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by wm
Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Opinions On Sig Saur
Replies: 38
Views: 4967

Re: Your Opinions On Sig Saur

WM, I have a Walther PPX that was also a pistol the evolved into the Creed. It was my mom's and she picked it out. It's a full sized 9mm but it was the only one in the shop that she could pull the slide back every time. It's surprisingly accurate as well and as big as a G17. Shoots better groups th...
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer request .......
Replies: 12
Views: 1629

Prayer request .......

Ben was one of my ball players and close friend of my youngest son. He stumbled out of high school, righted himself and joined the ARMY. He is with the 82nd Airborne now and hopes to become a Ranger at some future point. I would like to ask for prayers for him as he is working hard to recover from a...
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just made a deal on this
Replies: 8
Views: 1065

Re: Just made a deal on this

Color me green with envy.

Good for you!

Wm
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 57 22lr wont cycle and chamber rounds reliably.
Replies: 9
Views: 1597

Re: Marlin 57 22lr wont cycle and chamber rounds reliably.

Nath wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:27 pm Oil is very likely the problem!
Remove all oil. Old oil may of turned to gum from combustion materials.
I just cleaned my Marlin after 6 months of shooting.
No oil then and no oil now!
+1
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Better than Football
Replies: 10
Views: 1042

Re: Better than Football

True story (inspired by that last tackle) my buddy George wrote a speeding ticket while on bike patrol. Guy was speeding and zipping around a city park. George recognized the car and knew where he was likely headed. He and his partner rode across the park to a stop sign and when the speeder got ther...
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Random Handloading Thoughts.....
Replies: 17
Views: 2463

Re: Random Handloading Thoughts.....

Back in the old days I followed the example set by some of the guys who showed me how to handload. They used those styro foam sheets you used to get when buying meat. They would punch out little circles and use those. Worked great in straight wall cases. Bottle necked not so much. When shot the Styr...
by wm
Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Opinions On Sig Saur
Replies: 38
Views: 4967

Re: Your Opinions On Sig Saur

I assume you are talking about the 220/226/228 etc line of handguns. Personally I like them. Never owned one but I like them. I do own S&W 3906, 6904, 5906 and think highly of them as well even though they are long out of manufacture now. Current production traditional DA/SA autos have sort of d...
by wm
Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NEW Colt Python
Replies: 33
Views: 5151

Re: NEW Colt Python

Well ……… I have not bought a lotto ticket in a while. This is as good a reason to buy one as any other.

Wm
by wm
Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 2734

Re: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!

https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-chief-warned-dangers-facing-religious-institutions-weeks/story?id=68004076&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_hero_hed "The acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security received a stark warning that houses of worship and faith-based groups were in imminent...
by wm
Tue Dec 31, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WW1
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: WW1

My wife's grandfather served during WW1. He was a pilot, stationed in Texas, and seemingly charged with border security (the Villa raids and the Punitive expedition was a recent memory back then).

Wm
by wm
Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 2734

Re: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!

I don't think the god guy who took the murderer down with a head shot was a lucky shot at all. It might be a lucky shot for many people, but he is a firearms instructor with his own training facility where he trains people for a living. I'm betting he can make head shots at 50 ft. all day long, eve...
by wm
Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It may not be your kind of music
Replies: 8
Views: 895

Re: It may not be your kind of music

She has a remarkable voice, to my ear very full and melodious.

While I have decades of listening to my credit as an expert, I have zero actual skills in the effort to put forth pleasant sounds of any sort.

Wm
by wm
Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 2734

Re: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!

....had the man closest to the BG jumped him, it all could have been prevented.----6 True. Problem: A close friend who teaches classes for the County PD asks each class "How many of you have ever been in a fist fight?" He told me that percentages are very very low. Classes with 25 people ...
by wm
Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Webley question
Replies: 9
Views: 1322

Re: Webley question

Sounds like I may have some crow to eat. But I guess I'm a little smarter and a little wiser for it.

Wm
by wm
Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 2734

Re: Six Seconds.....Can I get an "AMEN".....!!!

I don't want to sound alarmist but beware copycats. Like the school shooting phenomenon, I'm afraid the church shooting is going to become something to be worried about. I'm a member of my church's security team. I wish I could motivate the others on the team to take some training. I wish at age 52 ...
by wm
Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Webley question
Replies: 9
Views: 1322

Webley question

Just to make this a bit more entertaining …… Sister shows up at family holiday get together with new boyfriend (new year so we get a new boyfriend) and he starts talking guns, only a lot of what he says kind of leaves me wondering. I think his knowledge is a mile wide and a about an inch deep. Anywa...
by wm
Sun Dec 29, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Self Defense Shooting
Replies: 18
Views: 2460

Re: Self Defense Shooting

I hope you at least tried not to shoot the fly in the face or eyes.

Are you going to mount him and hang him over the mantle? I only mention it because it takes a lot of them to make any sort of a meal.

Wm
by wm
Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well?!?! Who got something good?
Replies: 44
Views: 3793

Re: Well?!?! Who got something good?

I like AJM429's "gift". "Sixes" are my favorite handgun and they are very hard to find in CA (partly due to our stupid handgun "laws" and partly because most people who find one NEVER sell it). I like my plain blue 2 3/4" .357 "Service Six" the best, but...
by wm
Sat Dec 28, 2019 1:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Standard Mfg. Double Barreled Revolver
Replies: 26
Views: 3034

Re: Standard Mfg. Double Barreled Revolver

Looks like an answer in search of a question.

Wm
by wm
Fri Dec 27, 2019 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wood Good Book Box.
Replies: 14
Views: 1148

Re: Wood Good Book Box.

I made one of those a little while ago but it had a more earthly purpose. Call the chapter & verse according to J. M. Browning. Used some shoe polish to darken the wood and give it an 'aged textured'. Looks absolutely at home on a book shelf. Your project inspires me to do another for my wife's ...
by wm
Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hmmmm.....to shoot, or not to shoot....?
Replies: 12
Views: 1008

Re: Hmmmm.....to shoot, or not to shoot....?

Technology is redefining the limits and expectations of privacy in a very negative way.

Wm
by wm
Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Mini Shells?
Replies: 10
Views: 1359

Re: Reloading Mini Shells?

Pulling this from the misty and dusty part of my mind but …… IIRC there is press made by RCBS for the 50 BMG cartridge (and similar) and they (or someone else) offered a kit for reloading 12 gauge rounds that allowed anything from the super short 1.5" up to the 3.5 super mags. I can't recall mo...
by wm
Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Which is quieter?
Replies: 57
Views: 6570

Re: Which is quieter?

If your issue is animals, pets or pests, you can ask your local animal control unit for a live trap. Most units have them to loan to people. Most of the time they will even come pick up the trap and animal relieving you of that headache.

Just a possible alternative to shooting.

Wm
by wm
Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Merry Stainless, and a Happy New Kahr!"
Replies: 10
Views: 1287

Re: "Merry Stainless, and a Happy New Kahr!"

Kahr's do not get the recognition they deserve. Darn nice pistols.

Wm
by wm
Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Christmas in Pemba, Mozambique
Replies: 10
Views: 936

Re: Christmas in Pemba, Mozambique

The greatest gifts are to be needed and to feel loved. Looks like the best kind of gift giving.

Wm
by wm
Wed Dec 25, 2019 1:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Well?!?! Who got something good?
Replies: 44
Views: 3793

Well?!?! Who got something good?

I got 2000 rounds (4 bricks of different) of 22lr. Made me happy ...... but rimfire ammo always does. Kids liked the tools I got them. Actually think the girls (future daughters in law) were more excited about those then the boys. Probably the last Christmas my boys will both be home for Christmas m...
by wm
Tue Dec 24, 2019 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: As we celebrate lets reserve a moment for those who made it possible
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Re: As we celebrate lets reserve a moment for those who made it possible

My father was there. He never talked about it. After Malmady they quit taking SS prisoners, and in many cases any prisoners unless intelligence requested a "live" one. After Buchenwald they quit entirely. My Uncle Mel didn't remember exactly when they got word of the massacre at Malmady, ...
by wm
Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Christmas
Replies: 7
Views: 745

Re: Christmas

May the Peace promised by the Almighty once and for all time embrace mankind.

Wm
by wm
Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: As we celebrate lets reserve a moment for those who made it possible
Replies: 5
Views: 463

As we celebrate lets reserve a moment for those who made it possible

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/12/23/christmas-eve-snow-turned-red-with-blood/ I high light this battle because I had an Uncle who fought with Patton's 3rd Army who lost his best friends 75 years ago today. My father volunteered to fly 75 years ago today on what was considered a dangero...
by wm
Tue Dec 24, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIG's new military round runs at 80,000!
Replies: 14
Views: 1517

Re: SIG's new military round runs at 80,000!

I feel like if its something that I can't do with a 30-06/308 then it is something I don't need to be doing.

In a Rocky Road world, I'm just sort of Vanilla. :roll:

Wm
by wm
Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If reality tv was real it would be more of this
Replies: 4
Views: 380

Re: If reality tv was real it would be more of this

JimT wrote: Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:02 pm I with the dog.
Lay in front of the fire
and forget the world.
Haiku esque.
by wm
Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIG's new military round runs at 80,000!
Replies: 14
Views: 1517

Re: SILetG's new military round runs at 80,000!

No way....80 k psi is bad enough, but a three-piece cartridge case ...??? :? Naaah...... nothing to go wrong there .... :roll: Actually common in military these days. For example 50 BMG has a brass base, a polymer body, and classic bullet. Saves a lot on weight which allows for more ammo or more fu...
by wm
Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The muddled 38
Replies: 25
Views: 4013

Re: The muddled 38

This might interest you …… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPFPyg9r1k Personally I have continued to use standard pressure 148 grain HBWC loaded back wards. There are pros and cons to this. If you want to explore this subject there is a lot of information on the internet (for example https://www.gr...
by wm
Mon Dec 23, 2019 3:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPRINGFIELD HELLCAT
Replies: 8
Views: 1096

Re: SPRINGFIELD HELLCAT

I thought this was a good comparison and testing video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTRTnCIupYQ

Wm
by wm
Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SIG's new military round runs at 80,000!
Replies: 14
Views: 1517

Re: SIG's new military round runs at 80,000!

The sour puss in me says "No free lunches in ballistics" …… there will be a price to be paid. Recoil? I'm guessing this will stress test any optic. Barrel erosion? If 22-250 burns out barrels, I can only imagine this will as well. Maybe there is a way to compensate with better built, bette...
by wm
Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have you been SWATTED?
Replies: 10
Views: 1436

Re: Have you been SWATTED?

AJMD429 wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:26 pm I wonder what percent of these are done by the so-called "liberal" element.... :|
It varies. Some are motivated by politics but most of the time it is a more personal grudge.

Wm
by wm
Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Izzy's seven-year Youtube run
Replies: 8
Views: 751

Re: Izzy's seven-year Youtube run

The guy is quite the craftsmen. My hats off to him.

Wm
by wm
Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Have you been SWATTED?
Replies: 10
Views: 1436

Have you been SWATTED?

Swatting is calling 911 on someone and saying they are perpetrating a violent act so as to incite local LEOs to respond in force, expecting to find a violent individual. People doing this often hope to get someone hurt or killed for kicks or to settle some grudge. People with a CPL are and have been...
by wm
Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well

Other sources of information I found; https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/wwi-era-model-1907-combat-classic/ https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/12/19/a-look-back-at-the-winchester-model-1907-rifle/ https://oldschoolguns.blogspot.com/2012/03/forgotten-winchester-model-1907.html This a ...
by wm
Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well

The article mentions the use of the 1907 in a military, full auto role. Did some research and these were used by the British & French in WW1 by observers in balloons and in aircraft to defend themselves against fighters. The idea of a quick blast 9f 20 rounds was about as much as deterrence as t...
by wm
Sat Dec 21, 2019 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well

https://gunworld.com/guns/winchester-351-wsl-self-loading-rifle-the-original-police-patrol-rifle/ My nephew has come to know an old couple doing some work on their appliances and house. Tomorrow he and I are going over to run a new electrical line for their kitchen to service a new electric oven, re...
by wm
Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 92 357
Replies: 5
Views: 1654

Re: Winchester 92 357

I assume these are made by Mirouko of Japan? I think at this point with all the upheaval at Winchester that might be an indicator of more consistent quality. At least Mirouko has kept its craftsmen employed and not been laying off and calling back (which results in attrition as guys get fed up and m...
by wm
Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903 carbine
Replies: 49
Views: 5187

Re: Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903 carbine

That's one on my bucket list. I'm a big fan of the very similar 6,5X55mm Swede cartridge so I am sure you will be happy with your rifles performance.

Wm
by wm
Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:21 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

Just an update of sorts …… https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting-gear-gun-supplies/handguns/ruger-sr45-45-auto-acp-45in-stainless-pistol-101-rounds/p/p41723?avad=211021_b1831d92d&utm_source=avantlink&utm_medium=gun.deals&utm_campaign=Custom+Link Ruger SR45 for $250. Lot of gun for that mon...
by wm
Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone with first hand knowledge of SCCY CPX pistols?
Replies: 7
Views: 869

Re: Anyone with first hand knowledge of SCCY CPX pistols?

Kind of different take on a gun review. Reviewing the factory as well as the gun. https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2018/3/14/review-sccy-cpx-2/ I like the idea it is American made …… there are some low priced handgun options from Turkey and Slovenia and what not but I'd rather support a ...
by wm
Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone with first hand knowledge of SCCY CPX pistols?
Replies: 7
Views: 869

Anyone with first hand knowledge of SCCY CPX pistols?

They have been around a good few years, competing with Hi Points and Jimenez and what not. Please share your experience. PSA has a pretty darn appealing offer right now and it got my attention. ($125) https://palmettostatearmory.com/sccy-cpx-2-9mm-pistol-no-safety-1-magazine-cpx-2cb-s.html?avad=2110...
by wm
Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Duty gun": Glock 19X or 1911?
Replies: 25
Views: 1714

Re: "Duty gun": Glock 19X or 1911?

4t5 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:27 pm Show them you're no beginner, wear a smith model 27 or a model 19. :D
I like that reply

Wm
by wm
Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Americans Own at Least 423 Million Firearms
Replies: 7
Views: 895

Americans Own at Least 423 Million Firearms

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/americans-own-at-least-423-million-firearms-industry-report-shows/ar-BBY5jC6?ocid=spartandhp I hear by make it my new years pledge to make it 423 million +1 (or maybe 2 or 3) :D Wm P.S. there is safety in numbers ...... there is no way they could hope to buy back an...