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LOL pasture pie! That one cracked me up so bad my eyes filled up with tears!
And yes, I am just kiddin around. I see custom rifles for sale and then you see a newbie come along asking if its a lyman or a traditions LOL.
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Outstanding! Love that wirework!
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just alittle under 400 hours Dan
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400 hours...wow. Your time was well spent.
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I am..........disturbed.
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Captchee That's a friggin' beauty....OMG! I would be scared to hunt with it, for fear of scratching it. Makes my Shenandoah look real cheap.
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Cap, your work is already Legendary. Superlative. And yeah I would hunt with that rifle. Why be married to a beautiful woman and not make love to her????
Be afraid,be VERY VERY afraid ad triarios redisse My Buddy eh76 speaks authentic Frontier Gibberish!
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Why be married to a beautiful woman and not make love to her???? Bad analogy...Spilling on it is one thing, beating it against rocks is another.
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Wow Captchee, beautiful! Where in Idaho are you?
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A thing of beauty and a joy forever. Well done, Cap!
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Why be married to a beautiful woman and not make love to her???? Bad analogy...Spilling on it is one thing, beating it against rocks is another. dont know about others but i have never beat one of my hunting rifles on rocks . do they have dents yep . IMO though , that’s a sign of well earned experience . I can tell you I would not have a problem taking that fine lady out and attempt to wear the cover off the seat of my old international. IMO she and I would both be better for it LOL But in all seriousness. These are two completely different rifles The first is slim , sleek like a fine race car . The 2nd is fancy , yes . But its more like a Bentley in that its refined , sophisticated . Both were made to drive . You just drive them differently . Both however need the road to make them what they are Im up in Payette centershot
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I am awful partial to Hawkens... and similar contraptions...
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Is that revolver a Walker?
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Is that revolver a Walker? I can answer that. Yes. That gun is another one of my pet peeves. Call me grumpy old man about these Walkers, but they really dont hold a candle to Cold 3rd Model Dragoon. The dragon is almost as powerful. The walker has a ton of extra weight and bbl length all for nothing. When you shoot the reproduction Walkers the loading lever pops open. The Walker balance is awful. Basically the Dragoon is for all intents and purpose as powerful and it WORKS. The walker is a coffee table conversation piece. Problem is 99% of the repor's are walkers and 90% of the buyers dont know or dont care about the Dragoon. Anyone serous about wanting to shoot these big big early revolvers look for a dragoon. The Rugers and Remington dont come close in power. The Walker is a poor choice up against any of the Dragoons. The 3rd being hands down best of best: https://www.google.com/search?q=col...=xMoCVb_TOtCHgwTFy4KoCA&ved=0CDIQsAQIMHO, as alwasy
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The lever latch of the Dragoons was an improvement, speeding rate of fire - as indeed the lever always drops when you fire the Walker. But I figure the smoke screen caused by lighting off 55 grains of powder usually obscured you well enough that you had time to flip the lever up, and cock the hammer. So no, it's not as efficient as the Dragoons. But these aren't about efficiency
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Is that revolver a Walker? I can answer that. Yes. That gun is another one of my pet peeves. Call me grumpy old man about these Walkers, but they really dont hold a candle to Cold 3rd Model Dragoon. The dragon is almost as powerful. The walker has a ton of extra weight and bbl length all for nothing. When you shoot the reproduction Walkers the loading lever pops open. The Walker balance is awful. Basically the Dragoon is for all intents and purpose as powerful and it WORKS. The walker is a coffee table conversation piece. Problem is 99% of the repor's are walkers and 90% of the buyers dont know or dont care about the Dragoon. Anyone serous about wanting to shoot these big big early revolvers look for a dragoon. The Rugers and Remington dont come close in power. The Walker is a poor choice up against any of the Dragoons. The 3rd being hands down best of best: https://www.google.com/search?q=col...=xMoCVb_TOtCHgwTFy4KoCA&ved=0CDIQsAQIMHO, as alwasy To my understanding the Walker Colts barrel was twisted requiring full powder charges, the Dragoons twist was changed and shoot well with various charge weights. Doc
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Hoyt and Captchee... What absolutely BEAUTIFUL rifles you're created. I don't see how they could be more exquisitely built. You are, indeed, "master" builders !~!~! Congratulations on creating such beauty !!!
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If a roundball from a flintlock can't kill it then it can't be kilt.
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I prefer caplock rifles, patched round balls and real black powder. I don't have an inline and don't intend to buy one. So, traditional muzzloaders aren't dead at my house. When ground squirrel hunting I occasionally take my .50 caplock along. Well worth the effort.
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Not for me. My 1847 era J&S Hawken rifle built by John Bergmann 5 years ago. I ordered the components from Don Stith, who makes his components from the original J&S Hawkens he owns, and had him send them to John. It has a .54 cal, 1-56" twist, 36" X 1 1/8" - 1" tapered Rice barrel, RE Davis lock, 14 1/4" inch length of pull, and weighs 10.8 pounds. Wonderful Hawken
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