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by antilley
Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.
Replies: 7
Views: 1216

Re: Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.

Thanks everyone ...... i will post pics when i pick it up. My first single action. Loaded some rounds for it tonight and look forward to shooting it ....
by antilley
Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.
Replies: 7
Views: 1216

Re: Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.

sorry guys ... it is stainless and the picture you posted.
by antilley
Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.
Replies: 7
Views: 1216

Impulse buy .... price check ruger new blackhawk.

So while i was in the the local pawn shop they put out a never fired Ruger New Blackhawk in .357 .... They had sold it to a guy that wanted to carry it and then decided it was too big and traded it back. Doesn't have a mark on it and comes with the box / documentation. Nickel and 6.5 inch barrel for...
by antilley
Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coonan to introduce 357 Magnum automatic pistol
Replies: 13
Views: 1328

Re: Coonan to introduce 357 Magnum automatic pistol

AJMD429 wrote:
UncleBuck wrote:Man, a .357 pistol would go great with the 1894 Marlin Cowboy model chambered in the same caliber :D
Yeah, but so does a regular 6-shot Blackhawk, or one of the 7-shot or 8-shot Taurus double action revolvers... :wink:

+1
by antilley
Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Re assembly question on a Model 94
Replies: 9
Views: 1195

Re_assembly..... new questions

Thanks again for the help ... It dawned on me that I could take an empty round and see if it would strike / fire the primer. Worked like a champ. Next question ..... I noticed when the bolt is completely closed the top portion (assume extractor?) raises up quit a bit. I see that the piece is hinged ...
by antilley
Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home Defense scenario
Replies: 57
Views: 5692

Re: Home Defense scenario

I would imagine my first line of defense will be the flying CPAP machine that I launch when i forget it is still connected .... followed by me falling down trying to step over my sleeping lab .... This wakes up the wife who is upset and hollering at me for waking her up ... followed by my dog jumpin...
by antilley
Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Preemie calf
Replies: 22
Views: 2310

Re: Preemie calf

BigSky56 wrote:Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family,

+1
by antilley
Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Re assembly question on a Model 94
Replies: 9
Views: 1195

Re: Re assembly question on a Model 94

Thanks everyone!@
by antilley
Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Re assembly question on a Model 94
Replies: 9
Views: 1195

Re assembly question on a Model 94

Moving the bolt to battery seemed a little stiff so I took the action apart and cleaned and inspected everything and put it back together. Up front I have never shot / handled a different 94 so I don't know how to compare the last portion of the cycle .... as the rising lug comes up it seems I have ...
by antilley
Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: tell me about Mt. holly N.C.
Replies: 13
Views: 1854

Re: tell me about Mt. holly N.C.

Thanks to all :D Stan , the move really is for my daughter who teaches high school math. She wants some acreage ,loves horses and she shoots a Marlin 1894 P! So she's looking in the Virginia ,N.C. area for a great school system and what I stated above. Any suggestions? Great school system? Have her...
by antilley
Thu May 26, 2011 7:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Price Check --- Tang Safety Version unfired 94 30. WCF
Replies: 1
Views: 456

Price Check --- Tang Safety Version unfired 94 30. WCF

Thinking of buying my young son a .30 WCF for Christmas and a local pawn shop has what appears to be an unfired 94 with a tang safety. I recognize that the safety version might not be for everyone, but it is something that can give my wife a bit more comfort as I buy him a rifle. The tag on the gun ...
by antilley
Sun May 22, 2011 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A few 30-30 reload quesitons....
Replies: 9
Views: 2104

Re: A few 30-30 reload quesitons....

Thank you
by antilley
Sun May 22, 2011 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A few 30-30 reload quesitons....
Replies: 9
Views: 2104

A few 30-30 reload quesitons....

I bought the Lee Pacesetter dies..... my assumption is one of the 3 dies is to just use some time of charging system while on press? (30-30) Since, I am a little new to reloading I have been loading a little light.... Federal primers Unique 11 gr Cast 155 RN Gas checked So, I was a little baffled fo...
by antilley
Sat May 21, 2011 11:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-You thank we may be over run with feral hogs!!!!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 4968

Re: OT-You thank we may be over run with feral hogs!!!!!!!

My boss goes from a "no gun household" to a FNH PS90 with a can to handle his hog problem South of Dallas .... he bought a cooker that can handle the entire hog.....
by antilley
Sun May 15, 2011 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: quick question on reload of this ammo...7.62x54r
Replies: 10
Views: 2106

Re: OT: quick question on reload of this ammo...7.62x54r

They are sold out .... I bet they did go quick. another qq: I slugged my barrel and it came to .313 .... any suggestions for a bullet? I shot 20 rounds of the Winchester ammo and it shot well enough to not worry about... But, I cannot find the dimension of their bullet anywhere. I see a hornady bull...
by antilley
Sun May 15, 2011 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: quick question on reload of this ammo...7.62x54r
Replies: 10
Views: 2106

OT: quick question on reload of this ammo...7.62x54r

http://www.smokewagongear.com/p-785-762 ... 2x54r.aspx

anyone tried this ammo? Also, it is re loadable with traditional primers?

Sorry again for the noob question.
by antilley
Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you "pull the trigger?"
Replies: 17
Views: 2643

Re: How do you "pull the trigger?"

Depends on the gun, and what I'm trying to hit. a) Semiauto plinking at a bouncing pop-can - pull trigger repeatedly and point gun in general direction of target :lol: b) Bench-shooting a Savage Accutrigger or Contender or Encore or other 'tuned' gun - take up whatever slack there is and poise just...
by antilley
Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your choice of trigger pull weight?
Replies: 19
Views: 3192

Re: Your choice of trigger pull weight?

by the time i have enough money to get the triggers worked .... i will be too old to care :)

we shoot em how they come out of the box.
by antilley
Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Johnny Ringo's Lawyer's business card.
Replies: 11
Views: 2441

Re: OT- Johnny Ringo's Lawer's business card.

i love hearing your Texas history stuff......

I had no idea that went on in Mason County .... my assumption that is Mason/ LLano area? I would love to have some Coopers Ribs again soon :)
by antilley
Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I need a small loan
Replies: 14
Views: 2334

Re: I need a small loan

Mike D. I am new to the forum ... but, enjoy your posts about what is rare and what is not rare....

So i have to ask ... is it reasonable for this seller to use the word 'Rare' in the description? :wink:
by antilley
Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: learned somethin'
Replies: 20
Views: 2981

Re: learned somethin'

Tycer wrote:Primers. See how far they shoot. :lol:
+1
by antilley
Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Absolutely stunning photography
Replies: 7
Views: 1340

Re: OT: Absolutely stunning photography

Unreal... thanks for sharing.
by antilley
Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Okay ..... Blue ribbon for one of the stranger looking guns
Replies: 4
Views: 799

Okay ..... Blue ribbon for one of the stranger looking guns

The Mosin is now ~7 inches shorter. (still need to lap in the crown) Yes, we did shoot it first and found it to be a fun gun to shoot.... it was a 41 Russian with nothing special on it. Used stain / paper / tongue oil from another project .... and YES we did paint the barrel / receiver with Hi Temp ...
by antilley
Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How's our folks in North Carolina? Come on guys, let us...
Replies: 12
Views: 2056

Re: How's our folks in North Carolina? Come on guys, let us...

This week missed us / we are on the border of NC / SC.
by antilley
Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7973

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

Shot it this last weekend (Winchester 180 gr) .... loved it. but, we are going to shorten it ... keep the stock .... and put a scout scope on the dovetail (lucky my rear site was not brazed) Just a picture to show you we are getting started.... still need to get some lapping compound.... but it is a...
by antilley
Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So you think you can shoot...
Replies: 33
Views: 5851

Re: So you think you can shoot...

I believe I watched a you tube video of the person the op was referring too and I was pretty impressed. I assume there are a lot of you that can shoot like that, but no one in my immediate family can. Hitting a pop can at 250 yards offhand with a revolver would be pretty kewl to see. I am also learn...
by antilley
Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Son competed in his first Cowboy Match (pic heavy)
Replies: 40
Views: 5102

Re: OT Son competed in his first Cowboy Match (pic heavy)

Thanks for sharing .... showed the entire family.
by antilley
Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: O.T. Stupid mistake...
Replies: 38
Views: 7430

Re: O.T. Stupid mistake...

I was going to remove that silly safety on my new model Rossi 92/44. I have had it four Years now and it is still on the top of the receiver. It gets the most use when I unload a full magazine. Sorry for your pain. You broke two of the most important rules of Gun Safety. Always keep the Firearm poi...
by antilley
Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Motorcycle pictures
Replies: 156
Views: 22901

Re: Motorcycle pictures

Been on and around motorcycles all my life .....owned many and the last to ride was a Honda VTX 1800 F2..... what a thrill. My dad was a honda dealer in Texas and had shops in the Abilene area for most of my life. We spent a lot of time going to race tracks.... When the kids get a bit older I will g...
by antilley
Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7973

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

I know it is a religious debate.... Different strokes for different folks. I respect both sides of the argument. Like going to a car show .... some folks like to see original cars / restored back to new condition including the thread used in a seat. I go and look for the 57 Chevy with a Big Block .....
by antilley
Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7973

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

ROFL .... greatness.

Thanks for sharing.
by antilley
Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7973

Re: Another Mosin Nagant question

I am afraid to go back to the 7.62 forum as I actually stripped the gun and put a stain back on it.... hope to shine it up this next weekend. I HAD no idea that doing this violated my agreement to carry around and make a shooter out of gun that was both ugly and had deep embedded cosmoline that real...
by antilley
Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: After 5 pages about removing pictures, let's see your PORN!
Replies: 35
Views: 7443

Re: After 5 pages about removing pictures, let's see your PORN!

Keep posting the pictures please ........ UNREAL is all i can say.

I am not sure my modest collection will ever be at this level .... but, I can give it a shot!!!!
by antilley
Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 30 die question..... reload question....
Replies: 14
Views: 2513

30 30 die question..... reload question....

Now that i have the .357 / .38 sorta figured out I thought i would move on to 30 30 loads. (pretty excited about 500 rounds to date) I hope to be able to shoot some type of cast (assuming it is cheaper) ..... do you need some type of belling device to seat a cast bullet? or will the 2 die sets work?...
by antilley
Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT--We all Age and get smarter.
Replies: 6
Views: 894

Re: OT--We all Age and get smarter.

my step dad was a big coon hunter and we rode mules in the woods a LOT. All of our hunting mules could jump fences and most of the time we didn't even take a trailer if we had 2 trucks going to hunt. we just jumped em in back of the truck. I spent most of my youth 'breaking' wild donkey's and mules ...
by antilley
Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: well went to pick up the Mosin Nagant and ........
Replies: 3
Views: 1154

well went to pick up the Mosin Nagant and ........

So i show up to pick up the MN and while doing the paperwork the ole' 41 Russian had a baby....... We had been looking for a used Marlin 60 and they had one in SS and I offered them 1 bill and they took it.... I think they were so busy looking at the MN they got side tracked and just sold it.... I d...
by antilley
Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Mosin Nagant question
Replies: 48
Views: 7973

Another Mosin Nagant question

I plan on picking up the Mosin Nagant this week (ordered from Buds) and we are planning on shooting the thing this weekend. I see all of the collector value questions, but really all we wanted was another inexpensive gun that would be fun to shoot out to 100 yard targets... am I missing the boat by ...
by antilley
Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An interesting levergun project ... on another site...
Replies: 1
Views: 654

An interesting levergun project ... on another site...

http://www.carolinashootersforum.com/sh ... hp?t=94365

I invited the forum member to this site .... i thought his project was a good read.....
by antilley
Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning 1886 upgrade project
Replies: 100
Views: 17566

Re: Browning 1886 upgrade project

unreal to look at that kind of craftsmanship.... thanks for sharing.
by antilley
Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rusty Range Report ..... .38's in a Puma 92
Replies: 3
Views: 730

Rusty Range Report ..... .38's in a Puma 92

Kiddo and I went and shot some of our reloads and had a ball. Attached is a 5 shot group at 40 yards.... (38's 158gr Copper plated 4.8 unique CCI 500) The three to the right are bench rest and the top and bottom are off hand. I was pleased, but certainly not sharpshooter status. But, love shooting t...
by antilley
Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Noob question..... bore evaluation
Replies: 5
Views: 1589

Re: Noob question..... bore evaluation

Thanks for the advice .....

I still wasn't sure how I would see all the things you pointed out until I visited Dicks Sporting Goods tonight..... The idea of a Bore Light had never dawned on me :)

It all makes much more sense today :)

Thanks again.
by antilley
Sun Mar 13, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Domain Names and Site Layout
Replies: 3
Views: 646

Re: OT Domain Names and Site Layout

i have owned / published / administrated several forums / sites ... so PM if you have any questions you don't get answered. I also do information security for a large financial firm ...... I would be glad to help you get started. Antilley At Gmail Dot Com Examples: http://Texasdirtoval.org -- small ...
by antilley
Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1st reloading attempt complete... do have a question....
Replies: 6
Views: 1023

1st reloading attempt complete... do have a question....

Please excuse the Noob questions..... loaded (93) .38's 4.8 grains of unique, 158 grain Copper plated FP, CCI 500 Loaded (135) .357's 6 grains of unique 158 grain Copper plated FP, CCI 550 Made a few mistakes along the way .... I expanded the first .357 case too much and the bullet fell in :) I seat...
by antilley
Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Noob question..... bore evaluation
Replies: 5
Views: 1589

Noob question..... bore evaluation

How is the best way to evaluate the bore of a rifle ..... I have done my best to see inside the bore with a light on one end and using the q-tip method of seeing a few inches on each end.... I see a shiny and can see what i believe to be the twist / rifling .... just don't know what / how to look fo...
by antilley
Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading .38's question
Replies: 7
Views: 1378

Reloading .38's question

Any reason to case trim 38's if being fired from a Puma 92?
by antilley
Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Front sight hood
Replies: 23
Views: 2968

Re: Front sight hood

+ 1 on the hood ....
by antilley
Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question on shooting a model 94 **reducing
Replies: 10
Views: 1471

Re: Question on shooting a model 94 **reducing

Well we had a chance to shoot 20 factory Remington loads down range this weekend. My boy (Freshman in high school) shot it half the time and left with a big smile on his face. I have to say the recoil is very manageable and more in line with what i thought a 30 30 would be. He asked me to find anoth...
by antilley
Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New to Reloading
Replies: 36
Views: 5493

Re: New to Reloading

do the Lee Hand press dies work on the turret style presses?