Ruger's Benefit Auctions Of The Week

                                                                            $1135
This Round Butt, 2 3/4" Speed Six in .38 Special was made in 1983 and never left the factory.  It is a new gun that has been stored in Ruger's vault these many years.  CLICK HERE to read the description and to bid.

                                                                            $1502
This M77 in .375 H & H Magnum is a beauty.  It was built in January 1992 and shipped to a distributor, who returned it for unknown reasons four years later.  The closeup photos on Ruger's website look really good.  Be ready for Moose if they show up at your squirrel feeder!  CLICK HERE to read all about it and to place your bid.

Both of these fine firearms will sell mid-day, Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

Tuesday Torque: 600 HP Snow Engine At Rollag

Volunteers from the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers took on this project in 1992 and moved the Snow engine from Pennsylvania to Rollag.  The twin to this engine is at the Coolspring museum in Pennsylvania.  The opening photo of this video has information about the size of this engine.

Let'z Be Productive This Week!

                                                              Back To The Old Grind!

Murray Corliss Flour Mill Engine at Rollag

This Murray Corliss Engine is on display at Rollag, Minnesota.  It powered a flour mill at Freeport, Minnesota for fifty years, and during that time, the rope drive had to be replaced only one time.  Study this drive system; it is really neat!

Weekend Steam: Great Dorset Steam Fair, Parts 1 & 2

Merle picked a great double this week.  Thank You, Merle!

Attempted Robbery In Philadelphia...

Study this video and see the good things and the mistakes.  Every violent encounter you have will be a new experience, so figure on making mistakes.  You have to stay ahead of the curve to prevail, so train and practice.  I am guessing that the clerk has had little self defense training, even though his first shot was good.  He drew against a drawn gun and made what appears to be a central nervous system hit.  He shot again, and I can't tell if he hit or missed, but from that point on this video shows panic and lack of training.

The video is on LiveLeak, and I can't find an embed code, so CLICK HERE or on the photo for the link to the video.

PS: No checking for accomplices or moves to cover, no reload after expending his ammunition, and then he goes out the door with gun in hand.  Don't do that.  A man with a gun coming out the door from a robbery...write your own script.

The Angry American, Toby Keith

Ruger's Auctions Of The Week

Ruger is offering two great firearms this week!  The Fiftieth Anniversary Ruger .357 Blackhawk Flattop is being sold to benefit the Light Foundation; The Stainless Ruger Mini-Thirty is being sold to benefit the USA Shooting Team.  Both will sell mid-day, Wednesday, September 11, 2019.  Click the photos to go to the auction sites.

                                                                          $655

                                                                     $1275

Where Were You? Alan Jackson

No Time To Kill, Clint Black