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November 7, 2015
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Treasure in the mailbox today! Life is gooooood on my little spot on the prairie. A big “Thank You” to the members who contributed!
As a new member this is my first calendar and I have to say it is very nicely done! The Magazine is always top notch.
Dave
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November 7, 2015
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Really enjoyed the article about the Bellemore family, very interesting. Amazed that one man fired so many rifles and so many millions of rounds.
Enjoyed reading about Sheriff Royal’s 1886 but didn’t much care for the sections about provenance, rarity and research. I saw the rifle in Cody and know that more space could have been dedicated to the rifle and the man who owned it. I appreciate the author’s research efforts but didn’t want to read about them.
TXGunNut said
Really enjoyed the article about the Bellemore family, very interesting. Amazed that one man fired so many rifles and so many millions of rounds.Enjoyed reading about Sheriff Royal’s 1886 but didn’t much care for the sections about provenance, rarity and research. I saw the rifle in Cody and know that more space could have been dedicated to the rifle and the man who owned it. I appreciate the author’s research efforts but didn’t want to read about them.
How would you know of the author’s research efforts without reading about them? Personally I enjoyed learning how difficult research was and the effort put forth buy the author to provide the provenance required to detail the history of this fine Winchester. Only wish that others, purporting to be possessing a historic piece, would provide half the documentation this piece carries.
Vince
Southern Oregon
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
“There is but one answer to be made to the dynamite bomb and that can best be made by the Winchester rifle.”
Teddy Roosevelt
November 7, 2015
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I didn’t mean to come across as overly critical. It’s just that this rifle was the subject of a very good display in Cody and I really enjoyed reading the info available in the display. I just figure extensive research is a given for an article like this one and was more interested in the results of the research. As the author points out, the amount of provenance found for this rifle is unusual.
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