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by JohndeFresno
Fri Mar 10, 2017 6:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fix for Greasegun Stuck on Zerks
Replies: 16
Views: 2752

Fix for Greasegun Stuck on Zerks

It was time to regrease my Hornady Lock-N-Load press after some prolonged loading. To my dismay, the grease gun coupling stuck immovably onto each and every zerk fitting, apparently due to back pressure. Following the prescribed procedure, I unscrewed the grease gun from the coupling to relieve pres...
by JohndeFresno
Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New twist for Ultrasonic Brass Cleaner - GRIFF & others!
Replies: 9
Views: 2019

New twist for Ultrasonic Brass Cleaner - GRIFF & others!

In a former thread ( http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61926 ), I extolled the virtues of an ultrasonic cleaner for quick and easy brass cleanup. My Harbor Freight cleaner, like the more expensive Hornady product, has a timer settable up to 8 minutes with a water heater - jus...
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dad
Replies: 51
Views: 7662

Re: Dad

So sorry, Will.

Prayers for you, family, and loved ones.

John
by JohndeFresno
Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

I know you guys are talking about "real" 9mm, but my short 9, aka .380, is most likely to put the hurt on a bad guy pretty good. At least slow him down. Yes, I intend to shoot more than once. Yes, when I go to the woods I take a G30S, or 1911 and a long gun. That little LCP is just SO han...
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 20, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Free Hoppy Western book (PDF)
Replies: 4
Views: 979

Re: Free Hoppy Western book (PDF)

You all are most welcome. I did a quick text search and did not find "Hopalong" or "Hoppy" in the novel; yet it is referenced as a Hopalong Cassidy book. It may be that this was, for some reason, a different main character in his similarly written Western novel style. I have not ...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

Griff, EXCELLENT rounds.

But for the big .45, you might want to look at the 230 grain HST. Still my home defense handgun.
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Free Hoppy Western book (PDF)
Replies: 4
Views: 979

Free Hoppy Western book (PDF)

Found this online (Gutenberg Press) - Public Domain - Had to share it.
This is a PDF searchable book.

Hopalong Cassidy - "Bring Me His Ears" by Clarence Mumford, pub. 1920
Download here:
https://app.box.com/s/kchules5mht3fvn5x9esljj4o42vwavq
by JohndeFresno
Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many magazines to feel comfortable?
Replies: 19
Views: 3295

Re: How many magazines to feel comfortable?

Griff wrote:I ain't tellin'. Feel lucky?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
by JohndeFresno
Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

J35's suggestion through the link - Winchester 147 Defend HP 9's - is very interesting, given that the same tester (the "Ammo Quest" guy) finally decided that the Winnie round beats even the Federal HST's by a smidgeon. However - 1) The Ballistic Workshops (cited above) uncovered the HST's...
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

I'm going to try Hornady 124gr XTP's with a medium charge of Unique, probably 4.7 grs. No selection of bullets in the local stores so I'll try building a load for my lady friends Taurus PT111 G2. I like the SilverTip for .44 Special/Mag, having tested the round in water, and with fiberboard in a gr...
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

Actually the 150gr HST was designed for the Shield, P938, XD-S, etc. https://www.federalpremium.com/ammunition/handgun/family/premium-personal-defense/personal-defense-hst/p9hst5s Yes. But another online tester, also using ballistic gel at the proper temperature with a cover of denim - per one of t...
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 9MM Defensive loads
Replies: 37
Views: 9244

Re: 9MM Defensive loads

For a winning combination of power / portability / concealment / accuracy / controllability / penetration and trauma, for me it is this bullet, hands down: Federal HST 9mm 147gr. (my daily carry in a S&W Shield, replaces my .45 ACP 240 gr. HST in a 1911 Series 70) One I would consider, were it n...
by JohndeFresno
Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The End of Brass Cartridge Cases??
Replies: 8
Views: 1871

Re: The End of Brass Cartridge Cases??

So - tougher metal = more wear on dies, no?
Or are the new proposed dies tough enough to stand up to constant use?
by JohndeFresno
Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Epidemic in California?
Replies: 10
Views: 1520

Re: Epidemic in California?

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:
Sixgun wrote:Oh poop, sorry John......I'd like to include all the boys here and all NRA members also....and all the guys in uniform.--6
You know you love all of those Federal judges out there too. :)
Like Eddie Murphy said (Beverly Hills Cops): "Nuttin' but love for ya'... nuttin' but love."
by JohndeFresno
Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Newspaper Do You Read???
Replies: 31
Views: 3155

Re: Which Newspaper Do You Read???

Hey John, I wonder how Pogo, Albert, Churchy and the gang doing these days??? Reckon at Christmas they still sing "Deck us all with Boston Charley"?? Time and politics change, Jerry. Too many people throwin' stuff and acting crazy. Churchy is now singing... http://i196.photobucket.com/alb...
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question
Replies: 24
Views: 7420

Re: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question

"Wickipedia.."? Please... The only cases that have been "structurally strengthened" are the second-generation .454 cases, with redesigned internal dimensions, to include a heavier case head/thicker web, and the change to the small primer pocket.. .45 Colt cases from Winchester, ...
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Newspaper Do You Read???
Replies: 31
Views: 3155

Re: Which Newspaper Do You Read???

:D Thanks, Claybob!
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question
Replies: 24
Views: 7420

Re: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question

Per my understanding, however - and as listed on Wikipedia for those two above calibers - the cases are structurally strengthened to handle those .45 caliber loads. So to be fair about those earlier experiments, I think that a few test rounds at a very high pressure might not be sustainable as a con...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Epidemic in California?
Replies: 10
Views: 1520

Re: Epidemic in California?

Sixgun wrote:Except for my good friend Old Savage, I could care less if Kal. floated away to Indonesia.---6
Don't forget me. My mother always told me that I am a good boy. Even when there were "complaints."
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which Newspaper Do You Read???
Replies: 31
Views: 3155

Re: Which Newspaper Do You Read???

Every morning I get up, walk my dogs, start the coffee, go have democrat, pour a cup o joe, flip on FOX NEWS then check LEVERGUNS. What more cod I get from a 'news'paper?! BINGO! 'Cept the only dogs I have are in the fridge awaiting some mustard, buns and such. Wife reads our local small town paper...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 12, 2017 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question
Replies: 24
Views: 7420

Re: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question

HawkCreek - Thank you for the articles. I also subscribe to these mags and have archived them; but have not seen the articles for a while - things get forgotten. 20k max or no more than 32k, eh? GunnyMack - Great stuff about the cylinders. I will indeed tread lightly, but see my concern about the B...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question
Replies: 24
Views: 7420

Re: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question

Chuck 100 yd wrote:Increase the charge until she blows and back the charge off a couple 10 th's. :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: !
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 10, 2017 10:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What did you do in the Reloading Room Today?
Replies: 27
Views: 3048

Re: What did you do in the Reloading Room Today?

1) So sorry, Joe. Hope things change.

2) Fascinating thread!!! Great stuff!

JdeF
by JohndeFresno
Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question
Replies: 24
Views: 7420

45 Colt Blackhawk Max PSI Question

I am contemplating some warmer than usual 45 Colt Blackhawk loads. So lately I have spent quite a bit of time studying all sources regarding the maximum safe PSI (SAAMI type pressure expressed in PSI, not the older CUP). I need the PSI measurement to work within my QuickLoad Ballistic Software, whic...
by JohndeFresno
Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OooooH !
Replies: 7
Views: 1548

Re: OooooH !

Help us Shrapnel! The pistol grip and trigger guard are the lever? I HAD to research that - Andrew Burgess Folding Shotgun! Very, very cool. Now for the stockless lever shotgun - nope. You would have to hold the forestock to cock it. Unless you maintain a superman grip, it is likely that in the hea...
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This could be the start of planet of the apes
Replies: 8
Views: 1117

Re: This could be the start of planet of the apes

Isn't that really one of the President's sanctions he is not talking about - a secret weapon?
by JohndeFresno
Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Peggy McPherson went home to the Father
Replies: 29
Views: 5416

Re: Peggy McPherson went home to the Father

Sincere condolences to Mr. McPherson, family, loved ones and friends - like you.

I am praying God's comforting grace, and that God will use her life as a testimony to others.
by JohndeFresno
Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FYI new .358 Win brass now at Starline
Replies: 4
Views: 629

Re: FYI new .358 Win brass now at Starline

The latest blurb on the Wolf Publishing website (Rifle Mag, Handloader, Successful Hunter) this month says this: "To meet customer demand, Starline Brass has recently announced the addition of rifle brass to their product offerings. Starline is now producing .308 WIN, .358 WIN and .444 Marlin a...
by JohndeFresno
Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FYI new .358 Win brass now at Starline
Replies: 4
Views: 629

FYI new .358 Win brass now at Starline

I don't think that this belongs in the Classified, since it is a general FYI for those who have had trouble finding .358 Winchester brass.

Starline just sent out an e-mail to various subscribers - .358 Win brass now available!
by JohndeFresno
Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

Chris83716 wrote:...Shoot me an email with specific questions or email me your phone # and we can talk about the Boise area....

Chris
Thanks, Chris - I'll be in touch soon!

Thanks, all

John
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

Great info.

And I see that Twin Falls, for instance, is 4 miles off I-84.
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

The neat thing about this design is that there is no "equipment" unless you choose to put in PV panels... Me no understand. I'm a doctor, Jim, not a physicist! Whatever the difference, yes my friend put up and wired this rather large complicated looking set of panels. He was a CB, amateur...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

In the fresh food dept. you get spoiled in Ca. It might be the only thing to be envious About! My is my middle initial and Wun is my last name. I'm the whitest half Hawaiian you will ever see. Don't know if you are woofing me or not... I read "M-1" and thus the clever handle, if that's wh...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 6:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

Methinks you're giving the South short shrift. One grocer's poor selections nothwithstanding, I think you'd find that "the South" is a foodies paradise. But, yes, you need to move, for if they don't secede, the rest of us might just oust 'em! :lol: This weren't Texas. I was stationed in T...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

I read an article in "Countryside and Small Stock Journal" a few years back about someone who built a passive-solar house in an Idaho hillside, incorporating a greenhouse as part of the passive solar heating. Roof was solar panels and served to power lights, computer, and a walk-in refrig...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 29, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

John, If you move then you can use all those 270's ya got for hunting and not just punching paper! That is a rather huge part of my PERSONAL reason for wanting to get out of here! When I was a teenager, you could drive almost anywhere in my part of the Central Valley or in the mountains here that a...
by JohndeFresno
Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

John, ...I have a brown thumb... I have a black thumb. Pure death to the plants; flowers fold in their petals when I approach. I have grown Jalapenos and others (like Fresno Chilis, Habaneros, etc.) before; but this year the little fellars either drowned or starved to death; don't know which. But I...
by JohndeFresno
Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

My trip to the South as mentioned was in April, 2004; not really ancient history. They even had trucks and refrigeration back then! So I guess it's all about the distance from the producers.

Thank you all, this was very informative and encouraging.

"M.Wun..." now that's a clever handle!
by JohndeFresno
Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

We still get wonderful fruit and vegetables here in Central California, although some of it is from Mexico and elsewhere, now. There are small local farms in my area and we can visit roadside fruit and vegetable stands, despite drought conditions. But other factors - our Governor, the violent daily ...
by JohndeFresno
Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Replies: 38
Views: 3313

Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??

Levergunners, Right now I am just looking around because it would be terribly difficult to leave my family here, but I don't really have to go into my view of what the Left Coast has become, do I? When I was on the East Coast area at a Southern state (which is a wonderful state), in one of the major...
by JohndeFresno
Wed Jan 18, 2017 2:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun shop owner fights back!
Replies: 25
Views: 3342

Re: Gun shop owner fights back!

...Just because I look like a Norse god... You, too?! In another vein: Check the vid by stopping it just before the glass breaks: 1) You will see the brass eject from the store owner's gun, so he got off a shot before the glass shattered. Glass intact. 2) Glass then blows in toward store owner - gl...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video
Replies: 56
Views: 9505

Re: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video

Yes, the point of the video - getting all people to pay attention to its salient points to save lives - has been promoted. I think us Levergunners, being mainly a Conservative bunch, are killing the messenger and getting unnecessarily caught up with demographics. As much as I hate what Liberals have...
by JohndeFresno
Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ...never did trust electronic safe locks...!
Replies: 48
Views: 5013

Re: ...never did trust electronic safe locks...!

(EXCERPTED, annotated - JdeF) 1) ...if the number sequence is too close together that can/will cause unusual tumbler wear and lead to locking/unlocking problems. 2) ...unusual tumbler wear could/can also occur if quickly spinning the dial several times before applying the combination sequence to un...
by JohndeFresno
Thu Jan 12, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video
Replies: 56
Views: 9505

Re: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video

...And please show me some case of a church being attacked by a Muslim terrorist in the USA? I have no doubt they'd like to, as intelligence says they would. But it hasn't happened, and attacks by Muslim terrorists have been elsewhere so far. +1. Y'all are kiddng me, right? I'm thinking of the Seni...
by JohndeFresno
Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video
Replies: 56
Views: 9505

Re: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video

JerryB wrote:I would think that being open to the public should be a fairly safe defense.
I agree. Just throwing this all out for folks in similar situations.
by JohndeFresno
Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video
Replies: 56
Views: 9505

Re: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video

John, thanks for posting this. My pastor has had several CCW classes held at our church camp... You are quite welcome, Jerry. Due to liability issues, you might want to stress that this is a group of like-minded friends outside of the umbrella of the church, practicing and/or learning techniques fo...
by JohndeFresno
Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video
Replies: 56
Views: 9505

Re: Church (and other gatherings) Run Hide Fight video

As for me, I don't care if it is anti-gun or not. We can use it to encourage folks on the right way to escape, remind them to turn off their cell phone rings if trapped, and other useful things mentioned here. There is a training package that goes with this, at this site: https://training.fema.gov/i...