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    Alamo Movie

    This is a very interesting thread. I do find it a little strange that there is so much concern that the film was PC/Hollywood propaganda. I've watched the film a number of times and have never looked at it that way. All in all it's always seemed like a fairly good balance and is probably the...
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    Texas Rangers

    There is an excellent book on Hays called "Texas Ranger, Jack Hays in the Frontier Southwest" by James Greer. The "Savage Frontier" trilogy on Indian warfare in Texas is hard to come by but excellent - covering the 1820s through the 1840s primarily. Bruce Winders (curator at the Alamo) has...
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    "Fearnaught"- By Roy Stroh

    Wonderful rifle! -Sam Dolan
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    Interesting take on "The Patriot"

    The movie has its merits and its weaknesses sure, but I think we can all agree that its one of the few Rev. War films that holds up, considering Hollywood's historic avoidance of the subject matter. I once had the pleasure of working on the set of a Mel Gibson movie; "Maverick" in the fall of...
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    Paterson

    I hate to say it but I think you will have some trouble getting that replacement part. This may be a custom job/repair.
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    Movie "Revolution"

    It is one of the worst films of all time. Enjoy.
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    True Grit...

    I saw the new film on New Year's Day and greatly enjoyed it. I think the negative comparisons to the John Wayne version are silly. They are completely different films, and honestly the new film more closely follows what Charles Portis intended with his novel, and like the novel the story is told...
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    Pietta??

    Yes, the '58 is a good choice and with all this gabbing about it I will probably have to procure another one at some point.
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    "Revolution: Revisited"

    Well, that was before my time, but the old guns still linger in many prop and gun rental houses. But in the teens and twenties these weapons were sold dirt cheap through Bannerman's and other sources. The other reason was TIME. Which is money. Fewer filmmakers wanted to spend the time or the...
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    Pietta??

    Though I was not a huge fan of my own Pietta Remington, one thing I did like about it over the Colts was the manner in which the cylinder is removed - I have always found this a great alternative. I would also say that I remember my Remington was a more natural fit for me - grip size really...
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    C&B shooters...opinions needed!

    If you don't mind me chiming in, the Dragoon grip is not as long as the '60 Army, in fact I have always felt it was a comfortable half-way point between the '51 and the '60.
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    navy arms harper ferry 58 cal

    The originals were not bored for .58 either.
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    "Revolution: Revisited"

    Yes, many of the "Flintlocks" you see in action in John Wayne's "The Alamo" are in fact 1873 Springfield Rifles with cosmetic "locks" making the weapon appear from a distance to be an actual flintlock. While working as an armorer on several projects, as well as having worked with someone...
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    C&B shooters...opinions needed!

    I own both a 2nd Model Dragoon (Uberti) and a Walker (ASM). I find the Dragoon to be a superior arm personally. Design wise it is in fact an improvement over the Walker, it is more manageable and considering how few Walkers were ever fielded, the Dragoon satisfies a greater historical interest...
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    Pietta??

    I agree with Pete. The only brass framed holster pistols of this period were the various and arguably inferior Confederate copies. Reproductions .44 versions of the Colt '51 are also bogus. Now, as to your stated price difference between the '60 Army and the '51 Navy. I do not know why there is...
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