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- Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry has a new levergun
- Replies: 8
- Views: 462
Re: Henry has a new levergun
. I'd like a really accurate 300 Blackout - I've shot a couple AR's, a Mini-14, and an Encore 16" carbine in the cartridge, with bullets from 125 to 220 grains, and none have been under 2" at 50 yards. I really thought the Encore breakopen, with a good scope, would be 'sniper-quality', bu...
- Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How To Make Air Travel More Enjoyable
- Replies: 14
- Views: 439
Re: How To Make Air Travel More Enjoyable
I'd pay a hefty surcharge to fly on that plane... 

- Tue Sep 30, 2025 7:33 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Tylenol and ADD association isn't even a 'new' thing...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 843
Re: Tylenol and ADD association isn't even a 'new' thing...
The CDC s**t-canned the Harvard study they're talking about now, but it's been out there for years. Someone (gee, who???) did NOT want Tylenol on the "bad"list... People who look in to the drugs they're taking knew how hazardous acetaminophen is, but of course that's about 0.00001% of the ...
- Tue Sep 30, 2025 7:27 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: "Lefties Losing It" (almost as good as the Babylon Bee)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1007
Re: "Lefties Losing It" (almost as good as the Babylon Bee)
Rita's reports are the height of my news day... 

- Tue Sep 30, 2025 7:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CCW Attire
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1682
Re: CCW Attire
A SIG P365 9mm in a pocket holster is part of my church attire.
It ain't no 1911, but 11 rounds of 9mm is better than a thrown hymnbook, and no one's the wiser...
It ain't no 1911, but 11 rounds of 9mm is better than a thrown hymnbook, and no one's the wiser...

- Sun Sep 28, 2025 10:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I ain't a-shootin' this'n neither ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 760
Re: I ain't a-shootin' this'n neither ...
I'll wait for the compact Officer's Model...
- Mon Sep 22, 2025 7:46 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: They couldn't find just one...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 691
Re: They couldn't find just one...
I have many Democrat friends. Half of them have TDS and, I fear, will never recover; the other half of them are too embarrassed about and, yes, AFRAID of their colleagues to speak out. Truthfully, I don't blame the cowards too much... But, I have informed both groups that regardless of their stance ...
- Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2025-9-14 200 Yards 44-40
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1113
Re: 2025-9-14 200 Yards 44-40
Well, now you're just showing off...



- Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:49 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Wanna hear what a gay black dude says about Charlie Kirk…?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1898
Re: Wanna hear what a gay black dude says about Charlie Kirk…?
Thinking people, whatever their race or preferences, appreciate and listen to a reasoned, respectful argument. It's just appalling how many fail to achieve the classification of thinking people... When I hear anyone say how hate-filled he was, I know I am listening to someone who either A) has never...
- Fri Sep 12, 2025 6:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: USCCA vs AttorneysOnRetainer for Liability Coverage...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 963
Re: USCCA vs AttorneysOnRetainer for Liability Coverage...
USCCA is neither insurance nor a law firm. Lawyers On Call may not be much better, but they are much more honest in what they are selling. USCCA is in my opinion barely above a scam in the way they market themselves.
- Mon Sep 01, 2025 3:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I was asked to….
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1530
Re: I was asked to….
I've slapped together more than a few holsters, sheaths and belts, but nothing to match your work. Nice stuff!
- Sun Aug 31, 2025 10:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Opinions on Officers Model 1911s??
- Replies: 44
- Views: 29059
Re: Opinions on Officers Model 1911s??
Mine is from Rock Island Armory, and I have had it for 15 years or so. In every respect it has been a satisfactory 1911, easy to carry, easy to shoot, ridiculously accurate.
- Wed Aug 27, 2025 7:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Poor Mans Double Rifle
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5165
Re: Poor Mans Double Rifle
Now, that is a gun that says something... and that would be, "Stop!"
Nice work, and a great tool for any sort of up-close-brushy work.

- Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:43 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Wow - the Trayvon Martin trial was WAY worse than we thought...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1931
Re: Wow - the Trayvon Martin trial was WAY worse than we thought...
I believe such "crimes" will occur far more rarely now that USAID money is no longer available to sponsor protesters...
- Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SIG P320s are scary
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3661
Re: SIG P320s are scary
SIG, like many if not most corporations, has fallen into what I'd call the "Remington Syndrome": The 700 was a cash cow for them for decades, but they KNEW all along it had a trigger design flaw -- the guy who designed it told them so! What to do? In their minds, simple math. Will we lose ...
- Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sooty cartridge / pressure
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1131
Re: Sooty cartridge / pressure
With sooty loads, I usually check the crimp. Too light a crimp is sometimes the only problem...
- Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got the New Trigger/Bolt Spring for the Cimarron
- Replies: 5
- Views: 350
Re: Got the New Trigger/Bolt Spring for the Cimarron
I installed one of those wire springs in my Uberti Flat Top Target years ago when the original flat spring broke. It's been quite satisfactory through a wheelbarrow-load of ammo.
- Sat Jun 21, 2025 7:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: John Linebaugh told me
- Replies: 8
- Views: 642
Re: John Linebaugh told me
As much as I respect the gentleman, I must disagree. It should be 8.2 grains...



- Tue May 27, 2025 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3441
Re: Leaving the Magazine Tube Loaded
A new spring will take a set within a few minutes of being fully compressed, and that set will not change even if it remains compressed for years. What eventually wears a spring out is repeated cycles of compression and release.
- Mon May 05, 2025 7:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5609
Re: Excess headspace causes poor accuracy?
No disrespect to Mr. Pearce as I have enjoyed many of his writings, but... even the best simply run out of things to write sometimes... and the deadline looms, and baby needs a new pair of shoes. Having read gun mags for 60 years now, I can assure the younger generation that EVERY subject, no matter...
- Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rossi/Puma short rifles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10027
Re: Rossi/Puma short rifles
Anyone who might have questions about Rossi levergun quality can take this for what it's worth. I just got a 16" R92 .45 Colt this week. By any mass-produced standard today, they are superb. Mine, the blued version, has a metal finish to rival any, at any time.The wood they use is a mystery, bu...
- Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Modern Winchester 92s
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11867
Re: Modern Winchester 92s
I have two Rossi R92's, the newest a 16" carbine and a 10-year-old 24" rifle, both .45 Colt. Other than their goofy bolt safety (easily and neatly removed) they are the equal of any Winchester.
- Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Picking a new optometrist....help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1771
Re: Picking a new optometrist....help
For some odd reason, I count three optometrists among my friends. (And, three chiropractors. Go figure...) Every one of them will happily help a shooter get the right glasses. Based on that, I'd say... just ask around close to home. You'll find one surprisingly quickly...
- Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: new to me Ruger Bisley
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9045
Re: new to me Ruger Bisley
Deals that perk my attention are rare these days. This is one of them! A neat revolver along with just about everything you need to enjoy it thoroughly... 

- Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Which 92 is the strongest?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49990
Re: Which 92 is the strongest?
They are all of the same design, constructed of suitable materials. I'd be shocked if there were any significant difference in strength.
- Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An old prediction that has come true!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4660
Re: An old prediction that has come true!
Biden ordered the chicken slaughter, so it is all Trump's fault... 

- Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another Reason I Dislike Smart Phones
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4243
Re: Another Reason I Dislike Smart Phones
A cell phone is first and foremost a tracking device. By that, I mean that tracking is its MAIN function, with telecommunications just a come-on to get us to voluntarily submit. I've got one,of course, but anyone who gets hooked up at least needs to know -- you are 100% giving up your privacy any ti...
- Fri Jan 17, 2025 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'm Gonna- dedicated to all those who are thinking of hunting with a handgun
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3641
Re: I'm Gonna- dedicated to all those who are thinking of hunting with a handgun
Excellent advice. I got serious with handgun hunting 30+ years ago when I stumbled into a screaming good pawn shop deal on a 7.5" Ruger Bisley .45 Colt equipped with a Weigand scope base and a Tasco ProPoint red dot sight. Since then half my time afield is spent hunting with this gun. It's a wo...
- Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Front Sights
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10148
Re: Front Sights
My favorite front sight. File to the shape you like and the height you need...
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- Sat Jan 11, 2025 8:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W 1854 Lever Action ** YT Video Added
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10675
Re: S&W 1854 Lever Action ** YT Video Added
.30-30 pressures run around 46,000 psi. Unless you are making up .454 Casull-equivalent .45 Colt loads, this rifle will be fine.Rube Burrows wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2024 9:27 am
My question is since these appear to be based on Marlin frames can they handle the Ruger Only types of pressures?
- Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This is disturbing about USCCA…
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5707
Re: This is disturbing about USCCA…
Most people don't read insurance contracts -- and that's what I knew this was the first time I read their literature. Not only is it an insurance policy, it is a very restricted one. Essentially, what it boils down to is -- if you get charged, they won't pay. :( Here's news -- if you're NOT charged,...
- Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Suddenly We Are Wealthy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2996
Re: Suddenly We Are Wealthy
I hope you've upped your coop security... 

- Wed Dec 18, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Maybe Best 'drone explanation' so far...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 841
Re: Maybe Best 'drone explanation' so far...
Definitely a psy-op -- and one so obvious that I suspect it will backfire big-time on the people responsible. We are all sick and tired of the lies and bullying...
- Sat Dec 14, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drone Question
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4059
Re: Drone Question
It is clearly a psy-op, and it's working. The question is, what is all the misdirection intended to over up? Eventually, it will become clear, and the challenge then will be to call BS on the whole thing. Lots of people are going to fall for it hook, line and sinker -- whatever it is...
- Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W 1854 Lever Action ** YT Video Added
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10675
Re: S&W 1854 Lever Action Question
It'll handle the same pressure-level loads as a Marlin 336, because essentially that's what it is. 

- Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got a Buck with the 44 Mag rifle and cast
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1591
Re: Got a Buck with the 44 Mag rifle and cast
Restores my spirits a bit to see a fellow white-beard take such a fine buck. Maybe I'll see one tomorrow, after all! Congratulations!
- Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mule Deer With An Original Buffalo Sharps
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3890
Re: Mule Deer With An Original Buffalo Sharps
Mule deer with a rifle? Heck, I'd've shot him, too!
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
- Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: stainless steel cleaner
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2316
Re: stainless steel cleaner
A small can of Brasso polish will last a lifetime and clean as well as anything.
- Fri Nov 08, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 44 Magnum Rifle for Elk?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 6196
Re: 44 Magnum Rifle for Elk?
Given that so many elk have fallen to .44 and .45 handguns, I have little concern with a good hunter who uses a rifle...
- Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A pinto
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2979
Re: A pinto
I understand the cylinder release, just have no use for one. Otherwise, that is a very appealing revolver.
- Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Keeping an autoloader in battery with your thumb
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2051
Re: Keeping an autoloader in battery with your thumb
It's a locked-breech pistol, and all the thumb has to overcome is the small amount of energy it takes to unlock it...
- Sat Oct 26, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Senior Citizen Romance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1406
Re: Senior Citizen Romance
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it...
- Sun Oct 20, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Round ball size choice.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1819
Re: Round ball size choice.
An interesting note (to me): Col. Ferguson famously wowwed the higher-ups with a dramatic rapid-fire demo, during which he liberally doused the breech area with water from a bottle between shots, ostensibly to demonstrate how waterproof the whole shebang was. Of course, the truth was that without th...
- Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger Wrangler vs Single Six
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6489
Re: Ruger Wrangler vs Single Six
Is a $600 revolver of better quality than a $200 revolver? How is that even a question?
The Wrangler is an excellent $200 revolver; the Single Six is an excellent $600 revolver. They are not the same thing. Take your pick.
The Wrangler is an excellent $200 revolver; the Single Six is an excellent $600 revolver. They are not the same thing. Take your pick.
- Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8652
Re: South Carolina Floods - Prayers up for the folks there...
Forget 100-or-200-year storms (by the way, you can have 2 or three in a year -- and then not have one for 500 years) ; the last time there was equivalent flooding in the Asheville area, for instance, was 1790. Here in SC, we are beginning to experience flooding from the runoff, as the major Atlantic...
- Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I always wanted an old style Vaquero that shot to the sights
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5042
Re: I always wanted an old style Vaquero that shot to the sights
A satisfying restoration of a first-rate thumper. 

- Sat Sep 28, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Security six problem
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8820
Re: Security six problem
Your loads are too low-pressure. When a primer fires, it backs out a bit on all cartridges. In normal loads, the case is then slammed backwards and the spent primer is fully re-seated. A too-weak load does not accomplish the needed re-seating and the protruding primer ties the gun up.
- Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting Secret Service gun...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3572
Re: Interesting Secret Service gun...
That news outlet, Oneindia News, is well known for publishing fake photos and videos.
- Sat Sep 21, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drone warfare during WW2 - using B17's
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1115
Re: Drone warfare during WW2 - using B17's
Joe Kennedy died piloting one. As a result, his younger brother John took his place as the prospect for President.
- Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Men of character, American heroes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 749
Re: Men of character, American heroes
The best-qualified physician of the day -- who killed George Washington dead as a mackerel... 
