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Today, 03:57 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread One going home. in Single Action Army

I bought a used colt saa made probably in the 1980`s in 1989. It was used as new without the box and docs. I fired it and the cases were bulged and...

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Yesterday, 11:48 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread What reference book is best for second generation Single Action Army's in Single Action Army

George Garton wrote a book also titled Post war Colt single action armys. http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/cphotos/c28236bookSAA.jpg

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04-23-2019, 08:48 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Colt New Frontier S.A.A. .44 Special in Single Action Army

Whats the back story? If it was from your family I wonder if they know if the engraving is factory or after market. That all makes a big difference...

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04-23-2019, 08:28 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Colt and the SR-71 in The Lounge

Who would have thunk? I guarded them for many years wearing a colt.

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04-22-2019, 01:25 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Not a Lew Horton Python but rather a John Jovino in Python

I have this Lew Horton example of a S&W model 66-3 "One of 300". It has a bunch of extras from the standard model.

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04-21-2019, 08:39 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Easter in The Lounge

Thanks! Back at you.

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04-21-2019, 08:29 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread S&W S series M&P finish question.... in The Lounge

I have more smiths than colts. I dont see any attraction to that gun. I wouldn't go over $120/$150 for it, but I am old and cant adjust to modern...

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04-20-2019, 07:48 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread ghost gun factories in The Lounge

Just look at the picture in the Simmons Hardware thread. It also shows the Hawkin Rifle factory in the picture!

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04-20-2019, 07:44 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread simmons hardware in The Lounge

Just as interesting, maybe more so is the Hawkin rifle factory in the picture.!

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04-19-2019, 07:40 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Holy crap. Photobucket fixed this!! in The Lounge

I switched to postimage.com. It was fine for awhile and now I cant get on it. I forgot my password, went through the process and got the message to...

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04-19-2019, 12:26 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Holy crap. Photobucket fixed this!! in The Lounge

I have the same problem. What did you do?

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04-18-2019, 08:26 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

I can only recall once raining on someones parade. It never has a good result. I was on a trip and stopped for a burger at a small cafe where the...

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04-17-2019, 08:35 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Show off your beater in Single Action Army

Not yet. I somehow got threw off post-image and this is the only one I have on photo bucket. It`s been so long I have to re-learn how to take and...

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04-17-2019, 07:00 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Books about people who shot other people in the old west in The Lounge

Your taste is a lot like mine.

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04-17-2019, 05:12 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Show off your beater in Single Action Army

The other two here is a .50 caliber "something" pin fire with no maker or serial #. I suspect it was made around 1840`s. It was given to me many...

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04-17-2019, 05:01 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Show off your beater in Single Action Army

A cut down Smith & Wesson American. This was found in a wall of a old barn being tore down in Montana that once had been a stage coach stop. A old...

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04-17-2019, 04:46 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Show off your beater in Single Action Army

This might be one of my worst gun trades. It`s a colt in 32/20. The gun is suspect with a bad refinish some different parts etc. It does shoot...

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04-17-2019, 04:25 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

Kinda like the guy that drove home, finds his wife and son sitting on the curb in front of their burnt out house behind them and she is telling him,...

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04-17-2019, 02:29 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

Some of this reminds me of the guy who smashed up his car on the way to work. He finally got to work bleeding and all banged up only to find he was...

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04-17-2019, 01:50 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread A choice between 2 family colts... in The Lounge

The biggest driven factor in the collecting field I believe is "rarity". If a car, gun or whatever else is considered rare, it is highly sought and...

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04-17-2019, 12:27 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

All of this type thing reminds me of the old adage about who gets to the cop the first. Lets say two guys get in a fight over something and its...

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04-17-2019, 11:26 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Help finding “standard” gun display box/money box/gun work box keys in The Lounge

If you have a key why cant you just get some more made??

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04-17-2019, 09:51 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

Okay, lets explore what I said because I lived it. If you have read much of my posts here I have told the story of how my ex wife ran off with...

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04-17-2019, 08:29 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

Lets say you know a couple and somehow know the wife is cheating on the man (or vice versa). Do you tell the spouse? I say the answer to that is...

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04-16-2019, 09:22 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread Your Favorite .22 SA?? in Single Action Army

I started out with a 6 1/2" Ruger convertible single six in 1962. It was my first good handgun and the one I learned to shoot with. I may have shot...

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04-16-2019, 08:54 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread To Tell or Not to Tell in The Lounge

First of all you (or me) would have to be iron clad sure the gun he was interested in was misrepresented. Hard to do with the three of you standing...

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04-16-2019, 08:03 AM

feralmerril replied to a thread A choice between 2 family colts... in The Lounge

I would sit down with the cousin and get his input. With either gun your a big winner. Guns arent worth a family fight. (Except for the ones my ex...

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04-15-2019, 05:26 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread Colt Potato Digger? in Colt Long Guns

That`s about a 1916 Indian. I gather that`s a cop, not military?

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04-15-2019, 03:00 PM

feralmerril replied to a thread I finally own a Fitz style big bore in The Lounge

Probably where I got that from! I just pulled the April 1959 Guns & Ammo issue out of the garage to peruse. Has some fine articles in it! My God! ...

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