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- Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1283
Re: Springtime in the Rockies!!
The snow finally melted off! A couple flurries here and there. I even got in some fishing and exercise for my dog.
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Having to log in every time you visit?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7426
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Having to log in every time you visit?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7426
Re: Login site amnesia
Same here. On my phone and tablet.
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "The Virginian"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2198
"The Virginian"
What a bummer. I just read James Drury passed away at 85.
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What About That Stimulus Check?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3014
Re: What About That Stimulus Check?
It would be awesome if all Republicans sent it to a fund to build the border wall! Dems would have a melt down.
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Shotgun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2564
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Shotgun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2564
New Shotgun
20200330_215125.jpg I picked up this RIA VR80 12 gauge semi auto on sale for way under 6 bills. I had the opportunity to try one at SHOT show. I absolutely love it. It comes with two five round mags but a 9 and 19 rd mag is available. 19 rd mag looks kind of cartoonish but works. It also comes with...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Holster
- Replies: 5
- Views: 741
New Holster
Since I got my holy grail, Freedoms Arms .45, I had to get a holster worthy of it. I went with a Mernickle PS6 with stingray inlay. It came in today!
- Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: COFFEE!!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4929
Re: COFFEE!!
https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/pages/coffee-club I love BRCC. You can drink Just Black or SS straight. All their coffees are really good and BRCC is vet owned and ran. Their you tube videos are hilarious but not for everyone. And I'd rather pay a little more to support them than starbucks. Which r...
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kimberized
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1582
Re: Kimberized
Kmbers are great guns. After convinving our dept to allow 1911's I went out and purchased a Kimber 1911 Stainless TLR for work. I put thousands of rounds through it with no issues other than replacing the spring. My son also purchased one. and.......my G-daughter name is Kimber!
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: took my new EDC knife on a walk through the wood
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5986
Re: took my new EDC knife on a walk through the wood
Benchmade Adamas Folder. I've had this for several years. Heavy duty. I've used it on elk a couple times and everyday use. I know Benchmade has had a few issues in the PR department but they sure make nice knives.
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got sunshine?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1119
Re: Got sunshine?
it was pushing 40° here Sunday...now at 10:30 am it's 3°
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Guy In AK
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2104
Re: New Guy In AK
Welcome! Ha, You need that Big Horn model up there!
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3200
Re: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
Jkbrea, Think you are really going to enjoy that one. I have the same gun which is currently dedicated to 45 ACPs. However, I've shot it with everything from 200gr SWCs to the Lee 320gr FNGC DC using the 45 Colt cyl. A lot of versatility, not to mention a lot of fun in a small package. https://phot...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3200
Re: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
Jkbrea, how did you like the toilet paper holder in the men's room at Freedom showroom? I have the same pistol sans the acp wheel. Bought my high ride strong side holster right there in their store. I bought mine about the same timeframe as when you bought the Colt SAA from me. Mine is black micart...
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3200
Re: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
Now to find a holster. I really like this gun. It's my new elk packing and hiking gun. Heck...I'll use it for EDC. no bulkier than my S&W Mod 66.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3200
Re: SHOTShow and F.A.
I was awarded this Model 97 15 years ago. 45 Colt with 45 ACP cylinder. I shoot the ACP 99% of the time. I had my friend Gary Reeder turn the rear of both cylinders off so I could see the cartridge rims. The FA's are the best built single actions in the world, but I didn't want the cartridge rims r...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3200
SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
I just got back from SHOTShow in Las Vegas. It was amazing and overwhelming. I walked several miles and still didn't see all the exhibits. 60,000 attendees and 3 levels of exhibits! Met several good contacts for what I needed. It's not a gun show where you can make purchases but....I found the Freed...
- Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great Lakes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1642
Re: Great Lakes
My son lives in Alpena, Michigan. There is a small museum of shipwrecks from Lake Huron. They have all types of items recovered from several shipwrecks. They keep some of them displayed in ice cold water to preserve them. There is also a glass bottom ship tour that takes you to several old shipwrecks.
- Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winter Pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1866
Re: Winter Pics
...and of course elk are everywhere since hunting units closed.
- Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winter Pics
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1866
Winter Pics
Working at a gun club is awesome but shooting everyday can get pricey. I gotta start reloading. I'm determined not to get cabin fever. I've been hiking several groomed paths with my dog and scouting areas to hunt next fall. There are lots of critters out and about. This week, there was a mountain li...
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NEW Colt Python
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5393
Re: NEW Colt Python
I wish they would make it in blued steel. Colt blueing always seemed better than most
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone making a good fixed 6x scope anymore?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1642
Re: Anyone making a good fixed 6x scope anymore?
Leupold has a FX II 6x36 on their website. It's also on optics planet.
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marshall Dillon's Colt
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1168
Re: Marshall Dillon's Colt
I also read his first gun on the series was a Great Western. From True West Magazine: Gunsmoke and firearms aficionados may also remember Dillon using a Great Western revolver. That was true, in the early part of the series. After contacting Colt and finding out the company had no plans to resurrect...
- Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Horrific experience buying a gun rig
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2344
Re: Horrific experience buying a gun rig
That is totally unacceptable. I know you're hesitant to name them but I would. Maybe an email campaign from bunch of Levergunners and any other sites you frequent might put them in check. I recently had to send back a $300+ set of hearing protection to the company that made them because they quit wo...
- Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Advice request
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2040
Re: Advice request
At the gun club where I work I have seen about three Glocks attached to a CAA micro Roni. The Glock pistol fits inside making it a carbine size 9 mm. It has an arm brace. I got to shoot one a few times and it is easy to hit a hundred yard target consistently. It uses your existing Glock pistol and ...
- Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Advice request
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2040
Re: Advice request
At the gun club where I work I have seen about three Glocks attached to a CAA micro Roni. The Glock pistol fits inside making it a carbine size 9 mm. It has an arm brace. I got to shoot one a few times and it is easy to hit a hundred yard target consistently. It uses your existing Glock pistol and m...
- Mon Nov 11, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HQL in Md.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 329
Re: HQL in Md.
Glad you're getting a new gun and I hope you enjoy it!. But it sure is a shame you have to go through all that to exercise your second amendment rights. Maybe they should do the same classes for First Amendment rights. And watch people go crazy when it affects them personally. Even California is mor...
- Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting article on clam shell holsters from the 1970s
- Replies: 4
- Views: 486
Re: Interesting article on clam shell holsters from the 1970s
When I was a rookie, I remember talking to a veteran LAPD officer. He said most everyone wore a clamshell but when walking around the station, other cops would reach over and pop other cops holsters open. It made them guard their sidearms more!
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wyoming Speed Goat
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2264
Wyoming Speed Goat
I went on a antelope hunt yesterday morning near Pinedale, Wyoming. Turned out to be the easiest hunt of my life. If you could call it that. I was on the way to get permission from a landowner and I saw a buck bedded down. I went about 3 miles to get permission and the landowner was not home. On the...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gotta Get a 6.5 Creedmoor
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2025
Re: Gotta Get a 6.5 Creedmoor
As a range master I see the variety of different guns every day. I also get to shoot other people's guns quite frequently :D . I ended up buying a Ruger long-range Precision in 6.5 Creedmoor. It is a very comfortable shooting round. I hunt elk with a 30-06, but I think I will take this Ruger on an a...
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got to meet a levergunner.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 650
Re: Got to meet a levergunner.
Great meeting you and your family! You sure got a lot done in a short time! I'm glad you didn't have to use the bear spray.
If any member here ever wants to stop by, I'm at the gun club between Jackson and Hoback.
If any member here ever wants to stop by, I'm at the gun club between Jackson and Hoback.
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Electric Chainsaws
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3577
Re: Electric Chainsaws
I bought a Ryobi battery powered chainsaw for $10 at a second hand store because I had a couple Ryobi power tools. I've used it a few times and it works pretty good. It has a much slower speed but works. I used to have a Poulen electric chainsaw that I got free. It also worked great and no messing w...
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Done
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2159
Re: Where Do These Phrases Come From?
My dad used to say someone "doesn't know sh*# from Shinola".
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LOL.....some funny gun-related cartoons and memes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 472
Re: LOL.....some funny gun-related cartoons and memes
The Led Zeppelin song on page 6 was great!
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scout style scope on Rossi 92
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8767
Re: Scout style scope on Rossi 92
The sights started to get slightly blurry the last couple years for me. I put Scout scopes on two of my lever guns. A Marlin 45-70 XLR and a Marlin TK 3030. I love the Scout scopes. Out to about 300 yards they are awesome. In thick timber I can take them off with the quick-release rings. When I put ...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off Topic....Harley Street Glide ???
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4169
Re: Off Topic....Harley Street Glide ???
I have an 08 Street Glide. I bought it used in 2011 and have put a lot of miles it with no issues. I took a long ride through Ca, Az, and Co where temps hit over 110 and it rode great. All I've done to it is replace the air cleaner, handlebars, tires, battery and speakers. If you get it...have fun a...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday jkbrea.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 508
Re: Happy Birthday jkbrea.
Thank you! Going to shoot some Dan Wesson 1911's with CZ reps later today.
- Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hunting Tags
- Replies: 1
- Views: 518
Hunting Tags
Anyone draw hunting tags yet? Now that I fled Ca to Wyoming, I pay resident prices! My 1st non-res elk tag in 1991 was $254. Last year...$707 for a elk :( . I just drew a cow/calf tag, an antelope tag, and can get a general elk tag (any elk) over the counter all for less than $150! Life is good. Hop...
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Posting pictures.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1656
Re: Posting pictures.
You can also post pictures on here directly. Click the attachment tab down under the box where you type your text, then click "Add files". Browse to your picture, select it, click "Place inline". I tried imgur. I guess it works....but I am definately computer challenged. I tried...
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Local gun shops. And greed. grrrrrrrr......
- Replies: 48
- Views: 10441
Re: Local gun shops. And greed. grrrrrrrr......
I like the way my local gun shop does it. It's $30 but they waive it if you spend $30 on merchandise instead. Ammo or anything qualifies.
- Sat May 18, 2019 11:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I just got emailed a flyer from Gander Mountain ......
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1087
Re: I just got emailed a flyer from Gander Mountain ......
Guns have gotten cheap lately. I just picked up a Smith & Wesson Shield 9mm 2.0 for $339. And with a $40 rebate it's only costing me to $299.
- Sat May 18, 2019 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is Terrible!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 767
This is Terrible!
No offense to anyone's dog out there!
https://youtu.be/H3VLqLLWxbQ
https://youtu.be/H3VLqLLWxbQ
- Fri May 17, 2019 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hero
- Replies: 3
- Views: 725
Re: Hero
What a story! That is a true hero. He's lucky that one soldier came back to pick up communication wires. Otherwise he would have died there and none of this would have been known.
- Thu May 16, 2019 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sold One...Bought One
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1619
Re: Sold One...Bought One
Another reason I sold it off was it was too dang pretty to be taking out in the woods and beat up. Having a Colt in a box tucked away in a safe wasn't for me. This Vaquero is slightly used and is a tank, Plus with the money I made off of it I'm also getting a Smith & Wesson shield for concealed ...
- Thu May 16, 2019 12:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sold One...Bought One
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1619
Re: Sold One...Bought One
I'm not an expert on them but I know the older Vaqueros are built on the Blackhawk frames. I know it fits my hand a lot better than the Colt did. Maybe the grips are just fatter.
- Wed May 15, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sold One...Bought One
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1619
Sold One...Bought One
When I retired I bought a new 3rd gen .45 Colt SAA because I had always wanted one. Only thing is, it felt too small for may hands and ended up a safe queen. I didn't like my pinky under the grip and if I moved my hand up, the hammer dug into the web of my hand. Shooting it was not comfortable. So.....
- Wed May 15, 2019 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5092
Re: How many of you
Before retiring I was our department rangemaster and pretty much got to shoot whenever I wanted. I got kind of spoiled. After retiring I didn't shoot much but now that I moved to Wyoming and live on a gun range, I can shoot whenever I want. Somedays days I do long range shooting and others I just go...
- Tue May 14, 2019 11:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dremel tool?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3080
- Thu May 09, 2019 11:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old cast iron
- Replies: 11
- Views: 877
Re: Old cast iron
Mine was really bad with rust and stains. I put it in the oven on the cleaning mode. Gets much hotter. When I was done all the crud and rust was on the bottom of the stove. It came out like it was brand new and all I had to do was season it.