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by M. M. Wright
Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer request for my Dad. Update.
Replies: 38
Views: 3318

Re: Prayer request for my Dad.

Prayers up sir, for you and yours.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 24, 2021 12:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading 41 Magnum
Replies: 26
Views: 2154

Re: Reloading 41 Magnum

I haven't loaded 41 Mag in years but when I did H-110 was my favorite powder. I had Black Hawks, 58s, 57s and a 94 Marlin. They all liked it.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.
Replies: 195
Views: 31335

Re: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.

I'd like to see that one lit up at night. I have several of those lanterns and an old tub somewhere. I might try making something similar.
by M. M. Wright
Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Pathogenic Allergen.....
Replies: 5
Views: 597

Re: A Pathogenic Allergen.....

I know that kid. Maybe I used to be him.
by M. M. Wright
Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Patriots' Day
Replies: 6
Views: 882

Re: Patriots' Day

She flies over my house almost every day.
by M. M. Wright
Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Two year project
Replies: 35
Views: 3251

Re: OT- Two year project

Wow Marlinman, great job on that project. I've done my 49 chevy pickup a couple of times, (actually about 6) in the 60 years I've been driving it so I sorta know what you've been through. I still have a 41 Mercury coupe on the rotisserie that I need to sell as I doubt I'll live long enough to finish...
by M. M. Wright
Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.
Replies: 195
Views: 31335

Re: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.

Now that shade is just plain pretty. I like it.
by M. M. Wright
Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hawes Single Action
Replies: 15
Views: 1800

Re: Hawes Single Action

I bought one that was a 357 last year and got to shoot it a couple of times before someone bought it off me. I've owned them before and this one was no exception. A really good quality SAA that shot to where it looked with 158 grain semi-wadcutters. For that price you can afford to have it re-timed ...
by M. M. Wright
Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quick trip to our cabin in PA
Replies: 12
Views: 1135

Re: Quick trip to our cabin in PA

Looks like a great place to get some relaxing done. Course nothing relieves stress better than squeezing a trigger.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Mulie, the Winchester, and the Wreck
Replies: 10
Views: 995

Re: The Mulie, the Winchester, and the Wreck

Thanks Jim. Great story and well told.
by M. M. Wright
Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.
Replies: 195
Views: 31335

Re: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.

I remember before REC that my aunts and uncles who lived out in the country with no electricity would have one Aladin lamp to read by. Like you said, puts out a light about like a 60 Watt bulb. Best you could get as far as I know.
by M. M. Wright
Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New levergunner here?
Replies: 24
Views: 1702

Re: New levergunner here?

Come on in.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Test run...... IT WORKED! 45/110 in Gel
Replies: 12
Views: 1262

Re: Test run...... IT WORKED! 45/110 in Gel

GunnyMack wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:05 pm Very interesting!! Has to be the air self igniting as the cavity compressed. Hmm do that happen inside critters??
Wondering about that myself. Guess you'd have to shoot a big one end on to get enough wound channel to cause that anomaly?
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 10, 2021 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old school self defense
Replies: 21
Views: 1715

Re: Old school self defense

Ooh! I've got one almost like that under my pillow 'cept my barrel is 5 inches. I keep it loaded with 45 Colts with black and 200 grain bullets.
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And yeah, makes me feel better. Sorta comforting just to feel the grip.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TONKIN GULF YACHT CLUB
Replies: 31
Views: 4111

Re: TONKIN GULF YACHT CLUB

Gentlemen I salute you!
by M. M. Wright
Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Project For The Grandsons
Replies: 21
Views: 1908

Re: A Project For The Grandsons

THATS what I call a "post of substance". Well done Jim.......and I might say, professionally. Those who are not in the know do not know how hard a dovetail is to cut without a milling machine for as you know, it only takes a job that is 5 or 10 thou off to destroy the whole job. It's like...
by M. M. Wright
Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Electric wood art
Replies: 39
Views: 1885

Re: Electric wood art

Amazing Lenn, just plain amazing!
by M. M. Wright
Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1886 33wcf is home.
Replies: 88
Views: 6920

Re: Winchester 1886 33wcf is home.

Precision Gun Works sells semi-finished butt stocks for about $90. They even have the crescent butt plates but I'd letter it and see what it was like when it shipped or just fix it the way you want it. Mine is in 45-90 and I tried all one weekend to not buy it. Someone had tried to rust blue it and ...
by M. M. Wright
Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WANENMACHER ARMS SHOW is a GO
Replies: 5
Views: 972

WANENMACHER ARMS SHOW is a GO

Got word this week that the big Tulsa show is on. I'm at 9A so come by and say HI if you're going to be there.
























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by M. M. Wright
Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .401 WSL ammo question
Replies: 11
Views: 1980

Re: .401 WSL ammo question

Scott, with most of the shelves empty it's easy to spot the oddball stuff that was just hard to see before.
by M. M. Wright
Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What would cause this damage to breach bolt face?
Replies: 25
Views: 3253

Re: What would cause this damage to breach bolt face?

Guilty Buck. Yeah, I've done the very thing and those marks look just like the end of the slotted jag on the end of my military cleaning rod. I even recall borrowing a rod from Tex at Smoke In The Valley and just dropping it back in his rifle barrel when finished wiping mine. We SASS shooters are re...
by M. M. Wright
Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brutus
Replies: 23
Views: 1818

Re: Brutus

Sounds like great fun. Be sure to lay in plenty of black powder or are you shooting smokeless? I need to find some bass shells for my 16. Haven't even looked to see what's available. I have 8 or 10 boxes of brass for 12 and really enjoy it. I've no idea if I'll ever get to burn powder again. Just ma...
by M. M. Wright
Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brutus
Replies: 23
Views: 1818

Re: Brutus

Glad you're having fun with them. Must be a challenge to swing all that weight but then following through would be easy.
by M. M. Wright
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinking of picking up a 1886 Winchester in 33wcf
Replies: 31
Views: 2651

Re: Thinking of picking up a 1886 Winchester in 33wcf

Pretty sure I have a couple boxes of 33 jacketed bullets somewhere. I'll look and let you know.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Mar 06, 2021 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern, cool can opener added.
Replies: 195
Views: 31335

Re: Coleman 530 pocket stove and 252 lantern

Oh yeah buddy, I remember them well. Not that I ever was allowed to touch one but I got hot coffee off the stove by the light of one of those lanterns of which I have several examples. I used to modify a pair of them to run on propane for the front of my gigging boat. Killed a lot of fish by the lig...
by M. M. Wright
Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt Navy .22 conversion
Replies: 10
Views: 1287

Re: Colt Navy .22 conversion

Oh yeah! I like that. I converted a Pietta 1860 Army with a Kirst cylinder and cut to 5 inches. Much less machining than what you did. I even cheated and used the milling machine to cut the loading channel instead of dremeling it. https://i.imgur.com/LpeDMhp.jpg?1 This is filing in the front sight. ...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brutus
Replies: 23
Views: 1818

Re: Brutus

I already knew about Big Brutus as it's only about 50 miles from here. I've taken the grandkids to see it. You go underneath, climb a ladder to the generator floor and can go up to the operators station. Unbelievably huge. But then an 8 gauge is huge.
by M. M. Wright
Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hey Pitchy
Replies: 17
Views: 1219

Re: Hey Pitchy

I like the looks of that bike Lenn. Fire that baby up and come on down. It's downhill all the way isn't it? 70 here today and almost calm winds. Think I'll go sit on the porch.
by M. M. Wright
Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO!
Replies: 32
Views: 2887

Re: YOUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO!

Just sat in the sun for a few minutes today. Really enjoyed the warmth. I really want to go crappie fishing later this spring.
by M. M. Wright
Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1892 winchester
Replies: 6
Views: 902

Re: 1892 winchester

The saddle ring carbine doesn't use a dovetail but has 2 rings. One on the fore-end and the other at the muzzle. I don't have either right now but I think 94 rings will work. Ask NKJ.
by M. M. Wright
Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PRAYERS ANSWERED!
Replies: 15
Views: 1131

Re: PRAYERS ANSWERED!

Squamous Cell Carcinoma is usually pretty mild. Problem is that it is a CANCER and doesn't care about you or any rules. Like the others, it will sometimes try to kill you. Are you having any dry mouth after the surgery? Yes Piller, the left side is a bit dry so I've been chewing on the other side. ...
by M. M. Wright
Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PRAYERS ANSWERED!
Replies: 15
Views: 1131

Re: PRAYERS ANSWERED!

Son came through his surgery just fine and is now recovering. I'm just sitting around wishing I could do something but with this hole in my thigh, It's sorer than the side of my head. Surgeon took out the carotid gland and rebuilt my ear and face with a graft from my thigh. Bunches of staples still ...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Levergun accuracy
Replies: 49
Views: 6758

Re: Levergun accuracy

https://i.imgur.com/KN58y0D.jpg?1 This ancient '94 is one of my oldest and most accurate levers. I got this around 1960 or just before and it shot like this back then. For some reason I wanted to return it to original configuration so I put the full length magazine on it and used it that way for ma...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PRAYERS ANSWERED!
Replies: 15
Views: 1131

PRAYERS ANSWERED!

Thanks for your prayers friends. I made it through the surgery just fine and only feel a small amount of nerve damage. At my age I feel as though I'm grasping at straws but still so much to do. Any way here I am. Oldest son needs prayers now. He had a biopsy of his pancreas Wednesday and tonight is ...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PRAYERS ANSWERED!
Replies: 7
Views: 714

PRAYERS ANSWERED!

Thanks for your prayers friends. I made it through the surgery just fine and only feel a small amount of nerve damage. At my age I feel as though I'm grasping at straws but still so much to do. Any way here I am. Oldest son needs prayers now. He had a biopsy of his pancreas Wednesday and tonight is ...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request
Replies: 20
Views: 1315

Prayer Request

Surgery scheduled for Friday to remove my Carotid Gland which has a tumor growing in/on it. At 81 anything is serious. This thing showed up a while back and a Moh's surgeon "got it all" back in October but it came roaring back shortly after so now we get more radical. They will take some s...
by M. M. Wright
Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Introducing... Pitchy's Army
Replies: 5
Views: 562

Re: Introducing... Pitchy's Army

Pitchy's army! Indeed, I like it. 'er, them.
by M. M. Wright
Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: President's Day
Replies: 14
Views: 1205

Re: President's Day

:lol: :lol:
by M. M. Wright
Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for 44-40 hunting articles
Replies: 2
Views: 582

Re: Looking for 44-40 hunting articles

I've killed several whitetails with the 44-40 as it's my favorite caliber. When I was 15? I traded my Remington c&b revolver and some money to total about $35 for a CFSS at a little gun show. I was into a group of old men who shot black powder cartridge and cap and ball revolvers so I started lo...
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tang sights: Lyman vs. Marble's
Replies: 30
Views: 3247

Re: Tang sights: Lyman vs. Marble's

I love tang sights. Got em on 5 or 6 lever guns and much prefer the Marbles for the windage adjustment but I have a couple of Lymans without windage too and like some body said I just shimmed them. I really like the ability to sight the barrel sight for short range and then flip up the tang for long...
by M. M. Wright
Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A recent post reply.......
Replies: 21
Views: 1712

Re: A recent post reply.......

Many thanks Ray. Much appreciated.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for a barrel
Replies: 6
Views: 586

Re: Looking for a barrel

Tell us what's wrong. Maybe it can be relined.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Filing the Accident Report
Replies: 13
Views: 1186

Re: Filing the Accident Report

Esperanza has been hit by a deer 3 times in the last couple of years. Her Explorer has new skin about all around.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colt Question
Replies: 10
Views: 1627

Re: Colt Question

+1 on the Colt Forum. You should have caught me about a month ago. Had a really nice 1877 in .41 but I sold it.
by M. M. Wright
Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Can Make Cool Stuff, Too, Pitchy
Replies: 9
Views: 1333

Re: I Can Make Cool Stuff, Too, Pitchy

:lol: :lol: :lol: You're so good Blaine.
by M. M. Wright
Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looks like fun
Replies: 5
Views: 571

Re: Looks like fun

AWESOME! Does it come in .45?
by M. M. Wright
Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 12Ga LEVERGUN
Replies: 17
Views: 1932

Re: 12Ga LEVERGUN

What's the matter with the '87 Winchester? Or the one made in China?
by M. M. Wright
Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UPDATE ON JOHN TAFFIN'S WIFE DOT
Replies: 11
Views: 1567

Re: UPDATE ON JOHN TAFFIN'S WIFE DOT

Prayers up for Diamond Dot.
by M. M. Wright
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The five best firearms magazines (not the paper type)
Replies: 12
Views: 1564

Re: The five best firearms magazines (not the paper type)

Back around 1980 I won a couple of Wilson magazines as a prize in an IPSC match. The magazines weren't available. I mean they hadn't become available yet so at the next monthly match Bill Wilson brought them to me. We often shot at the same place and being the uninhibited mouth that I am I asked if ...
by M. M. Wright
Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What the World Needs Now...... MORE OF PITCHY
Replies: 67
Views: 4337

Re: What the World Needs Now...... MORE OF PITCHY

Those are really cool Bro. Good tso see you properly employed. I just spent most of the day making appointments with Drs. Makes me want to just walk off into the woods. Woops, I hear a dog barking at the door.