Forty Rod SASS 3935

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and venison

I have a 1886 and a 1895 Winchester rifle. Both are marked Made In Japan, but don't have any Miroku markings. I bought both in 2004 IIRC. They are marvelous guns and all I did to one (the '95) was to add a barrel band with a sling swivel and a Providence Tool Company side mount peep sight (which I later modified to take screw-in apertures). The '86 is as stock as a new born baby. The '86 is in .45-70...it's my Eleffo gun, (or maybe a Buffalant gun). The'95 is in .30 U.S. Krag and took me nearly a year to find one. My armory now has something for almost any target on Earth as long as I don't need a mouse gun. I sold my last .22 two years ago and haven't replaced it yet.

I'll check it out someday. Thanks.

I could buy a lifetime of shirts for that and have enough left over for a nice ranchette in Arizona, a bunch cars.,and every gun I ever wanted...and still have change left over.

Bought a new flag pole when we first moved in ten years ago. It took the guy who installed it almost three hours to get through it. I tipped him enough for a good lunch at Back Burner Cafe.

I use the used grounds at the rate of about three cups a week. Don't see much difference....yet.

I've been told this is a good thing, but no one seems to know, not even the local nurseries. Never used them in my previous yard and had championship quality roses, but the soil conditions are far different here. Lots of caliche that is steel hard and has to be broached to get decent drainage, very acidic soil, practically no local (or imported) flora to create fertilizers or help break up the soil, about six hundred billion native weeds that need to be dealt with, little critters (and big) that see any plant in any garden as a good supply of snacks, etdamncetera. Some things grow well here. Lavenders, iris (I HATE iris, but that'a another story), some very decorative bushes that came with the house (these are ideal for me. They thrive on abuse and neglect), pyracantha, little red ground cover plants that look like roses, (but aren't), dandelions, Russian thistle (nasty plant that will cross 30 feet of open ground to stab you), ocotillo cactus which does the same thing, and any kind of pine tree. A lot of annual plants seen to do alright, but I don't want to have to plant an entire garden every year. If I did I'd fill the yard with lantana and enjoy butterflies, humming birds galore, and those big fat black bumble bees that pollinate everything and have NEVER stung anyone that I know of. Like I may have mentioned above, I want something that will thrive on abuse and neglect. Does anyone want to come over and help me out? The work is awful, but the hours are so-so, the pay stinks, and the boss is a horses butt.

I suspect you're right but at my age I can't remember for certain just how. Could be fatal.

One more government project that didn't work.

None of these are funny. They all cut too close to the bone. Well, they do!

Rookie!

Many of us can relate, having suffered through jobs that we didn't care for or hated. I had it both ways (luckily) but can feel sympathy for someone who was saddled with something he could do nothing about. I always liked the characters he played. RIP Ted.

I believe I'll pass. I just can't stomach that much Costner and the reviews don't say anything to change my mind.

I don't know two women who would go along with that any more. Not sure I could do it anyway.

Only if you're physically able to do them. I can do most upper body exercises, but my legs and feet don't work well any more, so if I can walk 100-150 yards in a session ( and I often can't) it's done for a couple of hours while I recharge.

I already turn my ac down to 68 and sleep under an electric blanket set at 16' . I works a bit but not always and it's using an awful lot of electricity. Not that it matters much: I have 30 solar panels and often get credits and very few or very low bills.

O h, GOODY! More crap some of us can'topen.

You just HAD to say , din' you? Well, DIN'T you?

I don't get it. Who collects screws anyway?

And it also isn't...oh crap. I forgot what is was sayin'. Do any of you remember....uh somethin'...a...bout...Sh...Hell, it wasn't probably all that important anyhow.

Well, I never read such an opinionated thing in my life. I'll be in touch with David Fink at Gunsight Academy to see what it will cost. Probably needs new springs and maybe some internal fiddling. I'll order the grips early next week. Thanks, folks. It's good to find so many people who think like I do.

In a pig's a$$ it does. (The pun wasn't intended but I let it go after I read it.)

I agree whole heartedly.

Welcome to my world. Part of mine is partially due to PTSD. If I'm really lucky I can get 5 hours of sleep a night, but it's usually more like 4. I doze off in the afternoon but it's never good for more than 20-30 minutes. VA is setting me up for a new sleep apnia (sp?) test. I'll be watching this space for info, hints, and general advice. Thanks.

I have a break top S&W Second Model .38 single action, the one made right after the Baby Russian. It has about 15%- 20% nickel plate intact and is mechanically maybe 50%. I've had it for years and am in it about $40.00. Blue Book says it's worth $200.00-$250.00. I'm considering having it re-plated to match my 1st Model American and getting some new original-grips-looking from Dixie Gun Works or having some walnut ones made. I can't tell you why I'm thinking about this job because I have no clue myself why I want it done except it would look so good together with the American. What would you do in my place and why? Also, I have a man who can make it look like new (I haven't priced it yet, so that may kill the idea at the start).