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- Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Black Hills Ammo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 745
Re: Black Hills Ammo
Excellent product.
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Slot Blank Won't go In
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1178
Re: Slot Blank Won't go In
One more long-neck and I would have said the exact same thing.Mescalero wrote:The co-efficent of expansion for modern alloyed steel is 13 millonths per inch of linear measurement
per degree of temperature departure from ambient.
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wasted 4 hours trying to mount a Marbles tang sight
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1720
Re: Wasted 4 hours trying to mount a Marbles tang sight
I was all fired up to get this thing installed on my Browning 1886 SRC. I don't have a #21 drill bit and 10/32 tap, but I confidently mounted it with the tang screw and marked the spot for the top hole. Then I eagerly rushed off to town to purchase a #21 bit and a 10/32 tap. Four hours later I stil...
- Sat Jun 22, 2013 8:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I have scoped my leveraction!
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3802
Re: I have scoped my leveraction!
Peep or Tang sight=Ok. Scope=UnTexican.
- Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BIRTHDAYS should I post?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2096
Re: BIRTHDAYS should I post?
It izz what it izz.
- Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 Colt Fans - Guns Mag Aug '13
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3282
Re: 45 Colt Fans - Guns Mag Aug '13
Thanks.... Just ordered the Rag.........
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Traveling in the US
- Replies: 15
- Views: 800
Re: Traveling in the US
Your perspective is valued and respected, and will be shared. Many of the patients I see who most appreciate the U.S. are those who spent the first part of their lives elsewhere. The spoiled yuppie-kids are the ones who say how 'bad' it is here, and want to change it to a third-world socialist dict...
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Traveling in the US
- Replies: 15
- Views: 800
Re: Traveling in the US
Most will agree with you... and we like it this way too! (Except for the Obviously bias News)
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Please Have A Thought About My Drinking....
- Replies: 108
- Views: 7475
Re: Please Have A Thought About My Drinking....
Addiction of any type is always a tough one. The first thing, as you have done, is to reach out and talk about it. Good for you. Try and take a negative and turn it into a positive somehow. Refocus your thoughts onto other interests to occupy your time. If you stick with something that takes up your...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
It does however point out that this has been done numerous times and published on the web and as far as I know(please correct me) no one has died or recieved a serious injury. I think we are all in more danger driving to the range than this. Or hunters getting snow in their muzzle. To think this ea...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
1930 Vs 2013... Not relevant.
You Tube. Please read the Disclaimer on the video itself from the maker. Video is irrelevant also.
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
They do a little more damage backwards! It's a boatailed flatpointed wide hollowpoint :) Hits like Thor's hammer I bet! Accuracy? Do a little more damage backwards! Can't afford the appropriate bullets? Wad cutters are an excellent choice for this instead of a possible safety risk. I bet you can't ...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
And when folk reverse thier car your opinion is? And when folk swage bullet jackets from spent 22 cases is that also all wrong? And when a patched ball rifle happens to shoot well sprue down is that all wrong too? N. :wink: When folks reverse their car.... It's because it's designed for that activi...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
Ok eye bite, you take alook at these, http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wadcutter+image&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7_____en-GB&redir_esc=&ei=mkO7UdT8HKWK0AXNioBI and these, http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=boattailed+bullet+i...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
Another fine hunt, Nath, and thank you for sharing. I just had friends from Cambridgeshire visit and they were explaining just how much hunting opportunity there still is in many parts of England. They also told me there is a serious problem with over-abundant deer. Do you ever get to hunt them Nat...
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just a stroll before the rain came.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1084
Re: Just a stroll before the rain came.
Wondering what the Paper Punch would look like on a target, considering it's aerodynamically flying backwards against the engineering.
- Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A good no-filler load for my vintage 38-55
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2275
Re: A good no-filler load for my vintage 38-55
Excellent research and the Facts speak for themselves. Good Job and an Excellent post.
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went for a stroll, seen deer.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1735
Re: Went for a stroll, seen deer.
Here is a picture of a Melatonin deer as I am told. We use to live in an area that held a small conclave of them.
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1st Edition Laser-Cast Load Manual?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1882
Re: 1st Edition Laser-Cast Load Manual?
I use Laser Cast almost exclusively. Sticking to the Lyman or Suggested powder loads of the powder manufacturers, the bullets them selves are excellent. As far as the manual?
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-70 Cowboy Dies...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1903
Re: 45-70 Cowboy Dies...
Just talked with Cabela's this morning about my "Back ordered" set. Looks like it will be in that status for some time to come. 45-70 Brass is back ordered 15 weeks at the minimum and on into the unknown past then. Flea-bay here I come.
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: China
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1397
Re: China
bulverde? Nice town. Hoping to move to Corpus Cristi waterfront soon. Yes, China food products are HIGHLY questionable if not deadly at times.bulldog1935 wrote:yes, and neither do the MDs that I knowEye-Bite! wrote:I never-ever eat anything that is a product of China.
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45-70 Cowboy Dies...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1903
45-70 Cowboy Dies...
Been doing some research on these dies. Question, I plan on loading primarily Lead-sleds in my newly acquired Browning 1886. As an option, will these also load Jacketed bullets? Most posts on other sights suggest Lee or talk about another caliber rather than the 45-70. Any clarifications would be ap...
- Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I finally broke down and shot it....NIB Winchester Trapper
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1939
Re: I finally broke down and shot it....NIB Winchester Trapp
Shoot and Shoot away... Enjoy what you have earned. Good job.
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Factory reject ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1308
Re: Factory reject ammo?
After reexamining my newly purchased ammo... The crimp seems to be "Over Crimped". At the 2, 4, 8, and 10 O'Clock positions and evenly spaced to indicate so. I would guess that is is machine caused.
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Factory reject ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1308
Re: Factory reject ammo?
Looks like a wee bit overcrimped, don't you think!! That is what grabbed my attention. Looks like someone pulled out all the stops on the crimping machine. You are correct. I will try and work my way that way today.... As I remember from yesterdays quick scan the crimp looked excessive if not the b...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Factory reject ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1308
Re: Factory reject ammo?
Absolutely!Thunder50 wrote:Looks like a wee bit overcrimped, don't you think!!
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Factory reject ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1308
Re: Factory reject ammo?
Here is a Photo of the 45-70 Goobermint, Winchester Ammo I just bought. These are the Worst of the two boxs.
- Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Factory reject ammo?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1308
Re: Factory reject ammo?
The local classifieds is selling "factory reject ammo" for 9mm and .223 for breakdown into components. Bullets, brass look good and cases are primed. I've seen factory seconds ammo, where there is a blemish or something, but what exactly is rejected ammo? Are the loads inconsistent or low...
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:54 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: China
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1397
Re: China
I never-ever eat anything that is a product of China. When I hear or read "Made in China" It reminds me of Harbor Freight. As the saying goes.... Never buy anything from China that has more than one moving part. (is this a political post?)
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Audiophiles.....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 565
Re: Audiophiles.....
I hear it also, just not the Ear ringing penetration part we all know to protect ourselves from.Thunder50 wrote:Don't know about everyone else, but I have heard the report when I have fired at a game animal. Just doesn't seem as loud though
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 6:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Audiophiles.....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 565
Audiophiles.....
There was a post the other day that said something to the effect that while out hunting that person didn't hear the rifle report. I have been saying that for years too. When I go to the range or just plain plinking, I always use hearing protection. Now, while hunting, it's a different story. I don't...
- Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2218
Re: What is it?
Eye-Agree! That is funny!Old Savage wrote:Clearly a quarter can't tell the date.
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Look What I found in my Linotype!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 595
Re: Look What I found in my Linotype!
Not the "NRA" we know and love http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/NewDealNRA.jpg New Deal NRA....."National Recovery Act".....The beginning of the end of a GREAT country.....Where all "Gimmi" programs started! We are now into the 5th generation of some ...
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Look What I found in my Linotype!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 595
Re: Look What I found in my Linotype!
A neighbor who knows I cast bullets gave me a couple coffee cans of Linotype a while back. I was mixing it with pure lead, a handfull at a time, when something happened to catch my eye. http://images55.fotki.com/v1603/photos/3/36012/69369/NRALinotype-vi.jpg Interesting find to say the least! Gun Ro...
- Fri Jun 07, 2013 6:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cowboy Dies Causing Problem
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3662
Re: Cowboy Dies Causing Problem
Eye-Agree! That's Funny!BlaineG wrote:I first thought of probate problems.....Who gets the horse....Cowboy Dies Causing Problem
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 bullet recommendations
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4577
Re: 30-30 bullet recommendations
I am no .30-30 expert but all of what I have heard from old hunters in the first person sounds like the last few posters. Now granted I live in Virginia and we mostly hunt Deer and Black Bear (wish we had Hogs here) no-one outside of those who worship the gun rags thinks the 30-30 lacks anything in...
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Cabinet photo of frontiersman with 1886 Winchester.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2539
Re: Old Cabinet photo of frontiersman with 1886 Winchester.
Do Eye see a ROLEX?
- Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 bullet recommendations
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4577
Re: 30-30 bullet recommendations
The 30-30 has been around since 1894. Far longer than any of the exotic modern bullets people are fawning over. It is a proven game getter and it's only shortcomings are those who don't acknowledge it's abilities. The standard ammunition and components available for it have been refined and improve...
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Cabinet photo of frontiersman with 1886 Winchester.
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2539
Re: Old Cabinet photo of frontiersman with 1886 Winchester.
Generally speaking, on the backside of the photo "Should" be a stamping of the Photo Studio.
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Putting up the flag
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1178
Re: Putting up the flag
What most of us think just put to words. Thanks.
- Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: what can be done with reciever flaking on post 64 Win 94's??
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2417
Re: what can be done with reciever flaking on post 64 Win 94
Win94, I took a 1975-vintage Model 94, that looked like this: http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k185/hagler1966/ReceiverBefore.jpg I sanded it, with progressively finer grits of wet-or-dry sandpaper, until I got to 600 grit. I then degreased it, and used Birchwood - Casey Super Blue on it. I applie...
- Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need some input with my failed attempt at wood filler.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1630
Re: Need some input with my failed attempt at wood filler.
Wood repair is always a situation where whatever works best for you or what ever you are able to live with. There are many good repairs out there and the one that works is the one that suites your taste.
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: old gas torches
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2721
Re: old gas torches
when I was 7-8 years old my dad light it up and it scared the living Ticks out of me... Now I have it and won't go near the darn thing.
- Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever's and Cast Bullets
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1220
Re: Lever's and Cast Bullets
Levers, Lead Sleds, and Single Actions revolvers..... a Marriage that was meant to be.
- Fri May 31, 2013 7:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An Under The Christmas Tree Dream...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1085
Re: An Under The Christmas Tree Dream...
Facts are indeed Facts!
- Fri May 31, 2013 6:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bowmag .357 Arrows?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 519
Re: Bowmag .357 Arrows?
Technology(?) in search of an application.
The thought of a missed shot and the arrow(?) hits a rock or another solid object causing the Bhoolet to cascade off into the surrounding area! ....ok, time for a Coffee!
The thought of a missed shot and the arrow(?) hits a rock or another solid object causing the Bhoolet to cascade off into the surrounding area! ....ok, time for a Coffee!
- Thu May 30, 2013 11:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever's and Cast Bullets
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1220
Re: Lever's and Cast Bullets
Eye-Agree!
- Wed May 29, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New woods walking handgun with pics now FS
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8059
Re: New woods walking handgun with pics now FS
Eye-Like it Too!
- Wed May 29, 2013 6:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oklahoma Tornado Relief Donation:Salvation Army vs Red Cross
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2399
Re: Oklahoma Tornado Relief Donation:Salvation Army vs Red C
Coffee and DHo-Nutts for ThEE and Millions for ME!!!
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