The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
It is a Smith and Wesson 627-5, and at almost 2.5#, it is not difficult at all to handle 357 mag loads. Hand loaded 38 special is an absolute joy for the range, and the trigger on this one makes clearing plate racks as fast as with a semi auto. They make a 5” long version of this one as well.Nice looking revolver. Is it a Ruger, I can't make out the markings. I don't know if I could pull the trigger on 8 rounds of .357 on a gun that size unless it was necessary, they can be brutal.
You are nordick too I presume? The autumn weather had been good to us!Tent and hammock camping with the kids, probably last weekend with summer-like temperature
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That's okay we are here to enable.....oops support our friendsDon’t thank me before you realize that all I have done is enabled you into a new addiction!
Understand. Good bossYeppers. Just starting a 800k roofing project and need some interior protect put in place for a few of my Tenants. My guys all have young ones and the overnights can be tough on the family so I pull them when needed.
Hope you landed a few. Looks calm and relaxing
You too.Hope everyone has a good weekend…
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Awesome countryHope the weekend finds y'all well!
Been taking knife pictures all week but haven't had a moment to get them up and post until this morning. Wednesday me and the boy went on a hike up to a stunning alpine lake 3,600ft up in the Snoqualmie/North Bend region of the Cascade Mountains
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Refreshment by the creek back at the trailhead
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You have some great knives. You could leave them out and I would still enjoy your photos. I very much appreciate you sharing your outings with us.Then Friday we went on a bigger hike up to Rainier. We had visited this spot just a couple of weeks ago, but we enjoyed it so much we decided to return and explore further. Not sure how far it was or how high in elevation we got because much of the trail is unmarked and no longer maintained, but I know we were up there pretty far. The pics can't even begin to capture the scale of the place.
I could never tire of the prism effect on this waterfall.
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The waterfall is where the hike ends for all the sane people, but we're heading above closer to the peak. We stopped to eat at a little meadow which was our stopping point last time, where we were greeted by a herd of mountain goats
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Then we decided to head further up, the destination being at the end of the green vegetation in this pic
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Behind us the view is absolutely breathtaking, with many of the surrounding peaks in view (Adams and St. Helens visible here, and you can just barely make out Mt. Hood in the center)
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Ok, this is as far as we go. If I'm being honest the footing was starting to get pretty sketchy at this point
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Now for the trek back down
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The creek below the original waterfall provided the ideal spot to cool off
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Back home got cleaned up, switched to the Manix2 and Vic Compact, had some fajitas for supper, then walked across the street to the park to watch the sun set on the mountain we had spent the day on
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Still carrying the Manix this morning for now until I see what the day brings.
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It has enough mass to control the round. I bet the 5" version is just a pleasure to shootIt is a Smith and Wesson 627-5, and at almost 2.5#, it is not difficult at all to handle 357 mag loads. Hand loaded 38 special is an absolute joy for the range, and the trigger on this one makes clearing plate racks as fast as with a semi auto. They make a 5” long version of this one as well.
Couple more pics of knives from today.
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How deep was the water across the road?Driving to the store is sometimes an adventure. Cocobolo Sebenza on me today.
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