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OldWin

The first thing I do with a gun like that Colt or 64 is shoot them.
Sometimes they turn out to be real shooters. If they do, you have the perfect setup. A quality gun that shoots good and you ain't afraid to use. I like to have a few like that around.

OldWin

Hey, whadayaknow! I carry a Colt LW Commander too. Been packing it for about 20 years or so. Wears stags and rests in a Milt Sparks SS.

OldWin

That's about right. All the loads I chrono from my 4" model 66 to my 20" Rossi make just about that same difference.
I shot some Winchester white box 125gr 38+P through my Rossi one time. They shot really well too.

OldWin

Morning boys. Glad you are safe Griff. If I had my Winchesters on a truck, I'd want you driving! :D You get all cleaned up Gunny? I gotta go out and bust a path for Kristy to get out for work. Supposed to snow through early tomorrow morning. Still looks like about a foot total. Not real bad for here...

OldWin

Yup. I'd rather 3 feet of fluff than 4 inches of wet slop. Makes a mess that doesn't go away, cause it always freezes after. I'm heading out today too. Going up to our lot to do a little woods loafing. It's going to start later up here than down your way. May just take a pistol. I will be doing a li...

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Six below this morning. Still saying about a foot of snow coming. Looks like about four days of snow at the end of the week, but not a whole lot of accumulation. Mostly an inch a day. One day is 3-5.

OldWin

Yup!
I ain't workin too-nite! Don't have to go in till next weekend. Hopefully won't be long and they'll close the place. Good old China Joe will help them move it overseas while giving me free money!
Its the age of the bum!

OldWin

UPDATE Now the weather Channel is saying 18+" for us by the time this storm is done !! I'd much rather have a 6" storm weekly than these big ones.. Nope. Give me cold weather and "the big one" every time. When you get continual small to medium storms all the time, there is more ...

OldWin

Say what you will, but Jason has great taste.

OldWin

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:50 am 13-18" of snow now! Starting at 5pm today until Tuesday. Going to be a slow moving system- a good ol Nor'Easter!

I'll take that $1400, use some of that to buy a Marlin 25-20!

I haven't looked but I think they are calling for a foot here.
5 below zero this morning.

OldWin

Most people go with either the Leupold 2.5x FX2 IER or the Burris Scout 2.75x Many handgun scopes have too much eye relief. You need an intermediate eye relief scope. I have both the Leupold and Burris and like them both. The Burris is slightly more compact than the Leupold, and also has a focus adj...

OldWin

Welcome back! I have an old 3 screw SB I keep threatening to send out to Bowen Classic Arms. Someone here had one that was shortened, tuned, and case colored by them. I thought it was the most beautiful SBH I'd ever seen and would love mine the same way. How quickly they forget. :D https://i.imgur....

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5 here in southern Maine this morning. -5 with the wind chill! Don't like it to much at all. At least the sun is shinning thru the kitchen window bringing in some bright light. It's to cold to do any shooting! I was thinking of shooting my Marlin 1894 in 44 mag sometime soon. Snowstorm coming in th...

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About 10 and sunny. Beautiful day to be out and about. Doesn't feel the least bit cold. Ran over to Bangor. Stopped in the trading post in Newport to see what they had for Hudson Bay axes. This place, for whatever reason, always has a good supply of powder and primers. Even during shortages. Strippe...

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The Canadians OK with that? I worried all the way to the border buddy. I thought sure we would be detained at the least. We crossed in Montana and they never so much as looked at it. Their big concern was if we had any handguns or ammo. My kid looked at the guy and said, "Well, the rifle is a ...

OldWin

Zero this morning. Luckily, the wind mostly dropped off.
Going back to the weekend shift next week so I'm off till next Friday. Hoping to get in a little time at the lot this week.

OldWin

Nice!
Nothing beats the feel and shootability of the older Smiths.
When I graduated high school, my dad bought be a brand new 6" 629. I still treasure it.
Always wanted to pick up another in a 4". Either a 629 or Mountain Gun. With today's prices, I will probably never have one.

OldWin

My son has one just like it. It's what we chose to take on our trip out through SD, Wyoming, Montana, and Canada to Alaska. Our companion for many miles in the Jeep.

OldWin

Haha. I know how he feels.

OldWin

Love the Model 19 S&W< but it can't handle anymore than the Ruger, and probably a little less. The 19 was the reason S&W brought out the upgraded 586, so the 586 could feel like a 19, but handle everything the 27 and 28 could handle. I'd not shoot heavy loads in a 19, as you'll quickly disc...

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Yeah, it's dropping now. It's 15 degrees with a good wind on it. Supposed to be 9 or 10 in the morning. The low for tomorrow is 3.
Still hasn't been real cold this winter.
Talked to Cody today. He has been doing some trapping and said it was 40 up there. Been warm.

OldWin

All I can think of is a carbon fiber body with cemented carbide inserts.
Up here we use a hacksaw.

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Old Savage wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:29 pm He was back at it the next day

Round these parts, that's called "normal".
Now, that may be cause we's stupid, or like the locals say, "tougher than a bag of hammers".

OldWin

As long as you guys are still up at 04-0500ish I'm in otherwise I'm going to be asleep! Got up this morning, got out the door with the girls and had to run for the capitol! Know that term about 'through a goose'? Whew almost didn't make it!! Reminds me of a story..... A guy here at work retired a f...

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I'll be at work Thursday night so I'm in!
Nacho cheese....? Oh man!

Yes sir! Freebies freebies. It's all free. The gubment gonna give us all that rich folks stuff!

OldWin

Jay, Look....think.....there's not much time left........think.......the country is fast falling apart and with the mindset of the left it's going into high gear.......soooooo, WTF, lets grab what we can while we can....sure....get that stimulus check..go for the $500 a month......use it to stock u...

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No worries anymore boys! It's the golden age of the bum. I'm lining up for my piece of the pie.......and cheese......and butter........and cell phones.......and cars ( yup, our moron governor wants to give CARS to the bums here). The rich are gonna pay their fair share! Sorry boys. You can't depend ...

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Jay you CANT retire- millions on welfare are counting on you! No, no! We are ALL on welfare now! These stimulus checks will never stop. It's a new political tool to buy votes with. I just want to fit in. That's the beauty of communism, once you see that nobody else is working, why should we bother?...

OldWin

If you only consider reliability, the AK mag is hands down winner. Where it falls short is it's weight and difficulty to carry do to its shape. Glock would be next on my list. It has been reliable since it's inception. If you include fixed magazines, the 98 Mauser is hard to best. So is the SKS and ...

OldWin

Haha trust me, you could run it. Yeah, they do some 4 10s too. We took weekends as it is less traveling. That is where the real savings is for us. Those three days are long, as with traveling it's almost a 15hr day, but you get it over with quick. The 10 years we did it before flew by. The boys were...

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Have you seen the Pearson mount for top eject Winchesters? It will use a scout scope or red dot but is probably the best no-drill option available. My dad is almost 80 and uses the Burris FF3 mount from Doug Turnbull on his old 94 Trapper. It goes in the sight dovetail and has worked great for him. ...

OldWin

Welcome back! I have an old 3 screw SB I keep threatening to send out to Bowen Classic Arms.
Someone here had one that was shortened, tuned, and case colored by them. I thought it was the most beautiful SBH I'd ever seen and would love mine the same way.

OldWin

Well, after a couple months of BS, it finally looks like I have an idea of how I will be working. So long 3rd shift after 11 years. Going back on the weekend night shift. I worked it for 10.5 years before. From 99 till 2010. Three 12s and off all week. I see lots of woods loafing in my future! Be ni...

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Ive heard shots under duress. One burst from a twin mounted f89 and by the time it stopped I had dropped a hearing threshold and added 6 notes permanenty to my tinnitus. :D Almost as bad was the heavy course of prednisalone I got put on, I felt whacky for weeks. I will agree if war or civil strife ...

OldWin

Man! Lots of doins while I was gone.
This is a fast paced operation. I can see I need to make more of an effort.

OldWin

The 5.56 is downright nasty on the ears. Inside or outside.
And I'd pass on it at 300yds too.
The .357 out of a carbine is a nasty piece of business at door yard (sorry....Maine terminology) ranges. Very little noise, very little recoil and very quick to handle and operate. All it needs is a light.

OldWin

There are no guns you should be buying NOW.
You should have had them long ago.

OldWin

I use 240gr XTPs over 23gr. of IMR4227. The velocity is right around 1500 in a 16" 94 Trapper. Gunny may be right regarding the XTP if you are driving it for all the speed you can. I usually don't, however, and find the XTP an accurate and versatile bullet. When I was working up loads I rememb...

OldWin

Ok! I gotta load up on ones!

OldWin

See, Griff old buddy........
Living right pays off!

OldWin

I use 240gr XTPs over 23gr. of IMR4227. The velocity is right around 1500 in a 16" 94 Trapper.
Gunny may be right regarding the XTP if you are driving it for all the speed you can.
I usually don't, however, and find the XTP an accurate and versatile bullet.

OldWin

OMG!
It's like Six was talking about ME!

I'm in.....I'm in!

OldWin

When I was 30 or so, I worried about money like most people. Like my buddy Six, I played it pretty conservative. I've been to Six's house, and mine is even smaller. I've had a good job for this area but live more circumspect than most everyone I work with. They are also the ones worrying the place w...

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I ordered 500 32WS brass from Starline a few weeks ago. It was about all that was in stock.

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Never had either.
But thanks for the sound advice old buddy.

OldWin

So sorry for your loss.
Few hurts are worse than the loss of a faithful friend who's love for you was without question.

OldWin

I don't know if its most used, but its handy.
I use a plated 158gr RN over 6.5gr. Unique in .357. This load is easy shooting but has enough to do something if need be. It clocks 950 from a 4" model 66, about 1k from a 5.5" 2nd Gen SAA, and 1350 from a 20" Rossi src.

OldWin

I agree Six. I know mine is only 3 shot. I guess my thought was it was ok seeing as I was standing up just leaning against the truck door and shot it with a 16" barrel and a ghost ring. But yes, I worry little about small groups. Up here, I never shoot very far. I'm much more concerned with fir...

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Zoey barks when someone pulls in the yard or she hears something outside. She won't sleep in the bedroom. She sleeps out where she can hear. She has the deepest, most ferocious bark you can imagine, but would be friendly to a ski mask wearing stranger with an axe. I don't care as all we need is to b...

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Haha yeah I've thought that too! We had a little Yorkie when the kids were young. He was the sweetest little dog but I think was a result of irresponsible breeding because he was quite "special needs". People suck. Now besides Big Z we have a little toy poodle named Maggie. She has not one...

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