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by Sixgun
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: takedown rifles
Replies: 12
Views: 1256

Re: takedown rifles

While I don't know about the newer production rifles, I have a 1905 manufactured model 1892 take down in 38-40. It is the most accurate of the seven 38-40's I own If you use care and maintain it as you should, using the takedown feature won't loosen the rifle anytime soon. Most of the horror storie...
by Sixgun
Tue Oct 07, 2014 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Winchester 94. (1971)
Replies: 16
Views: 2988

Re: Old Winchester 94. (1971)

.45colt wrote:Unless this is some kind of "Rare" model 94 that was hidden away I don't think you need to worry about refinishing it in any way. "old to most of us here is pre 1930. we would still love to see pictures though. :) .
Well put :D ----6
by Sixgun
Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I reload like a grandmother, or rules to load by.
Replies: 31
Views: 2792

Re: I reload like a grandmother, or rules to load by.

That 55% rule don't mean nothing, because sometimes you can get 80% in one case and 20 in the next.....using progressives.

I still can't prove it but this was a $4,000 blunder.....in 2003 dollars.----6


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by Sixgun
Tue Oct 07, 2014 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past
Replies: 22
Views: 3329

Re: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past

dkmlever wrote:Love that 35! Send it out to CO and I will promise you I will take it hunting!
Hey, I'll be there next week. Throw me a number and I'll bring it with me. It's a 99% gun. :D

This ain't no museum here. Cash is King at the Sixgun homestead. :D ------6
by Sixgun
Tue Oct 07, 2014 7:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .357 Magnum meets .300 Remington Ultra Mag...
Replies: 10
Views: 971

Re: .357 Magnum meets .300 Remington Ultra Mag...

A 250 gr. cast bullet, traveling 1200 fps will kill anything in N.A. You just have to know your rifle and the range limitations.-----6
by Sixgun
Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Hey Reds! Looks like n.w. Colorado where we usually go. Out near Kremling. Sure like to hook up with ya. We're not sure how long we will be camping as my son's work schedule will probably define that. Playing it all by ear. The guys at the club are always asking for you......there's always someone t...
by Sixgun
Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fun Question:
Replies: 26
Views: 2025

Re: Fun Question:

I'd say it's the guy with the 14 pound belt buckle and a cucumber taped to his inner thigh.----6
by Sixgun
Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Look at this dandy 94 25-35
Replies: 13
Views: 1417

Re: Look at this dandy 94 25-35

Junk is junk and always will be junk.------6
by Sixgun
Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sidelever for November...
Replies: 8
Views: 536

Re: Sidelever for November...

OI, I'm sure you know that slugs are made to shoot out of any choke. If your concerned, just pull a cartidge apart and see how well it slides down. They will open a bit upon ignition but not enough to concern yourself. Ive killed more than a few deer using a 12 ga. modified out of an Ithaca 37. Usin...
by Sixgun
Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Beans, beans, good for your heart.

The more you eat, the more you fanny burp.

The more you fanny burp, the better you feel.

So eat beans every meal!--------6
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A levergun post
Replies: 17
Views: 1395

Re: A levergun post

If your front sight is a blade sight, just file it down to where you want the POA to be.

Those old Weavers are becoming very collectable. Here's one I took off of an old pre-war 39.-----6
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by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester Model 1907 self loader to replace the Levergun
Replies: 6
Views: 403

Re: Winchester Model 1907 self loader to replace the Levergu

Interesting rifles, the whole group, even the Model 03 and 63. A 1905 just came in yesterday at Targetmaster and I believe it's only priced at 5. You really have to know what your doing in order to get the 32,35,.351 and the 401 into workable ammo....and then you lose half of the empties in the gras...
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past
Replies: 22
Views: 3329

Re: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past

Ragnor, Most likely not. First I'm gonna slam down some 200 cast bullets down her throat and see what it does. If it shoots, it's a keeper. Just a play toy at the gunclub for the 35 Rem. Every since my late teens, for big game, while playing in the woods, if it was not an 1886 of some sort, I just d...
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past
Replies: 22
Views: 3329

Re: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past

You have a VERY, VERY good friend. :o :D :D :D Yay know somethin'? Today, I was at Targetmaster and we were in the office examining these $8,000 German SS daggers........I had no idea what these things are worth.......must have had 10 of them, they were all pre-war, dated in the mid to late thirtie...
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past
Replies: 22
Views: 3329

Re: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past

I never knew this green tag was something special. So.....it's the stuff the guys with the Anschutz rifles and BMW's use? I thought the stuff was junk as my bud just gave it to me. He even had one of his guys carry it out to the Jeep....Ole Yeller. No wonder I never liked those snobby pelosi heads. ...
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 1:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .22 Issues A Thing In The Past
Replies: 22
Views: 3329

.22 Issues A Thing In The Past

Yep, it's all done. Targetmaster has the full line of everything in stock, with all of it sold in brick form or by the case. It will be a month or two but you boys out West will have it. After me and my bud checked out the machine guns yesterday and then going home, I get a call and my bud wanted to...
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Cimarron Red, allhands & Tactical Lever..
Replies: 10
Views: 1072

Re: Happy Birthday Cimarron Red, allhands & Tactical Lever..

Reds,
Good to see you have not forgoten your Ebonics since moving West. :D ----6
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another old cowboy joke...
Replies: 11
Views: 1000

Re: Another old cowboy joke...

I can hear the baseball bat on the side of his head.---- :D ------6
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

I'll think of something. A cinder block sounds like fun. There's this hornets nest about a foot in diameter in the apple tree that I was going to use the flame thrower on, but I figure a can of cement going 600 fps ought to work. Here! Hold my beer and watch this. :D ---------6
by Sixgun
Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Leverguns galore!
Replies: 2
Views: 459

Re: Old Leverguns galore!

Hey Ted......check those guns out real carefully as the Cabelas out by me (Hamburg, Pa) has some workers who don't know a whole lot. They fail to know the rare variations and I know a bud who picked up a deluxe 1894 for $1500......it was priced as a standard 1894. Another guy got a 65 in 218 bee for...
by Sixgun
Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

OK Vance........its a promise. Tell me what you want me to shoot with the cannon. I'll do it tomorrow. Remember now, it has to be legal, and no, I'm not shooting my Jeep. :D Lets see, ........I still have parts of the lawnmower left?.......cinder block?........5 gallon bucket filled with water?........
by Sixgun
Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin makes moose meat
Replies: 41
Views: 4448

Re: Marlin makes moose meat

Oh man! THATS the way to do it! And a very large congratulations to you and your Marlin. :D Elmer Keith said it years ago that bullets of that configuration and velocity will plow through to get the job done. There's just something about a 30-35 caliber bullet traveling 2000-2400 fps. I hunt the sam...
by Sixgun
Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A guy I worked with got a crane dropped on him
Replies: 14
Views: 1485

Re: A guy I worked with got a crane dropped on him

I hate it when it's a young guy who has his whole life ahead of him. We all certainly wish him and his family the best.-----6
by Sixgun
Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Old Win, Don't forget, it's not much of a dream unless they are MINE!!!!!!!!! So.......we cruise on down and after examining the maching guns, I notice I wet my pants. 1928 Thompson with all accessories, including the 50 r&d drum.......BRAND STINKING NEW!!!!! The MP 40 German SMG was used, but a...
by Sixgun
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Cimarron Red, allhands & Tactical Lever..
Replies: 10
Views: 1072

Re: Happy Birthday Cimarron Red, allhands & Tactical Lever..

Hey...the Reds has a b-day! Happy day to you Reds!------6
by Sixgun
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 357 squir hunting photo.
Replies: 26
Views: 2550

Re: 357 squir hunting photo.

I bet the loads are going a thousand feet or less...Ive shot a lot of them with 32-20's and 44spls. And you can eat right up to the hole.

Those Limey squirrels look just like our yank squirrels. :D ----6
by Sixgun
Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Thanks guys, it means a lot. :D I tell ya.....I cruise in up to the gunclub today with an 1886 in 45-90, an 1894 Marlin in 44-40, and several single action Colts to make sure those babies are good to go for Colorado next month. .... I have 300 rounds of ammo when I arrived at 9 am......fast forward ...
by Sixgun
Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Hey Jay....thanks buddy....That's a FINE looking Jeep your standing next to. :D You should more honored standing next to Ole Yeller, than to the bum next to ya! Gamekeeper...it will be a pleasure......only thing I'll need is good pics. Of all of the pre war single action Colts, only something like 1...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...
Replies: 7
Views: 770

Re: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...

Old Win and Casa.......check their website. The guns just came in so it might be a week or two before pictures come out. It's Briggs Auction.....don't know the web address but it can't be too hard to find. The 73 is really nice and I expect a mess of guys will be on that. If I can't buy a gun for .6...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Thanks Ben and you good guys here. You all remember in high school, where someone was voted "most successful" or "most popular"? Well, I was voted the "most intolerable". :D But for some strange reason it did not bother the girls or my huntin' buddies.......maybe the 68...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Ha! Olloger, that was a good one and never to worry about me stealin' Boots. She is 100% devoted to you and a fun gal to talk with. You done well. Besides, my Italian wife always told me from day one.....42 years ago...if I messed around, that she would have me livin' in a tent.....with NO guns. Wel...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone Heard From Larry (madman4570) Lately...
Replies: 18
Views: 3415

Re: Anyone Heard From Larry (madman4570) Lately...

Hey! You guys are alright and I don't care what Hobie says about you!-----6 :D
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thank you Sixgun!
Replies: 39
Views: 5884

Re: Thank you Sixgun!

Thank you Mr. Tycer....and Casa from York, Pa. :D I freely give away knowledge gained from 40+ years of shooting, collecting, reloading, casting, and generally playing with the old guns. Don't know a whole lot about black guns or semi auto pistols (except the ONLY one, the 1911). I'm not always righ...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloads in Uberti 1873
Replies: 5
Views: 1145

Re: Reloads in Uberti 1873

Good advice from Griff.......follow the manuals and be easy on the gun....most of the time.------6
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...
Replies: 7
Views: 770

Re: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...

Well, I came back a few hours ago and yes, I was pleased. About a half dozen pre war single action Colts, with one pre-98 a HOT one, a mess of Civil War cap and ball Colts, some pristine 1877 Lightnings, a like new Ridgers & Spencer Civil War revolver that's worth at least 7g's. The pride of the...
by Sixgun
Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone Heard From Larry (madman4570) Lately...
Replies: 18
Views: 3415

Re: Anyone Heard From Larry (madman4570) Lately...

My good cyber associate, Larry has taken a break, probably permanently. The guys who leave the board do so because of the critisium of a small few while the majority of the members really don't care one way or another. This feeling becomes magnified when multiple members condemn the so called "...
by Sixgun
Wed Oct 01, 2014 2:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...
Replies: 7
Views: 770

Re: SIXGUN...how was the aution house...

It did not materialize.......I dutifully fulfilled my obligatory phone call at 6 pm and I was told," I'll call you back in an hour, Remington brass is here". Well, those bums must have ventured out to a T bar in Philly as I never did hear anything. The auction is going to be in mid Novembe...
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...
Replies: 67
Views: 6363

Re: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...

Doc, Happy people always respond to different actions and emotions in life in a light hearted way. It's pretty simple to see you are a happy guy, well satisfied with how your life turned out, pleased with your surroundings, proud of your accomplishments, whether they are your job, your children, or ...
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW from RUGER
Replies: 20
Views: 1862

Re: NEW from RUGER

Been following Ruger since 1972 and one thing is for sure, while the Smiths and Colts have those nicely crafted nostalgic lines, nothing outlasts a Ruger.....a real deal "meat and potatoes" gun. My son has been playing with one of their .308 AR's for the better part of the year with a wide...
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading safety - Why one should clean brass!
Replies: 20
Views: 1651

Re: Reloading safety - Why one should clean brass!

Most case separations come from bottle necked cartridges that are running at full throttle from improperly sized brass. You have to adjust your FLS so you don't push the shoulder back. This is why when using full pressure loads, the brass should be kept separate from individual rifles. This way the ...
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Q; far removed from leverguns
Replies: 14
Views: 2645

Re: Q; far removed from leverguns

You don't want to winch from there. Use your front frame hooks or a large d ring/hook from the rear trailer hitch.

If the truck is a beater, just measure the holes and cut down a 2 x 4 on a table saw-----------6
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA
Replies: 15
Views: 1172

Re: Spent my last week in Lebanon PA

Is that near Shydas gun store ? I used to get down that way years ago. It has changed a lot though. I did layer 1 networking for Phizer for a few years and really enjoyed it. Yep, That's exactly where it is. As Shydas is practically next to Shirk distributers, they carry large amounts of powder. We...
by Sixgun
Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...
Replies: 67
Views: 6363

Re: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...

forget it....I've had enough.

Life is too short to indulge in retarded conversations. I have 80 antique Colts to look at and then it's off to Gettysburg.------6
by Sixgun
Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...
Replies: 67
Views: 6363

Re: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...

-892, That's quite alright young man. I never could see the advantage of being serious all the time..........except when I'm wheeling and dealing the old Winchesters and Colts..........that's when my other personality comes up.......yea....I'm a whack job too.... And besides, what's with this "...
by Sixgun
Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...
Replies: 67
Views: 6363

Re: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...

Ah come on 1892........tongue in cheek dude....tongue in cheek. :D Co.Steve and suck Elliot are two good guys or I would not have their pictures imprinted on our toilet paper here. :D Kick back and relax.....all tongue in cheek. It's how we do things here in the East. The skin grows mighty thick her...
by Sixgun
Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...
Replies: 67
Views: 6363

Re: Anyone hear from COSteve lately...

Thanks Chuck! :D I guess I would not be accomplishing anything if I didn't get no feedback. Come to think about, we have LOTS of whack jobs and other guys who bow down to their wives just because they want to buy a new gun and the kids need clothes and get this.....they even need to eat! When my kid...
by Sixgun
Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad day for Cat!
Replies: 28
Views: 3256

Re: Bad day for Cat!

Extremely cool pics.

Is that Mescalero's Jeep? Looks too good to be his.----6
by Sixgun
Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: back to the riot and hi-cap subject
Replies: 45
Views: 7455

Re: back to the riot and hi-cap subject

That's why I have this......my "go between". In size, it fits nicely between my AR LE Colt 6940 and a handgun. Model "A" UZI with a factory folding stock. I have fired a little over 2k of 9mm from this gun using every conceivable type of hardball, hollow point and cast lead, from...
by Sixgun
Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!
Replies: 37
Views: 3784

Re: WooHoo! I can Hear Again!

Good for you! It's really bad with me as the ringing is so loud it has been working on my nerves. We get tested every year at work and the guy doing the testing had me take the test over as he said he never saw results that were so dismal. There's just something about gun guys.....think nothing of s...
by Sixgun
Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AWESOME DAY with a bunch of WWII and Korean Vets
Replies: 11
Views: 918

Re: AWESOME DAY with a bunch of WWII and Korean Vets

What a great way to spend the day. Not much anymore but as a forklift driver I used to get to talk to lots of mostly Korean War vets who were tractor trailer drivers. Those guys have HONOR written on over them. Every now and then I would get one to open up and talk and their stories and the ones wit...