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by adirondakjack
Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ice Pilots = Cool Old Planes
Replies: 7
Views: 807

Re: Ice Pilots = Cool Old Planes

I get cold just watching that show!!! The mechanics working the line, when it is that cold, have my respect. Of course, as do the line mechanics working during all temps, while serving our country!! Hats off to them. You got that right. I was a B-52 crew chief, and my nightmare was getting orders t...
by adirondakjack
Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This story will scare you, it scares me more!
Replies: 32
Views: 3841

Re: This story will scare you, it scares me more!

To me, living as I do where even an ambulance is a 20 min. response, and deputies often far longer, two pegs stuck in the woodwork above the front door to keep babies from getting to it is "safe storage" for my HD rifle. That's where it lives. One in the shop/office too.
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If leverguns.com were to headstamp brass, what caliber?
Replies: 46
Views: 4359

Re: If leverguns.com were to headstamp brass, what caliber?

Fifty to 100 THOUSAND pieces, half the money up front, plus the cost of the headstamp die. The balance due on delivery. AND somebody has to receive and handle it. Starline won't stock it. BTDT, got the tee shirt.
by adirondakjack
Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New grips and polish on the birdshead
Replies: 21
Views: 2049

Re: New grips and polish on the birdshead

VERY nice!
by adirondakjack
Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 32 S&W UPDATE!
Replies: 31
Views: 2617

Re: 32 S&W

I think of mine as jewelry that shoots. Not practical, but still fun.
by adirondakjack
Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 32 S&W UPDATE!
Replies: 31
Views: 2617

Re: 32 S&W

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/IMG_1157a.jpg Circa 1882, S&W "Double Action" (that was the model name, and is the origin of the term). Though a BP gun, I shoot 77 grain LRN bullets on top of a WEIGHED 1.4 grains of Unique for CAS side matches. Even though it's a...
by adirondakjack
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: loc-tite or elbow grease?
Replies: 8
Views: 1058

Re: loc-tite or elbow grease?

The weakest version would be OK, as would a tiny dot of enamel model paint applied to one side of the threads with a tooth pick. It need not be tight. It just needs not to get loose unless and definitely when you want it to. Another option is blue silicone form-a-gasket on the threads. It won't back...
by adirondakjack
Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unconventional .410'ng
Replies: 35
Views: 1909

Re: Unconventional .410'ng

LOL My ole man did something like that with a shortish barrelled 20 ga. He used an arrow shaft with a small tennis ball-ish dog ball on the end and a bit of tape wrapped around the base end as a wad to hold the shaft against the inside of the shot cup. It seriously retrained a neighborhood dog that ...
by adirondakjack
Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gunshow talk #2
Replies: 6
Views: 663

Re: Gunshow talk #2

"I quickly realized that 'gun control' was not an issue 'sportsmen' necessarily cared about, as long as their particular segment of the hobby wasn't inconvenienced. We would have gotten a more motivated and understanding audience for the concept of "freedom", if we'd set up a table a...
by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another lever wrap
Replies: 6
Views: 966

Re: another lever wrap

by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I want a new woods knife.
Replies: 83
Views: 11104

Re: I want a new woods knife.

You could do a lot worse than a simple Russell Camp knife. Carbon steel, strong and takes a helluva edge.

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by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Man takes 17 bullets and still needs to be handcuffed? Why
Replies: 75
Views: 6772

Re: Man takes 17 bullets and still needs to be handcuffed? Why

I'm reminded of the infamous LA bank shootout. When we first saw the film, my dad opined, "ONE round apiece from a 4" .357 mag revolver fired from a rest by a man with a cool head would have ended it. Instead we have spray and pray, cops down, and one guy turned into a lawn sprinkler befo...
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: another lever wrap
Replies: 6
Views: 966

Re: another lever wrap

Glad ya liked it. I started out making em by hand, and that quickly got to be too much like work :) So I paid a fellow in Canada to make the die and had a friend with a "clicker" machine source the leather locally and punch out a pile of em. I've probably sold 1000 of em. The only non-loca...
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Man takes 17 bullets and still needs to be handcuffed? Why
Replies: 75
Views: 6772

Re: Man takes 17 bullets and still needs to be handcuffed? Why

I'm reminded of the infamous LA bank shootout. When we first saw the film, my dad opined, "ONE round apiece from a 4" .357 mag revolver fired from a rest by a man with a cool head would have ended it. Instead we have spray and pray, cops down, and one guy turned into a lawn sprinkler befor...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Target crown on my stevens favorite
Replies: 8
Views: 744

Re: Target crown on my stevens favorite

My Favorite is also flat across the muzzle. If ya look close it has the slightest bit of a chamfer at the actual bore, like they simply used a handheld deburring tool. It's original.
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Restarting into casting?
Replies: 23
Views: 3075

Re: Restarting into casting?

I think Lee six cav. molds are OK with some TLC to get em right. their 2 cav. molds suck. A GOOD iron or brass mold is an investment that will make you smile. If I needed a custom mold I'd use Brooks Molds. For stock stuff I like Lyman or RCBS.
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pocket Watches
Replies: 41
Views: 3856

Re: Pocket Watches

I've got a few, ranging from "meh" silver plated off brand "dollar watches" to a nce old 14K filled Elgin and a 14K solid case Waltham (below) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/_32-desktop.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/adirondack_jack/2012-01-24_15...
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington R1 1911
Replies: 21
Views: 2609

Re: Remington R1 1911

I've seen em being made and handled but not shot one. Have not heard a single "lemon" story about em. I own a GI series SA, and it was a mess when new, but SA did a bang up job fixing it, even a free upgrade to a match barrel to make it group. My Mil-Spec is a 'NM' version meaning it was ...
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington R1 1911
Replies: 21
Views: 2609

Re: Remington R1 1911

I've seen em being made and handled but not shot one. Have not heard a single "lemon" story about em.

I own a GI series SA, and it was a mess when new, but SA did a bang up job fixing it, even a free upgrade to a match barrel to make it group.
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody Had Luck ordering Marlin Parts from Remlin??
Replies: 5
Views: 1005

Re: Anybody Had Luck ordering Marlin Parts from Remlin??

Griff wrote:I ordered a set of sights for a Marlin Cowboy... in stock and in my hand inside a week. Great service, and the price was fair.
Makes sense because they buy em from Marbles...
by adirondakjack
Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody Had Luck ordering Marlin Parts from Remlin??
Replies: 5
Views: 1005

Re: Anybody Had Luck ordering Marlin Parts from Remlin??

You can try. Something like that they might actually have. Action parts have been impossible since even before the move to Ilion.
by adirondakjack
Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning a Revolver
Replies: 12
Views: 1989

Re: Browning a Revolver

I've done it and won't use BC plum brown again. Here's why. While plum brown worked OK, I MUCH prefer Dixie Instant Antique Solution. I did up a Ruger Vaquero with BC, and a rolling block with Dixie. Dixie ROCKS by comparison, and is a COLD process. If you follow the instructions diligently, Dixie r...
by adirondakjack
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti blues
Replies: 10
Views: 1204

Re: Uberti blues

Things to check include mainspring tension and head space. A rifle with loose head space can fire or not depending on if the rim of the case is under the extractor hook, and may well fire on a second hit if it isn't.
by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: can you get wheel weights to hot?
Replies: 14
Views: 1999

Re: can you get wheel weights to hot?

OI has it. I sometimes get ingots that look like crumbled cake and even break when dumped. No big deal as the melt in the casting pot sorts that out. To flux the initial smelting from WW to ingots, I use sawdust when available, or strips of cardboard lit afire and tossed in the top of the pot. Just ...
by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: can you get wheel weights to hot?
Replies: 14
Views: 1999

Re: can you get wheel weights to hot?

I use the same BIG burner and a cast iron dutch oven to process WW. Yeah, the Bayou classic is a bummer to regulate well, and yeah they get toasty hot. I don't sweat it. I usually process a couple hundred pounds at a sitting, five or more pots worth, but if I was doing one pot, I'd cut the heat off ...
by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shoveling snow day...
Replies: 20
Views: 2200

Re: (pic) Shoveling snow day...

We have two levels here. The snowblower is needed (4 inches or so on up) or sweep off the porches and leave the rest.
by adirondakjack
Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mare's Leg - Why?
Replies: 55
Views: 7613

Re: Mare's Leg - Why?

Folks buy pin fire rifles and .32 rim fires all the time, even though they are "useless". Just because they want em
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mare's Leg - Why?
Replies: 55
Views: 7613

Re: Mare's Leg - Why?

Shooter, when my brother made over $125K one year, he left home without his sunglasses. He stopped at an upscale eye wear shop and tried a few on. When he found a pair he liked, he flipped his credit card on the counter and signed the reciept without even looking. His GF later flipped when she saw h...
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mare's Leg - Why?
Replies: 55
Views: 7613

Re: Mare's Leg - Why?

I'm not sure I believe that your Mare's Laig is as old as you claim. I just don't recall any thing having those orange nipples on 'em until sometime in the mid 80's. :?: That was a faked pic (nipple is a marker cap) as required by Ebay when I listed it once. It has no such infernal abomination ;
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Snap Caps vs Real Ammo by MRS. MUTT
Replies: 22
Views: 2252

Re: Snap Caps vs Real Ammo by MRS. MUTT

There is no other way with a SAA type revolver. Snap caps don't last forever, but are cheaper than live ammo.
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mare's Leg - Why?
Replies: 55
Views: 7613

Re: Mare's Leg - Why?

I have one circa 1956, complete with a holster and cartridge belt. Looks like it has never been fired, still in the box.
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I won't tell ya what I paid for it, but it was not cheap.
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mare's Leg - Why?
Replies: 55
Views: 7613

Re: Mare's Leg - Why?

And why not? It's a toy. A big boy's toy, like a second corvette. WHY NOT?
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lever wrap
Replies: 13
Views: 6554

Re: lever wrap

For CAS the wrap is a bushing to limit excess slop as the fingers transition from "push" to "pull" in the levering cycle. We go to great expense to shorten stroke length, it only makes sense to tighten up this part of the system as well. For some folks, having the wrap means they...
by adirondakjack
Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rifleman news? Which rifle?
Replies: 10
Views: 1108

Re: Rifleman news? Which rifle?

It's about suspension of disbelief. Never mind how YOU would do it or what would really be period correct, just open your mind and enjoy.
by adirondakjack
Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: stock question
Replies: 10
Views: 2103

Re: stock question

Walnut is traditonal because of it's ease of working and uniform grain. Structurally it's nothing special. Piano sound boards are made of rock maple. It don't get much tougher.
by adirondakjack
Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open letter to on-line retailers... If you want business...
Replies: 13
Views: 2484

Re: Open letter to on-line retailers... If you want business...

Some of what Stretch says is true, and honestly, I can see how a big outfit with big overhead EITHER pads the shipping on small items or institutes a small order fee to cover those kinds of nearly fixed costs to process an order. I do this every day. Lets say I pull up an online order for a $169 ite...
by adirondakjack
Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who Hunts, Shoots, Collects ?
Replies: 57
Views: 5491

Re: Who Hunts, Shoots, Collects ?

This past fall I didn't buy a hunting license, missing for the first time in 20+ years. I simply didn't feel like it. I shoot CAS, but missed the last two shoots our club held during the same period of time. Again, just was't feeling it. Depending on how events unfold, I might not shoot a whole lot ...
by adirondakjack
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Open letter to on-line retailers... If you want business...
Replies: 13
Views: 2484

Re: Open letter to on-line retailers... If you want business...

I'm with you there. When I started my online biz 5+ years ago, the very first pricing decision was "all prices INCLUDE shipping". I figure the only number a buyer needs is what to write on his check. Shipping is not cheap, but even I get insulted when a supplier charges $15.95 to MAIL two ...
by adirondakjack
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help...Looking for info on Marlin 94 in 45LC
Replies: 17
Views: 1970

Re: Need help...Looking for info on Marlin 94 in 45LC

Considering what I'd like to accomplish with the gun I may just send one of my 44mags to be rebored to 45LC and request the twist I want...but thanks to all for setting me straight..the reason I've been wanting one is my awesome shooting freedom arms with the 45 cylinder installed shoots so wonderf...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Checkering
Replies: 13
Views: 1307

Re: Checkering

I have checkered for a good many years and will suggest that you practice on a scrap gun stock and see what it takes first. This is a skill that has to be "grown". Unless you really have a knack for it the results will likely be less than stellar. Build you confidence on fairly flat surfa...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vaquero cylinder locking up...help? Resolved!
Replies: 18
Views: 2305

Re: Vaquero cylinder locking up...help? Resolved!

It is illegal to MAKE ammo for sale unless licensed, or unless using all components including brass, provided by the customer (which amounts to contract labor). Even in the early 1960s this was true. My dad loaded for the local PD's practice range. The range officer would bring powder, bullets, prim...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thomas Edison
Replies: 24
Views: 2935

Re: Thomas Edison

Few people realize that once Edison made his initial fortune, he actually did little inventing of his own; rather, he had a staff of hired researchers who did the work, an "invention factory" -- and, as with many large corporations today, whatever they invented became his patent. He rarel...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thomas Edison
Replies: 24
Views: 2935

Re: Thomas Edison

Edison was quite a kook in his own right, but also "crafty" at making himself appear eccentric. When he was working on the 1200+ failed experiments leading up to the light bulb, he had a trap door in his office so he could make good his escape while his clerk delayed creditors demanding to...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help...Looking for info on Marlin 94 in 45LC
Replies: 17
Views: 1970

Re: Need help...Looking for info on Marlin 94 in 45LC

I just did a search in GunBroker for "Marlin Cowboy .45 Colt" and came up with four prospects. I wonder how the "Cowboy Limited" differs from the "Cowboy Competition" it sez on my barrel? I just tested my barrel and came up with about 1:38, or about a half turn in my 1...
by adirondakjack
Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?
Replies: 110
Views: 11712

Re: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?

"Outside the box" my maiden Aunt Maude...! The folks at Mossberg are thinking Outside their Brains.. The customers who might buy it are NOT the kind I want for neighbors.. Drive-by, gang-banger, bad-ankle Cowboy-wannabes would not be welcome in the places I frequent... :? Bother must edit...
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY: Stevens Favorite breakdown and stock refinishing 1894
Replies: 36
Views: 9979

Re: DIY: Stevens Favorite breakdown and stock refinishing

So that's what the guts of my smooth bore .22 Favorite look like. If I may be so bold, cold you PM me with what you paid for yours? I might be gonna put mine up for sale, and would like a clue what one actually brings. FWIW I consider em a falling block (Just about like the Ithaca model 49 saddle gu...
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?
Replies: 110
Views: 11712

Re: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?

So all they need now is a ghetto fabulous, bootylicious girl in a camo g-string bikini and one of Richard Petty's hats to promote it at SHOT, and they could at least sell lots of posters, if not guns.....
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?
Replies: 110
Views: 11712

Re: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?

While this gun is no for me because it doesn't suit my tastes or uses I think Mossberg should be commended for thinking outside the box and bringing a "retro" platform into the modern position to reach the new generation. I partially agree. Thinking outside the box is great. Did they have...
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?
Replies: 110
Views: 11712

Re: Have all y'all missed these new Mossbergs?

OK so ya got a pig on yer hands that's costing ya money and a real loser. It has to be LIPSTICK TIME.....

Really, this abomination is like a Yugo with 20" wheels and ground effects.....

Who runs these companies and what the heck are they smoking before staff meetings?
by adirondakjack
Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Update: Marbles Tang Sight Not Vertical - Not Lever Gun
Replies: 11
Views: 939

Re: Marbles Tang Sight Not Vertical - Not Lever Gun

I mounted a new Marbles tang sight on my Winchester 62a recently and noted that the very top of the sight leaned about 1/8 inch to the rear of vertical. It still worked fine, but offended my sense of 'squareness.' I called Marbles and they told me to send it back for fixing. I just received my sigh...