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- Sun Mar 15, 2026 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1242
Re: When is the last time you fired your AR15?
I bought my one and only AR back when Obummer was running his mouth off about banning them. I bring it out a couple times a year and shoot 20 or 30 rounds, clean it up and put it back in the safe. I never remember which loads I have it zeroed for. I should write it down and tape it to the stock. I a...
- Wed Mar 11, 2026 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old winchester i have wondered about
- Replies: 5
- Views: 622
Re: old winchester i have wondered about
If only they could talk! That is a pretty interesting carbine. I hope you find out the story behind the rack number. I have a 94 SRC from 1917 that lived in West Texas and New Mexico most of it's life. The stock on it is dried out to the point that it has several cracks in it. I bought it from an ol...
- Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: So, I was minding my own business
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8387
Re: So, I was minding my own business
Bargain of the century!!
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Feb 07, 2026 8:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Toy, Uberti 73 SHort Rifle
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5018
Re: New Toy, Uberti 73 SHort Rifle
That looks really nice! I hope it shoots good for you.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Feb 07, 2026 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was visiting with my old friend Alex Hamilton at 10 Ring Precision
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1426
Re: I was visiting with my old friend Alex Hamilton at 10 Ring Precision
Nice DA revolvers fellows. The only DA revolver I own is a Ruger LCR 38+p and I think I need
a RedHawk like Scott’s. That would be very useful with a 4” barrel.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Feb 07, 2026 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 38/55 Oliver Winchester
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7972
Re: 38/55 Oliver Winchester
We need pictures!!!!
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New to Me Winchester
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2650
Re: New to Me Winchester
Congratulations on a great find! I have its brother made in 1904. I always have a big grin when I pull it out of the safe. Thanks for sharing that nice example.
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Feb 05, 2026 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 38/55 Oliver Winchester
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7972
Re: 38/55 Oliver Winchester
I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. I have a Chief Crazy Horse. It has the 24” round barrel. It doesn’t shoot Winchester factory loads very good. I get much better accuracy with a Lee cast 279-250RF as cast. My barrel slugs out at .379-.380. I have mine ready to hunt with once I get a deer with my...
- Fri Jan 30, 2026 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting 1894 photo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1684
Re: Interesting 1894 photo
Thanks for the pictures and explanation Pat. Very interesting.
JBowen
JBowen
- Fri Jan 30, 2026 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 1873 22 Short
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5593
Re: Winchester 1873 22 Short
Real nice one! I have one of made in 1889. As much as yours is on the +++plus side of condition, mine is on the --- negative side of condition. Mine needs the barrel relined, a new bolt, screws, all the dovetails are loose, and the brass lifter is worn bad. I have not had any luck finding parts for ...
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New to me ... Woox Stocks
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5804
Re: New to me ... Woox Stocks
Better looking than the all-plastic tacticool stocks!
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Back to the .480 Ruger experiments matching up the double rifle to the Ruger Super Blackhawk
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4087
Re: Back to the .480 Ruger experiments matching up the double rifle to the Ruger Super Blackhawk
That load should stop just about anything! Sounds like a winner.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry vs Armadillo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2933
Re: Henry vs Armadillo
That's the best kind of 'diller! Good job, T.R.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I Am Riding The Storm Out In Oklahoma
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12815
Re: I Am Riding The Storm Out In Oklahoma
We are hovering around 13 degrees here in my neck of the woods. So far, we have got 2.5" to 3" and tonight we are forecasted to get that much or more. I am dreading the zero lows coming. My cows are doing good though, even though they are coated in ice. We have a friend that lost a cow las...
- Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On this day in 1908
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5054
Re: On this day in 1908
Bill, there is still hope for scouting. There is a fairly new organization called Trail Life. It is Christian based for boys only ages 5 through 17. Our First Baptist Church is sponsoring a troop that we started about 18 months ago. I am helping out as their treasurer and assistant instructor for th...
- Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk
- Replies: 32
- Views: 16178
Re: Poll…Vaquero or Blackhawk
I have 2 Vaqueros and 2 Blackhawks. If I had to narrow down to one style I would choose the Blackhawk.
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Jan 15, 2026 10:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Inside a Marlin 1888
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3896
Re: Inside a Marlin 1888
Thanks, Safestuffer and welcome aboard!
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New to Arkansas….need a good 45 Colt load for Rossi
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2314
Re: New to Arkansas….need a good 45 Colt load for Rossi
Welcome to Arkansas, Echo! I don't have a Rossi in 45 Colt, but my Winchester 94 likes Hornady 250 grin XTPs and the Ruger only load of H110. If it don't
like that try using IMR 4227.
JBowen
like that try using IMR 4227.
JBowen
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: It was a Savage deer season
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6816
Re: It was a Savage deer season
Congratulations on your deer, Flint! I hope it was downhill getting that buck out! Those are some nice Savage 99's you have and a good write up.
Thanks,
JBowen
Thanks,
JBowen
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 9422
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5710
Re: Winchester 9422
Welcome aboard Reno! You bought a nice one. I love my 9422 and my 9422M. They shoot really good.
I bought one of those Williams Peeps that fits on the scope mount of my 9422M. It shot too high IIRC, so I took it off. I didn't want to change the front sight.
JBowen
I bought one of those Williams Peeps that fits on the scope mount of my 9422M. It shot too high IIRC, so I took it off. I didn't want to change the front sight.
JBowen
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I do like hyphenated cartridges
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14387
Re: I do like hyphenated cartridges
I like them too. I have a 25-35, multiple 30-30's, 30-40 Craig, 30-06, 32-20, 38-55, 44-40, and 45-70. Would love to have a 38-40.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4240
Re: For Fellow 444 Marlin Fans
Thanks for sharing the links to those videos. Quite informative. I am a big fan of the .444 Marlin. I have a Winchester Big Bore 94 .444 that is very accurate. I have only taken one deer with it and it was a one shot drop in its track affair, with the 265 FP Hornady over Re7. The gun will put 2 shot...
- Sat Jan 10, 2026 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hello from Alaska
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10913
Re: Hello from Alaska
Welcome from Arkansas! Don't overlook the Uberti 73's. I have a 19" carbine 1873 Uberti and it shoots really good and is not too picky about which bullet it uses.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 03, 2026 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Gabby.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1441
Re: Happy Birthday Gabby.
Happy Birthday!
- Sat Jan 03, 2026 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fun at the range
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3259
Re: Fun at the range
Sounds like fun! We had a dreary day, today. We had a high of 50, but it was misting rain all day.
JBowen
JBowen
- Sat Jan 03, 2026 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dec 30th Deer Harvest Video (44-40)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2941
Re: Dec 30th Deer Harvest Video (44-40)
Congratulations!! Nice video.
JBowen
JBowen
- Fri Jan 02, 2026 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Handloaders article on the .41 mag
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1220
Handloaders article on the .41 mag
Reading the Handloader article today about the .41 mag the author, Patrick Meitin referred to the Henry Big Boy Steel rifle as being based on the BT Henry 1860 rifle.
I about spit out my coffee!
JBowen
I about spit out my coffee!
JBowen
- Fri Jan 02, 2026 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5018
Re: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
Today I loaded 20 rounds of 30-30 with 10 grains of Unique under commercial cast 165 grain rf pb, .309. These are good plinking rounds in my old beat up Winchester 94 made in the 1970’s. I also deprimed about 75 30-30 and put in the wet tumbler with stainless pins, Lemishine and Dawn for 3 hours. Th...
- Fri Jan 02, 2026 7:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5018
Re: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
Great thread idea JBowen. Hey, did you're 429-200-RF drop .431 from the factory or did you lap it? The last I did was gas check a mess of RanchDog TLC432-265-RF for my Winchester 1892 chambered in 44 Magnum. Then I set back up for bullet pictures. I'll be using the Lee hand press for a good while u...
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
Re: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
Thanks Jim.
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5018
Re: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
Walt, thanks for chiming in and verifying my suspicions on the oversized bullets.
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
Re: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
Thanks Samsi. That’s good to know.
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The most awesome thing you will see today
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1613
Re: The most awesome thing you will see today
That was great!
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1860
Re: SMALL PISTOL PRIMER SALE
Jim, did you buy the Republic 99.99 membership to get the free Hazmat and other perks? If so have you been satisfied?
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5018
Re: What did you do at the reloading bench today?
I finally got around to finishing my 44-40 loads today. Put the 24.5 gr. Of RL-7 under my Lee 429-200 RF in Winchester brass with Federal 150 primers. I started crimping with the Lee FCD die, but I noticed it was pushing my bullets in about .015. I wonder if it was because they are .431? I then took...
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3910
Re: Happy New Year
Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Jan 01, 2026 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's for dinner today?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1264
Re: What's for dinner today?
We are fixing fried salt pork ( couldn’t find any hog jowl)ham steak, fried cabbage, black eyed peas and cornbread. Our family traditional New Year’s Day meal.
JBowen
JBowen
- Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For 444 Marlin and 38-55 Winchester fans ..
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
Re: For 444 Marlin and 38-55 Winchester fans ..
Thanks for sharing that video. I have the Winchester Big Bores in .375 Win and .444 Marlin as well as the Winchester Chief Crazy Horse in 38-55 and it is always good to soak up a little extra information about them. I wondering which soft jacketed bullet he is using in the 38-55? I am guessing the B...
- Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pocket .22 review
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4659
Re: Pocket .22 review
I have an LCP 380 and an LCR 38 SPL +P. The LCP in a pocket holster probably the least noticeable in my pocket. I can shoot the LCR better. Both have been 100% reliable for me, I just need to be more diligent about carrying. I found an IWB holster made by 1791 that is not bad to carry the LCP in wit...
- Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pocket .22 review
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4659
Re: Pocket .22 review
My "small always on me" gun, which slips easily into any pocket, is this one: https://i.ibb.co/bRygKjFf/044-Davis-D-38-Derringer-21.jpg I had the action worked so it is easier to cock, and being a .38 Special, it should thump pretty good across the distance I would fire it. Living in the ...
- Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Buck report 358 Win
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4374
Re: Buck report 358 Win
Nice buck and nice buck. Congratulations!
- Sun Dec 28, 2025 8:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Poohgyrr.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1137
Re: Happy Birthday Poohgyrr.
Happy birthday!
- Sun Dec 28, 2025 8:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4564
Re: Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?
Welcome to board, Marc!
While I have different brands of firearms than yours,
I have never found a load that both the revolver and
rifle agreed on the same loads.
It’s fun trying though!
JBowen
While I have different brands of firearms than yours,
I have never found a load that both the revolver and
rifle agreed on the same loads.
It’s fun trying though!
JBowen
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas in Appalachia 1964
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2795
Re: Christmas in Appalachia 1964
Doc, that story could have been about the families right here in Denning, Arkansas where I live. My Great and Grand parents told stories of my Grand fathers working in the coal mines underground in the early 1900’s. I I was talking to my Mother about that video this afternoon and she remembers many ...
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .308s in my life.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13095
Re: .308s in my life.
Ruger 77 Hawkeye Compact. My new rifle is a Ruger 77 Hawkeye Compact. Stainless with a laminated wood stock but much lighter and handier than my Ruger Scout. It also seems to shoot Remington factory 150 grain ammo into the same group as Winchester white box at 200 yards. Shoots into 1.75 inches at ...
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 Mag Pump gun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4575
Re: 357 Mag Pump gun
Nice rifle and caliber! Thanks for sharing hfcable.
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I received my Christmas present yesterday!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6215
Re: I received my Christmas present yesterday!
Congratulations Jim! That’s the best present!
JBowen
JBowen
- Thu Dec 25, 2025 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .308s in my life.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13095
Re: .308s in my life.
My first 308 was a short barreled 788. Shot very good. Arkansas had a law back then that you had to have a 243 or smaller caliber center fire to shoot coyote and like a dummy I traded it off for a NEF 243. Many years later I have Savage 11 and a Winchester 100 in 308. Neither is as accurate and hand...
- Wed Dec 24, 2025 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 Mag Pump gun
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4575
Re: 357 Mag Pump gun
I used to shoot SASS with an older gentleman that had an original Colt in 32 wcf. I always admired that rifle. He told me they were pretty finicky about feeding. Colt made those in small frame and large frame models. There may have been 3 sizes, I can't remember. Like the rest of you I wouldn't mind...
- Wed Dec 24, 2025 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas, Gents.....
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8278
Re: Merry Christmas, Gents.....
Merry Christmas Blaine and everyone on here.
JBowen
JBowen