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Charles

It must be a German things, but I do like Kraut!

Charles

I have refinished many stocks over the years and there are a number of ways to do it. All of them will work well if done correctly. The finish looks to be in good condition from what I can see in the photo. If it is factory original, there is no way I would refinish it. A good coat of paste floor wa...

Charles

Ji...That thing is called "prickly pear cactus" in Texas and the fruit is red and not yellow. Folks make jam and jelly with the "cactus apple" and when the spines are burned off the cattle eat the pods. You can tell times are bad in Texas when ranchers starte burning pear for the...

Charles

Bottleneck cases just didn't cut it in the Schutzen game and all 30 caliber cases of the day were bottleneck, but they gave it a try anyway. You just can't keep rifle loonies from trying everything that comes along. Guy Loverin picked up the multi-band idea and adapted it to bottle neck rounds with ...

Charles

This is a 30 cal version of a schutzen bullet, which started as a black powder sport with the 32-40 being the most popular round which it still is. In competition these guys used just one case, decaping, priming and useing it for every shot. Pressures were low so there was no need to resize the neck...

Charles

For a hunting rifle that does not require sight adjustments for windage and elevation in the field the Redfield 102 in the middle pic can not be beaten. I hunt them down and have them on my leverguns. Once sighted in and the screws cinched down with Locktite, that sight almost become a part of the r...

Charles

"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows!"

Charles

That is a really nice old Winchester and it shoots well also. The guy behind the butt plate is also doing his part. Go forth and make meat! Best of luck.

Charles

I would not turn him into to the law, but when the opportunity presented itself, I would tell him what he did was not a good thing and nothing to be proud of.

Charles

Racism and racial animas is common in all cultures and all peoples. Everybody seems to have an ax to grind with somebody from a different culture. I grew up and continue to live on the Texas/Mexico border. The racial animas toward the measly 3% of us who are anglos is rampant. I am not certain that ...

Charles

The sight on the OMTD in the photo above is a carbine sight.

Charles

Leon Metz is one heck of a guy and is a spell binding story teller. Bobby McNellis (deceased), owner of El Paso Saddlery was a serious historian of the old west in that area and had a collection of historic guns, including Wes Hardin's Smith and Wesson. After closing time, some of us history buffs a...

Charles

When I was a student at Sul Ross State College (Alpine, Texas) in 1961-64, the Big Bend Museum was located on campus. There was a pair of Colt revolvers in the museum labled as belonging to Stoudenmire. They were cartridge conversions of cap and ball sixguns. At the time I thought they were Mason-Ri...

Charles

Here is a pic of the ice mallet used to brain the robber. It is in the Crime Museum in DC.

Charles

Here is a pic of the Texas Historical Marker about this robbery. The train track have moved north, but the old stone trestle is still there. The land on which it is located is for sale if anybody wants a piece of the desert with history on it.

Charles

I sure don't want to stir the pot and don't know a darn thing about Horn after the Apache campaigns, except that he was hung and wrote the story of his life waiting for the trap to open. I do know something about the Apache campaigns and own most standard works on that event in history. To be certai...

Charles

Fill it up at least once, with good whiskey and have a toast to the boys that wore the grey and followed Lee.

Charles

As a certified aging baby boomer, the day is long past when I could do my best work with factory Ruger sixgun sights. I know I could go for a narrower front, or open up the notch in the rear. But I am thinking a shallow V rear with a gold or ivory bead front might be easier for my eyes to see. I kn...

Charles

I am a giant fan of cast iron having cooked with it all of my adult life. I bought some along the way and my Grandmother gave me hers. When folks in my last church found out I like cast iron, they started to bring me theirs as "moma" thought it was too heavy. I ended up with several dozen ...

Charles

I have always loved hot dogs and the passion continues. I have a preference toward grilled, but enjoy them any way they are cooked.

BlaineG way of doing it sure sounds good.

Charles

I have used AA9 in both the 357 and 44 Magnum rounds and had good luck in both. I have noticed that it can be touchy and have the pessures take off skyward all of a sudden when you hit or get near the red line. It is not a powder you would want to use for max loads, at least I do not.

Charles

I also would vote for the Ruger Mk something or another, but with a couple of comments. 1. The Ruger will shoot better than that 99% of the people who shoot them..but.. 2. Ruger barrels have their accuracy limitations. I have a Douglas barrel and match chamber on my Mk II match gun, with all of the ...

Charles

Taping the turrents after the caps are put back on is not a bad idea. I have know spings to not work properly, bu this is far from common. I would look for an alignment issues somewhere. 1. Could be the bases are not straight on the rifle. That could be a base or receiver issue. 2. Could be the ring...

Charles

I have used Comfortis, but it made my Pekinese pretty sick, so I have gone back to topical meds for fleas and ticks. He threw up for a day after taking it.

Charles

If that Smith and Wesson has been parkerized in whole or in part, it is not the original finish and the value will be cut in half or less. It is now just a shooter.

Charles

I have taken several whitetail deer with a Colt Gold Cup some years back. I used a handload of Lyman 452423 over a dose of Bullseye for a velocity of about 825 fps. There was through and through penetration of the deer with that Keith type bullet. These particular bullets were cast from straight lin...

Charles

I have a pair of those in my MK II match pistol. It look just like a stock blue Ruger, but has a Douglas barrel and match chamber. The insides are all slicked up and the trigger replaced with a steel one and set for 2 lbs. The works was done by Clark Customs. It wears a Burris Speed Dot sight. When ...

Charles

The Winchester 88 was the high water mark of levergun development and they would shoot as well as any bolt gun of the day. My only issue with this is the drop of the butt stock that makes them a bear to shoot off a bench recoil wise. But, they handle like a dream in the field, which is where they we...

Charles

Smith and Wesson target grips never had thumb cut outs. The early ones had the "football" cut out to allow the empties to eject. They would hit the left grip otherwise. The later ones were cut back to use a speed loader.

Charles

Old guys know they can't run, jump, roll and fight anymore, so they just stand there and shoot to kill. When you are too old to fight and get into a serious conflict, you options are much fewer as to what you can do.

Charles

I grew up in Brownsville, and am still here to this day. Tapaderos are common for brush country riders to this day. Those on this old boys saddle look new and have a Mexican flair to them, although the saddle is not Mexican. He may have bought the "taps" accross the river. I find the cut o...

Charles

I must be gettin' old as I remember those presses on most of my shooting buddies benches. Them and those Hollywood and Bear presses. I see no reason not to use 'em as long as the tolerences are OK. ----------Sixgun When I started reloading in 1958 everybody I knew had a Pacific press. I bought a ne...

Charles

Nice! What does it need for shell holders? These old Pacifics used a solid ram/shell holder for one case. This press came with three rams (30-06/45ACP etc., 38/357 and 30-30 etc.). I had an old RCBS replacement ram that takes the snap in shell holders and that is what I put in it. So, it can use al...

Charles

I found my camera after being lost for two years so I thought I would take a pic and post it to see if I still know how. I bought this press about a month ago on Ebay for $15.00. It was missing the handle, but $2.00 worth of steel and a few minutes with the lathe cured that. It is a Pre-War Pacific ...

Charles

I have two 88s in 308 and like them very much. They are stocked for offhand and field shooting and kick harder than necessary from the bench.

Charles

Hard bullets without a cannulure or crimp groove require the use of a taper crimp die. Mine is an RCBS.

Charles

Having our employment taken away from us without our permission is a hard thing to swallow regardless of the working conditions or out future plans. It is the loss of control over our lives that makes this sting so much.

Charles

I lived there for a number of years (Pampa and Booker) and have traveled all over the northern panhandle. The people are salt of the earth, and the weather can be harsh, but nothing to a guy from Rhode Island. Phesant, quail, drove and deer hunting are to be found as well as varmints if that is you ...

Charles

Speaking of dogs..I have an 11 pound Pekinese named Whitman who sleeps with me and seldom leaves my side. He hears what I cannot hear, and nobody gets anywhere near the house without him alerting. Any sound that is out of the ordinary puts him on full barking alert. He would not be worth spit in a f...

Charles

Way to much stuff there for me to wade through trying to find your point. Tell me which one. My house is made from concrete block (exterior and interior walls) so I am not worred about bullets going through walls. If there is a gun fight there is a good chance it will be in the doorway with them com...

Charles

Home security is a major concern of mine these days due to where I live. Here are my thoughts; 1. I would not fire a rifle of any caliber in a residential neighorhood. To much chance of hitting the wrong people. 2. There, for a handgun, shotgun or both is the way to go. 3. I choose both. I have a Gl...

Charles

I had just turned 18 in 1960 and got a job for the United States Department of Agriculture Pink Bollworm Research Center. First place I ever got a paycheck. Before that all of my work as cash in hand. I liked that better but Uncle Sam didn't think much of the practice.

Charles

I have not been without a 1911 of some kind since about 1961 or so. The first pistol was a good condition WWII Remington-Rand 1911A1. It was 100% milspec and was my only centerfire handgun for a few years and I had to use it for everything. It did every job asked of it without balking. Therefore my ...

Charles

It takes a good bullet also, but the powder charge is the heart and soul of the safety and accuracy of loaded round. I am a stubborn old goat, who speaks his mind when he probably should not, but the Lee Auto Disc is a frequent cause of problems. In fact progressive loading presses and all of the ga...

Charles

I have watched both versions of the story several times each and would hate to try and pick between them. They were both great films about the dying of the Cowboy life. Elmer Kelton set some of this books in this transition period in the American west. Kelton is by far my favorite American writer. H...

Charles

First rate job! I would have made the rowels blunt pointed but more agressive. Don't need Mexican gut hooks, but the hoss needs to know who is the boss.

Charles

What is not to like about an AK shotgun. Typical Russian stuff, stamped parts, loosey goosey fit, reliable and rugged.

Charles

Those who know me, know I am not opposed to drinking whisky. But drinking while depressed is just as deadly as drinking while driving 100 miles an hour. If you really want to die, you are on the right path and will get there pretty soon. If you care about living, and nothing you do works right, then...

Charles

My experience mirrors that of Hobie. I use fine powdered graphite every 4 to 5 cases to lube the inside and outside of the case necks. I just dip it in the graphite, tap it on the container to dislodge any excess and have at it. The graphite also has lots of other uses around a reloading shop as wel...

Charles

The rate of automobile wrecks and deaths for males over 65 is the same as that of males under 25. At least that is what I was taught in my last Defensive Driving class. It should not be a suprise that older bikers will mirror this same stastic. No doubt about it, as you get older, you reflexes, coor...

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