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I really liked "Deadwood". But you are right, the cursing and profanity detracted from the story. While I'm sure people cussed in the old days, I don't believe it was that frequent. Just because HBO can broadcast it due to being an optional purchase TV choice, I think the writers could hav...

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If you liked him in Deadwood, you can see him in a new series starting tonight called "Justified". A cop/western show. It will be on FX at 10:00 PM.

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OK guys, how do you dust them?

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Two of the worst remakes in my interest sphere were "Gone In Sixty Seconds", and "Vanishing Point". I won't even comment how bad they were. Well, yes I will! GISS (1) was filmed with REAL cars, no CGI, real people, (non actor extras) and for the most part, played much better for ...

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Did I miss a posting about Jeff Bridges being cast as Rooster Cogburn in the, now in production, remake of True Grit?

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These uses were obviously put out by vodka distillers.

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My guess is that there is oil, powder, or grease fouling in the trigger assembly. As I remember the M. 88 had kind of a weird trigger assembly anyway because of its location. If you do clean it, use oil sparingly. I only use WD 40 in and on my guns. Of course I lived used to live in a climate that w...

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The difference between the 30/03 and 30/06 is approximately 1/8" longer (30/03). As airedaleman stated, the neck length was needed to support the original design 220 grain military round. The big round nose bullet was a holdover from the original Krag military round. Further testing between 190...

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The 38/40 may actually work a bit better in M. 92 type actions as it has a bit more taper which improves feeding and chambering. It's a bit easier on the shoulder when using thin clothing than the 44/40 too.

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Either a rebarrel or it's not 30 Remington. Never a M. 95 caliber from the factory.

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Not really ethnic, but those caps were common on my uncles and cousins (Danish) farms in Minnesota when my mother visited her family. Kind of like railroaders caps, everyone wore similar headgear.

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My 55 year old Ohaus "505" works great. I wonder how many thousands of rounds it's measured. Mine is red with an ivory cover.

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When I graduated from high school my dad gave me a Watham hunter case pocket watch. I carried it until it quit running and took it to a watchmaker for repair. He kept saying he couldn't get parts for it. Well, long story short, it disappeared from his shop. He never would reimburse me for the loss. ...

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About $1800.00 worth of parts. I think I'll go break down one of my $1000.00 M. 95's!

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Look on GB. It could be a Colt Burgess. The 44-40 could be mistaken for a 45 caliber. If it is, either his friend stole it, or the seller didn't know what he had. BIG BUCKS!

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I like his WW1 leggings too.

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Since Vasoline is a petrolium (oil) by product, it would have soaked the Rosewood in that time.

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Since that is a painting, the artist probably just used a Parker he had, a opposed to using the Smith she was shooting at the matches. Simply artists license.

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The restored iron hulled sailing ship The Star Of India is also a good one to visit. When I was growing up in San Diego in the 40's, the masts had been cut off so that the PBY's and PBM's could land in the bay. All that has been restored and it's a great tour of a 140 year old vessel.

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True story based on a U.S. Army decision to destroy excess calvary horses. Made for TV. Very good story.

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Go to Siuslau Gun Club. Scroll down on right for a nice aerial veiw. Founded in 1929. Dues $40.00/yr (Sr.).

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Neat web site. Found all my old residences from 1941 to date!

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The original sealing material for overshot wads was waterglass, a compound used to seal eggs in the early 1900's.

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The shape or angle of the Luger grip is regarded as creating one of the best natural pointing handguns ever made.

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Is this a trick question? Simply unscrew the buttstock screw and pull off the stock. Unscrew the small screws through the forearm band and magazine band. Slide the magazine tube off the barrel (it contains a spring and follower too) and slide the forearm band off the forearm. Sometimes the forearm a...

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Go to Railroad Park Resort Dunsmiur California. Go to Gallery. Go to Advanced search. Type in Snow Plow. And Type in Snow Plow. This was another way to move snow about 100 years ago.

http://www.rrpark.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=283

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A one of the older members of this forum, I would like to describe the way it was in the 40's and 50's. My parents raised us to respect a policeman yet not be afraid of him. We were raised to respect ALL our elders and we looked at adults differently then than today. Until you were an adult yourself...

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Don't forget you can buy aluminum duct tape that is sticky on one side. That roll will last about 700 years. Or you can swing by your local heating and a/c dealer and get a 6" piece from him for free. It should last about 15 years. Just keep adding sticky layers to the side opposite the way you...

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My great uncle was a CSA private in 1863. He was sleeping on a brush pile to keep out of the mud, and a Union musket ball fell on him. He had his left arm over his chest and his hand on his throat. The round went through his hand, but was deflected just enough to just damage the right neck muscles a...

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Long before there was a Starline brass, Winchester brass has always been my choice.

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Hey .45_rich, you know any of the Wayne family down the road in Geneva. All my kin.

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Dogs have masters, cats have STAFF!

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95 Winchester carbine in 30/40 Krag, or Model 94 carbine in 30/30.

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As iceman said, just pry the shell top open with a small pick or screwdriver. The crimp will be tight, but the plastic shells are tough and you won't damage them.

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If you are looking for a 32/20 original barrel, they come up once in a while. Go to Gunbroker and look in Parts- Rifle. I have seen them there. Also check numrich, a possibility. I would bring it back to close to original if it was mine. Ebay is another choice.

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To get you started, go to Gunbroker.com and look up those models. That will, at least, get you into the ballpark. Also, posting pictures will let some of us give you estimates of value.

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Am I wrong? I don't see a solid ,welded or forged, connection between the top strap and the receiver at the rear. Does the strap only slip into those ears? Or is it the picture?

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Actually the home we bought was about the least expensive one we could find in an area where we wanted to live. Other poorer parts of town were cheaper. Remember San Diego and the rest of the U.S. was very segregated in the 50's and we all lived in our own neighborhoods. After saying that, in a sens...

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Hi Ray, I was a Switchboard operator at the San Diego Gas and Electric Company. It was not a minimum wage job. I had started out at $1.87hr (1955) as a night watchman at the equipment yard (Sta. A) for SDG&E. When I got on the maintance gang (1955) at one of the electric generating stations (Sta...

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It's not unusual to have to straighten barrels at the factory. But they shouldn't leave the factory bent.

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Hi Joe, That probably was a Nutone Intercom. When I got married in 1957 we had a brand new 1957 Chevrolet Bel air hardtop, a 16' inboard boat, a nice apartment and new furniture. I made $2.73 an hr. ($436.00 mo.) at the Gas and Electric company in San Diego. Rent was $90.00 a mo., car payment was ab...

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The link "in a short article" worked for me. It did answer some of the questions I had about Greenhill's original formula too.

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Hey Joe, Glad I could help.

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Type in Cartridge Pressure Standards on the web, there is a site comparing Piezo to copper crusher pressure methods for many calibers. Interesting reading.

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awp101,
On my list the U. S. WW1 1917 Enfield is the "Enfield", and the Lee-Enfield SMLE is the other.

For anyone.
All the pressure data I used those 55 odd years ago was the old standard "cup" measurement. When was the new standard SAAMI adopted?

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Hi Joe, Sounds like early Romex like adorondakjack said. Anyway, on any plug receptacle the LONG slot in the front ON THE LEFT is always the neutral (white) wire. With your switch/plug device (switch up) it's at the left bottom. Yes, the terminals on the right side of the old device needs a jumper t...

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Hi Mike, my old list only mentions 126,00 as the change, and there may be a reason for that. Is it possible Winchester may have used up the receivers on guns that were chambered for the older original BP calibers after the change at 122,000, and my list may account for the that. Do you know if there...

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KWK, That's what I love about this forum, there is always someone around to update us. Great!

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Hi Joe, It appears you may have what is referred to as "knob and tube" wiring from the twenties, very old Romex wire from the thirties. If you still know what wires (incoming) were on the LEFT side terminals of the receptacle originally, they will be the LOWER neutral (white) wire. The lef...

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For your receptacle to act as a switched plug it needs to be wired this way. The line (incoming power source) has white and black insulated wires. If there is also a BOND wire, it will be bare. This is 2 wire Romex. Looking at the plug FRONT, the white wire goes onto the LEFT side LOWER (plug) termi...

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