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by stretch
Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's been an interesting full moon
Replies: 12
Views: 998

Re: It's been an interesting full moon

Wow!

Wishing you both the very best.

And for everybody - may 2021 be a VAST improvement over 2020! :-)

-Stretch
by stretch
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suggestions please, for beginner reloading 30-30
Replies: 20
Views: 2259

Re: Suggestions please, for beginner reloading 30-30

In the 30/30 -or any cartridge for that matter - consistency in reloading will probably do more for accuracy than minute adjustments in OAL. Start with cases the same length, be fussy with your powder weights and OAL, and crimp consistently. When you get a load that the gun likes, then you can play ...
by stretch
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I guess we shouldn't CCW any more.....I feel so....guilty...
Replies: 18
Views: 1259

Re: I guess we shouldn't CCW any more.....I feel so....guilty...

According to Armstrong, if you witness a woman being beaten and robbed outside of your store, you’re not supposed to intervene to stop the attack. Instead, you’re supposed to simply sit back and watch so you can tell police all about it after the fact. And then you're a witness, the miscreant's law...
by stretch
Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anti gun businesses
Replies: 5
Views: 873

Re: Anti gun businesses

Note how much of the major media is anti-gun.

And they're supposed to "report" the news fairly......

-Stretch
by stretch
Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W 64-5
Replies: 17
Views: 2046

Re: S&W 64-5

Those S&W K-Frame guns were a staple of the S&W line for decades for a reason. That Model 64 will outlast you if you treat it with any sort of respect. The Model 10s that I've shot all shoot to point of aim with 158 gr. loads. I've even seen guys put up respectable scores in Bullseye competi...
by stretch
Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: sick of buying lemons
Replies: 16
Views: 2470

Re: sick of buying lemons

As long as the focus is on making more money for the wealthy shareholders, and not making a quality product, this will continue to be the way of things. Sole proprietors or privately held companies stay in business because they provide quality products and/or services for a reasonable price. This is...
by stretch
Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: expansion test 44 special bulllets
Replies: 20
Views: 1576

Re: expansion test 44 special bulllets

We are making a mistake by trying too hard to limit penetration. Oh, that's definitely true. Big holes in and out are more effective than something that stops inside the animal, even if the projectile is caught by the offside skin. You're still better off, I think, if it goes all the way through. O...
by stretch
Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All Doc Ajmd429's fault.......
Replies: 11
Views: 1162

Re: All Doc Ajmd429's fault.......

"Beeman Crow Magnum is the best tree rat pellet"

Oh, yes.....

-Stretch
by stretch
Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I want a lever gun, I think in .357
Replies: 23
Views: 3512

Re: I want a lever gun, I think in .357

"357 SWCHP, or it use to be called the "Chicago load"

That's a very decent load in a revolver, let alone a carbine! :o

-Stretch
by stretch
Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tyler Gun Works Flattop
Replies: 17
Views: 1533

Re: Tyler Gun Works Flattop

That's a beauty! 8)

We expect a full range report:

1. Accuracy
2. Trigger pull
3. Results from a variety of loads

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Seriously - have fun with it and let us know how it works. :)

-Stretch
by stretch
Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One person's observations on CCW ammo choice
Replies: 35
Views: 2920

Re: One person's observations on CCW ammo choice

"If in my home with more than 5 seconds warning, the goblin will be facing a carbine, not a handgun. Handguns are for when there is nothing else. Rifles decide the fate of nations." In most of my house, there simply isn't room to bring a carbine to bear without also putting the muzzle with...
by stretch
Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One person's observations on CCW ammo choice
Replies: 35
Views: 2920

Re: One person's observations on CCW ammo choice

This is why, for years, my standard for carry is 45acp and 357 in a package I shoot well. Accuracy and thump score higher than huge capacity for me Yep - a lot of the old standards became old standards for a reason. Sometimes I'll pack a 9mm or 38 +P, but more often than not it's a 357. A fully loa...
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Gun
Replies: 21
Views: 3034

Re: The Best Gun

I can see the use of a hair trigger on rifle, but not on a combat handgun.

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Gun
Replies: 21
Views: 3034

Re: The Best Gun

Nope.

Like Jeff Cooper: "Front sight, PRESS!"

:D

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: accuracy difference between calibres?
Replies: 23
Views: 2169

Re: accuracy difference between calibres?

"Most accuracy problems can be traced to the nut holding the stock. "

Ain't it the truth.....

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rem UMC 38+P 125 SJHP ..surprising from a lever action.
Replies: 6
Views: 512

Re: Rem UMC 38+P 125 SJHP ..surprising from a lever action.

"Sealed breech, all the powder is burned where it should be, I found the same with 41s out of my Henry, 210s going 1800 is nothing to sneeze at !" No, it ain't! :lol: I'm surprised at the velocity gain in a rifle for the 38 Special load. Plenty for social work or varmints. -Stretch
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 300 Grain 44 Special loads
Replies: 12
Views: 2033

Re: 300 Grain 44 Special loads

Probably not quite what you want to hear, but I'd swap 'en with somebody for some 240 gr. projectiles. 300 gr. is usable in HEAVY 44 Magnum loads, but I'm thinkin' 240 gr. would be better in all respects in the 44 Special. YMMV, of course. -Stretch
by stretch
Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Gun
Replies: 21
Views: 3034

Re: The Best Gun

The "Best Gun" is the one you have in your fist when the balloon goes up. As others have said - make it simple, and make it familiar. It IS hard to go wrong with a DA 357 revolver. Dirt simple. Front sight - PRESS! No safeties, no questioning if there's a round in the chamber - no nothing....
by stretch
Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back with a Sixgun
Replies: 17
Views: 1685

Re: Back with a Sixgun

That's a nice sixgun! 8)

-Stretch
by stretch
Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Update on John Taffin's wife .. 1/29/21
Replies: 6
Views: 849

Re: Update on John Taffin's wife .. 1/29/21

Sounds like the prognosis is good!

I've known several people with that malady, and after
surgical correction, they're all doing fine. :)

-Stretch
by stretch
Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Webley to start making revolvers again.
Replies: 27
Views: 3626

Re: Webley to start making revolvers again.

I've owned Webley revolvers and you can shoot them until the cows come home but it is hard to look at em. Yep, it's funny. On one hand we have an island nation that gave us the Spitfire and Jaguar E-type, both aesthetically beautiful designs. On the other, we have the Webley, and the Supermarine Wa...
by stretch
Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?
Replies: 33
Views: 2600

Re: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?

Sixgun - some of my earliest memories are from West Chester. My parents rented a house there, and I was 4 at the time. Don't recall the address. :lol: Mostly I grew up in Furlong. Didn't someone run 22 levergun events on the Mozart Road there a few years back? I do believe it's too built up now for ...
by stretch
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Webley to start making revolvers again.
Replies: 27
Views: 3626

Re: Webley to start making revolvers again.

A modern repro of the.455 caliber revolver would be fun.

-Stretch
by stretch
Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?
Replies: 33
Views: 2600

Re: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?

Well well...I have a twin.
I grew up in SE Pennsylvania, but Mom never said anything about an evil twin....... :shock: :lol: :lol:

-Stretch
by stretch
Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?
Replies: 33
Views: 2600

Re: Is anyone else experiencing a ton of bogus calls today?

I have no cell phone ...by choice..... Neither do I. I'm considering buying one for travelling, but I'm not so sure how much I'd use it. Mainly I'd have it for the GPS stuff. The downside of that is that your movements are tracked by the darned thing. I don't like the idea of that. Nor do I have an...
by stretch
Thu Jan 28, 2021 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My personal gun control story
Replies: 18
Views: 1897

Re: My personal gun control story

The power is the people who are willing to protect and enforce the Constitution. That's right. It's a living document. There's a line from Monte Walsh - the Tom Selleck version - where the accountant is talking to the cattleman about whether or not the cattle company will pay the railroad damages a...
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 357 vs 223
Replies: 29
Views: 5701

Re: 357 vs 223

The .357 out of a carbine is a nasty piece of business at door yard (sorry....Maine terminology) ranges. Very little noise, very little recoil and very quick to handle and operate. All it needs is a light i like the 357. One of these days I've got to get a lever action chambered in it. And one in 4...
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Duplicating Buffalo Bore loads
Replies: 23
Views: 3987

Re: Duplicating Buffalo Bore loads

.480 Ruger with a 410 grain LBT style bullet in Wide Flat Nose. Can be run a little faster, but 900 fps in the revolver gives best accuracy for me.
Mercy! :shock:

Can you say, "Thump?"

Yer definitely not undergunned with that load......

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most used/useful load
Replies: 28
Views: 2409

Re: Most used/useful load

I, too, like WW231. It meters very consistently. 7gr. in 41 Magnum pushing a 215 gr. SWC is a great load. Easy on the guns and shooter, more accurate than I can shoot, and plenty of power for social work. This load is close to the LE load that the 41 Magnum was designed for, methinks. Anything from ...
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Brown Truck Just Dropped Off 18,000 Rounds
Replies: 16
Views: 2012

Re: Big Brown Truck Just Dropped Off 18,000 Rounds

I have an RWS 48 with a scope on it.

Fun to shoot and powerful enough for woodchucks at close ranges.

Mine likes RWS pointed pellets of Beeman CrowMagnums.

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My personal gun control story
Replies: 18
Views: 1897

Re: My personal gun control story

Gamekeeper - I feel for ya. I'm guessing that they'll try the gun registration scheme here in America. Anybody with 2 or 3 brain cells in the same cranium will ignore it. The United States Constitution is a VERY powerful document. They've passed laws, such as the drunken driving checkpoint laws, the...
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The chances are ....
Replies: 27
Views: 2398

Re: The chances are ....

Remember GK, we're talking livestock injuries here, not romance
That's funny, right there! :lol: 8)
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone with a ‘gun collection’ is screwed...
Replies: 28
Views: 3951

Re: Anyone with a ‘gun collection’ is screwed...

Okay, Trailboss - ya have a point. :wink: They can't enforce anything remotely like that unless they change the Constitution -OR- Sheeple conform to a gun registration scheme. Gun registration equals gun confiscation. (What guns?) They can try to make a few examples to scare everybody, but that's ab...
by stretch
Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone with a ‘gun collection’ is screwed...
Replies: 28
Views: 3951

Re: Anyone with a ‘gun collection’ is screwed...

What guns?! They can't enforce anything remotely like that without changing the Constitution. They tried it in Canada, and people mostly ignored them. The Canadian govenment then gave up. The Feds have currently tried to make a couple of examples of gun owners who use marijuana in Maine, and I think...
by stretch
Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'll bet MasterLock really hates this guy....
Replies: 15
Views: 1909

Re: I'll bet MasterLock really hates this guy....

I lock most of my stuff up, but I'm under no illusions. It'll just slow folks down, and provide proof of forced entry for the insurance company. I recently read a review of motorcycle locks - brake locks, cable locks, chains, etc. The strongest, toughest one took something like 13 minutes to breach ...
by stretch
Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Both Sides of a Story..."
Replies: 12
Views: 2520

Re: "Both Sides of a Story..."

I once ran across a series of articles that espoused the benefits of not watching TV. Absolutely spot on. It raises stress, most (not all!) of the programming is propaganda or drivel or some combination of the 2, and TV news is essentially propaganda promulgated by the goobermint and/or the mega-cor...
by stretch
Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Stuff
Replies: 42
Views: 6374

Re: 30-30 Stuff

I think the fault lies with people going to social media and platforms like YouTube for information. If the young and inexperienced gravitate towards this stuff it's easy to see how peoples heads can get completely filled with nonsense before they're even dressed for the outdoors. There's just no s...
by stretch
Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What’s under your bed?
Replies: 37
Views: 4958

Re: What’s under your bed?

I WILL NOT COMPLY IN ANY WAY....First it will be registration
Yep. That's always the first step. "Just say no."

Nothing under the bed - on the dresser! :-)

-Stretch
by stretch
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do YOU Want for Christmas....
Replies: 18
Views: 2680

Re: What Do YOU Want for Christmas....

What do I really want? Enough $ to pull the plug on the job I don't like and retire. I'd like my youngest kid to listen, get up on time and do his home work. What will I probably get? My girlfriend's smile in the morning. A good bottle of whisky. And I'm okay with that. :D -Stretch
by stretch
Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 336RC in 35 Remington
Replies: 35
Views: 3951

Re: Marlin 336RC in 35 Remington

That's a nice rig. 8)

I much prefer flat-topped rear sights myself.

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This was encouraging...
Replies: 20
Views: 2114

Re: This was encouraging...

”Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never – in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

-Sir Winston Churchill

Once our freedoms are gone, we'll never get 'em back.

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This was encouraging...
Replies: 20
Views: 2114

Re: This was encouraging...

"Come and get them...." I'm eligible for my pension in 2 years, and my youngest will be on his own in 3. I'm divorced, and have no intention of ever getting married again. So I'm at a point in my life where I just don't have that much to lose by fighting back. The legal system is so strain...
by stretch
Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Smoke them while you have them.
Replies: 26
Views: 3781

Re: Smoke them while you have them.

All the best, Bill.

-Stretch
by stretch
Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conestoga wagon jack.
Replies: 30
Views: 3481

Re: Conestoga wagon jack.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1943-sherman-m4a1/

More substantial!?

This rig didn't make it's reserve, so it's still for sale........

Probably need a MORE substantial jack, though.
(No offense, Pitchy - I hope none taken! :-) )

-Stretch
by stretch
Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conestoga wagon jack.
Replies: 30
Views: 3481

Re: Conestoga wagon jack.

Some times things come together right, i better mark it on the calendar. Man - it's clear that you inhabit the same universe that I do, Pitchy....... :lol: Cool jack. 8) Now ya gotta make the Connestoga wagon to go with it, eh? (Didn't think of that now did ya?! :shock: ) -Stretch
by stretch
Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer Hunting and the 2nd Amendment
Replies: 10
Views: 900

Re: Deer Hunting and the 2nd Amendment

Yeah - I hear the ridiculous arguments about the 2nd Amendment and deer hunting. The 2nd Amendment was created to ensure that the average American Joe could defend himself against other human beings who would oppress him. That's it - dead simple. It has nothing to do with target shooting, collecting...
by stretch
Wed Oct 14, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Titegroup
Replies: 10
Views: 1257

Re: Titegroup

i do triple check for a double charge
Some good advice right there...

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: That One Girl From High School...
Replies: 5
Views: 1204

Re: That One Girl From High School...

If I did that and my wife were to find out, the world would certainly end.
Your world, anyway...... :o :lol:

-Stretch
by stretch
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had me laughing ..
Replies: 5
Views: 732

Re: Had me laughing ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2iUW7GGd8A

This is an old story.

Robbie O'Connell does a good job with it. :lol:

Still funny......

-Stretch
by stretch
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You know it's just NOT your Lucky Day when....
Replies: 5
Views: 1464

Re: You know it's just NOT your Lucky Day when....

Those things are no joke. A State Trooper was killed last year when a wheel came lose from an 18-wheeler. Lotta kinetic energy there.... -Stretch https://bangordailynews.com/2019/04/03/news/bangor/state-trooper-struck-and-killed-by-tractor-trailer-on-i-95-in-hampden/