the EU shackles.

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An M1A is on my must have list and based on what I've been reading, James River Armory makes a really good one (its receiver being a forged one rather than a cast one). Who's had experiences with these?

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They do make beautiful guns there. I have a Sharps Military Carbine they made for me a few years ago. Caliber is 50-70.

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In that video, Ian mentioned that some of Elmer Keith's guns were being auctioned off. Wonder what was up for sale an what they brought?

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Nice! What part of the country were you hunting in?

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"Keep your powder dry" is another worth noting unless someone already mentioned it.

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An acquaintance of mine just told me yesterday that a guy who shoots at his range has no put 86,000 rounds through a Glock 17 he owns. Which generation it is I do not know but that is a lot of shooting!

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