tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19495682584999876932024-03-17T04:30:32.944-07:00TINCANBANDIT's GunsmithingA blog dedicated to the love of guns, gun restoration, repair and customizationCasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.comBlogger1027125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-42896512546195735062024-03-17T04:30:00.000-07:002024-03-17T04:30:00.135-07:0010/22 Upgrades for 2024<p><span style="color: #04ff00;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Don't forget to wear green and remember: Everyone is Irish on St. Paddy's Day.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJJrcDbucWfoFK7KclY8wXf35eH_et7-SAfAzHAq3_3vvody32Y3M-uZJYKP8p4nq7ZBucTeOd0mFyD0kEfmBL8ulOeIiBkKJugDQN94YvGjgSVv0uaiVTWTUWI1k_sUx1etWOrwwq8DtH-NgZ5YOY3Tk49ij8IrNiIqz0tNLE2atITNpCokxCt4Kcyc/s450/getimage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJJrcDbucWfoFK7KclY8wXf35eH_et7-SAfAzHAq3_3vvody32Y3M-uZJYKP8p4nq7ZBucTeOd0mFyD0kEfmBL8ulOeIiBkKJugDQN94YvGjgSVv0uaiVTWTUWI1k_sUx1etWOrwwq8DtH-NgZ5YOY3Tk49ij8IrNiIqz0tNLE2atITNpCokxCt4Kcyc/w420-h640/getimage.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For more 10/22 upgrades see my past posts:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/03/interesting-mods-for-your-1022.html" target="_blank">2016</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2017/03/1022-upgrades.html" target="_blank">2017</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/03/1022-upgrades-for-2018.html" target="_blank">2018</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/03/1022-upgrades-for-2019.html" target="_blank">2019</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/1022-upgrades-for-2020.html" target="_blank">2020</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2021/03/1022-upgrades-for-2021.html" target="_blank">2021</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2022/03/ruger-1022-upgrades-for-2022.html" target="_blank">2022</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2023/03/1022-upgrades-for-2023.html" target="_blank">2023</a></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Samson manufacturing was the force behind bringing the A-Team (A-TM) Mini-14 stock back to life as well as the 10/22 version called the B-TM. They are now offering a version for 10/22s with a bull barrel</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9W3t41t8rcHKbtOdzA_5p6aqoWMqEctFKisHRrO2VGHvKHnJWfrRjPT17XWK-JmC8aTeOi7yS_EuKpbBK7Ch-X5nhDsJ-NkVOEBpr8kKaHlRKOhmW1dMP4DsXtoMWIlonWWc-qJJtlo42ToG0LWK-Py_h3dHNHjRRbAR2Zew9lvL8q6vLNNsW19Go-0/s1751/2023-11-09%2015_48_19-B-TM%20Bull%20Barrel%20Folding%20Stock%20for%20the%20Ruger%C2%AE10_22%C2%AE%20and%207%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1751" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9W3t41t8rcHKbtOdzA_5p6aqoWMqEctFKisHRrO2VGHvKHnJWfrRjPT17XWK-JmC8aTeOi7yS_EuKpbBK7Ch-X5nhDsJ-NkVOEBpr8kKaHlRKOhmW1dMP4DsXtoMWIlonWWc-qJJtlo42ToG0LWK-Py_h3dHNHjRRbAR2Zew9lvL8q6vLNNsW19Go-0/w640-h216/2023-11-09%2015_48_19-B-TM%20Bull%20Barrel%20Folding%20Stock%20for%20the%20Ruger%C2%AE10_22%C2%AE%20and%207%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Magpul just released their new their MOE X-22 stock for the 10/22</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmny7VW9FJdDf25wfFxbLQslP7ObpOOVIwGwtSXiZcmwEvGMqi3WLxBWj8xcgvoDkDD6-9LKhmzxxoPeynbW9jAfETrWQNJzP4wa0yAPXDclNMK-v8So-ZSu6tbpDsK5JhuaoMdhJ0YC_goZdoMdNlVFs8yBnqJAuUwN5vrM3OB51oWQS_Lowl5frMhOQ/s1737/2023-11-09%2020_06_36-10_22%C2%AE%20Trigger%20Job%20Kit%20aftermarket%20upgrades%20by%20KIDD%20and%207%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1737" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmny7VW9FJdDf25wfFxbLQslP7ObpOOVIwGwtSXiZcmwEvGMqi3WLxBWj8xcgvoDkDD6-9LKhmzxxoPeynbW9jAfETrWQNJzP4wa0yAPXDclNMK-v8So-ZSu6tbpDsK5JhuaoMdhJ0YC_goZdoMdNlVFs8yBnqJAuUwN5vrM3OB51oWQS_Lowl5frMhOQ/w640-h180/2023-11-09%2020_06_36-10_22%C2%AE%20Trigger%20Job%20Kit%20aftermarket%20upgrades%20by%20KIDD%20and%207%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Below is the Luth-AR 10/22 chassis available from <a href="https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/mca-22" target="_blank">Midwest Gunworks</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlHNCQRQdeOirUKIMddFTLjFjkDixporufpQkdUkK1shSiDg3jw_2p_n_Sgz7WKYOnmF_xuGKpULBIqsK1qs-si1xCOGK9kV8g5UGxgOrGFYdtXKIjWCBDKbxLTEfbBxsa6v_Lazdi3ndvNNyiADK7vZQDSnT_5BFh7y0ddeOJtL0eV5rBm5NvVuXg00/s831/2023-11-09%2020_10_47-LUTH-AR%20MCA-22%2010_22%20Rimfire%20Chassis,%20Black_%20MGW%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="831" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlHNCQRQdeOirUKIMddFTLjFjkDixporufpQkdUkK1shSiDg3jw_2p_n_Sgz7WKYOnmF_xuGKpULBIqsK1qs-si1xCOGK9kV8g5UGxgOrGFYdtXKIjWCBDKbxLTEfbBxsa6v_Lazdi3ndvNNyiADK7vZQDSnT_5BFh7y0ddeOJtL0eV5rBm5NvVuXg00/w640-h308/2023-11-09%2020_10_47-LUTH-AR%20MCA-22%2010_22%20Rimfire%20Chassis,%20Black_%20MGW%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Upgrading your sights is easy with <a href="https://williamsgunsight.com/" target="_blank">Willaims</a>, they have a rear peep sight that gives you a better sight picture and longer sight radius.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLib1kbB8r8O4YGgfLArexlAU4u5EAnDxe6MzHZwiqbtuD_hGDFeNazjY1th8izYV5aaAPDeJSojxLxYwWcT7p8PlbbKlht9WsQPCCLuYP6LZOrTH0r7xrbJZFneRWw_S6bzAEUDFuiCWia-DFT4pXbWyLEPqcVWDLM_PpWRa0G2pOVbQUagmXOKcLX8/s1448/2023-11-09%2020_23_51-WDOS%20-%20RUGER%2010_22%20Firesight%20Set%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1448" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLib1kbB8r8O4YGgfLArexlAU4u5EAnDxe6MzHZwiqbtuD_hGDFeNazjY1th8izYV5aaAPDeJSojxLxYwWcT7p8PlbbKlht9WsQPCCLuYP6LZOrTH0r7xrbJZFneRWw_S6bzAEUDFuiCWia-DFT4pXbWyLEPqcVWDLM_PpWRa0G2pOVbQUagmXOKcLX8/w640-h246/2023-11-09%2020_23_51-WDOS%20-%20RUGER%2010_22%20Firesight%20Set%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />If building an M-1 Carbine tribute is in your plans, West One Products has stocks and sight kits, see them at <a href="https://www.brownells.com/gun-parts/rifle-parts/rifle-stocks-parts/ruger-1022-usgi-stock-m1/" target="_blank">Brownells</a>.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhabrAmgajILoHVyEqQyQZGDq7lB2TYNguuwZXCo08XiFyqUZQDb-rRd_sXbOzvbOEF_zYVA1KcNxwAtTt5GdXjg_Mi8rg333nPp2FTB8dfP1KIsCb55q4dou37XEE1T9ewfOmjq0NQNklZdgYPCSdBGKvIs7UCrBagykFSgjaIzpg3r_lnPjBcpZ5Z8/s1115/2023-11-09%2020_38_41-Companion%C2%A0Extended%20Magazine%20Bumper%20(2-Pack)%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1115" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhabrAmgajILoHVyEqQyQZGDq7lB2TYNguuwZXCo08XiFyqUZQDb-rRd_sXbOzvbOEF_zYVA1KcNxwAtTt5GdXjg_Mi8rg333nPp2FTB8dfP1KIsCb55q4dou37XEE1T9ewfOmjq0NQNklZdgYPCSdBGKvIs7UCrBagykFSgjaIzpg3r_lnPjBcpZ5Z8/w640-h390/2023-11-09%2020_38_41-Companion%C2%A0Extended%20Magazine%20Bumper%20(2-Pack)%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">They also have these new <a href="https://www.tandemkross.com/manticore_lite" target="_blank">Manticore LITE trigger assemblies</a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8aAa_krt8KVHZsqiN5f4WwJCpcFP1ndwnl2XoV1EELZY4-anKkphyphenhyphen9kBMDSN6wr3kOxpHORr6llzw3ssmx7HLTwRQ9kve7oXYmdViW6pvWrZ1-fCqJZ4zxyrmwN2aOi7V9HPD-VOerCX9ahiveSx_2ApO1guUhYANXFAzopIoh-g0rpH3y23pLNbqTs/s999/2023-11-09%2020_41_17-Manticore%20LITE%20Trigger%20Assembly%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%C2%A010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%2016%20more%20page.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="999" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8aAa_krt8KVHZsqiN5f4WwJCpcFP1ndwnl2XoV1EELZY4-anKkphyphenhyphen9kBMDSN6wr3kOxpHORr6llzw3ssmx7HLTwRQ9kve7oXYmdViW6pvWrZ1-fCqJZ4zxyrmwN2aOi7V9HPD-VOerCX9ahiveSx_2ApO1guUhYANXFAzopIoh-g0rpH3y23pLNbqTs/w640-h362/2023-11-09%2020_41_17-Manticore%20LITE%20Trigger%20Assembly%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%C2%A010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%2016%20more%20page.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">....and these cool rotary safety kits from <a href="https://www.tandemkross.com/cornerstone_rotary_safety-ruger_1022" target="_blank">Cornerstone</a></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iw-aqL9R3F_RRhvRwWtf4I63Fiq6ErkPFdfSeGS-wQzYgXLSNvs7XCruvs6MjK4ZdHW8hP12tgN-QvCxS2mesxYm-kLKd2p_jodI0MgkV4olHryRl3aOB9ExdHUYpu_IuH_be7kKHUscmANgDg76qWgMsYFafIMd7nOb_tJ_ReOk2y_4Mr_lDIX_Wd0/s1173/2023-11-09%2020_43_40-Cornerstone%20Rotary%20Safety%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Pe.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1173" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iw-aqL9R3F_RRhvRwWtf4I63Fiq6ErkPFdfSeGS-wQzYgXLSNvs7XCruvs6MjK4ZdHW8hP12tgN-QvCxS2mesxYm-kLKd2p_jodI0MgkV4olHryRl3aOB9ExdHUYpu_IuH_be7kKHUscmANgDg76qWgMsYFafIMd7nOb_tJ_ReOk2y_4Mr_lDIX_Wd0/w640-h366/2023-11-09%2020_43_40-Cornerstone%20Rotary%20Safety%20for%20Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20_%20TANDEMKROSS%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Pe.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Wanna upgrade or replace your old springs? <a href="https://www.gunsprings.com/RUGER/10-22/cID2/mID52/dID225#617" target="_blank">Wolff</a> has you covered.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvO1eIEXFPg25XhpOK6pKvFleWNvmpz6vPTYt_FDKuRql_oPLDTrdGSq_PZ0czLB3cZ5uqH4ZofDCr9dEJIp11N6Bl18L-3qNyaIzYlciV8ikiSsZhD-eN8x2lsB3A_WvE3TZKLVzoZSVpwonabtbknppnReanRs3XqLkZxKbtVrhhl6pCaPHZW2OhOg/s1200/1022g-7bc43ac90330bbe00b5ce7df11f99679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvO1eIEXFPg25XhpOK6pKvFleWNvmpz6vPTYt_FDKuRql_oPLDTrdGSq_PZ0czLB3cZ5uqH4ZofDCr9dEJIp11N6Bl18L-3qNyaIzYlciV8ikiSsZhD-eN8x2lsB3A_WvE3TZKLVzoZSVpwonabtbknppnReanRs3XqLkZxKbtVrhhl6pCaPHZW2OhOg/w640-h336/1022g-7bc43ac90330bbe00b5ce7df11f99679.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And another one, this one from Gray Birch Manufacturing, the LA Chassis system comes in 3 different configurations, see more <a href="https://gbmfg.co/lachassis" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It could also be a sign of the lazy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to firearms, we see a lot of flattery (or laziness) going on. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Take the Mauser rifle, the design was so good that nearly every bolt action rifle since has an element of the Mauser in their design. Maybe this is because there is no better way to design a bolt action rifle?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to 22 self-loading rifle designs, there have been many, but few if any have been copied, cloned or duplicated as much as the venerable Ruger 10/22.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To me it says that those gun makers could not come up with a better rifle on their own. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some could say and with good argument that the aftermarket support for the 10/22 made it a no-brainer to copy the rifle, get in on the demand that exists for 10/22 rifles and parts. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Similar to how the AR-15 market has evolved. Show me a gun maker who isn't making an AR-15 variant and I'll show you a company who has at the very least thought about it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back to our topic....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Over the years Ruger's lawyers have spent considerable time and effort protecting the copyright and patents of the 10/22 and today we will take a look at all the copies, clones and tributes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first one came from Southern California gun maker AMT (Arcadia Machine and Tool). The company was building a variety of handguns and in 1984 decided to make a copy of the Ruger Mark II pistol and the Ruger 10/22 rifle. They named the firearms "Lightning".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They contracted with Butler Creek to supply the synthetic Monte Carlo and folding stocks along with their plastic 25 round magazines. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To stand out from the Ruger 10/22 they made Lightnings in stainless steel, a trademark of AMT guns. Another possible improvement (depending on your point of view) was a machined in scope rail on the top of the receiver.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The trigger housing and barrel band were made from cast aluminum.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-W91kQ7E_KIEhPnE0OtwNrLCS3-JK5wfDqdsViaxa69MorPjgBRCWftbYVYPdqMsVXP5TpgyoEb8tzAxczB1UrneiAq-gcvJ1Zll6u_FaIW1flAJfV-KBvHNs4Oxoq5gNGdI5n3sW-FY8rmHO208OtzBKiomYOlg7VzpyAHSxvRHhSOJ1eGs_yNjY=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1024" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-W91kQ7E_KIEhPnE0OtwNrLCS3-JK5wfDqdsViaxa69MorPjgBRCWftbYVYPdqMsVXP5TpgyoEb8tzAxczB1UrneiAq-gcvJ1Zll6u_FaIW1flAJfV-KBvHNs4Oxoq5gNGdI5n3sW-FY8rmHO208OtzBKiomYOlg7VzpyAHSxvRHhSOJ1eGs_yNjY=w640-h388" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwjRB2WCCGsWTWt8tznQi-99W_ZK2rNGMM1z96SzTtffX_GulcKqfq7cuwBhL7HYVJ2rxhLIHTORp8upM-ImYf1jj_-CkD_n7Rx-w_pK_Wgtdb1fAJ8vLrQ8reOGtr7zYocwxQIEqztby_sWn0e2A2VRmTFegfjybeiKafQoIw4E8xtZv2CKYjH5ox=s1138" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1138" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwjRB2WCCGsWTWt8tznQi-99W_ZK2rNGMM1z96SzTtffX_GulcKqfq7cuwBhL7HYVJ2rxhLIHTORp8upM-ImYf1jj_-CkD_n7Rx-w_pK_Wgtdb1fAJ8vLrQ8reOGtr7zYocwxQIEqztby_sWn0e2A2VRmTFegfjybeiKafQoIw4E8xtZv2CKYjH5ox=w640-h298" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTbFrVwylmriPfJOLKBDehbp5XShToGeaVy5Mab0QeYtJKGWl2c4uz8GO-p8g6H59Dd1_YAzXI-6ikW2evagQkTimNMiXoqzx5NtgkI1lCqEwbSKzR43vYBXk3NPtZIzVLgIFz9GaecH9rKCweUdy8iUIUZXD1pzqSM0IhQwALsVsXGPB_xFEnmAC=s644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="644" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTbFrVwylmriPfJOLKBDehbp5XShToGeaVy5Mab0QeYtJKGWl2c4uz8GO-p8g6H59Dd1_YAzXI-6ikW2evagQkTimNMiXoqzx5NtgkI1lCqEwbSKzR43vYBXk3NPtZIzVLgIFz9GaecH9rKCweUdy8iUIUZXD1pzqSM0IhQwALsVsXGPB_xFEnmAC=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgie9yQ8zLVoeXn-lUAEmXBFLsmhmINnkbFbeLzcYzrY21V1kFPmcHB5tF9bYpT07DxRzpH4cffDiBLYuIoobljoQtEy8s-4AF_VyMHLxJLg0BQaGRv6jK4bk9Efns286JcrskNZ-guAxUNK0XfJAx3ChzK2QbslEDZhrA9w3gfcGYTIxpCoLbwQKpZ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgie9yQ8zLVoeXn-lUAEmXBFLsmhmINnkbFbeLzcYzrY21V1kFPmcHB5tF9bYpT07DxRzpH4cffDiBLYuIoobljoQtEy8s-4AF_VyMHLxJLg0BQaGRv6jK4bk9Efns286JcrskNZ-guAxUNK0XfJAx3ChzK2QbslEDZhrA9w3gfcGYTIxpCoLbwQKpZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Z3eo2Miu2i16aqAeve_P6iekqTpaS5Cek4cUh2mzurx3QtkLe7YKNw-D8DM6VIbhGtu7Jon-vSzAUAv4he4IxizkqvTo41rapf_sBEsSvarx1fz2ixIqWGFv3Fc3w3e5FC7QK-DDqaAgVf_4_8JNLOkIEXmQDb69goPLLG2zf55Ma4Cz7KbywD2p=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Z3eo2Miu2i16aqAeve_P6iekqTpaS5Cek4cUh2mzurx3QtkLe7YKNw-D8DM6VIbhGtu7Jon-vSzAUAv4he4IxizkqvTo41rapf_sBEsSvarx1fz2ixIqWGFv3Fc3w3e5FC7QK-DDqaAgVf_4_8JNLOkIEXmQDb69goPLLG2zf55Ma4Cz7KbywD2p=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">A target model with a walnut stock was also produced, but those are quite rare. In addition, there were also some precision rifles made by a subsidiary/partner called Diamond Precision Arms.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Allegedly Ruger's lawyers were successful in stopping the production of the Lightning pistols by agreeing to allow the production of the rifles (or vice-versa?). It is not clear if this included a licensing agreement and/or payments to Ruger. Either way AMT ceased production of the pistols.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By 1994 AMT ended production of the Lightning rifles as well.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few years after AMT began producing their stainless copy of the 10/22 another west coast gun maker started making some as well. Olympic Arms, just north of Olympia Washington started making machined stainless receivers in 1987. They produced both rifles and pistols and gave them the name "X-Ring" (a name now used by Tactical Solutions).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is very difficult to find data or pictures of these guns, in fact the only one I could find was the one below, taken by yours truly. I owned this pistol for a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVauzQMlY16gHMWe4OYz0Av7FZmo-D5gkTO4OqvBMXXm1_OrcUB218_SEBO5QTWAZhuNTwV-0AnqNvLSt6END13WrnbTNxdUN87lqSL_doid1v3LT-81wW8VIfWzPNslne1-llkC8q56-lEjgbzo75IMOb1Xp6muQoyTmIS2k4CprziasHWgRaY8dj=s866" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="866" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVauzQMlY16gHMWe4OYz0Av7FZmo-D5gkTO4OqvBMXXm1_OrcUB218_SEBO5QTWAZhuNTwV-0AnqNvLSt6END13WrnbTNxdUN87lqSL_doid1v3LT-81wW8VIfWzPNslne1-llkC8q56-lEjgbzo75IMOb1Xp6muQoyTmIS2k4CprziasHWgRaY8dj=w640-h362" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Olympic Arms also made the barrels which were said to be quite precise and were used to take numerous wins in shooting competitions. Bell and Carson stocks were used on the finished guns. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ruger sent cease and desist letters in August of 1997, the letter talked of their success in getting AMT to cease production. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than fight a legal battle Olympic suspended production after just 200 or so rifles and an unknown number of receivers and pistols were made. A fire supposedly destroyed the records.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After the year 2000, some companies began producing replacement receivers for the 10/22. Ruger was either powerless to stop them or just gave up trying. This opened the flood gates. See my post on replacement 10/22 receivers <a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2019/03/1022-replacement-recievers.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 2012 <a href="https://www.magnumresearch.com/rimfire-rifles/" target="_blank">Magnum Research</a>, the guys that brought you the Desert Eagle, began producing a 10/22 copy. They call their version the "Magnum Lite", they also produce a left-handed version called the "Switch Bolt".</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxwKHNuBsuo84O6xq06jAHT8mRpTQ-7dLE5bOLTGdR7nmGfIMiWC0DW3h2mUKnYx7azHDEB2ZJmHa47Matv9vt40UGwKgjUyqQPFTHXRhaoY5E9f_z8cZYor8LZZxmwpI9EGkRrkT70ey86UDD6pgIWplC3uv80SQd4_QofXs7pzTRXNMLkeKifxgX=s1507" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1507" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxwKHNuBsuo84O6xq06jAHT8mRpTQ-7dLE5bOLTGdR7nmGfIMiWC0DW3h2mUKnYx7azHDEB2ZJmHa47Matv9vt40UGwKgjUyqQPFTHXRhaoY5E9f_z8cZYor8LZZxmwpI9EGkRrkT70ey86UDD6pgIWplC3uv80SQd4_QofXs7pzTRXNMLkeKifxgX=w640-h228" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The rifles come with a raised Picatinny rail cut into the forged 6061-T6 aluminum receiver. They come in both .22 LR and .22 Magnum calibers and offer barrel choices and stocks that range from walnut to laminated to composite.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Two years later, in 2014, Filipino arms maker Armscor began marketing a 10/22 clone called the RIA22. The price point was well below what the Ruger 10/22 worked hard to achieve (like $100 lower). This is probably what made the folks at SR&C take notice.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The story goes that Ruger's lawyers filed a lawsuit which ended the importation and probably the production as well, the rifle is no longer listed on their <a href="https://www.armscor.com/firearms/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">From what I understand the argument was that the RIA22 was not merely the same mechanically, but cosmetically as well, it was a 100% clone, while the Magnum Lite above is only mechanically the same. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiZQIsp0qQoc51m9b_l-VIKQm7Xsc7lW3h20HkLQfaFRiNYv7Fd1LOY5DQW1mBfSwr_kILNRRWL-29Nm13h44L0703QfIDLoNBzjbeXnQAMxUnTnxs5k1rdZz600DYIEn_hxJZlUazrkn7S_Fkq6NoA8F42GsvCWsh1Qk_0QwPwn7zUTttiR3120c=s1247" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="1247" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikiZQIsp0qQoc51m9b_l-VIKQm7Xsc7lW3h20HkLQfaFRiNYv7Fd1LOY5DQW1mBfSwr_kILNRRWL-29Nm13h44L0703QfIDLoNBzjbeXnQAMxUnTnxs5k1rdZz600DYIEn_hxJZlUazrkn7S_Fkq6NoA8F42GsvCWsh1Qk_0QwPwn7zUTttiR3120c=w640-h182" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXC_-munmYB9q7HRmhUIkLVoeVD4igpgq8g61SzWhWQ-ipmTDt2mJb2Ply52whlvoC33QAQUsKp0Dw_uvDYo5YKbIpHznKFt0oh-TMVAUHDSI-KYiaZqchdj3XNUSLn49_kzqezSkxX9ZMhoQwDi5WpWcgLfROiKvpswhNPp1n18XY4dFn-a6pnsZa=s1114" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="1114" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXC_-munmYB9q7HRmhUIkLVoeVD4igpgq8g61SzWhWQ-ipmTDt2mJb2Ply52whlvoC33QAQUsKp0Dw_uvDYo5YKbIpHznKFt0oh-TMVAUHDSI-KYiaZqchdj3XNUSLn49_kzqezSkxX9ZMhoQwDi5WpWcgLfROiKvpswhNPp1n18XY4dFn-a6pnsZa=w640-h306" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 2018 <a href="https://www.tcarms.com/firearms/semi-automatic/performance-center-t-cr22-with-altamont-laminated-thumbhole-stock" target="_blank">Thompson/Center Arms</a> introduced a 10/22 clone. If you didn't know, Thompson/Center is owned by Ruger rival Smith & Wesson. You could say this is ironic, a rival company who often made fun of Ruger (and has been since Ruger's start in 1949), making a copy of Ruger's flagship .22.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The copying other designs</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">is a long-standing tradition at Smith & Wesson.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOqkyWPadyz4Mhq-skAbdmiSRACHbhQnzlCVFz4TIxsfYAN0P2x8irmP3UDOqNmwPFzK4-JrtFVkbkEjZr-okAEs7B1fWhHYOS1cED0iwpWGTpmqrNlh87hWOfUpP-ZpcFESi_5O3zRNECZaB995WY_mJ45DjEvsnGTv6t2DN4xoKVpxq4ERsNHlRw=s1050" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1050" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOqkyWPadyz4Mhq-skAbdmiSRACHbhQnzlCVFz4TIxsfYAN0P2x8irmP3UDOqNmwPFzK4-JrtFVkbkEjZr-okAEs7B1fWhHYOS1cED0iwpWGTpmqrNlh87hWOfUpP-ZpcFESi_5O3zRNECZaB995WY_mJ45DjEvsnGTv6t2DN4xoKVpxq4ERsNHlRw=w640-h378" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For years the team at <a href="https://volquartsen.com/departments/22_lr_rifles" target="_blank">Volquartsen</a> has been producing high end replacement parts for the Ruger 10/22. They then moved into making 10/22 replacement receivers and it was a short trip to producing complete rifles.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnvYuCfeGSMnxzEOaQZssOXgXo7f8g0uNbsGhxVZmwexq8_KaGKwB6uITKrysQ8xpINh-N_bVbKdCdCExSDqLCmtzTbbJI1Yf2uRV3hMSs5rJIdYCvnfx3Y87zL-COndMUJXfVB9kOOBxf4x_Sn8_KmRuBpEqT4fwgLpkjFjcuXNQIVEeQI5aU7AyM=s1349" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1349" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnvYuCfeGSMnxzEOaQZssOXgXo7f8g0uNbsGhxVZmwexq8_KaGKwB6uITKrysQ8xpINh-N_bVbKdCdCExSDqLCmtzTbbJI1Yf2uRV3hMSs5rJIdYCvnfx3Y87zL-COndMUJXfVB9kOOBxf4x_Sn8_KmRuBpEqT4fwgLpkjFjcuXNQIVEeQI5aU7AyM=w640-h414" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The same is true of <a href="https://tacticalsol.com/" target="_blank">Tactical Solutions</a>, producing high quality aftermarket upgrades led to the making of complete rifles.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEL3mFMWl_VcflqN7CDqmHbXNqmR0nl0cAgAt2yXkbad7JQQ3cw4O_hQCLzEZWHJfTcuhJH-5n_49oNcvfmA_1rlxLIi2wxKvHMRFVEXHTyyprD38wQ3mkQu1iZlbrtGgbr9sJkzSaEPCtvJu7kaQ2LzhfDw7oC184gf__cULc9a0TKbnCLKZ9jo-=s1801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1801" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWEL3mFMWl_VcflqN7CDqmHbXNqmR0nl0cAgAt2yXkbad7JQQ3cw4O_hQCLzEZWHJfTcuhJH-5n_49oNcvfmA_1rlxLIi2wxKvHMRFVEXHTyyprD38wQ3mkQu1iZlbrtGgbr9sJkzSaEPCtvJu7kaQ2LzhfDw7oC184gf__cULc9a0TKbnCLKZ9jo-=w640-h224" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spanish arms maker Bergara introduced a 10/22 clone in 2021 that includes their world-famous barrels. They call the rifle the BXR</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYQFvCpRTn174HjfDmT5IWwi270Xo5kcVlhA2Pj2NDl6V8gXh-9D8df-uQk5yFrGckI5K-4-hm42aHLeX7SMJe_MFQjo-q6LvY_2ad-c0Eme_m9dvcUhHRlIiKyAUIAIey_Z7wbPpoQA9rt6nN9sKHIaX6qTymG0y_EUsiY_cazzQG06gXLIV6dwBF=s1117" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1117" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYQFvCpRTn174HjfDmT5IWwi270Xo5kcVlhA2Pj2NDl6V8gXh-9D8df-uQk5yFrGckI5K-4-hm42aHLeX7SMJe_MFQjo-q6LvY_2ad-c0Eme_m9dvcUhHRlIiKyAUIAIey_Z7wbPpoQA9rt6nN9sKHIaX6qTymG0y_EUsiY_cazzQG06gXLIV6dwBF=w640-h286" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_--l4azAC1hUTloEPZxVaICGur2qWi3jKxanLABz_lwa-k4vF0kwMZ9pdwLsB_DRyCk-Yi0Qd4iMQIcn_jCiT8UVYXpkqMC8E1xKmUMeymmBzDYvf_Gq4KIMR3HHHo5UW2k5oK-8RQlUpH2asSKB2smBJxUJkE6NalliJqr8ekVIpGmPuKRP168iI=s2590" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2590" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_--l4azAC1hUTloEPZxVaICGur2qWi3jKxanLABz_lwa-k4vF0kwMZ9pdwLsB_DRyCk-Yi0Qd4iMQIcn_jCiT8UVYXpkqMC8E1xKmUMeymmBzDYvf_Gq4KIMR3HHHo5UW2k5oK-8RQlUpH2asSKB2smBJxUJkE6NalliJqr8ekVIpGmPuKRP168iI=w640-h300" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPs2zU2dmVaRaVZ7CtB9x7-CmEA5F_FJR6uMJog5pHxyMj9Rm9dr_gXJeC_U1OE7HRLxKJt4c0xLkbP-dGKEZvMejEv7XnOb-u6Yb921-RdZL7j6Gf0cmNo8ddrX0OTCdyJkHN45gJZ_zlWUsPjpUdqjr9stqPxr6WVxuCdOiNDuCcINsYIb88IZEe=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="1200" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPs2zU2dmVaRaVZ7CtB9x7-CmEA5F_FJR6uMJog5pHxyMj9Rm9dr_gXJeC_U1OE7HRLxKJt4c0xLkbP-dGKEZvMejEv7XnOb-u6Yb921-RdZL7j6Gf0cmNo8ddrX0OTCdyJkHN45gJZ_zlWUsPjpUdqjr9stqPxr6WVxuCdOiNDuCcINsYIb88IZEe=w640-h216" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Many may ask why I have a problem with these companies building copies or clones of the 10/22.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Why not ask: What if?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What if these companies instead of copying the 10/22, resurrected other worthy designs? There are dozens of good 22 autoloading rifle designs that are going unused. Many are great designs that these makers could revive and even improve upon. Instead, they copy Ruger and make a belly button rifle. I have listed some examples below:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Remington Nylon 66 was popular when the 10/22 was introduced. It is now a collector firearm with a cult following. By building this gun you would not only revive a classic but provide Nylon 66 owners the much-needed parts they may need to fix their guns.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9koxzTU9J1Owo5roxnnJozfhXYMknypLGyNCYofVBir0byOOOfLHYsPIgQ2K4Xy7H708uDzKnXETlzR-CEUIUD4iVj-72frnW0xEJ6Rm0L9kPDk1voYlymLbH5-_dzWunD7HCOWiEPNjVkgo9JAs_MFMGyJEmYIVZ4fsVjRDYPmeIb-c6uejbOpvz=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9koxzTU9J1Owo5roxnnJozfhXYMknypLGyNCYofVBir0byOOOfLHYsPIgQ2K4Xy7H708uDzKnXETlzR-CEUIUD4iVj-72frnW0xEJ6Rm0L9kPDk1voYlymLbH5-_dzWunD7HCOWiEPNjVkgo9JAs_MFMGyJEmYIVZ4fsVjRDYPmeIb-c6uejbOpvz=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Winchester produced many semi-auto .22s, one of the more popular is the model 63. It has classic lines and would easily sell to those looking for a more traditional shooter.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgapbsynmytNt5EAvPU61UeqdyHAXOwMrYeDvH17PPSlSlg_MPKSeZ8w3SCi6rMLJw8XjMSLRrBshqZwDrza_BvqPAgWTjyKhSJUwCGRlZrHZ9ZgALhxyV5jeSe5Wq5yxlksLfYLkf7RYQ_1pQBvN1GNdKm-vYk2575lRY5O3PD5P884oS4cNoQUclD=s736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgapbsynmytNt5EAvPU61UeqdyHAXOwMrYeDvH17PPSlSlg_MPKSeZ8w3SCi6rMLJw8XjMSLRrBshqZwDrza_BvqPAgWTjyKhSJUwCGRlZrHZ9ZgALhxyV5jeSe5Wq5yxlksLfYLkf7RYQ_1pQBvN1GNdKm-vYk2575lRY5O3PD5P884oS4cNoQUclD=w412-h640" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The model 74 is also a classic, I happen to own two of these fine rifles. They are great shooting guns.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL91Bi1Ge2wONdIGcUfmTnnixYLFDr4JQZQ6zg8xkCef6zFxYW3glRKSnvyZvaIg4w7PYu1NkeqI56kq4N6SesZoU4LlNmRJBB7GMjqLv7kGNUuNfHiN-InBsO5WQGkeqehkOR6VVNF3OX6HKp5Iql5l_ro0TIpDV72qWUvCjCPfukaNapQuXqAk6k=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL91Bi1Ge2wONdIGcUfmTnnixYLFDr4JQZQ6zg8xkCef6zFxYW3glRKSnvyZvaIg4w7PYu1NkeqI56kq4N6SesZoU4LlNmRJBB7GMjqLv7kGNUuNfHiN-InBsO5WQGkeqehkOR6VVNF3OX6HKp5Iql5l_ro0TIpDV72qWUvCjCPfukaNapQuXqAk6k=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">How about a gun with some more modern looks? The Winchester model 190 was quite popular and reliable as was its brother the model 250 shown below.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR5KFpGbUTO2yov5wbM5_GvklPTkH2vs1gfUD1FYKcJ8MOs3KT_rpPmpojP2Q6TwnCro8-_sK1Bi14DwjhZUJeCmY_g_1CXEFrJmq5gLaWSXM-cah1tzfXW-t88bT7_4aYFDD0gbSIBmad42QhPXpmQ2RMVlbADaTA4peq7jUy1msv9n767S2Cqc5y=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="1500" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR5KFpGbUTO2yov5wbM5_GvklPTkH2vs1gfUD1FYKcJ8MOs3KT_rpPmpojP2Q6TwnCro8-_sK1Bi14DwjhZUJeCmY_g_1CXEFrJmq5gLaWSXM-cah1tzfXW-t88bT7_4aYFDD0gbSIBmad42QhPXpmQ2RMVlbADaTA4peq7jUy1msv9n767S2Cqc5y=w640-h168" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So you say the customers now a days want a rifle with a detachable box magazine? How about the Winchester model 77?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJZgwUKCGlifIGXzDEWgzq4av_haFjzJwNmNIporVlBy0PjEmaCbqAV_j1WNnuf9MyLHGsPEiFkl_W5nCBUhxW53kgrVlNoKn9zo5wz3brgZS08_QS_qD9xaxtRFnt95tigf48rHIY0lbNKAjUG9ochqIIkoBlOW7zMdZcGWQ4qyaZ-y4AVF1-8O7y=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="1280" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJZgwUKCGlifIGXzDEWgzq4av_haFjzJwNmNIporVlBy0PjEmaCbqAV_j1WNnuf9MyLHGsPEiFkl_W5nCBUhxW53kgrVlNoKn9zo5wz3brgZS08_QS_qD9xaxtRFnt95tigf48rHIY0lbNKAjUG9ochqIIkoBlOW7zMdZcGWQ4qyaZ-y4AVF1-8O7y=w640-h160" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Or the Winchester model 490?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwbB5wNx7e0718xhqNFSIUG5TeOCEO-i66u0-dxA6kmnEzG4vrcP8qDeAXVse0HggN92Qt_Y8vi1Q6feanKigYycn4SjVXfwwLHQBYB0R695HK-lrTSAYib-rgASdm584Vd__UUDgRPT0Tt1Z_iDiK8UPedyzhn-R_DO_MZlF_wTLvjr7hETTS3-GJ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="1200" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwbB5wNx7e0718xhqNFSIUG5TeOCEO-i66u0-dxA6kmnEzG4vrcP8qDeAXVse0HggN92Qt_Y8vi1Q6feanKigYycn4SjVXfwwLHQBYB0R695HK-lrTSAYib-rgASdm584Vd__UUDgRPT0Tt1Z_iDiK8UPedyzhn-R_DO_MZlF_wTLvjr7hETTS3-GJ=w640-h176" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">High Standard made quite a few autoloaders with different options and model numbers. Many of them were brand labeled for Sears and other retailers....and none of them are being produced today.</span><p></p></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKYaYvtFQ2wD21ASAu8Izh1zvMJauzSwfk0QKABwbuNWttZ-eW1O8dBxdcYDEGlA5rplFgYIN4yPoXa3Wia3utGUvM3Cz__rvqpDeGhotN41SOQ_52rVpQxpN9SzJ7n49P8opTVQ5808tSbgTDlIfauhp7CN55IY5tzn8BRiP3v84k57Rygwew7kQ6=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="900" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKYaYvtFQ2wD21ASAu8Izh1zvMJauzSwfk0QKABwbuNWttZ-eW1O8dBxdcYDEGlA5rplFgYIN4yPoXa3Wia3utGUvM3Cz__rvqpDeGhotN41SOQ_52rVpQxpN9SzJ7n49P8opTVQ5808tSbgTDlIfauhp7CN55IY5tzn8BRiP3v84k57Rygwew7kQ6=w640-h120" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxv6-R7QVRAtH8aaPd7gCxQimdtuGAVbUCurgB7TD3UHIFC8HYmpcygvMYsRiHo6vYBvVxMz-Yja9sN4Zvo7PFFKr0EYRoeXKB9haL-HY1Na15TbynXWcDXatT0HwvjMF2TP5oXeLTjlnIC4P3I2xbzQjvaNUE46xuuPQfAx_LiD2cHUesI9ZSzPdK=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxv6-R7QVRAtH8aaPd7gCxQimdtuGAVbUCurgB7TD3UHIFC8HYmpcygvMYsRiHo6vYBvVxMz-Yja9sN4Zvo7PFFKr0EYRoeXKB9haL-HY1Na15TbynXWcDXatT0HwvjMF2TP5oXeLTjlnIC4P3I2xbzQjvaNUE46xuuPQfAx_LiD2cHUesI9ZSzPdK=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mossberg once produced a lot of 22 semi-auto rifles in both box and tube magazine fed</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoLOip9hJftPI3oml-0IXJZnIfGrxCVkkGrx1xjVfUNzlAcOYcVmNi5cQyPg5h1PTKhDCYnMF6gityPBmt0wcvgBzFo9k4jhIMhEkFID8oNATaafMgxcv7LNtWn3JbCfeMewq21Bo_pn7-zF_vZpaDVJ02CNdgWFTO1F8u74jjNTNlhgNcSFdUFsZE=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoLOip9hJftPI3oml-0IXJZnIfGrxCVkkGrx1xjVfUNzlAcOYcVmNi5cQyPg5h1PTKhDCYnMF6gityPBmt0wcvgBzFo9k4jhIMhEkFID8oNATaafMgxcv7LNtWn3JbCfeMewq21Bo_pn7-zF_vZpaDVJ02CNdgWFTO1F8u74jjNTNlhgNcSFdUFsZE=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRiIMY8w1nv5KAGCVe_NPbE2dz0myWY2hKKGHLxpZIzfwzyNZ-p2nvSE2Ec88bhoK2Es0QXAOOSEy284g4pqjKygm0XVIaojuj_6h-9aiK2h0bM41EGt8Z2g678ssB3GzHuAHIWZWu1bwTG4Ylnm4DNHimulB2IvuZ7VabkpD4oawHPVM-NoAhp1mM=s900" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="900" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRiIMY8w1nv5KAGCVe_NPbE2dz0myWY2hKKGHLxpZIzfwzyNZ-p2nvSE2Ec88bhoK2Es0QXAOOSEy284g4pqjKygm0XVIaojuj_6h-9aiK2h0bM41EGt8Z2g678ssB3GzHuAHIWZWu1bwTG4Ylnm4DNHimulB2IvuZ7VabkpD4oawHPVM-NoAhp1mM=w640-h142" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Before buying Lakefield Arms and the Lakefield/Cooey model 64 Savage produced several .22 autoloaders, like the 87D (below) and its many variants.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnGxiGyQQa7K2LjuBd1sWHnxQas_4WFO3iOjLrTqcbyIh11AhxLqfpuwwGjB_-ofJTy_Hhj2lWTDWSy_oHaSfHBWgf25w7IwMU1uGJvEMF8y23AVI_FGElEIVAuE-wpm1UrYLaVvGFSxkp_zUa2F6qMuhYx2xeu_AZJplZ5KXNPIITDdR-u_2r0XUX=s982" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnGxiGyQQa7K2LjuBd1sWHnxQas_4WFO3iOjLrTqcbyIh11AhxLqfpuwwGjB_-ofJTy_Hhj2lWTDWSy_oHaSfHBWgf25w7IwMU1uGJvEMF8y23AVI_FGElEIVAuE-wpm1UrYLaVvGFSxkp_zUa2F6qMuhYx2xeu_AZJplZ5KXNPIITDdR-u_2r0XUX=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Now that the Marlin model 60 is out of production, it would be a great idea for a company to build a clone. Mossberg is already marketing a Brazilian made copy of the model 70 called the "702 Plinkster". </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It is a proven design with fairly decent aftermarket support, the market for replacement parts would be lucrative in its own right as Marlin produced a ton of these rifles as well as the variants with the detachable box magazine and take-down versions.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDpbc76-JQ35RXY17IJDTtN6qWZelm2tc2qJxxWOSAwFDPMaLSIgu6U4PwIVno_ZhM2iXYAqFB_rNVBmpVHZ9T_gCxT5wVhR_yiizXFQJDsI2xp3FK3XfFgN4SdOss1QwcQ5BXJJdO655D9YQWrBqlcnJSiWaJhNi7ae0G_EG8_pq32tr4znmiTmUgOc/s563/2017-08-12%2007_34_03-stainless%20model%2060%20marlin%20-%20Google%20Search.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="563" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDpbc76-JQ35RXY17IJDTtN6qWZelm2tc2qJxxWOSAwFDPMaLSIgu6U4PwIVno_ZhM2iXYAqFB_rNVBmpVHZ9T_gCxT5wVhR_yiizXFQJDsI2xp3FK3XfFgN4SdOss1QwcQ5BXJJdO655D9YQWrBqlcnJSiWaJhNi7ae0G_EG8_pq32tr4znmiTmUgOc/w640-h172/2017-08-12%2007_34_03-stainless%20model%2060%20marlin%20-%20Google%20Search.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwK0JHg-Jqz1WqQzBzFMjCvGM2mGWOJOrILqLvNBhi9CQJBbeos6aei5K2IG68GhbP4Q8vWc4N6lGdTvr8xOe148WQhDvsgwq6q3PZLlAxQt3-sLkWfffPKOSFGen2c5ZzgtK6hQUU99VZs7wkut4uDxrgkDYKdSE7YBLpxEzp0eUZCKwNnJQFNEoyFo/s980/29515309_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="980" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwK0JHg-Jqz1WqQzBzFMjCvGM2mGWOJOrILqLvNBhi9CQJBbeos6aei5K2IG68GhbP4Q8vWc4N6lGdTvr8xOe148WQhDvsgwq6q3PZLlAxQt3-sLkWfffPKOSFGen2c5ZzgtK6hQUU99VZs7wkut4uDxrgkDYKdSE7YBLpxEzp0eUZCKwNnJQFNEoyFo/w640-h200/29515309_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-27138759873468627472024-03-09T03:30:00.000-08:002024-03-09T03:30:00.125-08:0050th/60th Anniversary 10/22<div><span style="font-size: large;">This month marks the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the Ruger 10/22 as well as the 75th anniversary of Sturm, Ruger & Co.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They have two new 10/22s for sale, just the typical sporter rifles in "natural" and "walnut stained hardwood".</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc8kQfjo2chzMOPtCZ-4kvptFH3oypL20uojr2fXmRbTjHWRaR3-pQIb4i1CDMLbfi1Ddg5vIbQOavvYAewgkVHorqc0hEHUeoHldi5Q556TAvXj8rpbgczp5ae1jypwFe4_X43LLmAAynSGfJcficabYY3Pb6sOAHD2btho4TA4rRqNuPYd_9cQCBUE/s1890/2023-12-13%2013_44_47-Ruger%C2%AE%2075th%20Anniversary%20Models%20and%205%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="1890" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSc8kQfjo2chzMOPtCZ-4kvptFH3oypL20uojr2fXmRbTjHWRaR3-pQIb4i1CDMLbfi1Ddg5vIbQOavvYAewgkVHorqc0hEHUeoHldi5Q556TAvXj8rpbgczp5ae1jypwFe4_X43LLmAAynSGfJcficabYY3Pb6sOAHD2btho4TA4rRqNuPYd_9cQCBUE/w640-h200/2023-12-13%2013_44_47-Ruger%C2%AE%2075th%20Anniversary%20Models%20and%205%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>In 2014 for the 50th anniversary, Ruger held a contest for owners/fans to design the 50th Anniversary edition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I might show the guns that were entered, since it has been 10 years now to see how the contestants might have fared if the competition were held today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below are the entrants:</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">This take-down would be a good choice, but in my opinion the 50th Anniversary should celebrate the past.</span><br /><br />
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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure what to say about this one.</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe0PFsnUixlFnBlI8a0zOwEqR7hILm1xXSG9X-QLsOjBhumQa0aE4wDCmfLYSMhmP9W5eTaF6e1GzjPnqQalHl2Jk4FQ_-MjCxJv0yqvMvX9I8L8cE5gk5d36n8hJkDUYfSugkpKyYMqn/s1600/2017-07-12+15_09_00-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="533" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe0PFsnUixlFnBlI8a0zOwEqR7hILm1xXSG9X-QLsOjBhumQa0aE4wDCmfLYSMhmP9W5eTaF6e1GzjPnqQalHl2Jk4FQ_-MjCxJv0yqvMvX9I8L8cE5gk5d36n8hJkDUYfSugkpKyYMqn/s640/2017-07-12+15_09_00-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Does the R stand for "Red" or "Race" or "Ruger"</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J8xvfWHaEagRsNetA06G8lp4nfmixQIIYJ1yELGDqzdkg6SlJ691NlF3lW2y1WWo2OJF-Fq5HWedKKtp2Eb7hBj41SBArbqxLRo6q0gcUrDMPpD8YP4hycjGZqBd1yInK8OLwO3jgRZJ/s1600/2017-07-12+15_09_26-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="540" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-J8xvfWHaEagRsNetA06G8lp4nfmixQIIYJ1yELGDqzdkg6SlJ691NlF3lW2y1WWo2OJF-Fq5HWedKKtp2Eb7hBj41SBArbqxLRo6q0gcUrDMPpD8YP4hycjGZqBd1yInK8OLwO3jgRZJ/s640/2017-07-12+15_09_26-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The one below looks gawdy, but gold is the theme for 50th Anniversaries, so there is that.....and I do dig the straight grip.</span></div><br />
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<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I am not even sure how this one got into the competition.</span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjm0M4bDr2v1bzszmqZZZM87NtJGGgdqgDNHYiwJ0kitumaFG32k8iMJXOKkdunmyA2XOQtdFRZONtXNaeukaBexYhDz6W9kSJFY4IwKLRln9yhVFW5zntE52qH8i0QoCt1i7G3tDaNn0/s1600/2017-07-12+15_08_36-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="639" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjm0M4bDr2v1bzszmqZZZM87NtJGGgdqgDNHYiwJ0kitumaFG32k8iMJXOKkdunmyA2XOQtdFRZONtXNaeukaBexYhDz6W9kSJFY4IwKLRln9yhVFW5zntE52qH8i0QoCt1i7G3tDaNn0/s640/2017-07-12+15_08_36-Ruger+10_22+Customization+Contest+Reaches+Final+Ten+-+The+Truth+About+Guns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I liked this one, monte-carlo walnut stock, bull barrel, sling with swivels, traditional, the only thing I would add would be an ebony fore tip, leather sling and white spacers in the grip cap and recoil pad.</span></div><div><br /></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a few of my own that I think would have been good candidates:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-ruger-spencer-carbine-part-3.html" target="_blank">The Spencer Tribute 10/22</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This gun is a tribute to the late 19th century carbines (it even has a saddle ring!) that inspired the M1 Carbine, the Ruger 44 Carbine and 10/22.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In addition, it uses only a few non-standard parts, so it would not have been overly expensive to mass produce.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They could have even stepped it up a notch by making the receiver out of brass or color case hardened steel.<br /></span>
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Then sling swivels, similar to what the original Finger Groove Sporter stocks had were installed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p059HoJQ8k7atXRKP8KEAjtlzovHc5q-6G1Lu4zIRWozkxHyyMUqyl_hKzmdbUtMz16_bWzqTI6FBQg-YyZB8bCbR-YPWoD21_N_CbBagH6ymKjIziVwCtkKUti8EwYY0b8SpftOR92Bfh-x7Zf4I5g2jVQL0itTran_CpTziiXMUjHkjZikVBUs/s3701/IMG_1306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="3701" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6p059HoJQ8k7atXRKP8KEAjtlzovHc5q-6G1Lu4zIRWozkxHyyMUqyl_hKzmdbUtMz16_bWzqTI6FBQg-YyZB8bCbR-YPWoD21_N_CbBagH6ymKjIziVwCtkKUti8EwYY0b8SpftOR92Bfh-x7Zf4I5g2jVQL0itTran_CpTziiXMUjHkjZikVBUs/w640-h228/IMG_1306.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq_eAFMH8W7NmIgwsm8Mrmc3jk-r_J7hLTYwvRbrRrdiBpHpo-A2iAcInpi5nV2rtVP62V1ZFOzBg3_efjkhBKP7Wvg3JftbEtS4o-A1nVe2PgZPENftZ7XkaDLTAvzR6aB0dMmqypTYKShkuKUba-UF6xmQEA5NMpn1wy7MjyDHE0kfc9aDJ0P-m/s4010/IMG_1311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="4010" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq_eAFMH8W7NmIgwsm8Mrmc3jk-r_J7hLTYwvRbrRrdiBpHpo-A2iAcInpi5nV2rtVP62V1ZFOzBg3_efjkhBKP7Wvg3JftbEtS4o-A1nVe2PgZPENftZ7XkaDLTAvzR6aB0dMmqypTYKShkuKUba-UF6xmQEA5NMpn1wy7MjyDHE0kfc9aDJ0P-m/w640-h256/IMG_1311.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Or they could just reproduce the original Finger Groove Sporter, except with a steel receiver. Give the metal a high polish blued finish.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuchwTpNZU9XMuEMz0Ih97BCsHkWmETFCeJ78g3yJ3oYJyU--TdiM7NM_xVe35wgywXXfMgvFZ5hgUjA_KwjN7KSKpzMxu3cgff4YJ4X-AMibdGEXBLHQebVZ95wg768P3emy0J4SX7P8hxZ4xEg7ffjN7ku54D9xk3Hv_JE6MVSox4YnpPWu2nDJtW-M/s3864/IMG_6530.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="3864" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuchwTpNZU9XMuEMz0Ih97BCsHkWmETFCeJ78g3yJ3oYJyU--TdiM7NM_xVe35wgywXXfMgvFZ5hgUjA_KwjN7KSKpzMxu3cgff4YJ4X-AMibdGEXBLHQebVZ95wg768P3emy0J4SX7P8hxZ4xEg7ffjN7ku54D9xk3Hv_JE6MVSox4YnpPWu2nDJtW-M/w640-h202/IMG_6530.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3On7xfmU2VqYnQYLg9gO3MPYq6SCStKKCKR6glUGzE3yOGwDaDodDQQYfVcqP_YexLgfILUS17Us8_xu-ME0hk7lmO9KRp-30ZWLAg7vmJ1RmeK2prbHcCjAoxRTgIHlbpjhLnQVPUlitAAoqj-osuUB6Ex3I9uIkd-1cnK-V70HvPy8OZ119chEaGQ/s3826/IMG_6538.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="3826" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3On7xfmU2VqYnQYLg9gO3MPYq6SCStKKCKR6glUGzE3yOGwDaDodDQQYfVcqP_YexLgfILUS17Us8_xu-ME0hk7lmO9KRp-30ZWLAg7vmJ1RmeK2prbHcCjAoxRTgIHlbpjhLnQVPUlitAAoqj-osuUB6Ex3I9uIkd-1cnK-V70HvPy8OZ119chEaGQ/w640-h194/IMG_6538.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>My <a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ruger-1022-continental-project-part_8.html" target="_blank">10/22 Continental project</a> would have also been a good choice, in my opinion of course. It's got a steel receiver, aluminum trigger housing, high polish bluing and the checkered walnut Mannlicher style stock.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91IpBWz-5zSWdEVmLyENUcrp4s1IFHK39w6mBSMVKurbgGcUcjE0wV1ytDVnhuuV-oR_UbSq5m2JvhjOiUAId6bCw20xZkZ9EJNH9vqVGFMWS-h9EHdfchG_rW7J8lcOyby8VHUZ2DI95migNAzL1eg-EuToFNNq6n5sEFg5cqRVHC0veh2K0FRG9/s3859/IMG_7483.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="3859" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91IpBWz-5zSWdEVmLyENUcrp4s1IFHK39w6mBSMVKurbgGcUcjE0wV1ytDVnhuuV-oR_UbSq5m2JvhjOiUAId6bCw20xZkZ9EJNH9vqVGFMWS-h9EHdfchG_rW7J8lcOyby8VHUZ2DI95migNAzL1eg-EuToFNNq6n5sEFg5cqRVHC0veh2K0FRG9/w640-h192/IMG_7483.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, they could have just built the 50th Anniversary model the same way they built the 10/22 in 1964:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Walnut stock, aluminum trigger housing, butt plate and barrel band, then anodize those parts as well as the receiver in a satin black finish.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQykdcERGtyCwmPKIsY6PY1Zfav1PLKmWjNDvTtcs4VvBHjPb7lg_sdzqyQHyTp1Fph1O4mKXj8NvETWN0K3GBHyT5qqJzsy55qQN0jAgxQkFFfWIGnd0p98xMZmFLlHOIfXZ5CNdLdkWG-9dMHUN0d3rjSX2AWNz_Vew4kXBzRpNoBKg0ZHXtWvtXqxs/s766/0efa30116e60300af8e0371fd18907a7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="604" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQykdcERGtyCwmPKIsY6PY1Zfav1PLKmWjNDvTtcs4VvBHjPb7lg_sdzqyQHyTp1Fph1O4mKXj8NvETWN0K3GBHyT5qqJzsy55qQN0jAgxQkFFfWIGnd0p98xMZmFLlHOIfXZ5CNdLdkWG-9dMHUN0d3rjSX2AWNz_Vew4kXBzRpNoBKg0ZHXtWvtXqxs/w504-h640/0efa30116e60300af8e0371fd18907a7.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is my opinion, what say you?<br /></span>
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</div></div></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-35764565242018721142024-03-05T03:30:00.000-08:002024-03-05T03:30:00.160-08:00Ugly 10/22s<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Every March I bring you projects, facts, upgrades and pictures of 10/22s that anyone would like to own.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am doing something different, these are pictures of ugly 10/22s......</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOZQ4Poswv0T-CIsWs-UlGSLxxSsfE4zZQUpFTlfUkp3FEdbIVz2lBKmKkyYiBDgWrmAVA_IO-ZOqlupSEkG0vpmfV-_PKK3d7dF3_kHZ8yIjyXSNvqEuHsp8163ZH87GsLS8KWzi82E0roFSaTqZrifRNHl3RTpYasiH43W0qW6n0FKFKqGeTqJCmpY/s747/69-pct-sawed-off-rifle-cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="747" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOZQ4Poswv0T-CIsWs-UlGSLxxSsfE4zZQUpFTlfUkp3FEdbIVz2lBKmKkyYiBDgWrmAVA_IO-ZOqlupSEkG0vpmfV-_PKK3d7dF3_kHZ8yIjyXSNvqEuHsp8163ZH87GsLS8KWzi82E0roFSaTqZrifRNHl3RTpYasiH43W0qW6n0FKFKqGeTqJCmpY/w640-h356/69-pct-sawed-off-rifle-cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj66au0lZyTuRIbVCue4jtB7fCW3-WIaQX_Kbzc2XkDvMdAVJs3dqsUd6jJL6elCt2nG0x5vPNwXCV_9xpi82MFI93AqB7y1I3gfqFHoT1tQaR_zThJtFsUZu3dkjrLYo2unjPCjxSq-bKGVl2kFZZV4SdNijxCii2Kmsjj5jdNwMryJPyPYabHdc1fQ/s1183/2023-08-21%2007_52_54-Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20Sporter%20Autoloading%20Rifle%20Model%2031161%20and%208%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="1183" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjj66au0lZyTuRIbVCue4jtB7fCW3-WIaQX_Kbzc2XkDvMdAVJs3dqsUd6jJL6elCt2nG0x5vPNwXCV_9xpi82MFI93AqB7y1I3gfqFHoT1tQaR_zThJtFsUZu3dkjrLYo2unjPCjxSq-bKGVl2kFZZV4SdNijxCii2Kmsjj5jdNwMryJPyPYabHdc1fQ/w640-h154/2023-08-21%2007_52_54-Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20Sporter%20Autoloading%20Rifle%20Model%2031161%20and%208%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first description given about the 10/22 to the general public was: "The New Ruger 10/22 .22 Caliber R.F. Self-Loader"</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In Walt Kulek's book </span><i>The Ruger 10/22 Complete Owner's and Assembly Guide, </i><span>Kulek said of the 10/22 "the 10/22 emerged</span><span> as a phenomenon all its own"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 2009 Ruger introduced a special 10/22 model called the VLEH model (see below) the initials stood for V= Varmit, LE= Law Enforcement, H=Hogue stock</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSH1n-RjJMNkdZn70oTGeCwNvZ31YfVM2lAjAQ_X9TnQzg3IwJ0kNKYcwIu6YeGi1RKsG8TTXnV1gsiXgwylgn6ErsXiS5nvKsk_acvm1pVMua4wwQ3Ji3YSISPFqghk3Dbk5QIFm5iqTvRHKtk8WNwhHvP-I3b3simTTkYmzcKgaTPQWVkzxIpU6/s825/laajakuva_Ruger-10-22-VLEH-tactical-HB-3010000009-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="825" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSH1n-RjJMNkdZn70oTGeCwNvZ31YfVM2lAjAQ_X9TnQzg3IwJ0kNKYcwIu6YeGi1RKsG8TTXnV1gsiXgwylgn6ErsXiS5nvKsk_acvm1pVMua4wwQ3Ji3YSISPFqghk3Dbk5QIFm5iqTvRHKtk8WNwhHvP-I3b3simTTkYmzcKgaTPQWVkzxIpU6/w640-h140/laajakuva_Ruger-10-22-VLEH-tactical-HB-3010000009-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 1964 Guns and Ammo tested several .22 auto-loading rifles, one of the tests included rate of fire. The 10/22 had one of the slowest rates of fire at 945 rounds per minute, while the fastest was the Mossberg 351C at 1600 rounds per minute.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.survivalsullivan.com/review-ruger-1022-22-lr/" target="_blank">Survival Sullivan</a> said of the 10/22: "....it is the best .22 LR caliber rifle that you can buy..."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thompson/Center (owner by S&W) reinvented the 10/22s rotary 10 round magazine, see below</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxx1UPOUq2VFPJsG79Hz0zzRMJf4puXUCFGQkgxYXH4aVksyVnKwtpuNcP2KBeyEBNTAib_ebzDbLQWhhsPwEZm7Vvw_ykcd3wprhp1spIP0jH4p-uLCLMTITWO-ey6rHFaK8rc8QRcZ8GBqqf8Jad_Yj25R--19bTltn_XIvVyBJrt-eWRLeGntv/s1005/2022-12-15%2007_01_14-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="1005" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxx1UPOUq2VFPJsG79Hz0zzRMJf4puXUCFGQkgxYXH4aVksyVnKwtpuNcP2KBeyEBNTAib_ebzDbLQWhhsPwEZm7Vvw_ykcd3wprhp1spIP0jH4p-uLCLMTITWO-ey6rHFaK8rc8QRcZ8GBqqf8Jad_Yj25R--19bTltn_XIvVyBJrt-eWRLeGntv/w640-h424/2022-12-15%2007_01_14-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The current Ruger 10/22 Magazine (BX-1)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLeWq6Amq0beYo-FI0ux3Qn3yOk2bltU-2jX6WXMLCFIzwdHoMbqdvZNDdFWvggjKQYvAqRgNDwqZKwEqI5BRydtFx_xZKuRsO8yvpbXurVjyP5znBs7K6e-NxqSfYFDUH5YLfHGEVMvRBEwrKyFW8IboknSBJ6EcJQWxI6BQvn_ge9xQph-mARAF/s500/1022_magazine_ex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="500" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLeWq6Amq0beYo-FI0ux3Qn3yOk2bltU-2jX6WXMLCFIzwdHoMbqdvZNDdFWvggjKQYvAqRgNDwqZKwEqI5BRydtFx_xZKuRsO8yvpbXurVjyP5znBs7K6e-NxqSfYFDUH5YLfHGEVMvRBEwrKyFW8IboknSBJ6EcJQWxI6BQvn_ge9xQph-mARAF/w640-h440/1022_magazine_ex.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">and the original patent drawings for the 10/22's magazine</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7OkyrNJyW3E23x4cx_jzNzjsksS1q5MEh_4D9AD7hrhiMnC9wnODKLIS1YGRkpF1MB9FYT2FLeYEqZ4wtzRjMDN1TWYO1v-Ts8EInQh3u5aqUxj_12L0eEhLseKPblA8XRbJRVpxIzMdESHlP8BPg2Er1wY_k3YKPmpXLIhycMr4QklenQcIJ2-l/s848/03239959-003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="848" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7OkyrNJyW3E23x4cx_jzNzjsksS1q5MEh_4D9AD7hrhiMnC9wnODKLIS1YGRkpF1MB9FYT2FLeYEqZ4wtzRjMDN1TWYO1v-Ts8EInQh3u5aqUxj_12L0eEhLseKPblA8XRbJRVpxIzMdESHlP8BPg2Er1wY_k3YKPmpXLIhycMr4QklenQcIJ2-l/w640-h640/03239959-003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">According to Bev Fitchett's Guns website, the open bolt conversion is the ideal selective fire conversion for the 10/22</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At one time, Rimfire Tech was making replacement triggers from solid brass (BTW I hate Photobucket!)</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtyWK0_ltskJRz1dJOlInc7A7rGdorIyuXkP5XdWkTXcz-B5Zh-2BdDJUgGGXSFVtm8tOJCsXCcGvja5nocyGa7YrviAFfkgrH0WwKrMQ2fMDfmdDn-ll84IMQwoqoat3JvdML5YCWXdNojTft-7oiytaYvJohD9A4HBJYAOgycBZ8f4csPWU4pdt3_E/s820/2023-08-21%2005_50_21-Who%20made%20brass%2010_22%20triggers_%20_%20Rimfire%20Central%20Firearm%20Forum%20and%2012%20more%20pages.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="820" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtyWK0_ltskJRz1dJOlInc7A7rGdorIyuXkP5XdWkTXcz-B5Zh-2BdDJUgGGXSFVtm8tOJCsXCcGvja5nocyGa7YrviAFfkgrH0WwKrMQ2fMDfmdDn-ll84IMQwoqoat3JvdML5YCWXdNojTft-7oiytaYvJohD9A4HBJYAOgycBZ8f4csPWU4pdt3_E/w640-h558/2023-08-21%2005_50_21-Who%20made%20brass%2010_22%20triggers_%20_%20Rimfire%20Central%20Firearm%20Forum%20and%2012%20more%20pages.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first take down option for a 10/22 came from Ramline, the kit came with a plastic folding stock and a plastic quick detach barrel that had a steel collar and liner.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6lGRQD5dFnoxlTwkFf0Rzm4pTsjiRC17daVnW2robneGtcNK5DnKPQE0JfKKoZoKIkZ0EeSy8EtFcwk-qi_rFQirrN-uEaSQdXJnB_wQf0IGUAmn4F5vh4dyoB7yS6bORPexcnWfT2Z2UpXDIC4ehKE8op5o5isf_AfmsvOf2NAcDaU2x-UnCGp2/w640-h426/2022-12-15%2010_03_10-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The survival blog Willow Haven Outdoor, called the Ruger 10/22 "the Survival Cameleon."</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">On March 24th, 1964, when the catalog proofs were sent to gun writers/reviewers, Ruger had only constructed three prototypes of the rifle.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The 10/22 made an appearance in the 2005 movie <i>Stone Cold</i>, starring Tom Selleck.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My only guess is that the owners hoped to disguise the business with the "security" name. I can attest to the difficulties of finding any information on this brand as the word security brings up everything but this company.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Info on the company and its founders is not easy to come by. The best that I could come up with was the company began manufacturing revolvers in 1973.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The initial offering was a stainless, short barreled, fixed sight, 5 shot 38 Special revolver meant to compete with the S&W J frame. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO50xOUy-HcUC_GiNrGyNfNzss4Rs1TUhI7JOg0_tW9isbLbI954X9J-6zxV1HUrOhmyG4BOd5uD1-VJsQpLn_k8cSGRUzIAuD_mkVAiMFAkeTpRL6Wrwo83HsF0W4dub7ewZWsPOExMpyLaT7Awbtuo7deQe9djKrAPUw1r4paKwKQQr6C9iZaaJZNs/s800/100_3739.jpg_thumbnail0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO50xOUy-HcUC_GiNrGyNfNzss4Rs1TUhI7JOg0_tW9isbLbI954X9J-6zxV1HUrOhmyG4BOd5uD1-VJsQpLn_k8cSGRUzIAuD_mkVAiMFAkeTpRL6Wrwo83HsF0W4dub7ewZWsPOExMpyLaT7Awbtuo7deQe9djKrAPUw1r4paKwKQQr6C9iZaaJZNs/w640-h480/100_3739.jpg_thumbnail0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="747" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd_vNJswnDj4niw15PtOBC8cXIBRDQTI25VPMBDrEL87gh85cpEp2XRuK66_-rdYU9yBnlzZayC9simaTw4hfOuDolUeQjdy2T0eX4EPwceuvM4OCps4ecYSPj2VMiUJSwlzgbnYf0CslO4mG-7biobIStobdjJqDlgn3UruQSreRy9XMVmJa8ARoxVw/w640-h394/2018-11-28%2015_11_53-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In 1975 they introduced a 357 Magnum version which was discontinued in 1977. By 1978 the company was out of business.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The guns reported had many issues, one of which was the inability to stay together under the punishment of 38 +P and 357 magnum loads.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another issue was the stainless alloy was overly soft and subject to malformation.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To the best of my knowledge the company only made these two models of revolvers with a couple of options on barrel lengths & hammer spurs. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaO29PnfCFF3CCQL1mslZR4NhWZO3KrOCg42zgXSlptUwVo7q2fxsBaPvV15mqzgHTyztYU5wCVxVMWSNs9sKjV51eEFIkbsjfTqw1jsPVDqv2CaVyGygWqsTpjwpRH5ve8vyWC5OFZCStQl9Feg9MmK9NkVMJJOcpORN2rb-zeDjx3Ux51BOMHPP9uIY/w512-h640/2019-04-21%2013_05_39-Microsoft%20Edge.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't done much work on guns over the last couple of years, that is about to change.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I had purchased a set of factory walnut grips for my Beretta 21A Bobcat pistol a while back and wanted to install them.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl99i_NYVcQEHy2_GSYMUw-Qqol7eZ8nCn8Qk9wPheR6-D0XvV-sqXpOBu4Ij_xICNIqOu9OO9IlfjUgvrY8PBzWbMxI_4uF7Q4hEngZzi-PUQ2SEjRtsBDS_fyM34BrM0KJWZaWcwP6MXpPSmn33LPAsD8G-nV25OZplZD9B_nJWzvWlQH7IvGiPGIqE/s1600/s-l1600%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1600" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl99i_NYVcQEHy2_GSYMUw-Qqol7eZ8nCn8Qk9wPheR6-D0XvV-sqXpOBu4Ij_xICNIqOu9OO9IlfjUgvrY8PBzWbMxI_4uF7Q4hEngZzi-PUQ2SEjRtsBDS_fyM34BrM0KJWZaWcwP6MXpPSmn33LPAsD8G-nV25OZplZD9B_nJWzvWlQH7IvGiPGIqE/w640-h374/s-l1600%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjZlvlLAac8cFU5PiTzGYF1efEvIfHhKB1iDvSR_jPaeaQDkwoKvmsYgQVddP0UZBXhnxw1_OTG0LI7_dlCbzwGksWP7MdqIMcGhgWaoJqjvJHeoaOdI3OL9pycMAkpAFoT-AyhYVpgDo7mchjzCsDdSleABUyoDEbl6wo0p-nfhgCPm-BSzHxFF0Rx0/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1600" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjZlvlLAac8cFU5PiTzGYF1efEvIfHhKB1iDvSR_jPaeaQDkwoKvmsYgQVddP0UZBXhnxw1_OTG0LI7_dlCbzwGksWP7MdqIMcGhgWaoJqjvJHeoaOdI3OL9pycMAkpAFoT-AyhYVpgDo7mchjzCsDdSleABUyoDEbl6wo0p-nfhgCPm-BSzHxFF0Rx0/w640-h420/s-l1600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you didn't know the Bobcat is chambered in 22 LR, its larger brother the Tomcat is chambered in .32 Auto, while the Tomcat frame is bigger, but uses the same grip panels.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here is what it looked like with the factory plastic grips.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdddvS7c5Ib0iOJOlnOQusM6EXgC23jfxgGiq_GqzUzgudwXI-N6Bf488UD9Xuw9TH8Bs1tQPwnzsZVYAPUnj-yLlmeZzq-5Zym2dnxa_BUPC5I2E9gQs0P2dglWqbQ1NI8Nz-IB1uBM7YH5aX69XpqSlal8NS3MUwApAPfUt8OtkSKaJCSDI2679P3-k/s4032/IMG_5776.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdddvS7c5Ib0iOJOlnOQusM6EXgC23jfxgGiq_GqzUzgudwXI-N6Bf488UD9Xuw9TH8Bs1tQPwnzsZVYAPUnj-yLlmeZzq-5Zym2dnxa_BUPC5I2E9gQs0P2dglWqbQ1NI8Nz-IB1uBM7YH5aX69XpqSlal8NS3MUwApAPfUt8OtkSKaJCSDI2679P3-k/w640-h480/IMG_5776.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI6b3VZXrz_jmOnkLz3ftmQhKF2Qj9Y4hL7XG0Itso37dXqBaYMyGMzQ6bAQG-GDKDngYtp2sWJclwmeTRyMYV5NtlrkspQYrFVjnrs2ZGInpLiKaa_p4i0zvl6M3xbfy5xYHt4C8a3TLvoEkdRZwhxrVAjcHgsMJeyYKrwnMScFGR5awzH2GUk9wwvg/s4032/IMG_5778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkI6b3VZXrz_jmOnkLz3ftmQhKF2Qj9Y4hL7XG0Itso37dXqBaYMyGMzQ6bAQG-GDKDngYtp2sWJclwmeTRyMYV5NtlrkspQYrFVjnrs2ZGInpLiKaa_p4i0zvl6M3xbfy5xYHt4C8a3TLvoEkdRZwhxrVAjcHgsMJeyYKrwnMScFGR5awzH2GUk9wwvg/w640-h480/IMG_5778.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As per my normal luck, neither of the grips fit correctly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The left side needed the hole for the ejector button opened up. the fit was very tight, not allowing the mag release button to return to its normal state.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQwSeXFhxQ-F_8egHPog_rUmhQzc0jR0hIBKzeOAGU-oKULYj0RVw4AWDqo5uP_W5qmxfuoEHEaNUT3XlxRdDmuJSYx-Ay0guLWsVuDhHzsyCncSDKiSEXTc1tjTX_DfO5WqJGE_V7EzyHYvSBi2ZXcAOUkYIZYRfkpSZ5sovv5JHanNPL3YpbHQsHfc/s4032/IMG_5808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQwSeXFhxQ-F_8egHPog_rUmhQzc0jR0hIBKzeOAGU-oKULYj0RVw4AWDqo5uP_W5qmxfuoEHEaNUT3XlxRdDmuJSYx-Ay0guLWsVuDhHzsyCncSDKiSEXTc1tjTX_DfO5WqJGE_V7EzyHYvSBi2ZXcAOUkYIZYRfkpSZ5sovv5JHanNPL3YpbHQsHfc/w480-h640/IMG_5808.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The other side the screw holes did not line up at all.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszWuVS8cze_CSjB292bP-2mblKU2OtLXymW1n_B8DD25zrM3ESoaI-ysKS0ERwLh2D1IUzqJGr2gBsU2ivxLe3gD06SwkAGl750dgXyguKQxCZtghHaUB_LTCjZhk0H2yWLD-PtnG-u7SkgIBlwC8d2JqJBystBwFib27QwBjDoc2Yti0El66cD7UGUE/s4032/IMG_5805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszWuVS8cze_CSjB292bP-2mblKU2OtLXymW1n_B8DD25zrM3ESoaI-ysKS0ERwLh2D1IUzqJGr2gBsU2ivxLe3gD06SwkAGl750dgXyguKQxCZtghHaUB_LTCjZhk0H2yWLD-PtnG-u7SkgIBlwC8d2JqJBystBwFib27QwBjDoc2Yti0El66cD7UGUE/w480-h640/IMG_5805.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Igt7R1IVOhlQyDSpQx80HvfPfG91oDck1xcdEsp8yQk3UpX8ySsyIbTBf6tfjnqrslAQIrf_QxXIzFBbqjxBojfwvNC0ZfKi70nhTvO-BOuqJN9yUwum097u7_i5UmMra2FemDSsTIDnxCCePZiC7Bq9o-WSpxDMdyiobQJbEl08K26m3dfFoOgW560/s4032/IMG_5806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Igt7R1IVOhlQyDSpQx80HvfPfG91oDck1xcdEsp8yQk3UpX8ySsyIbTBf6tfjnqrslAQIrf_QxXIzFBbqjxBojfwvNC0ZfKi70nhTvO-BOuqJN9yUwum097u7_i5UmMra2FemDSsTIDnxCCePZiC7Bq9o-WSpxDMdyiobQJbEl08K26m3dfFoOgW560/w480-h640/IMG_5806.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I had to get out a sharp exacto knife and remove some material from the ejector buttonhole on one and the groove cut in the back of the grip panel on the other.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtBHys5gAaqBtoaLtrZAy_1kM0Zj_M5mejsmAELdHMjytyQpoPoPZZpt9lpn1qRhsq028vYHbh82q2mhV_QHJ_gohemFlVH3U-IHQdBb22cUYyHHXoZ_vDj0UOuo4MsfgK7fTvMrfvOSzILtP9uA1tiMdkj_w0PEUI_PFbns-viueioimbkS6ZeTTS1o/s4032/IMG_5807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtBHys5gAaqBtoaLtrZAy_1kM0Zj_M5mejsmAELdHMjytyQpoPoPZZpt9lpn1qRhsq028vYHbh82q2mhV_QHJ_gohemFlVH3U-IHQdBb22cUYyHHXoZ_vDj0UOuo4MsfgK7fTvMrfvOSzILtP9uA1tiMdkj_w0PEUI_PFbns-viueioimbkS6ZeTTS1o/w480-h640/IMG_5807.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I had briefly thought about returning or exchanging them, but when you buy things online, returns become a huge hassle. So I made the adjustments and got them to fit.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They look much better than the factory plastic ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRHMI2FhQbjsmSs8Wv8XsBplSSdkW10jklKDqIY6DgxQRTgy1L_K5GFdsxGkp7HxwXl5dReJOf4gfJKq-cIt1F1UyH_RcC6-7M84JpqSCMI40fok6g0m1qGmSDWy5Y-44T7UyoXO0Wy6FDctzux6NrF8WMDTuC8HWJjVwTVmlsQVJKWA5wo3Uk_kxbds/s4032/IMG_5809.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRHMI2FhQbjsmSs8Wv8XsBplSSdkW10jklKDqIY6DgxQRTgy1L_K5GFdsxGkp7HxwXl5dReJOf4gfJKq-cIt1F1UyH_RcC6-7M84JpqSCMI40fok6g0m1qGmSDWy5Y-44T7UyoXO0Wy6FDctzux6NrF8WMDTuC8HWJjVwTVmlsQVJKWA5wo3Uk_kxbds/w640-h480/IMG_5809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTSP0KtbeZpQTD2cu_6trQbsvWpe6caNhVZqpLW7yxTB8AVNPqCwEHUb_a4am7JRMtrhVVK2YaCvlaacq3R8Dxnp1amVMA84gFupLwN_-YKX2MChds0daRb760B4cYA2gEGkFz07OBWgSIH1HU-1H4rsl8uzgMpT1Gy-gkZp3ao0RicP1xZ84HmhxxTs/s4032/IMG_5810.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTSP0KtbeZpQTD2cu_6trQbsvWpe6caNhVZqpLW7yxTB8AVNPqCwEHUb_a4am7JRMtrhVVK2YaCvlaacq3R8Dxnp1amVMA84gFupLwN_-YKX2MChds0daRb760B4cYA2gEGkFz07OBWgSIH1HU-1H4rsl8uzgMpT1Gy-gkZp3ao0RicP1xZ84HmhxxTs/w640-h480/IMG_5810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I am happy with them, but for the $40+ dollars I paid for them you'd think the quality of fit would have been better.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-54197673412872470102024-02-04T03:30:00.000-08:002024-02-04T03:30:00.135-08:00The Lame List<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><b> <span>The Lame List or What's Weak this Week....</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ok I know I stole that title from an <i>Almost Live</i> skit, but I couldn't think of a better title.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">California Democrats are among the lamest things ever, I don't even consider them human at this point.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrORVNqJ77LFNYwBiKeTRiyHz-obKsWJdX2FmgYqoQ9IXn5iK1pmpZVa5_eoK6tI2prwuKokeT3C1RG6bLlREYiNKFWAyOw0qJz1oe9BFzUAUaSYfTkYS0et15e9tkXt_4kEloOdLRPLAVD1ecJlGt7_GbtKLWjWs5SQXlmb_nbU6AbHG8_pK1qlLguI/s1693/2023-12-20%2006_29_06-New%20California%20Gun%20Tax_%20What%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20_%20Kiplinger%20and%2013%20more%20pages%20-%20Pe.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1693" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrORVNqJ77LFNYwBiKeTRiyHz-obKsWJdX2FmgYqoQ9IXn5iK1pmpZVa5_eoK6tI2prwuKokeT3C1RG6bLlREYiNKFWAyOw0qJz1oe9BFzUAUaSYfTkYS0et15e9tkXt_4kEloOdLRPLAVD1ecJlGt7_GbtKLWjWs5SQXlmb_nbU6AbHG8_pK1qlLguI/w640-h330/2023-12-20%2006_29_06-New%20California%20Gun%20Tax_%20What%20You%20Need%20To%20Know%20_%20Kiplinger%20and%2013%20more%20pages%20-%20Pe.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">more Commie lameness</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbXSa2pX4kaMhXVfznJ2-TPMLNYqeqoD3821rBx1tEaxrw4BAk6iBBlecq7lBSST7tE0fuoD88Hb1Ry6uiUZb798_UJ0uKzdMSH3fGGTtXdJSyEZHph80DAUNZMby-lZYzObP88pqBpcdNHEwuTf0ZhpETR6HES2Pkxb342udVlSsNwBPBE89iKjMefk/s720/0w6l0fyqeye91.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbXSa2pX4kaMhXVfznJ2-TPMLNYqeqoD3821rBx1tEaxrw4BAk6iBBlecq7lBSST7tE0fuoD88Hb1Ry6uiUZb798_UJ0uKzdMSH3fGGTtXdJSyEZHph80DAUNZMby-lZYzObP88pqBpcdNHEwuTf0ZhpETR6HES2Pkxb342udVlSsNwBPBE89iKjMefk/w640-h354/0w6l0fyqeye91.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Like a chastity belt on your freedom....LAME!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAWFiztjkUIXTNJlmnRkgPMzyIEqOaMaj8mj-7-3G-RC947OndcQo-Xhdn3FWUfG14KdlCj1fFwyeZkziaS1CXJ1zjhyTVW3wd6B79zOS6yrWH8uBWfkXirqXYHRJqvI8nOPf2gSplpMap1tau6wd-Ocj1kwJt-k_lsCu2pG0rEqBvAx6kRgqcsLZNE/s640/12065412_01_mini_14_folding_stock_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="640" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAWFiztjkUIXTNJlmnRkgPMzyIEqOaMaj8mj-7-3G-RC947OndcQo-Xhdn3FWUfG14KdlCj1fFwyeZkziaS1CXJ1zjhyTVW3wd6B79zOS6yrWH8uBWfkXirqXYHRJqvI8nOPf2gSplpMap1tau6wd-Ocj1kwJt-k_lsCu2pG0rEqBvAx6kRgqcsLZNE/w640-h214/12065412_01_mini_14_folding_stock_640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This guy, weak, so weak<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorcDGaWTr5qChf59Dz8Hyil_DZuMwiZIxufIzYpKtfwY5s-hIysZTJ85BqM13wuKllDwqC2Qq2TWDA7o8MgqUaGTVZYgUax3k7J8kKdiwJWwRexcg5A6v_osmqyeOQ1GVEkaW4vx9r5S-kxb68mb_W7QJaQKyCVj0n9T8JHyu67DvyDRaac8IgDCEpHQ/s475/bloomberg-guns-ap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="475" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorcDGaWTr5qChf59Dz8Hyil_DZuMwiZIxufIzYpKtfwY5s-hIysZTJ85BqM13wuKllDwqC2Qq2TWDA7o8MgqUaGTVZYgUax3k7J8kKdiwJWwRexcg5A6v_osmqyeOQ1GVEkaW4vx9r5S-kxb68mb_W7QJaQKyCVj0n9T8JHyu67DvyDRaac8IgDCEpHQ/w640-h480/bloomberg-guns-ap.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">let's talk about weak, Chinese made "residential storage containers", they cannot by law call them safes.....WEAK</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yiT3DBbYWPCHatGLd6wWOPr__0QgUQ3j3nUU-SlqI4R7KjDOz-5dEV8iSKEL_eUW9-S6Dfcoiem17-Lp5pMQzELdpIebTb_UPeWByEGI9fLHqnjsu64YUkGEfMB5bqO79BqG0aZn-SjwQTOckhRDhfi7R1TeTPy5Gw_FHDbAjDXfrnRdl67KxawWWZs/s1024/DSC02995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yiT3DBbYWPCHatGLd6wWOPr__0QgUQ3j3nUU-SlqI4R7KjDOz-5dEV8iSKEL_eUW9-S6Dfcoiem17-Lp5pMQzELdpIebTb_UPeWByEGI9fLHqnjsu64YUkGEfMB5bqO79BqG0aZn-SjwQTOckhRDhfi7R1TeTPy5Gw_FHDbAjDXfrnRdl67KxawWWZs/w640-h480/DSC02995.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is weak law, passed by weak people</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H_grjw8WmB-NkVyo-wMQuS0B15t0ZlARZBT3_klyFNPJyJ1xpVJtNaoX67BaybA8NpE_yADPiKOkGP3dGcCToKfa1HxfmlhjDIHIvXW4xv6jAXgXgkWL_VBbrWvJzj3_P8V_bOG-6PRwCok_TuAOsB7fVTIZMmjqdM4SWqr2Wj7c9y4prEMa9TeEY-E/s1224/2024-01-10%2015_37_26-Ghost%20guns%20banned%20under%20new%20Colorado%20law%20signed%20by%20governor%20-%20CBS%20Colorado%20and%201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1224" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H_grjw8WmB-NkVyo-wMQuS0B15t0ZlARZBT3_klyFNPJyJ1xpVJtNaoX67BaybA8NpE_yADPiKOkGP3dGcCToKfa1HxfmlhjDIHIvXW4xv6jAXgXgkWL_VBbrWvJzj3_P8V_bOG-6PRwCok_TuAOsB7fVTIZMmjqdM4SWqr2Wj7c9y4prEMa9TeEY-E/w640-h210/2024-01-10%2015_37_26-Ghost%20guns%20banned%20under%20new%20Colorado%20law%20signed%20by%20governor%20-%20CBS%20Colorado%20and%201.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This ad, I mean WTF? weak ad writers full of lameness<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_vtnBHalGlwBdxHP0Xc6shdo2iKwxCd5NyiHZr7xZmOAsn4VbUTBAzGeuAZYjUU6swSx78ZzXV9AKscI6jwOzFxHjVnY_ypPeZan1Ak6Z6wS1XkGzwWU5AHxfqfl2lsWiJa8pq6GlsRatb_CB_kW_iUx2GEjegzn2zEjrEcIntqlCgIEZA1gl0gRvDo/s929/2016-10-28%2006_50_11-Groove%20Music.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_vtnBHalGlwBdxHP0Xc6shdo2iKwxCd5NyiHZr7xZmOAsn4VbUTBAzGeuAZYjUU6swSx78ZzXV9AKscI6jwOzFxHjVnY_ypPeZan1Ak6Z6wS1XkGzwWU5AHxfqfl2lsWiJa8pq6GlsRatb_CB_kW_iUx2GEjegzn2zEjrEcIntqlCgIEZA1gl0gRvDo/w496-h640/2016-10-28%2006_50_11-Groove%20Music.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The BATFE beta bois.....so lame and so weak<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFKQH4arCMwZogXGTS93BV1_FtNyk4F_Qozm2LykiLZ9dQp2sbUfd5cuVoBc055Pe1XvM2BzOxpYAt4Y5wlvC2S2eGL3TWk4KUvIfVeHH9AMqyJGAs3zTGASZEZ6OOgY_hj94UCeLrIASTgFRoxvrM1V5ZeTkZDop8YvfSI4JYBSxqSWq7JoKyrLbMG8/s750/8cmlmocjlc851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFKQH4arCMwZogXGTS93BV1_FtNyk4F_Qozm2LykiLZ9dQp2sbUfd5cuVoBc055Pe1XvM2BzOxpYAt4Y5wlvC2S2eGL3TWk4KUvIfVeHH9AMqyJGAs3zTGASZEZ6OOgY_hj94UCeLrIASTgFRoxvrM1V5ZeTkZDop8YvfSI4JYBSxqSWq7JoKyrLbMG8/w366-h640/8cmlmocjlc851.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">really, requiring people to register a piece of string....WEAK!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHj_28VlGyriU4oDgsWVoUb-8aAwe4VrOJ6itcnb4A56MKihcNB1I2fT5b7Hx3KdCVgQStgJ4ESdX0qJZbRbM12tbhlqpePl5GOq_CbhP4Y_9um-pjb5A3Hg09VUCs82SQkLd6SqMenUINnulE1iGhw_JMugvsLpsyO2PiylApntMMUBhkTwhbp4W3kVs/s474/OIP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="474" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHj_28VlGyriU4oDgsWVoUb-8aAwe4VrOJ6itcnb4A56MKihcNB1I2fT5b7Hx3KdCVgQStgJ4ESdX0qJZbRbM12tbhlqpePl5GOq_CbhP4Y_9um-pjb5A3Hg09VUCs82SQkLd6SqMenUINnulE1iGhw_JMugvsLpsyO2PiylApntMMUBhkTwhbp4W3kVs/w640-h480/OIP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">"Liberty Safes", the most ironic name in the history of names, they are not safe and do not have anything to do with liberty...LAME!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YT_Bsu2Mgr7AyIhkQp5q1uVl94CS8RzWvtqmZXBc2z4y_5zOK7F0oV_C8FdfWmRuqEWHCYzVZVemsOhhyphenhyphenWA7grybIZ7y8-G06mKSYWlDCD-ntDoyAjv4K8RCbBk7IvrlzpE_Oy9OO5gE3X-SfP04N-GD3UzmJ5e6wVKsVIu2ujMfB49GGOmZJyVuUpM/s1827/2023-12-20%2006_35_09-Liberty%20Safe%20in%20full%20damage-control%20mode%20over%20backlash%20for%20giving%20FBI%20backdoor%20a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1827" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YT_Bsu2Mgr7AyIhkQp5q1uVl94CS8RzWvtqmZXBc2z4y_5zOK7F0oV_C8FdfWmRuqEWHCYzVZVemsOhhyphenhyphenWA7grybIZ7y8-G06mKSYWlDCD-ntDoyAjv4K8RCbBk7IvrlzpE_Oy9OO5gE3X-SfP04N-GD3UzmJ5e6wVKsVIu2ujMfB49GGOmZJyVuUpM/w640-h298/2023-12-20%2006_35_09-Liberty%20Safe%20in%20full%20damage-control%20mode%20over%20backlash%20for%20giving%20FBI%20backdoor%20a.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the dictionary under Lame, this picture should appear, talk about the epitome of lameness.....the mayor of lametown. Lame and Weak, very weak....weak mind, weak body, weak soul....wait does he even have a soul?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Look at how he crosses his legs, not even sure if this soy boy has testicles....and MSNBC (or is it MSLSD?)....LAME</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1BafzOPADyQfVUf7twRJ5WYxOIS-hiFxN43xFb_2OXY_fsDDa7RLX9bUC4OSuKV_yAu1ftLYIuVVwDPQMgA6E6XO4cUL26xz9ioKsPSATa9GTWcyd0euAkdpnbjtwOQbDpRS4P4A6FlDKkxx_BWIvcGIjJrFwg1uS-1CxYk94ye37MJkyrtG2p9KM4s/s330/th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="330" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1BafzOPADyQfVUf7twRJ5WYxOIS-hiFxN43xFb_2OXY_fsDDa7RLX9bUC4OSuKV_yAu1ftLYIuVVwDPQMgA6E6XO4cUL26xz9ioKsPSATa9GTWcyd0euAkdpnbjtwOQbDpRS4P4A6FlDKkxx_BWIvcGIjJrFwg1uS-1CxYk94ye37MJkyrtG2p9KM4s/w640-h360/th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>and the lamest of the lame....the weakest of the weak........NEVER spend money with theses lametards.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLcZDIP3pugS0VMi1u8db5E_1GsARH6SDynoWswz4VJvkDeI7KQ02Ol8_nh6FC0J3W_Jme6mpj8kIjXsSHEv5HA8ei9oASECNDUUVEAx5kTBLp7sTY_EGzWJ4Gk2_GkKL229YlgPjKpNq9XV8BZfJRc65nwgh0kPUx9NcsDfLE1dridTYu15m9zFxJI4/s863/i60kcyp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="863" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLcZDIP3pugS0VMi1u8db5E_1GsARH6SDynoWswz4VJvkDeI7KQ02Ol8_nh6FC0J3W_Jme6mpj8kIjXsSHEv5HA8ei9oASECNDUUVEAx5kTBLp7sTY_EGzWJ4Gk2_GkKL229YlgPjKpNq9XV8BZfJRc65nwgh0kPUx9NcsDfLE1dridTYu15m9zFxJI4/w640-h424/i60kcyp.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This is beyond lame......this breeds lameness<br /><br /></span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HYZu7L55cVdvBWF_s_Iab1ZRtbE2ABiPd3areLjeVPGt5tgt6kOsb9G8MBoZBfTyGDB1YewAIp3oc346K17jVVvPiyp_E_z5WR_fywq6gv-ktmWlhOANy4ih0q1ae_xz-O5jBTE5JOSxXt8YRTgxmqsucsfn0OGEOQQDDYG0a0v8Fge_STp9kNzAACk/s1064/2024-01-10%2015_30_31-Gun%20Maker%20Sturm,%20Ruger%20and%20Co%20Sued%20by%20Son%20of%20Colorado%20Mass%20Shooting%20Victim%20_%20TIM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They also made shotguns under numerous trade names for other gun companies and general mercantile stores.</span></div><br />
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<br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfvnHyRSOe85SHTEQQRjvku35U2rDEGWi02KJfiFdrEu2OQ2fTFUyrqlP2LJ1IfqFg6HIOlwL7ZVLpGEx-N9ChlyKnn-PBBbIN82AYgfeLugnC-OYkI_XO2EvaU574jdj37jKCFTs8bZzE9Qy7B222QF4vgsPHR48KgmQxk-AXfIETToVR-9bqf1vmEM/s710/2019-12-02%2007_15_35-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="710" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfvnHyRSOe85SHTEQQRjvku35U2rDEGWi02KJfiFdrEu2OQ2fTFUyrqlP2LJ1IfqFg6HIOlwL7ZVLpGEx-N9ChlyKnn-PBBbIN82AYgfeLugnC-OYkI_XO2EvaU574jdj37jKCFTs8bZzE9Qy7B222QF4vgsPHR48KgmQxk-AXfIETToVR-9bqf1vmEM/w640-h348/2019-12-02%2007_15_35-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The company got its start from the Bacon Arms company of Norwich Connecticut, which was started in 1863 by Thomas Bacon, one of the three gun making enterprises started by Bacon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In 1865 Bacon sold his interest in the company and the firm continued until 1888. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">That year the equipment and building of Bacon's last company were purchased by George Cilley.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cilley was a former employee of Hopkins & Allen, as were many of the gun makers in Norwich.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cilley named his new company Crecent Arms. His new venture proved successful and in 1892 he purchased land on Holly Hock Island in the middle of the Yantic River in Norwich, CT on which to build a new factory.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is what the building looked like.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquNoJz5Zn76ffu-XpcGTmEMXmjCoodU15IGqqTjS0vpqz0Xn06aAY5wi5VDnIb3jfR10MvKuzAm2vd2sotccrxSZHfNeWbORvK5MMZTZ8L-l13xiVob6KsXPGeyD71bHyBaqHN32ZyGRqTKd3SlbG2GPLFBHgVTADhyphenhyphenTxxPgL90cT5yfQu8gU6lrDneI/s691/2023-12-14%2014_23_13-Gun%20Makers%20%E2%80%93%20Page%202%20-%20Iconic%20Norwich%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20E.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquNoJz5Zn76ffu-XpcGTmEMXmjCoodU15IGqqTjS0vpqz0Xn06aAY5wi5VDnIb3jfR10MvKuzAm2vd2sotccrxSZHfNeWbORvK5MMZTZ8L-l13xiVob6KsXPGeyD71bHyBaqHN32ZyGRqTKd3SlbG2GPLFBHgVTADhyphenhyphenTxxPgL90cT5yfQu8gU6lrDneI/w448-h640/2023-12-14%2014_23_13-Gun%20Makers%20%E2%80%93%20Page%202%20-%20Iconic%20Norwich%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20E.png" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">60 or more employees worked in the narrow 2-story building. Light was provided by the many windows and power was provided by the river.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The company produced more than 15,000 guns per year. As mentioned earlier, the trade names were numerous, below is a sampling of known names, there may have been more as it has been reported that they would brand label guns for an order as small as a dozen guns. One collector has identified more than 550 such trade names.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV88geXWcOhYJYdkzNBKGwBM48vQs_PjV2JMX554KNoRh2ohqiMdLRgMEr-5CkXG3f41PYfhgbo118uQKrwMsJjhXmrO4fXVbz_8yhl9FY9hDh_StrVr_0EgzlJ1Ycs9nHg-RNaPrJFeBkvxx7IL9hZ5tD4ZLveYdQtxRvCfymlf4kX4JkBLrqWBHLmm4/s668/2019-12-02%2014_33_32-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="143" data-original-width="668" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV88geXWcOhYJYdkzNBKGwBM48vQs_PjV2JMX554KNoRh2ohqiMdLRgMEr-5CkXG3f41PYfhgbo118uQKrwMsJjhXmrO4fXVbz_8yhl9FY9hDh_StrVr_0EgzlJ1Ycs9nHg-RNaPrJFeBkvxx7IL9hZ5tD4ZLveYdQtxRvCfymlf4kX4JkBLrqWBHLmm4/w640-h138/2019-12-02%2014_33_32-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In 1893 H&D Folsom, a sporting goods wholesaler/retailer based out of New York, purchased The Crescent Arms company. They had already been selling the Crescent shotguns under various trade names.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOSE8tqUEiJBVrC2dSui3tvTGXAegzziPIEnnD52U2Mg5T8Io3sDvttxnKg0cMUMUHhBRXDAv01rLSTe1Sz0rAToQAVo-pFegflXIHOrXMYGq6_iM4w5YLzkHgjlyAuXGPYNFtCUEGCPhG0uASgF86Ab_ZRZR94EsopcVgpjdptrU0WiQROdWVNLaBzI/s600/1927%20Crescent%20guns-M.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="600" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOSE8tqUEiJBVrC2dSui3tvTGXAegzziPIEnnD52U2Mg5T8Io3sDvttxnKg0cMUMUHhBRXDAv01rLSTe1Sz0rAToQAVo-pFegflXIHOrXMYGq6_iM4w5YLzkHgjlyAuXGPYNFtCUEGCPhG0uASgF86Ab_ZRZR94EsopcVgpjdptrU0WiQROdWVNLaBzI/w640-h232/1927%20Crescent%20guns-M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In late 1930 Crescent Firearms Company were purchased by Savage Arms/J. Stevens Arms. </span><span style="font-size: large;">H&D Folsom Arms had purchased The Baker Gun Company and probably didn't need two shotgun factories</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Savage also purchased the Davis-Warner Arms Corporation and the two were merged as a subsidiary of Savage. A bit of a coincidence that Warner Arms (before merging with Davis Arms) was located on Holly Hock Island, next door to the Crescent Arms factory.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Crescent-Davis division continued until 1935 when it was dissolved and the machinery sent to the J. Stevens plant in Chicopee Falls, MA. The Crescent-Davis name and gun designs continued to made as late as 1938.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>What remains:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I believe the Bacon Arms building is still standing, there is only one building at the corner of Pond and Franklin Streets and it appears to be pretty old.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTooD1FQQT6yu0SB19ifQDvrIxnN_xds9Z7nX7JEkKoQ5brQUpfB5L2FK3AR6QPrdshp6zHua5Dv13Q827FXm0Rfit5UXKocl7Pf58uCRbCs3TTsV0U9-t0x6I2d_97ye33QykLAea6fXIVpCj5nKqK2BwLzhRloWJ7g19UiX2EtnWPEOvqeM5rPi68I/s1306/2023-12-14%2014_30_54-336%20Franklin%20St%20-%20Google%20Maps%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1306" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTooD1FQQT6yu0SB19ifQDvrIxnN_xds9Z7nX7JEkKoQ5brQUpfB5L2FK3AR6QPrdshp6zHua5Dv13Q827FXm0Rfit5UXKocl7Pf58uCRbCs3TTsV0U9-t0x6I2d_97ye33QykLAea6fXIVpCj5nKqK2BwLzhRloWJ7g19UiX2EtnWPEOvqeM5rPi68I/w640-h350/2023-12-14%2014_30_54-336%20Franklin%20St%20-%20Google%20Maps%20and%2010%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It took some work to find where the location of the Crescent factory building on Holly Hock Island, I found this in a listing of businesses from July of 1892. The other half of Holly Hock Island was once occupied by the Manhattan Arms and the 1st Smith & Wesson factory. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcb672QVm3q0NM8neVianB1B08dmyP9THs0zy9aVoJ0w5lD-vcKATsHh318vZSugDnXk0Gzce1GoS2F_JqL-QBCeY-M3sTPCF4JLCUHucVRWQJgscE31b9HyNSAwFdw5SBKKWAuRbhbO47gvPox8VmpjWVVcGK0TbHJhT8vZFQYog0vvFZbZymt3A1xQ/s1072/2020-03-12%2006_15_00-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="1072" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcb672QVm3q0NM8neVianB1B08dmyP9THs0zy9aVoJ0w5lD-vcKATsHh318vZSugDnXk0Gzce1GoS2F_JqL-QBCeY-M3sTPCF4JLCUHucVRWQJgscE31b9HyNSAwFdw5SBKKWAuRbhbO47gvPox8VmpjWVVcGK0TbHJhT8vZFQYog0vvFZbZymt3A1xQ/w640-h352/2020-03-12%2006_15_00-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The factory building is long gone, replaced by a ramp to the transportation center and two buildings on both shores.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTLCjLw66Yxllrauf7ADk246m3AITE-ealWXETYEh8CbpZ1paLhot7J8Avg8A2qOzRf8S5e8CJEvYcQ2UaKAT0P1KPJAvoEKys77q6J97h_BAq2HNSojkhEZTNhi6wai93UweFxpqSGkKkx1lDYsJzBA1290uCVUl9KZTTS8msLAhoS8gf6FkGpmwIfM/s1529/2023-12-14%2015_20_48-Google%20Maps%20and%2013%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1529" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTLCjLw66Yxllrauf7ADk246m3AITE-ealWXETYEh8CbpZ1paLhot7J8Avg8A2qOzRf8S5e8CJEvYcQ2UaKAT0P1KPJAvoEKys77q6J97h_BAq2HNSojkhEZTNhi6wai93UweFxpqSGkKkx1lDYsJzBA1290uCVUl9KZTTS8msLAhoS8gf6FkGpmwIfM/w640-h294/2023-12-14%2015_20_48-Google%20Maps%20and%2013%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The J. Stevens Arms Factory in Chicopee Falls is still standing, as far as I know anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNvfLKl_q1U0VhgLSaiVKXBvWQAVOAzCVHcvFEqq156eDdApFl9TQtJ9OkWrQ-3wdCnEesVAHv8A7JMJHeD9u-TS2KvWnTEieo-z6k0oD2QwII5lrDfhSvhObVLNXawtRSm5m1vX1tiZjKZgczkle1RGTaGdKQnfRLAwLyJXEyLlEyeifkQXUc1Gym8k/s950/2023-12-15%2008_15_20-Chicopee%20-%20Google%20Maps%20and%2011%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="950" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNvfLKl_q1U0VhgLSaiVKXBvWQAVOAzCVHcvFEqq156eDdApFl9TQtJ9OkWrQ-3wdCnEesVAHv8A7JMJHeD9u-TS2KvWnTEieo-z6k0oD2QwII5lrDfhSvhObVLNXawtRSm5m1vX1tiZjKZgczkle1RGTaGdKQnfRLAwLyJXEyLlEyeifkQXUc1Gym8k/w640-h438/2023-12-15%2008_15_20-Chicopee%20-%20Google%20Maps%20and%2011%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sources:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
https://www.gunvaluesboard.com/any-information-on-crescent-arms-of-norwich-conn.-double-b...-11460918.html<br />
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Before the Alamo he was most famous for the knife that he wielded in the infamous Sandbar Fight.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2MgnzIb1ooeIceILU0hgpMYvDptWlZesA52pkQ-GvOz2e-HVXMINWXLJkvFuQeAGyN0PHHMS6A7nFXlVkbMjGt5Kdtpw9gBiZUwVQGfB6n4jH5uMCbyp_odzPR6Uhrk1g6TVzoqK2sXD2KgNb3T6eJq6N3zmMT9CAPL3jCvW62bFG0k-sV_5iQEGzJE/s1500/jamesbowie-5c6de32846e0fb0001719850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1500" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2MgnzIb1ooeIceILU0hgpMYvDptWlZesA52pkQ-GvOz2e-HVXMINWXLJkvFuQeAGyN0PHHMS6A7nFXlVkbMjGt5Kdtpw9gBiZUwVQGfB6n4jH5uMCbyp_odzPR6Uhrk1g6TVzoqK2sXD2KgNb3T6eJq6N3zmMT9CAPL3jCvW62bFG0k-sV_5iQEGzJE/w640-h436/jamesbowie-5c6de32846e0fb0001719850.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">The knife has been researched ad nauseum, but most researchers agree that the legend of his knife and Bowie's mastery of it is mostly true.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bowie researcher Russell T. Johnson described the knife in his writings: <i>"It must be long enough to use as a sword, sharp enough to use as a razor, wide enough to use as a paddle and heavy enough to use as a hatchet." </i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwersBOVOesA57SGOgYE3ftgGvO8k-eRRbDVRIQiTvr8V7N5y7sb6zqfWmM_4yp1nlbHcsgqVBf37VkMJIYqibwopQhEi4BDLoPf3_mMz1cSvTH7jNQv8MjGtbbYKSm2_ETABuM3EcYTCKTCj71KnZpY9JT3DEwHeXRmqv9XX_R1GGoX2xNh5msgzby4/s3495/H8897-L242013552_original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3495" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwersBOVOesA57SGOgYE3ftgGvO8k-eRRbDVRIQiTvr8V7N5y7sb6zqfWmM_4yp1nlbHcsgqVBf37VkMJIYqibwopQhEi4BDLoPf3_mMz1cSvTH7jNQv8MjGtbbYKSm2_ETABuM3EcYTCKTCj71KnZpY9JT3DEwHeXRmqv9XX_R1GGoX2xNh5msgzby4/w640-h458/H8897-L242013552_original.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bowie had already served in a few battles against the Mexicans before the Alamo and had moved his relatives with him to the fort before the arrival of the Mexican Army on February 23rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">During the preparations in February Bowie was elected to be the commander of the Alamo Texians, much to the chagrin of Lt. Col. Travis. Although the two worked out an agreement for joint command, Bowie would lead the volunteers while Travis would lead the regulars (soldiers).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just before the siege began Bowie came down with an undiagnosed sickness. He was bed ridden during the final assault on March 6th.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are many stories about Bowie's final minutes, some say he was bayonetted and died in his bed, others claim he was dragged from his bed and thrown onto the funeral pyre still breathing. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">However, most agree that Bowie fought from his bed, back against the wall using his pistol and his knife.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtVZwMevC4FcVUj2LoEGIWNQ5aDr7FqCkc8rYZZf4hHD_NoI3p-W0q4Eyx5cy6wBvwK9J-csZv1qIVqXfn0XmsgqGrKVp-BoGZx0k3Ct04K-Y7v9MdTTtWmS7sz8QxN3eFH508VfWv_zJOM8ORsMGmDadZ2r4UiwGr4nvUtOrliRD4BxpRY-MyRFu6Ds/s460/R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="460" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtVZwMevC4FcVUj2LoEGIWNQ5aDr7FqCkc8rYZZf4hHD_NoI3p-W0q4Eyx5cy6wBvwK9J-csZv1qIVqXfn0XmsgqGrKVp-BoGZx0k3Ct04K-Y7v9MdTTtWmS7sz8QxN3eFH508VfWv_zJOM8ORsMGmDadZ2r4UiwGr4nvUtOrliRD4BxpRY-MyRFu6Ds/w640-h482/R.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When his mother was told of his death, she said "I'll wager no wounds were found in his back". Bowie was just 39 years old.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Davy Crockett was also famous before the battle of the Alamo, a frontiersman, politician and soldier. He was an elected member of the U.S. House of Representatives and by all accounts earned his title of "King of the Wild Frontier".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHHIUBkK51NUyfFVO-htcem6Yr3tpkhon_8LOkuf6fC6TgJ380DqFSLTRz6GOtVNZdad5uh6MAbi5lTzfLtWXNfSZqHprasLS1Yge9lx3bRTSIRF9_r2ScbcrOMhfFMODSZdO2luC5hoLvXxX5VNaGMnIs_bQ1MqkRxND0Z5hiMHmwdsj1QsdkxUp-a0/s967/David_Crockett_portrait_by_Chester_Harding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHHIUBkK51NUyfFVO-htcem6Yr3tpkhon_8LOkuf6fC6TgJ380DqFSLTRz6GOtVNZdad5uh6MAbi5lTzfLtWXNfSZqHprasLS1Yge9lx3bRTSIRF9_r2ScbcrOMhfFMODSZdO2luC5hoLvXxX5VNaGMnIs_bQ1MqkRxND0Z5hiMHmwdsj1QsdkxUp-a0/w530-h640/David_Crockett_portrait_by_Chester_Harding.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Crockett came to Texas for a couple of reasons, one was to separate himself with politics, as he despised Andrew Jackson and his successor Martin Van Buren, the second reason was to assist with Texas Independence. Crockett went to Texas with 30 Tennesse volunteers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Crockett acted as a scout, messenger and confidant to both Travis and Bowie. During the final assault Crockett made a quick stop in the church to say a prayer and then headed to his post. He and some of his men were caught in the open in front of the small wall in front of the church. Crockett fired his last shot, then used his rifle, nicknamed "Old Besty" to beat the attacking Mexicans, at least that is what most people believe.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-tAZD6nnio__ico7KEsixXnlB_l50mW2Tcq89wT3O6jdnRlsj0L1ilffVcQgo9qNEWOFuRp7NdgVeywhYAlIYrXPDgcpVEKcnKIZF8bQZTccXZdY9RPJxXpKUuJEsHks2QhVtrDuaodCkDkSlEwt_nD28d79OSSySIICerynlYiT_Mqo8o60UPrtKDI/s1024/FalloftheAlamo-1024x686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1024" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-tAZD6nnio__ico7KEsixXnlB_l50mW2Tcq89wT3O6jdnRlsj0L1ilffVcQgo9qNEWOFuRp7NdgVeywhYAlIYrXPDgcpVEKcnKIZF8bQZTccXZdY9RPJxXpKUuJEsHks2QhVtrDuaodCkDkSlEwt_nD28d79OSSySIICerynlYiT_Mqo8o60UPrtKDI/w640-h428/FalloftheAlamo-1024x686.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are multiple accounts of Crockett's death. Some say he died fighting on his feet, surrounded by the corpses of dozen or more Mexican soldiers. Others claim he survived the battle and was executed by orders of Santa Ana. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Either way he died, like the rest of the Texians on March 6th, he was 59 years old.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Below is how the Alamo looked at the time of the battle, the building everything thinks of when they hear the name Alamo, was actually an old Spanish church that predated the fort and was in ruins at the time of the battle, it is the H-shaped building on the right.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The small wall in front of it is where Crockett made his last stand, the sick bay where Bowie died was the long skinny building that ran along the front wall, near the half-round parapet.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5MrLj7U9OeippplUQQ3j5cO3VARhvyfOcjsP05hWY-sxfLlSptj4ZXrwpu1ogEauGP0e1xAHVG_gDLbyCIrr9hnYgBlMGSgF36-Oserq3jh-NgM9H9p6xuMdvY-mmspRR-uYz9AoVs7UwXhCCmVR6QzHiN4HutVeiYZk1VnMD-sysgrzOB_tKdTORQ0/s1600/7231ba1e300b872a81245f559197707e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5MrLj7U9OeippplUQQ3j5cO3VARhvyfOcjsP05hWY-sxfLlSptj4ZXrwpu1ogEauGP0e1xAHVG_gDLbyCIrr9hnYgBlMGSgF36-Oserq3jh-NgM9H9p6xuMdvY-mmspRR-uYz9AoVs7UwXhCCmVR6QzHiN4HutVeiYZk1VnMD-sysgrzOB_tKdTORQ0/w640-h426/7231ba1e300b872a81245f559197707e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here is what it looks like today </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhby45083XqILTnEoJ8bPjpHqXCQj6-tqPqlq8xOEA4Or7DTnlgq3e8Sfis4B7lyTxfeaX8gnvWnq-FpWo8Q261hHTo-Ks3dzSJzTCCKKt38C9-LT0XKdM-30FdrQ8SmQl34HMHNaF4tP9hQ3knnIpRfu6vKlPedEF_9W8h_UsiHhuL6xIrBi1oYfZv3S4/s830/alamo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="830" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhby45083XqILTnEoJ8bPjpHqXCQj6-tqPqlq8xOEA4Or7DTnlgq3e8Sfis4B7lyTxfeaX8gnvWnq-FpWo8Q261hHTo-Ks3dzSJzTCCKKt38C9-LT0XKdM-30FdrQ8SmQl34HMHNaF4tP9hQ3knnIpRfu6vKlPedEF_9W8h_UsiHhuL6xIrBi1oYfZv3S4/w640-h498/alamo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The church still remains as do some parts of the walls, but most of the fort is gone, replaced by streets and sidewalks.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The church has undergone much restoration in the last 50 years or so.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The two people standing in front of the grass is about where Davy Crockett fought his last battle.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzB8Guxod7puVCDSRd3NyLsUDLhmYgEUheBJxa6hY8NgxVt5fc8xMGRV3fuGbiyfTY55rTAPQ_lGlFlyqRnX-iiGlzJAzbEcglHosSNFRjPyLi9KmZyACRBcT6NRvzefOjy4O8LgVBSOlcEtnPuaiZwnf7WqNo6j3xrY2i1wyia_EWmfK7M37HxZ9lLs/s4032/IMG_6052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzB8Guxod7puVCDSRd3NyLsUDLhmYgEUheBJxa6hY8NgxVt5fc8xMGRV3fuGbiyfTY55rTAPQ_lGlFlyqRnX-iiGlzJAzbEcglHosSNFRjPyLi9KmZyACRBcT6NRvzefOjy4O8LgVBSOlcEtnPuaiZwnf7WqNo6j3xrY2i1wyia_EWmfK7M37HxZ9lLs/w640-h480/IMG_6052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">This monument sits near where the fort's sick bay once stood, this is where Jim Bowie was when he died. The monument sits on the sidewalk along N. Alamo Street.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ2iUhhnqbTxqoogz7e-cbB4TrJeBMM5cJvxT3-4e-j6JBlaW3fSEw4T_j4W6eCABcEGrb79-cBC2a8rPHwIXRoNwpTZUivDdxT7ifsldUKrkTzYuafLz8aCBNQAOizKtG63YHK8pk9vG-4fRJv-iCfZDQul6hkPQ3KTzOQeQu17f6T2imOn2A8ADGbc/s4032/IMG_6051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ2iUhhnqbTxqoogz7e-cbB4TrJeBMM5cJvxT3-4e-j6JBlaW3fSEw4T_j4W6eCABcEGrb79-cBC2a8rPHwIXRoNwpTZUivDdxT7ifsldUKrkTzYuafLz8aCBNQAOizKtG63YHK8pk9vG-4fRJv-iCfZDQul6hkPQ3KTzOQeQu17f6T2imOn2A8ADGbc/w480-h640/IMG_6051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The pictures below are from the museum, located at the back of the property. Many items were donated by Rock -n- Roll legend Phil Collins, who is very well versed on the battle, he also narrated the battle for a scale model display in the museum.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg2RNgN4gNuOcCf5VbgZWgnwKku7FMd_51rTnE0gqHsYweOTYPVhtGDgVlrutSSP35_Z9Fu380qzn5gX9LBi3hKPqYn8n4k6Kwf8nTrkdOIyhojdtEyjSAWtkApiFF6tmO3mhFDyEW6aGQ5daGbZLTfwPLD-9KUFUCL5PN51yTFMdLPDWSkY6GC_iBjA/s4032/IMG_6057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg2RNgN4gNuOcCf5VbgZWgnwKku7FMd_51rTnE0gqHsYweOTYPVhtGDgVlrutSSP35_Z9Fu380qzn5gX9LBi3hKPqYn8n4k6Kwf8nTrkdOIyhojdtEyjSAWtkApiFF6tmO3mhFDyEW6aGQ5daGbZLTfwPLD-9KUFUCL5PN51yTFMdLPDWSkY6GC_iBjA/w480-h640/IMG_6057.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It arrived on the scene just a few years after the Civil War ended and while Manifest Destiny was still a favored belief.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Homestead Acts and the discovery of gold sent ambitious pioneers out west. Along with those pioneers came criminals, bent on getting their own fortune. This mixture of personalities created the history we know as the "Wild West".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Colt S.A.A. has shared the title of "The Gun That Won The West" along with the Winchester model of 1873 rifle. I'm not sure if one is more deserving of the title than the other, but sharing the title seems appropriate as they were introduced the same year and often found to be used by the same people.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I suppose most people do not know that the design of the 1873 Peacemaker was ready long before the 1st ones were produced in 1872. Smith & Wesson held the patent rights to Rollin White's bored through cylinder design and the Colt Company (sadly Samuel died in 1862) did not want to pay royalties to their revolver competitor. Thus Colt waited until the patent expired. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest push to get the revolvers into production came from the U.S. Army trials of 1872. Colt won the contract, and the name of the gun became the "Single Action Army model of 1873", it remained the sidearm of the US Army through 1892. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first generation of Colt S.A.A.s were made from 1872 until 1940, when Colt needed to focus on orders for weapons (gearing up for the war in Europe) from the US Government.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The second generation of Colt SAAs began production in 1956 and the third generation in 1976.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In 1955 a TV show debuted called <i>The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp</i>, followed four days later by <i>Gunsmoke.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The proliferation of TV shows and movies dedicated to the tales of the Old West along with some new competitors led to Colt re-introducing their Single Action Army revolver in 1956. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1953 Ruger introduced their Single Six .22 revolver (not really a clone, but it was a start). </span><br />
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The original Ruger Single Six <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One year later Great Western Arms introduced their Single Action Army clone. The guns were very close copies of the Colts, including the finishes and barrel lengths. They were so close that many of the Western movies filmed in the 50's used the Great Western.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Great Western</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>After making some 22,000 revolvers, Great Western Arms went out of business in 1964 and their guns have become popular with collectors.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">In 1955 Ruger introduced their full-sized single action in .357 Magnum. Named the Blackhawk, it was nearly identical in sized to the Colt SAA, but featured a rear adjustable sight and different internal lock work that used coil springs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We cannot really call the Blackhawk a clone due to it's squared off frame, adjustable sight & different lock work, but it got Ruger started down the path that would lead to a clone of the Colt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s the Hawes Firearms Company began importing a Great Western/Colt clone with model names like "Western Marshal", "Western Six-Shooter" etc. The guns were made in West Germany by JP Sauer & Sohn. The quality varies considerably, and their value reflects that. They also used aluminum parts like the Ruger Blackhawks.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Western Marshal</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the interest in the Old West by Italians (who would've guessed?) we had a run of "Spaghetti Westerns" led by Sergio Leone. These westerns helped launched Clint Eastwood's career.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The love Italians had for the Old West no doubt induced Italian gun makers like Uberti, Pedersoli and Pietta to create their own Colt Single Action Army Clones.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">By the mid 1970s there were several Italian gun makers crafting good quality Colt clones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Uberti has dozens of combinations utilizing different finishes, barrel lengths and calibers. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Model names include Cattleman, Chisholm, Desperado, Cody, Frisco and other old west sounding names.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Uberti also brand labels their guns for companies like Taylor's & Co., E.M.F. and Cimarron. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the Uberti Cattleman:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div>In 1993 United States Fire Arms Mfg Co. (U.S.F.A.) started operations in Hartford by assembling guns using parts imported by Uberti. They eventually made every part of their guns. They are prized as some of the finest single action revolvers ever made. In addition to their authenticity, they were made in the old Colt Hartford factory.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the Pietta 1873 SAA</span> </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Davide Pedersoli is primarily a maker of black powder replica firearms, but they do make at least one Colt Single Action Army copy, the Doc Holliday Special</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These guns became more popular with the introduction of Cowboy Action Shooting.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sturm Ruger & Co recognized the opportunity and recreated their New Model Blackhawk single action revolver into a closer copy of the Colt. By removing the rear adjustable sights, adding a simple patridge blade front sight and rounding the frame. In 1993 Ruger introduced the original Vaquero. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ruger original Vaquero, 45 Colt 45/8" barrel</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being built on the New Model Blackhawk frame meant that this gun while being slightly larger than the original Colt could handle 44 Magnum cartridges as well as the hottest 45 Colt loads. Barrel lengths were originally the 4 5/8", 5 1/2" & 7 1/2". Other options included the Bisley grip/hammer/trigger and the birdshead grip. Finishes were the blued with a simulated color case frame (not a true color case hardening) and a high polish stainless steel finish (intended to mimic the Colt's nickel plating).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in 2005 the revolver was reworked and was now built on the original Blackhawk frame (which was smaller and nearly identical to the Colt).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">the New Vaquero Montado</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beretta Stampede is an SAA clone made by Uberti for Beretta (Beretta owns Uberti)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Timeline:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1872:</b> Colt produces the prototypes for what becomes the Single Action Army, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Colt wins contract from U.S. Army to supply the Single Action Army in .45 Colt</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1873:</b> Colt introduces the model to the public</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1892: </b>The Single Action Army is retired from U.S. Army service</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1940</b>: Colt discontinues production of the SAA</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1950:</b> <i>Winchester '73</i> debuts in movie theaters</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1953:</b> Ruger introduces their Single Six revolver, <i>Shane</i> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">debuts in movie theaters</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1954:</b> Great Western Arms introduces their SAA Clone(s)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1955:</b> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Life and Times of Wyatt Earp</i> & <i>Gunsmoke </i>both<i> </i>debut on TV<i>.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1955:</b> Ruger introduces a full size single action revolver named the "Blackhawk"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1956:</b> Colt re-introduces the Single Action Army, known as the "2nd generation<i>"</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1958ish:</b> Hawes Western Arms begins importing German made SAA copies </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1959: </b>Italian Aldo Uberti begins making reproductions of old west firearms<b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1960: </b><i>The Magnificent 7</i> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">debuts in movie theaters</span><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1964: </b>Clint Eastwood gets his first starring role in a Western movie when <i>A Fist Full of Dollars</i> is released <b><br /></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1969:</b><i> The Wild Bunch & True Grit </i></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">debut in movie theaters</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1976: </b>The Colt SAA 3rd Generation revolver is introduced.<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1992: </b><i>Unforgiven</i> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">debuts in movie theaters</span><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1993:</b> Ruger introduces the Vaquero, built on the .44 Blackhawk frame; <i>Tombstone</i> </span><span style="font-size: large;">debuts in movie theaters.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1995:</b> Ruger introduces a Vaquerito, a Single Six styled like the Vaquero, only smaller, in .32 H&R magnum</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1996:</b> United States Fire Arms Mfg Co. begins operations by importing Italian made parts and assembling them in Hartford. They would eventually make every part in Hartford including the screws </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1997:</b> Pietta adds a Single Action Army copy to their catalogue </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2003:</b> <i>Open Range</i> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">debuts in movie theaters</span> </span><i> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2005:</b> Ruger redesigns the Vaquero using the smaller .357 Blackhawk frame</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2007:</b> Ruger introduces the short-barreled Vaquero Montado.<br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2011:</b> U.S.F.A. closes their doors </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2016:</b> The remake of the Magnificent Seven is released in theaters.<br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">References</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the-galleries/the-american-west/case-40-expanding-the-frontier/colt-model-1873-single-action-army-revolver-%281%29.aspx">National Firearms Museum</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gundigest.com/gun-collecting-firearm-collecting/the-first-colt-clone">Gun Digest </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Wikipedia</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gunauction.com/buy/9946381">Gun Auction </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.uberti.com/history">Uberti </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/">Cimarron Fire Arms Co.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/">Taylor's and Co. Inc.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.pietta.us/products/Breachloadinguns/gallery/SAA_1873_02.html">F.A.P. di Pietta </a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.davide-pedersoli.com/scheda-prodotto.asp/l_en/idpr_337/pistols-doc-holliday-single-action-doc-holliday-nickel-model-42.html">Davide Pedersoli </a></span></div></div></div></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-36865679230876279682024-01-07T03:30:00.000-08:002024-01-10T14:52:29.559-08:00Review and install: Ruger Mini-14 A-TM Stock<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Those old enough will remember the TV Show called the <i>A-Team </i>will be especially interested in this post.....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfOGcfqVr_1KtJjQAIYTLRwrFYrYRoEwSc54atRafLyqzD8sWFUv48RY8d4QhhyaLAc744-vbIOWTlPVPXpJlwekddB1JtkW4qAQQBWBFbjGEDctRix23U1_8J7rl-LKVC_Onugb67zFLLn895mcwHR8oAD4uqLrZ5_2aIh1gYe0HFFcL1c-wcXRi0XI/s735/9d4c8a61e4f3bc93fcc02785d9abe312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="735" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfOGcfqVr_1KtJjQAIYTLRwrFYrYRoEwSc54atRafLyqzD8sWFUv48RY8d4QhhyaLAc744-vbIOWTlPVPXpJlwekddB1JtkW4qAQQBWBFbjGEDctRix23U1_8J7rl-LKVC_Onugb67zFLLn895mcwHR8oAD4uqLrZ5_2aIh1gYe0HFFcL1c-wcXRi0XI/w640-h344/9d4c8a61e4f3bc93fcc02785d9abe312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the early 1980's The President of NBC, Brandon Tartikoff, had an idea for a TV show that would combine elements of <i>Hill Street Blues</i> (a police drama), <i>The Dirty Dozen</i> (WWII movie), <i>Mission Impossible </i>(a Spy movie), <i>Mad Max</i> (dystopian drama) and <i>The Magnificent Seven</i> (a western) with Mr.T driving the car.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Stephen J. Cannel and Frank Lupo, a team that worked on many hit TV shows, created the story about former U.S. Army Special Forces team members who were wrongly convicted of a war crime they didn't commit. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They escaped the military stockade and worked as soldiers of fortune in the Los Angeles underground.....<i>"If you have a problem, if no one else can help and you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team" ...</i>cue intro music<i>....</i></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd3JmpB7Z_bUqi3VHYW2sRKYDHgwxeP3pUIYeExIYSJ-_QSca_Z7Y8c-iB2KEN1lgJWb3-pDPrmEVwerQemux0NBNWvy3xHm4_CpVxDugTNiykXNkZiDlR8kT1zxGg4kMxacRCUnwUvSnyLeHdHLjVRsZz6x2SM7cb1UrVH5P5CLAXRwPHZYzWJSEYhM/s1086/samson-ruger-mini-14-folding-ateam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1086" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd3JmpB7Z_bUqi3VHYW2sRKYDHgwxeP3pUIYeExIYSJ-_QSca_Z7Y8c-iB2KEN1lgJWb3-pDPrmEVwerQemux0NBNWvy3xHm4_CpVxDugTNiykXNkZiDlR8kT1zxGg4kMxacRCUnwUvSnyLeHdHLjVRsZz6x2SM7cb1UrVH5P5CLAXRwPHZYzWJSEYhM/w640-h360/samson-ruger-mini-14-folding-ateam.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Starting in the second season, the producers decided to standardize some of the weapons used by the A-Team, mostly due to cost containment. They chose the stainless Ruger Mini-14 with the factory folding stock and why not? The platform, derived from the M-14, would be familiar to Veterans who served during the 1960s and 70's and the cartridge it fired is the same as the NATO round.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBn9MYxiGJS7Nv2PhkYjug4yo7FjVt1ZbkueWQmt1WDXkGk4rYlxsk3FP4CDUqxnamXQecBjoN8DK1xHiWqq3jwzHhqUXHEoMaUxGl-vJTwNRZwXX4UFEYo23pprSpvj1TkS9oOkb7SvsE1YxRn9-07GcUIG62RLpp6NuztCOY0Rm8OCdJLbJpFcP4eg/s584/R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBn9MYxiGJS7Nv2PhkYjug4yo7FjVt1ZbkueWQmt1WDXkGk4rYlxsk3FP4CDUqxnamXQecBjoN8DK1xHiWqq3jwzHhqUXHEoMaUxGl-vJTwNRZwXX4UFEYo23pprSpvj1TkS9oOkb7SvsE1YxRn9-07GcUIG62RLpp6NuztCOY0Rm8OCdJLbJpFcP4eg/w548-h640/R.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When one did pop up for sale, they were not cheap.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then in 2018 Samson Manufacturing began working with Ruger to bring back the stocks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Some of you may remember that Bill Ruger didn't want to sell these stocks or the standard capacity magazines to the general public.....well Bill's not here anymore. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ruger and Samson moved forward with the project and the 1st stock available was the stainless version.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HT-EQp-NFYxmB_-eCpAc8309RLCMosQ9T-Zb4ZR8aQwJi5al0LoRMO2Kb5q8Ij-NYCxgLXMt7U_7ydJe8_Cp0Ut5Ri5N0K3NU7Jj5VblOgJpkSiCu3NuTpW8K-SiVNvXzfaTIhr8FHX7Ka3leuL3QbZLGGiV8rR_RGpWWpyyd1Qhy4NQKPY7kBYl0Mg/s759/2023-10-24%2007_18_11-Ruger%C2%AE%20Mini-14%C2%AE%20A-TM%20Folding%20Stock%20-%20Stainless%20and%2017%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Mi.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="759" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HT-EQp-NFYxmB_-eCpAc8309RLCMosQ9T-Zb4ZR8aQwJi5al0LoRMO2Kb5q8Ij-NYCxgLXMt7U_7ydJe8_Cp0Ut5Ri5N0K3NU7Jj5VblOgJpkSiCu3NuTpW8K-SiVNvXzfaTIhr8FHX7Ka3leuL3QbZLGGiV8rR_RGpWWpyyd1Qhy4NQKPY7kBYl0Mg/w640-h542/2023-10-24%2007_18_11-Ruger%C2%AE%20Mini-14%C2%AE%20A-TM%20Folding%20Stock%20-%20Stainless%20and%2017%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Mi.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Built on the original tooling, or molds I should say, the only difference between the new ones and the old ones is the grip material and the stock material. The original grips were made of a shiny Bakelite, which were brittle (and got more so as they aged), and the stocks were made of birch.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The new stocks are made of satin finished walnut with a matte, fiber reenforced nylon grip, both of these are welcome changes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ruger also introduced a blued version for the Mini-14 as well as a "B-TM" stock in blued and stainless for the 10-22.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The A-TM moniker had to be used to avoid trademark infringements, the B-TM just felt appropriate, I guess.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2er4jH8yp9ZpHXVkPRV5PHHfdH4ZCUh1DRdlks-8K8ZeJoidvkRFIfo2fdhMqHU_KU3K9RrfiRAyHRgt1dakS9jeKmXVXWUxhviUk_FPAcNK9q0p9qeYEb79bpmeRuAxEOD8VOnencgOP4Q5OgjNquwktjNkie41gV9ekLfRWcohVGxwEz6J-RtTBXUA/s748/2023-10-24%2007_49_46-Ruger%C2%AE%20Mini-14%C2%AE%20A-TM%20Folding%20Stock%20-%20Black%20Oxide%20and%2019%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="851" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewyupJLqKR7PBRLAw1MedhK6XSjC5zts_h2pmwjJrBjsZ1QiSlAJ96A_x4bMfAcPOpjE0E63ej0A9HBkKhkT9RI3dc6U5H2lnD3Jw-7l1031V-GQA-SlvHj5QZiw15ghQkwmXJmKFdbzjGLvE3ABk3OeIZyMaEyxNoHsbsrw-OVtt1A6ryhbHMXKja4E/w640-h432/2023-10-24%2007_50_35-Ruger%C2%AE%2010_22%C2%AE%20B-TM%20Folding%20Stock%20-%20Black%20Oxide%20and%2019%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Mi.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">I have owned a stainless Mini-14 for a long time and have coveted one of the A-TM stocks since they were announced a few years back.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My rifle does have a folding stock, but it is a Butler Creek version, and it was on the gun when I purchased it. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQ_uKa0yZHjyL-PZrn6C4trGG8Skk4ZEXENEw2k3NECuKnVN2vj6KL36g-C9z914n05adLbust-v-1gHgcLSBgF8T3xT1aPOdGotsXLHSO2fGlOlh8eiA7efplUm7Pfsqz9vaW7BL7K3XUvLuxghClcwdEN3YQ12oOF-q-qPdAeq8cD8dKlsnZcjEVRA/s3264/IMG_2218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="3264" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQ_uKa0yZHjyL-PZrn6C4trGG8Skk4ZEXENEw2k3NECuKnVN2vj6KL36g-C9z914n05adLbust-v-1gHgcLSBgF8T3xT1aPOdGotsXLHSO2fGlOlh8eiA7efplUm7Pfsqz9vaW7BL7K3XUvLuxghClcwdEN3YQ12oOF-q-qPdAeq8cD8dKlsnZcjEVRA/w640-h246/IMG_2218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The other day I was on ShopRuger.com looking for something else and decided I would check to see if the stocks were in stock....pardon the pun. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, the stocks were available, so I ordered one up. The price had gone up $20 from when they were introduced (now $300), but so has everything else in clown world.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The outside of the box had some damage, but I wasn't too worried.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGurYeDiZ227zJQBB9j2fkBTy6wcZnJlwvoBZPj8MlwexPnvLcBjMI_PPY4RsS4gqC_S3uePTR54-nfgKmyTOBlEPBxPPiqiJqCcp5uwR2f9W5Wo5nlj_kAqTINV6updDfWaBBgvvlEStMLR5LiQouUVz-jLhcmZo8ELd_ZGWKPV6MvORQzWI7HJZ2Blc/s4032/IMG_6161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2723" data-original-width="4032" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGurYeDiZ227zJQBB9j2fkBTy6wcZnJlwvoBZPj8MlwexPnvLcBjMI_PPY4RsS4gqC_S3uePTR54-nfgKmyTOBlEPBxPPiqiJqCcp5uwR2f9W5Wo5nlj_kAqTINV6updDfWaBBgvvlEStMLR5LiQouUVz-jLhcmZo8ELd_ZGWKPV6MvORQzWI7HJZ2Blc/w640-h432/IMG_6161.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ruger packed the box inside a box, so the inner box was 100% intact.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VD7P8elTJZlJUZobOxDGEVJDV0Oli5TlYI3AYSIcLDrmVoo7_QgyFifrHP1Bj1UZGkg6yWWfvYSuVjzPF1Wia7fu0j-VPWPjEZ1dMrA5W29z-SJYpozMPnlZw20Zo6a18n3lvlBuy-QrVN5atpByGa_kw5Wd1MBHk8EhP0UGtQ2vdmMrrocM06afJ-U/s4032/IMG_6162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="4032" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VD7P8elTJZlJUZobOxDGEVJDV0Oli5TlYI3AYSIcLDrmVoo7_QgyFifrHP1Bj1UZGkg6yWWfvYSuVjzPF1Wia7fu0j-VPWPjEZ1dMrA5W29z-SJYpozMPnlZw20Zo6a18n3lvlBuy-QrVN5atpByGa_kw5Wd1MBHk8EhP0UGtQ2vdmMrrocM06afJ-U/w640-h292/IMG_6162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The fit and finish is superb. I know a bit about finishing walnut and the finish on this is perfect, filled grain, smooth as glass and everything fits like it should.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ruger not only provided instructions, but also a return form in case you were unhappy with your purchase (has never happened to me with ANYTHING from Ruger).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEhKV6HC6f3tGW0yWh4nN9owF1P8_UfqYe5Gxw1otyQELqS3E4cgUOmghUVboZo08Yx7SgK29wWdxoKfukh5lHBuENvIJYaz5QPpxJN1Vrb8NsiqTFpWKsdMPZo0jaLzRgjSJ0lWnnqzjYUs7_yhj2qgDlicMyc9uoi2Z44_M97Y4A9iqwsXRc8RYzHg/s4032/IMG_6163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="4032" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEhKV6HC6f3tGW0yWh4nN9owF1P8_UfqYe5Gxw1otyQELqS3E4cgUOmghUVboZo08Yx7SgK29wWdxoKfukh5lHBuENvIJYaz5QPpxJN1Vrb8NsiqTFpWKsdMPZo0jaLzRgjSJ0lWnnqzjYUs7_yhj2qgDlicMyc9uoi2Z44_M97Y4A9iqwsXRc8RYzHg/w640-h364/IMG_6163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">For those of you not familiar with the stock, I'll show you some of the finer details:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This lever is pushed down (towards the bottom of the butt plate) to unlock the butt plate from the post on the stock</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbS0sb-OxQsWJ1UrHAw4SjwQ3CEhb80Dzjn5ZusD10zYLWRzyr18INKGxRRZz9yqjmZUBmvs6NjHbDJC808Dqbh2TiIMBbF1CIYJT-zn3oU6O8z7t544NiGR2lmdIaaicJc8qwfCYZ3bRHhawSXFCLkjFdQ4mwRNybkq0T0TUuvrCmkCHxYTnPUpXBis/s4032/IMG_6222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbS0sb-OxQsWJ1UrHAw4SjwQ3CEhb80Dzjn5ZusD10zYLWRzyr18INKGxRRZz9yqjmZUBmvs6NjHbDJC808Dqbh2TiIMBbF1CIYJT-zn3oU6O8z7t544NiGR2lmdIaaicJc8qwfCYZ3bRHhawSXFCLkjFdQ4mwRNybkq0T0TUuvrCmkCHxYTnPUpXBis/w640-h480/IMG_6222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvosYSEFHiiXhOft0xGnCWAFU58nnX-h7H8BmgfJMnuz72b1tMYZk8l_mAxyvPNiIIrco8ft_VuwQNNc4IAiinsnRsYSv9-O6i9ud0QfygjTOJ0eP7kda16g4vEFiqu7oJmaferoIcDW_ltXGRXg5iikYASBksR4mS5tfaSj_1mkLFZG5MfnkWv4aR0zI/s4032/IMG_6223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvosYSEFHiiXhOft0xGnCWAFU58nnX-h7H8BmgfJMnuz72b1tMYZk8l_mAxyvPNiIIrco8ft_VuwQNNc4IAiinsnRsYSv9-O6i9ud0QfygjTOJ0eP7kda16g4vEFiqu7oJmaferoIcDW_ltXGRXg5iikYASBksR4mS5tfaSj_1mkLFZG5MfnkWv4aR0zI/w640-h480/IMG_6223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The lever also is used to open the butt plate to the vertical (open) position and horizontal (closed) position.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The inside of the butt plate is the Samson Mfg logo</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiCLySBQIUjEEhy6-smaFk78TwVN0YHylXPBShQsjLBmlorJ68DAJ-TRSFZG6kpgjb8lPNtIX6ugoVKoBpFWcs8X3kMHrOnXaqQ_asEU9PAkCO1PDmTQJDIL73tw_uofmx9w2G9Rc7KrMNkJiCavpa-nnHy7QEurDLHx_OtXInsvqinzMLL2kL9Xw3kk/s4032/IMG_6225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiCLySBQIUjEEhy6-smaFk78TwVN0YHylXPBShQsjLBmlorJ68DAJ-TRSFZG6kpgjb8lPNtIX6ugoVKoBpFWcs8X3kMHrOnXaqQ_asEU9PAkCO1PDmTQJDIL73tw_uofmx9w2G9Rc7KrMNkJiCavpa-nnHy7QEurDLHx_OtXInsvqinzMLL2kL9Xw3kk/w480-h640/IMG_6225.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This spring-loaded button locks the butt stock into the open position. It is tapered so you do not need to push it to open up the stock, only to fold it back up.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8sVEZNpqqwxNM-5Ydge3aqSdgeOsbRCuJwjdquGd5fnDnRCMV8hWAZ8geRoYAgG3tCF2iRA_52OmfyCn5G7_b3b9iRbeuN1ggZiWkQJc-iNg5diuax4J2HQoaJo1kzBv2qKXQNNU3Y1h8DF93sv7fvl_v3EgkpBNaKB_adR-zchREBZv5B1jBF8V34Y/s4032/IMG_6228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8sVEZNpqqwxNM-5Ydge3aqSdgeOsbRCuJwjdquGd5fnDnRCMV8hWAZ8geRoYAgG3tCF2iRA_52OmfyCn5G7_b3b9iRbeuN1ggZiWkQJc-iNg5diuax4J2HQoaJo1kzBv2qKXQNNU3Y1h8DF93sv7fvl_v3EgkpBNaKB_adR-zchREBZv5B1jBF8V34Y/w640-h480/IMG_6228.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJo2D4uCWFthqjgtvpotQ13h1r58zabR6TMN8948HmkExW4H8JkVnVKRHNvV2u6hMKsfjlLQ4f9UUJP9Dlq15K4mhN_emJI6P7ysZ6GZ4y-jowz3xMEdwdHYKexkzGglJchqgx96sYh4JbJoycc6naTg_908PGiMviAyTWmC4h9aEjbnukQ45FSnFk4M/s4032/IMG_6224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJo2D4uCWFthqjgtvpotQ13h1r58zabR6TMN8948HmkExW4H8JkVnVKRHNvV2u6hMKsfjlLQ4f9UUJP9Dlq15K4mhN_emJI6P7ysZ6GZ4y-jowz3xMEdwdHYKexkzGglJchqgx96sYh4JbJoycc6naTg_908PGiMviAyTWmC4h9aEjbnukQ45FSnFk4M/w480-h640/IMG_6224.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Close up of the grip</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBXbmoiJEfeR-tJNF6CPMVMRESn6XEeCc9LrCLnXcDi-2bkOdBiIslICEqBuljjAc27yLFHDASdzdsFhwf3tnL8i6mQqmnytrA7eTOVwaUNZY90TKD-VcNjq9IQZf_JKGq747hl4TZLxQl_jE_jnGHTTvn299obCIiLg0d-A8riwp8hx7Bv8nF2BUB-g/s4032/IMG_6227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBXbmoiJEfeR-tJNF6CPMVMRESn6XEeCc9LrCLnXcDi-2bkOdBiIslICEqBuljjAc27yLFHDASdzdsFhwf3tnL8i6mQqmnytrA7eTOVwaUNZY90TKD-VcNjq9IQZf_JKGq747hl4TZLxQl_jE_jnGHTTvn299obCIiLg0d-A8riwp8hx7Bv8nF2BUB-g/w640-h480/IMG_6227.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This notch is for a QD style sling swivel, it is left over from the original AC 556 stock as it had a corresponding side sling mount on the front gas block.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjYgzBGKnmG0-SLsT5ayyp1DswDyA5X4HPAL1DGQimT9d3X_8MwakmSRdEvSewZxCYeAcI-eYxfhQiu48QpdMjZGejYdKlEamFguwCarU4jhAznbroTpJCdvL0lOztXsCb_niUqCJmOQ0EEZMiQkVQ5UQN83k0JYs2TQqaORQfcwW9gfvGjR-7Gs5do4/s4032/IMG_6226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjYgzBGKnmG0-SLsT5ayyp1DswDyA5X4HPAL1DGQimT9d3X_8MwakmSRdEvSewZxCYeAcI-eYxfhQiu48QpdMjZGejYdKlEamFguwCarU4jhAznbroTpJCdvL0lOztXsCb_niUqCJmOQ0EEZMiQkVQ5UQN83k0JYs2TQqaORQfcwW9gfvGjR-7Gs5do4/w640-h480/IMG_6226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The AC556 front gas block and side sling swivel mount. <br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ljIvdIFxt_lUxAZIBfDdOcVYm36mtlaEXH8MJ-bXWV6vDnh-v24XwNBGBsG3rX1bDax4b8UI1G6x4qgMSKcMxuJyaJiXMlTHDDUiV-Iold8jxa5gA7tv7qZFLDGiWcGDAZ6DA97rZIzTuU-DmBNOUIg-RYMsR0ShJk4H8XtFuorcal5jR3szKd96Q_Q/s474/OIP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="474" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ljIvdIFxt_lUxAZIBfDdOcVYm36mtlaEXH8MJ-bXWV6vDnh-v24XwNBGBsG3rX1bDax4b8UI1G6x4qgMSKcMxuJyaJiXMlTHDDUiV-Iold8jxa5gA7tv7qZFLDGiWcGDAZ6DA97rZIzTuU-DmBNOUIg-RYMsR0ShJk4H8XtFuorcal5jR3szKd96Q_Q/w640-h426/OIP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily Samson makes these sling mounts. They of course called it the BA sling mount for B.A. Baracus, played by Mr.T.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHnqsodmEe1BM4MVKeZY_mVqPO07JIiQP_gxli6HGgusaCIL8_B21tteinTM2mWa-unT4DwZBox-BGfjTEUU7qL_61gpYq7jj2xJFnJdWVHuj_GOiA064T7pHD3JDy7zffKpi-Woz9c4BJ6qhsNGg3Uv12dkvJuRQe3w3iGCY9Jcopepl6oIhuricVVA/s1248/BA-Sling-Point-LIve.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1248" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHnqsodmEe1BM4MVKeZY_mVqPO07JIiQP_gxli6HGgusaCIL8_B21tteinTM2mWa-unT4DwZBox-BGfjTEUU7qL_61gpYq7jj2xJFnJdWVHuj_GOiA064T7pHD3JDy7zffKpi-Woz9c4BJ6qhsNGg3Uv12dkvJuRQe3w3iGCY9Jcopepl6oIhuricVVA/w640-h328/BA-Sling-Point-LIve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Four styles are available, pre and post 2007, and in 303 stainless or black oxide 4140 chrome moly steel.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b0CH61_Y9VMMFdWcQciNSl2EilQgerxt5S6JJPBZn0jLJ7Pb5-QDL02cLKOTJsxHxcGvFsBTAsxjoY8UHZ-3X6G1XjrCkxLwQYSf41dGkIBw4HNjY8oLPJVSdtk6DT67dW4TEBcui4WD1hFrkhJyxyHX72uqNKtMZH6Eh-ZG_0NtPngJfDxa4lF0ruY/s1579/2023-12-19%2015_10_33-B.A.%20Sling%20Point%20Gas%20Cap%20for%20the%20Ruger%C2%AE%20Mini-14%C2%AE%C2%A0and%20Mini%20Thirty%C2%AE%20and%2016%20more%20pa.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1579" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0b0CH61_Y9VMMFdWcQciNSl2EilQgerxt5S6JJPBZn0jLJ7Pb5-QDL02cLKOTJsxHxcGvFsBTAsxjoY8UHZ-3X6G1XjrCkxLwQYSf41dGkIBw4HNjY8oLPJVSdtk6DT67dW4TEBcui4WD1hFrkhJyxyHX72uqNKtMZH6Eh-ZG_0NtPngJfDxa4lF0ruY/w640-h254/2023-12-19%2015_10_33-B.A.%20Sling%20Point%20Gas%20Cap%20for%20the%20Ruger%C2%AE%20Mini-14%C2%AE%C2%A0and%20Mini%20Thirty%C2%AE%20and%2016%20more%20pa.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a genuine AC-556, they also have you covered.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVIg27xqRMklgmUZLgQ1tWaIgNPiVurCBvspo-K8SY6vqeDSYTlvpBUNv-1kCpMNHUHQJpN8rWKs3y3QBvXWiRkxdAZ0Rk5gc8al67R05BCIgKVnVvYYlNzFfnMuyxk9C4gjata4mqpfw3js3zwVk8YgOBRoiz5mdeLfsuprfHWGb5IKdNYRjKYKSCcM/s1503/2023-12-19%2015_13_33-AC-556%20Style%20Gas%20Block%20Front%20Sight%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1503" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVIg27xqRMklgmUZLgQ1tWaIgNPiVurCBvspo-K8SY6vqeDSYTlvpBUNv-1kCpMNHUHQJpN8rWKs3y3QBvXWiRkxdAZ0Rk5gc8al67R05BCIgKVnVvYYlNzFfnMuyxk9C4gjata4mqpfw3js3zwVk8YgOBRoiz5mdeLfsuprfHWGb5IKdNYRjKYKSCcM/w640-h250/2023-12-19%2015_13_33-AC-556%20Style%20Gas%20Block%20Front%20Sight%20and%2016%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">See all the products <a href="https://www.samson-mfg.com/new-products.html" target="_blank">here</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3BMWNCeyl6DRFWEZpsGaIkP-0QO9B7DWcalh0ODk3rrcFkW9veTpXEJS5ICGYJadaXj1oE0ERB9DedOMn4tmaJn-Nti_Hy7Y4G-O615-d3Sw4M6Dc9-afn_gw5sawJS3K6N72O4-LTacQ0D3eGJ7ePLR6obE-4zjPID1-T8B1RieVE4x4SUNGpF94ns/s4032/IMG_6221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3BMWNCeyl6DRFWEZpsGaIkP-0QO9B7DWcalh0ODk3rrcFkW9veTpXEJS5ICGYJadaXj1oE0ERB9DedOMn4tmaJn-Nti_Hy7Y4G-O615-d3Sw4M6Dc9-afn_gw5sawJS3K6N72O4-LTacQ0D3eGJ7ePLR6obE-4zjPID1-T8B1RieVE4x4SUNGpF94ns/w640-h480/IMG_6221.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The final question is: Would I recommend this stock? The answer is yes, the quality is superb, the cool factor is off the charts, the only downside is the price, at $300 + shipping & tax, it ain't cheap.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div><br /></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-8726228577722092072024-01-01T03:30:00.001-08:002024-01-01T03:30:00.136-08:00Golden Poop Awards: Most Retarded Memes Regarding Guns<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the semi-bi-annual Golden Poop Awards.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today we are judging the most retarded memes regarding guns.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_znz-oAxcTC9Bw5_3InzPqfLZ-7_ew-PJCbjlymWnYXstrKIsNbIVk1onqZzbLlwI3omxYGGEJjBdCHa7flVBpTRLhuSWlkgWzcNoZU9dRXZQoqm_BupAm9iepDOHaw0LiSuLC5jfk_2Ejs81-H4FzZckZAGvKwyfbDR5hZBGSP43Ipb4nCMt39upyg/s692/The-Golden-Poo-003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="692" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_znz-oAxcTC9Bw5_3InzPqfLZ-7_ew-PJCbjlymWnYXstrKIsNbIVk1onqZzbLlwI3omxYGGEJjBdCHa7flVBpTRLhuSWlkgWzcNoZU9dRXZQoqm_BupAm9iepDOHaw0LiSuLC5jfk_2Ejs81-H4FzZckZAGvKwyfbDR5hZBGSP43Ipb4nCMt39upyg/w640-h444/The-Golden-Poo-003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Brought to you by these proud sponsors:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Liberty Safe Company, <i>the most ironic name in the gun industry.<br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWFtRTayQME_-YX6V-fnQGT74BKn9UfHf1sZMBUo2H4FGWHYRGuoytm8bg_NNhbK_XsZVwW5uscuE95RZZBJk_CimcU1M5qUMvzxQMrLsEZozYygYZRtJHfQLQN-1CIr-lYVzfuSctHCkpZhmBFYbiLnG9UoP4piefUaSNFTmPirQajowrMN2vb9N6vI/s960/FB_IMG_1694032993341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="960" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWFtRTayQME_-YX6V-fnQGT74BKn9UfHf1sZMBUo2H4FGWHYRGuoytm8bg_NNhbK_XsZVwW5uscuE95RZZBJk_CimcU1M5qUMvzxQMrLsEZozYygYZRtJHfQLQN-1CIr-lYVzfuSctHCkpZhmBFYbiLnG9UoP4piefUaSNFTmPirQajowrMN2vb9N6vI/w640-h498/FB_IMG_1694032993341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Hershey Company: <i>That's not chocolate you're eating....</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0HRQZGlx2TEox-6JuNxqQd8Rmd33savz06HAyamNHKRNLvtBZkKY4vq1yT3Xq8he5t_Di7yL6sacn60haC1EX5yFnRke2IqfMIgKUGbq6-Cktpnr1EZgiyD8mS55xsCdZFmhwSak1f5wg919yfXbV0_LLrE30Ej5pKrCzBCogumA4Ocsk2X911AHiS0/s400/Hershey_Celebrate_SHE_Bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="400" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0HRQZGlx2TEox-6JuNxqQd8Rmd33savz06HAyamNHKRNLvtBZkKY4vq1yT3Xq8he5t_Di7yL6sacn60haC1EX5yFnRke2IqfMIgKUGbq6-Cktpnr1EZgiyD8mS55xsCdZFmhwSak1f5wg919yfXbV0_LLrE30Ej5pKrCzBCogumA4Ocsk2X911AHiS0/w640-h420/Hershey_Celebrate_SHE_Bar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Gillette, the Best a Ma am can Get</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjTaI7Osn_G93zv6oB2uQxCh-NULXtupxkbC3i3iTONUFrwzAAY6keQjqT-efsTQHM3oeg778G3Brc_Ls_5fQ83AAYGMVViDEENa3X-1oo1M4n7EV9_dFLntvtvdMUvKrIa95a5EQGxQYK5_Vzw9iZiqowXY9amoNnv7xXqs86AWhbOBSRTnOHB2NGYg/s680/e92.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="680" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjTaI7Osn_G93zv6oB2uQxCh-NULXtupxkbC3i3iTONUFrwzAAY6keQjqT-efsTQHM3oeg778G3Brc_Ls_5fQ83AAYGMVViDEENa3X-1oo1M4n7EV9_dFLntvtvdMUvKrIa95a5EQGxQYK5_Vzw9iZiqowXY9amoNnv7xXqs86AWhbOBSRTnOHB2NGYg/w640-h316/e92.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Getting enough applicants wasn't easy, those on the left have a serious deficiency in their ability to meme, most likely do to their wimpy, flimsy arguments.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-9PCJKAoNMy4wnTKuxi5YUwh15qU1c6fcuY7LHB0cc1K5cpc4n0IqlCaOKyHT4p0-W3txr5FmVLLXYCW0Ff4HIT7LRc6qFf72rNajPA6mTs6dc0GYFaT83x2LwhfIjLLPWLNzmF4rwJ8lBVB6VN1iBsrhrZQiBlpR8HlYZDDUOJ7wGw4fwDmkLeK19o/s736/oliver-guns-shoes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-9PCJKAoNMy4wnTKuxi5YUwh15qU1c6fcuY7LHB0cc1K5cpc4n0IqlCaOKyHT4p0-W3txr5FmVLLXYCW0Ff4HIT7LRc6qFf72rNajPA6mTs6dc0GYFaT83x2LwhfIjLLPWLNzmF4rwJ8lBVB6VN1iBsrhrZQiBlpR8HlYZDDUOJ7wGw4fwDmkLeK19o/w640-h640/oliver-guns-shoes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">No change? Since the 1934 National Firearms Act we have seen at least a dozen changes in Federal Law and hundreds perhaps thousands of changes in state law. Besides that, there has NEVER been an ounce of evidence to suggest that restricting gun ownership has ever resulted in a reduction in school shootings, in fact the school shootings have increased despite increased laws regulating ownership. A more direct correlation could be made between school shootings and the divorce rate.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This limey POS should go back to England, keep his cock holster shut or talk about topics he is proficient on like hair gel or anal lube.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who </span><span style="font-size: large;">advocates defunding police, eliminating bail requirements, reductions in jail tim</span><span style="font-size: large;">e and </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>REFUSES to put armed guards in schools</span><span>.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mkbXUWzxpFqON62zFzE4OSKj_FLWn3Dog6mIBbLcX6_pJx0-MgDziOLAbsLpnWFCWsow9e1qu6LIDuORuwoHfbiDlihr6Irb7f6XsBprTbM_qY2Fm_3IRdtS2ADrm3qhJhn1YiETfDFXI739pJojK0raIyAr-o5D652er5h_gJKwD_Wo_xzIx2CVxHg/s800/republicansISIS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mkbXUWzxpFqON62zFzE4OSKj_FLWn3Dog6mIBbLcX6_pJx0-MgDziOLAbsLpnWFCWsow9e1qu6LIDuORuwoHfbiDlihr6Irb7f6XsBprTbM_qY2Fm_3IRdtS2ADrm3qhJhn1YiETfDFXI739pJojK0raIyAr-o5D652er5h_gJKwD_Wo_xzIx2CVxHg/w640-h640/republicansISIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Shall we start with the incorrect use of the term "Assault Weapon"?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I just love this hypocrisy, don't you? When Republicans limit travel to the US of known terrorists, the Democrats lose their shit and call us bigots or xenophobes (another incorrect use of a term).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then if some do get in and commit acts of terrorism, they blame our "lax" gun laws for their actions. BTW one of the worst Islamic terrorist attacks involving guns occurred in Paris, where guns are next to impossible to buy legally.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who's party sent billions of dollars to known terrorist regimes, then armed the Taliban with BILLIONS of dollars' worth of American guns and then supported Hamas' terrorist attacks and called for the extermination of Jews.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlAiJnl3kSWw6_51bMRPzicvrOvcWGPw0bpyNRtMnIxuCaN2bgt1U-NTyvYYbXMCeGhuM6HUEqXn0U7W4ZZ3sXCY37cUbVzwdPPFsjw0hs25v6w1YQ0GNL8lxQJHujdkzgSwWihZ92ZNkUwTqBTClmcrKFB3IEC82OIIbOQdKRAEiF50JilvnlvcUhmo/s735/deer-shooting-back-58b8f7e45f9b58af5cb8ef95.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="735" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlAiJnl3kSWw6_51bMRPzicvrOvcWGPw0bpyNRtMnIxuCaN2bgt1U-NTyvYYbXMCeGhuM6HUEqXn0U7W4ZZ3sXCY37cUbVzwdPPFsjw0hs25v6w1YQ0GNL8lxQJHujdkzgSwWihZ92ZNkUwTqBTClmcrKFB3IEC82OIIbOQdKRAEiF50JilvnlvcUhmo/w640-h544/deer-shooting-back-58b8f7e45f9b58af5cb8ef95.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">OK genius, how about you show me where it mentions deer hunting in the Constitution? The Second Amendment was written to protect a natural right to shoot tyrants, like yourself, in the face, and also to hunt deer, if we so choose.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who thinks meat comes from the grocery store.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3bcTSz3vRU86CrLI_hkIUlnXop1iJ1R2a67I-cNbunXFlMT9ieHdxaYUnuGJNI_8rlre55uRJz1WDH8aOtKXg_xBR3Q7ri5Rqw9vxzdt27bhvuWnlq_599h2Tvx-wRlx3TIPr3xU0MvTkBtZbO8lF289pvATZq66EX-H8Zm_f8ZOiduy09wYqxKQ_k0/s474/OIP%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3bcTSz3vRU86CrLI_hkIUlnXop1iJ1R2a67I-cNbunXFlMT9ieHdxaYUnuGJNI_8rlre55uRJz1WDH8aOtKXg_xBR3Q7ri5Rqw9vxzdt27bhvuWnlq_599h2Tvx-wRlx3TIPr3xU0MvTkBtZbO8lF289pvATZq66EX-H8Zm_f8ZOiduy09wYqxKQ_k0/w640-h640/OIP%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Wrong, in 2021 we lost a little under 21,000 people to homicide with a firearm, that equals 59 people per day. You see the Democrats always inflate the number by including suicides. Perhaps she meant to say that SHE kills 90 people per day?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">BTW Homicide and Suicide are both illegal, and both were happening before the invention of the firearm. Furthermore, guns are used more often to stop violent crimes than they are used to commit them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who allowed our ambassador and soldiers to die, lied about it, then sold American uranium to our enemies and took bribes from them, then paid for a fake investigation into her political enemies, then got caught hiding evidence about an illegal server. I won't even mention the dozens of people that have died "mysteriously"...whoops I just did....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAsPktmdnGYVmsUKreCmBqGbROwsRQ-DC4pkON_gysHRTPrQAC7zlHT4xZQvf1TKELG41uzXKJf-wvL2QX5_u6uO-RhI9y3Ky_IKATU-LDzVC5QCIbKXjopGOPAudq2MYqcf7YdPmcAq4vj2uGxfrjq-TQAAMIpS19c1RFqVenLjjB_c_Lh-ubo5HYeY/s388/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAsPktmdnGYVmsUKreCmBqGbROwsRQ-DC4pkON_gysHRTPrQAC7zlHT4xZQvf1TKELG41uzXKJf-wvL2QX5_u6uO-RhI9y3Ky_IKATU-LDzVC5QCIbKXjopGOPAudq2MYqcf7YdPmcAq4vj2uGxfrjq-TQAAMIpS19c1RFqVenLjjB_c_Lh-ubo5HYeY/w560-h640/unnamed.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">There are three types of lies: plain old lies, damn lies and statistics.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that 100% of people exposed to water will die? This is 100% true, as we all will die, but it makes it seem like you should avoid water, no?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that an American is more likely to bitten by a New Yorker than a shark? This is also true, of course your odds of either go up depending on where you are.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The fact is women who put themselves in abusive relationships would not defend themselves anyway, hell they more often than not refuse to testify against their abusers. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Now if the woman is not the brainwashed type and has a gun, the abuser will usually die from multiple high-speed perforations.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who cannot even define what a woman is and thinks men should be able to use women's restrooms and compete in women's sports.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNnrCdbd64rlp6KHoimpz2zqzQWpJhFPGR_sc2k-rsWlpkAVG5SaCSh2zxttIHMt0VAC0AMyit8ObEr3-cVe8M8H_022d_UG7MhH34txP_0HpUnRqSjZj9bsN8qMPc3cGBGyFRWK61B-11B3eIxGUP-Ej2uGoF0KZvcM-KuLYvqQrJ8kuixek_KNhr9Y/s1000/b8448c97ec6c96d5196d890a5188a093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNnrCdbd64rlp6KHoimpz2zqzQWpJhFPGR_sc2k-rsWlpkAVG5SaCSh2zxttIHMt0VAC0AMyit8ObEr3-cVe8M8H_022d_UG7MhH34txP_0HpUnRqSjZj9bsN8qMPc3cGBGyFRWK61B-11B3eIxGUP-Ej2uGoF0KZvcM-KuLYvqQrJ8kuixek_KNhr9Y/w640-h480/b8448c97ec6c96d5196d890a5188a093.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Too Late? Too late for you maybe, you see no one is buying your bullshit anymore.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They banned guns in Australia and crime went up by 243% (including a 3000% increase in home invasions), so did the tyranny (watch some videos about the covid enforcement in Australia). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In Britain they banned guns in 1997, today there is a knife attack every 4 minutes, more than 130,000 per year and the victims cannot effectively fight back as they have been disarmed.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the US you are more likely to be struck by lightning than be involved in a mass shooting and the more armed good guys present, the more that liklihood goes down. We have seen numerous occasions where a good guy with a gun ended a mass shooting before it began.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who advocates defunding police, eliminating bail requirements, reductions in jail time and </span><span style="font-size: large;">REFUSES to put armed guards in schools.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmQpPN1P6dUjFD5Q5x67g29bYxCx4ihnGrAcSopLO3zEFHty9WXgfA9jNJzM_3x_9PAtVOaE_D90NzKNNBhTNgnOhQ-jn4woUs_tD9Pl9nEdFloHPQo1HCOduHBN2pJDNJbkNzhkEGG38Hfahu-1FpuSGTqB35-WIov5JpFWLO3QQfyDn7AH0siWdyAY/s718/e356d008f7ae033927b7c3349799fbf5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="718" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmQpPN1P6dUjFD5Q5x67g29bYxCx4ihnGrAcSopLO3zEFHty9WXgfA9jNJzM_3x_9PAtVOaE_D90NzKNNBhTNgnOhQ-jn4woUs_tD9Pl9nEdFloHPQo1HCOduHBN2pJDNJbkNzhkEGG38Hfahu-1FpuSGTqB35-WIov5JpFWLO3QQfyDn7AH0siWdyAY/w640-h612/e356d008f7ae033927b7c3349799fbf5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is true, you know why? Terrorism in America is rare, you know why? Because good guys own guns and Americans don't lay down like sissies when a terrorist shows up.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The other reason is because the definition of a toddler is a child who is just learning to walk, a child of this age could not pick up a loaded gun, much less shoot it (the gun in the picture above is a plastic toy) Again, the left has a serious problem with lying.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone whose party has been trying to normalize pedophilia, groom small children all while protecting the visitors to Epstein Island. We could also talk about the Democrats refusal to stop child trafficking, then there are the millions of children killed through abortion.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbkv_ZEdgEk8cZSrN3MCcxcM_63BvX6G2lWSf0fxgLs3dpUsXswdg-hb5ieIHK4Tq1UoqakVrFmXHVRrvfN141XrzSuEGS8u_q-lnjlymt-1WE68YpMwLAkGpawjaRPs62HTeissObxTkjpiY7vovxeyaFmNfRfGUN7rUxXXOXGVk7VwINtizre7PtNU/s600/Obama_gun_tweet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="600" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbkv_ZEdgEk8cZSrN3MCcxcM_63BvX6G2lWSf0fxgLs3dpUsXswdg-hb5ieIHK4Tq1UoqakVrFmXHVRrvfN141XrzSuEGS8u_q-lnjlymt-1WE68YpMwLAkGpawjaRPs62HTeissObxTkjpiY7vovxeyaFmNfRfGUN7rUxXXOXGVk7VwINtizre7PtNU/w640-h392/Obama_gun_tweet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Who is "We" jackass? What did I say about statistics? They can be used to lie. This tweet would have you believe that the US is a very dangerous place. When in fact 68% of gun crimes occur in just 5% of the counties in the U.S. and take a wild guess which party runs those 5%. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you remove those counties, the U.S. is one of the safest places in the World.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Murders and suicides still happen in Japan, France and Israel, but they are not always committed with a gun, is a person less dead if a samurai sword or a cricket bat is used?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Besides no one should ever listen to a gun control argument from someone who gave guns to the Mexican Drug Cartels, lied about it to Congress then gave billions to a terrorist supporting country (Iran) all while professing his love for Islamic terrorists.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd4PsK1KZuR6pGuYgIfEUUHJMXwAecPrHS_eCNUhCMRvTVZJnilREfX1mOaFrGbwtw7zh8NWw8aUzNXrY2CIY_WE_RJ8O07xoIhx48vXz57WC7krhdaLdgHn22B-H6L9aoCokAjgm28H6nCGBWpS18lW_epbzriS0BdZH1iefIqOucRtzl6NgtlJ-dBI/s534/3ch09y.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="534" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjd4PsK1KZuR6pGuYgIfEUUHJMXwAecPrHS_eCNUhCMRvTVZJnilREfX1mOaFrGbwtw7zh8NWw8aUzNXrY2CIY_WE_RJ8O07xoIhx48vXz57WC7krhdaLdgHn22B-H6L9aoCokAjgm28H6nCGBWpS18lW_epbzriS0BdZH1iefIqOucRtzl6NgtlJ-dBI/w640-h560/3ch09y.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">While trying to be sarcastic, this meme is actually correct. Do you think a man dating the daughter of a Mafioso would lay his hand on her? Fuck no he wouldn't, and the reason why is he would get 10-fold the violence directed at him. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You see bullies only respond to violence or threats of it. Bullies and wife abusers are narcissists and they themselves do not want to be exposed as the pussies they are, so they think keeping a strong pimp hand will hide their inadequacies. The reality is the women being abused could probably kick the ass of the abuser if they really tried.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides, no one should listen to any argument about protecting women from a party who has destroyed women's sports by allowing men to compete in them and made women unsafe by allowing men in women's bathrooms, locker rooms and prisons.</span></p></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-74614955943874597522023-12-29T03:30:00.000-08:002023-12-29T03:30:00.237-08:00Projects Update 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;">While I haven't been getting much done on my projects, I have been making progress.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have been searching for parts and I did get a couple of guns refinished this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My S&W model 29 I purchased late last year didn't end up needed to be restored.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXJ5iqiPE-5RGnX9Qa1SunrCDQGLdBpIGpslfdTursvJ6k_a5ywINSWZMoeUV7ZDrRJ4dQKbJeAtZ1-5BsLBSkJi8bLGsAfz9P3EKPQmrGS-CANrHsdw5Y3uSQ4z2rCdYq82Zed-Fz9_Wa0z-sGg3LrQIm6ZwsKfa1iuihMYHu4f_vmOmhG4bMLtNRS8/s2304/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="2304" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXJ5iqiPE-5RGnX9Qa1SunrCDQGLdBpIGpslfdTursvJ6k_a5ywINSWZMoeUV7ZDrRJ4dQKbJeAtZ1-5BsLBSkJi8bLGsAfz9P3EKPQmrGS-CANrHsdw5Y3uSQ4z2rCdYq82Zed-Fz9_Wa0z-sGg3LrQIm6ZwsKfa1iuihMYHu4f_vmOmhG4bMLtNRS8/w640-h304/unnamed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A good cleaning, waxing and a set of factory grips was all that was needed.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndGe2JqIcp1B9YN01TOP9rDfcM0g6pMx2CleT9fcH-aeMLssM89ntM7Czo2u95gCaJ0bHAyzBColJCehcOJbRBDueKwH3IBEycKFSpWeDmEWTN9oDoqZvDijehNfcl6ze05To4cUKqoIps3Gfe8Rwjnth4jbmF2K8nDXr-foYqvolO8cPj_rBQp29kU0/s4032/IMG_5137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndGe2JqIcp1B9YN01TOP9rDfcM0g6pMx2CleT9fcH-aeMLssM89ntM7Czo2u95gCaJ0bHAyzBColJCehcOJbRBDueKwH3IBEycKFSpWeDmEWTN9oDoqZvDijehNfcl6ze05To4cUKqoIps3Gfe8Rwjnth4jbmF2K8nDXr-foYqvolO8cPj_rBQp29kU0/w640-h480/IMG_5137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The presentation case is another story, I bought a kit to re-flock the interior.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95mYFIkMS8Ik3XO7uDY_SrQQXSJxM2Nmr3HdUg4i1_VCpuGeXDRDcWbybf0S9BqQrNBcs3dZSwaW4fNV-mGoJv6lp244Gx_xsY56sI1_AVuseOZF5JNiXPC7VJH0yIsCAVCo-kfHejUGFKz1QQHW-OQfjKxY02GrJxRv7-8_0IX4s5POwx5bt4873vFc/s4032/IMG_5142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95mYFIkMS8Ik3XO7uDY_SrQQXSJxM2Nmr3HdUg4i1_VCpuGeXDRDcWbybf0S9BqQrNBcs3dZSwaW4fNV-mGoJv6lp244Gx_xsY56sI1_AVuseOZF5JNiXPC7VJH0yIsCAVCo-kfHejUGFKz1QQHW-OQfjKxY02GrJxRv7-8_0IX4s5POwx5bt4873vFc/w640-h480/IMG_5142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4fEl98tHEdit-ywV8FAKXehEowsQrkcFC80_508Nvm3jLEok6TaGQrf3XylTXqc5XIEmHemeaKQvUMLK_Iakd_usa1HNMkXcVSKnw8qJRYiMikXtjjmhhbhENDsSAbJP_Dlt0iWeW9IArxMV1OlxfIud4INFtVg4QQqDnIuOKCaUdw1andnTKnUj2OI/s500/41F850wH4GL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4fEl98tHEdit-ywV8FAKXehEowsQrkcFC80_508Nvm3jLEok6TaGQrf3XylTXqc5XIEmHemeaKQvUMLK_Iakd_usa1HNMkXcVSKnw8qJRYiMikXtjjmhhbhENDsSAbJP_Dlt0iWeW9IArxMV1OlxfIud4INFtVg4QQqDnIuOKCaUdw1andnTKnUj2OI/w640-h480/41F850wH4GL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I found a bolt & trigger spring for my $25 Winchester model 74. I refinished both the wood and metal and will post the project in the coming months.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh9tvHUYXR-REcmkWwqsQ70wz6ZoT_78f-px4q5lraSNtHM4W0bspWjvSUl8wMQwqm4UewxEqfkF0eGuPoOviW0lEctOZhNKgnZ78J7j0Har50e3RFCp-OQustKHkLd5HZb_5kwzHaPgUTjKrcK__J7ENkxBc8f1frF1oEzsHewFaZpkT9i1mFF09xYQ/s3979/IMG_0974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="3979" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh9tvHUYXR-REcmkWwqsQ70wz6ZoT_78f-px4q5lraSNtHM4W0bspWjvSUl8wMQwqm4UewxEqfkF0eGuPoOviW0lEctOZhNKgnZ78J7j0Har50e3RFCp-OQustKHkLd5HZb_5kwzHaPgUTjKrcK__J7ENkxBc8f1frF1oEzsHewFaZpkT9i1mFF09xYQ/w640-h220/IMG_0974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MAh4K7bO1jMZnvxoEJArx_egKNmemhsB7Nwq8KahEeLyUuzvdsxMh3uS0R46GRPiKO-Tl5PatOthZMwO8CJYTC14O-6y6cdif3Po48V5VTMP2vNPU6TMg3YmD8SYY_UqusFeY8NatodZYuZXBpNJozoBKkDXPLj3VtWfF8Bl5BWsZyikoNS77gcUH5w/s1200/bolt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MAh4K7bO1jMZnvxoEJArx_egKNmemhsB7Nwq8KahEeLyUuzvdsxMh3uS0R46GRPiKO-Tl5PatOthZMwO8CJYTC14O-6y6cdif3Po48V5VTMP2vNPU6TMg3YmD8SYY_UqusFeY8NatodZYuZXBpNJozoBKkDXPLj3VtWfF8Bl5BWsZyikoNS77gcUH5w/w640-h426/bolt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This one will be an easy refinish, the only difficulty is staining the non-walnut stock a dark color that looks correct. It is a Springfield (Stevens/Savage) single shot 22 model 83.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyrD_wK0HQyGW47St3SXeYm2ucaoWXBSaZaqW4MdwKzSb7QqqBGpca9bJvz8HYMWFTpqUB08VPA_j-iahutkGYHKqQYcE6-13TN9Xc9lxUovEVfDuv3wn1RrtlhJFYyy53IOw7hA5GN1wDf25qD2NRWSTwbNFIEBryJtYlMgIEHzqDoOYbPGf_GXi-go/s4608/IMG_1693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyrD_wK0HQyGW47St3SXeYm2ucaoWXBSaZaqW4MdwKzSb7QqqBGpca9bJvz8HYMWFTpqUB08VPA_j-iahutkGYHKqQYcE6-13TN9Xc9lxUovEVfDuv3wn1RrtlhJFYyy53IOw7hA5GN1wDf25qD2NRWSTwbNFIEBryJtYlMgIEHzqDoOYbPGf_GXi-go/w640-h360/IMG_1693.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgpTQA_63amlZh0V-eZeVj3FkGX9qk3GfRXodQOpVw99J_qmwpoGNl4zFYE0tPnyngpFlZ9BPrFyh-bUzdzRoWkBvUPaKEHhBlWvRCgmWSOtfs_kLsHdepkbC4__bNFrZ3ttTU1soKJP5eNSIg2-BzQTYZ47zOm5TouLxgV9T2xQp2_mNXeRVkSHu6SU/s4032/IMG_1361.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgpTQA_63amlZh0V-eZeVj3FkGX9qk3GfRXodQOpVw99J_qmwpoGNl4zFYE0tPnyngpFlZ9BPrFyh-bUzdzRoWkBvUPaKEHhBlWvRCgmWSOtfs_kLsHdepkbC4__bNFrZ3ttTU1soKJP5eNSIg2-BzQTYZ47zOm5TouLxgV9T2xQp2_mNXeRVkSHu6SU/w640-h480/IMG_1361.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I still need to find parts for my Meriden model 15 project.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Dbrj3yNeXncp3LnJrDTuckRW8EvHI_iskaIsnsnTMs7d5cJytyk8wEdJN0npH2Rr29fisyVuTAt4auWxRkTvN1ceu1PqzHhJa-8UARXsKXwSYs6vg3ZUw_g0LZc3d_9zvWpRTscMCM5Yd8WEUgYXYqCs1Iw_Q4_O3rnmqNeKILwXNYwWppYKCRtU1A/s4031/IMG_1465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="4031" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Dbrj3yNeXncp3LnJrDTuckRW8EvHI_iskaIsnsnTMs7d5cJytyk8wEdJN0npH2Rr29fisyVuTAt4auWxRkTvN1ceu1PqzHhJa-8UARXsKXwSYs6vg3ZUw_g0LZc3d_9zvWpRTscMCM5Yd8WEUgYXYqCs1Iw_Q4_O3rnmqNeKILwXNYwWppYKCRtU1A/w640-h364/IMG_1465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I purchased this Remington 11-48 last year with the S&W model 29 & Marlin model 60, I decided it should be refinished as well, the wood was refinished by a previous owner and not very well.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVNkq-N8fPOdz5lAILrdQEsUQ2CD1Vh8zllHjIP8Hvl6SVXlMNBxZI5IoXjK8tnX465txB4eBQ3ZzYCsQ2S5z_Z_PBW6-Vii6PZtWoMHzLWDlGbWYIwiIKjwTRZdI9lJGKq1ovqPDsJGgz55Ei6_Gilk3S8Kr3RIS-Uxi1GeLQpEcH9FT0LRCWC1tPzk/s2241/Resized_20221128_154250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="2241" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVNkq-N8fPOdz5lAILrdQEsUQ2CD1Vh8zllHjIP8Hvl6SVXlMNBxZI5IoXjK8tnX465txB4eBQ3ZzYCsQ2S5z_Z_PBW6-Vii6PZtWoMHzLWDlGbWYIwiIKjwTRZdI9lJGKq1ovqPDsJGgz55Ei6_Gilk3S8Kr3RIS-Uxi1GeLQpEcH9FT0LRCWC1tPzk/w640-h178/Resized_20221128_154250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This Marlin model 1894 44 Magnum still needs to get refinished, like the Remington above, it is not a big priority.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlEfWRqz40KOxO9JZOQWjTLi5Hs6ok6DlgSRn1H1LkdXATw7yfHLBTpJKv7mjve6DhQzlUlQ44-OrE8uTRNh7L8NH47AiPH3IA2Myc8IHb9DLh32mSQG6ZOFyASraK3Q1k2SqGy2TPhER6_0ee98BYCWEpCgVvtdSjGrGxAvGdIXiOZUKAgDyzACHg_c/s3672/IMG_0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="3672" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlEfWRqz40KOxO9JZOQWjTLi5Hs6ok6DlgSRn1H1LkdXATw7yfHLBTpJKv7mjve6DhQzlUlQ44-OrE8uTRNh7L8NH47AiPH3IA2Myc8IHb9DLh32mSQG6ZOFyASraK3Q1k2SqGy2TPhER6_0ee98BYCWEpCgVvtdSjGrGxAvGdIXiOZUKAgDyzACHg_c/w640-h176/IMG_0106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I still have a few 10-22 projects still lurking, one is a lightweight project using an aftermarket receiver, a cut down barrel and a factory plastic stock.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTUbj0imTAy2V7Q_W4GXOOuAORQTG4QzsAlJoSKFirL0cvpP2KBXygperVBbExG1ACKL-O0Yb6mJ44tcYd9hL-5JqEal9RZo1lXdqeca36ifdhmOYgvGJxbgwZXCusJKlY6XaYmKyrwAtTP5eRYpOY8tt5BE5KfX4PBp7mpx1FL5So4VhRhF3jf32BdM/s4032/IMG_1148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTUbj0imTAy2V7Q_W4GXOOuAORQTG4QzsAlJoSKFirL0cvpP2KBXygperVBbExG1ACKL-O0Yb6mJ44tcYd9hL-5JqEal9RZo1lXdqeca36ifdhmOYgvGJxbgwZXCusJKlY6XaYmKyrwAtTP5eRYpOY8tt5BE5KfX4PBp7mpx1FL5So4VhRhF3jf32BdM/w640-h480/IMG_1148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The other one involves a homemade receiver and some beat, used parts to create a post-apocalypse style rifle.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlWdM2hvyrPiDNbZ5SrzOXdO2aVKq2WoR9g3SynhPJjuAPeA3BKPnVhPoWrpSE8Bdpxhmfp8cHib8rlYiHpekoiX1yf8-51I3Vbo5sx6QqvJeSugzPzXGSkC76tcV8h-OQPKq7PkuZccP6tk1jIF53nBAhGuSwiPOCVqrlFeFFhJjvc6JHxVTZfsjVQE/s4032/IMG_2773.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlWdM2hvyrPiDNbZ5SrzOXdO2aVKq2WoR9g3SynhPJjuAPeA3BKPnVhPoWrpSE8Bdpxhmfp8cHib8rlYiHpekoiX1yf8-51I3Vbo5sx6QqvJeSugzPzXGSkC76tcV8h-OQPKq7PkuZccP6tk1jIF53nBAhGuSwiPOCVqrlFeFFhJjvc6JHxVTZfsjVQE/w640-h480/IMG_2773.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I also want to build a pirate pistol like this one, using the receiver and barrel from a 10/22 Charger</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oxGTnTQmdJ37nUqb3YoWxI3LF31cNqghGWYLp4mxlaLpLcETYjuslEN467cvNvTGgi1gp1kZdm1jsOEjX3wS5GVPRM4xBnvauFUVz8HWV3CcXI4R0mtzH4XVcSsOmEc37VOpFVsjBY2wyisbo2HewimDAV5kN70Rxt7-wuAxgIsp1SSsuIfD-jOZ3lI/s1253/untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1253" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oxGTnTQmdJ37nUqb3YoWxI3LF31cNqghGWYLp4mxlaLpLcETYjuslEN467cvNvTGgi1gp1kZdm1jsOEjX3wS5GVPRM4xBnvauFUVz8HWV3CcXI4R0mtzH4XVcSsOmEc37VOpFVsjBY2wyisbo2HewimDAV5kN70Rxt7-wuAxgIsp1SSsuIfD-jOZ3lI/w640-h374/untitled.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I also need to finish my homemade break-open shotgun project, when finished it will look a little like this one:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmjS8bCPNktEutNKpOJt5Iuv5w8PGykQyQPmMCgdCnVnB01d-dFQsJKa7g8T6N8beNxljZ5fcRgRTyRKBTNw3SKP5tiycm2WqwDbrGYJJp7jDGLTa3dPA0ibDP22I74knAnTpoYiQs2EPyEVx9kgBb1e9PFZFFv5VZtD96njNUjdEizzec-rZYDRXXPE/s958/2016-11-10%2006_19_09-Homemade%20shotgun%20-%20YouTube.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="958" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmjS8bCPNktEutNKpOJt5Iuv5w8PGykQyQPmMCgdCnVnB01d-dFQsJKa7g8T6N8beNxljZ5fcRgRTyRKBTNw3SKP5tiycm2WqwDbrGYJJp7jDGLTa3dPA0ibDP22I74knAnTpoYiQs2EPyEVx9kgBb1e9PFZFFv5VZtD96njNUjdEizzec-rZYDRXXPE/w640-h366/2016-11-10%2006_19_09-Homemade%20shotgun%20-%20YouTube.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here is one I have been thinking about building for a while, start with an Uberti 44 caliber 1848 Dragoon pistol with the brass grip frame. Then cut the barrel at the end of the frame and install a 45 Colt conversion cylinder.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is possible because the barrels on the .44 Dragoon measure .454", which is a little big, but works with the .45 Colt which has a bullet diameter of .452".</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORHRY0G7bTHMZ3-VRJRYYoSnPplqW9M4sUSRt99V8wqB_5Jwfghj3ZiQkkv-WwBU-Ipp9ohnfp7-OXEhxvO7xZWV8kJ_i-H2z7jW6OLm6lB_RMZvmu5krv5wAlOy0qF6fACwS-h38nvBllB0Pt4j3eruA1mFgd2j0mCMcq6qzarmNU53rp0uXWimo9eY/s600/Walker%20_44-50%20Cartridge%20Conversion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="600" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORHRY0G7bTHMZ3-VRJRYYoSnPplqW9M4sUSRt99V8wqB_5Jwfghj3ZiQkkv-WwBU-Ipp9ohnfp7-OXEhxvO7xZWV8kJ_i-H2z7jW6OLm6lB_RMZvmu5krv5wAlOy0qF6fACwS-h38nvBllB0Pt4j3eruA1mFgd2j0mCMcq6qzarmNU53rp0uXWimo9eY/w640-h482/Walker%20_44-50%20Cartridge%20Conversion.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-11074245920880069302023-12-25T03:30:00.000-08:002023-12-25T03:30:00.139-08:00Week 52 2023<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgbbKunCPlK74ajEfNK7eJiqFb1LuzlXCTE6XFz_pmX03bPvZpNEj9uqd0je7bkCvOB6Jf6mTIyryxCe_NS3k1bKsEzoCGwZFYQT7Z0TeEbSvOs4E_7GYjZ6Q7LarlEeN7CDfPDKK1XGuwQJlGhRRk8Cq9HVWtn-Q9U90wXoqgWtkYgcDwlkSQEhnshY/s613/2020-12-25%2020_51_25-Instagram%20and%2012%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="613" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgbbKunCPlK74ajEfNK7eJiqFb1LuzlXCTE6XFz_pmX03bPvZpNEj9uqd0je7bkCvOB6Jf6mTIyryxCe_NS3k1bKsEzoCGwZFYQT7Z0TeEbSvOs4E_7GYjZ6Q7LarlEeN7CDfPDKK1XGuwQJlGhRRk8Cq9HVWtn-Q9U90wXoqgWtkYgcDwlkSQEhnshY/w640-h638/2020-12-25%2020_51_25-Instagram%20and%2012%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsoft%E2%80%8B%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b style="font-size: xx-large;">This Week in Firearms History:</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 24</b><b>:</b> Christmas Eve; in 1809 Kit Carson is born; in 1993 Tombstone is released in theaters.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 25</b>: Christmas, in 1066 William the Conqueror is crowned King of England; in 1776 George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware river and defeat 1,400 Hessians.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 26</b><b>:</b> In 1944 Patton and 3rd Armored Division break the encirclement of US Troops near Bastogne </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 27</b>: In 1945 the World Bank was created; in 1979 the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 28</b>: In 1732 Benjamin Franklin publishes his Poor Richard's Almanack; In 1846 Iowa becomes the 29th State; in 1949 H&K is founded in Germany.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 29</b>: In 1898 Lt Col John Henry Patterson kills the second of the two Tsavo man eating lions (Ghost & the Darkness). In 1934 development of the Winchester model 70 begins; in 1940 Germany begins dropping incendiary bombs on London.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 30:</b> In 1922 the USSR is formed; in 1959 the USS George Washington, the 1st ballistic missile submarine is commissioned.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun of the Week: Whitney Wolverine</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Whitney Wolverine was a short lived .22 pistol that resembled a Buck Rogers space gun.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZsDuzi_0XNand28oRlHUoQp3lUiZHXXuKKUzh89WDaPfGOy2Hiwwag_lQLmdgYC9dp7oxZOgyLLeZOj8HZRJUNjhsnsXakh7_qIhc2zZPckSxrd-ZrjGJZTyyXZxRNtpSWZL402YDF6CDw0NIpmMSAOzzVpD9nkvhmSHpzuYrvB7-hg6k6RvpY8uoiw/s1024/Whitney%20Wolverine,%20an%20%E2%80%98Atomic%20Age%E2%80%99%20influenced%20_22%20pistol%20from%20the%201950s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZsDuzi_0XNand28oRlHUoQp3lUiZHXXuKKUzh89WDaPfGOy2Hiwwag_lQLmdgYC9dp7oxZOgyLLeZOj8HZRJUNjhsnsXakh7_qIhc2zZPckSxrd-ZrjGJZTyyXZxRNtpSWZL402YDF6CDw0NIpmMSAOzzVpD9nkvhmSHpzuYrvB7-hg6k6RvpY8uoiw/w640-h480/Whitney%20Wolverine,%20an%20%E2%80%98Atomic%20Age%E2%80%99%20influenced%20_22%20pistol%20from%20the%201950s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><p style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">The gun company and the pistol were given names to honor gunmaker Eli Whitney and the University of Michigan sports teams.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The pistol was the creation of Robert Hillberg and production began in 1956 and ended in 1958. Trademark issues required a name change to the "Lightning" while financial issues sunk the endeavor with less than 14,000 pistols being produced. The design was revived in 2002 by Olympic Arms, this time with a polymer frame.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cartridge of the Week: 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The 7.62 x 25mm Tokarev was a copy of the 7.63 x 25mm Mauser. Created by the Soviet Government after paying license to manufacture the Mauser round, the Soviets just copied it and quit paying for the license. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiZL7PJpGn-FnsSsO1721BORByC-376W6h-I5P27s07RxKWiiak6wccw9_DmlXBGYcVpHasMJZHWTxYkCS5IVwo5hwdXlJtUX6benoZ6wzX1buAOvrPFWG-lFpZ1Y1WzzC7I6ak25RA_z92G9fUtZexCZKYqx3ElQfU2h_WWHCSfPGFkEBXQEN2JdSAE/s691/0025324_fiocchi-762-x-25-mm-tokarev-85-grain-full-metal-jacket-box-of-50-round.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="691" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiZL7PJpGn-FnsSsO1721BORByC-376W6h-I5P27s07RxKWiiak6wccw9_DmlXBGYcVpHasMJZHWTxYkCS5IVwo5hwdXlJtUX6benoZ6wzX1buAOvrPFWG-lFpZ1Y1WzzC7I6ak25RA_z92G9fUtZexCZKYqx3ElQfU2h_WWHCSfPGFkEBXQEN2JdSAE/w640-h464/0025324_fiocchi-762-x-25-mm-tokarev-85-grain-full-metal-jacket-box-of-50-round.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Although the cartridges are interchangeable, the Tokarev round does have higher pressure and should not be fired in guns chambered in the Mauser cartridge.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The cartridge was used in a variety of Soviet firearms including the TT-30 Tokarev pistol, the CZ-52 and the submachine guns PPSh-41 and the PPS-43.</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></span></p></div><div><h1 class="quoteText"><span style="line-height: 36.8px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Quote of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;"><i>"I will teach my children weapons and warfare, so they might teach their children science and law, so they might teach their children art and literature."</i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;" /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">- Unknown Greek</span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bubba Gun of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">This week's bubba gun comes from D'jaquan D'javion D'jarnell Grandberry of Black Bottom Detroit. He performed most of the work himself with a bit of help from his sister Shaniqua Shantel Shardonay.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-npAQWpa9-aBGe9eTsh-rlsCXAojDTF7NX7jVdxIw6c3FPkXOs9dgvXvFdzz82tb6BtS3825ubn1xPh-VaYAd7FIOD3TBQtbxBOZXh7hkzvDPQu73S5qypMcI8p2QmbvrgIUwy2RzBfLeUtlEaJPpDnsl6VG6iDwuJRm2cogBsEqgg8xh-RG1dcYWWgs/s1381/2023-02-19%2005_08_01-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1381" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-npAQWpa9-aBGe9eTsh-rlsCXAojDTF7NX7jVdxIw6c3FPkXOs9dgvXvFdzz82tb6BtS3825ubn1xPh-VaYAd7FIOD3TBQtbxBOZXh7hkzvDPQu73S5qypMcI8p2QmbvrgIUwy2RzBfLeUtlEaJPpDnsl6VG6iDwuJRm2cogBsEqgg8xh-RG1dcYWWgs/w640-h354/2023-02-19%2005_08_01-Window.png" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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in 1916, WWI, the battle of Verdun ends in German defeat; in 1917 the 18th Amendment is passed, outlawing alcohol.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 19</b><b>:</b> In 1843 Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" is published; in 1946 Ho Chi Minh attacks Hanoi beginning the Vietnam War; in 1998 the U.S. House impeaches President Bill Clinton.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 20:</b> In 1833 gun maker William Richarson (of Harrington & Richardson) is born; in 1860 South Carolina becomes the 1st state to secede; in 1924 Adolph Hitler is freed from jail early, serving only 9 months of a 5 year sentence for the Beer Hall Putsch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 21: Forefathers Day; </b>in 1866 the Fetterman Massacre takes place, 81 US soldiers killed by indians; in 1962 Cuba agrees to release Bay of Pigs POWs in exchange for medicine and baby food.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 22: </b>1931 Western Cartridge Company purchased Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; in 1984 Berhard Goetz shoots 4 muggers on NY subway.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 23:</b> <b>Festivus</b>; in 1961 Townsend Whelen dies; </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>in 1971 Dirty Harry is released in theaters;</span><span> in 2013 Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at the age of 94.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun of the Week: 91/30 Mosin-Nagant Rifle</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This week we look at one of the most produced bolt action rifles in history, the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 rifle.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd_Gal3_ucwy_jQIKbj2qGXlgz-jmM2a5OZzq0I3uitCtQu2z5CYn8Dr7LOC2AuQoGh9SGiaCEwj1OIe7JvyIV_UZPlZTCr7fnIkIqkeO_ZuRP1h_4zRxxU8oMNxcy3BUe5-AXcC_LD0HL04oAByXQHk0C8dT3DvhCSbqTCyD4jZEKGiNonOM8SUUDeU/s1415/2023-10-13%2009_28_38-OIP.BWMS6cXnrSz0AWRlIEVIiQHaEt%20(474%C3%97301)%20and%2018%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsof.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="1415" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRd_Gal3_ucwy_jQIKbj2qGXlgz-jmM2a5OZzq0I3uitCtQu2z5CYn8Dr7LOC2AuQoGh9SGiaCEwj1OIe7JvyIV_UZPlZTCr7fnIkIqkeO_ZuRP1h_4zRxxU8oMNxcy3BUe5-AXcC_LD0HL04oAByXQHk0C8dT3DvhCSbqTCyD4jZEKGiNonOM8SUUDeU/w640-h230/2023-10-13%2009_28_38-OIP.BWMS6cXnrSz0AWRlIEVIiQHaEt%20(474%C3%97301)%20and%2018%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20Microsof.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The hyphenated name comes from the year of adoption and redesign and the names of the designers. It became of the most mass produced rifles in history and one of the longest used. In service from 1891 to present day.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;">The chambering was the 7.62 x 54R mm, a rimmed, bottle necked cartridge.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">After the fall of the Soviet Union, millions of the surplus Mosin-Nagants were imported into the United States.<br /></span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cartridge of the Week: .22 TCM</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Officially known as the .22 Tuason Craig Micromagnum, the cartridge is also called the .22 Micro-mag.</span></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDD4Zx7h3PKNNwPkVQSexuYUxj4JETFYeo0iUqJwTHW7aw9PogucLnP_l8tiEYC0ksufmIOdQg8P9VqhyphenhyphenrUC5ast5Js2SfuBUv1WkUIkEMcA2ZeUtcNy4zebvJJyuBv8r6alom013_cjXaAEgtbidGs8XqDfdpmyzkLolnxvOCc0g1TDk0RpyiYkr-Qw/s1280/!Armscor_USA_22_TCM_40_Gr_JHP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1280" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDD4Zx7h3PKNNwPkVQSexuYUxj4JETFYeo0iUqJwTHW7aw9PogucLnP_l8tiEYC0ksufmIOdQg8P9VqhyphenhyphenrUC5ast5Js2SfuBUv1WkUIkEMcA2ZeUtcNy4zebvJJyuBv8r6alom013_cjXaAEgtbidGs8XqDfdpmyzkLolnxvOCc0g1TDk0RpyiYkr-Qw/w640-h446/!Armscor_USA_22_TCM_40_Gr_JHP.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;">Created by Fred Craig for Armscor (which is owned by Tuason family in the Philippines), which is where its longer name came from. A 5.56mm NATO cartridge was shortened and re-necked to .224" diameter to create the round. While longer than a 9mm Luger, it can be fired from full size pistols. The bullet is a truncated cone, 40 grain projectile traveling at 2000 FPS. This is considerably faster than similar bottle necked pistol rounds like the .357 Sig and 7.62 Tokarev, but slower than the FN 5.7mm.</span><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Quote of the Week:</span></b></p></div><div><h1 class="quoteText"><span style="line-height: 36.8px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;"><i>"A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders."</i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;" /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">- Larry Elder</span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bubba Gun of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">This weeks bubba gun comes from Ugandan gunsmith Uchafu Fundi, his grandfather acquired the S&W M&P 38 Special in a trade for 6 goats. Uchafu made the repairs himself showing off his superior gunsmithing skills.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFa2-Rl8K-U-T1_Ow4Uyza-BhqofUD20iSEy5986oosVmEwtQxgI4G4sg5-9fX15JM8fvFeT2s4HiRzUV639OszTqsgwkUY5nLVHjebu0OyKRxgO-swebkHShBhJ_kuLUugPjF_yGKDsonc-iQLqtg8as5o5Pdd5KACAzvkbKqvN79fkGAhlJyUpiVxvg/s1027/2023-02-19%2006_47_52-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1027" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFa2-Rl8K-U-T1_Ow4Uyza-BhqofUD20iSEy5986oosVmEwtQxgI4G4sg5-9fX15JM8fvFeT2s4HiRzUV639OszTqsgwkUY5nLVHjebu0OyKRxgO-swebkHShBhJ_kuLUugPjF_yGKDsonc-iQLqtg8as5o5Pdd5KACAzvkbKqvN79fkGAhlJyUpiVxvg/w640-h426/2023-02-19%2006_47_52-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></span></h1><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Sticker of the Week:</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This weeks sticker comes from <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/sticker/50848510-pro-gun-wings" target="_blank">Tee Public</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0jsSmY5HFfmf8YYzhSe0GZat2Wep21N6A8rf7FO6Y3sR34JcVFDR1mKzZcFsmHbuXeFp58nftSkVb0HevlgPrPUsa56KhzIj7QAQpb7n_QU8k5bD6Afg9zvpGWxUnSg2MeK9hRoYluCOSThDYYAB1_YvirkHvxkUMvOYD7l8BiztMHWryZXAHN4FK3M/s921/2023-10-13%2010_55_29-PRO%20GUN%20-%20Wings%20-%20Pro%20Gun%20-%20Sticker%20_%20TeePublic%20and%2011%20more%20pages%20-%20Personal%20-%20M.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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in 1817 Mississippi is admitted as the 20th state; in 2012 exhibition shooter Bob Munden dies in Butte Montana.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 11</b>: In 1620 the Mayflower makes land at Plymouth; in 1725 Patriot George Mason is born; in 1941 the U.S. declares war on Germany and Italy. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 12</b><b>:</b> in 1870 Joseph Rainey, a Republican, becomes the 1st black to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives; in 1936 China declares war on Japan; in 1957 exhibition shooter Ed McGivern dies in Butte Montana.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 13</b>: In 1636 Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes a militia for defense from Indians, recognized as the 1st National Guard; in 1887 Sgt Alvin York is born; in 1948 Ted Nugent is born.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 14</b>: Guns Save Lives Day; In 1799, George Washington dies at the age of 67; In 1819 Alabama enters the union as the 22nd State; in 1896 General James Doolittle is born</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 15</b>: In 1791 the U.S. Bill of Rights is ratified; 1923 gun designer Uziel Gal was born. in 1995 <i>Heat</i> is released in theaters.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 16:</b> In 1773 The Boston Tea Party protest; in 1907 American Naval "Great White Fleet" departs Virgina for their World Tour.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun of the Week: The U.S. M1 Carbine</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The U.S. M1 Carbine served as the light infantry rifle for the U.S. Armed Forces for 32 years.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74RP6vF8j8eAin4QZ8kQNTx4InhZJkIGdnuCd-7m0aLPwOpw7sNc5aXPwIR_vy4RxEFehWJ0IPTHN_QvrwAi3Y9lANjYpZs7CtvBEhvjvD2Y0gqfM3c7WbNnFFbtxp7dRuJ29hyphenhyphendZD_21m-QDXk3AQlZYxv289ZGFvR6pV2C9WxJh-iWsV5i6yjMX1cA/s5394/winchester-m1-carbine-30-carbine-w10998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="5394" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74RP6vF8j8eAin4QZ8kQNTx4InhZJkIGdnuCd-7m0aLPwOpw7sNc5aXPwIR_vy4RxEFehWJ0IPTHN_QvrwAi3Y9lANjYpZs7CtvBEhvjvD2Y0gqfM3c7WbNnFFbtxp7dRuJ29hyphenhyphendZD_21m-QDXk3AQlZYxv289ZGFvR6pV2C9WxJh-iWsV5i6yjMX1cA/w640-h146/winchester-m1-carbine-30-carbine-w10998.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Developed for use for infantry men who had to carry other gear (radios, artillery, staff equipment, etc) and needed a capable rifle that was lighter and used ammo that was also lighter. The carbine fired a 110 grain 30 caliber bullet to nearly 2000 feet per second.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Developed during the late 1930s from an Ed Browning design for Winchester, David Marshall Williams redesigned the rifle using a smaller version of the M1 Garand's rotating bolt. Approved on October 2nd, 1941 the rifle served until 1973.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cartridge of the Week: Winchester 44-40</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The cartridge known today as the 44-40 Winchester started out with a different name.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Y920sP4Kfnz7rzKhulRmaW69x7TngWPYJ073E7wCo-8sOXY5OAiTp1sEaBB2sTdu630hQ35blTTLAKPsn71JLuWDCo7FDVPK6J2UvFVNFjkIqK_QJTTUeQVfxnBIedPV1uTpJqh-DrXl3grFBlevSk23IoyJqDN5iAyzmeddGktbtJw0mcKvb2JRlo/s924/!44-40.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="924" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Y920sP4Kfnz7rzKhulRmaW69x7TngWPYJ073E7wCo-8sOXY5OAiTp1sEaBB2sTdu630hQ35blTTLAKPsn71JLuWDCo7FDVPK6J2UvFVNFjkIqK_QJTTUeQVfxnBIedPV1uTpJqh-DrXl3grFBlevSk23IoyJqDN5iAyzmeddGktbtJw0mcKvb2JRlo/w640-h420/!44-40.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Named the .44 Winchester Center Fire the cartridge was introduced by Winchester in 1873 as the primary chambering of their new model of 1873 rifle. The name of the cartridge changed with Union Metallic Cartridge began producing the round, they didn't want to use a competitor's name on their box, so they dubbed it the .44-40.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Not a true 44 caliber, the bullet actually measures .427" and thus is not compatible with the .44 Special or .44 Magnum.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Read more about the history of .44 caliber guns <a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-44-magnum.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: xx-large;"> </b></p></div><div><h1 class="quoteText"><span style="line-height: 36.8px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Quote of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;"><i>"Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again; poor fools. And their grand-children are once more slaves."</i></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;" /><span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">- D. H. Lawrence</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bubba Gun of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">This weeks bubba gun comes from Enel Angus of Fort Stumpy Tennessee. It is a Marlin model 70 with a custom stock of his own creation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvbtXvpZf7NqkS5mVT5mJdyoWcOVkFF1FF3AQraWyiXdtYzs2jaUameFyk8r_5vob80jxncYlwTj7k4H_jiwa29ZsHao45HWnoqF_PoVPyszD7NsZx3kTmBQnydY-8dAyx-m0Z0PvqbUBonTzbgp0owbKZR3Jhher1PmVq4wP4rRGBHXzYu4F1tyGMLw/s1389/2023-02-19%2003_49_38-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1389" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvbtXvpZf7NqkS5mVT5mJdyoWcOVkFF1FF3AQraWyiXdtYzs2jaUameFyk8r_5vob80jxncYlwTj7k4H_jiwa29ZsHao45HWnoqF_PoVPyszD7NsZx3kTmBQnydY-8dAyx-m0Z0PvqbUBonTzbgp0owbKZR3Jhher1PmVq4wP4rRGBHXzYu4F1tyGMLw/w640-h288/2023-02-19%2003_49_38-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></h1><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Sticker of the Week:</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I have no idea who made this sticker, but I like it, could use some editing tough, I can think of a few other worthless things:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">tits on bull, a government bureaucrat, etc...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR8Xuy3BpAzLylLvbhAUw1b9xiCL4v2RmAa3qwiP-35zwRPiAQb3aCKoK6uO_VcTMYBmrGUVeYJ4SToQEESQMzzUJRN7dKaWrkqvi7lXK1NR1ctBd-r5fF7Avf88dybaOoiG735f9uccXxyoSyY00huuA8uqWurpfPtJ_RwXon3J5YIq9ZNvUcs7BW28/s400/0-DKbCnU_400x400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR8Xuy3BpAzLylLvbhAUw1b9xiCL4v2RmAa3qwiP-35zwRPiAQb3aCKoK6uO_VcTMYBmrGUVeYJ4SToQEESQMzzUJRN7dKaWrkqvi7lXK1NR1ctBd-r5fF7Avf88dybaOoiG735f9uccXxyoSyY00huuA8uqWurpfPtJ_RwXon3J5YIq9ZNvUcs7BW28/w640-h640/0-DKbCnU_400x400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun T-Shirt of the Week:</span></b></p></div><span style="font-size: large;">This week's t-shirt comes from Grunt Style and is available at <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/Grunt-Style-Old-No-76-T-Shirt-XL-Black/161936628?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1393&adid=22222222222286557878&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=74423344136079&wl4=pla-4578022876458089:aud-807615481&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&wl10=Walmart&wl11=Online&wl12=161936628_10000001471&wl14=grunt%20style&veh=sem&msclkid=cc9c340dd894111f55f05124b79af029&gclid=cc9c340dd894111f55f05124b79af029&gclsrc=3p.ds" target="_blank">Walmart</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHrNq53sC6uwHZR0m3976GbWXh-hhszy9KTsUrHAEhTkn-SEE1RTTL_VDieeQG8JATRll1uUZoWTU5LKxPGSmwY-prvZp7uUqFaOSwb97TFLDXpaotgSUJIGGr670eTTTXmFU7yReVAsUmN1t_LF1NCxDNXzOqYMZ_K7SvTCM7jzsBausJf8_2tL34n0/s640/Grunt-Style-Old-No-76-T-Shirt-XL-Black_3b781b42-9d0f-4ec1-9088-8dc9f2461100.f42d88bdb08e96e9143df73a6c4d483e.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHrNq53sC6uwHZR0m3976GbWXh-hhszy9KTsUrHAEhTkn-SEE1RTTL_VDieeQG8JATRll1uUZoWTU5LKxPGSmwY-prvZp7uUqFaOSwb97TFLDXpaotgSUJIGGr670eTTTXmFU7yReVAsUmN1t_LF1NCxDNXzOqYMZ_K7SvTCM7jzsBausJf8_2tL34n0/w640-h640/Grunt-Style-Old-No-76-T-Shirt-XL-Black_3b781b42-9d0f-4ec1-9088-8dc9f2461100.f42d88bdb08e96e9143df73a6c4d483e.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Casehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16568533343504978702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949568258499987693.post-32744224832959134912023-12-08T03:30:00.010-08:002023-12-26T12:13:59.445-08:00Firearm Factory of the Month: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This story involves four factories, three Samuels and many inventions.<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To tell the story of Colt Firearms we need to start with the man who made the revolver famous.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEAYQsI1AAWd3UUrnJh90kg2nzOcMJFU7xJaY3tZQrIwMHrH-ZQfDQkCwcpnPjINil1G4LHIwM8uRM0ZUex49zR0Y9SwhcLxYOtw37fZwvnhHHlpT5PCFqZ1bBiFeTgVq5RxRYS8TQNiTIiU5mKePF1s_uQCZJVP1qDmh-HmjOI-C59wcGXH9g9l9XQ4/s1200/samuel-colt-9254072-1-402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEAYQsI1AAWd3UUrnJh90kg2nzOcMJFU7xJaY3tZQrIwMHrH-ZQfDQkCwcpnPjINil1G4LHIwM8uRM0ZUex49zR0Y9SwhcLxYOtw37fZwvnhHHlpT5PCFqZ1bBiFeTgVq5RxRYS8TQNiTIiU5mKePF1s_uQCZJVP1qDmh-HmjOI-C59wcGXH9g9l9XQ4/w640-h640/samuel-colt-9254072-1-402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Samuel Colt was born in Hartford Connecticut in 1814, his maternal grandfather was John Caldwell, a Major in the Continental Army. Colt had four brothers and three sisters.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He lost his mother at the age of six to Tuberculosis, later he lost a sister to the same disease. One of his sisters committed suicide and one of his brothers did the same, on the day he was to be executed for murder.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sam's two favorite possessions as a child was his grandfather's pistol (used in the Revolution) and a scientific encyclopedia called "The Compendium of Knowledge". Sam saw himself someday inventing something that would end up in such a book.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">His desire for this led him to experiment with homemade gunpowder recipes and on several 4th of July celebrations he would blow stuff up in front of crowds. One such event led him to be expelled from school and set him on his path to discovery.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In 1832 at the age of 18 his father sent him to work on a ship, to learn to be a sailor.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">During his travels he heard stories from former soldiers about the wonderous double barrel rifle, and how great it would be if someone could invent a firearm that could fire five or six times without reloading. This sounded like a great challenge to Colt. Later while watching the ship's capstan/windlass winch ratcheting mechanism work, he had the idea for a revolving cylinder which would use the same type of mechanism to advance the cylinder.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt made a wooden version of his idea and showed it to his father upon his return. His Father owned a textile mill and agreed to finance some prototypes. One thing to note, a revolver, known as the "Pepperbox", had been invented some years earlier, however these guns had to have the barrels rotated manually by the shooter to align the next barrel with the hammer. Colt's invention was not the revolver itself, but the mechanism that automated it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcjAJoCMNY07jW_5QzazzRrHOGkawA5j_NluffvxZoTf-nSKrWgQJg4n8d88A0MrUVXztzXR6lXic1CAkl-viZQea8aLKo-t_i0VutQ7inoeGCemHeuZuLvvDoDzEbnSnTjjXl0llRZkvxOBl0LIGaRwBAn4_alI2ssDzIMXEOmWvfFPoJzWzhA05XtI/s406/2023-06-22%2006_45_46-Window.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="406" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcjAJoCMNY07jW_5QzazzRrHOGkawA5j_NluffvxZoTf-nSKrWgQJg4n8d88A0MrUVXztzXR6lXic1CAkl-viZQea8aLKo-t_i0VutQ7inoeGCemHeuZuLvvDoDzEbnSnTjjXl0llRZkvxOBl0LIGaRwBAn4_alI2ssDzIMXEOmWvfFPoJzWzhA05XtI/w640-h398/2023-06-22%2006_45_46-Window.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt made a couple of attempts to build his gun but failed in producing something that actually worked. In the process he did learn how NOT to build a revolver......which is a success in its own.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt then toured as a showman, "the celebrated Dr. Coult of New York, London and Calcutta" He would perform experiments with nitrous oxide, helium and other scientific items (probably learned in his book). The ticket sales garnered Colt enough money to get his gun company off the ground.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt secured additional funds via investors and hired a gunsmith by the name of John Pearson. The concept was changed from an automated rotating Pepperbox to a revolver with a solitary, solid barrel and a rotating cylinder.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">By 1835 his prototype was ready, and Colt began applying for patents. He started in Europe as an invention with a prior U.S. patent could disqualify the item from getting a patent there.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt's 1835 prototype</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UXND0HLoWZUW6irphrzquBwMNAa0v063XqZGBCeBmPTIKIz4N2J3sNX0J2REuueL9SVYrR0okpqpEknoEDFmSse1HIfb8JqGeW_WMlOYNbctz3n-i5XmdpxG-ySUoaZ16EVIKoOZbvl-HMgpZoSfwoADpOI1uhmHPMfSEGzO7vyxdPdov4tqqoTnJaM/s1600/Colt%2090_183_1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1600" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UXND0HLoWZUW6irphrzquBwMNAa0v063XqZGBCeBmPTIKIz4N2J3sNX0J2REuueL9SVYrR0okpqpEknoEDFmSse1HIfb8JqGeW_WMlOYNbctz3n-i5XmdpxG-ySUoaZ16EVIKoOZbvl-HMgpZoSfwoADpOI1uhmHPMfSEGzO7vyxdPdov4tqqoTnJaM/w640-h352/Colt%2090_183_1a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />With patents in hand or pending, Colt sought investors everywhere he could. He ended up selling too much stock, he wouldn't be the majority shareholder in his new company. One March 5th, 1836, the Patent Arms Manufacturing Company of Patterson New Jersey was incorporated.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">They built a factory in an area already occupied by many other mills, along the banks of the Passaic River, just downstream of the Great Falls. The river provided waterpower for the machinery as electricity had yet to be harnessed by man.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Patent Arms Manufacturing factory, it is the one with the bell tower on the right in the photo below.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJubO1ZQ0wADzu9BZ47iZGCIDH4o83yd2vBu3JKpbMLbzdU84yZNIRZn1AROb993nFV3T0CwtYQAviJ5i6fy0OA10JB3gEi0uyl2v_yb8m7b3AJH9BmoBomcHV0zh_B5hDR2RqaMaMmtIU76V2bxYTeTu1dWkizgbeLq_Ijkj29GY0Q3IOHPlRaeFjio/s868/2018-04-23%2008_33_42-Samuel%20Colt%20Gun%20Mill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="868" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJubO1ZQ0wADzu9BZ47iZGCIDH4o83yd2vBu3JKpbMLbzdU84yZNIRZn1AROb993nFV3T0CwtYQAviJ5i6fy0OA10JB3gEi0uyl2v_yb8m7b3AJH9BmoBomcHV0zh_B5hDR2RqaMaMmtIU76V2bxYTeTu1dWkizgbeLq_Ijkj29GY0Q3IOHPlRaeFjio/w640-h388/2018-04-23%2008_33_42-Samuel%20Colt%20Gun%20Mill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt would employ a couple of new ideas at the factory, one was the use of interchangeable parts, invented by an American Gunsmith years earlier, the second was an assembly line, where one person would have one or two parts to install, then pass the gun onto the next person. Colt probably did not invent this idea, but he was one of the first to make practical use of it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1837 was a bad year, there was a downturn in the economy and many investors wanted out. The factory had produced over 1000 pistols, but had yet to sell very many by 1838. Some guns did get sold to the US Army and some state militias, but not enough to save the company. One of the guns did get into the hands of a Texas Ranger, but that part of the story comes a little later.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Colt Patterson Revolver</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFlxSHtiDLgQCBPNQrW0kDN1KyBPPdCtzCqXOkToZD3Qj0ZYXaLepd6BVtnRX9wKqVlFjy-n94d3vrG5q5G3h1QwMmMldTsC5f3Aq_y7KP0Eh9-R1xbK6R5qna5Y5kCbYU4RlopSszwX4jnEQ7oeV1hJK4pF9wmfkfGXypC-NrT9tr_rivSiBQinyqNM/s5120/rare-colt-no-5-texas-paterson-36-caliber-revolver-ac40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="5120" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFlxSHtiDLgQCBPNQrW0kDN1KyBPPdCtzCqXOkToZD3Qj0ZYXaLepd6BVtnRX9wKqVlFjy-n94d3vrG5q5G3h1QwMmMldTsC5f3Aq_y7KP0Eh9-R1xbK6R5qna5Y5kCbYU4RlopSszwX4jnEQ7oeV1hJK4pF9wmfkfGXypC-NrT9tr_rivSiBQinyqNM/w640-h284/rare-colt-no-5-texas-paterson-36-caliber-revolver-ac40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">With Colt's company going under, he turned his efforts to one of his other inventions, underwater explosives. During his experiments of his youth, he had created waterproof detonators.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt teamed up with Samuel Morse (of telegraph fame) to build waterproof cable for telegraphs as well as explosives. He also built mines for defending harbors. His mines were deemed "an unchristian contraption" and "not fair in honest warfare" by John Quincy Adams and thus no contracts came. I guess JQA hadn't heard the phrase, "All is fair in love and war"?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">During this time Colt worked on another idea, a self-contained cartridge. We don't know if Colt was the first to come up with the idea, but like all ideas, someone needed to work toward perfecting them.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt also worked with a gunsmith in New York to perfect his revolver, removing the folding trigger and adding a trigger guard.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Patterson factory was sold sometime around 1842 and used for various manufacturing concerns for many years before being abandoned in 1983. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">That Texas Ranger who had earlier received a Patterson revolver went in search of Colt to order 1000 pistols for the Mexican-American War. His name was Samuel Walker. Walker had some demands though, among other things he wanted were a larger caliber, he wanted his gun to be a .44. Why that is, we may never know.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On January 4th, 1847, in New York City, the two Sams made a deal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt secured funding to build the pistols and hired Eli Whitney Blake (nephew of Eli Whitney, inventor of the Cotton Gin). Blake had a gun factory in rural area north of New Haven Connecticut. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Changes were made per Walker's request and 1000 pistols were delivered. An additional 100 pistols were produced for civilian sales.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">These guns became known as the "Colt Walker" and were the most powerful handgun in the world until the .357 Magnum was introduced in 1935. They are also known as the grandfather of the .44 Magnum that would come along 100 years later.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzIcfKSCXB4sdkBHA9-InI_QEKEMJHrp_1ayqx5nzz-GTIyKiaiUam-90LyrboOElFvjsSDeaNemLSSUa26MnwNprrJ-y34s3GXo-HJFKkOXQGtqq448c1L5WIKbMavexp9tV6DET5wflfthTquXl_va0YvE4_PT8GCopUPIn5RCFu5vt5sqon12CG84/s3600/18130614_1_lg.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="3600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzIcfKSCXB4sdkBHA9-InI_QEKEMJHrp_1ayqx5nzz-GTIyKiaiUam-90LyrboOElFvjsSDeaNemLSSUa26MnwNprrJ-y34s3GXo-HJFKkOXQGtqq448c1L5WIKbMavexp9tV6DET5wflfthTquXl_va0YvE4_PT8GCopUPIn5RCFu5vt5sqon12CG84/w640-h300/18130614_1_lg.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">After delivery, another 1000 pistols were ordered. Colt then used the money, along with a loan, to buy Blake's machinery as well as some marshland along the Connecticut river in Hartford. He then began building a factory. Again, the water would provide power for the machinery. The year was 1848.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhp1d74KflmBHhJgwwXLdbQugYgCVouxe4-bdTf_WfGSaNT0nQtDbq4wFnsJMh4b0qRgnbjzsCtzB7VGc6FalHo35neNiu7Z8PBErs2P8PdHlx6PxNNrwFqSTet10MxLIGxkuPX-7Np9r2K9GLGiMBS8CFUDpY43iUWMSKtfRlogOO206MoV_MKy-xas/s603/2018-01-17%2018_18_36-70711-004-C26F5FF8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="603" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhp1d74KflmBHhJgwwXLdbQugYgCVouxe4-bdTf_WfGSaNT0nQtDbq4wFnsJMh4b0qRgnbjzsCtzB7VGc6FalHo35neNiu7Z8PBErs2P8PdHlx6PxNNrwFqSTet10MxLIGxkuPX-7Np9r2K9GLGiMBS8CFUDpY43iUWMSKtfRlogOO206MoV_MKy-xas/w640-h312/2018-01-17%2018_18_36-70711-004-C26F5FF8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt worked on getting an extension on his patent and was successful, he then sued several gun makers for violations, which helped keep his new business afloat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">He was also kept busy with orders from Europe, tensions caused an "arms race". As technology advanced the powers in Europe sought to get the latest arms. In 1851 he built a factory in London to satisfy this European demand.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Hartford factory expanded in 1855 to a massive complex. The factory had the latest machinery, some invented by Colt himself. Interchangeable parts, assembly line and cross training led to faster production times and lower production costs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In addition, Colt began paying for his employees' education and encouraged them to invent new items for modern society. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Two of his former employees, named Pratt & Whitney started a machine tool company that still exists, now days they build jet engines.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Colt was distracted by his new wife, building her a mansion and starting a family, that he got lax on his improvements. One such improvement was a bored through cylinder that allowed for use of self-contained cartridges, which were being perfected at the time. One of Colt's employees named Rollin White, left the company in December of 1855 and filed for patents ahead of Colt, stabbing his employer in the back, he even went further and made a deal with rival gun maker Smith & Wesson, giving them exclusive rights to the patent.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">When the Civil War broke out Colt was selling guns to both sides of the conflict, at the time it was not illegal to do so, although that changed later in the war. Colt was seen by some as a traitor to the cause. Colt stopped selling guns to the Confederacy. In addition, Colt was commissioned as a colonel by the State of Connecticut on May 16th, 1861. Colt was now a real colonel and could use the title freely.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Samuel Colt passed away on January 10th, 1862, from complications of gout. He did not live to see the end of the war. His wealth was estimated to be about $15 million ($440 Million in today's dollars). Keep in mind this was 11 years before Colt's company introduced one of the most iconic firearms ever, the Single Action Army.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">On February 4th, 1864, Colt's factory was burned to the ground by a fire. It is believed it was the work of Confederate terrorists, but the actual cause was never proven.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6YGXkIrl7ELKcB9N2dLxDhb3Uk-e3KQPmNhPCGjS8PYqcSGFxLmf34RuSy52P0aZfo4jEqtYpXUimoi06X5n3-PRkxGRWHAcx9KCl5UNbFy2dZ1gVRIsMYlwq-3HKTwfeRz_t64paw4MlgeVKk7HG8XW7LJIfDDEVPJgDTQ_JXkdsZ4XfD84-3-VIzA/s668/2019-11-07%2007_05_17-Microsoft%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="668" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6YGXkIrl7ELKcB9N2dLxDhb3Uk-e3KQPmNhPCGjS8PYqcSGFxLmf34RuSy52P0aZfo4jEqtYpXUimoi06X5n3-PRkxGRWHAcx9KCl5UNbFy2dZ1gVRIsMYlwq-3HKTwfeRz_t64paw4MlgeVKk7HG8XW7LJIfDDEVPJgDTQ_JXkdsZ4XfD84-3-VIzA/w640-h366/2019-11-07%2007_05_17-Microsoft%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5sHT6W_5j-f3Tjy4j3YqDrvQ4gWkdkv9ldnfJufRwh3Nj_jUbcbZZ_qq1eshH9N8_Ba7Qd3Yb3Gv-9-actUJkSM5MdhCOg6jvX_bYfp7A1zBqmrKJIzrboOjTJo3sRp9XOaDhcVIAhrynpjUz3V5cA4zHeDiu7XORL9zuYBO2Ygtjc42FJkDLd8iJPA/s662/2019-11-07%2007_06_10-Microsoft%20Edge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="662" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5sHT6W_5j-f3Tjy4j3YqDrvQ4gWkdkv9ldnfJufRwh3Nj_jUbcbZZ_qq1eshH9N8_Ba7Qd3Yb3Gv-9-actUJkSM5MdhCOg6jvX_bYfp7A1zBqmrKJIzrboOjTJo3sRp9XOaDhcVIAhrynpjUz3V5cA4zHeDiu7XORL9zuYBO2Ygtjc42FJkDLd8iJPA/w640-h488/2019-11-07%2007_06_10-Microsoft%20Edge.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Colt's family decided to rebuild and the new building was completed in 1867.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREyx4yD0ibPhz6xOIUSwXgbrMbF4WTF1SFGMbSVWS0ELr2TxIC6BZzOKm-H8w7p7OdhAyd_LFMDWp296iinSG_J9HQ7uN4iA-hk6zkcGKZ0Jv_imGQes9N1sWSt3T4FfAcGYql4gBK7h9qUUUS3XWvhJZRuGv4UUY6tsGHX4Pyp5t9AuyzIkK-gD6ar4/s640/Colt%201906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="640" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREyx4yD0ibPhz6xOIUSwXgbrMbF4WTF1SFGMbSVWS0ELr2TxIC6BZzOKm-H8w7p7OdhAyd_LFMDWp296iinSG_J9HQ7uN4iA-hk6zkcGKZ0Jv_imGQes9N1sWSt3T4FfAcGYql4gBK7h9qUUUS3XWvhJZRuGv4UUY6tsGHX4Pyp5t9AuyzIkK-gD6ar4/w640-h504/Colt%201906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This new factory saw the development of the Single Action Army, the Lightning (revolver and rifle), the New Service, the 1911, the Python, the Detective Special and many more.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-fRPAAAude_sbtl_sQhdv5mdMOdNGW9WsxWUltuvDd7FCYUA7y3ZfqaG00f9vKeWtt7f_gzmxjtdghtGfZCEMt3ay0CCdwii-KtLh5gUza3Z1KvUkVFlh9lwrPM-hiZ-WY_DTycnCkv3OdiSYOR3xeUZgLPJpEysqBnGKkTHgBaCIXp9hxMEQ7qBh9o/s2500/3947770_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2500" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-fRPAAAude_sbtl_sQhdv5mdMOdNGW9WsxWUltuvDd7FCYUA7y3ZfqaG00f9vKeWtt7f_gzmxjtdghtGfZCEMt3ay0CCdwii-KtLh5gUza3Z1KvUkVFlh9lwrPM-hiZ-WY_DTycnCkv3OdiSYOR3xeUZgLPJpEysqBnGKkTHgBaCIXp9hxMEQ7qBh9o/w640-h318/3947770_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">USFA went out of business after a bizarre decision to quit producing their good selling revolvers in favor of a plastic .22LR "Zip Gun".</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>What Remains</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Company known as Colt, has had many different names and gone through numerous bankruptcies and reorganizations is still in business, although for how long no one knows.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the last decade the <a href="https://www.colt.com/category/revolvers" target="_blank">company</a> has reintroduced the Cobra, Python, Anaconda and other classic revolvers. In 2021 CZ purchased the company and intends to continue production.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Colt Hartford factory, rebuilt in 1867 was designated a National Historic Site in 2015, which will protect the site into perpetuity.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The factory has become a construction site again as renovations to change the property into work lofts, apartments and commercial space are being performed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4ZguiMV0HX2zmTLdc4Bw9oNhDqdigMuNMYgMBcekb3V5ZnROdE_2A123hdj43g7qPmDUCqN0qALcatNamhN1eijPJpORggZ_VFhpCXRmdgiEMd4sO9cuK4ExEeyYO6C_yBZLqn8vTDzsadpvOS833-zWKZTlwq2qeidQ8EGFEuR9Aa8UP_iRSTd_yo8/s750/91377c76812e2837178d55583d7d1d9c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="717" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4ZguiMV0HX2zmTLdc4Bw9oNhDqdigMuNMYgMBcekb3V5ZnROdE_2A123hdj43g7qPmDUCqN0qALcatNamhN1eijPJpORggZ_VFhpCXRmdgiEMd4sO9cuK4ExEeyYO6C_yBZLqn8vTDzsadpvOS833-zWKZTlwq2qeidQ8EGFEuR9Aa8UP_iRSTd_yo8/w612-h640/91377c76812e2837178d55583d7d1d9c.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The rifle was pulled from the Remington catalog in 1963, then revived again from '65-'67 before being retired forever. Total production was 381,267 rifles. Read more <a href="https://tincanbandit.blogspot.com/2018/12/featured-gun-remington-500-series-rifles.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cartridge of the Week: .300 Winchester Magnum</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Introduced in 1963, the 300 Winchester Magnum was designed to improve the performance of the venerable 30-06 and yet still fit in the same size action.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOLHtYI0nhRbkidxPmQ3OMh0UgEGWGRVJ6G-uh1PvMX4K6GdNB9wB7pbEmq7mDEbtcmu3W_w7ynJfqUQcI1FSMBHIaeJLc4ldP07pDQfshXIIZJNwmakq2Mlral3BcW6mruaGRzUAK2qS71t--WGTCmZPIp-1H7nthIstnSR2TVwWYH1htIDH8TA470s/s1155/R.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOLHtYI0nhRbkidxPmQ3OMh0UgEGWGRVJ6G-uh1PvMX4K6GdNB9wB7pbEmq7mDEbtcmu3W_w7ynJfqUQcI1FSMBHIaeJLc4ldP07pDQfshXIIZJNwmakq2Mlral3BcW6mruaGRzUAK2qS71t--WGTCmZPIp-1H7nthIstnSR2TVwWYH1htIDH8TA470s/w640-h640/R.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Developed from the .338 Winchester Magnum, which in turn was created from the .375 H&H Magnum. The cartridge features a belted case, the belt being used for precise headspacing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The .300 Winchester Magnum has slowly become the #1 hunting cartridge in North America, no doubt helped by its ability to take nearly any game in the World.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: xx-large;"> </b></p></div><div><h1 class="quoteText"><span style="line-height: 36.8px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gun Quote of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: medium;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVFbbZKXaE0I2UCIWQfEPDk03xbKLGGDo44_HQcdo-e9YZrr5Tys4ncO5Fm0PNpiReumaaF1GWxjUXNl3fn2G_Uo7cNRAtGP3HRL6bd1nIxeBAZHVw7kJhDZubqm66vkBZwZo_5sOFIrv2-q26zowdrmDy1Xj8fc25oPc92WfsXYPEg9Izf7YKQ3QS98/s559/!!.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVFbbZKXaE0I2UCIWQfEPDk03xbKLGGDo44_HQcdo-e9YZrr5Tys4ncO5Fm0PNpiReumaaF1GWxjUXNl3fn2G_Uo7cNRAtGP3HRL6bd1nIxeBAZHVw7kJhDZubqm66vkBZwZo_5sOFIrv2-q26zowdrmDy1Xj8fc25oPc92WfsXYPEg9Izf7YKQ3QS98/w542-h640/!!.jpg" width="542" /></a></b></div><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bubba Gun of the Week:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">This week's bubba gun comes from Shannon Agans, a scout for the I.R.A. He took his brother's 12-gauge duck gun and made a pistol out of it. 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