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The GM Wildcat was called the FM-2. Bigger engine and taller tail to handle the extra power. Most of the Wildcats flying these days are the FM-2 variety as one guy bought a bunch of them after the war for some reason or other.

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There is nothing like the sound of a radial except for a Rolls Royce/ Merlin V12! If you need a 'fix ' for aviation engines ya gotta go to Reno air races ! The LAST Reno air race was held last weekend and ended in a couple T-6s colliding and crashing after the LAST T-6 Gold race! The end of an era ...

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HAPPY BIRDIES, TWO EWE! Thanks for all the stories and info you've posted here over the years.

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From the size of the copper cup they shouldn't have been larger than 110 or 125gr. Maybe the size of Lee's 105gr SWC.

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That's not one of the Speer bullets, at least not the 146gr HP or 160 SWC. Doesn't look like something Speer made. Might be home made. The Speer bullets had a copper cup that covered the entire bearing surface. Wish they still made the 160 SWC one!

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Ah, Rick O'Shay and his pal Hipshot Percussion! One of my favorite Sunday morning cartoon strips!

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Ah, Rick O'Shay! One of my favorite Sunday morning cartoon strips!

PLEASE DELETE THIS POST, ONE TOO MANY!

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As an old friend of mine used to say...They can kiss my cold dead azz!

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I'm with you, Gunny. A load of #4 buck will sure make a mess of things!

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Per the Lyman shotshell reloading handbook, I load 4 #00 buck in 2 1/2" Win HS hulls with 13.0gr A410 with CCI209 primers and 410 wads or 16.5gr H110 with Fed 209A primers. The Lyman book doesn't mention #000 buck, just #00 buck in 410. Never had a problem with my loads. HTH

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And the one responsible STILL has not been held accountable!

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My first 380 was a Colt Series 80 but the trigger was absolutely horrible so had a newby gunsmith at the local shop rework it, after that the hammer would more often than not follow the slide home unless it was held JUST right. Later traded it on a G42 that's gone the Glock Store mods. My Brother gi...

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Bill, I'm with you on the butter rum! However, I can't even remember the last time I had any! It's been decades though.

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bcraig wrote: ↑Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:34 pm
Seems like I remember Speer used to make 3/4 Jacket pistol ammo ?

Yup, 146gr HP and a 160 SWC! Wish they still made those! If I remember right, both of those were swaged bullets, like the .308 110HP varmint bullets that work great in 30 Carbine, and which they still make from time to time.

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Ah yes, the LEFTOVERS!

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Good one, JimT.

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Even Spiro Agnew doesn't rise to what Joe has done!

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Now THERE'S thought!

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Good one, Jim. Or as I put it, how can you make cents of something that doesn't make cents?

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[/quote] Unfortunately, I think it's the morons who believe their B.S. who are the real threat to the country. Remember, it's the morons who elect the ridiculous candidates to office. So if one looks at someone like Brandon and asks, "How could he be that stupid and still get elected?" One...

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TedH wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:34 pm 150 gr fmj and 47.0 gr. of IMR4895 is what I have shot in my Garand forever. Duplicates surplus ammo velocity in my tests.

THANK YOU TedH. THAT is just what I've been looking for!

I'll try a FEW rds using the Rem CorLokt bullets.

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YES! :mrgreen: So your 48gr load would be safe in an M1 Garand? Was just looking at the Hodgdon powder site and took a look at the Win 748 loading, 48gr with a Vel. of 2,810fps and a pressure of 46,000CUP which ought to be about what your 48gr of IMR4895 was. Would you use that load of 748 in a Gara...

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Six, I've got that powder, how much do I use for 150gr bullet Garand load. Got several hundred Rem Corloks or whatever they're called. A friend has an M1 Garand, I can share ammo with him. I used to use 4895 by the 8lb keg……can’t remember the load but with a 150 grain bullet I would use 2 grains le...

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Piller: yup a bit of levity in the middle of the Watergate scandal. I wonder how many remember Watergate or even heard of it? Yup, I've heard of it. And I'm pushing 70! :shock: Saw "All the Presidents Men" lots of times! Hoffman and Redford were pretty good in it, but I thought they were ...

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Six, I've got Sierra, Hornady and Speer manuals. Anything close to what you suggest with IMR4895 in those manuals? TIA

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:23 am I’ll admit that I have had a negligent discharge. It was when I was a young man and it wasn’t made public. But that doesn’t necessarily make my opinion or experience less valid. I learned from it.

I’ll bet I’m not the only one.

+1 Messed up the zipper of an expensive sleeping bag!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:23 am I’ll admit that I have had a negligent discharge. It was when I was a young man and it wasn’t made public. But that doesn’t necessarily make my opinion or experience less valid. I learned from it.

I’ll bet I’m not the only one.

+1

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Six, I've got that powder, how much do I use for 150gr bullet Garand load. Got several hundred Rem Corloks or whatever they're called. A friend has an M1 Garand, I can share ammo with him.

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It's been drilled at the forward receiver and left side rear for scope mount and receiver sight which it has.
Grandfather never got around to getting the scope mount for it and I haven't been able to track one down!

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Thanks for that, Bruce. The M70 that I have from my Grandfather had the steel butt plate replaced with a rubber recoil pad and Lyman 57W receiver sight. Heck, he even removed the sling swivels for woods use since he was living in Dunsmuir California at the time.

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Was just watching Forgotten Weapons O3A-4 video and got to thinking. I've got a Winchester M70 that was made in May of 1941 that has a cutout for a 5rd stripper that was chambered in 30 Gov't '06. Was this rifle ever used as a sniper rifle during WW2? Anybody have any other history of the Win M70 us...

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Holster?
My first .22 was a Ruger 4 3/4" MKII, my second was a Ruger Super Single Six 5 1/2" that I bought used and sent back to Ruger for a 6 1/2" barrel. Wish now that I had left it alone.

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I hate to think what the CCP is doing with all that DNA info they collected during the so called pandemic!

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Then again, it helps if the sizing die isn't buggered up to begin with.

Gotta get ANOTHER full length sizing die.

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I second the engraving. Years ago I started getting onto what was then call paragraving that was started by a dentist who was bored while at work. He called his business Paragraphics. I still have the tools from back then. However, whatever coating you decide to apply, my recommendation of using an ...

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I'd suggest getting an air brush used for arts and crafts, and a compressor and practice using clear lacquer thinned down quite a bit so you can spray a REALLY thin coat on something. Then when you're used to it, do the same thing on the stock, laying down really thin coats at low pressure and let t...

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I've been rather tired of having case necks getting scratched when I resize them, especially 223 cases, so this time around with the current batch of cases after doing the regular pre-prep work before resizing I glanced at the FCD and thought hum why not give it a try, so stuck the FCD in the press ...

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Congrats on your Win 70. I've got my Grandpa's '70 made in May of '41 chambered in 30 G'ovt '06!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 5:24 pm
1894cfan wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 9:10 am Scott, what is your opinion on the Tom Threepersons holster? I've got one of the El Paso snap strap holsters for a 5.5" New Vaquero and haven't worn it much.
It’s a good holster. Well made and quality leather.

Thanks

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Scott, what is your opinion on the Tom Threepersons holster? I've got one of the El Paso snap strap holsters for a 5.5" New Vaquero and haven't worn it much.

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Good One Jim. Reminds me of What Fred Did what Fred did Michael j Beebe Fiction this narrative is a template for some of us seamen. I call it the Final Solution, but someone hates the sound of that . . . . but i don't know what else to call it . . . † Wasn't there a Sherlock Holmes story with that ...

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She IS a threat to intelligence! The only area that she could be a czar of is hookers!

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Neither, I'd be at home sipping on a beer! However, if it came to me I'd grab my thirty carbine loaded with speer 110 HPs!

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Given what the rest of this INSANE world is going through, I AM NOT IN THE LEAST SURPRISED!!! And I live in KALIFORNICATION! Can you say bendover?

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Jim, Othias over at C&Rsenal on youtube swears by Ballistol for cleaning all kinds of stuff, especially black powder firearms. Nontoxic and can be used on wood too. Softens BP fouling and prevents rust from forming. BTW, Ballistol is one of the sponsors of C&Rsenal. HTH

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Tycer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:51 am To prevent some future owner from harming the firearm or themselves with full power 375 loads I vote for the 38–55.
That said, personally I would go 35-30 because of the wide selection of projectiles and molds.

+1

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JimT wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:12 am Because Chernobyl fallout.

You do realize that Chernobyl is in Ukraine, right?

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A friend of mine had RA real bad and swore by MSM, he got it from the local animal feed store. He also used pot to help regulate the pain. YMMV HTH

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Question for you guys. H335 is supposed to be the canister grade to WC844. I've worked up a load of 27gr WC844 with 55gr bullets, has anyone here tried 27gr H335 with 55gr bullets? All the powder manuals I have list a grain or two below that.

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