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Reagan1k

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  1. A sausage kolache from an Asian owned donut shop in any town.
  2. The safety on a double action revolver is the hammer being down in double action mode - You have to put enough pressure on the trigger to cock the hammer back and then more pressure to release the hammer to fire. There isn't a safety to flip per se, but one doesn't accidentally discharge a double action revolver. It has to be a deliberate act to fully pull the trigger. That said, this doesn't preclude a child from willingly pulling the trigger without knowledge of the consequences. In the hands of a child without training and supervision, no loaded gun is "safe". They can just as easily flip off a safety on a semi-automatic and pull the trigger as they could fire a double action revolver by fully engaging the trigger.
  3. Go for it. Just make sure one year after buying that the gun range operator recognizes you because you're a frequent flyer there. Nothing takes the place of repetition when it comes to shooting.
  4. Can't see the description, but it looks like a S&W Airweight. Should be a 6-series for Stainless. I'd guess a 642. Hell yes. Fool proof, easy to handle, and not hard to practice. Shooting .38 training loads would be easy for even the smallest shooter. Couple of trips to the range and 100 rounds would make even a true novice capable. Brush up on familiarity and work on technique a few times per year with some "continuing education" and you'd be good to go. Loaded with standard or +P defensive rounds and it would ruin someone's day if they were threatening you and/or your wife. I don't mind the above recommendations for a Judge or Governor, but those are hulking and heavy handguns. Not easy for a small framed or small handed shooter. Nothing wrong with them, but at that weight, you might as well look at a small shotgun for a woman or someone else slight of stature.
  5. I think the "short-stroke under stress" is considered an issue when talking about someone who isn't well practiced with said shotgun. I've never heard an "expert" say that is a concern except when in the context of home defense for an unseasoned shooter. You've got muscle memory that is almost guaranteed to overcome a stress-induced short stroke. Someone who puts 5 rounds down the tube and then puts it into the closet isn't going to have that luxury. That's my perception of the argument anyway......YMMV
  6. I wanted one for a while. Figured it to be an AR 22-250ish round good for coyotes and culling doe. Cooled on it once the ammo debacle occurred. Fever seems to have gone away. May but an upper one day but not searching for one now.
  7. An old man found an old bull fiddle with just one string and he loved it. Sat every evening on the porch plucking that one string. One day he and his wife went to town and saw a street musician playing chords on a 4 string fiddle. His wife turned to him and said "You've been doing it all wrong." He laughed and said "Nah - looks to me like he's hunt'n for something. I found what I like."
  8. Reminds me of my grandfather Anyone: Is that gun accurate? Him: It's only as accurate as you are.
  9. I've sent several rifles to Justin there and he is incredible. He'll work on any rifle - provided it is a Pre-64 Model 70!!!!!! He'll do all kinds of cool things, from fully customized to restoring factory original parts and I mean all parts - down to the screws. He is so precise and meticulous it borders on maniacal. His website doesn't do justice to what he has at his disposal. Got an action with a shot out barrel...He'll have or will find an original to replace. Have a rifle with a replacement floor plate, butt plate, or sight - he'll have or find the "correct" and install it. Send him a Featherweight and he may call you and tell you that someone put a standard floor plate on it 40 years ago and if you want the correct Featherweight floor plate, he has it. I have to force myself not to buy shit just to see what he could do with it. He's got a wealth of knowledge, resources, and is a good guy too....passionate about what he does.
  10. Speaking of cool and unusual Model 70’s- copied this from Pre64win.com social media. Check out the pictures that accompany this story if you go to them on Instagram or Facebook. Crazy-rare rifle in pristine condition
  11. Happened to be talking to a dealer's body shop manager this week. Windshields and headlights came up. He said its comical what a busted headlight costs these days. Canned / sealed OEM units - no bulb to change. Pop-in headlight assembly for a new Cadillac CT-something or other costs $2500 per. Astounding. Said he gets a lot of pissed off customers - mostly husbands who come in dumbfounded they can't by a lens assembly and or bulb and do it themselves at home after their wife hits a garage column or wall in a parking lot. Not uncommon for a windshield with the collision avoidance sensors to cost $1200-$1500.
  12. Damn- they have them alright ….. but no bargains there unfortunately. That’s quite the assortment of calibers and some VERY collectible specimens. Couple of Bobs, a Swift, a Hornet and even a 250-3000 Savage. Also have a .300 win mag from ‘63. 1st year of that cartridge and last full year of production on the rifle before they cheapened the action. Their buyer has a good eye or is one lucky SOB, and their sales team knows the going rate for sure.
  13. The old 70s chambered in Bob are pretty scarce to begin with, and then factor in a non-standard factory barrel and that's a unicorn. Hate that she got away. I'm trying to be patient with that one, but it is on my list along with the Hornet and one of the H&H or other magnums. The market is such that you aren't going to grab one of those under $1500 in any reasonable condition, or under $2000 for a nice one anymore, unless you just happen upon one that is being sold without regard to the fair market value. I'm sitting on .270, a few in 30-06 (I love the fact that some are stamped Govt '06) and a .264. I'll tell on myself here, but I recently got a bit skunked on what I thought was a very old 70 chambered in 25-35 with a 4 digit serial number. All I had was the listing, and two bad pictures so I bought it......knowing I'd stumbled into a special order, very early, and quite rare rifle. When it came in I was confused by the bolt release. In doing my research, I figured out it wasn't a 70 after-all. It was a 54 (the 70's forgotten older brother) and someone had put a retro 70 3-pos safety sleeve on it which made it look for all the world like a 70 in the pics I had. I do not believe the auctioneer listed in wrong on purpose. I was fooled and I know plenty about them. I didn't pay a premium so I was more disappointed that it didn't live up to the hype I created in my mind, and I'm not unhappy that I've got it. But.....it sure would have been cool to have a one off like that.
  14. My favorite for everything it represents - History, quality, and functionality all rolled into one. I went on a bit of a bender some months back - Scoured the auctions (not gunbroker) and picked up a few that fell outside of true collector interest (flawed for one reason or the other), and then had them brought back to life by a guy who does nothing but work on pre-64 70's. Everything goes back to original.....from sights to but plates. Love them and love taking them into the field.
  15. I guessed this was in Cove or Wallisville before looking it up. 1st hunch was Anahuac, but knew nothing would supplant the gator festival.
  16. Publix is nice. Well run organization. (Great fried chicken) I've lived in Publix land and TX, alternating a few times. I'll often stop at an HEB and take their stuff back home. I've never made a Publix haul back to TX.
  17. HPDE injection molded accessories. Anything with HPDE or fiberglass resin is FUBAR in all things related to pricing and lead times.
  18. Today I had a manufacturer announce an increase of 13% at EOD tomorrow, and that's after a 12% increase in June. They are still trying to fill backorders from mid-April and their new bookings are still exceeding shipments, so they're continually losing ground. Both increases retro active to April 1st, so all those backorders that have been on the books for months have been slapped twice since they were placed. Discussion regarding the retroactive increase was....if you still want it, here's the new cost. You're welcome to cancel at no cost, but otherwise, amend your PO.
  19. Agree it is a factor. The other side of that coin is that the same COVID factor that are buffeting demand would also potentially do the same to supply so there is an offset. To what degree and for what segments is yet to be seen. Every meeting I've been a part of recently basically had the theme of "We Don't Know Shit" For every project that is being put on hold due to price it seems like another one is trying to accelerate to lock in pricing out of fear over future inflation.
  20. That’s a good one- once this tips start to turn and run horizontal instead of downward, you know it’ll measure well.
  21. Making some progress. This group is like clockwork. It is so green and there is so much to eat, the older bucks are not coming around much at all. If I had to guess and its who I think it is - that's one of them standing off at about 2:00 monitoring the youngsters on a drive-by.
  22. The ones that get seats on that plane aren't idiots. They may be willing accomplices, but they are not idiots. The idiots are packed in the pews.
  23. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll show you your priorities- In his case- Power - nothing less…..wherever he can buy it.
  24. Not necessarily this crowd, but in general people seem more pessimistic to me. I'm a firm believer that the shift to "news as entertainment" plays a huge part.
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