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by JimT
Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CASTING
Replies: 12
Views: 513

CASTING

Been doing a little casting with pure lead for the 480 Achilles. The 290 gr. Huffaker heel bullet .. hollow base. IMG_4294.JPG IMG_4293.JPG IMG_4276.JPG I took some of the more imperfect ones and sized them to .457" ... gonna try them in the Dragoon! IMG_4273.JPG LEFT=480 Achilles RIGHT=sized ....
by JimT
Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A REMINDER
Replies: 7
Views: 368

Re: A REMINDER

The first time I ever shot on a genuine gun range was in 1966 during Basic Training at Fort Bliss. All the target shooting and other shooting was done in the desert from the time I was 10 or 11 years old.
by JimT
Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying firewood is bad enough...
Replies: 24
Views: 1285

Re: Buying firewood is bad enough...

Been cutting firewood since I was a kid ... more than 60 years ... though I didn't do a lot of it in Africa. This is our wood pile I did in the Spring last year ... we still have a lot left ...
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by JimT
Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One of Paco's Articles From Some Years Back
Replies: 2
Views: 325

One of Paco's Articles From Some Years Back

It Starts in 1935 by Paco Up until the year 1935 the word "magnum" was used primarily with Champaign bottles that were larger than the normal quart sized.  That year Smith & Wesson brought out the first handgun cartridge called a magnum, because of it's larger shell casing.  The .357 ...
by JimT
Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A REMINDER
Replies: 7
Views: 368

Re: A REMINDER

I agree with that Jim. I lived in a rain forest at the edge of the pacific ocean and spent over 200 days at sea every year. i bought bricks of .22 on the turn-arounds for the ruger automatic. I shot salmon, halibut, kelp heads, flotsam and cans that went overboard in the wake. i would see how many ...
by JimT
Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A REMINDER
Replies: 7
Views: 368

A REMINDER

I believe we need to be reminded from time to time that ..... "You don't really know your gun until you've run several thousand rounds through it. " Practicing reloading ... practicing shooting from all sort of positions ... sitting, standing, laying down, walking, jogging ... lots of diff...
by JimT
Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Killing for Pleasure....
Replies: 13
Views: 646

Re: Killing for Pleasure....

When I was much younger a friend and I were rabbit hunting with our .22 pistols one day in the Arizona desert. We were not having any success when we stopped near a cattle tank. We were standing around the back of the vehicle when we noticed quite a few dragonflies landing on the tailgate we had put...
by JimT
Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Once the deer snorts, your hunt is over.....
Replies: 12
Views: 640

Re: Once the deer snorts, your hunt is over.....

Good on ya! Nice making meat like that. And a good looking buck. All your skill went into getting him to think you were not paying attention and didn't know he was there ... AND IT WORKED! :lol:
by JimT
Tue Nov 22, 2022 1:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A NON-'tactical' Sling....
Replies: 6
Views: 321

Re: A NON-'tactical' Sling....

$30 is the new $10 ..... :roll:
by JimT
Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet Casting Weather
Replies: 33
Views: 1317

Re: Bullet Casting Weather

"Today I cast about 100 #454190 .45 Colt bullets"..... reverend T, I surely would be tempted to load one of them bassackwards in one of your horsepistols with a half chamber full of powder...... I loaded them the proper direction in a friend's Ruger Old Army. Also the Keith SWC. They shot...
by JimT
Mon Nov 21, 2022 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Couple Of My Favorite Holsters
Replies: 4
Views: 399

A Couple Of My Favorite Holsters

1.jpg This is one of a pair of holsters made for me by a medically retired Policeman. He was wounded on duty when responding to domestic disturbance call. He was unaware that the husband where he was going had just murdered his wife. When he pulled up and got out of the car he was shot in the head ...
by JimT
Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Very informative, and kinda sweet
Replies: 1
Views: 184

Re: Very informative, and kinda sweet

The throat reamers I've used all work like that.
by JimT
Sun Nov 20, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Strange things...( moderators?)
Replies: 4
Views: 334

Re: Strange things...( moderators?)

horsesoldier03 wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:12 am Let me know if there is a way to turn those off. YES they are annoying.
Directions posted here - https://levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?t=86851
by JimT
Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: board upgraded to latest version
Replies: 11
Views: 476

Re: board upgraded to latest version

GunnyMack wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:44 am Slightly different here Jim but I was able to get to what you are talking about... Maybe that will do it, thanks!
Like I said, I didn't change anything here.
It will. I had the same thing happening.
by JimT
Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...
Replies: 12
Views: 525

Re: Suppressed 10/22 at 309 yards...

In the fallow ground in Eastern Washington we had a 200 yard range for the "short" one. We shot a quarter mile with our .22's shooting tumbleweeds. The .22 LR would kick up a dust cloud about 6 feet high and you could just walk your shots onto whatever you were shooting at. ranch.jpg We ha...
by JimT
Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: board upgraded to latest version
Replies: 11
Views: 476

Re: board upgraded to latest version

I'm yelling! :D I'm being notified about each and every post. Stuff I've looked at, stuff I haven't. I haven't made any changes on my end. Oh and its doing it on my iPad and my Samsung phone so its not Apple or windows OS . Gunny Up at the top right of this page there are some little icons. Click o...
by JimT
Sat Nov 19, 2022 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet Casting Weather
Replies: 33
Views: 1317

Re: Bullet Casting Weather

I finished up the pure lead that I had in the pot this morning.
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The heel bullet I am using in the Dragoon.
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These are what I cast yesterday.
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by JimT
Sat Nov 19, 2022 12:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet Casting Weather
Replies: 33
Views: 1317

Re: Bullet Casting Weather

Today I cast about 100 #454190 .45 Colt bullets ... about 150 RCBS 250 gr. .44 Keith SWC ... and about 200 .38/.357 160 gr. Lyman RFN to empty the lead pot of the alloy I had in it. I then put in some pure lead blocks and cast 250 .457" round balls and about 150 of the .457" heel bullet. I...
by JimT
Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

Griff wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:23 pm Does anyone here dispute that the name of the cartridge is ".45 Colt"?
There are stories but I have never seen it on any of the old cartridge boxes. Even the short .45 Colt boxes were marked ".45 Colt."
by JimT
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rules of Engagement
Replies: 6
Views: 360

Re: Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement are different from State to State. Texans have the right to use deadly force against someone else when that person is using unlawful deadly force against you. Using deadly force must be immediately necessary and reasonable for it to be justified. Additionally, you are general...
by JimT
Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ham Radio stuff
Replies: 5
Views: 223

Re: Ham Radio stuff

Back during the 1980's the propagation was incredible. I had a Cobra Single Sideband CB with a VFO that I installed. I had a homebuilt 3 element beam antenna that I made from a 10 meter antenna and built it to work on 11 meters. I was running 5 watts. Our house set at almost 5000 feet elevation and ...
by JimT
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: speaking of parades
Replies: 6
Views: 275

Re: speaking of parades

That's great!

Not in a parade but when I was 8 I rode goats. Usually for a very short time. :lol:
by JimT
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Grizz wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:43 am That's a memory to cherish. What a blessing. Did she ride bareback much?
She learned how to ride bareback before riding with a saddle. She could stick to a horse like burr.
by JimT
Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

No .. she would love to but horses are a way of life, not pets ... and her life at this point anyhow, would not accommodate them.
by JimT
Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Jim, I think it takes a certain kind of guts to pack a 10- 1/2 SBH in town! Did small children have their photos taken with you? :lol: We lived in the small mountain community of Oracle, AZ. In those days there wasn't 3000 people there and someone walking around with a gun on wasn't even looked at....
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Me wearing the long .44 around town .. didn't always use the sling ..
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by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Neither I nor my wrists are as youthful as they once were, and those mid-range heavy cast loads in the .41, .44 and .45 are a lot more interesting to me now. That's one reason I have settled on the .41 Magnum. The 210 gr. slug does not recoil harshly ... is very accurate and works really well. This...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Wow. That's got to be clipping along at close to 1600. Do you have a favorite heavy cast for the .41? I have an old NEI 230 gr. FP mold that works pretty well but I don't load or shoot many. The 210 gr. XTP is the mainly what I load and shoot. I think I have a 215 gr. SWC also but haven't made any ...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

Bill in Oregon wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:12 pm Jim, what is your favorite bullet in that .41?
210 gr. XTP ... I load 20 gr. of WC820 (military surplus H110) and have taken pigs, Elk, deer with it.
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length for hunting sixgun
Replies: 37
Views: 1292

Re: Barrel length for hunting sixgun

I've hunted with 4" barrel and 10 1/2" barrel and most everything in between. My Linebaugh .45 Colt Ruger is 8" as is the 480 Achilles. The 6 1/2" .41 Magnum by Bowen is my favorite hunting sixgun, though I like them all. These days I find the 5 1/2" very handy and like the ...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

Jim, did Gary Hanson write? His name sure sounds familiar. Before leaving the subject of the .45 Colt, I'd like to point out a little-known brass and bullet company that actually has the old black Remington 250-grain bullets with the dished base in stock, for $20 per 100. Google ET Brass. Now I hav...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

You are correct Bill. None of those writers ... including people who should have known better ... ever sectioned a .45 Colt case and compared it to a sectioned 454 Casull case. Those of us who were experimenting with heavy loads in the .45 Colt actually did all that as well as pressure testing. Gary...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Javelina
Replies: 9
Views: 312

Re: Calling Javelina

I have a friend who used to guide Black Bear hunts in Arizona. In the Fall, when the bears are in the prickly pear eating the fruit, it was fairly easy to call them in. They would come running. He called in 5 (not at one time - on separate occasions but on the same hunt) and the hunters only wanted ...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remembering Mel Tappan ('Survival Guns' author)
Replies: 10
Views: 680

Re: Remembering Mel Tappan ('Survival Guns' author)

There are some really fine Youtubes on safely making black powder; not that long ago it was one of those "NOOOOO! You'll blow yourself up!" kind of deals. I have a pound of home-made black powder a friend made and gave me. Haven't tried it yet. He said his was not a powerful as Goex but w...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Javelina
Replies: 9
Views: 312

Re: Calling Javelina

Bill in Oregon wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:09 am Well, I'll be darned. Might have to fool with one if I can find a place in Texas to hunt.
I practice ... calling up dogs, grandkids ... :D
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Javelina
Replies: 9
Views: 312

Re: Calling Javelina

Great photos Jim I especially like the one with the Remington that must have been memorable.... 8) I hiked out into the canyons where I knew the Javelina hung out. About 9AM I was coming down this draw with a wash on my left. The wash cut across the draw in front of me and from about 300 yards I co...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remembering Mel Tappan ('Survival Guns' author)
Replies: 10
Views: 680

Re: Remembering Mel Tappan ('Survival Guns' author)

I read that also! I remember he had a place in Colorado and a place in Mexico to "bug out" to if need be. Then he died unexpectedly. I wonder if he was prepared for that?
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Javelina
Replies: 9
Views: 312

Re: Calling Javelina

Interesting what will come to a fox call, some critters come running and others ignore it. Great photos Jim I especially like the one with the Remington that must have been memorable.... 8) I have called Mule Deer in with that call. I wasn't planning on it ... we were calling coyotes .. but we watc...
by JimT
Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

I have thought about that "government" on the box ... but the rims are smaller than the Schofield's rims. It could be it was made that way so it could be used in both the Colt and Schofield ... but whatever it's purpose it is a SHORT .45 Colt! :lol: And yep .. I remember Keith writing abou...
by JimT
Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

I have some of those "short .45 Colt" cartridges. As you know (others here may not) I wrote this up year ago for Peterson's ... a copy of the article can be found here ... https://leverguns.com/articles/taylor/45_short_colt.htm
by JimT
Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling Javelina
Replies: 9
Views: 312

Calling Javelina

(this article is from the old Sixgunner.Com website .. the hunt was in the 1980's) The air was crisp as I shouldered my backpack. It was about an hour before dawn and I had a good half-hour hike to get to where I had seen the Javelina herd. I wanted to be in position before daylight. During the hike...
by JimT
Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting the Lepus
Replies: 14
Views: 542

Re: Hunting the Lepus

CowboyTutt wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:19 pm Jim, in my new town in SoCal we have exotic meat markets where I can finally get some rabbit! Looking forward to that! -Tutt
Look at the feet closely.
Make sure it ain't cat!
:lol:
by JimT
Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

Thank you Bruce. Mic sent the followup to me and said I was free to share it if I wished. Here it is: Thanks Jim, As you certainly could, I could do an entire book on the fantastic 45 Colt, most powerful handgun chambering until the advent of the 357 Magnum, 62 years later. In this era of the-new-c...
by JimT
Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mcpherson on Leverguns
Replies: 46
Views: 1832

Re: Mcpherson on Leverguns

Bruce .. I sent your question to Mic. He responded with the following: Dear Sir, Thank you for the kind words. When I wrote McPherson on Leverguns, I originally intended that book only as an anthology covering representative examples of custom Marlins I had built. Not unexpectedly, it then morphed ...
by JimT
Sun Nov 13, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On The Dark Side Of Things
Replies: 40
Views: 2152

Re: On The Dark Side Of Things

Shasta wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2022 7:47 pm I have had this long barreled revolver for over two years and I haven't even fired it yet. :oops:

Too many toys I guess.

Shasta
I'm sorta different. As soon as I get a gun .. and as soon as I am someplace where I can shoot it, I fire a couple shots. Even if it's just into the ground. :lol:
by JimT
Sun Nov 13, 2022 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Henry Rant
Replies: 10
Views: 673

Re: Old Henry Rant

All of the industry is base on "PRETEND" ... they can pretend to be wise they can pretend to be intelligent they can pretend to travel to other worlds or in time they can pretend to get beaten, shot, stabbed and have no ill effects from it the next day they can pretend that modern tools we...
by JimT
Sun Nov 13, 2022 6:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On The Dark Side Of Things
Replies: 40
Views: 2152

Re: On The Dark Side Of Things

Shasta wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:50 pm I happen to have one of those 3rd models with a shoulder stock and folding barrel sight:
It also has another unique feature, a 16" barrel!
It was made in Italy by Armi San Marco.
Shasta
Have you chronographed that long barrel?
by JimT
Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting the Lepus
Replies: 14
Views: 542

Re: Hunting the Lepus

Nath wrote: Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:57 pm How could you 🤣
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by JimT
Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Airplane collision at air show
Replies: 26
Views: 790

Re: Airplane collision at air show

I think it was the Texas Raiders.