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DarryH

I like top water fishing. Red & White or Frog colored Jitterbugs, 3/8 or 5/8 ounce, When I hear the frogs croaking, I use weedless frogs like those from Creme or Burke. I use the larger size. The green and brown ones seem to work equally well. I fish from shore, and there is usually a mass of we...

DarryH

Just curious.....how much meat did you have to throw away due to the
broadhead injury????
I once had to toss a pheasant as it had gangrene throughout.

Wish I could have been there...looks like a great time.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH
Nebraska

DarryH

EASY!!

Remington Model 870, 12 gauge, 3" chamber
26" barrel with choke tubes,
20 iron sighted barrel for slugs.
18" barrel and an add-on pistol grip.

One gun that can do anything.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH
Nebraska

DarryH

Thank you.
I knew it was not real old.
That was the year I bought my first house,
and asked my best girl to marry me.
Over 27 years later that girl and I
are still together, and she still lets me buy guns.

Thanks again.
Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I'd like to find out when my Marlin was made. I just picked up a Golden 39A today. There are wear marks on the stock and bluing, some spots of bluing that I need to polish, but otherwise it is a clean gun for shooting. All the edges are sharp. Wood to metal fit is better than most I have seen. Buttp...

DarryH

I see a LOT of adds for the Marlin 336 as a scoped combo. The guns are usually regular priced about $350, sometimes $379. They are on sale ALL the time for $300 for the combo. Now we see these for sale all the time on the computer, in stores, etc. Why is it they everyone wants $350 to $375 for this ...

DarryH

URGENT REQUEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STOP using the words "too many guns"!!!!!!!

If the wives ever get wind of this, we're all done!!!!

Good Shootin!!
DarryH
Nebraska

DarryH

ANY factory 100 grain load put in the right spot will do a good job.
I buy the cheapest first and see if it is accurate.
So far, never had to buy a different kind.
My most used factory load is a Federal Classic Series
100 grain soft point. Never fails!

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I am on the Contemporary Longrifle Association forum web sight. I have bought several items that I just love. I spent some money on a powder horn about a year ago. I wanted something with great clasic looks, without being gaudy. I also wanted a smaller horn, such as a "day tripper" horn. I...

DarryH

I love reading the classifieds.

I see a lot of neat stuff for sale,
and some of it I can even afford.

I am also glad there are so many good buyers.
This has saved me a TON of money!!!!!

Good Shootin!!
DarryH
Nebraska

DarryH

neat outfit.
when our club runs a Swiss match, which is usually all prone,
I shoot off the top of my backpack as the rules allow.
I own 2 Model 96's, and a 94 Carbine.
I need to pick up a 38 still.

Thanks for sharing.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

That saddle was not built for a very big person.
Look at the space in front and in back of the kid.

I doubt it was a youth model, and remember, most people were not very large back then.
This picture could have been taken at
what passed for a resort in the early 1900's.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I have seen the metal, military ammo cans full of different types of ammo, that have been through a fire. Most were still mostly intact. Some were sprung open, but none of them actually exploded or threw any shrapnel from the can itself. Very little decris from the amo escaped the cans, and what did...

DarryH

Hey adirondakjack, I was really just addressing the original post. I understand the modern 45 brass can be loaded to much hotter levels and with heavier bullets. You will always have to worry about someone using hot loads in guns that might not handle them. I know of at least one S&W Model 25-5 ...

DarryH

You are all forgetting something that EK talked about. Many of the 45 cases back then were balloon head cases. They were too thin at the mouth to be hot-rodded to the levels the 44 could be taken to. Also, recall that the 44 Special was renowned for it's accuracy back then. EK would want accuracy wi...

DarryH

Japanese Baby Nambu service pistol (Model 1904)
a rare semi-auto only issued to General Officers.
caliber was 7MM Nambu
The ammo is very expensive, so I sold it.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I bought this from a customer who knew I liked old guns. It is a Crosman Model 99. This is a lever action repeater, made to look like a Savage Model 99. I believe these were made from about 1965 to 1970. I need one new seal, but it works long enough to here it shoot with a bit of authority. Sorry fo...

DarryH

I would use a cleaning rod and a .45 caliber brush.
It will go down the bore.
If you carbibe allows it, do it from the rear.
Usually a little turn or two and the broken case will come right out.

DarryH

a few thread down a gent shot a mountain lion with a .22 rimfire. Who else has had to shoot something they would rather not have??? Here is my experience. I grew up on a small family farm in Iowa. We raised hogs and crops. A disease called "Bloody Scours" hit our area. It mainly attacks ho...

DarryH

Farmers and Ranchers often have to make do with what they have at hand. If I thought that cat was a threat to my animals, I'd have shot it too. I also would have been very grateful for the protection of that truck cab.
Good job.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH
Nebraska

DarryH

Always liked those myself.

A favorite personal defense gun is an Ithaca 37 12 gauge
with an 18" barrel and a pistol grip.

I once shot 25 straight hands thrown clay pigeons, including some doubles with one of these.
No house should be without!!!

Nice gun you got!

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

Having owned replicas from Cimarron and Taylors, I'd say both are very nice. Many copies are made by Uberti, but each importer can request special things to make theirs a bit different. Personal opinion only here: Old model Ruger Vaquero - built like a tank. accurate. fun, I like em! negative: not a...

DarryH

the .457 round balls are usually not needed for the revolvers. .454's work well in most. Ruger requires the .457, and in these parts, that is pretty much the only people who buy them. Third generation Colt SAA revolvers used to have an accuracy problem. Now, I can't recall which way was what, but th...

DarryH

I am no expert, but here is what I think I know. I am under the understanding that current factory 45 Colt ammo is loaded using the .452 diameter bullets. A .44 caliber cap n' ball uses .454 lead round balls. The lead is swaged down and forms a tight seal when fired. I always thought it funny" ...

DarryH

Yes, I was at the Freemont show today. The dealers were begging for cash. With the Nebraska game being televised, I knew the afternoon would look like a ghost town in there. As far as getting jewelry with each gun purchase, I am sorta lucky and unlucky in that account. My wife has pretty bad allergi...

DarryH

She talks me into everything. Last time I took her to a gun shop, I walked out with a new Winchester 94 Centennial rifle. I took her to a gun show today. Came home with two guns!!! I looked at a neat Winchester 92 carbine in 25-20. It had a short barrel that was half octagon and half round. The mag ...

DarryH

I am a buyer for the store I work at. I didn't make the SHOT show, so maybe this is older news. I saw another levergun from Mossberg. It has the buttstock with a pistol grip and curved lever. It has some checkering. The gun looked and handled very nice. I asked if they had any ideas of making other ...

DarryH

I work in the retail sporting goods business. I am also so the buyer for the hunting and fishing departments where I work. The Muzzleloading market has been soft for several years. I am also a traditional shooter, and currently have a desire for a flintlock, smoothbore buch n' ball gun. We had not c...

DarryH

My folks are both 81 this year, and have celebrated their 61st anniversary. Both are in pretty good health, and both have clear minds. We occassionally see very little things like forgetting something, but other than dad restricting his driving to daytime only, there have been no issues. The folks a...

DarryH

I like the choke, only because I saw so many like it when I was growing up. It brings back a lot of memories. In the 50's and into the 60's, these were very effective. Most were adjustable, so one gun would work for many different types of shooting. With the internal chokes we have these days, the o...

DarryH

I have shipped right around 100 long guns via UPS. With my packing, I have NEVER had a gun damaged. I have had one gun arrive with the box in shreds, the hard case cracked with pieces missing, but no damage to the gun. I have had one gun and box arrive in perfect condition, only to have someone ther...

DarryH

I moved from my Iowa home to Grand Island for a job. I ended up getting transferred to a store in Omaha. Now, when I was scouting for places to live, I asked a LOT of questions. I quit looking at places to live in Douglas County (includeds Omaha), and I found a place in Sarpy County, just south of O...

DarryH

I am actually a transplant. I was born and raised on a farm in northwest Iowa. I don't find Nebraska that much different, except for the too high taxes !! I read every issue of the Nebraskaland magazine. Eastern Nebraska removed the membership cap well over a year ago. You just have to be a member o...

DarryH

I am in the Omaha area.
Who else, and where do you hail from??

I belong the the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club.
It is a great place with room to shoot
leverguns out a long way!

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

Wow....nice lookin shootin iron !!!!! But..have you shot it yet ??? I have a hard time firing the first shot out of some of my new guns. I had a whole set of S&W N frames, all pre-1980, all unfired in presentation boxes. I ended up selling the collection for guns I could enjoy shooting without f...

DarryH

I want / need a 38-40 rifle. I am leaning towards a 73, as I own 2 92's in another caliber. I don't own a 73. New replicas are $1050 and higher. Originals good enough for shooting start at that price, and I can find a pretty good one for $1300-$1600. This will be a fun gun, and really won't get shot...

DarryH

4" wide money belt with .38 cal loops, aged, tooled
3 holsters, aged, tooled, 5 1/2" bbls
Custom fit knife sheath tooloed to match
shotshell belt

everything was custom made.
About $800 7 years ago.

DarryH

DarryH

rats, you can cut and paste this to view, but still not right.

DarryH

Wm. Brown Holster Co. http://www.wmbrownholster.com They are out of Tombstone, Arizona. I had them make me a two gun rig for NCOWS shooting. It is unique, but with features from the book "Packing Leather". He does custom work. Mine is a 4 inch wide money belt with .38 caliber cartridge loo...

DarryH

There is a book that I think is called
"Jesse James, My Father".
It is supposedly written by his son.
In this book, and historians agree, that the James gang was accused of many more robberies than they were actually guilty of.
Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I didn't tell them they were moving guns and ammo. Anything that looked even related to shooting was carefully covered and/or packed by myself. I made sure my homeowner;s insurance covered me during the move, and it did, but to make sure, I paid a little bit and had a special (rider?) issued to cove...

DarryH

cool ,neat, wow, none of those words quite covers it!

very nice indeed.

Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I guess I cannot say what the wanted posters looked like. The article only mentions the Sheriff showing them to the families, and their identification. Both Jesse and Frank were known to have visited in this area before. Back then, the land was still a lot of wetlands, and known for good hunting. Th...

DarryH

I have the original newspaper clippings in a safety deposit box. This happened to one of my Grandparents, not sure how many generations back. A clean cut, young man roade up to the house. Mom was hanging out the wash. The gentleman asked if he could stay the night. Mom said that would be fine, but h...

DarryH

I have used them on varmints and wild cats and dogs. On the farm, we often times had feral animals come visiting. I have used them on squirrels with fun results. I always make sure I am shooting into the side of a big tree, so I have to be very careful about choosing my shots. Head shots pretty much...

DarryH

Marlin and Winchester had to beef up their lever guns in the 1800's to handle new cartridges. How about a new version?? A lever gun in .50BMG !!!!!!!!! With flat nosed bullets of course !!! I am, of course, kidding around about the .50BMG. I would settle for a gun in 7x30 Waters a 24" octagon b...

DarryH

That model 1892 with the tang sight does the trick for me. Where can I buy one????
Oops, I forgot, that takes cash!
I do have some trading stock, but more specialized stuff, and not lever powered.

That is a Marlin lever I would be proud to own and shoot!!
Thanks for the picture.
Good Shootin!!
DarryH

DarryH

I have owned a couple Marlin lever guns over the years. Marlin and Glenfield 30-30's, 444 Marlin, Golden 39A. I sold the big bores as I lived in Iowa, and there was no firearms deer season. You could use black powder guns, shotguns, and bows. The 39's have bugged me since I held my first one. Please...

DarryH

I have the Ruger #1 with a Mannlicher stock. I opted for 30-06 as I already owned 8 guns in that caliber. I seriously thought about a 7x57 Mauser. I mounted a 2 1/2 power shotgun scope. The scope is light and handy, and I can hit anything I can see at 200 yards. I have not tried further, as 200 yard...

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