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JimT

Jim, was there any lead spray at the forcing cone? .375" starting diameter certainly is significantly larger than the .359" recovered rounds. Granted, they weren't trucking along, and the soft lead helps, but I was curious. No. The balls are sized down in the cylinder throats before they ...

JimT

Thank you Sixgun. I am gonna load some modern black powder loads for the old thing.

JimT

Old No7 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 1:56 pm Hey Jim:
I will take a look later tonight; I'll see what I have here.
Will let you know............
Old No7

Thank you but I don't really need any more. TedH is sending me some ... I don't need but a few. It ain't gonna get shot that much. I do appreciate the offer though! Thanks again.

JimT

I got to messing around with the old H&R this morning, wanting to shoot it. I had noticed weeks ago that the 9mm case is just a tad shorter than the .38 S&W case. I pushed a .375" diameter round ball on the end of a 9mm case and dropped it in the chamber. Lo and behold it was the exact ...

JimT

Thanks but this is a Light Load Only gun as far as I am concerned.

JimT

Yes I have Sixgun. I have a few .38 Specials cut down for some distant past project or other ... and I will use them. I have another thing or two that I can do also. This gun is not the gun to see if you can get .38 Special power. The loads will be light loads of Bullseye or else black powder. And n...

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Thank you Ted!

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Jim I've enjoyed the resurrection of the popgun. I know I have at least one box of new casings in my stash, maybe two. They were for a project I dropped almost 40 years ago. Casings depend on how much hurry you're in. I go in for a shoulder replacement tomorrow so it could be two weeks or more befo...

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The following is outdated and is no longer needed ... thank you all!

I would like to have 5 or 10 cartridges .... fired ones would be great. So far I can't find anything online. I can make cut-down .38 Specials but would like a few of the real thing.

JimT

Thanks Sixgun.

I have a set of original grips ordered. I will get them on post haste once I have them.

JimT

I shall!

JimT

The H&R is back together and working. Thanks to Sixgun's suggestion I took a Bic lighter apart and was able to make a return spring for the single action sear. Now all the gun needs is a set of grips which I will order this week.

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JimT

I agree with Rockrat. You could restore that thing but it would take at least another cylinder and barrel. Perhaps more. I am not sure why anyone would drill a hole in a bolt stop? Unless that one was bulged by an overload ...... If you can get it for $200 or less you can afford to put some money in...

JimT

Thank you 3030! I am enjoying this sixgun after quite a few years. I am glad it inspires others also.

JimT

Colt stocks on an old model car with Ruger…… :D All my Rugers wear the XR3 gripframe. It is almost a perfect fit for Colt SAA. I grew up on the SAA and that is my favorite feeling grip. The Old Model Rugers are my favorite also. I don't care for the New Model action or feel. The only New Model I ha...

JimT

BAD NEWS Sixgun!
The Biden Library burned down. Both coloring books were a total loss.

JimT

I'm pretty fond of those dovetail sight Sixes myself. Do you have the rear sight filed down? Seems to me they usually shoot high. No. I filed down the front sight a bit to raise the POA at 20/25 yards ... all I did to the rear was widen the notch so I could see the front sight better. I had the Sup...

JimT

I never minded hunting with mine. I hunted the mountains all around our place. Of course I let the horse carry it and me.

JimT

Somebody will be on youtube testing it out fairly soon I am sure.
Groundhogs at 20 yards?

JimT

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:50 pm I am finding that here in the Big Country, there might be just a couple of days a week with winds less than 10-15 ...

Early mornings usually. Lately it's been windy day and night.

JimT

The wind was blowing today .. gusting to 10/12 mph which did not help with target work. But I weathered the gale and shot the Forgotten Single Six with 6 different kinds of .22's to see how it did. Shooting 20 yards .. resting the barrel and holding as steady as I could in wind. All at 20 yards. Agu...

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or you could read this:

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JimT

Ha! That looks like my tool!

JimT

I dunno ... I've pushed a few PULL doors in my day.

JimT

THANK YOU SIXGUN!! You said you fixed some guns with a spring from a BIC lighter ... and I have 3 of them sitting on my reloading bench! I ran out to the shop and got my BIC LIGHTER DISASSEMBLY TOOL and sure enough! The correct diameter spring PLUS it's long enough I can make 3 return springs from i...

JimT

OH BOY! A Bic lighter! I never thought of that one. I will have to check and see. It's a very small diameter spring that I need. But thank you for the offer. I will let you know.

So you can't have a CCW license? Do they know about the RG in your boot?

JimT

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:35 pm Jim, looks like the rifling took. Are the grooves .360 or so, as with so many of the old .38s?

The bullet is a 9mm .... .355" ... the barrel seems to be fairly tight for a .38 S&W ....

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(This is the last of the series of articles about the "dash" calibers by Harry O. from the old Sixgunner.Com website. Harry is missed. He was one of the good guys.) 32-20, 38-40, and 44-40 Neck Lengths by Harry O Anyone who has done much shooting with any of the WCF "dash" calib...

JimT

Awhile back I posted on here and on other places that I needed a cylinder hand and a mainspring for the old gun. I found a guy on Ebay selling old H&R parts and bought a cylinder hand from him. Sixgun was kind enough to send me his spare mainspring that he kept for his CCW pistol. Even though it...

JimT

My tests with the WFN's in the 454 showed me that they have to be run really fast to retain accuracy out to 300 yards. If I ran them at the velocities of the LFN lighter loads they would not stay in a 30 foot circle at 300 yards. That was running 1100 fps or slower. I don't remember too much about t...

JimT

I was there Scott. I remember that ...and that elephant gun!

JimT

I don’t need more penetration as these loads will shoot right through a full sized cow. Yessir! I was talking with John Linebaugh a couple weeks ago. At the Seminar he puts on in Cody they do a 1000 yard Buffalo shoot with handguns. His standard load for that is around 1100 to 1200 fps. The Lord wi...

JimT

(This was written by John Linebaugh more than 20 years ago. It is more applicable now than ever.) HIGH PRESSURE LOADS by John Linebaugh Time-proven technology along with metallurgical and propellant advancements have given the modern shooter the greatest boost in performance ever witnessed in histor...

JimT

She has the heart, she just needs some training. To start with I suggest the book "WHEN VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER" by Tim Larkin. https://www.walmart.com/ip/When-Violence-Is-the-Answer-Learning-How-to-Do-What-It-Takes-When-Your-Life-Is-at-Stake-Paperback-9780316354653/292810873?wmlspartner=wl...

JimT

"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them."
John Wayne in The Shootist

JimT

(This is another of Harry O's articles from many years ago.) How I got started with the 44-40 The 44-40 (44WCF) was born in 1873 along with the Winchester 1873 lever action rifle. If you are reading this, I am sure that you are already aware that it was the first of a trio that included the 38-40 a...

JimT

We found color in lots of places ... but it was a lot of work getting to it or getting it out. Never found a "strike" or a big pocket. Dad was always looking though. Met interesting people along the way. Some of those interesting people were the kind you did not want to be around for very ...

JimT

Thanks Paul.

JimT

Well, I tell ya Jim…….I’ve been reading some really good stuff and in one story my question was answered….many years ago me and a friend were hiking through the mountains of Wyoming and came across an old cabin which was obviously long abandoned. We walked in and the next thing I know spots of suns...

JimT

Especially if you have never read it! Unintended Consequences by John Ross It's time to read it again and share it with younger shooters who have not read it. Since it is out of print and copies go so high, Kindle is a good way to get it. https://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-John-Ross-ebo...

JimT

I like this girl!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zWZ9dCFh4Y

JimT

I can shoot with either eye or both. I am pretty consistent no matter how I do it ... I shoot equally lousy in all modes.

JimT

(another in the series of articles by Harry O from the old Sixgunner.Com site) Since my last article on the 41 Long Colt most importantly, Starline ( http://www.starlinebrass.com/ ) has started making 41LC cases. They are still fairly expensive at $112 per 250, but that is half what Bertram brass c...

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samsi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 7:13 pm Cool Roscoe. Curious, has he always been cross-eye dominant?

I really don't know.

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Griff wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:39 pm Lookin' ready! Is that a mdl 25?

No .. it's an old long-action .45 ... maybe the civilian version of the 1917? I am not really very familiar with the old S&W guns.

JimT

from this morning... Paco holding his old S&W .45. This gun was a total wreck, missing the hammer and other parts. Someone had tried to chrome-plate it and totally messed the gun up. Gary Reeder took it and completely restored it. It took a year or more to hunt down some of the missing parts but...

JimT

Thank you Sixgun. I found a hand so the only other thing I am gonna need is a set of grips. I can get those from Numrich ... BUT .. I am waiting to see if can get the old thing running. I did figure out how the "auto ejector" works and got it going.

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