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by JimT
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dad’s first rifle
Replies: 19
Views: 896

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 .......
by JimT
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Replies: 8
Views: 526

Re: Overcast Rainy Day Games

.45colt wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:59 am That's pretty interesting Jim! We only saw the sun four times in the last month. now they are saying it all sunny days till next Friday. just crazy. :shock: .
Yep. The sun just popped out here and we are supposed to be able to see it through next week. I am happy! :D
by JimT
Sat Feb 03, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Replies: 8
Views: 526

Re: Overcast Rainy Day Games

Bill in Oregon wrote: Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:49 am Now Jim, you'll shoot up all your Russian primed brass! :lol:
Be interesting to chronograph them vs. the Colibris.
Yeah.. I was thinking the same thing. Gloomy and rainy ... I will probably start with penetration comparisons.
by JimT
Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Replies: 8
Views: 526

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...
by JimT
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Overcast Rainy Day Games
Replies: 8
Views: 526

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...
by JimT
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Armadillo in the kitchen
Replies: 5
Views: 447

Re: Armadillo in the kitchen

You could get an armadillo off the highway, depending on how thick you need it. :D
by JimT
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love old model Rugers
Replies: 64
Views: 3499

Re: I love old model Rugers

Walt wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:01 am Nice shooting and a beautiful gun, Jim!

Since there are 6 shots on the target, that must not be the Single Six with the one chamber in .22 mag.

Thanks for the picture!
Correct. This is the one my Dad remodeled ... I chamber for .22 Magnum
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by JimT
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love old model Rugers
Replies: 64
Views: 3499

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...
by JimT
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love old model Rugers
Replies: 64
Views: 3499

Re: I love old model Rugers

OldWin wrote: Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:36 am Now THAT is a good looking Ruger. 22! That's not something I usually say either.
Can I have it? :D
You will have to ask my kids after I am gone. :lol:
PS - don't get your hopes up too high ....
by JimT
Tue Jan 30, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love old model Rugers
Replies: 64
Views: 3499

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. :)
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by JimT
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woo Hoo!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 805

Re: Woo Hoo!!!

Great!! Congratulations.
by JimT
Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: God lifted the burden for both ...
Replies: 12
Views: 885

Re: God lifted the burden for both ...

- wet eyes -

Went through that with my Dad. 10 years.
by JimT
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Probably all Great Grandpa needed
Replies: 8
Views: 639

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'...
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

Yessir Gunny. As they say in Moazambique, "Estamos juntos."
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

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...
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

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.
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remembering the terror of leprosy
Replies: 5
Views: 423

Re: Remembering the terror of leprosy

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.
I met a few of the leprosy victims in Pemba. All were beautiful souls.
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1544

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...
by JimT
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
Replies: 14
Views: 1091

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...
by JimT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remembering the terror of leprosy
Replies: 5
Views: 423

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.
by JimT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A classic: the .44 Russian
Replies: 13
Views: 908

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.
by JimT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!
Replies: 20
Views: 1270

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...
by JimT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
Replies: 21
Views: 1220

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.
by JimT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A classic: the .44 Russian
Replies: 13
Views: 908

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.
by JimT
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!
Replies: 20
Views: 1270

HEY SIXGUN! Look what I found!

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by JimT
Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another old article from the old Sixgunner.com website
Replies: 0
Views: 410

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...
by JimT
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love old model Rugers
Replies: 64
Views: 3499

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.
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by JimT
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: God Bless Texas!!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 979

Re: God Bless Texas!!!!

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:51 am There’s a storm a brewing but it doesn’t involve the weather.
I have been watching that.
Feels a lot like 1860 - 1861 must have felt.
by JimT
Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Boy Needs a Creek (Mike Rhinehart)
Replies: 11
Views: 739

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...
by JimT
Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
Replies: 15
Views: 1034

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...
by JimT
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
Replies: 15
Views: 1034

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...
by JimT
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 310 kit for .38 Special
Replies: 15
Views: 1034

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 ...
by JimT
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
Replies: 63
Views: 5888

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!
by JimT
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)
Replies: 36
Views: 2019

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.
by JimT
Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
Replies: 21
Views: 1220

Re: The Freezing weather has gone on past but

You may be correct Jack. And that's what keeps people hunting for treasure!
by JimT
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
Replies: 21
Views: 1220

Re: The Freezing weather has gone on past but

Sixgun wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:51 pm Ya know Jim……use that flood to your advantage ……..maybe the water will seep down, freeze, and push up Jesse James’s buried fortune.
I'm pretty sure the only thing of Jesse James's that's buried are his bones. :D
by JimT
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research
Replies: 14
Views: 1091

Re: REAL Info About Tinnitus Research

I've grown used to the noise and use it. If I am in a large room and a bunch of people are talking and I can't make out who is saying what, I put in ear plugs and listen to the cicada's. :lol:
by JimT
Mon Jan 22, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W Lever gun
Replies: 42
Views: 2547

Re: S&W Lever gun

Looks like another copy of the Marlin designed guns. Can't anyone come up with their own designs anymore? Nope. It's too expensive. Cheaper just to copy a proven design. And if you go into the history of leverguns there are a lot of different designs that were tried. Marlin and Winchester dominated...
by JimT
Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
Replies: 21
Views: 1220

The Freezing weather has gone on past but

now we are under a Flood Advisory.
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We are high enough above the river that it does not present a problem for us. It would have to rise more than 50 feet to come close to us. But today it's gonna be "dig out the mud boots" ...
by JimT
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leading ?
Replies: 7
Views: 383

Re: Leading ?

Or the hardness of the bullet ....

Or the alloy of the bullet ...

Or the type of lube ...

Or the amount of lube ...
by JimT
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hawes Western Marshal .45 Colt
Replies: 21
Views: 1676

Re: Hawes Western Marshal .45 Colt

That is coming along nicely. Years ago my Dad had Hawes in .357 and 44 Magnum. They were all accurate and held up well. I think the worst trouble he had was the firing pin screw loosening from time to time. However, like most single actions, the ejector rod housing screw tends to loosen and sometime...
by JimT
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?
Replies: 25
Views: 1883

Re: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?

Penetration of .22 Long Rifle = A friend of mine was shot in the back with a .22 Long Rifle solid fired from a rifle. He was in the front seat of his car and his boy got in the back seat and accidentally shot through the back of the front seat. The bullet penetrated the car seat, went through his cl...
by JimT
Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sweet,brave kid
Replies: 2
Views: 360

Re: Sweet,brave kid

There is always hope. It's one of the Big Three. And there are more good people out there than bad people. The good people don't usually get the press, nor do a lot of them want it. Goodness rarely makes the news. But it is what keeps life worthwhile.
by JimT
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)
Replies: 36
Views: 2019

Re: well. it finally happened -- A/D (accidental discharge)

I have never had an accidental discharge other than into my underwear. BUT I have had a Negligent Discharge. I was 23, just out of the military about 6 months, and was living at home while I got a job and began building my life. Everyone was out of the house and I spent an hour in front of my Mom's ...
by JimT
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
Replies: 19
Views: 1278

Re: 350 legend in a revolver

There were those who warned that shooting .45 Colt brass in the 454 Casull would ruin the cylinder or wreck the gun in other ways. In the mid-80's 454 brass was unobtainable and Paco and I shot thousands of rounds of HEAVY .45 Colts through our Casulls without any damage. Like Gunny said, if you cle...
by JimT
Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
Replies: 19
Views: 1278

Re: 350 legend in a revolver

It won't if you clean them.
by JimT
Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
Replies: 63
Views: 5888

Re: THE BEST CALIBER

Grizz wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:13 pm circumstances where i could have to. I did run a stoned addict off Those were the straws that signaled it was time to escape from kalifornia..... There should be a song that covers that, but can't think of it.
There is a song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwJlKw56l30
by JimT
Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
Replies: 63
Views: 5888

Re: THE BEST CALIBER

Clint mentioned two holsters for SA concealed carry: the Milt Sparks Summer Special and the "Suspender Holster" for reasons I can identify with: "As I’ve gotten older, my butt goes away and there isn’t anything to hold my pants up, so suspenders work." :lol: Cruising around the ...