Capt'n Rudy

Hey Flat Top Okie, pm’d you on Saturday with my address and haven’t seen a reply. Hope alls well. And patiently waiting, Capt’n Rudy

Gas checks sold to Cholla. Thanks, Capt’n Rudy

38 Dies Sold to Flat Top Okie. Thanks, Capt’n Rudy

BTT, and try to stay warm

Mark, I have a 1975 vintage 94 carbine that is almost perfect. Slight wear on the loading gate, but other than that can’t find a mark on it. Located in Central Florida. P.m. to me if interested. Thanks, Captain Rudy.

BTT for all you Cowboys and Cowgirls that are staying in from the freezing cold. And it’s 24° in North Central Florida. Burr.

BTT at the start of a new year.

Straightening the reloading room and gun locker and came up with these items that need a new home. All prices include shipping. 1. RCBS single stage Summit “Patriot” press in red, white, and blue. No longer available in these colors. Includes both short and long handles and Hornady Lock-Load adapter. $250….. reduced to $225 2. SOLD….Springfield M1A 20 round 308 magazines. Sold the rifle last year. $25 each. 3. Scope rail and 1” rings for Ruger Blackhawk. Marked “RBH” on bottom of rail. Appears to be Leupold but not guaranteed. I never used it. $35. 4. SOLD Hornady gas check, 32 Cal. Opened the box today. Never used any. Sold the mold years ago. $40. 5. SOLD Lee 38/357 4 die set. Hardly used by a friend. Includes shell holder and Lee carbide crimp die. $40. 6. Mossberg 500 Gun Guide. Free. 7. Lyman E-ZEE Case Length Gauge. $20 8. Redding Powder Trickle. $25 thanks for looking, and Happy Holidays, Capt’n Rudy

Well, even as careful as I think I am, I got scammed last week, and even sent a $65 check in the mail. Here’s how it went down. I said “I’ll take it and sending a PM” for the RCBS Prep station for sale by Fireball. Sent a PM to Fireball with my cell number and asked where to send payment. Within an hour got a text from the scammer saying “ This is Fireball and what’s your shipping address cause the RCBS Prep station is all packaged up. “. The scammer then asked for payment via Zelle, which I didn’t do. I finally got his name and address to send the check, which I did the next morning. Then two days later the real Fireball texted me asking for payment. We talked by phone and I issued a stop payment with my bank (only good for six months). End of the story is I googled the address where I sent the check and it’s a halfway house in Grand Rapids. I called the organization and a Vice president had the mail room catch the check and send it back to me. And they are dealing with their resident on his scamming activity. Some Lessons learned, which I employed this week on another transaction. Rely on PM communications, not texts or emails. PM the seller and ask for his address, and also to text you a picture of his/her drivers license (since you can’t send photo in a PM), and compare info. Google the DL address Talk with the seller on the phone to gauge reality. Use info you gathered from the satellite images of the address. Contact the home club that’s listed on the seller’s SASS profile to make sure the cowboy/cowgirl seller still exists, (and is not in a memory-care facility, for example) If in doubt, don’t send money! And finally, asked the moderator to search and remove my cell number if used in the past, and we found one from 2019. the scammers are very resourceful and so we must be extra vigilant. Any others ideas to help us all stay safe? Regards, Capt’n Rudy

Scale goes to Kodiak Jack. Just sent you a PM. now it’s your turn to post something for free.

Free RCBS scale and powder trickle. Came from an estate sale and is a leftover. Needs a new home. Appears to be missing the powder dish since the scale will not balance without almost 130 grains. Picture shows three 55gr FMJ 223’s. Also comes with a powder trickle. Free to the first interested, for the $17 cost of postage in a priority mail Med FRB. If I can mail it cheaper I’ll refund the overage. And remember to post something for free, and continue to pay it forward. Regards from Florida, Capt’n Rudy, USCG retired