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yooper2

I once lost an Ithica SxS 20 ga for 4 or 5 years, only found it when we were moving. I could not begin to explain why it was broken down in the back of a closet shelf behind a bunch if sweaters. Keep looking!

Eric

yooper2

My friend bought a pile of .277" 110 gr blemished bullets from midway that measured up as being identical to the Hornady 110gr hp. We worked up a load for him to use as a coyote gun on his sheep farm. He shot a few yotes and the bullets blew apart as expected but on the 5th or 6th the bullet ac...

yooper2

Glad to hear you are beating it! A friend of mine was released from the hospital yesterday after being in there 10 days due to it. Talking on the phone last night he said it was the worst experience of his life after Khe Sanh. Here's to a speedy and full recovery.

Eric

yooper2

Never fooled with inserts but a rather bushy fella of my acquaintance who had a little farm out on the Donken Rd had one of the 24s in 22mag/20ga and used it for everything we had in the UP aside from moose (probably would have plugged one if he got the chance though). .62 caliber roundball or slug ...

yooper2

I have a pair of Danners that have an ungodly number of miles on them. Had them resoled about 8 years ago and they are about due for another. While just leather I have always used Snow Seal on them and they are plenty waterproof unless you are standing in water.

Eric

yooper2

Nice pair of rifles. I really like the old 99, I have its twin in 303.

Eric

yooper2

Fantastic! I see determination in that smile, she must be as tough as her father!

Eric

yooper2

Jack, Mr. Dixon tallied up my purchases on an old fashioned receipt pad (with carbon copy!), then punched it into a cash register, then did the math to double check it. I didn't even ask about those Winchesters but the '73 military musket and '95 405 w/special order shotgun butt caught my eye. It wa...

yooper2

Looks like I'll have to add the Log Cabin Shop and the Muzzleloading Emporium to my list of places to check out! While I'm not fond of crowds I am willing to deal with them in certain circumstances, think the Gunmakers fair will be worth it. Fordwannabe, I spent about 3 hours there had great chats w...

yooper2

Been wanting to go to Dixon's for years and finally did yesterday. Well worth the wait! Great range of products including casting, reloading, books, production guns, custom guns, antique guns, gun building supplies, accoutrements, all manner of other things. In addition to stuff for sale there is a ...

yooper2

Beautiful rifle! I got to shoot a Hepburn when I was about 15, been keenly interested in them ever since.

Eric

yooper2

Very sorry to hear this but thankful there was no break. About 15 years ago a neighbor suffered a very similar injury when she bent over to grab something and a pony or donkey (can't recall which anymore) tried to mount her driving her into the ground. It took her years of intense therapy and hard w...

yooper2

The deer I've killed with the 38-40 were done in by the RCBS 40-180-CM bullet cast of 50/50 pure lead and clip on wheel weights. I use the same alloy in most pistol-sized cartridges. Wouldn't hesitate to plug a deer with any sort of reasonable alloy, put one in the spine or through both lungs and th...

yooper2

Cool, here's hoping that Ruger can bring Marlin back and restore the brand's reputation.

Eric

yooper2

He hasn't been on the forum in a long time and I am curious if anybody knows if he has just moved on or passed away?
I miss his posts about western history and dealing with coyotes. Always had something interesting to share.

Eric

yooper2

Eric, YOU DA MAN and you win first prize in the knowledge contest! It's not everyday that someone picks that out .........Eric is the kind of guy who spots something unusual and either buys it or realizes it's a fraud.....yes.....it's a factory fraud. :D Here's the Ruger 38-40 with the 38-40 New Fr...

yooper2

More Colts in 38-40....in the back is the above 1st gen then a 5.5 third gen, 7.5 third gen and the one in the front is a New Frontier 5.5. I don't shoot these guns much like I used to.---6 https://i.postimg.cc/wvYVccLL/IMG-8034.jpg Jack, Is that New Frontier a factory 38-40 or something you had pu...

yooper2

I have 92 rifle with a 24" barrel in 38 WCF. I didn't buy it for the chambering but because it is in great shape although I have come to really enjoy the cartridge. I think anyone claiming a difference between it and the 44 WCF is splitting a pretty fine hair. 3 deer have fallen to mine with th...

yooper2

Very cool tool and beautifully made! Something about a great tool just makes everything a bit better.

Eric

yooper2

Found it and another I had forgotten about but am having problems posting photos, something about my imgur account. Would someone be willing to post the photos if I text or email them?

Eric

yooper2

I have a cap gun that looks like a colt 1903 Pocket that uses roll caps. My mom got it for me when I was about 5 or 6. It's quite realistic looking and freaked out a few neighbors.

Eric

yooper2

Two very cool and thoughtful gifts. In a few years you'll give some unsuspecting forester driving by your house whiplash when he sees that redwood!

Eric

yooper2

My own planers and those I have used at work have all been large stationary units from Atlas, Powermatic, etc. Several boatbuiling friends have, and very much like, the little Dewalt unit and they plane tough stuff like white oak and teak. Snipe can be a problem with any planer and can be minimized ...

yooper2

Looks awesome! There used to be a great military vehicle museum in Dundee Michigan, the owner was a WWII vet that had landed at Normandy. Sadly it closed up after he died. One time while visiting when I was maybe 16 years old I was trying to look under a half track to look at the drivetrain and the ...

yooper2

Thanks, was able to grab them!

Just got a kindle in the spring when they shut the library here, been enjoying it but this makes it even better.

Eric

yooper2

The .32 caplock half stock squirrel rifle my grandad built is my favorite. It was the first firearm I ever shot. He built a flinter as well which is with my cousin. That said, I dream of a left hand .40 flinter with willowy swamped barrel. Also hankering for a 20ga left hand trade gun. Didn't get wi...

yooper2

Very nice, should be tons of fun!

Have two, a Shiloh 45-100 and an original 1863 50-70 conversion. Both are a hoot, the Shiloh is gorgeous and spooky accurate while the 50-70 oozes history and is compact (though not light).

Eric

yooper2

I shot a deer with my Rogers & Spencer loaded with a round ball. Big doe, range was maybe 15 yards. Took both lungs and a piece of the heart. She went less then 30 paces. Ball was smashed into a flat disc under the offside hide. Killed all manner of pests with round balls and well up to raccoon...

yooper2

I shot a deer with my Rogers & Spencer loaded with a round ball. Big doe, range was maybe 15 yards. Took both lungs and a piece of the heart. She went less then 30 paces. Ball was smashed into a flat disc under the offside hide. Killed all manner of pests with round balls up to raccoon size. 36 ...

yooper2

Please do post some pictures of your progress, very much enjoyed your previous projects. Agree on the longer barrels for offhand, my 1895CB is worlds apart from the shorter ones and a good friend has one of the Canadian Centennial Winchester 1894s with a 26" barrel that is very nice as well. Eric

yooper2

Had a beautiful Police Positive Special Target come apart in my hand like the above sixgun. Not my gun or loads, probably a double charge of Titegroup although the owner said he extremely careful. No injury to me but it took a while to get over the flinch.

Eric

yooper2

35, grandfather started me out with a .32 percussion gun at 4. First cartridge gun was a 32-20 martini cadet at 7. Been prepping brass as long as I can remember and loading unsupervised since 13. Started casting around then too.

Eric

yooper2

Accurate molds are excellent and Tom is a wonderful guy. I have 8 or 9 of his molds and there are are always more I'm eyeing.

The reason he doesn't do round or spire point designs is that he makes his molds by lathe boring, not a cherry.

Eric

yooper2

I am severely left eye dominant and right handed. As a kid I tried shooting right handed and had a bad time of it. Finally my grandad had me try shooting off the left shoulder when I was about 7 or 8 and it was like magic. I can shoot handguns with either hand equally well but use the left eye regar...

yooper2

A good pal has a M&P 45 compact I've shot quite a bit. By far the most ergonomic of the plastic guns for me and I can see how someone would go that route compared to a lightweight commander. His has never bobbled that I'm aware of and I've been present for probably 2000 rounds through it. I'll s...

yooper2

Dunno in dollar terms as a lot of my gear is considered antique. The only modern stuff I have is a hornady digital scale for weighing brass, a lyman "black powder" measure, a Dillon square deal, and maybe 10 sets of dies. Everything else is older than me and much it came from my grandad or...

yooper2

Love Whitney-Kennedy's, particularly the large frames. My greatest missed gun opportunity was a W-K 40-65 with an even patina and nearly perfect bore for $750. It had clearly been used a lot but was very well taken care of and when I put it to my shoulder it felt like it was made for me. I was in co...

yooper2

Lovely rifle!
Eric

yooper2

Always love hearing about this cartridge and project. Just plain fun!

Eric

yooper2

Book showed up yesterday and I just finished it, great to see some of those articles again! Thanks for making these available in print. Something about about reading a book vs on a screen.

Eric

yooper2

Reminds me a little of a Liberator pistol. Or a zip gun. Actually I think they missed the mark on this one …… Priced at $70 or less and chambered in something like 22lr/short it might be appealing to people running trap lines. I bet there are at least a dozen of those guys who would be interested. ...

yooper2

Cool, I grabbed the other one last week and just ordered this one too. I miss the articles on Sixgunner, there was some great stuff.
Thanks for making this available! Now if only Paco would do another run of his book.

Eric

yooper2

I haven't shot either the 1861 or 1862 but they sure are easy on the eyes. May have to correct that. I've been shooting my Remingtons and 1851 quite a bit lately, it had been a couple years and I don't know how I let that happen. Cap and ball revolvers are just a blast! The original Rodgers & Sp...

yooper2

Agree completely, thank you gentlemen for sharing your knowledge with us!

Eric

yooper2

Winchester 1890 and a High Standard HD Military for plinking, mostly at steel. A Sentinel does trapline duty.

Eric

yooper2

Wonderful report and great shooting. May I ask which mold you are using from Accurate? Tom makes some great molds.

Eric

yooper2

The gent that married my wife and I had been the curator of the Henry Ford Museum in the 70s. He showed me a Polaroid of the medal that Hitler gave Henry Ford for his contributions to German manufacturing, needless to say that isn't on display at the museum!

Eric

yooper2

A good book if you can find it is "Industrial Mobilization for War" put out by the US Civilian Production Administration. It's dry and presented plainly but the numbers are utterly staggering when you stop to consider it. The depth of our nation's manufacturing ability at that time was pre...

yooper2

Nice find! The Cooeys are sort of scarce in the states but when you go to Canada it seems like everybody has at least one of the .22s and a shotgun. Seems like all of the trappers up there use or have used a Cooey as a dispatch gun at one time or another. I'm a fan of single shot shotguns as well, h...

yooper2

He is sorely missed. Helped me quite a but when I was new to the 38-40. It is wonderful that he left us some of his knowledge in articles. I gave him 1/4 pound of Sharpshooter that he did some experiments with.

Eric

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