new issue article on the guns of outlaw Josie Wales in the American rifleman
Outlaw Josie Wales in AR
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BULL'S-EYE
Buckeye
Just read that article on my digital American Rifleman edition last night. Now, for some strange reason, I want a rubber Walker! 
So you can do the road agent spin?
gunman42782
Hunter
Yeah, I was pretty jacked up to see Josie on the cover! And to see Wayne's farewell address to! LOL
Yes, I thought it was interesting about how they used the plastic rubber ones for the two handed spin.
thor's daddy
Bearcat
It's interesting. As the sister publication, American Hunter, endlessly wrings its hands over the ever-dwindling numbers of hunters afield, American Rifleman puts a 1970's-era fantasy movie icon on the cover. I certainly like Clint, he's a good actor (I couldn't keep a straight face spinning rubber guns), but my goodness, the NRA seems horribly out of touch. I'm sure most will disagree, but they've been playing the same record since the mid-1960's.
Though you must admit spinning a rubber gun is probably much easier then spinning the heavy Walker. The article isn't about Eastwood but rather about the revolvers used in the movie, which are also on the cover.
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I sorta agree with you. The magazine seems mostly like an advertisement for the gun industry, personally I'd like to see more in-depth technical articles and maybe coverage
of the various details and techniques of some of the competitive disciplines. Maybe a string of articles where engineers talk about some of the future trends they see.
And just once like to see a review that pointed out something might just be a cheap piece of Mickey Mouse crap.
The continuing "sky is falling" and "look what we did" editorials are getting old.
Will admit to great enjoyment of tearing what's hopefully the last ever piece from the Slimy One out of the magazine and tossing it
in the trash!
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That was disappointing. Sounded like he was just retiring.
Gun magazines have always been about the adds... no way in the world would they ever show a poorly built gun, at least one still in production or recently produced by a major manufacturer....
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Keep in mind its not just a gun magazine. It's our news letter. It keeps us all up to date and on the same page.
I always thought it was amazing they bothered to have 2 separate magazines.
I always thought it was amazing they bothered to have 2 separate magazines.
JackpineWillie
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A neighbor named his sons Jessie James____________ and Josie Wales__________!
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"I always thought it was amazing they bothered to have 2 separate magazines."
They actually have 3 magazines. They do so to give the members a choice depending upon their major interests.
AR is mostly about the guns. AH has a lot more about hunting & stories about that. Then there's the 3rd one, "Freedom 1st." It's geared for the political end of things.
They actually have 3 magazines. They do so to give the members a choice depending upon their major interests.
AR is mostly about the guns. AH has a lot more about hunting & stories about that. Then there's the 3rd one, "Freedom 1st." It's geared for the political end of things.
Joe Reilly
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Don't forget "Shooting Illustrated", so that makes four magazines.
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You are correct,, I forgot about the 4th one.
I enjoy the American Rifleman print version. I skip most of the political BS articles or special comments and look to the reviews, new products and the "Armed Citizen" reports of citizens and the incidents they encounter with thugs across the U.S.! I did not read Poor Wayne's farewell piece. I'm sure he did a lot of good but at what a cost? I have been critical of him and his cronies for a while but still believe the NRA to be one of the major things that gives liberals, anti 2nd A and gun grabbers nightmares and extreme migraines! I support other 2nd A groups also. Now, they need to account for dues and monies in their coffers and take on these Anti groups and the BATF head on IMO!
I did enjoy the article on the Hollywood guns and especially the Josey Wales rubber guns. They looked convincingly real and I'd love to own one just because!
I did enjoy the article on the Hollywood guns and especially the Josey Wales rubber guns. They looked convincingly real and I'd love to own one just because!
Dern... I totally missed that there were choices.... Like the gun stuff totally hate the political... and yes I know it is important... I just find it slightly hypocritical that the NRA will support folks who are actually anti-gun in the real world no matter what they say while up on a stump.
Oh, I've got a Walker revolver ... I need to try spinning it. ... I just tried... that is gonna take some practice... I think I do need a rubber one.
Actually, I've always thought what was more amazing was how fast he changed cylinders on the things....takes me about 3-5 minutes.
Oh, I've got a Walker revolver ... I need to try spinning it. ... I just tried... that is gonna take some practice... I think I do need a rubber one.
Actually, I've always thought what was more amazing was how fast he changed cylinders on the things....takes me about 3-5 minutes.
There is more than we thought, (for collectors) "Man at Arms, "Shooting Sports" (digital), "NRA Family"
gunman42782
Hunter
I think you are getting your movies mixed up. Clint never changed cylinders in Josie Wales, he did it on Pale Rider, and it was a Remington, not a Colt.
