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Author Topic: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!  (Read 2797 times)

Online rollingb

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2020, 11:19:25 AM »
If ya really want to at least attempt to experience the 18th century, ya need a smoothbore, preferably a fowler (.62 is nice) or a smooth rifle (.50 or so). 





Ya got that right,.... up until last week I had 5 smoothbore .62's hangin' on my wall, I gave my son one of my Northwest Trade Guns when he came up from Texas to hunt deer.  :bl th up

I still have 3 Northwest Trade Guns, and a French Tulle in the rack,.... so life is good.  :laffing  :applaud
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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2020, 11:30:40 AM »
If ya really want to at least attempt to experience the 18th century, ya need a smoothbore, preferably a fowler (.62 is nice) or a smooth rifle (.50 or so). 





Ya got that right,.... up until last week I had 5 smoothbore .62's hangin' on my wall, I gave my son one of my Northwest Trade Guns when he came up from Texas to hunt deer.  :bl th up

I still have 3 Northwest Trade Guns, and a French Tulle in the rack,.... so life is good.  :laffing  :applaud

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2020, 04:26:40 PM »
Rob, that is one good lookin' smoothie!!!  :bow
Rondo, You have done much to remove the feeling of guilt for having purchased yet another rifle! HAHAHA!  Thank'ya Brother!   :hairy

Of course the first thing I did when I got up this "mornin" after feedin' the cat and starting the coffee was to check to see if the Xman had come.  Not yet  ;banghead;  Probably just as well, if he had, would have made it hard to go to work tonight.
Lord, make my words as sweet as honey for tomorrow I may have to eat them.  Amen

Online Butler Ford 40

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2020, 04:35:53 PM »
all right, you guys gotta stop.
 my head is swimming with all the ideas and thoughts of the things i can make.
 and dammit i still want a fowler....
kevin

Kevin, have ya noticed that there are absolutely NO enablers to be found on TMA?
Lord, make my words as sweet as honey for tomorrow I may have to eat them.  Amen

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2020, 06:54:02 PM »
all right, you guys gotta stop.
 my head is swimming with all the ideas and thoughts of the things i can make.
 and dammit i still want a fowler....
kevin

Kevin, have ya noticed that there are absolutely NO enablers to be found on TMA?

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #20 on: December 17, 2020, 10:20:10 PM »
all right, you guys gotta stop.
 my head is swimming with all the ideas and thoughts of the things i can make.
 and dammit i still want a fowler....
kevin

Kevin, have ya noticed that there are absolutely NO enablers to be found on TMA?

No.. no I haven't noticed.   :laughing
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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2020, 06:38:16 AM »
Kevin, now THAT's funny!

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2020, 07:55:10 AM »
To quote our friend, Butler Ford 40;

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"It's just too much fun not to get back into the sport."

I agree completely! There's just something soothing about all this that we do.  :hairy
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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2020, 09:31:29 AM »
Ya know, a lot of it has to do with the company we keep.  I have truly missed you folks!
Lord, make my words as sweet as honey for tomorrow I may have to eat them.  Amen

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Re: Why NOT to buy/build a new rifle!
« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2020, 12:22:09 PM »
Ya know, a lot of it has to do with the company we keep.  I have truly missed you folks!

That's a fact for sure, Bill! And we've sure missed you my friend!  :shake :hairy
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