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FatJackDurham

How does a double barrel have just one trigger? Does it fire both at the same time? Or is it for external hammers, and it fires the barrel you have cocked?

FatJackDurham

The fact that he told you to keep it is a sign.

Here in VT, a Vet who slowly slid out of control finally snapped and attacked his wife and family. He was shot in self defense by his teenage daughter.

I don't think it's an over reaction. Better safe than sorry.

FatJackDurham

Thanks, Gamekeeper. They only mention two types. I wonder if that means these could be custom added to guns after the fact, or if they guns had to be designed that way.

FatJackDurham

My local gun store that has lots of old stuff had a hand full of old side by sides, but non of them ejected. Now,if they only eject fired, that must mean the mechanism is somehow tied to the firing pin springs and such so that if the gun is still charged, the extracter spring stays bound. Id like to...

FatJackDurham

Here is a question I keep forgetting to ask around here. In the Magnificent Seven, as Steve McQueen and Yul Brenner are riding the herse out of town, McQueen cracks open his side-by-side shotgun and the shells "eject" out, flying away. Now, I always make it an a point to play with the old ...

FatJackDurham

I don't have any of the experience that these guys have, but here is my 2 cents: 1) For SA shooting, the rifle targets are close enough that evne 6 inch at 50 yards is fine. 2) Try many different bullet sizes, lengths, hardnesses, etc. 3) Cast both the chamber throat and the muzzle. Even if you slug...

FatJackDurham

I just read in wikipedia that teddy roosevelt used the 95 in 405. Thats a big stick!

FatJackDurham

They are a little lethal looking, arent they?

FatJackDurham

I have heard from more that one person that the Miroku HiWall they owned developed chamber rings. Has anyone had that issue? Something to do with using a synthetic filler with smokeless powder?

FatJackDurham

I was looking at a Browning High-Wall and the serial number indicates it was made in 1998. Was this domestically produces back then, or was it made in Japan?

What is the quality like on the gunes from this era?

FatJackDurham

Ben_Rumson wrote:...They are especially good when bench testing loads on open sighted firearms. ....

Exactly my thought. would test dozens of loads, but never sure if the group was the load or my aim. Now I will be able to tighten it up.

It worked very well for handgun shooting as well.

FatJackDurham

It is the Merit Corporation optical attachment. It made a HUGE difference for my sight picture. For example: with this rolling block, the rear sight is just barely visible above the rounded receiver top, which always produces glare. The notch is very small and a little irregular, maybe chipped a lit...

FatJackDurham

I bought one of those suction cup apertures to put on your shooting glasses to see if it would improve my aim on open sights. I think it did. I felt I could focus much better on the sights and target. This RB has terrible sights to me, very hard to focus on. Previously, I could only shoot about 4&qu...

FatJackDurham

Bummer. Road trip canceled.

FatJackDurham

Mescalero wrote:FatJack,
Not sure I understand you.

You said you want to go up to oregon to get some stock blanks. I'd love to go on an adventure to oregon.....

Never mind......

Rejection hurts.....

FatJackDurham

Mescalero wrote:OK, I am not ready yet; but a trip is in order this year.
There is a place in Oregon we can get walnut blanks from.

OH! I would love to partake in that adventure!!!! If you wouldn't mind meeting me in person....

FatJackDurham

I am a little confused about the rottenstone. I thought that was used to lightly sand the finish to make it glossy. Are you saying you actually mix it with the linseed oil and let it fill in the pores? The stocks I am getting are coming from gunstocksinc.com. They are going to be the standard grain,...

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I got a little cash recently so I finally ordered some replacement stocks for my Stevens Favorite and my Rolling Block No.1. Both of those stocks were oversanded by me to some degree and I have always wanted to try to do them better. While reading up on stock finishing, I saw a couple of posts and v...

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Oooops. I didnt even think to post the link... Thanks for that!

FatJackDurham

I finally got the chance to go down to the American Precision museum which combines my two favorite things: machine tools and guns!!! Windsor, Vermont was a major machine and manufacturing center, producing a significant number of the guns and machines that make guns during the civil war and beyond....

FatJackDurham

They are lovely to look at. But then, so are movie starletts... but from all indications, they require some pretty high maintenance. FIAT comes to mind also. :D :lol: Fix It Again, Tony Had one in High School. A 1980 Spider I bought for $700. Fast, very fast, for a fuel injected 2 liter. Electrical...

FatJackDurham

Mmhmmm. I know ALL the Italian brands have had historical problems, yet, they keep at it. Last time I was in a store, I picked up a gorgeous 92 in 45 LC, smooth as silk, great fit and finish, etc. It was a Chiappa.

FatJackDurham

CNN ran a story about Chiappa coming to the USA to make guns here. I was unaware of their non cowboy products like the Rhino, a revolver that shoots from the bottom of the cylinder to manage recoil, or the Badger .22. I have always thought the Chiappa replica rifles where the nicest fit and finish ...

FatJackDurham

That Dalton Gang is an awesome club! I cut my teeth on SASS shooting and Buffalo Bore shooting there! Wonderfully friendly people, and great cowboy action shooting.

I have always wanted to train for and do the primative biathalon there too.

FatJackDurham

I got my Hopkins & Allen back from the gunsmith. He tightened up the headspace and fixed the extractor. I brought some loads up and we plinked on his steel target at about 30 yards with it. Dead on! http://www.viciousbunny.net/images/Fixed.JPG When I get back from Vacation, I think I will fire l...

FatJackDurham

My condolences for losing your friend. Nice looking dog.

FatJackDurham

Sweet.

Does anyone have a 44 they can photograph along side a Favorite?

I'd like to see how they compary.

And what is the difference between a 44 and a 44 1/2? (and dont say 22)

FatJackDurham

OIS< that is the one I wish I had.

FatJackDurham

BTW, I am asking because I enjoyed shooting loading and shooting again teh C&B gun a lot more than the SAA.

FatJackDurham

Thanks for all the info. Nate, those look like they have had some cosmetic work to make them look more like an original cold that have seen in the stores. Is that the cold nickel plating process you did? I never did any work to either my SAA or Pietta, though I tried fire lapping the SAA with embedd...

FatJackDurham

I was wondering if anyone had a preference for black powder replica revolves. I owned an Uberti 357 SAA and an Uberti 1851 BP Revolver. Both guns were tremendously not accruate. Both looked nice and had nice weight and balance, but I found problems with both. For insance, the barrel on the Uberti wa...

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I know, crazy, right? I plan to load the rifle rounds with Black Powder to try to give a longer pressure wave all the way down the barrel. The 38 S&W revolver I have seems to shoot pretty well. Also, I have a book on trick shooting, and he does all that with a 38. However, you are right. it seem...

FatJackDurham

Yep. That is the stuff. I started to knock the bullets out so I cold through them away.

FatJackDurham

I got my Hopkins and Allen rifle back from the gunsmith finally. It took about 4 months for PTG to make a custom 38 S&W reamer to re-chamber after my over loading debacle last year. I drove down to my arms dealer to see if he had any ammo. He had some FN .380, which is supposed to be the same ro...

FatJackDurham

If it has been reblued, then $400-500 is about right. There are plenty around. Check the quality of the inspecters cartouche. It it is indistinct, the wood might also have been refinished. If the cartouche is clear and the date on it matches the serial number manufacturing date (might be one year of...

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Several 19th century Vermont gun smiths specialized in underhammers. They are fun collectables up here. There is a lady in our HR department that has four of them. I read that they were developed in Germany as a way to get more reliable ignition from flintlocks. Apparantly, as the flint struck the c...

FatJackDurham

?? What ?? Did I miss something? Someone seriously complained about people posting things that werent leverguns?

FatJackDurham

Inspirational. How did you learn to do the inlay and carving? Can you recommend a resource for learning that?

FatJackDurham

I got my self a pancake air compresser kit that had a finish nailer, stapler and brad nailer, and I also got myself a framing nailer.

What a difference it makes. I Should have gotten them years ago....

FatJackDurham

I don't recall if you could slide a liner into a .32 bore without drilling. My friend who is a gunsmith did something similar with a steven's. If so, you could put a spent .22 in there and fire it to see where the mark landed. Might not need to adjust the breech block. Then you could decided whether...

FatJackDurham

I only have 38 S&W, 38 Spl, 357 Magnum, .22 LR, 45-70, and 7mm Mauser.....
I guess I'll dump the 38 spl, if I have let something go.......

FatJackDurham

Sydney? I might have to hand deliver it.....

FatJackDurham

Experts are nice... Cant afford it.

FatJackDurham

20 inches. Picture of yours?

FatJackDurham

BTW, its my first honest to god Winchester..... May there be many more....

FatJackDurham

I got up early and drove out to Kittery to check out a rifle I had put on hold. The plan to trade my RB No. 5 for a 1911 didn't work out locally, and I wanted some comfort. Previously, I bought a Henry pump action .22, but I was disappointed with the feel of it. The action is basically identical to ...

FatJackDurham

I can't top any of that... awesome... especially the General's star....

FatJackDurham

Unless the images are reversed, the eagle head faces the opposite way from the original posted below.....

FatJackDurham

I have had two bad experiences with Vianor tires, so I thought I'd share them with you. 1) Nokians now made in China. I don't know exactly which models, but the last set of Nokian tires I bought were made in China, and they were horrible quality. Not what I expected at all, since I had had good expe...

FatJackDurham

30wcf wrote:that's a great old Mauser...in a great cartridge...you did a very good job thanks for sharing...

Well, not a "Mauser" Mauser. It's a remington model 1910 in 7mm Spanish Mauser. I should change the title, but I am too lazy.....

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