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Yep, if you can't hit what you're aiming at, it's no bueno.

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As someone who has been walking around for 46 years without a meniscus in my right knee, I can certainly attest that it's not vestigial tissue of little use. My right leg started out an eighth of an inch shorter than my left after the surgery to remove it. It's closer to 3/8" now. Wish they had...

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Some rebounding hammer units experienced lighter than optimal hammer strikes. The only part needed to convert one is the Hammer Spring Guide Rod . That is, if it isn't the tang safety models. I've never messed with those, and don't know first hand if the older guide rod will clear the safety mechani...

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piller wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2026 8:33 pmDude deserves prayers for that.

+2

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I'll be keeping you in my prayers.

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In the Navy we were given hand-to-hand combat training... then got more in the CA Sheriff's Dept, where we were taught what to do if we had a gun pointed at us. The stated goal was to make the guy who points a gun at a cop, die. During the couple of sessions of practice, I think we all got pretty go...

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In CA back in the '70s we were taught to call animal control. If it was a buck, it presents a clear danger to the populace demanding immediate action... a doe... not so much. However, that close to a roadway, even then it might cause an accident.

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Glad the forum is back up! Again.

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piller wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2026 10:31 pmI know. But I am not sure I can get back on tomorrow morning.
https://youtu.be/FuCIHczl51Y?is=PyKPPAW9u6oZJuQw

I couldn't at first, but magically, it got fixed! Happy 4th of July to y'all!

gamekeeper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2026 1:12 pmHappy 250th Birthday from the losing side.....

I believe we settled that account a couple of times over!

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piller wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2026 9:58 pmThis 4th is number 250. Happy 4th of July!

... Eve.

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2026 7:12 pmWe just drove through (unfortunately 'past', since it was late and we couldn't find the right exit) there last month coming back from my son's Montana wedding.

Exit 510, I-90 to US 212. Been by there many times, but no place to park a semi & visit.

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One thing I hadn't considered until Bill mentioned his experiences, is spare parts. I suppose that could become an issue if something was to break. The 94AE uses the cast carrier unlike the post '64 '94s from '64 to about '73. I have 3 mdl 94s from that era and haven' ever broke or bent the stamped...

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My impressions of the mdl 94 in a "pistol cartridge" is from some ancient personal use of a 44 Mag model and from the observations of the 45 Colt versions in use by fellow cowboy action shooters. My 1969 .44 Mag carbine was absolutely wonderful the short time I was able to use it. I bought...

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After weeks of running smoothly, the forum was running a little slow yesterday, and I couldn't bring it up at all today until now. These service issues seem worse on weekends for some reason. +1. Although I didn't have any problems yesterday... today, just now got access. I think it has to do with ...

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I need someone to take several measurements for me that own an 1851 F series Colt black powder. With barrel removed I need the dial caliper measurement from the top of the arbor to the bottom of the 1/8 frame pins. 1.112"+/-.001 * shown as "A" Secondly from the rear frame point to wh...

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I think the only reason those original, folded copper cased 45 Colt loads had any semblance of a rim was so the cartridge wouldn't fall thru the chamber, it certainly didn't need one for extraction, as that was taken care of by the rod below the barrel. I got my first one, a 2nd gen 4-¾" SAA in...

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The 1st one I owned was stolen about 1974... when it was recovered during a botched robbery in 1987, (not used in the actual robbery, but found in the trunk as part of the contraband found in the get-away car), and returned to me... it looked like someone had tied it to their trailer hitch and drug ...

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I was one of those "city people" until I moved to TX and the small farm I try to keep up. The previous owner had a sodium vapor light on a telephone pole across the driveway from the garage. When I first moved in I just left it on, (set up on a photocell switch). One of the neighbors came ...

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WOW! Sad news.

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I'm a fan of the Colt plowhandle. The first handgun I ever shot was a 1911, a Navy issue in 1970. Shot it well enough to garner an expert badge. But, the first handgun I owned was a Ruger 3-screw in .357 with a 4-5/8" bbl. After it was stolen I bought a 2nd Gen Colt SAA, a 45 Colt w/a 4-¾"...

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I'm not surprised, but... somewhat shocked. Holds no appeal to me... in fact, so little that I don't see how it could for anyone.

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Good news. Prayers continue.

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Jun 12, 2026 7:42 pmY’all didn’t put even more holes in the ceiling did you?

+1???

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jeepnik wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2026 10:50 pmGriff, which post office? My dad worked the Pedro office at the same time.

Hw started out at the main Long Beach in '54 and then moved to a new processing center, but I can't remember where... maybe Wilmington?

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I truly detest fishing. My Dad view hunting as a chore that he was given as a kid, and punished if his .22 shell didn't yield at least one squirrel to supplement the garden victals. But, FISHING... truly a pastime of leisure & relaxation. Living in Long Beach, CA, I think I was 7 when he bought ...

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Well, you certainly picked the right weather window to be out of Texas! Looks like fun!

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My most difficult is also one of the easiest. .40-90 Sharp's Bottle Neck. One of the easiest when loaded with BP. Fill the case to the top of the shoulder and plunk a bullet on top. Finding the right bullet can be a bit of chore... But my 1st pick was, if not inspired, at least lucky! I'd long purch...

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the 1st cartridge I loaded for: .30-30. 31 grains of IMR 4320 behind the Sierra 150 grain SPFN in my 26" mdl 64A just seem to gravitate to the center of the 100 yard target. Any changes I've made in the intervening 50-something years has been for easier metering. In the late '80s I found a Saec...

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I got my .40-90SBN Shiloh Sharps in 1987. I'd purchased 45 Basic brass, dies and a couple of molds before hand, but waited until I got the rifle to load any ammo. I had a mixture of CSA, HDS and unmarked cases all formed and ready to load when the rifle arrived. I got the rifle mainly to hunt with, ...

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Back when I joined the S.O. in CA the issue weapon was the 4" S & W mdl 10. With +P 158 LSWCHP ammo. I went to a nickel mdl 19 4" in 1980, finally to a stainless mdl 65 in '88. All were square butts. The mdl 19 & 65 wore the same set of Pachmayr over size grips. I liked 'em all, bu...

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I would have liked more detail on the face of the cylinder that was pointed out. But, I'd still, like Miculek said, "I want one!"

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I can certainly affirm that there's no difference in being called a "red-headed step child" and actually being one. Add being freckled to that and you double your fun! I distinctly remember the last time I was bullied. 3rd grade, walking home from school... Thomas, a black kid, same age, b...

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I've always thought t was the weather man. Who else gets to be wrong about their job 99% of the time, tells you useless information, sometimes absolute misinformation... and get paid for doin it? I can walk outside and predict that today, it's mostly going to be sunny, not likely to storm or be wind...

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What a piece of history.

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Great news. Good to see you posting again. Prayers continue.

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I suspect many of us grew up ridin' in the bed of p/u's and drinkin' from the yard hose... Fell once waterskiing in practice for a race... @ about 125 mph. Did just what they taught me, curled up in as small a ball as I could to "roll" across the water... Sis' told me later that I looked p...

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Thanks for the update Scott. Great news... I also haven't had the pleasure of meeting him, but did have the good fortune to speak with him seeking his advice (excellent) to deal with a family issue. And, yes, meeting & hopefully do some shooting with him is something I'd look forward to.

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My two favorite leverguns would be considered abominations by most collectors, since originality and condition seem to bring such high premiums. Yet, to me they're beautiful examples of the "levergun". One started life as a standard late 1970's carbine, the other as a 1967 Canadian Centenn...

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Gooder one!

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I have always been so leery of any duplexing that, I don't turn away from it... I RUN as fast as I can in the opposite direction. But, I'm jealous of the SD & ES numbers often gained.

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No comment. I have no facts to support either hypothesis. But, someone told me a long time ago to only believe ½ of what you see, ¼ of what you read, and only 5% of what you're told.

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WOW! Congrats.

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Condolences Gunny... having to make that choice is extremely hard. Even when you know it's for the best.

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mickbr wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:07 pmI said I'll get him out shooting again, not much else I can offer.

IMO, friendship is one of the most generous things we can offer.

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Fixed sights on sixguns for me. I'm going to assume so, as I don't own any with adjustable sights... Although I have. About 1988 I traded a mdl 19 S&W in on a new mdl 65... Both were 4" bbls. The mdl 65 got a red insert into the front sight, but otherwise just like the factory shipped it. S...

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piller wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2026 6:26 amWhere did you hunt those Naugas to skin them and use their hide on that seat?

Came that way... but I understand a safari to your local upholstery farm will turn them round them up.

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I have two loads for my 30-30s, a jacketed load and a cast one. But are 150 grain, the cast wears a gas check, so they can match the velocity of the jacketed stuff. Around 2290 fps, 27.5 grains of RE7. My 45 Colts have about 4 loads spread from 250 grains down to 160s. Add in BP, and it makes a bunc...

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I grew up along the coast in So Cal... the mean average temperature is 70ºF with fairly low humidity... but the temp swings are limited to 30+ degrees for just days at a time... anytime it's really humid is when it's raining. In my teens the family traveled out to the Colorado River in the Earp, CA ...

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Yep, I'm with OldWin & Shasta. Enjoy it.. take care of it... you never know how the next owner will care for it.

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I haven't been on the forum for the past couple of days and just read this. Shocked to say the least. Prayers for God's guiding the doctor's hands and Jim's recovery.

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