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Steve Collins

Enjoy yourself, and welcome!

Steve Collins

I've carried in church most of my adult life. When I was working with the youth group, I would carry all the time, especially when we took the kids out and about. The youth leader and all the volunteers knew I carried, and felt a lot safer with me around to make sure the kids were protected. We've m...

Steve Collins

You can load that .357 Blackhawk stout as can be, and it'll still be more comfortable to shoot for longer periods than a full bore .44 or heavy loaded .45. I usually run 180gr bullets out of mine, and pretty hot at that.

Steve Collins

Ruger is also offering a special edition Bisley .357 in Stainless with a 5.5" barrel, so that might be something to look at... That being said, I really like my 6.5" Blackhawk. I've got two Simply Rugged holsters for it, a Long Hunter hip holster and floral carved 120 on a 2 1/4" cart...

Steve Collins

Nice lookin' levers!!

Steve Collins

Does the Cabelas there in Lacey still have a bunch of leverguns on their used gun rack? They did when I was there, but that was a couple of years ago. It was almost levergun heaven then!

Steve Collins

You done good!

Steve Collins

Good lookin' animal! Congrats!

Steve Collins

YIKES!!!!!!

Steve Collins

Glad to have you here!

Steve Collins

I put a lot of DNZ mounts on guns here at the range. Haven't had a bad one, they're solid as all get out, and not that expensive. I'd throw one on a Marlin in a heartbeat.

Steve Collins

Just one right now, a late production Winchester Wrangler .44 Magnum with the tang safety. She's still pretty much stock, but I carry it a lot. It's got a groundhog and raccoon to its name, but that's all. When I tell the boys to go and get 'Dads rifle,' there's no wondering which one I mean. It was...

Steve Collins

Reminds me of WA State, wish I was back West sometimes...

Steve Collins

We see a lot of them here in the range. They seem okay, just too many doodads on them for my taste. Not a bad gun, just nothing spectacular to me.

Steve Collins

Great news all around!!!

Steve Collins

I Love Shopping , but it never stops there. Seems like there is coming to be more used Guns on the shelves. Is this trend everywhere ? I think you'll see more and more as the economy gets worse. It can be a gold mine if you have the money and see what you want, but it's sad to see sometimes. I've s...

Steve Collins

I had a blue heeler/border collie mix, named him Zip. Only had him a little while, then parvo got him. Our working dog now is a Aussie Shepherd/Border Collie named Pearl, and she's turning out to be just as smart as Zip was. She hangs out with my or my wife equally. Amazing how affectionate they are...

Steve Collins

Probably a good thing to have the closer you get to the border...

Steve Collins

That's a great lookin' rifle!

Steve Collins

Glad to hear things are looking up for you Ted! Pushing through it is rough, but the end result is usually worth it...

Steve Collins

Remember too, that there are some leverguns that just can't be made and be affordable anymore, i.e. the Savage 99 or a Winchester 88. The market won't support them. The big market items are bolt guns and anything with the word "tactical" attached to it, and the CCW market. Neither of which...

Steve Collins

Definitely enjoy it more than Man vs Wild or Survivorman. Both of them have interesting points of view, and I can learn something from each of them.

Steve Collins

I've got one on my .44 Wrangler and an H&R single shot 12 gauge, never a problem with either of them. I like knowing I've got extra ammo available if all I've got on are my Chuck Norris jammies and fuzzy bunny slippers!

Steve Collins

Either my 4" Model 19 .357 or my 4" Model 29 .44 Magnum rides with me when I step off the pavement, in Simply Rugged leather. Sometimes I carry my Wrangler .44 levergun with me, also.

Steve Collins

Finally got a full time job! Working at the Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, down in the Shooting Range. Can't tell you how good it feels to working again. If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and say hi!

Now, if I can keep from bringing more guns home for a while...

Steve Collins

Dave, I didn't know you were over here too! That's what happens when I pay attention...

It's good to see you, hope to read more of your stuff here. You've got a lot of knowledge to share...

Steve Collins

Shooting, reloading, teaching classes, reading. Just became an Assistant Scoutmaster for my sons Boy Scout troop. Shooting, reloading, searching out pre-'64 Winchesters and old Smith & Wesson revolvers. Shooting, reloading...hmm, I'm sensing a pattern...

Steve Collins

Yep, see them all the time. I've got one that flies over my chickens every day, and while I'm not a fan of shooting every one I see, I'm not about to lose any of the chickens to one! I remember reading 'Sixguns' and hawks being a target of Elmer's when he was younger, because they would kill a lot o...

Steve Collins

Good lookin' animal there, congratulations!

Steve Collins

My oldest son got a Chipmunk .22 bolt gun with camo stock when he was 6 years old. A couple of years ago he took my Ruger 10/22 because he'd gotten too big for the Chipmunk, which then went to his little brother. #2 son enjoys shooting my Ruger 22/45 more than his rifle, so I spend lots of time load...

Steve Collins

And there were some heated words in those letters, too...

Neither one was shy, that's for sure! They both had the experience to back it up, though...

Steve Collins

It allows you to keep both eyes open, to find your target faster and not obscure the landscape. It can also be mounted somewhat lower along the boreline than traditional scopes, and is out of the way when the rifle is carried at its balance point. It also does away with any chance of "scope eye...

Steve Collins

Nice looking rifle! They're great for toting around. Same with the short barreled levers in .357 and .44. Enjoy!

Steve Collins

Lynne Cheney (VP Cheney's wife) wrote some very good childrens history books. Each of my sons has a copy of them, and they're worth looking for, either at the library or the bookstore.

Steve Collins

I'm in the Winchester camp; save your money and get the 9422 you want. You won't regret it.

Steve Collins

I posted this yesterday on my blog:

http://guntime.blogspot.com/

I didn't write it, but thought it good enough to put up.

Steve Collins

You know, I teach advanced firearms stuff. I have ARs, AKs, and Glocks, because I like them as fighting guns, and most folks have them for personal defense. But, my favorite handgun is a 4" Model 29 .44 Magnum, and my favorite rifle is my Winchester Wrangler .44 Magnum. We live in a smaller hou...

Steve Collins

I'm glad I have them all on DVD and VHS, I can watch'em any time! Watched Big Jake last night, one of my favorites.

Steve Collins

Great article, and great words to live by, Terry! Thanks!

Steve Collins

+1 for the 45-70. 308 will definitely do the job, but it's a good excuse to buy a new gun!

Steve Collins

"We deal in lead, friend."

Steve Collins

Great work, and great looking animal!

Steve Collins

My '94 Wrangler .44 Magnum is the most used around here. It goes nicely with my 4" 29, or one of my .44 Vaqueros.

Steve Collins

Best factory hunting load would be a 158gr jsp or 180gr jhp, depending on the size of the deer in your area. A light .38 load is going to be your best chance for a "quiet" load. Small game, I'd use a 38 wadcutter.

Steve Collins

This whole thing sounds like a good argument for the three S rule: shoot, shovel, and shut up!

Steve Collins

Just left there in January. Thanks for those pics, reminds me of how pretty it is there.

Steve Collins

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100330/NEWS/100339970 http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?t=66584&highlight=Home+invasion Here's just a couple of incidents where 6 shots in a revolver, or 2 shots in a side by side, wouldn't have been enough. I'm not going to tell a...

Steve Collins

Gotta go against the grain and go with the AR. Look, bad guys are traveling in packs, they are more heavily armed than they used to be. Somebody tell me when you were in a fight and said, "Gee, I wish I didn't have these extra rounds... :roll: " Fights are chaotic, and everybody moves. You...

Steve Collins

Yep! Either heading to the in-laws house, or going to the range with the boys. Either way, powder will be burnt this weekend!

Steve Collins

I've found one at a local gun shop for $450. It's .308, but has a rough chamber, i.e., difficult to extract the empty case. Would it be ok to have it converted to .358, or just replace the barrel and keep it as a .308?

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