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Let me guess...Ross Seyfried

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Whenever I want to really learn something, I read my own journals. I should publish them for everyone to read and then know what NOT to do...

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It's just a personal gun toting/handling/shooting preference thing. Actually I think it is more than that, I would add "Marketing". What sells is not necessarily what people want. Very few people would know any advantage of a long gun vs a carbine in accuracy, killing power, etc. You can'...

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A Sharps makes a nice fishing gun...

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There is a cocked deluxe 1876, a '73 and another '76. The wood on the deluxe looks to be high grade, possibly 4X. WHEW! I'd like to know where that one ended up. I believe that it possibly belonged to Harry O. Comstock, of the famous mining family. He is the man on the horse in the immediate backgr...

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Guilty on all counts... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_0568.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_0566.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/113_1861.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/scan0021....

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Bill in Oregon wrote:Sharpnel, was the centered group at 100 yards?!!

The groups were at 100 yards...

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I did get the Montana Sharps over to Mike Venturino's for a quick range trial. My reloading dies for the other 40-90 Bottleneck I have are at Shiloh Rifle in Big Timber, where Kirk is trying to find a bullet and load for it. Since Mike and I had no dies, we did have some of my brass that was sized a...

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Shrapnel: That's too many way cool guns for just one feller to own! :D Can't wait to hear would find when you and Mike slug the bore and maybe do a Cerrosafe chamber cast. That .40-90 SBN has always intrigued me, but there was always a worry it would be a hard caliber to get to shoot well, what the...

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You can mess around with the fragile old shotgun shells, or bite the bullet once and get these machined, solid brass shells that make the whole process easy. These shells have a machined primer pocket to accommodate 209 shotgun primers. I load them on a Mec 600 Jr. press and they are easy to load. I...

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That's a wonderful find. You're now the curator of a museum piece. Owen I have several museum pieces already, this will fit in nicely... This is an original 1876 in 45-75 that was sold from W. F. Sheard's store in Livingston, Montana, in the late 1880's. http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bri...

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I buy all the collectible guns I can get my hands on. The first rule of thumb is to envision how hard it will be to sell it later, when you find something else better. My recommendation on a Colt SAA in 357 is to pass. If it is something you have wanted all your life, O.K. but a SAA in 357 is almost...

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Mike is finishing his next book on Military rifles, I'm not sure when he will get it to print. I believe he has it written, just needs final editing...

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Shrapnel wrote:Buy and extremely rare gun.

I got mine done...

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Details! Details! What's her twist? PP chamber or grease groove? Groove diameter? Bore diameter? Oh yeah... :oops: sweet looking shooter! :mrgreen: I just got this gun today, I will take it to Mike Venturino's before the end of the week and get it slugged. The Cooper Sharps I have is a paper patch ...

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Shrapnel, I have watched Your posts in the last months in awe of Your great collection and always wonder if You knew or ever met Elmer Keith as You live out West?... You and Elmer in the same room would be something to experience.Thanks for the Great Post's and pictures. Never did meet Elmer. I nev...

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I had talked to a friend in Alaska about a similar Sharps he had to a Walter Cooper Sharps I have, that was sent to Montana in the late 1870's and customized here. Jeff's rifle actually lettered to Bozeman, Montana Territory in 1878. After some communication and a few months, Jeff sold me the gun. I...

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I would guess somewhere around $50,000.00 or more... :shock: I can only guess and it would be a couple thousand dollars worth. Late pictures of the organized mess. There are: 2 Dillon 650's, Toolheads for all the various calibers, 1 Dillon 550, 1 Rockchucker, 1 Mec 600 JR 2 Hornady Apex Progressive...

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doo doo; doo doo; wee da woo woo

What the hell is this, some kind of Rod Serling "Twilight Zone" thread???

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I love pheasants shot with old guns...

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That is hard to calculate. If you consider loaded ammunition as well as components and equipment, I would guess somewhere around $50,000.00 or more... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_0363.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_0492.jpg http://i2...

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Thanks, Markinalpine. Shrapnel, I really like that short barreled piece with the Bisley hammer. Every since I saw the first SAA with a Bisley hammer I was drawn to it. Actually it was in one of Mike V's books. I think Hank Williams, Jr., had one. That is mine now, here is the accompanying letter......

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Seems we are! :lol: Your taste in side by sides is impeccable Maybe I should ask about your 16 bores since that is next on my list ? I don't have such plans, I am digging myself out of a hole I got myself in this past week. I am waiting on a real rare and unique piece of Buffalo Hunting history tha...

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kimwcook wrote:That's some really neat stuff. You've got some great toys.

There is still another one coming next week that will be quite significant...

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Talk about running the gamut. What's the sidelever? Beautiful wood. The levergun looks like a 94 from what I can see. The sidelever is a Custom made 6mm Remington with a Sako L-57 action, Lilja barrel and a nice piece of American Walnut. The lever gun is a Model '92 in 38-40 sold from a gun store i...

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If you get up early in the morning, head East and then North about 120 miles, you can do it all... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_2124.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_2126.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/115_...

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I also have a midland hammer 12 bore with 2.5" chambers that 86er reworked and sold to me. It is circa 1880's. WAS my favorite SxS until the last two additions, but still sees lots of shooting I have a nice Hume hammer 12 bore side lever, we must be related somehow... http://i235.photobucket.c...

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Mike, I guess we not only share a liking for Filson, but fine English doubles as well. I was looking at your Osborne and noticed how close it looks to a Webley I have that was made around the same time. Mine has 2 1/2 inch chambers, but still close in quality of workmanship... http://i235.photobucke...

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Interesting set of articles. I didn't realize he had written them. After looking at the pictures, I realized that a few of those guns pictured, have migrated from his safe to mine...

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Buy and extremely rare gun.

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This reminds me of a Chihuahua chasing a Rottweiler until the Rottweiler turns on the Chihuahua.. The only thing the Chihuahua can hope for is that the Rottweiler chokes on him...

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I do need some help, but it would be if I could get another person to pull one of the handles I am not currently using...

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I have a bunch. Most from the 1880's, but the earliest is a Sharps 1874 shipped to Bozeman, Montana Territory in 1877... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/114_2007.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_3878.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee20...

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They are a great varmint rifle...

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Too often we forget about what is already out there and still quite serviceable. Zeiss Diavari scopes are better than the mainstay scopes on the market at the same price. I watch for German, Not Conquest, Zeiss Diavari 3-9X36 scopes and you can find them for around $500.00 once in awhile. They are c...

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No marinate necessary. Just season the turkey, smoke it for about 45 minutes on a smoker grill, let it set for 2 days in the fridge, allowing that smoke to penetrate the bird, then finish it in an oven, in a bag. I have won awards with nothing more than this smoker-grill, Lawry's seasoned salt and M...

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I've got one (Lengendary Frontiersmen) and I hate to say it, but I haven't even shot it. So I can't say what length of brass to use. I bought some off another levergunner and it's the long stuff. Kim, I talked to Mike Venturino last week and he said he hadn't heard from you on the letter for that S...

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I'd think twice before "hunting" a piece of eye candy like your model 92 though. Do you think it's too pretty to hunt? NO! If you can't hunt with it, get rid of it. I took this gun all the way to Alaska and back, bear hunting. My son shot this bear with it. It is an original 1876 with ori...

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It is hard not to be proud of your son...My oldest went to school in Civil Engineering, on a basketball scholarship. He played 4 years of college basketball and still graduated with a 3.85 in Civil Engineering. He took a job with the Forest Service in Alaska and was responsible for the roads in the ...

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I have some, but there are two I wish I still had. A Westley Richards 10 gauge hammer gun and a Sako Deluxe 30-06 that I killed a ton of game with. The Westley Richards is gone for good, but I am working on getting "Old Meat in the Pot" back and hope to get that done sometime this winter.....

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I have a Liberty Lincoln series safe and it is a great safe for both theft and fire protection. The number they tell you for guns is purely arbitrary. My safe was made for 46 and I can easily get over 50... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/100_0573.jpg http://i235.photobucket...

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December fishing here is a bit colder, no Stripers, but there are Rainbows...

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I thought it said a shot wild turkey in hand...

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I grew up as a son of an American cowboy. He had a levergun and used it as a tool. I then watched Westerns growing up and all I ever wanted was a real levergun and a Colt. When I was in second grade, I got a Mattel Shootin' Shell and for almost 50 years, it hasn't stopped. I don't know when I will g...

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I know I have those charts somewhere in my reloading room...

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Howdy Shrapnel....I'm having a hard time believing the clarity of a digital pic. This camera beats my Pentax...never though it posiible. Your pics are beautiful Pard. :wink: Any advice? Never liked digitals, in music I could hear that millisecond delay in the reproduction...always liked analogs bet...

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Click on the bear and see a video, the rest are taken with the same Canon Power Shot SD4500 IS camera. Way easy to use and takes great photos. These things have more features than you can use, but they do take great pictures... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/th_MVI_0035.jpg...

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Shrapnel, all we have around here is blue, franklin, & ruffled grouse and a few ptarmigan. danny Pheasant hunters are all about pheasants and I like them too, but when it comes to the best of the best, you can't beat the mountain grouse for eating, and I shoot them with anything I can get my ha...

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This is my first, a Mattel "Shootin' Shell" I got way back in second grade. Until you shoot one of these, you don't realize how cheap it is to shoot real guns. "Shootin' Shell" ammo is about $60.00/pack of 2 shells and 6 projectiles, and that is if you can even find it... http://...

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Good shooting, see any huns :mrgreen: danny Got a couple, but that was another day, a classic double on Huns with a Classic Double... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/113_1883.jpg "Hit a few birds", for sure Shrapnel. Looks like you had a fine time and came home wi...

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