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- Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good old flattop
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5475
Re: Good old flattop
Tradition is one thing but it's worthless unless it's useful.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1638
Re: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
Some of my K frames:
mdls 10, 14, 15, 17, 64, 66.
mdls 10, 14, 15, 17, 64, 66.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An old experiment that I need to get back to
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1708
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever #4: .356 Winchester
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1485
Re: Lever #4: .356 Winchester
I have a Big Bore in .375 Winchester with a Williams aperture sight on it. Nice gun!
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1638
Re: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
I have a heavy barrel model 10 that I've only rarely shot. It is probably a police trade-in and the blue is worn mostly where a right-hander's trigger finger would rub against the frame. I have never shot it on paper but that sounds like an inviting thing to do.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Quake!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 755
Re: Quake!
Shake down cruise?
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First post ever - in Classifieds? Big red flag.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 694
Re: First post ever - in Classifieds? Big red flag.
My first ever post was deleted as well for being "off topic" which it really wasn't but which I understand and now appreciate.
Thanks for all you do, gentlemen in keeping the forum what it is. I truly enjoy it.
Thanks for all you do, gentlemen in keeping the forum what it is. I truly enjoy it.
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 812
Re: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
A couple more classics....
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 812
Re: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
I have read that in some cases, several gun companies used the same ad pictures but doctored them a bit to make them fit their products.
Here are several that among others, I've had for years.
Here are several that among others, I've had for years.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blued steel and walnut
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1419
Re: Blued steel and walnut
By far most of my guns are blued steel and walnut; The remaining ones reside in the back of my safe. I hate to spoil a great view.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blued steel and walnut
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1419
Re: Blued steel and walnut
Beautiful old flattop and nice picture, Six....thanks!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fast gun?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 895
Re: Fast gun?
Looking back at my notes, I loaded just 20.5 gr of 2400 behind a 429244 GC bullet in a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and got 1375 fps. Not as fast as your loads but not as much of a stretch as I initially thought. It felt like a pretty hot load to me despite being somewhat less powder than Lyman's pub...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pulling bullets
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1801
Re: Pulling bullets
Thanks again, Dr Six. It's kinda like the physics involved in a car crash. If a car hits an immovable obstacle at 60 mph, it's only half the impact of two cars in a head-on collision at 60 mph. Oughtta work great!
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: slide spring
- Replies: 6
- Views: 698
Re: slide spring
Yeah, people just don't look that good with a slide protruding from their eye socket.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pulling bullets
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1801
Re: Pulling bullets
Hey, thanks, Dr Six! Good tip. I use a rawhide mallet to open my bullet molds and I suspect it'll work just fine for what you suggest.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fast gun?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 895
Re: Fast gun?
Do you know someone else who owns a chronograph who might let you check your velocities on theirs to see if they match?
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: slide spring
- Replies: 6
- Views: 698
Re: slide spring
Another consequence is that the front of the slide will be battered when it hits the stop on the barrel.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pulling bullets
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1801
Re: Pulling bullets
I never even thought of using a shellholder in a kinetic bullet puller rather than the collet. What a pain to insert a large caliber cartridge loaded with a semi wadcutter into a collet!
Thanks for the tip, guys!
Thanks for the tip, guys!
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guns of the Old West
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1764
Re: Guns of the Old West
Speaking of the decline in reading printed material, as I walk around my neighborhood I notice that newspapers are getting smaller and smaller, based on what I see rolled up in driveways. They are a mere shadow of what they were 20 years ago. It's a wonder that the local newspaper is even in busines...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: RFK did NOT pick Gabbard - - - so now what...???
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1145
Re: RFK picks Gabbard and.... Checkmate ..?
I will say again, I hope Trump's security team is loyal and always on their toes. I don't envy them.
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1500
Re: Ruger Marlin 1894 44 Magnum
Regarding that loose dovetail.... My shooting buddy ordered a Smith model 629 Stealth Hunter from their custom shop and the front sight came loose. He took it to a gunsmith who staked the four corners of the sight but it came loose again. I took a sharp punch and dimpled the entire underside of the ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reloading Setups
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1725
Re: Reloading Setups
I shoot mostly pistol calibers and I use two Dillon 550s, one for small primers and the other for large, to load them. I do use my Rockchucker periodically. I really like the Dillon 550s for ease of changing calibers and for their fine customer service.
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Oh boy, those power tools.... My wife wanted me to buy a generator to run the house in case of a power outage so I bought a 13,000 watt unit despite the fact that we very rarely have outages and when we do, the power is usually back on in less than an hour. In fact, this community has underground po...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1405
Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Great pictures, Six....thanks!
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1405
Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Great pictures, Scott.....thanks!
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1405
Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Although almost all my revolvers and lever actions have adjustable sights, I tend to move them only when I'm changing loads. I keep my target perched on top of the front sight and raise it in relation to the apeture center when I'm shooting at greater distance than what the gun is sighted in at. It ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2122
Re: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
Do you remember that story from half a dozen years ago about a guy in Alaska who was out walking his dog in the morning when he heard a small noise in the bushes just behind him? It was a grizzly bear that charged at him from close by. The man always carried a .454 in a belt holster and he emptied i...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: article ...... Marlin 1894 Classic receives 2023 Editor's Choice Award
- Replies: 7
- Views: 650
Re: article ...... Marlin 1894 Classic receives 2023 Editor's Choice Award
I have a couple of 1894 Cowboy Limited leverguns. The one in .45 Colt is a JM with a 24" barrel, the other is one of the dreaded post JM models in .44 mag. The fit and finish of the .44 mag is fine but after I bought it new 7 years ago, I looked down the barrel and observed extreme tool "c...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2295
Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Well, the guy died in the hospital so there's little likelihood that we'll ever know the truth.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Missing my sixguns
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1730
Re: Missing my sixguns
Yep, best wishes, Scott. I hope it's all worthwhile and that it works out well for you and your team!
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:48 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
My wife and I got back from our trip yesterday. We had gone to Oklahoma City to visit our daughter, her husband and their 2 1/2 year old daughter for a few days and then drove down to the Ft Worth area to visit our son, his wife and their new baby girl. I hate being away from home so it's wonderful ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1893
Re: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
No, at 840 fps it is definitely a standard pressure load. It's accurate and fun to shoot.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 ACP Loads
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1048
Re: 45 ACP Loads
It's 5.0 gr of Bullseye behind an RCBS 45-201 cast bullet for me. Shoots well and doesn't beat up my guns.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1893
Re: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
I have found that 7.0 gr of Power Pistol at about 840 fps works better for me than any other combination using 429421 bullets.
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bill Jordan video
- Replies: 11
- Views: 939
Bill Jordan video
I came across this video recently. I've had his book for decades and have read it a number of times. Among a lot of things that can be said about him, Bill Jordan was an extraordinary man; he was a great man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT0YHDY ... ponsAffair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT0YHDY ... ponsAffair
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
Thanks, GK!
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good old flattop
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5475
Re: Good old flattop
Hey, a Bird's Head! I've kinda been looking around for one but the only ones I've found around here are Ubertis. I do love Ruger Blackhawks in .45 Colt. I have five of them and probably shoot them more than any other caliber. I also have .45 Colts in Smith, Freedom Arms and Colt. Thanks for the pict...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:24 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
My wife and I are heading out to Oklahoma City first thing tomorrow morning to visit our daughter, her husband and their 2 year old daughter. I asked her to make up a list of projects she wants me to do while we're there so I can avoid sitting in front of the TV and she did that. Then on Sunday we'l...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good old flattop
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5475
Re: Good old flattop
I'm very happy with mine. You sure polished yours up nice and purdy, Rube. Thanks for the picture!
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good old flattop
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5475
Re: Good old flattop
Yep, that's a very nice gun, YK! Thanks for the picture.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good old flattop
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5475
Re: Good old flattop
Nice shooting, Jim and Scott. Thanks to all for the pictures.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Last Outlaw movie review
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2034
Re: The Last Outlaw movie review
I've got nothing against the ones that aren't super egotistical leftists that spend their time preaching from a soapbox either but I give them neither my attention nor my money.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
I have a ferocious guilty conscience....can't do that.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 25 yard standing offhand rimfire challenge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 580
Re: 25 yard standing offhand rimfire challenge
That looks like fun....ya did great!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
- Replies: 12778
- Views: 831439
Re: Chairmen of the Politically Incorrect
The new gun will make you happier, longer.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why isnt there more variety?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1605
Re: Why isnt there more variety?
Because then the brass would be different lengths and we would complain about it.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to a gun show today
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1970
Re: Went to a gun show today
Here in NM we used to have gun shows at the state fairgrounds but our ultra-left governor declared that no further gun transactions will be done in state-owned buildings. She seems to think that notoriety will get her somewhere. Maybe someday she'll advance to being a WallyWorld greeter.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Last Outlaw movie review
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2034
Re: The Last Outlaw movie review
My solution to that is to avoid TVs and to never go to movies. I have no reason to watch people pretending to be someone they're not.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 65 218 Bee
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2140
Re: Winchester 65 218 Bee
About a year ago I saw a new Winchester 1885 in .218 Bee in a gun shop in the Ft Worth area. The price was reasonable....still kicking myself for not buying it. It was a slick little gun.
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guilty!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1722
Re: Guilty!
I agree with Scott. Putting the entire blame-game aside, this is a sad story, tragic in that it impacted so many lives. The family of Halyna Hutchins, fellow crew members including director Joel Souza, certainly young Hannah Gutierrez Reed and her family and even Alec Baldwin have all had their live...