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Getting A Parking Ticket The other day I went downtown to run a few errands. I went into the local coffee shop for a snack. I was only there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out, there was this cop writing out a parking ticket. I said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a br...

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You ARE talking about a 1894 Marlin, right? Remember the Winchester Mdl 94 was initially and rightfully also called the 1894. For clarity's sake, it's best to make sure the rest of us understand which make you're referring to.

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If ya ride a hoss, Wrangler 13MWZ, if not Levi's 501s. But either way Shepler's or Drysdales, both on-line.

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As nentioned above, the "Last" is the foundation of the boot, it determines the height, width & positioning of the arch; this determins how well the boot feels during a long day of wear, even if all the other terms of fit are met. There really isn't any way to tell if a particular boot...

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DuffLBag, get well. Will look for ya now that I know what I'm lookin' for... you drive a "red" truck? :P :lol: woods-walker, no... the engine is stock, but I replaced the transmission about almost 500K ago with a 13-speed. (Original was a 9.) crs, I sure hope so! Borregos, in fact... I pic...

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Aw geez, who posted that link to Buffalo Brothers Cowboy Store? NOW I HAVE to get me those for my matched pair of '51 Navy's!!

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O.S.O.K., nice job. Even without the asthetics, havin' a rifle that doesn't fit can play hob with yer shootin'!

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GREAT POST, Captain Jack Sparrow - you might consider the BLACK PEARL. There's already a custom "show" truck using that theme. :twisted: So, while "30-30" doesn't fit as a "handle" anymore, I'm still contemplating what I wanna call myself. Have an idea for the passenge...

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Again, Nath, you've outdone yourself. Great photos and good story. Yep, you're probably right about not shootin' the car! Wouldn't have helped the honeymoon at all! As to the locking lug not rising... Is the link flush with the bottom of the receiver went you close the lever all the way? If it is - ...

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Congrats Thunder50! Great looking bull!

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Well... the works been done for several weeks, but... problems with paperwork, getting the money together to pay the BILL has all delayed the taking possession of my old truck. For the past three years I've been driving this Peterbilt: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/Trucks/45220/IMG_1...

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Very nice.

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Happy Birthday Paco... belated that it is.

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Radio bud with throat mike in SpecOps, but really, hearing protection off the range (& sometimes on it) were almost unheard of... pun intended.

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I agree with the ride-along. In some departments you have to pass a quasi-background check to be able to go on one. Many nites are just time-killers, fulfilling that description of "secretary with a gun". A police officer or deputy is a member of a semi-military unit. It's a career field l...

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Lets see, I use Goex 3F in my '51s and the same in my '58, the oldest of which I purchased in '86 & '87, the lockwork has been cleaned about once a year; tops. I've never found any corrosion in there. The key to me is keeping lube on the moving parts. I lube the ratchet on the back of the cylind...

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Nate called me this evening and said that despite reports they came thru in great shape. Said that as described in his other post his home is in the older part of town, where most residents were evacuated to in years past. Lost electricity but generator is new still has a couple of gallons of gas an...

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JerryB wrote:Ain't nothing can compare to seeing God's country between the ears of a good horse. Thank's Danny for the chance to see it.

Beat me to it. Ditto!

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As I recall, Stevens bought the earlier Riverside Arms Co of Chicopee Falls, MA and continued their side by side double as the Model 311. My 1919 Riverside is serial numbered, but... it is located on the flat of the receiver below the barrels. I believe the Stevens are also.

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Sehr gut, mein herr!

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Well since there is a conservative, God fearing, gun toting person on one side of the isle, I vote Republican. You sit back and wait till the boogers come get you or, as I fear you may, vote for Obama. The Republican party has many faults I agree but pray that the new face of change will spread lik...

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Thanks for the update. Glad to hear everyone is ok... maybe Texican will check in.

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Vall,
Welcome back. You've been missed and for more than your knowledge and expertise; tho' those are welcome also!

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Griff sends me to my room, and never tells me I can come out! You seem to have snuck out and have been minding your manners, so further comment might have only served to point up your transgression! :D :D In general, I view the many christian gentlemen, including some pastors and LEOs, who have dea...

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Congrats. It is an awesome fix to a fix for a non-existent problem.

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Good luck with gettin' the '92 back in good workin' order. Have fun with the Savage. Friend of mine had one and we'd spent many an hour hunting coyotes with it in hills around Camp Pendleton.

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Idahoser wrote:Sarah gave me a reason to vote.

Then you're among mostly friends!

Get this elction in the books with a tic mark in the "win"column and I'll be looking forward to 2012!

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rr7, you take care there.

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I don't have any personal experience with Pietta's but in talking with Boyd Davis (owner of EMF) a few months ago he rated the Pietta's as possibly the finest Colt clones of any model that he's dealt with in his many years importing clones. He did say they tended to run a bit smaller than the origin...

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rangerider7 wrote:Alright guys take a look at this http://www.cartermuseum.org/collections/smith/about.php
This is Erwin E. Smith.

Hook, line and sinker! I KNEW I'd seen that photograph somewhere and there was a story to go along with it!

at me!

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Steve, was just watchin' the news up here in AR, hope you're considerin' buggin' out. It looks like a more northern line is being taken. Give Ike a wide berth if you can.

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I was delivering rolls of newsprint at one of the Chicago newspapers when I remembered I needed to call DirecTV about my services... was on hold listening to this "actor" delivering lines from some "play", and remember quite clearly thinking, boy, this is like Orson Wells' "...

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There's a couple of items about his outfit that seem amatuerish... mostly it's his leather cuffs. While one side (left) they are with the buckles down, on the other (right) the buckles are on the back of his wrist with the long billets just out there hankerin' to get caught up in something. His chap...

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Puh yer stock up tight against the receiver & tighten that stock screw. Make sure you use a hollow ground driver that fits. Lastly get some good tung oil in the wood to bring the moisture back up, sounds like she be a mite dry. Don't oil the inside where the wood where it contacts the tang.

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Prayers up that Ike remains "on course", changing strategies in the middle of the night can make for "iffy" operations!

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...Mine is a Pietta and seems smooth and well made. Three clicks is what I hear cocking it. Should hear 4, but have to do it slowly, the last three are quite close together. 1. The trigger snapping back down on the hammer over the half cock notch; 2. The hand changing notches on the back of the cyl...

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2ndovc wrote:I've run into a dilemma as to what to do with the sights for my Browning '86 project.
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Yep, but really have to ask 1 first; what're plannin' on doin' wid it? Huntin', plinkin' or target/competition uses would mean different sight requirements for me,

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Truthfully, it is as it should be, for you guys showed a lotta class in making that gun, young person and hunt come together. Take a bow, all ya'll, thumbs up!

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After shootin' Lil' Doc's '76 in .45-60... it'll be the SECOND on my list, as an Winchester 1885 in .32-40 is FIRST!

Edited to correct model number.

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Well, I'll add one technical reason his, & others, may pose with their elbows bent; cameras were large affairs, most often a single aperature lens which controls depth of field... so, if you were going to spend 25-50¢ of yer hard earned money, ya wouldn't want that $11 Colt to be all fuzzy and g...

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It's also consider bad manners in some circles to load directly from the flask to the gun. Use a measure. Don't know about "bad manners", but some folks think it's unsafe. I've been loading from a flask that has a lever (so now we're "on-topic") that opens a door and with a spou...

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I'm gonna agree with Kim also. New duds at the end of the drive. And Wiley's was a photo studio that would have had the requisite prop to outfit the drover and the dude alike, just the drover would have required no clothing. Aged photos, especially the sepia tones of the tintypes sometimes loose det...

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Howdy, So, I'm dying to know.. What was the cost per pound? I've never figured that out for myself..... Doesn't matter for the same reason you gave, but just curious..... Thanks, Paul As I recall, (little facts like that are immaterial and I have to remember a LOT of other stuff, so access to those...

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The rest of the world overwhelmingly wants to see obama as our next president-> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/09/2360240.htm?section=world Folks, that ALONE should be enough to get any sane person to vote AGAINST obama... When's the last time that the "rest of the world" want...

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I should add; you can always do what I did when I first accepted a position in Dallas. The office was located downtown, in fact, right next to the building L.H.Oswald allegedly shot JFK from. I pulled my travel trailer out from CA and found a camp/RV park about 8 miles from downtown, with electric &...

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TR, my 2¢ is if you're already making a good living, supporting your family, and you have a happy and fulfilled life in Spearfish...STAY!! Otherwise... It would take about $500,000 (or more) for me to make that move, and even then you're not living "rich" in DC! I'd take the wide open spa...

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Thanks for posting that... and for acknowledging Boston John as the author. His humor was priceless, may he rest in peace.

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Congrats on getting another levergunner out in the field...

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With a properly fit LEAD ball, there is little chance of flame getting between the cylinder wall and the ball. But... it has been known to happen. Either use grease over the ball or a wad under the powder. One assumes that the cylinder walls are straight and parrellel, if not slightly tapered toward...

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