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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:04 pmThe Ruger was not reliable and it was inconsistent in malfunctions
So I picked up a Dan Wesson CCO:
First five and first 20 rounds. 12 yards.

Wish I could shoot my full size that well.

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But... ya gotta love a fella that'll stand behind his work. Especially if it turns out to be unrelated to work he did. I.e. failure of a stock part.

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Watch for your primers getting backed out in the tube magazine of the 1894 with heavy loads. Those HPS don't look like they'll have any support against the primer to keep it in the case. The only HPs I use in a levergun are those with enough of a surface area on the nose to have some contact with th...

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For myself... I completely agree. when I load for target shooting I tend to pay closer attention to how consistent my components are: brass, bullets, primers, charge weights, and that they're assembled with meticulous attention to both process and measurements. For plinking, (and I include my cowboy...

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Back in the '80s I hunted for a few years in CA with my Uberti .53 Santa Fe Hawken when I got drawn for the X-10 area. Had good success during the rifle season and used the muzzleloader season for scouting purposes. Only had one shot at a blacktail buck... and as I pulled the rifle up to take the sh...

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I've never shot any sort of .410. I'm with Ted!

TedH wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 7:08 am...I have a hard enough time hitting them with a 12 ga though.

Since I moved to TX, I haven't hunted them... and I usually have a flock or two around my pond near the opener! Never got the hang of cookin' 'em.

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and Welcome to THE Forum!

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Congrats Ted. That one is stunning!

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I've never owned one, only because the one I tried I couldn't grip comfortably... too short a grip.

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In high school, a classmate, (potential girlfriend), talked me into attending her church one Sunday morning. I was a regular at another, but hey... she was cute. I was singled out as a newcomer, and asked to stand & introduce myself... then listened for what seemed like a half hour harangue abou...

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Retire? What's that? I hear about other folks that do that. Maybe when the VA finally comes thru with my disability...

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I can appreciate the good feelings of having a replacement come your way.

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Happy Birthday Carlsen.

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JimT wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:51 pmWhat year did you come home, Griff? I came back in 1969. We were told not to wear our uniforms traveling. I think it got worse the following years.

I flew home on four separate occasions, in Mar '71, Dec of '71, '72, & '73. The only time I had an incident was in '72...

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I'm with ya Earl. It took over 20 years after I returned from VN for anyone outside my family to wish me "Welcome Home". And that was during a Sunday church service when the pastor asked for Vets from different eras to stand and be recognized. When he called for VN vets, I did my usual 'hu...

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I have neither ammo, components or dies to load for the cartridge... otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to resist the several temptations I've had since. But Griff -- 32WCF brass and dies are readily available these days. Not exotic at all. Graf's at this moment has 4 brands of dies and 2 style...

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I'm sure your kids are startin' out with a better foundation than I had. I got my first reloading experience from my wife's younger brother (5 years my junior), just before I got out of the Navy in the summer of '73. And that was just a couple hundred rounds of .30-30 before I left on another WestPa...

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I'm more comfortable with the .45 Auto version

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A fellow club member offered me a TD mdl 1892 rifle in .32WCF with full octagon bbl and mag. But, SWMBO, laid down the law and made me given up the notion of owning such a gem. It's no longer a burning itch, as I have neither ammo, components or dies to load for the cartridge... otherwise, I probabl...

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Ever since I traded off my Walther P-38 in the early '80s, I've made my peace with 9mm... I leave 'em on the shelf at the fun store, and they leave me alone!

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Happy Birthday Joe!

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That was my 1st thought as I have seen that numerous times. I've had it happen and seen others struggle with closing a gun during a match. One time as a Referee I stopped the round took the gun from the shooter and took the gun down and multiple pieces of shot fell from the receiver, some round som...

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Well, after studying on it a while, I tested how a #8 shot would react to being smashed in the action. Laid a single shot on the water table and tried closing the shotgun. A couple of attempts, and viola! A disc about .010" and about .26" in diameter! Mystery solved!

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A few months ago I got a new Cimarron 1878 Shotgun to replace my TTN. Gunsmith took my TTN in trade as it wasn't repairable. It would drop open to almost 90º. which made it pretty awkward to empty and reload. Yesterday, I loaded a couple hundred BP rounds on the Hornady 336, which is still giving...

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Happy B-Day Gents!

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Pat C wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:44 am... I really would have hoped is that Anthony Imperato would have struck anouther agreement with Colt to produce the Authentic Blackpowder series revolvers.

+1.

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I too am sentimental about vehicles. It's why my '55 Chevy still sits in the barn along with a '91 Camaro. I took one of my 1st girlfriends to the prom in that '55, and the Camaro was a gift to SWMBO when I could no longer rely on the brakes on her station wagon. The '55 is in perfect order, even if...

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Likewise Jim. I bought my first one in January 1986... and had all kinds of advice from fellow cowboy action shooters in So Cal on what was the "best" way to slick up a Rossi. I was told to take machine valve lapping compound and fill the action, and work the action a couple of thousand ti...

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Thanks Paul... I gotta finish off the rebuilding of my A/C system so I can get back to work and catch up on bills... I've only to finish buttoning it back up... but gosh is it hot down here!

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Gosh darn it fellars! Don't ya know they do that to minimize their "inventory" tax burden. If they claim it's "shipped", it's no longer in their inventory, and they don't owe tax on it! Surely you can understand a "for-profit" enterprise trying to do everything in its' ...

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I had a Ruger Single Six once upon a time, it was the convertible model with the accompanying mag cylinder. I used on jacks when I'd visit the folks after they moved to the Colorado River (CA/AZ version). I let it go in a trade... to my regret. I've always meant to replace it with a Colt Frontier Sc...

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Carried a 1911 for many hours on watch on board a Destroyer. Condition 3 only. I can only remember one incident where I had to lock & load. Drunk sailor thought karate would prevail over k-gun! In VN, on patrol it was condition 2. When I carried my Combat Commander (working in personnel as a bac...

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That should be one of the sintered steel receivers.My guess it will be full of porosity when welded. Careful preheat and maybe some experimenting with fillers. It should take to TIG welding ok. Not a job I'd do myself, but rather have a skilled welder do it. I've seen a couple of tangs that were si...

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My late wife was a "cost accountant" for a subsidiary of a major oil company... when some boss would complain about the quarterly reports, she'd quip... "... well what did you WANT them to say?" She'd tell me, "I can do that." She was called in to testify to Federal inv...

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Congrats on a fine shooter Pat. I've never heard of them before... This site just keeps on teachin'!

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Happy Birthday Lenn!

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As Arsenio Hall used to say... "Hhhmmm?"

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Happy Birthday Paul.

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I have an old pair of Sketchers my son gave me about 10 years ago... last year I saw the ads for the "slip-ons" and decided to give 'em a try. I have an odd foot size, the full size is just a tad too short, and next half size is far too loose, ending in blisters, etc. Unfortunately, this &...

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I was told it would also reduce paper consumption... yeah, right.... #$@%@& lies, all of it!

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Thank you gentlemen. Unfortunately, still trying to sort out the air conditioning on my truck. Work beckons! NOT!

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I passed my sniper qualifications with a Winchester mdl 94 .30-30 Rifle. And once passed my quarterly pistol qualification with a Colt SAA in 5 Colt. Not impossible... but familiarity wit the firearm certainly makes the difference. I'm sure that if I'd had too I could pass the current patrol rifle q...

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I've cleaned one several times. The fastest was with a 1911. The one at our cowboy club has five targets, and it's dead, at rest position has the top target slightly off center to the left, the clear fast way is the shoot the discs in a "walking" pattern, from to to bottom working from the...

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Many, many SASS shooters use conversion cylinders in their pistols. While I don't personally feel the attraction, I certainly understand it. Are you looking at the "drop-in" type or the type that physically alters the gun into cartridge only form? If the former, you may want to go over to ...

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I'm no fan of Henry Repeating Arms... but... https://hosting.photobucket.com/57b0d7aa-8069-4dd6-97f3-eda60262ebf8/badb1a62-9fd3-4b97-932c-49af4e689539.gif to THE Forum anyway! I'm just an old grouch who dislikes their ad campaigns. But, I do admire their customer service, commitment to American buil...

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and Welcome to THE Forum.

Boy, you certainly drug this thread outta the graveyard.

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Paladin wrote: ↑Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:13 pmI saw that a few days ago and had heard of them, but not seen any of the collection. I was impressed and saddened at the same time.

I gotta agree. I knew he had some fantastic guns in his collection (heresay from acquaintances), and saddened that he feels the need to pass them along.

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I've never owned a Sig... not likely to either.

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Not an old coot... at least until I try something easily accomplished at 25! Starting my 4th quarter in a little less than a week & hoping for at least one overtime quarter! Been here since 2007. Still hangin' around, nobody's tried pushing me off yet!

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