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    What is the last gun that you bought?

    Yesterday in the mail a Smith-Corona 1903A3, 9/43 on the barrel. Cleaned up real nice, washed the stock with hot soapy water, dried, litely took a fine steel wool pad and scrubed in some BLO, let dry and rubbed in some Birchwood Casy's stock wax. I oiled all the metal with WeaponShield...
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    Hunting in Juneau, Alaska

    And don't forget Spruce Hens aka Hooters. You can wander around up and down the Forest Service trails hooting on a beer bottle, or pop bottle, with a .22. I always got a crick in my neck looking up in the trees.:D A boat/skiff the winter snows push the Sitka Black Tail down to the saltwater...
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    First seven chapters of (very-gun-related) Monster Hunter International posted free

    Glad I checked out THR, just ordered a copy. I read the first seven chapters on TFL. Have you posted any updates over there? If I remember there were quite a few hits.
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    Who are you?

    I am 52 and the Water Plant Operator. I have two girls and five boys and another boy due near the end of Dec. My wife of twenty years peeked. Anyone have some ideas on boy names?:D
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    Hand loading for the M1 Garand

    Research, Research, Research I am in exactly the same boat you're in. I just got a new to me Garand. It was rebuilt, spec'ed, reparkerized,new stock, new barrel and reassembled by "The Garand Guy". I have already taken a bull moose with it a few weeks ago using Rem Bronze Tip 180 gr factory...
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    Enfield 2A1: Project Finished, Pat Me On The Back

    Yes your rifle does look nice! I got mine two years ago from AIM. The black paint was so thick on it the safety wouldn't work, the grooves on the firing pin/cocking piece were filled in and the rear sight wouldn't move. Like yours after getting past the crappy black paint(CBP) the metal and...
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    Tankers Rig - Chest Holster

    El Paso Saddelry, I have one for my Taurus .22 revolver and a pancake holster with floral carving for my 1911A1. They do excellent work. Not a tanker rig but close; http://www.davidjohnstonleather.com/Pages/Holsters.html
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    hunting with a milsurp

    Got a nice moose with my Win. M17. Past couple of years I got bit by the C&R bug and got a few other Enfields. I've been reloading for them and taking each out on different days to actuially use them during moose season. And now I have to take out and give my new, to me, M1 a chance at a moose.
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    Thanks Starship1st, No pics, yet. That is one thing I am going to do is to start taking some photos. I enjoy pictures too. I can shamelessly shill for the the "Garand Guy" though. Mine looks like his pics. http://www.garandguy.com/issuegrade.htm I bought a "Super Premium Grade M1" with...
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    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    Intro Just saying hey, and introducing myself. I've been a member on TFL and have heard about this site quite a bit. I live in an Alaskan bush village on a tributary of the Mighty Yukon R. I hunt, fish, relaod, C&R (a few Enfields and a Garand), work and raise kids.:) I recently got an...
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