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by hondo1892
Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Bowie Knife is finished
Replies: 34
Views: 4950

Re: The Bowie Knife is finished

Chuck that's a really nice bowie you made. Don't know how I missed it when you originally posted it but found it when looking for your grinder build.
by hondo1892
Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does your dog watch TV?
Replies: 10
Views: 1742

Re: Does your dog watch TV?

My daughters akita watches the tv when there are horses and deer on. Sometimes he pays attention to other animals on it but mostly horses and deer.
by hondo1892
Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Mushroom Hunters'
Replies: 11
Views: 1658

Re: 'Mushroom Hunters'

Haven't caught anyone yet on my place but I've had my ginseng and trail camera's stolen. If I did catch someone and call the law my cabin probably would get burned down. What burns me so bad is the same people would hate it if you did the same thing to them they do to you.
by hondo1892
Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer request - update (at the end)
Replies: 28
Views: 4251

Re: Prayer request

YK I've had back pain like that once and like you wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope you don't need surgery to get you up and going again. Will remember you in my prayers.
by hondo1892
Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick Range Report, sorta
Replies: 3
Views: 908

Re: Quick Range Report, sorta

Nice shooting and nice revolvers there. I never use hot water or soap anymore to clean bp. The soap is too corrosive(the stuff will rust stainless sinks) and lukewarm tap water is just as effective as hot. If I want something more than just water I use windshield cleaner.
by hondo1892
Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has to be the hardest thing I've ever made
Replies: 16
Views: 2678

Re: Has to be the hardest thing I've ever made

Its tough losing a good parent. Sorry for your loss. Really nice workmanship on the urn.
by hondo1892
Sat Apr 01, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Projects
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Re: Projects

7.62 thanks for the offer. I may take you up on it if I can get back to feeling ok. My breathing was really bad last year and its been ok but not back to normal yet. I have been getting enough work to keep me as busy as I want so for now.
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Projects
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Re: Projects

It's my living, not a very profitable but very enjoyable. I don't have a web page but if you go to contemporary makers blog and do a search on Brian Barker you can see lots of my work.
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Projects
Replies: 6
Views: 1577

Projects

Been away for awhile and lurking around some traditional archery forums. Got a Grizzly, Bear recurve on the way and trying to figure out some stuff. I thought I would have some spending money because I'm close to getting a fowler done for a customer and my daughter informed me her jeep was having me...
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New to me 64 added carry handle.
Replies: 15
Views: 2089

Re: New to me 64 added carry handle.

I hate the looks of a scope on a lever gun but they sure look good looking through the scope at a target. For old eyes anyhow. Bought my daughter a plain 64 rifle for deer hunting and she loves it. Good shooting.
by hondo1892
Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PUPPIES!
Replies: 20
Views: 2656

Re: PUPPIES!

I love puppies that others own. I have three dogs right now which is two more than I need. My daughter came for a visit last weekend and her akita nearly killed my oldest dog over a few kernels of dog food. Didn't know there was any food on the floor and let the brute in the house. Never let that ha...
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recurves again
Replies: 30
Views: 5647

Re: Recurves again

Thanks guys I'm going to pass on it. I don't think it would be a good choice. The owner told me it probably wouldn't be a good idea if I wasn't shooting already and in shape. I'll wait and get one in #45 that I know I can handle.
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 10, 2017 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recurves again
Replies: 30
Views: 5647

Recurves again

Guy's I told you all about the Bear recurve I just got from my dad. I decided not to shoot it since it is old and the fiberglass looks questionable. So I went to our local archery store and seen they had a Bear Grizzly for sale. I did some research and everyone seems to love there Grizzlies. The onl...
by hondo1892
Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Be Careful How You Cook Your Squirrels....
Replies: 11
Views: 1771

Re: Be Careful How You Cook Your Squirrels....

The skin keeps the juices in.
by hondo1892
Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting the "1858 Remington New Army" - Range Report
Replies: 12
Views: 1630

Re: Shooting the "1858 Remington New Army" - Range Report

Cabela's makes lubed felt wads that aren't dry. At least they used too. I bought some a few years back and they were pretty greasey you want to make sure you keep them in a plastic container. They may keep the pin lubed enough to shoot more than two cylinders. I like the felt wads better than the gr...
by hondo1892
Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charlie?
Replies: 20
Views: 3633

Re: Charlie?

Charlie, those are really cool Volcanic rifles. Great work and very impressive. I wished I had the tooling to make one in .22 lr. I think that would be a really fun rifle to shoot.
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not a Levergun but it goes with one ...
Replies: 11
Views: 1626

Re: Not a Levergun but it goes with one ...

Nice grips you have there. I'd like to have some stags on my Rodeo but not in the budget right now. How do you like your USFA? I wish mine had a little heavier trigger pull, but other wise its a great revolver.
by hondo1892
Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So, what about the use of drones in scouting/hunting?
Replies: 36
Views: 4433

Re: So, what about the use of drones in scouting/hunting?

I would like a drone for checking my place out. Might be able to catch the person/people that have been stealing my trail camera's and ginseng plant's. But the hundred feet ones wouldn't work for that purpose. Also locating a deer on my place with one wouldn't do me any good. By the time I climbed t...
by hondo1892
Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Muzzle loading....
Replies: 40
Views: 5339

Re: Muzzle loading....

The .40 is a great caliber for the pleasure of shooting. The balls aren't so small that they are a pain to handle and the loads can be shot all day long. But I find it good for only groundhogs and other vermin when using it for hunting. It's too large for squirrel and rabbits and too small for deer ...
by hondo1892
Sat Feb 25, 2017 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: interesting wound forensic article
Replies: 10
Views: 1837

Re: interesting wound forensic article

I shot a deer in the head a few years ago. I could see brain matter on the ground and thought it was dead. When I grabbed its back leg the deer tried to stand up and I just about got a face full of hoof. So, no just because you blow part of an animals brains out the side of its head necessarily mean...
by hondo1892
Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suppressors
Replies: 8
Views: 2162

Re: Suppressors

I hope they get rid of the "tax" stamp garbage. But I keep hearing the Republicans keep dragging their feet about keeping any of their campaign promises.
by hondo1892
Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Couple of knives
Replies: 12
Views: 1676

Re: Couple of knives

Thanks guys. I'll try to remember to post the knife with a sheath when I get everything finished up.
by hondo1892
Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New toy
Replies: 11
Views: 3037

Re: New toy

Just made it home from Michigan, been moving my Dad down with us. Pokey the bow was made in Grayling no clue when though. Way back when I was a kid my Dad took me and a couple of my cousins to the old plant. It had been turned into a museum or maybe it was part of the plant before it moved don't rea...
by hondo1892
Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dad
Replies: 51
Views: 6718

Re: Dad

Sorry for your loss. It's a great loss when a good person leaves us.
by hondo1892
Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New toy
Replies: 11
Views: 3037

Re: New toy

Well I did notice the fiberglass looked like it was dried out so I may just have to hang it in my shop. I would hate to have it brake on me.
by hondo1892
Thu Feb 16, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Couple of knives
Replies: 12
Views: 1676

Couple of knives

Been working on a bunch of projects lately. I have three guns that are in progress and four knives. Just one of knives are still in progress and its the big one in the photo. The large knife has a birdseye maple handle with brass trim with an eight inch blade. The folder has elk antler scales brass ...
by hondo1892
Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New toy
Replies: 11
Views: 3037

New toy

My Dad is in the process of moving. Maybe I should say my sister and I are in the process of moving my Dad. Any how he used to own an old Bear long bow and a recurve. I was wanting the long bow but some time back he give it to someone. So I ask for the recurve, its a Kodiak Magnum with a 45 pound dr...
by hondo1892
Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Forges
Replies: 12
Views: 2318

Re: Gas Forges

This one will probably weld but with very high pressure which means lots of gas. If it was insulated better and had a reflective layer it would heat faster and use less fuel. I need something that is as cheap and efficient as coal. Most guys make there own but I needed one quick and hoped this one w...
by hondo1892
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Forges
Replies: 12
Views: 2318

Re: Gas Forges

I've read that the Diamondbacks are better designed than the Majestic.
by hondo1892
Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gas Forges
Replies: 12
Views: 2318

Gas Forges

Been sometime since I've posted anything. I check the forum about every day to keep up though. Since my breathing has been poor this past year I've had to rethink how I do some things. I do a fair amount of forge work and have burned coal for years. Coal has lots of smoke when you start with green c...
by hondo1892
Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trump's Inaugural Address - Very Powerful & Patriotic Words!
Replies: 21
Views: 2494

Re: Trump's Inaugural Address - Very Powerful & Patriotic Wo

I hope and pray that the people will govern our country again. But I'm afraid that the political goons from both parties won't allow it. And there won't be enough Americans to stand up and help take our power back. It was negative because Trump said it and he is wanting to make people more accountab...
by hondo1892
Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pictures from the field, no not mushrooms and flowers!
Replies: 21
Views: 1889

Re: Pictures from the field, no not mushrooms and flowers!

Sorry to hear about the illness and lathe slip. But good to see your back to doing well. Those magpies are pretty birds. I shot my first fox last fall, missed the first shot with a 44 mag and the thing came right back and gave me a second shot. It didn't look as nice as yours with that gaping hole t...
by hondo1892
Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A special 1886
Replies: 40
Views: 4456

Re: A special 1886

Now that's a really kool rifle you have there. Purty too.
by hondo1892
Sat Jan 14, 2017 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Friday the 13th
Replies: 12
Views: 2532

Re: Friday the 13th

Happy anniversary. My mom and dad were married on the 13th and made it 55 years before my mom passed.
by hondo1892
Wed Jan 11, 2017 10:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I guess harvesting game is a shameful thing now....
Replies: 23
Views: 3095

Re: I guess harvesting game is a shameful thing now....

Hey, I thought these teachers were supposed to be teaching how "not" to be bullies. Guess she misread the memo and thought she was supposed to show them how to bully someone.
The teachers and board members need to loose their jobs for such things.
by hondo1892
Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cause They're Purty
Replies: 16
Views: 1800

Re: Cause They're Purty

Kinda look like USFA's to me. They made some really nice SAA's when they were in business.
by hondo1892
Thu Dec 15, 2016 2:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most worn 94
Replies: 53
Views: 6325

Re: Most worn 94

Six, the butt plate is steel and I believe it's original at least the finish matches the forearms. If the mag tube isn't original someone went to a lot of trouble. There is no groove on the bottom side of the barrel where the front band screw would have been and the tube has the rounded plug with a ...
by hondo1892
Wed Dec 14, 2016 9:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most worn 94
Replies: 53
Views: 6325

Re: Most worn 94

My .32 Win special made sometime in the late 20's. It has a serial number just over a million.
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by hondo1892
Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thanksgiving day Doe that surprized me.
Replies: 7
Views: 1502

Re: Thanksgiving day Doe that surprized me.

Good shooting Ed. I shot a little spike one year thinking it was a doe. I hunt for meat also and would like to get a doe before season is over. Good eating and hope you have more luck.
by hondo1892
Sun Dec 11, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Merry Christmas fellars
Replies: 34
Views: 4308

Re: Merry Christmas fellars

Looks like Santa mounted old Rudolph. Merry Christmas.
by hondo1892
Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Deer season
Replies: 15
Views: 2975

Re: My Deer season

Yep, mostly skin and hair. :D
by hondo1892
Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Deer season
Replies: 15
Views: 2975

Re: My Deer season

RSY the tang sight is an old Lyman. I forget the letter code on the bottom side. I prefer the old Lyman tangs because they have a flip down aperture so you can have a ghost style sight for up close work. The front sight is not the usual factory blade that came on Winchester carbines but a silver bea...
by hondo1892
Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Deer season
Replies: 15
Views: 2975

My Deer season

I was blessed to get out a little this season. My breathing had been giving me problems this fall and wasn't sure I would get to hunt any. My allergist Dr. put me on breathing treatments a few weeks before season started and they helped a bunch. My Dad was down for a visit and I took him along with ...
by hondo1892
Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got my hands on a decent 38-55 (photos)
Replies: 41
Views: 5485

Re: Got my hands on a decent 38-55 (photos)

Wow, great rifle. Glad to see you post another great Winchester again.
by hondo1892
Tue Nov 22, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If I Miss, It's Not The Gun...
Replies: 19
Views: 2219

Re: If I Miss, It's Not The Gun...

I hate a scope on a lever gun but my eyes love em. I may have to get a mount like that for my 1920's vintage 94. Hope you get your deer.
by hondo1892
Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Family Deer Season
Replies: 7
Views: 1840

Re: Family Deer Season

Glad you all had a good year. I do feel a little bad for your daughter though. That's a lot of meet to cut up.
by hondo1892
Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlins 2 Deer 0
Replies: 5
Views: 1242

Re: Marlins 2 Deer 0

Congrats to you and your father. Good to see father and son enjoying the outdoors together. I took my dad out Saturday evening for a few hours also. We were carrying the same calibers.
by hondo1892
Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shot the spegettichester today
Replies: 5
Views: 832

Re: Shot the spegettichester today

Thanks guys I'll check with a new battery and see how things go.
by hondo1892
Fri Nov 11, 2016 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shot the spegettichester today
Replies: 5
Views: 832

Shot the spegettichester today

I've been feeling pretty crummy for a couple weeks now and get tiered out quick. But managed to load up a few 45-60's for my uberti 1876 Winchester. Loaded five rounds with 60 grains of Swiss 1.5 fg black powder and nine with AA5744. I don't know if it was to bright out or what but my chronograph wa...
by hondo1892
Fri Nov 11, 2016 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you
Replies: 2
Views: 499

Re: Thank you

+1. We took my father out for dinner tonite for veterans day.