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Darryl, Brian, have a great day guys!

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We need more good sixguns and more good men!

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Liking your story, nwcatman, my friend. 8) While my first handgun purchase the day I turned 21 in 1974 was a Model 28 Highway Patrolman with 4-inch barrel -- from the PayLess Drugstore chain in Oregon! -- I have concluded over the years that the .357 has to run at full pressure and obnoxious racket ...

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God bless the soul of President Eisenhower. I was fortunate to see him as a very little boy in Missoula, Montana, about 1955.

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Interesting D-Day weather analysis by a widely admired meteorology professor at the University of Washington:
https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/05/ ... ecast.html

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The good old .30 WCF keeps coming up. It was the first cartridge I handloaded, when a junior in high school, 1970. Bought a new RCBS Junior press, RCBS dies, an RCBS powder scale (I'd been to their factory in Oroville and was a big fan) and the brand-new Speer Manual #8. Like Griff, I loaded the Sie...

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Looks fabulous, Dave!

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This is the opposite side of geobru's coin. It's pretty hard to make a mistake with a .38 Special, but my vote goes to the .44 Russian. It's simple to load for and the cartridges I have made up -- with Starline brass and the Lee 242-240-2R that copies the classic old Lyman 429-383 -- have been an ut...

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.22 Hornet. That old Savage 340 didn't seem to like anything.

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What's a feller do with 700 pounds of bear -- and that's assuming it hasn't been feeding on dead fish and garbage cans.

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Any guess as to its weight, Will?

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You're looking pretty game, there Jim. Good to see you holding a sixgun again! Prayers continue.

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Oh, heck. I'll watch. Trouble is I want to live in these structures ...

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A lever would be interesting. The Ruger Americans shoot very well, but I don't like the way they feed -- shove it toward the hole and the bullet nose should find the way in.

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I'm a little puzzled. Are they competing against their own Ruger Americans? Sure are similar.

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Sarge, I am using trimmed Starline .50 Alaskan for brass, slightly modified Lyman.50-70 dies and the Lyman 515141 bullet. But all is not roses. This is a tight chamber and I am thinking of trying the lighter Lee .50 "Improved" 360-grain hollow base Minié for easier loading. I had another o...

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Jim, I know how it feels to be home after major surgery. Sure there's pain but it seems more bearable. As Will said, take it slow and easy. Do your exercises. Shoot some .22 in the back yard. Sip a couple of fingers of good bourbon. Watch Andy Griffith reruns -- if laughing doesn't hurt. We've still...

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Just a note fellas: If any here feel the call of one of the many Swedish rolling blocks (or any of the Husqvarna rifles or shotguns and older Swiss military rifles) , Simpson Ltd. in Galesburg, IL, is Mecca. Give the boss your credit card before you log on, though. I won't be responsible for divorces.

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Ted, it is truly something to see. Disneyland could develop an attraction: "I am a bullet in an old Swedish rifle. Climb in and let's go for a ride -- but fasten seat belts and harnesses kids!"

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I have had a couple of these old Swedish rolling blocks over the years and always marvel at the rifling they used in barrels chambered for 12.7X44 R - similar to but not the same as our .50-70. When I slugged the bore with a .530 round ball lubed with Ballistol, the muzzle cut the star out of the fl...

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That's a handsome scooter, Jeep. Where do you mount your gun rack?

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These are some nice tours you chose, Jay. Closest I ever came to a bus tour was the haul of Mount Rainier Council Boy Scouts from Seattle-Tacoma to Philmont Ranch near Cimarron, NM, in the summer of 1968. Going south, our first night was spent at Mountain Home AFB. Next night was at Cedar City, UT, ...

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Rob Leahy knows his way around a piece of sixgun leather, that's for sure! Wonderful gear.

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You're getting great advice Jim. Easy does it! A cane or walking stick just might be your friend.
If you were closer I'd bring over some "hot dish" as they say in Minnesota. Will keep sending prayers.

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Wonderfully useful sixgun Scott. And I for one love it when the blue begins to turn to plum.

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Mark me down for the plain old plowhandles as well -- and the shorter (1851) Navy vs longer (1860) Army grip. My hands aren't big enough to need the extra length of the Army grip, and Colt stuck wth the Navy grip for its classic SAAs. I sure like the looks of the Ruger version of the Bisley, but bel...

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Revolvers with silencers always seemed to me to be a hilarious gaffe, but the Nagant has me scratching my head, due to the revolver's unusual lockup and case design. I'd love to see actual decibel numbers. I owned a couple back in the golden age of surplus and wish I still had one.

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Thanks for the replies, gentlemen. Doc, thinking back there was a kid in grade school who constantly and uncontrollably dipped his head to the right -- probably Tourette's. Jeep, my moment of realization came when I got the news about a junior high classmate who was definitely odd. He was always ver...

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I started grade school in 1958, and things were a lot different then than they are now. We had different rules. "You never hit a kid with glasses." "You always hold the door open for girls and women." That sort of thing. There were remnants of chivalry and some "fair play&qu...

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Never would have thought ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eldDP1OQ-nc

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Thought we were talking vice presidents ...

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A lever gun just doesn't get any more classic than an 1876.

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What a relief to hear your "voice" again Jim.

You gave us quite a scare, mister!

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Thanks Dave. Drove up to Fort Bayard National Cemetery yesterday. No flags on the graves, but plenty along the entrance. Two Medal of Honor winners from the Indians wars rest there among the more than 6,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen.

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P.S. In case anyone was curious, that .58 caliber hole lower left was poked with an old Navy Arms/Zoli Buffalo Hunter for which a .570 round ball is too large to patch properly. Need to order a .562 mold. I had replaced the factory rear sight with a Marble's Bullseye per Doc AJ's endorsement and was...

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That's a fine-looking sixgun, Scott-- a USFA, isn't it? On the far opposite end of the spectrum, here's a Heritage Rough Rider .22 LR that came as a rebate with a Rossi levergun a few years back. Darn if the thing doesn't have four clicks and such a nice trigger that I put Altamont grips on it. But ...

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Thanks Scott. The only better news we could get would be that he is home again and shooting some targets.

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Sure would love to hear an update on Jim's recovery. He's been on my mind constantly.

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Got me all over again Paul! :lol: It does remind me of a passage from Samuel Baker's "The Nile Tributaries in Abyssinia" when, far up a nearly unknown African river with his exploring party, their skipper pulls their steam launch over to a sandbar to adjust the engine. As they prepare to l...

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Great rifle project, Vall. And by the way, Starline makes excellent .44 Russian brass. What a great cartridge.

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It's tough not having the forum when we have folks like Jim Taylor in the hospital.

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So glad to hear this. Hang in there Jim! It gets better!

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Hoping for more good news.

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Holy cats! Amazing that the driver survived.

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Good for you, Mick. Marfan is a miserable struggle for those cursed with it. A friend lost her son to it when he was in his twenties.

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Hope and pray Jim had another good night. Bet it feels odd to him that he didn't send a Sunday message this morning. I so look forward to that wisdom, which always puts me in touch with "my better angel."

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It's a horrible day in a dog lover's life, Will, as others have said. Thank gosh you have Parker and Sage to ease the sadness. There is such irony in the fact that the process is painless, and our dogs are blessed not to fear what comes next, while we humans tend to be basket cases under the circums...

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That's a mighty handsome Bisley all right, Scott. And Walt, your Colts are mighty swell, too, in spite of the front sight. I am being picky but I just don't care that much for the big hump the sight ears make on the rear of the Blackhawk top strap. That hump says "This ain't a Colt" from a...

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When I think about a sixgun I really hope to shoot accurately (as in to hunt with), I have a strong bias in favor of adjustable square notch rear and front post sights as on the Blackhawks vs. the groove and tapered blade on the Colts and their clones. But what's left of my mind tells me both styles...

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