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- Tue May 07, 2024 8:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Savage lever in 30/30
- Replies: 10
- Views: 356
Re: Savage lever in 30/30
I've got a 1949 Savage 99 in 300 Savage that's a great shooter. I got it to round out my collection of leverguns and don't shoot it much as I prefer my Winchester 88 in .308 better. But both are fine examples of the state of the art.
- Sun May 05, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Big Kitty in my driveway
- Replies: 12
- Views: 556
Re: Big Kitty in my driveway
That's not a rare thing in our valley as we have all sorts of 'critters' roaming around from small squirrels, to bobcats, deer, elk, and bears.
- Sun May 05, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cinco De Mayo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 187
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another acquisition!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 381
Re: Another acquisition!
Hodgdon will hardly be a monopoly in the reloading business. They are the largest powder supplier, but other than gunpowder they didn't sell anything else reloading related. And RCBS has lots of competition already, so they also aren't a monopoly. I think this marriage wont affect any of us the wro...
- Fri May 03, 2024 10:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another acquisition!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 381
Re: Another acquisition!
I'm concerned that Hodgdon is becoming a monopoly in the reloading business and that means bad things price wise in the future.
- Fri May 03, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 951
Re: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
My eyes! My eyes! A new low in firearms for sure. Butt ugly is all I can say.
Edit to Add:
Not on a bet. Not if it was free. Not if they paid me to take it.
I'd be embarrassed to be seen in public with that monstrosity.
Edit to Add:
Not on a bet. Not if it was free. Not if they paid me to take it.
I'd be embarrassed to be seen in public with that monstrosity.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite.45 Colt bullet to be used interchangeably
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1160
Re: Favorite.45 Colt bullet to be used interchangeably
In 255grn bullets, I prefer the X-treme 255grn FP plated as it feeds in both my SAA and both my leverguns smooth as silk and doesn't lead up the barrels whereas the 255grn Keith style lead isn't as smooth feeding in my leverguns and being plain lead, I have to deal with lead deposits. That said, I g...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 45 Colt, 135 grain bullet
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1049
Re: 45 Colt, 135 grain bullet
In .357mag leverguns, my "high power" load is a Zero 158grn JSP bullet over 18.0 grns (Max) of Lil'Gun powder. It produces higher velocities at much lower peak pressures than H110 which was my previous load. The velocities were recorded at the same range, with the same temps, same rifles, ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 750
Re: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
I've heard tons of stories from friends and my kids of the "stuff" that goes on in the workplace these days. Thank God I was able to retire in September of 2007; over 16 1/2 years ago.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great gun show finds this morning. Again!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 896
Re: Great gun show finds this morning.
I guess the moral of the story is, I need to stop trying to be organized. Something always goes missing. jb 8) I'm just the opposite. If I don't organize my stuff it's gone. Everything has to have it's place or I'll lose it. My wife loves it because everything is always neat and in it's place. Been...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 891
Re: Howdy from Georgia!
Welcome to the fire from Colorful Colorado.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 300 Blackout to 600 yards
- Replies: 2
- Views: 180
Re: 300 Blackout to 600 yards
I set up a Henry H001 .22 lr with a Lyman rear sight to give me a chance at 300 yards and found the results interesting. While I could dial in the elevation, the wind made the prospect of actually hitting what you were aiming at almost random. Even when there was no apparent wind at all the drift be...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I know what he means
- Replies: 9
- Views: 670
Re: I know what he means
I know exactly what you mean. I grew up in Northern California in the 50's and 60's when it truly was the 'Golden State'. No, it along with all of the 'Left Coast' cities have devolved into dung heaps. That's why I escaped to Jefferson County in Colorado back in 1980 where even though the Denver are...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 719
Re: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
A few more of my collection of jpgs. Jimmies First Gun is a Remington.jpg Marlin 90.jpg A gunshop in downtown San Jose, CA in the early 60's my dad took me to to get some ammo had this sign on the back wall. I always thought the levergun depicted (a '73) was cool looking even as a early teen. Winche...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ny police officer shot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 315
Re: Ny police officer shot
Do as I say, not as I do.
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 719
Re: How many of you miss the old Marlin print ads?
I have a bunch of the old adds in jpg. format. Here are a couple I like.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Is This Our Future?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 430
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 854
Re: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
My home and auto insurance yearly renewal is coming up in early May and I've already started pinging the independent company to put together some info on competitive rates from various companies. I've read here that the rates are going up between 25-40% this year alone!! I expect the quote from my c...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 854
Re: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
Good to know about Kaiser and Japan as my son and I are going there in September.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 854
Re: Affordable Health Care (DirectPay)
Kaiser is almost a 'Direct Pay' approach as the insurer is also the provider.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reloading Setups
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1426
Re: Reloading Setups
I'd say go with Dillion. A progressive makes a poor choice for someone just starting reloading. But you're experienced so buy what you will eventually end up with first. I disagree that a Dillon progressive makes a poor choice for someone just starting because of 2 processes you've overlooked. With...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reloading Setups
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1426
Re: Reloading Setups
What ever floats your boat I say! Reloading should be all about relaxing and enjoying the time spent ! Thoughts of saving money are there but not so much as it used to be. It is my hobby and I do what I can, how ever I want and when I want to safely to enjoy it! I agree completely! It's a hobby tha...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 901
Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
One of the best things about living in our valley is that we have an equestrian center about 2 blocks and a 4 minute walk down the street from our home with over 35 miles of trails to ride just in our valley. While I don't own a horse myself now, I have friends that do who are too busy to ride as mu...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1992
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1672
Re: Howdy Ya'll!
Welcome from Colorado! Right nice levergun you've got there.
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Armor on a budget
- Replies: 16
- Views: 814
Re: Armor on a budget
The M48 was the Patton? Yes, the M48 Patton tank was a replacement for the M47 Patton tank. It had the same basic armament; a 30 cal co-axial MG, a M-2 50 cal TC MG and a 90 mm main gun. The M60 never was officially named like the Patton was as it was considered an improvement on the M48 design. Be...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Armor on a budget
- Replies: 16
- Views: 814
Re: Armor on a budget
I got it. That's I was commenting on how much fuel they did burn. Everything about them is big, heavy and expensive.
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Armor on a budget
- Replies: 16
- Views: 814
Re: Armor on a budget
I'm all about Armor and Main Battle Tanks. But they were certainly NOT on a budget! At approximately 4 gallons of diesel to the mile, they sucked up a lot of fuel. Further, the 30 cal coax MG and 50 cal TC's MG spit out dollars every time you pulled the trigger. Then the main gun ate hundreds of dol...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1069
Re: Panic time. . . . an ECLIPSE…!!!
Our daughter lives in Austin, dead center of the track so we're going done to visit and watch the day turn to night. Only a couple of days for me and our son who'd going from Boulder, but the wife is staying until the 20th to visit and have some 'girls time'. I'll be 'batching it' for a couple of we...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sad Day
- Replies: 12
- Views: 979
Sad Day
West Point Drops 'Duty, Honor, Country' from mission statement.
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/w ... statement/
https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/w ... statement/
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: are Rossis getting better?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2804
Re: are Rossis getting better?
Doc, One 1886 Winchester would equal a years worth of production from Rossi. 🤪 I would never send my money to an overseas company that won’t let it’s own citizens own guns in the free way we have it. I don’t have any Ballards and I sure as heck wouldn’t give 3 cents for any Rossi made……same goes fo...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Went to a gun show today
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1882
Re: Went to a gun show today
I use to go to the Tanner GS here in Denver from about 1981 in the old convention center. It was the largest show in Colorado and had everything but it started to fade about 2016 and then COVID hit. When it came back it had moved to a hotel conference area and was just about ARs, jewelry and sky hig...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guilty!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1648
Re: Guilty!
He could have done what I have seen others do ... pick up the pistol and put his finger in the trigger guard .. cock the hammer and let go of it and BOOM! Finger in the trigger guard on the trigger. It is still negligent and careless, a result of not knowing what you are doing. I agree, however, it...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guilty!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1648
Re: Guilty!
They should pass a law making every person on a movie set where firearms are present take an extensive firearms training course to familiarize them selves with the firearms,safety and protocol That would be great! Most of the 'Snowflake Actors' would refuse to learn about those 'evil implements of ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guilty!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1648
Re: Guilty!
Not commenting on her verdict but Baldwin must be found guilty as his 'accidental discharge' of his single action Colt wasn't accidental it was a purposeful act. We here all KNOW that it takes 2 separate and distinct actions involving 2 different parts of his hand to cock and then fire a single acti...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nickel brass
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1020
Re: Nickel brass
While it's not been my experience, many folks say that nickel cases are more brittle than brass and crack sooner. I still have many nickel .38 Spl cases from the 60s, 70s & 80s that have been reloaded dozens of time without any hint of cracking... many have been resized so many times that the n...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nickel brass
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1020
Re: Nickel brass
I've also found that they clean up much easier than brass and as the nickel plating is smoother, they slide into the resizer easier than my brass ones.
In addition, I use nickel brass to separate my lighter SA pistol loads from my levergun loads of the same caliber.
In addition, I use nickel brass to separate my lighter SA pistol loads from my levergun loads of the same caliber.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sight in any long gun in one shot…?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 898
Re: Sight in any long gun in one shot…?
A friend of mine has a variation on the "hold it still" approach. He has a Lead Sled that he clamps his rifle to, fires a shot, ensures that the scope is back on the aim point and then adjusts the scope to the impact point. He let me use it to sight in my Winchester 88 with a Redfield Scop...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Brown truck just left !
- Replies: 10
- Views: 820
Re: Brown truck just left !
Check out this link:
https://shootersreference.com/reloading ... inchester/
https://shootersreference.com/reloading ... inchester/
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bear Creek Supply coated bullets
- Replies: 10
- Views: 583
Re: Bear Creek Supply coated bullets
I've used them for years in my semi-auto and SA pistols, leverguns and recently in my Ruger Original PC4 and like them a lot for plinking and general shooting. I use both his .38/.357 158 and 180 grn bullets mostly in my Rossi leverguns but also in my SA, .40 cal 155, 180 and 200 grn bullets in my G...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: gun free zone
- Replies: 7
- Views: 557
Re: gun free zone
Migrant from Venezuela. I'll bet he's an illegal.
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: rapid response strategy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 739
Re: rapid response strategy
Goes to show that wisdom can come with age.
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1368
Re: The Freezing weather has gone on past but
The 'light dusting' of maybe a 1/2" of snow predicted for our valley SW of Denver last night at 10 pm has turned into a full on snow with at least 3" on the ground and still snowing with about 2+ more hours before it moves out. That's enough snow that the snow plow just went down our stree...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W Lever gun
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3487
Re: S&W Lever gun
$3,500!
No way is it worth anywhere near that.
No way is it worth anywhere near that.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2549
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2549
Re: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
Anyone have hard data on the 357 round v barrel length question? Yes, I do for 20" and 24" Rossi 92s in 38spl & .357mag as well as for 19" and 24" Uberti 66/73 in .45 Colt. The velocity differences vs barrel length are very much dependent upon the powder chosen and bullet we...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Reporter Was Lucky!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1029
This Reporter Was Lucky!
Good thing she didn't realize that the 'dog' that walked right by her was actually a Mountain Lion!!!!!!!!
https://youtu.be/fM4uo9UNVBk?si=MLU49KRNd8bn8icd
https://youtu.be/fM4uo9UNVBk?si=MLU49KRNd8bn8icd
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Its been a long while
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1588
Re: Its been a long while
Welcome!
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blue Norther
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1899
Re: Blue Norther
Well, it's a balmy -8° in our back yard and snowing right now at 10 am. Pin Point weather forecast it at -5° going down to -7°at 6 pm tonight so I guess we shot right past that already. They're forecasting that it will start to 'warm' a bit (-2° by midnight) and continue to 'warm' until by Wednesday...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Blue Norther
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1899
Re: Blue Norther
They showed a map of the US with the temps and wind chill factors and this cold snap is affecting the entire middle of the country. We don't have it bad in Colorado compared to the middle northern states and like them, we're use to this weather and prepared for it. I'm concerned for the lower states...