Col. Jeff Cooper’s Commentaires

Posted by Greybeard on Nov 13th, 2006 in Days of Old, Shootist | 0 comments

I found Commentaries by Mr. Cooper ,  and John Farnum’s Quips  tonight while browsing around on The High Road library.  Cooper’s and/or Farnum’s will take a long time to get through,  they cover a lot of year and a lot of knowledge,  but take a look if you get the chance,  you might learn something. 

~~GB

Winchester Model 67

Posted by Greybeard on Nov 11th, 2006 in Days of Old, Shootist | 1 comment

My Dad used to tell me stories about when he was a kid and the old Winchester single shot .22 he always carried.  Things like using his cotton hoeing money to by a box of .22 shells for it.  Five cents for a box of 50 long rifles!  He often mentioned that whenever he took a squirrell or rabbit,  he would carve a notch in the stock (he grew out of that bad habit).

About 15 years before he passed away,  he traded for an older Winchester model 67.  It shoot’s long rifles, longs, or shorts,  just like his old one did. We’re not sure of the Winchester model number of the old one, but he bought it at the Pocahautus hardware (Arkansas) , using money from a sold piglet, when he was about 9 years old.  That would make it around 1930!  To bad that one got lost when my Grandma’s house burned down in the 70’s.

Trouble with with this Model 67 that he picked up was,  the complete bolt assemble was missing.  The gun looks like new,  but no bolt.      Also the Model 67’s weren’t serial numbered,  making it awfully hard to find out how old it is. 

According to; http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-22973.html

They were made between 1934 and 1963.  Dad’s isn’t one of the earliest models,  but was made before 1937.  All together 383,000 of them were made between the above dates.

Dad contacted a ton of sporting goods stores,  old gunsmiths, and even some large companies like Numrich  , but he was never able to hunt down a bolt for the gun.  He kept it cleaned and lubed,  waiting for a bolt,  but it didn’t happen in his lifetime.  

As I was transferring his guns to my safe,  I took notice and made a mental note to try to find a bolt.  I made a number of phone calls and web inquiries with no luck,  then I tried E-Bay.   After 2 different attempts to bid for one,  today I finally got lucky!  80 bucks for a bolt to complete a gun that’s worth between 100 and 220  (according to www.gunbroker.com).

I should have the bolt, (hopefully gold plated) in a week or so.  I supposed that will warrant another shooters report (and maybe one of Dad’s old stories to compliment it).    

~~GB

 

Halloween

Posted by Greybeard on Oct 29th, 2006 in Days of Old | 0 comments

I just learned a small tidbit of the History of Halloween:

When the Irish Immigrants came to America many years ago,  they brought with them,  the tradition of carving Turnips for Halloween.  Strangely enough, 

 

when Turnips turned out to be hard to come by,  they switched to carving PUMPKINS! 

Sign and print your own copy of the U.S. Constitution!

Posted by Greybeard on Feb 28th, 2006 in Days of Old, News and weather, Political | 0 comments

Be forewarned, you shall be considered a traitor to the King!!

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration_join_the_signers.html

P.S. It looks a lot better in color!