stanley

Yup, I'm 60 with a sense of humor that ranges from about 14 years old to 20ish. Get my old buddies and I together on a golf course or around a fire at hunting/fishing camp and it's high school & college all over again.

Ya, I'm I'm probably about as old as your dad, I'm guessing..... I've done a couple of smoked Thanksgiving turkeys over the years. I picked that Brinkmann up at a yard sale for $5 almost 30 years ago. GF tells me to get one of them fancy-shmancy Traegers, but this old thing works just fine.

Looks good, guys! I'm doing a pork butt today. Pup wants to get her nose in there anytime I go near the smoker to add more mesquite or to check the temp. LOL Happy 4th!

Gone.👊

Looks like a beauty! Out of curiosity, did you run the serial number through the Winchester manufacturing date site? Can be pretty cool to know that info.... I've got one that my father acquired 'new' in the box in the early 60s (Was found in an unsealed crate in an old warehouse at the Ray mine when they were relocating things to make room to expand the mine to an open pit operation. They found a crate full of brand new Model 94's, that had been purchased by the mine in the late 19-teens to guard against a possible raid by Pancho Villa. They ended-up raffling them off to the miners. Dad ended-up with one....). It was manufactured in 1915. Oldie with full buckhorn sights, etc. Love these old rifles!! Would have put my name hat but looks like you have a line of willing buyers, already!

BOOM

+1 on bleu cheese all day long!

Last night's dinner. Elk stew meat ground into burgers (mixed in about 25% beef fat trimmed from a brisket I smoke a couple of weeks ago), plus grilled sweet potatoes. Went with lettuce wrap style because I'm trying to keep my carbs low. Was VERY good but concluded that burgers are WAY better with a toasted buttery bun!

This popped on my Yahoo news aggregator this morning. Maybe posted here before, but I don't recall. BIG Brown bear!! Giant Grizzly Taken in Alaska Is a New World Record, Confirms Boone & Crockett

Ya..... Sort of sad. My old man was in a B-17 over France on D-day. Always break out his scrap book and look at his old pics, documents, etc. this time of year. They were all heroes. Sort of related, but not exactly; I was in London early last month, and it happened to be during the "VE Day" holiday. Though it is not an official national holiday, there was a BIG parade up The Mall Road (road leading directly to the palace). I saw a few American flags here and there as a remembrance and thank you for our country's huge part in England and all of Europe's eventual victory over the Nazi's. Was nice to see the American reference's here and there as they celebrated one of the biggest unofficial holidays of the year over there.

The ol' $5 garage sale smoker still chugging away.... From yesterday..... As mentioned above, brisket going on tonight.

Looks great!!! I did some pork ribs yesterday. Gonna start a brisket this eve....

Perfect timing! Saw Mark's post and it reminded me that I needed a new scope for my 7MM BAR, so I just got back from a quick run to Healy's. Spoke with the Vortex rep a bit, and got help from a nice young man named Jose'. Got a great deal on a new scope (left the rifle there to have them mount it) and picked-up a couple of boxes of ammo. Great service and prices, as always!

Scammer DONE. (Side note: AZ402 is a long-time member with plenty of content. His account is valid. Brightman was the bad egg, and he's gone now.)

tomgobbler, indeed!!!! Nice!!