Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-10-2013, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: Well,might have to buy a camera for this one
WH,don't worry,they are out there,and affordable(almost ashamed of what I paid for this one,ALMOST........).Don't have a cell,waiting for one that lets my finger take the ride back around,but may...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-10-2013, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 269
Well,might have to buy a camera for this one
..........or at least get someone to take photos that I can post!
Picked up a underhammer percussion pistol today at a yardsale.It is a W.Ashton .36 cal from up in Conn.,but there is another...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-28-2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 264
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Forum: General Discussion
04-28-2013, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 687
Re: Is this a new dog breed?
One may hope that the introduction of pitbull genetics may introduce a higher degree of intelligence in the genus doggus doofus domesticus(aka the common Lab).
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-28-2013, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 320
Re: Pair of flintlock pistols
The percussion gun does look like a tourist piece,but of a better class than most;the inlay is very well done.
The flinter,on the other hand,looks rather like a well made gun that has had a set...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-28-2013, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,037
Re: What do you think about feral cats?
Question for all of you who say you take your feral cats in for shots?
How do you do that with out you and the vet losing flesh and blood?[/QUOTE]
Havahart traps,best ever made.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-28-2013, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 180
Re: .32-20
Naw,not pushing the old girl,should be about 1350 with a 115.And as this action was more than capable to handle both the .38-55,and the .30-40 Government(aka .30-40 Krag),shouldn't give a rifle that...
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
04-28-2013, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 488
Re: Since the price of ammo is outrageous,
Worked at the original Ek Knife company for a couple years,and we made the original Ek thrower,which was good out to about 40 feet.And as to further distances,might I suggest looking up Skeeter...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2013, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 1,037
Re: What do you think about feral cats?
Been doing trap neuter release in my area for years,have no moles and dang few mice,no decrease in the bird population.Rather enjoy watching them,they stalk like tiny leopards,and provide a great...
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Forum: Competition Shooting Forum
04-27-2013, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,143
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-27-2013, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 180
Re: .32-20
Good one,Alpo!What alloy are you using?Been thinking along those lines,possibly as high as 4.5 grains Unique,but would have to use a gas check unless I went with a hard bullet.
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-27-2013, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 180
.32-20
Anybody got pet loads for .32-20?Will be used in a Stevens 44 1/2 .
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-02-2013, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 417
Re: S&W Pre-Victory, Whats It Worth?
If re chambered to .38-200,they usually are so marked.Can still use .38 S&W but the case life drops.Would load with HBWC for the best accuracy in either.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-02-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 417
Re: S&W Pre-Victory, Whats It Worth?
Ah,would not even bother worrying about the value.Get some good .38 S&W ammo,dies,and other reloading stuff,even up to the 200 gr. Super Police bullets;and shoot that pup!Had one when I lived in New...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-02-2013, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 438
Re: Back again with a neat repro
Thanks,Buffalochip,will see what I can!Gunclinger,will see if the girlfriend can get a picture or two,and see if I can post them.I still use FILM,don't even have a cellphone.
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
04-02-2013, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 323
Re: SONOVAHO-AH!A RUSSIAN KNIFE I'VE NEVER SEEN!
Couldn't say which would be better,have had a early Woodsman's Pal (complete with the OD sheath and the old Colt flare pen that was tied to the sheath),and both don't fit my hand as well as the...
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
03-30-2013, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 323
SONOVAHO-AH!A RUSSIAN KNIFE I'VE NEVER SEEN!
:eek: Just got back from the local flea market,and have an unused,still with the cosmo Spetzenas machete/Taglia survival knife!First I've ever seen,checked and saw the youtube video,and this is the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-30-2013, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 998
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
03-29-2013, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 530
Re: Got this for free from a friend
Naw,the traditional khukri has a rat tail tang(look it up,really!) and most of the Nepal knives will take a good edge.Bit fancy for chopping wood,veggies,brush(main use in Nepal,it's a agricultural...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-29-2013, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 239
Re: The Art of War
While you're at it,find and read "A Journey to the West",and compare it with all that you know about society in general and back thru history.
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
03-29-2013, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,107
Re: Mark Kelly's Pit Bull
Compleatly poor management of the dog in question.I've been active in pitbull rescue/resocialization going on 10 years,and the management of this dog is very poor,would be a candidate for rehoming...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-29-2013, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 438
Re: Back again with a neat repro
Well,what's the decision of the peanut gallery?Should I save it,swap sideways on one that can be cut without guilt,sell it,or give in to the Urge?Weekend's coming,looks like so-so weather...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-28-2013, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 438
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
03-28-2013, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 645
Re: Just for grins - Swords
Would a cane with a fiberglass shaft running thru it from the handle to the ferrul count?If so,currently sporting such,and already found out that the shins of a teenage street thug bruise quite well...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-28-2013, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 438
Back again with a neat repro
.:eek:....Just finished up a deal,and now posses a Replica Arms 1849 Colt pocket cased set.If my interpretation of the date code is right,it was made in 1958,the oldest repro revolver I have yet...
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
10-19-2012, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 701
Re: Sharpening stones
Contact Norton Abrasives,they still have natural stones,as well a machinist hones.They even still make the old Norton Tri-Hone,a set of three stones in a oil bath that you rotate the stone up that...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
10-19-2012, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,020
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
10-19-2012, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 539
Re: PIstol kit identification help?
Might have a trigger and triggerplate,the sideplate could be cut from sheet brass or steel,screws might be a problem if the holes are stripped on the lockplate,but it could be re tapped one size...
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
07-20-2012, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 761
Re: Thumb Stud
Also,look around for some of the old Flickit clips.Found a couple still in the packages from the '70s at a local flea market,and they work right well on my two old Gerber FS1.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-19-2012, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 324
Information needed
Hi folks,here's a weird one.Got offered two different contracts as a machinist,would like to know if anyone on the board has had any experience in living in the Following two areas:
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Forum: Knives & Edged Items
06-26-2012, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 906
Re: Knife info wanted...
It's an English fruit knife.The spike is for nuts,so you can pick out the last bits in the shell.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
06-02-2012, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,745
Re: Antique Cane Gun - No Markings
Have seen a couple of these before.If the groove on the top gives access to a nipple,they were produced by a gunsmith in the Richmond,Va. area around 1850.One had traces of brown lacquer remaining on...
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Forum: Disabled Hunters & Shooters Forum
02-07-2012, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 812
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
02-07-2012, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 446
Re: pick these two up today
The little single shot looks like a "Hero" brand derringer,and I've seen them in the shape show bring $100-$150.The little Sharp's pepperbox is in .22 short,works best with CB caps,and Dixie gun...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
02-06-2012, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,057
Re: H&R 922 Revolver. Any ideas Mr. Hauff?
Seriously,the J letter indicates 1950 manufacture,I think.Been using one of these for years as a potmeat/backpack/rabbit pistol,and they work well .Stick with standard velocity ammo for best...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
02-06-2012, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,057
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
02-01-2012, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 525
Re: tc hawken
No prob!We all are pretty near the "brain f**t" age!
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
02-01-2012, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 525
Re: tc hawken
Been so long since I worked on a TC,can't remember,but belive the cleanout is 10-32 thread.Go get a piece of threaded unplated rod(around $2 a foot).cut a bit off,slot with a fine file or saw...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-30-2012, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 392
Re: Back then
Pierrer Vernier received letters of patent from the royal court for the first Vernier caliper(the ancestor of your digital caliper,and still being made in the same basic style today) back in the...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-30-2012, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 873
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-17-2012, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 800
Re: another help me identify
saltwater rust browning,followed by hot oil,followed by beeswax.Curious,noticed you referrenced ODU,Are you in Virginia?
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-16-2012, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 800
Re: another help me identify
Oh,by the way,can be pretty sure of this if you take the lock out of the stock and post a picture of the inside of the lock and the mortice in the wood where it fits.
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-16-2012, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 800
Re: another help me identify
By the off side screw plate for the lock (one screw passing thru to the lockplate)and the type of serrations on the hammer,an old Markwell Arms rifle that someone cut the barrel back about 6".Wood in...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
01-13-2012, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 810
Re: 50 cal flintlock pistol
Have succesfully hunted whitetail deer in New Hampshire with a flint pistol.The one that had the best handling and power was one of the old round butt CVA Mountian pistols,the flinter version may be...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-12-2012, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 695
Re: Barrel Vise recommendations NEEDED
I use a plain old Wilton 4" machinist vice.To do the job right,get two wooden blocks and whittle to the size and profile of what you are holding(say a S&W model 29 barrel with full underlug).Make the...
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Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons
01-06-2012, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 5,817
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-05-2012, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 921
Re: Question for the Gun smiths.
I didn't think it was possible after all these years of seeing the impossible and hearing the impossible regarding firearms,but Jim,that post has made my eyeballs bleed!And people wonder why I hope...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-05-2012, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 921
Re: Question for the Gun smiths.
Yep,still a call,and it would surprise you some of the makers.One I did recently was made by a company that starts with the letter "W",and I was surprised that it didn't shoot around corners.Don't...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-04-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,202
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
01-04-2012, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 921
Re: Question for the Gun smiths.
You also might want to see if there is a local gunsmith that can use shop help.I've been a machinist for over 35 years,and can walk into most gunsmith shops and get a job BECAUSE I am a machinist.The...
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