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19 Feb

Weaver KV Riflescope

Steven K. Ledin,

This old Weaver KV riflescope was built between 1950-1964. There's a feature on this scope that few people have seen: a third turret to adjust the magnification. It has a power range from 2 3/4-5, and a non centered reticle. The scope rings are made with the scope. Get this: The steel one inch tube was made, then a ring, loosened as much as possible is slid on the scope tube. The turrets and housing are installed, then the second ring is slipped on. The ocular housing comes last. There's no way …

05 Feb

Dogs in the Dirt

Steven K. Ledin,

Our coworker Sean supplies his dad's hunting addiction with products from OpticsPlanet. His dad's name is Patrick, and he's been shooting lots of coyotes lately on his farm near Woodhull, IL. The weather has been cold, and this time of year the pelts are at their prime. Pat's getting 35 bucks apiece for prime pelts right now. His current rig is a Savage 10 in .223 with a Nikon Coyote Special 4.5-14×40 scope, shooting Hornady Varmint Express 55 grainers. He calls his dogs in with the new Primos Alpha Dog game call, currently the best on the market. …

03 Jan

Happy New Year 2013

Steven K. Ledin,

Best wishes for a great new year to you all!

Santa brought me a new windscreen for my Kawasaki. My Shirley got an ivory crucifix I made her, and a watch.

I finished a shadow box for friends John and Emerald from one of the three guns they found in a junkyard. I gave Roy Jinks, the Smith & Wesson historian, pictures and the specifics,  and he authenticated on S&W letterhead that the gun is a New Model Number Three Target, in caliber .450 Revolver. It was born in 1903 and shipped to a gun shop in Birmingham, England for sale.

13 Dec

Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary and Guns with Leupold VX-6 Scopes

Steven K. Ledin,

December 7th. I joined the Navy 33 years ago today in 1979. I'm front left.

I'm giving my dad my scoped Browning airgun for Christmas. It is an electric-cocking airgun, so it'll be easy for him to shoot without the 30+ pounds of cocking effort required on his existing Beeman air rifle. It's my favorite and best shooting spring gun with a Leupold 3-9×33EFR I got from their Custom Shop a couple decades ago. I'll give it to him in a matching Browning hard case.  I got 10 of these rifles into the country …

19 Nov

Back in the Saddle

Steven K. Ledin,

Great to be playing with guns again like normal!

 

I'm back!

Had a little bout of stage 4 throat cancer. God and a hundred others fixed it.

Good to be alive and back in the saddle.…