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JohndeFresno

Scrumbag,
GunnyMack turned us on to the "Reloading Assistant" app for Android cellphones that instantly shows several .44 Mag rifle loads with 1700ft lb ME ratings!

Check it out if you are using a cellphone or other platform that can use it.

JohndeFresno

Now, THAT is a GREAT reloading app! I have seen several handloading/reload apps for my Android, have tried several and kept only a few. This one is quite good. It even showed me some light Trail Boss loads for that 500 SW Magnum monstrosity that a friend asked about. It seems that he became enamored...

JohndeFresno

Now, THAT is a GREAT reloading app! I have seen several handloading/reload apps for my Android, have tried several and kept only a few. This one is quite good. It even showed me some light Trail Boss loads for that 500 SW Magnum monstrosity that a friend asked about. It seems that he became enamored...

JohndeFresno

Sounds like Lester's Ammunition. "It usually works" :P :D :lol: Yes, I have that poster - hilarious - with the bear holding the hunter's shirt in his mouth! As for me, I have kept up with reading about all of the whizz-bang high tech defensive rounds and their tests in gelatin, water, pho...

JohndeFresno

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:08 pm ...I'm so frustrated I just want to toss it out the window and dump a mag full of FMJ’s into it!!!

DO IT!

Those Apple people take a large chunk of your money and apply it to the gun grab effort and Politically Correct stifled free speech movement, anyway!

JohndeFresno

Terrific - Thanks!!

JohndeFresno

Wipeout foam and liquid, hands down.

Odorless, the only cleaner that doesn't bother the better half in the house.

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Great posts, and...
WOW, that is a beautiful rifle.

Talk about a Barbecue Gun!

JohndeFresno

FYi, in response to a more detailed question to Ruger via email: Their official stance allows +P factory loads for the .45 ACP, but specifically do not support +P .44 or .45 Colt loads. Here is the email reply: "Thank you for contacting Ruger Customer Service. Your Customer Service Issue # is 1...

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You betcha!

JohndeFresno

Solar generator? Never heard of em! I don't belong to Costco... That is only one outlet of many. Here is an Amazon link showing one such model. There are many models at various prices, depending upon how much emergency power you need to store and/or use, just like regular emergency generators. http...

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So, because of the stormy weather - those new whizz-bang portable Costco solar generators are out?

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Good to hear that you are back on the grid!

You owe me 50 bucks.

JohndeFresno

Scrumbag, After you determine exactly what the safe maximum pressure level is for that Chiappa levergun(!), how about checking out the handload data in the "Rifle / 44 Remington Magnum" section of a leading Australian powder manual? http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders/pdfs/130117_Han...

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HeadedToTexas wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:29 pm I changed all of my browser search traffic to DuckDuckGo a few months ago and haven't noticed and drop in performance, but a clear shift toward what I want to find instead of what Google wants me to find.

Thanks for that info. Are you leaving California - or ? Either way - glad for you.

JohndeFresno

...It certainly IS true that there is a big gap between '45 Colt - basic SAAMI loads' and the kind of power that it seems reasonable to expect from pressures appropriate for modern firearms like the Rugers of various iterations. Certainly the reloading manuals reflect that, but the 'mainstream' fir...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:10 pm ..I have hit it with a black sharpie so any image is going to be fuzzy!

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 8:10 pm ..Besides the puter ain't workin as my power is still out, no net access except thru cell signal!

Sorry, Mack. Bummer.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:04 pm Wait huh what John? How do I OWE you 50 bucks- I never said anything about betting!!!!!!

You scratched your nose when you read the post. That means "I Bid."

There is a camera on your 'puter.

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3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:32 pm John, mental enema! My friend calls it Psycological Fornication. I’ve shot 250gr bullets out of my BH at 950fps. More potent than I’ll need for around here. Todd/3leg

Perzactly, Legs! That is plenty of whump.

JohndeFresno

Okay, Pay Attention, Please, Once and For All: 1) GunnyMack, you owe me $50.00 But you can put that money into an NRA donation, if you like. 2) Ruger's answer is still the same: Julie at Ruger Customer Service / Revolvers line: a) Ruger does not recommend handloads in my New Model Blackhawk Convert...

JohndeFresno

Jerry, I am certainly glad to help. Mack, Good advice on both counts. Ruger pressure: I have repeatedly read that Ruger only recommends 14k due to liability issues, but anecdotally they have been quoted as recommending up to .45 ACP +P ammo as the maximum power for that cartridge. Then, handloading ...

JohndeFresno

Thank you for answering, Earl. I just now sat down to the computer to pull it up; I was watching a Netflix DVD movie with my wife, "The Old Man and the Sea," the 1953 classic version with Spencer Tracy. Any reasonable .45 Colt cast bullet load will work within the 23k Pressure limit. For i...

JohndeFresno

Great stuff, all.

Thanks!

JohndeFresno

This has been discussed before on various blogs, but I don't recall if it has been handled here. And perhaps a reminder is in order for those new handloaders - certainly there are a bunch of 'em in my state, now that the crazy ammo registration laws are taking effect. My understanding from most sour...

JohndeFresno

Wow!
I am always the last one to fall for "Urban Legends" but it looks like I finally fell for one.

Must admit "My bad" for not checking this out, first.

Thank you all. Apologies to Google.

JohndeFresno

SUPER!

If indeed, after a fair trial, he is proven to be the culprit....
Get a rope!

JohndeFresno

We know that almost all of Silicon Valley and Internet related companies are run by super-Liberal, gun-hating types. I would say "Idiots," but I don't want the Moderator(s) to block or delete this e-mail, so I won't call those morons "Idiots." Now - Google abruptly decided to blo...

JohndeFresno

I, for one don't believe it was luck. Our economy and resources overwhelmed them, and behind that we were an "In God We Trust" nation while theirs was one of pure evil - regardless of what celebrations they held on holidays. Looking around at what a huge part of our populace truly worships...

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Thanks, Pitchy!

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Griff wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 7:47 pm Just listening to the list of potential side effects makes me sick. I wouldn't take any of them.

So said my Uncle George, may he rest in peace.

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:49 pm I believe in the good old days the drug company could choose the name to be descriptive based on what the drugs actually did...

Yeah, like Anusol for hemorrhoids!

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30-30 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:52 am I like the old tried and true honest drug names like pot, meth, heroin, and crack...names that inspire confidence that if you take them in healthy doses you're going to get messed up... :O

Had to laugh out loud!

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mikld wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:24 am Yep another thing they do is abbreviate a symptom...

Yes, it sounds like they are trying to be hip...
"Hep C" (Hepatitis C)... "Low T" (Low Testosterone)... Super corny.

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crs wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:12 pm Shiner ends with a R.

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JerryB wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:49 pm Now ain't that some thing to think about on a fine Friday after noon. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JohndeFresno

I started noticing something occurring again and again with these new drugs on TV. I am not talking about the regularity with which they make miraculous promises, followed within a year or two by televised class action lawsuits due to discovered serious and/or fatal side effects. I am talking about ...

JohndeFresno

Said it all in Subject line.

JdeF

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I went immediately to the .45 Colt pages and found three divisions: .45 Colt Standard Pressure, 14k psi .45 Colt High-Pressure, 30k psi ...but yet guys go freaking nuts when we talk about 22k psi 44-40 loads Sounds like an interesting manual! :) Just 8 loads for the .44-40 using their AA Nr 2, AA N...

JohndeFresno

:lol: Lotsa clowns here! Owing to the large amount of bullet selections and rifle loads available to these Western powders - the 30-06 Springfield sections shows 4 1/2 pages of load data - about 227 loads on my quick, non-precise count. .308 Winchester looked to be about the same. .30-30 has 56 entr...

JohndeFresno

In Elmer's book "Hell I was There" he did not speak very highly of Zane Grey for several reasons. I have not read it in a while but I think that's how it went. When I was a youngster, my father had a summer vacation cabin on the Rogue River near Grant's Pass. Not one of those city dweller...

JohndeFresno

I just received my Western Powders Handloading Guide, Edition 1. The total price paid was $39.99 from the Western Powders site; shipping was free. This is a massive and beautiful tome, 8 1/2 x 11 inches weighing 3 1/2 lbs with 488 pgs (the last two are lined pages for notes). Part of the reason for ...

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earlmck wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:59 pm My Colt Python is something between .355 and .356. I believe that was how Colt did all their .357's. Maybe still do?

Never woulda knowed that. I have one of those great old 6" Pythons, too.

Thanks again, all.

JohndeFresno

How do the dogs pay the fines?

JohndeFresno

Nope. Just last week I noticed that SAAMI pressure barrels are spec'd with a .355" groove. I've likely looked at the page at least 50 times over many years but never noticed that. Pages at both Uberti-USA and Cimarron say Uberti uses nominal .355 grooves in their pistol and rifle barrels. :o Y...

JohndeFresno

Does anyone remember the Medusa revolver? It was made on a Smith & Wesson frame with a cylinder drilled so that the spring star shaped ejector in the center could hold .357, 9x19, 9x23, .380, 38 special, 38 colt (if you could find it), and a couple other less common cartridges. Found this video...

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Nath wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:36 pm There won't be any issues if they fit the 9mm barrel in the first place! I mean just shoot the .357" bullets through a .355" barrel.

N.

...pressure issues with a full load .357 jacketed round??

JohndeFresno

Wow - in a rifle. Then the concept of a convertible 9mm/.357 handgun sounds like a good idea. I have been similarly impressed with my .45 ACP/.45 Colt convertible Ruger SA handgun. In a situation where one might have to scavenge for ammo in times of shortage, that new Taurus double action 7-shot mig...

JohndeFresno

You are all quite welcome. This comes about thanks to the Gutenberg free download site and the free (Donation supported) Calibre e-Book Conversion and Power PDF Conversion software. I discovered more great Western books in Kindle, pdf and other forms (many in basic text files) here. It includes many...

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Taurus is announcing their 9mm/.38 Special/.357 Magnum convertible double action revolver. Ruger Blackhawk already markets (or marketed) one in a Single Action model. I have researched several threads that talk about putting a 9mm cartridge in a .357 firearm but so far have not seen this discussed: ...

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