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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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I've been planning on ordering a couple for a retirement gift to myself. I plan on an 18 but can't decide on the 5" or 7", and a Model 5 in the "Bradford Angier" style.

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I handled one of the new S&W M&P22 compacts a few days ago, and now I want one. I think it's supposed to compete with the Walther P22 and Ruger SR22.

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I strapped on my .44 Ruger flattop, because I carry it everyday and shoot it most of those days. The other was a 20" Marlin Cowboy in .44, because it's my hiking rifle and I have it in my hand about 305 days of the year and I shoot it most of those days. Plus I have 15 extra rounds in my belt ...

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I had one for years. I had to send it back early one but after that it was pretty good. It was a bit on the heavy side and a bit bulkier than a 1911. After about 17 years the slide stop hole wore out and it wasn't repairable so S&W replaced it with a new one.

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Usually 18x9mm, plus 2 17 rd spares, plus 5x38 in a second gun. Sometimes the 9mm is replaced with a 15 rd 40S&W.

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The Hornady training ammo is steel cased. We've used thousands of rounds over the last few years with no problems.

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I usually use a Spyderco Sharpmaker. A couple years ago I sat in on a sharpening lesson from a knife maker who emphasized the importance of stropping to maintain a good edge.

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Very spiffy!

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My local club started holding what they call a "Field Match", all 40 rds shot at 200 yds. The first 10 are offhand. There's usually quite a difference in shooter's offhand vs. prone scores.

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I've got a GALCO Fletch for my 4" GP. If I wanted one without a thumb-break I'd get a Simply Rugged pancake.

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AJMD429 wrote:Re: For Gun Cleaning: "A Better Q-Tip"
BobM wrote:Picked some up today; thanks for the tip.
No pun intended, right...?

Well, I didn't mean to; thought of it when I hit the submit button.

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Picked some up today; thanks for the tip.

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I handled one of those Glocks today and liked it. Rumor has it that Glock will also be making it in 9mm and I'd definitely buy one then.

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Nifty idea!

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I read it back in the 80s or 90s. I should probably pull it off the shelf and re-read it just to see how out of date it might (or might not) be.

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I've done business with the Canteen Shop a couple of times and plan to do so again.

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Very classy!

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Bill in Oregon wrote:Earl, heh, nothing like the voice of sober experience.

I have indeed heard that as with most members of the rodent family, the younger the better.

That's what my grandpa said, but I've not tried it yet.

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Good thread. I shot what was called a "Field Match" at the local club this afternoon. All at 200 yds, 10 standing, 10 sitting, and two 10 rd strings from prone. I haven't done much other than prone shooting for quite a while and it showed. (Also found my rifle wasn't as well zeroed as I ha...

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A machete is probably the most practical but if I had one I'd take a Randall Model 18. With what I own now probably a Becker Machax or Bk7.

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