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- Sat May 30, 2026 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Single action grip frames
- Replies: 26
- Views: 338
Re: Single action grip frames
... not sure how you can repeat the exact same hold each shot when you likely never bend your arm exactly the same each shot? I agree, but the old target shooters could make decent scores. While it seems the bent arm hold would be inconsistent, it probably reduced felt recoil some. I've never tried...
- Sat May 30, 2026 12:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Single action grip frames
- Replies: 26
- Views: 338
Re: Single action grip frames
I've always admired Bisley grip frames, but they feel odd in my hand. It always feels like the barrels are pointing downhill and I have to hold the gun up higher to get the proper sight picture. I saw a drawing from a book circa 1900 which had a chapter on pistol target shooting. The fellow picture...
- Wed May 27, 2026 11:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Most Useless Man
- Replies: 11
- Views: 297
Re: The Most Useless Man
The conductor does most of his work with the orchestra at the rehearsals. He has less control during the performance. There are a few orchestras that have no conductor. During rehearsals, the musicians discuss tempos, emphasis, etc. The limited number of such orchestras might suggest the conductor i...
- Tue May 26, 2026 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Am Still Kicking.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 513
Re: I Am Still Kicking.
Welcome back!
- Thu May 21, 2026 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Couple new finds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1223
Re: Couple new finds
A No.7 would be sweet. Good catch.
- Mon May 11, 2026 11:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: JimT
- Replies: 83
- Views: 14188
Re: JimT
Go-carts? Interesting.
Best wishes to him.
Best wishes to him.
- Wed Apr 22, 2026 9:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who was your Firearms Mentor…
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15317
Re: Who was your Firearms Mentor…
While my dad had a .22 as a teenager, mom didn't care for firearms, and none were to be found in our house. Her dad, though, bought me a BB gun for when we stayed at the farm--but no shooting the wildlife! He didn't instruct me on how to shoot, though; he just let my sister and I go plink. After get...
- Sun Apr 19, 2026 11:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Luckenbach, Texas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14803
Re: Luckenbach, Texas
I'm 65 and have 3 kids, but my wife and I met late. One kid is a freshman--in high school. I'm hoping my oldest will come through before I kick off. He's in his mid 20s and looking for the right gal.
- Thu Apr 16, 2026 11:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Luckenbach, Texas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14803
Re: Luckenbach, Texas
A happy belated birthday to you, although clearly you had one.
Grandkids, I wish...
Grandkids, I wish...
- Wed Apr 08, 2026 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10914
Re: you [ and I ] need one of these: volcanic from Uberti
I've had uniformly bad luck with Uberti, but a Volcanic rifle would be tempting.
- Sun Feb 01, 2026 12:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Uberti 1873 44-40 bp at 100m
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4165
Re: Uberti 1873 44-40 bp at 100m
Hats off!
- Sun Feb 01, 2026 12:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blonde
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7313
- Thu Jan 22, 2026 12:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: remington experts needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4181
Re: remington experts needed
what that shows, if im not mistaken, is it is a site showing code for repaired remingtons You might look at that again. Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles... As I read it, the repair date would be added to the manufacture date li...
- Wed Jan 21, 2026 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: remington experts needed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4181
Re: remington experts needed
Perhaps this page at the Remington Society will help. Your 721 looks to be from March, 1951.
- Tue Jan 20, 2026 10:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alaska's Wolfman Frank Glaser
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18860
Re: Alaska's Wolfman Frank Glaser
One can read an overview of Glaser's life as written by the author of that book on Outdoor Life.
- Mon Jan 19, 2026 1:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what are you driving these days
- Replies: 43
- Views: 37590
Re: what are you driving these days
2019 Honda Insight. 58 mpg 
- Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FYI- major carriers national outage
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5607
Re: FYI- major carriers national outage
I read it was Verizon only, across much of the country, and due to a faulty software update.
- Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Refinished" Winchester 1892 Trapper .44wcf
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5828
Re: "Refinished" Winchester 1892 Trapper .44wcf
Holy moly! Quite the boo-boo.
- Fri Jan 16, 2026 12:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ‘Similar to QuickLoad, but free…’
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4048
Re: ‘Similar to QuickLoad, but free…’
Gordon died several years ago, and I've been told further development was severely hampered by his having encrypted much of the source code.
One might consider Precise Load instead, a work in progress.
One might consider Precise Load instead, a work in progress.
- Thu Jan 15, 2026 10:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Inside a Marlin 1888
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5725
Re: Inside a Marlin 1888
Carrier Thank you. Now I understand the carrier and why the bolt is so narrow. Given the 1873 Winchester worked well enough, this bolt will be plenty adequate. There are a couple of other items I see but don't understand. It's time to pull that patent up again. (I recall the patent said the carrier...
- Wed Jan 14, 2026 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Inside a Marlin 1888
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5725
Re: Inside a Marlin 1888
Here are a few pictures showing how the action of an 1888 looks and compares to the later 1894. I nominate you to make a YouTube video showing how all those action bits fit together. :) I admit I can't quite figure out all the details from the photos. The carrier rocker looks beefier than in the la...
- Wed Jan 14, 2026 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is this rifle?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6574
Re: What is this rifle?
for comparison here is my stevens 425 in 35 remington... Thank you. I hadn't read of either of those two rifles. That Stevens bolt looks peculiar. A quick search shows it is indeed peculiar: "... the Stevens bolt is a shorter, square two-piece unit. When the action is cycled, the bolt rolls ba...
- Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Trimming re-formed brass
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3013
Re: Trimming re-formed brass
I've used a CH4D trim die. It was easy enough to use but wasn't properly formed and dulled my file. 
- Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 Mag Pump gun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6665
Re: 357 Mag Pump gun
Okay, a quick search reveals Pedersoli has recently redesigned the cartridge feed mechanism, and the updated model is called the Silver Spur: First the shape of the carrier was altered, adding a hump to boost the rear of the straight walled cartridge into better alignment with the chamber. Then, the...
- Sun Dec 28, 2025 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 Mag Pump gun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6665
Re: 357 Mag Pump gun
... It seemed to me that the issue was using the cartridge guide in a dual purpose role as the ejector, relying on screw tension to keep from having it try to eject the empty before it cleared the chamber on the one extreme of being too tight, versus flipping the round up into a nose up orientation...
- Fri Dec 26, 2025 12:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I received my Christmas present yesterday!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8993
Re: I received my Christmas present yesterday!
I know how you feel.
Congratulations to Jim and family.
- Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tad Breezy Here
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1935
Re: Tad Breezy Here
Because of the dryness, Ecel Energy has cut power to vast areas of the front range including most of Boulder. They're now forecasting that the winds will continue until Saturday. My daughter lost power in Boulder for a day and a half. It was shut off as a precaution but damage to lines prevented it...
- Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas, Gents.....
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13261
Re: Merry Christmas, Gents.....
I'm not much for art and hadn't heard of him. He was talented.black river smith wrote: ↑Wed Dec 17, 2025 5:27 pm A neat greeting card from a historical celebrity...
- Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oh fudge...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4729
Re: Oh fudge...
Ouch.
- Thu Dec 04, 2025 10:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2577
Re: R92 45 Colt accuracy problems
Seems to be shooting about 5-6" at 50yds and would like to get that down to about 2" or less at 50yds. Shoots like a Ruger 77/357 I have! I nearly bought an R92 carbine in 45 off the rack last month. A web search suggested you aren't the only one with accuracy woes, but the carbine seems ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Well, ANOTHER thing I want but don’t need…
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2233
Re: Well, ANOTHER thing I want but don’t need…
Interesting. I'd had a similar idea but using fletchettes in a semi-auto shotgun.
The one in the video uses a self disintegrating bullet instead. I wouldn't have thought that would work.
The one in the video uses a self disintegrating bullet instead. I wouldn't have thought that would work.
- Wed Nov 26, 2025 5:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Florida hunt with Rossi R95
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5008
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: made meat today.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7068
Re: made meat today.
Nice deer. In what part of this state are you hunting?
- Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Neighbor Got His Deer This Evening.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4618
Re: My Neighbor Got His Deer This Evening.
Yes, that's doing it the hard way.
- Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday KWK and peter richards.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1333
Re: Happy Birthday KWK and peter richards.
Thank you. I'm in the Seniors crowd now, but for the most part I don't feel so.
- Fri Nov 21, 2025 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was wondering how many of you have explored the Leverguns Site?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12017
Re: I was wondering how many of you have explored the Leverguns Site?
Yes, of course. It lead me to this forum.
- Sat Nov 08, 2025 9:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why didn’t you tell me how much fun this is??
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12161
Re: Why didn’t you tell me how much fun this is??
My older son's only 410 is an HRA lever. He sometimes shoots skeet matches with it, to the amusement of the 12 ga shooters. He's never in last place when using it.LeverGunner wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 1:05 am I've shot a few clays with them though, and I do like them quite a bit.
- Thu Nov 06, 2025 12:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10183
Re: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
We also have the NECG aperture sight (which constantly works itself loose). The crown isn't uniform and that so far is our best guess as to what's wrong. It's already been to the factory twice under warranty. I'm ready to trade it away. My son's Super Redhawk was also a piece of junk. I'm very hesit...
- Wed Nov 05, 2025 4:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10183
Re: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
I agree it's a good cartridge for a compact levergun. Have you two done any accuracy testing with the rifle? The last Ruger carbine (77/357) I tried was miserable, pie plate diameter groups at 50 yd.ANDYLARSSON wrote: ↑Tue Nov 04, 2025 7:40 pm Something we have been field testing: Marlin 10mm 1894 Trapper.
- Sun Oct 26, 2025 9:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger/Marlin 10mm ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7261
Re: Ruger/Marlin 10mm ?
Now that's tempting. It will easily match the 38-40 but have a slightly lower muzzle report.
It will headspace on the mouth, and I've never loaded for a semi-auto, so I don't know how finicky crimping would be.
It will headspace on the mouth, and I've never loaded for a semi-auto, so I don't know how finicky crimping would be.
- Thu Oct 16, 2025 2:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 1888 38-40
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8311
Re: Marlin 1888 38-40
Oh, that's nice.
- Mon Oct 13, 2025 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Quickload request for 44 special
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5828
Re: Quickload request for 44 special
Sorry, I've been out of town. For 2400, reporting QL's numbers as: charge, fps from 20", and psi: 17 1529 21,700 18 1606 24,800 19 1682 28,400 20 1756 32,300 Powder lot variations alone prevent QL from accurately converting charge weight into fps and psi. I generally use it to estimate psi from...
- Sat Sep 13, 2025 12:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Carlsen Highway
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3989
Re: Happy Birthday Carlsen Highway
It's good to hear from you. Belated happy birthday!
- Sun Aug 31, 2025 10:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found my Holy Grail
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13362
Re: Found my Holy Grail
Nice Time Machine!
- Sun Aug 03, 2025 12:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: From Victoria, Australia
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2095
Re: From Victoria, Australia
Have no fear. It says this is a temporary ban!
It hasn't dawned on them that every car is a rather deadly weapon.
It hasn't dawned on them that every car is a rather deadly weapon.
- Sat Jul 19, 2025 10:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Of all the Winchester leverguns ...
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36627
Re: Of all the Winchester leverguns ...
Of all the old Winchesters I've handled at auction houses, the one I most enjoyed was an 1866 carbine with a crescent butt. These were common early on, but I'd want the later centerfire conversion so I could load for it.
- Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverguns Down.... Andy Larsson
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15180
Re: Leverguns Down.... Andy Larsson
Hurrahs to the tech team! 
- Mon Jun 09, 2025 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pretty wood
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3144
Re: Pretty wood
Indeed.
- Mon Jun 02, 2025 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bye my love. I will miss you.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18131
Re: Bye my love. I will miss you.
A unique farewell. You have my respect. Best wishes.
- Wed May 28, 2025 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A. W. Peterson's
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26887
Re: A. W. Peterson's
... 32-40 loaded with duplex black ... 2F in the bottom and something called Curtis & Harvey up top. Curtis & Harvey from the UK was considered the best BP of the day. I think it was Seyfried who wrote the Swiss BP of today isn't far behind it. For those interested in A.W. Peterson, there's...