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Whit Spurzon

Wind was rich in friends. Generous, very knowledgeable and very skilled with a great sense of humor. He is greatly missed. This was our last video we made during my visit in April. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUYBY1P6Pn8&t=185s He was in a good spirits and very optimistic right up to his la...

Whit Spurzon

Mine are a bit off center too.

Those AE 100's sure flatten the primers compared to my reloads, even the stout ones.

Sure is a easy to shoot well gun. It has become my everyday trail gun.

Whit Spurzon

I'm really liking mine. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k542/WhitSpurzon/Ruger/1-Yonderosa014_zps453c41f6.jpg All cyclinder gaps are .004" Trigger breaks right at 4 pounds on my gauge. There is a small amount of creep before it breaks. I've been impressed with the accuracy with both 32 H&am...

Whit Spurzon

Fixed sights? On the Single Seven? They look like adjustable sights to me. http://ruger.com/products/newModelSingleSixDE/models.html I have a 32 H&R Single Six and love it. The cartridge is scaled perfectly to the Single Six. It does everything better than my 22LR/22 mag Single Six and these day...

Whit Spurzon

Cowboy Tutt: Try this http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58687 Using the video timer it looks like the shot goes off about 1:56 and the sound gets back about 2:04-ish to me on the first hit. We've talked over hits many times and sometimes miscalled a shot that looked like a mi...

Whit Spurzon

Thanks again for the encouragement CowboyTutt . Just back from a weekend at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch and I posted some fresh videos in another thread (New Old Rifles). The ground was too wet to get sighted in on the longer range dingers but we did manage to get out to 400 with all the rifles and t...

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This one made its debut at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch this weekend too. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k542/WhitSpurzon/Marlin%201893/01-Marlin001_zps6fdd6eeb.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k542/WhitSpurzon/Marlin%201893/04-Marlin004_zpsc028a243.jpg http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...

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Hat tip to Cowboy Tutt for the encouragement.

25-36 Marlin 1893 vs Milk Jugs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KIkSW97UIc

38-55 Marlin vs 200 yard steel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOxD-6jndB8

Whit Spurzon

We're still around. Still making videos. Still having fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmSM0FfQxAo Wind is the shooter in the video. I'm the spotter. We're getting ready to kick-off the new season with some "new" rifles. http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k542/WhitSpurzon/Marlin%20189...

Whit Spurzon

I'm pretty sure Wind was using his Montana Vintage Arms tang sight.

That Accurate 382-250B is really proving to be a good one. Last October I had one my best ever Silhouette matches using it even though I had to guess at the hold for the Rams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1MjPLhDdwA

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Last year I had Accurate Molds make me a mold for my 38-55. It worked beautifully in my rifle but Wind's took some tweaks to get it there. After watching this video I'd say he's got it pretty dialed in now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8us6flO6JY This is what it looks like without the zoom lens. ...

Whit Spurzon

Reading it again after probably 35 years. Wow were those guys smart back then. GREAT BOOK!

Whit Spurzon

Thanks Bill, I will be tying a few of those. Is that about a size 4 hook?

Whit Spurzon

Down my way it ain't even a Pink/Humpy year... I think... Been a while since I throw'd some flies at em. What fly was it? Looks like around here the Chinook/King season will be better than most in recent times. Won't take em on a fly though. Hard to beat the excitement of hauling in a Coho/Silver on...

Whit Spurzon

C.Cash I'd agree except for the Schroder casting as Newt. Coulda done better. I was very disappointed that McMurtry killled him off before the start of Streets of Laredo. A Call and Son story line might have been an interesting avenue to explore. Instead McMurtry decided the Hell Bitch would kill h...

Whit Spurzon

Inspiring.

Thanks for sharing.

Whit Spurzon

I'd read the book (twice) before I'd seen the movie. I was disappointed in the movie at first though I eventually came around and enjoy watching it every few years. Many of the characters were well cast - Gus, Call, Pea Eye, Deets, Dish, Lorena, Roscoe, Janey, Carla, Lippy, Elmira, Bol, Blue Duck's ...

Whit Spurzon

The first time I picked up a 38-55 cartridge I could tell there is something 'just right' about it. It gets a lot of my attention. Some friends working over the 600 yard dinger with the 38-55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plfpKx8z6o8 A friend shooting his at 1,000 yards. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Whit Spurzon

GREAT report! Fine shooting too!

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Whit Spurzon

Whit, Why would I be offended :?: I'll go see if the videos will load now. Joe A while back you wrote: Yeah, I guess those are pretty cool videos. But to me the fact that Whit Spurzon and Wind deserted us clouds the issue. Sorry I find it difficult to get past that. Didn't want to cloud any issues ...

Whit Spurzon

Awesome, just awesome.

Whit Spurzon

Hope this doesn't offend JMiller too much :wink: as I posted this over at Marlin Owners too... Spent some time over at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch last weekend and got some video of Wind dialing in his Shilo Sharps at 600 and 800 yards. 600 yard video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfeAmjNmUzc 800 ya...

Whit Spurzon

Hope your health improves as well as the range time.

Whit Spurzon

VERY nice! It had been some time since I carried and used a high carbon steel knife and I was very pleased with the performance - taking and holding a good edge. I modded an Old Hickory Kitchen knife - reshaped and re-handled - and used it all Summer for camp and kitchen chores. There is something c...

Whit Spurzon

I like it.

This last year was the first time I'd ever carried a knife that way and found it to be very useful, convenient and comfortable.

Whit Spurzon

purdy revolvers guys

Whit Spurzon

A geologist I know told me that he was doing a project on the Olympic Peninsula (WA) and had spoken with some tribal Elders about the area he was working. The Elders said they knew the area and there was an outcropping where their ancestors used to spot and hunt mastodons from. At the time he though...

Whit Spurzon

Excellent! That is hunting done right, levergun, cast bullet, stalking and an accurate shot. Too cool.

What diameter does that bullet drop from the mold with that alloy?

I've been looking at that mold for a while but wasn't sure it would drop big enough for my 38-55 CB.

Whit Spurzon

I've shot more critters with this Single Six than any other. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/mg2262.jpg Pack Rats, Grouse, and maybe even a few I ain't willing to admit too... It has always done the job. For some reason it's the gun I have when opportunity arises. Reliable as a sunrise...

Whit Spurzon

Here is the 45-70 video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oas1ApY6qo

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How many Milk Jugs does it take to catch a 170 grain LaserCast TruShot bullet going 1523 fps out of an old Winchester 30-30? Find out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E4abzmvio0 How about some video of a Ruger New Vaquero taking on the 50 yard Plate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3I6EisXHU G...

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Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

Whit Spurzon

AJMD429 wrote ....and, back to the OP-topic...I still can't get over the performance of that .32-20...! I'd like to know what bullet type it was. Wind shoots 120 grainers from Missouri Bullet Company (.com) over 5 grains of Unique. The load averages 1375 fps over the chronograph. This load and rifl...

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J Miller wrote:Yeah, I guess those are pretty cool videos. But to me the fact that Whit Spurzon and Wind deserted us clouds the issue. Sorry I find it difficult to get past that.

Keep on shooting guys.

Joe

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The 38-55 bullet was fairly soft, 20-1 alloy. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/3855sidebyside.jpg I've found jacketed bullet fragments inside of critters and even recovered some perfectly mushroomed bullets that seemed to have been deflected by a rib or scapula, but I've never recovered...

Whit Spurzon

Jdad, Cool. It doesn't matter how many showed up. The fact is that you showed up and shot well. Nicely done. For us ordinary folks it is a fun and frustrating sport. Sometimes a good hit will just spin them on the rail, sometimes a nick with the back edge of the lube groove is enough to tip them ov...

Whit Spurzon

Wind and I have been testing a few rifles on milk jugs as of late. 38-55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kTlnhsa2Q 32-20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfpAubkUrhA 218 Bee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=off8pwk6QjQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL 45-70 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBLdtFes8...

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Very addictive sport. WAY fun too.

Here's me and two other forum Members (Wind and KimCook) working on the Rams. Kim smoked the Rams.

Whit Spurzon

The biggest Grizzly bear rug I've ever seen was harvested with a 30-30. It's the only rifle a friend of mine's father-in-law owns. He's lived in Alaska his whole life, hunts all his own meat and uses the 30-30 on everything. When I worked up in Alaska, near Nak Nek, we'd see coastal browns daily. In...

Whit Spurzon

Here are a few pictures of the recovered 38-55 bullet

This is what they look like after hitting sand

Whit Spurzon

A good friend of mine ( Wind) collected a bunch of milk jugs and let me help him punch some holes in them. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/work.jpg I was most surprised by what a Lee 379-250 could do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-kTlnhsa2Q&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL We al...

Whit Spurzon

That there is inspiring! I'm certain that young man will remember that day for the rest of his life with great fondness. Thanks for introducing another into the fold. Bravo to you both! Thanks for sharing a great day with us.

Whit Spurzon

I got lucky finding one of those women who shares the dream with me too. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/cakenailing.jpg We built out little outpost 100% together. From design to the door knob, cabinets, roofing, foundation... She was the trooper and it ended up a lot fancier than if'n...

Whit Spurzon

Outstanding! Great story and pictures.

Whit Spurzon

I've had my eye out for an 1897 Cowboy for a while and finally lucked into one of the 1999 vintage. It had a few scratches on the stock but didn't have a lot of mileage on it otherwise. I sure like how this rifle hefts. Looking down the barrel the sights align naturally and the front bead just hangs...

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I gave the Lee .454" rb a try in my Ruger New Vaquero and Marlin 1894. http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/nv140grrb.jpg 25' out of the RNV http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/nv25ftrbtarget.jpg 5 grains of Red Dot = just under 700 fps in the RNV and 800 fps in the Marlin. h...

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fordwannabe: The Lee 379-250 RF bullet was recommended to me by two other 38-55 Marlin 336 Cowboy owners and has proven to be quite accurate in my CB and Wind's CB. It seems to be happiest right around 1300 fps and Unique gets it there. Properly sized and lubed I've had no issues with leading. http...

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fordwannabe wrote:Whit what alloy are you using to make those purty boolits? Tom

That batch there was made from some of the lead forum member Wind had. His 38-55's appetite is as voracious as my 38-55. He may have the specifics. Seems to me it's somewhere between WW and Lyman #2

Whit Spurzon

Whew! great country we live in! BTW, you guys have too much money--I've been using 30-30 brass for 38-55's for so long, I forgot what a 38-55 headstamp looks like. also btw, when using 30-30 brass, you can load 'bout any diameter bullet you want and that baby will still chamber, feed and shoot-----...

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Starline finally did a run on the 38-55 2.125" brass and it arrived this afternoon ;D http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Pathfinder/starlinebrass.jpg Wind and I split an order of 500 - tried to bump it up to 1,000 but they didn't have the inventory... :-\ http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/Path...

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