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When I was a kid I had a friends dad give me an old Herters catalog. Being from a very rural area it was like looking at the new Sears catalog. I'm talking before GCA of 1968. That catalog was a dream come true for anyone interested in hunting, guns or gunsmithing. I spent hours and hours dreaming a...

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I really believe that the Gov't should be involved in the following : 1. Keeping our borders secure 2. Keep the oceans shipping lanes free 3. Enforce a standard of weights and measures 4. Utilize English as our only national language 5. Keep a standing military force 6. Flat taxation (ie 10%, no sal...

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The older and sicker I get the more I seem to look back. I was thinking about what I got rid of over the years. At 18 I had my .410 single shot, a Winchester 190 .22, a Remington 1100 20 ga, a Newport SXS 12 ga and a Winchester '94 that I bought out of a guys trunk. He gave a receipt and got his gas...

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txpete, Ya gotta love old school...good looking Garand...mine is an SA52 from CMP. How does that 2nd gen 1911 compare with the original series 70 ?? Was the Bell Branch Ranch in Bell Co. ?? My dad was friends with the ranch foreman and I was there several times as a little kid so I don't remember wh...

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If my old memory serves me right the Ranger that went to bring back the railway killer was a young Ranger from the Tyler area. At least somewhere in East Texas. I was at a Lodge meeting where he was honored and I remember thinking that he was a fine looking young man that represented his trade very ...

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Well I'll give her a shot.....1911's have always been popular down here. My understanding is that the Mexicans (in Mexico) can't own anything that uses their militaries ammo. South of the border the .38 Super is pretty popular. My family wasn't into handguns much...other that the Colt SAA. When I we...

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I had an old buddy (he's gone now) that use to drink coffee with Lone Wolf and Ranger Bob Goss (I believe that was his name) and he tells a great story about the two Rangers locating a bad guy in a hotel in either Kilgore or Longview, Texas during the great Kilgore oil boom. Supposedly they sent wor...

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In my constant prayers...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEXAS !! 173 years young and still strong/independent. My native brothers/fellow citizens........let's not litter, praise GOD more and turn this illegal imigration thing around. Remember the ALAMO......

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OT...Has anyone ever attended the annual Sgt. Alvin York shoot ?? I believe it is in March. If you have did you compete ? I would love to visit with someone that has been there....

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slow2run.......... take a look at "another gun battle across the river" last post was on 2/25/09......there have been other discussion about this issue in the past. I live in East Texas but my place in Presido County that I discuss in the thread is very special and sometimes scary. I have ...

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I've been letting my hair and beard grow out for the past 10 months and have noticed that the younger ladies are much friendlier. So I'm bragging to my bride of 32 years and she kinda yawns. So we go to a really nice dance and I visit with the ladies most of the evening. The bride comes over and my ...

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Did you catch the sheriff calling it a "HENRY"....

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Well please don't take any offense to this little story. A Texas State Trooper stops a fellow for speeding at mile marker 620 on Interstate 20. Walks up to the drivers door and asks why he is in such a hurry ? The gentleman says he is headed to the Shrine Hospital in Shreveport, La to perform for th...

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Christmas 1962...I am 8 years old and already a pretty darn good shot with my pellet rifle. My mom and dad had a small grocery store/filling station/feed store in very rural Texas. I wanted a shotgun in the worse way. No money for something like that in the family. Somehow daddy had gotten a semi-au...

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Well they did have jewelery, didn't see any jerky, the Mosin rifles/carbines were selling @ $139 each....they were from Century and had been cleaned up and looked pretty good I guess. This show did have something that I have never seen before, 3 young ladies in high heels and skin tight t shirts and...

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Morning...went to the Longview Texas gunshow Saturday....couldn't walk for all of the people. Tons of black guns being toted around. Saw several really nice levers. Looked over 3 Marlin 336 in 375 Win average $495 in VG condition, a 336 30-30 from 1948 (big forearm) for the same, a couple of 336T's ...

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Over here in East Texas we mostly have cottonmouths, chicken snakes, timber rattlers and coach whips which will scare you to death when they rear up and look over the grass.....my bride of 32 years grew up in Jaxs, Fl and use to swim (after school) with her friends in some of the intercoastal canals...

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I would really love to shoot the gun that my dad shot against the Germans/Italians in the top turret of the B24 Liberator Bomber that he flew 25 combat mission in as a 19-20 year old during WWII. I asked him one time if he was afraid on a mission.....he said everytime he flew......he was afraid he w...

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It was very bright and I viewed with the naked eye and with some old B/L Navy binos. The local news mentioned where to look so out came my GPS (my old compass) and sure enough there it was. The grandchildren picked it up faster than I did...old eyes....

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I know that I'm abit of a kid at heart...but I just came in from watching the space station fly over NE Texas. It was visable for about 4 + minutes. My 5 year old and 2 1/2 year old grandchildren also got to see it. I remember taking my son (now 25 years old) outside to watch the shuttle fly over an...

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Evening men/ladies, Got a friend hunting a .45 Colt lever...he's been looking for a 1894 Marlin pre-safety but they are hard to locate according to him. So who makes the best '92 clone ?? Had another buddy that bought a really nice Hartford 92 with 24" barrel several years ago. I think it was m...

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A traveling implement salesman breaks down on a lonely East Texas road. He tries but just can't get his old truck to start. He walks a couple of miles down the road and sees a farm house. So he walks up to the front door and the dogs go wild. The old farmer comes to the front door and the two visit ...

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Many thanks for the info.....anybody know/have ideas about the (US Firearms) Remington 1890 and comparision of the current pre-war SAA and my 3rd gen Colt ?? Many thanks again...

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I was wondering who made the run of second generation Colt cap n ball revolvers ?? Was it Colt or someone with Colt tooling or ?? I have never seen one but have someone that is looking at a Navy.....supposedly made late 1970's or early 80's. Also I remember reading that US Firearms was gonna make a ...

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My dad was a Remington man so if I could assemble the following (some of which I have I would be 90% Remington)......1889 hammer double, 1900 double (both 12 ga), 1911 like I carried in the Navy, 1890 Single Action in 45 Colt, 51 in .380 ACP, Rolling Block in 45-70, 512, 514, 513T, 521T, 1100 20ga, ...

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Well after awhile away from my own computer (been using the public library) I'm finally back in the saddle. I'm on medical leave headed for retirement because of my health so I'm broke.....but you know alot of people gripe about getting old. I am tickled every morning when I get up. I used up a bunc...

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Hi Men/Ladies, I've been offline awhile after having to retire early for medical reasons. Don't have a home computer yet but the public library is a poor man's way to play. I mentioned at church a few weeks ago that I really enjoyed doing research on older firearms....a couple in my Sunday School cl...

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Well I haven't been a very big poster but I have enjoyed the brotherhood. After 31 years I'm gonna retire for some health issues. Hopefully I will be able to find a new vocation (maybe picking up cans)....I'm not set up at home but if the meager funds allow it I plan on being back.. the local public...

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I live in Northeast Texas with my wife of 31 years. My son, his wife, son and daughter live about a 1/2 mile away. (Aren't grandchildren wonderful.) Spent 4 years in the Navy...Tin Can Sailor. Have family property in Presido County, Texas and Valencia County, MN. Worked in the same Machine Shop for ...

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Are the Ubertia's (1866 and 1873) worth the $$$$ compared to a Rossi '92 or Marlin '94 ??? Will the '66 handle the hotter loads ??

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My little brother and I have a piece of land in Presido County, Texas....been in the family from Land Grant times. Not worth much to anyone but the family. After dark a weapon or two are standard wear just like your jeans.....a fence probably won't work.....when Kinky ran for Governor he had an old ...

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I'm thinking about a 45 Colt rifle.....I've looked at the Handi and it's kinda neat. I've also found a 1894 Marlin but it is about 70% more $$. I would be shooting some pretty stout handloads and some CoreBons....Deer/Pig hunting........is the Handi up to the job or should I buy my 1894C's twin brot...

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SB,

I live in the Great State of Texas and I was speaking only of Texas Lodges....which I should have made clear....

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Scott64A

While there have been several Presidents who were members I do not believe that either Bush was/is a member.

FDR, Harry Truman and Gerald Ford were the most recent....all pretty darn good men.

Take care,

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I had an old Cowboy buddy (GOD rest his soul) that claimed that many cowhands put their burial money (a rolled up bill) in the empty chamber of their Colts. I always load my SAA... half-cock....load one, skip one, load four then roll the hammer back and let it down on an empty. Old school I guess bu...

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SteveR, Most Masonic Lodges meet monthly for a Stated Meeting....this is the business meeting. A Called Meeting is held for purposes other than normal/routine Lodge business....this could include Degree work or for Special Programs. Most Stated Meeting last around an hour. Called Meeting may be shor...

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Welcome to the Blue Lodge Brother. I am a sixth generation Ancient Free and Accepted Mason. I served my Lodge as WM in '94-'95 and as DDGM in 2002. I am also a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason, a York Rite Mason, a Shriner, a member of The Royal Order of Scotland and a member of the Eastern Star. I am ...

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