Thanks for the prompt responses! I should have mentioned what it would be used for. My homeplace is a farm that has been in my mother's family since just before the Revolution, and has several old homesites on it. My residence was built by my great-grandfather on another piece of property, and has s...

Hello friends, I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I'm looking for a decent metal detector for my father for his birthday. He has recently retired, and the farm still keeps him busy, but we're looking for something to promote a little recreation as well. I'd appreciate your thoughts on brand na...

My deepest condolences, sir. I cannot imagine anything worse except the death of a child. You and your wife will be in our prayers for some time to come!

Regan

Thanks, Cowboy, I'll ask him. That's right much higher than the last lot that was posted, but I haven't priced any new lately, since I don't own a .405. I'll leave him a message and see. Thanks again! Regan

Thanks, guys. I called my friend to see if he wanted it, and left a message. After he called back, I checked back to post about it, and the brass was gone.

Good catch, thanks for your help! Hope y'all have a merry Christmas! Regan

Saw a note on the board Friday evening about an assortment of .405 brass for sale. If whoever has it makes it over here to this board, I would like to have that brass for a friend. If someone has contact information for the seller, that would be appreciated, too.

Take care, Regan

Hello, Paul, thanks for your response. The orange new post indicators work, and take me to the first unread post on the new threads. The thread titles get lighter after I click on them and stay that way while I read the rest of the threads, but then when I come back later on (usually the next day), ...

Folks, Someone here (heck, EVERYONE here) knows more about computers than I do. Why is it that the subject titles on this board highlight when I read them, and stay that way as long as I am on the board, but when I return the threads that I have read look the same as the rest of them? Interestingly ...

I thought of another: Dangerous River, by R.M. Patterson, an early 1900's exploration of the Nahanni river in Canada's Northwest territories. Vivid descriptions of beautiful country, and some colorful characters to boot.

Jason, I wholeheartedly second Undaunted Courage . For historical fiction, try James Alexander Thom's Long Knife , based on the life of George Rogers Clark, From Sea to Shining Sea , also based on the Clark family but over much broader perspective, and Follow the River , the story of Mary Draper Ing...

Is there any way on this board to highlight the posts we've read in the past, so we can more easily return to them, or to jump to the first new post on a thread when we click the thread title? I think that is the most frustrating thing for me on this board- I read a lot more than I post. I appreciat...

Thanks again, 1886, I appreciate it! Bob A, I can't definitely answer either of your questions, yet. I'm fishing for answers here, myself <G>. I figured 1750-1800 would be plenty, and had thought to try 20:1 alloy or wheelweights and soft lead in a 50/50 ratio. I am uncertain without testing a few l...

Thanks, 1886! Do you find any stabilization problems at lower velocities with this bullet?

Take care, Regan

Gentlemen, I'm tinkering with the idea of casting for my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington, since I cast for everything else that I shoot. What bullet do you find best (I'm looking hard at the RCBS 35-200-FN), and what load shoots most accurately? Intended use is plinking, large varmints, and deer (with t...

Dave,

You will certainly be in our prayers. Best wishes for a speedy revovery! I can sure sympathize with you, too- I'm currently off work with a mangled finger, from a run-in with a table saw. No fun being off and not being able to shoot, is it?

I hope you heal quickly and well!

Take care, Regan

Thanks, Smoke'um. There is certainly no love lost between myself and the Tech administration, for numerous reasons <G>. In fact, I left there just months shy of a Master's because I couldn't stomach the politics and policies of the imported leaders of the University. That's fine, it led me into the ...

Smoke'um, the best I can say is that your expectations are completely out of line for the university as it exists at this point. I will not argue that there SHOULD be some kind of communication or warning system, but the fact is that there is none in existence at this point. It's hard to use somethi...

Smoke'um, as the old saying goes, don't be too quick to believe what you read or hear in the media. I assure you that much of what is being aired is off-base or just flat-out in error. I think folks hear what a small town Blacksburg is, and imagine the college as just a few quaint stone buildings. A...

Another sad part about this is that the local paper (The Roanoke Times) is already trying to shrug off the gun control aspect. I tried to post a message on their "Round Table" message board, and got a reply back that "This message is being held for approval". Imagine that! Now, t...