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by Walt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 16
Views: 280

Re: Pulling bullets

I never even thought of using a shellholder in a kinetic bullet puller rather than the collet. What a pain to insert a large caliber cartridge loaded with a semi wadcutter into a collet!

Thanks for the tip, guys!
by Walt
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 23
Views: 457

Re: Guns of the Old West

Speaking of the decline in reading printed material, as I walk around my neighborhood I notice that newspapers are getting smaller and smaller, based on what I see rolled up in driveways. They are a mere shadow of what they were 20 years ago. It's a wonder that the local newspaper is even in busines...
by Walt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: RFK did NOT pick Gabbard - - - so now what...???
Replies: 6
Views: 166

Re: RFK picks Gabbard and.... Checkmate ..?

I will say again, I hope Trump's security team is loyal and always on their toes. I don't envy them.
by Walt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
Replies: 10
Views: 352

Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum

Regarding that loose dovetail.... My shooting buddy ordered a Smith model 629 Stealth Hunter from their custom shop and the front sight came loose. He took it to a gunsmith who staked the four corners of the sight but it came loose again. I took a sharp punch and dimpled the entire underside of the ...
by Walt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 382

Re: Reloading Setups

I shoot mostly pistol calibers and I use two Dillon 550s, one for small primers and the other for large, to load them. I do use my Rockchucker periodically. I really like the Dillon 550s for ease of changing calibers and for their fine customer service.
by Walt
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

Oh boy, those power tools.... My wife wanted me to buy a generator to run the house in case of a power outage so I bought a 13,000 watt unit despite the fact that we very rarely have outages and when we do, the power is usually back on in less than an hour. In fact, this community has underground po...
by Walt
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 437

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

Great pictures, Six....thanks!
by Walt
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 437

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

Great pictures, Scott.....thanks!
by Walt
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 437

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

Although almost all my revolvers and lever actions have adjustable sights, I tend to move them only when I'm changing loads. I keep my target perched on top of the front sight and raise it in relation to the apeture center when I'm shooting at greater distance than what the gun is sighted in at. It ...
by Walt
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
Replies: 29
Views: 688

Re: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load

Do you remember that story from half a dozen years ago about a guy in Alaska who was out walking his dog in the morning when he heard a small noise in the bushes just behind him? It was a grizzly bear that charged at him from close by. The man always carried a .454 in a belt holster and he emptied i...
by Walt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: article ...... Marlin 1894 Classic receives 2023 Editor's Choice Award
Replies: 7
Views: 333

Re: article ...... Marlin 1894 Classic receives 2023 Editor's Choice Award

I have a couple of 1894 Cowboy Limited leverguns. The one in .45 Colt is a JM with a 24" barrel, the other is one of the dreaded post JM models in .44 mag. The fit and finish of the .44 mag is fine but after I bought it new 7 years ago, I looked down the barrel and observed extreme tool "c...
by Walt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 24
Views: 800

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

Well, the guy died in the hospital so there's little likelihood that we'll ever know the truth.
by Walt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missing my sixguns
Replies: 19
Views: 660

Re: Missing my sixguns

Yep, best wishes, Scott. I hope it's all worthwhile and that it works out well for you and your team!
by Walt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

My wife and I got back from our trip yesterday. We had gone to Oklahoma City to visit our daughter, her husband and their 2 1/2 year old daughter for a few days and then drove down to the Ft Worth area to visit our son, his wife and their new baby girl. I hate being away from home so it's wonderful ...
by Walt
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
Replies: 22
Views: 893

Re: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421

No, at 840 fps it is definitely a standard pressure load. It's accurate and fun to shoot.
by Walt
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP Loads
Replies: 16
Views: 513

Re: 45 ACP Loads

It's 5.0 gr of Bullseye behind an RCBS 45-201 cast bullet for me. Shoots well and doesn't beat up my guns.
by Walt
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
Replies: 22
Views: 893

Re: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421

I have found that 7.0 gr of Power Pistol at about 840 fps works better for me than any other combination using 429421 bullets.
by Walt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bill Jordan video
Replies: 11
Views: 515

Bill Jordan video

I came across this video recently. I've had his book for decades and have read it a number of times. Among a lot of things that can be said about him, Bill Jordan was an extraordinary man; he was a great man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT0YHDY ... ponsAffair
by Walt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:35 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

Thanks, GK!
by Walt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1731

Re: Good old flattop

Hey, a Bird's Head! I've kinda been looking around for one but the only ones I've found around here are Ubertis. I do love Ruger Blackhawks in .45 Colt. I have five of them and probably shoot them more than any other caliber. I also have .45 Colts in Smith, Freedom Arms and Colt. Thanks for the pict...
by Walt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

My wife and I are heading out to Oklahoma City first thing tomorrow morning to visit our daughter, her husband and their 2 year old daughter. I asked her to make up a list of projects she wants me to do while we're there so I can avoid sitting in front of the TV and she did that. Then on Sunday we'l...
by Walt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1731

Re: Good old flattop

I'm very happy with mine. You sure polished yours up nice and purdy, Rube. Thanks for the picture!
by Walt
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1731

Re: Good old flattop

Yep, that's a very nice gun, YK! Thanks for the picture.
by Walt
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1731

Re: Good old flattop

Nice shooting, Jim and Scott. Thanks to all for the pictures.
by Walt
Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Last Outlaw movie review
Replies: 21
Views: 1565

Re: The Last Outlaw movie review

I've got nothing against the ones that aren't super egotistical leftists that spend their time preaching from a soapbox either but I give them neither my attention nor my money.
by Walt
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:00 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

I have a ferocious guilty conscience....can't do that.
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 25 yard standing offhand rimfire challenge
Replies: 6
Views: 484

Re: 25 yard standing offhand rimfire challenge

That looks like fun....ya did great!
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

The new gun will make you happier, longer.
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why isnt there more variety?
Replies: 20
Views: 1002

Re: Why isnt there more variety?

Because then the brass would be different lengths and we would complain about it.
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Went to a gun show today
Replies: 21
Views: 1587

Re: Went to a gun show today

Here in NM we used to have gun shows at the state fairgrounds but our ultra-left governor declared that no further gun transactions will be done in state-owned buildings. She seems to think that notoriety will get her somewhere. Maybe someday she'll advance to being a WallyWorld greeter.
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Last Outlaw movie review
Replies: 21
Views: 1565

Re: The Last Outlaw movie review

My solution to that is to avoid TVs and to never go to movies. I have no reason to watch people pretending to be someone they're not.
by Walt
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 65 218 Bee
Replies: 26
Views: 1778

Re: Winchester 65 218 Bee

About a year ago I saw a new Winchester 1885 in .218 Bee in a gun shop in the Ft Worth area. The price was reasonable....still kicking myself for not buying it. It was a slick little gun.
by Walt
Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guilty!
Replies: 27
Views: 1298

Re: Guilty!

I agree with Scott. Putting the entire blame-game aside, this is a sad story, tragic in that it impacted so many lives. The family of Halyna Hutchins, fellow crew members including director Joel Souza, certainly young Hannah Gutierrez Reed and her family and even Alec Baldwin have all had their live...
by Walt
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:40 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

Be sure that if you take your shotgun, you keep it tied to yourself with a short lanyard. That way if you're distracted by all the pain meds and the constant bzzzzzing of the drill, the dentist doesn't try to wrestle it from you.
by Walt
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guilty!
Replies: 27
Views: 1298

Re: Guilty!

From what I've read, Baldwin paid off the cinematographer's husband and then offered him an assistant director's job when the filming continued. What a slap in the face!
by Walt
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

I have a friend who moved from Colorado to Arkansas four years ago. She says it's easy to identify non-native people cuz they're the only ones who have teeth.
by Walt
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

Best dog I ever had was a female Dobermann. She understood me well. My old coyote hunting buddy, long gone, used to tell me he had a hard time communicating with his German Shorthair bird dog using one word commands. He said my dog clearly understood complete sentences. I do miss her. My wife wants ...
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

I'd love to see them! Congratulations, snkbittin, that's quite an endorsement coming from old Six.
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
Replies: 27
Views: 1752

Re: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?

The sights were the original adjustable rear and ramp front sights shooting at a white 12" steel gong at 100 yards. BTW, a 19th century American sportsman named E.E. Patridge invented the squared-off Patridge front sight and flat-bottom square rear sight.
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
Replies: 27
Views: 1752

Re: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?

In the late 70s and early 80s I shot a lot. My most accurate Ruger was a stainless 7 1/2" SBH which surprised me on a number of occasions with 5 shot sub 4" groups off hand at 100 yards. I owned a lot fewer guns at that time which was likely a contributing factor.
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

Hello Snkbittin, I'm a type 1 diabetic which means I don't produce any insulin naturally at all. My biggest help in this has been getting a continuous glucose monitor which eliminates all the finger sticks except when calibrating the monitor. My wife is a health nut so she keeps me pretty well in li...
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Garmin Zero chronograph
Replies: 4
Views: 302

Re: New Garmin Zero chronograph

I have an old screen-type Competition Electronics chronograph which is such an aggravation to use that it only comes along on special occasions. I also have a MagnetoSpeed but its practical use is only for rifles so those both have very limited applications. The Garmin's best features in my opinion ...
by Walt
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
Replies: 31
Views: 2383

Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911

My motorcycle riding buddy recently bought an RIA 1911 in 10mm. The first time out it became obvious that the ambidextrous safety contacted the knuckle of the trigger finger after a couple of shots, putting the gun out of action. I removed the right hand safety and the problem was resolved. It seems...
by Walt
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Garmin Zero chronograph
Replies: 4
Views: 302

New Garmin Zero chronograph

My son bought one of these chronographs a month or so ago and he was so impressed with it that I looked into them as well. These units were not generally available but he had managed to find one; I got an email from Dillon Precision saying they had a few of them on hand so I ordered one. I'm impress...
by Walt
Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
Replies: 31
Views: 2383

Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911

I have an early Kimber; it's probably the most reliable of my four 1911s.
by Walt
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Replies: 16
Views: 843

Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

Man, that's a beautiful gun! The pinnacle of the gunmaker's art...
by Walt
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3.5 inch .357
Replies: 16
Views: 893

Re: 3.5 inch .357

Scott, those 3 1/2" model 27s were some of the wickedest-looking revolvers ever made. I wish I had one. Congratulations on finding one....and good shooting!
by Walt
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this a good plan?
Replies: 15
Views: 1270

Re: Is this a good plan?

Doc AJ, that's a mighty fine prescription endorsement, coming from you!
by Walt
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

I load for way fewer calibers than you, maybe 25 or so and they're all standard calibers, no antiques. I have about 60 molds and I've grown more and more fond of aluminum molds like from Accurate Molds. Years ago I bought a couple of used Lee molds but I don't like them. I probably have half a dozen...
by Walt
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Replies: 12475
Views: 741080

Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect

I don't have any grass to cut. I do have a section about 10' wide and 150' long next to the street where alfalfa grows. I use my wheeled string trimmer to cut that down 3 or 4 times per summer but that's the extent of my mowing. Most people in this community don't even do that. We had some high wind...