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by Bob Hatfield
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cheapie AR….
Replies: 4
Views: 349

Re: Cheapie AR….

by Bob Hatfield
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody know Iver Johnson owl head 38's
Replies: 22
Views: 1528

Re: Anybody know Iver Johnson owl head 38's

Your second model is about the best one I've seen inside. The third model is the ideal shooter. It will have cylinder locking notches like a Smith & Wesson. It was proofed for smokeless. Plus, the owl head will be oriented in a different direction than the 1st and second models. Bob 400px-Iver_J...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My first Levergun
Replies: 4
Views: 701

My first Levergun

In 1960 I got my first lever gun. I was 5 years old living in Detroit Michigan. It was a cap busting 'Rifleman's" rifle. No not a model 70 Winchester but a plastic 92 Winchester with a loop lever and a doo-Hicky on the lever to trip the trigger just like "Pa". My parents didn't know i...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket
Replies: 14
Views: 1739

Re: Computer from the Saturn V Rocket

68 now but back in the day it was key punch cards and Fortran for me.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?
Replies: 25
Views: 1882

Re: What is the round-nosed lead pistol bullet good for?

The 38 Special round nose lead did pretty well in Paul Harrell's meat target. Better than the hollow points that didn't expand. Seems I remember when Bianchi cup shooters used to shoot the round nose 158 grain 38 bullet because it was easier to load with speed loaders than other styles. I have alway...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Case Length Trimmer for .32 Special
Replies: 7
Views: 643

Re: 30-30 Case Length Trimmer for .32 Special

For what it is worth, the 30-30 Factory crimp die works perfect for the 32 Special also.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recoil as I age
Replies: 44
Views: 2700

Re: Recoil as I age

At 68, even after shooting twenty 243 Winchester cartridges with 90 grain bullets at 2850 fps, the recoil affects are a delayed reaction. I think that the recoil causes hydraulic shock to the nervous system that wasn't noticeable when I was younger. It is for this reason I started loading my 45-70 H...
by Bob Hatfield
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Letters from Elmer Keith.
Replies: 14
Views: 1080

Re: Letters from Elmer Keith.

I started getting interested in guns around 1975. It started when I picked up a Guns and Ammo magazine and was glancing through it. From the mid to late 70's I couldn't wait to read "Gun Notes" in Guns and Ammo magazine. I had to travel 10 miles to "Union Cut Rate" drug store to ...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
Replies: 8
Views: 727

Re: Arisaka 6.5x50mm

Been loading for a 6.5 Jap for a month or so now. Mine has the infamous oversize chamber which from what I understand all have. I use 2 wraps of scotch tape about 3/16 inch in diameter right at the extractor groove. This centers up the new brass in the chamber so it will fireform without bulging on ...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The 'cruelty' of hunting...
Replies: 15
Views: 937

Re: The 'cruelty' of hunting...

At least one of those big kitty cats will break your neck and choke you to death before it eats you. I think it will?
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I’m starting to favor Italian guns
Replies: 31
Views: 1509

Re: I’m starting to favor Italian guns

I boogered up my Uberti Cattleman using Linebaugh's 8 grains of 231 and a 255 gr RNSP. It hammered the firing pin hole to where the revolver would start locking up because of primer material flowing around the firing pin. Probably took about 200 rounds to do it but I Had to tig weld up the recoil sh...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .35 rem vs .30-30
Replies: 14
Views: 1075

Re: .35 rem vs .30-30

My grandson brought his M1 Garand over to shoot. His other grandfather gave him some 30-06 to shoot in it. I noticed right away that it was Turkish 8mm Mauser. The hot 8mm. I told him if I hadn't been there, it might have been a disaster. I know 8mm Mauser ammo blew up early 03's........Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hatfield family photo
Replies: 10
Views: 551

Re: Hatfield family photo

Newspaper as wallpaper inside glued on with a cornstarch paste blocks the wind pretty well LOL. When I was 11 the old man bought two houses for $35 each to tear down for the lumber as the Federal Govt bought them out to put in a dam. The insides were all wallpapered with newspapers from the 1930's. ...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hatfield family photo
Replies: 10
Views: 551

Re: Hatfield family photo

joepb wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:47 pm Brothers Emanuel Hatfield and Armstead Apperson Hatfield.jpg

This is my Hatfield relatives..............Joe
Looks like they have their assault weapons for sure.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hatfield family photo
Replies: 10
Views: 551

Re: Hatfield family photo

Bob , Thank you for sharing some of your family history. I'm assuming the old homeplace seen in this photo is no longer standing ? Seems like the old double dovetail log cabin was sided later on . I really wouldn't know about the log cabin or where exactly it was located. I bet Barwood Builders wou...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hatfield family photo
Replies: 10
Views: 551

Re: Hatfield family photo

Here are two pages from Coleman Hatfield's book about Anse. It tells the story of my GG grandfather and how Anse saved him from being shot by firing squad.
Slater Jim story page 1.jpg
Slater Jim story page 2.jpg
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hatfield family photo
Replies: 10
Views: 551

Re: Hatfield family photo

Here is a photo of my GG grandfather and his wife Rachel Toler. He was Devil Anse's uncle and the reason Anse and Uncle Jim Vance left the Confederate army.
Slater Jim and wife.jpg
by Bob Hatfield
Sun May 14, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Handload?
Replies: 36
Views: 1327

Re: Why Handload?

The only thing my old man taught me was to hit first and how to dig a ditch with mattock and shovel. What I was taught about reloading, hunting, fishing, baseball, football, or basketball by him, I could write about it on the back of a gnat's butt. Every time he would give me a 22 or a shotgun, he w...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon May 08, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All of You Who Live in California . . . Brace Yourself!
Replies: 18
Views: 970

Re: All of You Who Live in California . . . Brace Yourself!

My GGG grandfather Jim "Slater" Hatfield fought with Anderson Hatfield on the side of the Confederacy, So I will not be getting any reparations.
by Bob Hatfield
Tue Apr 11, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone from the old Sixgunner.Com days remember John T. Slovenz?
Replies: 7
Views: 421

Re: Anyone from the old Sixgunner.Com days remember John T. Slovenz?

In addition to Doc Hudson, there was a "Doc O'meara" also?
by Bob Hatfield
Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Goex returns!
Replies: 17
Views: 926

Re: Goex returns!

I launched off Estes rockets in my youth also. Recently I bought a couple kits and a launch kit. I had a bunch of C6-5 engines left over and gave it all to a friend's 9-year-old. We successfully launched the rockets on their farm and soon found out that a plastic Kroger bag makes a better parachute ...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 acp sixgun
Replies: 26
Views: 837

Re: 45 acp sixgun

1911 magazines make excellent speed loaders for the 45 ACP single actions. Just thumb them out and let the rounds drop in.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has anybody handled an.....
Replies: 7
Views: 515

Re: Has anybody handled an.....

I picked up one of the cavalry/bicycle carbines a few years ago to tinker with. Located several boxes of Norma brass. found some dies and already had some 160 gr. .264 Sierra bullets shot fair but very high on the lowest sight setting. Also, the Norma brass has the wrong extractor groove. PPU has th...
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Nov 12, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To Bob Hatfield
Replies: 2
Views: 184

Re: Happy Birthday To Bob Hatfield

Thank you, Blaine. I must have my DOB wrong in my account. My birthday is December 11th............Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Thu Nov 10, 2022 5:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone harvest Acorns...? (I did - pics added)
Replies: 21
Views: 1225

Re: Anyone harvest Acorns...?

A doctor stopped at the local bar each day after work to get him a Walnut Daquiri. The bartender's name was "Dick". One day Dick ran out of walnuts, so he used Hickory nuts. When the Doc came in an ordered a Walnut Daquiri, Dick handed him one made with Hickory nuts without telling him the...
by Bob Hatfield
Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone harvest Acorns...? (I did - pics added)
Replies: 21
Views: 1225

Re: Anyone harvest Acorns...?

We had a Chickapin oak that beared acorns for the first time since we built the house 8 years ago. My back porch was littered with them. The wife decided she would gather them up and save them for the squirrels and deer this winter. She put them in a bucket in the garage. A month later they had worm...
by Bob Hatfield
Thu Nov 10, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Henry Rant
Replies: 10
Views: 673

Old Henry Rant

Watched "Old Henry".............It was going pretty well until he went and got a 94 angle eject rifle to shoot the bad guys. Lord there should have been at least a 73 lying about that set. The movie timeline could have been in the 1890's since he was Old Henry so a 94 would probably have b...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Down in Uvalde
Replies: 76
Views: 5223

Re: Down in Uvalde

It is hard to believe that one of those policemen wouldn't have gone "Animal Mother" and looked back at his buddies and the police chief and said, "To heck with all of you". Or what Animal Mother said. And went in on his own. Especially if your wife a teacher had been shot.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Jul 31, 2022 6:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is anyone still shooting a Red Ryder?
Replies: 65
Views: 3593

Re: Is anyone still shooting a Red Ryder?

Not quite a Red Ryder but I do have a Daisy Model 25 pump that I keep in the kitchen to "Sting" the squirrels off of the wife's deer feeder (her pets). A few of the acrobatic chimpanzee type grey squirrels are eating holes into the plastic and taking the corn. I usually lob a BB out to 25 ...
by Bob Hatfield
Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1883 Tim & Faith
Replies: 36
Views: 2691

Re: 1883 Tim & Faith

Dang...........Finding out Tim and Faith are liberals just ruined it for me. But after thinking about it they have to be un-conservative to get in the click in hollywood probably. The mouse phart blanks and cheesy gunfighting scenes smell like liberal to me anyway. Can't for the life of me figure ou...
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Magazine 1957 edition
Replies: 4
Views: 919

Re: Gun Magazine 1957 edition

My GG grandfather's was Devil Anse's uncle (brother to Anse's daddy). Which makes me and Devil Anse some kind of cousin. My GG grandfather was "Slater" Jim Hatfield. Anse let him sneak home during the civil war to plant his crops and see his wife and dying sister-in-law. When he returned t...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Social use of the .30-30
Replies: 55
Views: 8051

Re: Social use of the .30-30

A friend of mine I grew up with had a daddy who lost his arm in a coal mine we called "One Arm Cook" My friend once found a man in bed with his wife. My friend had a 22 revolver. The woman's lover had a 30-30 beside the bed. My friend shot at him several times with the 22 until the guy ble...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My first handgun was a cap n ball ....
Replies: 25
Views: 2895

Re: My first handgun was a cap n ball ....

My first real handgun was an F.I.E. 58 Remington brass frame with probably a .030 cylinder gap. Paid $24.99 for it from Southern Ohio Gun Co. Inc. I could hit really good with that thing despite the wide cylinder gap. Had to mold balls from a brass mold. I shot 30 grains of 3f till I battered the fr...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Its a good time to move those black guns
Replies: 45
Views: 4382

Re: Its a good time to move those black guns

Looks like we could convert them to straight pull bolt actions before selling them the government or burying them. Then when the law is repealed maybe someday we can replace the barrel with the welded up gas port. Or if that isn't good enough for Nancy, I'll bet someone could make a living turning a...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Mar 10, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anti gun businesses
Replies: 5
Views: 871

Re: Anti gun businesses

Whew..........Lord I'm glad McDonalds was not on that list!
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Mar 23, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ulzana's Raid.
Replies: 10
Views: 2265

Re: Ulzana's Raid.

I didn't like it that he dies in the end but still a very good western. My favorite too is "LAWMAN"

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Putting Iron Sights on....
Replies: 30
Views: 4115

Re: Putting Iron Sights on....

When I put iron sights on a rifle I don't have a jig, but I do first temporarily glue them on with a "Goop" or shoe goo or the like. Then after fiddling with them to make sure they are straight and level I then reach down in the holes and scribe the barrel where the screws will go and the ...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 problem
Replies: 14
Views: 2348

Re: Winchester 94 problem

When that cartridge stop tit wears down or breaks on the link of a 94 Winchester then the cartridge in the magazine will slide under lifter when it is in the up position and you are trying to chamber a round. The action jams because the lifter cannot be lowered while the bolt is going forward. The g...
by Bob Hatfield
Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Really?44wcf that bad? 223 that good.
Replies: 19
Views: 2903

Re: Really?44wcf that bad? 223 that good.

The last two deer I killed with a smokeless gun I used a 16 inch AR 15. I used Barnes 55 grain TSX all copper hollow points. The first one laser ranged in an alfalfa field at 195 yards was a large doe and was a bang flop through the lungs/liver area (no exit) The second one was a 6 point last fall w...
by Bob Hatfield
Tue Aug 16, 2016 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Plated - Berry superior to Xtreme (X-Treme)?
Replies: 21
Views: 2762

Re: Plated - Berry superior to Xtreme (X-Treme)?

The Xtreme 124/5? grain flat point in my Glock 17 will all shoot 10 shots into a standard 100 yard bullseye tafget placed at 50 yards right to the point of aim (6 oclock) in a nice round group from a rest. The bullseye is about 6 inches or so. At 25 yards groups under 3 inches is easy and they are n...
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Aug 15, 2016 4:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conversion cylinder for pietta 1858
Replies: 12
Views: 2832

Re: Conversion cylinder for pietta 1858

I have a Kirst 45 Clot conversion for my Pietta 5.5 inch 58. I load and shoot 200 grain RNFP to get the point of impact down. If you shoot regular 250/255 grain bullets it will shoot very high. So if your going to convert you need to stay converted and adjust the sights. The newer Pietta's are suppo...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using .401 plated bullets in .38-40...yes?..No?
Replies: 21
Views: 2909

Re: Using .401 plated bullets in .38-40...yes?..No?

I feel that you can only get so much friction from the thin case necks no matter how tight your dies will size the 38 WCF brass. So without a cannelure you'll have to crimp the case into the bullet to sort of fashion one if your not using black. The Extreme line of plated bullets are double plated i...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun May 22, 2016 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Removing bullet lube from a lubrisizer
Replies: 13
Views: 2773

Re: Removing bullet lube from a lubrisizer

Thanks guys

I have a Harbor freight heat gun. I'll give it a go first.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Fri May 20, 2016 8:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Removing bullet lube from a lubrisizer
Replies: 13
Views: 2773

Removing bullet lube from a lubrisizer

I am getting ready to mold some Lyman .401 bullets and load some 38-40 with black powder. My Lyman 4500 lubrisizer is half full of smokeless lube. My question is how do I get the lube out so I can put the SPG lube stick in?

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1970's Uberti..??
Replies: 9
Views: 1461

Re: 1970's Uberti..??

I was at a gunstore once and the gunsmith showed me an Italian 66 that had the bolt/firing pin extension damaged. He ordered a new one and it was completely different and wouldn't work. Not sure if anyone else in Italy made the Winchester replicas or not.

Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Original 73 Winchester firing pin question
Replies: 7
Views: 2080

Original 73 Winchester firing pin question

Hello folks I have a 73 Winchester n 38-40 that I have been working with to develop a decent shooting load. But the firing pin is piercing the primers for some reason. Could it be too long? What about the little do-hicky in the bolt that interacts with the firing pin. Could it be in wrong? I believe...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need some Electrical Advice--Help Please.
Replies: 42
Views: 4053

Re: Need some Electrical Advice--Help Please.

You have an open neutral. As previously stated the motors are 120 volt single phase and the element is the only device onboard that is 240 volt. Check the neutral connection back to the main service panel. Did the electrician measure from phase to neutral at the dryer? Single phase power problems re...
by Bob Hatfield
Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you carry in your 38 Special?
Replies: 60
Views: 6996

Re: What do you carry in your 38 Special?

158 Grain Round Nose.
by Bob Hatfield
Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RANGE REPORT: H&R .357 Mag Handi-Rifle & a QUESTION?
Replies: 10
Views: 1252

Re: RANGE REPORT: H&R .357 Mag Handi-Rifle & a QUESTION?

For what it is worth I have never seen that Blazer 158 grain 357 faster than 1050 fps in a 6-1/2 inch revolver. It feels like a hard shooting 38 to me. So that 1255 fps or whatever is says on the box is not what the round is doing. With that said a full power round might just bring down the POI. Bob
by Bob Hatfield
Mon Jul 14, 2014 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Choose one rifle for me to carry on extended backpack trip
Replies: 110
Views: 13967

Re: Choose one rifle for me to carry on extended backpack tr

Since you are on a hike. I would have a rifle/carbine/shotgun on my pack or slung over my back with my hands free to grab my pistol to mitigate the hazard until I can get the rifle off. If someone is hiking why would a person want a rifle in the hands all the time? Except when dedicating it to filli...