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    1. indianajoe

      Kansas Pheasant Hunting Scenes - 1 minute

      Yeah, lots of birds moving. Bet their hands were cold.
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      Kansas Pheasant Hunting Scenes - 1 minute

      roscott, we were in and around Great Bend, Kansas. Leased agricultural fields (mostly wheat stubble and cut milo) and CRP land. We used Ben Webster at Big Kansas Outdoors - Waterfowl Guide Service. Three days of pheasant (half-days actually... sunrise to about 1300), and then one...
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      Kansas Pheasant Hunting Scenes - 1 minute

      Fun, playing around with iMovie and putting these pheasant hunting scenes together as a "movie trailer." https://youtu.be/kfSL8fPna6Y
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      Bicentennial Reproduction Indiana's Official State Rifle - Auction begins 22 Aug

      Agreed with you both. A beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
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      Bicentennial Reproduction Indiana's Official State Rifle - Auction begins 22 Aug

      The two-week GunBroker auction of the Authorized Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle is about half-way through. Follow along with the bidding (about 1500 views to-date) and take a look at the professional photos from Ric Lambert Studio (Brentwood, Tennessee). Marvin...
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      Bicentennial Reproduction Indiana's Official State Rifle - Auction begins 22 Aug

      Joker: Yessir, it is. Both the John Small original and Marvin Kemper's reproduction. Fine craftsmanship, both. (And thanks for the rep. Appreciated.)
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      Bicentennial Reproduction Indiana's Official State Rifle - Auction begins 22 Aug

      The Grouseland Foundation, conservators of William Henry Harrison's Grouseland home in Vincennes, has commissioned an authorized Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle. The "Grouseland Rifle" was built circa 1803 by John Small -- Revolutionary War veteran, first sheriff in...
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      Yes! It'll be exciting to see what kind of collector will value the whole story that goes along with the Grouseland reproduction rifle.
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      Winamac, I'm glad to hear you say that. That kind of appreciation -- the rifle as heritage and craftsmanship and a symbol of Indiana's frontier past -- that's what Grouseland and Marvin Kemper and others hope will come out of this project. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in here.
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      Adding: Marvin Kemper (Liberty Longrifles LLC) will have the Bicentennial Reproduction on display at the Contemporary Longrifle Association Annual Show, 19-20 August, at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Afterwards, the Reproduction returns to Harrison's Grouseland in...
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      Hey Kirk. That's hard to say. I'm sure it'll be driven by the historical interest in original State Rifle, and a collector's appreciation of the quality of Marvin's craftsmanship. And not just craftsmanship in the rifle, but in the presentation box, as well. These photos appear in the article...
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      Glad you liked, Winamac. Marvin's craftsmanship on the reproduction is something to behold. (My mother-in-law is buried in Walton. In the Odd Fellows cemetery.)
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      Bicentennial Reproduction of Indiana's Official State Rifle (Muzzle Blasts)

      "An historic American long rifle from the bench of an 18th-century gunsmith is seeing a rebirth in the heart of the Old Northwest Territory. The 'Grouseland Rifle' was crafted in the early 1800s by Revolutionary War veteran and gunsmith John Small (1759-1821), and was designated the Official...
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      Thanks, Kirk. I saw Tam and asked about you. joe

      Thanks, Kirk. I saw Tam and asked about you. joe
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      NRA Convention in Louisville

      Marvin Kemper's reproduction of John Small's Grouseland Rifle -- Indiana's Official State Rifle -- is turning heads at the NRA Annual Meeting in Louisville. Stop by the NMLRA- National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, booth #3908. Take a look and say howdy. Authorized Bicentennial Reproduction...
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