How to safely deflate a widowmaker
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How to safely deflate a widowmaker
30 yards, we each got 4 shots. Winchester .22 under-seat varmint gun. Pretty sure the first one did it, but the holes closed up around the 'wound'. After a couple of hits I depressed the schrader valve and some air was still coming out. I had expected someting more spectacular, but it did the job. And yes, we scattered the hens first.
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Not too bad. You got 5 in the ten ring. I was talking with a retired mechanic at church today and he said when he would fill the w/m's he would drop the lift down on top and then put the air to 'em.I guess they didn't have a cage for such things. Someday i'll be able to safely deflate mine also.HeeHee.
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The shells were in the ashtray of my '92 when I bought it about five years ago. I don't buy a lot of new 'store bought' stuff. The rifle, yes Ray a 62 A was offered by a neighbor for fixing some cabinet doors! Tomorrow I'm gonna roll the tire and wheel down the brushy ravine behind it. I'll never see it again. I was unloading a set of truck tires once and one got away from me down the ravine. I offered my kids 25.00 if they could find it. Try as they might, nobody ever found it. Even a younger employee went down after lunch determined to get some beer money and he came back empty handed. We have ten acres on the side of Mt. Pickett. The first five cost 18 grand back in the 70's. The other five, well not quite so good of a deal.
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The shells were in the ashtray of my '92 when I bought it about five years ago. I don't buy a lot of new 'store bought' stuff. The rifle, yes Ray a 62 A was offered by a neighbor for fixing some cabinet doors! Tomorrow I'm gonna roll the tire and wheel down the brushy ravine behind it. I'll never see it again. I was unloading a set of truck tires once and one got away from me down the ravine. I offered my kids 25.00 if they could find it. Try as they might, nobody ever found it. Even a younger employee went down after lunch determined to get some beer money and he came back empty handed. We have ten acres on the side of Mt. Pickett. The first five cost 18 grand back in the 70's. The other five, well not quite so good of a deal.
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No snow? No hat and gloves? No wind blowing 60mph to compensate for while shooting? I didnt think the great north west was the banana belt this time of year. On a side note, we had a driver do a poor pre trip inspection one morning. They had repaired a flat tire outside and forgot to tighten the lug nuts on a kenworth t800 daycab. He made it about ten miles before both wheels parted company with the drive axle. The axle fell on the road and shaved the drum and backing plate down a bit. He wouldnt have know he lost them but with the open diff it rolled to a stop because it wouldnt send power to the other wheels without locking in the diffs. One wheel and tire was found, the other was never seen again. Thank God it was early and there was no traffic on the road. And dont worry, he has since retired but not until he laid one over on its side!
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Back in the early 80's I drove over the road and had my spare off the trailer pass me on the shoulder at about 40 mph. It hit the guardrail and fell over thankfully. It was tough to get back in the carrier too. No doubt some serious damage coild have occurred. As long as everything is good downhill, have fun!