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December 21, 2006
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Tuesday evening; We just blew in the door from the Cody show, I don’t think I quit grinnin’ all the way home 
. It’s a good thing I have a credit card and My credit is good cause I come home broke, and I’ll be eating weiner water soup for a while
. Seriously it was a fantastic show, dinner and meeting. I ‘d like to thank the guys for parting with the pieces I did purchase and the guys who helped Me put those deals together, it is very much appreciated. I will post some pics a bit later.
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
January 20, 2023
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Henry, I truly hope weiner water soup is not a Canadian tradition during hard times. Even in Ottawa the parks are loaded with tasty gray squirrels.
Given modern sensitivities, an air rifle may be indicated but take a lesson from your expatriate cousins in Houma and Bayou Teche. “Ain no need to starve, Ami. Lezze le bon temps rouler! Why you tink dem 22 shorts is bes’. Dey QUIET!”
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
April 15, 2005
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I also finally made it home this afternoon… I blasted across three different mountain passes and covered just over 1000-miles.
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
January 20, 2023
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Bert H. said
I also finally made it home this afternoon… I blasted across three different mountain passes and covered just over 1000-miles.Bert
I had no idea your driving distance was that long but, of course, it is. Cody is only about 270 miles further from DFW. I guess I was thinking of relative latitudes and forgot about the difference in longitude. You went through Bozeman and Spokane?
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
December 21, 2006
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We took the long way home, the scenic route , up over the “Beartooth” pass, breath taking up there, then route #2 all the way to Mackinac city Mich., app. 1800 mi.. Of course 1000 mi. in a big red Dodge would be a fair task.
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
September 29, 1993
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Henry:
I’m happy that you were finally able to add the 18″ ’94 trapper to your hoard! It is quite a nice carbine.
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April 15, 2005
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Zebulon said
Bert H. said
I also finally made it home this afternoon… I blasted across three different mountain passes and covered just over 1000-miles.
Bert
I had no idea your driving distance was that long but, of course, it is. Cody is only about 270 miles further from DFW. I guess I was thinking of relative latitudes and forgot about the difference in longitude. You went through Bozeman and Spokane?
Yes. I start from Kingston WA by driving around the bottom (south) end of the Puget Sound, narrowly skirting past Seattle, then heading east on I-90, through Spokane WA, Coeur d’ Alene ID, then through Missoula, Butte, and Bozeman MT, then turn south at Laurel MT (just shy of Billings) for the final 100-mile jaunt into Cody WY.
Bert
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December 9, 2002
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Bert,
What a beautiful Ride, that has to be!
Anthony
March 31, 2009
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Henry, thank you for helping me out.
I flew the 1,100 plus miles and got home around 9 PM Sunday. With all of the hassles of getting what I bought home I really am thinking of driving again. It is about a 16 hour drive and we used to do it with 1 long day and a short second day.
April 15, 2005
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Anthony said
Bert,What a beautiful Ride, that has to be!
Anthony
It is a scenic ride, at least through the Cascade mountains, the Idaho Panhandle, and then through western Montanna and over the Continental Divide. On the drive home my odometer in the old Dodge rolled over the 398,000-mile mark. I suspect that I will roll it through the 400K mark later this summer.
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April 15, 2005
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Chuck said
Henry, thank you for helping me out.I flew the 1,100 plus miles and got home around 9 PM Sunday. With all of the hassles of getting what I bought home I really am thinking of driving again. It is about a 16 hour drive and we used to do it with 1 long day and a short second day.
In your shoes, I would drive it. No hassles with anything you want to bring, or to buy and then bring home!
Bert
p.s. please keep me up to date on your 45 EX experiment.
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March 31, 2009
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I worked on it for awhile. Post and pictures to come soon.
November 7, 2015
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I got in yesterday afternoon in time for a nap after I got the car unloaded. It’s best if I break my 1250 mile trip into three days, especially since I leave Cody after the show closes Sunday. It’s a long drive but I can’t imagine flying with the stuff I bring or want to take home. Glad to hear everyone seems to be getting home without incident. I understand Ben needed a minor repair but it sounds like the shop treated him fairly.
Mike
December 21, 2006
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Thanks Rick, ‘m sure it is a nice one, I haven’t seen it yet, but I am looking forward to it.
W.A.C.A. life member, Marlin Collectors Assn. charter and life member, C,S.S.A. member and general gun nut.
May 11, 2016
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Wow, that’s a lot of driving and frequent flyer miles for many of you. Thanks for packing your rifles half way across the country…Beth and I left after the show on Sunday and made it back to Billings with plenty of time for me to unpack the truck and mow the grass before dinner.
Maybe not everything about living in south central Montana is perfect, but there’s a long list of pluses….One of which is being an easy 1 1/2 hour drive from Cody and the museum. Not sure how I’d survive if I couldn’t make it down there two or three times a year!
Roger
August 14, 2021
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It’s only 2,136 miles each way for me, well beyond my driving ability now. 50 minutes due East and I’m looking at the Atlantic from a lighthouse George Washington had built. Oy.
July 3, 2020
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My van blew a fuel injector seal as I drove to the Erma for breakfast Sunday… backed into a parking spot and saw the trail of fuel… called AAA and had it towed to M&P RV repair (they are open Sundays during the summer). $18. in new seals for the drivers side injectors and 3 hours labor & tax… $504. and I was on the road again by Monday afternoon. Mark Douglas let me use his trailer to hold my stuff for the night and the Robin’s Next BNB had a room available (with meals) for a very reasonable price. Got to visit with Bert, JWA, Elliot, Lou, Rick & others that were staying there too… very thankful the seal didn’t blow when I was out on the road later that afternoon…. just another one of life’s little adventures.
July 3, 2020
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Side note…. I have never been able to eat oysters, raw, boiled, cooked, grilled… you name it, nope. Well, Doug Hart has made me a convert… he grilled oysters for a gathering in Cody… I wasn’t going to try, but he talked me into it. To my shock and amazement, they were great… so several oysters later, I’ve become a convert… to grilled in the shell oysters. There was also “poor man’s lobster”… halibut cooked a special way… it too was wonderful… So, hang out with Doug and Bert if you want to gain some weight… 😛
January 7, 2014
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I made it home over the mountain (Big Horn mts) without any incident. Although it gets a little tricky meeting a 40 foot Motorhome with a trailer loaded with ATVs on 25 MPH curve.
I especially enjoyed meeting Lou Luttrell face to face. I have had many discussions with Lou over the phone and emails involving Winchester model 70 pre 64 rifles. His knowledge in this area is unbelievable. During conversations with Lou I always come away with new information. At the Cody show I learned the difference between Pre War vs Post War for the pre 64 model 70 swivels. I have been aware of the 1″ and 1 1/4″ and their general uses. I have read that there was a difference but was not sure how to positively identify the difference. (all right dealing with model 70s I should have known). Low and behold I had a set in my hand while discussing the differences. Had I sold the 70 that was on the rack, I would have lost these.
Thank you again Lou. I enjoy your knowledge and your willingness to share it.
Also enjoyed the WACA show and looking forward to next year.
Dick
February 17, 2022
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Not that I can add much here, but it was my first and quite possibly the only time I will make it out there. But it was well worth it, especially being the 50th anniversary. My son and I had the time of our life’s. Meeting the likes of Bert, Jeff(JWA), Mike (Texas gunnut), Mark Yecca, and Mark Douglas was awesome. The displays were breath taking, every one of them. We had a great time with Roger Adams and his 85 match rifle display and drooled over the display of those little gallery guns!
. Had some fun talks with “Uncle” Bill Stratton(426crown). And Marks rifling machine had me on the edge of my seat, I would love to spend more time with him at his shop. Ben Tolson is the bomb with sights, thanks to him I finally got an excellent condition California full buckhorn rear for an 86. BTW, Ben if your reading this, PM me with pic’s
of those gold washed Lyman #5 flip globes, got me a hankerin for one them for my sight collection. And of course we will never forget the sunday evening we spent with Drew Bloss and Shawn at the Irma! Which I will say was just a dandy place to stay. Right in the thick of things and we walked to everything except our trip to Yellowstone. Thanks to everyone for making us feel welcome and a special thanks for all that makes the show happen!
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