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132 Year-old Winchester rifle found against a tree at Great Basin National Park
The Washington Times ^
| January 14, 2015
| Douglas Ernst
Posted on 01/14/2015 6:40:49 PM PST by jazusamo
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To: ClearCase_guy
To: jazusamo
Awwww, it’ll buff right out.
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:44:51 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
To: mylife; Clint N. Suhks; smokingfrog; RandallFlag
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posted on
01/14/2015 8:47:45 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
( Some days you're the windshield, and some days you're the bug.)
To: txhurl
I was thinking about this. If the gun were resting against the tree when it was just a bush back then could it have been still standing as the tree grew into a tree?
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:24:04 PM PST
by
Beowulf9
To: IncPen
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:36:13 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: jmacusa
Gotta think of the scene in Jeremiah Johnson where he finds the dead mountain man with a note bequeathing his rifle to whoever finds him, and hoping that it’s a white man. “Being of sound mind and broke legs ...”
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:47:18 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: jazusamo
The photo does not look realistic. I think the gun was placed in that location recently.
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posted on
01/14/2015 9:55:36 PM PST
by
Revel
To: jazusamo
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:01:37 PM PST
by
maine-iac7
(Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits ye shall know them.)
To: TADSLOS
Just watched that movie this weekend
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:17:05 PM PST
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: central_va
First thing that came to mind. ;-)
To: TADSLOS
My first thought too LOL!
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posted on
01/14/2015 10:59:42 PM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: yarddog
The only reason the place isn’t covered with old small towns and cabins is because they mostly got burned or scavenged/dismantled on the advent of reasonably priced off road capable vehicles like surplus jeeps, power wagons and the second+ hand Broncos, Scouts, etc...
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:09:56 PM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: Envisioning
I’ve found 45-70 casings and cartridges in the high Sierra where the casings were nice but the cartridge I found was rotted open, probably just a hint of moisture need get in to powder to roach them.
I’d be climate and them being in the tube there though would give any loaded in it still being fire able, all be it maybe just a fizzle.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:23:05 PM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: Misterioso
In that arid climate
Clean it up and shoot it with a cowboy BP load
I bet it’s fine
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:24:20 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(glenn beck is a nauseous politically correct conservative on LSD)
To: jazusamo
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:25:20 PM PST
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: yarddog
I got 1000 rounds of .303 British made in 1918 and the 400 or so I’ve fired have all been perfect. The Enfield needs sore cleaning after a batch of them though!
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:25:53 PM PST
by
Axenolith
(Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
To: pke
No. The gun was probably not there for 132 years. The gun is old, but might have been left there much more recently.
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:26:13 PM PST
by
GeronL
To: JudyinCanada
[[132 Year-old Winchester rifle found against a tree at Great Basin National Park]]
Dangit, so that’s where I left it?”
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:48:42 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: TomServo
[[Have a buddy who owns one. His uncle paid $5 for it.]]
Tell him I’ll give him $10 for it
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posted on
01/14/2015 11:49:17 PM PST
by
Bob434
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