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    Sales of Firearms and Ammo at Flea Market

    One solution would be to open the NCIS data base up to everyone, not just FFL's. The information is from public records, anyway. We opened the records on sex offenders, why not thieves, people adjudged dangerous to themselves or others? Then again. some have "skeletons", I suppose.
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    FOR SALE Manual for Jnthn Browning Mntn Rifle

    Still have a factory box and original manual.
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    FOR SALE Manual for Jnthn Browning Mntn Rifle

    Do you want a factory box, also?
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    Gardening ..again

    As suspected, the problem was a simple fix. Whoever assembled the tillers neglected to properly tighten the pulley that routes the reverse cable - too loose. Fixed it in minutes with a wrench. Someone who buys the tiller I returned will get a real bargain. So, Management (wife) is happy. Bright...
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    English Squirrel Stalking

    Thanks for posting this. We're really spoiled here in the former colonies when it comes to hunting/fishing/shooting & many don't appreciate what other folks are forced to go through to enjoy our passions. Missourians consider squirrel an entire food group (at least my family does).
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    Gardening ..again

    Tiller woes set us back. Ol' Reliable Troy-Bilt Super Bronco died in the gearbox. $1300 bid to fix. Identical (now Craftsman) at Lowe's $999. Bought one. Week later, no reverse so return for another. Got home, gassed/oiled/started right up. No reverse again. Back-up cable very slack. Guessing...
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    Whats your favorite muzzleloader you own?

    Most fun is my 12 gauge flint fowler built by a deceased friend, too many others - both original and repo- to pick favorites. "Hackney" heavy-barrel target rifle is cool, but I've never shot it. Ithaca Hawken - most authentic of my "Hawkens" & shoots great. Then there's combo rifle/shotguns...
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    Sales of Firearms and Ammo at Flea Market

    Hard to say how this will play out. I think it was a Presidential Executive Order a few weeks back.
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    HOW RURAL IS RURAL?

    Rural us where we can pee off the porch without checking to see if anyone's watching. Make that the front porch. In the daylight. Regardless of your gender. Without hitting someone else's hound dog. That's "rural" (or you are a real sleaze).
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    Oxidized balls, think they will be a problem?

    It's really not a good idea to ingest lead in any form. At least you can see the white oxidation. I echo the previous poster - WD40 or similar and a towel will remove the visible white stuff if rubbed long enough. Applying "WD" or similar substances to old, loaded ammo is asking for trouble b/c...
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    Opinions about Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle

    Warden & I bought them when they first came out. I killed several dozen deer with my .50 and shot it nearly weekly in our local M/L league. Went through 3 replacement mainsprings, at that point, the man who bought out the remaining supply (supposedly) said he had only one left. Two replacement...
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    Newby Flintlock questions

    Word of caution loading single-shot M/L pistols - "loading stands" (the type that holds the pistol upright) can place undue pressure on the wrist of single-shot sidelock pistols if you "hammer" or really forcibly seat a ball/load while the pistol is in the stand. This can crack the stock...
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    Gardening ..again

    Agreed ! Management's almost legendary around here for homemade canned things. Brown truck delivery folks, road grader guy, mailman, dumpster dumper, ...everybody gets something whether it be jelly, saurkraut, salsa, ..or the dreaded cantaloupe. Ozempic's supposed to make people lose weight, but...
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    How do you prep your C&B revolver for an outing?

    My bad. 25 years ago, I completed the Remington L.E. armorer school where the instructor touted Rem-Oil's benefits. My post, is, obviously, in error. My apologies to all. Now that I think more about the issue, it had to do with my experience with another canned lubricant that did not withstand...
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    Gardening ..again

    Management (wife) should buy 'em by the case, but no, every year it's the same thing.."Im out of lids and jars, so go find some." Jellies/jams start with dandelion jelly, ended with paw-paws. She had so many cantaloupes last year people would close their curtains and not answer the door when we...
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