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When I hunted the .243 was a great choice for me. I took lots of coyotes and deer (white tails and mule deer) with that gun and one deerless afternoon, prairie dogs. Every now and then I'd change it up with a 30-30 lever gun. Nothing special but both worked quite well.

Cody Conaghers worked Taylor's '73 in 45 Colt Backup rifle is also a Cody. A 45 Colt '73 Texas Brushpopper.

I would almost rather watch The View than halftime shows at SBs anymore. Almost. I'd almost rather jab myself in the eye with a fork than watch that idiotic crap. A friend told me he quit watching at halftime and watched How the West was Won. Now why didn't I think of that? 🤔

100% of the time. When I carried a 1911 it was an all steel 5 inch full size model. And I preferred the Milt Sparks Summer Carry inside the waistband holster with it. The 1911 is thin enough that it carries quite comfortably that way. Currently I am down to only one 1911 model, and that is a wild bunch gun. A couple different 1911 models I'd love to have for CCW though but l have not been able to find them in quite some time.

When I turned 18 I bought a Marlin 1894 .44 mag. $185. When I turned 21 I bought a 4 inch Smith model 19, nickle (or maybe stainless) .357 mag. I then immediately bought a Ruger SBH .44 mag. Had traded/sold both the Marlin and Smith off somewhere in my 20s. Still have that Ruger.

Back in college biology lab a student held a Petri dish over the salad bar in the college cafeteria collecting airborne bacteria samples for all of about five seconds. The nasty crap that grew out of that Petri dish was beyond disgusting. I've had food poisoning twice in my life. Both times because I ate at a buffet somewhere. One was Chinese, the other one I do not remember. Never again.

Generally OWB for me. On occasion IWB. Some years back, however, after a hernia surgery I took to a shoulder holster as I did not want any extra weight on my belt line. I found that that has more uses and a comfort level that I was pleasantly surprised by.

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A Cody worked Taylor's '73 is a great rifle. I've had two of these for years and they are fantastic performers. This will make someone an excellent competition rifle.

Most excellent! 🇺🇸

Rudy Lozano Black Hills Leather holster for 1860 Army. $110 shipped lower 48. Dark chestnut color. Right hand.

From Chisholm Trail Leather. Excellent condition. Shown with revolver for scale. $200 shipped lower 48.

The return of the Smith and Wesson Mountain Gun series. Offered in a 686 7 shot 357 mag and a 629 44 mag. Custom grips and NO LOCK. Cannot wait to get my hands on one of those. Or two, cuz GF'r, ya know?

Simply put, no. Ain't never gonna neither.

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Sure. PM inbound. Both sender's PMs questions answered and they have first dibs.

I was surprised to hear they have phones. 😅

50 rounds of Magtech 2.5" brass 12 ga shotgun shells. These were loaded and shot 2 times with BP. Cleaned in water and tumbled. Canvas and leather shell belt in like new condition, used twice. Belt is from Davie Carrico Leather. Marked a 42. Belt length is 48", length to middle hole is 41 1/2". 25 shell loops. All for $135 shipped lower 48. First "I'll take it" gets it from a SASS member or known cowboy action shooter. No scammer need apply.

An excellent listen. I learned a bit about rattlesnake hunting. Thanks for posting.

Don't you mean Hollywood depredation of history? Or ar least Hollywood defecation on history? 😁

Here's to hoping the 45 Colt model MG happens. I had one years back. Sold it. That was a bad decision on my part.

I already have a Pedersoli Lightning in 44-40 so what else do I really need anyway? Lol. I do love me a 44 mag though. Kinda liking the new Smith 629 Mountain Gun with NO LOCK. 😀

Oh. Color me not-so-interested.

44? Color me interested! 😀

There is probably no correct answer here. What if driving over a curb in attempt to flee only further enraged the Mercedes driver to where he engaged the fleeing with live rounds? Remember the guy is already absolutely off his rocker and we cannot assume correctly that he would make a rational choice here, but he chooses to escalate due to his rising anger. Quite possibly there is traffic behind you so reversing is not an option. Running him over also poses potential problems. And there is no guarantee he wouldn't have gotten out of the way and dumped shots at you anyway, all at a distance of three feet or less. At this point he might be able to legally claim your aggressive driving then threatened his life. Defending yourself at that range with a firearm may have well been the last or only resort. Not a good situation in any way shape or form. Having a dash camera is so important these days. Hypothetical "what-if" scenarios can be fun and thought provoking. This one is almost horrifying.