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Good Morning Gentlemen

As promised, before I head off to my BPCRS match for the day, I'll leave you with another "Rare Pair" for your viewing pleasure.

While this pair may not actually quite qualify as truly "RARE", they are most certainly quite uncommon, even though they are generally quite well known by a certain segment of the hobby, that being Jensen aficionados.

Speaking here of the Jensen 30 & Jensen 40, both with the unique vertical boiler that was not well favored by Tom Sr. and so not heavily produced. To add a bit more to the rarity of one of these engines, the wood based Jensen 30 came to me from our good friend Indiana Rog and his famous Temple of Steam, so there is that added spice to the rarity.

Then to top this entree off I will call your attention to the Demon Industries chuff pot as being a super "Rare Pair" all by itself, in that even though this is likely the most common version first generation chuff pot from Geoff, it is the very first one made at my special request, with dual inlet barbs, specifically for running Jensen 55's and other twin cylinder engines, or as is the case here, two engines at once. I don't know how many he made like this, but I do know that this is the very first one, and the first time Geoff and I collaborated on a special project, though not the last.

So, here then is a fairly rare Double-Double entree of "Rare Pairs":



Note, I did not include the two Jensen 100's as being rare, because they certainly are not, but I did feel including them in this brief run was most apropos!

Also, apologies for the wind noise on the camera mic, as it was nearly calm while setting up, but as soon as I plugged in and started heating up the boilers, a fluky wind came up to mar the production. Murphy truly is my Lord & Master, as an hour after I had packed this whole set-up back away, the wind died down again!

Another great pair Daniel, and thank you for the details about your collaboration with Geoff.

Good luck with your match today.

Been looking forward to a proper Jensen injection, and this one certainly hit the spot.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful duo of duos Daniel 

Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette (BPCRS)?

Correct Charlie ... we are one of only four or five sanctioned ranges in the State of Kaliphoney, and we get folks here for this shoot from hundreds of miles away, over on the coast and out into West Central Nevada. Today however, only three locals showed up, and with temps in the 20's and 30+mph winds out of the North (slated to get worse as the day progressed), it didn't take long for the three of us to vote to save our ammo for next month, instead of wasting it trying to hit targets at half a kilometer in these conditions!

So I'm back ....  ;c)

Quote from: txlabman on February 27, 2021, 10:27:31 am

Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Silhouette (BPCRS)?

Correct Charlie ... we are one of only four or five sanctioned ranges in the State of Kaliphoney, and we get folks here for this shoot from hundreds of miles away, over on the coast and out into West Central Nevada. Today however, only three locals showed up, and with temps in the 20's and 30+mph winds out of the North (slated to get worse as the day progressed), it didn't take long for the three of us to vote to save our ammo for next month, instead of wasting it trying to hit targets at half a kilometer in these conditions!

So I'm back ....  ;c)

I have been to the NRA Range in Raton, NM. Did some long distance shooting with my custom FNL .308 Sniper Rifle and a .338 Lapua. Lots of fun.

Always wanted to try a BPCRS Shoot.

Sorry your shoot got canceled Daniel. But, more time for GPU 2021. 🤠

Enjoyed the video of the two Jensen 30.
When I bought my 30 in 1992 from a hobby store
I did not know much about Jensen steam engines
so I a rearer Jensen.

Enjoyed the video of the two Jensen 30.
When I bought my 30 in 1992 from a hobby store
I did not know much about Jensen steam engines
so I a rearer Jensen.

What a great life experience being able to go to a hobby store that sold toy steam engines!!

I worked part time at a Hobby Shop during my college years, in the late 1960' & early 70's (truly a life ruining experience it now seems ;c), but we never stocked nor sold any steam engines back then ... possibly a good thing, or this "disease" might well have taken me much sooner, back when I could least afford it!?!?

That's what started it all Daniel