Pitchy: That can't be Minnesoty because it is December and there's no snow.
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- Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Santa stole my motorcycle
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2803
- Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bow and arrows
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2195
Re: Bow and arrows
I've said good riddance to my compounds and gone back to traditional tackle too.
And Kim: The non-wheel bows are much kinder to old shoulders; I can vouch for this personally.
And Kim: The non-wheel bows are much kinder to old shoulders; I can vouch for this personally.
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Large frame Martini Henry and RRB questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1277
Re: Large frame Martini Henry and RRB questions
Andrew: I believe I would trust the Martini at higher pressures than a rolling block. I realize many were made in 7X57 and in 8mm Lebel. But I have heard of more receiver failures with the rolling block than the Martini; in fact the parts of one in 7mm that let go are arranged in a local gun shop wi...
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If You Drink BEER, it MUST be Budweiser!!!
- Replies: 75
- Views: 7045
Re: If You Drink BEER, it MUST be Budweiser!!!
Beer is not made with rice. It's that simple.
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 963
Re: Went to the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.
RR7: My daughter is a senior at Baylor, and we toured the museum last spring. It's a wonderful place. Congratulations on finding the image of your ancestor. Sorry to hear your wife needs the chemo, and prayer up for a positive outcome.
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Early Santa, Merry Christmas
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2009
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pocket Watches
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3967
Re: Pocket Watches
Wow that's a nice piece, and sweeter still with that Morgan dollar!
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Early Santa, Merry Christmas
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2009
Re: Early Santa, Merry Christmas
Pitchy:
Look up Yogi Yurgesson singing "I was Santa Claus for the PTA"!
Look up Yogi Yurgesson singing "I was Santa Claus for the PTA"!
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 10 bore afield
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2686
Re: 10 bore afield
Classics! I'd love a 10-bore hammer gun some day. Glad to see them being put to work, and congrats to Rjohns and Shrapnel on the Webley and the Scott!
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: black powder
- Replies: 5
- Views: 650
Re: black powder
Marlin: Good luck to you! Always admire a BP hunter ...
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Took A Bus Last Night
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1260
Re: I Took A Bus Last Night
Blaine: Wise decision.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Made a Alpine Horn
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1819
Re: Made a Alpine Horn
Pitchy, my ex-wife's mother was a French hornist and also played her two alpenhorns regularly. Really nice instrument. If you can find a mouthpiece from a trumpet, trombone, baritone or bugle, you'll save yourself some work.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 8:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayers for my family in Cagayan de Oro City PLEASE
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3886
Re: Prayers for my family in Cagayan de Oro City PLEASE
6pt: In my thoughts and prayers, too. Many lives were lost in this storm it appears. It will be many months before your dear ones' lives return to normal, I fear. Hope you can be with them soon.
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: thank you for your prayers!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 630
Re: thank you for your prayers!!
Sounds like it was meant to be!
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: thank you for your prayers!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 630
Re: thank you for your prayers!!
Rusty: Great news. Hope the written goes as well!
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dave Higginbotham Dead.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7280
Re: Dave Higginbotham Dead.
On no!
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OK - I'm Officially Old
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6297
Re: OK - I'm Officially Old
OJ: That was a fabulous post!
Steve: I have three years and change to go ... hope I live that long.
Steve: I have three years and change to go ... hope I live that long.
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy, is this you?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 526
Re: Pitchy, is this you?
Dang, missed that the first time through ...
- Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy, is this you?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 526
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: (Knife kick continued) Old 1800's Knife Cleaned Up & Sharp
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2186
Re: (Knife kick continued) Old 1800's Knife Cleaned Up & Sharp
Casa: Nice find!
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer Request
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1072
Re: Prayer Request
Rusty: I'm wishing you the best, too. It's a noble calling.
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is why you kill coyotes (Bloody)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3990
Re: This is why you kill coyotes (Bloody)
After watching a pair of coyotes joyfully catch and eat mouse after mouse in a harvested wheat field, I decided they do have a place in the world. Sometimes I shoot, sometimes I don't. I figure God has his reasons, and they don't always seem to perfectly coincide with human priorities.
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Turkeys with a levergun
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1671
Re: Turkeys with a levergun
Shrapnel: You are fortunate to live in a state that allows the use of a rifle during turkey season. That's a handsome Winchester. I'd love to be able to use my Remington Model 14 pump in .25 Remington on a turkey. What bullet were you using?
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wolves coming to CA
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5570
Re: Wolves coming to CA
I have hunted, hiked, fished and trapped beaver on the western edge of OR7's current location. It's nice, secluded country, almost all Forest Service land. Not a bad place for a wolf to set up shop. It will sure make hiking the Pacific Crest Trail more interesting. I don't mind a wolf in the local w...
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pumps have been mentioned, rare guns but still historic
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4580
Re: Pumps have been mentioned, rare guns but still historic
That Burgess wrist-action pump is wild. I'd love to see a video of that gun being fired.
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some fine music by Pitchy
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3634
Re: Some fine music by Pitchy
Careful you don't swaller that little mouth harp Pitchy!
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DIY Staging Strips and Blocks from old pallets!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1056
Re: DIY Staging Strips and Blocks from old pallets!
Nice! There's something so satisfying about making stuff from pallet wood.
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Do you like pump rifles?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1780
Do you like pump rifles?
If lever-actions aren't the only flavor of root beer you are fond of, there is a related board devoted to pump rifles here:
http://forum.pumprifle.org/
I didn't know it existed until Earl pointed it out to me. Just a heads up.
http://forum.pumprifle.org/
I didn't know it existed until Earl pointed it out to me. Just a heads up.
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off to Cuba
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1437
Re: Off to Cuba
Be a fisher of men, and of bonefish on a 7-weight ...
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: War Axe, (club)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3273
Re: War Axe
You just whipped it up in your spare time?!! Pitchy, you have more talent than one person deserves.
Are you going to try throwing it overhand like Russel Means in "Last of the Mohicans"?
Are you going to try throwing it overhand like Russel Means in "Last of the Mohicans"?
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayers for Virginia Tech
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1199
Prayers for Virginia Tech
Gunman on the loose, police officer and at least one other down. This is awful
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Been out of pocket
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1548
Re: Been out of pocket
Kid: Blessings on your house. I've been through this with my daughter, when she just two. Very scary.
- Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got to shoot Rem. 1858
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1022
Re: Got to shoot Rem. 1858
Cabelas, get thee behind me!
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Meanwhile, here in Sunny Arizona:
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1148
Re: Meanwhile, here in Sunny Arizona:
Here's my heat pump, which by the way ain't working and it was 54 degrees in the house when I got up: http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b356/BillOregon/IMG_0013.jpg Steve: I have brothers in Colorado Springs and Boulder, and they confirm your reports! It is cold and DRY her ein Oregon, with very lit...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for reports on FTX bullets from this season?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2172
Re: Looking for reports on FTX bullets from this season?
Les, that is some very fine shooting. Folks I have talked to seem pleased with the LR bullet in .30-30 and .35 Remington. I have heard of complaints about the 325 lacking penetration on elk in the .45-70, but have not heard first-hand details. Wish they made a gummy tip for .25-35 and .25 Remington ...
- Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Filing off Rossi "F" and "S" ??????
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4804
Re: Filing off Rossi "F" and "S" ??????
You also could have gotten the aperture sight for that hole from Stevezgunz; the FS then stands for fabulous sight.
- Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remember the HW45,,,,
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2222
Re: Remember the HW45,,,,
Nath: Bagging bunnies is an accomplishment with an air pistol. Fine job. I have a very old Webley Premier, but have never chronographed it. And yes you can hot rod those Crosmans!
Here's a site where you can get custom grips: http://airgrips.com/
Here's a site where you can get custom grips: http://airgrips.com/
- Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Simply stunning photos from Africa
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1148
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good news from the House
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1316
Re: Good news from the House
Steve: It is a bit of a can of worms. I sure wouldn't try to carry in Kalifornia unless I had a good legal team lined up pro bono. I also respect the fact that Utah's permit requires much more training as well as live fire than Oregon's, which simply requires attending a three-hour class.
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good news from the House
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1316
Good news from the House
Just got this from my congressman, and it sounds like good news: On November 16, the House passed, with my support, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 822) by a bipartisan vote of 272 – 154. Similar to how states recognizing drivers' licenses issued by other states, this bill requires...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: They`er at it again !!!!!!!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1937
Re: They`er at it again !!!!!!!
Dang varmints trying to cripple your stock! Oh that's loooowwwwwww!
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Puma buck
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1876
Re: Puma buck
That's one nice whitetail. Nice work.
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Flexi Sidecar project
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6525
Re: The Flexi Sidecar project
Pitchy: Another finish option would be to go over the pine with epoxy and fiberglass or kevlar. Your sidecar would then be weather and bullet-proof -- and you could also take it fishing.
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Flexi Sidecar project
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6525
Re: The Flexi Sidecar project
Pitchy: Looks like you could rock a baby to sleep in that thing.
Sorry but I can't help wonder what Col. Klink would think of it ...
Sorry but I can't help wonder what Col. Klink would think of it ...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Choices....405, 45/70, or 45/60?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2563
Re: Choices....405, 45/70, or 45/60?
Shasta, how are you liking your Uberti '76?
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'll stick with 19th century guns thanks.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1679
Re: I'll stick with 19th century guns thanks.
Perry: Sorry to hear of your tribulations. I just don't think it is right for a company to distribute products without carefully testing them, especially when we're talking firearms. Uberti usually does a little better than most, but they have had problems with their Winchester 1876 lever guns.
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Choices....405, 45/70, or 45/60?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2563
Re: Choices....405, 45/70, or 45/60?
Turnkey: That 76 is sure a fun rifle. For a long "sticky" thread on problems with both the Uberti and Chaparral versions, go to CAScity.com where they have an entire forum dedicated to the '76.
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hey Pitchy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 406
Hey Pitchy
Every time I stumble upon the plans I got from Jimmy Woods for one of his horseless carriages, I think of you. You have the skills and the tools to build one, and I don't. Anyone else out there dream of building a simple, tiller-drive horseless carriage with bike tires and Briggs and Stratton engine...
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Winchester 1895 Rifles at CDNN Sports
- Replies: 6
- Views: 968
Re: New Winchester 1895 Rifles at CDNN Sports
Did you see the CDNN prices on the Chaparral 1876 lever guns-- under $600!
- Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jeans
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5861
Re: Jeans
Another brand to consider: Prison Blues. They're actually made by prison inmates here in Oregon.
http://oce.oregon.gov/products/112
http://oce.oregon.gov/products/112