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Had another box that were miniature nuclear bombs made into 410 shotgun shells. They would go about 20 miles then blow up...even had the mushroom cloud but the cloud was only about 100 meters high. They would totally wipe out warehouses, huge buildings, overpasses, and even small mountains. Hey Six...

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Bullard4075 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:43 am Mr Jim, Is there ANYTHING in the Bible even suggesting other life besides us? Demons (angels) aside. Anyone is also free to comment.

As far as I know there is nothing that speaks of other life beside here on earth.
That does not mean there is none.
The Bible does not address everything.

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Jim, I agree with every word. Almost. You had internet in the early eighties? Man! Was Bill Gates your neighbor? :) I didn't get on the interwebs until '99, so you beat the socks offa me. :) Cat Well sir ... you got me there. I didn't get internet until somewhere between 96 and 98 .... all I can do...

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I don't have any ammunition that is old enough to have splits showing on the neck. I guess it is possible to occur with age of the cartridges. Brass does not split just because it is old. I have fired cartridges that were 60 to 80 years old and never had any of them split. Like you say, brass work ...

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Bronco wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:51 pm Back when brass was cheap and plentiful, my favorite brass was the "free brand" which could be had almost any time at the range

I have a lot of those!

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Back in the 1960's a group who called themselves The Minutemen published a little manual on what all you can do with a single shot 12 gauge shotgun and handloads. They had everything from flares to armor piercing rounds ... stuff you don't usually hear about. I think they made the first Dragon's Bre...

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About 35 or 40 years ago the prevailing wisdom among ( internet edit: my mistake . see post below ) shooters of the .45 Colt was that Remington brass was the weakest of all the brass available. I read stories where people said the cases were so weak that the case heads would separate from the body ....

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Sarge wrote: ↑Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:52 pm When I was five I was killed by a cracked shell casing, laying in the gravel driveway. Fortunately my Mom made me walk it off.

Oh man! That was a close call! Good for your mom. Made a man outa ya.

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Not debating brass quality.
But split brass blow up a gun and kill people?

c'mon!

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coyote nose wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 10:16 am JimT, if I may sir, can I date your.......cartridge box?
..... I would say your box is from the mid to late 1920s. In fact I would be almost certain of it.

That would fit with what Paco came up with ... if I remember correctly he dated them to before 1930.

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Charlie Askins held the pistol championship for 5 years I believe it was. He said shooting thousands and thousands of pistol rounds a year at bullseyes for 5 years drove him to shooting rifles. I could see that happening.

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Yeah .. BUT .. Rob Leatham is a machine, not a human.

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THAT is a NICE old Colt!
Beautiful.
That's when companies produced great guns.

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Leverguns? As far as I'm concerned a pump action does better...faster with a seemingly tighter lock up....the powers at the Cowboy matches used to say that Colt Lightnings I was using should be banned. Never was beat at the plate shooting where one guys starts from the left and the other guy starts...

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I have more than I need
But not as many as I want .....

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I like the loading lever on the 1860 and the 1861 better than the earlier ones also.

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1860 Loading Lever (same design as the 1861)

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I have bent the screws on the 1851 when loading oversize balls or conicals.

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The Cicada'a have been gone for quite a few years. I haven't heard one in ... I dunno how long. I can hear them in my head all the time, even with ear plugs in. I thought that it was so loud other people could hear them! In fact, one day my daughter said, "Have you ever heard so many in all the...

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The only 2 centerfire rifles I hunt with .... #1 is my go-to:

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#2 is close behind:

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These two will do it for everything from rabbits to elk.

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Sadly, you left out Colt's 1851 Navy revolver; THE pivotal mark in the evolution of "fighging" handguns.. That's true. But remember... these were my picks. I thought about the 1851 but my experiences with Italian clones in the early days kinda soured me on them. Not a fault of the origina...

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 9:19 am “....well, what did the autopsy show...”

“....looks like the burglar was killed by Burnt Orange through the left ventricle...”

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Could this top post be the same ? This guy grinds out knives and carves grip stocks..... https://sixshootercommunity.com/forum/ Possibly is! I know most of those guys though I have never joined that forum. A bunch of them get together once a year at CSA in Arkansas. A few of them are part of The Sh...

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Thanks Jim. I have an old box of .38-caliber wax bullets purchased decades ago. Was thinking of doing a little shooting in my basement. Now I know I can make my own. :D Have you ever fire crayons through a .30-30? Turns out the little suckers are just the right diameter. I think someone here mentio...

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And.....Another guest writer on leverguns.com..... https://www.leverguns.com/articles/41data.htm I knew Gunner very well. He was a died-in-the-wool .41 Man! I have reams of data from him on .41 loads. We hunted together, shot together, liked the .41 together. I lost track of him about 10 or 12 year...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 9:23 pm Jim, was the wax bullet the full length of the case, or did you have a preferred length for each caliber you shot?

Thanks,

Jay
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I tried to fill the entire cartridge to the mouth in the straight walled cartridges.

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I was quite a fan of Bill Jordan when I was a young man. I read "No Second Place Winner" every year that I carried the badge. I still think it is one of the best books on the social use of a sixgun. Wax bullets were a great idea becasue you could practice your draw stroke from the holster...

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Back before the CPC (Current Primer Crisis) shooting wax bullets was a fun way to practice, maintain your skill level or improve it and have some fun without going to the range. With just a little thought and preparation shooting can be done indoors during bad weather and in the back yard, in your g...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 6:57 am I just love that slip gun. What a cool piece of history.

I AGREE!

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Took me a bit ... but that's funny!

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.45colt wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 3:36 pm Kind of a bummer today . the wind and rain were relentless

So you're saying that your day seized up?

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I'm poking it here Jim....about 50* rain today and tomorrow. I told Momma we are going to Pennsylvania . of course there just happens to be four gun shops on the way. :shock: . 8) 8) . Endeavor to persevere! You can handle the pressure of going ... and having to make at least 4 stops on the way! :l...

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Both Examples count, Doc!

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If we are talking about handguns that have actually been used in combat then the Webley in .455 and the Enfield in .38 S&W deserve a mention, I know that they are not great revolvers and were not always liked by those that were issued with them, but they did serve well in the worst of battle co...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:12 pm
Grizz wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 3:44 pm not that i can't remember! i just don't.
I certainly identify with this sentiment.

I can remember very clearly. Unfortunately I am often remembering incorrectly!

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My Personal Favorites ... .45 Colt and .44 Special

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You are OK Sixgun!
You know I like to rattle your cage once in awhile ... just like you do me.
None of it is taken too seriously.

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stretch wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:38 pm Might I respectfully suggest that you add the Browning Hi-Power to that list?

-Stretch

A great handgun. Just not my choice.

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These are MY picks for Classic Fighting Handguns. You may have others and that's fine. You will note there are no "modern" or "tactical" pistols in my picks. As far as I am concerned, many of these represent the High Watermark of Handgun design. The Texas Patterson Colt texas_pat...

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I like the idea of sharing what I know. Someone pretty famous once said, "Freely you have received. Freely give!" ..... though too many who claim to follow Him seem to charge for their stuff. :? I appreciate you all sharing your combined knowledge. Makes this place comfortable. Thank you. ...

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I spent most of my years there in Mozambique and am still involved in helping out as I can. Right now with the terrorists activity in Northern Mozambique, the group I was with is feeding over 20,000 people a day ... folks who are fleeing the terrorists and who have nothing. It's a critical situation...

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Jay Bird wrote: ↑Tue May 25, 2021 10:38 pm Hey Master Jim....the one where the alien is taking a dump and flushes it out of the space ship.....look at the turd...just like a real one with the end curly and to a point.

You know why they are pointy at the end?

Birdman of Leverguns

Yessir I do.

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I used a full bore-size ball cast of wheelweights over 28 gr. of Unique. Gave somewhere over 1400 fps from my 18" barreled Stevens double. Loaded in Winchester AA hulls, using the standard wad for those hulls but with the "petals" cut off the wad. shotgun_rbload.jpg shotgun_rbwad.jpg ...

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Hey Tutt! No, I don't. I believe Paco researched it and it was before 1930 ... I am not sure though.

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Good thoughts there Sixgun. Most gunowners today don't shoot a lot. I have met a lot of gun owners who only fire their guns several times a year! Some who came and shot with me brought a partial box of shells that they had for a couple years. 10 or 20 rounds and they were done. That was a lot for th...

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Army Basic Training Fort Polk 1971, the drill Sgt. made a special point to demonstrate the M16 lack of recoil firing against the bridge of his nose. Army Basic Training Fort Bliss 1966, the Drill Sgt. demonstrated the lack of recoil of the M14 by firing it against his chin. I noted the black and bl...

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Thanks Sixgun. Nice seeing 'em lined up together.

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