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Bill in Oregon

The interesting thing I am finding, chasing these ghosts through Find-a-Grave links, is reading about the lives my Confederates led after the war. Here's an example, a sketch of great-great Uncle James, the one shot in the head, written for his grandson who died at 21 and lies in Mt. Olivet in Forth...

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I'll be volunteering at the Sweetwater Rifle and Pistol Club show next weekend. It is held in conjunction with the Rattlesnake Roundup right next door. I am told it is a good one. The next one in Abilene will be in June.

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Just this morning while tracing ancestors I ran across a new-to-me great-great uncle, Matt Marshall Hague, sergeant in the 44th Tennessee Infantry, killed on Oct. 8, 1862, in the fierce fight at Perryville, KY. He was just 19. My great uncle Frank Wood with the First Wisconsin under Starkweather was...

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Well hell, I don't know if I even want dinner. My late Uncle Paul was a fine horseman but his love was mules, and I got to ride his Abigail on a Decker pack saddle with hay-bailing twine stirrups in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of far northeast Oregon many years ago. It was and remains a religious exper...

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Jason, roam around here:
https://www.1911forum.com/forums/kimber.27/

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First he has a successful TURP, and then right after he wins this fabulous Rolling Block. Vall, your golden touch continues, bro.

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Your rifle is wonderful, and as hogs go, that is a mighty handsome one. Well done!

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Jason, I had a Kimber that I carried at work at the shooting range for a few months. It shot wonderfully and had no issues whatsoever. I quit carrying it because it was a bit heavier than was comfortable for daily wear, and I hated to see it banged around as I hopped in and out of trucks, tractors a...

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Jim, that's a keepsake for sure. That's Arizona javelina country, right?

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And ma'am, thank you for your service if we are still allowed to say that.

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Thanks fellas. In the larger-bore sixguns I have pretty much lost all interest in jacketed bullets, so the cylinder throat dimensions assume greater importance. Jim, your prescription of practice is mighty sensible. As some of you have noticed I am something of a gun gadfly and rarely have put in ex...

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I need to fly the Lone Star flag.

A Tennessee grandfather several greats back married one of the Houston girls.
Fixed it. Thanks for the head's up Scott.

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That's a mighty handsome Smith, Scott.

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Wondering if those here who have extensive experience with Blackhawks in .357, .41, .44 Special/.44 Magnum. and .45 Colt have any thoughts on which caliber was easiest to get accuracy out of. I know this has much to do with the individual revolver, cylinder throat diameters and the infamous Ruger ba...

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Six, you are OUT OF CONTROL!

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Grizz, regarding engine sounds, the only planes I can sleep on are turbo props like the dear old Dash 8. Head against the bulkhead and those vibes sing me to sleep.

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Well, the MRI was a piece of cake and I need not have stressed over it -- story of my life. I am sure prayer helped. It was a roomier machine than some I have been in, They had a nice cool breeze going and the technician slid me in feet first. She asked if I wanted music and I said jazz. The imaging...

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Jon, I talked to the scheduler and she was "vaguely reassuring." Their machine will probably be very much like most of the others I have been in. It's just the one time I lost my composure but it sort of shook my confidence. I'm sure it will be fine. While I am in Abilene I will stop at Ac...

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Jason beat me to it. I believe a number of these ended up in Cuba. 7.62 X 45. The Czechs stubbornly refused to play follow the leader in the Soviet era and designed most of their own stuff.

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Ji, Grizz, I agree on getting lost on Youtube watching old iron at work and listening to those wonderful engine notes. Time just flows right on by ...

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Well, I would only have a couple of hours to convince my PCP to prescribe a single dose of Valium/Xanax/Ativan, and then would have to drive the 45 miles home right after. Not sure how that would work out. I'll probably just try deep breathing, some prayer and daydreaming about fly fishing -- and sh...

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Fitting tribute to the old frontiersman, Scott.
That fire is now at 1,075,000 acres and has run all the way east across the Oklahoma border and only 5 percent contained. And more red flag conditions are due this weekend. Praying for those firefighters and all in harm's way.

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That's an interesting question. I have never noticed it once the normal BP fouling is cleaned away, but then I only shoot blued revolvers. No interest in stainless versions, they being so "farb" and all ...

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Lads, I have had at least a dozen MRIs over the past 30 years, the first one in what literally looked like a torpedo tube. I don't know how I survived that one as a recurring claustrophobia nightmare is getting stuck in a pipe. Since then I have had them in various machines, some not a whole lot bet...

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Good job Scott! They need to be shaken up!

I voted yesterday too. The gals asked me do you want the Republican ballot or the Democrat ballot. I asked them if they had a "Disgusted with Both" ballot and got a grin out of them.

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It started very near there. I can't imagine the monument or Billy Dixon's grave could have been seriously damaged.

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Awesome memories Bob! I was lucky that my folks indulged my fondness for the many toy guns on the market in those days. I particularly liked the Mattel products that accepted the "Shoot'n Shells" with Greenie Stickem Caps. Here I am at Christmas probably about 1962, which would make me 9 y...

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I remember seeing those rifles in gun shops back in the day, Jim. They seemed to have a decent reputation for quality in spite of the "made in Spain" stigma that probably wasn't deserved.

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Good stuff on old iron and marine engines in particular right here:
https://www.smokstak.com/forum/forums/a ... motors.38/

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I treasure the memories of a plains game hunt with my brother in Namibia in 2007. Africa easily lived up to its billing.

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You're helping to bring him up right, Ray.

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Would love to hunt red stag down there, but it is not likely to happen. Argentine hospitality is legendary.

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Boys, you are making me regret tossing out my stacks of Woodenboat magazine ...

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That 66-8 is a mighty handsome article, Doug. Let us know how she shoots, and what you plan to load it with for serious purposes.

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And I know who Paco meant when he mentioned the gunwriter who shot a black bear several times without stopping it.

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Grizz, it had not occurred to me that the pulsing of the boat speed would make for killer trolling!

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That's great to hear, Earl. Glad you are spreading black powder disease to the younger generation!

When I have had to ship live ammo, FedEx has been way easier to deal with than the hysterical minions at UPS.

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Grizz, here you go, bro. Not many places you can see SEVERAL Case steam tractors chugging along in a line. 8) https://www.antiquepowerland.com/steam-up Ji, you are calling up all sorts of memories! I bought a copy of John Gardner's classic "Dory Book" while in college -- and Acadia was sti...

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Back home in dear old Oregon they have an entire "village" called Powerland in Brooks, a small town just off Interstate 5 north of Salem. On two back-to-back weekends in summer, they hold the annual "Steam Up" featuring steam power, one-lung power, and all sorts of wonderful old ...

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I have had a couple of original hit-and-miss engines -- and miss them. This nicely machined little model goes together astonishingly well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hodz4Q3jefU&t=1s

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The darned Walker repros are tempting, but every Youtube I have seen shows the ramrod dropping and some serious cap sucking with the attendant advancing the cylinder by hand. It just seems to be a system that works only part of the time. But Rube is right -- in its time even with issues it was a hug...

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Vall, here is one in 9mm. Sobering power for a "toy."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gghaNpEltlo

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EG, your Jones underlever hammer 10 single sounds most intriguing! A 10-gauge black powder load has a real boom to it. As to the 1887s, I would be very tempted when the new Cimarrons become available with the 26-inch hunting barrel. The design can be finicky, but when it works it is just amazing. ht...

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Jim, I had no idea such velocities could be achieved. I wonder how corrosive it is.

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Copied and pasted!

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Wisdom indeed, Darryl.

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It took some two-inchers to finally blow up my little brother's Texaco tanker.

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Jay, that is a very cool "fantasy" Dragoon you have there. I bet it would stand up to some heavier loads ...

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Wow! Just WOW! What a darned hoot. The power is indeed surprising. This will very surely alarm "the authorities."

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What a lovely find. Well done, Pat! The first centerfire revolver I ever shot was an Iver Johnson breaktop in .38 S&W owned by our scoutmaster. Fascinated, I was.

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