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Catshooter

An interesting factoid for those carrying a roller. John Correia has a You Tube channel (Active Self Protection) in which he analyses more that a thousand self defense shootings. He reports that he's seen only a few cases where someone involved in a gunfight has reloaded their piece, either roller o...

Catshooter

A "journalist". Very likely too bad that the lion didn't attack.

Catshooter

Every thing deteriorates over time. 1887 is pre-steel I think, so cast iron.

Cute gun, but not one I'd shoot.

Catshooter

This ^^^. (Six, shift 6 to find the ^, unless you're on a phone.)

I stripped a Smith Hand Ejector in .32 from about 1911 once. I could count my mustache hairs in some of the internal parts they were that well polished.

Catshooter

It's interesting stuff. Never hardens. Never. It's sound transmission qualities are unmatched. Fair to middling lubrication characteristics, modern synthetics are better in that regard. Legal to own, use, give away. Quite illegal in the US to sell any quantity at all. Felony. I like it for precision...

Catshooter

Never questioned your manhood (or even thought about it). I was just amused. I enjoyed your posts/pics of the big bores.

Catshooter

Bullet pull (lot's of it) really helps ignition. Pretty sure though that the primer almost always pops the bullet outa the brass before the powder ignites. Read that many times, and the times when I've (or someone else) fired a round without powder the bullet rarely stays in the case. Exceptions, al...

Catshooter

All those great big bores you've shown us over the years and you're carrying a 9? A 9???

Stop the planet, I want off.

Catshooter

Christ, it's about bloody time. Their IT department should have been taken out and shot.

Catshooter

I feel the same way, everytime I hear an "expert" call a Suppressor a Silencer. Idiocy I believe the first successful suppressor was patented as "silencer" by Maxim, so I can see where they get it from. Well, not only that, but what about SilencerCo, Silencer Central, Silencer S...

Catshooter

Unique. Universal Clays is flash-suppressed but is also position sensitive. Gave wild results in .38-55 for me.

So, probably Unique.

Catshooter

My friends who use SS pins tell me they get stuck inside cases, especially in primer flash holes on occasion. The SS pins are rounded ends, so no chance of sticking your finger though. I love my ceramic pins as they're tiny, but large enough not to fit a flash hole. I use a rotary media separator t...

Catshooter

Jim,

With a .450 bullet, how did that affect it's fit in the case? What die did you use for sizing, an old tapered steel set?

Catshooter

" I ran across a half a box of old balloon-head cartridges that I had loaded a few years back. These have to be getting close to 90 years old!" These loads you put up getting onto 90 years ago, just how old are you Jim? And how old were you when you started reloading? Did you negotiate the...

Catshooter

Arsenic content is high and it doesn't take much to adjust your attitude.

Catshooter

Just one. Sunny side up, broken yoke. Spreads the goodness! Two every day.

Catshooter

Good luck!

Catshooter

I tried some years (5,6?) to get the CD but Paco never responded to my emails.

Catshooter

Ray wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 4:28 pm I wonder if this might work in this application......

https://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/pr ... uctId/5400

Good chance, but you know the only way to find out.

Catshooter

Oh, feral housecats. That's how I got my user name and we have a real problem with them in my town.

Catshooter

I think the .22 mag can shine with a barrel of some length, but it needs some velocity to actually magnum.

Either Paco or Jim (can't recall which) relate a good story about using a .22 mag in an 8 3/8" Smith for critter control to excellent effect. It was Paco, I think.

Catshooter

The link provided forces you to kiss their layers' butt before you enter the site. Quite a list of "we have never, ever heard of the word responsible". That said, yeah, I can poke fun at two rounds of .22 mag for defense. Against rabbits? Naw, yer good. Carpetbaggers? Twenty-two mag out of...

Catshooter

To hell with the cats! I'll take the Ruger! It's a .45 Colt isn't it Scott? I had a seven and a half incher that I put one of those Ruger brass grip frames on many years ago. Sold it, of course, genius that I am. I love those old models.

Catshooter

My favorite cat sneeze load for the .30-30 is a Lyman 3118 (311008) over 5.0 grains of Red Dot. Very quiet with the silencer and great for small game.

Catshooter

Usually they're cast iron, but a magnet will tell the tale.

Catshooter

If I had to do it with ONE mould it'd be the 311041 (31141) for sure. Gotta have that flat point for any target with meat in it. Mine drop 183 grain bullets. Those over 18.5 grains of 2400 is a favorite and is good for about 2,000 feet. Mighty tough on squirrels though. The second mould would be for...

Catshooter

I think that a 64 is one of the most beautiful rifles ever made. Very nice.

Catshooter

Smart boy.

Catshooter

I just love it when the owner says, "Oh, don't worry, he won't bite!" It's an animal. Animals (just like humans) bite when they think it's time to bite.

Catshooter

Twice in my life I've had two dogs (at the same time) come after me. In both cases the owners thought it was mildly amusing right up to the point of my hand striking the butt of my .45. Then they could hardly call off their precious pups quick enough.

Fools.

Catshooter

Seems to me that higher chamber pressure equates to a louder noise upon firing. The . 357 has its place, but it is not usually a quiet round. Yep. The higher the pressure, and the smaller the bore the loudenboomer they get. The new .30 Super Carry should be excellent at blowing out ear drums. Thirt...

Catshooter

Every single officer there is a gold-plated coward. The same is true of anyone in line of their command structure all the way to the top.

Every single officer knew there were children dying. There is absolutely zero excuse for such inaction, such irresponsibility. Zero.

Catshooter

Surely in a department the size of Uvalde's there has to be some good men. I wonder how many of them have quit? I couldn't work for the sort of excuse of a human being their commander is. I like those drills Jim. It's quite common to see some fool post how there's no way you'd ever need to shoot in ...

Catshooter

If you're even just a bit mechanically inclined and can follow directions and can afford to lay out for the tooling, casting your own is an excellent way to move forward. Doesn't take much money or skills. And then, the craziness of the times or not won't affect your ability to shoot as much as you ...

Catshooter

Ball (and others) make jars that are much more reliable than any freezer ever built.

Catshooter

Ok, thanks.

Catshooter

hfcable,

Was it you who some years back posted a pic of a very well used (but very cared for) AR pattern carbine laying in the bottom of a canoe?

I recently got myself over my childish prejudice against the AR and would like to ask you about yours, if it was you.

Catshooter

My Lord, yeah, that one qualifies for ugly for sure. I think a High Point might be prettier!

Catshooter

That'll buff right out!

Catshooter

I've fired two 100 yard 10 shot groups with the same bullet, same lube, same gas check, same powder charge and same rifle. Same day. The only difference was one set was "perfect" ones, the other wrinkled and damaged. You can't tell the two groups apart.

Catshooter

Recidivism is being able to do it again. Stop-and -frisk is the LEnf term for reason to believe/probable cause to search and remove firearms. Juliani had it right for NYC- As a former state/Federal agent-our Tombstone era society will not reward or defend you. The police are now a bit nervous about...

Catshooter

I like Unique, if you have any. From five to ten grains is often quite accurate. And soft shooting of course.

Catshooter

The one hard & fast rule in firearms is: there are no hard & fast rules. Really the only way to see what will work is to try it. Over on Cast Boolits some guys report getting decent accuracy with pitted bores, some don't. A friend of mine has worked with a Trapdoor with pits you could almost...

Catshooter

No kidding! I had some factory Mag-Tec .45 ACP one time. Rare for me. But it wouldn't shoot fer nothing! I pulled a round and the bullet was .448 in diameter!

Casting & reloading is the way.

Catshooter

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 12:43 pm Wow, just WOW!!!

200 gr H&G 68 over 5 gr Bullseye at 15 yards.

Yea, I spose that'll do. Spose so.

How in the hell can a man not love a .45? 'Specially one that shoots!

Catshooter

Ahh, I see. Thanks.

Catshooter

Scott,

Nice piece. What is your IPSC loading?

2ndovc,

That's a nice looking holster. What are the two straps (?) on either end for?

Catshooter

Catshooter, what would it take for you and fellow local shooters to resurrect the lever Sillywet match at your range? Here Bill it was a combination of death blows. The man that set the range up did it on a little piece of his own land, he loved to shoot. When passed, his wife said you boys just ke...

Catshooter

Nice going man. It's fun to just shoot, but it's also fun to place, ain't it. I miss our Lever Action Silly wet. I still have my match rifle but haven't shot it since the range closed.

Catshooter

I load the 452424 at 255 grains in my .45 autos. Runs about 800 feet and very accurate. Great design!

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