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- 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...
- Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New twist for Ultrasonic Brass Cleaner - GRIFF & others!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New twist for Ultrasonic Brass Cleaner - GRIFF & others!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2019
Re: New twist for Ultrasonic Brass Cleaner - GRIFF & others!
Glad to, GunnyMack!
- 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...
- 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
Prayers for you, family, and loved ones.
John
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
But for the big .45, you might want to look at the 230 grain HST. Still my home defense handgun.
- 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
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
- 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?
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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?
Or are the new proposed dies tough enough to stand up to constant use?
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Epidemic in California?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1520
Re: Epidemic in California?
Like Eddie Murphy said (Beverly Hills Cops): "Nuttin' but love for ya'... nuttin' but love."Rimfire McNutjob wrote:You know you love all of those Federal judges out there too.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
- 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...
- 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, ...
- 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???
Thanks, Claybob!
- 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...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Epidemic in California?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1520
Re: Epidemic in California?
Don't forget me. My mother always told me that I am a good boy. Even when there were "complaints."Sixgun wrote:Except for my good friend Old Savage, I could care less if Kal. floated away to Indonesia.---6
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
2) Fascinating thread!!! Great stuff!
JdeF
- 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...
- 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...
- 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?
- 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.
I am praying God's comforting grace, and that God will use her life as a testimony to others.
- 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...
- 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!
Starline just sent out an e-mail to various subscribers - .358 Win brass now available!
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3313
Re: Fruit, Vegetables - So. Idaho??
Thanks, Chris - I'll be in touch soon!Chris83716 wrote:...Shoot me an email with specific questions or email me your phone # and we can talk about the Boise area....
Chris
Thanks, all
John
- 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.
And I see that Twin Falls, for instance, is 4 miles off I-84.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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!
Thank you all, this was very informative and encouraging.
"M.Wun..." now that's a clever handle!
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Trump's Inaugural Address - Very Powerful & Patriotic Words!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2759
Re: Trump's Inaugural Address - Very Powerful & Patriotic Wo
This was a great day.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
I agree. Just throwing this all out for folks in similar situations.JerryB wrote:I would think that being open to the public should be a fairly safe defense.
- 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...
- 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...