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[SanMan]

Hey morning everybody!

 

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[bill from lachine]

Sanman,
Belated good morning to you on the left coast. Early afternoon where I'm located.

 

[SanMan]

Sanman,
Belated good morning to you on the left coast. Early afternoon where I'm located.

Morning bill,......

how about posting a ,......

A chile recipe,... wait, is that spelled right?

"How many minutes to the pound when cooking a Pinochet?"





LOL

 

[bill from lachine]

SanMan,

Thanks for the chuckles....

 

[SanMan]

SanMan,

Thanks for the chuckles....

LOL

 

[bill from lachine]

A new twist on making pesto sauce using breadcrumbs instead of pine nuts.

 

[Duckshot]

SanMan, I learned long ago that there is more to gun fit than just geometry versus anatomy.

My first 28ga. Was a IZH 27 from Russia. Picked it up on a whim for about $250 with the lever still right of center. After about 15,000 shells of mostly sporting clays and skeet with a few ducks and partridge it threw the bottom barrel ejector. No American gunsmith would work on it. When I tried to replace it I found that Remington had started importing them and after looking at several quality control could only be desribed as "grim". That along with the new and improved Remington price tag of $600, twice the Russian Baikal price tag, the new ones didn't fit me at all. Nothing wrong with the geometry, it just plain didn't fit me.

Now all I got for 28ga. is a cheap Stoeger SxS. Meh, it works and I don't worry about throwing in the bottom of a muddy skiff.

I'm glad you found a shotgun that fits you. Browning makes a fine firearm.

 

[RustyRelics]

Got my bottles today, pics will come tomorrow.

 

[RustyRelics]

Tomorrow is my permit test, at 12:00. Yipee.

 

[bill from lachine]

Rusty,

So when you driving up to Montreal to come detecting with me?

 

[Peyton Manning]

 

[bill from lachine]

Rusty,

I was going to give you another lesson in stock investing but I'm thinking a bit to advanced for you at this stage of the game.

I bought 300 shares of Spirit Airlines for 41.97 it took a bit of a bounce up to about 42.50 or so. So I wrote 3 covered call options for February 21st at a strike price of $45.00.

So the buyer of the option paid me about $120 per option so $360 in total for the guarantee that I'd sell the shares to him/her at $45.00 until February 21st.

So if the shares rise enough during that time that the buyer can make money exercising the option the shares get called away. I make about $900 profit on the shares plus about another $360 for the option premium.

If the shares stay below the $45.00 level or go down the options expire worthless and I keep the $360 profit and I still have the shares.

Either way I can live with the results.

 

[bill from lachine]

Jeff,

It says the video not available in my country.....did you pirate the video....

 

[Peyton Manning]

YouTubed, uncle bill move to the free world

 

[bill from lachine]

jeff,

I love pushing your buttons....

 

[Peyton Manning]

Sent from a dark cave in Afghanistan

 

[SanMan]

SanMan, I learned long ago that there is more to gun fit than just geometry versus anatomy.

My first 28ga. Was a IZH 27 from Russia. Picked it up on a whim for about $250 with the lever still right of center. After about 15,000 shells of mostly sporting clays and skeet with a few ducks and partridge it threw the bottom barrel ejector. No American gunsmith would work on it. When I tried to replace it I found that Remington had started importing them and after looking at several quality control could only be desribed as "grim". That along with the new and improved Remington price tag of $600, twice the Russian Baikal price tag, the new ones didn't fit me at all. Nothing wrong with the geometry, it just plain didn't fit me.

Now all I got for 28ga. is a cheap Stoeger SxS. Meh, it works and I don't worry about throwing in the bottom of a muddy skiff.

I'm glad you found a shotgun that fits you. Browning makes a fine firearm.

Thank you DS, your a good guy.

I remember a little about that unit, back when everything was different,.....

Typical Russian workmanship.

I've seen the inside of their watches, "burrs hanging", plain bearing, no jewels.

But they run.

Their machinery is coarse, heavy, and practically indestructible.


Two things here,.........

If you use a 28 ga you're a hell of a shot.
Hats off to you.

Second I can recommend something that I and others in my group all did well with.

I just not sure if it was produced in 28 ga,...............

The "SKB" fixed chokes, with the chrome bores.

The new ones are expensive, I talking about a used one that has seen plenty of use,
a blued one, I guess 26"/ 28" barrels full / mod.

It is well worth to keep your eyes peeled at gun shows, or when ever you can walk the racks of used
rifles and shotguns. It would very likely be a 20 or a 12,......

Precision machined and fitted in Japan.

A long time ago they were a secret, reasonable price, excellent quaility.


Bad story:

A so called friend, from the business next door, asked,
"hey you have an FFL", "can you go pick up a couple of things at an auction I went to?"

I say, "What auction?"

He says, "a huge Hollywood prop house, were in business for over 50 years"

So I drive there,...... there was fantastic items everywhere!

Anything you could think of, tons of "Vintage items"

It was unreal!

Then I go over to the firearms, the auction is over mind you, there were at least
a half a dozen SKB's in the racks,.......

You know what this guy bid on?

One of those single barrel 12 ga that are common as dirt.

So I ask him,.... "Why didn't tell me about this auction!!!!"

I'm the one with the FFL !!


He says, "I just didn't think about it"

All kinds of Colts and quick draw rigs tons of western themed,....

I'm making my self sick again.


I asked around, those SKB's went for about $200 each.

This happened in 1996


Still unhappy as hell about it

SKB STORY:
https://www.skbshotguns.com/about-skb/the-skb-story


SKB mod. 600 12 ga




SKB mod. 500 20 ga






I actually found a way,.........

1970's Vintage Ithaca SKB Model 600 O/U Skeet Grade
3 Gauge Set w/ Leather Luggage Case
** Classy 20, 28, & .410 Gauge Set **



https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/ithaca-shotguns/1970--39-s-vintage-ithaca-skb-model-600-o-u-skeet-grade-3-gauge-set-w--leather-luggage-case----------------classy-20--28-----410-gauge-set---.cfm?gun_id=101219652


At least that proves they turned out some 28 ga units.


Worth it if you have a chance to throw one to your shoulder,......

You may like the fit.

 

[Peyton Manning]

When is someone gonna send me a lever action 30-30?

 

[bill from lachine]

jeff,

When did you move to Afghanistan I thought you were in Ohio.....

Sent from a dark cave in Afghanistan

 

[SanMan]

When is someone gonna send me a lever action 30-30?

I made mine up like an old school unit...... curved but plate, peep sight.

I like old style and vintage style stuff.