Bert H. said

TXGunNut said
Old rifle still has it. Good shot! 
 
 
Mike
  

Not too many people can say they went gopher hunting with a 40-90 Sharps!
  

You're right, Bert, not many people do.  

Not many people hunt grouse with a .50-90 Sharps either.  Here's a pic.  All I can say about that, if you're gonna shoot a grouse with a .50-calibre Sharps, you'd better make it a head shot!

You may recognize my old Jack Russell terrier Gaston in that photo.  Gaston appeared in the October 2022 WACA calendar.  Well, I have a new Jack Russell pup.  His name is Emmett.

I do forestry consulting and Emmett comes to work with me.  Here's a pic of that.  In this photo, Emmett has walked up a fallen tree, hopped over onto the next one and continued on up it.  When I saw him, he was 10 feet in the air.  

It took me a minute to get my camera out.  By then, Emmett was headed back down.  I told him to stop and sit, which I did.  It gave me enough time to take this pic.

I know it's not an antique Winchester topic but I thought you boys might be interested.

Pete Hynard, Ontario, Canada

Ben said
I take back most of the kind words I said about you.... maybe some of the kind words... never mind...lets just go eat BBQ, Jeremy will pay.  
  

Cheapest meal you'll ever get, will only cost you one "5-SPOT".

Ben said
Mike, as you feller's say down south... she shore is purdy!  Sometimes that's all it takes for me to open my wallet.... 
  

The cool sights probably caught your eye, pretty wood has loosened my wallet on more occasions than I care to admit. Can't quite afford a Purdey but I like looking at them!

 Mike

Ben said
Boy did you jog my mind.... Cherry bombs, silver salutes, quarter sticks... all fond memories of my youth!  I'm too show to light a fuse & run away or toss (my arm is shot) and I don't trust my scooter to get away in time either.  Ah... the wonder years!  It's a wonder I didn't blow my hand off. 🙂  See you in October!
  

Quarter sticks? I think some folks around here called them M-80's but I don't know much about such things. Remember bottle rockets? I'll neither confirm nor deny my role in an epic bottle rocket battle on the Brazos River near Palo Pinto, TX 50 years and a few months ago. There may have even been a naval contingent since someone had a key to the canoes. Could be why I wasn't invited back for a second year of camp staff.

Mike

Ben said
I take back most of the kind words I said about you.... maybe some of the kind words... never mind...lets just go eat BBQ, Jeremy will pay.  
  

We'll see. He picked up the bar tab at the Elkhorn in Meeteetse and look how that turned out! 

Mike

Chuck said
My reference books say there are no cartridges that you can use to form this brass.  A machinist could make some on a lathe with 3/8" solid brass.  Steven's made a lot of really long and skinny cartridges.
  

Thanks, pretty much what I found. I guess Ben didn't buy it for a shooter. 

Mike

Mike

I don't see anything that would make me think that the stevens had been refinished. Thanks for showing us your new rifle, definitely the case colors look right to me.

Ken

Mike