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Scott Tschirhart

A question for anyone who knows, any idea of the pressure of Linebaugh's 8 gr W231 load? Was looking at it over the weekend but couldn't find any pressure reference. It's over standard, just wondering how much. (Answered my own question on the 7.5 Titegroup load, it was in a Brian Pearce 2011 artic...

Scott Tschirhart

JimT wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:51 am That old boy in the wheelchair has experience, which definitely outweighs opinion.

I’m not really trying to change anyone’s mind. I’m happy to hear different opinions and perspectives.

I’ll never kill that many deer and I’ve probably killed 6-7 with a .223.

Scott Tschirhart

An interesting take on the subject.

https://youtu.be/5Ao1kdN7F4s?si=0MDyFG1mCg8i3k6-

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My cousin Doug Boyce lives in Palmer.

Welcome to the fire.

Scott Tschirhart

I went to a cowboy action match... but... forgot to check the number of rounds balls in the box... fell short! Stayed, spotted targets & recorded scores for the rest of the match. Getting a MDQ for failing to shoot 2 stages may seem a bit harsh... but not taking enough ammo to a gun fight is fa...

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High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 7:26 pm Beautiful Redhawk Scott! Perfect companion for the Shootist's Marlin.

Dave

Thanks Dave. I have been working with it a great deal lately and learning how to shoot it better. I’m impressed with Hamilton Bowen’s improvements.

Scott Tschirhart

7.5 gr of TiteGroup has turned out to be quite good, particularly in my Redhawk with the 270 gr Rim Rock Keith bullet.

I can push it harder, but I don’t see why I should.

Scott Tschirhart

Sounds like a great time! I’ve been trying to wear out my .45 Colt Redhawk but I’m afraid I’m not having a great deal of success.

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Interesting stuff Jim and it kinda parallels the decline in manhood in the general population over the same time period.

Do you think this is coincidental?

Scott Tschirhart

Wait till the Smartmatic issues are revealed.

Scott Tschirhart

When the election rigging scheme with Smartmatic gets to the front and center things will get really interesting.

Scott Tschirhart

There won’t be any ripples. That’s fear talking.

Scott Tschirhart

Nicely done!

Scott Tschirhart

Thing that concerns me is the precedence this gives to China to take out Taiwan. One has nothing to do with the other. Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York in 2020. Venezuela nationalized their oil industry, thus confiscating billions of dollars of American owned assets. Please ...

Scott Tschirhart

Our President ordered the raid on Venezuela this morning and am In full support. 4 reasons 1. 2020 warrants out of the Southern District of New York. 2. Emptying out the prisons and mental institutions and sending them here. AND refusing to take them back. 3. Dominion voting machines and election fr...

Scott Tschirhart

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Jan 01, 2026 12:24 pm Oh boy I can see it now, Jim and Scott are cahootinizing!
Glad you guys got to spend some time together!

I’m so blessed to have Jim back in Texas. You never know what we might come up with next.

Scott Tschirhart

I predict that Russia and China will do nothing.

Scott Tschirhart

Doesn’t the data make you feel a little nervous when you see such a glaring error?

Scott Tschirhart

It’s also a great understudy.

Scott Tschirhart

Took my second Shingles vaccine this morning and I feel like stuff. They told me at the pharmacy that sometimes the second shot can be rough.

They were right. But I feel much better today.

Scott Tschirhart

I was shooting 3 inch plates at 25 yards yesterday (harder than you think) and I think starting a range session with 100 rounds of .22 and shooting relatively less centerfire ammo might be a better way to go.

Scott Tschirhart

I bought a bunch of these and had nothing but good results. I’m running them through my Dillon and they feed and seat without any noticeable difference from domestic primers.

Scott Tschirhart

We shall see. I shared this with you specifically to make myself more accountable.

I don’t blame you for scoffing.

Scott Tschirhart

This was a new one on me. Though I saw that Del Toro fellow doing it with a Beretta in a movie one time.

https://youtube.com/shorts/w5IdE9iaMi0? ... Pnv7Twz9mZ

Scott Tschirhart

That’s part of the problem. I have so many guns that I just don’t shoot.

Scott Tschirhart

K22 Masterpiece. I bought this one last year. It is very much like the revolvers we used in the Houston Police Academy back in the early 1980s.

The grips are not original but they aren’t bad. It shoots as good as it looks.

Scott Tschirhart

I’m going to make a tough one this year.

No new guns. No used guns. No trading guns.

I have hubs that I have not even fully developed loads for.

So I am going to be content with what I have and not lust after something new or different. That means staying out of gun shops which is the hard part.

Scott Tschirhart

No doubt my friend. Both of us have lived interesting lives.

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Very relaxing

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And a good friend to share it with. We are blessed.

Scott Tschirhart

Looking forward to seeing your reports!

Scott Tschirhart

I saw a Seecamp chambered in .380 last week. Same size as the .32. Now that’s tempting.

Scott Tschirhart

It’s getting to be good weather for casting bullets.

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Jim, my Ruger shopkeeper is currently at Bobby Tyler’s shop. You can probably guess what he’s doing with it.

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But seriously:

https://youtu.be/RDaErsPXqcY?si=fseFw3ZWrU-vOe65

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Walt wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 7:35 am Hey Scott, send a picture or two of your new, now in-use loading room.

I’ll be sure to do that when I get home Walt.

It’s nothing special but I have moved things around a bit to accommodate myself better.

Scott Tschirhart

But there’s even more to it. Sometimes overwhelming force is appropriate.

Have you met Howard?

https://youtu.be/lMMyvL0KR5s?si=_pnWvExGvHDN9lmB

Scott Tschirhart

I think we spend a lot of time on marksmanship training. Not nearly enough on mechanics of running the gun and reloading.

What we don’t address as much as we should the mindset of a fighter.

Good video.

https://youtu.be/ZbPCerPVSDo?si=HlsF8M_DKMuk3MbJ

Scott Tschirhart

I’m in Virginia for Christmas and I miss my loading bench. Now that I have it in a separate building and climate control I can really enjoy loading.

I need to get back to casting my own bullets again. I’m too busy and that’s not a good thing.

Scott Tschirhart

Certainly something to consider.

I’m trying not to drop below the.32 H&R in a J frame. But I have to tell you that the Ruger LCP has a certain appeal at times.

But I can’t get a pocket gun to shoot better than this.

Scott Tschirhart

I agree that you are experiencing some unusually large groups. You may not even consider them to be “groups” at this point.

I have several of these guns and I have not seen any sort of problem making them shoot.

So I’m very interested in how you might make progress.

Scott Tschirhart

JimT wrote: ↑Sun Dec 28, 2025 6:23 pm There's a lot more chance that you will run into an evil human than you running into a dogman or sasquatch or yeti.

And that has been my real world experience Jim.

Scott Tschirhart

I’ve seen a grizzly bear up close.

I’ve never seen a dog man. I’ve never seen a Sasquatch. I’ve never seen a creature from Boggy Creek. I’ve never seen a boogie man.

My life is simple. I intend to keep it that way.

What I’ve seen I respect a lot more than rumors of things I haven’t even seen.

Scott Tschirhart

More.

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I’m on the Chancellorsville battlefield. I can’t explain why this place haunts me. I always visit the site where Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded. I can’t be here dry eyed.

Scott Tschirhart

I’ve found that these guns need to be pushed a little harder than the load you quoted. But I haven’t needed to go outside of the .45 Colt loads that I also use in my SAA.

Try stepping up to 8-8.5 gr of Unique with a 255 gr bullet.

Scott Tschirhart

It’s really good to know your family’s history. This history is just plain cool!

Scott Tschirhart

AJMD429 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 11:10 am

As to the adequate power of the 308 - remember the 30-06 bullet can be stopped by a collar bone...

Yeah, something just seems wrong about that.

Scott Tschirhart

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

Scott Tschirhart

The .308 has enough power for just about anything at an appropriate range. I have a friend from South Africa that killed an amazing number of Cape buffalo with a .308 bolt gun. I’ve never had the opportunity to hunt Cape buffalo. But the fact that someone else has done it makes me happy. For my part...

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