Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

I took a couple of nice big does with my 1866 in .45 Colt, during one season. Took a nice buck with my 1885 in .45-70 and I use my "Wyatt Earp" open hammer 12 ga. when I hunt partridge, rabbits and grouse. My Browning BSS now feels lonely and neglected in the safe. No handgun hunting here in Canada for a long time.

I pretty well settled on Trail Boss, but I have also used Varget. One of my .45-70's liked it. The other three didn't. For the 100 and 200 yard ranges I have available to me, I found TB driving a 350 gr lead bullet was hitting the gongs consistently and grouping well on paper.

Try reversing them, but beware of back splash.

Clubs around our area of eastern Ontario, Western Quebec charge a match fee between $15 and $20 Earnings go towards buying/repairing steel, props etc. I feel the pain of some pards here whose ranges aren't as co-operative as ours at the Eastern Ontario Shooting Club. After a long, painful process, we finally got our new, dedicated CAS range approved by the Chief Firearms Officer for Ontario, thanks to the persistent efforts of the owner of the range, the late Ray Charbonneau.

If he left in a temper and hasn't been back, because of a DQ he earned, he was likely too embarrassed by his own behaviour. Open the door for his return, but keep an eye on him for a return to whatever earned him a DQ in the first place, especially if it was a safety issue.

Hardpan: I'm in Ontario, Canada, so our employment laws are likely different. That said, here in Ontario, Canada, the circumstances of your leaving, could be construed as a firing. Here, if your labour lawyer gets involved, you may get a very hefty pay-out for every year you were with the company. Food for thought. In any case, enjoy your retirement, but if mine is any indication, you'll be busier than ever!! LOL 1

The male equivalent of the Barbie collectables

Hire a home inspector and get a full report on the condition of the home. An inspector will look at and find things you would likely never think of. Recently, the fellow I know found asbestos, mould, faulty wiring and improperly installed roof joists in one house he inspected. Another had fire damage the current owner "forgot" to mention.

Retired at 59 with 40 years service, with the same City. Earned an MBA, a CPPO a CPPB and CMM(1) along the way.

One consideration is the availability of brass for your rifle. I have passed up a number of them for that reason.

Around here, the shows are also crowded and the much of the stuff is overpriced junk. But it sells. The last buy I got was over 25 years ago, on a quite new, wood stocked, scoped.308 Weatherby Vanguard in carbine length. The current owner told me he couldn't get it to shoot, so he bought some other rifle and just wanted out of the Weatherby. So. after a little look-see, I bought it at a distress sale price he was asking, c/w scope, and took it to the range. Sure enough, it was all over the place. I took it home, removed the stock and sanded out the high spots touching the barrel. Took it back to the range and found it shot MOA. It became my go to deer gun for quite a while, until a buddies sob story about needing a rifle got to me and I sold it to him. Wish I still had it.

After wearing a suit and tie for over 40 years, I graduated back to jeans when I retired. Still slim enough not to need suspenders, I wear a belt with my First Place, Classic Cowboy buckle, almost every day, just to impress the girls!☺LOL

We seem to be in danger of losing sight of the main issue here: That a man with known mental problems and known to the authorities was not being watched or cared for, while he had access to firearms. We are fortunate he did not get access to explosives. What can/should we be doing about those with mental issues having access to firearms or explosives, while preserving our privacy and rights?

A word to the wise: I have a RV I use going to the matches up here, in Canada. In 2015, I took it to an October match, (no hook-ups), the temperature dropped overnight, froze the pipes and blew some connections. In 2016, I winterized the water lines, brought some water containers and saved myself a lot of trouble.

I used a short water soak, then stuck some 10 ga. shells in the loops until things dried out. Pretty loose now, but I can't bend over with shells in them!!!☺

Prayers heading south from this cowboy for the Parson and his family. Lord give them the strength needed for this time of trial. Blessings+

Thanks for the tutorial Bugler. The pictures and text are a real asset. Much apprecited. I'll be reinforcing my VTI tab(s) while the snow is covering us up here.

Interesting! Prayers up for Ted. I'm waiting to get both done. Good to hear about the results.

I soaked some cruddy brass in vinegar to help clean it out, before I had a sonic tumbler to augment my dry media tumbler. I guess that's why I started to experience case splitting. Any danger that CLR does anything like vinegar does to the brass?

How well would it handle a Canadian bush road?☺ Clearance high enough?☺☺ How does it do in snow?

I agree Oddnews. A company relying on the MH as it's sole product won't last. It would have to be part of line-up of other products. A company such as Uberti being an obvious choice.

Got close to 10" here in the last storm, but the windsure piled up drifts! Patio door off the deck has a drift almost 3 feet up the window. Oh well: snow blower is working and #1 son said he'll shovel the deck once he gets home.

My mother told me about this day and listening to the news with horror. My Father was a pre-war, Royal Canadian Air Force Regular, stationed at RCAF Station, Rockcliffe, in Ottawa. Great Britain, Canada and the rest of what is now the Commonwealth had been at war with Nazi Germany, since September 1939 and the prospect was looking grim. He and my Mother had only been married for three months and he was expecting his overseas (British Isles) transfer, momentarily, having just finished his embarkation leave. Monday evening, December 8, he returned from the air base and told her "With the Americans now fully in, we just won the war" Thank you America for your sacrifices. You helped my Father and most of my uncles to survive.

Full Buckhorn on my '66 (Uberti) My '73 has a semi-buckhorn that I think I'll switch out for a Full.

Here, in and around the Ottawa Canada area, (Ottawa Valley Marauders, Wild Turkey Posse, Ruff's Regulators etc. we opted out of providing food during the spring, summer and fall matches and reduced the price per match accordingly. We provide cold bottled water, but the matches are advertised as "No Chuck-wagon" affairs and shooters bring their own lunches. Our sole winter match, (February - "Winter Camp") is the only one we'll provide hot beans and coffee in addition to what the shooters bring for their lunch.