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- Sun May 26, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3175
Re: How About 1 Caliber and Done?
One caliber for rifles and handguns, I’m thinking 35 although it’s not my favorite for either. I suppose my 44s would work but I like having a flatter shooting rifle. Give one caliber for each, 30 for rifles, 45 for handguns. Still need a shotgun or three
- Sat May 25, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Scopes on revolvers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 569
Re: Scopes on revolvers
Eye relief is usually reduced as magnification increases. You could try loosening the rings and pulling the scope back until you get a full field at 8x. Hopefully your field of view will still be fine at lower magnification. That’s a lot of zoom at arms length
- Thu May 23, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite Rimfires?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1777
Re: Favorite Rimfires?
Easy for me. My early production 77/22 I got for Christmas when I was about 15. Bought a compact Burris for it. I replaced the trigger with a Dayton Traister when I was about 30. Will shoot about anything decently. Will one hole at 50 yards with a few loads. When something small needs to be shot, th...
- Sun May 19, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear creek supply bullets 25 auto
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1403
Re: Bear creek supply bullets 25 auto
Graf’s has Prvi Partisan FMJs available. Bullets not ammo
- Sun May 19, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The new US Military Rifle...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1069
Re: The new US Military Rifle...
Recoil? It is pretty much a higher pressure slightly smaller 7mm-08. In a AR-10 type rifle, it shouldn’t be bad for anyone. As a ballistics/cartridge nerd I find it interesting and better than anything 5.56mm. Honestly I can’t see it being than much better than 7.62x51. Yes smaller, more aerodynamic...
- Sun May 19, 2024 12:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear creek supply bullets 25 auto
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1403
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear creek supply bullets 25 auto
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1403
Re: Bear creek supply bullets 25 auto
Did Hornady and Speer discontinue their .251 bullets?
- Sat May 18, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 326
Re: Glock models (their numbering makes NO sense)
Funny video. Yep Glock model numbers are strictly chronological starting with their 17. I kept up through the twenties but it’s too much for me now.
- Thu May 16, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One more place for my 'never go to' list ..
- Replies: 9
- Views: 660
Re: One more place for my 'never go to' list ..
I manage to go into courthouses and onto airplanes and other prohibited spaces without ammunition here in the US. It is common sense to make sure you are not caring contraband when traveling in certain places. I don’t see any difference between these guys and Griner. They all brought things that wer...
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: @#!&%# Grrrr
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1163
Re: @#!&%# Grrrr
I lost a sock this morning. Reached into a sofa to feel around for it and pulled out my pocket Streamlight I lost a couple months ago
- Wed May 08, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Victorinox Caves to the PC crowd...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1476
Re: Victorinox Caves to the PC crowd...
Thing is almost anything on a multitool can be be used to stab someone
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1654
Re: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
Seems John Marlin's designs are the ones to clone these days...Henry, S&W, Aero, Rossi's long action, and of course Ruger.
I'm okay with the rifle but don't want one. I think it would make more sense in revolver calibers for it's purpose.
I'm okay with the rifle but don't want one. I think it would make more sense in revolver calibers for it's purpose.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4641
Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911
Kimber does recommend a break in. I don’t remember how many rounds, maybe 250. I did mine in one afternoon with steel cased Wolf which probably isn’t what Kimber had in mind. I had no problems. But I wonder if some of their bad reviews is guys taking a new pistol out the box and getting malfunctions...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2113
Re: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
Does your family need anything while your house is being repaired?
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 ACP SIXGUN
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2028
Re: 45 ACP SIXGUN
My Thunder Ranch version of the S&W 22 (model of 1950) is pretty sweet
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 ACP SIXGUN
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2028
Re: 45 ACP SIXGUN
My first experience firing 45 acp was in a Blackhawk. May have been my first firing of a single action, but definitely first for a centerfire single action.
I have some weird shooting firsts. My first 38, 357, and 45 Colts were in rifles. First 22 in a revolver. First 30-30 in a single shot
I have some weird shooting firsts. My first 38, 357, and 45 Colts were in rifles. First 22 in a revolver. First 30-30 in a single shot
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1030
Re: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
Is this 500 too long for a 1886? Or would a 1895 be more appropriate? It is almost three inches long, so about the length of the old Mauser battle cartridges. I would shoot it in say a Ruger No. 1, but in a handgun I think I would pass. The .500 is too short for an 1886. I run both a 50 Alaskan and...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1892
Re: Mystery solved or I’m not that bright
I remember my dad’s 79 Ford having powder burns on the oxidized gray hood from shooting his 25-06 across it
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Just one Blackhawk
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5089
Re: Just one Blackhawk
Make mine a stainless Bisley with a 5.5 inch barrel in 44 mag
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Uberti rolling block 22lr
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1714
Re: Uberti rolling block 22lr
Well I don’t think you would have any feeding issues!
I have no idea if they are quality or not but it sure is cute and classy looking
I have no idea if they are quality or not but it sure is cute and classy looking
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lever #4: .356 Winchester
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1807
Re: Lever #4: .356 Winchester
Nice rifle in very well balanced cartridge. The scope is um not for me.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1030
Re: 350 grains at 2,600 FPS - from a handgun....
Is this 500 too long for a 1886? Or would a 1895 be more appropriate? It is almost three inches long, so about the length of the old Mauser battle cartridges. I would shoot it in say a Ruger No. 1, but in a handgun I think I would pass.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lets talk power
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1351
Re: Lets talk power
348 and 356 are probably the closest in SAAMI cartridges for a tube fed gun. A 33 on a 444 Marlin case should get you there too, may have to shorten cases a tad.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 338 Marlin Question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1283
Re: 338 Marlin Question
I always felt like I missed out on the 356 Winchester and thought I might pick up a 338 Marlin when they debuted, with dies, brass and bullets too of course. I held a beautiful MX rifle but didn’t buy it. Shortly after, Marlin sold out to Remington, 338 was out of production and hard to find. I did ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
I wonder if Ruger may be incline to adapt their 480 to the 1894. I would think 480 Ruger and 50 AE would have similar capabilities
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Term "pistol" ....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1736
Re: The Term "pistol" ....
When growing up in the 70s and 80s, I heard the term pistol to refer to any handgun. When semiautomatics became dominant towards the late eighties, the gun press seemed to reserve the term pistol to these semiautomatics, with revolvers distinguished from the term, and handguns referring to both plus...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First Guns for newbies
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2524
Re: First Guns for newbies
My aunt who isn’t old, probably in her late fifties at the time, told my dad a few years ago she couldn’t pull the trigger on her Charter Arms 38. He bought her a 380 EZ. He gave me the 38 not long before we found out he was terminally ill. It’s nice for the pocket. It is hard to say with casual gun...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rem/Marlin 336BL, 30-30
- Replies: 5
- Views: 749
Re: Rem/Marlin 336BL, 30-30
Ugh!abar20manfan wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:11 pm They are going to replace the 2X-7X 28mm Compact with a Full Size 4X-10X 40mm that is about 3” longer than a compact
Unfortunately they don’t make compact scopes anymore
I have a Burris compact 3-9x on my 77/22. Nice scope
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
Quite a thumper for a 1894 Marlin I suspect
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aluminum receivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1331
Re: Aluminum receivers
The one I’m referring to is a 357 magnum
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First Guns for newbies
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2524
Re: First Guns for newbies
I think many women choose a small gun because it is light, cute, and fits their hand. Then they find it is too small to shoot well, hard to rack, recoils too much etc. I think many men buy guns that are a bit big because they shoot well, hold lots of ammo, looks cool etc. Then they won’t carry them ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aluminum receivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1331
Re: Aluminum receivers
The Huckleberry, imported by Gforce, made by Hugtech I believe
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why isnt there more variety?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2151
Re: Why isnt there more variety?
The gummy tips do have a substantially higher BC in smaller rifle calibers with the higher SD like 25 to 35 caliber. The handgun version or even the big rifle versions in 44 and 458 just do not bear this out. Plus, weights are limited because of length limitations, which introduces the need for diff...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Aluminum receivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1331
Aluminum receivers
I have been seeing 1892 Browning pattern guns with aluminum receivers out of Turkey on YouTube. Given how the 92 locks via two steel lugs on either side the bolt rear and against the rear of the receiver, do you guys think the aluminum will hold up or give headspace issues eventually?
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
Not sure if the 1894 Marlin or 92 Winchester designs are big enough. If either or both are, I think extraction could be worked out. I think the cartridge would be interesting in a repeating carbine.
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SC just joined the Constitutional Carry Club!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 494
Re: SC just joined the Constitutional Carry Club!
Maybe NC will get it if Robinson becomes governor. Sometimes I miss when our governor had no veto
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4641
Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911
Locked the action up tight on the 5th round. Had to tap the cylinder out with a small mallet. I'm not even sure how it got bound up so tight, possibly from the moon clip. The last remaining live round did not move, so it wasn't a bullet jump. Couldn't extract the clip without the mallet and drove t...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4641
Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911
There's no doubt that the 10mm is a powerful round and can be hard on 1911s, but it also depends on how you're loading it just like any other cartridge. Factory ammo can be really hot and one of the reasons I won't buy S&B again. I've had their 10mm damage a S&W 610 jb 8) Wow a 610? That’s ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4641
Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911
^^^^this is why we developed 10mm lite, and then 41 AE and 40 S&W 35 years ago
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Looking at a Kimber 1911
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4641
Re: Looking at a Kimber 1911
My full size CDP (Aluminum frame) has never had a malfunction. Both hands, either hand, dirty Russian steel cases, soft swaged lead bullets, JHPs, fmj, does not matter. They get a lot of flack as a brand, but my 1911 is a great pistol.
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nickel brass
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1576
Re: Nickel brass
Its main benefit is corrosion resistance
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2944
Re: Most accurate Blackhawk caliber?
I haven’t really seen accuracy problems with any of them outside point of impact issues with Vaqueros. I remember 45 ACP and 45 Schofield being accurate and very pleasing to shoot. I have seen an inaccurate Single-Six, or at least it was with 22lr.
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is this a good plan?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1705
Re: Is this a good plan?
Why not Valium? It is quite calming
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Short cases (.357)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2223
Re: Short cases (.357)
How short ARE those cases? (And how does Hornady get away with making brass outside of SAAMI specs?) Maybe they had to make them that way to get them to feed reliably -Stretch The bullets are longer so they make cases shorter to maintain OAL. No different than Stinger cases or ratshot cases being l...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Short cases (.357)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2223
Re: Short cases (.357)
Great, just great! And I just picked up a 200ct bag of Hornady 357 factory brass! :? :roll: Thanks for the heads up on what I have to deal with. You might check with Hornady, but they may not use all 'short' cases - hopefully just for the 'leverevolution' loadings. Measure them and see, I guess. Th...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Short cases (.357)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2223
Re: Short cases (.357)
I don’t think it will hurt anything to seat the bullet deeper and crimp because, as you can see the Hornady brass on the left has no crimp. As long as your pressure doesn’t run too high from the additional compression. FWIW Hornady recommends brass be trimmed to 1.240” for their pointy 140s. I thin...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Borrow for 30 seconds?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1260
Re: Borrow for 30 seconds?
I think your rifle is almost certainly a 303, as said above 303 will not fully seat in a 308 chamber. I believe the Enfield action is too short for ‘06 conversion. If you really want to be sure, maybe take it to your LGS and have them check it..
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jm stamped 444marlin XLRs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 867
Re: Jm stamped 444marlin XLRs
The XLR series is supposedly an accurized variant for longer ranges. They coincided with Hornady’s development of LeverRevolution ammo and the FLX bullets. I read up on them at the time but do not remember the details. Something about the relative fit the magazine, stock and barrel and a longer barr...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Short cases (.357)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2223
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some Tisas 1911's recalled
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1001
Re: Some Tisas 1911's recalled
The first recall of a 1911 I ever heard of. Only 113 years of development they could copy.