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Prayers for Miss Joyce. Rusty, thanks for making us aware of this. Prayers for you, too, Rusty.

Dang, Dave....I will miss our ol' pard. Though the news is sad, I sincerely appreciate the update. The thing that you, me, and Iggy have in common, though, is that we've had a few good horses go before us. So, when all three of us go to the other side, we'll be well-mounted.

I don't give a darn if my grandkids know more about computers than I do. Heck...I'm the one who taught them how to clean fish, dress out a buck, shoot a gun, sharpen a knife, cast a fly rod, tie trout flies, paddle a canoe the right way, start a fire without matches, saddle and bridle a...

Grandchildren are a reminder that the world is full of beautiful surprises. Congratulations!

I have a Rossi '92 in .45 Colt. I got it from Steve Young. I had him do an action job and also had him bead blast it. This has been a great little saddle gun and truck gun...and accurate. I might add that it's also much smoother than the Marlin and Winchester lever actions that I own. I...

Y'know, I never really gave much thought as to a so-called "Scout rifle." For my needs, I like a short-barreled, compact saddle gun that is handy, light-weight, and something that I don't think twice about when it comes to packing it. For me, it's my Ruger M77 Mk II Compact in 7mm-08 with a...

This reminds me of an article many years ago in either Outdoor Life, Field and Stream, or Sports Afield...one of those hunting magazines. The article was about the venerable .30-30 and how it had taken more deer than any other caliber. The next month, there was a letter to the editor...

Don't know about any so-called "lone wolves" in our area. We plan on having a fairly quiet country Independence Day with the kids and grandkids. Even the newly married grandkids plan on being here for the weekend. We keep telling them every year that there aren't any major pyrotechnics in our...

Yep. Early yesterday morning at 12:17, my oldest grandson and his sweet wife welcomed a seven-pound one-ounce baby boy into this world. Never thought I'd be around when the great-grandchildren started arriving. I feel very lucky. Bottom line...it's looks like I'll need to start thinking...

Pretty simple really. I've had a pack string for over 30 years now with a variety of mules during that time. Seemed like a pretty easy choice.

I agree. Money is a very poor measurement of wealth.

Thanks for the update. Prayers for Rusty, Ruthie, and family.

I've never used the revolver for any long distance shooting to speak of, but the rifle is extremely effective out to 100 yards. I probably wouldn't try anything much farther than that, but out to that distance, you have a big fat bullet going up to 1400 fps using Buffalo Bore ammunition. That...

I've enjoyed Iggy's posts, stories, and friendship over the past several years. He calls me "the other Chip." He's a great pard and is in my prayers.

Just found out about his passing. A good, down-to-earth man. Too bad there aren't more like him. He will be missed.