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by Ray
Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "My Generation"
Replies: 15
Views: 2432

Re: "My Generation"

Every place that I've ever worked here in the deep south has had at least one character who sounds just like mel blanc's foghorn leghorn.....
by Ray
Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Leaves The House With You Every Single Time?
Replies: 16
Views: 2247

Re: What Leaves The House With You Every Single Time?

Just my keen wits, lean whipcord physique, rugged good looks and sometimes a roscoe or gat......
by Ray
Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does anyone have a Fitz Special?
Replies: 18
Views: 3608

Re: Does anyone have a Fitz Special?

I close my eyes and see one of those spoofs of soap opera operating room scenes where the patient is a revolver and the surgeon is Y.K. and the attending nurse is kate upton with scrubs that have shrunk in the wash or perhaps she has outgrown...... :oops: surgeon : "hacksaw" holding out ha...
by Ray
Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage 99 action
Replies: 21
Views: 2502

Re: Savage 99 action

.30 W.C.F. : Case type Rimmed, bottlenecked Bullet diameter .309 in (7.8 mm) Neck diameter .330 in (8.4 mm) Shoulder diameter .401 in (10.2 mm) Base diameter .422 in (10.7 mm) Rim diameter .506 in (12.9 mm) Rim thickness .063 in (1.6 mm) Case length 2.039 in (51.8 mm) Overall length 2.550 in (64.8 m...
by Ray
Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Caveat Emptor
Replies: 2
Views: 404

Re: Caveat Emptor

I notice scores of them, factory new on the online auctions for $300 to $600. I guess they lost quite a bit of market share to the near copy n.a.a. guardian that they are either trying to compete or have cut quality, finishing/fitting time. I bought n.a.a. guardians in .25 n.a.a. , .32 acp. , .32 .n...
by Ray
Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: advice about buying cast bullets
Replies: 12
Views: 2349

Re: advice about buying cast bullets

I'll second missouri bullets. They are both cheaper and less to ship from
https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/ve ... ndorId/175 than from the factory.....they also offer three of four different alloy options on their most popular items.....
by Ray
Sun Nov 03, 2019 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Springfield Query.....
Replies: 4
Views: 472

Re: Springfield Query.....

Excerpt of a 05 October 1873 letter from General Custer reporting to Remington re. their rolling block 50-70 on his Yellowstone expedition: “During the three months I carried the rifle referred to on every occasion and the following list exhibits but a portion of the game killed by me: Antelope 41; ...
by Ray
Sat Nov 02, 2019 1:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Springfield Query.....
Replies: 4
Views: 472

Springfield Query.....

I have a humble and modest Springfield collection of $300 to $500 bargain mutts due to having been either refinished or sporterized..... They range from 1848 to nearly one the last 1884 s made in 1893.....Of the trapdoors, almost all have the firing pin protruding the breechface.....Some depress wit...
by Ray
Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 5.7 pound 10 gauge !.......
Replies: 4
Views: 458

Re: 5.7 pound 10 gauge !.......

the volume of a one calibre cross section of a .790" bore is 6.3481484641503 c.c. At the tried and true guesstimation of 15 gr. of black powder per c.c. would give you 95 gr. with a little over an ounce of shot in the same volume...... 1 1/2 x that one calibre volume for a field load would be 1...
by Ray
Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tube channels.....
Replies: 10
Views: 1561

Re: Tube channels.....

by Ray
Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A dilemma
Replies: 29
Views: 3304

Re: A dilemma

WHAT DID YOU BUY? Tidd/3leg Ordered the Cimarron Cavalry model with 7 1/2" barrel, .45 Colt, 7th Cav markings. Got it through the Exchange at the Marine base close by. Should be here late this week. :D somehow this reminds me of the opening segment of gunsmoke...... https://www.youtube.com/wat...
by Ray
Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Sixgun
Replies: 16
Views: 1414

Re: New Sixgun

cool.....

i really like short barreled rugers......

asked st. klaus for a montado (or two) but i ain't gonna hold my breath.....

probably on the naughty list !
by Ray
Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: At the range this morning.......
Replies: 8
Views: 1068

Re: At the range this morning.......

one of these days I hope to visit the wild west, deserts, plains, and mountains.......

uncle ronnie sent me on a vacation once upon a time to the atacama and patagonia but I was too busy to have much fun......
by Ray
Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good on Ya Mr President
Replies: 17
Views: 1922

Re: Good on Ya Mr President

M. M. Wright wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:55 am I tell you folks, the vote which elected Trump was an anti media vote as much as anything. Yeah I love him and think he is making a great president but what got him elected was the distrust we all feel about the national, main stream media.
And basically voting against the hildab**ch !
by Ray
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Examination of ammo performance in pistol caliber carbines
Replies: 16
Views: 1920

Re: Examination of ammo performance in pistol caliber carbines

Look for Dean Grennell articles in the old handloader digest annuals..... He tested loads in the 9mm and .45 marlin camp carbines and had to use unsanctioned loads of 2400 and accurate #9 to make any gains in the carbine length barrels.....In one instance, there was a case separation with a section ...
by Ray
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SR-71
Replies: 59
Views: 8067

Re: SR-71

I've seen and touched the precursor lockheed A-12 at the USS Alabama Memorial Park in Mobile..... It is said that Gen. Triang offered great rewards to either the s.a.m. crew or pilot who shot one down but when it flew across hanoi it only took about 3 seconds before it was over the sea or 18 seconds...
by Ray
Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just curious if anyone had invested money in buying body armor
Replies: 6
Views: 666

Re: Just curious if anyone had invested money in buying body armor

I've noticed that the kiddies backpacks with a 9mm rated panel inserted are being clearanced at quite a few online sellers and on ebay for $40 or less..... Seems like it would be both easier and quicker to don one of these bassakwards "frontpack" style when awakened by the bump in the nigh...
by Ray
Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cold Steel customer service
Replies: 12
Views: 1924

Re: Cold Steel customer service

Ain't dealing with customer service a stuff shoot ? (typed cr-p shoot.....knuckleheaded filter!) The caller either before or after you is probably singing cold steel's praises..... Sometimes its just an obtuse and then obstinate attitude of the rep......going up the chain can sometime help there.......
by Ray
Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fight like a monkey
Replies: 4
Views: 425

Re: Fight like a monkey

sage advice !

that could be a clint smith quote.....
by Ray
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 5
Views: 617

Re: Socialism: Point of View From Within

Rough translation from the 1847 german.....No.'s 3, 9, and 10 all had vague comments on the dissolution of the typical family unit in the original language..... 1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purposes. 2. A heavy progressive or graduated income ta...
by Ray
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters
Replies: 13
Views: 1081

Re: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters

B.T.W. , there are hundreds of utube videos of reviews/range tests of handgun cartridge firing shotgun inserts.....
by Ray
Sat Oct 19, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters
Replies: 13
Views: 1081

Re: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters

Every gun is a law unto itself...... The ubiquitous folding fowling piece with a bead front is not going to be a tackdriver with either an adapter inserted or firing a shotgun slug...... Think multiples of one-shot groups........pace-off thirty steps and shoot five shots at a mark......you are rathe...
by Ray
Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Terry's last gun
Replies: 7
Views: 1011

Re: Terry's last gun

Thanks for posting this......

Since Jeff's last bout with illness, I have not checked their site often so I missed this one and the one below it on the bfr......
by Ray
Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ugly On A Stick Levergun
Replies: 15
Views: 1444

Re: Ugly On A Stick Levergun

Did anyone else see that Blaser ad in american rifleman not long ago with a strange thumbhole pistol gripped buttstock ? No, I had to look that up on the Blaser site. Not only is it ugly, it looks fragile, too. Surely with the walnut so thin there must be metal stiffening inside like a truss rod in...
by Ray
Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ugly On A Stick Levergun
Replies: 15
Views: 1444

Re: Ugly On A Stick Levergun

Did anyone else see that Blaser ad in american rifleman not long ago with a strange thumbhole pistol gripped buttstock ? So I emailed a hoity toity inlaw/outlaw of mine......you know, dallas safari club and s.c.i. member......trophy wife half his age....his fifth time around, her fourth.......his an...
by Ray
Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimmarron MP415 Model P .45 Colt SAA Failure
Replies: 15
Views: 2152

Re: Cimmarron MP415 Model P .45 Colt SAA Failure

I was at Clarksville when the S&W .44 Magnum blew up. I was standing between the shooter (who was not injured) and the the guy who was hit by part of the cylinder. It embedded in his right forearm. He was taken to the hospital where it was removed. It was a full cylinder-length long piece a lit...
by Ray
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old 38sp and 357 articles
Replies: 5
Views: 739

Re: old 38sp and 357 articles

and link to Guns magazine 1955 to 1969 archives.....

https://gunsmagazine.com/classic-issues ... -editions/
by Ray
Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old 38sp and 357 articles
Replies: 5
Views: 739

Re: old 38sp and 357 articles

Another not so old one.....

http://sixguns.com/range/skeetersgun.htm
by Ray
Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was gonna go to Knob Creek.....
Replies: 9
Views: 553

Re: I was gonna go to Knob Creek.....

A good war correspondent on the telly with a foreign accent can have you sitting on the edge of the couch in just a 2 1/2 to 3 minute segment...... but ! how do you know anything he/she/it describes is accurate ? they themselves don't actually know what is going on or who is who..... they rely on lo...
by Ray
Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oddity.....
Replies: 12
Views: 1613

Re: oddity.....

http://johnsonautomatics.com/messageboard/index.php?/topic/2116-update-to-57-mm-users/ Ed Johnson, son of the firearms impresario Melvin Johnson wrote..... "Our original cartridge loads back in the '60's were 11.5 grains of #4227 powder with . 2235 40 grain bullet with #6.5 primer. We used RCBS...
by Ray
Sun Oct 13, 2019 7:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oddity.....
Replies: 12
Views: 1613

oddity.....

here is something you don't see often..... will last only about 4 or five hours..... both piller and myself can expand on the challenges of ordering a firearm from Kittery T.P. if there are any questions. https://www.kitterytradingpost.com/new-used-guns/used-guns/rifles/auto-ordnance-m1-carbine-pre-...
by Ray
Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Saving old wood
Replies: 14
Views: 1726

Re: Saving old wood

50/50 blend of boiled linseed oil and turpentine! The turpentine is to aid the oil to penetrate. It does take a little longer to dry out! Multiple coats are allowed :mrgreen: See there ! Good things come to those who wait..... I was going to post "grease it well and take care to keep it out of...
by Ray
Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Words
Replies: 54
Views: 6658

Re: Words

The one that gets me all the time is when people write of say Calvary instead of cavalry. There's ton more, Umberti, Where is there an M in Uberti?? It's Jaguar, not "Jagwire"! While we're at it, let's figure out their, they're and there! As far as firearms go, I agree with "wheel gu...
by Ray
Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Words
Replies: 54
Views: 6658

Re: Words

I suppose the one that has irked me the most over the years is "ton(s)" to denote "alot" .......

"Wheelguns" when revolver is meant really seems to bother many.....

Another one that appeared out of nowhere and took root is the verb "regifted"....
by Ray
Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimmarron MP415 Model P .45 Colt SAA Failure
Replies: 15
Views: 2152

Re: Cimmarron MP415 Model P .45 Colt SAA Failure

There was once an incident at the clarkesville arkansas gathering with a 4" s & w mdl. 29.....it was thought that bullseye had been used in a load meant for 2400.....the gun was destroyed and shooter had to go to the e.r. As for the link to the other forum, I read or at least skimmed all 7 ...
by Ray
Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a box of 348wcf ammo today...
Replies: 11
Views: 1779

Re: Bought a box of 348wcf ammo today...

With new pedesolis starting at $1300 and running up to $1700 it makes this one at cherry's fine guns look like a bargain at $1595 + $50 shipping..... 68978 Winchester Model 71, 348 Caliber Lever Action With 24" Barrel, Iron Sights, 2/3 Magazine Tube, Walnut Stock With Checkered Steel Buttplate,...
by Ray
Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Keystone rifles have sort of snuck up on me ......
Replies: 8
Views: 1076

Re: Keystone rifles have sort of snuck up on me ......

My first thought was that "I have never heard of Keystone rifles". Then I see they make the Cricket. I must have had my Cricket for 15 years or so... it's been the first gun for lotsa' g and gg kids around these parts. It's awfully nice to have a rifle sized right for a 7 - year old when ...
by Ray
Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bought a box of 348wcf ammo today...
Replies: 11
Views: 1779

Re: Bought a box of 348wcf ammo today...

B.T.W. an ammoseek.com search netted quite a bit of new hornady at $2 a shot.