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by Griff
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 385

Re: Reloading Setups

This is my reloading bench right after I rebuilt it in 2013: https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/Reloading%20Bench/DSCN0423_zps5d2c7a31.jpg Nice & neat... that lasted all of about a month! Maybe, one day, I'll straighten it back up and take all the stuff off the bench that needn't...
by Griff
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
Replies: 24
Views: 801

Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...

He may have been friends with Bill and Killary and was coaxed by the left to exploit gun laws so that they could justify closing the "Loop Hole" as they like to call it. Now that's some real conspiracy stuff right there! And they certainly don't have to worry about him rattin' out their p...
by Griff
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimarron AZ Ranger
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: Cimarron AZ Ranger

Congrats!
by Griff
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load
Replies: 29
Views: 689

Re: one shot with a 44 or 45 lever, whats you load

I doubt that I'll ever meet Ursus arctos horribilis in even the wildest parts of Texas, so I stick to what I feel is sufficient for Ursus americanus. I have 4: 1 - 375 Win, 220 JFN @ approx 2250fps from the 22" Marlin 375; 2 - 45 Colt, 250 JFN w/24 grains of H4227 for ~1775 fps from the 20"...
by Griff
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For all you mule skinners.......
Replies: 11
Views: 626

Re: For all you mule skinners.......

Grizz, the last time I was there was over 40 years ago... There were more wild n' wooly events back then... such as a two man wild mule packin' contest, and the chuck wagon races were also using barely broke mules... as it often turned into a wild chase for the drivers & partners racing on foot ...
by Griff
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For all you mule skinners.......
Replies: 11
Views: 626

Re: For all you mule skinners.......

The few times the wife & I went we tent camped up in the mountains, frosty mornings and chilly evenings. It's some distance to drive into Bishop, but the nights were cold for us then Southern California residents. This year during the week scheduled the forecast shows daytime temps in the low 80...
by Griff
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For all you mule skinners.......
Replies: 11
Views: 626

Re: For all you mule skinners.......

After I got out of the service I learned horseshoeing at La Puente Adult High School in CA. One rancher kept a stable of mules and would bring in several to be shod at a time (usually 4). None of the other senior students would volunteer to shoe 'em. I did, and never had a lick of trouble from them....
by Griff
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

I used to say all revolvers are pistols but not all pistols are revolvers but with revolving rifles and shotguns that's not strictly correct but I hate being told by some newbie that only a semi auto is a pistol.... :roll: +1. Doesn't even have to be a newbie... Maybe, especially when it's not a ne...
by Griff
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 478

Re: Baseball fans here?

I loved playing baseball, hardball in school until I threw out my elbow trying tp please a pitching coach to improve my repertoire by getting a fast ball... like my sinker and curve weren't enough! (Lefty sidearm hurler). Then softball in the service and as an adult it city leagues. And although a g...
by Griff
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421
Replies: 22
Views: 893

Re: .44 Special Loads Over The Years - All With bullet #429421

In the two years I was blessed to own a Winchester 94 in 44 Mag, I shot a lot of 44 spl. Most of it handloaded with the RCBS 200 grain FN bullet. I bought my first sixgun used, a Colt SAA in 45 Colt and have never looked back. I suppose that if that 94 hadn't been stolen, I've had looked for a match...
by Griff
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why isnt there more variety?
Replies: 20
Views: 1003

Re: Why isnt there more variety?

Because then the brass would be different lengths and we would complain about it. Walt is talking about me.;-) But the real reason is that the .45 Colt doesn’t need to be improved. And ME! The 45ACP doesn't need improved either... in my loading of 500+ rounds yesterday, I found 4 case in my brass c...
by Griff
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP Loads
Replies: 16
Views: 513

Re: 45 ACP Loads

Well... reading this post and looking at my stash of 45 ACP, I got inspired... loaded up a new unopened box of that 200 grain cowboy bullet from Missouri bullet, took well over 500 primers to do it! You can't see it in that photo of the GI can, but it was pretty corroded, so I emptied it out, sanded...
by Griff
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP Loads
Replies: 16
Views: 513

Re: 45 ACP Loads

While I started my handloading with the 44Mag & .30-30, it wasn't very long before I was loading for the 45ACP. Mainly for my Combat Commander. I started with the Speer "Flying Ashtray" (200 grain JHP), 6 grains of Unique and never felt underpowered. QuickLoad calculates that load to r...
by Griff
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Last Outlaw movie review
Replies: 21
Views: 1565

Re: The Last Outlaw movie review

Bill in Oregon wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:03 amScott, it sounds like they needed to hire Mike Venturino to coach them on shooting single shots. He worked with Tom Selleck on "Quigley Down Under." 8)
ISTR that Mike told me it was Steve Garbe who coached Tom Selleck.
by Griff
Mon Mar 04, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bluebonnets
Replies: 9
Views: 393

Re: Bluebonnets

I look forward to the bluebonnets every year! :D :D
by Griff
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
Replies: 27
Views: 1752

Re: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pmI suspect that some Blackhawks are accidentally more accurate than others regardless of the chambering.
+1.
by Griff
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dont fall out of your semi.....
Replies: 11
Views: 773

Re: Dont fall out of your semi.....

The hitch pin is a chunk of steel about 3" in diameter, the floor plate of the trailer is actually the weak link. Since that tractor was only a 6 wheel day cab it probably weighs between 12-13,000 lbs, whereas my road tractor weight 19,600 empty, and more like 23,000 with fuel & my stuff......
by Griff
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
Replies: 31
Views: 2383

Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911

My son carries a Kimber Pro Carry II in 45 ACP. Been flawless in the 7 years he's carried it. Luckily, only used on the range...
by Griff
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dont fall out of your semi.....
Replies: 11
Views: 773

Re: Dont fall out of your semi.....

AJMD429 wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:39 pm
Griff wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:29 pm Gettin' truck & trailer back:
I didn't see how/if they actually rescued the trailer and tractor.

I would guess it would take a rather huge crane or winch.
3. they so a time-lapse sequence starting about 1:01 in.
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3.5 inch .357
Replies: 16
Views: 893

Re: 3.5 inch .357

JimT wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:20 pm
Griff wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:58 am
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 amThe old guns are almost always [strikethru]sometimes[/strikethru] better.
Fixed that for ya! :D

Why can't I do a strikethru? :?
Spelling?
tried several...
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3.5 inch .357
Replies: 16
Views: 893

Re: 3.5 inch .357

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 amThe old guns are almost always [striketru]sometimes[/strikethru] better.
Fixed that for ya! :D

Why can't I do a strikethru? :?
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nickel brass
Replies: 15
Views: 757

Re: Nickel brass

While it's not been my experience, many folks say that nickel cases are more brittle than brass and crack sooner. I still have many nickel .38 Spl cases from the 60s, 70s & 80s that have been reloaded dozens of time without any hint of cracking... many have been resized so many times that the ni...
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450
Replies: 16
Views: 843

Re: Pig Hunting In Texas With A 50-100-450

Good shootin'! Gorgeous rifle!
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New To Me Winchesters
Replies: 18
Views: 1106

Re: New To Me Winchesters

Very nice Shrapnel, love the wood on that .32-40! I should probably spread my wings and trade a few of my .30-30s for other chamberings, but can't quite actually do it yet! :o Nice finds! But don't you think 32-40 a bit overkill for gophers? :lol: Some days you simply use the tool in hand! Can you t...
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
Replies: 27
Views: 1752

Re: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?

I've only owned one Blackhawk, a 4.625" old model in .357. I wasn't the handgunner I probably thought I was, but as I really only plinked at rocks & such out in the desert during my off-road forays exploring the CA desert, I can say it was minute of 3-4" rock at whatever distance I tho...
by Griff
Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Texas Independence Day!
Replies: 14
Views: 798

Re: Texas Independence Day!

Can't say I'm from here, and while I learned to walk on a ship, I've decided that standing on Texas soil is home! Mom always told me I entered the US via Dallas' only airport in 1953. Happy Birthday Texas!
by Griff
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting question for black powder shooters
Replies: 8
Views: 676

Re: Interesting question for black powder shooters

When firing black powder cartridge revolvers ,does the cylinder still get the burn rings around chamber mouths? By "burn ring", do you mean the circle of different coloring that coincides with the diameter of the back end of the barrel? Which I would debate as not so much a result of firi...
by Griff
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Back From South Africa
Replies: 12
Views: 1230

Re: Back From South Africa

:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by Griff
Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drones as a carcass-finding aid ...
Replies: 7
Views: 914

Re: Drones as a carcass-finding aid ...

I would think he would have a case to claim entrapment. They clearly set him up... Since he was advertising his services, not an entrapment case. Wingenroth, who openly advertised his business in area publications, was told by state game wardens last year that such an activity was illegal, authorit...
by Griff
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Short cases (.357)
Replies: 20
Views: 1607

Re: Short cases (.357)

Or... do what I do when I find the small primer 45ACP cases... I put them in my scrap brass bucket to trade for lead at the recyclers. Normally, I return brass to it's owner, but these small primer 45ACP cases are an abomination, and I won't return them to . Similar to Hornady using short brass on t...
by Griff
Sun Feb 25, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally joined the SAA club
Replies: 15
Views: 1036

Re: Finally joined the SAA club

Congrats! I've 3 SAAs... 2 3rd Gen 45 Colt 4-¾" guns and a 2nd Gen Presentation model I bought for my wife in .357 7-½". I don't think anything handles as nicely as a real Colt. I also have 3 clones, 2 45 Colts and a .357, all 4-¾". All six have been slicked up for use in cowboy actio...
by Griff
Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .300 Blackout
Replies: 39
Views: 1966

Re: .300 Blackout

horsesoldier03 wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:01 amSomehow, and I am not certain how that was, I had convinced myself I did not need a 300 BO. I am starting to doubt myself!
+1... And as long as I have a .30-30, I probably won't.
by Griff
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Watch your backstop when shooting...
Replies: 10
Views: 662

Re: Watch your backstop when shooting...

Actually, I think the title should be "Be Sure of Your Target!" But that scenario was wrong on many more levels that the obvious! But... I am not surprised. when I was a background investigator in CA, no one from a FL Sheriff's Office or City Police Dept. was hired that didn't first go thr...
by Griff
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
Replies: 78
Views: 5547

Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.

I've never been a fan of using a shotgun for indoor work... might be a holdover from my training officer in the 1970s, as he held they were too long to move effectively in clearing a house, as they require two hands to be effective. (Opening doors, etc. requires a free hand). For a defensive situati...
by Griff
Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Accident
Replies: 10
Views: 634

Re: Accident

:lol: :lol:
by Griff
Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine
Replies: 14
Views: 681

Re: Having Some Fun With 1860 Spencer Carbine

There's a couple of guys that post on the SASS Wire that use them occasionally in cowboy action matches... but with capacity of just seven rounds they certainly aren't competitive. :P But, there was a reason President Lincoln preferred the Spencer to the Henry. At least that's my take-away from a hi...
by Griff
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Super Bowl winner
Replies: 15
Views: 736

Re: The real Super Bowl winner

Over the years I've learned that I get just as much enjoyment by watching thr 1st 10 minutes & last 5, maybe more as I don't have suffer thru the drivel spewed by the so-called experts(?)!
by Griff
Sat Feb 10, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 ACP with Magnum Primers...?!?
Replies: 17
Views: 790

Re: 45 ACP with Magnum Primers...?!?

I have also been using Winchester primers since the late 1980s (found the Winchesters seated easier than CCI on my Dillon... (I have no clue why so don't ask). I bought them by the 1K brick until about 1993/4 when I bought my first 5K case and they were only available in the Std/Mag version At the t...
by Griff
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Little-Known Reloading Phenomena
Replies: 23
Views: 1128

Re: Little-Known Reloading Phenomena

Thanks for the chuckles... I'm so glad I don't own a 9mm... My 45ACP & C45S seem small to me... And handling those .224 bullets for .223 challenges my manual dexterity! Probably why my gallon & a half bucket of prepped empty brass and 2,000 plus projectiles remain segregated! Jim, I think it...
by Griff
Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'll miss Toby Keith....
Replies: 13
Views: 779

Re: I'll miss Toby Keith....

I guess there's a few things one misses by not watching the news, etc... RIP.
by Griff
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I shot my new SAA
Replies: 21
Views: 1123

Re: I shot my new SAA

My 2 3rd Gen Colt SAAs are from the 1970s. The first one had an action job by Bob Munden in 1986. He polished the hammer/trigger interface, put in a wire trigger/bolt spring and put an hourglass shape to the mainspring (Look at Lee's Gunsmithing Kit), but not that drastic. What a world of difference...
by Griff
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Woo Hoo!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 805

Woo Hoo!!!

Got a phone call from the Safety Department of the company I have my truck & trailer leased to today. Pleasant sounding lady asked if I was driving, and if so, was I using a headset... answer is always yes on the headset, quite often on the yes on the driving. But... I'm thinking, "what'd I...
by Griff
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: God Bless Texas!!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 964

Re: God Bless Texas!!!!

We need him right here. I’m defending three cases that involve Operation Lone Star. The left is doing everything they can to shut it down. I don’t know if he would do any good in DC until we get the swamp drained. This!!! But... someone needs to call out Biden camp on their treasonous acts, or lack...
by Griff
Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Pouch
Replies: 5
Views: 419

New Pouch

After seeing and reading of many of your experiences with a Simply Rugged holster, I ordered one to carry my single action. Their website had them for as "in-stock" or over-stock at a discounted price. I ordered it last Thursday, and it arrived today. I would have liked a brown one, but......
by Griff
Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have tinnitus so I called the National Tinnitus Foundation
Replies: 10
Views: 736

Re: I have tinnitus so I called the National Tinnitus Foundation

Got me too. Laughed, although my tinnitus is deafening! My VA hearing Doc tells me I'm legally deaf in my left ear... the only ear I have tinnitus in... How is that? Tinnitus comes from the brain......I have maybe 5- 10% at most in my left ear and the tinnitus is so loud it sounds like every cricke...
by Griff
Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have tinnitus so I called the National Tinnitus Foundation
Replies: 10
Views: 736

Re: I have tinnitus so I called the National Tinnitus Foundation

Got me too. Laughed, although my tinnitus is deafening! My VA hearing Doc tells me I'm legally deaf in my left ear... the only ear I have tinnitus in... How is that?
by Griff
Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Can you diagnose the problem with this revolver?
Replies: 31
Views: 1786

Re: Can you diagnose the problem with this revolver?

Apparently just needed proper sighting in... Good snag Scott! I picked up an inexpensive Winchester mdl 94 in .30-30 that someone broke off the front bead in order to get it to shoot lower... Very lightly used carbine, and even got the store to throw in a new front sight... Store had sold the gun or...
by Griff
Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Percussion Colt or percussion Adams?
Replies: 10
Views: 702

Re: Percussion Colt or percussion Adams?

The Colt is much more comfortable to shoot.