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by pharmseller
Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which of us are leaving a legacy?
Replies: 9
Views: 1424

My seven year old son recently told his grandma that he doesn't do anything his dad doesn't do.
I'm leaving as much of a legacy as I can.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 94 date of manufacture?
Replies: 5
Views: 1079

http://armscollectors.com/sn/winlookup.php

Is the serial number 21,148,XXX or 2,114,8XX?
The former is outside the range stored in the database (high).
The latter is mfg year 1955.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinions on short magnums?
Replies: 44
Views: 5601

JReed wrote:.308Win the original short mag.
I hear it makes a real good 800 yard sniper round to. :wink:
+1.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - governor of New York
Replies: 81
Views: 10961

He seems like a smart guy, smart enough to know that he would get caught, which begs the question: did he do it (get caught) on purpose? Was this a case of self abuse? Of course he was arrogant, but we're talking years of this activity and tens of thousands of dollars. He had to know he would get ca...
by pharmseller
Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Makes you wanna cry...
Replies: 18
Views: 3107

Makes you wanna cry...

by pharmseller
Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Puma or Marlin .357?
Replies: 16
Views: 3067

I have both. You can't scope a Puma, but if that's not an issue then take it off the board. I like the looks of the Puma better. The fit & finish of the Marlin is better. I slicked up the Puma and it cycles much smoother. I prefer the Marlin sights. I got a used, pre-safety Puma for about $100 l...
by pharmseller
Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice 25-20 marlin and winchester model 64 30-30 on gunsameri
Replies: 4
Views: 1085

Still, $470 for a decent 64A ain't bad.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang traffic! (pic)
Replies: 11
Views: 2144

I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.
There were over 60 birds in the flock. Only about 45 made it into the pic. The record high for turkeys in my yard at one time is 114.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Guns and booze? Why?
Replies: 42
Views: 5820

If I'm lucky I'll drink whisky (Jack, usually) twice a year: deer camp and elk camp. I say lucky because we have a tradition where the bottle comes out only if we get meat on the ground and only after the guns are put up for the night. We'll have beer with dinner but again, only when the guns are pu...
by pharmseller
Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang traffic! (pic)
Replies: 11
Views: 2144

Dang traffic! (pic)

And they don't even use turn signals!


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I took this pic yesterday from out of my car window, just before turning into my driveway.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Signature lines - care to explain?
Replies: 53
Views: 7500

OT - Signature lines - care to explain?

I'm sorry if this has been done before and lately, but I gotta know the origin of some of your signature lines! Some of the members are new.
Mine is straightforward and includes the author.
How about yours? Maybe include your avatar as well.


Quinn
by pharmseller
Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT--way off but my niece and gangrene problem
Replies: 43
Views: 6300

Go to the pharmacy to pick-up the medicine and find what he prescribed for me costs 221 dollars for 10 pills. Antibiotics. Don McCullough Crikeys! Do you remember the name of the antibiotic? FYI for cash payers, you can use the Costco pharmacy even if you're not a Costco member. Lowest prices (on a...
by pharmseller
Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I bought a NIB Browning Hi Grade Model 71 (lotsa pics)
Replies: 20
Views: 3524

1886 wrote:
2ndovc wrote:Very Nice. Can't have enough 45-70s ! :D


8)
J stop your foolin'. Everybody knows the 71 was a .30-30. Get some sleep, you alls been workin' too much. 1886.
.30-30???????? But I bought dies for a .375!!!
:lol:

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT *#@($*%&$&% CAR BUYER'S
Replies: 43
Views: 6142

Tom,
Awfully good of you to provide the education. I imagine you are saving some folks some serious cabbage.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a Browning 92 357
Replies: 21
Views: 3751

I'm looking for a good shooter Blackhawk 357 mag. Not too many around here, for some reason.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-held hostge by goose
Replies: 5
Views: 1056

I got goosed by a hostage once...
I'm pretty sure I was in Wisconsin...

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I bought a NIB Browning Hi Grade Model 71 (lotsa pics)
Replies: 20
Views: 3524

I bought a NIB Browning Hi Grade Model 71 (lotsa pics)

You know, getting laid off has been a good thing. I got a great deal (Victor knows all about it, and I must thank/blame him) so I couldn't pass it up. Absolutely beautiful wood, and she's mint! Unfired in the box! http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w84/pharmseller/115_1599.jpg http://i174.photobucke...
by pharmseller
Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - But sure important to me!
Replies: 21
Views: 3301

Outstanding!
Thanks for sharing the joy.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lever gun Score at local shop.
Replies: 29
Views: 3767

You stole it!

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many levers in this old photo?
Replies: 22
Views: 3102

cubrock wrote:Took me a while, but I finally found that 73. Here is what I see:



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I think you missed the cannon. It's the one with the big hole in the middle of the picture.
:lol:

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thank You Vandi
Replies: 27
Views: 3920

Ji, boy did you marry UP! (he says as someone who really married up!!! :wink: ) Congratulations my friend!!! :D[/quote]

I'll bet she owed him money...
Congratulations!

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - I need some advice
Replies: 32
Views: 4557

Ummmm...
What talk?
:lol:

Just make sure he respects girls.


Quinn
by pharmseller
Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a Browning 92 357
Replies: 21
Views: 3751

I faxed the FFL this am and he said he'd ship today. I should have it by Monday! This was one of those "make an offer" situations on GB. The seller had it posted for a high price, it expired, so he relisted a couple of days later. Two very kind members of this board emailed me the link, bu...
by pharmseller
Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a Browning 92 357
Replies: 21
Views: 3751

Bought a Browning 92 357

I made him an offer before the bidding ended and he took it! I'll post pics when I get it next week.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=93285763

Quinn
by pharmseller
Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: gunbroker bids
Replies: 7
Views: 975

I have bought a bunch there also. Click on the guys e-mail link and give it a try. :wink: I'm trying right now. I've done it in the past when a gun didn't sell. "Hey seller, instead of waiting a month to relist, I'll BIN for $X." It worked for me, I got a NNB Browning 71 for $628 shipped ...
by pharmseller
Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Excellent scope deal
Replies: 3
Views: 745

Bought one.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Show us your CUSTOM LEVER rifle!
Replies: 33
Views: 8734

Grandpa customized this deluxe 71

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Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - What you hope to do when you retire...
Replies: 72
Views: 9797

It'll probably be another 25 years, but I'm going to travel the planet for a few years. Then I'm going to arm myself and become the first serial killer in history to target child molesters, child abusers, drug dealers, rapists, gangster rappers and muslims. Mums the word, ok? bogie Just be sure to ...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where do you live and what do you do for a living?
Replies: 106
Views: 15405

Linn County, Oregon, also known as God's Country. I'm in pharmaceutical sales. I have a place in the hills east of town. Deer, turkeys, and last year I saw elk (just one time) from my front door. Okay, I was looking through my spotting scope, but still... Here's the place: http://i174.photobucket.co...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice needed on ammo for 357 lever rifle
Replies: 21
Views: 3650

I am curious to find if the shipping charges wipe out any potential savings over local shops.
I have a Sportsman's Warehouse just up the road from me and sometimes they have sales, but not often.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whitetail vs. Mulies...
Replies: 13
Views: 1617

As long as they come from similar environments (i.e. similar forage) I can't tell the difference.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Die Broke
Replies: 2
Views: 644

OT Die Broke

I don't want to hijack the retirement topic so I'm posting a new thread. For those of us who need money to live I recommend the book Die Broke by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine (1998, I think). The point of the book is that financial rules have changed in the last 50 years and we need to change with...
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - What you hope to do when you retire...
Replies: 72
Views: 9797

Kid/pharmseller, Yes, the idea I laid out assumes no debt, but, it is an example to show how it would be with no debt: fantastic. I agree. Having debt towards a home is 99% of peoples fate. A necessary evil, if you will. Renting is great, if you are a landlord. I was blessed to have taken a debt/mo...
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - What you hope to do when you retire...
Replies: 72
Views: 9797

Re: retirement

... plus I get to write the interest from my mortgage off on my taxes....I look at my house as "good debt."Quinn First, there is no such thing as a "good debt". Not even close. Second, you get more money getting taxed than you do paying out to a bank, so the myth of a tax cut ad...
by pharmseller
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wolf Delisting moving forward
Replies: 17
Views: 2369

So how do you cook wolf? The only recipe I know of comes from the three little pigs. See, the rule at my house is, "If you kill it, you eat it." Keeps the youngster from shooting at tweety birds with his BB gun. Yes, I know, we'll have a new discussion after he goes sage rat shooting with ...
by pharmseller
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: -
Replies: 42
Views: 5449

Marlin .35 wrote:I second all that has been said. God bless you and your family. Hurry back!!!! Art
+1

Quinn
by pharmseller
Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - What you hope to do when you retire...
Replies: 72
Views: 9797

Re: retirement

Can't urge younger guys enough to work hard at getting your mortgage paid off as quick as possible. It frees you up to save money, and accumulate a few things that make retirement more enjoyable. . I'm pinching as many pennies as I can to save for retirement, but I have a different opinion on payin...
by pharmseller
Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Killer Fish Terrifies Britain
Replies: 26
Views: 4771

1. Catch
2. Fillet
3. Cornmeal/breadcrumbs/egg dip/beer batter/what have you
4. Fry 'til golden brown
5. Pop a cold one
6. Turn on the football game (football, not soccer)
7. Enjoy

Quinn
by pharmseller
Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 22 Magnum Vs. .17 HMR
Replies: 66
Views: 11456

Okay, no inside Marine jokes, what's an 0311?

Quinn
by pharmseller
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Need ankle gun recommendations
Replies: 35
Views: 4755

Ohhh...Okay.
Looks like somebody cleaned up a bleach spill with that purple towel! :lol:

Quinn
by pharmseller
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Need ankle gun recommendations
Replies: 35
Views: 4755

I came into this kinda late. Why is OI sniffing his armpit?

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

Cubrock,
Well put. The market determines price, not we. If I find one in my range, great! If not, well, I don't drive a Ferrari, either.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Bald Eagle neighbors.
Replies: 26
Views: 4031

Great pic!
We have a large population of sheep where I live so this time of year the bald eagles show up in good numbers. I saw 11 in trees ringing a small pond, all adults. Really cool!

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

A friend of mine during college was from Holland. His family had money with a capital M. He was getting an MBA so that he could manage the wealth. He was very generous. He called U.S. money "fun tickets." Great guy.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

I think people get too wrapped up in the pursuit of "a good deal". Unless these rifles are dropping out of thin air into your backyard, you might want to grab one when you see what you like. Are they priced too high? Who cares. If you can get it for less money, sure, go do so, but if you ...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Old job/new job update
Replies: 2
Views: 523

OT Old job/new job update

Gentlemen, Recall my post from December of last year regarding my layoff - well, Friday (2/15) my prior employer paid me off (ironically the same day as my regular paycheck from my current employer). I have a bonus check coming from them next month and then our association is finished, forever. Bitt...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

Two things I have:
1. Patience
2. Patience

I wish the third were money, then I wouldn't need patience.

Quinn
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

Gentlemen, No flame intended, but, I would like to have you consider the reasons we that have spent twice as much on Brownings.You have to know that we consider ,Fit, finish.reliability, and accuracy more important than price I won't argue that a browning is worth twice the price. I will argue it i...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!
Replies: 21
Views: 3560

2 Browning 92 in 357 on GB, but spendy!

I've been looking for one of these for quite a while without luck. Now there's two on GB but they're gonna go for close to a grand each. Here's the first: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=92187690 and the other: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=92257846 Man! Out o...
by pharmseller
Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How Many People are killed by Grizzlies?
Replies: 42
Views: 7931

We live in the center of a small town on the Oregon coast. Over the last few years builders have encroached into the black bear's territory in town. Now we have them wandering through our back yards day and night. They haven't hurt anyone yet, but a couple of months ago a State Trooper or sheriff's...