Choatecav

That's ok. My buddies and I quote it often enough when we get together to shoot and smoke cigars...........

Very nice combo and welcome to the forum.

Surprised Buford would laugh at anyone using a Sig.

All good suggestions and you are thinking along the correct lines. I was at the same crossroads years ago as I ride my horses over my farm and in the connecting wooded areas of the community. Some rides can be several miles over some rough territory. While the snakes and critters are a concern, given the direction of society in general, it is the "two-legged" critters that concern me the most so I want reliability as well as firepower. My current selections consist of a rotation between my Glock 20 (10mm) and my Ruger SP-101 in .357. Both have all that I need and are very easy to carry in an environment where I am not concerned about concealability, "printing" or other such things. Best of luck to you and enjoy the outdoors.

I have always loved the .40 S&W round. It has gotten a bad rap due to no fault of it's own and my Sig P-229 is my bedside weapon that is within a arms reach all through the night. Like TGO David said, I got it at a Law Enforcement trade-in at Guns and Leather in Greenbriar. Whomever carried it must have never drawn it or practiced as it was in pristine condition.

What I don't quite get is when you go to GunBroker, all of these vendors have them to sell. How do they get them when no one else can find them? Guess that sounds naive but I suppose they are better connected to the first ones off the line.

I am really Jonesin' for a Springfield Armory SA-35 but haven't had any luck finding any. Do any of you learned sages hear of any movement or availability on this product? Any rumors???

Thank you for the pictures and the added information. It is quite ornate so is most likely intended as a presentation piece. This is not to say that it was not for some degree of regular use. You stated that the barrel was about 3 feet long (36 inches) which would be on the shorter side of the classic Tennessee/Kentucky long rifles and others that were influenced out of the Lancaster, PA style but the pictures are not very detailed. The wood does look old, but I cannot say if it is 200 years old, etc. Best advice I could give you is to find someone (preferably a couple of different sources) that would be in your area and knowledgeable in the Kentucky long rifle styles and have it appraised. Believe me when I say that there are contemporary builders today that can hand build rifles (and this includes hand forging of the barrels, locks, trigger guard, etc.) and "age" them to the point that it is hard for the casual observer to discern if they are originals or not. Given it's importance to your as it belonged to your dad and the potential value variance, you really should get it in the hands of an expert. Good luck.

A couple of questions, please..... a) Is this an original piece or a contemporary reproduction? Normally, the name on the barrel, usually in script, is where the maker indicates who made the rifle. You said your dad was named Geo D Locke and the name on the barrel is "D Locke." Is this a coincidence that the maker and your dad had similar name or did your dad have it added after he bought it? b) What is the barrel length c) is the ram rod still with it? d) Any chance of a picture?? I know several contemporary builders and collectors and a picture would be needed for any type of estimate. thanks Mark

Absolutely beautiful. That's a great collection. Look forward to more picts! p.s. I did chuckle a bit with the S & W snubby positioned right on top of the "Colt" logo.

Nice piece. Are those LOK grips??

While I am not a big Glock fan, I do respect their reliability. I have a couple in my collection (19 & 20) but don't care for how they look. All that said..... I DO like the looks of this. Good stuff.

While it was unfortunate that he had to go, he left David, and the forum, no other choice. This type of persona is found in virtually every type of forum. I was a moderator for many years in a Civil War Re-enactor forum and if you want to talk about "keyboard warriors" who know more than anyone else on any subject..... boy, that is where you can find them. I always valued lots of input and ideas/opinions, but in that hobby, authenticity and facts-based ideas had to rule so if you put something out there, it had to be substantiated with proof. Some just always feel that they know just a little bit more than anyone else and they want to push the envelope too far. It's like Grayfox said, sometimes you just don't "need the hassle." Kudos to TGO David for standing up.

Oh my, I love that. Glad you are keeping it original

I spent two hours on the phone this morning to a Dish Network CS rep who lives in the Philipines. She told me that what I was describing could not possibly happening. Then..... I read this trail. Folks, Customer Service in this great country is dead, dead, dead.

Good for you. Lots of fun to shoot. Enjoy.....

Thanks. I completely agree.

JustEd, to make sure I am clearly understanding you, are you wanting the 6 o'clock hold or the Center hold?? Personally, I would want the Center hold.

Just saw this thread and not sure if it is still a problem, but a good shooting glove will help you.

Just wondering if North America Arms will be bringing out one of their little "derringer" sized handguns as a "High Power" clone next??? (wink, wink)

Please don't misunderstand this, as I love technological advances (well, some of them) as much as the next person, but if you are going to launch something touted as a "HI Power clone" why would you depart from the original format so much? I can see some tweaks here or there, but to change capacity, ambi-safetys/releases, a rail system, etc, etc..... Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of releasing a classic clone???

Well, I gotta say that you level-headed folks have made a great point. I got caught up in the excitement of the new announcement and the quality that FN brings to the table. The BHP is a classic. Pure and simple. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If FN wants to make a host of changes then it is just another "wonder-nine" and it doesn't excite me as much. I'm back to waiting for my SA-35 to come available.............. thanks for the sanity check.

Must say, this is exciting news. I would already own a SA if I could find one but alas....... If SA had had the inventory available when they launched, they would have saturated the market and put a hurtin' on FN's launch, but now it will be a dog fight.

Can any of you explain to me why Liberals ALWAYS think they can use legislature or technology to negate the "stupidity" or "evil" factors? If a person wants to commit suicide, murder, robberies, etc, they will find a way to do it. The gun is simply a tool. Just like a knife, a hammer, a rope, a bottle of pills, etc.

Ha... this is starting to remind me of what my wife tells me about saddles. She says, 'You don't need another saddle. How many can you ride at one time, anyway?"