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by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 minutes of work
Replies: 9
Views: 745

Re: 30 minutes of work

Nice. Two bays for vehicles and a third for lofting boats, with a man cave with beer cooler upstairs. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Photo of me in my black cowboy outfit during the eclipse.
Replies: 24
Views: 1539

Re: Photo of me in my black cowboy outfit during the eclipse.

It just kinda got dim gray here at 95 percent. A lotta nada.
Sure admire your Boss of the Plains, Jim. You wear it so well. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 minutes of work
Replies: 9
Views: 745

Re: 30 minutes of work

It's cool using heavy equipment all right, but the biggest I ever ran was just a middle-size Caterpillar backhoe. Loved to hear her diesel purr to life.
Gosh that looked like a nice structure, though.
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one Blackhawk
Replies: 55
Views: 4135

Re: Just one Blackhawk

Rube, I sure love your slick-up of that .45 Colt. Who did the case hardening? Gorgeous grips!
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one Blackhawk
Replies: 55
Views: 4135

Re: Just one Blackhawk

Jason, I never ever get tired of seeing that Bowen masterpiece. 8) Here is a sort of "sub question": Of the four main Blackhawk/SBH calibers, .357, .41, .44 Special/Magnum and .45 Colt, which if any, is the least likely to have cylinder throat/bore dimension issues? Seems I hear this waxes...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one Blackhawk
Replies: 55
Views: 4135

Re: Just one Blackhawk

Thanks Walt. I have been going through the calibers in my mind, and barrel lengths as well. I like the looks of the Bisley, but never shot any of the ones I had side-by side with the same load in a Blackhawk with conventional grip. My hands are medium size and the Bisley may be just beyond optimal f...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A real 'air guitar'....
Replies: 1
Views: 175

Re: A real 'air guitar'....

I had a Burns B3 for a while. It was fun to goof off with, but boy it was hard to play well. I got discouraged and found it a new home.

https://www.soundslikeburns.com/New_Items/deluxe.html
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Puppy cam is up!
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: Puppy cam is up!

Awwwww. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just one Blackhawk
Replies: 55
Views: 4135

Just one Blackhawk

If y'all could have just one, what would you choose?
I think I know how some will answer. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
Replies: 32
Views: 1830

Re: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10

Ray, your post reminded me that 30 years ago I had a Lend-Lease Victory model with the King's Broad Arrow acceptance mark in .38 S&W -- or .38-200 in British nomenclature. When I finally found a source of proper .360 200-grain RN bullets for it (from the defunct Liberty Bullets in Oregon) it sho...
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: An old experiment that I need to get back to
Replies: 35
Views: 1743

Re: An old experiment that I need to get back to

Scott, you are within a hair of absolute sixgun perfection right there. Great project!
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Very disappointed in Chickens…
Replies: 8
Views: 535

Re: Very disappointed in Chickens…

Loved our buff Orpingtons. Friendly toots, too.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's a girl!
Replies: 9
Views: 581

Re: It's a girl!

Did you 'splain this to Sage, Parker and Claro when you got home and they all smelled puppy on you?
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10
Replies: 32
Views: 1830

Re: I was talking with some friends about the S&W Model 10

Jim, that very configuration -- the 10 with four-inch HB, is about my favorite Smith. I agree, this revolver simply wants to shoot. Brian's recent post reminded me of RIA's very basic, fixed-sight 4-inch .38, although it runs like a Colt and not a Smith. Very affordable, as in $249 MSRP. It might ma...
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quake!
Replies: 19
Views: 851

Re: Quake!

I don't like them. But living most of my life on the edge of the Pacific Subduction Zone, they were a fact of life. Once they get above 6.0 on the Richter, the creep factor increases exponentially.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quake!
Replies: 19
Views: 851

Re: Quake!

They are always a surprise. We have small ones here all thanks to our friends in the oil fracking business.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Did we discuss this four years ago?
Replies: 4
Views: 389

Did we discuss this four years ago?

Can't remember. Would love to see one in use -- in someone else's paw. :lol:

https://www.americanrifleman.org/conten ... -70-gov-t/
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIA M200
Replies: 11
Views: 857

Re: RIA M200

Brian, those have tempted me as well. Did not know they were made on the old Colt machinery. RIA makes some firearms worth owning.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uberti rolling block 22lr
Replies: 22
Views: 1309

Re: Uberti rolling block 22lr

I'm such a sucker for a rolling block. 8)
Might ask over at the ASSRA site. Uberti is capable of making an accurate barrel.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: article on barrels - from Rifle Magazine
Replies: 2
Views: 286

Re: article on barrels - from Rifle Magazine

Useful discussion, and the little "Still humbling" sidebar reminds us that the Old Dead Guys knew a thing or two about accuracy with black powder and lead.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First post ever - in Classifieds? Big red flag.
Replies: 12
Views: 763

Re: First post ever - in Classifieds? Big red flag.

Appreciate your vigilance, gentlemen!
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A cappella perfection
Replies: 6
Views: 572

Re: A cappella perfection

If y'all haven't seen this episode, here is Jack Prince accompanied by Andy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D0b6EQyeXU
by Bill in Oregon
Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: GRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!
Replies: 12
Views: 770

Re: GRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!

I have had pretty good luck with Midway and Grafs, preferring to order from the latter, smaller outfit when possible, and I have already paid for enough of Potterfield's safaris. :lol:
I've noticed a number of big sellers quietly popping up on Amazon.
Hope it all works out, Will.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I know what he means
Replies: 9
Views: 765

Re: I know what he means

I hadn't realized the Cinnabar Ranch was between Paisley and Summer Lake. Dad, brothers and I used to hunt ducks at Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge. Fished some of the high mountain creeks in the Paisley Ranger District. It's spectacular country.
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I know what he means
Replies: 9
Views: 765

I know what he means

As a native Oregonian who cannot abide what the "progressives" have done to a state that my family has called home for 140 years, I watched this with a lump in my throat, as Mark and his wife prepare to leave Oregon and the Cinnabar Ranch for Cody, Wyoming. Godspeed to you! https://www.you...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Sheriff
Replies: 8
Views: 666

Re: The Sheriff

YES SIR! 8)
His son Andrew had a gift as well. If you read the story behind "Christina's World," it will make you tear up -- or at least it does me.

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78455
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Sheriff
Replies: 8
Views: 666

Re: The Sheriff

Jim, he illustrated my childhood imagination with his work on "Robinson Crusoe" and "Treasure Island." No one did pirates better than he. He was the father of Andrew Wyeth and grandfather of Jamie Wyeth. And he and a grandson were killed when their car was struck by a freight tra...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 67
Views: 6285

Re: OT, post and beam

Looks like a million bucks to me. I sure love a Dutch door.
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Timely Message From The Past
Replies: 9
Views: 469

Re: A Timely Message From The Past

Amen.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HAPPY EASTER
Replies: 15
Views: 695

Re: HAPPY EASTER

The very same to all the fine folks here!
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...
Replies: 7
Views: 663

Re: Best pickup truck toolbox ever ...

Whaddya mean you don't care that you're in my parking space ... :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 29
Views: 1915

Re: Pulling bullets

Excellent! The face of an angel! Makes my day! 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum
Replies: 7
Views: 996

Re: Regarding Rossi and other 92s hunting with 44 Magnum

Haven't used this one, but I have had nothing but good luck with PPU ammo and brass.
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....
Replies: 7
Views: 985

Re: Off topic..Redneck Dream offroader....

Saw several Unimogs when hunting in Namibia back in 2007. Awesome machines!
by Bill in Oregon
Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 29
Views: 1915

Re: Pulling bullets

I'm in the club. Gave up on the collets. Use my Midway kinetic most of the time with the shellholder method, but have used the nippers in the press technique as well -- especially with the bigger stuff. With the kinetic, I find a snap of the wrist and impacting on the concrete floor gets it done wit...
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
Replies: 9
Views: 1066

Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...

Jay, I sold my mountain bike for the same reason. With four fusions, if I tipped over I would probably shatter like Humpty Dumpty. :cry:
by Bill in Oregon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 21
Views: 1852

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

The speed of the collapse was shocking all right. I wonder how many have drowned, poor souls. Now we await the investigation of the ship's captain and crew.
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reloading Setups
Replies: 22
Views: 1854

Re: Reloading Setups

I have two single stages on my bench -- a Forster Co-Ax that I use most often and a plain vanilla Lyman O-ring press for cases with large rims -- and sometimes for cases with rims too small for the Co-Ax to keep hold of. I also use the Lyman with my Lee push-through sizing dies. I've had progressive...
by Bill in Oregon
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guns of the Old West
Replies: 24
Views: 1884

Re: Guns of the Old West

I’m sorry to hear this. I bought issues from time to time. I wonder if it is related to the decline of cowboy action shooting.
by Bill in Oregon
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...
Replies: 9
Views: 1066

Re: For the Horse People ... you know who you are ...

I don't know if I have seen a roman-nosed bronc in the flesh. Sure were a lot of them in the Army back in Pancho days.
There's a park in El Paso not far from my back surgeon's favorite hospital named for Marty Robbins.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: When I finally learned to shoot.
Replies: 7
Views: 969

Re: When I finally learned to shoot.

Well, I'll be dipped in sheep dip! 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT, post and beam
Replies: 67
Views: 6285

Re: OT, post and beam

This would make such a killer barndominium!
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SPAMMERS
Replies: 26
Views: 2051

Re: SPAMMERS

Thanks John. Thanks Paul. 8)
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.
Replies: 17
Views: 1472

Re: Skinner Sights on Marlin 1894 CL.

Not only are Skinner sights streamlined, but they are bombproof strong.
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Now THIS is one wild dog…!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 996

Re: Now THIS is one wild dog…!!!

What on earth?! :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Drugged as a kid
Replies: 6
Views: 920

Re: Drugged as a kid

"Drugged" to church twice a week here. :lol:
by Bill in Oregon
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cimarron AZ Ranger
Replies: 7
Views: 971

Re: Cimarron AZ Ranger

I've seen those mentioned. Glad you got a nice one.
by Bill in Oregon
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 3156

Re: are Rossis getting better?

1895, I look forward to exploring your site. Wasn't aware Rossi had a .45-70.
I have heard good things about the accuracy of their .30-30.
Mick, have you ever tried to run .44 Russian through any of the Rossi .44s? Wonder if they would feed.