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I had a mentor of sorts, a friend who was a few years older than me who owned a lot of guns, particularly shotguns. His parents had been moderately wealthy, owning several motels along highway 66 in Grants and Gallup, NM. He was an outstanding skeet shooter, winning state championships in '69 and '7...

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Back when I got my first SBH I switched between the original grips, Hogues, Herretts, Uncle Mikes, Pachmyers and then went back to the original dark walnuts. I've stuck with them ever since. Also, I can shoot better with the old "plowhandle" grip frame guns than with my Bisley-frame .44 mag.

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When do you estimate you'll be riding your bikes again? I can't wait to get up into the mountains again. I called the Forest Service last week and was told that all their gates are now open. It's time.

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Beautiful blades and very nice work, Vall. You're a master of many things. I have a number of Damascus knives but I have bought them all instead of contributing my own labor.
Thanks for the pictures.

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Thanks for the pictures, Jim.

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John, I'm amazed you weren't overrun by squirrels since you didn't take a gun.

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My wife and I sometimes go to an 1880s era saloon in Cerrillos NM that has outstanding food. Their restroom sign is more blunt; WASH YOUR F***ING HANDS! No asterisks on their sign, though.

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Happy birthday, Jim!

Like Will said, take a few shots today.

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I spent my entire career employed by an industrial sales company. During the mid 80s I was a manager (a miserable job) and I had salespeople working in various parts of Texas and New Mexico whom I visited on a more or less regular basis. During that time I flew an estimated 550 flights on Southwest ...

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Fantastic machines indeed and I take great deal of pride in them. They are in a class of their own.

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There recently was discussion about "soul-less" guns, the ARs in particular. I have a couple of 7 1/2" Freedom Arms model 83s, a .454 and a .44 mag. I regard them as outstanding tools but they are pretty soul-less. My 5 1/2" model 97 is much better in that category but not as sou...

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John, I have read that Vietnam is a popular tourist spot nowadays. I hope they have a safe and enjoyable vacation.

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I don't really keep up with semi autos because I almost exclusively shoot revolvers but that sounds like a good one. I'll look it up. I'm glad to see your pop out with you and shooting. I'll bet he was having a good time. Plus, it looks like a nice day; nice and warm with a fair number of spots with...

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That's great news, Crazy Horse! I'm happy to hear that you'll be back in business with that fine gun soon.
Heck, it'll be better than ever.

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You have a nice setup, Pat. They're great shooters if you don't mind the long barrel. I guess I had forgotten that Andy had purchased Belt Mountain. Wonderful!

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Although I have a good number of rifles with bottle-necked cartridges, the only one I frequently reload is .30-30. I use Hornady UNIQUE Case Lube which is a paste and comes in a small tub. I have used the spray lubes but I don't like the dimples it puts into the cartridge shoulders. I can apply the ...

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I wish I could find Universal. I do use Unique but pretty sparingly. I use #9 for high velocity .41 mag loads and Titegroup and 231 for almost everything else. I do use Power Pistol (7.5 gr behind 240 gr machine cast bullets in .44 Spl) and consider it to be an excellent powder. Oh, and I still use ...

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The Garmin chronographs are very sensitive and I'm guessing yours may have chrono'd the velocity of the gas escaping the split in the barrel.

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I have several Super Blackhawks. Back when I was doing my best shooting about 30 years ago, my stainless 7 1/2" SBH was the gun I shot the very best. My load was the Lyman 429421 in front of 20.5 gr of 2400 and I could usually keep five out of five shots on a 12" gong at 100 yards offhand....

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My shooting partner and I went to our normal spot on Monday and I took nothing but .41 magnums; four of them in fact. It's sure a wonderful caliber. I have two loads that I ordinarily use, both using the plain-base RCBS 41-210; The milder one is 19 gr of 4227 at about 1200 fps and the other is 17 gr...

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We got some more rain last night, lost power for a couple of hours. Amy and I are driving to Oklahoma City tomorrow to visit our daughter and her family for a few days. Their youngest daughter is turning one year old tomorrow. We'll be on the road well before sunrise. It's an eight hour drive but si...

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Scott, did you actually experience anything erratic with the other loads?

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I'm with you, Blaine. I also have a 9422 and a 9422M which I think are exquisite levers. Also a Henry with an octagonal barrel in .22M, a couple of old Winchester pumps, a Nylon 66, etc.

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My younger sister lives in Hamburg and they're supposed to have unusually powerful wind over there too.

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I have a Smith model 34 kit gun in .22lr. Years ago I took it around to several gunsmiths to have it rebored to fire .22 mags but nobody wanted to do the job. Now that I have a convertible Single Six I think I'll just leave the model 34 alone.

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Happy birthday to Kristy! I hope you both had a great day yesterday.

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Our son and his wife welcomed a brand new April Fool's Day granddaughter into the world yesterday. Mama and baby are doing fine.

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It's beautiful, Last! I hope it shoots as well as it looks.

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John, pinon trees (a Hispanic name with a tilde over the n, pronounced like pinyon) are evergreens that look very similar to pine trees. They bear small nuts that are about 1/4" in diameter and 3/8" long that have a thin shell and are sometimes roasted. They don't bear nuts every year but ...

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Jay, do you use the wood in a fireplace or in a free-standing stove?

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You are a very forgiving gentleman and you have a wonderful way with words. I admire that.

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I think that was a pretty foolish prank. You don't mess with someone else's gun.

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Jim, I did the same thing. The front sight blade on my model 97 was too wide for the notch in the rear sight, filling it almost completely. I didn't want to open the rear sight so I ordered a red fiber optic sight (my first) which provides plenty of space on either side of the sight blade. The new o...

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Now, that's really odd but I'm glad it isn't dead. NM has been bone dry but rain is forecast for tomorrow. I hope we get it. Over the past almost 30 years we've lived in this house, we have lost over a hundred pinon trees to bark beetles which chew rings around the trunk under the bark which effecti...

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I don't have a problam with the dogs; they usually seem pretty well behaved. My problem is with the entitled jerks who wander around with them, desperately searching for someone to admire or pet their dogs.

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Twodot, there are 17 or 18 thousand machine cast bullets in coffee cans on the shelf to the left. Not the same as hand-cast but usable just the same.

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Many people have reported better luck on deer and elk-sized game with ELD-Ms than with the ELD-Xs. The manufacturer may not recommend target bullets but they work. Just like the recommendation against using .22 centerfires for deer and elk. They work.

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I shake and have the jitters so badly that I don't do well with long barrels; they amplify my inability to settle down and hold fairly still. So I do better with the shorter barrels and my ability to focus on the front sight is improved as well.

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IT'S BETTER TO BE JUDGED BY TWELVE THAN TO BE CARRIED BY SIX.

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In his book, "When the Dogs Bark Treed", Elliot Barker recounts his time reducing the predator population at Vermejo Park in northern NM in the 20s and 30s. His rifle was a model 94 in .32 Special which he used for everything from dispatching treed mountain lions to providing elk meat and ...

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Therapy sessions indeed!

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I cast mostly when the weather isn't inviting. I normally cast with two molds and while I don't enjoy marathon casting sessions, I'm done after at most a couple of hundred bullets. I love Accurate Molds aluminum molds for their light weight and perfect mold cavities but I use both RCBS and Lyman mol...

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Incredible how many things have gone down the toilet in the past couple of decades; accountability, decency, morality, formality and so many others. The way people dress these days amazes me; people have no shame.

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Thank you, Bill!

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Griff, I agree completely.

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You may have noticed that commercial bullet casting companies show "out of stock" on nearly all of their products. I think people are nervous about future availability and they're stocking up on bullets and molds.

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Even if your game of choice wasn't cooperating, it still must have been a very enjoyable day.

Thanks for the picture, GK!

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Great pictures, OW but they make me feel cold. Our winter and spring are considered to be very warm and dry. It was up in the 80s yesterday so I went for a nice ride on my BMW. You have such a beautiful place, very very nice! What a treasure! I'm happy to see that your Dad is still going with you, t...

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Nice shooting, old guy! I didn't go shooting yesterday because it was in the high 30s and the wind was howling. I didn't go today because my shooting buddy had an appointment at the VA, but we will be out there bright and early tomorrow. I bought an as new Single Six a couple of weeks ago with both ...

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It is ridiculous that "emotional support" dogs are allowed in ANY public place. I silently curse people who bring them into grocery stores and a few other places. If you need emotional support go see your shrink.

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