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- Sun May 17, 2015 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: FAIR combination gun
- Replies: 5
- Views: 811
Re: FAIR combination gun
Any idea who actually sells these, and for what price?
- Sun May 10, 2015 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's this called and where to get one...?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2249
- Fri May 01, 2015 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Any thoughts on the Kel-TEC KSG SG?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 543
Re: Any thoughts on the Kel-TEC KSG SG?
I would say that if you think that you will need more than five rounds of 12ga., you might want to examine your strategy and/or recruit armed companions. I have watched a couple of fellows try to operate a KSG on the range with poor results. It seems that the KSG is very prone to failures to feed un...
- Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Never Mind....After Some Reading.....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1167
Re: Never Mind....After Some Reading.....
I have been using an Acer C720P Chromebook for about 6 months. I paid just over$200 for it. I use the chromebook for email, internet access, and watching Hickok45 videos on youtube. I also have a Netflix account that costs about $10 per month. The 11" screen is large enough for comfortably watc...
- Sun Apr 26, 2015 7:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "The name is Bond, James Bond"
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2950
Re: "The name is Bond, James Bond"
That is a nice looking PPK/S.
I spent a lot of time looking for a nice used PP in 7.65 a few years ago. I finally gave up and bought a PPK in .380 caliber.
A decent used 7.65 was going to cost several hundreds more than a brand-new 380. Go figure...
Jack
I spent a lot of time looking for a nice used PP in 7.65 a few years ago. I finally gave up and bought a PPK in .380 caliber.
A decent used 7.65 was going to cost several hundreds more than a brand-new 380. Go figure...
Jack
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Man Cave Art - Winner Pending Notification
- Replies: 50
- Views: 5489
Re: Man Cave Art
it's got to be 21
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pistol powder shopping today
- Replies: 2
- Views: 539
Re: Pistol powder shopping today
Bleak indeed.earlmck wrote:.... if a feller were hurting for pistol powder, or stuff for making Cowboy Action loads, it would still be pretty bleak. ....
There seems to be a fair bit of Titegroup available locally, but little else.
The prices are about $30 so there's not much incentive to stock up.
Jack
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 5:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: VECTAN Ba10 powder?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1141
Re: VECTAN Ba10 powder?
Here's a burning rate chart that puts BA10 (#6) faster than Bullseye(#10).
231 is way down at #40
http://www.reloadersnest.com/burnrates.asp
Jack
231 is way down at #40
http://www.reloadersnest.com/burnrates.asp
Jack
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A big two thumbs down to Brownells
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3797
Re: A big two thumbs down to Brownells
I don't understand - the part you really needed was out of stock, so why place the order?... It was an internet order. The item was shown as "in stock" and the order was confirmed the next day by email. I had been watching the item for several weeks, waiting for it to be shown as "in...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A big two thumbs down to Brownells
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3797
Re: A big two thumbs down to Brownells
So what did Brownells do wrong, did you want them to ship your $11 spring for free? I wanted them to allow me to cancel the order entirely but that was not allowed because the "order has already been sent to the warehouse for picking." So... somebody couldn't pick up the phone and stop th...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Remington .380
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1213
Re: New Remington .380
I hate to be a Gloomy Gus, but Remington's quality control has been a bit spotty lately.
I would let someone else test them for a while.
Jack
I would let someone else test them for a while.
Jack
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A big two thumbs down to Brownells
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3797
A big two thumbs down to Brownells
I added a spring kit to my order because it would ship free with the item that I really needed. The item that I really needed was placed on indefinite back order and I get to pay $8 shipping for a $11 spring. The order can't be cancelled because I suck and they hate me. NOW I remember why I haven't ...
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lilliputian Combination Gun?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1588
Re: Lilliputian Combination Gun?
I've seen 9mm rimfire shotshells in my travels.
A nice little gun for keeping the critters out of your veggies & fruit trees, but I would expect a good quality air rifle would work as well.
Jack
A nice little gun for keeping the critters out of your veggies & fruit trees, but I would expect a good quality air rifle would work as well.
Jack
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thinkig about a progressive
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3602
Re: Thinkig about a progressive
I had a Dillon Square Deal. I sold it a year ago and bought a Lee Classic Cast turret press. The Dillon was a PITA to set up. I really like the Lee for cranking out a couple hundred rounds at a time. I can set up the Lee in just a few minutes and load a couple hundred rounds in the time that it take...
- Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lead Pot Distillery...It's all about the Head!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 696
Re: Lead Pot Distillery...It's all about the Head!
I've thought more than once about making some sort of foot pedal contraption to control the flow of alloy.
It would free one hand and allow the use of a heavier weight or spring to keep the pot from dripping.
Jack
It would free one hand and allow the use of a heavier weight or spring to keep the pot from dripping.
Jack
- Sat Mar 28, 2015 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lead Pot Distillery...It's all about the Head!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 696
Re: Lead Pot Distillery...It's all about the Head!
Looks like a handy rig, Roy.
Do you have problems with the Lee pots leaking?
I've been tempted to replace my ancient Lyman with a Lee but for the many complaints of leaks & drips.
Jack
Do you have problems with the Lee pots leaking?
I've been tempted to replace my ancient Lyman with a Lee but for the many complaints of leaks & drips.
Jack
- Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Possible Help For Those Rifle Shooters With Vision Problems
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2906
Re: Possible Help For Those Rifle Shooters With Vision Probl
I bought one of those sights a while back for use on a revolver. The lock screws came loose during a match. It needs a better system than a teenie jam screw to keep it from moving under recoil. I said that I was going to try to fix it but lost interest. It didn't seem to be faster to pick up than a ...
- Sat Mar 21, 2015 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WHY I hate 'Windows'...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4636
Re: WHY I hate 'Windows'...
I hear Micro$oft is going to write the operating system for the "Smart Guns" that the liberals are always pushing.AJMD429 wrote:.... GUNS PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS WORK......
I switched from Windoze to Ubuntu (Linux) about 10 years ago and have had no reason to regret the change.
Jack
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: the rimfire shortage...
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5212
Re: the rimfire shortage...
I've about given up on ever seeing .22 ammo for sale except at stupid prices.
I just bought a 9mm CZ75B. I looks like it will be cheaper to shoot 9mm handloads than .22 for the foreseeable future.
Jack
I just bought a 9mm CZ75B. I looks like it will be cheaper to shoot 9mm handloads than .22 for the foreseeable future.
Jack
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why can't I see the photo's
- Replies: 4
- Views: 454
Re: Why can't I see the photo's
Are you logged in?
I get booted out every once in a while and can't see most of the photos when this happens.
Jack
I get booted out every once in a while and can't see most of the photos when this happens.
Jack
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: And........ ANOTHER One Bites The Dust !
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2031
Re: And........ ANOTHER One Bites The Dust !
It is interesting to note that many of the gun makers that Cerberus bought have been sucked dry and the money redistributed to top corporate officials and shareholders.
And people wonder why I have a bad attitude.
Jack
And people wonder why I have a bad attitude.
Jack
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Elmer Keith carry gun
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1678
Re: Elmer Keith carry gun
I will never be able to afford to buy any of Mr.Keith's guns unless I hit the lottery. I did jump on the chance to buy an O3A3 rebuild that bears his inspection stamp, "OGEK" in a box. There was one in slightly better condition with another stamp but I liked the thought that he had inspect...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a couple of Tia.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2498
Re: a couple of Tia.
Nath,
That first photo is great!
It tells the whole story.
Jack
That first photo is great!
It tells the whole story.
Jack
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Beretta Storm Carbine
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2764
Re: Beretta Storm Carbine
That's good to know. Thanks!Thunder50 wrote:..., unless you get a mag catch coversion kit, then it takes regular 45 mags.
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Beretta Storm Carbine
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2764
Re: Beretta Storm Carbine
I would like to have one but the $800-$900 price tag stops me.
The High Point carbines seem to enjoy favorable reviews and are priced at or below $300 locally.
Jack
The High Point carbines seem to enjoy favorable reviews and are priced at or below $300 locally.
Jack
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What kind of hobbies do you guys have?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 7732
Re: What kind of hobbies do you guys have?
I took up nature photography for a few years. It met my need to forget about work and worries. I started with a very basic camera and later upgraded it to one with more features and capability as the digital cameras evolved. I think that my current camera cost about $500 new. My job & needs have...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: another favorite quote thread
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1855
Re: another favorite quote thread
"To retain respect for laws and sausages, one must not watch them in the making."~usually attributed to Otto von Bismarck
Jack
Jack
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 3:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: optics advice wanted
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3412
Re: optics advice wanted
I have a Burris Speeddot 135 mounted on my AR. I think that it has a 3moa dot. It suits me out to a couple hundred yards, and I doubt that I would deliberately engage a target beyond that range with a 5.56. The 35mm tube gives a good field of view. The Speeddot 135 has been reliable in all sorts of ...
- Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LBT Tester??? UPDATE!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1195
Re: LBT Tester???
... I would like to have a known value/standard to start with BUT with the above statement, who do you believe? The company that makes the certified alloy or LBT??? :| Mainehunter :wink: I would trust LBT to tell it straight. Pure lead from swaged round balls should give you a good starting point. ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mossberg just gave Ruger some serious competition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2848
Re: Mossberg just gave Ruger some serious competition
They had my attention until I got to the part about the 16-1/4" barrel with the birdcage sound amplifier.
Wake me up when a 20" barrel is an option.
Jack
Wake me up when a 20" barrel is an option.
Jack
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's up with Gunbroker sellers?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4844
Re: What's up with Gunbroker sellers?
.... Are these people clueless, timid, ill-informed or just plain stupid?... This is becoming the rule, rather than the exception, in the Northeast. Gunshop employees and police officers seem particularly prone to making up "stuff" on the fly. I believe that most of the rest is a product ...
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: You Folks up the East Coast.....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2721
Re: You Folks up the East Coast.....
Well, we had about a half foot of snow at 5am, here in central Massachusetts. At 9:30 am we've added a bit more than another foot. The prediction was for up to two feet and it certainly looks like that will happen, maybe even a bit more. The Gubbermint banned travel as of midnight last so there is n...
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:23 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New ATF info regarding the Sig Brace
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3242
Re: New ATF info regarding the Sig Brace
The pistol stabilizing brace was neither “designed” nor approved to be used as a shoulder stock, and therefore use as a shoulder stock constitutes a “redesign” of the device because a possessor has changed the very function of the item. Any individual letters stating otherwise are contrary to the p...
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer request....a few actually.....UPDATE on my eye
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4517
Re: Prayer request....a few actually.....UPDATE on my eye
Rob, If your eye problem is Age related Macular Degeneration, you might want to check this out: http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.webmd.com%2Feye-health%2Fmacular-degeneration%2Fnews%2F20110429%2Favastin-as-good-as-lucentis-for-amd-treatment&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFy7byC74rpLoC...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Best semiauto 12-gauge for Home Defense...?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4197
Re: Best semiauto 12-gauge for Home Defense...?
I have a Remington 1100 that has always been reliable. However, I would consider the difficulty of loading a tube magazine quickly during an emergency. At the risk of appearing to jump on the "modern sporting rifle" bandwagon, a lightweight AR carbine might prove to be a better choice for ...
- Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4873
Re: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
... :lol: I actually have a 15" Encore 45/70 barrel that is surprisingly fun to shoot with the 325 grain hornady factory ftx loads----- it is likely a bit heavier than a contender, and a 325 gr pill is also light for caliber though.... 405 grain bullets in a 12" Contender, even at "t...
- Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4873
Re: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
I bought a new Ruger Redhawk in 5.5" ....... For some reason that I can't recall, I bought another one, Identical to the first, a few years later. Yep! I hated that one too. I don't drink much and don't do drugs, so I have no idea what might have possessed me to buy the second one. I kept the ...
- Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
- Replies: 64
- Views: 4873
Re: GUNS YOU REGRET BUYING!
I bought a new Ruger Redhawk in 5.5" when they first came out & paid a premium to get it. I even had a custom holster made for it. I hated it. Nothing wrong with the gun except it just didn't work out for me. It was heavy and awkward and just slightly less fun than a root canal to shoot. I ...
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Why are all the ballistics programs so 'geeky'...?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1311
Re: Why are all the ballistics programs so 'geeky'...?
.... If I knew the actual equations involved , I'd just make a spreadsheet that had the data all together like so..... here ya go.. http://www.jacksonrifles.com/files/pejsa%20ballistics.xls I have used that one on & off for a few years with good results. All you need is the BC and muzzle veloci...
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 9:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR pistols with Sig brace, possible status change with ATF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 641
Re: AR pistols with Sig brace, possible status change with A
There are a number of possibly related issues here and it is probably too early to panic. My reading of the three ATF letters is that the oldest letter clearly states that the SIG brace is not an NFA item when assembled on an AR15 pistol, no matter how it is subsequently used. Another ATF letter, in...
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SHOT IT TODAY (12/27) -- I crossed over to the Dark-Side...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4162
Re: I crossed over to the Dark-Side...
Do a search for .458 SocomStreetstar wrote:The dark side is good too ----- now if only they would chamber an AR in a rimless .45 Colt ! -- Hmmmmmmmm
Jack
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington Expands Model Seven/700 Recall
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1268
Re: Remington Expands Model Seven/700 Recall
So Cerberus, who has been trying unsuccessfully to get out of the gun business for political reasons, finds a way to push Remington under the bus while appearing blameless.
This is the same Cerberus that has pretty much gutted Marlin, H&R, and Bushmaster.
Probably just a coincidence.
Jack
This is the same Cerberus that has pretty much gutted Marlin, H&R, and Bushmaster.
Probably just a coincidence.
Jack
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Handi-rifle in 500 S&W?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1128
Re: Handi-rifle in 500 S&W?
I have one. It's a hoot to shoot with a cast bullet and a case full of Hodgdons 777 powder.
The sights suck. They are some sort of cheap plastic & won't hold adjustment.
I put a Williams receiver sight and a Lyman #17 front on mine.
It reminds me of the civil war era carbines.
Jack
The sights suck. They are some sort of cheap plastic & won't hold adjustment.
I put a Williams receiver sight and a Lyman #17 front on mine.
It reminds me of the civil war era carbines.
Jack
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: To shoot an unfiored late 2nd gen Colt or not --
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1995
Re: To shoot an unfiored late 2nd gen Colt or not --
Unless the value of the Colt in unfired condition would raise you from poverty, shoot it and enjoy it. My next door neighbor died last year with a house full of valuable items. He never got to enjoy the use of them nor profitted from his investments. His brother-in-law will realize a tidy sum. There...
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Unannounced police visits..
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3052
Re: Unannounced police visits..
Wow! Kinda makes me wonder how far away from the same thing we might be in this country......... Closer than you might imagine.... Massachusetts has "safe storage" laws for firearms. Any violation is a feloney = lifetime FEDERAL prohibition of firearms possesion. There are unannounced vis...
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:03 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WALMART .22LR AMMO SALE, 10/04/2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2331
Re: WALMART .22LR AMMO SALE, 10/04/2014
Thanks for the tip. I was at the local WM at 7:55 and there were a half dozen ahead of me. By the time I checked out at 8:07, another dozen had arrived. They only had 3 cases so it's good I got there early. This was the first time in two years that I have been able to get any .22 locally & my su...
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What do folks do about powder storage as inventory grows.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2423
Re: What do folks do about powder storage as inventory grows
I have an unused 13 cu ft upright freezer that now serves to store smokeless powder and primers. If I had space left, i would store some loaded ammo there also. I talked with a couple of firemen who both mentioned seeing fridges and freezers going through house fires with the contents often unharmed...
- Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .32-40 cast bullet
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1599
Re: .32-40 cast bullet
I have the Lyman 321298, a 151 GR Plain Base and 321297, a 181gr Gas Check. These are both flat point bullets and both shoot well in my 32-40 1893 Marlin. The plain base is probably more "vintage" . I've always used light loads in the Marlin so the gas check is probably not doing much. Jack
- Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Now THIS looks fun if you have a 10/22
- Replies: 10
- Views: 654
Re: Now THIS looks fun if you have a 10/22
If you read the fine print, it is a 25 rd magazine that can be refilled quickly.
Jack
Jack
- Sat Aug 30, 2014 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A little help with my AR please
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3222
Re: A little help with my AR please
I would take the upper off the gun.
you have better access to the bolt through the bottom.
Probably enough room to sneak a piece of brass or aluminum bar stock in to tap the bolt carrier to the rear.
good luck.
Jack
you have better access to the bolt through the bottom.
Probably enough room to sneak a piece of brass or aluminum bar stock in to tap the bolt carrier to the rear.
good luck.
Jack