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by Washita
Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this legit...???
Replies: 12
Views: 2668

Re: Is this legit...???

I sure hope so. I just signed the petition.
by Washita
Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Keeping your cool on the motorcycle
Replies: 59
Views: 8635

Re: Keeping your cool on the motorcycle

In what sense did the dimwitted biker thug "keep his cool?" He caused two accidents resulting in major damage to least two vehicles and very possibly caused serious bodily harm to several innocent people, perhaps including small children. He should be put in stony lonesome for a long time,...
by Washita
Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Login Every Time I Visit?
Replies: 13
Views: 3341

Re: Login Every Time I Visit?

Thanks, guys. I deleted the cookies and shut down completely for awhile, but it didn't help. I think I'll just live with signing in every time. Like I said, it's no big deal and is only worth so much effort.
by Washita
Tue Jun 20, 2017 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Login Every Time I Visit?
Replies: 13
Views: 3341

Re: Login Every Time I Visit?

I'm using a laptop, and haven't changed anything that might affect my logging in. I use Autofill and haven't done anything with cookies. Oh, well--as I said, no big deal. It only takes a minute to log on.
by Washita
Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Login Every Time I Visit?
Replies: 13
Views: 3341

Login Every Time I Visit?

Why do I have to login every time I visit this site? I've been registered for several years, check "remember me" every time, and still have to login all over again every time I visit. The situation has changed 2 or 3 times over the years. For years I only had to enter the first letter of m...
by Washita
Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fun Switch
Replies: 17
Views: 3175

Re: Fun Switch

"Of course, before you can do this, you will first need a decent AR as a levergun will not do. :D -----6"

Maybe not. John Browning's first experimental semi auto was a modified lever action! :o
by Washita
Thu Sep 15, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Older Movies that deserve a current remake
Replies: 18
Views: 2397

Re: Older Movies that deserve a current remake

What I'd like to see isn't a remake of a great old film (the remake is almost never as good as the original) but a new film based on an old book. C.S. Forester's "The Good Shepherd", a novel written during and based in early WWII about an American destroyer trying to protect a convoy in th...
by Washita
Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry Golden Boy Endurance Run
Replies: 162
Views: 17069

Re: Henry Golden Boy Endurance Run

The major impetus behind this endurance run is to see just how well the Golden Boy does hold up. There are so many Internet references to "cheap pot metal guns" that I got curious & decided to settle the matter. I've worked with several Henry leverguns of all sizes for over 15 years n...
by Washita
Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry Golden Boy Endurance Run
Replies: 162
Views: 17069

Re: Henry Golden Boy Endurance Run

I remember many years ago (early 60's?) Remington doing an endurance test on one of their Nylon 66 .22 LR's. If memory serves, they got 50,000 rounds thru it without cleaning and without a stoppage. I dunno what happened to make them stop--malfunction, ran out of ammo or just got tired of shooting t...
by Washita
Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lever Action Silhouette Rifles and Calibers
Replies: 28
Views: 6467

Re: Lever Action Silhouette Rifles and Calibers

I haven't shot Cowboy Silhouettes for several years, but when I did my favorite guns were a 1946 Marlin 39A for rimfire and a first-year Winchester 9422M for pistol cartridge, both rifles with Marbles tang sights. Plenty of power in the .22 HMR to take down the heavy 1/2 scale rams at 100 meters, an...
by Washita
Fri May 06, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A funny story on myself
Replies: 18
Views: 3631

Re: A funny story on myself

Was that $64 charge the USPS Media rate? (I really don't know if there is a media rate for international shipments, but if there is I'd expect it to be 'way cheaper than that!)
by Washita
Wed May 04, 2016 10:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "The Good The Bad The Ugly" music..How Made
Replies: 17
Views: 3206

Re: "The Good The Bad The Ugly" music..How Made

Loved it--Thanks! :D
by Washita
Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: muddy girl
Replies: 15
Views: 3206

Re: muddy girl

Until I saw this post I'd never heard of a "muddy girl" stock or gun, so I googled it to see what it is. I like it! And I'm a 70+ year old man, so it's appeal is not limited to teenage girls. OK, so I probably wouldn't have it done to any of my guns, but I can sure see why somebody would.
by Washita
Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Robert Duvall...ever in any BAD movies...???
Replies: 25
Views: 4400

Re: Robert Duvall...ever in any BAD movies...???

"Apocalypse Now" comes to mind, though Duvall was great, as usual.
by Washita
Mon Feb 15, 2016 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Am I missing something here?
Replies: 10
Views: 2661

Re: Am I missing something here?

I see no mention of a Hazmat fee in the ad, either. I wonder how the seller plans to deal with that?
by Washita
Thu Feb 04, 2016 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coke Bottle Gatling Gun
Replies: 15
Views: 1634

Re: Coke Bottle Gatling Gun

What is it that makes this a "gatling gun" and not just a revolver?
by Washita
Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger modified a Savage 99 to be gas operated..?
Replies: 7
Views: 1479

Re: Ruger modified a Savage 99 to be gas operated..?

I remember reading many years ago that John Browning converted a lever action Winchester to a gas operated semi auto. This was just experimental, I think, but it was the basis of his 1895 "potato digger" machine gun. So I guess Ruger wasn't exactly "plowing new ground", so to spe...
by Washita
Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My dog can't read
Replies: 6
Views: 1226

Re: My dog can't read

My dog can't read either, the ignorant cur!
by Washita
Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Windows 10 experiences
Replies: 39
Views: 4301

Re: Windows 10 experiences

I installed Win 10 on my laptop about a week ago. I tried to a week before that but my connection is so slow here at mi casa it didn't work so I went to Jr's where he has high speed. The install went fine. The first problem I noticed was that when looking at things on Facebook I would come to a vid...
by Washita
Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody Have To Use A CPAP Machine?
Replies: 33
Views: 5531

Re: Anybody Have To Use A CPAP Machine?

I'm a side sleeper with sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP machine for the past 5 or 6 years. When I had my sleep test they found I'd stopped breathing something like 30 or 40 times; I forget the exact number. It does take a bit of time to get used to wearing a CPAP mask, but it's really not a b...
by Washita
Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What I learned after enlistment
Replies: 30
Views: 4564

Re: What I learned after enlistment

For one thing, Racism.....Mostly from southern boys, and Blacks..... You gotta be kidding. I was born in Kansas (1938), raised in California (1943-1969) and for the last 46 years have lived in Arkansas. Trust me on this...I didn't have to move to the south to learn about racism. I'll concede that m...
by Washita
Wed May 13, 2015 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How Did Grandpa Ever Get A Deer.
Replies: 22
Views: 2939

Re: How Did Grandpa Ever Get A Deer.

Friends Call Me Ji wrote:
casastahle wrote:How Did Grandpa Ever Get A Deer.
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I'm guessing with a 1956 Chevy Belair going about 40 mph. :lol:
If so, he musta' been backing up. :D
by Washita
Sat Mar 28, 2015 10:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Last WWll Jeep...
Replies: 22
Views: 2522

Re: Last WWll Jeep...

gamekeeper wrote:I wish it were mine........ :mrgreen:

Passenger is not bad either!
I'll bet neither of them look like that now! :D
by Washita
Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ARMADILLO'S
Replies: 32
Views: 3195

Re: ARMADILLO'S

We've had 2 of 'em in out neighborhood at different times. I'd have loved to shoot them, but I'm afraid our neighbors might object to live fire in a residential area. For that matter, so would I. With the first one I borrowed a trap from the county agent, who wished us luck but also said that so fa...
by Washita
Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ARMADILLO'S
Replies: 32
Views: 3195

Re: ARMADILLO'S

We've had 2 of 'em in out neighborhood at different times. I'd have loved to shoot them, but I'm afraid our neighbors might object to live fire in a residential area. For that matter, so would I. With the first one I borrowed a trap from the county agent, who wished us luck but also said that so far...
by Washita
Sat Feb 21, 2015 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can I reload silver-colorer brass? (photo added)
Replies: 22
Views: 1816

Re: Can I reload silver-colorer brass? (photo added)

I've loaded a bunch of nickel plated .38 Spl. and .357 Mag. and saw no difference at all between them and plain brass. Well, nearly no difference. The nickel plated ones had a greater propensity to split case necks, and a shorter of life expectancy as a result. It's my understanding that the plating...
by Washita
Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Henry Original
Replies: 20
Views: 2697

Re: The new Henry Original

Marvin S wrote:Gaps in wood fit at tang I could fit my finger nail in. Wood was thicker on one side vs other at tang. The whole gun was buffed to death. Could hardly tell it was an octagon barrel. Brass receiver was very wavy with dishes around pin/screw holes.
I thought you said you didn't handle it.
by Washita
Sat Jan 10, 2015 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1894 build questions. Tang sights, stocks etc.
Replies: 119
Views: 11887

Re: What tang site and front site for 1894 Winchester

I have always liked the Marble's tang sight, as I am mostly a silhouette shooter and I appreciate the Marble's ability to adjust windage. As for the front sight, a fine gold bead works well, the trick is to get one the right height. There are sites on the web that can calculate that for you. SHASTA...
by Washita
Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to pay for gun from another state?
Replies: 31
Views: 2714

Re: How to pay for gun from another state?

Postal MO is the hardest to fake. It has more security features than others and as the seller it is the quickest and surest way to get paid. I've never had any trouble cashing any kind of MO, and I can't imagine being unable tocash a Wal Mart MO at Wal Mart, can you? And I can't name any of their s...
by Washita
Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to pay for gun from another state?
Replies: 31
Views: 2714

Re: How to pay for gun from another state?

The safest way is to pay by credit card. If you get ripped off you can always stop payment or even get it reversed. That's not an option with any other payment method I know of, but of course when buying from an individual it's not an option anyway. Then I use a money order. I dunno why so many peop...
by Washita
Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quips For Election Day
Replies: 10
Views: 1081

Re: Quips For Election Day

My favorite dates back to the Kennedy administration. Obviously, pre-assassination. (OK, so I'm an old fanny burp)... "Roosevelt proved you can be president for life. Truman proved anybody could be president. Eisenhower proved you didn't really need a president. And... Kennedy proves it's dange...
by Washita
Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does your wife read the funnies?
Replies: 14
Views: 1180

Re: Does your wife read the funnies?

My bride of 56 years & I read the comics every day, but not in the newspaper. We read 'em on line, at Comics.com and Dilbert.com. We stopped our last newspaper subscription some years ago, because we couldn't believe what they printed. Sadly, even if you find one of the rare ones that's not blat...
by Washita
Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unannounced police visits..
Replies: 28
Views: 2887

Re: Unannounced police visits..

My first shotgun required a 10 shilling (50p)licence from any post office and could be kept behind the kitchen door, it is sad how times have changed.... :cry: OK, this has nothing to do with the issue at hand, but it does give me a chance to ask a question I've often wondered about. To wit: back i...
by Washita
Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A levergun post
Replies: 17
Views: 1370

Re: A levergun post

You may not really want a lower front sight. I've had a lot of receiver peep sights, and every one required changing the front sight to a taller one. Sounds like somebody has already done this on yours.
by Washita
Sat Sep 13, 2014 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .32, or 38 Special?
Replies: 21
Views: 2318

Re: .32, or 38 Special?

Well, a J-frame S&W in .32 Mag. will perform as well as a .38 Spl., and holds 6 rounds.
by Washita
Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling little bullets is a pain!
Replies: 5
Views: 610

Re: Pulling little bullets is a pain!

Get a collet bullet puller. They pull bullets a lot faster, far quieter, with no damage & don't waste the powder. A coupla years ago I got several hundred 5.56mm ball (.223") rounds with 55-gr bullets, pulled & 'em all and replaced 'em with 52-gr. sierra Match Kings. Presto! Several hun...
by Washita
Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First world problem
Replies: 10
Views: 1306

Re: First world problem

Scrap bin. (though lately I've been giving them away) Are you serious? For less than $30 you can get a C-H swaging tool that'll de-crimp a case in maybe 2 seconds. I've got one, and it works just fine; just as well as the Dillon, for a fraction of the cost... http://www.ch4d.com/products/equipment/...
by Washita
Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette
Replies: 26
Views: 4166

Re: Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette

You may be able to find something here: http://www.steelchickens.com/ It's a great site for anything involving metallic silhouette shooting.
by Washita
Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choosing a CCW weapon ...
Replies: 78
Views: 7198

Re: Choosing a CCW weapon ...

[quote="Malamute"]... Your comments about self loaders are a bit dated. Not meaning to sound critical, but the world has changed over time, and the typical self loaders of today are head and shoulders above some available in the past in several regards. If you wont consider one, OK, be str...
by Washita
Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choosing a CCW weapon ...
Replies: 78
Views: 7198

Re: Choosing a CCW weapon ...

[quote="Malamute"]... Your comments about self loaders are a bit dated. Not meaning to sound critical, but the world has changed over time, and the typical self loaders of today are head and shoulders above some available in the past in several regards. If you wont consider one, OK, be str...
by Washita
Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For Big Bore Pump Action Rifle Fans...
Replies: 43
Views: 7750

Re: For Big Bore Pump Action Rifle Fans...

Nope.. You ain't no engineer... Tell me why you would need "camming force" to extract a relatively-short, straight case..? One of the things that I've always liked about this forum is how folks generally find a way to disagree without getting insulting or condescending. Well, most folks, ...
by Washita
Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Typical major news coverage.
Replies: 4
Views: 812

Re: Typical major news coverage.

I've seen quite a bit of coverage on Fox News Channel. Maybe you just weren't there at the right time. I never watch the lefty CNN, and certainly don't waste any time on the ultra-left MSNBC, but I'd be surprised if either of them DID give much coverage to the D-Day anniversary.
by Washita
Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most famous S&W, Colt ?
Replies: 23
Views: 1840

Re: Most famous S&W, Colt ?

. FWIW, IMO "famous" is not the same as "popular", so I vote: Colt: #1- the SAA. #2 - the 1911. #3 - the Python S&W: #1 - Dirty Harry's 8-3/8" Model 29 ( I know, due to scarcity, an M29 wasn't used in the films). #2 - The Kit Gun #3 - the Chief's Special . Wasn't Dirty ...
by Washita
Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You have one firearm to survive what is it?
Replies: 167
Views: 21482

Re: You have one firearm to survive what is it?

I think I'd choose the same thing our forefathers did, the gun that really won the west. A single-shot 12 gauge. Light, handy, reliable as gravity and capable of taking anything on the North American continent, from tree rats to grizzlies.
by Washita
Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice old Lever rifle photo, what do you think?
Replies: 27
Views: 3843

Re: Nice old Lever rifle photo, what do you think?

Griff wrote:
Twodot wrote:loading gate on wrong side?
..
As the original was probably a dagguerotype or tintype, there's no negative, so the resulting images are reversed.
Yes--just like the famous photo of Billy the Kid that caused him to be called "the left handed gun" even though he was actually right handed.
by Washita
Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caught this one around.....
Replies: 13
Views: 1080

Re: Caught this one around.....

You must have a lot of foxes in your part of the world. I haven't hunted for many years (not since I decided I liked shooting more'n hunting), and I think I've seen 3 foxes in the "wild"--one crossed the highway ahead of me and I saw 2 others in the park near my home. I'm not sure about th...
by Washita
Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Click+Click+Click+Click =
Replies: 31
Views: 2317

Re: Click+Click+Click+Click =

I hear there's a new Colt clone coming out that's made in Japan. When you cock it, it goes crick-crick-crick-crick! :lol:
by Washita
Wed Jan 08, 2014 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here are some interesting old photos, tell me what you think
Replies: 16
Views: 2227

Re: Here are some interesting old photos, tell me what you t

Both Rangers look pretty tough to me! Gotta wonder, though, why the gent in the 3rd pic has a bowl on his head. :D
by Washita
Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rear sight...9422?
Replies: 14
Views: 1466

Re: Rear sight...9422?

.[/quote] It won't help! The short trapper means the front is too close! It blurrs the moment I focus on the target and so would a glowing fiber optic, I am trying to resist trading! Maybe a finer front would when blurred be a finer blurred thing :lol: N.[/quote] Do what the pistol shooters do...don...
by Washita
Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traditional hunting cap -- (Christmas gift- thanks mom)
Replies: 16
Views: 1330

Re: Traditional hunting cap -- (Christmas gift- thanks mom)

I have one of these Elmer Fudd hats. Wonderful! Not sure what the pocket is for, tho. Maybe to hold your cigars? :D