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Offline Avlrc

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Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« on: February 25, 2014, 11:46:35 PM »
1796 Pittsburgh Paper

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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2014, 03:34:16 PM »
Enjoyed reading these.  Thanks for posting
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Offline Majorjoel

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Re: Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2014, 04:19:10 PM »
That last article sure makes for a picture of what not to do while shooting after a squirrel! Just goes to show you that many mistakes don't give you a second chance to learn from them. Stupid is as stupid does........wonder if he got his squirrel?
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Offline Chris Treichel

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Re: Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2014, 05:17:59 PM »
Here are some pictures of one of those 2lb Nelson Lewis Pistols.  http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/7710311/1
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Offline lexington1

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Re: Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2014, 07:07:16 PM »
Wow that's pretty incredible shooting! If a rod equaled 16.5 feet like it does today that would be 275 yards for the pistol and 357 yards for the rifle shots.  :o
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Offline Shreckmeister

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Re: Some Old Newspaper Clippings.
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2014, 07:51:43 PM »
Pretty sure a rod is unchanged since those times, some of my old deeds show them in rods and
they calculate to 16.5.  Crack shot is an understatement.
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