Mojave Lever Crew - Roll Call!

[BOBGBA]

...I'm getting a 8 week old puppy tomorrow morning...

Mark, what are you getting? Post a picture, please...

[golfish]

Mark, what are you getting? Post a picture, please...

Bob, she's a German shepherd mix from the animal shelter. We have the room and our little yorkie needs a buddy. Our local shelter is packed with dogs (mostly pit bulls) and you know what that means..

I tell ya, they have a beautiful Flat-coated Retriever. He's just too full of piss and vinegar for me right now. I'll check on him tomorrow. I saved a beautiful Golden Retriever from there 10 years ago. Just like all of our other goldens, she was a wonderful dog.

[BOBGBA]

Bob, she's a German shepherd mix from the animal shelter. We have the room and our little yorkie needs a buddy. Our local shelter is packed with dogs (mostly pit bulls) and you know what that means..

I tell ya, they have a beautiful Flat-coated Retriever. He's just too full of piss and vinegar for me right now. I'll check on him tomorrow. I saved a beautiful Golden Retriever from there 10 years ago. Just like all of our other goldens, she was a wonderful dog.

Nothing better than rehoming (taking in) a dog in need.

My lab was a year and a half old when we got him, from a lab rescue organization.
You'd have thought we were adopting a child: application form & fee, followed by home & yard inspections.
I think we got him mostly, because I knew someone that could vouch for me and she new someone at the rescue group.

[Calif Hunter]

Mark - I am ready to start packing the truck for tomorrow. We had a litter of Golden Retrievers show up on our porch somehow when we lived in Suisun City. We got them all homes and kept one. it turned out they had parvo and only a couple, including ours, survived. Chelsea was a great dog, one of the best pets you could ask for. Just about all our dogs, except for the German Shorthairs I used to breed and train for hunting, were rescues.
We are down to two smaller dogs now - a terrier mix and a Jack Russell terrorist. The Jack Russell was one of a litter my son found in a cardboard box in San Bernardino. He found them all homes except the one we kept.

[bigbossman]

I tell ya, they have a beautiful Flat-coated Retriever. He's just too full of piss and vinegar for me right now. I'll check on him tomorrow. I saved a beautiful Golden Retriever from there 10 years ago. Just like all of our other goldens, she was a wonderful dog.

Flat Coated Retrievers are fairly uncommon. I've only seen one in the field, and other than that just at the Cow Palace dog show when I went several years ago.

And, you are spot-on about the Goldens.... I've had three in my life, and all have been special dogs. Charlie is the current one and he is now 3 years old. I've had dogs all my life, but Charlie is the best dog I've ever owned (of course, I think that about every dog I've had. )

[golfish]

Mark - I am ready to start packing the truck for tomorrow. We had a litter of Golden Retrievers show up on our porch somehow when we lived in Suisun City. We got them all homes and kept one. it turned out they had parvo and only a couple, including ours, survived. Chelsea was a great dog, one of the best pets you could ask for. Just about all our dogs, except for the German Shorthairs I used to breed and train for hunting, were rescues.
We are down to two smaller dogs now - a terrier mix and a Jack Russell terrorist. The Jack Russell was one of a litter my son found in a cardboard box in San Bernardino. He found them all homes except the one we kept.

We'll see ya in the morning. Probably around 8:15-8:30...

Tom's going to be here at 7 and we tend to lolly gag more than we should.

BOSS, he's a handsome Golden. They're just a great family member and they sure don't have a problem protecting their family. Mine would take the bad guy all through the house showing him where the beer is but God help him if he tried to hurt one of us. All 3 were very protective in this was.

So far so good with the puppy. She's just sleeping. I'd sleep too if I spent the last 9 weeks with 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

Regarding the Flat-Coated Retriever. He was adopted. I'll kick myself for not adopting him later.

[pennstater]

See ya at 7 am Mark.

MLC

[golfish]

Hey Tom, double check everything tomorrow with me. It wouldn't be the first time that I've been out shooting in the Mojave without mags

I'm just bringing a couple shootin irons. I have a feeling I'll be up all night with this little gal. Of course she's been sleeping since I brought her home. You might have to drive

See ya in the morning brother

[ar15barrels]

The Rossi arrived at my FFL today so I went over and DROSed it since I had another gun there to DROS as well as well as 2 others that were clear to pickup.
The action is nice and slick for only having 8 rounds fired.
It has a ghost ring sight that screws into the top of the bolt and a nice fiber optic front sight.
This one is a keeper.

[golfish]

Good times in the Mojave today. 75 degrees and clear skys. A little breeze picked up around noon just to cool things down a bit.

The highlight of the trip for me was shooting Penn's Ruger #1 and Calif Hunter's M1 Carbine. I want one of each please..

[pennstater]

Oh man, another grand day in the Mojave. Didn't take any pictures for some damn reason, but, that's the way it goes sometimes. Lots of stuff to shoot other than my Pietta .45 Colt, which I left at Marks place!!
.45 Colt lever guns, CH's handguns[ some mighty fine ones there!], CH's M1 carbine, my Ruger No.1b in 30-06; we had it covered. Just another fine day in the desert. It was fun and good to have CH out there. Damn fine fella.

MLC

[200Apples]

Yeah, yeah... you guys suck.




Glad you guys had a good time. Also glad to hear it wasn't too br33zy.

Also glad I stayed home. Lots o' stuff strewn about around here and as noted earlier, I didn't want that and the box that hit my porch a 3PM to grow legs and wander off. We seem to be living in a "shipping lane" among the High Seas of Porch Pirate-ry.

It was fun and good to have CH out there. Damn fine fella.

And he's a better shot than the three of us combined.

[Calif Hunter]

Yes, it was a great time today and I'm glad I was able to make it. Mark's .45 Colt lever action is a beauty! So is Tom's Ruger #1 and his Marlin 39A. We all enjoyed shooting the M1 Carbine, though it was not locking open after the last round in the magazine. I didn't have any of my GI mags, so I am not sure if is a problem with the gun or with the Promags. But it was fun to shoot steel with it. I think we spent as much time talking about dogs as we did shooting, though.
Chris - with the fluid that is sitting behind my right retina, I am not much of a shot any more with open sights and I brought nothing with a scope today. Mark was shooting pretty well - hitting the steel at 100 yards with his.45 carbine - or was it a short trifle? He was also doing quite well with the handguns. I may have to start shooting with my left eye - easier with a handgun than a rifle.

[golfish]

Yes, it was a great time today and I'm glad I was able to make it. Mark's .45 Colt lever action is a beauty! So is Tom's Ruger #1 and his Marlin 39A. We all enjoyed shooting the M1 Carbine, though it was not locking open after the last round in the magazine. I didn't have any of my GI mags, so I am not sure if is a problem with the gun or with the Promags. But it was fun to shoot steel with it. I think we spent as much time talking about dogs as we did shooting, though.
Chris - with the fluid that is sitting behind my right retina, I am not much of a shot any more with open sights and I brought nothing with a scope today. Mark was shooting pretty well - hitting the steel at 100 yards with his.45 carbine - or was it a short trifle? He was also doing quite well with the handguns. I may have to start shooting with my left eye - easier with a handgun than a rifle.

Oh snap! I need to get out my Blackhawk, thanks for the tip...

I'm curious to find out about the small problem we had with the M1. It started out looking like a mag issue but then it didn't...

Good times for sure....

It was the Rossi .357 short rifle, Rick

Update: I thought my Blackhawk had a good trigger before. Oh my! I'm going to take it to the local indoor range next week and see how she shoots. Thanks for the tip, Rick..it took me 2 minutes..

[ar15barrels]

I thought my Blackhawk had a good trigger before. Oh my! I'm going to take it to the local indoor range next week and see how she shoots. Thanks for the tip, Rick..it took me 2 minutes..

Someone just learned about boosting.