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Scott Tschirhart

I knew my wife as a friend for five years before we decided to date. I’ve been dating her ever since. She is the only woman I have been with who is worthy of laying my life down for. She knew me when I had nothing. She stuck with me and I have no doubt that she is absolutely devoted to me. She makes...

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Gunstore Commando wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:47 pm Guy I used to know would claim that the purpose of a handgun was to slow the other guy down for the knife fight you were going to have to have anyway. If you look at it that way...

That’s pretty funny. But imagine if it really wend down like that!

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Malamute wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:32 pm Having the sight exposed to damage was a holster problem, not a sight problem.

No doubt. I never saw a broken blade while we carried flap holsters. It was only after we went to the security holsters that officers would inadvertently bang their rear sight on a patrol car door or doorframe.

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Notice it never says "it the the most effective caliber" just that it is the most effective for the lowest common denominator agents I think this is correct. I’m not saying that a 9 mm won’t do a good job with proper shot placement. And I’m not saying that the FBI made a bad decision. Wha...

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There are some very good women out there. But you will have to look to find them.

There are very good men out there, but they aren’t terribly easy to find either.

We are reaping what we sowed.

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The Bible speaks very clearly about this.

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That being said, when I was doing police work I preferred fixed sights particularly on a SAA (yes I did carry one) or a Smith revolver. A 3 inch Smith 13 or 65 is pretty much the perfect gun fighting gun in my opinion. Nothing to knock out of line or break. I can’t tell you how many times I have see...

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I work regularly with Texas Rangers. They are not gunfighters either. They mostly conduct investigations that cannot be conducted locally like public corruption and police shootings in smaller departments. They are not generally chasing down bad guys like in the old days. Just a change in focus.

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Thanks Griff! I’ll try that.

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I like these sights.

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:00 pm That Buffalo Bore offering certainly makes the little .32s more interesting!

Buffalo Bore makes a .32 H&R load that makes these guns sit up and sing!

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 9:59 am .
As unpleasant as it sounds, the anatomic and ballistic reality of the sub-38/9mm rounds is that a mouth or nose shot is probably what would be needed to quickly incapacitate an aggressor.

There’s a great deal of truth in this statement. A smart man might train for this very thing.

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One thing about the FBI is that they are not gunfighters. They have some gunfighters in their HRT and other special units. But they also have diversity hires that have no business carrying a firearm. One shot in one incident where a 9 mm round stopped before hitting a heart (in a fight where over 1...

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One thing about the FBI is that they are not gunfighters. They have some gunfighters in their HRT and other special units. But they also have diversity hires that have no business carrying a firearm. One shot in one incident whee a 9 mm round stopped before hitting a heart (in a fight where over 100...

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Blackhawk.

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I carried a Walther PP as a backup back in the day. I carried Winchester Silvertips. Worked great for contact shots, which is really what it’s for.

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But when I run a finger over the portion just over the saddle ring.

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Here’s a picture.

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Possums aren’t really smart enough to learn lessons except when it comes to a successful attempt to find food.

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Great photos! Congratulations!

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Lacquer? Hmm? I guess that makes sense. It seems to have separated from the metal for some reason.

The collector features don’t mean a thing to me, but it matches my saddle ring carbine trapper.

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I picked up an old Winchester 94 Legendary Lawman commemorative some time back. It looked like the receiver was burned, but it wasn’t. The wood is in great shape. Close examination looks like something is going on under a clear coat that was designed to protect the receiver. I got it cheap because o...

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Here’s something else

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ji7Rtsau4XU? ... 6yLc-gyDOV

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I talked with him pretty regularly up until he died and we never discussed the .45 Auto.

It certainly could have happened. But I don’t think I ever heard anything like that from John.

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I tend to treat a blade front sight just like a bead. I sight in so that the impact of the bullet is right over the top of the front sight.

I take a fine bead at close range and as I move out in distance I put more of the bead/blade in the rear notch to account for bullet drop.

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I was pretty happy with the 60 gr Hornady bullet I used this year. But I had a stationary shot at (about) 140 yards. He didn’t go far and the blood trail was easy to see.

I readily admit that a 150 gr CoreLoct from my .308 would have been more sure but the deer would likely be just as dead.

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A question for anyone who knows, any idea of the pressure of Linebaugh's 8 gr W231 load? Was looking at it over the weekend but couldn't find any pressure reference. It's over standard, just wondering how much. (Answered my own question on the 7.5 Titegroup load, it was in a Brian Pearce 2011 artic...

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JimT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:51 am That old boy in the wheelchair has experience, which definitely outweighs opinion.

I’m not really trying to change anyone’s mind. I’m happy to hear different opinions and perspectives.

I’ll never kill that many deer and I’ve probably killed 6-7 with a .223.

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An interesting take on the subject.

https://youtu.be/5Ao1kdN7F4s?si=0MDyFG1mCg8i3k6-

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My cousin Doug Boyce lives in Palmer.

Welcome to the fire.

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I went to a cowboy action match... but... forgot to check the number of rounds balls in the box... fell short! Stayed, spotted targets & recorded scores for the rest of the match. Getting a MDQ for failing to shoot 2 stages may seem a bit harsh... but not taking enough ammo to a gun fight is fa...

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High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 7:26 pm Beautiful Redhawk Scott! Perfect companion for the Shootist's Marlin.

Dave

Thanks Dave. I have been working with it a great deal lately and learning how to shoot it better. I’m impressed with Hamilton Bowen’s improvements.

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7.5 gr of TiteGroup has turned out to be quite good, particularly in my Redhawk with the 270 gr Rim Rock Keith bullet.

I can push it harder, but I don’t see why I should.

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Sounds like a great time! I’ve been trying to wear out my .45 Colt Redhawk but I’m afraid I’m not having a great deal of success.

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Interesting stuff Jim and it kinda parallels the decline in manhood in the general population over the same time period.

Do you think this is coincidental?

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Wait till the Smartmatic issues are revealed.

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When the election rigging scheme with Smartmatic gets to the front and center things will get really interesting.

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There won’t be any ripples. That’s fear talking.

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Nicely done!

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Thing that concerns me is the precedence this gives to China to take out Taiwan. One has nothing to do with the other. Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York in 2020. Venezuela nationalized their oil industry, thus confiscating billions of dollars of American owned assets. Please ...

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Our President ordered the raid on Venezuela this morning and am In full support. 4 reasons 1. 2020 warrants out of the Southern District of New York. 2. Emptying out the prisons and mental institutions and sending them here. AND refusing to take them back. 3. Dominion voting machines and election fr...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 01, 2026 12:24 pm Oh boy I can see it now, Jim and Scott are cahootinizing!
Glad you guys got to spend some time together!

I’m so blessed to have Jim back in Texas. You never know what we might come up with next.

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I predict that Russia and China will do nothing.

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Doesn’t the data make you feel a little nervous when you see such a glaring error?

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It’s also a great understudy.

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Took my second Shingles vaccine this morning and I feel like stuff. They told me at the pharmacy that sometimes the second shot can be rough.

They were right. But I feel much better today.

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I was shooting 3 inch plates at 25 yards yesterday (harder than you think) and I think starting a range session with 100 rounds of .22 and shooting relatively less centerfire ammo might be a better way to go.

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I bought a bunch of these and had nothing but good results. I’m running them through my Dillon and they feed and seat without any noticeable difference from domestic primers.

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We shall see. I shared this with you specifically to make myself more accountable.

I don’t blame you for scoffing.

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This was a new one on me. Though I saw that Del Toro fellow doing it with a Beretta in a movie one time.

https://youtube.com/shorts/w5IdE9iaMi0? ... Pnv7Twz9mZ

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