Winchester Levergun 2009 Calender Finally Finished (photos)

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:40 pm

My sister-in-law, in the USA, just received a sample of the Winchester levergun calendar that I made up on the web. I gave her a call and asked her to go through it to see if all the photos were sharp and the calendar was up to snuff. She said it was really nice and it looks like a good quality printing job. It looks like it is finally ready in case anyone wants a copy. If you want to get one, you can order one here http://www.cafepress.com/KirkD . The price is $18.99 plus shipping. Shipping is $5 for the first calendar, and less than that if more than one is ordered. The web company does everything, including printing and shipping. The one I ordered was shipped within a few days. Depending upon what state you are in, you might be charged tax.

In the meantime, here is a look at the entire calendar, including cover. Each photo has a caption underneath that states the Model, caliber, type, and year of manufacture. ....

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:52 pm

Great stuff Kirk!!!

jb

Ordered one for my office!

Post by **Hobie** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:53 pm

3 calendars ordered. One for me, one for a friend, one for the son-in-law.

SmokeEater2 · Post by **SmokeEater2** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:07 pm

Fine job KirkD! That looks like just the calender I need for my gun room.

deerwhacker444 · Post by **deerwhacker444** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:13 pm

Beautiful...!

Now, if we could just get MarlinMan to make one...

dkmlever · Post by **dkmlever** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:17 pm

Very Very nice, ordered mine today!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:25 pm

Fantastic!!

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:33 pm

Great work, Kirk! I couldn't fill the pages from my little collection of Winchester relics.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:00 pm

Thanks Kirk for the great work, I'll get my order off in the morning.

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:34 pm

Thanks for those kind words, fellows. I really enjoyed taking those pictures. Of course, shooting those old guns was even more fun!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:44 pm

deerwhacker444 wrote:Beautiful...!

Now, if we could just get MarlinMan to make one...

Don't forget "RugerMan..."

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:54 pm

Very nice, looking forward to the ordering info... or did I miss it?

Yep, a calendar of Marlins would be nice... but; 12 pics of that ONE levergun Ruger made would stretchin' it!

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:09 pm

Griff wrote:Very nice, looking forward to the ordering info... or did I miss it?

Griff, there is a link in my first post on this thread, or you can click on this one here http://www.cafepress.com/KirkD

I'd love a old Marlin calendar, but I don't have any. Looks like Marlinman will have to dust off his camera for next year and get us a real nice Marlin calendar.

Post by **Hobie** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:55 pm

Kirk,

You need to take a "vacation" yearly visiting Carl for Rugers, Vall for Marlins, MikeD for 1886s, and so forth.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:09 pm

Good golly Kirk, "Desktop Artiste" doesn't even come close! You are the "Weapons Photographer Extraordinare"!!! WOW - I can't wait for one of these beauties to grace my reloading area!

Well done!!!

Ravenman · Post by **Ravenman** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:07 am

KirkD,
Great idea and amazing pictures. Already ordered 3 calenders.

1886 · Post by **1886** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:19 am

Most excellent Kirk! 1886.

bsaride · Post by **bsaride** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:27 am

Excellent job Kirk, I ordered two and I don't own a Winchester lever.

longarm4146 · Post by **longarm4146** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:30 am

Got me 3 coming, 1 for me and the other two for 2 really good pards that appreciate a fine winchester.

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:01 am

I succumbed and bought a couple of them myself. The first time I had to pay tax on an internet purchase, though.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:45 am

very nice work Kirk D!!! I will be ordering mine imediately

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:01 pm

Mike D. wrote:I succumbed and bought a couple of them myself. The first time I had to pay tax on an internet purchase, though.

I forgot about that! Depending on your state, you might be charged tax. California is one of those.

Post by **Hobie** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:25 pm

Kirk, are you going to offer wholesale pricing?

Wayne Miller · Post by **Wayne Miller** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:38 pm

Thanks, Kirk! FINALLY a gift idea for my Dad for Christmas....so THIS is what you get the guy who has everything!!

Aussie Chris · Post by **Aussie Chris** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:26 pm

Gday there KirkD. Wow, what a great calender! Is Australia an option for postage?

mudgunner49 · Post by **mudgunner49** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:50 pm

Kirk,

That is really nice - I thing that I know what Dad is getting for Christmas!!! Maybe next time you're by you could stop in and sign it. He'd get a big kick out of that, what with you bein' a published artist and all...

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:41 pm

Aussie Chris wrote:Gday there KirkD. Wow, what a great calender! Is Australia an option for postage?

Chris, I think it is. I believe the postage is figured out at the checkout stage. Glad you like it

On a related note. Has anyone received their calendar yet and had a chance to look through it? I still have not seen one in real life. My sister-in-law thought the one she received was excellent, but I want to make sure that all of them are good, since they are not all printed together but as they are ordered. So if anyone notices anything that is a little off or needs correcting I'd like to know about it.

The monthly photos on the first page of this post are the actual ones uploaded to the printers, so they should look exactly like the ones here, except larger, of course. They should be sharp, good color and properly centered. The only exception will be the cover photo, which on the actual calendar, has my name in the lower right hand corner.

chadbr · Post by **chadbr** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:17 am

I got mine! They are extremely nice. I thought maybe you had gone into 2010 when I 1st opened the package because it was so thick. Turns out the paper is just very high quality -- very thick.

Great work -- worth every penny.

Thanks, Chad

longarm4146 · Post by **longarm4146** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:15 am

kirk, I got my three last week (one for me and two for friends), very nicely done, high quality and artistically nicely done.. Thanx for your efforts.
BTW I had them within 4 days of ordering.......Barry

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:28 pm

That's good to hear, fellows. My sister-in-law still has the one I ordered so I have not got my hands on mine yet. I've no previous experience with the company that makes these calendars, so it's good to hear that the calendar seems to have turned out nice. If everything turns out okay, I'm going to do another one for 2010 that has as its theme Old Sixguns and Rifles.

O.S.O.K. · Post by **O.S.O.K.** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:51 pm

Very nice! And yes, great Christmas gifts for sure!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:49 am

O.S.O.K. wrote:Very nice! And yes, great Christmas gifts for sure!

Yes - a great Christmas gift - for myself!!!

Ordered my copy today. Better late than never!!!

Post by **AmBraCol** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:23 pm

Shipping to Australia is possible. It lists international as $7.00 (US dollars of course - how's that compare to the Aussie dollar now?) Sales tax charged to shipments in CA, KY, NV or WA. No sales tax to Colombia, but that international shipping's bad enough as is... I'll have to cogitate on it a bit...

Last Spike · Post by **Last Spike** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:50 pm

Got my 2 copies today. One stays with me and the other goes to my nephew.

Good job on the calendar, Kirk!

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:00 pm

Glad you liked it, Last Spike. If anyone gets a defective calendar, please let me know so I can make things right. I'm not used to having a company do stuff for me and send it out all over the place. If they do alright, then I'll use them again next year.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:11 pm

Can anyone tell me what the actual cost is for the calender and the shipping to the U.S. ? When I pull up the page it list it as 48.00 dollars. That looks like alot of shipping for a $20.00 item.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:25 pm

JerryB wrote:Can anyone tell me what the actual cost is for the calender and the shipping to the U.S. ? When I pull up the page it list it as 48.00 dollars. That looks like alot of shipping for a $20.00 item.

It depends on what shipping option you choose. Also, make sure you've only picked one (unless, of course, you wanted more than one)

Here's the info off the shipping page:

Proceed to checkout to select shipping method.
Economy $ 5.00
Standard $ 7.00
Premium $13.00
1 Day $20.00
Canada $ 6.00
International $ 7.00
Does not include tax (if applicable)
No sales tax when shipping outside CA, KY, NV or WA

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:00 pm

JerryB wrote:Can anyone tell me what the actual cost is for the calender and the shipping to the U.S. ? When I pull up the page it list it as 48.00 dollars. That looks like alot of shipping for a $20.00 item.

By gum, $48 is a wee tad high for shipping, Jerry. The actual calendar at http://www.cafepress.com/KirkD should be $18.99 and the shipping is as AmBraCol mentioned. The only thing to add is that the shipping depends upon how many calendars a person ordered. For example, if one ordered 10 calendars, the total shipping within the USA using the economy option is $10.60 (or just over $1.00 per calendar on an order of 10 calendars). If you are getting $48 for shipping, something has gone terribly wrong with your shopping cart. Check the box that says how many calendars you are ordering and make sure it just says '1' (or whatever the correct number is). Then make sure the economy option is chosen for the cheapest shipping within the USA ($5). If a fellow lives in CA, KY, NV or WA, then the state sales tax will also be added.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:32 pm

Thanks for the help, I think I know what was wrong now.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:57 pm

It's on my Christmas wish list!!

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:48 pm

Mine arrived a couple weeks ago. Of course, the photos are breathtaking. The calendar itself is probably the finest constructed one I've seen. Heavy card stock for each of the pages. The cover is even heavier, and it came packaged in a padded envelope with a really thick, hard cardboard piece to keep it from being bent or folded. This is well worth the money, and will be one's pride and joy of their reloading area or office!!!