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The fascinating world of guns and ammo. Thankfully you folk up north have the chance to experiment and have ample scope to do so, from factory ammo of various brands and loadings to home brewed ammo using multitudinous options in components. We're fortunate here between the Canal and the Equator to ...

Thank you all! Friday was a great day, but busy. I dropped my darlng off at work, then picked her up at noon and we went to the best Brazilian restaurant in town and had the rodizio. Then my wife managed to put one over on me by organizing our "dog club" (group of folks who gather each aft...

Apparently some folks are not paying attention to the warning. Again, this forum is NOT a place to be talking about a violent overthrow of the government. I'm getting feedback that some are ignoring this fact.

hfcable wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:22 pm i was thinking of having mine converted to center fire but the bore diameter is .251 [similar to 25 acp ] not 256 like the 25/20

was getting more complicated than i was willing to pursue

That's what bullet sizer dies are for...

Nice squirrel rifle you have there!

Funny stuff Ray. The only time I have ever had a cap n ball come apart was an early Italian 1851 brass frame that I was experimenting with smokeless duplex loads. On the range I had fired a number of heavy loads and on the 10th shot or so when I pulled the trigger and it went off, the barrel and cy...

Praise the Lord! We just had a few dry weeks here and felt it badly. But there's a world of difference in the ecosystems. I'm so glad you got rain. May the stock tanks fill and the aquifers be replenished!

I have an opportunity to buy a Remington Model 14 in 30 Remington and I have a small supply of brass but no dies to reload them with, I do reload for the 30-30. Since the case dimensions are close sans the rim has anyone here used 30-30 dies to reload the 30 Remington? Midsouth has a set of 30 Remi...

That round with a "small game" type flat tip on it would be the bee's knees for small game up to medium sized varmints. Keith thought a lot of that cartridge, IIRC. I've long been intrigued by the thought of a 25 caliber singleshot, and the Favorite would be the right platform for it.

Prayers up. And you're right - hug your family and loved ones every chance you get, because someday it will be the last time this side of eternity.

Looks better than the ones they used to sell in the Amazon Basin back in the day. Those were available, IIRC, in "36" (.410), 32 and 28 gauge - smoothbore. Unfortunately the NFA makes such a contraption unfeasible up in the US of A. But a smooth bore pistol in any of those three would make...

The Buck 110 is a knife I've wanted for a long time, but somehow have never managed to acquire while up north. I carry a Puma stockman, similar to my grandpa's old Böker stockman that he carried everywhere. I've got that one, my aunt gave it to me after grandpa passed on. Every time I see it I'm rem...

The link is unavailable in my country... :( Odd. I can get it here - and I'm blocked from all sorts of sites do to IP address issues... Missing guns could be key to solving 2019 homicide of Hendricks County surgeon BROWNSBURG, Ind. — For the first time in over two years, the Hendricks County Sherif...

The main reason I've got one is "they" don't want me to have one. :lol: My son and I did have fun shooting it "out yonder" on non-living targets, but it's not my first choice for "serious work" either. The plus is that the ammo's plentiful and cheap and it makes a nice ...

Scott, have you ever been to the "Friends of Billy Dixon" range? Don't know if it's still a going thing or not. Their website doesn't come up for me here in Coffee Country.

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Seems likely that a bunch of those on Epstein's client list are in powerful positions in the media. Ding! Ding! Ding! Yep. And the more they ignore it or try to discredit it, the more one must ask, "What have you to hide?" I've not found the movie available here yet, but hope to see it so...

With the media outcry in attempts to discredit the movie as "QAnon conspiracy based", that's enough to make one ask, "What ever happened to Epstein's client list?" They're silent on those things, but try to shout down the based on a true story "Sound Of Freedom" movie. ...

I think this is the most powerful movie I have ever seen. I’m happy to sponsor anyone to see it. I’ll write something about human trafficking sometime this weekend. Haven't heard if it's down here yet, but it's definitely on the "look out for" list. Human trafficking is a BIG problem - an...

I've used it a lot (relatively speaking). I like it for handgun bullets loaded to midrange and lower (I don't do much if any high end stuff). When I could still find Hornady swaged bullets I'd tumble them in LLA and let them dry on a bit of wax paper before loading. I've also done a lot of cast to s...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:29 am
AmBraCol wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 9:22 am
Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:40 pm You guys know these fellers
No tellin' who will sneak in if you leave the gate open. Those folks from south of the border, for example...
My door is always open to you my friend.

And ours for you as well.

Paul, I once overheard my pastor remark to a colleague, "it looks like our class is beginning to graduate. . ." perhaps we are getting ahead up the long narrow trail that leads us home ? grizz Shucks, we got news today that the son of folks we know passed suddenly. None of us knows how lo...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 6:40 pm You guys know these fellers

No tellin' who will sneak in if you leave the gate open. Those folks from south of the border, for example...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:44 pm Mic teaching my wife about rifles.

The "Peggy Rifle". Over 10,000 rounds through it, smooth as silk, light as a feather. Wish the folks in charge of Marlin would take some tips from Mic on setting them up better from the factory.

One day it will be my turn. I am thankful to be a part of such a collection of people! We all will go down that trail sooner or later. Today was very emotional for me because of John Linebaugh’s passing and I was so honored to be asked to participate in saying Adios to my old friend. Didn't get a c...

I've had a back order in at Starline since January of 2021. The other day on the book of face a rep told me that it SHOULD come down the pipeline sometime this year. We'll see. On the other hand, my dear wife doesn't care for the magnum rounds in her Bisley 327 so what few I've got loaded will hold ...

Note to self - maybe re-reading info on Mount St. Helens isn't a good idea after all... :shock: We're 26 miles or so from Ruiz. The St Helens blast destroyed up to 19 miles from the mountain! On the other hand, I don't believe in living in fear. Shucks, I ride a motorcycle around Coffee Country! Whe...

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:06 pm Paul, you might have contaminants in your FG7 fix ... sorry, inside joke from a guy who shot and processed hundreds of feet of Tri-X in the olden days ...

It's hard to get the proper chemicals anymore... must be the chinese sourced FG7 causing the issues.

Great photos, thanks for sharing. How far away is the volcano? You may want to check your lens filters. Thank you! It's roughly 26 miles from us, according one source. I'm not running filters on either lens, and haven't taken time to see what presets may be active in the cameras. They put some kind...

I was just bringing the dogs in from their morning constitutional when my wife called and told me "Grab your camera and head up the hill. El Nevado de Ruiz is glorious this morning!" The old snow capped volcano that erupted in '85 and wiped out a town of over 20,000 people is usually shrou...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Our old Jeep, way back in the last couple decades of the 20th Century, was "old style" to the max. It was actually build by Ford, but marked Jeep. I replaced the clutch plate a couple times (kept ripping the center out of it) and the bra...

That's a nice looking little popper. I hope it gives you many years of enjoyable service. The birdshead grip frame looks quite different from my Ruger versions. Makes me wonder how it feels in firing. Both of my 45 Colt Rugers have that birdshead and it handles recoil nicely in my hands. That pistol...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:51 pm Testing to see.

That's Bryan's 500 NE, right? Lovely little plinker.

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:27 am Paul, NE NM -- y'all talking Raton? Springer? Cimarron?
Scott, you look like you are having a very enjoyable time!

Raton.

Paul, next time you are above the equator, please let us know. Hopefully some of us (me in particular) can change your attendance record. I recognize Scott and I THINK Rob Leahy of Simply Rugged in the same 1st pic. I don't know any of the others (yet, as we say in Special Education). -Tutt I've no...

I recognize MOST of them. Have a perfect non-attendance record since the shoot following September 2004 in Athens. Great bunch of folk, glad you could make it!

Definitely a "One P" rifle. POWERFUL for sure! Not very practical or packable, but that's not why it was built! I love that you're continuing your brother's tradition. I've NO idea what velocity you're getting with a 150 grain load - but there's nothing on four legs in N. America that can ...

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. It's hard losing folks that way. My dad died of cancer because he wore a seatbelt. Otherwise he'd have died in one accident or another many years prior. We were taught from the beginning to strap in when we got in the car and the habit has held over the years. Ba...

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:34 am "From back in the 20th century," he says.

Yeah, I like to tell my wife that we're closer to 80 than to 30.

It really is weird to think that "20 years ago" doesn't mean "1980" anymore.

After digital took over you ccould get SLR lenses for a song. And I'm talking top of the line $1000 + lenses for about $100. Folks were trading them in for new digital cameras like crazy. I figured it was time to get some really good lenses for my Cannon A1E. I spent less than $300 and got 5 top of...

My heart bleeds for you... must be tough!

Hey guys, I'm looking to see if I can locate old SLR lenses from 35mm cameras from back in the 20th Century. It's come to my attention that there are adapters that allow many of these lenses to be adapted to modern DSLR (and mirrorless too, but that's moot as I've no such camera) cameras. Aperture a...

Some of my favorite folk right there. Although I don't know Larry, he's in good company!

Not a short barrel, but here's one Bobby Tyler built up for me from an old wreck of a Ruger. As you can see, it's got the Bisley hammer and a few other tweaks as well. As for handling, grip shape is very subjective as far as how it will feel for one person or another. Most folks seem to like the Rug...

Thanks, guys! And yes, that's my chick. The one I can sing "she don't know she's beautiful" to. She hates having her picture snapped, but I've survived 36 years of doing so anyway - and so has she. :D Here's some pics I grabbed today. Last night I played around with the cameras and found o...

t's easy to get caught up in life, work, etc. Stresses build and problems surface and it helps to try something new at times. Years ago I picked up a Canon Rebel on clearance at Chinamart and shot a lot of pictures with it - all on auto mode. Then a few years later I picked up a more modern version ...

Thanks for sharing that, Scott! Lovely work, indeed. That looks like a very handy rifle.

I've had this one since the mid 90's, picked it up new at Gibsons. Funny, found the receipt for it last year while looking for something else. Anyway, it's had 1,000's of rounds through it and is still on the original barrel. I keep looking around, thinking it'd be interesting to toss a 16" or ...

Funny how hands differ. Most folks seem to love the Ruger Bisley grip type. That's the one that tends to rap my knuckle. Go figure. I don't recall having that issue with my Vaquero, nor the few times I've shot the "dragoon" style SBH, but the Bisley on my SH 25th anniversary 44 spl raps my...

I've got an old Rossi double, firing pins were ruined from dry fire. Got a couple new ones from Jack First and replaced them. Had to cut them with a Dremel type tool at one point due to the end being peened over from dry firing. Once that was done the new ones fit perfectly and worked a charm. Don't...

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