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  1. Oldsarge

    Bush Jackets

    Now here is a thoroughly odd idea. Other that 'because I can' I am hard pressed to explain why anyone would tailor such a thing or, worse yet, wear it.
  2. Oldsarge

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    And I have one of W&G's safari jackets. A&G look to be a very worthy successor. I shall bookmark their website and follow their operation with interest. In the event I ever go back to Africa I may even be a customer.
  3. Oldsarge

    Bush Jackets

    I can't find much on the 'Net referring to them but it looks like the company was liquidated after the deaths of the brothers in around '69. Today, if you want safari clothing while you're in Africa, TAG safari is your place. But hardly anyone goes on safari on their own any more so I doubt...
  4. Oldsarge

    the Old Chuck Wagon meals on wheels

    I've always kept it in the refrigerator but have never tried putting it in the freezer for a while before cutting it in. That's a thought. Measure the shortening and put it in the freezer for . . . what? 20 minutes? I always use ice water when I assemble the crust but chilled shortening . ...
  5. Oldsarge

    the Old Chuck Wagon meals on wheels

    I may have to give it a try. The rest of my family does very well with vegetable shortening but I just can't get them to hold together. Maybe when I buy a bigger food processor . . . The wife insisted on my having a smaller one because the big ones take up so much space. But if I ditch a...
  7. Oldsarge

    the Old Chuck Wagon meals on wheels

    My mother, sisters, wife, son, and grandmother could/can all make dynamite pie crusts. Alas, the talent passed me by and I must rely on the best frozen kind I can find. Fortunately Sprouts Markets has come to my rescue with whole grain frozen pie crusts so whipping out a fresh fruit or...
  8. Oldsarge

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    Oh, now . . . talk about safari with style!!
  9. Oldsarge

    Bush Jackets

    And if fits good, too. Well thrifted, that man!
  10. Oldsarge

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    I went on safari in Mozambique on two different occasions. The outfitter used one of these as a safari car. I called it the 'diesel elephant' because it snorted, farted and rumbled across the landscape and because you sat up high enough to look over the 8' high elephant grass. Not something...
  11. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    That is such a film noir set up! I can imagine Sam Spade sitting at his desk with his fedora pushed back on his head wiping it down while waiting for a client to show up.
  13. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    And there's a gunsmith in Oklahoma who routinely does rechambering of the Kodiak in .450 NE. The firm has been doing it for years though Pedersoli keeps insisting that no one should. (Liability issues, no doubt.) I've never heard of anyone having trouble with one of their conversions and that...
  14. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    I've owned a muzzle loader and they're not for me. However, those big, ol' BP cartridge guns just speak to my soul. I've never owned one and may not but the itch won't go away. I'm with Mike, though. I'd rather have a Brit styled one than a Sharps--though if one came along at the right price...
  15. Oldsarge

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    Fellow down the block has one. He replaced the engine with a Chevy short block V-8 but it never leaves the garage. I've tried to talk him into selling it me a couple of times but it's his baby and anyone wanting it will pry it out of his cold, dead fingers. :D Jack is right. Those things...
  16. Oldsarge

    Classic Safari vehicles!

    I've coveted one of those for decades. They are splendid--though with a new engine/transmission they are even better. So many other vehicles are far more practical for either general use or as a back country/dirt road toy but few have the panache' of the old Jeepster.
  17. Oldsarge

    Safari Express rifle pic thread

    Oh, now, that's just the sort of things dreams are made of. This month's Rifleman has an article on loading the 6.5x54. I owned one once but it had been made, I guess, for either a very small man or a lady. It was just too small for my frame so I sold it. Would love to get my hands on one...
  19. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    I don't suppose there is any way I can talk you into leaving me one or both of those in your will? :D
  20. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    Oh now, that's a gorgeous pair! Any Swiss officer should have been proud to have carried one, or even a brace, of those.
  21. Oldsarge

    WW1 soldier's bedroom in France frozen in time for 100 years

    As he said, there's nothing binding in French law to keep it untouched for 500 years but to be honest after the owner dies, if his daughters want to sell the house I believe the village should take the entire room and preserve it someplace . . . though some cleaning and restoration is clearly...
  22. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    Cool! Of course, there's always my favorite . . .
  23. Oldsarge

    Show us your Guns!

    Nearly forty years ago I got into a debate with some New Englander about gun control laws. He held the view that even if they didn't look to work 'we have to try something!' I gave him the fishy eye and said something along the lines the guns are a lot easier to make than he seemed to think...

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