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by hfcable
Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Winchester Magnum
Replies: 7
Views: 906

you can also get a ruger revolver chambered for the 45 colt and 45 acp and have the acp cylinder reamed out to the 45 win mag, or get a second cylinder and ream it, and then get a 45 colt cylinder for the same gun, and you now have all the bases covered.
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Winchester Magnum
Replies: 7
Views: 906

45wm

yes, had a wildey 45 WM until recently .....good cartridge and easy to load. what are you thinking about with it?
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT : Old Colts [without levers ] to accompany a six shooter
Replies: 18
Views: 1926

OT : Old Colts [without levers ] to accompany a six shooter

this Colt Lightning 44/40 SRC had been redone when i got it, but then needed mechanical work which was done to flawless level by bill pratt in california. http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000142.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000143.jpg http://i248.photobuck...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Taurus Thunderbolt 357 coming back
Replies: 17
Views: 3311

44/40 carbine and 45/85 large frame colt

this gun had been redone when i got it, but then needed mechanical work which was done to flawless level by bill pratt in california; it is a 44/40 SRC: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000142.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000143.jpg http://i248.photobucket...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Original Sharps Range report
Replies: 26
Views: 2248

fine rifle, fine shooting, fine writing! thank you. that is one of the most desirable rifles i have ever seen here. an acquaintance up here years ago used his 44/77 original [ if i recall correctly] to take a full curl sheep at approx 327 yards. that greatly outclasses getting a sheep with a scoped ...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Taurus Thunderbolt 357 coming back
Replies: 17
Views: 3311

I have a .45 and really like it. Glad they are saving the .357! :D some of them surely do work perfectly and you should really hang onto yours; i wanted one, but all the ones i saw locally were being sold because of problems. i have an original in 44/40 that was qite worn, but after i got it fixed ...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Taurus Thunderbolt 357 coming back
Replies: 17
Views: 3311

I have a .45 and really like it. Glad they are saving the .357! :D some of them surely do work perfectly and you should really hang onto yours; i wanted one, but all the ones i saw locally were being sold because of problems. i have an original in 44/40 that was qite worn, but after i got it fixed ...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: european online gun auction site??
Replies: 5
Views: 958

european online gun auction site??

someone posted a link to a gunbroker-like european site.....anyone remember or bookmark it? cant find it and need to sear for an item: a vierling!
by hfcable
Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Taurus Thunderbolt 357 coming back
Replies: 17
Views: 3311

I hope they function better than the 45 Colt T-Bolt that I used to have . . . I've heard of reports regarding misfeeds with the .45. Do you think the larger rim of the .38/.357 will help? yes, i think it will, but it would be best in the 44/40 or 38/40,etc where you have a real rim. compare a 45 co...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Global Warming,better believe it
Replies: 115
Views: 11424

Personally I feel the world would be better off with at least 50% population reduction, 75% would be even better. You first! :wink: +1 the something has gotta be done crowd should be the first lemming to jump off the precipice. you know, act on their convictions, like they really mean it. but usual...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - T/C .54 Renegade
Replies: 23
Views: 3134

i have one just like itand they are great! you know you can get smooth bore .56 cal barrels [i.e. 28 gauge] and even smooth bore 62 cal [i.e. 20 ga.] barrels that will drop right in? here is a .56 smooth cheap over on the muzzleloading forum [not mine] at a really good price: http://www.muzzleloadin...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gemmer-Hawken/Sharps
Replies: 10
Views: 2168

will do.
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gemmer-Hawken/Sharps
Replies: 10
Views: 2168

Ya...$10k is a mite much...certainly there has to be another alternative... pedersoli mad ethem a few years back for some historic group; i got one when they closed them out and it is a beauty and sperbly accurate. the price was less than $1000.00 on the close out. they are around. also some of the...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need comparison of progressive reloading presses
Replies: 0
Views: 781

need comparison of progressive reloading presses

someone posted a fabulous analysis and comparison of various progressive presses, strengths and weakness, and i printed it out and lost it; i think it was on this board. does anyone know? it was the best discussion i have ever seen and obviously from someone who had tried most of the big name presse...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a Different single six???
Replies: 24
Views: 2950

another single six clone

this pistol is exactly the same size as a single six, but a tiny bit lighter due to the 38 special caliber: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000136.jpg uberti makes this and with fixed sights calls it a Model P jr. this adjustable sight model is hard to find. i have fired three of ...
by hfcable
Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Global Warming,better believe it
Replies: 115
Views: 11424

we have about 14" of fresh cold, white global warming in our driveway that fell today, never seen this ihappen this late in my 24 years here......yes, maybe we do need to worry about climate CHANGE but not of the warm variety, and likly not anything to do with anything the human animal does.
by hfcable
Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: australian firearms auction house
Replies: 7
Views: 1839

thanks to you Bruce, as well, very helpful.
by hfcable
Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what gun you wish
Replies: 181
Views: 41500

I heavily customized a Savage 219 (hammerless single shot) in the 1980's. Custom stocks, scroll engraving, scope mount, chamber reamed to 30-30 PO Ackley Improved. It was light, well balanced, super accurate, and produced 300 Savage ballistics and performance with its 26 inch barrel. But I sold it ...
by hfcable
Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a Different single six???
Replies: 24
Views: 2950

cas, i had an original great western single action in 22 hornet, unfortunately it was not so well made and locked up and extracted poorly on a couple of cyilnders; unusual gun, but yours looks much nicer. is it a modified hornet wildcat or regular hornet?
by hfcable
Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a Different single six???
Replies: 24
Views: 2950

may not be making them anymore; here's one on auction:

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displ ... um=8570629

the older models were available with adjustable sights, which i prefer. like this 'buntline':

http://www.auctionarms.com/search/displ ... um=8572420
by hfcable
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: australian firearms auction house
Replies: 7
Views: 1839

gundownunder wrote:This one is pretty useful for leverguns , handguns and all sorts
http://www.usedguns.com.au/
thanks to you as well, looks interesting, but i wonder about shipping since the australian postal service is refusing to ship firearms into or out of the country, as i have been told?
by hfcable
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another combo UNUSUAL caliber however
Replies: 11
Views: 1667

has anyone tried a revolver in 218 Bee? i know taurus offered one, and maybe others do, though i would prefer a single action.
by hfcable
Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another combo UNUSUAL caliber however
Replies: 11
Views: 1667

local fellow, an engineer, not a professional gunsmith, but more talented than most, did it. he had this gun at a local gun show,and a colt double action and a smith that he had converted, all of them in 25/20, relining the barrel and cylinder; the work is so well done, that i couldn't detect how he...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another combo UNUSUAL caliber however
Replies: 11
Views: 1667

another combo UNUSUAL caliber however

might just be my favorite combo....winchester 53 and ruger blackhawk: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000137.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000138.jpg and the caliber is: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000140.jpg yep, a 25/20 for both of...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: australian firearms auction house
Replies: 7
Views: 1839

OG, thanks so much, i tried but could not find it!
by hfcable
Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: australian firearms auction house
Replies: 7
Views: 1839

australian firearms auction house

did someone relatively recently post a link for an auction in australia? i know i saw one somewhere and now cannot find it!
by hfcable
Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTFinally revealed: top secret commando assault Savage 24-C
Replies: 11
Views: 1588

rjohns94 wrote:if i had one of those stocks, I would have to buy a side by side just to use it.
you bet, and at 4.99 i wish i had bought a half dozen of those stocks!
by hfcable
Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTFinally revealed: top secret commando assault Savage 24-C
Replies: 11
Views: 1588

it is a savage 24-C camper with 20" barrels, a 20 guage over 22 lr. the buttstock is a crinkle finish WWII surplus stock that i got from SARCO years ago. they were $4.99 and sarco had them in their ads for sale for years. they were in those old hermetically sealed pouches and supposedly were us...
by hfcable
Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OTFinally revealed: top secret commando assault Savage 24-C
Replies: 11
Views: 1588

OTFinally revealed: top secret commando assault Savage 24-C

never before revealed to the public, this special hyper-assault survival tool could have made all the difference if the cold war had become hot: http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000133.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg196/hfcable/P1000131.jpg http://i248.photobucket.com/alb...
by hfcable
Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT and maybe stupid but could an old model 30 carbine ruger
Replies: 1
Views: 534

OT and maybe stupid but could an old model 30 carbine ruger

blackhawk in 30 carbine be rechambered to the 327 federal? would you need a new cylinder? i know the bore diameter issue, but Paco and others have rechamber to 32/20 and with no apparent ill effects?
well, like i said, probably a dumb question?
by hfcable
Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Wanna see the future?
Replies: 11
Views: 1945

Definitely sent a chill up my spine to read about someone being convicted of a crime for putting forth a point of view. :cry: We're not too far off. Go to any college campus and see how they suppress freedom of speach - if that speech is conservative - under their "hate speech" and "...
by hfcable
Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Jimmy Carter
Replies: 52
Views: 7476

Charles wrote:As a President and Former President Jimmy Carter makes a pretty good small town Baptist Sunday School Teacher. Anything else and he is out of his league.
True, but i don't think i would want him teaching his version to my son, even at sunday school.
by hfcable
Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which rifle of yours is your childs favorite?
Replies: 28
Views: 3086

trapdoor springfield officers model carbine [repro] with blackpowder and he can really shoot that little gun!
by hfcable
Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Jimmy Carter
Replies: 52
Views: 7476

if i really did, they'd kick me off the board!
by hfcable
Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New JimT story over in the sixshooter community articles
Replies: 11
Views: 1835

wheh! JIm, that is wonderful! thank you!
by hfcable
Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Jimmy Carter
Replies: 52
Views: 7476

he was born senile; he is vapid, insipid, stupid, and all sorts of -ids. possibly the most naive, stubborn, arrogant, smarmy, assinine, smug, insecure, unreasoning, pathetic, ignorant, untrainable, invincibly ignorant people on the face of this earth. makes me want to barf. did i mention i cant stan...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO SHOOT THEIR TRAP OFF
Replies: 14
Views: 2324

the first shotgun i ever personally owned was the ithaca 66in 12 ga. shot all sorts of things, including, deer, ducks, quail, doves,etc. wish i had never sold it,thanks for the memories....one of the best patterning guns with slugs or buckshot that i have ever owned!
by hfcable
Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT -- Slide Rules
Replies: 37
Views: 4790

somewhere, i have the large pickett in its leather case and the small pocket pickett in its case as well. i can never find them when i want to show my computer pro son how easily they worked.....and the last time i did find them i couldnt find the manuals that go with them! someday...
by hfcable
Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Truth or Fiction - Your take? Be cool if true...
Replies: 20
Views: 3195

tried thiamine also, works a little bit, but still will not stop our local mosquitos; they say a lot of this depends on your blood type, how moist your skin is, skin temperature,etc. some people are not bother as much as others.....me, they leave others and come straight to me.
by hfcable
Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Truth or Fiction - Your take? Be cool if true...
Replies: 20
Views: 3195

tried skin so soft but alaskan mosquitos totally ignored it; deet works, but is toxic if over used. native people here claim that eating seal and seal oil will keep them off you, and it will certainly keep most other people away too.
by hfcable
Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what gun you wish
Replies: 181
Views: 41500

a model 1892 winchester in 25/20, which had its factory original 36" barrel, with full magazine, with double magazine hangers off the barrel; the wood and external metal were very good, but the bore was a little rough so i passed on it, at $600.00.........ohhhh, the pain of being stupid, that w...
by hfcable
Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: new 32spl levergun - 1958
Replies: 19
Views: 2977

wow, that is nice!!
by hfcable
Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun combos - 2 of 17
Replies: 8
Views: 1774

we have the same taste! i have one of each just like that!
by hfcable
Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PRICE CHECK - TANG PEEP SIGHTS
Replies: 7
Views: 2602

get
stroebels book on sights, you can find used copies often pretty cheap
has most every tang sight in it.
by hfcable
Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- A Year Ago Today...
Replies: 16
Views: 2692

Gi., God bless you and all of your family,


and Lucille.
by hfcable
Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This is about to get very real!
Replies: 34
Views: 5091

God bless you Charles, and i know he has and will continue to do so.
I am planning to start working 1/2 time pretty soon, and like i have been working since i was a young kid. I just havent figured out where to put myself that other half of the time!
Congratulations!
by hfcable
Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Intl POLITICS: Oh Jeez.... Nath/Gamekeeper -
Replies: 17
Views: 2392

Nath, i want to believe that Britain may yet rally, but if the people don't see, understand, or believe the danger they face.....well, then you are likely correct.
by hfcable
Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT:Freedom Arms mini revolvers and belt buckles
Replies: 6
Views: 2004

R U sure that the fancy buckle, although made to fit a mini, is actually made by/for FA ? FA made sure to have their brand name prominently displayed on the standard buckle - but there's nothing to be seen in your pic of the fancy one, where the public would see also see it. Is the reverse marked ?...
by hfcable
Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marble's Tang Sight on 1894
Replies: 8
Views: 1558

t.r., that is one beautiful rifle, tell us about it?
by hfcable
Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Requests (plural) - cancer in the family
Replies: 48
Views: 6535

I am so sorry, and will keep them in my prayers.