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Salty said:
Then there's the extinct Fargo and International pick up trucks both of which made pretty good bush trucks. The old man had a 62 International 'cornbinder' 4x4 that he used for guiding back when. I swear that sucker could climb a tree in low range. :eek: I think it made about 50 mph flat out. Which was a good thing it rode like a tank!

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The only other truck I would add to that mix would be the original power-wagon. Not the new power-paint-wagon, but the old tank. Same attributes as the cornbinder.

The real difference the 375 ruger will face compared to other " niche" cartridges will be the manufacturer's bean-counters. Pennies in someone's bonus will decide whether the 375 ruger will live or die. It will have to make profits for the company(s) or it will be dropped like a hot potato. Bean counter's are more in control now than they have ever been before.

Oh yeah....
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joe-nwt said:
The only other truck I would add to that mix would be the original power-wagon. Not the new power-paint-wagon, but the old tank. Same attributes as the cornbinder.
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Joe, Here is the one you are talking about.
A 1947 model. with the 19 inch wheels and power driven winch with 3/8 cable. Actually, as soon as I put the camera away, we strung out the winch cable!
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Nice truck H4831, that ol girl would be worth some bucks if she alive and in that shape today.

This reminds me of probably my favorite vehicle of many I've had. It was a 1966 Chevy panel wagon 4x4. It had 456 gearing and as was the case in the era when you flipped the hubs all 4 wheels turned. No matter what!

One day I was comming down the Purden ski hill road east of PG in about 1980 - came around a switch back and there's the ski bus in the rubarb big time! It was a full sized school bus and it was heeled over with snow covering the side windows. We had to open the emerg exit in the back to get the kids out.

The driver was beside himself, it was cold as hell and he was looking at hours to get a tow. I said let me give it a try. He looked at me like I was on glue. I said humour me here, I've got a real good snap line I might get her out - just get those kids way and hell back and I'm not responsible for any damage OK? Damn straight he said lets giver a go. I chained up the rear hitch of "Petunia" (a girl friend had named my panel that and it stuck lol), and chained up the low side of the frame of the bus. That way if it broke the chain would destroy the passenger side of the bus and not the driver!

So this was I think an inch and a quarter cotton power braid line about 20 ft long, and the line would stretch and alarming amount. A heavy chain was attached on each end. I had used them at work and they worked wonders. Rehearsed with the driver the plan, backed up about bumper to bumper and grabbed 3rd gear, low range. I dumped the clutch and puter to the floor. Petunia took off like a shot then slowed to a near stop. I held the throttle down and snow and ice was flying off of all 4 wheels. Suddenly she took off like being shot from a cannon! I looked in the rear view and all I could see was a white out of snow. The bus honked, I put the clutch in and eased to a stop. Looked behind and there's the big old bus rocking side to side and on the road! :D

The driver couldn't believe it. He says that's some truck you got there kid! We cleaned off the side of the bus, got the kids loaded up and away we all went to home
 
H4831 said:
joe-nwt said:
The only other truck I would add to that mix would be the original power-wagon. Not the new power-paint-wagon, but the old tank. Same attributes as the cornbinder.
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Joe, Here is the one you are talking about.
A 1947 model. with the 19 inch wheels and power driven winch with 3/8 cable. Actually, as soon as I put the camera away, we strung out the winch cable!
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:)A beauty Bruce. No real complaints on some of the newer 'stuff' I've had since but I think the one I had the most was fun with the first one, a '57 Landrover PU style.
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Salty said--"Nice truck H4831, that ol girl would be worth some bucks if she alive and in that shape today.''

Well Salty, would you believe she is alive today and in maybe better shape!
Two nephews, brothers, completely rebuilt it. One of the brothers died, as just a young man. The other brother donated the truck to the Prince George Railway and Loggers Museum, as a memory to his brother, my nephew.
It is on display at the Museum.
 
Gatehouse said:
Unless you actually go to a gun store and look.:rolleyes:

At least 2 Vancouver gun stores have some factory ammo. A fellow on another site picked some up 3 days ago.

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Because of this thread, I nosed around Edmonton this weekend. Others that I have talked to said they can't find any in Alberta. They claim this, not me. P&Ds good selection of brass not no 375 Ruger, either.
 
This brass issue is a non-starter big deal if the brass or loaded ammo isn't all that readily available and all of the H&H ammo is everywhere.

Myself I have many rifle/cartridge combo's that are not all that popular as well as wildcats.

It has been very hard to find even 444 Marlin brass that I neck down to both .375" & .308" or 284 Win brass that I neck down to 6mm and that isn't even taking into consideration my 300 & 375RUM's rifles.

I just buy hundreds of brass for each and I'm good to go for years and considering I very rarely fly with a firearm losing my ammo isn't much of an issue either just think how hard it is for me to find loaded 375JDJ.

Don't go thinking i am defending the 375 Ruger it is a good cartridge design but that is all it is.

Mind you I don't claim even though they are better than any Ruger case design that my stuff is better than anything else out there. :p
 
Max Owner said:
So who does have ammo?

And is that a "slight" against people who live in Edmonton?
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Quite frankly, Edmonton is a sh#thole, and I dislike its fecal stain on beautiful northern Alberta. Anyone that lives in that dung pile for any reason other than needing the work has a brain that looks like the inside of a perogie.

And if it is on the shelves of a persecuted gunshop in the middle of treehugging hypocrite Vancouver, than it shouldn't be hard to find anywhere else smart enough to keep stock of items that sell.

Oh, boo Edmonton, boooooooooo.
 
rem338win said:
Quite frankly, Edmonton is a sh#thole, and I dislike its fecal stain on beautiful northern Alberta. Anyone that lives in that dung pile for any reason other than needing the work has a brain that looks like the inside of a perogie.

And if it is on the shelves of a persecuted gunshop in the middle of treehugging hypocrite Vancouver, than it shouldn't be hard to find anywhere else smart enough to keep stock of items that sell.

Oh, boo Edmonton, boooooooooo.
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Edmonton ain't Northern Alberta...
 
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