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Abilene Slim SASS 81783
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On 1/27/2017 at 6:15 PM, Cholla Hill Tirador said:
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Please ignore the Glock 43, which is my EDC. it’s just there to provide scale for my favorite, a S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman.
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I bought a new Cimarron 1878 last year. Hammers are just like the old TTNs. Really nice gun except the left barrel wouldn’t fire reliably. I traced the problem to the firing pin which was too short. A replacement pin from Long Hunter solved the problem.
Adding on, I have another 1878 Cimarron that needs a hammer spring because the original broke and I’ve been unable to find a replacement. They’re as rare unicorns. If any of you have an old gun you’re selling for parts, or know of where I can get a new spring, please let me know.
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5 hours ago, slow poke gear said:
I vote for high plains hud. Every time I see him he has a smile on his face, and happy to help out.
Always dressed the part looks like he could have just walked out of a John Wayne movie. Has always had time to answer questions, with shooters (including myself),
gives a advice even if you are competing against him.
This, and what Dantankerous said earlier.
He’s an ambassador for the sport and the category. Been shooting with him at the Powder Creek Cowboys since ‘08. He’s a class act.
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What Dantankerous said. High Plains Hud, hands down.
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43 minutes ago, Mustang Gregg said:
Larson.
I didn't say I've never seen them used.
I just said we don't see them around here.
I've seen them used in AZ, MO and CO.
Around here they're just not used.
Are they worth a 30 or $40 investment?
No. We found the Garden Weasel nut picker uppers ineffective.
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11 minutes ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said:
OP the history of the Coyote Cap 1887s is long and complicated. The fact that some guns are inscribed and some are not is not dispositive. The inscribed ones mean Cap did additional work on them. There are lots of genuine Coyote Cap 87s that did not have the "race ready" package. If it has the Coyote Cap roll stamp on the receiver AND it has an 18 1/2 barrel it is almost for sure a Coyote Cap Special. The standard model 87s had 20" barrels. Have you looked to see if it has some sort of drop 2 system?
That’s how it worked in my case. Mine was a CC modified gun without any external markings. The jeweling, signature and stamping on the receiver came with race package. Cap even asked my permission to add the markings.
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here’s a pic of my Coyote Cap ‘87. I bought it 2010 and it had a basic drop 2 mod, but it was easy to push past the detent in mag plug. Still, it was much better than box stock.
Cap offered a “race ready” package that made the drop two more positive, but still allows stoking the magazine. It also keeps the action fully open for loading, where the other tended to partially close when handled. With the race package, he also jeweled the bolt and added his serial number & signature. I had him do this mod around 2011. It’s a great ’87.
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Is this it?
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34 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:
Not big on comprehension. You are whatever you may consider yourself to be. All of that family were magnitudes larger.
Don't know where you get that I'm criticizing the family. It's just historical trivia. The Roosevelts were awesome.
Get a life. I'm outta here.
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Just adding on with more trivia.
TR never got over Quentin’s death and died not long after in 1919 after his ill-fated exploration of the River of Doubt.
Eddie Rickenbacker served as a pilot in the same unit as Quentin. He stated that Quentin and others with similar backgrounds who’d volunteered were elitist snobs toward him and others with lesser pedigrees.
One of TR’s other sons also died during WWII. Depression ran deep through the Roosevelt family and son Kermit committed suicide while stationed in Alaska.
Second son Archie served in both world wars and was severely wounded in the same knee in each war. He’s the only soldier to have been given a 100% disability from two wars.
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22 minutes ago, Texas Joker said:
Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about that.
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3 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:
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2 hours ago, Alpo said:
I know a young man that was born with no fingers on his left hand. Thumb, but no fingers. And normally stands with his hands overlapping in front of him, with his right hand on top. And I know of people that have known him for years and they will suddenly freak - what happened to your hand?? They known him for three or four years and never knew that he didn't have fingers. He can do just about anything - well, he had to play tuba in the band because he didn't have enough fingers to play clarinet.
But he doesn't consider himself handicapped. Because his parents never told him he was handicapped.
And I believe that has got a lot to do with it. If you're told you're crippled, you're crippled. But if nobody ever tells you that, well, it's just a little harder for you to do something.
Gary Burghof who played Radar on MASH had the condition. He was very skilled at hiding it. He played drums pretty well too.
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On 5/10/2024 at 10:58 PM, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said:
WOW!!
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2 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said:
And I bet they were old and ugly or male, right?Yes, but we’re not biologists. How would we know?
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23 hours ago, Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 said:
Or one can place the hex locking ring of the die in the jaws of the vise and not have any contact on the threads of the die body by the vise jaws....
It takes a BIG vise to hold the die head of a Dillon press. And it's an expensive part made of aluminum - not something to beat on.
GJ
I set the locking nut on top the vice jaws and close the vice to where it’s a hairs distance away from contacting the die threads. A few moderate whacks with a 3 1/16” or 1/4” punch and hammer and it comes right out without having to clamp down on anything.
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It really doesn’t matter what brand you buy as they’re all made by just one or two manufacturers. The only difference is the badge on the machine.
We just bought a new gas dryer a few weeks ago (Whirlpool?) to replace the 26-year-old (Kenmore?). My experience over 50 years is gas dryers are far more durable than electric. It has mechanical controls which I prefer because one bad chip in one those digital models renders them useless. The cost of a replacement digital module makes one consider getting yet another machine instead of repairing it.
We’ve always had top loader washers and found them so effective that I don’t understand the appeal of the more expensive front loaders.
And screw the wi-fi enabled machines. Really? Are you kidding me…?
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
May we return to funny pictures?
That illustrates my first marriage. I just didn’t know it at the time…
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the Soviets built the ultimate ground effect aircraft. They were enormous.
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That would be cool to have down at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Lots of crazy boaters there.
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Fun!
Dad was a Douglas A3D pilot at the end of his career. Wish he was still around. His grandsons never got to meet him.
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Tell Me About Branson, Missouri
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Posted · Edited by Abilene Slim SASS 81783
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