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- Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3353
Re: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
I don't know why they quit making them, but I suspect poor sales to start with. A lot of times it's all about timing. Look over on graybeards outdoor forums for all things Handi. The group of Handiholics there are always doing new things. Making new calibers going from smaller to largeer is one thi...
- Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3353
Re: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
wolf @ 100 meters zeroing in the scope http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/range31jan2011005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/range31jan2011004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/M77001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/M77003.jpg http://img....
- Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3353
Re: OT- Is anybody reloading 7.62X39??
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=13453
good info
fwiw I like the win,fed and laupa brass best as they use large rifle primers.rem uses small rifle primers.I have a yugo and and a ruger 77 in 7.62X39.
good info
fwiw I like the win,fed and laupa brass best as they use large rifle primers.rem uses small rifle primers.I have a yugo and and a ruger 77 in 7.62X39.
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
get ready for info overloadgak wrote:Anyone know the P-39? IIRC, many saw Russian duty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwksKXoDALI
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Semi-OT Cast Bullet Hardness
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1908
Re: Semi-OT Cast Bullet Hardness
9 lbs wheel weights to 1 lb of linotype will put you in the 15 BHN .a good quality lube hornady GC and the bullet sized to fit your rifles bore.
I am a big fan of the ranch dog bullets.
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/inde ... 318.0.html
pete
I am a big fan of the ranch dog bullets.
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/inde ... 318.0.html
pete
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Accurate 5744 powder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3633
Re: Accurate 5744 powder
ditto! I think its a great powder.I have also used it in my milsurp rifles.for you finn mosin nagant shooters..
in my finns M27,M28,M28/30 and M39's
160 gr GC bullet 15 BHN
19.0 grs 5744
laupa brass
win LRP
VERY ACCURATE LOAD
in my finns M27,M28,M28/30 and M39's
160 gr GC bullet 15 BHN
19.0 grs 5744
laupa brass
win LRP
VERY ACCURATE LOAD
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Makarov pistol
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4054
Re: OT-Makarov pistol
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/makarov.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LY5IFZib9g&NR=1
now if you can take 8 solid hits of the hornady bullet and walk off super man is still alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LY5IFZib9g&NR=1
now if you can take 8 solid hits of the hornady bullet and walk off super man is still alive
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Makarov pistol
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4054
Re: OT-Makarov pistol
I have2 East Germans and a Bulgarian and a makoholic :lol: .I got hook when I bought my first one for 100.00 OTD.I bought some cheap norinco green box ammo(2.99 for 50 rds) and headed to the range.I have never had a FTF FTE with a mak.I got some colts/sigs that I can't say that about :wink: http://i...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT--What gun has been most reliable for you?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5254
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what do you guys pay for your hunting license
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5117
Re: what do you guys pay for your hunting license
same here in Texas.I haven't bought one since 04.as a side note same with my plates on my truck,drivers license or ccw.horsesoldier03 wrote:Disabled VET! I get my hunting and fishing license free!
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another OT question for you Harley drivers
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5621
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another OT question for you Harley drivers
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5621
Re: Another OT question for you Harley drivers
best time I ever had.
ft lewis
HAAF 66 FLH
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another OT question for you Harley drivers
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5621
Re: Another OT question for you Harley drivers
OK, my history: Regular pedal bikes since before dirt was invented. One dirt bike; vicious, mean hearted, sadistic machine, darn near ripped my leg off when it kicked back at start up. It was my friends and that's the only thing that stopped me from shooting it. Question; Just how hard is it for a ...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - I shot an M1A today !
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3337
Re: OT - I shot an M1A today !
I also shoot the M1...alot
now click on the link go down to page 10 and read to page 18 or so.I have been shooting the M1A(NM) and the M1 for years.its your rifles do what you want. I won't shoot that stuff in mine.
http://www.m14.ca/reloading/14_loading.pdf
now click on the link go down to page 10 and read to page 18 or so.I have been shooting the M1A(NM) and the M1 for years.its your rifles do what you want. I won't shoot that stuff in mine.
http://www.m14.ca/reloading/14_loading.pdf
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - I shot an M1A today !
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3337
Re: OT - I shot an M1A today !
I sold mine a few years ago but still have my socom 16.just a heads up these rifles have to operate on the right pressure curve as they still use a op-rod and 180 gr bullets are a no-go!.hunting ammo is a no-go also as the pressure is wrong and bending a op-rod can happen. http://www.m14.ca/reloadin...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT--Taps
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2845
Re: OT--Taps
Old Ironsights your my hero and thank you for what you do for the troops.to me it is a insult to have a boom box for taps.I have some SF and ranger friends that have promised me that when my time comes it will be DONE RIGHT.
pete
pete
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT--Taps
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2845
- Tue May 31, 2011 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
One of my favorite Vietnam war era planes the OV-1 Mohawk. :wink: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Midland2006/Highlights/Ov1Midland2006.jpg the glide path of a stone :lol: neat bird unless you have to work on one :wink: I got to work on one that did a reverse thrust check but they f...
- Mon May 30, 2011 10:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Motorcycles - Went To The Darkside
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3805
Re: OT - Motorcycles - Went To The Darkside
lifes to short to ride a jap motorcycle TTT .congrats on a fine looking bike.
- Mon May 30, 2011 9:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Memorial Day... Veterans, Report. Everybody, account...
- Replies: 98
- Views: 12276
Re: Memorial Day... Veterans, Report. Everybody, account...
68J3F/68X3F 73-94
- Thu May 26, 2011 7:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Re: .44mag / .44sp loads
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2764
Re: .44mag / .44sp loads
I have boiled down my 44 shooting to these loads. 44 mag lyman 429421 sized .430 for my ruger flat top .429 for my S&W 29 classic. 16.5 grs 2400 win brass win lp primer.very accurate load.I gave some to a friend and he shot a doe at 70 yards and it went straight down.bullet wasn't recovered :D t...
- Tue May 17, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- I'm a land owner!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3599
Re: OT- I'm a land owner!
very nice and the people down there are great.oh BTW west Texas land can be cheap if your not taxed on the snakes .
- Thu May 12, 2011 5:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5379
Re: I got BANNED from the Marlin forum!!!!
Not trying to start anything, just express my opinion. I have to respectfully disagree with the general trend of this thread. MO and this one are just about the only 2 places I frequent on the net. In my experience, the mods at MO can be most tolerant. They do occasionally come down hard on someone...
- Tue May 10, 2011 1:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: 45 Auto guys, what you think?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5431
Re: OT: 45 Auto guys, what you think?
look around and shop.I picked up this KIMBER for 500.00 cash from a old friend and he only fired 2 mags of ammo thru it and it went into his night stand.money is tight and there are some deals if you look. BTW this is the most accurate 1911 I have ever owned :wink: and I have owned a bunch of them o...
- Mon May 09, 2011 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT Motorcycle Q.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2706
- Sun May 08, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: light loads for the 30-06
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2982
Re: OT: light loads for the 30-06
sorry joe I am cheap also .IIRC the speer #13 has some reduced loads listed in it.when I get back to my notes I can look for them.
pete
pete
- Sun May 08, 2011 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: light loads for the 30-06
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2982
- Sun May 08, 2011 3:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tubby The Tuba has his own line of cartidges!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3906
- Sat May 07, 2011 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT Motorcycle Q.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2706
Re: OT Motorcycle Q.
+1 or in the fogPitchy wrote:Way back in the day we always said our Harleys ran best when we were drunk and on a cool damp night , bike ran good and ya didn`t listen to all the clicks and clatters.
- Sat May 07, 2011 8:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Motorcycle pictures
- Replies: 156
- Views: 20858
- Thu May 05, 2011 2:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: O.T. Favorite Bass lures?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3054
Re: O.T. Favorite Bass lures?
the best is live shad minnows don't get caught doing that in WA state.the libs will throw you in jail.
- Thu May 05, 2011 1:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: O.T. Favorite Bass lures?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3054
Re: O.T. Favorite Bass lures?
rattle traps down here in texas.silver and blue with blood red around the gills.for large mouth and small mouth its killer.
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
danny did it look like this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/20mm.jpg when they put the 20MM on the wing store everytime they shot it they would have to go back and retorque darn near everything.the was enough recoil and torque on the M35 they had to beef up the structural panels as the...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Frenchy French rifle
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4565
Re: OT: Frenchy French rifle
I have a friend that bought one of the CAI 308's.he cleaned the goop off it and we went to the range.it went full auto the RSO went off.
I have never heard anything bad about the ones in the orginal cal.
I have never heard anything bad about the ones in the orginal cal.
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Took the Ruger flat top 44 Special to the range today
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3332
Re: Took the Ruger flat top 44 Special to the range today
good looking ruger and those grips are sharp.
I have been shooting the 429421 for years with 7.5 grs unique in 44 spl brass.I need to try your load with power pistol.thanks for the info.
pete
I have been shooting the 429421 for years with 7.5 grs unique in 44 spl brass.I need to try your load with power pistol.thanks for the info.
pete
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
who did you work for?.Mescalero wrote:How did you get that?
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
moc-up (trainer) of the mods for the TOW missle system.TSU,SCA,MCA,and EPS.Mescalero wrote:Converted a bunch of " D " model Cobras to TOW firing tank killers.
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
joe here is a army film that will explain alot for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMH1zgQp ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMH1zgQp ... re=related
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
After the last couple of topics about AD it brought to mind a incident that happened at firebase mace a 1/9 cav snake had been out on pink team mission came back in to reload, all the ammo handlers were busy so the PP jumped out and stuffed a rocket in the pod it fired and went thru him didnt deton...
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4404
Re: OT a little Bad JuJu for snake driver
it would be a safe bet that 1. the acft wasn't grounded.it only takes .9VDC to set off a rocket 2.the gunner in the front had his GACP in the armed position. 3.we always loaded FAAR 2.75 inch rockets from the front.on the AH-1Gs 158 and 200 hog pods you had to unlock the the detents first and you al...
- Sat Apr 23, 2011 5:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
the biggest plane I have flown in and you can take your "ride" with you
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/BromeCountyMuseum/index.htm http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/09/08/f-fokker-biplane-knowlton.html this had more to do with me getting into AVN than anything.we had a cabin at brome lake Quebec and I spent my summers there growing up.my grandfather took ...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Motorcycle pictures
- Replies: 156
- Views: 20858
Re: Motorcycle pictures
the yamaha 650 was a great bike.mine 1972 XS-2 heading home on leave 1974.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
the first 58 they brought back in a deuce in a half with room left over. :shock: Ouch... I'm going to hijack my own thread for a second because that reminds me of a story. I worked on commo equipment at Division level and there were a couple of Aviation units we supported (2/17CAV, 1-101 through 6-...
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
lose a tailrotor and your going to spin.auto rotate well maybe if you have enough alt. but it isn't going to be pretty.I saw a 58 go in not 100 meters away.the first 58 they brought back in a deuce in a half with room left over.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
well if your in a helicopter and going into a flat spin.
1.unbuckle your harness
2.bend over
3.kiss your aZZ goodbye,you just lost a tail rotor
1.unbuckle your harness
2.bend over
3.kiss your aZZ goodbye,you just lost a tail rotor
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
not a problem in a helicopter ask one of those fixed wing guys.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When aircraft had style plus just cool aircraft
- Replies: 478
- Views: 110302
Re: OT - When aircraft had style
my b.i.l. swift.I got to fly it a couple of times.really nice acft.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Off topic 1911 lube
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2601
Re: Off topic 1911 lube
I hear you on the M60 mine was a M60D.when rearming the cobras and mini-guns we got LSA-T in big tooth paste tubes 1 QT size.I would just give the main rotor and delinking feeder a good squirt of the LSA-T and that mini would just hum@ 4000 rounds a minute.cleaning was alot easier also. I still have...