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JimT

You are correct Jim, big going in and big going out with enough to get the guy behind will always trump small in &out- kinda why I prefer a 12 ga! :D Figuring the area of the projectile, a 9mm (.355" diameter) has a total area of 0.412825 square inches A 12 ga. projectile (.720" diame...

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Old Savage wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:37 pm Jim, not sure bourbon is working for you.

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I always thought that Mass and Momentum IS technology :) :lol: Of course ... but I was thinking of the articles etc. I have read about how the 9mm now is as good the bigger calibers because of "technological advancement" in "bullet construction" .... I am sure there is a better ...

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You cannot replace Mass and Momentum with "technology" ... no matter how "advanced" the projectile may be. And size matters. If it didn't we would see a lot more ice pick stabbings.

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Well Farmer John, glad you made it!
I hang around in Clarksville every once in awhile. You anywhere near there?

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I lived in Mozambique for 6 years where everything is 220. We had 170 to 180 coming into the base the first year. It burned up fridge and freezer motors, compressors on A/C and burned out florescent lights. The only light bulb that worked through it all with no issues were the incandescent bulbs. We...

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My load out of the Rossi levergun - 125 gr. Gold Dot JHP 21.5 gr. H110 = 2317 fps oops ... mine is the .357 not the .45. 135 gr. is pretty stubby for the .45. Most likely a good short-range load. But I personally would not care to use it. The 255 gr. 454190 bullet or the Keith 260 gr. SWC would be m...

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Years ago .. sometime after he carried the single actions ... he taught a course on using the single action sixgun for self defense. We had him at The Shootists Holiday and he ran us through the course there. It was a great class and I enjoyed it immensely! And have practiced some of the things he t...

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I've noticed over the years that using Unique in the .44 Special and .45 Colt, you can figure about 100 fps per grain of powder. It varies of course from gun to gun and with barrel lengths, but that Skeeter load will give an honest 800 fps and better in the .44. And a grain more in the .45 Colt give...

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WOW ... watched your video and am thankful you all are OK. Things will get fixed. As long as family is OK is the thing!

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Uberti's I have looked at recently have been finished inside and out pretty nicely and fitted well. And shot great. At today's prices for a shooter you have to work hard to do better.

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I have the twin of Jim's but obviously without the inscription and engraving. Here it is with the 45 acp cyl (pretty much permanently installed) I pretty much have the ACP cylinder in mine also. I had the rear of each cylinder milled off so there are no recessed case heads. There is no real reason ...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:55 am I like .45 ACP in a single action and I have a couple of convertible Rugers.

I do also.
One of my favorites ... Freedom Arms Model 97 with .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders

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It takes a lot for me to compliment another’s guns but that is nice….nickel plated Ruger…. Can I have it?—-006 Well .. I would give it to you Jack, but see .. here is the problem. When my wife and I moved to Mozambique I sold it to a friend who wanted it and I can't give away their gun! Sorry. :D

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This is from years and years ago, during the life of the old Sixgunner.Com website. I picked up an Old Model Ruger .357 Magnum and sent it to Jim Stoh. I wanted a "pocket pistol" in .45 ACP. I had "flat-topped" it and recut the rear sight. Jim rebarreld it and rechambered the cyl...

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Welcome to the fire. Pull up a stump to set on and have a cup of coffee and enjoy. You fit right in with most everyone here.

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It just kinda got dim gray here at 95 percent. A lotta nada. Sure admire your Boss of the Plains, Jim. You wear it so well. 8) Thanks Bill! It got pretty dark here. The yard lights came on (solar dusk to dawn switch) The chicken coop door closed. (solar dusk to dawn switch) All the honey bees came ...

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JOG wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:06 pm Great composition! Do you have a white cowboy outfit to Jim?

I need to get one for next winter.

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I had been feeding the cows one Spring and as I pulled out of the pasture I saw a big turtle sitting on a rock in the pond below me. I grabbed my .32-20 Marlin and got out, went back and leaned over the bed with rifle, shooting across the bed. I had the sights right on the turtle at about 40 yards w...

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I was shooting my 454 across the hood of my Scout. Later I noticed some marks on the hood. First noticed was the black burned area and second were the chips in the paint where the butt had contacted hood more than a couple times.

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I am heading to CSA in a couple weeks. My problem is deciding whether to take 2 or 3 or 4 Blackhawks.

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Pick one? I can't do it! Sorry.

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:28 am I've had my Victory Model for about thirty years. It's in near perfect condition. The lanyard ring is still there, just can't see it in the shadow.
Both were auction finds for about $200 total if I remember right.

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Nice! That was a great find!

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I showed up at our local range one time with a pencil barrel Model 10 and coffee can of reloads. The RO spotted it and ambled over. He turned out to be a retired Deputy Sheriff, and of course his first duty gun was a Model 10. We agreed that if you couldn't have a good time with a 10 and a can of a...

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I like that grip!!

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Grew up shooting .38s and .45s. I put a lot of rounds through my dads Officers Model Match. This Royal Hong Kong Police surplus .38 Spl has become my all time favorite Model 10. At 15 yds or so I can make a nice little 6 shot cluster. I have the original grips, but the T Grip and stags were looking...

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Texas Gun Trader's has some "reasonably" priced Model 10's advertised. These days $500 for a decent Model 10 is a good price. https://texasguntrader.com/index.php?a=19&b%5Bsubcategories_also%5D=1&b%5Bsearch_text%5D=S%26W+Model+10&b%5Bwhole_word%5D=1&b%5Bclassified_auction_s...

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During the time that I was stationed in Japan ('67 - '69) we had earthquakes all the time. Only one large one that knocked down buildings and killed people. Quite often in the night I would wake up to the wall lockers clanging together and my bunk bouncing from the shaking. That we were in an old wo...

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A true classic. The most popular double action ever made I would guess. Love to shoot them. Over 6 million made by S&W ... copied by many companies including Garate Anitua &Cia, Eibar, Spain made copies of the Model 10 in .32-20 from 1930 through 1936. Trocaola Aranzabal y Cia, Eibar, Spain...

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It got me to dig out my Model 10 and do some shooting with it. The Model 10's are normally such amazingly fine shooting guns that it's hard to ignore them. This one is no different. It was a Police gun before I got it. I bought it as an unbarreled import. Originally a 2" gun I fitted a 4" ...

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Better looking than the Henry.

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Yay! Great job!

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Old No7 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:30 pm Dang -- my PC's anti-malware system blocked that site...

Would have loved to read it -- and I hope the block was wrong (but watch your systems for the next few days!).

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I scanned it and got nothing.
I copied the text and scanned it and got nothing.

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I first read of this remarkable Englishman in SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE - September 1993 Issue.

This article is fairly long and VERY worth the read!

https://www.conscript-heroes.com/Art13- ... MCL=KL2y7A

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Thanks again Bill. I remember those from Treasure Island! Looked 'em up and lo and behold! be77f7ea0c3467c3c40d0a75503f40e1--tresure-island-long-john-silver.jpg Screenshot 2024-04-01 at 17-10-07 wyeth-treasure-island-granger.jpg (JPEG Image 844 × 900 pixels) — Scaled (46%).png Screenshot 2024-04-01 ...

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by Newell Convers Wyeth (1912)

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Thanks for pointing me to this artist Bill!

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Thanks guys but I copied it from another Forum. When I read it I saw that it applies strongly today and reposted it. It was too good to ignore.

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“We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown; but we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace,...

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Feliz Páscoa!

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Possibly ... or maybe it will be illegal to have a house fire and if you have one in they will come and arrest you.

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I drive with my window down and elbow out ... my truck is nothing power. Hand cranked windows. Stick shift. Gotta turn the lights on yourself if you want them. They don't dim unless you do it. I do have a cell phone. An old flip phone that has no GPS or games. It makes calls and receives calls. It c...

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Wow! That's a demonstration of what Mass plus Momentum can do!

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I use some wire strippers and just put the round in the shellholder and raise the ram to where I can grip the bullet just above the case mouth and lower the ram. Bullet gets marks on it, but I use them for fireforming. I did the same with a large nipper. I ground a half round in each jaw so the bit...

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It's true that people on a whole don't read anymore. And those that do read a little usually skim. I know people for the most part don't like to read articles that are very long. And picking up a book and reading it is a dying art. I have people every once in awhile ask me to teach them to reload. I...

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I lived for 6 years in a "democratic socialist republic." I swear that the longer I am back in the U.S.A. the more it feels like I have returned to Africa! The money being de-valued is a big one. Where I was the money lost so much value that they removed a couple zero's on it so they would...

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IMG_3889.JPG Has all the power I am gonna need and use. Works for me. No, I am not saying everyone should be the same. This old world would be durn boring if we all thought alike and chose things alike. I am of the age where I don't like getting hammered by recoil. If I were back in my 20's or 30's...

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