Anyone watching Wild West Alaska

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An "inappropriate" platform to one man, is a perfect platform to another.
On this very forum, we have several owners of 10+ lb .22 LR falling block rifles, we have several members that have Weatherby rifles but only shoot substantially reduced loads in them, we have at least two members that own single-shot TC handguns in .444 Marlin and almost exclusively only shoot shot shells in them, we have several members with TC Encore handguns wearing 10-14" barrels in 7mm Rem Mag(!), we have a couple dozen owners of .50 GI 1911s, we have multiple owners of Coonan 1911s, we have a few dozen people that shoot "dangerous game" cartridges in rifles that weigh as little as 5 lbs, and we have a few hundred owners of Taurus Judges, S&W Governors, and Rossi Circuit Judges.
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I see 3 guns that I or my wife shoots on that list. :D
 
I like the show.

My favorite (forgot his name) is the old grumpy gunsmith. He won my heart when they left him to run the shop so he locked the door and wouldn't answer the phone because he couldn't get work done.

Looks like most of his wages goes in the swear jar.

My wife watched the show last night and says she's gonna put a swear jar in my shop.

As to the young lady, nice little girl but I have granddaughter's her age. She beats those girls on America Guns by a long shot.
 
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Ken aka WildAlaska and his new hat. :)
 
I have become a fan of the show. The characters are a hoot. Old man here really enjoys looking at Phred. They had another girl on who bought a rifle. She was so cute my knees got jelly shaky.
The guns are interesting but not insane fakes like the American Guns show.
I'm curious about their (proprietary?) .457WWM. They sell it in a take down lever job. One model is probably the legal minimum for length. It is a guide easy carry back up.
I wonder how it compares to 30-06, .300 mag., .338 win mag., etc. for grizzly stopping.
 
Funny thing...was watching the repeat of the swear job episode, and my sister, who says she can monitor the amount of reloading I've gotten done based on the amount of "damns" says she intends to insitute that policy.
 
I like the show. I sure do miss Ken's posts. His posts were always interesting.
Wildgonebutnotforgottenalaska......
 
Their .457 is a heated-up .45-70, so it should be no slouch.

As I understand it, the rifles will also accept .45-70. I believe Ken includes 20 rounds of .457 (reusable brass) with the purchase of a rifle.
 
I think some of us would like to know what guns the cast carries??

Does Ken carry a BHP or a Bren Ten 10? I've also seen him carry a big revolver..shoulder
holster of course.

I'm sure that I'd carry a Glock 10mm and a Ruger or Colt .44 magnum or bigger,
if I lived up there.

A Ruger Alaskan in .454 sounds ideal.

I once owned a Marlin Guide Gun in 45-70.

The .457 magnum would probably be better.
 
Ken used to carry Browning HP. In fact the engraving on the frontstrap of his HP inspired me to have mine done.
 
On the last episode,the 457 co-pilot failed after the first test shot.
Wouldn't inspire too much faith in the gun for me:eek:
 
On the last episode,the 457 co-pilot failed after the first test shot.
Wouldn't inspire too much faith in the gun for me
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Not an uncommon problem in any industry when things are rushed. They fixed the problem before it went out of the door which is the most important thing.

I would like to hear from anyone who has owned one and get their feedback, I REALLY like the co-pilot!!
 
Ken was a very smart and colorful member here. It's a shame he got booted from the forum...
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So that's what happened? That's a relief. He had been talking about health problems before I noticed his posts stopping I thought maybe he had passed away. Glad that's not the case.
 
I thought maybe he had passed away.
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He passed alright... but not away, a kidney stone is perhaps what you are remembering:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438512&highlight=wildalaska+kidney+stone
And if you ever visit Anchorage, perhaps before the whine of the jet turbines wind all the way down, if Ken is conscious, you may even hear him from the airport.

Never seen the show. I get enough of the "drama" whenever I venture into Anchorage. Worked in Anchorage for a number of years, back when Ken was CCing a Browning HP; not sure what his flavor is now a days. It could be his Seecamp under his "Hello Kitty" shower cap!
 
A recent episode had Ken carrying that Browning. For purposes of the show I think they are all openly carrying something more visible. If anything it gets people unaccustomed to seeing such open carry a little more exposed to it.
 
Long live KEN!!!

i really miss him on here! i have bought several guns from him and he and his folks did excellent work on a seemless brake for a ruger 77 (one of the originals with the boat paddle style stock) in 338 win mag that i bought from him.. i also picked up a great deal from him on several other guns including a beretta 92fs that my wife still loves to shoot..



wish the admins hadn't been so crazy and booted ken (and several others).... i have found that i frequent this site less after several of the more colorful members were booted / banned by some of the newer admins... (even i was banned for a few weeks at one point)....


for those of us that remember ken i sure hope he comes back to the site (even using and alias he will be instantly recognized by his unique style)...

i still have to travel to anchorage to meet him in person! maybe next spring

Spiff, let ken know that we "old timers" from TFL miss him!
 
yes, fully aware of the issues surrounding the banning of Ken.... all i can say is that i have not renewed my SWAT subscription since Ken and several others were banned.

again reference my comments above. when the craziness of 08' occured we had an influx of new members that really changed the outlook of what TFL is/was and that is when a lot of the "old timers" were banned or just plain left... (myself included) ....

I was a troll on TFL from the early 00's and finally registered and started contributing in 06 when i was headed back stateside (was stationed overseas in the first half of the 00's) ... at one point we even had Rich (the owner of this site and the magazine) contributing along with some industry innovators like the founder of McMillian stocks (do a search ) ...... those times have passed..

i am still here, but in a much diminished role...

long live KEN!!!!:p
 
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