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Scott Tschirhart

In my limited experience most fights come as a bit of surprise and they are nasty and at very close range. You can avoid a lot of this kind of thing by being aware of your surroundings and not getting drunk. When I was a police officer, I did choose the long gun whenever things looked like they migh...

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When I carried a levergun for serious purposes I treated it like a shotgun and planned to top it off as needed. Fortunately I never needed to test that under fire.

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Paco stepped up and sponsored me into the Shootists and I’ll never forget that. Sitting in a room with him and telling old police stories is a memory that I treasure.

Happy Birthday Paco!

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I wonder if the taxing of a Constitutional right would be found to be analogous to a poll tax and found to be unconstitutional?

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:09 pm Could be that you got a bad shell holder, the cutter was worn or it was a Friday afternoon/Monday morning production

As likely an explanation as I have heard.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:52 pm 20181114_191047.jpg
It's not mine but I think it qualifies?
It's a .22 cap & ball. A buddy of mine got it from an estate. Supposedly it was kind of a demo gun , made for a salesman to show the skills of the company. As far as we know it is unfired.

That’s really cool!

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I like it!

My favorite guns are tools that I use all the time.

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Nicely done!

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I just received mine (500S&W) with a 16” barrel. Ordered it just over a year ago. It feels and balances perfectly in the hand. I have a few different load to try this weekend. Like all the big bore Leverguns and revolvers, they will have NO problem as a large game hunting primary tool. I truly ...

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Jim,

It looks like our pockets have gotten much smaller over the years.

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My pocket pistol.

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Thanks Jim.

Since the parent case was originally the .45-70 you would think that Lee would have had this worked out.

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Now that’s really interesting!

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I never met him but I’m happy to hear that he is keeping the population in check!

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When I got a .480 Ruger double, I ordered a set of Lee dies and was doing just fine until I opened a box of Hornady new brass. The head/rim diameter on the Hornady brass is apparently different from the fired cases that I have been loading. I could, with effort, push the new bras into the Lee shell ...

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I was in my law office in Waco, Texas and I remember watching the live shot when the second plane hit the World Trade Center.

Only at that point did I realize that this was no accident.

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Boys, I am an absolute workaholic. To the point of inadvertently destroying other things.

Kathy’s health issues have forced me to slow down and reassess. I still have that drive but I’m trying to live a more balanced life. She has been a blessing in ways that she may never know.

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I have Mountain Guns in .357, 44 and .45 Colt. I owned one in .45ACP but somebody wanted it a lot more than I did. I shoot the .357 better than any other revolver, but I still prefer the bigger bores. I treat the .44 Magnum as a .44 Special they has the capability of handling .44 Magnum ammo. John L...

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Yes they are. Most 629s have a bit of a bull barrel.

Also all of the Mounain guns have round butt grip frames which also cut the weight a bit.( though my friend Ken Hackathorn has a square butt that he had fitted at the factory with a Mountain Gun barrel).

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This is the only thing that keeps me from getting a 329

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 6:21 am That's just down right sweet. You who have managed to find and hold onto loving partners through life are more blessed than you know.

Thank you my friend.

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Part of me loves to tinker and experiment. Part of me just wants a consistent load that I can count on to load a big batch every once in a while.

Part of me wants to take up my sixgun and 73 and wander whatever wild place I can find.

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I wonder how many times this has happened and it never became public until now?

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My dad grew up the son of a share cropper during the depression. Growing up, he always made comments of having to "Poor Boy It". Not necessarily a derogatory term, he only meant that you made things stretch or finding something that would work just as well than the premium item you would ...

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Very nicely done!!!!

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Unique should be very close and it will behave very much the same. I’m not surprised by the small increase in velocity between the pistol and rifle barrels with those powders. But you won’t really know until you shoot it. I am surprised that you were having trouble finding data. I would think that C...

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JimT wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:20 am Hmm ... I never saw anything like that when I was shot at .....

Me either!

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Good advice.

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I have a .44 Mountain Gun which is pretty handy, but not as light as the 329.

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I know that this gun has a nasty reputation for being hard to shoot, but is there anyone here who loves the 329?

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I’m thinking that I need to find a good source for my airgun pellets and stock up. Used to be you could buy a roll of cans from China. I wonder if those are still available?

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Certainly more blessed than I deserve.

This was the sunset after a dove hunt down in China Grove yesterday.

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Life is good

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Scott, have you tried Power Pistol yet? It's become a favorite of mine in 44 Special and 45 Colt - and this is coming from someone who used to swear by Unique in all things. On a related note, some years ago I was lamenting to a friend my troubles in finding a 44 Special load that shot well in vari...

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Following up on my experiment, I loaded some 270 gr SWC bulllets over 7.5 gr of TiteGroup. This is a much more powerful load (993 fps and 1217 in the rifle).

Still shoots to the sights of my SAA.

But the Ruger still prefers the 8 gr Unique load

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I’ve been using the same load in the .45 Colt for a while now. 8 gr of Unique under a 250-270 grain lead bullet. It’s not a barn burner but it shoots well and doesn’t lead in my rifles and revolvers. But I would not say that it shoots as accurately as I would wish. I tried one of Brian Pearce’s favo...

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I wasn’t around for this one. Thankfully.

That being said, I read through the thread and I see why you are bothered by it.

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Scott, that is how I did it the first time, cover to cover, straight through. Sometimes confusing, as you read different versions of the same events. Even in the same books, sometimes they are not presented in chronological order. That is where a study bible or bible plan works really well, and for...

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:55 pm .
The biggest problem I would say is condensation depending on the climate. Also, of course, it depends on how you build and ventilate it. Plus mice can be a problem.

I’m on the edge of a desert. Condensation is not an issue.

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https://youtu.be/PGJHtKxXoiA?si=wzaImmcIOL6UtIKd

I don’t think there are any practical differences and I doubt that 7.5 inches is much more effective than a 4 3/4 inches.

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I tend to read through the Bible each year. I don’t have a real plan other than to go sequentially through it. But each time I find something that I missed on the previous time through.

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That’s sort of what I have in mind. Almost exactly in fact.

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Nath wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 4:33 pm Yes and don't bother. An airgun is better!

Yhanks

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Thanks fellas. Scott, that Colt is a mighty handsome article! Thanks. I probably have more than a thousand rounds through this one now and we get along pretty well together. I’ve had a number of single action revolvers that did not shoot to the sights. This one does. That’s probably more important ...

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Does anyone have any experience with .22 smooth bores that I think they used to refer to as a “garden gun?”

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I think the 12 ga Remington is just right for protecting your castle or pickup truck.

But I am interested in the .410 for general utility.

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I carry a gun a lot more than I shoot it. So I generally like 4 3/4 or 4 5/8 inch single actions.

I don’t think I shoot longer barrels any better.

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That’s my kind of therapy.

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I’ve got some good solid railroad ties. I’m thinking about leveling them out in a frame and filling with gravel or limestone base.

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I’m thinking about something like this:

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