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by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Aug 24, 2023 4:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .410 Shockwave
Replies: 18
Views: 765

Re: .410 Shockwave

I'm throwing in for #2's or #4's. Just feels about right ... pellet count and pellet mass wise.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Aug 22, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinions on .410 firearm options?
Replies: 18
Views: 628

Re: Opinions on .410 firearm options?

Yum ... Win 42. They are getting pricey though. Maybe an old Lefever double?

Didn't CZ make a Ring Neck or Sharp Tail 410 ... I forget what it was called?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Aug 21, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you have a takedown gun you need this.
Replies: 9
Views: 540

Re: If you have a takedown gun you need this.

I need to go look and see if it comes in a version for 2 barrels.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Aug 17, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Wildcat Project for my 1886 450 2.44"
Replies: 34
Views: 2394

Re: New Wildcat Project for my 1886 450 2.44"

Looking forward to seeing the results. I think the 50/110 is a 2.4" case but it was originally loaded with that really short lead bullet that kept the OAL in range. As I recall, there were some relief cuts needed inside the receiver to allow it to maneuver through the loading gate.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Aug 14, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite flavor of Life Savers?
Replies: 12
Views: 556

Re: Favorite flavor of Life Savers?

Winter Green.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Aug 08, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My new Marlin/Ruger Classic .44 Mag
Replies: 25
Views: 1085

Re: My new Marlin/Ruger Classic .44 Mag

Nice buy with that wood. Pretty impressive from Ruger so far.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 360 Buckhammer
Replies: 20
Views: 1184

Re: 360 Buckhammer

I asked a friend who worked at the state what about reloaded ammo as the person who makes it is the 'manufacturer'. He laughed and said that they'd had multiple arguments about that as the original writes assumed that reloaded ammo was a copy of commercial ammo just to save money. Anyway, they fina...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 360 Buckhammer
Replies: 20
Views: 1184

Re: 360 Buckhammer

Oh, I see it ... "impact energy". Not muzzle energy ... which, of course, occurs at the muzzle.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 360 Buckhammer
Replies: 20
Views: 1184

Re: 360 Buckhammer

Did the Colorado Fish and Game actually write "... a muzzle energy at 100 yds ..."?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Updated and Improved Python
Replies: 21
Views: 643

Re: Updated and Improved Python

https://i.postimg.cc/BQpYxsCQ/IMG-8966.jpg I'll admit to being a fan of that style of black rubber grip on a Python / Diamondback. The hold feels better to me ... on my Diamondbacks anyway. The original checkered wood grip, like the one on the nickel Python you have, just reminds me of the bell-bot...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Updated and Improved Python
Replies: 21
Views: 643

Re: Updated and Improved Python

Malamute wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:30 pm Id be interested if they only would make them in blue, Im just not a fan of stainless at all.
Yes, exactly. I love the look of a 6" blued Python with that full underlug and vent rib.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Updated and Improved Python
Replies: 21
Views: 643

Re: Updated and Improved Python

I wonder if the "new" Pythons will drive the price of old Pythons into the realm of affordability. It seems like the price of the new ones are quite high for a revolver ... but still not near where the old ones were hovering a few years back. I need to go take a look on the auction sites....
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 18, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Updated and Improved Python
Replies: 21
Views: 643

Re: Updated and Improved Python

I wonder if the "new" Pythons will drive the price of old Pythons into the realm of affordability. It seems like the price of the new ones are quite high for a revolver ... but still not near where the old ones were hovering a few years back. I need to go take a look on the auction sites.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Updated and Improved Python
Replies: 21
Views: 643

Updated and Improved Python

I just saw an ad from Brownell's about the new Colt Python and it mentions that it's "Updated & Improved". My father always wanted a Python and therefore ... I want one. But I'm hesitant to buy into the updated and improved bit. I've got several Python Jr's in .22 otherwise know as Dia...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 18, 2023 1:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Joe Pickett
Replies: 14
Views: 595

Re: Joe Pickett

Yeah, I think the writing and production by Paramount / Spectrum left a lot to be desired. As usual, the books are better. I suppose there are a lot of sacrifices that are made when going from book to movie ... given the average movie run time. I would think less so for a TV series with eight to ten...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Joe Pickett
Replies: 14
Views: 595

Re: Joe Pickett

My wife is all caught up on the books and has given the show a middling rating after having read them first. She watches the TV show with my in-laws who also enjoyed the characters in the books. One thing I'll note, in the books he brings up a lot of contemporary issues ... for example the Sackett v...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Jul 09, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Range Report: Taylor's Low Wall DST 22 with 10X Unertl Scope
Replies: 14
Views: 495

Re: Range Report: Taylor's Low Wall DST 22 with 10X Unertl Scope

When I saw the picture I went straight to their site. I can't tell you how happy my wife is that they don't make it in Hornet.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt
Replies: 41
Views: 1196

Re: Fun with numbers. .44 Henry v. .45 Colt

As @KWK notes ... where all that energy goes. Deformation of the bullet (the second shot with the lead soft point) and the hydraulic deformation of the tissue.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The 5.7 x 28 thread got me wondering
Replies: 13
Views: 435

Re: The 5.7 x 28 thread got me wondering

He meant Craig.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mono bullets or jacketed bullets and original...
Replies: 19
Views: 704

Re: Mono bullets or jacketed bullets and original...

I might not use a brass monolithic in it or anything with a tungsten core, but I would think lead or copper jacketed lead would yield to the steel and form fit the bore. Obturate, as they say.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: range time
Replies: 8
Views: 282

Re: range time

oldebear1950 wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 1:44 pm sorry but key board got stuck, and did not mean for that to happen
You can just edit it as the original poster. Use the little pencil button in the upper right corner of the original post.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .45 Colt loads exceeding Max COAL
Replies: 15
Views: 1974

Re: .45 Colt loads exceeding Max COAL

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:50 pm I load 270 gr bullets in my SAA and it does exceed the 1.6 inch oal
Looks like you might have 20 - 30 thousandth's to spare.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .45 Colt loads exceeding Max COAL
Replies: 15
Views: 1974

Re: .45 Colt loads exceeding Max COAL

Wow, I'm glad I found this thread. I'm using a 280 grain Montana Bullet Works bullet that is 0.703" overall and 0.360" from the top of the crimp groove to the top of the bullet. My Starline cases are going 1.272". I'm going to seat 0.345" in and crimp with a Lee collet style FCD....
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

Where's our pic of the 89 doc? I would love to have one of those some day.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Definitions For The I.T. Challenged
Replies: 9
Views: 382

Re: Definitions For The I.T. Challenged

Great list. As an IT person, I really enjoyed it.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 29, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

Your rifle is one of the finest finished rifles with extreme craftsmanship I’ve ever seen. I know you have some serious bucks into that so I’m gonna ask, “Can I have it?” Thanks. I enjoyed working with them to build it ... and then all of my money started to go toward these three kids. Two are move...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

I've always wondered how Big Horn achieves the color case finish on their stainless guns. Do they over-plate with a layer of iron on the guns that will be color cased?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

Don’t know how many loadings you’re gonna get with that special star crimper but it’s not going to be many…….I just load a 44-40 the regular way and use a cardboard wad between the powder and the shot and another at the mouth then run the loaded round part way into a 38-40 FLS. Squeezes it nice and...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

When I was choosing the checkering pattern the pattern your have was in the final running with the pattern I chose. Ended up going with the F pattern, I just like that ace of spades sort of look on the F pattern. Yeah, I liked both E and F but went with E for the ribbons. A and B were just too busy...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

RIDERED350r wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:26 pm Man that's perty!
When I saw the picture of yours I knew those stunning colors had come from the same place as mine.

Is that a 26" barrel on yours?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

Love me some big bore lever rifles! I have a modern 1886 Takedown worked over by Turnbull in 45-90 and aspire to have them build me a second complete front half in 50-110. They can do it and have done it, had them qoute the build but I just didn't have the fundage at the time. It's still on the to-...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Bore leverguns
Replies: 32
Views: 1107

Re: Big Bore leverguns

He fumbled some stuff but otherwise, interesting. We were just referring to the .450 Marlin in the '94 in another thread. It's impressive to run that in a rifle like the 1894 with the middling sized receiver. My 71 in .450 Alaskan outruns his Turnbull 50 a bit but my barrel is 20" and is full h...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hickok45 and Tucker Carlson.
Replies: 2
Views: 246

Re: Hickok45 and Tucker Carlson.

STTGU's should definitely be banned ... because I've never seen one before and it scares me. :shock:
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 28, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To RIHMFIRE
Replies: 6
Views: 199

Re: Happy Birthday To RIHMFIRE

Yes, I have. Shoot skeet every weekend. Doubles skeet. You need to come over and shoot a couple rounds! After Skeet shooting we went to the German restaurant in Sanford. Willow tree, I think it called. Boy that was great....foooood coma Where's the best place to shoot these days ... still Stricklan...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPECIAL .44 Specials
Replies: 30
Views: 829

Re: SPECIAL .44 Specials

I wonder if Jim's experiment is related to how jacketed bullets got their start as @GunnyMack suggests. I seem to recall someone making jackets from spent .22 rimfire rounds but it's been so long I don't remember where I read about it. It seems plausible that this type of experiment is how they coul...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lee Liquid Alox
Replies: 26
Views: 969

Re: Lee Liquid Alox

Does Alox dry to a completely tack free state or will it pick up dust and dirt over time / handling. Is that the reason for the 45-45-10 stuff? To change the way it ends up in a dried state?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPECIAL .44 Specials
Replies: 30
Views: 829

Re: SPECIAL .44 Specials

May be nooks and crannies but I can see where our forefathers had the same spark of an idea when they devised the jacketed bullet. I suppose that's true. I'm guilty as well ... pulling bullets and powder from 5mm Remington Rimfire Magnums and replacing and re-crimping ... looking for that extra oom...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPECIAL .44 Specials
Replies: 30
Views: 829

Re: SPECIAL .44 Specials

This ... this might be a sign of too much spare time. This is the nooks and crannies of the gun world.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 779

Re: Cast Performance Lube

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:46 am Waxy lubes have been used on .22 rimfire ammunition for many years.
This is what intrigues me about the Rooster Jacket tumble lube. It's supposed to be a wax emulsion and once the carrier dries, it ends up like the lube on modern .22 rimfires.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Jun 25, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday To RIHMFIRE
Replies: 6
Views: 199

Re: Happy Birthday To RIHMFIRE

Been shooting lately? Skeet perhaps? Getting warm and wet these days down here.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sat Jun 24, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 779

Re: Cast Performance Lube

When I was a kid 60=some years ago my Dad had me read THE BULLET'S FLIGHT FROM POWDER TO TARGET by Dr. Mann. It was written in 1909 in the days of lead bullets and contains some of the best information on how lead bullets act in the transition from cartridge to the bore to the target. I highly reco...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 779

Re: Cast Performance Lube

There was a clear lube that you just tumbled the boolits like Lee liquid alox, but dried clear. I think it was called Rooster Jacket. I wonder if it's Rooster Jacket. I might try some. I do have a mold with "tumble lube grooves" or so they call them ... a Ranch Dog mold for my rifle model...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Fri Jun 23, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 779

Re: Cast Performance Lube

This is what I've ordered before (Montana BW) ... MontanaBW-45Colt-LBT-280GR.-WFN-GC.jpg This is what I see on the Cast Performance site ... CastPerf-45Colt-LBT-265GR.-WFN-GC.jpg I think I see something in the grooves, maybe. It's got a bit of a mottled color to it overall so maybe it's got their &q...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast Performance Lube
Replies: 23
Views: 779

Cast Performance Lube

So being new to this SAA thing, I've been looking at pre-cast bullets for reloading as well as casting equipment, etc. One thing that sort of stumps me is the bullet offerings from Cast Performance ... apparently now owned by the Grizzly Ammo people. Their bullets appear un-lubed as compared to all ...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Thu Jun 22, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: winchester 94 bigbore 444 marlin
Replies: 9
Views: 446

Re: winchester 94 bigbore 444 marlin

I'm thinking that's got to be the most powerful round chambered in the 94 action. Did the .450 Marlin ever make it onto the 94 platform?
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leveractions in Hungary.
Replies: 6
Views: 340

Re: Leveractions in Hungary.

That's an unusual rifle he's testing ... an 1886 model in 30-30. And the sights are oddly configured ... the forward mounted rail with the rear sight on the front end of said rail. I'm not sure how well that would work. There's not much distance between the rear and front sights in that setup.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kathy shooting her new sixgun
Replies: 27
Views: 973

Re: Kathy shooting her new sixgun

Oh, this must be the Wrangler from the other thread. Sorry, I'm a little slow. Great that she's enjoying it. I got my wife a Beretta 84F in .380 ACP to introduce her to guns. It was a bad choice on my part ... a .380 in a blowback action is a little harsh. She enjoys shooting my .22 revolvers though.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kathy shooting her new sixgun
Replies: 27
Views: 973

Re: Kathy shooting her new sixgun

Looks about the size of the bird's head Taylor's Cattleman I recently picked up. Though I have yet to take mine out shooting.
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Today
Replies: 34
Views: 1190

Re: Today

She is 13 years old, shooting a handgun at 500 yard targets. I don't recognize the break action she's using. I think my longest shot with a handgun was about 50 yards with a Ruger Mark I in my late teens ... back when I could see that far with open sights. She's a bit more of an advanced shooter th...
by Rimfire McNutjob
Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Seven leaf Winchester rear sight
Replies: 4
Views: 264

Re: Seven leaf Winchester rear sight

More likely he was being careful with the weak toggle link design of an 1873 than weak rifling. Probably. He made a point to talk about how shallow the rifling was ... I might have assumed that was related. But didn't a .44 WCF leave the barrel of a rifle at over 1000fps even with black powder back...