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Help identifying Winchester Model 1895
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Steven Gabrielli
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July 23, 2025 - 11:38 pm
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You guys are getting killed, I got gas at Speedway for 2.78$ on Long Island, NY.

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July 24, 2025 - 1:48 am
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My favorite gas station has Ethanol free 91 octane my little car likes but they went from $3.16 to 3.30 today. Diesel is all over the place price wise but my little Kubota doesn’t need much.

 

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Jeez; I thought I was getting a bargain at $1.25CDN. per litre or $5.00 per gal. which is app. $3.55 U.S. per gal. Why should life be so complicated. It only cost Me $450.00U.S. or $630.00 CDN. to get to Cody and home. It cost a whole lot more while I was there how ever.Smile

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Henry Mero said
Jeez; I thought I was getting a bargain at $1.25CDN. per litre or $5.00 per gal. which is app. $3.55 U.S. per gal. Why should life be so complicated. It only cost Me $450.00U.S. or $630.00 CDN. to get to Cody and home. It cost a whole lot more while I was there how ever.Smile

I spent $470 (U.S.D.) for the fuel on my 2,000-mile round trip from Kingston WA to Cody WY.  Filling the up the 40-gal tank at home is a $200 bill.Frown

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July 25, 2025 - 1:09 am
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I spent less on gas (<$300) than motel rooms but my little Explorer is pretty easy on gas even if it does prefer 91 octane. I don’t have Harry’s sharp eye so my only prize was a much-needed sight for an 1890 I want to shoot. 

 

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