| Topic: Green Chili for Christmas |
walt lister
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 Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:35 pm Subject: Green Chili for Christmas |
| Forgot to show the 2 1/2lbs of cubed pork that was already in the pot. |
| Topic: Green Chili for Christmas |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:16 am Subject: Green Chili for Christmas |
For the pot luck dinner at my cousins Christmas Eve I decided to make a batch of Green Chili.
Anaheim chilies, onion, jalapenos, cilantro, tomatillas, garlic and one poblano chili. Roast th ... |
| Topic: herters are united states size 6's |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:50 am Subject: herters are united states size 6's |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz1V_piTsrc |
| Topic: When I turned 60------------ |
walt lister
Replies: 20
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:50 am Subject: When I turned 60------------ |
I wondered how much longer I would be able to put in the miles hunting my favorite bird, desert quail. Now that I'm creeping up on 80 I no longer worry about it. Just do what I can while I can.
Went ... |
| Topic: A good day in the desert |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:27 am Subject: A good day in the desert |
| My friend Steve is here for his annual quail hunt and hit it big one day last week. Found a real honey hole. His dogs are getting old but still came through for him. I got a couple of those birds with ... |
| Topic: OT-Plinkin' .22's |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:52 pm Subject: OT-Plinkin' .22's |
Walt,
Are you sure that's not a model 39? 
Of the .22s that I own, my hands down favorite is a little Remington 12-C that belonged to my paternal grandmother. The Sig 522 and Ruger Mark ... |
| Topic: OT-Plinkin' .22's |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:06 am Subject: OT-Plinkin' .22's |
My favorite is my Marlin model 39 made in 1926
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j50/wlis/marlin002.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j50/wlis/marlin003.jpg |
| Topic: The Perfect Ruffed Grouse Gun |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:47 pm Subject: 5 for 5 grouse gun |
This story was posted on another site and is worth reading
THE FIVE FOR FIVE GUN
Some years back, just after the second big war, there was a rather elite Grouse Club over in Michigan, called the ... |
| Topic: RIP Jack and thanks for the memories. |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:44 pm Subject: RIP Jack and thanks for the memories. |
| Jack was a great friend and hunting companion for more than 35 years. Quail, doves, ducks, he hunted them all with gusto. Though frail the last couple of years ( he was an 11 year survivor of pancreat ... |
| Topic: Model 12 comparative weights. |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:48 pm Subject: 16/28 mdl 12 |
| The 28 is heavier because Winchester used 20ga bbls to make the 28. The bbl is about twice as thick at the muzzle. I recently restored a mdl 12 28ga and welded an extension on the bbl because it had b ... |
| Topic: Model 42? |
walt lister
Replies: 30
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:06 pm Subject: Model 42? |
| I have had a bunch of these over the years and have a few now, 42s are quite sought after but the actual selling prices are all over the board depending on level of originality and condition. A 95% co ... |
| Topic: Model 12 Solid Rib 16 |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:28 pm Subject: Model 12 Solid Rib 16 |
You know what they say----------"One's just right, two's too many and three's not enough!"
I have several 16ga mdl 12s and they weigh from 6lbs 4oz to 6lbs 10oz depending on bbl length an ... |
| Topic: Who has a lathe?? |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2014 4:28 pm Subject: Who has a lathe?? |
| I do. I'm a retired toolmaker and have a small, cheap lathe and mill in my garage. Used it to lengthen the bbl of a 28ga model 12 last year. Here is one of the posts I made on Upland Journal about the ... |
| Topic: A few birds near town |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 4:03 pm Subject: A few birds near town |
Started late so we went to an area only a 15 min drive from home. Not expecting much because it gets local pressure but any walk in the desert is worth the effort.
Biggest barrel cactus I've ever s ... |
| Topic: AZ desert quail |
walt lister
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:36 am Subject: AZ desert quail |
| We do find young birds sometimes but we haven't done so this year so far. The birds we have been getting are big, healthy birds probably because of the abundance of fees from the summer rain. About 35 ... |
