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by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum
Replies: 3
Views: 82

Re: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum

Haven't used this one, but I have had nothing but good luck with PPU ammo and brass.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
Replies: 7
Views: 151

Re: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....

Saw several Unimogs when hunting in Namibia back in 2007. Awesome machines!
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 15
Views: 273

Re: Pulling bullets

I'm in the club. Gave up on the collets. Use my Midway kinetic most of the time with the shellholder method, but have used the nippers in the press technique as well -- especially with the bigger stuff. With the kinetic, I find a snap of the wrist and impacting on the concrete floor gets it done wit...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS
Replies: 5
Views: 211

Re: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS

Just the rifle, no scope or comp, $625 to your FFL.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
Replies: 9
Views: 286

Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...

Jay, I sold my mountain bike for the same reason. With four fusions, if I tipped over I would probably shatter like Humpty Dumpty. :cry:
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 17
Views: 356

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

The speed of the collapse was shocking all right. I wonder how many have drowned, poor souls. Now we await the investigation of the ship's captain and crew.
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS
Replies: 5
Views: 211

Re: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS

Hmmm. Bushmaster tattoo, eh? Tell your buddy since he has the official scar, he needs one of his own -- this one. 8) Hot brass is nothing to laugh at. One winter long ago I shot in an indoor rimfire pistol league. Everyone shot a semiauto and darn if the guy to my left didn't bounce a .22 case throu...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 381

Re: Reloading Setups

I have two single stages on my bench -- a Forster Co-Ax that I use most often and a plain vanilla Lyman O-ring press for cases with large rims -- and sometimes for cases with rims too small for the Co-Ax to keep hold of. I also use the Lyman with my Lee push-through sizing dies. I've had progressive...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 23
Views: 453

Re: Guns of the Old West

I’m sorry to hear this. I bought issues from time to time. I wonder if it is related to the decline of cowboy action shooting.
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS
Replies: 5
Views: 211

Re: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS

Will ship for $800 and I will throw in a new Kaw Valley linear compensator of the proper size and thread pitch. These divert blast and noise straight forward and make for a pleasanter shooting experience.
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
Replies: 9
Views: 286

Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...

I don't know if I have seen a roman-nosed bronc in the flesh. Sure were a lot of them in the Army back in Pancho days.
There's a park in El Paso not far from my back surgeon's favorite hospital named for Marty Robbins.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I finally learned to shoot.
Replies: 7
Views: 274

Re: When I finally learned to shoot.

Well, I'll be dipped in sheep dip! 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3644

Re: OT, post and beam

This would make such a killer barndominium!
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPAMMERS
Replies: 26
Views: 598

Re: SPAMMERS

Thanks John. Thanks Paul. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 437

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

Not only are Skinner sights streamlined, but they are bombproof strong.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now THIS is one wild dog…!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 257

Re: Now THIS is one wild dog…!!!

What on earth?! :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drugged as a kid
Replies: 6
Views: 251

Re: Drugged as a kid

"Drugged" to church twice a week here. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimarron AZ Ranger
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: Cimarron AZ Ranger

I've seen those mentioned. Glad you got a nice one.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2074

Re: are Rossis getting better?

1895, I look forward to exploring your site. Wasn't aware Rossi had a .45-70.
I have heard good things about the accuracy of their .30-30.
Mick, have you ever tried to run .44 Russian through any of the Rossi .44s? Wonder if they would feed.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1229

Re: Go ahead and laugh

Horsesoldier, a 115-grain bullet at 1200-1250 out of the Super Carry is clearly 9mm territory.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1229

Re: Go ahead and laugh

Well fellas, the Accurate .31-115H mold arrived and I believe it casts a very handsome and seemingly practical boolit. That's the Speer 115-grain FMJ load on the right for comparison. All my brass is loaded so I will have to shoot some up to be able to load more than just a sample with the 115H -- a...
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missing my sixguns
Replies: 19
Views: 660

Re: Missing my sixguns

What a great honor and experience for you Scott! I hope your side prevails.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS
Replies: 5
Views: 211

Re: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS

Will ship for $825.
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here was a gal with "true grit"
Replies: 8
Views: 299

Re: Here was a gal with "true grit"

Here was another woman you wouldn't have wanted to cross in pioneer Montana:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Here was a gal with "true grit"
Replies: 8
Views: 299

Here was a gal with "true grit"

Good read, considering March is Women's History Month.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/03/16 ... ain-lions/
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Re: Baseball fans here?

It was a good day in the early 1960s when I managed to put five pennies together and I would walk to the mom-and-pop store and buy a pack of Topps baseball cards. As I walked home I would stuff that flat, stale slab of bubble gum in my mouth and slowly go through the pack. A Mickey Mantle baseball c...
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinion on Chiapaa Spencer rifles
Replies: 7
Views: 329

Re: Opinion on Chiapaa Spencer rifles

I am not sure there is a handsomer lever gun than the Spencer. Starline brass and the bullets from a Lodgewood mold.
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by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
Replies: 22
Views: 504

Re: Howdy Ya'll!

Oh, you'll fit in here just dandy, John. Wow, that's a handsome 92, and is there a finer choice in a Blackhawk than .44 Special? Not in my world.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A cappella perfection
Replies: 5
Views: 214

Re: A cappella perfection

And Ray, the "Rafe Hollister Sings" episode of Andy Griffith is one of my favorites. Jack Prince had a wonderful voice. I still hear "The Lonesome Road" in my memory.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinion on Chiapaa Spencer rifles
Replies: 7
Views: 329

Re: Opinion on Chiapaa Spencer rifles

I have had two, both in .56-50. Just not interested in any other chambering. They ran just dandy.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now this is a cool design for a handgun...
Replies: 3
Views: 177

Re: Now this is a cool design for a handgun...

Agree. If they could reduce that $7,000 price tag 90 percent, I would be interested.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Armor on a budget
Replies: 16
Views: 453

Re: Armor on a budget

Reminds me of these guys. I have a couple of their shirts. 8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvoeGQnbdBw
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Re: Baseball fans here?

I'd love to see a vintage baseball game sometime.
The last two MLB games I saw in person were in August of 1969, Giants against the Cubs, at Candlestick Park. Willie Mays hit home run 597 in the first game and 598 in the second. Even then, the hokey stadium organ was annoying.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A cappella perfection
Replies: 5
Views: 214

Re: A cappella perfection

Mercer and Mancini with their Oscars for this song, 1962. They won again the following year for "Days of Wine and Roses." When Mercer wrote "my huckleberry friend" into the lyric, he was referring to his childhood memory of the Back River in Savannah, where he picked huckleberrie...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: AR in .450 Bushmaster FS
Replies: 5
Views: 211

AR in .450 Bushmaster FS

This is a nice, accurate AR in .450 Bushmaster that I put together as a hog rifle. The upper is a right-side charging Bear Creek with 18-inch barrel. The lower half -- assembled for me by a pro -- is all good stuff: Aero Precision Texas edition receiver, MagPul ACS stock, sweet LaRue Tactical MBT-2S...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A cappella perfection
Replies: 5
Views: 214

A cappella perfection

I had never even heard of Oakwood, an historically Black Seventh-day Adventist college in Alabama. Talk about a choral program!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFXTZnn8NXk
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
Replies: 19
Views: 489

Re: The Term "pistol" ....

Hmmm. Disney's Pistol Pete always carried revolvers. I'll let one of y'all correct him ... :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bill Jordan video
Replies: 11
Views: 514

Re: Bill Jordan video

I never realized just how huge his hands were -- and I though Jack Weaver had big hands! :shock:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Re: Baseball fans here?

Another iconoclast! How many pints would we need to drink for you to explain cricket to me, John? Guinness, room temperature of course. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Re: Baseball fans here?

Will, you iconoclast, you! :lol: I don't know how many games of whiffle ball we played in the street as kids, with chalk-marked bases and somebody yelling "CAR" every minute or two. Never been much of a racing fan, although I like to watch the horses run -- and I will watch the TT motorcyc...
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Baseball fans here?
Replies: 22
Views: 477

Baseball fans here?

It's funny, but it's not so much that I love baseball as it is loving the idea of loving baseball. I usually don't pay much attention until the Series starts, but the world seems a better place when spring training is underway. A half century ago, a Saturday was incomplete without having a Giants ga...
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missed it by that much!
Replies: 8
Views: 347

Re: Missed it by that much!

Sorry Ted. I miss my Bulldog.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3644

Re: OT, post and beam

I'll take a stall, and prefer my grain fermented and filtered, with a drop of rainwater ... 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 62
Views: 3644

Re: OT, post and beam

What a wonderful space you guys have created!
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CZ Bobwhite Project Upland 12 Ga SxS, "Ugly Duckling"
Replies: 3
Views: 256

Re: CZ Bobwhite Project Upland 12 Ga SxS, "Ugly Duckling"

Sorry you had to suffer that disappointment Darryl, but I hope the restored and properly oiled CZ gives you some nice memories in the field. I've been daydreaming about the Bobwhites myself.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home defense without a firearm IS possible...
Replies: 7
Views: 384

Re: Home defense without a firearm IS possible...

This is simply excellent guidance. I will forward to my "progressive" friends. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: That Adams percussion repro ...
Replies: 3
Views: 279

That Adams percussion repro ...

The reproduction of this very interesting British .442 revolver from the 1850s by Arsa in Spain is slowly proceeding. Initial pricing of 1,000 € puts it out of my league, but I sure would love to see and handle one. More in this thread over at Britishmilitaria ... https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/bri...
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: IN THE PAST .......
Replies: 7
Views: 554

Re: IN THE PAST .......

Jim, hand me a sign. I'll march. 8)
Ray, my father would start laughing just thinking about "Golf Without Tears." Huge Wodehouse fan. :lol:
As to Hugh Laurie and Steven Fry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MWpHQQ-wQg
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sage learned a hard lesson today!
Replies: 13
Views: 859

Re: Sage learned a hard lesson today!

Will, when I first knew my ex she had a retriever pup from a kennel involved in Gerald Ford's dog. That puppy chewed up the hot tub edges and cover then went to work on dismantling the heat pump wiring. How that boy survived is beyond me. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Weirdness with Altamont Grips
Replies: 7
Views: 598

Weirdness with Altamont Grips

I have bought their grips several times over the years and have been quite pleased for the price. There was some sort of change in the company a while back with the result that for a long time their grip selection contracted mightily -- and most of those shown were "temporarily unavailable,&quo...