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Wild Bill Hickock carried a pair of Colt Navies tucked into a sash he wore around his waist for a gun belt. I pretty sure they weren't conversions. He would empty both cylinders everyday, clean and reload his pistols and return them to his sash ready for a gunfight! Personally, both Preacher and Josey were bad ass, but Josey had better lines. "Well, you gonna pull them pistols or whistle Dixie?" "Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy." Classics!!! I have a Pietta 1858 Remington, that I treaded for here. Great shooting pistol and pretty too! I would love to get a .45LC cylinder for it at some point., maybe even two. But that's well over $500 I think.

Don't go out and spend a small fortune on a machete. A Tramatina (probably the No.1 selling machete in the world), Ontario, or CS will do all you need it to do for under $30. Condor is fine too, except to get the leather sheath with them , you are looking at closer to $50. Machetes are made to be sharpened with a file and then be used hard. I worked on a survey crew for a couple of years and we used Collins, that we paid $10 for. They were used and abused, and lost (a lot). And they were excellent tools. They never broke or bent. If the blade chipped, then out came the bastard file and they were sharp, better than new (machetes usually come dull). Marbles is another brand to checkout. SMKW sells all the ones I've mentioned. Now here is a video showing how to make a machete into a REAL Bushtool! Bushcraft USA Forums

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I carry Federal Nyclads in my Colt Agent. Most accurate round I've found for this particular pistol.

I'd say the long one is some sort of military infantry hanger (short sword carried by a infantry NCO in the 18th and 19th centuries) or a hunting sword of some type. The short blade is a modified bayonet (probably Mauser). Could these be bring backs from WWII? The long one if authentic could be worth some money. Not sure about the bayonet.

I have to say, I'm more concerned about the guaranteed freedoms in this country more than ever before. The in charge in Washington need to go and go soon or we will end up like Nazi Germany. If Obama signs this bill into law, then all we have to fall back on is the Supreme Court.

Something else not to carry on a plane! Seems TSA doesn't look kindly on designer purses with firearms designs on them. Read here. Florida teen detained by TSA for design on her purse | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News I may never fly again. Does TSA hire morons or something? Oh wait a minute, they are run by morons, so they must hire like kind!!!

CYA! Don't let the screen door hit you in the butt on the way out! No call for stuff like that here. If anyone owes an apology it's you, and it's to all of us in addition to rgaper!

Sounds as if you are getting a good one. I bought an unconverted Saiga in .223 off a forum member a couple of years back and did the conversion myself. It's pretty easy and you end up knowing your rifle inside and out. I might add that I have hardly any mechanical ability. What pushed me over the edge was that I couldn't see paying CCA $650 to convert a $400 rifle. I'm known somewhat for being a cheap SOB. But I do highly recommend the Saiga.

Nothing wrong with a little looseness in a 1911. They were actually designed to be a little loose so as not to be affected by dirt and powder build up, by JMB. That's the reason they went 6000 rounds without a hiccup back in 1909 at the Army trials. They were also designed to be combat accurate and not as tack drivers. It was only later that people began to work on making them accurate by tightening them up and building them with closer tolerances. I doubt that my Springfield Loaded Edition could go 6000 rounds without a hiccup. At some point powder foul would probably get it. It's pretty tight. It also shoots a lot more accurate than the old rack grade, military 1911a1s I shot in the Army in the 80's. However Minute of Man is all you were looking for there, not X's.

Didn't Rossi discontinue sales of the M-62 here in the states? It was one I'd like to have. I like those pump .22s!

Nice looking pistol! It looks like a great collector! Congrats!

I agree gtv, but you couldn't put a gun to my head and get me to go to Bass Pro on Black Friday. Worst day of the year to do anything but hunt, camp or watch football in my opinion.

That's a shame. Not to dis Marlin, because they make great rifles, but I like the Remington 500 series much better. I have a 521.

I was thumbing through the Bass Pro insert i got in the mail yesterday and noticed that they are selling a Remington 514 youth rifle in 22LR with a synthetic stock. Is this the same rifle that they used to make back in the 50's and 60's? If it is, they are fine rifles! The price is $99.99 on Black Friday between 6am and 11am.

The three pistols you named are all quality firearms, just in different price ranges. I will say that the Ruger will hold it's value better than the other two. But if you're going for the best bangfor the buck, the the Rough Rider is the way to go. The only thing I don't like about the RR is the stupid safety the Government forces the importer to have put on there, so they can be brought into the states. I'm pretty certain the Uberti has a safety too. Weight wise, none of the three weight as much as a "full sized" centerfire single action revolver does.

Marttinni's are nice knives, but in stainless steel, except for the 571 which is like a beefed up Mora 511. Another good economical fixed blade is the Hultafors GK. It's even more beefy than the Marttinni 571. It's hard to find here in the States though. It is available through Bushcraft Canada. Check them out online and if it's something you think you might like, start haunting EBay. That will be a bit cheaper. Also another knife to checkout in the good economical line is the Svord line of knives. They look like a Mora on steriods, with a thick carbon steel blade with a convex grind, plastic hilt and leather sheath. They are another EBay item and usually sell for around $40. I also have a Helle Obel that I traded some other blades and a hawk for. It's a great little fixed blade. It's my go to woods knife now. I love Puukkos! They are my favorite style of fixed blade.

Scandi grinds are the simplest blades to sharpen, but you if you don't do it right, you can screw it up. My Moras came very sharp, so it doesn't take a lot of work at all to make them scary sharp. Once you get them scary sharp, they'll make a razor look dull in comparison. Here is a pretty good video on sharpening a scandi grind blade. Also the knife he is using is a Mora.

A Mora is one of the best values in the world! There are four of the little beauties at my house. I have two 511s (one is modded with a shortened blade and the thumb guard cut off), a No. 1 and a discontinued 780. As for patinas, I don't worry to much a out that. Just use it and it will build up it's on patina over time. Kinda like us, the older we get the more "character" we show. Patina on a carbon steel blade is just another name for character in my book.

I have an original Jackass Shoulder rig (the forerunner to the Miami Classic) for the 1911a1. It's got to be 40 years old and it's a great rig! Super comfortable once you get it set up for you! My Springfield rides great in it!

Ontario has always made Old Hickory as far as I know.

Target carries the Victorinox cutlery last time I looked. They have a good reputation. Ragweed Forge for Mora. They now make a large butcher/camp knife in carbon steel that is nice. Smokey Mountain Knife Works has a complete set of Old Hickory Knives for around $30. I recommend the mustard treatment for any carbon steel blade you are going to use in the kitchen, unless you are diligent about hand washing, then drying it immediately. If your going to do that, then think about applying a light coat of oil to protect it. Olive oil will do nicely. I actually use a Mora Triflex that I use in the kitchen a lot. I hand wash it and then put it away. Sharpest knife I own in the kitchen. Not much of patina on it and no rust at all.

This is true. Got to take baby steps first.

Baron, your correct about keeping it to a minimum, cause you can't haul it all!

Sorry Jwolf, I must have missed the post. Sounds like your planning is starting to come together, though. Baron, it sounds like you and the Mrs. have it going on!!!