Search found 453 matches
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another old article from the old Sixgunner.com website
- Replies: 6
- Views: 614
Re: Another old article from the old Sixgunner.com website
Yes it does. I'm the guy swapping 3-4 guns these days, but I remember how good I got when I used to stick with one.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Evolution of a Levergun
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1350
Re: Evolution of a Levergun
My little Sis has a Henry for a barnyard gun, it's the only one I have ever used but seems pretty decent. I've never been able to talk myself into one since the Winchester 9422 ruined me for anything else as a kid. Funny, like Tycer I stopped at a local shop yesterday and they had an Ithaca 49 on th...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite leather dressing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1083
Re: Favorite leather dressing
Careful with the Neatsfoot, a little goes a long way. Too much can ruin leather.
I use Obenaufs when things get too dry, otherwise I leave it alone.
I use Obenaufs when things get too dry, otherwise I leave it alone.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Western Bullet Company
- Replies: 11
- Views: 988
Re: Western Bullet Company
I've ordered from them quite a few times, it's a good source for trying some of the older numbers without having to source a mould. It generally takes at least a month for a package to show up at the door.
A friend has purchased some old moulds from him and the deals reportedly went well also.
A friend has purchased some old moulds from him and the deals reportedly went well also.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "We Never Saw Any Bears..."
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1342
Re: "We Never Saw Any Bears..."
A few years back we were in Florida and stopped at a place called Manatee Lagoon or some-such. There wasn't a single sea cow evident, but we got the refrigerator magnet to show for it.
Personally, I'm generally good with not seeing bears.
Personally, I'm generally good with not seeing bears.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POI changes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 429
Re: POI changes
I guess this is one of those Everyone's-experiences-are-different scenarios. I've actually experienced less variation with a .357 carbine than with other rifles. My '06 is drastically different shooting 150's vs 165's. Now I'm going to take another look (oh no, another excuse for a range day!).
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas is no longer relevant.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 512
Re: Christmas is no longer relevant.
Good one! (I LOL'd)
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is really incredible
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2015
Re: This is really incredible
That's one of Skeeter's best, although he wrote on the .357 quite a bit. There's another where he laid out his idea of the perfect .357, which I believe strongly influenced the Lipsey's 5" half-lug GP100. I bet if Ol' Skeeter was still around he'd be tickled with the FA97.
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brett Cooper at T-Rex Arms Range
- Replies: 8
- Views: 548
Re: Brett Cooper at T-Rex Arms Range
I've never heard of her, mainly because I evidently live under a rock, but that was pretty cool. Maybe there is hope for the future.
- Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Office backpack cleanout - possibly humorous
- Replies: 13
- Views: 668
Re: Office backpack cleanout - possibly humorous
I can relate, have a Maxpedition Jumbo Versapack I've been dragging around for over 10 years. Every now & again it feels heavier and it's time to cull the surplus. The energy bars are particularly humorous since they end up hard, unbreakable lumps when they're years past the "best by" ...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Loading the .32 Smith & Wesson
- Replies: 19
- Views: 861
Re: Loading the .32 Smith & Wesson
A friend gave me some 85 grain FN .312's that I thought would be pretty neat loaded in 32 Long brass. It turned out that there was enough of a lateral POI shift vs. my .32 H&R load to make it a non-starter for me. Just something to consider if the short case exhibits the same.
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is a new broken part
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1339
Re: This is a new broken part
I doubt that's from the factory but who knows. In any case the last person to assemble it was evidently a graduate of The School for the Mechanically Declined (yes, that's a Far Side reference).
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Broke my Dillon!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2716
Re: Broke my Dillon!
I was not expecting that! (runs off to look at back side of 550...)
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Thanksgiving / Andy Larsson
- Replies: 8
- Views: 584
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a bit more airplane talk
- Replies: 4
- Views: 278
Re: a bit more airplane talk
I take it that your dad was a Bonanza Airlines pilot? I knew a few of the old Bonanza/Hughes guys. Most all are gone now, but they had some great stories. I've only seen 2 flyable T50's that I can recall. One belonged to Frank Borman, who had a couple really neat airplanes and would bring one over t...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cool and Wet today
- Replies: 3
- Views: 201
Re: Cool and Wet today
A co-worker who was also a gun guy and I got some Colibris and had the bright idea that we could build a backstop of 2x10's in a storage room at work. Equipped with the Colibris and a K22 we commenced our break time target practice, only to be pelted by the Colibri bullets bouncing off the lumber - ...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mod 64 day
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1051
Re: Mod 64 day
I've got a 64 Deluxe that appears to have ridden a lot of miles in a saddle scabbard to where it isn't so deluxe anymore, but it's still tight and shoots good. I feel the 64 is possibly the easiest handling offhand hunting rifle ever, need to get mine out more often. I passed up a cheap 64 in .32WS ...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 19 Texas Rangers, Only 18 Winchesters. Why?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2198
Re: 19 Texas Rangers, Only 18 Winchesters. Why?
I recall that it hasn't been a very long time since the last person drawing an Arizona Ranger retirement passed away, though it wasn't one of the original Rangers. One of the Rangers had a young Mexican gal for a housekeeper that he married in his later years and she was drawing the survivor benefit...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Binoculars
- Replies: 30
- Views: 23695
Re: Binoculars
I've used a set of Burris 10x50 roof prisms for the last 15 years or so. Besides the obvious open country use, I've found binos are great for spotting stuff in timber. It's pretty amazing how close you can be to elk without seeing them until you start scanning while rolling the focus in and out. I'v...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Washington's Dream - SNL skit
- Replies: 6
- Views: 618
Re: Washington's Dream - SNL skit
I saw that one too, which is odd since I haven't watched it in 20 years. The Washington skit was pretty funny, as was the host's monologue about being out of place since he was from the 20th Century, and Tennessee. I had no idea who anyone was among the whole cast, guess I'm one of "the Olds&qu...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Making Bullets ...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 588
Re: Making Bullets ...
8 grains of Unique is pretty sporty, any idea how fast that's running? I picked up an old 6 cavity H&G51 mold at a yard sale a couple years ago, supposedly it's the original Phil Sharpe 357 bullet design. Problem is that this one's a bevel base and the bevel is so pronounced that you could load ...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My dog went full cry at 4:30 this morning.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 869
Re: My dog went full cry at 4:30 this morning.
saw a few Chihuahuas in Mx. the ranch dogs are aloof and don't cozy up to gringos. there are still buildings that have the dog trot around the house where the chihuahuas patrol and are very effective alarms. I was told that those dogs more or less lived up there. most of the dogs I saw there were f...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My dog went full cry at 4:30 this morning.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 869
Re: My dog went full cry at 4:30 this morning.
There's a disturbing image just in time for Halloween!Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:07 am
I come out without a stitch of clothes but with a pistol in my paw.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Model 39 S&W
- Replies: 13
- Views: 715
Re: Model 39 S&W
That's a nice classic pistol. I've shot a couple but never owned one myself.
- Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Unique doesn’t meter well?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1474
Re: Unique doesn’t meter well?
I started out reloading with Unique and dippers then moved to a Dillon. The Dillon slide-bar measure never gave me any problems either, although I only checked the charge against a scale every 100 rounds once I was comfortable with the machine. I do get variations of .3-.4 with a Uniflow and Unique ...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
I have a B92 "kit gun" stored in a plastic tub. had a bulged barrel that I have still not removed from the frame. It had a badly damaged barrel at the bulge, but shot pretty good for a wreck. Maybe I'll hear about someone with a 1 in 20 barrel that is threaded right. That would be a worth...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So I shot up all the mixed powder charged ammo ....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 438
Re: So I shot up all the mixed powder charged ammo ....
I usually go with 3.5 if loading 158's with Bullseye for two reasons. First, it comes out to an even 2000 rounds to a pound of powder, which works with my reloading OCD. Second (but not least) I think that I recall Terry Murbach saying that 3.5 with a 158 was more accurate than 3.0 and I believe him...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1886 45-70
- Replies: 14
- Views: 961
Re: 1886 45-70
I believe the Cimmarons are made by Uberti. Not an '86 but a friend picked up a '94 Short Rifle that's impressive with regard to build quality, nice case colors too. On the range it shoots like any good '94. I had a Miroku '86 and never had any issues with it, including light strikes. Full length ri...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
we used white box 240Gr jsp in the Marlin 1894 to take a lot of sitka blacktails. worked every time. . Screenshot 2023-10-03 055954 Winchester 44 JSP.png . This is a great round in my Marlin and Rossi carbines. I shoot irons on both so my accuracy is that I can hit what I see. But it punches a good...
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cutting a holster down for a custom fit (picture heavy)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 519
Re: Cutting a holster down for a custom fit (picture heavy)
Fun project, and I like that 1860. Was it built that way or did you chop it?
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention
- Replies: 12
- Views: 691
Re: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention
Can you not weigh them and sort them that way? In mixed brass the variation between case weights would likely be more than the half grain powder difference. I once ended up with a batch of medium 44 loads with 10 grains of Unique where a handful didn't get charged due to an old Dillon measure hangi...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just as Reloading Supply Shortages are Easing - Hamas Attacks Israel
- Replies: 15
- Views: 963
Re: Just as Reloading Supply Shortages are Easing - Hamas Attacks Israel
the thought I've been having is that they'all might about to do the same thing here. the marxistcrats are sympathetic to and jealous of the murdering animals in Israel and would like to do the same to us. marxists have more in common with the murderers than with Americans. My Question is WHERE WERE...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
Yesterday I loaded the Winchester component bullets with Alliant 300MP, which is supposed to yield higher velocities than a lot of traditional magnum pistol powders. Hopefully I'll get a chance this coming weekend to chrono some.
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Misplaced Firearm
- Replies: 20
- Views: 933
Re: Misplaced Firearm
I'm always misplacing things; tools, guns, even myself (to paraphrase Daniel Boone, I wasn't exactly lost but I wasn't quite sure where I was for an extended period of time). I lost a bicycle for about a month one time, and there was an unfortunate incident where a pistol turned up in the washing ma...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kimber Revolvers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 344
Re: Kimber Revolvers
One of my co-workers has one, it's become his favorite walking-the-dog gun. I believe that internally they're very much modeled on S&W.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
I've got one bag of 100 of those Winchester bullets as components, so went looking for specific data. Found a post from '19 on the Marlin forum where a fellow posted that he'd clocked the WWB factory load at 1830 from a Microgroove '94. It's a smokin' load in any case, and will be tough to equal in ...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention
- Replies: 12
- Views: 691
Re: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention
I used to keep an ammo can full of 44 Special range loads - a 240 swc over 5.5 W231 in mixed brass. Some years back I opened the can to find a speedloader with 6 rounds loaded with what I believe was a 200HP. I couldn't remember what the load was or when I'd loaded them, so to be on the "safe&q...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
I've used the already mentioned Winchester White Box 240's and gotten good accuracy, never shot anything but paper with it. They do buck a little. My most used handload for the carbine is 22.5 H110 and a machine cast 240 SWC for 1630 fps average from a 16", and it's much more polite recoil-wis...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1740
Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
I've used the already mentioned Winchester White Box 240's and gotten good accuracy, never shot anything but paper with it. They do buck a little. My most used handload for the carbine is 22.5 H110 and a machine cast 240 SWC for 1630 fps average from a 16", and it's much more polite recoil-wise...
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico
- Replies: 3
- Views: 242
Re: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico
Thanks, I'll check that out. Back in the 20th Century a friend had a cabin in Pinos Altos and the two-track going into the place had an old open shaft on either side of the path. I was never totally comfortable driving between those two holes with the state of the earth below a bit questionable. It'...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I can't remember......
- Replies: 13
- Views: 827
Re: I can't remember......
Thunderstick Trading in Tucson carries Bear Creek bullets, it's where I "discovered" them the first time. There aren't many outfits that still make bullets for .43 Mauser, which I haven't purchased yet but need to give them a call about. I do know that their 170 grain 30-30 bullet works ni...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you packing for the National Zombie Attack Alert tomorrow?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2033
Re: What are you packing for the National Zombie Attack Alert tomorrow?
I'm thinking entrenching tool, aka old-school melee weapon. Oddly enough, I thought of that Brad Pitt zombie movie just this morning.
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Superstition Mountains
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1151
Re: The Superstition Mountains
Nice write-up, and it's very true, as I've stood at that spot in the picture and felt the pull myself. The Massacre Grounds is another interesting hike, as you get to experience the shock of the surprise dead-end that the Spaniards found themselves in with Apaches in pursuit. I suspect that's where ...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .44 Special, more than I thought.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1176
Re: .44 Special, more than I thought.
I have a number of Ruger and Smith .44 specials and the load I've come to like the most is 7.0 gr of Power Pistol under a 240 gr machine cast bullet. The velocity runs around 880 fps and the standard deviation is less than 10 fps with the loads I've chronographed. Thanks, next time I get some 240's...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Navy Arms rolling block
- Replies: 17
- Views: 799
Re: Navy Arms rolling block
I haven't seen one of those but think it would make a nifty Walking Around Rifle.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bullet ID
- Replies: 8
- Views: 459
Re: Bullet ID
Yep, looks like the old "Half-Jacket" bullet. The later ones had a nearly full jacket (2/3's?), though they've been discontinued for a while too. Wish they still made 'em.
- Sun Sep 10, 2023 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So I was digging about.....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 490
Re: So I was digging about.....
and is not exactly round (the proverbial cluster of grapes) and it is difficult to make-out non illuminated reticles. . cataract surgery fixes this. Not always, I still have some astigmatism after surgery. It's usually not an issue but if I really focus on the dot it looks like a figure eight leani...
- Sat Sep 09, 2023 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are your thoughts on these velocities
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1530
Re: What are your thoughts on these velocities
Working up a subsonic "barnyard load" for general purposes around the homestead is one thing, but depending on the same low velocity load for serious purposes? Not me. Potential poor terminal performance, not to mention possibly sticking a bullet in the bore when you need it most. As state...
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This has vexed me.....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 379
Re: This has vexed me.....
I don't recall seeing this at the time, but reading it over it's a bit surprising how fast the torches and pitchforks came out.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Funny thing about some guns.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 773
Re: Funny thing about some guns.
Scott, have you tried Power Pistol yet? It's become a favorite of mine in 44 Special and 45 Colt - and this is coming from someone who used to swear by Unique in all things. On a related note, some years ago I was lamenting to a friend my troubles in finding a 44 Special load that shot well in vario...