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by JimT
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Blued steel and walnut
Replies: 8
Views: 263

Re: Blued steel and walnut

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by JimT
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 23
Views: 453

Re: Guns of the Old West

I drive with my window down and elbow out ... my truck is nothing power. Hand cranked windows. Stick shift. Gotta turn the lights on yourself if you want them. They don't dim unless you do it. I do have a cell phone. An old flip phone that has no GPS or games. It makes calls and receives calls. It c...
by JimT
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 17
Views: 356

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

Wow! That's a demonstration of what Mass plus Momentum can do!
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 15
Views: 273

Re: Pulling bullets

I use some wire strippers and just put the round in the shellholder and raise the ram to where I can grip the bullet just above the case mouth and lower the ram. Bullet gets marks on it, but I use them for fireforming. I did the same with a large nipper. I ground a half round in each jaw so the bit...
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 23
Views: 453

Re: Guns of the Old West

It's true that people on a whole don't read anymore. And those that do read a little usually skim. I know people for the most part don't like to read articles that are very long. And picking up a book and reading it is a dying art. I have people every once in awhile ask me to teach them to reload. I...
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 24
Views: 799

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

I lived for 6 years in a "democratic socialist republic." I swear that the longer I am back in the U.S.A. the more it feels like I have returned to Africa! The money being de-valued is a big one. Where I was the money lost so much value that they removed a couple zero's on it so they would...
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lets talk power
Replies: 11
Views: 345

Re: Lets talk power

IMG_3889.JPG Has all the power I am gonna need and use. Works for me. No, I am not saying everyone should be the same. This old world would be durn boring if we all thought alike and chose things alike. I am of the age where I don't like getting hammered by recoil. If I were back in my 20's or 30's...
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 23
Views: 453

Re: Guns of the Old West

I got my last copy in December and learned then there will be no more. Sad day. It ain't the only thing In America that is disappearing.
by JimT
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 381

Re: Reloading Setups

My Dad started me with a Lyman 310 Tool when I was 10 years old .. nearly 70 years ago. I still use a 310 Tool. At times. Also use an old Lee Loader sometimes. I have had my RCBS Rockchucker single stage press for more years than I can remember .. probably since sometime in the early 1970's. I had a...
by JimT
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
Replies: 9
Views: 286

Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...

It has been a long time since I have done any riding myself. I miss it. But what I miss the most is living where we had almost unlimited area for riding, fairly wild country, open range with amazing scenery, lots of game, and mountains and canyons to explore. It was about as close to the 1800's that...
by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I finally learned to shoot.
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: When I finally learned to shoot.

Our Magnolia is not blooming yet. Too early here.
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The seed cones make good targets. The largest are not real big.
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by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AI, 3-letter agencies, and firearms....
Replies: 1
Views: 127

Re: AI, 3-letter agencies, and firearms....

They are from the government and they just here to help. :roll:
by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1229

Re: Go ahead and laugh

GunnyMack wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:56 am The .30 SuperCarry is nothing to scoff at, nor is a .22lr as I don't want to be shot with either one!
I AM WITH YOU!
by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I finally learned to shoot.
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: When I finally learned to shoot.

After reading that article I copied it for my files and read it again. Then I went and got out my Model 25 Daisy BB gun and spent some time shooting it. Knocking small objects around the yard was fun. Shooting stuff in the air ... throwing it myself .. was harder and I need to work on that. This mor...
by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1229

Re: Go ahead and laugh

While it may compare to larger calibers on paper, until it is actually used to shoot living breathing mammals with it we will never really know how it works. I remember someone saying, "No simple physics formula could ever predict how a rifle or handgun will perform. It's best to defer to exper...
by JimT
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drugged as a kid
Replies: 6
Views: 251

Re: Drugged as a kid

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by JimT
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 437

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

I don't move my sights on rifle or sixgun. I prefer fixed sights on the sixgun and with the leverguns I set the sights to the load that is the 'do-it-all' and leave 'em alone. If you are doing load development or experimenting with different bullets and powder I can understand wanting easy-to-move s...
by JimT
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I finally learned to shoot.
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: When I finally learned to shoot.

We have BB guns around the house and use them for everything including shooting things tossed into the air. Awhile back I watched my 10 year old grandson sneak up on a Armadillo and shoot it with his BB gun. The 'dillo went straight up in the air, completely startled when he shot it. :lol:
by JimT
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 509

Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!

gcs wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:46 pm Seems like a good time to take a nap...
WISDOM!
by JimT
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here was a gal with "true grit"
Replies: 8
Views: 299

Re: Here was a gal with "true grit"

She was quite the gal! I liked that article about her. Would have loved to meet her. When I had cattle my partner also had a herd of sheep and I would help with them. He told me once that he put 3 sheep into a locked, sealed iron drum. Left them overnight. He said in the morning one was dead, one wa...
by JimT
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 509

Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!

Tonight we ran through YouTube land looking at the posts about the eclipse. From the headlines since we did not waste time watching any of them it appears this eclipse is going to be -The END of The World - the beginning of the Second Coming of Jesus -the start of natural disasters that is going to ...
by JimT
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now this is a cool design for a handgun...
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Re: Now this is a cool design for a handgun...

I am so old I can clearly remember when $7000.00 was a lot of money.
by JimT
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missing my sixguns
Replies: 19
Views: 660

Re: Missing my sixguns

DON'T BE BREATHING THAT STUFF!! You do and the next thing you know you will be sporting tennis shoes and an ear ring!
by JimT
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
Replies: 22
Views: 504

Re: Howdy Ya'll!

Welcome. Pull up to the fire, grab a cup of coffee and sit a spell! Just be careful because some of the oldtimers here can tell the biggest whoppers! :lol:
by JimT
Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 509

Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!

I don't understand a lot of things but it seems to me that (1) stupidity has become the norm and (2) legislators will use anything as an excuse to exert control.
by JimT
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 509

If you think that's crazy ...

several counties in Texas have issued disaster declarations about the eclipse. Travis County (Austin) is one of the leading ones. If you have 50 people or more to watch the eclipse you have to register with the county. Sounds sorta like the judge in the original post above, warning people it's gonna...
by JimT
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

Don’t forget these…. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/alexander-hamilton/dueling-pistols The caption lists them as "flintlock" dueling pistols but one is obviously a caplock. I cannot tell if it has been converted from flintlock but that should cast at least little bit of doubt as t...
by JimT
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

Don’t forget these…. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/alexander-hamilton/dueling-pistols The caption lists them as "flintlock" dueling pistols but one is obviously a caplock. I cannot tell if it has been converted from flintlock but that should cast at least little bit of doubt as t...
by JimT
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

They probably use the term "pistol" because they are too polite or too religious to add "ser" instead of "tol" to the first part. :lol:
by JimT
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

gamekeeper wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:13 pm I used to say all revolvers are pistols but not all pistols are revolvers but with revolving rifles and shotguns that's not strictly correct but I hate being told by some newbie that only a semi auto is a pistol.... :roll:
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by JimT
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

The Term "pistol" ....

Growing up I always heard handguns referred to as a "pistol." These days the term is used by some writers and advertisers when referring exclusively to semi-automatic handguns in contrast to revolvers. The etymology/history of the term "pistol" (where we got the word) ...... pist...
by JimT
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Re: Baseball fans here?

I was never a fan of any games played with a ball. I especially thought tennis to be absolutely useless. UNTIL one day I saw Gabriella Sabatini sweating and grunting and whacking that little ball and suddenly I became interested! However she disappeared from the scene and I lost all interest in tenn...
by JimT
Fri Mar 15, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP Loads
Replies: 16
Views: 513

Re: 45 ACP Loads

Thanks for all the replies. I was going to do some shooting today to see if I could do better with the Unique load, but the weather has other ideas - blowing 30+ mph with a bit of rain now and again. Jim, I've used that 230FP as well and been impressed with the accuracy, although I'm only pushing i...
by JimT
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP Loads
Replies: 16
Views: 513

Re: 45 ACP Loads

With a select powder it is possible to run a 230 gr. hardball to 1150 fps and not exceed SAAMI pressures. That loading will beat an autoloader loose so it is NOT recommended or suggested for practice, target shooting or plinking. I normally load 230 gr. hardball or 230 gr. cast flatpoint for carry l...
by JimT
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
Replies: 22
Views: 893

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

From Elmer Keith in the late 1950's Light loads 5.0 gr. Bullseye Target loads 7.5 gr. Unique Heavy Loads 18.5 gr. 2400 in the older balloon-head cases. In modern solid head cases, cut the powder charge to 17.0 grains. 1960's Lyman Reloading Manual Unique - min. 5.0 gr. max 8.0 gr. 2400 - min. 12.5 ...
by JimT
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IN THE PAST .......
Replies: 7
Views: 554

Re: IN THE PAST .......

Of no consequence to me. I gave up alcohol 31 years ago. I was too fat and it was an easy way to reduce calorie intake. I am healthier for it. Although I do miss a Miller Hi Life in a glass bottle sometimes. Me too. I took off 85 pounds and went from 40+ waist to 34. I wouldn't mind a Tecate now an...
by JimT
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IN THE PAST .......
Replies: 7
Views: 554

IN THE PAST .......

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by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whatever it takes.
Replies: 18
Views: 1254

Re: Whatever it takes.

When Paco was in the DEA they were doing hostage rescue training. There was a fun house setup with hostages and bad guys. When it was his turn Paco kicked the door yelling EVERYONE ON THE FLOOR and shot every target that was standing up. When I worked in Corrections that was part of our training. We...
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First Guns for newbies
Replies: 22
Views: 1445

Re: First Guns for newbies

I have a good friend who was on duty and got a call about a shooting. It was in a trailer park and as they approached they could see a guy hanging in the screen door which was open onto the porch. His back looked like a shotgun had taken him. They made entry into the mobile home and there was a youn...
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First Guns for newbies
Replies: 22
Views: 1445

Re: First Guns for newbies

AJMD429 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:35 pm Now I will say that when at some point someone tries to harm their child, the Mamma-bear gene may kick in and their hesitation at the thought of ‘taking a human life’ might vanish…
Yes. I agree.
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whatever it takes.
Replies: 18
Views: 1254

Re: Whatever it takes.

Years ago I was doing some firearms training in a Police Academy and they were running us through using the old FATS machine. The scenario was where a partner and I stop a car and arrest the driver. As my partner is handcuffing the guy he turns on my partner and breaks loose with the cuffs only on o...
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First Guns for newbies
Replies: 22
Views: 1445

Re: First Guns for newbies

I had some friends who just had their first baby come to me for advice on a "home defense" gun. Knowing them I talked very seriously about taking a human life. Then I asked them to go home, think about it, talk about it, pray about it and get back with me. A couple days later they got with...
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whatever it takes.
Replies: 18
Views: 1254

Re: Whatever it takes.

I am sure there are some out there, but I don't know that I have ever run into a "helpless" woman. I have run into helpless young ladies but all they needed was some real life experience. :D
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lost a Good One (taught me how to shoot)
Replies: 9
Views: 713

Re: Lost a Good One (taught me how to shoot)

Wonderful. A life lived well.
by JimT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I wonder if it is like this
Replies: 5
Views: 646

Re: I wonder if it is like this

Welcome Home!
by JimT
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1729

Re: Good old flattop

The first one I ever saw converted was back in 1969 .. it was converted to .45 Colt.
by JimT
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good old flattop
Replies: 31
Views: 1729

Re: Good old flattop

The Ruger .357 Flattop is the ideal size sixgun. Almost identical to the Colt SAA in frame size, grip shape and cylinder size. They make nice .45 Colt conversions and .44 Special conversions. I won't convert mine .. I like the .357 in that size gun .. but I have seen them done. IMG_2653.JPG IMG_2658...
by JimT
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2074

Re: are Rossis getting better?

I never had a terrible one. I have heard stories but have never personally witnessed one.
by JimT
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I lost my willie
Replies: 19
Views: 1378

Re: I lost my willie

I am sorry to hear that. I understand. When you've had many miles together and learned to listen to each other .. and now they are gone .. life seems empty. Keep the memories of the good times!