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                    <title>Zebulon on Cresent Buttstocks and Recoil Pads?</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>I ordered a Wayne's Dog slipon pad and filled the "cave" with a piece of cross-linked foam shaped to fit. Seems to work. I can't feel the points of the crescent when I shoulder the gun and pull it as tight as I can manage. The end of the pad doesn't wiggle on my shoulder and the LOP is actually better for me. Have to range test it to be sure.</p>
<p>The Small version of the pad is the one you want for any of the Winchester classic lever rifles. The Large is what a Sharps or the bolt actions would need. Very reasonably priced, too. </p>
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<p>The black stuff  laying partly on the logoed bag the pad came in is a chunk of the foam.  <img data-upload="1" data-width="2040" data-height="1275" title="20260706_184729.jpg" alt="20260706_184729.jpg" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-image-uploads/zebulon/2026/07/20260706_184729.jpg" /></p>
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					                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>DQL5150 on Who else had a slingshot when you were a kid?  </title>
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<p><strong>kevindpm61 said </strong><br />
I'm 64 and I still have my Wrist Rocket from the day.........and the box!<br />
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<p>59 here and still have my WR. I'm still pretty good with it. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>MidwestCrisis on Rip off</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Are they charging 10% for insurance?</p>
<p>I think LSB is 1%</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>cj57 on Rip off</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Wow! That is a RIP off, should be in the $75 range, it's a 3rd party shipper, if charging for box tape, ECT... Ok $125 I wouldn't complain </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Chuck on Rip off</title>
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<p><strong>426crown said </strong><br />
Greedy Bastards...........................<br />
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<p>I agree. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>426crown on Rip off</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Greedy Bastards...........................</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Buck94 on Rip off</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Well I thought I had seen high prices before but today took the cake. I won a nice 1897 Trench gun in auction (<a href="https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/scarce!-u.s.-martial-territory-of-hawaii-winchest_32A2DDC51D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-lot/scarce!-u.s.-martial-territory-of-hawaii-winchest_32A2DDC51D</a>)and received a notice through shipping saint like I have a hundred times before and fell out of my chair. The shipper wants to charge me $423 for the trench gun, bayonet and a paper weight that is 1lb and 3 inches by 2 inch’s. Both the bayonet and paper weight could easily fit in the box with the Trench gun. Typically I pay $50 to $75 to get a firearm shipped but have paid as much as $150 with some shops but $423. Fellas, Am I losing my mind or is that just an unreasonable fee? AZ to NC in case anyone is wondering. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>TXGunNut on Happy 4th of July</title>
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<p><strong>Henry Mero said </strong><br />
I only see one heater hose on that old chevy<br />
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<p>Harry-</p>
<p>Yep, the other one is cut off. Southern boy fix for a leaky heater core. Chuck reposted the pic for Maverick. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Henry Mero on Happy 4th of July</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>I only see one heater hose on that old chevy</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Chuck on Happy 4th of July</title>
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<p><strong>Henry Mero said </strong><br />
Chuck, How's Your heater work fer Ya'll . My first pickup was a 1955 Fargo that I payed $40.00 for , drove it for 6 months and  sold it for $50.00 then bought a real truck, a '52 ford . See Ya'll in Cody.<br />
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<p>Harry, not sure what you mean? Everything in my 10 year old Ford works fine.  I'm hoping not to get much rain on the way. </p>
<p>My first truck I bought when I got out of the Army.  Used 1972 Ford Ranger XLT Camper Special.  What a truck!  Sold it when we bought a motor home to haul our trailer full of motorcycles and camping gear.  Sold the camper for more than what we paid for it. </p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Henry Mero on Happy 4th of July</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Chuck, How's Your heater work fer Ya'll <img class="spSmiley" style="margin:0" title="Wink" alt="Wink" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/sf-wink.gif" />. My first pickup was a 1955 Fargo that I payed $40.00 for , drove it for 6 months and  sold it for $50.00 then bought a real truck, a '52 ford <img class="spSmiley" style="margin:0" title="Smile" alt="Smile" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/sf-smile.gif" />. See Ya'll in Cody.</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Chuck on Happy 4th of July</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>My Mom had a 59 Cadillac with the bullet tail lights.  So when some of hers came up missing I'd borrow what she needed from another car. <img class="spSmiley" style="margin:0" title="Embarassed" alt="Embarassed" src="https://winchestercollector.org/wp-content/sp-resources/forum-smileys/sf-embarassed.gif" /></p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Chuck on Happy 4th of July</title>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>Maverick on Happy 4th of July</title>
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<p><strong>tim tomlinson said </strong><br />
Maverick,  Don't automatically say some kid stole the gas cap.  Could readily have been some older codger who knew what he needed and hadn't been able to find.  Tim<br />
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<p>My old man said he saw about a 10 year old boy messing around the truck at the show and didn't pay him much attention. Next minute he turned around the boy was gone and so was the gas cap. So go figure, easy enough for the boy to put it in his pocket and walk off. The reproduction was easy enough to get and most wouldn't know it a repop.</p>
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<p>I can't figure out how to keep the image from rotating but here is that inline 6.</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                    <title>tim tomlinson on Happy 4th of July</title>
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					                        <description><![CDATA[<p>Maverick,  Don't automatically say some kid stole the gas cap.  Could readily have been some older codger who knew what he needed and hadn't been able to find.  Tim</p>
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					                    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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