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by Twodot
Thu Apr 09, 2026 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doing some casting
Replies: 24
Views: 4080

Re: Doing some casting

I was talking about lubing the powder coated bullets before running through the Lee .358 sizing die. Before I started powder-coating, I would tumble the cast boolits with Alox before sizing. Right or wrong, I sprayed a little shot of WD-40 on the powder-coated boolits and shook them around in a tin...
by Twodot
Sun Mar 29, 2026 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doing some casting
Replies: 24
Views: 4080

Re: Doing some casting

I'm not sure if you have enough powder there to shot all those bullets :P
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by Twodot
Sat Mar 21, 2026 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Forum Issues / Speed / Loading / Down / Up / Sideways
Replies: 23
Views: 7595

Re: Forum Issues / Speed / Loading / Down / Up / Sideways

site is working like a champ for me now :)
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by Twodot
Sat Mar 21, 2026 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: casting molds "out of stock, no back order"
Replies: 10
Views: 1661

Re: casting molds "out of stock, no back order"

nwcatman,
you might want to see what the auction sites have listed for Lyman/RCBS/Saeco moulds and price yours accordingly, ( with a good guy discount for forum members ;) )
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by Twodot
Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On this day in 1908
Replies: 10
Views: 6285

Re: On this day in 1908

Bill in Oregon wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 8:30 am Seton, Baden-Powell and Beard. If there could be one more in the picture, it would have to be Frederick Russell Burnham.

Image
Frederick Russell Burnham, had to look him up.
Sounds like he was quite the guy!
Burnham_sidearm.jpg
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by Twodot
Mon Jan 26, 2026 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help with scope dilemma
Replies: 39
Views: 22372

Re: help with scope dilemma

a cheap plug for the sight owner:
SkinnerScopes2.jpg
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by Twodot
Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On this day in 1908
Replies: 10
Views: 6285

Re: On this day in 1908

Bill,
THANK YOU for not giving up.
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by Twodot
Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help with scope dilemma
Replies: 39
Views: 22372

Re: help with scope dilemma

you can always watch fleabay for an old one but quality is always a stuff shoot (:
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by Twodot
Tue Jan 20, 2026 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help with scope dilemma
Replies: 39
Views: 22372

Re: help with scope dilemma

depending on your budget, the Vintage Gun Scopes web site may be worth looking at

https://www.vintagegunscopes.com/

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by Twodot
Thu Jan 15, 2026 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN SIGHTS
Replies: 31
Views: 19059

Re: SIXGUN SIGHTS

IMG_7894.jpeg Many thanks! I'll whip up a batch of XTPs for testing and pull out a tape measure. By the way if you encounter one shooting high, the same concept applies, but you then pretty much have to make the front sight taller, unless you can actually deepen the rear one safely and effectively....
by Twodot
Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN SIGHTS
Replies: 31
Views: 19059

Re: SIXGUN SIGHTS

That being said, when I was doing police work I preferred fixed sights particularly on a SAA (yes I did carry one) or a Smith revolver. A 3 inch Smith 13 or 65 is pretty much the perfect gun fighting gun in my opinion. Nothing to knock out of line or break. I can’t tell you how many times I have se...
by Twodot
Mon Jan 12, 2026 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk
Replies: 32
Views: 20735

Re: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk

Currently shooting Blackhawk & Super Blackhawk, but
I want to try out a Bisley Vaquero before I vote.
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by Twodot
Thu Dec 11, 2025 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a little breezy in Wyoming.....
Replies: 8
Views: 1881

Re: a little breezy in Wyoming.....

AJMD429 wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 1:52 pm .
I wonder how many of those tractors are road-worthy after such rollovers...? Certainly any ordinary vehicle would pretty much be toast for the scrapyard after that.
bet most they didn't roll, just laid over.
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by Twodot
Wed Dec 10, 2025 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here me out
Replies: 11
Views: 2962

Re: Here me out

4t5 wrote: Wed Dec 10, 2025 8:09 am Looks like he stayed below 1400 fps only to prevent leading , wonder if he upped the BHN to 15 or 18 where it would take him ?
no where near 2700
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by Twodot
Sun Dec 07, 2025 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Visualizing the attack on Pearl
Replies: 9
Views: 1986

Re: Visualizing the attack on Pearl

Pearl Harbor.jpg
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by Twodot
Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FOR HUNTERS
Replies: 8
Views: 1812

Re: FOR HUNTERS

That's_Jake_10-20-86.jpg
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by Twodot
Sun Nov 30, 2025 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My 12 Year Old Grandson Took His First Deer
Replies: 10
Views: 2865

Re: My 12 Year Old Grandson Took His First Deer

Most excellent!
Give him an "Atta Boy" from the rest of us here
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by Twodot
Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was wondering how many of you have explored the Leverguns Site?
Replies: 27
Views: 10222

Re: I was wondering how many of you have explored the Leverguns Site?

I joined this forum to be able to view pictures posted here by the members after finding leverguns dot com and reading the articles of interest to me. Still go back on occasion and re-read some.
[ legal disclaimer? what legal disclaimer? ;) ]
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by Twodot
Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The last penny was minted in Philadelphia today
Replies: 15
Views: 4580

Re: The last penny was minted in Philadelphia today

I get a kick out of all these people saying they can't use pennies because they are no longer being minted - they are still legal tender. Until the very last penny is remelted they are currency. How about that 'Half Dime" I have in my sock drawer. Think I can buy anything with it at my local Q...
by Twodot
Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.
Replies: 4
Views: 2840

Re: Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.

nice country and pictures.

you do know there was a BIG bull elk hanging out at he bottom of that 'hole in the ground', don't you? ;)
and he was sayin' "I dare you to come and get me".
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by Twodot
Tue Oct 07, 2025 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No Elk...Yet
Replies: 13
Views: 6241

Re: No Elk...Yet

I don't know your location but I see the Bighorns picked up some snow over the week-end.
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by Twodot
Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: anyone heard from 6pt-sika?
Replies: 4
Views: 2437

anyone heard from 6pt-sika?

It appears he went missing from here & other forums sometime last May.
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by Twodot
Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No Elk...Yet
Replies: 13
Views: 6241

Re: No Elk...Yet

find any yet?
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by Twodot
Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Far Side
Replies: 8
Views: 4882

Re: The Far Side

first rate humor every time
(well, maybe a few groaners)
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by Twodot
Sat Sep 13, 2025 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 44 Lyman HPs
Replies: 20
Views: 10264

Re: 44 Lyman HPs

Bill in Oregon wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:58 am ................ They ought to be devastating on whatever they hit. ...........
Yup, that's what they call it, the Lyman Devastator Hollow Point Pistol Bullet, mould #429640.
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by Twodot
Thu Sep 04, 2025 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way, way off topic ! Stream restoration.
Replies: 13
Views: 4348

Re: Way, way off topic ! Stream restoration.

nice looking crick!
I'll bet the funding was easier to get than the permitting ;)
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by Twodot
Thu Sep 04, 2025 4:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Powder Coating Question
Replies: 7
Views: 2493

Re: Powder Coating Question

there's a fellow on the CastBoolits forum that uses the name Smoke4320 that sells pc powder that I and many others use.
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by Twodot
Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Day is today?
Replies: 16
Views: 10540

Re: What Day is today?

every day is SATURDAY!
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by Twodot
Tue Aug 05, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT... Skechers "Slip-in" Sneakers
Replies: 17
Views: 5831

Re: Way OT... Skechers "Slip-in" Sneakers

slip-in shoes won't last
they're a fad
just like smokeless powder
;)
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by Twodot
Sun Jul 20, 2025 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fishing
Replies: 8
Views: 2734

Re: Fishing

nice looking stretch of river jk! is that National Forest?
learning to "read" the water and knowing when to really pull on the oars takes time to master.
keep it up
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by Twodot
Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Boolits
Replies: 13
Views: 4500

Re: Cast Boolits

Rockrat, with 500 plus posts you must do more than hang out here
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by Twodot
Thu May 01, 2025 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Little Spring Woods Loafin'
Replies: 16
Views: 9836

Re: Little Spring Woods Loafin'

Nice story.
Nice rifle & revolver, nice Jeep and great red crusher.
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by Twodot
Fri Mar 21, 2025 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LASC Website Down
Replies: 7
Views: 5146

Re: LASC Website Down

by Twodot
Thu Mar 20, 2025 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: speaking of the environments
Replies: 5
Views: 2256

Re: speaking of the environments

NICE!
( up and down is a lot easier at sea level than at 8 or 9,000 feet :) )
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by Twodot
Tue Mar 18, 2025 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LASC Website Down
Replies: 7
Views: 5146

Re: LASC Website Down

I believe I read on another site that it's gone for good :cry:
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by Twodot
Sat Feb 08, 2025 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loaded for Bear
Replies: 15
Views: 11860

Re: Loaded for Bear

Red,
Best of luck on your hunt.
With a guide and what sounds like an experienced partner I'm sure you will do well.



WARNING, thread drift:
I have been hoping to find a nice blond for years! :)
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by Twodot
Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: how about a new topic
Replies: 17
Views: 6438

Re: how about a new topic

Crazy Horse wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 10:59 am I like books with lots of pictures, so I don't have to read much. Ha
and no big words either :wink:
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by Twodot
Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ot in md
Replies: 2
Views: 1337

Re: ot in md

^^^^^ +1
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by Twodot
Tue Jan 14, 2025 2:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love modern electronics in my truck, but when they don’t work..
Replies: 62
Views: 41599

Re: I love modern electronics in my truck, but when they don’t work..

nice 'burban marlinman93, is that the year with 1 door on the drivers side?
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by Twodot
Sun Jan 12, 2025 2:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HDNet - John Wayne Movies
Replies: 6
Views: 2638

Re: HDNet - John Wayne Movies

Bronco wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:19 am I remember one where he sang! Rough on the ears but he looked good doing it :mrgreen:
I think it was as "Singing Sandy" in one of his early black & white movies (?)
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by Twodot
Sun Dec 15, 2024 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many .357's is enough?
Replies: 17
Views: 6748

Re: How many .357's is enough?

"Just one more" was the correct answer indeed. :)
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by Twodot
Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Oldie from the Sixgunner.Com Archives
Replies: 17
Views: 3806

Re: Another Oldie from the Sixgunner.Com Archives

speaking of The Wayback Machine, this link (if it works) to the old Handloads Online website has some interesting info

https://web.archive.org/web/20160323215 ... loads.com/

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by Twodot
Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: December Seventh
Replies: 3
Views: 1173

Re: December Seventh

Pearl Harbor.jpg
by Twodot
Fri Nov 29, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Early Navigation
Replies: 8
Views: 2274

Re: Early Navigation

ouch
:lol:
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by Twodot
Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Billings Gun Show
Replies: 17
Views: 9617

Re: Billings Gun Show

if ya go on Saturday or Sunday ya can also take in the Pow-Wow ;)

https://www.billingspowwow.com/

just sayin'
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by Twodot
Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Billings Gun Show
Replies: 17
Views: 9617

Re: Billings Gun Show

vancelw wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 11:26 pm
Twodot wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:33 pm .
If I make it this year I'll be the one wearing the camo ball cap :D
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And the Carhart jacket?
brown duck Walls :)
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by Twodot
Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mule Deer With An Original Buffalo Sharps
Replies: 21
Views: 5897

Re: Mule Deer With An Original Buffalo Sharps

Shrapnel wrote: Fri Nov 15, 2024 8:53 pm
I am shooting 265 grain grease groove bullets with exceptional accuracy
for some, seeing is believing
better post that picture of the gopher ;)
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by Twodot
Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Billings Gun Show
Replies: 17
Views: 9617

Re: Billings Gun Show

Always was a pretty god show but I haven't been for 10 or 12 years.
The gal who had the pallets of primers set up by the overhead door was usually my first stop.
After than I didn't have much left to spend on other things.
If I make it this year I'll be the one wearing the camo ball cap :D
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by Twodot
Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Today in history -
Replies: 1
Views: 1003

Today in history -

October 26, 1881: Shots ring out near a corral in Tombstone It's three hours past high noon on the streets of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, when lawmen 'Doc' Holliday and the Earp Brothers meet the Clanton-McLaury gang and their feud erupts. Thirty seconds later three are dead, three are wounded, an...
by Twodot
Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Like a kid in a candy store.
Replies: 39
Views: 8280

Re: Like a kid in a candy store.

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 3:21 pm Now I just need an XR3 grip frame and to put these beautiful mesquite stocks on it.
maybe one of those brassy ones from Ronnie Wells

https://rwgripframes-com.3dcartstores.com/

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