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Small world, I had a pistol class from the two guys on the end a couple years ago

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My grandpa used to cast bullets for his, I think I still have his molds. He had a No.3 Ruger he’d restocked and altered or replaced the lever so it looked like a smaller No.1. Unfortunately he sold it before I knew he was doing so, I’d like to have bought it. He also has a 221 Fireball on a small Sa...

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Steve in MO wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:58 pm I've got a partial box of those left. Wish Speer would bring them back.

I thought I read something last year that there was going to be either a new run, or that someone else was going to make some

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Probably my second favorite scene in the movie

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I’ve been doing some part time bailiff work since retiring a few years ago. Last year I was in the judge’s chambers with two young assistant prosecutors. The judge, in his seventies, told them about an Andy Griffith show episode that related to a situation at hand at the time. The youngsters had nev...

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I always thought those 96/22s were pretty nifty looking but unfortunately haven’t had a chance to shoot one

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I’m hoping it comes out in 44 Special.

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My grandpa had a 37 that he had restocked with a laminate stock. I believe he had one of those long Lyman 20x target scopes. I wish I’d known he was selling it back in the mid nineties

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In the late nineties I bought a 9422M and took it to Montana a few times and shot prairie dogs and maybe a few jackrabbits. I like the cartridge quite a bit.

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I dropped my RCBS Uniflow powder measure and cracked the hopper. I called them (probably pre-email days) to order a new hopper. They would not let me pay for it even after I explained it was my fault.

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Sometime in the mid seventies, around the age of ten we visited friends of my parents. I was in another room where I saw Rio Lobo on a small black and white TV, and I was hooked. One of the local channels had the Lone Ranger and other series on after school so I watched them too. Now I get a couple ...

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Nifty. I went to a S&W pistol armorer school hosted at the West Virginia State Police Academy back in the late 90s. I still have my then issued 5906 that my daughter will eventually get. I bought it when we traded them for M&P40s when those came out.

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I used a Bianchi version with 2” snubs or a 3913 9mm back in the 90s sometimes. I then got an Uncle Mikes version that used holsters that slid on.
Lately I’ve been using the Phlster Enigmas which in my opinion, have made the belly bands obsolete.

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In 1989 the Ohio Peace Officer Academy taught skipping buckshot. I went through their shotgun instructor program in 1997, I don’t think they were teaching that by then.

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Favorite handgun cartridge to load is the 357, as it was the one I learned reloading on, with a Lee Loader back in the mid 80s. Least favorite, probably 9mm due to handling the small cases. My favorite rifle round to load was the 221 Fireball. My grandpa had a small Sako action barreled to look like...

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I bought an all steel 640 in 38 Special when they first came out, wish I’d kept it. I traded it for a Ruger SP101 because I thought I needed the magnum.

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Either an M&P9 2.0 Compact (the Glock 19 sized one) or a Shield Plus. One or the other is my daily carry so it’s readily accessible. I retired from a department that issued M&P40s and I was the armorer. First available out of my main safe is an 18” 870 with an Aimpoint and Surefire light, Fe...

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Could be plantar fasciitis, I’ve been dealing with it for a couple months now. Doctor offered an anti inflammatory and a steroid shot but I wanted to try the also recommended stretching. He gave me a boot to wear for thirty minutes a few times a day. So far seems to be helping.

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Last year I picked up a police trade in that had ghost ring sights on a pic rail, an 18” barrel, and REM chokes. I put an Aimpoint on it and took it to a shotgun class. I figure I can use it for deer season (Ohio), screw in a full choke tube for turkey season, and keep the IC tube in it day to day w...

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My favorite is one of the “Me and Joe” stories about Skeeters grandpa’s friend Tap Ramsey.

I showed my daughter what the books were selling for so she would know not to just toss them out down the road.

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piller wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:41 pm I am only 58. Not yet thinking about old age.

I’ll be 59 next month myself.

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I’ve been holding on to a 2” 64 for my eventual “old man gun”. I bought it years ago for my daughter but she didn’t like it and bought herself a S&W Shield 9mm.

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Mine was holding the ten ring from the bench at 25 yards with Minimags. Velocitors also seem promising but I’ve not shot enough to tell for sure. I also need to work with the magnum cylinder some more.

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I handled one today. I liked the stock fit and the sights, although I’m not sure how rugged the front sight is. I might wait and see if 357 becomes an option.

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I have a Dillon 550 currently set up for 45 ACP and a Redding Turret for rifle rounds. For revolver ammo, I use my grandpa’s CH Tool and Die Pistol Champ H press. It has four die stations and a primer feed. It’s not as fast as the Dillon but I like using it. Grandma gave it to me after grandpa passed.

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I have a 300 BO pistol and a Ruger Ranch. I use Lancer mags for those, and PMAGs and GI mags for my 223s

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I bought a 16 gauge in 1984 or so. Fall semester, I’d break it down into a duffel bag with my clothes and take it to the dorm. One night, we would drive to a friends parents place about a half hour away. They had about a hundred acres we could hunt and I’d leave the gun there and take it home when t...

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I have dots on an AR, a 9mm PCC, a rimfire AR, and my 1187 deer/turkey/home defense shotgun.

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I always liked his writing in the old Gun World magazine

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I keep a set of 10x42 Leupolds in the truck. I have a better pair of 10x42 Leupolds that I take when I know I’m going to use them. I recently bought a pair of Vortex 8x36 I’ve been taking squirrel hunting. They’re lighter and more compact but pretty good optically.

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What was the Tap Ramsey story? I don't recall that one. One of the Me and Joe stories. Tap was a friend of Joe’s grandpa and wore a black hat, my understanding out of the ordinary at the time. He also had a 44 Special and a Remington 410 cane gun Found it, thanks - Me and Joe and the Man in Black. ...

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Apollo isn’t very interested in squirrels. He’ll chase rabbits but he gets really wound up when he sees a groundhog.

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samsi wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 10:38 pm What was the Tap Ramsey story? I don't recall that one.

One of the Me and Joe stories. Tap was a friend of Joe’s grandpa and wore a black hat, my understanding out of the ordinary at the time. He also had a 44 Special and a Remington 410 cane gun

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This one and the Tap Ramsey story are my favorites.

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I bought a couple tins yesterday at a SW Ohio Walmart. I’d not seen any in quite a while

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The best ankle holster used was the Renegade which is now being made by The Wilderness. I currently carry Cor-Bon DPX in my 642 but a lot of switched on people seem to prefer the standard wad cutters for the low recoil and adequate penetration

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Last week I found 22 Magnum ammo and this week 22 Minimags at my local Walmart. I've not seen 22 ammo there for a while. There is a Bass Pro and 3 Cabelas locations within an hour or so drive that have almost always had some 22 in stock for months

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Somewhere in my house there is one of those Boker sets but I can't find it. I bought myself one of the Case Hobos with the amber bone handle but I've not tried to eat with it yet.

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Took me a minute

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Just remembered that I actually had two 3913s for a while. I had RH and LH IWB holsters and sometimes carried them both

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I bought a 3913 when they first came out and carried it a lot as an off duty gun. I shot quite a few IDPA matches with it as well. Once in a while I think about selling it but can bring myself to do it.

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Cor-Bon DPX or 158 grain lead hollow points. However the 148 grain wadcutters are starting to appeal to me. Supposedly they have adequate penetration with less recoil

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My favorite right now is an insulated Filson packer I picked up in October. I also have their bush hat but it's been worn so much it needs to be re-waxed

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I'm a satisfied S&W M&P10 owner myself. I'm going to free float it and get a better scope.

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When I used the Lee Turret press I had bored a hole through the bench. I had screwed the lid to a small jar underneath the bench and just unscrewed the jar when I needed to dump spent primers. I don't remember where I got the idea.

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I think it's a great idea. I use AR15s more than any other rifle right now so I have them in 22LR, 223, and 308.

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My father in law had a Nylon bolt action .22; the only one of those I've ever seen.

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Mythbusters did an episode about that but I don't remember the answer.

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I was at a Wal-mart in SW Ohio this morning that had Remington Target 22 in 50 rd boxes (limit 3). No one was lined up for it like they used to be. I later went to Bass Pro in Cincinnati where they had CCI Mini mags, either solid, or HP, limit one. Other than that I haven't seen 22 LR on shelves in ...

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Looks like a good trade to me, 2 1/2 19s and 66s don't seem all that available.

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