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- Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer Request - Update #3
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2975
Re: Prayer Request
Prayers sent.
- Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer request - update
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5066
Re: Prayer request - update
Prayers for all continue. Last summer Hospice was a God send for us .
- Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Book recommendation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3023
Re: Book recommendation
Unintended Consequences was the one by John Ross . My wife found a pdf version and somehow she got it onto the kindle thing. Seems at one time he was not happy with the publisher and put it out there himself. Not sure if that is true or not , but that is my understanding.
- Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little grin for the geezers here
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1001
Re: A little grin for the geezers here
Gotta remember that ! My wife kids me about asking for a glass of chocolate milk when we go out for breakfastGriff wrote:At the restaurant yesterday, the waitress asked if I wanted coffee... I said, "...no, that's for grownups!" She didn't hear my order 'cause she was laughin'!
- Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer request - update
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5066
Re: Prayer request - update
Prayers for all continue.
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Here's What The Little Twinkies Are Being Taught In Schools
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1588
Re: Here's What The Little Twinkies Are Being Taught In Scho
And his mother isn't doing anything to fill him in on the truth, so she's just as bad! :x Looks like she may be driving an SUV. Wonder what moms response will be when he starts crying about her driving a gas guzzler! Have no fear Mom will then buy a " green " battery car. That will keep h...
- Thu May 26, 2016 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I am in Therapy
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1835
Re: I am in Therapy
Looks like good therapy to me.
- Sat May 21, 2016 10:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Armed Forces Day!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 743
Re: Happy Armed Forces Day!!!
+ 1Ysabel Kid wrote:Thank you to all who are serving, have recently retired (yes, you JReed!) or served at any time in the U.S. Armed Forces! I very much appreciate all you do and have done to keep my family free and safe!!!
- Sat May 21, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 35 Rem
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3705
Re: Marlin 35 Rem
The Sporting Carbine ( waffle top,not D&T) in .35 Rem. Was only made for 1 or 2 years, 1952 - 53 IIRC. I have one in about 90%+ condition that I value at $800 + . After that they were smooth tops drilled and tapped. Mine is a very good shooter Don't let that one get away. The one I have is a '5...
- Sat May 21, 2016 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Book recommendation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3023
Re: Book recommendation
I have friends that like their Kindles... guys that didn't hardly read anything before... so, I'll accept that they're a GOOD thing... :P :P . If I saw the size of " Unintended Consequences " I never would have tried to read it , let alone buy it. Between a train trip from here to Fla. an...
- Sat May 14, 2016 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: :)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5095
Re: :)
+1Ysabel Kid wrote:Congrats Jeremy! Thank you for your service keeping us all safe. Can't believe you are retired now (from the Marines anyway).
Congratulations and Thank You.
- Thu May 12, 2016 9:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Twyla has "gone home"...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 7375
Re: Twyla has "gone home"...
Condolences and prayers for all.
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin .30-30
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3350
Re: Marlin .30-30
Sounds like you should hold out for a Wrenchester or a copy . If it does not fit you or feel good in your hands you will forever " Wish it was xxxx " . Maybe the Savage would feel right for you :?: , or an 88 :?: I prefer the Marlin because an 1894 was my first levergun so the transition t...
- Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drifter update and shenanigans
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2078
Re: Drifter update and shenanigans
A couple weeks ago we took Drifter in to the vet for shots and neutering. Didn't seem to bother him in the least, and he's since stopped "marking" mama's flower pots, garage doors, shrubs, and sidewalk, so she's happy about that. :lol: It hasn't seemed to curb his desire to hunt any, and ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Knife talk: Marbles' 'military' picket knife
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2521
Re: Knife talk: Marbles' 'military' picket knife
Live in MI. Word here is that Marbles failed to keep up with modern marketing. For instance, they kept putting bottle openers on pocket knives 10 years after twist-off caps became universal. Every so often, I run into a bottle top that won't yield to arthritic fingers.... :wink: I just use a bic li...
- Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3114
Re: Best Biscuit Recipe EVER....
Goose grease ??JNG wrote:The little Lady and I have brunch on Sundays. Made your biscuit recipe. Was not bad. I do like goose grease in my biscuits. Thanks for the post.
Joe
- Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for a song ... FOUND IT :) Thanks guys.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4227
Re: Looking for a song ....
The band Kansas had a lot of instrumental stuff . Maybe " Cheyenne Anthem " ?
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MINE! - Marlin 1895 45-70 26in Cowboy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3715
Re: Marlin 1895 45-70 26in Cowboy Go/NoGo
Sounds like you slept on it and still want to buy it.Pete44ru wrote:.
There's isn't a "no go" person to be had, here.......
Go.
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No go ??? Nope , didn't see any .
Post pics when you get it home
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New guy from Georgia
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2876
Re: New guy from Georgia
It's already tooooo late to tell You to get out, while you can.. or have extra money for trivial things You used to do. there is always just "one" more Lever you will need, you will always be one lever from happy........So Welcome to the Party. :lol: . I've been there for a while but now,...
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The marlin search continues.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2291
Re: The marlin search continues.
"You can't pay too much, just too soon." :wink: About 15 years ago some guy named Jack told me "Guns will never be cheaper than they are right now." I try to share that "wisdom" with as many people as I can, because it has cost me many untold thousands of dollars, make...
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The marlin search continues.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2291
Re: The marlin search continues.
+1FWiedner wrote:Dude, if it didn't scream "Buy Me!", walking away was the right thing to do.
- Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The marlin search continues.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2291
Re: The marlin search continues.
You did right. There are millions of them out there. You will find a real nice one for less than he is holding out for. Very true.....any time there's a high production rate on any gun, they can always be found. If $30 meant the difference between buying or not buying it could not have struck you t...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3957
Re: Am I a curmudgeon, or what??
I resemble the first line in Six' s comment . So , on the rare occasion I do go out with my wife and get that machine thing stuck infront of me. Can I just say " no thanks , a paper bill would be just fine " and expect to get one ? They can still print out the bills correct ?
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage 1940's Boo Fly Rod Restoration.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1838
Re: Vintage 1940's Boo Fly Rod Restoration.
Dumb question about the boo rods . If the tip section is split for a foot or so , that makes it not worth the trouble of doing anything with the rod except make kindling out of it , correct ?
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage 1940's Boo Fly Rod Restoration.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1838
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Oscars
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3606
Re: The Oscars
Last night after the whirled news finished the oscars stuff came on. I asked and the wife agreed , let's watch the next episode or two of Hell on Wheels . Much mo' better.
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For you older guys....
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4970
Re: For you older guys....
For me it was a 39 anything . Had a nylon 77 as my first 22 , got a rem 781 a couple years later so I had no "need" at the time. Spent too long looking for a used one at what I thought a fair price for a tin can plinker :roll: Finally saw one in good shape and paid what the current market ...
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The score: .357 Mag levergun-1, golf ball-0
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1971
Re: The score: .357 Mag levergun-1, golf ball-0
I think they call that a " hole in one !"JohndeFresno wrote:So THAT's what those annoying things are for. Is that what they call a "birdie?"Leverluver wrote:Best use I ever saw for a golf ball.
- Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glasses..Interesting product
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2916
Re: Glasses..Interesting product
Side note , but reading this thread inspired me to call the place I've been getting glasses for over forty years as it's time for a new pair. Apparently , I can still get the glass photogrey high index glasses in an ul approved safety glass Never liked the plastic lenses.
- Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin '94
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2562
Re: Marlin '94
Just my opinions : I prefer the Marlins over the Winchesters . They fit me better and I like the one screw removes the lever and bolt design. From what I've seen and read "they" , whatever you want to call them , have been stepping up and improving ( learning ) to make some decent lever gu...
- Sat Feb 13, 2016 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I need some help with a sight picture (semi buckhorn)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32751
Re: I need some help with a sight picture (semi buckhorn)
1st , welcome to the forum ( home you didn't know you had ) ! 2nd , So very sorry for the loss of your son at such an early age. 3rd , That 99 defiantly does qualify here. 4th , It is ok to vent here. 5th, that post above your long one , by Steve Young , there is a reason he is called The Rossi Spec...
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder where he came from?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9551
Re: Wonder where he came from?
His ribs aren't sticking out so bad after just a week of good eating. We still haven't heard anything from all the "found dog" ads and "shares" of pics we put out there, so I think it's time to make it official and buy him a tag for his collar. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/...
- Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2016 Henry .223, .243, .308 Levergun
- Replies: 63
- Views: 11408
Re: 2016 Henry .223, .243, .308 Levergun
HHmMmm , stick a front sight on it and drill it for a Lyman / Williams style receiver sight ....
- Thu Jan 14, 2016 9:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reached a Milestone
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1558
Re: Reached a Milestone
Congrats on the 22 8) We hit 21 yesterday ( the 13th ) , next year it will fall on a Friday , the third time since we married in '95 8) Your wife sounds a lot like mine RE. guns , not overly into them but coming along steadily . She too has caught things on tv , movies , or online and pops right up ...
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 8:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Squirrels
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6962
Re: Squirrels
Are you sure about the blacks and the greys being the same? There's a town about 100 miles from here that has black ones and they are the same size as fox squirrels. :?: Only know about the ones here in NY so YMMV :wink: But yes , the greys and blacks here are the same critter just different color....
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Doc Hudson
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5939
Re: Doc Hudson
+ 3BlaineG wrote:+2Griff wrote:+1. That would've been a sight. I've missed his posts...Terry Murbach wrote:God rest your soul, Doc, we'll all be along soon enough, ol' Pard.
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Squirrels
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6962
Re: Squirrels
. This guy's been hanging around near my backyard for the past 2-3 years, now. http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r431/pwawryk/DSCN2451_zpsaoxhu1cq.jpg http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r431/pwawryk/DSCN2455_zpsob87vgq8.jpg . A white "grey " squirrel ? I know the black ones are the same ...
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great Time To Live......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2911
Re: Great Time To Live......
I'm off to the eye place in a couple weeks. Last trip there they wanted me to do the bifocal thing , I didn't, just got the new distance rx in my glass photo-greys that I've worn since a teenager and take them off to see up close :roll: Will see if they find any cataracts , if not I plan on asking a...
- Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pictures from England.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2671
Re: Pictures from England.
+1 !!!Old Ironsights wrote:Jess seems to be coming along fine.
Good to see.
Thanks for the pics.
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tia.
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8081
Re: Tia.
We all grew up with her. I'm so sorry for your loss......I only pray your new little hunting buddy will be as wonderful as Tia..... Spent two days trying to reply , words are tough for me to express the sense of loss that I felt reading your post. I could multi-quote all the replies , as they are a...
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer request for RKrodle
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4821
Re: Prayer request for RKrodle
+ 1AJMD429 wrote:Done. Prayers for her to beat whatever life has thrown at her.
Done
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your go to Lever Gun?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7571
Re: Your go to Lever Gun?
My '71 1894 Marlin in 44 mag. It was my first " deer sized " rifle , I've had it since I was 9. Was also the reason I joined this forum 8) It's the one on the bottom sporting Jr's saddle ring sling. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/rifles/IMG_7935-1.jpg I don't know why I...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How 'bout this shooting!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1696
Re: How 'bout this shooting!
+1AJMD429 wrote:Yeah you're gonna wind up losing that rifle...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer requests - a trio (update 1/3/16)
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5311
Re: Prayer requests - a trio
Prayers sent for all.
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Memories of the .30-30 - The “Appalachian Assault Rifle”
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1970
Re: Memories of the .30-30 - The “Appalachian Assault Rifle”
Yes a very good read 8) As Earl mentioned there was some " Cliff notes " style editing on the Marlin history side ( the first version of the model 1936 was mechanically identical to the '93 , only the shape of the wood parts were changed :wink: ) But as Earl said , that's just a nitpick of...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Your go to Lever Gun?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7571
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Carbines and saddle rings
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4937
Re: Carbines and saddle rings
I bought two of Juniors slings , one to use on my marlin 1894 and one for Justin Case . I use the one every year , the other is still in its plastic bag it came in.
RIP Junior.
RIP Junior.
- Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How much tax?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 692
Re: How much tax?
I work with a young lady that I have known for quite a few year. I really wanted some facts before I mentioned this to her. I don't want to be cruel or rude but would like to have facts. I think a lot of people are misinformed and tend to think with emotion. Some more facts are in this article from...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One got inside the wire today...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2280
Re: One got inside the wire today...
Forget the poison. Those "tree rats" are delicious fried and served with taters n gravey. Better than chicken!! Tempting as that sounds , it seems like it would take a bunch of those grey rats to make a meal that was more than taters , gravy , and a little bit of meat. Those fox rats I ca...
- Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Flintlocks and Deer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2911
Re: Flintlocks and Deer
Great rifle , nice meat for the freezer , and looks like that pup is doing well also !