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by Reese Williams
Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: Collecting Cameras and using them
Topic: Old film cameras as collectibles
Replies: 19
Views: 10528

Re: Old film cameras as collectibles

There is no money in old cameras. Thirty years ago I had a pretty large collection of antique cameras, Kodak Autographics, a large format Graphflex, and bunches of other stuff. Like a lot of other collectibles the antique store prices were stupid high but good deals could be found in the wild. The e...
by Reese Williams
Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:22 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them
Replies: 2080
Views: 857722

Re: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them

Stolen from the Yuku British Militaria forum

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by Reese Williams
Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:09 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Armi Sport Le Page in .45
Replies: 42
Views: 29280

Re: Armi Sport Le Page in .45

Duncan, that's what I get for reading this thread sporadically. The one I've got has the nozzle at 90 degrees to the cylinder and has a trigger. Although, truth be told, with my .577 enfields you can just hold the rifle muzzle down and tap the muzzle gently on something like a wooden block and the b...
by Reese Williams
Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: Other things we collect
Topic: Bird feeder
Replies: 19
Views: 9893

Re: Bird feeder

Anyone who can invent a 100% squirrel proof birdfeeder will be a rich man. That is if the cost of the birdfeeder can be kept under a seven digit figure. One of the better tricks I've seen tis to suspend the feeder with a wire, then spray the wire with PAM or some other non-stick cooking spray. The s...
by Reese Williams
Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:37 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Armi Sport Le Page in .45
Replies: 42
Views: 29280

Re: Armi Sport Le Page in .45

There is a handy little device that you guys should have if you're going to mess around with black powder guns. It is a nozzle that takes a CO2 cartridge and has an adapter on it that will fit the nipple hole on the rifle. You remove the nipple, push the rubber tipped adapter into the hole, sqeeze t...
by Reese Williams
Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:44 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: LAWS OF NATURE
Replies: 6
Views: 3697

Re: LAWS OF NATURE

There is an antidote for the second rule. Having spent a fair bit of my mis-spent youth as a BMC mechanic I have found that if you keep a pan of used motor oil about 18" in diameter and 6" deep on the floor of the shop most of the dropped items will land in it. If the oil is maintained at ...
by Reese Williams
Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:53 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: To be amish.....
Replies: 14
Views: 9511

Re: To be amish.....

The other thing that makes it not work is that Amish is not pronopunced A-mish with a long a but more like ahm-ish with a short a as in father.
by Reese Williams
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:43 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: Restroom Signs
Replies: 3
Views: 2790

Re: Restroom Signs

Karl,

Try what I do. Take a 1/3 dose of Viagra. It won't do much for your sex life, but it's enough top keep you from pi$$ing on your shoes.
by Reese Williams
Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:24 am
Forum: C&R Handguns
Topic: Enfield revolver help needed
Replies: 5
Views: 8195

Re: Enfield revolver help needed

There are two common causes of the extractor failing to retract on Webley and Webley-like pistols. The first is dirt or dried grease in the hinge/extractor cam area. Take the cylinder off then take the hinge pin out and separate the barrel from the frame. The extractor cam sits in the middle of the ...
by Reese Williams
Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:33 pm
Forum: Milsurp After Hours
Topic: Some I.D. info / confirmation please
Replies: 9
Views: 8255

Re: Some I.D. info / confirmation please

Martin,

Have you tried annealing your cases? Might give you some longer life.