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I bet it's pretty peaceful back in there. At least until you start hearing banjos. :D jb 8) I got a chuckle out the one ol' boy tellin' me... "what a couple of old guys will do in the name of deer hunting!" We were all soaked in sweat getting those blinds out of the trailer. And that was ...

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I've always used 45ACP dies for the 45 Auto, and 45 Colt sizers for the 45 Colt and Cowboy45Special. ACP dies give a slight taper to the case. I don't have any Dillon dies for the ACP, just RCBS, and I'm not sure they're tall enough for the Colt.

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I delivered 8 hunting blinds to a guy in VA this morning... thru the early afternoon. Blinds were from Redneck Blinds out of Lamar, MO to this spot. Delivery spot.jpg This spot was SE of Emporia, VA. I had to drag my 53' trailer down this little lane with a couple of turns from one lane to another t...

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When I was about 10 or 11 years old, my grandad taught me to raise my outside elbow toward horizontal and to hook the toe of the stock into my armpit, not under my collarbone. Raising the elbow makes all the difference. At 13, my first center-fire was a hooked butt plate Remington M8, 35 Remington ...

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The thing I like about 231 vs Titegroup is the much wider latitude for load density and wider velocity range on published safe loads.

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I no longer shoot a lot of Unique, but in my Cowboy 45 Specials for cowboy action in my Colt SAAs, I want to shoot around 750 fps, so I'd reduce my load to 5.1 grains of Unique. With hardcast bullets of around 15-16Bhn, I didn't get any leading. When my son bought a couple 8 lb tubs of Titegroup, I ...

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Sat Jul 20, 2024 1:33 pm Wow! What a nice thing to do!

Very cool!!!

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DITTO!

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No problem. As one who shoots so I can reload, I understand the distinction. As with hot rods, or just about any hobby, either you do it because you enjoy it, or it becomes a chore. When I was younger, the worst feeling in the world was the pressure to get the car fixed so I could get to work... My ...

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That's a little harsh there Steve. If you read what I wrote, you'd see that my wife calculated that as a cost... I don't.... however, maybe I should, as I'm self employed, and if reloading or anything else takes away time that I could be earning a living... I should include that as a cost. Feel free...

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Farmerjohn wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 7:29 pm... a buddy who uses them they are super soft for cowboy compition, like 8 or 9 brinell and 850 to 900fps.

IMO, bullets that soft need to be below 1300 fps, and even that would contingent bore condition, lube effectiveness, powder choice, etc. Be ever watchful for barrel leading.

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...the Rossi’s that are in rifle configuration - is there much different about them or are they similar quality to the carbine style ones? (The rifle style being without barrel bands etc) I have two carbines, a fancy engraved one with a gold-toned receiver and a std one. Both were about equal in te...

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Did he torque it past center or is it just hand tight and went past center? You have to index to have some torque ,at least 1/16" -3/16" rotational prior to top dead center. You could use precision steel shim but you will see it at frame face . Look like chit. For me first step would be c...

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Many years ago, my wife questioned the purchase of a Dillon 550B. I was loading for 3 shooters in cowboy action, and it took nearly a couple of hours every evening during the week to load up shotshells, 45 Colt for me and .38 Specials for her and the boy on the RCBS Jr II I had at the time for the 3...

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When I had my first case of tonsillitis, my Mom worked for an oral surgeon, he advised against me getting a tonsillectomy... and over the past 67 years, I've had a few re-occurrences of tonsillitis, but all in all, I feel I've avoided far worse ailments due to still having tonsils that are capable o...

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In a former life, I was a "parts guy"... One of my prized possessions is my Chevy '49-'72 truck parts book. I have the parts book for my Camaro, both newer pickups, and my Ford Tractor... I don't trust either the skills of the parts geek behind the counter at the parts store, or the Chevy ...

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There's something just WRONG here...

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Glad to hear there was a positive outcome Brad. I went to a private elementary school... out in the country for city kids. Owned by the 2nd largest land owner in the county. 1st grade, readin', writin', 'rithmatic, Spanish, and "life skills"... read: gardening and farm chores. Just outside...

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I lost a good friend a couple of weeks ago while he was cutting hay for a friend... mowing the edges of a tank and the bank collapsed, turning the tractor over into the tank, pinning him underwater... I avoid the edges of my tank at all costs... a word to the wise that caution in necessary, and it o...

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One hint... they don't like the rear barrel band cinched down tight. I have two examples in .357 and they both responded well to loosening of the band screw, a little Lock-Tite to hold the screw in place...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:36 am And I really don't care for it now.

https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/gett ... lever-gun/

Gotta agree, but if it floats someone's boat, more power to 'em.

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I've been using RedDot in my 45 Colts for nearly 35 years. I now keep at least one full 8 lb jug on hand.

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I believe that silver & red can is the last 1lb can of Unique I bought. However, since 2013 when this shot was taken, https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/DSCN0411_zps5aa24dff.jpg there's much more in there. Including a 8lb jug of Unique. But, it doesn't get used much, I think I've...

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If it just weren't in one of those shoulder bruisin' cartridges...

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I'd thought that maybe the Interarms "Virginian Dragoon" was already out, but, no, it didn't appear until 1973.

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Not uncommon to break a transfer bar. A fair number of cowboy action shooters have done the delete the bar modification on their New Models for this reason.

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I've never stored or even put away a shotgun loaded or with snap-caps; all of them stay in the safe open & empty. My 870 is 52 years old, my side-by-sides range from 38 to 24, two of my 1897s are closer to 100 & 110 years old than not and I've never had a broken main spring or firing pin. I ...

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I only have two guns that are chambered in cartridges developed after I was born... A 375 Marlin and a Remington 700 in 7mmRemMag. Excepting a M-1 Garand, 1903A3, 1911s & a mdl 65 S&W, both firearm &/or cartridge were developed prior to 1900. I only have 2 shotguns whose design post-date...

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The vast majority of the populace have certainly grown less discerning of those we elect to represent us. But, paraphrasing what Ayn Rand so famously wrote, any man worthy of holding public office is too scrupulous to stoop to run for it.

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There is hope... before

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And after

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And yet today, it more closely resembles the "before" pictue!

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I went back and cleaned it again. I was able to remove even more fouling. I used a bronze brush this time and I almost never put a brush of any kind in a revolver bore. Kinda makes me suspicious that something else is going on here. It looked clean last time but I could see some fouling a couple of...

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I got fuel the other day in Oakley, KS and started missing shortly (couple hundred miles), thereafter, steadily getting worse... now in KW shop in Fargo, ND and they found algae & water in fuel! So not only did get robbed at pump, but I have to pay for the cleanup also! Plus they found #5 injec...

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I had a Ruger 3-screw stolen back in 1974. In 1988, I got a phone from a neighboring city police detective asking about my gun. Apparently it was recovered following a robbery. 2-time loser so he used a knife in the actual robbery, so according to CA law the gun didn't have to be destroyed. I went t...

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I got fuel the other day inOakley, KS and started missing shortly (couple hundred miles), thereafter, steadily getting worse... now in KW shop in Fargo, ND and they found algae & water in fuel! So not only did get robbed at pump, but I have to pay for the cleanup also!

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 6:32 pm
Griff wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 5:50 pm
GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:41 amHere the Green Sunfish is considered an invasive species and if anglers catch them they are expected to be killed on the
Ray wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 7:49 pmAh, the vagaries and nuances of "the law" !
Not to mention the vagaries and nuances of English!

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:41 amHere the Green Sunfish is considered an invasive species and if anglers catch them they are expected to be killed on the spot.

Harsh treatment for unsuspecting anglers!

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I've not done any loading of the .30-30 with pistol powders, but have heard that light loads were quite satisfactory @ around 10 grains of Unique also. So, being curious, I looked up on Quick Load what that was predicted to produce. I looked at a 117 grain GC bullet from a Lyman mold and from my 26&...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:52 pmI’m betting that this gun was shot with jacketed bullets years ago and put up without cleaning the bore.

That'll do it!

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2024 2:56 pmI understand Jim, I'm just looking at all the scenarios of it .
I haven't bought anything new in a while, not that I don't want to but I tend to not buy during blue times( if you get my drift)

Some of those differences can be dependent on State or Local law.

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I drilled & tapped a '66 Centennial commemorative for a tang peep. Then installed a Lyman # 2 peep and a #17A front sight on it. It is what it is... a good shooter! DSCN1357.JPG Then there's my Canadian Centennial, which wears a Trapper front end and XXX Fancy carbine stock with an early style c...

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Grizz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 3:17 pmMan that looks good, and both food groups too !

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 12:22 pm Griff, those look wonderful Will try them directly.

Thanks, I wish I could take credit for 'em, but my old hunting partner from CA turned me onto it.

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If you want some spicy potatoes to go with that chicken, or pork, or beef, try this. Wash the dirt off a couple (more if feeding more than one), medium red skinned potatoes; cut into quarters (or smaller if you want bite sized), drop into a large mixing bowl, pour in enough virgin olive oil to coat ...

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Ahh... dick Cepek's! some time in the 1980s they opened a new store in Garden Grove, not far from where my folks lived. I bought my lift kit for the '72 Blazer I owned at the time there, and a set of Gumbo Mudders, a roll cage, etc... Fun store! I wish I still had that Blazer... along with a few oth...

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Griff, I would bet that what you've got there in your 5-gallon bucket is not linotype: you've more likely got foundry type metal which is waay richer in tin and antimony than linotype and is wonderful for alloying as you have been doing for many years. Lino is hard but not so hard as to be brittle ...

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Shortly before moving to TX in 1990 I bought a 5 gallon bucket of linotype letters from a print shop that was transitioning all lithographic printing computerized typesetting. I've been mixing it 1:6 parts of wheel weights. I get between 18-20 Bhn depending on how accurate my mixing is. I pour the m...

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"If you don't have $4,000 sitting around, you should just get a shovel"... Pretty elitist, in my book.

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Yep... All I get is the standard msg: "castboolits.gunloads.com’s server IP address could not be found.

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I first met Mike in 1986 at EOT when it was held in Coto de Caza in Southern California. After he witnessed my attempt at the long range side match with a .53 caliber Hawken, he suggested a cartridge rifle would be a better choice. Over the next several months we talked quite a bit about the various...

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Give me an Auto-Ordnance 1928 in 45ACP... it ain't the recoil so much as the weight of the bolt slamming back! It ain't light, but looks as menacing as all get-out!

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