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- Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Little-Known Reloading Phenomena
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1765
Little-Known Reloading Phenomena
I discovered this during an extended session of prepping brass and reloading. I had approximately 2500 fired 9mm cartridges and had spent weeks sorting them by headstamp and then resizing, depriming them, neck expanding and then priming. Then I loaded them all. It was a massive undertaking using my ...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1902
Re: The 25 Calibers
You should take note that I never mentioned how many I shot at or the distance for the ones I connected with.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:31 am Jim, my hat is off to anyone who can plink rabbits with high-end handloads from a Raven!
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1902
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Nice shootin' Bill.
I spent several hours shooting today.
Was reminded by the targets that I need to practice more.
I spent several hours shooting today.
Was reminded by the targets that I need to practice more.
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cast bullet path in game
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1768
Re: Cast bullet path in game
I have not used anything on game but flat nose bullets when using cast bullets. The Keith SWC or LBT LFN mostly. Before heavy cast bullets were available for the heavy .45 Colt loads I used Lyman #457191 45-90 rifle bullet sized down for the .45 Colt. It is a flat nose but the meplat is smaller than...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Jim, Those swaged bullets were soft and I image the were flat real soon after hitting flesh. I used to buy them real cheap (Remington)and they did shoot real good. I remember reading a article by Brian Pierce years ago where he mentioned shooting a Black bear with a 454190 Lyman over Red dot and th...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1902
Re: The 25 Calibers
I am not sure this will count but I had several .25 ACP Raven's when I was younger. Raven_25.JPG My Dad made me a truncated-cone flat nose bullet mold and I experimented with heavy loads, getting over 1000 fps from the cheap little guns. The heaviest loads blew the primer pocket clean out of the cas...
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
- Replies: 9
- Views: 751
- Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Go ahead and laugh
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2726
Re: Go ahead and laugh
I won't laugh but I will say my .32-20 rifle loads gave right at 2000 fps with 125 gr. Spitzer and 1800 fps with 140 gr. LBT cast bullet. The 100 gr. Speer JHP ran over 2100 fps. Now 1100+ fps from the little handgun is pretty durn hot and nothing to be sneezed at as long as it is reliable and accur...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
- Replies: 9
- Views: 751
Re: Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
I bought them from Midway.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 410 too little for any game you say?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2849
Re: 410 too little for any game you say?
I shot .44-40's out of my 410 when I was a kid. Made a really neat slug load.
EDIT: I also shot .30-30's. Pointed straight up the bullet would go about 15 feet or so. Big boom. If the brass didn't split I reloaded them with shot.
EDIT: I also shot .30-30's. Pointed straight up the bullet would go about 15 feet or so. Big boom. If the brass didn't split I reloaded them with shot.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9143
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 9143
Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
When I was in Corrections we carried the 870 with a 20 inch barrel. Our issue load was #4 Buckshot.
I like a shotgun and have several.
I like a shotgun and have several.
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
- Replies: 9
- Views: 751
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
- Replies: 9
- Views: 751
Parlour Pistols and Flobert Loads
Messing around with some .22 caliber round balls in the air rifle, I hit upon the idea of loading and shooting them in my little .22 caliber Bearcat Shopkeeper. No powder charge, just the priming. And it worked pretty well! So from there I decided to see how they compared to the Colibri .22's loaded...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dad’s first rifle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1225
Re: Dad’s first rifle
Well done! My Dad gave me one like that when I was 10 years old. He had cut the barrel to 16" and shortened the stock so it fit me. I learned to hunt with it .... being a single shot I learned to make the first shot count. i had that gun til I was 16 or 17 and discovered girls and hot rods .......
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
- Replies: 8
- Views: 713
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
- Replies: 8
- Views: 713
Re: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Yeah.. I was thinking the same thing. Gloomy and rainy ... I will probably start with penetration comparisons.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:49 am Now Jim, you'll shoot up all your Russian primed brass!
Be interesting to chronograph them vs. the Colibris.
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
- Replies: 8
- Views: 713
Re: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Nice idea for rainy days Jim, you now have a Parlour pistol... A gallery gun, Flobert gun, parlor gun or saloon gun is a type of firearm designed for recreational indoor target shooting. These guns were developed in 1845, when French inventor Louis-Nicolas Flobert created the first rimfire metallic...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
- Replies: 8
- Views: 713
Overcast Rainy Day Games
I bought a tin of GAMO .22 caliber round balls to shoot in the air rifle. They seem to do better than pellets, at least in the gun we have. Messing around this morning I wondered how the balls would shoot in a .22 handgun. And would they work with just the priming and no powder? So I got out the Bea...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Armadillo in the kitchen
- Replies: 5
- Views: 570
Re: Armadillo in the kitchen
You could get an armadillo off the highway, depending on how thick you need it.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I love old model Rugers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4798
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I love old model Rugers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4798
Re: I love old model Rugers
Haha yeah I get it Jim! I have the feeling my boys are plotting my death. :D In reality, the last thing I need is another .22. That is a really great looking revolver Jim. Nice work. Thanks. I shoot it as much as I shoot any of the other calibers ... probably more. It was a 6 1/2" and I had pr...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I love old model Rugers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4798
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I love old model Rugers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4798
Re: I love old model Rugers
Yessir! I put the XR3 gripframe on all my Rugers that had the redesigned gripframe. As you know, I put some Colt stocks on my old single six.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Woo Hoo!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1159
Re: Woo Hoo!!!
Great!! Congratulations.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: God lifted the burden for both ...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1239
Re: God lifted the burden for both ...
- wet eyes -
Went through that with my Dad. 10 years.
Went through that with my Dad. 10 years.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Probably all Great Grandpa needed
- Replies: 8
- Views: 835
Re: Probably all Great Grandpa needed
There’s a lot of truth here. How much do we really need or can even use? Years back most folk were raised with the idea of learning to use what you have. And they made do with what we today would never consider. My great-uncle killed 4 bears with an old .38 Long Colt and factory ammo. And they ain'...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Yessir Gunny. As they say in Moazambique, "Estamos juntos."
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets
This post and the other about round nose bullets just made me think about ROUND BALLS from muzzle loaders. How many countless people and animals have been killed by round balls? I have a T/C Cherokee .32 and 15grs of 3F behind a 47 gr rb will destroy a squirrel, probably kill a deer( think buckshot...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets
I like that bullet in the .44 ... something about shooting the old traditional bullets appeals to me. Especially when they are known to be accurate.
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remembering the terror of leprosy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 570
Re: Remembering the terror of leprosy
I met a few of the leprosy victims in Pemba. All were beautiful souls.Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:23 am And we still tally 200,000 human cases per year; the fight is not over, but it is completely winnable with antibiotics.
Regarding dillo meat, I have now heard from three fellas who have eaten it and say it is excellent.
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2340
Round Nose Lead Bullets
While there have been major advances in the technology of bullet construction and performance, it would be wrong to overlook and completely dismiss the old roundnose lead bullet. Read the history of them and look how well the performed. Yes. There are "better" bullets available now, for ce...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1447
Re: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
This year will be special in that the cicadas are going to be heavy. I love cicadas. When they are loud enough I get to have a new noise in my head to override the tinnitus. I have them all the time, day and night, no matter where I am. One nice thing, if the conversation is boring I can just liste...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remembering the terror of leprosy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 570
Re: Remembering the terror of leprosy
There is a base in Pemba that houses lepers. I met quite a few during the years we lived there. Not something we think much of here in the western world, but it is not uncommon in many place.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A classic: the .44 Russian
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1288
Re: A classic: the .44 Russian
I have shot Colt Bisley's. I do not care for the Colt Bisley grip shape. They are an interesting piece of history though.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1702
Re: HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!
I was looking through some old files and there were some photos from guys on the old Sixgunner site. We all were young. Some are gone now. The rest of us are getting up there in years. Your grand-daughter is a beautiful lady. Funny how the kids grow up so quick. I have 4 beautiful grand-daughters an...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1663
Re: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
It looked strange outside about noon. I went out to see what it was and there was this big yellow light in the sky that felt warm! It was kinda frightening but I think I could get used to it.
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A classic: the .44 Russian
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1288
Re: A classic: the .44 Russian
Nice looking gun with attractive ammo, Bill!
I like shooting some of those old loads myself. I like the old slow factory .44 Specials also along with the old .45 Colt loads.
I like shooting some of those old loads myself. I like the old slow factory .44 Specials also along with the old .45 Colt loads.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1702
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another old article from the old Sixgunner.com website
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1145
Another old article from the old Sixgunner.com website
This is an old newsletter from a cast bullet supplier we used more than 20 years ago. They are no longer in business. Leading Defined from the Mid-Kansas Cast Bullet Newsletter Used by Permission of Mid-Kansas Cast Bullet., Inc. Deposits of bullet alloy that have been smeared into the surface of th...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I love old model Rugers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4798
Re: I love old model Rugers
That's a hard choice my friend.
I love the feel of the Colt SAA.
The Old Model Rugers have the same feel.
Either does it for me.
I love the feel of the Colt SAA.
The Old Model Rugers have the same feel.
Either does it for me.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: God Bless Texas!!!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1361
Re: God Bless Texas!!!!
I have been watching that.Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:51 am There’s a storm a brewing but it doesn’t involve the weather.
Feels a lot like 1860 - 1861 must have felt.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Boy Needs a Creek (Mike Rhinehart)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 964
Re: A Boy Needs a Creek (Mike Rhinehart)
I think Mr. Rhinehart is talking about a "crick" instead of a "creek." The eminent authority on such things .. Patrick McManus ... tells us that a "creek" runs through property with manicured lawns and golf courses, while a "crick" runs through woods and cow p...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1313
Re: 310 kit for .38 Special
A SHORT & IMPROPER HISTORY OF THE LYMAN 310 TOOL The Lyman 310 Tool has it's origins in the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. In the early days Winchester made reloading tools for their rifles. These were sold with or given with the rifle at the time of purchase. The tools were of the "nutcrack...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1313
Re: 310 kit for .38 Special
I learned to load on a Lee loader with a plastic mallet loading for a DCM .30 Carbine. I did occasionally set off a primer while seating it. Loud at the kitchen table! I had that problem also. Later I figured out that the military rounds had crimped primer pockets. But I was just learning that stuf...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1313
Re: 310 kit for .38 Special
I still load with mine occasionally. Dad started me out with the 310 tool about 1956. I loaded thousands of .357 Magnums and .38 Specials with it up into the 1960's. When I got out of the Army in 1969 I bought a new loading tool .. the Lee Loader! I had just bought a then new Ruger Blackhawk in .30 ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7435
Re: THE BEST CALIBER
An old saying, “It’s better to have it and not need it than it is to need it and not have it”———006
FOR CERTAIN!
FOR CERTAIN!
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2927
Re: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)
Perhaps if Mr. Baldwin would have taken an NRA Firearms Safety Course instead of spending his time trashing the NRA and pushing for more gun bans he would have checked the gun the moment it was handed to him.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1663
Re: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
You may be correct Jack. And that's what keeps people hunting for treasure!