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oz, Welcome to the forum and dive in! The archives are loaded. Clemson has some documented projects that are great tutorials. Lots of knowledgeable people here. The list goes on.

Looking forward to the report! Moose burgers..................

Ozziemauser, I whittled that one out of a Cherry tree that came out of my back yard. I'm in the process of final sanding and final forming now. I hope to find the time to post a few updated pics of the refinements that I have made. This has been a work in progress. I think that I will finish it though. LOL Bill, I enjoyed reading your synopsis of gun building. I believe that God put in us an appreciation of work that we accomplish with our hands.

Weaver77, Here's wishes for a Great Birthday! lc

Another nice rifle Kenny? What do you plan on hunting with this one?

Not that there's anything wrong with.................................... Banjo's..........

(WHISPER) Pssst!!! Did you hear banjo music?

Happy birthday! Sounds like you guys are gonna have a great time. It does seem that July gives a nice vintage.

Well gents, Thanks a million for the well-wishing! While I don't contribute a bunch I really enjoy this forum and those who come here. We are breaking ground on a new house tomorrow so no major presents this year. I have my faith, my family and my health. Life is really good with that combination. lc

Thank you sir! I'll probably need to ask for needs rather than wants. At 42, my eyes seem to be telling me that I'll need bifocals soon!

In this area they are smaller than carp but look a lot like them. Probably 8 to 10 inches for a large fish. I'm not sure how people used to prepare them but this family would eat them. Anyone else out there have any interesting old gun stories?

A fella in my community, I've only known him for 3 years, gave me a tour of his basement today. He's heavily into SASS events, model trains and just shooting in general. As we worked our way back to the reloading/gun room I was like a hungry owl in a field of mice. I do believe that I have whiplash. This guy has a ton of nice toys and stuff. Just a bunch of guy stuff! We looked at all the pretty guns and then came to some reproduction flintlocks that he had assembled. I oogled them for a bit and marveled at the light trigger that was on them. Very nice fit and finish. He then pulled out an old Springfield 45/70 that had been passed on to him by his wife's grandmother. The story goes that the family was together and granny asked everyone but him to leave the room. She then asked him if he knew where the "fish" gun was to which he gave affirmation. "Go down and get it", granny said. He willingly obliged and brought the "fish" gun to granny who proceeded to hold it close and caress it. She then stretched out her arms and said, "it's yours". He was slack-jawed and said, "But what about (father-in-law)? What will he say?" Granny had already talk to the F-I-L and said that they were both impressed with how the fella took care of his guns and that he was to have it because he would take care of it. No further twisting of the arm was required because it was firmly in his grasp and he had a new/old gun. The first look over of the "fish" gun revealed that the barrel was full of stuff from being stored for such a long time. The fella began to clean the gun while contemplating what he would do with it; rebarrel or keep in the less than pristine condition in which he had received it. After giving the gun a deep and thorough cleaning the "gun fiend" inspected the barrel a second time and again became slack-jawed. What had appeared, upon first inspection, to be a shot out black-powder-corroded relic turned out to be the damsel in the tower! The barrel was mint! As a dedicated meticulous reloader and "gun fiend" he began to cast some nice lead bullets and found the right combination of pressure, accuracy and bullet weight and found that he had/has a tack-driver that will put the shots in a nice little group at 100 yards. Today I looked down the barrel and was shocked at what I saw there. The "gun fiend" shined a bore light through the breech as I stared at a beautiful, shiny new bore. Minty fresh understates the condition of this barrel. There is no galling, no pitting, no surface rust and almost no machine marks. This barrel, which was assembled to the action in the early 1880's looks better than most of the high tech barrels that we buy or find on new guns. Absolutely unbelievable considering modern vs historic technology. Now to what "fish gun" meant. It seems that the family, dad and kids would fish with this 45/70. How? The kids would get into the stream and walk up stream herding suckers in front of them. The suckers would naturally find hiding places underneath the rocks. At this point the father would send the kids in the other direction and shoot the rock under which the suckers had taken refuge. The fish would the float up to the top from beneath the rock and the kids would rush in and collect them. People really used to get to have some fun HuH? We ended the visit because I was late to a couple more appointments but left the "gun fiend" with the promise that we will go through the other half of the house on my next visit. I can't wait. No twisting of my arm will be required because there is not only a lot of neat things to see, but Mr. Fiend is a great story teller and each piece that we look at seems to have a story all to itself. I just love family history. Well, it was a very interesting story as it was told to me so I thought that it would be neat to pass it along. I did learn today that there is an amazing education waiting you if you'll just take the time to walk through a guys basement and listening to old stories. lc

What about that flame thrower on the wall! A man could rig a nice little "theft-deterrent-system" with that thing. WOW. Think 3 Stooges and the hand held torch. Someone has the BAR market cornered! Awesome.

Hope ya had a great day Don!

Based on what's being said here, what, other than smog, can be the problem with combustion engines? They are cleaner and cleaner burning. Coal burning energy plants burn cleanly now. Is there a scientific basis to do away with the internal combustion engine and fossil fuels? Seems to me that God put them here for a reason.

plumbum, From the sounds of what you wrote you and I aren't really far apart. Stewardship is a very nice word. I think that it better describes the process than conservation. Environmentalists would never have been successful unless "big bi'ness" hadn't kicked in also. I'll part from you in that I don't think that our impact can "load the atmosphere". It seems that the atmosphere has cleansing mechanisms built in to the system. Also, from what I've read and heard quoted, the percentage that humankind contributes is very small when compared to the whole. It also would seem that you don't swallow all of the hype that has surrounded the modern movement. I'll agree that we are going through a warming cycle. From other scientist/professor types, I have learned that it is a known and accepted fact that this is a normal process that the earth goes through. Last summer we noted an increase in melting of our polar ice. We also noted that the ice on mars was also melting. The correlative factor being a solar energy. Based on your experience, reading, observations, will you comment on what we see happening in our physical world? Too many times, and here I'm thinking of a poster on another site, we see people referencing articles and other texts but not giving their real world experience.

Flaco, Nobody has a problem with making car exhausts cleaner. As the article states, CO2 was considered harmless and was encouraged until alarmist groups found that gullible people would believe that it would kill the earth. As a conservative I have no problem with Conservation. I'd like to get more mileage from my SUV. I'd like to have more efficient home heating and cooling. Because the Sierra club and like sources start a scare about the evils of technology................Not conservation. A ploy to remain relevant and a means to get money from people who can't think their way through something. BTW, in that last 30 years, we have cleaned up the environment in the US. Rivers that were almost dead are vital with marine life. Our cities are cleaner from decreased smog. If you wanna ride a bike, more power to ya. Keep your hands off my SUV and don't mention it. You don't have the right. Especially based on knee-jerk science. Commission any custom rifles lately?

Nice aritlce. The 31000 scientists is an impressive number. How can they all be wrong, eh? Scientist Roy Spencer Here is a link to a scientist that was on Rush a year or more ago. Very strong in his stand against the hoax. His site is very tongue in cheek and quite enjoyable. You can wikipedia him and find his credentials. He's no slouch.

. DT, You're question is loaded. How do we re-establish a Moral Compass? In our present culture morality is relative to the individual and circumstance. The idea that there is a God to be responsible to and before is lost on the masses. To imply morality is to say that one way is right and another wrong. That my/our way is right and your/their way is wrong. How do we accomplish that? Will revolution do it? We can't legislate people into thinking differently. I'm with you though and think that at present we have an immoral compass in our land.

Machinist, Looks like you're gonna have a bit of cast to the stock and the toe out position will really make that rifle snuggle in to your shoulder better. If I was gonna be up your way anytime soon I'd bring the stock that I'm working on for comparison. It gives a great feel for the way a properly tuned stock can fit the shoulder. I can close my eyes and shoulder the rifle and when I open my eyes I'm sighting down the barrel. lc

No road bikes for me. One of the local morticians calls them "Funeral Ponies".

Thanks for the good info. The maintenance issue is what I'm concerned about. Not many people around that drive this type car in my area of the country. I'm handy with tools but the technical stuff is a loss. These cars seem to have sensors for absolutely everything. The story is that the car is a 99 528i. The guy who owns it is someone that I went to church with when I lived up north. Great guy and honest. Another friend was telling me about it. Got the Bimmer guys number and called and talked about it. Let's say that he makes the money to drive one or two of them and has a new on. He was planning on giving the car to a charity for the tax write-off. He's kept the car serviced at the dealer for it's life. The car was his daily driver for work for about 9 years. Down side is 190K miles. Up side is that it has been maintained and is in good shape. Bad news, anti lock sensors or module is acting up. Good news, he just wants what he put in to it last year which is between 2000$ and 2500$ and this includes new tires. I'm just trying to make up my mind if I can afford the maintenance for the low price. The fella did say that he felt that the car was good for another 70K plus. Can't really hang my hat on estimates. The other friend has a newer 525 and it's an awesome ride and drive! I don't really want to buy a money pit though................so it's either a good opportunity or a big risk.

Does anyone own or has anyone owned a BMW? I'm considering a 99 that's a one owner with the owner being known to me. Are they worth the hype? I know that they ride and handle like a dream based on other's that I've driven. Just looking for some real life experience from people who have been there.

Just a few recent pics to show the progress of this project. I took the advice given and slimmed the stock down a good bit. Let me know what ya think and how much more should be removed. It was more than a little scary to hack a bunch more wood off but I'm really liking the feel of the forearm as I get it thinned out. Full Length Mannlicher Stock and Grip Forearm Transition I've got some more sanding and light scraping to do to get it ready to finish. Still have to do something about the trigger guard. lc

The grinding gives you a very smooth surface to blue. Some re-harden the action some don't. z1r had a nice tutorial on removing the charger hump and stoning the action. Gives a nice clean look. It may be archived but should be easy to find. It's complete with pics to show the process and finished product.