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by Old No7
Tue May 19, 2026 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sad day...
Replies: 16
Views: 2017

Re: Sad day...

Sorry to read this... That day really s*cks for any dog owner...

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by Old No7
Tue May 19, 2026 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - H&R Sportsman pistol grips
Replies: 5
Views: 1225

Re: OT - H&R Sportsman pistol grips

I used to be a rampant H&R top-break collector -- as evidenced by the 2nd & 3rd images attached -- but as shown in the 1st image, I'm only aware of checkered grips as being offered by H&R as alternate grip choices. I think any smooth grips were done by Bubba or his cousin. Old No7 H&...
by Old No7
Tue May 05, 2026 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seen Elsewhere .....
Replies: 5
Views: 1230

Re: Seen Elsewhere .....

...dismantle 'em and cleaned until they gleamed... EVERYONE told me that I personally ruined the taste of the coffee. Funny, as I ran a small coffee & donut shop in the School of Business at UMass Amherst back in the early 80's. Every time we "cleaned the pots" until they shined, the ...
by Old No7
Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:18 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: A British Journalist 'gets it'....pretty amazing...!
Replies: 4
Views: 1303

Re: A British Journalist 'gets it'....pretty amazing...!

She'll likely be arrested very soon -- if not already...

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by Old No7
Wed Apr 29, 2026 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Starting from Scratch, First 5 guns!
Replies: 43
Views: 18143

Re: Starting from Scratch, First 5 guns!

"Starting from Scratch, First 5 guns!"

My first thought was... WHY???

Then I remembered that ill-fated canoe trip where I lost everything.... (But at least I didn't hear Banjos! :wink: )

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by Old No7
Thu Apr 09, 2026 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sneaky Midway USA
Replies: 8
Views: 8199

Re: Sneaky Midway USA

Related to this... Several guns shops in this area told me they're now paying an extra +5% fee on top of quoted shipping charges for all inbound freight. Said one guy... "Funny how they told me their 'pricing had not changed' , but the amount I'm paying sure has... I guess they don't consider a...
by Old No7
Mon Apr 06, 2026 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to ponder as Easter approaches
Replies: 4
Views: 1913

Re: Music to ponder as Easter approaches

Very nice.

Though it's 7 years old, this is one of my new favorites for those moments when I need a "pick-me-up from above"...

I love the lyrics, melody and message on this one -- it just works for me.

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"You Say" by Lauren Daigle
by Old No7
Mon Apr 06, 2026 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to ponder as Easter approaches
Replies: 4
Views: 1913

Re: Music to ponder as Easter approaches

Very nice.

Though it's 7 years old, this is one of my new favorites for those moments when I need a "pick-me-up from above"...

I love the lyrics, melody and message on this one -- it just works for me.

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"You Say" by Lauren Daigle
by Old No7
Sun Mar 29, 2026 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A very good day
Replies: 13
Views: 3360

Re: A very good day

Wow, well done Bill!

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by Old No7
Mon Mar 16, 2026 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have noticed something about Carry guns ...
Replies: 13
Views: 4264

Re: I have noticed something about Carry guns ...

...I figured out that I am most comfortable carrying whatever I feel familiar with. Whatever I shoot quite a bit. What I can make hits with. What I can use without thinking about how to use it. Caliber is way down toward the bottom of the list. Very wise words Jim -- carry what you know and shoot t...
by Old No7
Sun Mar 15, 2026 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New/antique revolver speed loader.
Replies: 7
Views: 2602

Re: New/antique revolver speed loader.

How about that?! It combines the benefits of a round HKS speed loader with those of a flat Bianchi Speed Strip -- and was invented decades before the others were ever introduced. Pretty cool!

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by Old No7
Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally a use for split cases
Replies: 14
Views: 3570

Re: Finally a use for split cases

Whenever I split a case, it seems it's only good for the recycle bin: Wrong... I get from $160 to $220 per year for 2 to 3 80% full 5-gallon buckets of dirty range brass that others leave behind. I take it to a metal recycling shop in Portland and after they check it all with a magnet, I walk out w...
by Old No7
Sat Mar 07, 2026 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USPS follies, YET AGAIN!
Replies: 16
Views: 6471

Re: USPS follies, YET AGAIN!

Safestuffer wrote: Fri Mar 06, 2026 3:20 pm A bit of insider info:
If you are going to recycle a box,
Make sure all the previous shipping labels are removed.
Ive seen packages floated back and forth for weeks, depending on which label was scanned at each stop.
Yup, you GOTTA do that!!!

No doubt that's a contributing factor.

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by Old No7
Sat Feb 28, 2026 6:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time
Replies: 10
Views: 6918

Re: Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time

Probably way more information than anyone needs... :oops: I disagree; I'm familiar with it, but it's great info to share with others -- thanks! So far (knock on wood), I've not had to resort to adding a cap rake, but I do deburr the face of the hammer to help prevent it from grabbing any fired caps...
by Old No7
Sun Feb 15, 2026 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time
Replies: 10
Views: 6918

Colt 1861 Navy -- At the right place, at the right time

Sometimes you get lucky and wind up in the right place at the right time... :wink: Today was one of those days... Walked into a gunshop in western NH and there on the counter -- up for consideration as a partial trade towards a plastic 9mm -- was a new in box, old stock, Uberti "Colt 1861 Navy...
by Old No7
Tue Feb 03, 2026 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, what's the old saying...
Replies: 7
Views: 3601

Re: OT, what's the old saying...

Necessity is the mother of invention? Well got out of work a little early today and decided it was a good day to design and make the heater cup holder ting-a-ma-jig... ...It makes 4000 btu and I have a feeling I'll be plowing in a t-shirt! Great idea! Awesome ingenuity -- which I might have to copy...
by Old No7
Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bucket List Items
Replies: 18
Views: 12982

Re: Bucket List Items

Streetstar wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 5:57 pm
Adams "Bucket List" List
To paraphrase the famous line from Jaws: "We're gonna need a BIGGER bucket!"

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by Old No7
Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bucket List Items
Replies: 18
Views: 12982

Re: Bucket List Items

To quote a line from Jerry Seinfeld...

"My bucket list was causing me too much stress.

So I just changed the first letter...

And now it's my F***it list"


If I get to an item -- great! If I do something else instead -- OK. And if I don't get to it -- oh well...

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by Old No7
Sun Jan 18, 2026 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In-the-shell peanuts revisited
Replies: 7
Views: 5686

Re: In-the-shell peanuts revisited

Wow, that's quite the review Bill!

What is it -- too cold to shoot? :wink:

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by Old No7
Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choked up again ...
Replies: 4
Views: 3289

Re: Choked up again ...

There was a movie, I think it was called Taking Chance , about a fallen hero being returned to his hometown. Man oh man talk about water works- that movie tore me up! Yes, yes, yes -- that is an awesome movie! It was really VERY WELL done -- I think it's a must-see for anyone who is a vet, knows ve...
by Old No7
Mon Jan 12, 2026 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Respect for an Older Veteran
Replies: 8
Views: 4818

Re: Respect for an Older Veteran

No, he just has a strong core and wicked abs!!!! :lol:

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by Old No7
Sun Jan 11, 2026 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Respect for an Older Veteran
Replies: 8
Views: 4818

Respect for an Older Veteran

Aw, this video short is awesome!

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by Old No7
Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Darn drunk drivers
Replies: 13
Views: 5068

Re: Darn drunk drivers

Darn it, it was at 375,000 miles. It started perfectly. No, I was not injured. I wanted to hit 400,000 miles, and then see where it went. First of all -- glad you & yours were not hurt! My son ran my old 2009 Camry to 385,000 miles -- he said he "wanted a commercial by Toyota" -- and ...
by Old No7
Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good day at the gunshow
Replies: 14
Views: 6517

Re: Good day at the gunshow

...a Savage Model 19 NRA on his table, I have a fetish for these older .22 target rifles and so we came to an agreement . Was only in the show about 45 minutes and on my way home with my new treasure. This rifle , a 1934 issue, is at least 95% and likely better. Metal is unkissed, looks about like ...
by Old No7
Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Year’s Resolution
Replies: 17
Views: 5905

Re: New Year’s Resolution

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:00 am I’m going to make a tough one this year.

No new guns. No used guns. No trading guns.
Um, check the date Scott... It's January 1st -- not April 1st!!!

And you thought you'd fool us... :wink:

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by Old No7
Wed Dec 31, 2025 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 104 year old veteran plays National Anthem
Replies: 1
Views: 591

Re: 104 year old veteran plays National Anthem

Awesome -- God Bless Him!!!

Great tone and intonation, and I like his #104 shirt too!

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by Old No7
Mon Dec 29, 2025 5:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chancellorsville battlefield
Replies: 9
Views: 3466

Re: Chancellorsville battlefield

gamekeeper wrote: Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:04 am YK well done with the wreaths 8)
+1 to Jay for doing that!

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by Old No7
Sun Dec 28, 2025 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chancellorsville battlefield
Replies: 9
Views: 3466

Re: Chancellorsville battlefield

Nice images, thanks for sharing. Gee, I need to get visiting some sites down south, as the only Civil War battle site this Yankee * has ever been to was in... -- St. Albans, Vermont! (Check out my posting on this site about that: https://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?p=1018610 ) ( * At le...
by Old No7
Mon Dec 22, 2025 4:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Our System of Government
Replies: 1
Views: 641

Our System of Government

Putting this HERE so more folks will see it -- before it likely gets moved over to the "P" section...

Sure is A LOT OF TRUTH in this!

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by Old No7
Sat Dec 20, 2025 9:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's See Your "Best" 100-Yard Groups
Replies: 17
Views: 7756

Let's See Your "Best" 100-Yard Groups

OK, let's see your "best" 100-yard groups -- shot with any firearm. I'll start with a 40 gr VMax load shot over 10 years ago from my glass-bedded Rem 700 in Triple Deuce using Benchmark powder, with a Timney trigger set at 2.5 pounds. I've matched this several times, but still haven't sho...
by Old No7
Fri Dec 19, 2025 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Black & Blue "Hunting" TC Hawken
Replies: 2
Views: 1119

My Black & Blue "Hunting" TC Hawken

The image below will show you my version of a "Hunting" TC Hawken... It came to me for just $250 with a perfect bore -- hardly looked shot at all, and with no machining marks either -- but about 40% of the finish on the barrel and 60% on the lock had been scratched down to be silver/grey; ...
by Old No7
Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It feels like a Sunday
Replies: 11
Views: 3572

Re: It feels like a Sunday

Thank you Bill! Well done!

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by Old No7
Sun Dec 14, 2025 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another health tidbit
Replies: 11
Views: 3055

Re: Another health tidbit

I tried fish oil capsules for a while. My wife gagged at the smell of my skin, breath, and sweat. She hates fish more than anyone I have ever known. I got off of it for the same reasons, and especially due to a few news reports possibly linking it to prostate cancer (never did check into that too d...
by Old No7
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: And all this time I thought you guys were all joking...
Replies: 7
Views: 1803

Re: And all this time I thought you guys were all joking...

Huh, I was expecting to see an "April 1" date on that...............

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by Old No7
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another health tidbit
Replies: 11
Views: 3055

Re: Another health tidbit

earlmck wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:11 am ...I am probably rapidly approaching my "sell by" date no matter what I eat...
Not a funny outcome -- but such a funny comment! Let's hope you're not sold for quite awhile! 8)

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by Old No7
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Combination Guns
Replies: 9
Views: 3023

Re: Combination Guns

Very cool! I've had 2 or 3 "bockbuschflinte" combo guns in 12ga-over-222s over the years, but am without one now. On both my Valmet 412 and a Marochi (both had double triggers and were scoped 1-5X), I made several trips to shoot trap -- with the scope mounted on them! I did that to get pra...
by Old No7
Tue Dec 09, 2025 1:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Free Speech in the UK . . . . .
Replies: 6
Views: 1986

Re: Free Speech in the UK . . . . .

gamekeeper wrote: Tue Dec 09, 2025 4:38 am The working class in Britain have traditionally voted for socialism even though it has proven disastrous time and time again but at last they are waking up to reality.
And how will they get rid of it? (see image below...)

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by Old No7
Tue Dec 09, 2025 1:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Talk about little!
Replies: 21
Views: 7257

Re: Talk about little!

Praying she does well! I weighed in at even less than that as a premie twin -- that they didn't even know about -- and the Doc had left the hospital and they had to send a police car after him to bring him back. My twin, who came out first (that means I went in first, right?) weighed just a pound mo...
by Old No7
Mon Dec 08, 2025 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Free Speech in the UK . . . . .
Replies: 6
Views: 1986

Free Speech in the UK . . . . .

This is for John (Gamekeeper), Nath and our other friends from across the pond...

Free Speech UK.jpg

Come on over here and shoot & hunt with us -- we'll just be careful not to post the pictures on social media. :wink:

Cheers!

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by Old No7
Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh fudge...
Replies: 17
Views: 4655

Re: Oh fudge...

Ouch... Gee Jay -- crack a smile, crack a joke, crack a beer even -- but cracking a stock?! Not good! That happened to my brother's old wall-hanger, and what he did was force the wood together tightly on the side that faced the room, which left a slight gap on the other side (there was no way he co...
by Old No7
Tue Dec 02, 2025 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .222 Remington/.223 Remington for deer
Replies: 38
Views: 17606

Re: .222 Remington/.223 Remington for deer

I have a superbly accurate Triple Deuce; if I'd ever used it for deer (hunting from my fixed stand) I'd probably try a Nosler Partition bullet. Haven't done it yet -- 'cause I like my leveraction! (Savage 99A in .250 Savage)

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by Old No7
Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Please ease my mind on this (AI Robots)
Replies: 10
Views: 3869

Re: Please ease my mind on this (AI Robots)

gamekeeper wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:15 am The main benefit would be that they could be switched off..... :lol:
How about TURNED ON ? ? ? :lol:

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by Old No7
Sat Nov 29, 2025 8:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting spike bucks
Replies: 20
Views: 6010

Re: Shooting spike bucks

Fortunately they taste the same as any other deer. Quite true. I shot a small 3 pointer one year -- 1 small point on one side, 2 spikes on the other -- as he had walked right up on me... The guys in deer camp teased me that I'd "Shot the village idiot..." and they were glad that his genes...
by Old No7
Mon Nov 24, 2025 9:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Andy what happened to Belt Mountain SS basepin
Replies: 8
Views: 3029

Re: Andy what happened to Belt Mountain SS basepin

ANDYLARSSON wrote: Mon Nov 24, 2025 9:18 am We have 600 pins of everything except the Old Army coming through.
Are the pins for the Old Army coming later, or maybe not at all? There's a small market for those due to bent pins. *

( * I haven't joined that club "yet"... )

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by Old No7
Mon Nov 24, 2025 9:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Warming Up a COLD Rifle
Replies: 5
Views: 2908

Warming Up a COLD Rifle

Just saw this on a .22 website, and figured I'd share it here. Here's the poster's 1st post -- we do this at deer camp, where the rifles are outside in the cold, but safe from the elements or theft. And it works... "Another way was to just leave the rifle out in the cold. An unheated porch woul...
by Old No7
Sun Nov 23, 2025 3:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hold/position sensitivity?
Replies: 7
Views: 2972

Re: Hold/position sensitivity?

I find that some air rifles, particularly spring air rifles, are very sensitive as to how you hold them. If you are very consistent, your gun will shoot noticeably better. I’ve never thought about this with firearms but I’m wondering about it. I know that the more consistent you can be with a SAA t...
by Old No7
Wed Nov 19, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Music to cry to. It's okay.
Replies: 18
Views: 7849

Re: Music to cry to. It's okay.

I have always been touched by Jay Ungar's "Ashokan Farewell," a recent melody that made the 19th century and the soulful spirit of "The Civil War" of Ken Burns come alive. That was great -- thanks for sharing this Bill! This is most entertaining ! Sad & mournfull ? To be sur...
by Old No7
Tue Nov 11, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 50 Years Later: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Replies: 8
Views: 3059

Re: 50 Years Later: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

...it takes a certain temperament to ride out the weather on those boats. True that. A friend of mine did dozens of trips across the North & South Atlantic as an engineer on merchant vessels. He only did 2 or 3 trips on the Great Lakes -- as he said that's where he saw the wildest weather and w...
by Old No7
Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 50 Years Later: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Replies: 8
Views: 3059

50 Years Later: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

I just saw that the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was 50 years ago today... November 10th. RIP to the captain & crew -- fair winds and following seas. I've always like the haunting song by Gordon Lightfoot (RIP), which is a fascinating and captivating piece of song/storytelling history. I've se...
by Old No7
Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
Replies: 8
Views: 4787

Re: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...

AJMD429 wrote: Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:07 pm That's one of the reasons hitting a horse is so bad. They are huge and the body is at the height of the windshield.
Yup, that's the problem/risk when hitting a moose too!!!

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