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by wm
Fri Jun 14, 2013 4:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Levergun "woods-walking-deer camp-house-gun" sidearm.
Replies: 28
Views: 1347

Re: New Levergun "woods-walking-deer camp-house-gun" sidearm

Nice pick up.....one of the few firearms I ever let get away was a KGP-141 (full lug, adjustable sight but otherwise the same as yours). It was a fine revolver and I have occasionally regretted it.

Wm
by wm
Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Factory reject ammo?
Replies: 16
Views: 1274

Re: Factory reject ammo?

I got a really good deal on some Hornady 9mm ammo and there is a dark streak on all the brass as though some of the processing equipment had some oil or industrial fluid leaking. Purely cosmetic... But I would imagine every situation is different. I can't imagine anyone selling dangerously over pres...
by wm
Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CORRECTION: Wife Was Walking Dog...SHE Got Nailed By Rattler
Replies: 50
Views: 4889

Re: CORRECTION: Wife Was Walking Dog...SHE Got Nailed By Rat

Really sorry to hear that.....I hope she fully recovers quickly.

Wm
by wm
Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: China
Replies: 17
Views: 1340

Re: China

If you go the Canadian MarStar website you'll see numerous examples of Chinese (Norinco) made handguns that you can buy in Canada and through out the world but they are banned from import here. For example the Norinco 1911A1 Government Model is available from MarStar for $325. They do offer a rimfir...
by wm
Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "New" gun...Marlin 336 SC, .35 Rem, 1950...just bought it.
Replies: 14
Views: 2019

Re: "New" gun...Marlin 336 SC, .35 Rem, 1950...just bought i

Well done......35 Rem is never a bad choice out to 200 yards.

Wm
by wm
Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The RV: Step #1
Replies: 58
Views: 4262

Re: The RV: Step #1

Good luck and I look forward to hearing more. I will say that when I was a fleet manager for the newspaper we had 2 dozen diesel sprinters and those Mercedes Benz 6 cylinder engines were darn near bullet proof. I was so impressed with them I was on the look out for a engine and transmission to drop ...
by wm
Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old gas torches
Replies: 34
Views: 2629

Re: old gas torches

I inherited two of them but have never fired them up......partly too chicken and partly I more accustomed to the propane ones.

Wm
by wm
Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Longmire series and a lever action rifle question.
Replies: 25
Views: 8900

Re: Longmire series and a lever action rifle question.

I would guess that at least 50% or more of local LEOs did a hitch in the service before becoming full time lawman so there is a predisposition towards the AR platform.......if it served you well when the feces hit the fan then the next time it is probably what you're going to want to have with you. ...
by wm
Wed May 29, 2013 3:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fare well mom.
Replies: 36
Views: 2378

Re: Fare well mom.

My thoughts & prayers are with you both.

Wm
by wm
Sun May 26, 2013 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a levergun and a submarine and memorial day
Replies: 11
Views: 719

Re: a levergun and a submarine and memorial day

IN Blaine Pardoe's book "Lost Eagles" I read that in the early days of military aviation in the America military (i.e. WWI) areial observation crews who were only issued pistols were found they were out gunned by other planes and ground forces had purchased by mail order winchester rifles ...
by wm
Sun May 26, 2013 9:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt Python anib- Finale
Replies: 20
Views: 2054

Re: Colt Python anib

Reminds me of one of my great regrets.......it was late 90's & a local shop had gotten in from an LEO's estate and a well used Colt Python. It was scratched and worn but action was ultra smooth, timing perfect, and it locked up great. Price was $150 including some partial boxes of ammo, holsters...
by wm
Sun May 26, 2013 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang It Man, Just Listen....
Replies: 21
Views: 1863

Re: Dang It Man, Just Listen....

Wow.........does that hit close to home.

:roll:

Wm
by wm
Sat May 25, 2013 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many guys can truly handle a rifle 30-06 or bigger?
Replies: 127
Views: 11961

Re: How many guys can truly handle a rifle 30-06 or bigger?

I have a Colt/Sako 30-06 with a fixed 4X scope that I can shoot clover leaf size groups with out to 300 yards and the recoil has never been noticeable to me......recoil in the Mosin Nagant M44s bother me a bit but the same ammo out of the longer 91/30 not at all......my nephews 300 Win mag, 300 Weat...
by wm
Thu May 23, 2013 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: S&W Model 4586 ??
Replies: 8
Views: 867

Re: S&W Model 4586 ??

Those pistols they call 3rd generation S&W semi autos are under rated IMO. Generally they are accurate and reliable out of the box and stay that way. Sure 1911's and Browning Hi Powers and what not can be tuned to out perform them but a stock 3rd gen S&W is as good as any other stock semi au...
by wm
Thu May 23, 2013 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DRINK WARNING!!!!!
Replies: 26
Views: 3021

Re: DRINK WARNING!!!!!

Poodles are a hunting breed, those crazy hair dos that some folks do with them were originally done by hunters for practical reasons in the field but they have been exaggerated by the breeders. Here in Michigan out on the great lakes they are seen working often during waterfowl and pheasant season.....
by wm
Thu May 23, 2013 8:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persuade
Replies: 23
Views: 2210

Re: Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persu

Just to let you all know I resolved my dilemma by fixing my Blazer (i.e. had to spend my conversion money on car parts).......and the receiver that I stripped down was traded to my buddy with the 32 Win spec barrel for a dozen NIB AR-15 magazines which I will give to my nephew rather then pay him fo...
by wm
Thu May 23, 2013 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Powder for Winchester 32 special
Replies: 29
Views: 6618

Re: Powder for Winchester 32 special

I've found in my own experience that IMR 3031 works well in that family (30 WCF, 38-55, 375 Win, etc). Of course ymmv. 3031 won't give you the highest velocity but over time it has proven to me be the easiest to work with, give the most consistent groups and is very economical. Anyway that is wear I...
by wm
Thu May 23, 2013 7:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Marine's Gun,
Replies: 37
Views: 4671

Re: A Marine's Gun,

Exceptionally cool .....instant keepsake, family heirloom
by wm
Sun May 19, 2013 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persuade
Replies: 23
Views: 2210

Re: Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persu

The original barrel is bulged and a little bent. I appreciate the candor about the receiver......I originally intended to do this with a Marlin 336 and bought a couple cosmetically challenged examples but darned my luck, each one of them shot very good as is. 8-} Seriously I thought a Marlin in 7-30...
by wm
Sun May 19, 2013 1:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persuade
Replies: 23
Views: 2210

Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persuade

Wrestling with a new project....opinions sought to persuade me what to do. I have a Winchester 94 (early 70's) and it has been a little abused and much neglected to the point the barrel is trash. However the action is ugly but mechanically very good shape. Wood has been replaced. Now the question is...
by wm
Sun May 19, 2013 1:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USFA question
Replies: 21
Views: 1997

USFA question

Misfired and posted my 94 question twice so let me quickly edit this to reflect another question...........

Is USFA out of the SAA business for good?

Wm.
by wm
Sun May 19, 2013 12:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got to brag a little.
Replies: 34
Views: 2023

Re: Got to brag a little.

Congratulations
by wm
Sun May 19, 2013 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ulu from a saw blade
Replies: 38
Views: 6960

Re: Ulu from a saw blade

Well done. It is surprising how much useful knife making material is tossed away.
by wm
Sat Mar 30, 2013 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need a hand with picking the next one...Savage 23D?
Replies: 9
Views: 709

Re: Need a hand with picking the next one...Savage 23D?

My Savage 23 22LR is my favorite plinking rifle....I'm not sure if knowing that helps you in anyway but I'd buy another 23 in rimfire or centerfire for the right price. Somewhere around here I have a Bishop aftermarket stock for a centerfire 23 I picked up years ago expecting to snag one eventually....
by wm
Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 36 chambered for .300 Savage?
Replies: 23
Views: 2237

Re: Marlin 36 chambered for .300 Savage?

IIRC when this came up before someone had some intimate knowledge about the project (marlin 336 in 250 Savage) said there was an issue with extraction and a concern about pointy bullets in the mag tube. I think Remington solved that in their pump rifles but the extraction issue? Seems like that shou...
by wm
Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Ruger Bearcat "shopkeeper"
Replies: 9
Views: 1969

Re: New Ruger Bearcat "shopkeeper"

Cool little trail companion gun.

I wonder if my wife would like to get one as a anniversary gift?
by wm
Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Knife from Estate Sale
Replies: 7
Views: 753

Re: Knife from Estate Sale

Very cool....very stylish.

Kind of thing I would keep on my desk at work as a letter opener just to annoy the easily disturbed
by wm
Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 94 (1940 vintage) stock repair
Replies: 19
Views: 1697

Re: Model 94 (1940 vintage) stock repair

Good for you.......obviously a labor of love.
by wm
Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hi Point missed opportunity?
Replies: 47
Views: 3499

Re: Hi Point missed opportunity?

Well its a moot point now.....someone else gave it a good home. The good news is I found something else to spend my money on so it wouldn't burn a hole in my pocket....a a never mounted on a gun $65 16 " 38-55 winchester wrangler barrel for a future project gun. I always wanted a 38-55 Trapper ...
by wm
Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hi Point missed opportunity?
Replies: 47
Views: 3499

Hi Point missed opportunity?

I stopped at a newly opened local pwn shop just to see what they had in the way of firearms and see how knowledgeable the staff was. Not much on both accounts.....but they did have a 9mm Hi Point (8+1 capacity) with a spare magazine they just took in on trade. I could have left with it for $80 but i...
by wm
Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crappie
Replies: 13
Views: 601

Re: Crappie

I don't know about crappie but here in mid Michigan on the Saginaw Bay they are catching some beautiful perch.....and just in time for Lent!!!!
by wm
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best semiauto shotgun...?
Replies: 41
Views: 2989

Re: Best semiauto shotgun...?

The only semi auto shotgun that I have ever gotten along with was my Browning Auto 5 and a similar Remington 12 that I should never have let get away. On the other hand my buddy swears by his Benelli. It works great for him and it is reliable for me but I can't hit a darn thing with it. It just does...
by wm
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stoeger Uplander
Replies: 20
Views: 1752

Re: Stoeger Uplander

I fooled around with a buddy's Double defender (a O/U set up as a self defense shotgun). My impression was that is was a well made shotgun but I opted to stay with my Baikal SXS. Local sporting goods chain (Dunham's) used to have some screamingly good deals on the Condor line which is now the Stoege...
by wm
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Making bullets from 22 LR cases?
Replies: 9
Views: 626

Re: Making bullets from 22 LR cases?

There is a video of guy doing it on Youtube. I think this link will take you right there.......I'm not a techy kind of guy so be warned you could end up watching kittens playing with a ball of yarn or some such thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkAU5ekbPLA Check this article out as well..... htt...
by wm
Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 scope recommendations
Replies: 58
Views: 4236

Re: 30-30 scope recommendations

Interesting comments on a subject I am dealing with myself. I just purchased a '70s era set of Leopuold scope base & rings for $8 from a dealer on gunbroker to mount on my 70s era Marling 336 (but I want to find a more modern scope then a '70s era one 8-} )..............I used to be one of those...
by wm
Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I wandered back here on a sleepless night
Replies: 13
Views: 430

I wandered back here on a sleepless night

Good morning gentlemen......it's been a long time since I visited but I see several familiar names still posting and moderating. I hope life has been treating you all well.

Wm.
by wm
Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rockchucker press - ball handle vs roller handle
Replies: 15
Views: 1935

Re: Rockchucker press - ball handle vs roller handle

I have a two badly injured wrists from miscalculations made in my youth (several differetn episodes for each) that have left them troublesome and arthritic. I find the roller handle very helpful in keeping pain and fatigue at bay. YMMV but for the $30 cost (IIRC) I'd say it was money well spent by m...
by wm
Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pawn Shop mark-up
Replies: 21
Views: 5027

Re: Pawn Shop mark-up

Locally here in Michigan it is somewhere between 50 and 100 percent. If you find a rifle for $300 on the shelf you should not be surprised if the pawner/seller only got about $150 for it.

They are in buisness to make money and to make as much of it as they can.

Wm
by wm
Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Browning 1911
Replies: 16
Views: 2480

Re: OT - Browning 1911

Who owns Browning now? Giat still? Who else do they own? Remington I think? If so my hunch is that if that is so then the Browning 1911 is a Remington.
by wm
Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: All most all purpose 30-30 load - 150 or 170?
Replies: 25
Views: 2682

Re: All most all purpose 30-30 load - 150 or 170?

I like the 170 grain soft points in my 30 WCF. But that is because I buy either the Winchester Power Points or Remington Cor Lokts in bulk and I load them in my 30-40 Krag, 300 Savage, 30-06, 308, and 7.5X55mm. For Michigan deer hunting those 170 grain soft points work just fine out of all those rif...
by wm
Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Russian "Baikal" shotguns... any one have one? Opinions?
Replies: 25
Views: 5776

Re: Russian "Baikal" shotguns... any one have one? Opinions?

I have a SXS 'coach Gun'. It is my go to home defense shotgun. I don't believe I can give it a higher recommendation than that.

Wm
by wm
Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Avatar re-release.
Replies: 16
Views: 1573

Re: OT: Avatar re-release.

I'll wait for the book to come out.

Wm
by wm
Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Do you have your blue light showing?
Replies: 17
Views: 3021

Re: OT - Do you have your blue light showing?

I did my tree out in front of the house in 3 colors....blue for the LEO(1 in the family & 3 close friends), red for Firefighters (3 in the family & 1 friend), and green for service members (2 family & 11 boys that I have coached over the years). It probably means more to me than anyone e...
by wm
Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ouchie... bullets make holes in meat... Wk 11 Update
Replies: 108
Views: 11120

Re: Ouchie... A painful Reminder - bullets make holes in meat...

There are only two catergories of shooters......those who have had a accidnetal discharge and those who will. I never fixed or covered the spot on the wall of my reloading room where the 230 grain JHP 45 ACP hit when I dropped the slide with a broken firing pin. Reminds me everyday that being perfec...
by wm
Sat Nov 27, 2010 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Remington 799 Mini Mauser
Replies: 19
Views: 3506

Re: OT Remington 799 Mini Mauser

I just looked on CDNN's website and they have them for $399. I would have sworn it was either $250 or $300 early this year but I am probably not recalling it correctly.

Upper left hand corner of page 40 of theri PDF flyer.

Wm
by wm
Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Remington 799 Mini Mauser
Replies: 19
Views: 3506

Re: OT Remington 799 Mini Mauser

I recall CDNN had some at what I thought was a very good price ($250 IIRC) and if you bought 3 or more they would drop the price down to $200 each. But that was several months ago and I may not be recalling the prices exactly right. I tried to talk my nephews into buying rifles with me but we could ...
by wm
Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Knife Sharpening...?
Replies: 38
Views: 6105

Re: Knife Sharpening...?

FOr about 10 years or so I sharpened my knife everyday at work while I checked voice mail and scanned emails and drank my morning coffee by flipping over one the ceramic coffee mug I kept on my desk as a pen/pencil holder and running the knife edge over the ceramic edge. I would wet the edge with a ...
by wm
Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38-55 vs 375
Replies: 21
Views: 4492

Re: 38-55 vs 375

I don't know the link wouldn't work for you, you should have been able to just click on it. Or cut and paste it into your browser. It is a article by Ken Waters from Handlaoder magazine May/June 1976. If you go to the Wolfe publishing website, then to Handloader magazine, then to back issues, and th...
by wm
Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38-55 vs 375
Replies: 21
Views: 4492

Re: 38-55 vs 375

http://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/PDF/hl61partial.pdf Above is a place on the web where you can find one of the best articles on reloading the 38-55. Keep in mind that barrel dimensions varied a little bit over 140 years with design creep setting in as the cartridge went from manufacturer to man...
by wm
Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Good news from Mossberg
Replies: 43
Views: 6481

Re: Good news from Mossberg

I agree Rimfire but I doubt you'll see it. I thought Taurus had a winner with their short lived lever action 22lr, and it should have been fairly inexpensive to produce with something like 75% of i'ts parts inter- changed with their long running line of pump action rimfires but those rifles came and...