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- Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Did anyone see/hear the Army choir today?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2233
Just a couple of months ago I had the opportunity to watch the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps as well as the Silent Drill Team. Both mighty impressive. Military bands help build patriotism and respect for our armed forces among the American people and citizens of other nations, same with the Blue Angel...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Vietnam Vet soldiers on in Iraq
- Replies: 1
- Views: 457
OT: Vietnam Vet soldiers on in Iraq
Thought maybe some vets here as well as aircraft enthusiasts might enjoy this: Release No. 04-08-08 April 16, 2008 C-130 unit gets a new bird with an old history by Senior Airman Tong Duong 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFRNS) -- For years, U.S. Air Force, coalition and...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What firearms-related hobbies do you enjoy?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4089
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Methods for flattening bullet points
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1946
I make my own flat points for my 33WCF using the 225 grain Hornady spire points. I put a 30-30 trim die in my RCBS press, then run the bullet up into the die using a piece of dowel between the press ram and the bullet. The tip of the bullet sticks out of the die just the right amount, nick it off wi...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another load data site?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3041
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Barrel relining: How actually is it done?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4232
Very simply, the liner is actually a barrel with very thin walls. You drill out the original barrel with a drill that is a few thousands over the diameter of the liner. The liner is then usually coated with epoxy and inserted into the original barrel and chambered the same way you would chamber any ...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Reloading question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3728
I forgot to say, no matter how many manuals you buy, you NEED to get a good friend who reloads to instruct you through the first 3 or 4 sessions at least, and be available to call if you have a question. Also, there are several good reloading instructional videos available that are well worth the mo...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT-Reloading question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3728
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do You Guys do it?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11034
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do You Guys do it?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11034
Then again, you are using open sights. Open sights are just barely better than no sights at all, IMHO. They require you to try to look at three things in line at one time. Your eye does not like this idea and refuses to do it. You have to look at the notch in the rear sight, put the bead in the not...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do You Guys do it?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11034
Then again, you are using open sights. Open sights are just barely better than no sights at all, IMHO. They require you to try to look at three things in line at one time. Your eye does not like this idea and refuses to do it. You have to look at the notch in the rear sight, put the bead in the notc...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do You Guys do it?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11034
Here's something you need to know about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_point_of_aim
Here's some more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_sight
Here's some more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_sight
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How do You Guys do it?
- Replies: 82
- Views: 11034
Here is a really good article on offhand shooting. Do I understand you are having trouble hitting a jug at 50 yards with a scope or with open sights?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... _102274457
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... _102274457
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another old gun story
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2121
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another old gun story
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2121
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another old gun story
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2121
Another old gun story
Sixgun Jr's story below reminded me of the story of a gun in my possession. In the early 1920's, my grandfather was the track maintenance foreman for the stretch of railroad track between Lander and Riverton Wyoming, a distance of 25 miles. Pretty tough job in those days as almost all work was by ha...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Deleted - May be Bovine Scat
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3782
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 39 piece missing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 680
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT?? Old West Heroes
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3420
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 39 piece missing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 680
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT: Honoring our Service Men
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1898
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: China North Industries Group in Marlin Takeover Bid
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3441
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
Well I went out and tried it today. 170 gas checked bullets, 24 grains of 3031. This load leaded up so bad last time I tried it by the time I had fired 30 rounds I couldn't hardly hit the 200 meter berm, let alone the ram. Today I pulled the BoreSnake through every ten rounds. 10- chickens, 9 pigs, ...
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kim Du Toit is spot on (again) about War Movies:
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4855
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 39 piece missing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 680
The part you are talking about is the cartridge guide spring, a little flat spring the guides the nose of the cartridge into the chamber. They are a common cause of malfunctions as you describe, namely that they get bent down a little too far and the cartridge rim catches on them when you try to ext...
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Make Your Own "Shoot 'N See" Targets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16419
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My New Way to Practice Shooting
- Replies: 5
- Views: 931
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR: Answering the 3AM phonecall...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1106
Yup, here it is, all right. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... _phone.htm
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - home security help.PLEASE
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4119
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: HUMOR: Answering the 3AM phonecall...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1106
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Considering a couple differnt guns and need opinions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1581
I just got a CL 32-20 for silhouette about 6 months ago. I love it!! Very accurate with cast bullets, cheap to shoot (900 rounds to the pound of powder!) no recoil to speak of, just fun to shoot. The feel of the rifle is very much like my 39a as far as weight, LOP, etc, which is another nice feature...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
They are not lead removers but they work great. I put some Hoppes #9 on the area just before the built in bore brush and on the bore brush and then spray some Rem Oil on the tail end. Seems to me if you're experiencing that much leading there is an undrlaying problem that you should look into. Ed, ...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boresnake??
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1853
Boresnake??
My Marlin 336a .30-30 barrel leads up a little with cast bullets and destroys the accuracy after 25-30 shots or so, does it regardless of bullet diameter, velocity, gas checked or not, etc. So, I reasoned I would get a Boresnake and pull it through between relays. I have never used a Boresnake, do y...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT- too deep sight drill = blown thumb
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3344
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Botched work, I could just cry. UPDATE
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9748
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sight needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 704
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not levers but still guns
- Replies: 1
- Views: 471
Not levers but still guns
I have a collection of almost all the American Rifleman magazines from 1930 to 1949. They are very interesting to me, particularly because the technical articles are so much better than today's, the authors back then gave their readers credit for being able to read and comprehend! A glance through t...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sight needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 704
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Sight needed
- Replies: 4
- Views: 704
Sight needed
Looking for a Lyman 17a with the .494 height. All suppliers are backordered. Anybody got one? Thanks.
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: POLITICS - CNN gun story
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2459
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 6 O' Clock hold vs. D.O. with peeps
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6758
Bigahh, this article may be of help to you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_sight#Aperture_sights
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: More folly from Wally
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4833
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: decide for me !
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5297
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OK, all you experts,
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1599
OK, all you experts,
I have two older rifles that I shoot quite a bit and were shot quite a bit before I got them. In both, there is some whiteish deposit or something in the grooves of the rifleing. It aint lead. They wont budge regardless of what I do, JB wont touch 'em, same for Flitz, same for Sweets, etc. What is t...
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun Rack for the Range - portable and cheap
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1825
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cant shoot much in this!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 717
- Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cant shoot much in this!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 717
Cant shoot much in this!!
Think I'll just stay in Yuma for another month before heading home!
http://www.wyoroad.info/highway/webcame ... ander.html
http://www.wyoroad.info/highway/webcame ... ander.html