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    Modern handheld flashlight.

    Armored Farmer - I have bought, modified, and built flashlights for 25 years. Here's my suggestion... The hardest criteria you listed was the 100+ yards requirement. That's a long ways away to light up something with a hand-held, portable light. I don't think you really want - at least I don't...
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    Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

    Thanks! I grew up in Colorado Springs. Moved to KC when we got married in '78. It is beautiful out there. I'm glad you get to enjoy it!
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    Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

    Not far from there, 46+ years ago I got down on a knee and asked a lovely girl to be my wife. We've lived a blessed life ever since. I've enjoyed your pictures of the area. We live in the Kansas City area now, but get back there to visit family every once in a while.
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    2023 Hunting Picture Thread

    Did not think of that... Thanks.
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    2023 Hunting Picture Thread

    Wow. Something I dreamed of for many years, but never had the environment to keep a bird. Thanks for the reply.
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    2023 Hunting Picture Thread

    Mick - Do you hunt with this Peregrine? Beautiful!!! How long have you been a falconer?
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    Single-Six Refinish

    Thanks everyone for your encouragement.
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    Single-Six Refinish

    I contacted them a couple weeks ago. Had a local FFL mail it to them for me. (FFL wanted $20 to do so. Ruger wanted $40.) Got it back yesterday. Total turn around time was no more than two weeks. BTW - the return shipping was included in the cost.
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    Single-Six Refinish

    I thought so too. I'd traded another 22 for it. So I had about $300 in it already.
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    Single-Six Refinish

    Traded for a 1970 Ruger Single-Six a few months ago. Posted about it here. Looked like this... Decided to send it in to Ruger to have them refinish it. They did a re-blue, fitted it with a .22 mag cylinder, replaced the grips, and did the "safety upgrade" / transfer bar install (however...
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    New to me S&W 17-3

    Thanks for the clarifications on the 22 Longs. It was an assumption. I scrubbed the cylinders really well and rounds drop in and out freely now.
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    New to me S&W 17-3

    Picked up a 17-3 today. S/N 8K39XXX. Interesting target grips. Not sure if I'll keep them. Previous owner must have only fired .22 longs in it, because there was a pronounced carbon ring in each of the chambers that made it hard to chamber the rounds. Also, has after-market sights which...
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Wow. Thank you for all the help and advice. Thank you Driftwood Johnson for that detailed write-up. (Did you have to stay up all night to put all that together? ;) ) I appreciate everyone's perspective on whether or not to have the transfer bar upgrade done. I think at this point I will not...
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Will updating to a transfer bar affect the trigger (pull)? It has a pretty nice trigger now (that I would not want to mess up).
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Thanks everyone. I have no interest in trying to make it look like new. Just want to make sure I mitigate the rust. I've wanted a Single-Six for a long time. Just happened to find a "good deal" on this one. Figured it would last me for a while. Appreciate the help. I'll post a picture when I...
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Well I lied. With it being a "Super Single Six" (adjustable sights). That makes the year of manufacture 1970..
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Well, I guess it's not older than me after all! Thanks Rubone!
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    You may very well be right. I just looked up the serial number on the Ruger web site. 60-29XXX. Thanks - the guy I bought it from told me about that. I'll have to learn how to load it. Ha! I'm old enough to appreciate the "Grasshopper" reference! I will watch the video. Thank you!
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    Decided to try something different - Single-Six

    Never had a single action before. Traded today for this Single-Six. Not going to win any beauty contests. Looks like it was made in late 1955. Partly rusty, broken grip, but locks up great and shoots great (pic of target at about 7 yards). Has a great trigger. I understand it's a...
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