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by OldWin
Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Six asked for some pics of my boy's adventures in Alaska. I know he wanted "work pics", but I thought I'd start with a couple off topic hunting pics from this past fall. His buddy is from Utah (he was in the CG video too) that he is hunting with. They hiked about 7 miles back in and are hu...
by OldWin
Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Did another transport today. Hadn't done one in months, now 2 in a weekend. We had errands down in Augusta anyway, and it was a chance for Kristy to visit with an 8wk old pup.
by OldWin
Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

I do that too........without the shoveling. :D
by OldWin
Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ammo Shortage
Replies: 27
Views: 3934

Re: Ammo Shortage

With looming new laws and restrictions, I doubt the manufacturers will add huge amounts of capacity. Right now, they have high demand with guaranteed sales. The wiser business choice would be to make minimal production increases via overtime, raise prices, and put away the increased capital. Unless ...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Good for you Griff! That is what I love about Dillon. What a class act company. My 550 is about as old as yours was. Still going strong. Lightning got the power cord on my Determinator digital scale one time. I called them and the guy laughed when I gave him the model number. He said that was the ve...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Look what I found
Replies: 17
Views: 2494

Re: Look what I found

Score! That is just beautiful. Sure looks better than my old Browning 92! :D
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

What ya need those gas checks for- you supposed to be pouring round balls!? :lol: So ya don't want to comment on my new to me Perazzi? Why cuz it is Italian? Do I have to post pics? Well no birds this weekend, the snow forecast caused minor panic- plow guy wasn't sure he was going to get there in t...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: why did we all choose lever actions?
Replies: 41
Views: 5439

Re: why did we all choose lever actions?

When I was a kid, my dad owned one rifle. It was a circa 1920 model 94 eastern carbine. Everyone else I knew had a 94 in 30-30 too. The exception was my grandfather, who had a 64 in 30-30. When I was little, I thought every lever action was a Winchester, and every Winchester a 30-30........except th...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: End of Hunt Season (pic heavy)
Replies: 13
Views: 2062

Re: End of Hunt Season (pic heavy)

Wow! Congratulations on a successful season. Now you're in for a winter of good eatin'.
by OldWin
Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Which one of you no good so and so’s came to my house and STOLE my last tin of 45 gas checks? I KNOW they were here. Dagnabbit. Jay were you in Pa lately? I got em! I didn't take them.....Jay stopped over to bs and said he needed to drop something off so I told him to do what he had to do......he h...
by OldWin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

fordwannabe wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:03 pm Which one of you no good so and so’s came to my house and STOLE my last tin of 45 gas checks? I KNOW they were here. Dagnabbit. Jay were you in Pa lately?
I'm right here at home. I ain't doin no thievin down there! :D
by OldWin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

I don't know. It isn't something I came up with on my own. These things have been around for about twenty years. While I haven't done one personally, a lot of people seem to have good luck with them. I built one for myself out of an 03A3 about ten years ago. I used bases sized and lapped to the barr...
by OldWin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Age sucks huh buddy? I got way more sore spots than I remember these days. Hey, I got a question....... So I have to finish this looooonnnngggg overdue project for my son. I built a scout rifle for him out of a model 38 Swedish Mauser. Be the perfect field rifle for him on Kodiak. It is mostly done ...
by OldWin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: May have acquired another free shotgun.
Replies: 18
Views: 2188

Re: May have acquired another free shotgun.

The price was right GK! :D What do they consider a rifled slug barrel for a shotgun? Could you get a twofer with a shotgun with 2 barrels? A rifled shotgun barrel is classed the same as a rifle so more hoops to jump through, we even have to jump through hoops to buy rifled slugs :roll: Our firearm ...
by OldWin
Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Replies: 12
Views: 1398

Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.

Thanks guys. Dad's going to be 80 in January, still going strong and sharp as ever. He was on a tear yesterday, he'd lost a hearing aid and shocked over the prices of a new set. He asked the lady if the $7500 set came with a pair of new 1911s? She wasn't quite sure how to answer that. :D jb 8) That...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.
Replies: 12
Views: 1398

Re: My dad sent me a pretty cool Christmas present.

Beautiful! I have a bunch of German stuff from the war that relatives picked up. No guns.
I traded for a 1939 S/42 Luger and a nice issue holster when I was in high school. I had it for a while and sold it to fund something else.
I've always wanted another, along with a k98, to go with my other stuff.
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who has?
Replies: 41
Views: 4470

Re: Who has?

Both my wife and my daily's areb7 years old. My Jeep is 17 years old. My house is something most couples wouldn't want as a camp, let alone raising 3 boys in. I only have traveled in the last few years. Our youngest son and his wife are USCG and we travel to visit. I have one Rossi 20" src 357....
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: May have acquired another free shotgun.
Replies: 18
Views: 2188

Re: May have acquired another free shotgun.

The price was right GK! :D

What do they consider a rifled slug barrel for a shotgun? Could you get a twofer with a shotgun with 2 barrels?
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

I'm here! Just got home from the dentist. Had a cleaning. I went out and scraped the driveway beforehand. One of my pet peeves is driving on an unplowed driveway. Packs the snow and you can't get it scraped up. :twisted: This snow is really light though, where it's so cold. Took old Zoey out with me...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Well we ended up with about 5 inches in total but the surrounding areas got as much as 2 feet. Our little valley dodged it. Yeah, it is mostly staying south of us. Even the southern end of the state is only supposed to get 6 inches. We have about 2 now but it won't amount to much up here. At least ...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

"WooHoo! Finally going back to work! Have spent the last couple of days looking for something that might be profitable... finally decided on a load to GA. Delivers the 23rd. O boy, another XMas on the Road! And with everything already shut down... betcha there won't be any restaurants open... ...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

Thanks buddy! Remember, no one remembers who came in second place......and ya got to get up preeeetttyyyyy early in the morning to beat ole Sixgun..... Cash? Oh yea...caaassshhhhh....the old saying when I was a kid and people were saving change...I told them penny's and nickels won't get you far, l...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

The Flattop? Another "buffalo coat thingy?" Hey! I didn't say ALL of those Rossi's were bad, just the ones they sell through gunshops.---------6 Hey hey hey, now wait a minute! As I recall, I sent you some cash for the Flattop! I Will say, it's the only cash I've laid out..... Wait....nop...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

Well said Doc. That's a good analogy. Everyone has their own little quirks. I never owned a Rossi until a few years ago. I got shooting a lot of 38 and .357 and realized it would be neat to have a rifle chambered as such. My bud that owns the shop I frequent had an old Rossi in his personal collecti...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

FW, Tell Cooper awesome job and congratulations on his first deer! Six, Thus was from a couple years ago. We don't have this much snow right now. We only have a few inches on the ground at the moment. It is Kristy. She took Zoey for a walk during the snowstorm for fun. She likes to walk with her any...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

For me, I love the look of honest wear on a quality firearm. That said, it has to be well cared for. I don't like pitting, damaged wood, or uncared for internals or bores. Every gun has a "feel". For me, it has little to do with finish, but if it doesn't have quality, it doesn't matter wha...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Wouldn't take much snow to bury her!

Zoey, the wonder dog, lives for winter. She loves it. The colder the better. She about dies in the summer. We bring a gallon of water wherever we go in the summer. I like to say she 8s a reincarnated sled dog.
by OldWin
Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Hey...did you guys see what "one of our guys" was saying on another post?...kissing up to you know who...kiss...kiss...smoochie.. Here's my answer to that. :D ----6. https://i.postimg.cc/pXBGbn5k/IMG-6323.jpg OMG! I hope that wasn't me! I'm very insecure and need constant validation and p...
by OldWin
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Next post....I'm bored....decided to play with real safe queens...the safe queens of safe queens..... The Colt New Service is a very large double action pre war gun with a total made of around 357K of which half were WW1 military guns......you don't see too many civilian models.....during this run ...
by OldWin
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

I've only got one Colt snubbie. It's a Detective Special that is NIB so I haven't shot it.
Don't get excited. It's one of the later ones. :D
It's still real pretty though. The action is buttery smooth.
by OldWin
Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Very nice Six! The bench looks great.
Supposed to be cold here tonight. Was supposed to be crappy this week. Looking better now thankfully.
by OldWin
Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

First off, I think the repros are great. If you want to shoot the older designs and don't have a boatload of cash, they allow you to enjoy them and it keeps the old guns alive. If you prefer originals, then be glad there are repros or the they would be even harder to find. Win, win IMO. As far as th...
by OldWin
Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Best Friend Sent Me This... (Jack Daniels)
Replies: 19
Views: 2483

Re: My Best Friend Sent Me This... (Jack Daniels)

We used to have the green label around here, but I don't think so much anymore. I'm north of you No7. I have a bottle of Single Barrel but haven't opened it. Usually have a couple of Gentleman Jack around, and of course, black label. Lately though, I've been on a Jack Daniel's Rye kick. I kind of li...
by OldWin
Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

When we was kids, my cousin had a pet raven. It could talk and was crazy smart. It stayed in the barn down the road at his grandparents. I remember they kept a bag of rabbit pellets beside the barn door and when you walked in you better grab a handful. That raven would fly down and land on your shou...
by OldWin
Thu Dec 10, 2020 2:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W M&P Shield 2.0
Replies: 10
Views: 2045

Re: S&W M&P Shield 2.0

... I can carry a Glock 19 . I feel this gives me much more effectiveness in a pistol I shoot and practice with more often. I too carry a S&W M&P Compact 3.6 for off-duty at times, I wanted something that had a shorter barrel and a 15-round capacity. I looked at the a Sig P320 XCompact with...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate
Replies: 6
Views: 1681

Re: Bob Fudge - Something People Here Can Appreciate

Thanks for posting. Hadn't heard of him before. Cool song. It always makes me a little sad to read about the guys that lived through the changing times at the close of the 19th century. One of the most celebrated ways of life (even if brutally hard) coming to an end. Guess there's some of that going...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Hey congratulations buddy. You win a snowblower! Can't be mine though. Gonna need it again in a couple days. :D So, I finally stepped into the new century a little. I built my garage about 30 years ago. My dad drags home 2 8ft fluorescent lights he dug out of the trash down to the mill and we wired ...
by OldWin
Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W M&P Shield 2.0
Replies: 10
Views: 2045

Re: S&W M&P Shield 2.0

I've carried a bunch of smaller handguns over the years. Mostly in summer when there is no cover garment. For years that was a j-frame, because it was the most shootable and reliable. My wife still carries one every day. Then I carried a Kel-Tec PF9 for a while. Laugh if you will, but mine has been ...
by OldWin
Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chuck Yeager--Gone West
Replies: 12
Views: 1380

Re: Chuck Yeager--Gone West

A great loss. From a time when we had true heroes.
God Speed Sir!
by OldWin
Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If any body has a young musician in the family...
Replies: 3
Views: 897

Re: If any body has a young musician in the family...

Better chance they'll be "Epsteined".
by OldWin
Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Don't feel bad Gunny. Up here you can spend time like that in a stand, day after day, and see nothing for deer. The amount of jig and fixture must have been mind boggling. I came at the end of those days in my job. The worst part was it all had to be left a few thou over and file fit. Not only for s...
by OldWin
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

gamekeeper wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:19 am Hey Old Win hope you have a great day.. :D
Haha thanks buddy! No sneakin' one by you! :D
by OldWin
Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First blood with 300 savage
Replies: 20
Views: 3771

Re: First blood with 300 savage

Nice job! Nothing like dropping them with a classic lever.
by OldWin
Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Yeah I stayed home last night. Had some tinkering downstairs this morning. I put an Ed Brown barrel in my old Springfield 1911 a while back. I had it real close but needed just a touch. Finished that up. I have a post 64 94 30-30 carbine I use as a truck gun (got it for free). It looks brand new. An...
by OldWin
Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Saturday success !
Replies: 19
Views: 2601

Re: Saturday success !

Congratulations! Nice buck.
by OldWin
Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Ok Piller...here's your 141 in 35 Rem. made in 1940...about new....in the middle is a 14 also in 35 Rem. made in 1928, about a 92 per enter and the bottom is a 25 in 25-20 made in 1930 with the same condition as the 14......all have top of the line Lyman's ..... OK, bragging is over.....what do I d...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 32 Win Spcl to 30-30 Conversion?
Replies: 44
Views: 11470

Re: 32 Win Spcl to 30-30 Conversion?

I've got one.
I also have an early 1894 rifle that was returned to the factory and had a model 64 front end installed. It too is in 32W.S.
by OldWin
Sat Dec 05, 2020 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Jay gets to have allllll the fun...as usual.....last year we had zero measurable snow.....flurries a couple of times and that was it....last time that happened was the winter of '72-73, back when Jay and Gunny were still in their diapers......I remember it well as I had a top of the line '68 RS/SS ...
by OldWin
Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Snowing like crazy here. Supposed to get a foot or more. We will see I guess.
by OldWin
Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407951

Re: The Gun Room

Hahaha wow!
Sounds good piller!