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- 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.....
- 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......
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.....
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.....
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Cosmos ... distances so vast they are overwhelming
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4997
- 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; ...
- Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Cosmos ... distances so vast they are overwhelming
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4997
- 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...
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Cosmos ... distances so vast they are overwhelming
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4997
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Cosmos ... distances so vast they are overwhelming
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4997
- 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...
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Cosmos ... distances so vast they are overwhelming
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4997
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tube channels.....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1561
- 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...
- 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 !
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 !
- Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 5.7 pound 10 gauge !.......
- Replies: 4
- Views: 458
- 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......
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......
- 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
And basically voting against the hildab**ch !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.
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: new pocket pistol.....
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4161
- Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1081
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.......
- 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.....
that could be a clint smith quote.....
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1081
- 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...
- 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.....
- 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...
- 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......
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......
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking for recommendations for 20 gauge adapters
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1081
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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/
https://gunsmagazine.com/classic-issues ... -editions/
- Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old 38sp and 357 articles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 739
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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"....
"Wheelguns" when revolver is meant really seems to bother many.....
Another one that appeared out of nowhere and took root is the verb "regifted"....
- 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 ...
- Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old 38sp and 357 articles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 739
- Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old 38sp and 357 articles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 739
- 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,...
- 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 ...
- 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.