Well I grew up on a farm and Dad always had a couple of rifles and a shotgun. I got my first rifle when I was 12 and my shotgun when I was 14, both I still have. I also have two .50 caliber Thompson muzzleloaders, both sidelocks, a .44 Remington New Army, an 1861 .36 caliber Navy Colt and a .36 Spiller&Burr, all my pistols are blackpowder and with the exception of the shotgun all are almost always loaded. I normally carry either the .44 or the Colt about everytime I go out the door with the exception of going to the bank or grocery store as around here employees freak out if you walk into a large chain grocery store with a large revolver hanging on your hip. The small convienence stores don't have a problem with it as they seem more comfortable seeing me walk in,and these employees know me as I am in these stores just about everyday. And one of them an attempted robbery happened at a couple of months ago. Am I out to kill anyone? No. But if my hogleg prevents a crime then it is worth me carrying.
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1971 GTO,72 400, stock bottom end, 670 heads, Lunati BMII cam, headers, iron intake Q-jet, four speed. Best 60 ft 1.806in 2004. Best 1/8th mile e.t. 8.46 with 3.55 open rear
85 Grand Prix, 70 400, casting 62 heads stock rebuild, Turbo 350 trans 78 800 cfm Q-jet modified as per Cliff Ruggles book.
87 F350 6.9 4 speed dually
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