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That is the most annoying part of the Lee hand press, having to remove the shell holder to dump the spent primers. That's an interesting mod. Do you decap over a tub or how do you catch the primers?

My Dad's formative years were around Globe and he was always going on and on about the region. We had oodles of Zane Grey novels and some of them featured parts of Arizona. But I grew up in the Amazon Basin and recall the first time he took us to Globe. Now I see the beauty, but then? "Haven't ...

I have read all of the J.T. Edson books. My nom-de-guerre here comes from the name of my favorite character. Edson was an Englishman, never visited the American west, but was the third-most prolific western writer during the heyday of the westerns (well behind LL, but that is to be expected). One o...

The Louis L'Amour novel I recall mentioning a revolving shotgun, not a pistol. and if I recall right he had to manually rotate the cylinder. But it's been a LOT of years ago since I read it. Can't recall off the top of my head which one it was (novel that is).

Thought I was the only one loaded that way. Never had an issue either. Don't recall where I learned it, but it goes back to my first single action, a German built 22 with a weird "safety" that was a hammer block one could manually push down to keep the hammer from contacting the firing pin...

Living by integrity and honor doesn't mean perfection, not by any means. But it lays out guidelines that help us along the way. One must have an idea of what one is attempting to achieve, and then live each day doing one's best to do better than yesterday. The first two verses of the 12th chapter of...

I know families that raise their children with these principles. And families that do not. But there are more families that DO teach integrity and honor than many in today's society realize. They don't make waves. They make a difference. A positive difference.

Recently there was a post on men and boys that brought out some interesting thoughts on the topic of what it means to be a man or a boy in today's society. Me? I figure society may have changed, but the need for integrity has not. Here's an extract of an email sent to a list I've been on for the pas...

The United States has become a place
where entertainers and professional athletes
are mistaken for people of importance.

~ Robert Heinlein

A neat calendar. But to point out something ... EVERY non-leap year February has every weekday in it 4 times. 7 days x 4 weeks = 28 days What is special about this years February is that each day in the calendar (if you are using one like the one in the OP) is lined up vertically. That doesn't happ...

@Safestuffer , Interesting how your entire paradigm is built upon the exact opposite of "the golden rule". Who I am and choose to be does not depend on others. It depends on who I am inside and lived out in my life. To live one's life based on whether other's "deserve" our best b...

I heard an interesting take on marriage and monogamy. Simply put, marriage is an institution of women, by women and for women. From a reproductive standpoint marriage isn't necessary. Marriage simply provides security for women. Whether that be in the form of a living space, food or safety from pre...

Social and cultural incentives alone are not good motivators. If a person has nothing internally then that's about all that is left. But if a person is not motivated to act by those outside things, then they act because of what they have internally, which would be their belief system or world view....

Glad you made it home in one piece! It always amuses me to hear folks up north complain about the "horrible roads"... you oughta come drive some of our toll roads here in Coffee Country! There's not a toll anywhere in the country under $2 US per 30 mile stretch, and many of them are well o...

Great story but I hate when the AI is too stupid to pronounce someone's name correctly .........🤔 I can't help but wonder how bad their own reading skills are that they'd depend on AI for proper emphasis and pronunciation. Like my dad used to say, "You need to learn the proper em-PHA-sis on th...

Way back in the early days of the century we had an opportunity for the first "family hunt" since we were kids. My cousin was up from Brazil, we were up from Coffee Country and so we got together with my brother and my sons and my cousin. Didn't have enough guns to go around at the time wi...

You might also enjoy "The Crusoe Of Lonesome Lake" about Ralph Edwards up in British Columbia. He had a fascinating approach to life. Taught himself aeronautical engineering so he could build his own plane for getting into and out of his remote homestead, among other things. He wasn't nece...

I am not sure about the Kel-tec with it's locked breech, but these loads are probably not good for a Tomcat since they crack the frames often. For some reason I can no longer post images here. When I click on the "insert image" doohicky nothing happens? Bob Bob, you need to scroll down an...

Thanks for the update, BIll.

Like Jim, I thought "airplane", followed by "bug out bag" maybe? I've been looking at those for a while, but have never picked one up. We only run one vehicle and if it needs a battery we replace it. :) I've thought of getting one as a means of helping others, but again, haven't ...

It goes both directions. My wife and have worked in family ministry for decades now. And things are getting more difficult, especially if you're looking in the wrong places. Most marital issues start in the dating phase of the relationship, and one could argue even BEFORE the dating relationship as ...

If y'all take a look over at Starline's page, you'll see most of the hyphenated cartridges we're interested in here are in stock. Unfortunately the 218 Bee and 25-20 are not on that list, but 32-20 is there, with the caveat that using their 32-20 to form 25-20 and 218 Bee may yield feeding issues in...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:51 pm Here’s something else

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There's another one that left big boots to fill...

Thanks again for the welcomes and the advice, and I feel that you guys are right in steering me towards a "modern" .45 lever gun. I am going to shift my research towards something that will digest my loads on occasion and still be light and handy. I haven't looked at Marlin guns since my ...

Welcome to the fire! Pull up a log and pour yourself a cup of coffee.

Thanks for the update. Prayers continue...

It's been an interesting day here between the Canal and the Equator. Woke up to news regarding our eastern neighbor, have been contacting folk for on the ground input since then, as well as looking for more info. As Scott mentioned, Maduro was indicted in a US court back in 2020. Our military and la...

1957 was a good year for Winchester ´94's... at least, that's the year my Grandpa's rifle was built. My brothers and I are now the caretakers of the old levergun and I've taken more deer with it than Grandpa did. :) Enjoy that old piece of levergunning goodness. I run mine with a 170 gr JFP over a a...

Just got back in town. Have them contact me directly at: webservant AT sixshootercommunity DOT com. I'll be glad to help them get set up.

And here's the English language version for the majority here.

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I've messed around over the years with image manipulation for various purposes, but producing a visually appealing card takes a lot of time. This year I decided to try AI and see what it could do. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this may be over the top for some, but as we so oft...

Lost the target years ago, pre-cell phone days so no handy pic either. I'd been working up a deer hunting load for my customized P17 Enfield and had my latest concoction of a 165gr Hornady SPBT over a dose of Winchester 760. Took a couple of shots at 100 yards, only saw one hole, another shot and no...

:lol: :lol: :lol: The SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) qualification course is geared towards pistols. At some point I am going to try it with a double-action revolver, which should be doable albeit a challenge. Doing it with a single-action revolver could require a pair for sure. I t...

I need a little bit of global warming up here this winter in Maine! My Brother retired and left Presque Isle Maine. He went back to Joplin Misery. Yes, I spelled that state correctly. Interesting choice for retirement. Further south in NW AR is a more popular choice, although Joplin isn't the tiny ...

You are correct Jim. I bought a used RWS air rifle with a bent barrel. The guys son was not able to get the break barrel all the way to full cock. He let go and the barrel was sent home via spring tension. If you looked through the bore your vision was able to see the bend of about .015" . I s...

I think you're onto something there, Scott. Batt Masterson, in the book mentioned by JimT recently, talks about how horrible the old sixguns were to learn to shoot. Of course he lays it on thick because he was promoting the Savage auto pistol as "superior". But there's some truth in among ...

It's a shame the poster got this crossways in his craw and couldn't let it go, preferring to keep his grievance rather than allowing Skinner Sights the opportunity to refund or replace the "faulty" sight. He's been asked to reactivate his account. Hopefully he will and will return with a d...

Kind of funny, I was just reading up a bit on John W. Hardin and Doc Holliday, and you go and post this from Bat Masterson. That was a fascinating time in our nation's history for sure. Can't help but wonder what Bat Masterson would think or say about some of the more recent production pistols. Judg...

Thanks. That will make a nice little read. AS he was a writer by trade his observations should make informative reading. My impression when reading it was, "I wonder how much they paid him to hype their pistol so much." He does make a good case for the amount of practice put in in order t...

Folks are welcome to their opinions. They are welcome to voice them. However, everything we do has consequences. If all someone has to offer is negativity, there are plenty of other places where that is OK and expected. This forum has long been relatively friendly and a place where folks can come an...

Having known for many years one of the persons involved in this incident and observing the manner in which this thread has developed, there's no doubt in my mind the person with whom I'd rather do business. And it's not someone who shows up from nowhere to attack the reputation of someone well known...

It sure does look like a shot shell rim now that I see it like that. Can you put a hull in it for us? What of the slit notch? Don't have access to any 20 bore ammo here, more's the pity. I was never really clear what that slit notch was for. I can imagine a number of uses for it, but don't know for...

Jay, what you need is a bit of Cape Buffalo raw hide. Wrap it up wet and let it dry. Nice period correct repair.

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 4:44 pm That looks very nice. Is it for Weaver rings? Or something else?

Yep, Weavers for the win.

It is used to pull stuck shotgun shells out of dirty chambers. Ding, ding, ding! In the detail below you can see "20" right above the duck's head. This is a stuck shell puller for a 20 gauge shotgun. The break open single shot was the ubiquitous replacement for the muzzle loader in the Am...

Here's a look at the other side, if that helps any. That notch is very task specific.

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While digging around looking for something, this surfaced. I received it as a gift back in the 20th Century down in the Amazon Basin. I got to thinkin' that perhaps it might be of interest to some of y'all. Particularly, that second notch from the hilt. The one near the hilt is of course a bottle ca...

I've been digging around looking for ways to keep the flood of spambots at bay. Made some changes in the captcha system that apparently have worked. Since implementing the changes we went from 50+ spambot accounts daily to less tan a dozen in the past week. Do any of the admins recognize Mbarjb ? Th...

Welcome to the forum. I moved your post over to the general discussion area as it will get much more attention here.

Reminds me of "back in the day" when I first found the old Sixgunners site. I read every article on it, got the feeling I was somehow related to some of the authors as their way of thinking was definitely similar to my own. And then one day I clicked on the link to the old Disc.Sewer.com f...

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