All About Pocket Knives

Just Plain Dave wrote:Probably that you don't figure out you have to have all the various lengths and calibers of the XD!

zp4ja wrote:

RalphAlsip wrote:Here is a Springfield J. Stevens .22 that I believe was manufactured in the 1930's or 1940's. From the research I have done, it appears to have been a low-cost everyman's rifle - which makes sense given it was Depression era purchase by my sharecropper ancestors. I am sure it had a meaningful purpose and wasn't a recreational hobby item at that time. It was handed down to me in the 1960's from a family member. Many old beer cans picked up from the side of the road were sunk in Dutchman Creek back in the day from rounds out of this rifle. It is a bolt action with a 5 shot clip. It has not been fired for over 40 years. I intend to rectify that soon .

Beautiful rifle Jerry aka Ralph! Don't want people to get confused with the names.

big monk wrote:That's a nice ol' rifle,Ralph !!! Looks like she was well cared for over the years -- should be a sweet shooter for sure**

I have a (First Year Production) 1958 Savage 110, 270 cal. , that was made in the Chicopee Falls Ma. plant --- Savage moved their operations, around the corner to Westfield Ma. in 1960**

Real nice 110 Monk! Real pretty!

I also have an old Savage 110 from the same Chicopee Falls Ma. plant. It has an old 5 digit serial number not pre-pended with a letter like the newer ones. Best I can tell based on receiver length, it is a first year run "short bolt action" from 1959'.

Originally a .308 that my Dad had converted to .243 for me at about ~11 years old for my first deer hunt, which came maybe a year or 2 later.

My most prized long rifle my Dad gave me. The stock is not stock production. My Dad either got a very rough cut stock or prepped the wood for the stock himself. He was a stellar woodworker but not by trade. Either way, I was about 11 or 12 years old, and he and I were in the garage for days on end with a coarse rasp, wood files, numerous sandpaper grits and about 30 coats of stain, lacquer, poly or whatever. Found out shortly after we finished it that I and a left eye dominant, left hand on rifle only shooter so the butt cheek is now on the wrong side but no big deal.

Shot my first measly spike (barely legal) buck with this rifle when I was 13 years old in Oil City, PA.

My brother in law shot himself in the hand with a 30-06 many year ago in Utah. yes, in the hand! Foolish/careless mistake but no less tragic. Mom was soured on guns. Dad sold it to his best friend down the street mainly cause Mom was a bit freaked out. Pretty heartbroken at that point. Years later, the nice guy down the street passed away after my Mom also did. We approached his widow and she tells us to come over. I s**t you not, she opens the door to a bedroom with about 200 rifles stacked like firewood against the wall. Some great old lever actions and such and 9 of each kind. Found my old rifle and Dad's 30-06 and away we went a few dollars shy.

This one obviously has major sentimental value of course. Had her back for about 10 years now. Will be passed down the generations to my son and grandson.

Regards all, Jerry

philco wrote:That's a great rifle with an even better story to go with it. I'm sure glad you were able to get it back.

garddogg56 wrote:I love them.22'$ I'm celebrating a big raise at work with a new Springfield 9mm,what should I look out for? Thanx

junebug wrote: "I THINK"..... TAPE TRICK is yer best option to see if that is even the issue..

if is issue = tape would be a real easy clean up and then you could deal with what yer gonna do fer long term

if issue not fixed= still easy clean up and NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET


P.S.
I KNOW NEXT TA NOTHIN ABOUT MOST THANGS, YET CLAIM TA KNOW MOST THINGS IF I CAN,TILL A GUY REALIZES THE PRIOR.

garddogg56 wrote:

garddogg56 wrote:I love them.22'$ I'm celebrating a big raise at work with a new Springfield 9mm,what should I look out for? Thanx

Thanx anyway I thought maybe one of you gun people had some pro's and con's on this gun.

junebug wrote:JERRY I TOO MUST DISAGREE WITH YOU.........
JUST USE A LIL DEGREASER ON A RAG(SIMPLE GREEN OR THE LIKE SHOULD DO THE JOB,OR GUN CLEANER BRAND OF YER CHOICE) ....LET DRY....AND USE BLUE MASKING PAINTERS TAPE.....OR BETTER YET LIME GREEN AUTO BODY TAPE.....THEY DO NOT LEAVE ANY RESIDUE...AND COME OFF VERY EASY.
THESE TAPES WONT HURT A CUSTOM PAINT JOB...THEY SURE AINT GONNA HURT NO OLD RIFLE BARREL OR FINISH.
NOT SAYIN YER WRONG,OR IM RIGHT.....JUST THINK IT WOULD WORK FINE.


GO RUGER!!!