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CraigC

problem here is those older less technology trucks are all rotted away...I'd get a HiLux in a hot second if they'd allow it... They are and the ones that aren't are crazy expensive. This truck was for sale locally. It's a `51 Chevy body on an `80's K20 frame. It' s a cool truck and they did a decen...

CraigC

CraigC, your Chevy truck is beautiful.....thanks for the picture! Thanks! Other than the exterior plastic being sun damaged, it was practically new when I got it, at 19yrs old. The tires were also dry rotted. I replaced the tires, lights and mirrors. Installed a new head unit with navigation, two a...

CraigC

If they charged you $100 for a fuel or oil filter, they saw you coming. No offense, but that must be a dealer price. Sorry but it's not that kind of shop. They got `em where they got `em, they cost what they cost. I don't know what your intent here is but do we really need to analyze line by line t...

CraigC

jeepnik wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:09 pmIf you can change an engine why were you paying $400 for an oil change?

Two fuel filters at $100 apiece and 12 quarts of synthetic oil, it adds up. The labor was the smallest component. It hasn't been worth it to me to do my own oil changes in years.

CraigC

I've pretty much thrown in the towel on new vehicles. I bought a new `16 Ram 2500 with the Cummins and thought I'd drive it until I was an old man. I work from home so I don't put a lot of miles on a vehicle. At less than three years old, I took it in for basic type nitpicking recalls and the idiots...

CraigC

The old Beartooth 355gr is my favorite. At standard pressure using the upper crimp groove, they'll run over 1200fps out of a revolver. Did a really good job on an 1800lb longhorn I tested them on. Using the lower crimp groove and more H110 than any manual would suggest, I got them to 1350fps out of ...

CraigC

Got it and put it up, thanks! I think I had saved most the pics. I saved everything back then. I found a lot of articles I had saved too but I need to go through them.

CraigC

That's it.

CraigC

Here's the "working gun" article.

http://www.sixgunner.org/working-gun.html

CraigC

Okay, I'll leave the "afters" out of that one.

If you have it, I'll put it up. Maybe I'm stuck in the past but I love the stuff from the old site.

CraigC

Was this one attached to an article?

CraigC

I have this as "after". I couldn't find a version on the wayback machine with pics but I'd like to add them to the article if it's appropriate. I remember it being one of my favorite articles. Hope I'm not being too much trouble.

CraigC

Hey Jim, do you have any pics of the "Working gun"? I'm working on that one and a few others.

I've got some old pics with your name in the file name. I just don't remember what article they're from. I have some marked "before" and "after". Is this it?

CraigC

Since the Linebaugh site went down, I thought this would be a fitting first article to put up from the old Sixgunner site. Many thanks to Jim Taylor for providing them. I found it easier to do a screenshot pic for the loading data tables. Met me know if I missed anything. More to come..... http://ww...

CraigC

JimT wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:35 pmThank you.

Thank you sir, very much! I got the email and will get started on them shortly.

CraigC

I'd be glad to add this article to the Sixgunner site, with pics if possible. Or any other article from the old site. You are welcome to take it. Unfortunately I don't have many photos from the old Sixgunner site .. and some of the ones I do have are not very good. I have quite a few articles thoug...

CraigC

I'd be glad to add this article to the Sixgunner site, with pics if possible. Or any other article from the old site.

CraigC

I still really like the 1907's from Brownells.

CraigC

I haven't tried the XTP's but the 180gr Gold Dot is nasty at 1400fps. I found these on sale for $28 bucks a hundred . So I got a few hundred and was happy to find out they shoot very good in the 38wcf. After initial load testing was complete , I really don't shoot these often , simply because getti...

CraigC

Seriously, somebody needs to be horsewhipped for this.A little pictorial retribution.

CraigC

JimT wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:11 amThose days are gone forever. Sorry.

Definitely!

CraigC

I haven't tried the XTP's but the 180gr Gold Dot is nasty at 1400fps.

CraigC

Agree 100% on the .357 comments. I have some wonderful sixguns that chamber the cartridge but it will never be a favorite. The very best of .357 sixguns get converted to something more interesting, like the two projects I've got going now. There will always be something special about the ole .38WCF.

CraigC

It's nuts! I haven't needed percussion caps in a while but it seems in my restocking of supplies during a period of political calm, I only bought large primers. Last week I bought a box each of small rifle and small pistol and the tally was over $200! Unbelievable. I'm used to them being $30-$35 a b...

CraigC

I love the old guns that show plenty of wear but still are mechanically sound. I really have no interest in finding collectable quality guns. I like them even more if they have been customized as long as the change makes them more useful. I have several enjoy them more than some others I have with ...

CraigC

Very nice! It's strange, as much as I love the 38, and always have room for more, I have never owned a SAA or any other handgun in that chambering. I probably should have looked for one years ago. A friend had a beautiful 1st gen 5.5" Colt about 25 years ago. I should have snagged it. It's an ...

CraigC

I think the .38-40 deserves to be far more popular than it is. My .38-40 long gun is a Uberti 1873 Deluxe Sporting Rifle but I'd love to have a nice 1892 in the chambering. https://photos.imageevent.com/newfrontier45/rifles/large/IMG_7316b.jpg I pair with this 3rd generation Colt but I've got a Cima...

CraigC

The 250gr Keith is classic but honestly, I've killed a whole slew of stuff with generic 240gr bevel base SWC's at 1100-1400fps. WFN's make a bigger hole but for deer sized game, the SWC is plenty.

CraigC

Dusty Texian wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:27 amFor a walk around in the woods gun.....

That's my favorite kind! Also love the .38-40, two thumbs up!

CraigC

The new ones I've seen have the safety.

CraigC

But I did find a Chiappa branded .44.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/934797749

CraigC

Okay, I noticed that the Taylor's 1892 looks just like the Dixie Gun Works version and they're both made by Chiappa. The DGW listing says they're 1-16" twist. They're also drilled & tapped for a tang sight and I don't see a safety. So it very well could be that all the newer Chiappa 1892's ...

CraigC

I'm not 100% sure about Taylor's but I think they are Chiappas. I was soured on them when their `76's came out and not only did they have function issues but their wood grain was painted on. Still, if they have a faster twist, it may be worth it. Although I also have to weigh the cost of a rifle aga...

CraigC

Whatever it is, it can't be good.

CraigC

Thanks!

CraigC

I've got two 1-38" Marlins and they shoot well with bullets up to 300gr but I always wanted something with a faster twist for heavy bullets. My handloads specific to the Super Redhawk and custom oversized six-shot Bisley .44Mag get a 330gr to 1450fps and a 355gr to 1350fps and I'd love to try t...

CraigC

I may go ahead and put one of those red dots on it and see how it does with some 335's. Eyeballs ain't what they used to be.

CraigC

Now that color cased SBH is a looker! I bought a secondhand Bowen cut to 5.5" that I really like but it's all blue.

CraigC

Craig, again, welcome back and PM sent. What do you think the year of manufacture is on your Puma? Mine was a very early one and fraught with problems. If yours is later vintage, according to our own "Nate K Jones" aka Steve Young, they figured it out in about 3 years, and I trust his jud...

CraigC

Nice! The MPX is really the Cadillac. Probably the only thing that gives the MP5 a run for the money but also more modernized.

CraigC

The reviews on the 9mm version have been very good. For now, this is my favorite "subgun". Which uses the same mags as the 9mm AK. Actually that's PSA's 32rd magazine in the pic.

CraigC

I love their 20" carbines but man do I wish they'd tighten up the twist rate. Had a 16" Winchester and for me, it just seemed too short.

CraigC

I'd still like to have one of their 9mm versions, as a braced pistol. They seem like a really fun bullet hose, for times when you're in the mood for such a thing.

CraigC

Thanks gents! I was surprised at the wood on the Puma. I ordered a scout rail for it and was going to put a red dot on it. The two Winchesters have receiver sights on them. I also got a Winchester .375 on a trip through Maine a few years ago but no pics of it.

CraigC

I haven't been on here in a coon's age. Not sure why, just lost in the shuffle I reckon. Good to see a lot of the old regulars are still around. Since I was a regular on here, I've moved twice, tried to resurrect Sixgunner.com and gotten into leatherwork, mostly traditional stuff. Here's some of the...

CraigC

During the unpleasantness of 2020, I decided to spend more time with defensive guns than the usual sixguns and levers. Built half a dozen AR's that year but was very late to the AK game. By the time I really wanted one, all the good imports had gone sky high. So I got one from PSA instead. It's been...

CraigC

Ray wrote:is the jack huntington of grass valley california and the jack huntington of reno nevada the same ?,,,,,two different websites with different contact info but both offer 5-shot conversions on rugers which makes me think they are the same.....

One and the same. I think he moved in 2014.

CraigC

Thanks all, for the kind words! Jack's a great guy and a fantastic gunsmith. It was a pleasure to meet him back in October for a hunt down in Texas. Sent another sixgun home with him for a new cylinder, octagon barrel and sheephorn grips. Holster alone is probably worth more than my entire firearm c...

CraigC

My engraved custom .500JRH by Jack Huntington is complete and finally home. Along with a few surprises. Click the link to read all about it.

ultimatesixgun1 - Sixgunner.org

CraigC

The grips are from VZ in "black cherry". I've got some gorgeous Herrett's cocobolo grips for it but they're a bit too thick.

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