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Maybe the 2nd time will be the charm:

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 2:26 pmNow Griff IF you have a GI can full of 308 then you MUST get yourself a rifle in that flavor!

Since I've 2 rifles in .30-06, this should make for good trading opportunities!

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Well... 1st joint of new pipe to old has a drip! Arrggh! I got 200 lbs of sand to go in before I backfill. I've heard of folks using colored tape for the warning thing tho'... I'll see what I've got around to do the same. Thanks for the reminder.

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No, haven't heard of them before. Picture looks good tho'.

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I just got a text about the alert... All's well, it was just a test... as I sat here with my cap n ball revolvers... (8 in total), 2,000 balls, 2,000 caps, a definite lack of wads, (thanks for reminder to order more)! Worst thing ever... I have a full GI can of 308 ball, but don't own a rifle in tha...

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Thanks Jim, great read!

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Well, it was a 11 hour job... but it appears fixed. Main 1" line in tees off to the house & continues to the barn. Tee broke. Then my digging with the excavator broke some pipe. Actually made putting new pipe in easier. It didn't rain starting @ 4am like the forecast predicts! My son did mo...

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I finished mowing my pastures on Sunday afternoon and noticed a damp patch where there shouldn't be one. Having had no rain in several weeks, it was definitely a potential problem... Yep... a leak. Yesterday the rental company didn't have the small excavator available until today. So, today I rented...

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Happy Birthday! Make the most of it!

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I really wish they would string up the people who unleashed this on us. Unfortunately, the list of suspects includes too many well - connected rascals. I don't care... give 'em a choice, hung by the neck till dead or a bullet... I've only been tested once, before a VA visit, negative. I've been out...

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I love my LowWall in 45 Colt! With its 24" bbl. it has far more potential than I've put it to so far.

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But, it's a much more svelte action than the Rolling Block.

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Oh yea, they give nice "Winner's" buckles...

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I've only owned one firearm compatible with the .44Spl, a 1969 Winchester 94 in .44 Magnum. I only owned it for a year & a half before it was stolen, purchased while overseas in 1972, stolen during the spring of 1974. In Magnum brass, it was frustrating with Keith style cast, but loved JHPs. It ...

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Cute meme, but oh SO TRUE!

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:14 amGlad you were there for the Popster!

+1!

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:03 pmCongratulations Darryl!

+1!!!! As one who found his "ONE" that lasted 48 years, I wish all the best for 40 more!

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Sounds like fun despite the rain. Plus it was for a worthy cause :mrgreen: Griff how many rounds had the gun with the loose Arbor had through it ? Several thousands by me alone. I bought it used and it had been fired, tho' not likely very much or often. The gunsmith that looked at it said that when...

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This is stage one of the latest Comin' At 'Cha match this past week... https://youtu.be/x8S2Ue0EBMA from scheduling, I shot this the last day, but it's Stage One of the match. You can see at the end I had a spent cap foul the cylinder on my left hand gun, after not being able to clear it, I simply p...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:48 pmI dunno... neither man nor beast should be awake at 0430!

DITTO!

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Happy Birthday Paco... may you enjoy many more. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge, spirit of experimentation and experiences with leverguns & sixguns with the rest of us!

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Griff, The annealer is a cool tool but really only comes into play for benchrest shooters or brass that’s expensive…….for 50 years I used nothing but a propane torch……when using old brass that’s hard to get. Oh well, don’t hardly do any of it anymore…. Several of the cowboy action shooters that sho...

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Sixgun... your bench puts mime to shame! Although the annealer is awesome, except when it isn't! Sometimes a rim get caught up and halts progress. I should only need 120 rounds for the main match, but got 155 loaded... in case! We'll see if annealing the brass in the 45 Colt Uberti 1872 rifle or the...

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Thanks Sixgun. I had a bud locally that offered, but before I made a trip all the over to Ft Worth, I went back to the barn and looked again! There it was, in the drawer it was supposed to be in... but not in the correct sleeve! Just inside a plain plastic bag the was so full of grease from the last...

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But, Steve, my chaos is organized! And what do they say? A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind! Mine's HEALTHY! Why, the powder is over there in the refrigerator, primers are in in the freezer, bullets in their cabinet, dies, toolheads are in their respective drawers, powder measures in theirs, mold...

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Is so full of stuff, I can't find ANYTHING! Got home yesterday from a 9 day trip that lasted 12 and have to load ammo for a cowboy action match next week. Fortunately, I have two of almost everything... EXCEPT a .452 sizer die & top punch for my 45 bullets. Cast up a couple of hundred 200 grain ...

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I'[ve found that to be really dependent on the particular gun. Seldom do any of my 1911s (only auto-loaders I have), run reliably at such low pressures. With a change in springs more reliability can be had. If a stock gun, just run ammo that mimics factory loads. Usually need not be max.

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I was sitting in my truck waiting to get rolls of paper unloaded at the plant that prints the Chicago Tribune & others. I was on the cell phone with Sprint and instead of Musac, they had the news on. Half listening, I thought how strange a program, not yet realising it was the news. I thought to...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:29 pmWell if that doesn't put a big lump in a sixgunner's throat ...

+1.

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I'd heard of Bullard Rifles, but not their lever-action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZNt3UyddwE

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JimT wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:53 pmI rarely buy ammo other than .22's but I like this company's attitude.

+1!

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I remember breaking my horses to gun-fire... that can be exciting proposition! I first used blanks in my SAA and I stood with them loose behind my in the pasture. (With a carrot in my back pocket). The first time, they both bolted for the adjoining pasture. They'd caught scent of the carrot before I...

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: You had a MUCH better day than I did! I went to visit a cowboy shooting club in Eastern Washington state since I'm held over awaiting a load home tomorrow. Had a great visit, but...It turned out to be an expensive trip, as just about halfway back to my hotel, the seat i...

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If I need to fire a weapon inside the house in a self defense scenario, the very last thing I'm concerned about is disturbing the neighbors... wake their BUTTS UP, call the POLICE, I NEED HELP! My future deafness not withstanding... nor am I concerned with earplugs... I want the BEST performing ammo...

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The only load I can consistently count on in various 45 Colt guns (rifle & pistol) is my RCBS 45-225-CAS bullet with SPG lube over ~32 grains of Goex Cartridge (which I'm quickly running out of)!

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:17 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 4:42 pm
JimT wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:20 amHmm ... I never saw anything like that when I was shot at .....
Me either!
Or me.

Or me... watching dirt fly, branches break, rocks ping was nothing like watching that video. And there's a distinct difference in watching those things while being able to fire back, vs. not!

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It been observed before, but it's sometimes quite surprising that oftentimes it's immigrants who make the effort to gain citizenship to this wonderful land that appreciate the freedoms and rights we have as citizens... most likely because they required to study and understand the government & ou...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:13 pmLife is good

We so often get caught up living it that we can miss out on just how good it is. Thanks for the reminder.

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Visiting with family is almost always a good time... even when it might seem like it should be... Glad you had a good trip, but have to agree with Doc... wait your turn.

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Still no "like" button!

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Even two guns of the same make and model, bbl length, chambering, etc. may not produce the same average velocity and/or accuracy. I have 6 rifles chambered in 45 Colt, bbl lengths from 17" to 24-¼", none produce the same ave. velocity, even the 3 with a 24-¼" bbl. Highest velocities w...

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Many of the Cowboy Action Shooters do such a conversion of the C&B revolvers. I haven't... as I seldom attempt to align my sights at the relatively short distances we shoot at.

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I spent just under 2 years on a converted Forrest-Sherman class Destroyer, removing 2 5" gun mounts and installing the Tartar missile system in their place, making it a Guided Missile Destroyer, or DDG. I arrived Jan 2, 1972 and left on Dec 5, 1973, making 2 WestPacs aboard. The Newport News wa...

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My biggest concern is any ash left in the chamber. While at a match, I start reloading almost as soon as I finish a stage. Usually only takes me 3-4 shooters to charge both pistols for the next stage. As I'm charging my pistols, I'm also watch those 3-4 shooters empty their brass from their pistols ...

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Jim, I ran across this kit and wondering what your opinion of it might be. It looks very complete and rather simple to use. I also wonder if you've ever used a lubed, wool wad between the ball & powder with the cartridges you make. Is there a link to the Kit? I am not seeing one. Color me pink!...

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Jim,

I ran across this kit and wondering what your opinion of it might be. It looks very complete and rather simple to use. I also wonder if you've ever used a lubed, wool wad between the ball & powder with the cartridges you make.

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I bought a new one in 1972, 4-¾" & paid $225, including tax. It was the only one the dealer had, and I'm sure he saw my USN dungarees and fleeced me. But it was still cheaper than at the big gun store downtown! I'm sure the difference was their pre-printed price tags on everything vs. his h...

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My usual pair of Colt SAAs both wear a 4-¾" bbl. I haven't shot at paper in the last 10 or 15 years... so I couldn't tell you. I do know that m7 7-½" Colt SAA is not any more accurate... I can tell you it punches smaller holes, only being a .357, vs. the pair of .45s!

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:20 pmFresh prayer for a good outcome for Sue.

+1.

Griff · Re: More Old Guys Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:18 pm +1!

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:18 pm

+1!

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Frankly, I'm just jealous! I'll be on the road up to the deep Pacific NorthWET!

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