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Well, that one certainly has a history. Thanks for sharing. Wonder if the Texas Rangers or Arizona Rangers or similar used it.

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Well, an interesting turn of events. I hope the next one holds up for you.

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Was out yesterday sometime until just now for me.

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Thanks for sharing. I thought that might be what it was. I don't have experience with it, but I've heard others talk about it, though it's been a while since I don't do CAS.

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Sorry to hear that it's going this way for you, and for all Ruger owners. I remember not long ago, I had some issues and Ruger bent over backwards for me. About 10 years ago. I had a Single Six that I bought used, and it started spitting lead after about a decade of use. So, I contacted Ruger and se...

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Will keep your healing in prayer. Interesting mod on the Hand Press. I drill mine deeper, so it will take more than the 20 or something that it normally takes. I can't remember if I've drilled my current one, but I drilled the previous. I got stupid and sold that one, and I couldn't live without it ...

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Glad we're back. I missed it.

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Great to have a trusted friend on your side. Thanks for sharing that about Brian's, 20,000 is a good long test.

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Wow, that is stuff no matter how you smell it. Sorry to hear about this for you Scott.

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I'm 6'5" and 330 right now. Been as long as 285 and as high as 360. I'm no the way down currently. I conceal a 1911 very well, so well in fact, that once my gun buddy and I were going to a few gun stores together and he asked me if I was carrying. He tried to tell and couldn't. I don't conceal ...

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I didn't know that there wasn't a SAAMI spec for the 45-90. I went and looked. Thanks for bringing that to our attention.

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I haven't hardly shot a factory round of centerfire in about 10 years.

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I like as soft a bullet as I can get away with. Wheel weights, which are 10-11 BHN usually serve me well. You can just barely mar them with a fingernail, but you can't scratch them. You can put a very minor nick in the edge if you try.

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Interesting discussion. I was thinking about what the problem could have been before I read the finale. Glad you got it sorted out.

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Wow, my post was rife with typos. I was typing while my boy was "dadding" me. I love the boy, but when a young'un is nagging you, it ain't conducive to proper english.

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This is not meant at you Jim, and I know you didn't mean your comments in a derogatory way or at me. The argument for an old model gun always seems to include a statement about new shooters or those that don't take the time to learn the use of a 4 click gun properly. It kinda irritates me, I choose ...

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WOW! That's an awesome blessing! Glad for you.

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I haven't shot a whole bunch of Armscor, but what I did shoot wasn't very consistent in sound or in hitting the target. Didn't run any across the chrono, course... you take the chance of a weak one going low and taking out said chronograph.

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Thanks for sharing.

I personally don't care if a gun has a ring around the cylinder or not, to me, it's a moot point. Take that from someone that loves New Model Rugers though!

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Nice! I have ordered a couple moulds from Accurate in the last 6 months and they both have been great casters. Nice rifle too.

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Took me a minute to find the original thread. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showth ... er+surface

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I seated a cast bullet without powder coat/or crimp today and it jammed when it went into the rifling. I tapped it out from the muzzle with a muzzle protector around the rod. It was engraved about 3/8 inch up the bore rider. I then seated the bullet with the seating die turned into the same spot it...

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I don't think the bore is tight due to copper fouling. With the bullet being a touch undersized, but the gas check being sized to the appropriate size you could try the full power loads you want and see how they do. I ran across this technique for powder coating just the driving bands, and I saved t...

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I never would have thought it. When I first read the title I was expecting you to have been bucked of the side of a mountain or something, not target shooting. Glad it didn't give you a wicked splinter in the face.

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The smaller Ruger XR3 grip frame doesn't fit me. My hand feels bunched. But the larger XR3-RED grip frame fits me, so that's what I go with. I can't remember for sure when the Old Models started using the XR3-RED grip frame, maybe 67?

I fitted a stainless XR3-RED grip frame to my New Model flattop.

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I didn't partake in the super bowl either. I didn't know it was super bowl until my wife told me that's why the store was packed Saturday. I had not heard of bad bunny until recently when it was announced he would be in the half time show. On a more interesting note, and speaking of things I just le...

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I haven't ever shot an old model Blackhawk, but I've shot some Colt clones. I've shot New Model Blackhawks and Single Sixes quite a bit, as it's my preferred platform. Honestly, I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't prefer them. I want all 6 chambers loaded. I like not having to fiddle with finding th...

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fordwannabe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 07, 2026 10:07 pm Thanks Guys! I bought myself a German drilling for a present to myself.

DANG! I look forward to seeing that.

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Happy Birthday Tom!

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I wondered about him myself. Thanks for sharing Jim.

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I've taken the sharp edges off a finger lever on several occasions. Either just live with it being shiny or have the lever reblued.

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I have had, on two separate occasions and guns, Ruger New Models that locked up due to a binding hammer plunger. Now... that isn't to say it's a common problem, but, that if you mess primarily with a particular model, you learn all its quirks. That’s exactly what happened to my Bowen SBH. It was th...

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I thought you were going to say my wife admits I'm right about something! 😆 I'm going on 53 years married to my bride and still waiting for her to comment that I'm right about something without it being her idea first. :o I enjoy watching my wife struggle to open a package, then having to ask to bo...

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I have had, on two separate occasions and guns, Ruger New Models that locked up due to a binding hammer plunger. Now... that isn't to say it's a common problem, but, that if you mess primarily with a particular model, you learn all its quirks.

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That is a nice one, congratulations.

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I'd shoot it up. I'd also take the high grade 71's and shoot them. You can't take the guns or the money with you when you check out. Better be right with the Lord though when that time comes. Kids don't want leverguns, find a young person that does and make a few gifts. I caught the levergun bug whe...

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Nice. I like those. I don't think I've heard of Dawson before.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:52 pm
LeverGunner wrote: ↑Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:19 pm I love the holster wear on my Blackhawk after carrying it full time 4-5 years.

That’s a great looking sixgun!

Thank you very much!

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I love the holster wear on my Blackhawk after carrying it full time 4-5 years.

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I am less experienced carrying a revolver in a leather holster. What is your typical "rule of thumb" when a revolver and holster are not in use on your belt, do you store them separately ? Seems like my 3" GP100 should spend more time in a lightly used Simply Rugged pancake holster (...

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I catch flak around here because I frequently change my carry gun. I'm quite happy to carry single action and double action revolvers, and all manner of semi autos. Heck, today I carried two .38 spl snubbies. One left handed and the other right handed. Other than the fact that the two together weig...

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Scott, my Simply Rugged SAA "sourdough" holster just arrived. Looks like we'll be carrying the same thing pretty soon. :D Seems I'll be in good company. https://i.postimg.cc/QNkF0HSB/EB9A3650-5AAC-4CE7-8F35-B18D4F20B7FD.jpg I carry mine IWB most of the time. It's very comfortable. I forge...

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I've been carrying for around 15 years. In that time I've carried a variety of guns from an NAA mini, a S&W 642, an LCP, and several full sized guns like a S&W 4006, Glock 22, and several 1911s. I've been carrying a single action, a Blackhawk more specifically, for about 5 years now. Prior t...

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That's really awesome! The condition on that is amazing. Thanks for showing the inner magazine assembly. I'd like to see pictures of the breech, lifter from the top, more pictures in general. Well done!

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I emailed the new owners and they said they'd send samples of their bullets for my to enter into BulletMatch. I'm pretty excited about that. The MBW bullets I've used in the past are excellent.

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Thanks for the chuckle JB.

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Does the riser piece interfere with the notch? I mean, can you see the riser in the notch when the sight is at its lowest setting? My buddy had a new Rossi a couple of years ago and that is how the sight was. Also, I can't remember exactly what, but there was something else about it that was weird. ...

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Ah okay. It looks better than the previous rear sights they offered.

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Upon reading the title I thought, there ain't much that I wouldn't trade an AR for. Welp, you hit one of them.

That said, an A2 rifle is the best looking and feeling AR, and I would like to have one. I traded the last one on an 1894 Marlin.

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What rear sight is it?

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