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Gunny, thanks for the link. They're kinda proud of that tool, aren't they? I actually ran across a Youtube showing how to make do without special tools, although there is a thread on the Great Model 8 forum about efforts to duplicate the original FN takedown tool.

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These things always choke me up. Always.

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He has a son who is a fly-fishing guide down south, Port Mansfield, Port Aransas, somewhere down in there. I hope he has a peaceful heart.

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Excellent point, Jeepnik.

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Stretch, thank you for that link. Very important reading. I took a CPR/first aid refresher a couple of years ago in El Paso, and it was made clear that even using the best technique, CPR results are usually discouraging PLUS the attendant ribcage damage. A hiking friend in New Mexico related the ult...

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That's a fine father-son afternoon right there.

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Gosh what a bunch of handsome .44 Specials!

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Keep the photos coming, Gunny.

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What Grizz said!

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.45 Colt I AM 70, and ditto, amigo. We get to watch five new puppy lives unfold. What a gift from God.

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That's tough Gunny. Focus on the five surviving toots. And yes, hope the vet check goes really well.

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Glock Model 40 has been SOLD.

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Jason, what year was it manufactured? I don't think Winchester repeated the Savage mistake of putting 1:14 twists in their barrels, so it should stabilize bullets in the 115-120 grain range. That is a wonderful rifle you have there.

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Pacing the waiting room, ready to hand out cigars ...

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First, my thanks to Andy Larsson for the temporary use of band width! I have some serious deck-clearing to do, and as a result, I have an Uberti 1873 in .44 WCF; a Rock Island Armory version of an Ithaca Model 37 riot gun in 12 gauge; a Glock 40 in 10mm; a Glock 41 in .45 ACP; and a Ruger Blackhawk ...

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Just heard from a wiser man than I -- and there so very many of them!

--that the barrel, once free of the jacket and springs, disassembles further, to the point it might not be ruinous to have a new one turned and chambered. Help Mr. Wizard!

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Bless Parker's sweet heart! Y'all will know what to do hon!

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Follow-up that I am posting on a couple of other forums: Guys, I have been watching for years for a Model 8 in .25 that I could afford. I spotted one Sunday at Guns International and reached out to the seller, Collectors Firearms of Houston, TX. The deal was done and the rifle arrived Wednesday, ver...

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MORE PUPPIES!

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Jay, I was looking at the Alamonts. I don't need them yet as I still must acquire the sixgun I plan to put them on.

Twodot, thanks for reminding me about holly. I always seem to forget that dense and interesting wood.

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Great ballad. Tom Russell says he wrote that song after visiting a cowboy museum in Alberta. In a display case were horsehair bridles and ropes "woven by Mexican horse thieves, Montana State Prison, 1910."

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Griff, you stole a page from my playbook, I see -- ruining stuff in the process of "improvement."

Gunny, you might have something there. Guess a feller has to get his paws on it first to make the call.

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I like the look of these -- especially the "aged" ones, and I know the polymers they are working with have continually improved, but are these grips slippery to the feel? Just wondering how practical they are. I know some come checkered, which would make a difference.

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Gunny, I should have gone out to the gun club and measured the height of the concrete benches as this rest, at 20 inches high, is about two inches too high at least for me. Just three sides and a top, no bottom except that 2X4 brace which, as I said, would give me a place to clamp it to the bench if...

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Fellas, I will shoot it first with Hornady 117-grain RN handloads -- kind of the gold standard for this and the .25-35. John, if it shoots jacketed, it might shoot gas-checked cast. Hard to tell. Doc, counterboring might affect collector value, but I bought this for me to shoot and if that turns out...

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I just stumbled on a grail gun, for me anyway, an affordable Model 8 in .25 Remington from a large "collector gun" seller in Houston. They said it had "strong rifling" which always makes me a bit uneasy. But when the rifle arrived this morning it looked to be in pretty decent sha...

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Great report, Vall. Glad you found another bucket lister. There can’t be too many left on that list are there?

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You are so blessed to have that cabin to escape to, Jason! I dealt with a whole lot of active termites here and was just amazed at the destruction they caused. They must be stopped, and I would strongly suggest you have your cabin treated by a pro who injects fipronil all the way around the perimete...

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This is my portable handgun version of the standing benchrest used by seasoned big-bore rifle shooters -- gunsmiths at Holland and Holland regulating .577 double rifles, that sort of thing. I have a miserable time with my eyes and glasses shooting from rest at standard table height, as I am seated a...

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Goes to show that it just does not pay to get one's panties in the wringer on this topic!

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And that was the last F5 to have struck the United States.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023 ... -going-on/

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Well that was salty!
My great-great uncle, Tobe Tipton, was the first mayor of Columbus, New Mexico circa 1913, but was out of office when Pancho Villa attacked.

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What Blaine said. You have Biblical patience. However, I must confess that I waited well over a year some time back for my always-behind gunsmith to replace a spring in a little Mauser Model 1914 in .25 ACP.

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Ran across this fascinating experiment in pattern control for muzzleloader shotgun shooters on my ML forum this morning. To control the distance at which you wish the brass oval to open, you just shorten the spindle accordingly. Amazing what the human mind can conceive of! It's in this thread: https...

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Have one coming up early June in Abilene. I'll prolly go, although it would be highly irresponsible considering the home repairs that demand my and my bank accounts full attention ...

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Jim, it is a feeling of accomplishment to get a pile out of the way. I burned a lot of stuff -- a couple of busted-down sheep sheds, an industrial dumpster's worth of ground juniper (let me count the ways I hate this shrub ... ), teasel, construction debris, beetle-killed conifers. And when I starte...

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Vall, I look forward to seeing all the Marlin/Ballard treasures you inevitably bring home!

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Sold it, gentlemen. Thanks.

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Scott, it is simple. God made sure she married her angel. That's the kind of stuff He does.

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Thanks friend. I bought a compressor, but have not been able to convince myself to pay $400 for a bloody tank. With my first PCP, I bought a lovely Hill hand pump from England. But filling the rifle every couple of dozen shots got old fast, and that was three back surgeries ago!
Rifle on hold ...

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There are some really fabulous Youtubes on making black powder. For years I thought it was the perfect way to blow yourself up. These take some of the mystery out of the process. I particularly like the series by Hoffman Reproductions. Jim, I bet you could put any revolver with Colt guts back togeth...

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This classic, high-powered spring-piston hunting/target rifle is in mint condition. It hasn't even had 500 pellets through it. Going to the dark (PCP) side, so want to find it a loving home. $550 shipped, $500 FTF within 60-70 miles of Abilene-Sweetwater. If you appreciate German craftsmanship, you ...

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Brian, I like how you do rehab!

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My guess it was designed by a Democrat. At least the MSRP is just under $1,000 ...

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... is so incredibly, horribly, unforgivably ugly that I can't bear to link to it.

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No resemblance. The Empress is much better dressed.

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I started in high school. Nixon had just been elected president, if that tells you anything. I've loaded for a lot of calibers over the years, including the weird, the historical, the obsolete and almost all the surplus calibers, and feel guilty shooting factory ammo. Like Scott, I don't load for 9 ...

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Those Tams are mighty handsome, if you ask me.

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Brian, glad it is behind you and glad to hear you seem to be doing OK!

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Sorry. Fixed. Copied the link from Doc's Wood Milk post and learned once again that I am no multitasker!

Ray, thanks for that link. My father would start laughing at the mere mention of Wodehouse.

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