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Brazos John

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About Brazos John

  • Birthday 01/15/1954

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    Texas Historical Shootist Society

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    Republic of Texas
  • Interests
    CAS, SASS, Cat: Sharpshooter
    THSS TSRA NRA Life

    Grand Army /Frontier
    Reenacting: CW & IW
    Colonel in Texas Army.

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  1. Dingoes? Wild camels? Cassowaries? Y'all've got some scary things down there!
  2. Damn! I got all worried, and to calm my fears, I kept on reading. When you kept posting, I thought, "Hmm. I better reread that poisoning comment again." Maybe I'm not the only one to have thought that you were serious. We'll be looking for an Easter renaissance!
  3. They recognize him everywhere, even in Texas! His fame precedes him!
  4. It's like the warning to not drink fluids from your car's battery! I hope everyone complies with the request - it seems fairly reasonable.
  5. I like, "Half of one, and six dozen of the other."
  6. Frontwards. That was the funny part. They used their hand to aim, and did fine.
  7. At the Summit in Houston (now Joel Osteen's House of God and Money), girls would use the Men's Room at big concerts. It was funny, when the stalls were full, some would use a urinal! Didn't know chicks could do that! They also got on their boyfriend's shoulders to flash their charms on the big-screen tv's! And you could smoke indoors, too! High times were had by all!
  8. Burger looks pretty tasty - plenty greasy, with grilled onions and American cheese. Or do y'all call it something different? One more thing: 1. Please cook the bacon crispy, if that's for me. That's just kind of warmed. 2. What do you put on the bread - mayo, Miracle Whip, other dressing? 3. Where's the beetroot? I haven't tried that yet, but I will, the next time I'm in Australia! 4. And what do you wash it down with? Cheers!
  9. Dang! Tom was a badass! Here are more details: Felipe Espinosa - Wikipedia
  10. How desolate is Betoota? Mark Harvey - Google Maps (Right click on the link, click on Open Link, and it will open.) But at least they got rain recently! Another fascinating introduction to Straya by Buckshot Bear! Thanks!
  11. Sunday's High will be 98 F. Friday was 109 F. That's even hotter than Texas! Stay cool, Mates!
  12. I have a bit of time, since I retired, and have decided to clean the brass that I have accumulated in the past 25+ years of cowboy shooting. I have shot and saved both new and reloaded ammo, but without segregating the brass after being shot. After depriming, dry tumbling, and pocket clearing, I have some .38 spcl brass with no lines on the sides, and some brass with one or more dotted(?) lines (like a dotted belt) running around the shell. 1. Were these lines caused by a reloading step? Resizing, or what? 2. Would these lines appear on ALL brass that has been reloaded? 3. Would 2 or 3 lines indicate 2 or 3 times reloaded? 4. Would No lines indicate that the shell has only been shot one time, and not reloaded? Thanks for any serious responses I get. I Searched for Cleaning Brass, and I got 2,000+ offerings, but they included Brass Frames, Cleaning Barrels, and all kinds of other topics, so I started a new one. And another thing. For Extra Credit: I have several bottles of Trail Boss. Would it be more valuable to sell as is, or if I loaded cowboy rounds with it, and sold the rounds? I figure the former, but was curious about what others might think. Not selling it now, though...
  13. Is that a right hand cross-draw holster, or is it being held high on the belt by something? Thanks.
  14. In Indiana in the '60's, the school bus was used to break through snow drifts on our road. It cleared the road enough for traffic to pass, and to take us to school.
  15. No, I hadn't seen it before. But with his name, Raymond Lee Hubert, I found more info: Photos of PFC Raymond Lee Hubert - Find a Grave Memorial The photo of PFC Hubert was circulated nationally during late July - early August 1944, appearing in the Washington Post, Bakersfield Californian and many other newspapers. This photo later was the basis for a mural at Camp Pendleton. Hubert was 19 years old at the time of the photo and the shell was reportedly still live at the time. Using an unexploded 16 inch (406 millimeter) HC Mark 13 1,900 pound (862 kg) battleship naval shell for a resting place, Private First Class Raymond L. Hubert, of Detroit, Michigan, attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 8th Marine Regiment, shakes sand from his boondockers. 8th Regiment Marines succeeded in reaching the sea in the vicinity of Tanapag Harbor at 1300 Hours on July 4. The regiment went into reserve the next day. A Browning Automatic Rifleman ("BAR Man"), Hubert was washing his feet in the surf when Staff Sergeant Andrew B. Knight (November 8, 1916 - March 25, 1959) of Washington, District of Columbia, asked Marines to pose for photos. Knight was a former Washington Post photographer. Hubert was putting his shoes on when the photo was taken; Knight asked him to "do something" so he sat on the dud shell. Hubert sat on the shell knowing full well it was armed and could explode any time. A buddy handed Hubert his M1 Garand rifle for the photo. Hubert was a tool and die maker for the auto industry after the war. Caption Written By: Jason McDonald - Photographed By: Knight - Photographer's Rank or Affiliation: Staff Sargeant - Archive: National Archives and Records Ad - Archival Identifier: NWDNS-127-N-85221 - Date Photographed: Tuesday, July 4, 1944 - City: Tanapag State/Province/Oblast: Saipan - Country: Marianas
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