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We're looking forward to being there, friends. 
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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This is usually my one and only enjoyed vacation of the year.
My friends always ask if there are prizes etc. I always remind them that the prize is seeing old friends, and making new friends. Oh, and the bragging rights too.
Hoping that many of you have the chance to make it there this year.
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James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.
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Heck... no one openly complains to me about showing up every year....
so either you all are a bunch of nice tolerant guys or......
plan on being there this year.. last year we ended up having to move...
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo Hell Mark, I’ll prolly just drive right on by the place in July loster then all hell!!! Hollerin’ something like where the hell are they???
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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Brian, Are you going to make it this year?
It's been way too long since we've seen each other, my friend!
Ed Gonna do my best to be there. Yep, it's been quite a while dang life gets in the way sometimes. Lookin forward to seeing you missed you last time you were there as I had to leave early, work stuff. Dang, watchin you and David taught me a lot about pistol shootin Well, I got these new fangled things called rifles, maybe get some pointers this year....lol
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo How many years has Joy been waiting for this new place? I know you've been busy and all....
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
“Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
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James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo How many years has Joy been waiting for this new place? I know you've been busy and all.... Been discussed for around 4 - 5 years, now! As Brian said - "Life gets in the way sometimes." But - we're just goofing off, most of the time !
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Y'all need to come see the new digs, after we get them planted - pretty nice !
"The Warden" has good taste (Other than her choice of men) !
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Anybody coming that owns a 6.5 PRC ? I accidentally grabbed a box while hoarding for my 6.5 Creed. Would like to swap for something, like maybe 22 WM. PM me. I know that Blue has one. Doesn't Dennis have one, too?Ed No, he's got some 6.5 x .284 thingy. A fad purchase. Hey now, maybe you ought'n to mind 'yer language with those "thingy" and "fad" utters. The 6.5 in the Win .284 case (rebated) might seem like some past fad, but maybe you guys were too young to remember when and why it became popular and a winner "thingy" with knowledgeable shooting/hunting guys. Back then, Sam May (Apex barrels) up near Flagstaff turned out quite a few and two of my buddies had them. Those barrels were ACCURATE and the cartridge design gave a performance edge over what many others and I were shooting at the time. I was mostly hunting then and the 6.5x55 seemed perfect for deer, easy/inexpensive to reload, Swedish Mil rifles were nicely finished, etc., etc.. - and I had not yet developed any taste for a hybrid. Later, when that taste developed a bit (and the kids were on their own), I went to the 6.5/06 and skipped right past the 6.5/284 Win idea. Have often wished I had given one a try, and Dennis' rifle seems excellent. Maybe it has an Apex barrel. In your experience, how does the 6.5/06 compare with these newer/fancier 6.5s? Mind you, I did not refer to those newer 6.5 "thingys" as a "fad"? If you never met Sam May and discussed barrels with him, you missed some good moments. Same thought about Paul Marquart. While away from the SW for a while, I lost contact with Sam May and later went looking. He was in a nursing facility in NM and passed away there some years ago, apparently very much alone except for one fine caretaker.. Folks in a knowledgeable circle at the time said that some employee did Sam out of his barrel business (and other stuff) on a shady maneuver, but I do not know the veracity of that story. I simply know that he made accurate barrels (cut). Sam's equipment ended up in a gun shop in Hereford, AZ. He was one of the pioneers of a 'gain twist barrel' if I recall correctly. Yeh, I have a fad rifle, same caliber that has won as many long range championships as most all the rest combined!
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo Hell Mark, I’ll prolly just drive right on by the place in July loster then all hell!!! Hollerin’ something like where the hell are they??? Bob, if you come in early July - we may be in a camper. That's when we'll be in-between homes. Homeless, so to speak!
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
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Well - we're moving, but it mostly should be done by then. "The Warden"s getting a new double-wide, MUCH nicer - at company expense. We get to move twice - into a storage unit - then back! woo-hoo Hell Mark, I’ll prolly just drive right on by the place in July loster then all hell!!! Hollerin’ something like where the hell are they??? Bob, if you come in early July - we may be in a camper. That's when we'll be in-between homes. Homeless, so to speak! Hey, if its like around here... ya can always join the transients down under the overpass on the freeway... July, I'm going to be on another one of my east coast road trips....the northern routes.. I'll be residing at the Hotel 4Runner, and be showering up at the Pilot Truck Stop Shower Emporium....
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
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"The Warden" said "I'm not staying in that camper that long! I've got a house at the ranch! With a big bed! I may be bach'n for a bit!
I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
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As of now, there is a 90-95% chance I will be there. If the doctor doesn’t throw me into the hospital. Hopefully I’ll find out more about that next week. I really doubt he will.
Edit, sorry I missed your call other night Mark! I will try to give you a holler later this evening if I can.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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K-Bob - those is good odds. I look forward to seein' your ornery carcass out here.
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Thanks Paul! Im looking forward to it. Old son and a pair of cossacks may be accompanying me. Dunno yet.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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As of now, there is a 90-95% chance I will be there. If the doctor doesn’t throw me into the hospital. Hopefully I’ll find out more about that next week. I really doubt he will.
Edit, sorry I missed your call other night Mark! I will try to give you a holler later this evening if I can. I'll throw a first aid kit and a stretcher in the 4 Runner just in case....  Want me to bring ya a case of Hamms??
"Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC
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Hey John!
No need for the Hamms. Ive really cut back on my libation consumption.
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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