Dave, My family and Scout, Sam, Pants, Bruce and Edward littlehead are sorry for your loss. I've lost three good friends over the years and it don't get any easier. Like you I'd rather be with my dogs than alot of folks I know. I miss the ones that are gone, but I enjoy the ones that are here. Good ...

Wow, I never figgered it would go this way. I understand the physics of a sharp rap over a steady push, I was just thinking out loud. I've done some pretty crazy heinous stuff in my childhood, and I've found 22rf is pretty hard to set off. I would have never guessed that you could set one off agains...

Thanks for the thoughts. I'm not really worried about hitting it with a hammer, just thinking if it would be more controllable with the press. Hobie, maybe I messed up, not a reloading press, but a "c" press is what I've always called an arbor press. You can get little ones at the chinamar...

I sent Paco an email about the accurizer, and I'm waiting for him to answer. In the meantime I've been thinking. (You don't know how scared folks are here). Anywho what do you think about or has anyone tried using a "c" press to mash the bullet. It seems it might be a bit more controllable...

Mornin Folks, new guy here, just wanted to chime in. My favorite is a Marlin39A. Wife bought it at a Kmart back in about 82 or so and it was one of the best Christmas presents I've ever got. It's downrite majic. It'll outshoot anyone who uses it, it's just one of those guns. The sights have wore off...