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Offline Dphariss

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Don King Armstrong detail
« on: March 08, 2010, 06:04:35 PM »




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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 10:11:12 PM »
Nice!
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2010, 01:21:50 AM »
Pretty nice looking from there... Is there more? ??? :o
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2010, 02:45:41 AM »
When was the gun built?
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2010, 08:31:43 AM »
Quote from: Mike Brooks on March 09, 2010, 02:45:41 AM
When was the gun built?

In the 70s maybe 1980ish Don just reacquired it and did some rework. Refinish and taking dents out of the patch box from a PO overtightening the screws. The rifle had apparently been wet.
Its the rifle that was for sale on TOF a few months back if you can get into their archives it should be there. Friend bought it then traded it to Don for "Kings Ransom".
I have not taken many pics of it. Don was shooting it down at Cody and I took a pic of the buttstock while it was lying on the bench since it looked so nice.




Don spotting for another, much younger Marine.




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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2010, 03:46:59 PM »
Dan,
Might the swivel breech in the last photo be yours?
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Pletch
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2010, 09:42:40 PM »
Quote from: Larry Pletcher on March 09, 2010, 03:46:59 PM
Dan,
Might the swivel breech in the last photo be yours?
Regards,
Pletch


Yeah I need to start engraving it but I am chicken. I have 3 guns on order right now so I guess I should get it done.
The new Marine is mine to, or was till he signed the papers.

Dan

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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2010, 12:15:36 AM »
Looks like MCRD! SD.
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2010, 12:25:06 AM »
when I saw "Don King"  I was thinking of maybe some extremely wild curly figured wood ::)
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2010, 01:52:06 AM »
Quote from: California Kid on March 10, 2010, 12:15:36 AM
Looks like MCRD! SD.

Palm trees give it away I guess.
The base is just fantastic. If one is not in boot camp.
I was drafted into the Army years back and I am glad he chose the Marines.


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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2010, 02:32:59 AM »
Dan, no I've been there so I recognize it. Have done iron work there, Pendleton, Coronado seal base, Miramar,and NAS North Island.Palm trees help though, HA HA! Let me know if you get back down this way, we can discuss touch holes and liners!! HA HA!!!!!!!.......
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2010, 06:00:18 PM »
And after discussing touch holes, liners and such, can also set you up with a good mini gun show if you have the time!
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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2010, 06:42:40 PM »
Quote from: JTR on March 10, 2010, 06:00:18 PM
And after discussing touch holes, liners and such, can also set you up with a good mini gun show if you have the time!
John

I should have given people a little more of a heads up for my own edification if nothing else. But it really was Daniel the younger's time. I missed a phone call from one member from shutting my phone off and not remembering to turn it on again until it was late.

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Re: Don King Armstrong detail
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2010, 09:14:31 PM »
Dan, that would have been me.There is a few of us down here. Surprisingly for So. CA there are some good guns here!! Who DA thunk?
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