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RIPP! I AM YOUR FATHER!

As you can tell by my screen name, I'm a bit of a fan of sixguns. (Especially .45s). No other handgun fits the hand like a Colt Single Action Army. They feel like you were born with it.

Hell, even the bad clones feel good!

And as for the .45 Colt, even though it may not be the hottest, flattest shooting cartridge around, short, fat and slow still gets the job done!

Welcome to the Dark side my friend!

J

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DAD,

Send Money...

Yes by our name I can tell you are a fan... funny thing.. back in the late '70's and 80's I had several Ruger Blackhawks and Super Blackhawks.. all in 44 Mag.. had not shot one much in the last 10 years.. then a few months ago started shooting one again.. they are a ton of fun.. really enjoy them.. and can be very accurate..

I also picked up a Ruger Vaquero to shoot more for practice.. got a great deal on it at one of the local gun shops.. Have not shot it yet.. plan to this weekend..

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After my cousin died, I ended up with the Ruger Blackhawk I sold to him back in about 1975 - no, not a .45(I wish), but a .357 with 4 5/8" bl.
It is very accurate to this day with either .38's or mangleums.
The SA's are fun to shoot, especially with the 4-click hammer.

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Just so we are clear. Buying guns online is both addictive and expensive but it may be slightly less expensive than seeing a shrink.

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I apologize for being off topic, but in addition to a Colt SAA, caliber .44 Special, I also have an original 2nd Model S&W Schofield revolver which needs some work done on it. Specifically, the bolt spring is broken, so the cylinder fails to loch up when the hammer is cocked. I have been trying for some time now to find a gunsmith willing and able to repair this problem, and help in my search would be most welcome.

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as a child I had one, maybe two, I forget, Colt .45 cap gun(s), with black metal frame and plastic "ivory" grips. I really wish I knew where it/they are now???

I doubt one could buy a toy of that sort of quality nowadays (?) and if you could, the cops would try to ban it as being too real.

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As an adult, I love one again, a shooting one this time. And a suitable lever action in .45 as well. Fun.

Ripp, I like yours. You have way too much fun.

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I do have fun..but it's not all fun.. now I have to fight the virus store hours to buy more ammo..

I had a very similar toy gun as a kid...we used to play Cowboys and Indians on our horses as kids.. shooting at each other.. using the corrals as a fort... How is that for politically incorrect ??

Was a different world back then, not saying it was better, but certainly much more simpler ..

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After my cousin died, I ended up with the Ruger Blackhawk I sold to him back in about 1975 - no, not a .45(I wish), but a .357 with 4 5/8" bl.
It is very accurate to this day with either .38's or mangleums.
The SA's are fun to shoot, especially with the 4-click hammer.

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Have shot one of those as well.. the one caliber I would really like to use a bit is the .41 Mag...

A friend had a 5" Smith model 57 I believe.. gold dot front site..V notch rear.. man that thing was accurate.. still checking around a bit.. factory ammo for the .41 seems to be a bit scarce however.. but that's alright..reloading is fun..

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Ripp, congratulations on your purchase, this is a very nice Colt that along with the Winchester 71 suits very well your new rancher lifestyle; do you also already have a full-size poster of The Duke in your home office ? By the way, please forgive this easy joke; I like a lot your SAA and I am a great fan of John Wayne!
Louis

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Indeed..

The movie "THE SHOOTIST" was one of my all time favorites with John Wayne.. All time classic. Another is "UNFORGIVEN" with Clint Eastwood.. or "OPEN RANGE" ..Kevin Costner..

I grew up on a farm/ranch.. so this is not unfamiliar to me.. we branded, vaccinated, etc 153 cow/calf pairs yesterday.. was a long day.. but that is done..

In terms of the Colt..thank you ..I did pick up a Ruger Vaquero as a truck handgun --just to plink with at the ranch.. have a pretty nice little handgun course set up..will try to take some pics this week and post..

Hope all is well with you and your family over there amongst this craziness..

Take care

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Ripp, congratulations on your purchase, this is a very nice Colt that along with the Winchester 71 suits very well your new rancher lifestyle; do you also already have a full-size poster of The Duke in your home office ? By the way, please forgive this easy joke; I like a lot your SAA and I am a great fan of John Wayne!
Louis

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Indeed..

The movie "THE SHOOTIST" was one of my all time favorites with John Wayne.. All time classic. Another is "UNFORGIVEN" with Clint Eastwood.. or "OPEN RANGE" ..Kevin Costner..

I grew up on a farm/ranch.. so this is not unfamiliar to me.. we branded, vaccinated, etc 153 cow/calf pairs yesterday.. was a long day.. but that is done..

In terms of the Colt..thank you ..I did pick up a Ruger Vaquero as a truck handgun --just to plink with at the ranch.. have a pretty nice little handgun course set up..will try to take some pics this week and post..

Hope all is well with you and your family over there amongst this craziness..

Take care

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Pistol range I set up per our discussion..Its a start..
20200502_202634 by A Hoffart, on Flickr

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We don't get to do that legally either, John. I'd expect that farmers or farmer's kids with Restricted P.A.L.'s
likely shoot on their own land, however those (licensed farm kids) might not be plentiful.
I would if I owned acreage.

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THOSE comments make me realize how good we really have it here in terms of gun laws.. You don't get to shoot on your own land?? WTF??? Don't really want to get into another political rant, but that is some serious BS right there...

I was coming back from eastern Montana several years ago, early cold morning.. coyote was running on the other side of the interstate.. I whipped down the ditch across the oncoming two lanes of the interstate.. parked in the ditch on the other side, hopped out with my rifle and hammered him... granted that was illegal, but, several vehicles went by as I did that.. no one said a word.. Gotta love Montana..

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Ripp:
In Australia that's for handguns only: they are tightly regulated here compared with longarms.

Some jurisdictions here may require a minimum-size property for justification of the genuine reason to apply for a shooters licence, all necessary since the post-Port Arthur sh!tstorm, but for most of us a simple hoop to jump through.

In many ways we have it easier than you guys:
no hunting licences, tags, bag limits or seasons for pigs, goats, deer, buffalo etc. With property access, we just get stuck into it anytime we like. All good.

We do have a hunting season actually:
1st January to 31st December!

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Thank you for that explanation.. and yes, in terms of hunting licenses you certainly seem to have a more liberal (hate that word) hunting season..

I was thinking more of what was posted in terms of what is and is not permissible around the world anymore when it comes to firearms. Canada, just in the last week, made dozens of firearms illegal as well.. It seems governments around the world are certainly concerned about what is and is not acceptable for their civilian populations to have.. I find that troubling.. Seriously, what is the harm in having a target range?? Will one of the plates run after someone and kill them?? It all seems very odd to me and way to restrictive on personal rights. Guess its similar to what you feel about hunting seasons??

In the meantime, keep hunting I guess..