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- Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Book OT-The $50 Knife Shop
- Replies: 3
- Views: 478
Re: Book OT-The $50 Knife Shop
AWP: I have this book and consider it a keeper. That said, Wayne Goddard does have a lot of materials lying around that he uses to construct some of his shop equipment. But there are a lot of very good ideas for forging or grinding blades on the cheap, and Wayne is an amazingly skilled knifemaker. I...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Unexpected but perfect mornning at the range!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1152
Re: Unexpected but perfect mornning at the range!
Nice shooting in the cold! I'm too much of a sissy to get out there when it is below freezing, even though I have a new CZ .458 waiting for its first outing.
Am especially impressed with your .33. What a classic.
Am especially impressed with your .33. What a classic.
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oregon Gun Show Results
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1649
Re: Oregon Gun Show Results
Phooey. which show was it you guys attended? We had a Collectors West show here in Medford this weekend, but I didn't go. I can't see spending $6 just to get in the door.
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Could use a prayer or two...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2202
Re: OT - Could use a prayer or two...
Yes, it is ugly out there, but things are always darkest before the dawn. The U.S. traditionally leads the world into recession, and then leads it out as well. My advisor at E.D. Jones says their best guess is hitting bottom in the second quarter of 2009, and recovery beginning shortly thereafter. L...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Feeling Bad, put my partner down today:(
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3460
Re: Feeling Bad, put my partner down today:(
We had to do this a couple of years ago with a dog we adopted that proved to be very aggressive -- too much so for the humane society to accept her. I felt like such a heel, but I know it was the right thing to do, and the vet absolutely agreed. Glad your family is OK.
Bill
Bill
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Moment of silence for a hero.....
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4036
Re: Moment of silence for a hero.....
Wow! Job well done. Safely home.
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My 7 year old got his first deer - not with a levergun
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1995
Re: My 7 year old got his first deer - not with a levergun
Sweet! Thanks for handing down the tradition!
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oregon Gun Show Alert
- Replies: 7
- Views: 766
Re: Oregon Gun Show Alert
Wish it were closer to the Rogue Valley! There's a show coming this next weekend at Klamath Falls -- also often a good show.
- Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jacketed bullets for .38-55
- Replies: 1
- Views: 638
Jacketed bullets for .38-55
Guys, for those of you who shoot a .38-55 -- especially a Marlin -- I just wanted to mention that I have my .379 JSP swaging dies up for sale in the classifieds. Those who have tried the Boer 220grain .379 jacketed soft point know how well they shoot. Here's a chance for a .38-55 lover to take over ...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shelves are bare everywhere !
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1722
Re: Shelves are bare everywhere !
I work at Sportsmans Warehouse in Medford, Oregon. We had lots of ARs, M1As, Sig 556s, Ruger Mini 14s etc. on Nov. 4. Last night we were down to two Remingtons, one Armalite and a Ruger Ranch Rifle Target. We've even been selling AutoOrd Thompsons. Folks are really stocking up on powder and primers,...
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 23rd Psalm
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3392
Re: 23rd Psalm
Scotty:
Very well said. TV can make you crazy. Politics, like sausage-making, is a grubby affair of human culture, so far beneath the spiritual realm. Let us hold our noses and render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and render unto God that which is God's and not confuse the two.
Bill
Very well said. TV can make you crazy. Politics, like sausage-making, is a grubby affair of human culture, so far beneath the spiritual realm. Let us hold our noses and render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and render unto God that which is God's and not confuse the two.
Bill
- Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Marlin Bolt Rifle In 25-06
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1229
Re: OT-Marlin Bolt Rifle In 25-06
I bought one in .270 for my nephews last June at a Sportsmans Warehouse in Denver. They are thrilled with it, and may be hunting with it this weekend.
- Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: levergun and sixgun limb bacon
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2572
Re: levergun and sixgun limb bacon
Mike: How do you prepare your "limb bacon"? Thanks for sharing your hunt and photos.
- Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sportsmans Warehouse in Victorville,CA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2407
Re: Sportsmans Warehouse in Victorville,CA
I'm in my third week working at the local Sportsman's Warehouse. I have been hunting and shooting for 45 years and reloading for 40, fished in Alaska and hunted in Africa. I thought I knew a lot about firearms, but having to know the details, magazine capacities, model numbers of perhaps 100 long gu...
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Don't Miss Out On Great Truck/Barn Rifle....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1505
Re: Don't Miss Out On Great Truck/Barn Rifle....
JJ: Wouldn't part with mine. Built like a surgical instrument, with a trigger to die for on a fine sporting rifle, much less a military surplus arm.
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to the Texas Ranger Museum Today, displays gone!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1896
Re: Went to the Texas Ranger Museum Today, displays gone!
Might have to e-mail the museum to ask why some of the displays are missing. I had planned to visit it too, when I go down to see my daughter at Baylor.
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - Sheriff Begins Taking Away CCW Permits
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2217
Re: POLITICS - Sheriff Begins Taking Away CCW Permits
Oregon also is a shall issue state once you take the class. I am SO GLAD I don't live in California. It's a great place to visit ...
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I bought a Marlin 1894CL in 218 Bee yesterday
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2658
Re: I bought a Marlin 1894CL in 218 Bee yesterday
I'm with OSOK here. Lesseesumpitchers!
- Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Don't shoot your chronograph
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3369
Re: Don't shoot your chronograph
Shot my Oehler early on. Fortunately, it was a .22 bullet that just caught the edge of the sky screen base and didn't affect the "eye". Actually, I just look at the direction the bullet bent the plastic and it helps remind me which end goes toward the target!
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Texas Cowboy reunion 1940. Pics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1422
Re: OT- Texas Cowboy reunion 1940. Pics
That's fascinating stuff. My great-grandfather, Champion Traylor, ranched at now-vanished Plemmons on the Canadian just a couple of miles from Adobe Walls, and knew Billy Dixon and Quanah Parker. He served at one time as a justice of the peace for Hutchinson County. He and my great-grandma were marr...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Safari Time!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1256
Re: Safari Time!
Maddog: My brother had close shots, from 25 yards on his zebra, to about 85 yards on his gemsbok. Except for my warthog at 70 yards or so, my shots came at more like 150 to 175. I took two shots off sticks at a very big kudu, 58 inches or more with one horn tip broken off, but it turned out he was c...
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Safari Time!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1256
Re: Safari Time!
Maddog: Have you posted pics and a narrative of your trip somewhere, and if not, when?
Here's a post on my 2007 hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve ... #455109776
Here's a post on my 2007 hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve ... #455109776
- Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT log cabin
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5111
Re: OT log cabin
Great thread guys. Wonderful to hear from some experienced cabin builders here. This is on my dream list.
- Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found some 30 year old primers - what to do?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2338
Re: Found some 30 year old primers - what to do?
If you get some hangfires, spritz with WD-40 and toss. But I will bet they are good if they were properly stored.
- Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Ruger Montado
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1789
Re: OT: Ruger Montado
That Montado with a birdshead grip would be a great stash gun.
- Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Safari Time!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1256
Re: Safari Time!
H&R: Hope your safari happens. I finally decided at age 54 to raid the retirement fund and just do it in May 2007. Namibia was fabulous. I didn't use a lever, but a CZ 550 in 9,3X62 (which ought to chamber well in a Model 95, by the way) and took greater kudu, gemsbok, warthog, mountain zebra an...
- Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverevolution ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2747
Leverevolution ammo?
Guys, I am just ending my first week working in hunting at the local Sportsman's Warehouse, and we are out of Leverevolution ammo in .30/30. I can't believe the demand for this stuff, with customers telling me how well it shoots in their lever guns. Is this the common experience here? I see Hornady ...
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Irritated with Cabelas Today
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3167
Re: Irritated with Cabelas Today
Good thread. I worked my last shift as a newspaper copy editor last night after 25 years of it, and start in the hunting department at Sportsman's Warehouse Tuesday. Huge change (and pay cut!). I've been handling firearms for nearly 50 years (I'm 55), and the one AD I had 30 years ago -- thumb slipp...
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spencers strength
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2578
Re: Spencers strength
I just sold my Armi Sport Spencer carbine in .56-50 to a Civil War skirmisher, but a friend and fellow Spencer fan used his last year to kill his whitetail with a single shot. With black powder and a 350-grain bullet, you'll get right at 1,000 fps, which is way more than enough for most deer within ...
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Aaaah, what a lovely smell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 805
Re: OT: Aaaah, what a lovely smell
Hops were an important crop here, too, but began disappearing after World War II. Here's a peek at my guys:
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Aaaah, what a lovely smell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 805
OT: Aaaah, what a lovely smell
Just packed a couple of freezer bags with hops from the dehydrator. I've got three big clumps of Cascade hops on my garden fences and this year, the cones were especially fragrant and abundant. Now to find a RELIABLE recipe for five gallons of good, bitter ale. Remember when big cans of Blue Ribbon ...
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Political Poll - Is Palin ready to be VP?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3823
Re: Political Poll - Is Palin ready to be VP?
I've got my fingers crossed that Sarah will kick Joe B's you-know-what in their debate and erase all doubt.
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACO!!!! 70 years old today!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3599
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PACO!!!! 70 years old today!
Paco: Best wishes from a pup 15 years behind you. Y'all keep an extinguisher handy when you light off that birthday cake.
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Political Poll - Is Palin ready to be VP?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3823
Re: Political Poll - Is Palin ready to be VP?
I think she's done wonderful things for this election, and she's my kind of Westerner. But I still have doubts about her fitness for the vice presidency, frankly. If it were a matter of how much I like and admire someone, there would be no issue for me. Unfortunately, there's more to it than that. I...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - I'm sure AIG will bail me out when I need it ...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2370
POLITICS - I'm sure AIG will bail me out when I need it ...
Doesn't it make you feel proud in our capitalist, free enterprise nation that Uncle feels so comfortable sticking his big paws into our pockets to help out huge corporations that make awful decisions? I know I am overpaid and undertaxed, so figure it a real privilege to see part of my wages being pu...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Took 30 WCF hunting again.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3274
Re: Took 30 WCF hunting again.
Dimrod: Really appreciate you sharing your hunt with us. That's a wonderful bull you took --- and doing it with the .30 WCF has to make the venison all the sweeter. You're living my dream!
- Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - (WAY WAY OT) Movie - THE WINTER WAR
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2556
Re: OT - (WAY WAY OT) Movie - THE WINTER WAR
Guys, for in-depth reading on the Finns and the Winter War, go here: http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/default.asp I first got interested in the subject years ago when Finnish M39 Mosin-Nagants were all over the place for less than $100. One of these rifles rebuilt on a Russian action by Sako gave ...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - (WAY WAY OT) Movie - THE WINTER WAR
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2556
Re: OT - (WAY WAY OT) Movie - THE WINTER WAR
Hobie: I am amazed at how few Americans are aware of the tremendous, humiliating blow tiny Finland administered to Stalin's army in the Winter War. I think it is not well known because of the tangled alliances you allude to. The Finns had help from the Germans, and some of their officers trained wit...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Elk Country
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2172
Re: Elk Country
Danny: That's nice country all right. Looks like there has been some selective cutting in there and a lot of second growth. Is that mostly fir and hemlock, maybe some larch? What kind of rifle do you like for that country? Seems like the shots could come very close as well as 300 yards off, but that...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spoke to Nate Kiowa Jones
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2285
Re: Spoke to Nate Kiowa Jones
I was relieved to keep tabs on Waco, where my daughter is, and it appears they got off with gusty winds and showers.
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT? HA! Any of youse who've been to Africa dealt with this?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3294
Re: OT? HA! Any of youse who've been to Africa dealt with this?
Those rigs with tents on top are popular in southwestern Africa. They keep you up off the ground away from some of the smaller critters and it forces the cobras and mambas to work a little harder to bite you in the face ...
- Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT? HA! Any of youse who've been to Africa dealt with this?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3294
Re: OT? HA! Any of youse who've been to Africa dealt with this?
From the size, I am guessing those campers were in Namibia near or in Etosha National Park, which has the biggest elephants in the world. They are humbling creatures.
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Storms comin. Wish us luck.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3045
Re: Storms comin. Wish us luck.
Steve: Wish you the best luck on this. My daughter is a freshman at Baylor in Waco, and I'm worried.
Bill
Bill
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT:pygmy bear attacks, and "les voyageurs" re-enactors
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1461
Re: OT:pygmy bear attacks, and "les voyageurs" re-enactors
Cable: Lovely photos. The sky and light remind me of the Puget Sound. Here in the Rogue Valley, the sun is harsh and the highs are still in the 90s. We have an Aussie (and a Brittany, and two little mutts). Your pup looks like a keeper. Our guys pick our raspberries, too. They're almost surgical abo...
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer request
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2013
Re: Prayer request
Junkbug: His will be done, and His peace be upon your father and mother, and especially upon your heart.
Bill
Bill
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Primers don't matter? Pictures
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7812
Re: Primers don't matter? Pictures
Thanks for the demo, 1886. I had less than memorable results my first time out with a new Ruger BH .41 Magnum. I look forward to the next load tests with different primers -- CCI 350s as a matter of fact.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Browning Model 95 30-40 Krag w/new "Lyman" rear sight - pics
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2440
Re: Browning Model 95 30-40 Krag w/new "Lyman" rear sight - pics
Stew: If style points count in the deer woods, you'll get a fine buck for sure. A might warm and dry just now,unfortunately.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bill in Oregon, medieval gunsmith ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1072
Re: Bill in Oregon, medieval gunsmith ...
Thanks guys. Jdad: I just had John Taylor rebarrel a Marlin to .25-35. He does good work.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bill in Oregon, medieval gunsmith ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1072
Bill in Oregon, medieval gunsmith ...
OK, so I decide I'm going to drill and tap the tang of my Savage 30G Favorite my own self and save some clams. I get the hole started with the receiver in a vise in the drill press and take it slow and easy. Things are going well. Nothing to this, I tell myself. Then there's a little crunch. Gee, th...
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: A plug for the old-fashioned consignment sale.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 847
Re: OT: A plug for the old-fashioned consignment sale.
You MADE money on the sale? People MAKE money on gun sales? Learn somethin' new every day ...