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Hahaha yeah! Well Parkers are pretty scarce in my low class hick part of the world. Lots of Steven's 311s around here, but I don't have a problem with them. They actually fit me quite well, or I grew to fit them. :D A fancy rig here would be a Lefever Nitro. :D I lucked into that little 20 for sure....

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Short of patience? No way man. I don't believe that for a second old buddy. :D Yeah.....242 pages. Ain't we a bunch? :D Well......we definitely are what we are. Nobody is pretending for this long. I'd think a W.W. Greener, outside hammer, in 16ga. Whatta you think? Of course, anything on that level ...

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I inherited that from my grandfather (the warden). I've just never been inclined to anything addictive or compulsive. He smoked, drank, and ate things he liked. But with a moderation that was unbelievable. I never saw anyone like him in that regard. I'm pretty patient, but he was a master. My mother...

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When it comes to drinking, I'm an odd duck. Well.....I'm odd without the drinking, but anyway. Other than my 3 workdays, it's odd if I go through a day without a beer. Depending on what I have for supper, I have a beer with it, but only certain things. For some meals, no way. If I sit downstairs wat...

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Oh Six! That doesn't seem fair........to me. :D Yup. Ole GK is the best. An American hillbilly in London? Hey Six, we should chip in on a drone and we'll fly that Colt DS over to him. Obviously, I'd send mine, but yours is nickel, so it'd be better in the damp climate. And, you only have 153 bucks i...

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I'll give you all your money back. Plus $20 for inflation.

OldWin

Hey! Is that the DS that your daughter had? Did you finally get it back?

The other morning when it was 5 below, I was at the gas station fueling the truck, and the guy working there said it was 40 below way up on the border at hid mom's. Don't know if it was true, but that's cold.

OldWin

Halllllooooo!
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can here me.....

Everybody ok? Did our thread finally die?

OldWin

Thank you Walt. Funny thing is, that Colt was new in the box till a year ago. I'd had it for 20 years and just left it in the box. The trigger and action is incredible. One day last year I just said "screw it" and took it out an put a 100 rounds through it. Great gun. I shouldn't have wait...

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I don't think I've tried and of the snubbies at 100. If I do, it'll probably be my Detective Special. It shoots really well.

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My wife has a no lock 442 that looks like it's been run over. It has a set of Barami hip grips and has been carried and shot a lot. It shoots pretty good, but not as good as the old flat latch chiefs.
My oldest son has a square butt 37 and my youngest has a no lock 442.

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Well I just got to work. So I'm crawling through my river of zhit now.

I can voice for this 1889s. I have a 2/3 mag rifle in 38-40 with a mint bore. That sucker shoots like no tomorrow.

OldWin

Weird!
I e got an old flat latch Chef's special with newer wrong grips. It's mostly Kristy's gun. It sits on her nightstand.

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About 5 below this morning. All my sled trails up to camp should be set up enough for good walking this morning. The wife could probably wear her spiked heels.😁 Yeah, I was saying that yesterday. Be nice to have a set of skidder-type cleat chains. But when you're poor..... Yes, it has a float. I use...

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Thanks Walt! We have fun messing around up there. It's only 17 miles from home, but we have 200 acres to play on. Hey Six, That was Band of Brothers. Hoobler wanted the Luger. When he got one he ended up killing himself with it by shooting his femoral artery while it was in his pocket in Bastogne. A...

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All back home.
Here's a few more from a little snow cleanup.

OldWin

Thanks boys! Wish you were here too. Could use some help shoveling.

Haha naw......just hackin on ya.
Beautiful day. Got the tractor covered back over. Having a last bit of coffee then probably head out. I got a bunch more pictures I'll post later.

OldWin

Well it's winter in Brighton! Holy smokes! It was 6 degrees in the camp when we got here. After shoved so we could get in. There's a tractor under the blue tarp. It took an hour to dig it out. She started right up though. I'd read thise tractors were excellent cold weather starters, and that's what ...

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Sixgun wrote: ↑Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:47 am
Old Savage wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:09 pm And no use for AR15 now.
You will when your the only white guy left in the LA region when the new city is built…..

Now that's funny right there.
You gotta give it to Six. That's funny.

OldWin

That sucks about the Manhattan GK. I've never seen one. There's really very few original cap and ball revolvers here. Few SAAs for that matter. I don't think there were a lot of handguns here back in the old days. I think they were a luxury not many old justify. My glitch is proofreading AFTER I hit...

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So now they're going to ruin the desert too?

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Haha yeah. It don't raise a lot if eyebrows here cause people have them. I just haven't had the opportunity.

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See? Even in England, you've done more than me. I've never shot any full auto.

OldWin

Now THAT is cool! That'd be a good time.

Man! I was out blowing snow till midnight last night. Still have some to do this morning. At least it's light and fluffy.

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Yup. I agree 100%. I've had many chances also. No interest at all. No way its worth the cost and hassle.
Even as a combat tool, full auto is way overrated. The only effective use of it is in a belt fed machine gun.

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Still snowing here. All fluff and puff, just as it should be. Haha yeah, well that's on my old man. I haven't cleaned his guns since I moved out. I've never had or fired an Uzi. Im not much if a subgun guy. However, if I were going to jump through the hoops to get a full auto, I'd get a submachine g...

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Snowing like mad here. I really dislike those Ruger .22 autos. Then again, I'm weird with. 22 pistols. Full disclosure, I do have a Ruger .22 auto. It's a 22/45 Lite. I pulled the stupid loaded chamber indicator (aka: malfunction inducer) and installed a Tandem Cross block off. I also removed the ma...

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Thanks guys. Gramp was was also ambidextrous and could shoot with either hand. Gun or bow. He took third in the state one year with a bow. After gramp passed, we were up to Canada Falls lake one time fishing. Dad, me, and Uncle Gilley (Gilley is on the far left in the pic with gramp shooting the HS)...

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Thank you OS. I have a ton. Some I'd posted a few years ago in the thread on my grandfather.
https://levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?t=70403

Haven't seen one of those Western Marshall's in years. Nice knife too!

OldWin

Welcome back. Good thing the camp didn't get moved.

OldWin

I have exactly one High Standard auto. The first one. This old worn Model B belonged to my grandfather. It was a gift from my grandmother, and gramps constant companion. Gramp was a Maine game warden in the Allagash prior to and during WW2. The old HS has accounted for more game, up to and including...

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My place wasn't child proof when we HAD children. There were loaded guns everywhere, but the kids could handle and understood guns at a very young age. The only time we policed up the hardware was when other people's kids were around. Most were pathetically uncapable and immature. That ain't how we ...

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I too occasionally carry a 4.75" Colt SAA .45. Is it necessarily my best choice on the mean streets of an 8k person metropolis?

Maybe not. But it sure is fun and satisfying.

OldWin

Congratulations to you all! Your life is about to get more fulfilling than you could imagine. We have been blessed with 4 grandchildren so far. Watching them grow and become more and more capable is an indescribable feeling. Our oldest grandson is 5. He has a dirt bike, can shoot, and is learning th...

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Exact same for me. The 45acp in a 1911 or Commander has been my preference for as long as I can remember. Next is a good 4" DA .357. In the past, I carried a .38 a fair amount when it was hot out. I still do on occasion, but much less often. Back in the day, I wouldn't have packed a 9mm if you ...

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Oh! I almost forgot!
I also have a High Standard Sentinel. I've never fired it, but it's in new condition. It was in with a mess of guns that got dropped off at my dad's when my uncle died.

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I've never had any of those revolvers. I DO have one of the old Iver Johnson top breaks in .32......funny story. My mom's uncle lived down in Portland. He drove a deuce and a half in the ETO during the war. He's the o e we got the old 240 John Deere from. Anyway, he was rich compared to us so ot was...

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Haha yup!
Used to see a lot if the High Standards too.

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Used to see a lot of those H&Rs around here. Almost all were in .22 however. They are really fairly serviceable revolvers. A lot of the ones I've handled had less than stellar triggers, but they were way better in construction and materials than today's inexpensive handguns.

OldWin

Subsonic big bores are always easier on MY ears at least. Of the cartridges I shoot, the 9mm and .357 seem worst. That sharp supersonic crack is brutal.

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I saw that. It really sucks, cause he seems like a good guy. I really like his videos. No BS, just really practical, well thought out information. He is also an incredible shot with a wide variety of firearms, unlike most of the YouTube commandos. I sincerely hope he turns it around and gets more ti...

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Yup. Me too buddy. I figure in the case of my grandkids, while they may not Excell "playing the game", when the gloves come off, they will be a force to be reckoned with. Especially against today's pansy kids. Those 3 in Alaska are some tough monkeys. My kid got the oldest (5) a complete w...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:09 pm Just a million? After the IRS takes their cut its not really worth it...

That's why the government conducted the study.
"Random person" is code for Trump supporter.

OldWin

Yup. Overtime is a waste of your life. No way its worth it. May have been long ago, but not now. My buddy figured it out last night (this is the kinda stuff he does), the state spends 27 million dollars a month on food stamps. He saw an article that said the state has come out after that storm a cou...

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Look at ole GK! Quite the over achiever rounding up info! Well another before work cleanup. I HATE when we get weather on the weekends. All told, I have about a 15hr day when I'm working. The LAST thing I want to do is add in a dooryard cleanup to that. Oh well. That's the price of living in paradis...

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Yeah. I'd say 240 ain't bad. That's a lot of talk about all kinds of stuff. Most of it don't matter or amount to much, but some of it did. :D I used to think we'd be ok up here, but I'm really doubtful now. Bunch of commies running it to pander to all the flatlanders that moved into Portland and the...

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No, I can see it buddy. I don't think it's pessimistic at all. 8 say it all the time when someone calls me pessimistic. "I'm not pessimistic, I'm a realist." These days, the words truth and pessimistic are easily confused. Won't work? I'd think he would be hopeful and shut up. If it don't ...

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T-bar? I thought that was a milking station on a dairy farm. Oh man, it's Friday again! That sucks in my world. Back to work tonight. Did my usual Friday dump run this morning. More crappy weather coming this weekend. Then more next week. I don't care so much during the week, but it's a royal pain o...

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No way buddy. I learnt a long time ago to keep my tongue in my mouth.

Well......mostly.

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I'm ok! Man, I headed out at 4:30 this morning to start cleaning up. Then went over to dad's and helped him. Tied into a piece of canvas under the snow by his shed and sheared an auger shear bolt. Had to go fix that, then head back and finish up. I was soaked to the bone. I started the Jeep and ran ...

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