What's left of my .357 Magnums.

[rubiranch]

I think that altimeter reads 10K + .

Working and breathing can get difficult up there. Great video and pics! I figured you for ATV, from the pics of your truck rig.

I spent my 20's during the '70's living in western Montana 5 miles out on ranch road (opening and closing gates). I used my VW bug with ginormous tires for snow plowing. The only problem was every 100 feet or so, I had to get out and clear the 4 feet of snow off my windshield to see.

Reading of your finishing at 5 AM in the sub-zero snow takes me back to getting up at 4 AM to start my day in the sub-zero snow. Cold, hungry stock doesn't like waiting for any man.

The memories of ranch life are the sweetest I have.

Prescut
Now Megalopolis Man in the fast lane.

I live at about 6200 ft and the coldest I remember it getting was -17°.

















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Not much of a gun thread is it?

This was the job that got me started with Utah State Parks OHV Program back in Aug 2012.

We built a new ATV trail to bypass some wetlands that people were abusing by not staying on the trail.

We had to build two small bridges to cross two small brooks and then the trail around the wetlands.

The money that paid my wages and two others on our crew was a grant from the BLM to the State Parks OHV Program and we worked under the forest Service. Quite a unique situation.

This was one of the best and funnest jobs I've ever had.

 

[oddshooter]

Hey rubiranch,

Those pics are gorgeous. They really give you a good feel for the forest that I don't think most city folks have ever seen. To experience it as a work environment is not to be believed without some experience. Very cool bridges to keep the creek from further damage.

I worked as a hooker in the woods a few miles outside of Saint Regis in western most Montana in giant cedar forest (8 foot ++ diameters). We were cleaning after a burn and clearing the creek of giant obstructions. It was the scariest and most rewarding job of a lifetime. We didn't cut anything down, just clean. It is one of the most awesomely beautiful places I've ever seen.

I could count the number of times per day I could have been killed standing 2 feet either way. I got knocked unconscious one day. Another time there was a 4 story stack of giant logs that I had to scramble up to try and loose my stuck hook on the top log. Once I finally kicked it loose, the entire stack went tumbling down. Watching a hundred tons of giant logs crashing and smashing each other just underneath you was terrifying. I was hanging onto the hook 40 feet in the air screaming and making love to that hook I was grasping for dear life.

You really took me back this morning. Thanks, bud.


Prescut
If you can believe it could be the second scariest, there was also my time working on the "Coral Sea" aircraft carrier deck.

 

[rubiranch]

Working in the mountains is awesome.

I'm glad they were just close calls and nothing serious.

Glad you're still here.

Kenny

 

[Narragansett]

That bridge does not meet OSHA standards

 

[rubiranch]

That bridge does not meet OSHA standards

OSHA inspectors were unable to make it out to our project due to the low ground clearance of their Toyota Prius.

 

[oddshooter]

Your guys are funny.
It's nice to laugh in the morning.

 

[rubiranch]

top to bottom

1968 6" nickle S prefix Model 27-2
1960 6.5" S prefix Model 27. I think this is my favorite.
1978 6" Model 28-2
1983 6" Model 686
1980 6" Model 66-1
1975 5" Model 27-2
1980 Model 520
1996 Model 640-1
2014 60-14 Lady Smith

These are my keepers.

The above is what's left. Below are the .357s that I parted with within the last year.

M27-2 1982 nickle 8 3/8"
M27-7 2000 6"
M27 "S" 1961 6"
M27 "S" 1959 8 3/8"
M627 1998 M627-2
M686 1984 4"
M686-6+ 1983 5"
M19-2 1963 4"
M19-2 1967 6"
Pre 27 1955 3.5"
Pre 27 1957 4"

I think if I regret selling any of them its the M627-2.

I believe I've ended up in a good place.

 

[RKmesa]

...I think if I regret selling any of them its the M627-2.

Those 627s are a lot of fun - especially the 8-shot ones... This one is one of my favorites to shoot.



And with its 6" pre-27 scoped ancestor...

 

[rubiranch]

Here's a picture of the one I sold.
I never did shoot it.

Just a six shooter.

 

[oddshooter]

I have a few duplicates myself that you are causing me to consider for the auction block.

My hesitation in selling them right now is that if someone beats Trump, my hawglegs will instantly be worth many times what they are worth today. The next Dem will be the biggest gun grabber of all time with Bloomberg's money and control of the media spout.

That's not politics, that's economics. Politics is a sick addiction to follow. I try to avoid drinking the poison that both sides tend to pour.

I think that's why I love going solo to the backcountry for weeks at a time. I get away from all that bad juju. I just get to shoot some steel and be with the woods and its critters.
Rejuvenation.


Prescut

 

[LPD256]

I know you like .357 Kenny. I had to think for a minute. In N- frames I only have a 4" 28nd, a 4" 28-2 and a 6" 27-2. But I'm holding a number of K's.

 

[rubiranch]

I have a few duplicates myself that you are causing me to consider for the auction block.

My hesitation in selling them right now is that if someone beats Trump, my hawglegs will instantly be worth many times what they are worth today. The next Dem will be the biggest gun grabber of all time with Bloomberg's money and control of the media spout.

That's not politics, that's economics. Politics is a sick addiction to follow. I try to avoid drinking the poison that both sides tend to pour.

I think that's why I love going solo to the backcountry for weeks at a time. I get away from all that bad juju. I just get to shoot some steel and be with the woods and its critters.
Rejuvenation.


Prescut

I know a lot of folks here wont understand this but I didn't "need" that many .357s. I kept my favorites.

I'm still in good shape.

 

[rubiranch]

I know you like .357 Kenny. I had to think for a minute. In N- frames I only have a 4" 28nd, a 4" 28-2 and a 6" 27-2. But I'm holding a number of K's.

My 28-2 is what got me started with .357s.
My brother let me take it rabbit hunting when is was brand new and latter gave it too me back in 2014.
He told me I was the only person who had ever shot it so it thought it was only right that I have it.

He too was big into .357s early on in his gun days. I'm sure his influence is the key for my attraction to .357 Magnums.




I have the original Magna grips for it and this is how it sits on my nightstand.




I've shot my 28-2 more than all my other guns combined.
#2 is my DS Arms SA58 FAL. I love shooting this one too.

 

[WASATCH CHARLIE]

GREAT PHOTOS,sure ain't Antelope Island !!!

 

[oddshooter]

I keep coming back to this thread and getting another injection of the woods and Kenny's 357 "needs".

Today took me on a path toward deciding why I need more than one gun in each caliber.

The answer for me came back quick, and easy.
I don't collect calibers, I collect guns.

I like Colts, S&W, United Sporting Arms, Dan Wessons, Rugers, and a few others.

If I just take one manufacturer, like Colt; there's SAA, Army Specials, Official Police, Trooper ..., 3 5 7, Python, and the Diamondback. Four of those are in 357 and it doesn't matter. They are all DIFFERENT.

"Vive La Difference"

Wow! I'm glad that's out. I was afraid for a second I was going to have to let go of one of my girlfriends. Thank gawd I found a found a rationalization quick before I did something to destroy my baby blankies.
My warm and cozy comfort zone almost got put in the garage sale.
I almost went into withdrawal there for a second.

My name is Prescut, and I am of sound body and mind;
I can quit anytime I want. I can quit. I can ... What was I saying?

Prescut

 

[SlySix]

Nice collection. I'd like to expand on mine. Are you looking to sell any of the older models, or anyone on the board looking to do so? Text me 225/888-1143. Thanx SlySix

 

[rubiranch]

Nice collection. I'd like to expand on mine. Are you looking to sell any of the older models, or anyone on the board looking to do so? Text me 225/888-1143. Thanx SlySix

I'm keeping the ones in the first picture.

I've parted with enough already.

 

[rubiranch]

My name is Prescut, and I am of sound body and mind;
I can quit anytime I want. I can quit. I can ... What was I saying?

Prescut

Great post. Thanks