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Oh sorry …… my mind wandered there for a minute.
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- Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Osage Orange Duck Call-new added.
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1680
- Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Henry Axe ...... new player in the 410 personal defense shotgun market
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1184
Henry Axe ...... new player in the 410 personal defense shotgun market
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/12/6/new-for-2019-henry-lever-action-axe-410/ I have a buddy who carries a Taurus Judge as a self defense firearm. He was looking for a companion. This might be it for him. I think I would be inclined to SBS it with a stock and use it as a hiking rif...
- Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 290 vs five feral dogs
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1838
Re: Winchester 290 vs five feral dogs
The problem with feral dogs is that they have no real fear of humans. Coyotes and even wolves generally (not always but generally) will seek to avoid a confrontation with humans. Feral dogs see things differently and will go after humans, particularly if they sense weakness like with folks very old ...
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 8:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 290 vs five feral dogs
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1838
Re: Winchester 290 vs five feral dogs
I inherited two rifles from my Dad, Winchester 94 that he bought upon his return from WW2 & a Winchester 290 made for Sears/Ted Williams.
Don't hear much about the 290 series …… unlike its contemporary offerings by Marlin 60 and Remington 552. But mine has been a solid, reliable firearm.
Wm
Don't hear much about the 290 series …… unlike its contemporary offerings by Marlin 60 and Remington 552. But mine has been a solid, reliable firearm.
Wm
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: using 44 sp bulldog
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1258
Re: using 44 sp bulldog
Well …… in a similar firearm (charter Arms 44 spl & a Ruger Blackhawk) I have had good success with a handload of 240 grain JSP (Speer or Remington) over a charge of 8.0 grains of Unique. But that's in my firearm and you should probably work your way up to that. Start maybe at 7.0 and move up in...
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Go Navy, beat Army
- Replies: 9
- Views: 984
Re: Go Navy, beat Army
Go Navy. watch baseball, it has the best ambient noise to offset tinnitus. I turn the tv sound off and listen to the radio when I can, which has a shorter delay than the tv. that way I don't have to listen to the preening tv talkers moaning about how Loooong the game is. they are so young that they...
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Go Navy, beat Army
- Replies: 9
- Views: 984
Go Navy, beat Army
Over the years I have lost a great deal of enthusiasm for Football. Pro, college, and high school for a variety of reasons but mostly injuries, money and the loss of sportsmanship and class. But the Army Navy games are different. A rivalry with genuine respect and coming together. In a twisted way I...
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Some good reading .... 1978 American Handgunner
- Replies: 2
- Views: 295
Some good reading .... 1978 American Handgunner
https://americanhandgunner.com/1978issues/HJA78.pdf
Charter Arms 44 spl shot loads
S&W 39 & 59
Loading 38 special HB WC inverted
Schwarloze pistols
Star combat pistols
Cooper, Ayoob, Nonte, Marshall
Charter Arms 44 spl shot loads
S&W 39 & 59
Loading 38 special HB WC inverted
Schwarloze pistols
Star combat pistols
Cooper, Ayoob, Nonte, Marshall
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: S&W 9MM M&P EZ
- Replies: 1
- Views: 201
S&W 9MM M&P EZ
S&W expanded the EZ series and added a 9mm version to the 380 that's been around and gotten popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdb7OuZqGWM
Wm
Hammer fired, grip safety, 1911 style angle on the handle …… things that make you go HMMMMMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdb7OuZqGWM
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Hammer fired, grip safety, 1911 style angle on the handle …… things that make you go HMMMMMM
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: History of the M1911-Family of Pistols * Small Arms Solution
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1638
History of the M1911-Family of Pistols * Small Arms Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh06TEHpfkY
Probably nothing new revealed here but interesting and in depth discussion of the developmental history by a knowledgeable video host.
Wm
Probably nothing new revealed here but interesting and in depth discussion of the developmental history by a knowledgeable video host.
Wm
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Circle C Cowboys - America's Cold War Cavalry
- Replies: 11
- Views: 723
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DEAL ALERT: Walmart is Clearing Out Handgun and Rifle Ammunition
- Replies: 8
- Views: 994
Re: DEAL ALERT: Walmart is Clearing Out Handgun and Rifle Ammunition
I bought a couple Mini-14's dirt-cheap from a WoolCo when they were closing the stores... I think I got them for a hundred bucks apiece. About 20 years ago a super market chain here decided to get out of the guns and ammo business. No politics, insurance costs just didn't justify staying in that li...
- Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DEAL ALERT: Walmart is Clearing Out Handgun and Rifle Ammunition
- Replies: 8
- Views: 994
DEAL ALERT: Walmart is Clearing Out Handgun and Rifle Ammunition
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/deal- ... mmunition/
"But he said corporate sent out a note this morning telling the stores to get rid of it all."
Going the way of Dick's sporting goods?
Wm
"But he said corporate sent out a note this morning telling the stores to get rid of it all."
Going the way of Dick's sporting goods?
Wm
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Glass Bullets (fromshotgun)....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 573
Re: Glass Bullets (fromshotgun)....
Growing up I found Marbles to be among the best choices for use out of my wrist rocket when hunting squirrels and rabbits.
Makes me curious now what velocity that surgical tubing produced.
Wm
Makes me curious now what velocity that surgical tubing produced.
Wm
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2852
Re: Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.
Here's my entry. It should be a dead give away it is not my story considering it is set in 1881 but some of you guys think I'm just crotchedy and ill tempered enough to be that old! https://stateofjeffersonrotary.org/library/programs-1/515-a-christmas-story-a-rifle-for-christmas.html A Christmas Sto...
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2852
Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.
Your own or someone elses story about a Christmas rifle. After a week or so someone can suggest a winner with the best story and if the majority agrees we will declare him the winner and he gets to buy the first round of drinks next time we all get together. It beats watching Ralphie and seeing if h...
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Holster for H. Schmidt Model 21 revolver (.22 LR)???
- Replies: 3
- Views: 808
Re: Holster for H. Schmidt Model 21 revolver (.22 LR)???
Anything that fits a Heritage or Ruger Single Six should fit.
Wm
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- Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Frontier Repairs & Fixes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 965
Frontier Repairs & Fixes
Just an interesting subject matter. Beats watching reruns on the TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1WS632Qiig
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1WS632Qiig
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- Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Share this with an anti hunter who is prone to spreading the hunters are bad propaganda .....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 494
Share this with an anti hunter who is prone to spreading the hunters are bad propaganda .....
Share this with an anti hunter who is prone to spreading the hunters are bad propaganda .....
https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-hunte ... ock-chicks
Wm
https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-hunte ... ock-chicks
Wm
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Centrifugal machine gun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1070
Re: Centrifugal machine gun
Very interesting... But you know, every time I watch "Blackhawk Down" or some other military action where you're in a narrow street or gully and there are multiple combatants on all quadrants firing down on you... I think instead of "aimed fire" per se, that a multiple-short-bar...
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Centrifugal machine gun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1070
Re: Centrifugal machine gun
I was thinking on a HUMMER instead of a 30 or 50 cal as the lead vehicle. Literally hose down a hard point encountered by a convoy.
Wm
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: And Starline adds another caliber!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1350
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little distraction to get you in the mood for Christmas
- Replies: 5
- Views: 534
A little distraction to get you in the mood for Christmas
Getting Christmas Dinner on a Ranch by Theodore Roosevelt
A short dispatch from TR
https://belsnickle.blogspot.com/2013/06 ... ch-by.html
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A short dispatch from TR
https://belsnickle.blogspot.com/2013/06 ... ch-by.html
Wm
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Centrifugal machine gun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1070
Re: Centrifugal machine gun
I think you would call those proof of concept models to demonstrate there was potential there to explore. IMO they demonstrated some potential.
Wm
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- Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Centrifugal machine gun
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1070
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need one of these ( AR-15 mount)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 290
Re: Need one of these ( AR-15 mount)
Funny you should mention that …… I was just looking at MidwayUSA for some blemished/clearance bullets and saw this.
https://www.midwayusa.com/ltd/product?pid=776755
NCSTAR is not the quality product you were probably looking for but for $12 it could get your by until you find what you want.
Wm
https://www.midwayusa.com/ltd/product?pid=776755
NCSTAR is not the quality product you were probably looking for but for $12 it could get your by until you find what you want.
Wm
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Killed Cabela's....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2476
Re: What Killed Cabela's....
That's why the companies that they control are selling cheap, flashy, imported clothing - 'cuz that's where the highest markup is. It's a real shame, too. -Tom CHEAP is the word! I'm not embarrassed to say that Goodwill, Salvation Army, & St Vincent DePaul (as well as the occasional estate sale...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 5 shot top break revolvers ...... suggetions sought for further information
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2447
Re: 5 shot top break revolvers ...... suggetions sought for further information
Thanks for the information. Still in the learning stage before I buy one. I kick myself for passing up a 38 spl Uberti Schofield years ago. I've been trying to read up on the S&W first because I figured they were the best quality. There is a interesting YouTube video series by a guy restoring a ...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone predator hunt?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2059
Re: Anyone predator hunt?
If you combine your crow meat with enough frozen mixed vegetables and stock (I prefer chicken) in a pre made pie shell, crush some potato chips on top and with a large helping of (cheddar, co-jack, or pepper) cheese, heat in the oven until cheese melts and gets kind of crispy it tastes suspiciously ...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Killed Cabela's....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2476
Re: What Killed Cabela's....
Similar story when it comes to Sears, Kmart, etc. Short term thinking and profit making. Ironic thing is Sears was the original Amazon with their catalog back in the 1880s. If they had long term thinking Sears could be a serious rival to Amazon. But they didn't …… and my guess is Lempert and Sears w...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone predator hunt?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2059
Re: Anyone predator hunt?
I used a squirrel & rabbit distress calls by Faulks and one made by a local craftsmen. They seemed to draw in both feral hogs, dogs and coyotes. Never foxes. But there are not a lot of foxes around here so …… THe calls are 30 or 40 years. I got them from my uncle who did some trapping and pest n...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 5 shot top break revolvers ...... suggetions sought for further information
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2447
5 shot top break revolvers ...... suggetions sought for further information
I'm further pursuing subjects that I have had little knowledge or interaction with. In this case 5 shot top break revolvers (H&R, S&W, Iver Johnson, Meridian, etc. and I will include the British Webley and Enfields too). I know some folks collect them and other folks give them little attenti...
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger takes Smith & Wesson to court over its iconic .22-caliber rifle
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1675
Re: Ruger takes Smith & Wesson to court over its iconic .22-caliber rifle
Ruger is suing S&W which owns Thompson Center over their 10/22 clone (called TCR/22). TC advertises that the TCR/22 accepts 10/22 magazines and most 10/22 accessories
https://www.tcarms.com/firearms/semi-automatic/t-cr22
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https://www.tcarms.com/firearms/semi-automatic/t-cr22
Wm
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Ackley advice
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2599
Re: 30-30 Ackley advice
I'm partial to IMR 3031 because of its versatility. It is not the best in any application but it always seems to be near the top.
Perhaps not the most ringing endorsement but its an honest reply.
Wm
Perhaps not the most ringing endorsement but its an honest reply.
Wm
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dec 7th, 1941 --- Never Forget
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1046
Re: Dec 7th, 1941 --- Never Forget
The most pivotal event of the century? Everything that followed did so in part because of that.
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- Sat Dec 07, 2019 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jerry Miculek tours the CMP Garand collection....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1516
Re: Jerry Miculek tours the CMP Garand collection....
Someday soon …… a CMP Garand shall be mine.
Wm
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- Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need a source for a M92 tang sight
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1247
- Sat Dec 07, 2019 10:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Holster thoughts (another opinion piece by a bored contributor)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 848
Re: Holster thoughts (another opinion piece by a bored contributor)
It is the holster that makes the gun functional in our lives. No matter how good a firearm is from a performance stand point, if you can't comfortably carry it, and rapidly access it, then you won't carry it. And balancing comfort, security, and accessibility is not an easy task & it does not ge...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger takes Smith & Wesson to court over its iconic .22-caliber rifle
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1675
Ruger takes Smith & Wesson to court over its iconic .22-caliber rifle
Ruger takes Smith & Wesson to court over its iconic .22-caliber rifle https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/sturm-ruger-takes-smith-wesson-to-court-over-its-iconic/article_8158e5ce-38f4-5167-aeb0-e85979a2c895.html I think Ruger did something similar last year when it after RIA/Armscor. Wm
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Holster thoughts (another opinion piece by a bored contributor)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 848
Holster thoughts (another opinion piece by a bored contributor)
Warning the opinion expressed in this post are both shocking and disturbing in their banality For as much ink and effort and dogma that is devoted to calibers, cartridges, bullet shape and composition, firearms, and training there is comparatively a miniscule amount of discussion about what pulls e...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tried out my new 106 year-old 44-40 SRC (photo)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1546
Re: Tried out my new 106 year-old 44-40 SRC (photo)
That's a weird looking keyhole.
Very cool!
Wm
Very cool!
Wm
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Heads up on unscrupulous seller on here - Pete44ru
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6268
Re: Heads up on unscrupulous seller on here - Pete44ru
I'm not choosing sides or second guessing anyone. I just want to say that in this day and age with the cameras they are putting in our phones these days and the lumens they can pack into lights now it takes some effort to produce bad pictures. If the pictures are vague it is a good bet someone is tr...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For those curious about the 350 Legend....
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3593
Re: For those curious about the 350 Legend....
Could be a magnificent hog harvester IMO. Ditto deer, coyote, etc. but the fast and frenetic nature of hog hunting seems a good match with the AR and a 350 Legend. As ETHANG pointed out the 350 Legend was developed (or at least initially marketed) to deal with specific regulatory hurdles. Ditto the ...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An unsoliciited opinion titled The curious case of the Ruger SR45
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2279
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An unsoliciited opinion titled The curious case of the Ruger SR45
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2279
Re: An unsoliciited opinion titled The curious case of the Ruger SR45
Ah the P85 …… I nearly bought one myself back in 1988. I had just turned 21 and wanted a Colt 1911. Could not afford it. Or my second choice - a Browning Hi Power. But the S&W 3906 and the P85 were with in the budget. Handled them both and selected the 3906. I can't say I ever regretted it. I st...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester Model 12 Super-X
- Replies: 10
- Views: 923
Re: Winchester Model 12 Super-X
I was guesstimating when I said 32 or 34. I knew they were a good bit longer then run of the mill 28 inch barrel.
Sounds like you got yourself a good waterfowler there. Or turkey. Or maybe even coyote if you are into that.
Good for you, I hope it serves you well for years to come.
Wm
Sounds like you got yourself a good waterfowler there. Or turkey. Or maybe even coyote if you are into that.
Good for you, I hope it serves you well for years to come.
Wm
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: who lives near Pinal County Arizona?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 589
Re: who lives near Pinal County Arizona?
I thought maybe someone would front their FFL dealer some cash to bid on it for them. Anyway that's what I would do with my FFL dealer.
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- Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Snagged a vintage Winchester 44-40 SRC (photo)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3295
Re: Snagged a vintage Winchester 44-40 SRC (photo)
Nice pick up …… I love the look of a rifle that has been there and done that. I get the show room new appeal to collectors, but I'm not a collector.
I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of it.
Wm
I hope you get many years of enjoyment out of it.
Wm
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An unsoliciited opinion titled The curious case of the Ruger SR45
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2279
An unsoliciited opinion titled The curious case of the Ruger SR45
The Ruger SR45 (and indeed the entire SR line) came fully to the market around 2012. In 2013 there were numerous articles and reviews extolling the SR45's virtues of affordable price, good ergonomics, good trigger, accuracy and reliability. To be sure there were a few warts, mostly some early produc...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Picked up a gun just for the fun value
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1422
Re: Picked up a gun just for the fun value
I like it. It looks like a fun little noise maker.
I'd be tempted to use it on some crows that are obnoxiously populating the woods I hunt.
Wm
I'd be tempted to use it on some crows that are obnoxiously populating the woods I hunt.
Wm