With regard to the gold pocket watch cases, they are gold filled and are partially brass. I have a Hamilton 950 that I carried on the railroad for years and the gold has worn off on an edge or two.
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I can't tell you how that truck came to be in the position in the pictures, however, having driven trains for 30 years, I can definitely tell you that all kinds of strange things happen on railroad tracks.
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I called all three of my representatives and got to talk with someone in each office--one never gets to talk with the representatives personally. Best conversation was with Heath Shuler's office. I was told that Congress is doing something about the high gas prices. He said, "Just last week we ...

deerwhacker444,
I commend you on being patriotic and letting your representatives know where you stand on this issue.
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Good Evening Fellows: I have been reading all of your posts and enjoying them immensly. There are a lot of good thinkers here. My college professors told me that two heads were better than one even if one was a dumb head. I also learned that 10% of the people 'think', 20% of the people 'think they t...

My experience has been that these old guns shoot harder with BP than with SP.
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Two good questions. Since nobody wants Hillary or Obama--How many are going to campaigne for McCain? How many think their patriotic duty is done when they cast their vote?
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If Obama is next President, the assalt weapons ban will pass with many more weapons added to the list, handguns will be banned, no more CCW plus the added below: Let's hope these predictions do not come to pass.............. Stark Predictions . . . What Would Happen If Obama Won by Thomas G. Del Bec...

Thanks for the replys, guys. I wish to do some coyote hunting with this pistol and thought magnaporting might reduce muzzle flip thus allowing one to get back on target quicker.
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Honorable Sirs:
I have a S & W Model 629 Classic DX 44 Magnum which I enjoy shooting very much. I have been considering having it magnaported. Is this feature worth having? If so is there any configuration that is more beneficial (2 port vs 4 port, etc.)?
Thanks,
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Mr. Miller,
I would be happy to help you out. I have a lathe and if you supply the shell holders I'll supply the labor.
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Just saw in the news that Olofson lost his case in Wisconsin and was sentenced to 30 Months in Prison. This is just a taste of what's in store for gun owners in the days and years ahead.
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Dear Sir:
"Buffalo Arms" sells links for 73 Winchesters and are priced at $105 per pair. Just go to their site and click on firearms parts and toggle until you see the links. Best of Luck to you.
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For those of you inclined to think this is a good idea, here's an experiment you can perform. Find two test tubes of equal size. Find yourself a 12 volt car battery and hook an insulted copper wire to the positive side of the battery. Strip two inches of insulation off the free end of the wire. Fill...

Wonder why we have not heard anything about this woman? Stanley Ann Dunham Barack's Momma Stanley Ann Dunham, Mercer Island High School Stanley Ann Dunham Obana Soetoro (November 29, 1942 - November 7, 1995), known as Ann Dunham and Stanley Ann Dunham, was an American anthropologist, left-wing socia...

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907. "In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage t...

I'm not going to tell anyone what to do in a case such as mentioned. Look at this link and decide for yourselves. Be sure to look at the pictures.
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Ysabel, Congratulations on your desire to read the Bible through. When I was at Columbia Bible College (1967-1971) the general consensus of the professors was that the American Standard Version was the most accurate translation available. The New American Standard Version was the most accurate and r...

If you look back at the post I believe you will see that I said they were GE Dash-9's. You are correct that EMD manufactured the SD class of locomotives. Yep, hope God has trains in Heaven otherwise what will all us old hoggers do?
God Bless,
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Dear Kismet, I am the one who posted the thread about 'McDonnalds and Gays' so I will respond to your posts. First, I am a Christian. I was saved at the age of 8 years old on Easter Sunday, 1955. What does it take to become a Christian? (1) Recognition that one is a sinner (both by being born and by...

Sixgunjr, I ran trains for 33 years. Operated in the Appalachian Mtns. of Western North Carolina for most of that time. Spring of 1997, or there abouts, a cloud burst occured between Old Fort and Ridgecrest. A culvert stopped up with debree and dammed up a good sized pond on the north side of the tr...

Fellow Levergunners, It saddens me deeply to learn that the McDonnalds food chain has decided to support the Gay and Lesbian Agenda. I do not know how most of you feel about this issue but for me it is a social problem that society must face. For a company of the size and influence of McDonnalds to ...

Fellow Levergunners, I have an original Winchester 73, cal 38-40. This rifle has an adjustable/set trigger as was installed by the factory. There is a little (and I mean little) screw adjustment on the trigger. However, this rifle has no operable half-cock notch. I have looked at the hammer and the ...

Does this mean my 50 cal Sharps shooting a 725 grain round nose lead slug will penetrate further that a 700 grain slug out of a 50 BMG?
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"Be not deceived, God is not mocked; Whatsoever a man soeth, that shall he also reap." If not in this world then in the one to come. Mankind wants to sow wild oats and then pray for crop failures. Every time I've sowed wild oats I got bumper crops. We'll all be judged one day--so live the ...

I don't remember where I read it, I thought it was on this forum. Similar bills are being presented is 8 ro 10 other states as we speak. I distinctly remember Mississippi and Tennessee. As I understand it this legislation would allow for use of current ammunition until January 1 2011. After that dat...

There are more ways to control people than to take their guns. Tax them so they only have time to work--that's people control. I believe it was Bill Clinton who said something like, "The American People should just work and pay their taxes and leave the government to us."
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February 19, 1945, 8:59 AM, Marines landed on a small Japanese held island in the Pacific. It was the first time in WWII that a part of the Japanese homeland had been attacked. Over the next 30 to 40 days, almost 7000 Marines would die, almost 30000 would be casualties, almost 21000 Japanese would b...