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by AJMD429
Fri May 30, 2008 12:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Economy-Gold Standard
Replies: 27
Views: 3215

Lots of good and thought provoking info on the economy and economics here:

http://www.mises.org/
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Way off topic, but I need advice
Replies: 47
Views: 6074

PM sent. Physicians are like gunsmiths; find a good one and they will really do good things for you. The consequences of one you don't hit it off with are more dangerous, however!
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 10:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just... Wow. Any of you guys seen these bullets?
Replies: 20
Views: 2921

Probably a good gun for feral cats... :shock:
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heavy "444" bullets
Replies: 17
Views: 3147

k8bor wrote:Beartooth shows a 405 gr. bullet handloaded at over 1850 fps with a 22" barrel and RL-7. No slouch there.
Is the comment on their website about fine in "neck-turned" .444 cases due to the thicker case wall impinging on the bullet or causing bulged cases? :?:
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 12:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heavy "444" bullets
Replies: 17
Views: 3147

Re: Heavy "444" bullets

I suggest you add in that empty line 300 grains. Yeah, and if I ever get a .444, that's likely what I'll do, if nothing else because it will be easier to get hold of 300 grain bullets. It does seem funny though that the bullets for .430 are so unusually light vs. the nearby diameter ones. I'll bet ...
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT I know it is way off but what are Lugers...
Replies: 15
Views: 1765

I find them kind of 'jumpy' but little real recoil, but I'm used to 1911 .45's. I don't think they ever had a reputation as being very reliable, which would concern me in a CCW gun, and the cartridge isn't a great stopper unless you use the premium ammunition. It is also not a small gun to conceal. ...
by AJMD429
Thu May 29, 2008 6:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Gas Prices in memory
Replies: 34
Views: 5051

I remember around 25 cents a gallon in the early to mid sixties as a non-gas-war price. Then of course we were living on $2,500 in annuan income, and a new car was about $2,500 if I recall. Overall I think most of the change in "gas" prices is the change in value of the dollar, and the add...
by AJMD429
Wed May 28, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heavy "444" bullets
Replies: 17
Views: 3147

Heavy "444" bullets

I have wondered what number should go in this blank spot... For .510" bullets, up to 700 grain is available For .458" bullets, up to 600 grain is available For .446" bullets, up to 500 grain is available For .430" bullets, up to ___ grain is available For .410" bullets, up t...
by AJMD429
Wed May 28, 2008 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Three Times A Charm..Rossi Finally Shoots!
Replies: 19
Views: 2952

Re: Three Times A Charm..Rossi Finally Shoots!

Les Staley wrote:.. slugged bore.. .4335 groove to groove.. finally sent it to LSI's new service center in Nevada.. got it back today, and it's GROUPING!!!!
Did you re-slug the barrel...? I'm just curious what it is after 'fixed.'
by AJMD429
Wed May 28, 2008 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: *OT* Daughter's first pistol shoot
Replies: 18
Views: 2168

If you ever visit this side of the big pond, bring her to my house, and she can shoot a M1A right in our back yard! She'd love it.
by AJMD429
Tue May 27, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1889 marlin 3220
Replies: 6
Views: 963

AJMD, Wisners has replacement pins for the 1889. First I want to see if it will be a "shooter" - if no good for that, I will not spend the money on a replacement firing pin; I'll just let it quietly tell stories of days of yore to the othes in the safe. (Maybe it will inspire them to do g...
by AJMD429
Tue May 27, 2008 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ear protection for kids.
Replies: 5
Views: 635

I like the thinner muffs for kids, they have enough trouble getting 'onto' the gun at first anyway. The foamies under them can help alot too.
by AJMD429
Tue May 27, 2008 6:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336
Replies: 7
Views: 1319

...although they have pretty much cured the mag tube problem but the split stocks are still showing up. Glass bedding generally takes care of that, though. I don't know if they are all this way, but my Puma .454 has a clear vinyl-looking tubing slipped over the stock/tang screw. I'm not sure what g...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 11:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - McCain just doesn't get it at all, does he?
Replies: 11
Views: 1149

POLITICS - McCain just doesn't get it at all, does he?

We're REALLY going to have to keep on McCain.... His political emblem should be the waffle (spineless variety). This is off the Buckeye Firearms site - http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/5701 From signing onto an amicus brief in support of the individual right to own firearms to attending the NRA ...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1889 marlin 3220
Replies: 6
Views: 963

Post a picture if you can...! I've got an old 1889 in .32-20, and mostly just shot factory loads with lead bullets. Mine appears to have a REALLY pitted bore, but this summer I want to try and shoot it enough to see if it has any accuracy potential. The firing pin broke and is now a two-piece affai...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A couple of old photos of cowboys.
Replies: 23
Views: 2508

I like the guy on horse back. He really looks genuine. The posed photo just looks fake to me. Actually that revolver and holster looks a lot like the one in the previous pic you posted. Photographers prop??? Joe I agree about the 'portrait' style photos - it seems you can't ever tell who is a genui...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A reloading setup
Replies: 17
Views: 1834

One of the best threads on the old forum was the one where everyone put up pics of their reloading setups . Lots of good ideas, and it was just nice to see how I'm not the only guy with all that 'gun stuff' to organize. Good photos to show the wives, so they realize that it truly IS a 'guy thing.' ...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336
Replies: 7
Views: 1319

Re: Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336

.......................................................................... I was looking at my Encore .45-70, and although the gun is also available chambered for 7mm Rem Mag, which is a large-diameter, high-pressure, tapered/bottleneck case, I can't see how the lockup would be as strong as the Mar...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Veterans: You won the battle but lost the war
Replies: 10
Views: 1655

...There is nothing in the Constitution that says we CAN'T dump our untreated sh*t in the stream that someone had to drink out of. They still think it is their God Given Right to do that. Anyway, I am not a fan of a lot that the government has done or is doing, but I have spent a lot of time thinki...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Veterans: You won the battle but lost the war
Replies: 10
Views: 1655

It isn't polite to 'dis' the 'greatest generation' and I just lost a close family friend who was a WWII pilot (he was in the American compound during the Greatest Escape, no less!). Having said that, and with all due apologies to that generation, things HAVE gotten alot worse since then. They gave t...
by AJMD429
Mon May 26, 2008 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Trade M1A for LAR-308/AR-10?
Replies: 15
Views: 1983

The M1A is a better design gas-wise, and getting-the-girst-round-in-the-chamber wise (I hate the AR platform's bolt-handle setup). The AR has lots of nice modular features, but if you just HAVE to trick out an M1A with doo-dads, there are aftermarket rails and such. For weight reduction, consider a ...
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 1:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336
Replies: 7
Views: 1319

Action Strength and the Puma 92, Marlin 336

I see reloading manuals differentiate between "Ruger No. 1" and "Marlin 1895/336 Lever Actions" and "Old Guns" when it comes to .45-70 loads, and wonder how anyone knows really how far to push the Marlins? I also saw a bunch of reports of the .454 Puma's cracking the st...
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Hawg-Leg?
Replies: 19
Views: 3284

I asked at the Marlin, Remington (since they bought Marlin), Winchester, and Legacy booths, just to see how they'd respond to the idea of making a larger bore compact levergun. Something like a Win92 or Mar94 only scaled up "just enough" to stoke it with 500 S&W's. Winchester seemed mo...
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 9:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 39 scope mount results?
Replies: 6
Views: 1568

I have a "cantelever" mount like that on a couple 12-gauge slug guns, and they seem to hold up fine. Mine were sweat-soldered, it looks like, but for a .22 I'm sure screws should hold such a mount just fine. I'd stick with a light scope though. The other option since the top of the gun is ...
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS -what do you think will occur if o---a is next pres
Replies: 22
Views: 2731

My plan is to vote for McCain, but to send about one letter a week to the RNC or his campaign or website, bombarding them with the idea that I'm considering abandoning the Republican party to vote for a third party due to his waffling on the Second Amendment. If (I hope) he IS elected, then I will c...
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 9:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and cuss me.
Replies: 14
Views: 2286

Both them guns had to stay together - when they have those hyphenated-names like "32-20" and "30-40" you have to buy them in pairs. I think it is some kind of state law or something. :wink:
by AJMD429
Sun May 25, 2008 9:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Tornado Alley, USA
Replies: 20
Views: 2544

We've had three tornados hit our property in 25 years, but only one did much damage, and that was all to trees (it FLATTENED about 15 acres of 200+ year-old beech/sugar maple/shagbark hickory woods. We made trails through the blowdown, planted native fruit and nut trees, and have had wildlife like c...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A great debate
Replies: 6
Views: 914

If the goal is to streamline inventory, I'd pick your handgun/carbine cartridge based on that. If you want a long-shooter to "match" you could get a 444 Marlin to go with a .44 Mag revolver and carbine, or a .35 Remington to go with a .357 Mag revolver and carbine, or a .45-70 Gov't to go ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where to find .454 Casull RIFLE ballistics
Replies: 4
Views: 3041

Re: Where to find .454 Casull RIFLE ballistics

That may be because the 454 Casull originated as a pistol cartridge and it's use in rifles is a relatively new adaptation and not widespead. Usually takes the manuals a while to catch up! For example, a lot of older reloading manuals do not show rifle data for the 45LC. Actually, I was thinking abo...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A great debate
Replies: 6
Views: 914

I'm not sure any 'fat-bullet' gun is worth much at 500 yards; even if you could dope the wind, and hit something that has a full second or more to step out of line, there isn't much punch left for any but the heaviest bullets. If you wanted to hit 55-gallon drums or worry enemy troops, that would be...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Firearms design
Replies: 36
Views: 4338

Oh yes, I forgot Mr. "10 rounds in pistols and five in rifles for civilians" Ruger... :D It amused me to see such an elitist attitude in someone who started out messing around with a junked WWI era machine gun he picked up outside the local VFW post. And he has had a TREMENDOUS influence ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where to find .454 Casull RIFLE ballistics
Replies: 4
Views: 3041

Where to find .454 Casull RIFLE ballistics

I realize I can use .454 pistol loads in my Puma, but the published velocities for reload data seem never to be applicable to rifles, and it would be nice to have a better idea of what to expect and what is possible with reasonable (not 'killer') loads from a rifle. Is there a bunch of RIFLE .454 da...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 8654

Exactly! Which is why we have an executive, legislative and judicial branches - all of which are answerable to the voters to one degree or another. Checks and balances. Not perfect, just lightyears better than anything that came before it... But one of the things our legislative branch has done is ...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS -what do you think will occur if o---a is next pres
Replies: 22
Views: 2731

Re: POLITICS -what do you think will occur if o---a is next

do you think he will try to reinstate the assault weapons act? do you think he will try to ban all handguns? do you think the will try to ban all semi-automatic firearms? based on the article in my american rifleman magazine, this current issue, i believe there's a good chance, from his voting/legi...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 8654

i'd say the system is probably right more times than wrong, but when it's wrong...WOW...can it be devistating! it should be held accountable. Yes - that's just it! We worry about the slight chance that an evil INDIVIDUAL will go free if we aren't aggressive enough in our law enforcement, yet if the...
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - THE REAL HISTORY OF POLITICS
Replies: 4
Views: 642

Wait a minute, now, WE'RE DIFFERENT in the U.S.... We're inherently more evil than the enlightened Europeans, who have figured out that socialism is the only "fair" way to run a society, even though those nations consistently either collapse or have us bail them out when problems arise. .....
by AJMD429
Sat May 24, 2008 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Small Cartridge Do You Like Best in a Rifle ?
Replies: 35
Views: 4886

If it weren't for strange bullet size and thin brass, I'd prefer the .32-20; I wish they'd thicken the brass and make the bullet diameter .308 and that be the new standard - they could call it .30-20 or something.

I like the .357 in a levergun, and the .25-20 I'd love in a Contender pistol.
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 9:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Way OT Saving money on gas
Replies: 56
Views: 6768

I would think that if you tried the hydrogen trick, you would lose any efficiency from the hydrogen/oxygen fuel, by the energy needed to produce the gases, from water. You will put a greater load on your alternator, and the energy has to come from somewhere, so you would use more gasoline. I would ...
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Non Energy Crisis
Replies: 19
Views: 2680

I often see things out in the oilpatch that make me just crazy. Wanton Wast to say the least. Lots of rumors about capped wells just waiting till "the price is right. Same thing in health care - I could telephone results of lab work to a patient for $3.40 a minute (my overhead is $3.00 a minut...
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TV - the Alaska Experiment
Replies: 17
Views: 2202

I had to stopwatching it . It was to painful to see how clueless some people are. I started to wonder who was more clueless them or me for watching them. One show was enough. The scary and depressing thing is that all the clueless people VOTE. They have just as much say as WE do, when it comes to s...
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Court: Texas wrongly seized sect children
Replies: 69
Views: 8654

My brother, where there is smoke there is most often fire. Given what I know about cults, I don't blame them one bit. :) Where there are gun owners there may be criminals, but I don't think it would justify arresting everyone at a gun show, holding them in jail for weeks, and trying to see if you c...
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another old guns story. It's a lever!
Replies: 36
Views: 4946

A beat-up ("well-used") gun has alot more "personality" than the fancy finished or re-finished ones you so often see. Now a pristine specimen is interesting in its OWN way, as an untarnished example of gunmaker's art, and a beauty in and of itself. Not to go all Chauvanist or wha...
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 7:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cape Buffalo with a 45-70?
Replies: 30
Views: 4410

Marlin Question...

Can the Marlin 1895 action handle these loads, or are these beyond that class?
by AJMD429
Fri May 23, 2008 7:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Memorial Day Weekend?
Replies: 14
Views: 2428

Last week (at the NRA convention) Ted Nugent said is was really heartbreaking to be with a gut-shot soldier he was with and basically watched die, but that there was one thing MORE gut-wrenching and it made him furious. That thing was how in our country, seeing all the citizens who enjoy the fruits ...
by AJMD429
Thu May 22, 2008 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Anyone ever used or heard of Duracoat?
Replies: 21
Views: 2753

Ysabel, I hope my girlfriend doesn't see that! If she does I'll be... When I saw the look on her face in that picture, my first thought was NOT that your girlfriend would want a pink gun, but that your girlfriend is liable to talk you into getting hitched and having kids. The cute kid just HAS to g...
by AJMD429
Thu May 22, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Marlin 45 Colt Levers
Replies: 19
Views: 2672

nemhed wrote:I love all of them but that uncheckered Limited is my favorite.
Yep - that one looks out of place, and I'm sure would be more comfortable in my gun safe where it could visit with my .45 LC Redhawk. For the gun's sake and happiness, please send it ASAP... :wink:
by AJMD429
Thu May 22, 2008 12:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - There is no one so blind, as he who will not see
Replies: 12
Views: 2174

I try to emphasize to people that it IS NOT a matter of a "balance" between freedom vs. safety - freedom IS safety! The assumption is that gun control laws protect us, and are opposed by "sportsmen" who simply want to trade a few innocent lives away for the convenience of their h...
by AJMD429
Wed May 21, 2008 9:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894 44mag folding rear sight/front sight question
Replies: 6
Views: 1116

On the flip-up sight I use, there is quite a bit of elevation adjustment, but I don't know how it compares to the original factory style of sight. The height mine is at that I quoted SHOULD be the height of the original though, since it DID shoot right on with the factory sight (I just like peeps be...
by AJMD429
Wed May 21, 2008 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1894 44mag folding rear sight/front sight question
Replies: 6
Views: 1116

Midway lists the rear sight assembly and the separate components, if that helps. http://www.midwayusa.com/browse/BrowseProducts.aspx?categoryString=10636***10560***9216***&categoryId=18001&tabId=9&brandId=0&refineSearchKeyword=rear&sort_results_by=manufacturer_a&pageNum=0&...
by AJMD429
Wed May 21, 2008 7:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Q: Loading from magazine vs. single breech loading
Replies: 12
Views: 1299

Hobie wrote:Since I never use a repeater as a single-shot, it makes no never mind what the group size is when so used. So, all my zeroing is done from loaded magazines.
That makes sense and sounds very practical!

(Still the obsessive compulsive part of me wants to KNOW...! :roll: )