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DPris

I'm not particularly claustrophobic, but youse guys what lived inside those floating tin cans are made of tougher stuff than me.

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DPris

My buddy was a plank holder on the Downes DE 10-70, it was a new canoe when I visited. Years later when Bubbles & I were in San Diego for a convention we took a commercial tour of the harbor. Got to talking to a crew member on the excursion boat & found he'd been assigned to the 10-69 (I for...

DPris

Us air guys had two to a dorm room, both bunks on the floor at the same time, a real closet, chairs, a fridge, and TV.

Mucho better'n anything I saw on that boat, enlisted-wise.
It was neat to visit, but I for durn sure would not have wanted to live there.

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Yeah, when done right....

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Yeah, with so many options available, we're hoping for a two-level with space for the reloading set-up & gun vault.
Gotta keep local building codes in mind, but considering our Northern Utah winters, the double-wall idea is pretty much a must.

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DPris

In doing damage control trying to advise various people & companies about the dozen or so articles they'd provided products or services for that obviously will not run now, along with several other articles in various stages of production currently, one holstermaker tells me he called & got ...

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SOS ruled in AF halls.

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DPris

It was a destroyer tender in '72, the Downes.
Diverted on the way home to SLC from Basic & Tech School in Tejas to visit a buddy who was stationed on her in California at the time.

Compared to the chow hall at Lackland, what I ate on that boat was good stuff.

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DPris

I was on a Navy boat once.
Good food, OOD salute, brass steering wheel, and cramped bunks are all I recall of that afternoon.

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Nope, not here.
Employees gone, as of this afternoon.
This is no bankruptcy.
No re-org.

Harris is closed.
Period.
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DPris

CAS peaked years ago.
The closing of the Roy Rogers Museum was a major death knell.
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Last issue will be out on May 3, I'm hearing.
Dunno if worth trying for a refund on subscriptions.
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DPris

Guys, Might it be possible, just this once, with Herculean effort, to resist the inevitable temptation to open up four pages of running criticism of gunmags & gunwriters? Merely passing on news that one or two people might actually be interested to hear. Yeah- All praise the Gods Jordan & Sk...

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Don't shoot the messenger.
I'm not real happy about it myself.
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Just FYI if anybody was reading it, Harris Pubs announced this morning they're closing the company doors tomorrow.
GOTOW is dead.
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DPris

To keep thread-related: The steel Henrys ARE markedly lighter than the brass Henrys.

To diverge slightly: Stayed in Cody for a state championship one year, but couldn't swing the Irma.
Did visit it, ate there, we'd like to go back & stay in it someday.

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The Irma's coffee's gone downhill?
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DPris

I'll be doing some limited testing in 5 small .380 pocket pistols in two or three weeks, if scheduling allows, with Black Hills' new "cross-tipped" 60-grain Extreme Defense. No expansion needed, should produce a good mix of tissue disruption and penetration with those cutting "vanes&q...

DPris

Locked breech on the Browning is not the only consideration.
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I wouldn't try to push the Browning too hard in hot .380 loads.
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Adapt & Conquer.
(For those of us not blessed with Semper Fi.

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The steel Henry .45-70 is about the same weight as the Marlins, and Henry based their .45-70s on the Marlin action, but not an exact copy.
The extractor's different, for one thing.
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Tell 'em!

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I see no area where the Henry "appears to be lesser" than the Browning.

Splain that one, Lucy!
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Matter of opinion.
I've always thought the '99 one of the ugliest leverguns ever produced.
Well-made, don't run off on a tangent in what I'm saying, just oogly as hell to me.

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Yes.
Totally impractical & you won't see a rimmed case in that rifle.

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Happy to help.
Even if I don't do honest reviews & ain't a member here.

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DPris

Once people see 'em & see what they are & can do, I think they'll sell.
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It won't go that low.
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Just got confirmation a long-action WILL be coming out, time-frame not known.
Exact calibers also unk, but I'd think a .30-06 should be among the first.
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Fortunately they're not lesdyxic on top of that.

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Do apparently, they.

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I ain't a member here?
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DPris

This is a first step, and the gun IS intended to challenge the bolt-action market in accuracy, which it easily does. Henry didn't bring it out strictly for already-levergunners, they want to convert boltgunners here & there, too. :) Sights, as mentioned, are a strong possibility with an altered ...

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They seem to be sorta variable. I have one of their early Mare's Legs that's quite nice. Had a standard 92 here that was still good, but not fit & finished quite as well. I've seen complaints of quality issues sporadically on other forums. Probably best (like pretty much everywhere else nowdays)...

DPris

Steve- You build one like that & we'll talk.

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We dig you up in a hundred years or so, Mr. Van Winkle, just to make sure you're still breathing.

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Of the two, if I were going that route, I'd prefer the Henry with one-piece threaded barrel & easier breakdown.

The Browning can be a bear to take apart & get back together again.
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It's not a gun for lever-action traditionalists, it's not a bolt-action, and it's not a tactical gun. It IS a well-made and accurate levergun in actual & useful rifle calibers that can easily handle 300-400 yard terrain IF it appeals to you. If it doesn't, it doesn't. My comments have not been i...

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Y'know list price isn't what it'll go for.

May bring accuracy closer to a bolt?
It's there.

Easier to break down than the Browning.

Honest review?

What I gave here weren't honest?
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DPris

My email said order cancelled, discontinued.
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DPris

Problem here is I've got two or four thousand MIXED .308, but need to standardize on at least a couple thousand of the same thing.

Trying to get serious about a little Ruger I have & work up a good load for it.

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DPris

I got a cancellation from Midway on Winchester .308, discontinued.
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When that rifle was announced last year I asked Colt if it could ever be sold in the US.
Answer was no.

Unfortunate.
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Legacy phased out the Chiappas, could not get product in reliably.
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I hate to take my Colt Peacemakers & my Ruger single-actions entirely out of action to top 'em off, too.
But, it doesn't hardly stop me from carrying any out in the wilds.

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DPris

Then I think you're just gonna have to go elsewhere.
Can't please everybody.
You said you wanted a 22-inch straight wrist, there it is.

And I wouldn't worry about the brass strength.
Denis

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