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- Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It's official: I'm a grandpa
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1799
Re: It's official: I'm a grandpa
Congratulations... I'm jealous! Still hopin'!
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: THE BEST CALIBER
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5862
Re: THE BEST CALIBER
I bought a Combat Commander in 1976, 45ACP. It got stolen in 1980, and replaced a few weeks later with an 80 Series. The Sheriff's department armorer fixed it to be a proper 1911 action and ramped the action so it would reliably feed 200 grain HPs... We weren't allowed to carry semi-autos unless in ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What a morning!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 860
Re: What a morning!
Woke up this morning up north of Ft Worth to deliver... temp gauge in outside mirror said 9º, and with the heat turned all the way up, the sleeper heater blew slightly below room temp air... front cab heater was doing all it could to keep stuff from freezing, (if I'm low on coolant, neither works ve...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1275
Re: 350 legend in a revolver
The flame cutting was a problem created by people who did not understand what was going on and how it worked. It was a self-limiting issue that could only go so far. It was due for the most part because too light of bullets (158 gr.) were being pushed with too much slow-burning powder. And because ...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Recoil as I age
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2700
Re: Recoil as I age
Until abt 1980, the only rifles I had were .30-30s. Quite adequate for deer & coyotes of Southern California. That year I was invited to replace one of a foursome who'd hunted together for several years. I was flat told that my .30-30 would be inadequate for the areas they hoped we'd be drawn fo...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The ones I use the most
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1017
Re: The ones I use the most
I have or have had one or more of each of those. The single-six (convertible) came to me as payment for doing a tuneup on neighbor's car, left in a trade for a Marlin 336 in .30-30. I got the .357 3-screw in a purchase off a co-worker. It left to fund my Wife's 2nd Gen SAA. The Rossi .357 mdl 65 (92...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2258
Re: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
I have 2 Rossi carbines in .357. Both were competition rifles for my wife & son in cowboy action. Both are 20", and met their needs. I also have a Short Rifle in 45 Colt with the 20" Octagon bbl. I used it a few times in matches, but really maintain it as my hog gun. All are only equip...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sometimes I wonder why I bother
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1981
Re: Sometimes I wonder why I bother
I was very impressed with the 44 Spl in my 44 Mag Winchester 94 carbine. I've never owned a handgun in 44 Spl., so I can't comment. But, I have to comment on his "safe" gun handling skills... I'm seriously hoping he doesn't use a cameraman. As several times he points both unloaded and loa...
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sometimes I wonder why I bother
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1981
Re: Sometimes I wonder why I bother
I was very impressed with the 44 Spl in my 44 Mag Winchester 94 carbine. I've never owned a handgun in 44 Spl., so I can't comment. But, I have to comment on his "safe" gun handling skills... I'm seriously hoping he doesn't use a cameraman. As several times he points both unloaded and load...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Running out of belt notches
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1391
Re: Running out of belt notches
It seems ever since I hit 70, even cutting carbs doesn't work. What I have noticed, since when I'm on the road, eating 2 meals a day, is that prices are way UP! Enough that what I used to budget for both meals is now only buying one. So maybe trying to save a few dollars will end up shaving a few po...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "What was that?!?"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 818
Re: "What was that?!?"
I have had a Lee Loader for the .30-30 since about 1973. Someone gave it to me, and the "who that was" is lost in the excess of information stored in the ol' noggin' and a poor filing system. But, suffice to say, before I ever accumulated enough brass (and the courage), to use it, someone ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Travis Letter will return to the Alamo
- Replies: 8
- Views: 692
Re: The Travis Letter will return to the Alamo
Why? The only purpose it'd serve would be to just pee 'em off as none of the cowards have slightest inkling of honor or duty. They can't even uphold the Constitution from the safety of their hallowed offices.
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little Australia Wildlife.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 949
Re: A little Australia Wildlife.
Another stop on the bucket list journey!
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tales of MHB. Mounted Inspector, Treasury Dept.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 845
Re: Tales of MHB. Mounted Inspector, Treasury Dept.
I attended a large family reunion of my maternal Grandmother's family in NZ in 2000, held over the weekend of my GGGrandfather's 200th birthday. The organizing committee had done a superb job of identifying slightly more than 5,000 of his descendents at the time of the reunion, at the official "...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Recoil as I age
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2700
Re: Recoil as I age
Call me "Whimpy". I've never liked the 44 Mag, even with factory ammo. And it didn't take me very many rounds to come to that conclusion. In the mdl 94 Winchester carbine, the factory 44 Mag ammo beat my shoulder to death, much worse than .30-30s in the same model carbine, so I typically s...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2509
Re: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
I have two, a M-1 and 1903A3, both .30-06.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Evolution of a Levergun
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1198
Re: Evolution of a Levergun
It's my understanding that Louis Imperato was president of Iver Johnson in the seventies & imported the Erma designed & built 22 levergun. As well as importing some other European produced firearms. He was also the owner of the Black Powder Firearms Company that did the finish work on the C...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old leverguns can still shoot.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1174
Re: Old leverguns can still shoot.
Impressive!
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 8
- Views: 575
Re: Happy New Year
Happy New Year's folks.
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Evolution of a Levergun
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1198
Re: Evolution of a Levergun
It's my understanding that Louis Imperato was president of Iver Johnson in the seventies & imported the Erma designed & built 22 levergun. As well as importing some other European produced firearms. He was also the owner of the Black Powder Firearms Company that did the finish work on the Co...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Restoring an old Colt… Rifle….
- Replies: 3
- Views: 511
Re: Restoring an old Colt… Rifle….
The one he did of the Winchester 1892 in 45ACP was pretty good also.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Does this ring a bell ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 577
Re: Does this ring a bell ?
As long as I asked permission, I didn't have to beg forgiveness.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: JAVELINA
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1518
Re: JAVELINA
When I hunted down in Terrell County, we'd sometimes take a few for camp meat. Tough and stringy is how I remember them. The pressure cooker and crock pot could've cured that. Would love to try out that recipe.
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite leather dressing
- Replies: 15
- Views: 963
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas guys.....Whatcha get
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1272
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Caliber conversion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 527
Re: Caliber conversion
Don't give up hope, Marlin chambered the 1894 in 41 Rem Mag with Micro-Groove rifling in both stainless (1894S) and blued (1894FG) as well as 6 groove Ballard rifling (1894CCL). Not every S or CCL was a 41 Mag, as both of those were chambered for other cartridges. They are out there.
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas guys.....Whatcha get
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1272
Re: Merry Christmas guys.....Whatcha get
Merry Christmas, enjoy the warmth of Florida... I'm up here in Michigan, but will be headed for Las Vegas tomorrow! There might be some weather (other than good) between here and there, but... not something I've not experienced before.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: From the land between the Canal and the Equator
- Replies: 7
- Views: 424
Re: From the land between the Canal and the Equator
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you & yours also.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why 357 only?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 565
Re: Why 357 only?
.38 Spl &.357 Magnum are two divergent length cartridges, in order to make both work in the same action, some parameters must be compromised. Most notably the position and shape of the slots in the cartridge guides, This compromise has been the source of many complaints about the inability of th...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 3:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: About that Ole sixgun empty chamber
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2096
Re: About that Ole sixgun empty chamber
Having been bounced off the back of a fractious equine with a holstered sidearm, 35 lbs of force against the hammer wouldn't be difficult to attain... While both my horses used in mounted work were effectively "bomb-proof", both upon occasion would "act out"... Only once out in p...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cowboy Assault Rifle
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5240
Re: Cowboy Assault Rifle
I like the .357 combo ... use it more than others ... though to be honest, it hasn't been near enough this past year. IMG_3181.JPG Up until the boating accident, I had a couple of the Rossi carbines to mate up with the .357 Colt SAAs, but I was quite partial to my .45 Colt SAAs & the Winchester...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cowboy Assault Rifle
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5240
Re: Cowboy Assault Rifle
Heck, I've been known to get them outta the safe just wipe them down!Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:07 pmI must confess that I never get tired of wiping down a levergun.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fedex misdelivery woes......
- Replies: 6
- Views: 444
Re: Fedex misdelivery woes......
I'm sure it's just coincidence that the majority of scammers are from right next door to some US corporation's call center. Or, maybe it just the same address for those downtrodden workers to put in a little "overtime" making some afterhours calls.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 311
Re: Merry Christmas
Water?
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cowboy Assault Rifle
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5240
Re: Cowboy Assault Rifle
After getting out of the Navy and shoeing horses while going to college, I carried a Winchester mdl 94 carbine in the back window of my p/u truck, never had a problem... Even when I did get pulled over, mostly because my coal forge wasn't totally out, or the shoes rattling against each other in the ...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One Special 1911
- Replies: 14
- Views: 750
Re: One Special 1911
Very nice Jim. Ruger builds a quality 1911 and that example is nicely embellished.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: After over 20 years, finally finished!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 709
Re: After over 20 years, finally finished!
Very nice. Simple but elegant!
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: About that Ole sixgun empty chamber
- Replies: 56
- Views: 2096
Re: About that Ole sixgun empty chamber
I learned my 1911 manual of arms in the Navy... we were taught to carry in condition four, full magazines in pouch, hammer down on empty chamber. On board ship, stood many a quarterdeck watch that way, both stateside and overseas. Gearing up for a mission, it changed to condition one. When I bought ...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Homemade BP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 633
Re: Homemade BP
Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground! people been making it for millennia and rarely do they blow themselves up ... put your ...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Homemade BP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 633
Re: Homemade BP
Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground!
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POF Tombstone Lever Carbine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 700
Re: POF Tombstone Lever Carbine
Rivals that Mossberg 464SPX for sure.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RIP: Chief Master Sgt Yoshida of "Horse Soldiers" Fame
- Replies: 3
- Views: 347
Re: RIP: Chief Master Sgt Yoshida of "Horse Soldiers" Fame
RIP to a warrior that's earned the right to rest.
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hodgdon's Reloading Webpage
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1052
Re: Hodgdon's Reloading Webpage
I just tried my favorite cartridge, the .30-30 Winchester... and a 150 grain bullet, nothing else, and it listed 28 loads using 3 different bullets... but nothing for a cast bullet. I seem to recall the old version did pop up cast load data.
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Grandpa's Face"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 591
Re: "Grandpa's Face"
Humor in its purest form!
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I’m starting to favor Italian guns
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1507
Re: I’m starting to favor Italian guns
The danger sign is if someone with Italian six shooters starts buying Italian motorcycles, then Italian cars, and then finally Italian shoes ! ! ! That could be an international financial crisis. :!: . :lol: No danger of that here Brother. They don’t make Italian shoes that fit me! Do Luccheses cou...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brett Cooper at T-Rex Arms Range
- Replies: 8
- Views: 475
Re: Brett Cooper at T-Rex Arms Range
+1Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:48 am Omigosh, she is adorable. Whoops. Sorry doc, off message ...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Arms Room LLC Takedown Conversions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 542
Re: Arms Room LLC Takedown Conversions
I like the look of their '73 Winchester takedown...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT, post and beam
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3644
Re: OT, post and beam
I worked construction when I first got out of the Navy and going to college. Built/remodeled 3 custom homes for the same contractor. Two included demo work while the 3rd was new from the ground up. Some site prep work, mostly framing, but some finish work... I found framing fit me, finish work, not ...
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hodgdon's Reloading Webpage
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1052
Re: Hodgdon's Reloading Webpage
I sent them an email... said their "new, improved" site... ISN'T. Doesn't include any 45 Colt rifle data.
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fedex or Ups ? UPDATE !!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 513
Re: Fedex or Ups ?
I've had guns shipped via UPS, FedEX & USPS, but the only time I've shipped guns, I used DHL back when they were still operating in CONUS. So... take your best guess.