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OldWin

Very nice!
I went with the Speer 125gr TNT over H110. It has given excellent results, but I haven't used it on game to date. From what I've read, however, it is supposed to work well.

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That's a pretty spot GK! Makes me wish for spring.

And speaking of wishing for spring.......
You're killing me Walt. Be a long time before the DRZ is out of the cellar here.

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Glad the clouds parted. Hope you can get out there soon! I'm starting to get itchy for spring.

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Thank you buddy! Haha yeah its been dark for a while. Went to camp Tuesday. I brought the old man along cause it had been a spell since he (or I) has been up. Gave me another chance to run the old sled some. It was an absolutely beautiful day up there. Got a nice fire going, dad whipped up a big ol'...

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I'm 6' and weigh 190. I have a 34" waist. I can carry a 1911 without much trouble, but prefer a LW Commander. I can also carry a round butt K-frame. IMO, it's more about how you dress, where you carry your gun, and how willing you are to make changes in your clothing. To some degree, it depends...

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That's crazy. The whole property confiscation thing really makes me bristle. No matter where it's encountered.

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Thanks guys!
In Anchorage on our way home. Sucks leaving. Don't get to see them enough. We had a great time though.

Sorry about your neice OS. That's BS if you ask me. That's within speedometer error for crying out loud.

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Haha I forgot about the Cornville table dancers! Oh man, there's some sights to behold in old Cornville. There's a few here on Kodiak too, but not as universal as Cornville. We'll be heading out early tomorrow morning for Maine. It's a long trip, but it's been a great visit. Our son and daughter in ...

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Been a while since I've done anything "Cornville". Saw this and thought of it.

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Glad to hear you are doing well harry. We are currently in Kodiak Alaska visiting our son and his family. Been having a great time. It's hard having them so far away. I've got less than 2 years till I retire and am counting the days. Our son will retire from the USCG not long after, and his wife a y...

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Haha well Walt...... I'm actually in Kodiak Alaska at my sons right now. It's considerably warmer here than it was at home. I do think it warmed up a little at home this week though. It's 30 home right now. We got about 5 inches of snow last night so my dad had to deal with that. Guess I'll owe him....

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That looks really nice. And you definitely got the right chambering.

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The right man at the right time. No doubt about it.

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My parents were German citizens, were both in Germany for the duration of WWII. It was an exceedingly tough time for civilians. Wow! I didn't know that Walt. I can't even imagine going through that. I've read a lot about the war, and try and search out books from the German perspective when I can f...

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There are other factors involved that greatly muddle the issue..... Very frangible varmint bullets of medium (not the lightest avail.) weight at slower than optimal velocities perform quite well on larger animals. How is less more ? Think a 6.5 jdj with the 120gr. speer leaving at 2400 fps. The ini...

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. The little Burris Fastfire is an example of how lightweight the new optics can be - even with a high-recoiling firearm a dovetail rear sight mount has plenty of meat to handle the inertial stress on a lightweight sight like that. It's nice to see 'old guns' not be consigned to safe-queen status j...

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You can put a red dot in the barrel dovetail with a Turnbull mount. We have 2 of them, and they work great.

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I can't imagine what it must have been like to experience that. I've only ever seen pictures and film. I just can't imagine people today having the guts to take that and keep fighting.

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I bought a PF9 used many years ago (and it did not look new). After I got it, I learned that Kel Tec had updated the magazine catch on these pistols after mine was made. I contacted them and asked if they would update my pistol. They sent me a shipping label that day and said they would gladly do it...

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First time I've been able to get on all day. Cold here again. It was 20 below this morning. Didn't do a whole lot today. Now I'm sitting down in the gun room with a cold beer and some shell peanuts watching The World at War again. Just a fantastic production. The theme song is even my ringtone. :D I...

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We ended up with about a foot and a half of light fluff. It was about 15 below yesterday, and didn't get over 10 above today. Ran the blower for about 4 hours today. Still snowing, but it's supposed to taper off.

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Holy smokes, what a day. I spent about 4 hours running the snowblower. We ended up with about a foot and a half, I'd say. It's still snowing, but is supposed to taper off. It never got over 10 degrees today. I came in and got some supper, then went back out and scraped. Man did that shower feel good...

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Oh no, I'm pretty sure they all perished. They said they heard the explosion a couple towns away. Too bad. Hopefully there will more news on it soon. I heard it was a private jet owned by some law firm, but I'm not sure. Kristy headed off to work with the Cherokee this morning. She has about an 8 mi...

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Not here. We have about a foot down now and it's still snowing hard. Supposed to keep going till this afternoon.
Glad I didn't go to work last night. I guess a private jet with 8 on board attempted to land, slammed into the runway, and exploded. Not good.

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It's 10 below on the thermometer here. Minus 20 with the wind. It's still suppoosed to drop some. Supposed to get around a foot of snow I think.
Just winter around here.

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About the coldest Ive been out and about in was in the mid -20s without the wind. I've had -37 at the house with wind. About the coldest in recent years was -50 on the thermometer up on the Big Black River. That's not funny, and can be a killer real quick.

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Sorry to hear your wife is still hurting, Walt. I'm like her, and hate taking pills. Glad you guys are doing OK. It was about -20 with the wind here this morning, but only about -6 on the thermometer. It's supposed to get colder tonight, but it's really not that bad for here. Been hard to nail down ...

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Best of luck to both you and your wife, Walt. Sending good Juju. Fifty five! Holy smokes. Been a while since we seen that here. :D Haha thanks GK! Pictures don't do today a justice u0 there. I hated to leave. I have 2 big brush piles I still need to burn. I'm hoping to get back up there soon. Suppos...

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Beautiful day at camp. We rode in and dad shoveled the snow from in front of the door. I went in and got a fire going, then came back out and we cleaned off the shed roofs and shoveled out the doors. Ran the sled around and looked things over. Mostly just rabbit tracks with a sprinkling of fox track...

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Good to hear from you Six. That's a nice Bisley for sure. And in the right chambering too. I stop in to the Colt forum once in a while. I see your posts but I rarely post there. Good guys, and tons of knowledge, but too high brow for me. I don't really have much to offer. Glad you are doing well. No...

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Yeah, me too. Alaska is a PIA of a trip. Hate to be gone in the winter too. Kind of leaves a lot for dad around here.
But it's great to see everyone, and we miss them a lot.

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Hey Walt. Glad your wife is getting a quick resolution to her pain. Keep us posted and we'll keep her in our prayers. Our middle son's daughters are 3 and 6 months. The 3 year old is a hoot, and I'm sure the 6 month old will be too. It's quite a job for a couple of almost 60 year Olds to keep up. We...

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You'd think after being MIA all week I'd got a pile of stuff done......nope. I don't know what it is, but I haven't been able to get out of my own way all winter. I did manage to do some work on my TW. I got rid of the kickstand and clutch switch just like I did on my DRZ. Man, I hate that stuff. I ...

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I've never seen one apart either. I've only seen one 1888, and it was rough. I had an 1881 for many years, and still have an 1889. I always like the look of the 1888.

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If I'm not mistaken, I saw this carbine over on the Colt forum ( how many minty Trappers can there be?). There were some very good pictures posted of it, and it definitely appears original to me. This was an incredible find. Trappers are scarce in any condition, but in that condition are unheard of....

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I've seen others do that same thing. Mine hasn't, but I don't use it a whole lot. If it does, I'm not super concerned, but it would be Interesting to know if there are options. I DO like the little carbine, but it's solely for its handling and shooting performance.

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I had a very early production 4.625" Vaquero in .45 many years ago. It was a fime revolver, but it's long gone. I still have a few Blackhawks around. One of which, I had long before the Vaquero.

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So sorry to hear about your wife, Walt. Hopefully she is on the mend soon and not in too much pain. Tell her she is in our prayers.
My son had his hip repaired and they told him the same thing. The recovery for a replacement is actually shorter.

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High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:16 pm What bullets are you gents using in your 38-40s?

I use the old Lyman 401043. This was a black powder bullet, and while many say it will push-in when using smokeless, I haven't had that issue. I've used this bullet in all my 38-40s with excellent results.

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Holy smokes! Hope you're ok buddy! Falling on the ice sucks. There's no give in it. It was icy around the house last week too. I didn't take any headers but I Scooby-Doo'd it a few times. I didn't do a lot this week. Got an idler changed on the sled. I bypassed the clutch Interlock on my bike. I mes...

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Glad you're getting out buddy. Sounds like your son is giving you a little competition in the hunting fields.

Snowing again here. It's been pretty cold the last couple weeks so it's kept my woods running to a minimum.

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Welcome from Maine! I'll be in Kodiak next month visiting my son and his family.
You've come to the right place, but I'll warn you, it can get expensive.

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I don't believe an 83 vintage 94 has a rebounding hammer, but I could be wrong. Either way, its easy to tell. If you have a half cock safety notch, you don't have a rebounding hammer. I have a 94 Trapper from 1990 that had it. I didn't like it and swapped in a complete lower tang assembly from a lat...

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I hear that! I gotta get out too. Been really cold and windy here. When it's below zero and the wind is blowing, it ain't funny after extended periods outside. So far, this would be a good winter to cut wood, but I don't really need to cut any. Plus, we had that 100 year old maple on the front lawn ...

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.45 Colt said...... "The WILL TO WORK for many in this country is gone." "What these people are going to do if they live to retirement age is unbelievable. " These 2 things are a planned part of the roadmap to communism/totalitarianism. Through crushing taxes and making it imposs...

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I've been a machinist at a large company in the power industry for 38 years. In the late 80s they hired a lot of people and there was a lot of expansion through the mid 90s. Like today, there was a shortage of machinists coming out of tech schools. Things today, however, are very different. Most of...

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Nice! A few years ago, I was looking for a top eject Trapper in 30-30. I couldn't believe what they were getting for them. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen on guns international that was cheaper than the others that I'd been looking at. It was at a Cabelas somewhere out west and they shipped it for f...

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I've been a machinist at a large company in the power industry for 38 years. In the late 80s they hired a lot of people and there was a lot of expansion through the mid 90s. Like today, there was a shortage of machinists coming out of tech schools. Things today, however, are very different. Most of ...

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Nice! A few years ago, I was looking for a top eject Trapper in 30-30. I couldn't believe what they were getting for them. I found a NIB Legendary Lawmen on guns international that was cheaper than the others that I'd been looking at. It was at a Cabelas somewhere out west and they shipped it for f...

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Happy New Year guys. Hope 2026 finds you all happy, healthy, and supplied with plenty of ammo.

I don't really do resolutions. I know my limitations.

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