80's stepside bed on dentside frame
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What Colt .45 ACP predated the 1911A and the 1911?
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The US Army at that time were armed with the anemic 1898 Colt Army revolver in .38 Long. Soldiers fired all 6, the Moros kept on a coming.
The 1903 Springfield was another firearm developed by the Army (and Winchester) because of those Moros. The '98 Krag in .30-40 just wasn't powerful enough.
One tribesman had 13 bullet holes in him and he still kept coming!
I know all this worthless scheiss, and I wasn't born till 1944, so age is no excuse.
The original Springfield Model 1903 was in caliber .30-03, not .30-06.
.30-03 = 30 caliber 1903 / .30-06 = 30 caliber 1906. Winchester developed the two rounds for the Army, btw.
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Well not sure you would want the colt 90 as an every day carry it has no safety it is double action. I use it for my carry piece because I want a gun I can pull out the holster and pull the trigger. And it is the same size as the 1911 which I do not favor because the safety features. But I like 45s and was collecting a few till money problems. Bill you have lots of knowledge. So who was the colt 90 developed for?
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Getting back on topic... got any pictures? Sounds interesting. I need to put a bed on my truck and am considering a dentside (because the flaresides I've seen don't look that good with these cabs - like a dog with its body shaved), but if there's a flareside that doesn't like like a$$... I might consider it.
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I've seen what looks like older model beds ('60's ish) on '73-'79 trucks before. Looks good but kind of odd. I'd like to see a pic of the '80s beds on it.
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OK here is what I found,I was looking through my PB account,its not a Flareside But you get the idea.
I don't think I have ever seen a 80-86 Flareside,you know why,I NEVER look at them
1977 Ford F-250
I don't think I have ever seen a 80-86 Flareside,you know why,I NEVER look at them
1977 Ford F-250
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Wait, I have one! S= stepside, S also= Sh*#%%y, which = Chebby!
..and yes, Fancy ***** is sig worthy!
