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    Merry Christmas

    TWO DAYS LATER..... A somewhat late "Merry Christmas" to all you folks on The High Road. Had to work Christmas Eve Day, had Christmas Day off, had to work yesterday in a dust storm that started blowing around 4:00AM Christmas morn and was still blowing fairly well when the Mrs and I crawled in...
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    Leather dressing: Which do you prefer?

    Out here in the Sonoran Desert; I stick with Fiebing's Neatsfoot oil. Lexol (Cleaner and Conditioner) is pretty good; but I somehow end up with less Lexol than Neatsfoot at the end of the day. Winter's a'comin; so I'm cleaning and wiping a lot of crud off the saddles, one per week. Just...
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    I really missed you guys!

    I gotta tell ya, Vegas is so much more fun when ya don't have to attend conventions. Reminds me of college, class really got in the way of my schedule. I'll be looking into Cowboy Christmas. Ooooookayyyyyy; can't say I didn't warn you. Last thing to say: When you're looking at the "Sleeps 8...
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    I really missed you guys!

    CannnonMan, you don't realize it; but your decision to hit THIS particular gun show was most wise - for there are many more (and many more EX$PENSIVE) similar venues in Vegas later in the month! There is a cornucopia of stuff available to clean and sanitize your wallet, checkbook, and all...
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    Electronic match update pic

    Don't have a cannon, don't want a cannon myself; but they sure are fun to watch and hear. But here it is Sunday after a looooooonnnngggg work-week; which had me using A TON of single pair Cat 5 twisted 24 ga in my efforts. Now it's Sunday, and I'm trying not to think about anything pertaining...
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    What did the THR make you buy?

    Dang it, J-Bar! You just HAD to bring up that S&W thread, didn't you! Now, after I feed the cayuses breakfast; I'll have to pull out our little pile of Smithy's and start oiling them! Then it will be time for the NMA's and the "fake '58". The li'l Mrs is gonna be so irritated that I haven't...
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    Home made BP gun with no power tools?

    Aye-yi-yi! Growing up in the Sonoran Desert; I've managed to pick up a few hints from other, wiser (usually older) folks. Most importantly: DON'T MAKE IT HARDER TO LOCATE, STEAL, OR MANUFACTURE YOURSELF THAT WHICH YOU CAN'T BUY (ANYMORE). Moulds for making round balls, check. Lead, check...
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    Real home made BP

    Yes but did Sister Beatrice have a 16" solid copper ruler to enforce those maxims :eek: - as did Sister Blanche (the Principal of St Francis of Assisi School here in Yuma, nearly four decades ago)... EDIT:But it is an interesting topic, must do more research.... Good thing MY wife doesn't look...
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    Thunder & Lightning (3rd gen 1860's)

    Good lookin' iron right there. I'm more of a "cold blue steel" kinda guy, but that nickle plated '60 is a good start at a BBQ gun; from what this Sonoran Desert Dawg can see. Have one AND ONLY ONE nickle handgun in the house. Bought it mostly for my own use (gotta love a very well-tuned...
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    Pietta vs. Traditions?

    Guess I'm just one of those "Wal-Mart/Cabelas need to read the warnings on the cheap Eye-tal-yun Gun" kinda guys. Funny thing is, I've never had a problem hitting my targets (once I found the sweet load for both of my NMA's) even with the big, giant billboard down the side of the barrel. But...
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    Western Shoot (Western National Shoot)

    Would love to go; but this is the last day of my "Rodeo Vacation Week", and it will be a month before my next scheduled vacation week. I expect you probably could stumble across my brother (Don Coyote) there, although I'm not sure his recently repaired rotator cuff will be up to shooting...
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    First impression of new Uberti 3rd model Dragoon

    Having had 2 horses "go down" on me; I have to say those occasions are the scariest moments in my life. Both times the horses went down nose first; and I found myself "flying" once; and had a foot trapped in a stirrup once. Took a while to get all the mud out of my mouth the first time; and the...
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    Guns and cartridges you expect will be extinct in 30 years

    I believe that revolvers will be around ad infinitum. Sure, there will be "improvements" from time to time. And there already are "corrections" - Smith & Wesson have reintroduced the .357-on-a-K-frame with the return of the Model 66 Combat Magnum. In 30 years, I'll be 83, and I'll have one...
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    percussion cap shortage? or overpriced?

    Bass Pro has been sitting on that $8/tin for Remington #10's since early 2014, when I bought 10 tins. While I was at it, I softened the pain of the hazmat fee with a jug of 777. Both good choices the caps fit fine, no pinching to keep them on the factory Pietta nipples on both of the NMA's and...
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    Duelist1954's latest video!

    Just from reading this, it sounds like Sam did a yeoman's job of rallying up the troops - good man! And congratulations to Mike.... I'll be waiting with baited breath for the next video. Meanwhile, I'm hearing in your words that there is a lot that absolutely HAS to be done; not just repairing...
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