Two turkeys used to fly into the chicken yard. You could walk in to the enclosure and you could get pretty close to them. I had a picture of me holding the female after pinning her against the fence....
Type: Posts; User: pete501
Forum: Our Town
Two turkeys used to fly into the chicken yard. You could walk in to the enclosure and you could get pretty close to them. I had a picture of me holding the female after pinning her against the fence....
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
When lead was selling for fifty cents at the scrap yard, the raw clip on wheel weights were ten cents a pound
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
Here’s more
I think the one on the right was when the powder was available in bulk.
Forum: Completed Deals
For your consideration is Four (4) Lots of Pewter each Lot containing 5-1/2 pounds
Pictured before and after
Each "Coin" in Stamped with the weight in Ounces weighed on a postal scale from 1.7...
Forum: All about knives
The one knife that I couldn't live without is a 24 cm Eskilstuna Swedish Slicer used in food prep which happens everyday.
I have awesome hunting, skinning and tactical knives that get used one or...
S&W Model 10 "Airweight"? Model 12 was an airweight version of the model 10.
A S&W 337pd in an ankle rig works for me. I would choose comfort over 6 shots of magnum power.
What about a larger...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Years ago I was RO at a public range, while heading home, I notice a truck parked at a range that was closed and under construction. I stopped to let them know that the range was closed to shooting....
Forum: Rimfire Area
I had some Remington Kleanbore in the older Dog-Bone boxes with the same oxidation on the lead. So much that the bullets would not chamber.
Way back when the shipping was free, I would get a flyer every month with deals on the front and back cover. It was a rare month when I didn't buy something. Then there was a change, they started...
Forum: Completed Deals
Price Reduced Again
Now these are $60 including Shipping
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Don't do FB I do have these listed on CL but no bites. They are worth more as frogs than as an unknown alloy. I may give these to a friend who does sell on ebay.
Forum: Completed Deals
Claimed SPF Closed
I am not shooting 7mm mag or 280 rem so these need to go.
One Lot One Price $80 includes flat rate shipping.
Payment: USPS Money Order or Personal Check from Long Standing...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
Floral Pin Frogs! The bases are lead. I have collected these for years. I have over a hundred. Some of the cage frogs are lead too.
I used to make ikebana floral vases out of slate with a hole...
Forum: Our Chapel
Denise passed away today. She had a hospice worker bathe her, changed her bedding this afternoon. 45 minutes later she was with her maker.
Lots of tears and sadness. Calls to her family were...
Forum: Testing Area
First of all the photo shows the ingot how it sits (upside down).
The way I always posted pictures before was with a Desk Top Computer and a digital camera. When posting, I click "Go Advanced"...
Forum: Testing Area
Just trying to post photo
I think I got it but boy is the screen tiny
Forum: Our Chapel
Denise has been in the hospital for a week with breathing problems. Suffering with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and liver disease. The body is filling with fluids, hence the breathing problems. Now being...
Forum: Lead and Lead Alloys
I have the same scuba weights that came on a belt with other traditional shaped scuba weights.
Forum: Vintage Powder Cans / Tins
I opened it because I was out of all other, more modern cans of bullseye. And it just happens to be raining today.
I have 2 more cans of Bullseye like this one and another in Unique. All with the...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |