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- Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New pistol problem
- Replies: 20
- Views: 623
Re: New pistol problem
I agree with the 'shoot it and see' approach. But as it is a new firearm contact, customer service first, and see what they say. Then, if you don't like the groups, you can try the barrel break-in process or Fire Lapping.
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting a SAA makes you a better overall shooter
- Replies: 35
- Views: 900
Re: Shooting a SAA makes you a better overall shooter
Probably any shooting is good for training your mind and body. Almost. Given some of what passes for target shooting I've seen at public ranges, I have to say some shooting just reinforces horrid practices! :shock: Sad to say, I agree and avoid public ranges. I enjoy practicing my single and double...
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:46 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Sworn afadavit of retired OSI Agent Dave on a Islmac Center
- Replies: 1
- Views: 111
Sworn afadavit of retired OSI Agent Dave on a Islmac Center
I was just sent this and thought I would share.
- Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:38 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: gun confiscation in md.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 208
Re: gun confiscation in md.
. Those states should lose ALL federal funding, just as they should if they banned Bibles, allowed slavery, or any other Constitutional violation. Their legislators voting for such nonsense, the governors and police enforcing it, and any judge allowing it should be put in jail. That's what our nati...
- Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Body language and how to read it.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 299
Body language and how to read it.
This is the best discussion I have seen on how to "READ SOMEONE", even after having a few classes on how to do it for work.
[url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BNo76X7w4 [url]
[url] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_BNo76X7w4 [url]
- Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FOR HUNTERS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 495
Re: FOR HUNTERS
Excellent, you would not believe how much damage the Buffalo do to the farm in Delta Junction, AK.
- Fri Dec 05, 2025 10:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Now THIS is cool…. (Skinner)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 493
Re: Now THIS is cool…. (Skinner)
Excellent gear, I have a few on lever guns. My favorite is the one with the 1913 rail for any mounts.
- Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:44 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Don't lend your guns to Brits.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 643
Re: Don't lend your guns to Brits.
SO, i guess letting some of the LADs using my M-14 would upset them.
- Thu Nov 27, 2025 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: On these 'repurposed' drugs used for cancer...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11168
- Thu Nov 27, 2025 7:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Unique and 2400 in stock
- Replies: 5
- Views: 883
Re: Unique and 2400 in stock
+1marlinman93 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 25, 2025 10:33 pm Two of my long time favorites, but I have more than I'll ever use up at my age.
- Thu Nov 27, 2025 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1358
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: He would have turned 111 years old this week.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3620
Re: He would have turned 111 years old this week.
I understand. I was the first grandchild and spent a lot of time with my Dad's Parents. Learned how to use a team of horses, cut and make a harness, and some German.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good deal on 44 magnum ammo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 592
Re: Good deal on 44 magnum ammo
Thanks, I got a case.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:12 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: 2,500 for limited time Winchester 1886 Takedown 45-70
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1468
Re: Winchester 1886 Takedown 45-70
WOW, that has been on my look for list for a long time. Will keep it in consideration if I can scrape up the money.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:29 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Observation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 514
Re: Observation
MY wife and I go to the movies every few weeks and have dinner (about a 60-mile drive). I never paid attention to the lack of employees and understand your comments as I worked in an AFEEs theater in Ashaffenburg, West Germany, in 1975 and 76 as a 35 mm projectionist when not on duty as a staff puk...
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 12:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Whats New with YOU ???
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2068
Re: Whats New with YOU ???
Thanks for taking care of the site, and your shop's help and advice to me on what I needed to complete projects with my lever guns I was working on. Pushing the OLD GUY age and having completed cancer surgery number 4 (who would have thought working WMDs in different countries would cause cancer), ...
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1892 Win/Miroku lever action 'levering' versus Rossi 92's
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1438
Re: 1892 Win/Miroku lever action 'levering' versus Rossi 92's
I don't have a Miroku, but the Marlins and Winchesters I have never had problems with. The Rossis's, some needed tweaking, but at below 1/2 the price, I didn't mind.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi 92 reliability feeding specials
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1563
Re: Rossi 92 reliability feeding specials
I have two Rossis that Steve rebuilt, one .45 and one .357, that are amazing. My newer Rossies in .357 and .44 Mag run anything but the .357 is a bit of a pain to load at times, and I haven't adjusted it yet. I still have Steve's CD. The newer Rossies. Rossi .44 Mag.jpg Rossi 357 painted.jpg The ne...
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Something that made me wonder
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1440
Re: Something that made me wonder
I discovered that my brother was actually my half-brother, and I had another half-brother after I turned 30. I can not even guess how many relatives you have around the world.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Steer Panels can rip skin off…!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 448
Re: Steer Panels can rip skin off…!
I have stitched up friends a couple of times when out in the bush, when in the military. Our team medic (who became a NAVY Flight Surgeon) taught us all to give IVs, trauma dressings, and everyone on the teams had to be "Combat Lifesaver" trained. The State Police agency required us to be...
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: made meat today.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1405
Re: made meat today.
Well done.
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was wondering how many of you have explored the Leverguns Site?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2456
- Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Memories of a time gone by
- Replies: 1
- Views: 351
Re: Memories of a time gone by
Excellent, I had one from the 70's also, gave it to my father-in-law. Great little firearm.
- Fri Nov 07, 2025 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Other Side of the Pond Members
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3683
Re: The Other Side of the Pond Members
Call these guys; I have worked with them in three countries, and they are pretty good.gamekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Nov 06, 2025 4:43 am Thanks Ray but at the moment we need a more successful Guy Fawkes to rid us of the idiots in power..![]()
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- Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why didn’t you tell me how much fun this is??
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7053
Re: Why didn’t you tell me how much fun this is??
I haven't dove hunted for 55 years and then used a 20 Ga. Back then, all I had was a single shot my dad let us use.
- Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Concealed Carry
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4055
Re: Concealed Carry
Yes, if I have pants or a robe on, I have a handgun. At least a J-frame in .22 MAG up to a .44 MAG, and normally, there is a long gun close. In this country, I have, but on rare occasions, shot critters.
- Tue Nov 04, 2025 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4544
Re: Leverguns Down / Nov 1 - 4 BACK UP NOW
Thank you. One more thing I will have to consider.
- Mon Oct 27, 2025 6:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 1888 38-40
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3624
Re: Marlin 1888 38-40
Thanks for the post.
- Mon Oct 27, 2025 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2757
Re: Sometimes the Deer gets the Human...
As a retired State Trooper, this was common (not the mom of twins), deer causing accidents or being hit.
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Importing from Canada
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2890
Re: Importing from Canada
Ted H, I have some friends I stop in on up there as I drive to Alaska almost every year, if you want them to try to acquire a set. I have weapons permits to carry up there, and a set of barrels would fit in my Truck and Trailer.
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Forum back to its old tricks?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3545
Re: Forum back to its old tricks?
YEPgamekeeper wrote: ↑Tue Oct 21, 2025 3:31 pm I was beginning to think I was the only one having issues with the forum.....![]()
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2246
Re: Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.
nice country and pictures. you do know there was a BIG bull elk hanging out at he bottom of that 'hole in the ground', don't you? ;) and he was sayin' "I dare you to come and get me". .. At my age, walking around on the top is my limit. But I did check the wash leading into it for tracks ...
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mini Mauser CZ527
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4426
Re: Mini Mauser CZ527
I don't have a CZ527, but I do have two CZ452s, one in .22 LR and .17 HM2 I bought in 2005. I bought the .22 to use for small game hunting with a suppressor, but it was too good-looking to chop and thread. Then I bought a new 452 in .17HM2 and threaded it. I have two Nephews who think that during s...
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some folks really shouldn't have guns...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1792
Re: Some folks really shouldn't have guns...
I am thinking SUMMARY Execution would be correct
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Even if you hate cigars
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1122
Re: Even if you hate cigars
No, I don't hate them, just not as often as I used to. Thanks for that.
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 10:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For you deer hunters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1771
Re: For you deer hunters
Thanks for the reminder
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2246
Photos from the last day of ELK Muzzle Loader Season Section 8 AZ.
I thought I would share photos of the last day of Elk Muzzle Loader season in Section 8 on the Monogolan Rim in AZ, where not seeing where you are walking through the bush has consequences. Lots of game, but the two bulls we saw had the class on how to stay out of range of Black Powder. This is 10 ...
- Sat Oct 25, 2025 8:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rifle season opens here tomorrow
- Replies: 5
- Views: 919
Re: Rifle season opens here tomorrow
Well done, now to remember where you tied the buck up.
- Sun Oct 19, 2025 9:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Discussion of CWD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2402
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 9:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Gunsite Experience
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1135
Re: A Gunsite Experience
I took a couple of classes back when they did LEO Discounts, and have been lucky enough to win a Raven at the 1st 250 Red Dot Class. My wife works there now, running the "Well Armed Women Classes". They are starting some discounts (too expensive for me otherwise) for two people taking the...
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Don’t tell me that I need a scope
- Replies: 6
- Views: 752
Re: Don’t tell me that I need a scope
YEPmarlinman93 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 5:24 pm Enjoy iron sights while you can! Most eventually need a scope as their eyes go bad.
I still shoot iron sights at 75, but it's not as easy as it was even a decade ago.
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 9:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shooting 22 cal PELLETS in a 22 LR gun...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1030
Re: Shooting 22 cal PELLETS in a 22 LR gun...
I used to muzzle-load pellets into a .22 Rifle when I ran out of ammo in the 60s with a starter gun blank. Better than a suppressor.
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This followed me home today
- Replies: 6
- Views: 887
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Running out of ammo…
- Replies: 1
- Views: 670
Re: Running out of ammo…
They are really quiet my .44 Rossi sounds like that with .44 SPLs.
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Accurizing a 10/22
- Replies: 2
- Views: 819
Re: Accurizing a 10/22
I built one for squirrel hunting, then NRL 22 with different parts over the years, from the 80s when I bought it. Volkerson Match Barrel, Trigger pack, threaded for a suppressor, and took it LUPA to have it matched to a .22 LR round, and it gets 1/2 inch at 100 yards from their chart, and won me a ...
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Look at who the cat dragged in.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1104
Re: Look at who the cat dragged in.
That is what friends are for.
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Living in the city has never been my idea of getting it on
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1384
Re: Living in the city has never been my idea of getting it on
I agree, out of town with limited neighbors (they aren't what they used to be).
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My "new" box opener
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1652
Re: My "new" box opener
Excellent field knife.
- Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dot optics ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1740
- Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you have the time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1762
Re: If you have the time
Thank you for that.