Ted's daily small talk

[Ted124]

Guitars are the same, electric, acoustic don't matter. You want a decent outfit, 1k is about the treshold were quality of materials and features start to make sense. Mind you those are reputable manufacturers like Fender, Martin, etc. which are in those cases manufactured overseas or Mexico.
For a USA made product you've got to reach deeper into your pockets.

I found Winchester, Marlin (Ruger made) new prices to be located higher then Henry rifles. Rossi is right behind Henry, maybe a 100 bucks less for a similar product. Then there is resale value. Winchester is on top, Henry holds a good value, Marlin depends on model & manufacturing period w/ Ruger made Marlins fetching less on the used market. Rossi falls below quickly, but still is a desired product.

I am confident I made the right decision this time around. I need to get my head out of the jam and take aim at the range.
I am well equipped, me thinks.

2 revolvers
2 1911s
1 HK pistol 9mm
2 Henry rifles
1 Ruger 10/22

[GFK]

If we can still buy what we like, all is good. Resale is a thought. Going on 40 years, I have not sold a firearm that I have purchased. But, it is nice to know that I may not have negative value in one though.

[Hatchdog]

Ted, the 357 lever rifle is a great choice. I’ve had two, a Marlin and a Henry and it’s so much fun. My favorite routine was to set up 5-6 bowling pins and shoot them as fast as possible without taking the rifle from my shoulder. It’s gets fun to try to balance speed with accuracy and missing one pin equals total failure. Start over and try it again, fun, fun, fun.

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[Sir Henry]

Ted, the 357 lever rifle is a great choice. I’ve had two, a Marlin and a Henry and it’s so much fun. My favorite routine was to set up 5-6 bowling pins and shoot them as fast as possible without taking the rifle from my shoulder. It’s gets fun to try to balance speed with accuracy and missing one pin equals total failure. Start over and try it again, fun, fun, fun.

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That looks fun.

[Ted124]

I can see you guys having fun. It's contagious. Bowling pins are not permitted at the range I introduced previously. They splitter too much and nobody wants to clean it up. I know they are popular to shoot at, I never had that kind of fun. Personally, I like steel plates or silhouettes that fall over.
Steel plates off various sizes hanging off a frame are my favorite. You don't need to go down range and retrieve or set them up again.

Off-loading, aka selling stuff always has a cleansing effect. Start new. I already sorted out plenty of stuff, trying to hang on to some essentials.

Now I realize, after I pickup that Lever Action, I have 3 new rifles in the cabinet. All with nice wood furniture. That's something to behold.

Did I mention, I am determined to lose a significant amount of weight (once again). It's about diet at the moment.
So, if I come off stranger than fiction, I may not been happy with my veggie juice.

But, as I said: nothing that a good piece of Rock n Roll couldn't fix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhSQUx ... rt_radio=1

[Sir Henry]

I’m still working on my gong range. I like them for the same reasons you like them. Especially in the winter when there are three foot drifts and I have to put snowshoes on to attend to the range.

[Ted124]

I was trying to remember when I last saw snow. Snow shoes, I know those only from movies.
Coming from the foothills of the Alps, I've seen my share of snow, but it's really decades ago and I don't miss it.

[Mags]

I was trying to remember when I last saw snow. Snow shoes, I know those only from movies.
Coming from the foothills of the Alps, I've seen my share of snow, but it's really decades ago and I don't miss it.

Rare here but I don't mind a heavy snow once in awhile. It's pretty.

[Sir Henry]

Wisconsin gets an annual ice age. I’m told they were a lot worse 20 years ago. I can’t imagine it being worse than -30F with 40 mph wind. I guess it’s the amount of time. I’ve seen it that cold for three days. Long time residents say it was that way for three weeks.

[GFK]

S&W 67 -5, 4" bbl, the Stainless Steel version of the famous Model 15 or otherwise known as "K 38 Combat Masterpiece".
Besides the Model 64 it is the last Model chambered in .38 spl P+ with 4" barrels.
It came to me at a surprisingly low price via Turner's used gun counter. Went there the same day, made a down payment & called it dibs. Now wearing smooth Herret's Walnut grips.





It replaces the Lady Smith I posted earlier, which was sold as a consignment at my LGS. When I picked up the check, I happen to catch a glimpse of the DL copy on the buyer's paper work. Indeed a pretty lady who DROS'd it. Everything falls in place.

For handgun value, I look at this site, from time to time:
https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Smith- ... /Variant-1

[cooperhawk]

I moved back to Minnesnowda from Virginia in November of 1983. Two weeks after I got here it was 36 below.
Since then I have seen as low as 46 below zero. Of course that day the females all felt trapped and just hat to go out.
That's another story.