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by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Darwin
Replies: 13
Views: 619

Re: 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Darwin

Swagman, kudos for bringing this up. I knew nothing of it either, and am ashamed to admit how little I know of the war in the south and central Pacific. I should know more, three of my four uncles fought in the Pacific Theater. What a blessing the Japs never developed a successful four-engine heavy ...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Liking the new air rifle
Replies: 35
Views: 1911

Re: Liking the new air rifle

Ji, you might want to wander over to Airgun Nation to check the vibe on the big Hatsan. Also, the reviews on it at Pyramyd Air are worth reading. Gcs, I had the Hatsan 95 in .25 and found it extremely hold sensitive, but it sure carried the freight. The 95 in .177 and .22 is supposed to be less sens...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My patient needed her Backup Gun
Replies: 23
Views: 1624

Re: My patient needed her Backup Gun

Doc, this is the most infuriating thing I have seen online in recent memory -- and we all know how fouled up things are these days. That pain specialist was so far out of line he begs to be prosecuted. I feel SO SORRY for your patient who was basically raped all over again by this shameful man. How ...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3015

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

Ji, you ARE going to a big hospital in Honolulu, right?
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seventy-nine years ago today
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Re: Seventy-nine years ago today

Grizz, in that brutal 35-day fight, we suffered nearly 7,000 American boys dead and nearly 20,000 wounded. The odds were one in three that you would get hit.
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seventy-nine years ago today
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Seventy-nine years ago today

The United States Marines began their assault on Iwo Jima. Thank God for the Greatest Generation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uc2F7Vq7hY&t=6s
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another funny meme
Replies: 7
Views: 439

Another funny meme

Boy, ain't it the truth. :(

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by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: O Sage! ( Parker puppies chapter 2)
Replies: 53
Views: 39270

Re: O Sage! ( Parker puppies chapter 2)

HAW! Reminds me of one of my Brittanies. Heck no I ain't giving to ya!
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3015

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

Ji, I am very sorry to hear of your legitimate concern, and hope the imaging and further tests show a completely treatable cancer. My PSA levels -- checked regularly -- have been consistently low, as well, and the urologist saw nothing to concern her during the cystoscopy, thank gosh. As usual, Doc ...
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
Replies: 78
Views: 5546

Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.

Griff, good gracious, I am glad that turned out all right. :shock:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Great photo
Replies: 3
Views: 366

Re: Great photo

:o :o :o 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .300 Blackout
Replies: 39
Views: 1966

Re: .300 Blackout

First time I have seen that make and model, Scott. Looks like just about the perfect truck gun.
I've shot the Blackout but would like to work with Bill Wilson's .300 HAM'R some time.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nice [illegal] Collection...
Replies: 5
Views: 374

Re: Nice [illegal] Collection...

We used to sell the AutoOrdinance Thompsons at Sportsman's Warehouse. Folks were always half-stunned when they realized how heavy they are.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Paper Cartridges Youtube addiction
Replies: 3
Views: 185

Re: My Paper Cartridges Youtube addiction

John, between Brett and his Paper Cartridges Youtube channel and Rob and his Britishmuzzleloaders channel, one could probably burn a year of one's life, transfixed. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Accident
Replies: 10
Views: 633

Re: Accident

Coffee! I need strong, black coffee! :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Paper Cartridges Youtube addiction
Replies: 3
Views: 185

My Paper Cartridges Youtube addiction

This has happened to me recently after I ran across three books by Captain Brett Gibbons, USA. I first read "The Destroying Angel," his account of the revolutionary effect of the rifled musket properly and devastatingly used in the case of the British against the hapless Russians in the Cr...
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best offhand group fired by me 29B
Replies: 8
Views: 383

Re: Best offhand group fired by me 29B

Isn't it satisfying? An old Savage with fine bore is a joy!
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3644

Re: OT, post and beam

Will, don't bring your little household hammer or you'll be at it all day. :lol:
I never got good enough to drive a 16d vinyl sinker in less than three strokes on a good day with my framing hammer -- and I always left mule tracks. A 40d hot-dipped ringshank has to be a workout!
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860
Replies: 10
Views: 443

Re: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860

Jim, but you have talented hands, see? 8)
You are as good at gunsmithing as you are at hermeneutics.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3015

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

Brian, glad you have yours behind you as well. It seems the TURP and several other treatments I have looked at all have an asterisk: there is a very small risk of incontinence and or impotence. And I was never any good at poker ... :cry: And Darryl can we please rephrase that as "getting Boresn...
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Feb 16, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP: Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney
Replies: 7
Views: 398

Re: RIP: Legendary U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper Charles Benjamin “Chuck” Mawhinney

If you know eastern Oregon -- Lakeview, where he grew up, and Baker City -- you realize what an ordinary Oregon kid can achieve with skill, dedication and discipline. I was put at ease by his post-Army career with the Forest Service. It had to be healing for him to be "working in the woods.&quo...
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860
Replies: 10
Views: 443

Re: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860

Jay, yes, Mike Beliveau --"Duelist 54" on Youtube -- shows those loading port modifications. I'm tempted to try this as well. I had forgotten just how much punch the 1860 offered. Wonderful sixgun!
Have you done anything about raising the front sights on your cap and ball Colts?
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860
Replies: 10
Views: 443

Re: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860

Pat, both are heeled bullets, but even then they are still a bit tricky. Both were provided in large quantities of loaded paper cartridges in the "recent unpleasantness."
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Feb 15, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860
Replies: 10
Views: 443

Civil War conicals in the Colt 1860

I had a chance to shoot a group each with the Eras Gone Johnston and Dow and the Eras Gone Kerr in my Uberti 1860 fluted-cylinder .44 this afternoon. I had hand-lubed them by rubbing an SPG clone into the lube grooves -- only one on the Johnston and Dow. The latter bullet was pretty fiddly to get in...
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic
Replies: 43
Views: 3015

Re: OK. Sorry. Guy health topic

So pleased for you Vall. I am still not sure which route I will go but it is good to know the old TURP still works.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Feb 15, 2024 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
Replies: 19
Views: 1888

Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357

GForce confirms a steel receiver on the CC model.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
Replies: 19
Views: 1888

Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357

Sent GForce an email regarding the color-cased version's receiver material. Will report on any reply.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun
Replies: 8
Views: 459

Re: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun

Jason, I realize scopes on revolvers are deal-breakers for a lot of shooters. Even with cataract surgeries four years ago, the irons are getting tougher for me to use. Take care of your eyes!
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
Replies: 19
Views: 1888

Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357

Will, it seems you are right -- that they all have aluminum receivers. I'll wait till all the facts are in.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 815

Re: any questions ?

The king of Jordan is one of our best and most reliable friends we have in the Middle East, as was his father the late King Hussein. He likes America, too. Some years ago he was doing a Harley tour of the West and his entourage rented an entire Rodeway Inn for his all-day visit to Crater Lake Nation...
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ardessa Alexander Henry rifle
Replies: 6
Views: 335

Re: Ardessa Alexander Henry rifle

I actually corresponded with the late Val Forgett of Navy Arms about these Spanish-made rifles. I have heard neither good nor bad about them and would go to the Creedmoor 150th Facebook page and ask about them there. Those guys are getting ready for the rematch of the great 1874 match between the Am...
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun
Replies: 8
Views: 459

Re: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun

Jason, that was my initial reaction and then I told myself, wait, haven't you paid gunsmiths to add scope mounts to revolvers before? (Yes.) I think if I had one I would mount the scope and then remove every piece of that rail not absolutely necessary. It would be fine as a hunting tool.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Valentine's Day
Replies: 4
Views: 235

Re: Happy Valentine's Day

Was about to post the same thing! 8) Will, I know the feeling. My brother had to put down his dear old golden retriever yesterday and dogs I have loved are on my mind today -- and on many other days. Put this on my FB page this morning. It's all been said before. My brother had to put down his golde...
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question for Our Texans...
Replies: 2
Views: 209

Re: Question for Our Texans...

An interesting life!
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had missed this new Uberti sixgun
Replies: 8
Views: 459

Had missed this new Uberti sixgun

It makes sense for those of us who struggle with open irons on a hunting sixgun. The 1860 grip adds something as well.

https://www.uberti-usa.com/resources/ub ... ver-series
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Super Bowl winner
Replies: 15
Views: 736

Re: The real Super Bowl winner

Very nice devotional Drawdown. Thank you.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine
Replies: 14
Views: 681

Re: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine

Jay, I had forgotten they made them in the Russian. I am loving it in my Model P. Wow, you even have a Blakeslee Box. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any questions ?
Replies: 19
Views: 815

Re: any questions ?

Well, as a Christian, I have no interest in going to the Al Aqsa Mosque to pray. That's for the Muslims. Nor would I go to the Wailing Wall and eat a BLT. If we all respected each other's religions our world would be a more peaceful place.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Midway has ( had ?)
Replies: 13
Views: 643

Re: Midway has ( had ?)

OW! That'll make a feller a handloader right quick. :cry:
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
Replies: 19
Views: 1888

Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357

I'd sure be tempted to try the steel-framed version as well, especially if they beat the Rossi price point. I see the stainless model for $610 on Gundeals.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Feb 14, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
Replies: 19
Views: 1888

Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357

I'd sure be tempted to try the steel-framed version as well, especially if they beat the Rossi price point.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1541

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

Scott, that is the nasty old Remington dish-based that came lubed some kind of black goo and they shot very well for me, not to mention they looked like they came from the 19th century.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New lever gun! Purchased in October..posted today.
Replies: 13
Views: 961

Re: New lever gun! Purchased in October..posted today.

EG, those 405-grain Corelokts are fun to shoot, but as they approach 1600, not so much at least in my experience. I loaded some to 1800 and just did not care to shoot them. That Decelerator would have helped.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1541

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

Jim, I remember him writing about that in his definitive article on the .45 Colt. Assuming one can shoot well, it seems to be all that is needed for deer-size critters at reasonable ranges.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Super Bowl winner
Replies: 15
Views: 736

Re: The real Super Bowl winner

Interesting how divided the opinions are about this commercial. I think the washing is an act of both love and humility and I don't care whose feet are involved. I posted a similar thread on the Texas Hunting Forum and most of the responses were incredibly negative, to the tune that this was phony w...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine
Replies: 14
Views: 681

Re: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine

They are fun, aren't they? I had one in .56-50. I have probably posted this image before. I had had one when they first came out and traded it. Then, working as a volunteer at Oliver Lee State Park in New Mexico, I kept staring at the original in the visitor's center -- as used in various skirmishes...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Round Nose Lead Bullets
Replies: 35
Views: 1541

Re: Round Nose Lead Bullets

He certainly collected his venison efficiently with that lovely open top. Hornady shows that load and a 255-grain RNFP at 725. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Southern Vermont Primitive Biathlon 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 414

Re: Southern Vermont Primitive Biathlon 2024

Darryl, you and Dale make quite a team and look very authentic for your separate eras! The biathlon looks like a blast. Your Parker Hale is a "Volunteer," no? Years ago -- Val Forgett was still alive -- I had a Parker Hale Whitworth from Navy Arms that came with the two-piece "clamshe...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Super Bowl winner
Replies: 15
Views: 736

The real Super Bowl winner

In my view, the big winner last night was hegetsus.com. I couldn't believe what I was seeing as the foot-washing ad unfolded. I am totally impressed with this outfit and its aims. I had never even heard of them, and I hope the investment made in buying that time repays the organization many times ov...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some Tisas 1911's recalled
Replies: 12
Views: 635

Re: Some Tisas 1911's recalled

That CMP 1911 is very interesting!