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Kind of difficult to see clearly, is your rifle a Model 64 Winchester ?

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I forgot to mention, I usually keep the Leupold's in my Jon boat during the warm season. I run rivers a lot.

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I use binoculars a fair amount, both hunting, here at my farm and also out truck camping. I have two pair of 10 x 42's, one is a Leupold, the other is a Vortex. I also have an 8 x 40 monocular I sometimes use turkey hunting and muzzleloading for deer when I want less bulk and travel lighter. I have ...

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Being a history buff, I would love to tour that ship.
Where is it ?

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Yard hydrants are quite useful, but a necklace is likely cheaper. I installed two here on the farm, back when we built the house in 02'. WI now requires an anti-siphon device on hydrants because some moron in this state spilled diesel or something similar around his hydrants and apparently contamina...

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Jim,
What do you have for a Ruger 357 Flattop ?

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I've never fired one either, but the 3" model I handled fit very nicely and in my opinion would make a nice pocket pistol and/or conceal carry option.
Very tempting...

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The one I handled was on clearance, priced $300 below msrp....$849.99 + tax

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Anyone here familiar with Kimber DA revolvers ? Was browsing a handgun case full of revolvers and noticed a neat little 3" Kimber 357. About the same size as Ruger SP101 3" and fit it my hand quite well. Quality seemed very good.

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Early in my career with USDA, Soil Conservation Service, we had an older gentleman who was our State Forester (Wisconsin), George Alley. George retired quite some time ago. Fast forward to several years ago, I read George's obituary (he made it to 95) and was floored to say the least. George was a p...

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Thinking in a big way, put the corn head on the combine.......big harvest !

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Was fishing in Northern Minnesota last week. A shop in Grand Rapids had six boxes of 35 Rem, 200 gr Hornady Flx Tip @ $ 49.99/ box.

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Ray,
I had to look up a Knox Class "can" and realized you were on a DE (destroyer escort), or that's how they were classified while I was in.
Regards, Vic

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Never got to see the USS Iowa over in the Tonkin Gulf (Vietnam) while it was over there. It was retired from service before I got over there myself. While in Subic Bay, Phillipines, I was driving a guy from my ship up to the hospital and passed by a yard area where a bunch of large "telephone p...

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In June 2018 my wife and I saw The Eagles, live at Target Field in Minneapolis. Jimmy Buffet opened for them.......an excellent concert !
Happy Trails Jimmy !

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I have no first hand knowledge of Remlins, however - I've read where the later ones were made quite well.....way better than the early years of Remington ownership.
I'm patiently waiting for the Ruger version of the 357 model 1894.

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Jim, do you typically carry your single six with the LR or mag cylinder ?

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While heading back home last Friday, I stopped by a distant gun shop to see if they had either of the new Ruger Marlins (Model 336 or 1894 - 44 mag). They had just received a new 1894 that morning and hadn't opened it yet. So - I did get to handle/fondle one and are they ever nice !! Fit & finis...

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Happy Birthday Lenn !!

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Sometimes I ponder what all of this stupidity will do when the grid goes down ? Reflecting back on our sitting VP's comment that farmers don't know how to run a copier, yep - she really said this. I would buy reserve seats to watch her climb into a tractor, fire up the diesel and electronics and act...

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Well, if Ruger Marlin eventually builds their reintroduced Model 336 in 35 Rem, I will likely crack for one. 35 Rem ammunition is pretty hard to find (unobtainium) these days. Thankfully I reload and I do come across 35 Rem brass here and there.

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Ordered a new knife, I have a Kershaw "Leek" on the way. Shortly after I ordered it I received an email from the festival folks that my lost knife was found and turned in. Wow..

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I had several skunks burrow in under my front porch 6+ years ago. Used live traps, tarps and canned cat food......trapped them and dispatched them. Not much fun, but was mentored by ADC trapper friends.

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Sarge wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:34 am
TraderVic wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:01 am Wasn't aware any Randall blades were that low priced..
It's a different 'Randall', Vic.

https://www.knivesplus.com/ontario-rat- ... nives.html

Ok......makes sense. Thank you Sarge

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Wasn't aware any Randall blades were that low priced..

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Geez Jim, I wouldn't want to be on your bad side when you're sporting your spear around

I've never not carried a pocket knife. I think a guy who doesn't carry a pocket knife of some "useful" sort should surrender his man card.

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Certainly a learning experience regarding steel (past & present) used in knife blades and parts.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge & opinions !

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I’m kind of a steel snob. The Moore’s use mostly 1095 carbon steel. It’s an old steel and takes a good edge but doesn’t retain it as well as modern steels. It also rusts without care. I’ve moved through all the fancy newer steels but have gone backwards to 154cm. I used to really like S30V but it i...

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Sitting at a Christian music festival yesterday in a pair of cargo shorts, danged if my pocket knife must have slid out of my pocket....gone !
So - I'm looking for a quality non Chinese replacement. Considering a Moore Maker. Any other suggestions ?

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My first destroyer was a Fram1, built in 1944. The armory had Thompsons, BAR'S, etc. When ammunition was about to expire, over the side or we shot it. I got to shoot a Thompson, a BAR, and a mounted 50 thanks to expiring ammo. The BAR was my favorite hand held weapon, the mounted 50 was awesome. My ...

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Thank you..

Hit the "70" mark today

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Rodney......."I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out"

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samsi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:51 pm I evidently live under a rock since I've no idea what y'all are talking about. Now I need to go check this thing out.

^^^^^^^^^
Ditto

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The clerks on my two destroyers didn't document stuff correctly, including duty in the Tonkin Gulf.
My DD-214 indicates one ribbon earned, (national defense)..........yeah - ok

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I'm fortunate to have a Scheels store 14 miles from my farm. Definitely a great outdoor gear and shooters supply store. Yep, they're big on gizmos, spendy camo, etc, but a guy can wade through all of that and look for what you want/need. I wasn't aware of bogus DD-214's, but sure, why not mess with ...

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Now that would be fun to have (and use) on my desk at work.
Probably a good thing I'm now retired..

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Marlin rolled out their new 1894 today. I'm wanting a 357, but will have to wait. The new rifle is only offered in 44 mag with a 20" barrel.

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Walt,
I was asking about Scrumbag's older Swarovski optic, but being a big Leupold fan I appreciate your reply as well.
Regards, Vic

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Nice optic ! Out of curiosity what does it have for a reticle ?

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I see a lot of fine revolvers shared in in pics in various threads on this forum. Do you customarily carry them in a holster and if so, does "holster wear" on the bluing concern you ? I'm looking a my first blued revolver (I own three stainless revolvers), but am not wanting to compromise ...

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My grandfather (Thomas Victor Price ; 1889 - 1966), whom I'm named after, fought with the 139th Field Artillery on the Western Front. He would never talk about the war, except he did say once that he lost friends as "shock troops".

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Thanks for posting Mike, I've handled a Savage 219 rifle and they're a sweet addition to any 220.
I've been looking for a 20 ga (220) forever and I learned last year Savage made a small number in 28 gauge. Either of these would be a "grail gun".

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Nath,
The Mossberg 410 pumps are neat little guns, glad to hear you scored one. It's a darn good thing you reload those little 410 gems !

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410 prices have gone nuts in the last two years (actually they've always been disproportionately more $ than other gauges, like 20 ga, etc). I have what I believe is one of the best single shot 410's ever made ; a Savage Model 220 hammerless. Have searched for this shotgun in other gauges, but never...

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Do you know who the builder is (was) ?

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Sig P938 mostly, sometimes a 3" Ruger Wiley Clapp 357 in a Simply Rugged pancake holster.
I am in the process of organizing a Safety & Security Team in my church.

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One of the fellows that worked in my state office (USDA-SCS, WI) was a soft spoken Forester. He retired in the early 80's (he lived to 95) and when I read his obituary I was floored. He was a paratrooper with the 506 PIR and jumped Into Normandy. If you have read or seen the Series "Band of Bro...

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Infant CPR is real scary sensitive. Short, small breaths or you'll rupture their lungs.

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I was on the gun line in the Tonkin Gulf. Heard nothing about this on the Armed Forces Radio, which was about all we could listen to.

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Great poem.
History shows General Mark Clark had a golden opportunity to trap the Germans behind Anzio in Southern Italy, but stupidly allowed them to escape.

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