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Visit Stan Lynde's Blog each week for the latest new feature at www.StanLyndeAuthor.comCowboy Lore & Legend,The Cattle Drive, Part 3 and other new posts for the week of 5-13…See More
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Buck Grizzly replied to Dustin Doss's discussion Billy The Kid Movie
"This might be the one you are looking for;   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847552/   Believe it or not Charley, movies about the old west character Billy the Kid according to most sources say less than 30, were actually made from 1911…"
1 hour ago
Steve McCarty replied to rudy beising's discussion wet boots
"Those old Army/Navy stores in the late 40's thru the 50's were great!  Nothing like they are today, where all you can buy is ill fitting fatigues, but back then they had really neat stuff!  I recall boxes of bayonet entrenching…"
1 hour ago
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Dustin Doss's discussion Billy The Kid Movie
"I wonder if anyone knows how many 'Billy the Kid' movies have actually been made?  Most of 'em have been ridiculous, like Newman's The Left-Handed Gun, Young Guns, Purgatory, & Billy the Kid vs Dracula, just to mention a…"
2 hours ago
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Scott's discussion Lever Action Rifle Talk
"Additional.  The New Service Colt originally came in 7 calibers--.38 WCF, .44 WCF, .44 'Russian & Special,' .45 ACP/Auto Rim, .45 Colt, .455 Eley, & .476 Eley.  Standard bbl lengths were 4", 5½", &…"
2 hours ago
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to rudy beising's discussion wet boots
"I once had a pair of surplus US Cav riding boots--the field variety, not the dress ones.  They'd been resoled with lug soles, which Cav boots never had.  They laced up the front & then had a flap that buckled around your…"
3 hours ago
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Scott's discussion Lever Action Rifle Talk
"If those '17 Colts didn't headspace the .45 ACP, somebody shadetreed 'em.  All of the 1917s were made to headspace the ACP round in case the soldier didn't have half-moons.  A lot of 'em were later shadetreed to…"
3 hours ago
Sue Cauhape commented on Bob Boze Bell's blog post A Love of Triumph
"Maybe yours was a harsh decision or not, but we all rate the risks and how far we're willing to go. My cousin died on a motorcycle when he was sixteen, yet I remember thinking about him as I rode behind my boyfriend on a Honda 350, feeling…"
4 hours ago
 

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Looking for authentic Western Humor and Adventure?

Posted by Stan Lynde on May 17, 2012 at 11:48am

A Love of Triumph

Posted by Bob Boze Bell on May 16, 2012 at 2:09pm — 2 Comments

Red Ghost Raider vs. Blockhead

Posted by Bob Boze Bell on May 15, 2012 at 5:31pm — 2 Comments

Climax Jim's Wild Ride

Posted by Bob Boze Bell on May 14, 2012 at 5:09pm — 10 Comments

Today at Stan's blog!

Posted by Stan Lynde on May 13, 2012 at 11:20am — 3 Comments

Tombstone in the News

Posted by Jim Holden on May 13, 2012 at 8:54am — 19 Comments

BEALE'S SPRINGS

Posted by Margaret-Anne Moore on May 12, 2012 at 5:57pm — 5 Comments

Western Pulp Fiction Vs. Comic Books

Posted by Mundo Osterberg on May 12, 2012 at 1:30pm — 4 Comments

Inaccurate Hats In Westerns Plus Saguaro

Posted by Bob Boze Bell on May 11, 2012 at 11:32am — 13 Comments

Whiskey Row Fire Last Night

Posted by Bob Boze Bell on May 9, 2012 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Fire on Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona

Posted by Aurora on May 8, 2012 at 11:49pm — 3 Comments

Size doesn't Matter (Part 2)

Posted by Kenny D. Hare on May 6, 2012 at 12:49pm — 17 Comments

DONALD HALE

Posted by Margaret-Anne Moore on May 6, 2012 at 11:29am — 2 Comments

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Billy The Kid Movie 2 Replies

Started by Dustin Doss in The Westerns. Last reply by Buck Grizzly 1 hour ago.

wet boots 19 Replies

Started by rudy beising in History vs Hollywood. Last reply by Steve McCarty 1 hour ago.

Lever Action Rifle Talk 51 Replies

Started by Scott in Guns of the Wild West. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt 2 hours ago.

Accuracy of the picture of the west painted in Books, Tv and Movies. 12 Replies

Started by Gerald T. Westbrook in The Bucket. Last reply by C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt yesterday.

alamo 2 Replies

Started by john henry harper in The Bucket. Last reply by john henry harper yesterday.

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