Clouder

varmit hunter

Havent herd much from you.Hope things are O.K. Maybe Spring finely made it up your way.I am geting a low level alarm on my wisdom count.Need to hear from you.I have noticed we are loosing way to many good guys.Next thing will be Lowrider toping off that Harley,And heading for a place with no name. Saxon will become head of some universty in the North West Terrtory.Then Mudge could get fed up with the whole bunch of us.Hedog may get ate by a snake.O the sorrow of it all.
Varmit the bumdout

The most important things, Are not things.

varmit hunter

May I offer a piece of advice?

In a general sense, some of the characters are too close, to 'visible', too knowable. I think leaving something to the imagination might work better. A bit of mystery, something left unsaid, might be better.

You do an excellent job of background, but maybe the reader knows too much. L'Amour and Grey left lots of stuff out, forcing the reader to conjure up their own mental image of that particular character and situation. As they went through the pages, the reader would constantly compare their mental image to the storyline.

It's the romance of print.

Even King, who writes 'million' page books (don't like him personally) leaves volumes to the reader's imagination. He changes up the story line in print so the reader doesn't really know what's happening, forcing them (in many cases) to re-read sections of the novel, only to find nothing. Then they have to imagine what the author is saying.

Some mystique might help and take it to the next level. Your writing is awesome, but maybe there's too much information.

Just my thought after reading everything (well, all I have).

varmit hunter

If you read this PLEASE E-Mail me at rrobison@gt.rr.com as soon as you can.

The most important things, Are not things.

varmit hunter

quote:Young feller like that needs open spaces, William:

Shooting in the shade of a juniper tree,
on a range laid out cross a land that's still free,
with wild flowers smiling as life 'sposed to be,
and a son and his father form the bond in the "we."

Enjoy his company, my friend.

Clouder..

Clouder, that was nice. With your permission may I use that poem to give to my boys? Not sure what I'll do yet, small framed picture of us shooting with the poem below or whatever. But may I?

Didnt want to hijack Williams thread.

varmit hunter

Would you go back and look at my post on dogs?.I would have liked for you to have known him.Thanks.

varmit hunter

I did catch that X ring shot you made on the Elk hunt post.Sure like your style.Would love to spend a evening at a chess board with you.

whiteclouder

Feeling's mutual varmit. Some of the best hours I've ever spent were invested in the total silence of a chess game. I usually lost, but does that matter?Clouder..

varmit hunter

Clouder,My daughter,Who unlike me is highly educated.Editor for a major News paper ,Loves to play chess.She made the statement the other day,That I am the only person she has never defeated in a chess match.I said remember that my child.Now all I have to do is duck any future matches.

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whiteclouder

varmit:I haven't played chess in a lot of years. When I was going to school I had a guy teach me. He beat me every weekend for months and months. We parted ways but I was traveling through Dayton OH one day and looked him up. We played chess, I beat him bad and he's never been the same towards me since. Strange.Both my kids are smarter than me. Now we have to work on the wise part, eh?Clouder..

He Dog

Clouder I recently saw a wise man described as being another fool who had learned from his mistakes. I like that, it means there might even be hope for me. If your kids really are smarter than you, you have done your job well. Here is a question: Which Husqvarna would you choose and why? I happens I find myself in the market for exactly what you describe. I am leaning toward the 3100 Crown Grade as I am not partial to Monte Carlo stocks or schnable foreends. Any advise? Thanks.

whiteclouder

HeDog:Tough question. The Husqy's I have are old, the '06, probably over 50 years and the .243 about 35. (The 6.5X55 was a tongue-in-cheek reference to another thread. Fine cartridge but not elk medicine.) I also shoot Sakos, bought some time ago and I know the quality is not in the new ones. Same might hold true for the Husqvarna. There was a time when the Germans, the Swedes and the Austrians made better firearms than we did here in the US. I don't think that's necessarily true anymore. I advise you to look carefully at them before your buy and ask someone who has used a modern one. For accuracy I don't think you will get what you pay extra for in the European rifles. The wood will be better and that's for sure. Not likely to impress an Elk, however.Clouder..

He Dog

Thanks Clouder. I was not planning on hunting elk, but there are other things in the woods. The 3100 goes back a ways, 54-72 if memory serves. I have been enjoying older rifles lately more than new ones, and have a hankering for a 6.5x55. An alternative is to rebarrel a .243 or .308 to .260 Rem. Thanks again for the reply!

whiteclouder

HeDog:Sounds to me like you're a gun nut. That being the case, I understand your attraction to the European firearms. They are indeed elegant, well done in both fit and finish. Buy that which suits your fancy, in the caliber that tweeks your twanger at the moment. You will eventually, say by the age of forty-five or so, wind up like me, twenty or so weapons, gleaned from four times that many and including three or four favorites that you go to when something serious needs doing. The damn things are a pleasure unto themselves.Clouder..

He Dog

Clouder, I guess I am a late starter, already 55, but approaching that 20. Only have about 3 more in sight currently...

whiteclouder

HeDog:I had the advantage of living in Europe ( Spain and England) for about 15 years. The last Sako I bought was a Vixen in .223. Paid $158 for it in 1976. Bought a 9422 when they first came out for $67. Didn't get into pistols much, as they were frowned on in both Spain and England. Bought a Artillery Model Luger, all matching numbers, from private person in England. He had it illegally and was glad to get 200 dollars for it. I couldn't get it past BATF, war weapon and all that crap. It's still over there.Clouder..

salzo

Sorry to intrude, but I noticed you fellas were talking about HUSQVARNA rifles. I have a TRADEWINDS-HUSKY 5000 that my father gave me. He always refers to it as a HUSQVARNA. Is there some connection between HUSQVARNA and TRADEWINDS.

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5db

Went and put a scope on yer 6.5x55 didn't ya clouder, well I guess them gnat hairs are getting a bit thinner these dayz but why so much power.....Chess, a friend of mine beats me every time. Without his Queen! He plays internationally via email, board sits there for weeks without a change. I can't stand it, often temped to move some stuff around but I'm sure he would recognize my goofy moves....

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ndbilly

I think I referenced this on another thread a while back. If so, forgive me...Have a brother I've never beaten in chess. That, I can handle. What I can't abide is that every time he takes one of my pieces, he moves his piece towards mine, stops for half a beat in front of the man he's about to take and then knocks my piece over before removing it from the board. EVERY time. It's a great strategy as he knows how much it p****s me off and, therefore, how it breaks my concentration. That, or I just can't admit that my younger brother is better at something than I am. Still trying to figure it out.

Rembrandt

ndbilly,...next time wink, then pucker up and blow him a kiss....that should break his concentration....I tried it in some Poker games...worked great!

ibtrukn

Remy, wood like to sit across the table from you. 5 card draw or 5 card stud. Pot limit, table stakes.

5db

That's why I quit playing Poker, kept getting winked at! I think ndbilly should make a mental note of the pieces, swipe the game field clean, then whack the little brother with the board. Then set the pieces back and act as if nothing happened.

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whiteclouder

salzo:The Husky 5000 is for all intents and purposes a Husqvarna. Fine rifle, just not as finely finished as a brand name version. Worth keeping on its own merit, never mind the sentimental value.Clouder..

varmit hunter

ndbilly,next time your brother pulls that on you.Use the great Snuffy Smith move.Kick over the table, And shoot out the lights.

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A unarmed man is a subject.A armed man is a citizen.

Rembrandt

This thread touches on a couple of my weaknesses....Quality European firearms and Chess. Having worked on many European cars, I've found their engineering brings out a great deal of practical application, thought, and quality....that same attention to detail seems to carry over into the firearms and optics as well. Although I don't own a Sako or Husky...do have a number of Belgium made Brownings, a Sauer, and a Peters Stahl handgun, and much Swarovski. As for Chess....I admire the strategy and thinking aspect the game provides...only wish I was more proficient at it.

ndbilly

Thanks for the tips. I like the Snuffy Smith suggestion best!

He Dog

Clouder, some times I think the hardest part of getting older (aside form the aches in places where there did not use to be places) is being able to remember when it cost 59 cents. Now if you actually bought it for that... I admit that now it is difficult to remember how hard it was to scrape up the price of a new rifle thirty years ago, but when I bought my Steyer 96 SBS a few years ago, I saved a little while for it. Not the most beautiful rifle I own, but surely the best made. Thanks for the conversation clouder!