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by Alan in Vermont
Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Alan in Vermont
Replies: 3
Views: 222

Re: Happy Birthday To Alan in Vermont

Thank You for the kind wishes!
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Mar 15, 2022 11:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is your age ?
Replies: 54
Views: 4020

Re: What is your age ?

72, until July.
by Alan in Vermont
Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pedal power
Replies: 125
Views: 8750

Re: Pedal power

Grizz wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:37 pm those look Good. In H.S. i had a 10 speed schwin. my daily rider.

Dad grew up in a mining family and he always kept a couple of carbide lamps. but not a canary.

where would you get carbide now days?
Amazon has it, under "lamp carbide".
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Perfection heaters
Replies: 58
Views: 4537

Re: Perfection heaters

Somewhere in my failing memory I seem to recall seeing where Perfection made cookstoves that used the same round, tubular wick for a heat source. Well! I turns out that not only DID they make cookstoves but they still are making them, NOT CHEAP though! Lehman's sells them for the "off grid"...
by Alan in Vermont
Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So I cooked my lever
Replies: 20
Views: 4246

Re: So I cooked my lever

I still can't see what is wrong in the picture. Someone please enlighten me!
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone into metal detecting ?
Replies: 11
Views: 1725

Re: Anyone into metal detecting ?

When I saw the opening scene of that video I thought looks like somewhere, anywhere in Vermont at this time of year, then the videographer let on that it IS in Vermont! our foliage colors are a bit brighter than that right now, but not much longer and the dreary grays of November will take over. I w...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: $12.00 Hat.
Replies: 30
Views: 4089

Re: $12.00 Hat.

OldWin wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:19 am
piller wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:02 am The Larch forest fox killer?
But,,,, is your "Larch" the same as our Tamarack? (A tree which has needles that it sheds every autumn, a deciduous conifer.)
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Didn't get pulled out of my car and arrested.
Replies: 29
Views: 2913

Re: Didn't get pulled out of my car and arrested.

GunnyMack wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:08 pm I knew a Limey years ago that was a Jaguar trained mechanic- oh how he liked to cuss English cars! He was always working on old stuff chasing gremlins in electrical systems.
Lucas, Prince of Darkness?
by Alan in Vermont
Sat May 02, 2020 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 9
Views: 1506

Re: Rationing Out My . . . . . . . . . . Reloading Fun

No fordwannabe- 20MM cans Eventually you can run out of those too! Right now I'm hurting for empties. I have 18 of them stacked 3 high in an outside shed, anywhere from half full to completely full. One is currently empty, The MEC 650 shotshell that gets stored in that one is currently in place on ...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sterilization of Coronavirus
Replies: 12
Views: 2990

Re: Sterilization of Coronavirus

"My oven goes down to 170 but I would try a dryer first at the lowest setting which is around 135 degrees. If it's heat sensitive, keep an eye on it during the cycle."

OK, I tried that but every time I open the door to check the dryer shuts off
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need a laugh?? (The Beverly Hillbillies Shoot Skeet)
Replies: 11
Views: 1477

Re: Need a laugh?? (The Beverly Hillbillies Shoot Skeet)

I do believe I saw that on TV when the series was running. Kinda dates me, doesn't it?
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stress Relief in These Turbulent Times
Replies: 9
Views: 1296

Stress Relief in These Turbulent Times

This is unbelievable and will make you smile. In case you are having a rough day, here's a stress management technique that has been recommended in all the latest psychological journals. The funny thing is that it really does work and will make you smile. 1.Picture yourself lying on your belly on a ...
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 44 spceial comparison ...... interesting article that might appeal to many here
Replies: 14
Views: 1969

Re: 44 spceial comparison ...... interesting article that might appeal to many here

IMO the writer comes close to winning the Bozo of the Year Award. His babble about friction in the bore being a big factor in felt recoil, at least that is how I interpreted it, left me thoroughly confused. Then he tries to put the difference in velocity down to "bore friction". "Ya d...
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ted Williams M100 Scout Rifle?
Replies: 16
Views: 3015

Re: Ted Williams M100 Scout Rifle?

I have used this one for 4 years with complete satisfaction. https://www.mod94scoperail.com I've got one of those on a 94 and absolutely love it! It's carrying a Leupold-Gilmour red dot sight. I tried three different red dots and the L/G was the one that fit exactly right the way I mount the gun. L...
by Alan in Vermont
Thu Jul 18, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.
Replies: 3
Views: 391

Re: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.

Thanks, everyone!
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Jul 15, 2019 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Takedowns and others at Cabelas
Replies: 12
Views: 2061

Re: Takedowns and others at Cabelas

I was at the Cabelas' in Scarborough, ME back in early March. The BassPro influence was showing heavily at that time. They did have a bunch of interesting stuff in their used gun section. Several leverguns, more 32 WS than I have ever seen in one place with a lot of them sporting receiver sights. Pr...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester Model 12 vs 1200
Replies: 26
Views: 5013

Re: Winchester Model 12 vs 1200

My first shotgun was a 1200 in 16 ga., modified choke. I thought it was OK until I shot an A5 Browning. The 1200 and a Savage 24 got traded on a NIB 20 ga. Magnum A5, which I still have. Something is just enough different that the Browning delivers a higher percentage of hits than the 1200 did. Betw...
by Alan in Vermont
Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Plumb bob levels
Replies: 22
Views: 2632

Warning: Thread Drift

Something that not many people outside of the iron working trades have ever seen, much less used is the "Bazooka Bob". https://bazookabob.com/ It is a plumb bob inside a telescoping tube, it locates on the side of the tube on points at either end. Magnets in the attaching points hold the t...
by Alan in Vermont
Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Posting pictures.
Replies: 9
Views: 1620

Re: Posting pictures.

Being somewhat modern electronics challenged, does anyone here know if it is possible to upload from a smart phone into an imgur account?
by Alan in Vermont
Sat May 11, 2019 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Removing a stuck, hardened-steel, bolt....
Replies: 8
Views: 1394

Re: Removing a stuck, hardened-steel, bolt....

How many marks on the head of the bolt? Grd. 2 will have three, Grd. 8 will have six. My bet would be a Grd. 8, drillable with a good HS drill. Several ways to approach this. Is the nut easily accessible, enough so that a right angle grinder can get at the nut? If so grind the nut off and weld on a ...
by Alan in Vermont
Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doing my part
Replies: 17
Views: 2252

Re: Doing my part

Mandatory recycling here in VT. The powers that be are now finding there is a declining market for the recycled materials. There is much Pelosi about what can/cannot go in the blue bins it's a nightmare that defies all logic. Glass jars are OK but a broken window pane isn't. Tin cans are OK but any ...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hay Trolleys
Replies: 72
Views: 6323

Re: Hay Trolleys

There was one of those up in the barn on my grandparents barn in Shelburne, VT. No idea what brand it was but it sure looked like that Leader you have, right down to the little "flippers" that opened into/under the hay. That one was on a track. They used it, with loose hay, for some time w...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which has more nitrites/nitrates
Replies: 11
Views: 1719

How can you have "uncured" bacon?

Something that is beyond the the pay grade of this old country kid is how can you have "uncured" bacon? When I searched for "What is Bacon" I got several variations of this " cured meat from the sides and belly of a pig, having distinct strips of fat and typically served in ...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I think I'm on the hill...
Replies: 65
Views: 6677

Re: I think I'm on the hill...

I don't know what some of you are going to when you actually get old! I'm embarrassed at how much I can't do or how long it takes me now. My shoulders are bad enough that I can't get full buckets of range scrap into the back of our Honda Element. I can still slide/swing them out though so I fill sma...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Jul 17, 2018 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.
Replies: 4
Views: 847

Re: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.

Thanks to all!!
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: N.E. US of A - travel tips, anyone?
Replies: 23
Views: 3529

Re: N.E. US of A - travel tips, anyone?

The USS Albacore Museum (http://www.ussalbacore.org/) is in Portsmouth, NH, right off I-95. This boat was a testbed for many of the innovations used in the nuke boats. Pretty impressive, self guided, walk through tour and a film about how they got the boat into it's present, drydock, location. I sec...
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Internet Censorship
Replies: 6
Views: 1327

Re: Internet Censorship

When I was gardening on a fairly large scale I had a quest going to be able to dependably grow Cantaloupes here in Vermont. When you do a search for "growing melons" it boggles the mind how many hits you get that are NOT garden related. :o
by Alan in Vermont
Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just like I take the dented cans of soup..
Replies: 16
Views: 2403

Re: Just like I take the dented cans of soup..

The first Lee mold I bought had to be returned as it was visibly defective. There was a little slip of paper in the box claiming it had been inspected by "Lucille". The letter I sent with it when I returned it offered that Maybe Lucille needed new glasses. Every Lee mold I have bought sinc...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nerve pain meds
Replies: 34
Views: 2794

Re: Neve pain meds

I tried Lyrica for pain from nerve damage incurred during shoulder surgery. It helped the pain but left me way to close to a zombie so I ditched it and toughed it out, it finally went away with time.
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best screw driver / tool kit
Replies: 22
Views: 3537

Re: Best screw driver / tool kit

FYI, the bits that Brownell's and Snap-On sell in their screwdriver sets are a standard industrial item intended for use in power screw-setting equipment in an assembly line application. Very good material and properly ground. as has been stated but also way cheaper if you have an industrial supply ...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Something Wrong With This Lyman Sight?
Replies: 4
Views: 988

Re: Something Wrong With This Lyman Sight?

I tinkered with it last night and cured what was ailing it!! This was after trying to fit a BCS in the gap,, not enough gap for that. You remove the windage screw by first turning the windage screw almost all the way to the left. Then pry the two "ears" that are visible in the pics, immedi...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Something Wrong With This Lyman Sight?
Replies: 4
Views: 988

Something Wrong With This Lyman Sight?

I have a problem with a Lyman 66A(?) Receiver Sight mounted on an early '80s 94 Winchester. Nicely made sight, preferable to a Williams Foolproof, IMO. Or it would be except that it has a problem with the fit of the aperture holder to the windage slide. The holder is so loose, in the bridge(part tha...
by Alan in Vermont
Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cold and Snow
Replies: 14
Views: 1799

Re: Cold and Snow

Hunted Sunday .....in Ocala national forest in florida..... 35 ******* degrees Needless to say I did not see anything cause I was shivering so much the tree was shaking! Yep, some folks just don't believe it gets cold in Florida. 1977 I was stationed at Eglin AFB. It snowed for a couple of days. Sh...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester Model 94 Scope Mount ? (Completed) :-)
Replies: 81
Views: 16389

Re: Winchester Model 94 Scope Mount ? (Completed) :-)

I just installed a Pearson mount carrying a Leupold-Gilmore red dot sight. Had planned to put a SightMark open style red dot on there but it was just a little too high. I found I was having to search for the dot. The L-G site at the perfect height, mount the gun, cheek the stock and the dot appears ...
by Alan in Vermont
Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring
Replies: 7
Views: 1368

Re: Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring

I can't get photosuckit to cooperate, but I made three 'night scout' leverguns like you are saying, not exactly 'tactical', but practical (for farm use) with a red-dot and so on (even a quick-detach light). And there I thought i had my original idea for 2017. :idea: Hmmm, there may be a way I can f...
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring
Replies: 7
Views: 1368

Re: Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring

Malamute thank you for the information. Shortly after I posted my wife, who has awesome Google-Fu, found Homesteadparts. Sadly the SR assembly is out of stock. As it happens they have the two pieces of it in stock and cheaper than the assembly. The downside is that they say the thread on the post is...
by Alan in Vermont
Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring
Replies: 7
Views: 1368

Need Help Finding a Saddle Ring

OK, I turned in a couple hundred pounds of scrap brass & copper so I am "Mexican Rich" at the moment. That won't last long though as I am ordering "bits" to add to a 94 Winchester. So far I have ordered a Pearson No-Drill Scope Mount and a Sightmark red dot sight to put on it...
by Alan in Vermont
Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trailblazer Lifecard
Replies: 19
Views: 3445

Re: Trailblazer Lifecard

I suspect I can pass on that one with not a hint of regret. Even more so at the price!
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shoulder replacement?
Replies: 20
Views: 2673

Re: Shoulder replacement?

jdad wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:35 am You come here to ask for justification to ignore your surgeons opinion?
How do any of us know the surgeon isn't an anti-gun crusader?

Second opinion sure would seem like a wise thing to have in this case.
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I post a saved draft in Classifieds?
Replies: 4
Views: 797

Re: How do I post a saved draft in Classifieds?

Have you thought of/tried to Copy the saved draft and then Paste it into a message in Classifieds? There are probably shorter/faster ways to do it but would be beyond my meager knowledge.
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.
Replies: 5
Views: 803

Re: Happy Birthday Alan in Vermont.

Thank you, everyone!
by Alan in Vermont
Sun May 14, 2017 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got a leak in pond dam. Advice?
Replies: 12
Views: 2941

Re: Got a leak in pond dam. Advice?

Skychief, where are you located? Reason I ask is that if you are where the pond & ground freeze in the winter I may have some advice to offer. I'm currently dealing with a pond suffering with the same malady as yours.
by Alan in Vermont
Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally found them!
Replies: 2
Views: 567

Finally found them!

I finally found those 16 ga. brass shotshells that I knew I had somewhere. Turned out that I have five boxes, 50 brass shells and next to no components to load them. 16ga Brass 2.JPG Sixgun, the primer called for on these boxes is an Alcan G 57 F which I have to assume is the same size as the discon...
by Alan in Vermont
Thu Dec 29, 2016 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got Lever ? ($320)
Replies: 10
Views: 1732

Re: Got Lever ? ($320)

I had the opportunity to watch Century Arms test firing quite a few of these when they first began importing them. The action needs to be worked with "feeling" to get them to eject with any sort of reliability. I don't think any of them would eject when worked from the shoulder.
by Alan in Vermont
Wed Dec 21, 2016 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alcan Brass 10 Gage shells. Any idea what they're worth?
Replies: 32
Views: 4167

Re: Alcan Brass 10 Gage shells. Any idea what they're worth

Alan, are these the weird primers that are no longer made? I have 400 of them...still sealed up, except for the one I opened.----6 Six, those are probably the right primers for the Alcan cases. When I got mine I used the Remington 57* primers and they fit properly. I still have the remains of that ...
by Alan in Vermont
Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alcan Brass 10 Gage shells. Any idea what they're worth?
Replies: 32
Views: 4167

Re: Alcan Brass 10 Gage shells. Any idea what they're worth

I have 30-40 pieces of that Alcan brass in 2½", 16 ga. Mine uses 57* primers which are pretty much unobtanium now. I cobbled together some loads for a pre-WWII Bergsmuller double I have which has short chambers. Someday I'm going to buy a case of 2 9/16" loads and shoot a little skeet with...
by Alan in Vermont
Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need Help With ID & Value of This Redfield Receiver Sight
Replies: 2
Views: 717

Need Help With ID & Value of This Redfield Receiver Sight

Going through some drawers in a parts cabinet and came across this sight. redfield-2.jpg Redfield-1.jpg redfeild-3.jpg redfield-4.jpg Everything is there and moves as it should. I think it's a #70 and the "W" stamped on the rear of the elevation slide should indicate it is for Winchester b...
by Alan in Vermont
Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rifle Magazine special edition
Replies: 19
Views: 2508

Re: Rifle Magazine special edition

I was interested in trying to find a copy of the magazine until someone mentioned Dave Scovill. I have been going through my old issues of Handloader and am pretty much of the belief that Scovill has nothing to offer. What caused me to come by that opinion was when he was babbling about the T/C Cont...
by Alan in Vermont
Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An addition to my lead salvaging tools
Replies: 5
Views: 1022

Re: An addition to my lead salvaging tools

If you can get them clean enough, in the sense that the lead is all out of them, they do have some salvage value. Right now they aren't worth messing with.
by Alan in Vermont
Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An addition to my lead salvaging tools
Replies: 5
Views: 1022

An addition to my lead salvaging tools

Some of you guys have seen this already, on Cast Boolits, but I wanted to gloat a little more. I do a lot of scrounging for my casting metal, digging it out of the berms & indoor range backstop at the club I belong to. I have had over 1,000 lbs at a time of reclaimed bullets, aka "Bullet Or...