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by 1894cfan
Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One peice at a time!
Replies: 5
Views: 489

One peice at a time!

Sorry about no link, but just listened to Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time". Man that one is a hoot! :lol: :lol:
by 1894cfan
Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Running from a fight
Replies: 4
Views: 333

Re: Running from a fight

I'm too old and overweight to run, besides, where would I run to? I don't dial 911 'cause I have a shotgun AND a backhoe! :mrgreen:
by 1894cfan
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Days ... Old Stuff
Replies: 12
Views: 540

Re: Old Days ... Old Stuff

Thanks for passing on the memories, guys. I grew up in the south bay area around San Jose, Cal. in the real late 50's through the 70's, and even back then it was getting kind of crowded. :roll:
by 1894cfan
Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Converting FMJ into better defensive rounds...?
Replies: 38
Views: 3058

Re: Converting FMJ into better defensive rounds...?

Sounds like a good idea. I've pulled 30 carbine FMJ bullets out of factory ammo and replaced with Speer 110HP bullets, you know, the swaged ones that they've made for decades. Lately the FMJs that I've pulled out of the 30 carbine ammo I've started loading in 300BLK brass, basically making the 300BL...
by 1894cfan
Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So True
Replies: 10
Views: 549

Re: So True

My knees started cracking before I hit my teens, and to this day I still have no pain from it and 70 is just over the next speed bump.
by 1894cfan
Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got banned from Marlin Owners site
Replies: 19
Views: 1034

Re: Got banned from Marlin Owners site

Just got banned there myself for the SECOND TIME, won't be losing sleep over it either! :mrgreen:
by 1894cfan
Sun Oct 15, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Misplaced Firearm
Replies: 20
Views: 803

Re: Misplaced Firearm

You guys have heard of CRS, right? :P :mrgreen:
by 1894cfan
Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was feeding the dogs when I heard the sound of radial engines
Replies: 23
Views: 903

Re: I was feeding the dogs when I heard the sound of radial engines

The GM Wildcat was called the FM-2. Bigger engine and taller tail to handle the extra power. Most of the Wildcats flying these days are the FM-2 variety as one guy bought a bunch of them after the war for some reason or other.
by 1894cfan
Sat Sep 23, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was feeding the dogs when I heard the sound of radial engines
Replies: 23
Views: 903

Re: I was feeding the dogs when I heard the sound of radial engines

There is nothing like the sound of a radial except for a Rolls Royce/ Merlin V12! If you need a 'fix ' for aviation engines ya gotta go to Reno air races ! The LAST Reno air race was held last weekend and ended in a couple T-6s colliding and crashing after the LAST T-6 Gold race! The end of an era ...
by 1894cfan
Sun Sep 17, 2023 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PACO
Replies: 47
Views: 1884

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PACO

HAPPY BIRDIES, TWO EWE! Thanks for all the stories and info you've posted here over the years. :mrgreen:
by 1894cfan
Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet ID
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Bullet ID

From the size of the copper cup they shouldn't have been larger than 110 or 125gr. Maybe the size of Lee's 105gr SWC.
by 1894cfan
Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet ID
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Bullet ID

That's not one of the Speer bullets, at least not the 146gr HP or 160 SWC. Doesn't look like something Speer made. Might be home made. The Speer bullets had a copper cup that covered the entire bearing surface. Wish they still made the 160 SWC one!
by 1894cfan
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is looks like to get shot at...
Replies: 11
Views: 537

Re: What is looks like to get shot at...

Ah, Rick O'Shay and his pal Hipshot Percussion! One of my favorite Sunday morning cartoon strips! :mrgreen:
by 1894cfan
Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is looks like to get shot at...
Replies: 11
Views: 537

Re: What is looks like to get shot at...

Ah, Rick O'Shay! One of my favorite Sunday morning cartoon strips! :mrgreen:

PLEASE DELETE THIS POST, ONE TOO MANY!
by 1894cfan
Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ATF Now Proposing Rule to Require Registering Powder Storage!
Replies: 10
Views: 684

Re: ATF Now Proposing Rule to Require Registering Powder Storage!

As an old friend of mine used to say...They can kiss my cold dead azz! :P
by 1894cfan
Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh, the humanity ...
Replies: 2
Views: 249

Re: Oh, the humanity ...

I'm with you, Gunny. A load of #4 buck will sure make a mess of things!
by 1894cfan
Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for info regarding loading .410 #000 Buck
Replies: 18
Views: 714

Re: Looking for info regarding loading .410 #000 Buck

Per the Lyman shotshell reloading handbook, I load 4 #00 buck in 2 1/2" Win HS hulls with 13.0gr A410 with CCI209 primers and 410 wads or 16.5gr H110 with Fed 209A primers. The Lyman book doesn't mention #000 buck, just #00 buck in 410. Never had a problem with my loads. HTH
by 1894cfan
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do Not Forget
Replies: 11
Views: 628

Re: Do Not Forget

And the one responsible STILL has not been held accountable! :twisted:
by 1894cfan
Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 380 acp
Replies: 39
Views: 1456

Re: 380 acp

My first 380 was a Colt Series 80 but the trigger was absolutely horrible so had a newby gunsmith at the local shop rework it, after that the hammer would more often than not follow the slide home unless it was held JUST right. Later traded it on a G42 that's gone the Glock Store mods. My Brother gi...
by 1894cfan
Thu Aug 17, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite flavor of Life Savers?
Replies: 12
Views: 556

Re: Favorite flavor of Life Savers?

Bill, I'm with you on the butter rum! However, I can't even remember the last time I had any! It's been decades though. :shock:
by 1894cfan
Sat Jul 15, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38 special and 44 special RNFP Home defense ammo out of carbines
Replies: 33
Views: 1010

Re: 38 special and 44 special RNFP Home defense ammo out of carbines

bcraig wrote: Wed Jul 12, 2023 3:34 pm
Seems like I remember Speer used to make 3/4 Jacket pistol ammo ?
Yup, 146gr HP and a 160 SWC! Wish they still made those! If I remember right, both of those were swaged bullets, like the .308 110HP varmint bullets that work great in 30 Carbine, and which they still make from time to time.
by 1894cfan
Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh, By The Way, reality check coincidence?
Replies: 4
Views: 294

Re: Oh, By The Way, reality check coincidence?

Ah yes, the LEFTOVERS! :P
by 1894cfan
Thu Jun 29, 2023 11:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dethroning The Notorious
Replies: 15
Views: 641

Re: Dethroning The Notorious

Good one, JimT. :D
by 1894cfan
Thu Jun 29, 2023 2:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dethroning The Notorious
Replies: 15
Views: 641

Re: Dethroning The Notorious

Even Spiro Agnew doesn't rise to what Joe has done!
by 1894cfan
Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making sense of the pistol brace rule…
Replies: 6
Views: 246

Re: Making sense of the pistol brace rule…

Good one, Jim. Or as I put it, how can you make cents of something that doesn't make cents? :? :P
by 1894cfan
Sun Jun 25, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They found “unspent cartridge casings” at the crime scene…!
Replies: 11
Views: 550

Re: They found “unspent cartridge casings” at the crime scene…!

[/quote] Unfortunately, I think it's the morons who believe their B.S. who are the real threat to the country. Remember, it's the morons who elect the ridiculous candidates to office. So if one looks at someone like Brandon and asks, "How could he be that stupid and still get elected?" One...
by 1894cfan
Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

TedH wrote: Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:34 pm 150 gr fmj and 47.0 gr. of IMR4895 is what I have shot in my Garand forever. Duplicates surplus ammo velocity in my tests.
THANK YOU TedH. THAT is just what I've been looking for! :D I'll try a FEW rds using the Rem CorLokt bullets.
by 1894cfan
Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

YES! :mrgreen: So your 48gr load would be safe in an M1 Garand? Was just looking at the Hodgdon powder site and took a look at the Win 748 loading, 48gr with a Vel. of 2,810fps and a pressure of 46,000CUP which ought to be about what your 48gr of IMR4895 was. Would you use that load of 748 in a Gara...
by 1894cfan
Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

Six, I've got that powder, how much do I use for 150gr bullet Garand load. Got several hundred Rem Corloks or whatever they're called. A friend has an M1 Garand, I can share ammo with him. I used to use 4895 by the 8lb keg……can’t remember the load but with a 150 grain bullet I would use 2 grains le...
by 1894cfan
Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some will remember this...
Replies: 8
Views: 481

Re: Some will remember this...

Piller: yup a bit of levity in the middle of the Watergate scandal. I wonder how many remember Watergate or even heard of it? Yup, I've heard of it. And I'm pushing 70! :shock: Saw "All the Presidents Men" lots of times! Hoffman and Redford were pretty good in it, but I thought they were ...
by 1894cfan
Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

Six, I've got Sierra, Hornady and Speer manuals. Anything close to what you suggest with IMR4895 in those manuals? TIA
by 1894cfan
Sat Jun 17, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The words of Wyatt Earp
Replies: 15
Views: 575

Re: The words of Wyatt Earp

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:23 am I’ll admit that I have had a negligent discharge. It was when I was a young man and it wasn’t made public. But that doesn’t necessarily make my opinion or experience less valid. I learned from it.

I’ll bet I’m not the only one.
+1 Messed up the zipper of an expensive sleeping bag! :oops:
by 1894cfan
Sat Jun 17, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The words of Wyatt Earp
Replies: 15
Views: 575

Re: The words of Wyatt Earp

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:23 am I’ll admit that I have had a negligent discharge. It was when I was a young man and it wasn’t made public. But that doesn’t necessarily make my opinion or experience less valid. I learned from it.

I’ll bet I’m not the only one.
+1 :oops:
by 1894cfan
Sat Jun 17, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

Six, I've got that powder, how much do I use for 150gr bullet Garand load. Got several hundred Rem Corloks or whatever they're called. A friend has an M1 Garand, I can share ammo with him.
by 1894cfan
Sat Jun 17, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

It's been drilled at the forward receiver and left side rear for scope mount and receiver sight which it has.
Grandfather never got around to getting the scope mount for it and I haven't been able to track one down! :(
by 1894cfan
Thu Jun 15, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Re: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

Thanks for that, Bruce. The M70 that I have from my Grandfather had the steel butt plate replaced with a rubber recoil pad and Lyman 57W receiver sight. Heck, he even removed the sling swivels for woods use since he was living in Dunsmuir California at the time.
by 1894cfan
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?
Replies: 14
Views: 666

Win. M70 Sniper rifle WW2?

Was just watching Forgotten Weapons O3A-4 video and got to thinking. I've got a Winchester M70 that was made in May of 1941 that has a cutout for a 5rd stripper that was chambered in 30 Gov't '06. Was this rifle ever used as a sniper rifle during WW2? Anybody have any other history of the Win M70 us...
by 1894cfan
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 handguns
Replies: 44
Views: 1408

Re: .22 handguns

Holster?
My first .22 was a Ruger 4 3/4" MKII, my second was a Ruger Super Single Six 5 1/2" that I bought used and sent back to Ruger for a 6 1/2" barrel. Wish now that I had left it alone.
by 1894cfan
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scottish ancestry ?
Replies: 24
Views: 841

Re: Scottish ancestry ?

I hate to think what the CCP is doing with all that DNA info they collected during the so called pandemic! :twisted:
by 1894cfan
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FYI-New use for Lee FCD
Replies: 2
Views: 195

Re: FYI-New use for Lee FCD

Then again, it helps if the sizing die isn't buggered up to begin with. :oops: Gotta get ANOTHER full length sizing die. :roll:
by 1894cfan
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Writing on a stock.
Replies: 15
Views: 516

Re: Writing on a stock.

I second the engraving. Years ago I started getting onto what was then call paragraving that was started by a dentist who was bored while at work. He called his business Paragraphics. I still have the tools from back then. However, whatever coating you decide to apply, my recommendation of using an ...
by 1894cfan
Thu Jun 08, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Writing on a stock.
Replies: 15
Views: 516

Re: Writing on a stock.

I'd suggest getting an air brush used for arts and crafts, and a compressor and practice using clear lacquer thinned down quite a bit so you can spray a REALLY thin coat on something. Then when you're used to it, do the same thing on the stock, laying down really thin coats at low pressure and let t...
by 1894cfan
Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FYI-New use for Lee FCD
Replies: 2
Views: 195

FYI-New use for Lee FCD

I've been rather tired of having case necks getting scratched when I resize them, especially 223 cases, so this time around with the current batch of cases after doing the regular pre-prep work before resizing I glanced at the FCD and thought hum why not give it a try, so stuck the FCD in the press ...
by 1894cfan
Sat May 27, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grandpa's Model 70
Replies: 16
Views: 728

Re: Grandpa's Model 70

Congrats on your Win 70. I've got my Grandpa's '70 made in May of '41 chambered in 30 G'ovt '06!
by 1894cfan
Sat May 20, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some really nice dead cow from Simply Rugged
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Re: Some really nice dead cow from Simply Rugged

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 5:24 pm
1894cfan wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 9:10 am Scott, what is your opinion on the Tom Threepersons holster? I've got one of the El Paso snap strap holsters for a 5.5" New Vaquero and haven't worn it much.
It’s a good holster. Well made and quality leather.
Thanks
by 1894cfan
Fri May 19, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some really nice dead cow from Simply Rugged
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Re: Some really nice dead cow from Simply Rugged

Scott, what is your opinion on the Tom Threepersons holster? I've got one of the El Paso snap strap holsters for a 5.5" New Vaquero and haven't worn it much.
by 1894cfan
Thu May 18, 2023 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Old Man - A Wilderness Encounter
Replies: 13
Views: 607

Re: The Old Man - A Wilderness Encounter

Good One Jim. Reminds me of What Fred Did what Fred did Michael j Beebe Fiction this narrative is a template for some of us seamen. I call it the Final Solution, but someone hates the sound of that . . . . but i don't know what else to call it . . . † Wasn't there a Sherlock Holmes story with that ...
by 1894cfan
Mon May 15, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Henry revolver ...
Replies: 48
Views: 2183

Re: The new Henry revolver ...

ACK!
by 1894cfan
Wed May 10, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Threat of AI Addressed . . .
Replies: 8
Views: 367

Re: The Threat of AI Addressed . . .

She IS a threat to intelligence! The only area that she could be a czar of is hookers! :twisted: