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Happy Birthday to the legendary Sam Elliott, who was born on August 9, 1944, in Sacramento, California. He turns 81 today! A while back I was helping my Buddy Jack move. From the mountains back into town. We are moving stuff from the storage locker to the new house. This place has a loaner step...

Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, or "gadget", of the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated over Nagasaki...

Just can’t make this kind of stuff up - ‘Chinese crypto businessman eats his controversial $6.2 million banana art piece. Chinese cryptocurrency businessman Justin Sun, who last week purchased a $6.2 million art piece consisting solely of a banana duct taped to a wall, ate the banana on Friday...

Anybody know what the DeSantis Holster marked US Customs fits? Appears to be a short barrel Revolver Holster. But what Wheelgun?

I mentioned in that pic thread about seeing several hundred Deer carcasses hanging in that Las Vegas ice plant. Most I ever saw! A while back I was cutting across N Texas. Pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. I see a Camel! Really? Then some more, a few more, then more! Have told folks I...

Just saw that Joe Don Baker passed. Just took a look at his Movies, Walking Tall probably his best known Starring Role. Junior Bonner may be his Best Movie? Or Cape Fear? The last Movie I saw him in was MUD. Need to watch it again.

Was headed up Tramway, that’s the main N-S road in Far East Albuquerque. Ahead I see a Red Roadster but can’t ID it. Get closer, it’s a Vette, but looks funny. Get behind it at a stoplight, Oh Man! It’s a Vette pulling a matching Trailer! Illinois plates.

‘I ain’t no good at this here prac-tizing.’ Sgt. York Just trying out a pic post.

Lately for some reason been thinking about holsters. Got out a box of mine, tried to match up guns with holsters. So I pull out this Smith and Wesson Branded Holster, marked B02 43 LH. Model 43? Don’t have one. Could use a 3 inch Model 60 holster, and a 4 inch model 63. No Go! Two inch 63...

Yesterday I was North of here, headed S on I25. Three lanes with a paved shoulder. Then a concrete barrier. I was in the R Lane moving at 65. The middle and left Lane were moving at 80-85. A RAM Pickup passed me in the middle Lane, and pulled in front of me. Sort of. It continued to the R, then...

This just popped up on Facebook. As usual, not much actual factual, lots of comments, advice - don’t do that, And speculation. It’s appears to be a Clone SA, you can read Italy on the Barrel. Whatever caused this was certainly powerful! Round on the Right was Live and exploded? See a Bullet...

This Guy is reported to be an Apache carrying an Evans Rifle. I had never heard of the Evans, which was designed by a Maine Dentist! In a unique caliber. Evans 44 Long- Short. Makes me wonder where does he get more Ammo? What that’s revolver? Looks like the rounds on his Left side are smaller...

Just watched a mediocre movie on YouTube. They could have used some better actors ! The cast includes- Gary Cooper, Eddie Albert, John McIntre, Jack Webb, Charles Bronson, Ed Begley, Jack Warden and Lee Marvin. Before they got famous! After being in this flick, they are fortunate to be become...

Anybody shoot 22WRM on a regular basis? My only 22 Mag is a Model 651. Over the years I have owned and shot some 22 Mag, mostly in Ruger Convertibles. On the other hand, I have shot thousands of rounds of 22LR in a number of different handguns and rifles. Back in the day, my Bro and I shot 22LR...

Most everyone knows that I need a new Fixed Blade pocket carry. So got this Joker. Made in that place where The Rain Falls Mainly on the Plain. Shown with one of my regular carries, a Bark River PSK. The larger Joker is pretty much on the Large End of what I consider to be a Pocket Carry.

Speaking of Dan Gurney- He was one of a kind who was a competitive driver in just about every kind of car. Then he built cars and won races in cars with his name on them. The only time I ever saw him up close was up near Indianapolis. Not at the Speedway, it was at that track about 20 miles...

Just the other day I saw online that Babe Ruth was a shooter and a hunter. Among other things he liked to hunt gators down in Florida. Here he is with a Gator that he took with a Springfield.

Saw this pop up on Facebook. Reported to be a Forest Ranger. Is that a Mauser C96?

A couple of nights ago a Texan hit this Big Boy in Uvalde County, TX. Hold on - that’s where those Goats were sneaking me in the dark. The ones I pulled down on with my trusty Model 19. He used a Ford Navigator on this Mountain Lion.

Just North of here in the Sandia Foothills is the Village of Placitas. It started life as a Traditional Hispanic village, grazing, logging, wood cutting, etc. During the 60s New Mexico was a heavy duty Hippie location, and Placitas had a significant Hippie presence. Then some Smart Folks solved...