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Bill in Oregon

Wow, Bearskinner, you have a wonderful Winchester there! Would love to see a photo or two. I used to be next door in Oregon, but now I am down south in old New Mexico or I would ask mom if I could come over and play.

Bill in Oregon

Dang it. That accuracy is encouraging to the point of being enabling.

Bill in Oregon

.. which one have you always wanted to own, load for and shoot -- that you haven't. For me it is the Winchester Model 1876 in .45-75. Played with one in .45-60 for a bit, but it "waren't the same."

Bill in Oregon

Was just thinking that Vall, noticing the lack of data for .25-35, .32-40, .38-55, even .44-40.
For decades I have fallen back on Ken Waters' Pet Loads for the older ones, but even that is getting dated with the components Ken used often no longer available.

Bill in Oregon

Just the 10 rounds of Hornady .380 Critical Defense in the little Bodyguard 2.0. I know it is "de minimis." At the house, though, the Mossberg pump holds a dozen Aguila shorty shells loaded with buckshot. If that isn't enough to save my bacon, then I will conclude that God wanted to call m...

Bill in Oregon

Thanks Jim. Couldn't get the Speer to open, but here are two links:

https://www.speer.com/reloading/handgun-data.html

https://www.speer.com/reloading/rifle-data.html

Bill in Oregon

Another coot-certified latecomer from 2008 here. Drifted over from the old Sixgunner.com site.
Alls I have leverwise right now is an Uberti 73, but I have had a slug of Marlins over the years and a few Winchesters as well. Wish I had kept the Marlin Cowboy in .38-55.

Bill in Oregon

Couple of New Mexico kids try their hand at this tune.

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Bill in Oregon

Wow! How does she shoot Harold?

Bill in Oregon

A clear mind, a steady hand, moral authority and expert marksmanship will come out on top. I hadn't heard of Jim Roberts, either, Jim. Thanks for sharing that -- and thank you Paco for writing it. My grandparents probably knew his name and reputation when they ranched in the Tonto Basin prior to WW I.

Bill in Oregon

From "Rio Bravo" -- a beloved Howard Hawks film with great ensemble acting and script -- and that song. What a pleasant surprise! Melody by Dimitri Tiomkin of Ukraine and lyrics by Paul Webster. And Walter Brennan really did play the harmonica.

Bill in Oregon

John, some of the BAM/Xisico air rifles are very much worth owning. The notorious Fast Deer, not so much!

Bill in Oregon

Wow, Jim, Topmark powder. Had to look for information on that one and found this comment over at Cast Boolits: "I bought a large container of powder from Gart Brothers sporting goods in Denver in 1978. Don't remember the weight of the container, it was in a large round cardboard container that ...

Bill in Oregon

Jim, didn't you just order that this morning? Wow that was fast.

Bill in Oregon

It's a handsome air rifle John. Any idea who builds it? Harder to find the wood-stocked version here these days.

Bill in Oregon

It's a wonderfully versatile cartridge, and can be loaded from oooh to ouch.
My favorite utility load was the Lee 340 over about 15 grains of Unique.

Bill in Oregon

Like your case prep methods Bryan!

Bill in Oregon

Earl, you ran that Stihl like it was all aluminum and made me feel like my little Husqvarna was made of lead!

I confess I struggle handling just a single sheet of drywall these days.

Bill in Oregon

So sorry Paul. Concertina wire is such an ugly answer to an ugly problem. As Walt said, it's that violation of your space that lingers in the mind ...

Bill in Oregon

Earl, glad you are all clear and ready to shoot steel. While you are understandably giving credit to the chlorine dioxide, don't fail to give plenty of credit to the toughest, hardest-working retired range management specialist I ever had the pleasure of cutting juniper with.

Bill in Oregon

Ray, I saw Roy, Dale, Trigger, Pat and Nellie Belle on stage in Portland in 1959 -- Oregon's centennial year. Dad let me wear my two cap guns and cowboy hat to the show. Happiest 6-year-old in the history of the world.

Bill in Oregon

Yessir. A lot of folks have no idea that Festus -- Ken Curtis -- had a wonderful voice. There's a scene in my favorite John Wayne movie, "The Searchers," where he gets to show his stuff.

Bill in Oregon

Allus liked this'n. These boys were good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsszfX4D5V0&list=RDhsszfX4D5V0&start_radio=1 When Dad, a WWII combat vet, was an undergrad in the Oregon State College Forestry School --1946-1950-- the students had a radio show, and this was the song that opened the ...

Bill in Oregon

Might ask on the 1876 forum at CAS City.
https://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?board=89.0
I have had a couple of the Ubertis over the years and still long for a .45-75.

Bill in Oregon

Cimarron imports from Uberti and Chiappa, and probably others.The Winchester Model 1887 lever-action shotguns come from China, but they hold the manufacturer to a much higher standard than those imported 20 years ago . I believe they insist on a a higher level of finish and QC than some of the other...

Bill in Oregon

Rim, that is even too garish to be a Texas BBQ gun!

Bill in Oregon

I avoided Cimarron when in Fredericksburg with credit cards.

Bill in Oregon

Fine shooting! Boy that Skinner sight sure looks handsome on your Marlin.

Bill in Oregon

Gorgeous. I wonder if those "tunas" make better jam than the prickly pear tunas I pick every fall. Do they turn magenta as the summer advances, Scott?

Bill in Oregon

Articles like these do nothing to curb my enthusiasm.

https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... ads/326242

https://www.handloadermagazine.com/38-super-automatic-p

https://americanhandgunner.com/discover ... 38-part-2/

Bill in Oregon

Interesting. I hadn't even heard of it. Was it an intermediate step before the .480???

Bill in Oregon

Yes, welcome!
The .327 makes a lot of sense to me in a levergun.

Bill in Oregon

Earl! I was just worrying about you this morning. Glad to see you posting but horribly sorry you've been battling shingles. I had the old shot, and one of the newer Shingrix vaccines, but haven't had no. 2. I should. Dad had a case across his abdomen about 1993 or 4. Then, as he lay suffering with H...

Bill in Oregon

Hit any snakes with that lawnmower Jim? I see you have your snake-stomping boots on.

Bill in Oregon

Heard a story on NPR on the anniversary and they read a letter from a British officer and from a soldier patriot who were in the battle that day. The former was horrified at the British casualties — especially among the officers—and the patriot was optimistic that the greatest army in the world coul...

Bill in Oregon

John Taffin liked the cartridge.
https://americanhandgunner.com/our-expe ... -super-38/

Bill in Oregon

Jim, that's a wonderful memory all right. Thanks for sharing it.

Bill in Oregon

Jim, I believe the late Finn Aagaard appreciated Phil's rifle as well.

Bill in Oregon

Thanks Jim. Boy, Phil's .458 really is ugly isn't it?

Bill in Oregon

They really are gorgeous critters, aren't they?

Bill in Oregon

Glad you are home safe, Jim!

Bill in Oregon

That's a stunner. Great find!

Bill in Oregon

I don't trust the cats, Walt. They are just too sneaky.

Bill in Oregon

Coyote nose, my only experience with .38 ACP was running some through that Star, which could handle .38 ACP, 9mm Largo/Bergman-Bayard and 9mm Steyr.I don't remember it being unusually loud, but then I was also fooling with one of the surplus Czech CZ-52s in 7.62 Tokarev. Now that round is LOUD.

Bill in Oregon

Mine too. Universal is close, but it is very hard to find as well.

Bill in Oregon

Sent this email to Alliant this morning and got this reply: Will you ever produce Unique again? Inbox William Powell 6:35 AM (45 minutes ago) Gosh I miss this classic and incredibly versatile powder. Does Alliant ever plan to produce it again? It's hard to find the truth among all the Internet rumor...

Bill in Oregon

Paul, that "annoying crack" of the .357 is what drove me away from the chambering. Although a big N-frame Model 28 was my first centerfire pistol, I quickly moved on to the .44 Magnum in a Super Blackhawk. When my late father-in-law gave me his Model 19 with 2 1/2-inch barrel, I ran a few ...

Bill in Oregon

Jason, I have been reading about that very Tisas 1911 with the two barrels. When I looked up .38 Super ammo on Ammoseek.com this morning, there was all kinds of it and pretty reasonably priced, too -- lots of choice well under 50 cents a round.

Bill in Oregon

It's a cartridge I have never even fired, much less owned a 1911 chambered for it. But it is a classic with some horsepower. Closest I have come would be a couple of the old Star Model Bs in 9mm Largo, which has considerably less starch than the Super. There was something in years past -- possibly h...

Bill in Oregon

Currently about 20 percent: One Uberti 1873 in .44 WCF of course! The others: Winchester Model 75 bolt, .22, CZ .223 bolt, 1903 Springfield in honor of my Dad, and a very old Remington Model 8, .25 Remington.

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