Club Obi Wan

Mark Brody

makeitjones wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:18 pm I suppose one of the good things about the lack of fine detail is that it brings lots of holster options into the (probably) 'close enough' category and then it's down to personal preference on holster set-up.

So, when will these holsters be available for sale?

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Here's my brand new Beaver Raiders HJ in Sable. I know it's not the greatest picture, but it's all I've got right now. https://i.vgy.me/AuRDNi.jpg https://i.vgy.me/B81IKS.jpg I also acquired this previously owned HJ through Facebook recently. When I first received it, it was filthy and a bit misshap...

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I got a new hat for my birthday! I had previously owned an Akubra Federation Deluxe in Moonstone, but I actually ordered too small of a size, and didn’t wear it super often, so I sold it. It left me wanting another AFD, so I got one in Heritage Fawn (and in the right size). I shaped my first AFD lik...

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I came across a curious hat at an antique store the other day. It was tagged as an “Indiana Jones 7UP promo fedora” from 1984. Well, there’s no doubt as to the 7UP tie in, but it’d be the first licensed Indiana Jones hat I’ve ever seen that doesn’t say “Indiana Jones” somewhere on the hat. Given the...

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Looks great! Is that the sable or deep sable? Rabbit or beaver?

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If I hadn’t come across an article about how the Bank of England might raise interest rates to address the falling value of the pound, I wouldn’t have known about it. Since they’re already talking about addressing the issue, I figured it was prudent to order now, rather than hold out in hopes of a b...

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Glad to hear all this. I placed my order for a beaver HJ. Not that it was cheap, but I saved myself about $300 getting it now as opposed to when there is a more typical exchange rate between the USD and GBP.

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With the USD being so favorable against the GBP right now, I’m considering ordering a HJ Raider sable beaver. Has the quality and durability of their hats improved to put them back on par with the best hatters? When KotCS came out, people were avoiding HJ like the plague because their hats were hard...

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Michaelson wrote:That one looks like mine.

Regards! Michaelson

Looks like yours that bled due down your forehead, or looks like yours, the good one you got from a friend?

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So, I’ve found a variety of these hats online, this... https://i.vgy.me/jowcBo.jpg ...appears to be a well loved version of this... https://i.vgy.me/f6BPMe.jpg And this... https://i.vgy.me/B6Safq.jpg ...is clearly their cheap wool offering. Am I correct is assuming that the top two are the same hat,...

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How do you distinguish the good Stetsons from the bad ones? I know some were wool, and some were rabbit. Some had liners, and some did not. All were pre-shaped (some with a teardrop, some with a center cent). Is there a way to identify the good Stetsons?

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It’s been a couple years since I’ve posted here, but when I was last active, it was commonly accepted that Indy generally wore HJs in the first three movies and Adventurebilt in KotCS, with a few exceptions. As I recall, he’s rumored to have worn a Stetson in at least one scene in ToD, and a DP in K...

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I ordered the hat new from ScoutShop, I can confirm that they are still made by Stetson. I think older BSA Campaign hats were made by Stratton. Someone at TFL recommended getting the current offering from Stratton instead - they said the wool Stetson wouldn't hold up well if I plan to wear it hard. ...

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I recently ordered a BSA campaign hat. I ordered my normal size (61, or 7 5/8), and although it's comfortable from front to back, it fits a little large in the sides. I'm unsure of whether I should exchange it for a smaller size, here's why: It's 100% wool, which I know doesn't hold its shape like f...

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This guy, Destin, does a lot of really cool science videos on YouTube. His latest concerning whips is pretty interesting.

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I did coat the block in polyurethane, but it still became misshapen over a short period of time, and this wasn't even from the steam or the damp felt I stretched over it - it was just from the humidity in the air.

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I was lucky enough to get a Stetson Stratoliner Premiere on my last birthday. I've only just now gotten around to taking pics of it. Time will tell how well the hat holds up. Stetson's been kind of a mixed bag since I got into hats, but this one sounds like it might be a winner, based on the words o...

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I stopped by J Crew today, and my wife spotted these. I was already wearing my boots from Todd Coyle, but I tried these on anyway. They were incredibly comfortable! Don't get me wrong, Todd's boots are accurate and well made, but considering how much more comfortable these were, I'd gladly overlook ...

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I can't believe it's taken me this long to post this tool I made. I could have sworn I posted a picture of it years ago. I made this before my second attempt at making a hat (black, posted somewhere in the archives here). After steaming the body, I inserted it upside down into this device, which I c...

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Not lately. I'm in the middle of moving. I've got about a week worth of unpacking to do before I can justify going to the range (and I'll have to find a new range, too).

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One thing is for sure, when the .22 comes back in, I'll have to buy a few thousand rounds to survive the next shortage. 9mm and .45 have been easy to find lately, so shooting the Indy guns has not been a problem.

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I've had this done for a while now. It's just taken some time to sit down, take pictures, and post it. This is the same pistol I shot in an earlier thread . I took it to Cylinder and Slide in Fremont, NE to do the work, and I'm happy with the results. I think they were a little surprised that I was ...

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I've been wanting Todd's boots for a while now. I finally wore through the soles of my Rockport Farnums, so I figured it must be time. First impressions: they look great. They feel pretty solid, as they should. They may not be high end orthopedic boots, but for $150, they should be more than just a ...

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So I've heard, but the only new hats I've seen are still made on "bashed" blocks.

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I'd recommend Lamode. I think they have an old Adventurebilt block that they make.

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Better pics, including the bound edge... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/drjones/IMG_8357edit_zps36027809.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/drjones/IMG_8358edit_zpsf8b02e3a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v127/drjones/IMG_8359edit_zps034b8701.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albu...

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Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they did Depp's hat, but I doubt they ordered hundreds of custom hats. I'll have to check out Optimo next time I'm in town.

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I've been meaning to post this here for a while, but I've been busy. My birthday came and went in October. My dear sweet mother wanted to take me out shopping for a gift. I had just recently gotten a nice grey 3 piece suit, but when I got home, I realized that my Moonstone Federation was too light t...

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It's called Moonstruck, in downtown Bellevue.

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He always does that. I'm not sure why he looks so unhappy here - he really did have a lot of fun. In fact he had so much fun he was sound asleep in the stroller about 30 minutes later.

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Here's a pic I took earlier today on the train at the zoo. My CS AB doesn't look any different now than when I got in back in '08.

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I was at the local meadery yesterday, and a gentleman walked in wearing and Iron Man hoodie and a very nice Raiders fedora. I asked him about it and he said it was made by the same guys who… I interrupted him and said Adventurebilt? I have one too. He introduced himself as Mick. I took a look at his...

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Right, I wasn't trying to start a debate about concealed carry (as that is obviously not the intent of this forum). I was just making an observation that this wouldn't be a very good holster for it. Michaelson brings up an issue I hadn't thought of - carrying a pistol on a ranch. Again, it does look...

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My own personal opinion - if you feel that carrying a gun makes you safer, you should be willing to forego a stylish holster for a functional one. A strap over the back of the grip with a thumb break snap would secure your gun just as well (or better) and make for a much less cumbersome draw. It doe...

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I did read that page earlier. Steve talks about a low maintenance nylon whip suddenly becoming high maintenance when you have it waxed. I'm just wondering if it really does need to be rewaxed occasionally and if the wax really does flake off as he describes. I wouldn't want my whip to look like it h...

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I'm looking to get a second nylon bullwhip from Rhett Kelley. I've never heard of waxed nylon whips, though. My current nylon whip is not waxed, and it seems to work fine. Can someone enlighten me on the wax debate, and does anyone have any experience with Kelley's whips?

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If you're referring to the pictures of the hat sitting on a box outside, it looks like I had a hat stretcher in there. My head is a long oval, so it tends to distort the brim the same way as the hat stretcher (kinda like "the turn").

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The photo is actually my first 1917. It had a broken hammer. The one I'm shooting in the video is my second 1917 - I traded the first one in.

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Link fixed on the original post

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Yeah, I had some trouble with YouTube lately, and had to close the account. I'll work on reporting them tonight, probably compiled into one video.

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While the new ones have no collector's value, they cost more than ones that do. Mine is Brazillian stamped, and while it functions great, the finish is in rough condition with mild pitting all over - the perfect gun to chop up. I intentionally steered away from the "US ARMY" stamped ones w...

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I love that toilet sound too! I think Indy was mentioned briefly at the beginning of the book. I'm only about halfway through the book, and so far, what I posted is the only bit of Indiana Jones he really talks about in detail. The book is about his journey across the country interviewing various gu...

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I remember on the old IndyGear website there was a side by side photo of the miller and the Stetson. The Miller looked incredible, while the Stetson looked like the cockpit scene. I don't think this is the case anymore. My akubra has held up better than my miller.

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I'm reading a book called Gun Guys by Dan Baum. One chapter of the book talks about guns in movies, and he mentions a discussion he had with the folks at Stembridge about Raiders of the Lost Ark . As a sidenote, Dan Baum has a S&W 1917, himself. "We sold off a lot of good stuff," Syd s...

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It's a reproduction US Army M41 field jacket from AtTheFront.com, but I suspect you already suspected that

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My wife and I spent a couple hours at the range yesterday going over gun safety, operation, and just plain having fun shooting holes in paper. I had three goals; teach my wife a bit about gun safety, test out my Walther PPK/S, and play around with fast reloads of the S&W 1917. Without any practi...

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Thanks for the recommendation. I'll be sure to pick some up!

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I think I did a search of them on GunBroker a few months ago, and the prices were comparable to the M1917. They look so similar, I went with the 1917 because of the availability of .45ACP ammo.

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After shooting corrosive Russian surplus ammo, I clean my Mosin Nagant with Windex before using more traditional products.

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