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Steve,

Hang in there Man. Sounds like a good prognosis for full recovery. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts.

You were most kind when I had some Rossi 92 questions and you have been a Great Resource for many of us on this forum. We value your knowledge and friendly interest.

Gary

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Mike, Wow, that stream is rompin'. Think it'll be a while before the dry fly fishing turns on.

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TwoDot, Yes, that's a bad deal with the oil pipeline breaking. I don't think anyone really knows how much oil got dumped. Guv Sweitzer made a pretty good statement on tonight's news talking about how important clean water was to everyone (we all drink water, right? as well as its agricultural uses) ...

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Nothing like a little fishing to make the yard work go faster. As a guess I'd say you are located below Holter someplace? .. Yep, were something like 18 mi downstream, right at the 244 exit. Likewise, I'd hazard a guess that you might be from Twodot. I've often thought of asking you about your &quo...

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Batman you are to be admired sir! I'd say the only thing you did wrong was not harvesting a few of those rainbows for the grill. We practice fillet and release here. I do keep the fish (trout) mostly I catch from lakes here; they are fatter than footballs this year and taste like fresh salmon. I ev...

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You've probably heard about all the flooding along the Missouri River in MT. In fact, about 20 feet of my lower lawn is covered with water to about 18" deep. At the downstream end of my little lot is a volunteer cottonwood tree that has reached pretty large size in the past 8 years or so. This ...

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Blaine,

You should be needled for the puns on this thread.

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jfg_4 wrote:That is great! Any chance of posting a video of it in action?

Just look up Charkha on the web. Videos will come up in the Search Results. I just ran such a search.

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Wow, Jack, that's a lot of info about primers. Obviously you know your stuff.

I thought primers almost became extinct a couple of years ago. At least they were virtually unavailable everywhere I looked.

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Cable-
You are correct about the 66 (or at least some of them). My friend's dad has a Model 66; it too has two pins.

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Saw a box of original 44 Henry (flat) cartridges in a recent Little John's Auction Catalog (May, 2011). IIRC, they expected this old box of cartridges to bring $2300 + at auction. Would make it a little spendy to use for plinking !!! How many of you know that the 44 Henry has two (2) firing pins? Su...

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Can't tell for sure from your picture, but that looks like a Pacific Tree Frog. Adults don't spend much time in water, but return to it for reproduction like many amphibians. Even mostly terrestrial toads also return to water sources to lay their eggs and breed. Several kinds of frogs have developed...

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Spring snow in Wyoming is one thing, but we got about 3" here in Arizona a couple of days ago. Course I live outside of Flagstaff at 7350 feet. The San Francisco Peaks a few miles from my front door are covered with a beautiful layer of snow; very picturesque. There were about a dozen elk outsi...

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Nice badge ! Looks like ol' John grew him some whiskers too !!

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Nice looking gun Steve and a piece of military history.

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I'm guessing the 40-65 might refer to caliber ??

Weren't there also sometimes numbers/other symbols placed on guns returned to the factory for extensive modification or refitting of barrels??

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I've not given serious thought to this, but when it comes to the neighbors I'm in good company. My two nearest neighbors each have 50 BMG rifles with scopes and full auto ARs in addition to a plethora of other arms. I'm well covered by the neighbors.

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I understand that some of the movie prop guns were made of "cast rubber" or some such. Then when they were thrown around or needed to beat on someone's head, little damage would be done. Even one of the Terminator's big guns (I didn't see the movie) were made of very light material so that...

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That definitely looks like a quiet-running saw.

Where do you put the fuel and bar oil?

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Well, I'm not accounting for the dirt/rock ridges, but it sure looks like a badly overgrazed pasture based on what we see on the near side of the fence. I've seen some mined areas that look like that topography. Don't know???? Those ridges aren't any glacial features are they??

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I've been fortunate enough to have received many of Little John's Catalogs from a friend who knows him well. They have great photos of many fine firearms and related collectibles. If you ever get the chance to take a look at some of these catalogs you would be amazed at the quality of items handled ...

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Sounds like a real nice lady. Must be a practicing chiropractor judging from the picture on the wall behind you.

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RR7, That's what I figured. Don't blame you at all.

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RR7: Who do you trust to do all the dusting and cleaning in your "museum"? Looks like it would be a near full-time job.

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Kirk, Another very nice carbine added to the collection. I'd think your potential load will be more than adequate for foxes and would do a nice job on deer when used within its limitations. Enjoy !!

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I agree that the Turnbull CCH is too gaudy. If your rifle shoots half as well as it looks, you may decide to keep it. Nice Gun !

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You are definitely forging ahead on your knives (Jump in here Blaine). Those are some inventive looking styles you've got there. Nice work.

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What do a Big Mac and fries go for in that part of the world???? Just curious. Don't you also eat a lot of mealie-pap?? (or however it's spelled).

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Welcome to a great place. Much good information here and some nice guys to learn from. Trouble is, it may cost money to feed your leveritis!

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Pitchy- Looks like you've got a great "ol-timey" shop with some useful tools. I've got a shaving horse, a bunch of draw knives from when I built my cabin, some smaller shaves and a bunch of old stuff. Don't use them as much as I should anymore. Keep up the good work and keep those traditio...

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Welcome back GK ! Looks like a nice place. Looking forward to more stories and pictures from you.

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Went to Las Vegas, NV gunshow this weekend. Took my son and grandson to the Vegas show this weekend. Always wanted to hit one of those shows as I thought there should really be some nice guns to see. Cost $14 each to enter and the Cashman Arena where it was held was mainly filled with ammo vendors (...

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That's another good reason why a guy needs a big garage, a shop, and a big barn !!! You never know when you might need some of that stuff .

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Neat pictures. For all you adrenaline junkies there's nothing like handling a live rattlesnake. And personally if all the rattlesnakes were killed we'd be over run by varmints. I don't kill them unless they take up residence right at my house. They have a job to do. I don't kill any other snake as ...

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I think those may be gopher (or bull) snakes. The head looks a mite small to be a rattlesnake. I don't see any definitive rattlesnake field marks in the picture. Markings look like gopher snakes. Also, the body seems too slender for a rattlesnake of the length of most of them. Just my guess.

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AJMD429 said: "One of my college physics professors would refuse to give above a "B" on a test (his physics tests were always all 'essay' questions) or lab report, even if all information was technically acccurate and properly presented. To get an "A", you had to make it ent...

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Looking forward to hearing more from you. Glad you are back !

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No new (or used) guns for me this year. I'm trying to get a handle on my addiction. Sounds like I'm hanging with the wrong crew for that though.

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I hope for a speedy recovery for you and that any tumor-related issues that you have will diminish to nothing following your surgery.

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It's sometimes tough to keep those scientific papers interesting. I always enjoyed reading organismal-level papers more than stuff about subcellular processes/structures. To me the latter almost verge on "science-fiction" as they're harder to visualize. Not intending to put down your scien...

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My first thought was along the line of what Kirk D. said. No unburnt powder in barrel following a squib-sounds kinda-lika-lacka-powder.

All the soot on that case looks like something burned up for sure, though. Maybe a "hot" piece of TP?

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Congratulations ! That's a beauty; hope she shoots as well as she looks.

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Mostly humorous, but still political.

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Mike,

You're right I suppose--RR has always been a premier brand, though GMC's caddys once also stood for something fine. I've never owned one and never particularly wanted one.

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I can hear that ol' Parker beggin to go bird hunting all the way out here in Arizona. Nice gun and resolutions must be made to be broken.

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Malamute- I'm just guessing, but I'd say that grouse didn't fly too far after you hit it !!!

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Beautiful firearms, those. They sure are the deluxe-cadillac-specials ! (assuming cadillac still implies something of quality to some of you)

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Welcome to the forum. Think you'll like the Rossi. Mine is a 24" with CCH receiver; I tuned it and it pleases me mucho !!

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Best Wishes for a prompt and complete recovery. Hang in there.

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Great post ! One of my boys is quite a good knife-maker. Some of his best blades are from old bandsaw blades we got when the Flagstaff Sawmill went under.

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