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I spent most of last week at my wife's tradeshow at Nashville's Opryland Hotel. In one of the hallways near the convention center part of the hotel, there were two cases with part of his collection. Mostly shotguns, including 33 caliber; 9mm; 32-gauge and then on through 20s and 12s to the...

Wuz over at Intellectual Capital while ago and there was an article about how coyotes in southwestern Virginia are a helluva problem: http://www.intellectualcapital.com/issues/issue373/item9288.asp Here's an opportunity for some of you eager varminters! :), Art

Harley, I'm resurrecting an old beatup and battered Model 94 saddle-ring; serial number 279,xxx. Any idea of year of manufacture? I'm 1,400 miles from my brain-book. Is it feasible for you to post an exploded view? I dis-assembled it a couple of years ago...Ah, you know the story. :)...

I heard on CNN that Glock may join S&W. Now, one condition I read was that a prospective purchaser must be a "certified" shooter. Could this mean that a lot more people will get a formal training in shooting handguns? Would this not be a good thing? Would not more people go ahead and get...

You did so good on "Gun Free Homes" that I'se thunk up 'nother er ya--with commercial potential. How about a bumper sticker: "Al Gore: In your guts, you know he's nuts!" :), Art

Sometime last year, a very kind soul provided the formula for rifling twist, to determine the best twist for stability for various bullets of a given caliber. I had a terminal attack of the stupids, and didn't write it down. Come back, Shane! Pretty please? With sugar on it? Give us the...

Was over at Deja rec.guns and found this post: "NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre will be holding two meetings in California during the month of February. The topic will be NRA's involvement and efforts to save the Second Amendment in California. Wayne will discuss efforts and...

A bit bored with your Ar 15? Need something to suck up that Income Tax refund? Don't want to go $3,500 to join the Big Boys? The URL for you, young man, is http://hometown.aol.com/watsonswpn/page2/index.htm for hours of politicaly incorrect fun! What you see there is all I know. Anybody...

You Californians probably already know all about this, but bear with me. Browsing today's World Net Daily, I ran across this column with its request to aid a pro-gun group: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_dougherty_com/20000211_xcjod_are_we_goi.shtml It sounds like something to send a...

Ruger, Winchester, Remington, Savage: Which makes the lightest lightweight/featherweight? The gunstores of Thomasville, GA, just don't have the info. :( I'm mumbling about working up a 7mm-08, starting with whichever is lightest to begin with. Then, a light-as-feasible synthetic stock, if...

Go to http://www.investigatemagazine.com/news.htm and let your imagination run riot as to the potential for freedom! I found it a bit slow to load, but it's worth the wait. :), Art

I have a clock-feeder going year-round, right near the house. Keeps the quail and doves fat and sassy. "House rules" are that thou shalt not shoot no pets within, say, 100 yards or so of the feeder. Wellll, the quail, anyhow. I also add a little scattering of grain in front of the porch...

1. Gather up a friend, or your kid, your father, favorite uncle. Or your Mom, wife, sis...whatever. 2. Gather up a gun or two, some ammo and whatever gear you think you'll need. 3. Go out and a) Go plinking. b) Shoot at targets on a range. c) Hunt birds...

Just got this emailed to me: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/swordattack_991128.html Nothing like determination, sez me. Later, Art

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Next Friday is Mule Deer Season Eve! :) :) :) :) :) My neck is all swole up! I'm hookin' the headboard! Bad weather is maybe on its way! The new room at the hunt shack is done! It's ready! I'm ready! The summer rains made lotsa growies, and everthin's fat...

A fella showed me a couple of "family guns" he'd inherited. One I could identify as a Safety Hammerless, aka New Departure Double Action. .38 S&W, 5" barrel. While most of the nickel finish is gone, there's no rust, pitting, nor dings/scratches. Any idea on value? SN 12x,xxx. Year made...

What parts are most likely to break? Or, what would you include in a parts kit? Thanks, Art

I've always been real picky when setting up a rifle. I want dense wood in the stock, not the soft junk we're sold, nowadays; and I want it bedded "just so". I want a trigger that breaks cleanly, like snapping a glass rod. I want a scope which functions correctly. And, I'm picky about "pet...

I finally got around to trying out my new 500-yard range. I have three 22" steel plates hanging off a frame, over across the creek and about 250 feet below the house. I built a fairly solid shooting-table right by the house. I'm too lazy to wanna walk far. I dug out my 30-year old pet '06...

Local drives ancient, clapped-out pickup to Post Office. Constable (Wearing his Colt Lightning replica, of course, with his really nice hand-tooled shell-belt and holster that he made, hisownself) pulls up alongside. C: "Your license plate is out of date." (By four years or so.) L: "Yeah...