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by Pisgah
Sun May 01, 2022 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modernizing your Levergun
Replies: 58
Views: 4995

Re: Modernizing your Levergun

Want a Corvette? Just put mag wheels on your Model A...
by Pisgah
Sun May 01, 2022 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modernizing your Levergun
Replies: 58
Views: 4995

Re: Modernizing your Levergun

Want a Corvette? Just put mag wheels on your Model A...
by Pisgah
Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BIG Grizzly Bears...!
Replies: 4
Views: 564

Re: BIG Grizzly Bears...!

Any time I get to feeling overheated, I think of the encounter I had in a willow thicket in Denali National Park -- and I get a cold chill...
by Pisgah
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grizzlies and the 30-30
Replies: 165
Views: 59154

Re: Grizzlies and the 30-30

Observation: man who killed 50+ grizzlies in his career prefers the .35 Remington; men who may have never seen a grizzly opine that .375 ain't enough. Interesting...
by Pisgah
Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House gun
Replies: 68
Views: 5468

Re: House gun

Mine is a Kel-Tec KS7 12 ga. 18" barrel with a buttstock -- but no longer overall than a Shockwave.
by Pisgah
Thu Apr 14, 2022 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USPS Form 1508
Replies: 4
Views: 767

Re: USPS Form 1508

Correct, but just to be sure -- you know you cannot mail a handgun, right? Only long guns, and only to a dealer, manufacturer, or yourself -- no transfers.
by Pisgah
Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A NEW (to me) BOOK ... about guns!
Replies: 7
Views: 796

Re: A NEW (to me) BOOK ... about guns!

Interesting (to me) side note -- Dixon was one of only eight civilians ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Prior to WW1 the medal was awarded in a manner we would not recognize today. Whole units, often not that distinguished, were given the medal during the Civil War and Indian wars, sometimes p...
by Pisgah
Wed Apr 06, 2022 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Humor in medicine
Replies: 20
Views: 1502

Re: Humor in medicine

As a patient, I like doctor jokes. I try to have one for each specialist I see.

Example:

Used to be, an orthopedic surgeon needed to be dumb as a rock and strong as an ox. These days, they have power tools.
by Pisgah
Sun Apr 03, 2022 12:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making charcoal...
Replies: 2
Views: 427

Re: Making charcoal...

Their retort is a neat idea, makes the process easy, But it's not all that difficult to accomplish if you keep in mind the substance of it -- combustion with limited oxygen. As a kid, a buddy and I used to help his dad make charcoal in their backyard. He essentially built a retort every time with an...
by Pisgah
Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Black Aces
Replies: 11
Views: 1126

Re: Black Aces

Several sources I found said they make the receiver and assemble with Turkish parts in the US. So, whatever. About like most "American" cars...
by Pisgah
Sat Apr 02, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Ferguson Rifle
Replies: 12
Views: 1341

Re: The Ferguson Rifle

The balls were larger-than-bore-size; upon firing they were swaged down as they entered the bore, sealing everything nicely, thank you. The chamber was over-filled with powder, the excess being "cut off" by the rising breech screw, resulting in a filled, if not exactly ramrod-packed, chamb...
by Pisgah
Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shorter barrels
Replies: 29
Views: 1989

Re: Shorter barrels

I've always had a long-barreled rifle or two, mainly because I always had at least one spot I hunted that might -- just maybe -- provide a 400-yard shot. I'd lug a long gun in to a stand, settle in with my binoculars, and generally eventually shoot a deer at 55 yards... It didn't take too long befor...
by Pisgah
Tue Mar 22, 2022 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Understanding Women
Replies: 35
Views: 3520

Re: Understanding Women

Engineers? Well, c'mon, they're fair game. After all -- they're engineers! But women? I live with one, so... man, how 'bout them engineers?! :wink: :lol:
by Pisgah
Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beware spammers.
Replies: 7
Views: 606

Re: Beware spammers.

Your efforts are working so well they shut me out for 24 hours, and I don't even eat Spam, let alone generate it...
by Pisgah
Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AB does it again!!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1486

Re: AB does it again!!!

Cmon, give ol' A. a break. Narcissistic psychopaths can't help themselves...
by Pisgah
Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Firearm errors in books
Replies: 13
Views: 1044

Re: Firearm errors in books

"If it is a few years off availability and the type of firearm isn't important to the plot (i.e. using a '94 in 1890) I probably won't notice, but I'm sure if a movie about the Alamo had a Glock in it I'd be disturbed...!" Not long ago I watched a so-called History Channel program on WW2. ...
by Pisgah
Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894 vs Steel Henry Big Boy action Strength
Replies: 11
Views: 2626

Re: Marlin 1894 vs Steel Henry Big Boy action Strength

Pure speculation, but just looking at the two designs it seems pretty certain that the Big Boy action is the stronger of the two. The question then becomes -- so what? Both are more than strong enough for the cartridges for which they are chambered.
by Pisgah
Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not Everybody Wanted A Box Of Chocolates....
Replies: 8
Views: 921

Re: Not Everybody Wanted A Box Of Chocolates....

Miss, excuse me but I did not order the child's platter...
by Pisgah
Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well, here it is...the truth
Replies: 15
Views: 1329

Re: Well, here it is...the truth

"Easy.......first they go to the manufacturer and see what distributor they sold it to...from there what gunshop they sold it to and from there, depending on what state you bought it in they either dig through the 4473's at the gunshop, which by law they have to keep for 10 years or they just c...
by Pisgah
Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Search for the "Endurance" -- Shackleton's Ship
Replies: 38
Views: 3037

Re: Search for the "Endurance" -- Shackleton's Ship

It is reported that when other generals reported to Lincoln that Grant was a drunkard Lincoln replied, "Well, find out what whiskey he's drinking and buy a barrel for every general."

Now, I'm gettin' me some Mackinlay's...
by Pisgah
Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magnet Fishing for....... Sniper Rifles?!
Replies: 7
Views: 761

Re: Magnet Fishing for....... Sniper Rifles?!

THIS is one more reason to have non-magnetic stainless firearms, you can safely store them in a canal . . . Find a non-magnetic stainless gun and I'll buy it. They don't exist. The non-magnetic stuff is pretty much limited to appliances in everyday use. The stuff used to make guns -- as magnetic as...
by Pisgah
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45-70 derringer
Replies: 21
Views: 2385

Re: 45-70 derringer

Why? Just ... why? :?
by Pisgah
Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well, here it is...the truth
Replies: 15
Views: 1329

Re: Well, here it is...the truth

Nothing new here. 20 years ago I owned a Norinco 1911 for several years, eventually selling it to a dealer at a gun show. Seven years later -- a good 4 years after I had bought the gun -- I got a call from a police sergeant in a town 100 miles away. Seems the night before a patrol officer had found ...
by Pisgah
Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Think the military will really go 6.8mm...??
Replies: 15
Views: 1344

Re: Think the military will really go 6.8mm...??

They've been talking about it for almost 100 years now, so a decision may be close... or, not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.276_Pedersen
by Pisgah
Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Two new to me muzzleloaders
Replies: 19
Views: 1469

Re: Two new to me muzzleloaders

You couldn't buy the parts for one of those rifles for $300, much less the many hours of planning and handwork that brought them to life. Well done.
by Pisgah
Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One piece firing pin Marlin 94
Replies: 15
Views: 1686

Re: One piece firing pin Marlin 94

Just my practice, but I m always a bit hesitant to remove safety devices that the manufacturer has included for decades. it was put there for a reason, not just giggles, it's still being put there, and it's removal provides only a small, essentially irrelevant advantage for gamers that has no purpos...
by Pisgah
Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New S&W Pistol
Replies: 16
Views: 1349

Re: New S&W Pistol

... and single action, and 12+1 capacity...


















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by Pisgah
Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting 9mm Cellphone...
Replies: 2
Views: 537

Re: Interesting 9mm Cellphone...

And only $650, with FREE SHiPPING if you get 2 or more... :lol:
by Pisgah
Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning 30-30 ammo--who made it
Replies: 1
Views: 520

Re: Browning 30-30 ammo--who made it

Winchester Ammunition has made it lately. Don't know who else might have in the past.
by Pisgah
Tue Nov 30, 2021 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I love osage
Replies: 12
Views: 1526

Re: I love osage

An eye-catching and tough wood that deserves more play than it gets. Nice grips!
by Pisgah
Fri Nov 26, 2021 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Replacing a Winchester 94 barrel
Replies: 29
Views: 4055

Re: Replacing a Winchester 94 barrel

Reboring/relining might be an option.
by Pisgah
Mon Nov 22, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need some load advice
Replies: 14
Views: 1328

Re: Need some load advice

wvfarrier wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 4:17 pm I saw that but the 180 loads are for jacketed
I think the point is that both sets of data would be safe for use with your 185 cast bullets, so it gives you a lot of data to start with.
by Pisgah
Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bayonet - Wire-breakers
Replies: 13
Views: 1377

Re: Bayonet - Wire-breakers

Brings to mind my dad's tale of his bayonet training in 1943. The instructor demonstrated that firing a round would create a sufficient recoil impulse to dislodge a bayonet lodged in an enemy's body. Dad earned quite a few pushups when he asked, "Sarge, if I have a round left why the heck am I ...
by Pisgah
Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hammer Strap on a Conceal Carry Holster
Replies: 21
Views: 2662

Re: Hammer Strap on a Conceal Carry Holster

Riding a horse, motorcycle or 4-wheeler, or for any strenuous activity, the extra security is well worth having the strap. But the holster is quite secure as-is, more than need be for everyday concealed carry. In years past I have turnerd somersaults while wearing one, and the gun never shifted.
by Pisgah
Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My first handgun was a cap n ball ....
Replies: 25
Views: 2893

Re: My first handgun was a cap n ball ....

"My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Shoots like lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
It loads a mite slow, and soon I found out
Gets you into trouble but it can't get you out"
--Steve Earle
by Pisgah
Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any Herter's fans here?
Replies: 11
Views: 1740

Re: Any Herter's fans here?

Herter's is just a name nowadays, but back in the '50's and '60's it was the Midway USA and Gander Mountain of its time. The catalog was a feast of entertaining and informative articles, and some pretty good stuff for sale.
by Pisgah
Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Outdoor Life Article
Replies: 2
Views: 753

Re: Outdoor Life Article

Financial hard times are nothing new for Remington. In 1888 the company was bought out of receivership by a partnership between Hartley & Graham, a major NY firearms dealer and importer, and Winchester. Thus, Winchester owned half of Remington until 1896 when the arrangement ended. Rumor and spe...
by Pisgah
Sun Aug 15, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you have a favorite prayer?
Replies: 18
Views: 1893

Re: Do you have a favorite prayer?

One of my favorites -- my grandfather's blessing, said befoe every meal at his table. "Our Father in heaven, we thank you for this food and for this association one with the other. We pray that You will feed us with the bread of lfe, of which a man eat he shall never hunger, and beautify us wit...
by Pisgah
Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traveling with firearms
Replies: 24
Views: 2274

Re: Traveling with firearms

>Im heading to Wyoming soon, crossing several states. What web resource do you trust for this information?> I trust the individual State's website, generally that of the Attorney General or State Police. The private sites are better organized and simpler to use but I use them only as a rough guide a...
by Pisgah
Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Traveling with firearms
Replies: 24
Views: 2274

Re: Traveling with firearms

When I'm traveling I do a bit of research on state gun laws that could affect me. In strict no-gun states, my firearm(s) are stashed according to federal law -- unloaded, cased, locked away -- but at the end of the day my concealed carry piece is concealed and carried to my motel room. In states tha...
by Pisgah
Sun Jul 25, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some Simply Rugged Stuff
Replies: 23
Views: 1771

Re: Some Simply Rugged Stuff

They do superb work, and sell with superb service. I've been a Simply Rugged devotee for a long time.
by Pisgah
Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I would like to find out more about this rifle
Replies: 5
Views: 816

Re: I would like to find out more about this rifle

Except for the birch stock, your Glenfield 30 is no less than the Marlin 336 SC -- the Sporting Carbine, 20" barrel and 2/3 mag, my favorite 336 version.
by Pisgah
Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Advice For A Bullpup 12 Gauge
Replies: 26
Views: 1652

Re: Your Advice For A Bullpup 12 Gauge

I love my Kel Tec KS7, but its tube magazine eliminates the unloaded option. I handled a neat bullpup semiauto last week that came with 2 5-round mags, but danged if I can remember the brand. By appearances it could be a proper candidate. The dealer was raffling it off, limited to 50 tickets sold, s...
by Pisgah
Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pedal power
Replies: 125
Views: 8751

Re: Pedal power

Classy wheels, all!
by Pisgah
Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for aperture sights for my 336 Texan
Replies: 7
Views: 802

Re: Looking for aperture sights for my 336 Texan

You've gotten some good suggestions. Mine would be to hunt up a vintage Lyman or Redfield -- can be a bit pricey, but lots of class.. Whatever you choose, though, be aware that many folks (me included) do find that a receiver sight will require a higher front sight.
by Pisgah
Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some people become magnetic after vaccine
Replies: 26
Views: 2998

Re: Some people become magnetic after vaccine

So THAT'S why my wife and two firemen had to pry me off my garage door the other night...
by Pisgah
Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Washington Edition
Replies: 6
Views: 715

Re: You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Washington Edition

Blaine wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:12 pm Will a double dose of vaccine hurt you? Asking for a friend. :twisted:
Well, I don't know -- but 'd sure trust 100% what anyone online tells you. (Not!)
by Pisgah
Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Washington Edition
Replies: 6
Views: 715

Re: You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Washington Edition

If weed is not your buzz of choice, several breweries here in SC and in NC are giving away free beer for those getting vaccinated. :o :lol:
by Pisgah
Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Two year project
Replies: 35
Views: 3244

Re: OT- Two year project

Oh, baby, what a ride! Nicely done.
by Pisgah
Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Launch day!
Replies: 18
Views: 1282

Re: Launch day!

'Tis a bonnie boat! Fair winds and smooth seas to her and all who go in her.