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by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Something interesting for us IL folks from Midway
Replies: 16
Views: 3137

So, lemme guess, the next step is a tatoo serial number on the forearms of all gun owners... :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Serial Number on Marlin Number 29 pump 22?
Replies: 4
Views: 1221

Yep, no serial number required back in the days when we were all much freer!

Pictures?
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Check OutThis Gripmaker's Work
Replies: 27
Views: 5815

Where's the drooling smiley when you need it?!?

MAN, those are sweet!!! :D 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie with a question on value of Winchester 94 , 44 Mag.
Replies: 6
Views: 1323

Agreed... really hard to say without more details, but the lack of lawyer-safeties is going to help the value!!! :wink:

Oh - and welcome aboard. Good luck hunting! I was raised in good ol' Indiana; lived there from 1967 to 1987... :D
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Opinion? Change out Receiver on altered 94?
Replies: 17
Views: 3789

J Miller wrote:Ysabel Kid,
Read this thread, that will answer your question.


http://www.sixshootercommunity.com/leve ... .php?t=609


Joe
Gunbroker, huh? Don't they help with guns that don't match their description? :evil:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Opinion? Change out Receiver on altered 94?
Replies: 17
Views: 3789

Tell me you didn't get this from someone here! :shock:

I like the idea of using it as a "shooter" for a young buck. That becomes a "two-fer" - it gets used and you hook another future levergunner!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - LLC ??
Replies: 4
Views: 1047

That's the exact purpose - limiting the personal liability of members to what they have "invested" in the business.
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK, Here's Blaines/Tubbies "NEW" Mountie
Replies: 15
Views: 2912

BlaineCGarverakaTubbyTuba wrote:
She's stunning!
:shock: Thank goodness she took after me :wink:
I bet she did! :wink:

Got any more at home? My son's only 9, and my daughter is 5, but I'm already thinking arranged marriages are the way to go! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Current Events
Replies: 18
Views: 4045

One day Mychal Bell will kill someone, and these "civil rights" monkeys will make him a victim/hero. Exactly. I for one wouldn't want to have to look the loved-ones of his first victim in the eyes and explain I was part of letting him go due to "political correctness" or "r...
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you like IMR 3031?
Replies: 19
Views: 5013

Flexible powder - as you can see by all the loads. If you can get it at a good price, it's a good can to have in the cupboard! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HUMOR - Bass-Pro
Replies: 3
Views: 1027

Here I thought she was going to lean onto the counter and he was going to say "c-cups - and they're real"! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win 94 CBS Removal - ??
Replies: 6
Views: 1325

Bruce -

You putting in the "salvo filler"?
by Ysabel Kid
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leather on levers
Replies: 24
Views: 5056

salvo's post was the one I remembered! Now, if I can only remember where I put my keys... :?
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1873 Rifle Recommendations?
Replies: 8
Views: 2904

I have an Uberti "long range" (30-inch) in .45 Colt imported by Navy Arms. I bought it second-hand. It is a beautiful weapon, and one I never intend on parting with. Testimonial enough?

Good luck!
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - 'Jarhead' -vs- burglary suspect (Don't mess with Texas)
Replies: 4
Views: 2079

Semper fi!
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK, Here's Blaines/Tubbies "NEW" Mountie
Replies: 15
Views: 2912

:roll: My daughter lost interest in firearms....I hope I get a grandson to pass this stuff on to :wink: T3 - you can always adopt me? :wink: Heck, if I was 20 years younger, and single, I know I'd be hanging around your place. I remember the pictures of your daughter's wedding. She's stunning! That...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine
Replies: 25
Views: 5907

winjester - I know you have to be feeling awful about STEALING that ROA off that kind old gentleman for $100. To make you feel better, I'll buy it off you for $120. I know, I know - it's awfully nice of me. It's just the kind of guy I am! :wink: I have an old model Ruger Black Hawk in .30 carbine. L...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Welcome to Ken N, the 500th user signed up here
Replies: 9
Views: 1851

AmBraCol wrote:That's scary, Hobie has an Avatar and it looks just like him! :shock:
Okay, I'll bite. What the heck is an "Avatar"? I thought that was one of my kid's cartoons!!!

Welcome aboard Ken! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any C96 Mauser admirers here?
Replies: 3
Views: 931

The "Broomhandle"? I'm an admirer. Almost bought one earlier this year on GunBroker.com. Glad I waited though - found the deal I had been looking for on my Browning 1886 SRC a couple months later, and wouldn't have had the funds for it had I bought the C96. Now you got me thinking about th...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Finally got my rig together for my "aged"Uber
Replies: 5
Views: 1567

Beautiful!!! Did you have it made, and if so, where?
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - titles and pictures
Replies: 6
Views: 1435

OT - titles and pictures

So, Hobie - what's with the titles ("levergunner", "pilgrim"), and how does one add his picture to his name on the left hand side of a post? Not that any of you want to see my ugly mug, but it is kinda cool seeing who we're talking to! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brazil-made or Italy-made Model 92 Lever Action?
Replies: 20
Views: 4951

Gunnie 12 wrote:Current 1892 rifles can be bought from:

1. Cimarron (Armi San Marco)
2. Taylor (Armi San Marco)
3. EMF ( Rossi)
4. PUMA – LSI (Rossi)


Any others?
On currently-manufactured guns, I think you covered it. Pedersoli doesn't make an 1892. There is always the original! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Texas guys - what is required for a private handgun transfer
Replies: 20
Views: 4522

What I do with my private property is one of them. Private property rights - the right to do with as you please that which belongs to you - is one of the most misunderstood, least applied, and from the left - vilified - of our basic liberties. Without it, our economy does not work, and our freedoms...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feels and looks like a new gun!
Replies: 17
Views: 3202

salvo -

Do you have a snapshot of the saddle-ring side as well?
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - DPris' Bane Challenge Single Six
Replies: 25
Views: 4531

I have an old-model single six that is starting to go plum. Took me several years to find it at the price I wanted to pay. This one had the original box and spare clyinder in .22 magnum - in the little red felt bag. She's a keeper as she is!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1873 Winchester parts needed
Replies: 3
Views: 901

Most of the Uberti parts will NOT fit the original. I know for a fact that the carriers will not interchange, nor will the barrel. On the other hand, Chaparral CLAIMS their parts will interchange with the original Winnie 73. I have not personally verified that. Might be worth a call to them to see....
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1866 Yellowboy rear ladder sight
Replies: 5
Views: 1489

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:Like these .... ?

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,231.html
Darn Rimfire, you're fast! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feels and looks like a new gun!
Replies: 17
Views: 3202

Just a thought, but how would a monogram look on the flat of that filler? Probably pretty cool!!! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1866 Yellowboy rear ladder sight
Replies: 5
Views: 1489

Welcome to the forum and to the wonderful world of leverguns! :D

Have you tried Buffalo Arms? They have a lot of sights, and though I am not sure they have this one, it is probably a good bet that they do!

Good luck. Post a picture of your Yellowboy when you can!
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Creepy and wrong... Autocanibalisim?
Replies: 23
Views: 4459

Okay, so it's open season on corny jokes, right? :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Current Events
Replies: 18
Views: 4045

I agree with OI. At the very least, attacking someone from behind with six to one odds, then stomping on him while he was unconscious is dishonorable and cowardly. I have no feeling but contempt for anyone who did this and I don't care what their race is. Cowards disgust me. If they had a true reaso...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - gun control as racism
Replies: 12
Views: 3032

rimrock - Yep, the gun control movement started as a way to deny firearms to freed slaves. As you can imagine the thought of thousands of armed folks rightfully holding something of a grudge didn't sit well with the folks in the south. Additionally, though liberals are apparently too dense to unders...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Light Rust Removal
Replies: 11
Views: 2838

0000 and light oil for me as well.
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leather on levers
Replies: 24
Views: 5056

Re: Leather on levers

(man, ain't this forum great on the wallet!? Yessssss!) Lessee... a Chaparral "Winchester 1876", then a Winchester 1895 High Grade, and then a Browning 1886 SRC. This forum HURTS the ol' wallet!!! (but in a great way :wink: ) There was a thread on the old forum about leather-wrapped lever...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimarron 1876 Tang Sight
Replies: 9
Views: 4319

CraigC wrote:
kimwcook wrote:Shasta that is a beautiful rifle. The wood is fantastic.
Agreed, the wood is amazing!!! You guys are gonna get me in trouble with these `76's. :cry:
They are wonderful to hold!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New Colt SAA Initial Cleaning ?? (pics. Added)
Replies: 26
Views: 4589

Geez, I thought you were undressing a woman there! Opening up the box on your new Colt certainly comes in at a close second! :wink: I had to think about it, because the answer didn't come to mind, and then realized that almost everything I have in my collection is a "shooter" - and was a &...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feels and looks like a new gun!
Replies: 17
Views: 3202

salvo wrote:Thanks!
Ysabel Kid, I posted pictures of it when I was making the safety filler. I did not have the sights or trigger parts installed yet. It just feels so much better.
Looks better and better! You're an artist!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK, Here's Blaines/Tubbies "NEW" Mountie
Replies: 15
Views: 2912

Officially jealous it is! Congrats guys!!! :D Steve, had you brought that home, you'd be in trouble!!! :wink: You're supposed to be in the selling-mode, not the buying-mode! I know! But, if I could have gotten it for south of $350, I could have sold my other Mountie and it been a break-even deal. A...
by Ysabel Kid
Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Rare" Marlin 35 Rem
Replies: 3
Views: 1026

At least the reserve price was set in the realm of reality. I'm still wondering what planet the Glenfield Model 30A seller lives on (http://www.gunsamerica.com/976944583/Gu ... LD_30A.htm)?!? :shock:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Farms
Replies: 26
Views: 5528

I'm not saying this is all you can do, or that it will pay all the bills. What I am saying is that you are young, and now is the time to chase your dreams before life's responsibilities really weigh you down. I'm also saying that - from experience as I finish up my 20th year with the company I work ...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Huh?
Replies: 22
Views: 4205

levers wrote:I really like the statement:

"THIS GUN IS RARE"

That does it for me. Where do I send the check?
If that's the case, I have a rare NIB Ruger 10/22 that I will part with for $1000, if you ask really nice. Let me know so I can pick it up from Wally World before shipping it! :wink:
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Feels and looks like a new gun!
Replies: 17
Views: 3202

Salvo -

Did you post pictures of this baby before? It looks really nice!!! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any advantage to a Large Loop lever?
Replies: 17
Views: 3746

Cool factor = 10
Speed factor = 2 (compared to a "normal" lever)
Overall usefulness = just depends on the shooter!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK, Here's Blaines/Tubbies "NEW" Mountie
Replies: 15
Views: 2912

Officially jealous it is! Congrats guys!!! :D

Steve, had you brought that home, you'd be in trouble!!! :wink: You're supposed to be in the selling-mode, not the buying-mode!
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimarron 1876 Tang Sight
Replies: 9
Views: 4319

I just put a Marbles tang sight on my Chaparral 1876 in .45-60 WCF, which I purchased from a fellow forum member. I have not had a chance to shoot it yet with the new tang sight on, but it looks like it is going to be a VAST improvement over the factory sights (it's amazing anyone hit anything with ...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Engraved Winchester Model 94.
Replies: 15
Views: 3914

Yep, feed our lever-porn addictions, please! :D
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brazil-made or Italy-made Model 92 Lever Action?
Replies: 20
Views: 4951

Cimarron's an importer, so which Italian manufacturer are you thinking about (I can't remember whose 1892 they bring in)? I've been impressed with Uberti stuff as a whole. Some of the Armi San Marco and Armi Sport stuff not as much. Again, can't recall whose doing what now...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Farms
Replies: 26
Views: 5528

Re: Way OT, Farms

I may have gone off the deep end! I want to start a small livestock farm. Not looking to make a ton of money. just sick and tired of livin in the ratrace. Mostly want to get into this because I love raising animals. Let's see... you're young, don't like the rat race, and have an opportunity to do w...
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New to me 39M
Replies: 11
Views: 2420

Welcome aboard dr walker! :D

What a great find! Sounds like a good gun with character - the best kind!!! 8)
by Ysabel Kid
Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Rossi 92 Range Report
Replies: 5
Views: 2036

Thanks for the Welcome Aboard! I read here that Steve is recovering from surgery, so I'd be waiting a little while to send it off to him, if I do. Any idea what the turn-around time is for standard tune-up job? I was worried about empties ejecting right on my head with that open top, but they were ...