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Proof there is still deals at gun shows, a bag of starline 45/70 for $2.

Ruger RXM $425 I could buy one for $25 less online, but then I would have to pay shipping and processing. I think I did okay.

Had it in Germany , decent , made me kinda jumpy ?

I know a lot of people now hate gun shows because of a variety of reasons; High prices Too many tactical guns Not enough classic guns Too many non-firearms related vendors And the list goes on… I like going to gun shows. Sure, the list above sometimes comes into play for me too, but overall I enjoy going to gun shows. Gun shows here in WV are kind of small compared to shows I have been to out west, but they’re still fun and one can find the occasional Easter Egg. The biggest gun show around is in Washington, PA. It reminds me of the Gun Shows in Southern California years ago. Lots of vendors with lots of variety. Next Saturday I have a .22LR 50 yards match at my range. Afterwards I am hitting a little jewel of a Gun Show in Clarksburg, WV. Probably the homiest Gun Show I have ever attended. I think everyone there knows each other. Lots of friendly people there. I bought the gun I posted above at that Gun Show. It was the most pleasurable gun but I have ever made. They offered me coffee and a donut while I filled out my 4473. That’s a first for me. Love going to Gun Shows!

(Sigh) How many times must you be told, "DON'T ISSUE CHALLENGES LIKE THAT!!!"

I don’t get it. Duh…Never mind When you want a #%$&ing Merge on this site it won’t do it. When you don’t, WHAM!

It's the breakfast steak at IHOP.

Went in for my 8 day checkup today. Well the Doctor told me "NO RESTRICTIONS " The results are great and well beyond my wildest exceptions. I can see the front sights better than ever "HD" Hells Comin

I had a problem with my Dillon 550 primer feed. It was not coming back all the way to get the primer in position. Dillon has all kinds of help videos. I took the primer feed assembly off and cleaned it. I then bent the “operating rod” just a little and wallah! It works great again! Thanks Dillon! 👍🤠

This is a new thing? Looks like about 70% of Yankees wore a beard. Based solely on that one sample, but that's what statistics is.

Isn’t this horse dead yet?

Still deals at gun shows Moonshiners take note.

I've seen two blown .45's... one, a Second Generation Colt, the other an original Vaquero. Cylinders burst and top strap gone on the Colt and bent to hell on the Ruger. Don' do it.

Dinner after that game at the Biergarten German restaurant on Bell Road. I had the Cordon Bleu.

Kangaroo meat is regularly sold in supermarkets[ steak, mince, sausages etc ] ...it's an aquired taste as is most game meat, a bit darker in color & lean, very popular as pet food for dogs & cats..i can take it or leave it, when younger if we shot a roo quite often we'd throw the tail in an open fire, pull off the burnt hair & munch away.

Found on FB Missouri History · Join Alex Hales · opSsetorndal2b5iif4e068l c  M:y8ma2all204rm499119A1cur 2u5tgF · Here is a really nice photo of The Hawken Rifle Factory, probably taken sometime in the 1870's or 1880's; it was located just to the right of the western approach to The Eads Bridge. According to Wikipedia, brothers Jacob and Samuel Hawken opened their first gun shop in St. Louis in 1815 (probably not in this location, though). Jacob passed away in 1849- a victim of the infamous St. Louis Cholera Epidemic- and Samuel continued to operate the business until his retirement in 1855, after which the business was taken over by his son William and his business partners Tristram Campbell, William L. Watt, and J. P. Gemmer. J. P. Gemmer continued with the business in St. Louis until he closed the shop in 1915 and retired (again, I am unsure if it remained in this location until 1915). In their day, Hawken rifles were very famous- and much sought after- owing to their excellent craftmanship, reliability, and accuracy. They are mentioned many times in western literature, and enjoyed renewed interest and appreciation after the release of the 1972 film "Jeremiah Johnson", starring Robert Redford. Jacob Hawken's burial location is unknown. Samuel Hawken lived to the ripe old age of 91 and passed away in 1884; he is buried in St. Louis' historic Bellefontaine Cemetery.

. are you sure that's not Gracie and her calf after her trip into the future with Capt. Admiral Kirk and co. in the Klingon ship to save the world in the future ? 🙃

Not sure where you buy your .22's and/or how much you pay but I can load .38's for the same cost or slightly less.

Gone gone gone

Received my very first set of Cowboy action shooting pistols today. Jimmy Spurrs did a great job. Absolutely love them! Not a fan of the grips, but that's easily remedied.

I'm watching Fox News right now and they are interviewing Pam Bondi (new AG) She said she 'fired' a group of ATF agents yesterday because they had been targeting 'gun owners'. She said this administration supports the 2A and she was not gonna stand for ATF agents targeting gun owners. YEEHAW! ..........Widder

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Watched it last night, finally. I thought is was good. Sometimes the switch from one story line to another is a bit abrupt and it takes a moment to realize it's happened, but it's not a big deal. The story line that Costner is in is straight out of a Louis L'Amour novel: Good guy unwittingly stumbles into a bad situation and has to shoot the bad guy - to save the damsel no less; now good guy is on the run from the rest of the bad guy gang/family. Sam Worthington and Michael Rooker were outstanding in the "cavalry" story line. When the next installment comes out I'll watch this one again first. I hope he completes the series.

So many heroes, past and present, that go unrecognized while every psycho, perverted, vicious criminal idiot on the planet gets recognized in every form of "news" media there is. Them and so-called "sports heroes" and other really UNIMPORTANT celebrities of one sort or another.

Wow, talk about necromancy!

Just picked one up; *Made by Khan/Kayhan in Turkey *Metal to wood fit is serviceable, (for the price point.) *Action is smooth opening/closing *Triggers feel a little gummy *Rebounding hammers *No half cock *Fixed chokes *Checkering is comfortable and matches your worn Grandpa's shotgun **Can pull both triggers at the same time

Yeppers. I like the looks. They are very slippery. I ordered some checkered wood grips for them if I like those I'll use em until I buy some Eagle grips. They're just a little pricey for me right now. I need to chill on the spending for awhile now.

Left the house just after 7:00 this morning. Had a makeup appointment with the foot doctor and then stopped for a nice sit down breakfast with Schoolmarm. Called in and had some prescriptions made ready for me at the pharmacy, and by the time breakfast was finished they called to tell me they were ready. We picked ‘em up and the next stop was the liquor store for Schoolmarm some wine. Next stop was the Post Office! I had to mail a letter, grab some packing tape, seal up a box of stuff for Forty Rod, and another for a new shooter that needed a shotgun shell belt and then get those mailed off too. Then to the bank for some cash to pay for some laser ingraving on my new ‘92 stocks, and then out to the studio to pick them up! Add in a stop for gas and you have eight stops and over a hundred miles. We got home just after noon!! I took a short nap and then put the carbine back together. Now it’s almost time for supper and some of that banana pudding I made earlier this week!! Doc says I SHOULD be walking full time in a couple of weeks. For now, she says to take it slow and easy. I got a lot done! Don’t reckon I can GRUMP too much today! 🙄

..... do you mean that it didn't really happen ? 🤒

This was the easiest trip to Ben Avery in years. Both I-40 and I-17 had been repaved. There was no dust, snow or even a head wind. Our camp site at Ben Avery was vacant when we arrived and I set up the trailer in time to shoot 5-Stand after dark. The presentations were fairly easy except trap #1 that threw a fast teal due west. It quickly disappeared from the flood lights and had to be engaged quickly. IMG_7232.mov IMG_7212.mov

Sounds pretty good for a 51 y/o motor. https://moparinsiders.com/petty-brothers-fire-up-the-43-1974-daytona-500-winning-dodge/

Jane Fonda in Vietnam - it's over, it's done. It's no longer of any interest so who cares? The Nazis in the 1940s with their death camps - it's over, it's done. It's no longer of any interest so who cares? I think some things should be remembered, and mentioned occasionally to make sure that people remember.

In my mis-spent youth enjoyed trying to do the trick shots from the experts. Lots of fun Show an article on Instinctive shooting. Start with a large cardboard backer with piece of typing paper or paper plate. Step back 1 yard. Draw and fire, one shot. If you hit, take 1 step back. Repeat until pistol empty. Anytime you miss, start over at start position. Muscle emory kicks in pretty soon. Still working pretty good even 50+ years. GW

Never trust a clean shaven man. He's trying to hide something.

It's in the FAQ section, right at the top.

Place I used to work one of my coworker's father had an ostrich farm. And one day he brought in a roast to share with everybody else in QA. I'm sure it was - see how good this stuff is?! Buy some ostrich from my father!! It was good, but if my rememberer is working, it was $45 a pound. In 1996. It wasn't that good.

Will they allow this? Will they allow this I wonder?

The cylinders of the venerate .45 Colt made today could probably handle 21K PSI OF pressure but no manufacturer is going to tell you that for liability reasons. The original Vaqueros could handle hot Ruger Only loads, but Ruger would never tell you that. Manufacturers will stay with the line that their guns are rated for SAAMI cartridge pressures. Their guns may well handle much more, but if something goes wrong it’s all on you, not the manufacturer. If a manufacturer makes a .357 that will handle 35K PSI that doesn’t mean their .45 Colt will. They manufacture the .357 gun to handle that pressure. EDIT: If you want to run hot .45 Colt loads buy a gun made for .454 Casull.

45 Colt is a 14,000 psi and 45 acp is 23,000. But the cylinder is key here. A convertible will do that. I would not shoot 45 Colt 23K pressure loads through a Colt or Italian reproduction.

I was asked that question at my PCP a couple of years ago, while I was standing there with my pistol on my hip! I told the lady, “No, I’ve never owned a gun of any kind!” She just grinned and marked (no)!

I MIGHT tell someone that I have something or other! I might even post a picture or two now and then! BUT EVERY BIT OF IT IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE!! I don’t own any firearms or ammunition and never have, AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK!!

Got the furniture for my new ‘92 back from the laser engraver while ago! It needed some checkering on the forestock to give me a little better grip! I had a little embellishment done on the buttstock too! Next stop is down to my gunsmith buddy for some lighter springs and a little polishing! He did another ‘92 for me years ago and I have never handled one as smooth!

Not sure which end of the spectrum I’ll end up on but I know I’m looking forward to it and will bring plenty of smoke!!

10,000 comedians are out of work, and you're trying to be funny...

Poor Pluto, he’s still a planet to me I don’t care what the astronomers say! LONG LIVE THE PLANET PLUTO😎

Hey HC with your loads you can go straight to the range from the DR's office. kR