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by Ray
Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38 special and 44 special RNFP Home defense ammo out of carbines
Replies: 33
Views: 1244

Re: 38 special and 44 special RNFP Home defense ammo out of carbines

"I would much rather shoot a deer in the Lungs with a 240 JHP 44 Magnum than a .223 FMJ in the Lungs with the same shot placement. And by and large would expect the deer to drop faster with the 240 JHP 44 Magnum than with the .223 that penciled through" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KVa_I...
by Ray
Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It is said that.....
Replies: 6
Views: 321

It is said that.....

folk in the midwest are wont to give custom to a fleet of stores called scheels. I recently used a firearms themed search engine to find an obscure cartridge selection. The best price was from scheels. The necessity of verifying my age using "idme" was almost a deal killer but I was alread...
by Ray
Thu Jul 13, 2023 11:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modern 250 Savage
Replies: 23
Views: 1233

Re: Modern 250 Savage

Ray, they would make a barrel in any configuration that was safe. I ordered 3 barrels from them in '05 n '06, they were a pleasure to deal with. Wished I had ordered a dozen more barrels from them. Was your barrel d+t'ed for iron sights? It cost a whole $12.50 then..! Todd/3leg Early to mid ninetie...
by Ray
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modern 250 Savage
Replies: 23
Views: 1233

Re: Modern 250 Savage

Once upon a time I had a t/c custom shop 9" contender barrel in the similar .25 ugalde. Never understood why the custom shop tapered barrels came in the odd lengths of 9" & 12". The only sharps barreled upper I could find in-stock...... https://www.opticsplanet.com/sharps-rifle-co...
by Ray
Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Not political , just thinkin" ......
Replies: 7
Views: 551

Re: Not political , just thinkin" ......

There was some great music in the early eighties though country and western had definitely took an obvious discothèque & shopping mall pop lean what with all of those crossover singles on the radio. Anybody remember those so-called country romantic duets that got played on the top 40 am & po...
by Ray
Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W Shield "EZ" version - pros, cons, personal experience?.
Replies: 5
Views: 234

Re: S&W Shield "EZ" version - pros, cons, personal experience?.

With the caveat that the shield ez is not a front pocket pistol it might work for your/her purpose. My d-i-l has a .380 ez that she sometimes carries and also keeps nearby at night when my son is away (d.o.d. civil service). You can get them (.380, 9mm, .30 s.c.) Obviously the 9mm & .30 are a li...
by Ray
Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Oh By another way, from the nih
Replies: 9
Views: 519

Re: Oh By another way, from the nih

Well this particular young earth bible-thumping (textus receptis) disciple is going to keep on believing the words of our omnipotent Creator who initially made everything out of nothing by simply commanding it to be so ! As for the various genealogies, He ciphered them for a reason. Why would He inc...
by Ray
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old ammo I found around the house
Replies: 15
Views: 646

Re: Old ammo I found around the house

Cool find.....one thing about old, long forgotten then found ammo, if you have a dud is it due to age or would it have been a dud when it was still young ? No way of knowing but we seem to always assume age/moisture the cause when it might have indeed been a bad one from the factory.
by Ray
Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt
Replies: 41
Views: 1361

Re: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt

Ray .. I do know an 8" Juniper log ... if shot into the end grain with a roundnose .45 Colt bullet at about 750 fps will turn the bullet right back to you and smack you in the big toe hard enough to raise a large blood blister ... if you happen to be barefoot. :oops: And, they tend to bounce b...
by Ray
Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt
Replies: 41
Views: 1361

Re: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt

I'm no ballistician by any definition of the term but I do shoot chunks and rounds of stove wood quite often. I don't know where the idea that a 30-06 will only move a 25 pound block one inch came from. A green 8"x8"x16" log will weigh 30+ pounds and whether you suspend it or set it o...
by Ray
Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi 38 Special/357 Magnum
Replies: 42
Views: 1393

Re: Rossi 38 Special/357 Magnum

When you first described the .44 before posting the first fotos I had doubts but those two are okay by my mister mcgoo vision and not at all gaudy.....I hope they serve you well !
by Ray
Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question for real.....
Replies: 4
Views: 438

Question for real.....

guitar pickers here amongst us...... But first a little background......the lead guitarist of our church's praise band does a subtlety restrained overdriven bluesy zippity-doo-dah in between the singing but there are songs which something more primitive and twangy would be more appropriate. So I was...
by Ray
Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Self defense delusions.
Replies: 11
Views: 537

Re: Self defense delusions.

There is a refrigerator sized, oft recidivistic, son of ham hereabouts who is legendary for carrying some ounces of lead/copper in his flesh from several different violent encounters without resorting to the emergency room. Thus far he has survived .380, 9x19, & .38 special......multiple shots !...
by Ray
Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Reprieve.....
Replies: 3
Views: 270

Re: The Reprieve.....

Ray .. you have a great way with words. A wordsmith such as yourself should have at least some of it in print. burger king seemed the logical choice for breakfast this morning. Bad idea. Agony not far from that described in the above narrative. One chamomile capsule chased by a mug of chamomile tea...
by Ray
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Reprieve.....
Replies: 3
Views: 270

The Reprieve.....

Old Doc. Ham (affectionate diminutive of Hamilton) got his M.D. courtesy of uncle sam, did a year in korea with a m.a.s.h. unit then another year at walter reed with the promise of fulfilling the obligations of his commission in the indeterminate future in either the reserve or ohio national guard. ...
by Ray
Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Turn off.....
Replies: 2
Views: 230

Turn off.....

the telly. Send the old lady shopping. Run the grand-imps outdoors. Pop some corn. Fetch the refreshing beverage of choice and go back in time..... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TWMEC1JDHf_uRpHMpzeZG2w1TDEhxZe6/view You might recognize misters taffin & taylor...... You might also need a magni...
by Ray
Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lee Liquid Alox
Replies: 26
Views: 1190

Re: Lee Liquid Alox

The Lee product is often mixed with paste wax and thinned with mineral spirits. Below is pre-mixed bulk amount. https://www.lsstuff.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=13&zenid=quq9t0fqgrljq5mflfol981sv2 wax/grease too..... https://www.lsstuff.com/ Straight all...
by Ray
Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPECIAL .44 Specials
Replies: 30
Views: 975

Re: SPECIAL .44 Specials

I've been doing this for nigh-on four decades but only about 20 years with the .40. If a full poured lead wadcutter is too heavy you can fill the case with hot glue, epoxy, caulking, r.t.v., cotton ball (tightly packed and wetted with elmers), drywall mud, etc. One of your navy balls dropped-in then...
by Ray
Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They found “unspent cartridge casings” at the crime scene…!
Replies: 11
Views: 582

Re: They found “unspent cartridge casings” at the crime scene…!

Over the years I've seen doctored x-rays in dead body shows and actual news (lol) broadcasts where there was an entire cartridge in the wound. They're incredibly stupid people, which doesn't make them any less dangerous. Maybe even the opposite. While most of those fotos are obvious fakes..... The ...
by Ray
Sat Jun 24, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 950

Re: Cast Performance Lube

These folk have quite an assortment of bullet lubes.....

https://www.lsstuff.com/
by Ray
Thu Jun 22, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leveractions in Hungary.
Replies: 6
Views: 382

Re: Leveractions in Hungary.

Ysabel Kid wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 7:54 pm I always enjoy his videos. :D
A little hard on the ears what with the thick accent but imagine how hard it would be for them to watch/listen to me butchering magyar !

I once joked that balzeth is bela lugosi's grandson 8)
by Ray
Wed Jun 21, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 356 buckhammer
Replies: 5
Views: 358

Re: 356 buckhammer

I found exactly one henry rifle on the shelf in de leon, texas for $1,000 and the ammo is out there in very limited supplies.....

https://www.powdervalley.com/product/re ... mmunition/
by Ray
Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer Hunting with Rossi 357 Magnum Factory loads ??
Replies: 21
Views: 2472

Re: Deer Hunting with Rossi 357 Magnum Factory loads ??

The federal american eagle 158 gr. soft nose seems to be quite popular. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0dMXKHUxjgQ&pp=ygUqZmVkZXJhbCBhbWVyaWNhbiBlYWdsZSAzNTcgbWFnIDE1OCBnciBqc3Ag "it is easy to mistake thinking a broadside shot is what your seeing when in reality the deer is standing at an a...
by Ray
Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Honoring ancestors
Replies: 18
Views: 616

Re: Honoring ancestors

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by Ray
Sat Jun 10, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Writing on a stock.
Replies: 15
Views: 587

Re: Writing on a stock.

Pardon the o.t. threaddrift but here is a strum-strum built from a kit that I stained with about three black sharpies. I got the idea from using them to stain a cva m.l. kit gunstock circa 1983. The black ink faded to plum purple on application and matched the pseudo rust browning on the steel/iron....
by Ray
Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: She said she missed me.
Replies: 12
Views: 677

Re: She said she missed me.

Just to clarify .. Ray WAS NOT writing about me! I have never lived or spawned in that part of the world. PS - I still have my spleen. Goodness, I sure hope folk don't take my tales too serious. The ones told first person give the idea that they are autobiographical but I assure you that is just th...
by Ray
Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: She said she missed me.
Replies: 12
Views: 677

They was.......

putting-up hay together the indian summer just before he was to muster with uncle lyndon's yacht club for basic training on lake michigan. She weren't no beauty by any means what with her dumpiness and moon face and frizzy doo but nature finds a way as the saying goes and they wound-up coitus in her...
by Ray
Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Day of Days
Replies: 8
Views: 415

Re: The Day of Days

My uncle was there. Landed with Company F, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division in the 1st wave at Omaha Beach. He was a medic and very busy that day. Of the almost 200 men in the company, only 50 or so made it off the beach alive. He made it through the entire war, had a very full life,...
by Ray
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: T.V.Z. Tuesday.....
Replies: 7
Views: 522

Re: T.V.Z. Tuesday.....

Yet another T.V.Z. tuesday..... There are so many stories on the inspirations of his songs that contradict one another that it is impossible to know the truth(s). In one interview Townes said, "we were at a birthday party in a bar and my girlfriend at the time ordered either a pitcher of margar...
by Ray
Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: T.V.Z. Tuesday.....
Replies: 7
Views: 522

Re: T.V.Z. Tuesday.....

T.V.Z. thursday.....

https://youtu.be/ITh33OlMzHg
by Ray
Tue May 30, 2023 3:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: T.V.Z. Tuesday.....
Replies: 7
Views: 522

T.V.Z. Tuesday.....

Any songwriters amongst us ? Do you like a sad song ? Townes Van Zandt is (was) the master of penning "tears in the beer" .....perhaps second only to old Hank.

https://youtu.be/VZUE7KTtUwE

Pardon the annoying ads.
by Ray
Fri May 26, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Sky Above and the Mud Below
Replies: 6
Views: 559

Re: The Sky Above and the Mud Below

The most pitiful fellow since Job in the O.T. is said to be an important influence on Russell. Townes' parents had him chemically lobotomized for behaviour unbecoming of a van zandt.....

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2829917E1888E88
by Ray
Wed May 24, 2023 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Climate Change?
Replies: 11
Views: 675

Re: Climate Change?

Just this a.m. on the spanish version of deutsche world news there was a report of a pseudo terrorist group dedicated to tracking down "climate change deniers" who post such denials on social media. Their goal is vehement ostracizing and shaming and "cancelling" to begin with wit...
by Ray
Fri May 19, 2023 9:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Henry revolver ...
Replies: 48
Views: 2847

Re: The new Henry revolver ...

With mister quinn's much respected endorsement I'll go as high as $500 including sales tax....or $454.44.....
by Ray
Tue May 16, 2023 7:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: would you pick a 357 pistol or a 45 colt for a gun fight
Replies: 48
Views: 2923

Re: would you pick a 357 pistol or a 45 colt for a gun fight

"I do not shop in Dallas anymore."

Bobby & Jerry singing an old folkie tune about the disreputable blocks of elm street.....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hreN9fNQh ... IGVsdW0%3D
by Ray
Mon May 15, 2023 6:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Henry revolver ...
Replies: 48
Views: 2847

Re: The new Henry revolver ...

https://www.henryusa.com/handguns/big-boy-revolver/

Doomed to failure at that price. Could only compete with Charter so $400 would be too much.....
by Ray
Sun May 14, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahhhhh, piggies!
Replies: 15
Views: 747

Re: Ahhhhh, piggies!

No resemblance. The Empress is much better dressed. According to whiffle in his most excellent tome re. swineherding, to render a pig as round as it can possibly be without bursting open requires a daily intake of 57,800 calories consisting of 4 pounds five ounces of proteins and 25 pounds of carbo...
by Ray
Sat May 13, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahhhhh, piggies!
Replies: 15
Views: 747

Re: Ahhhhh, piggies!

piller wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 7:08 pm Miss Piggy is not that bad. Killary? YUCK!!!!
The porcine actress who portrayed the "empress of blandings" in the 2012 b.b.c. miniseries.....
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I see some resemblance with the former first lady turned candidate.....
by Ray
Sat May 13, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahhhhh, piggies!
Replies: 15
Views: 747

Re: Ahhhhh, piggies!

When it was announced that kermit the frog had died of swine flu, a spokesman for miss piggie said that she had no comment on how he (kermit) could have contracted it.....
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by Ray
Fri May 12, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ahhhhh, piggies!
Replies: 15
Views: 747

Re: Ahhhhh, piggies!

Perhaps the wrong link ?

Every englisher or anglophile ought to read wodehouse's tales that feature pigs.....berkshires to be precise.....

Here's one.....

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id= ... up&seq=133
by Ray
Fri May 12, 2023 12:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: North Fork on Youtube
Replies: 4
Views: 285

Re: North Fork on Youtube

Way back in the day, it is said that when joyce hornady or john nosler or vernon speer would receive customer complaints of failed bullets they would ask, "where did this bullet come from ?" The irate customer would reply, "from a dead _____" All three said a variation on, "...
by Ray
Wed May 10, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Chilling Thought
Replies: 28
Views: 2815

Re: A Chilling Thought

My first thoughts were that colorado steve and the essay he cites is just "preaching to the choir" but there have been a few replies to recent posts re. the environment that infers that there are "co2 bad/global warming" folk here amongst us. One fellow mentioned his electric car...
by Ray
Tue May 09, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: would you pick a 357 pistol or a 45 colt for a gun fight
Replies: 48
Views: 2923

Re: would you pick a 357 pistol or a 45 colt for a gun fight

Hmmm... .357 or .45 Colt? My answer: Yes! Finally, the correct answer ! I have a few boxes of these..... https://www.sgammo.com/product/45-long-colt-ammo/50-round-box-45-colt-230-grain-jhp-hollow-point-ammo-made-sellier-bellot-s Though I'm not going to make any bets on expansion. Factory specificat...
by Ray
Tue May 09, 2023 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 996

Re: Minimum Fill

"postdate".....duh !.....that's a bidenish gaff that I cannot blame on autocorrect ! :oops:

Ray, shaking hands with empty space.....
by Ray
Tue May 09, 2023 5:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Minimum Fill
Replies: 24
Views: 996

Re: Minimum Fill

Earl, tell us more about this 244 powder. Back when powders of any name or number became scarce, I bought four pounds of 244 at a bargain price but it predates all of my manuals.
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An example of a 244 load for a .45 colt from a trustworthy online database.....