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    Another sportsman goes to the happy hunting grounds.

    I'm going through a rough patch right now guys and girls. My father in law passed last week. He was a shooter and a hunter, and loved cowboy guns. Many is the time we would talk for hours about all aspects of my favorite hobby and sport. You who know me through posts on sites like this, or...
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    practice...

    I'm curious as to how many of us here have guns that are practiced with that aren't firearms. For many years, I've had a Nerf gun and a small laser-equipped airsoft gun near my computer. I often handle (fondle) :evil: them and shoot them at the targets that each came with, that are located...
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    The ABC's of firearms...

    My son and I were playing a fun game and I just had to share: A is for Armalite B for Browning C for Colt D for Dillon Aero E for Enfield F for Freedom arms G for Glock H for H&K I for Ithaca J for J. C. Higgins (my son said Jennings, but, then he said "Isn't there any better gun...
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    To conceal or not to conceal? That is a good question

    I can carry unconcealed, but, I just choose not to. I prefer to carry concealed because the tourists and anti-gunners don't freak out that way. Here in Vermont, you don't need a permit or a LEO's permission to carry concealed, and as a matter of fact, (I once called the VSP Main Office in...
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    "Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good ol' days"

    This morning, I happened to be listening to this song on the way to the bus stop and got to thinking about the good old days: My dad telling me he used to be able to walk into any hardware store and buy a 1903A3 and a box of .30-06 for $15.00 The time when store shelves were bowing under...
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    I just had to share this with you.

    Today I was talking to a friend of mine about how stupid the whole AWB thing is and how here in VT. we shut it down, and he told me the following story: Him and his wife were watching a movie and the bad guys and the heroes start shooting it out with different assault rifles on full auto. She...
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    What's the best gun for defense/hunting?

    As a known gun-nut, I am often asked my opinion on what gun is the best. My answer is always the same: 'What are you gonna use it for the most?' I usually explain that as it is possible to haul junk in a hatchback, a more efficient means is a pickup truck. Then we get into whether Ford or...
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    Bonnie and Clyde's guns

    Bonnie and Clyde... Two names that forever will be synonymous with love and firearms.:evil: Two of their guns sold recently at an auction over in Amherst NH, for a bit over $500,000. Quite a haul for a pair of old Colt's. Hers is a Colt Police Special snub-nosed .38, his is a Government 1911...
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    Fake guns, counterfeit guns, reproductions, etc....

    I was watching a show where the guy had a gun he thought was worth a fortune but it turned out it was a counterfeit... I've had a few zingers of stories told to me about the history of a gun, but never have I seen an outright fake. I wouldn't mind having a counterfeit Sharps coffee...
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    Have you ever tried this at home?

    I watch alot of gun-related stuff... Movies, gun-specific programs, firearms reality shows, etc. I often see the disclaimer: "Do not try this at home" I must confess that I have tried pretty much all of these things at home. I've split bullets on axe heads, fired two handguns at two...
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    My first Frankenstein gun

    My brother-in-law recently got an old Riverside Arms 16 gauge break-action for really cheap. The reason being that the original owner broke the forestock and figured the gun was useless because he couldn't find a replacement stock. Nearby, there's a gunshop with a barrel full of parts guns. I...
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    Bayonet and grenade patch...

    Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but THR always has the quickest response time, and as it does have an edged weapon on it, it should still qualify:D I bought a large lot of military patches online and one has really stumped me. I have been unsuccesful in identifying it. It has a bayonet and...
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    Some thoughts about my favorite subject...

    I've been around firearms my whole life. There's been an old Sears break-action 12 gauge hanging on the mantel of my parents fireplace since long before I was born. Even as a wee lad, I would gaze in wonder at the deep lustre of the wood, and the contrast of the cold, dark steel. The firing pin...
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    People I know who have died by being shot

    Perhaps that isn't the best way to title this post.... This is a long time coming, and I just need to get this off my chest, so please bear with me... Throughout my years upon this earth, I have known more people than I want to count who died because of a gunshot. Recently, two people died...
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    Totally hypothetical question...

    Let's see what your priorities really are... I was watching a movie with my wife and the following was a question posed in the movie: "If your house was on fire and you could only save one thing, what would you take with you.?" Obviously, my priority is to my family. It got me to...
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    Cultivating a gun-nut harvest

    Over the years, I have made it my personal crusade to turn as many people into gun-nuts as I can. I manage to bring guns into the conversation during darn near every first encounter I have. If I end up becoming friends with them, we almost always end up at the backyard range I have. I have...
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    If you could have any Hollywood weapons, what would they be?

    I'm a gun nut and a movie buff so I thought I'd combine the two for this thread... They can be real or scifi... In no particular order of favoritism here's mine: From Firefly/Serenity Mal's pistol and Jayne's rifle "Vera" From Star Wars: Han's blaster and an Imperial Stormtrooper...
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    UPDATE: My nephew and the PA police...

    A while back I posted about my nephew in Lewistown, PA getting into trouble for defending himself on his own property with a firearm. Glad to say that one of the other guys involved got in trouble with the law before the court hearing, but Jay still has to do probation for "Unlawful discharge of...
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    Do you have gun related... stuff?

    I have cigarette lighters that are gun shaped, and shelves of gun books, stacks of gun movies, dozens of first person shooter video games, t-shirts and bumper stickers with gun slogans... Hi, my name is Jim, and I've been addicted to guns ever since I could rack the slide on my imaginary...
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    "That belongs in a museum!"

    The Shelburne museum in Shelburne VT is currently exhibiting the collection of Terry Tyler from 5/15 through October 30th. He is a collector of Vermont-made firearms from Dorset, VT. For more info see...
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