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- Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3951
Re: Wonder what the ATF was after this guy for ...
From what I've seen, assuming it's true, I have NO problem with them going after the guy. It's people like him (allegedly) that hurt all gun owners and innocent victims. That said, I'm completely opposed to the punitive, high profile method they used. There's countless other ways they could have han...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Baseball fans here?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2228
Re: Baseball fans here?
It's amazing that with how much I love baseball and always have, how deeply rooted in my life it is, my father's life, my grandfather's life, and now two generations of family members younger than I, how visceral my feelings about it are... it's sad how little I've come to care about major league ba...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2925
Re: The GForce 1892 Copy in 357
I wouldn't put to much value in computer renderings, I'd wait for real photos.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2195
Re: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
Didn't Ben Forkin or somebody make one of these years ago? (though it might have been one of one)
Yeah... my brain still works a little. https://www.leverguns.com/articles/taylor/shootists.htm
Yeah... my brain still works a little. https://www.leverguns.com/articles/taylor/shootists.htm
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:52 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you ever wanted a suppressor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2055
Re: If you ever wanted a suppressor
Hollywood.Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:20 am I don’t even understand why suppressors are regulated in the United States
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cast bullet path in game
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1831
Re: Cast bullet path in game
Not completely on topic, but more just a way to say "Who knows what the heck will happen..." my first deer was a huge doe. Still the largest bodied deer I've ever shot. 50ish yards in a corn stubble field, slightly below me in grade, quartering to. 12ga shooting the old BRI style sabots. H...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Wraith Family (thermal and night optics)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1020
Re: The Wraith Family (thermal and night optics)
I have a Mini 4k NV model. I want to say I like it, but it has a giant problem. I found out the hard way it doesn't want to turn on once the temps get close to 40 degrees. And the two things I bought it for both take place below, or well below that. In order to use it in the cold, I need to use a re...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dad’s first rifle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1270
Re: Dad’s first rifle
My dad's first rifle as well. And the first one I ever shot.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Can you diagnose the problem with this revolver?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2504
Re: Can you diagnose the problem with this revolver?
I've had both a Ruger Bisley and a Freedom Arms do it while shooting. "Why are my groups slowly walking across the target?" Both had barrels unscrewing. :roll: Off center sights always worry me when looking at used guns, because you're rolling the dice. "Is it the gun, or was it the l...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ultra sonic cleaning
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1165
Re: Ultra sonic cleaning
I bought a Harbor Freight one slightly used from a friend. I used it once, as test, to clean the gunk of my keys. lol Worked lousy at it. Took several attempts to even accomplish that. The second time I tried to use it, it didn't even turn on. I got hoodwinked! There are firearms specific solutions ...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reata Pass Auction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 558
Re: Reata Pass Auction
Well that certainly would have changed some history books.
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Load of BS!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2608
Re: Load of BS!!
Anything an 01FFL can legally ship to an 01FFL in say Texas or anywhere else, you can legally ship to an 01FFL in New York.
Did we?
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Load of BS!!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2608
Re: Load of BS!!
Gun laws can be complicated enough without companies making them even tougher, it happens over here too. :roll: Worse IMO than companies making up rules and "laws" that don't actually exist, are the sellers who state things like "No sales to CA, NJ, NY, IL, MD" etc etc. We call ...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's wrong with this picture?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1627
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Morgan Earp died in 1882.
Morgan Erp on the other hand, I have no idea.
(Geo. Parker?)
Morgan Erp on the other hand, I have no idea.
(Geo. Parker?)
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How deer hunting started
- Replies: 3
- Views: 372
Re: How deer hunting started
I've had that on the wall of the cabin for 30 years or so.
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wet vs dry
- Replies: 8
- Views: 503
Re: Wet vs dry
I hate dry tumbling.
But I hate wet tumbling even more.
I'm pretty sure there's still brass in my wet tumbler at the moment. It's possible it's been there for close to a decade.
But I hate wet tumbling even more.
I'm pretty sure there's still brass in my wet tumbler at the moment. It's possible it's been there for close to a decade.
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???
- Replies: 11
- Views: 644
Re: Half Million Year Old Structure Found???
What if humans appeared on the earth, intelligent, innovative, and adaptable? What if perhaps they didn't have to spend a million years banging rocks together to learn to make fire? Seeing what's happening in recent times, the idea that they started out smart and got dumber and dumber isn't that fa...
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old cars and trucks in case of an EMP
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1857
Re: Old cars and trucks in case of an EMP
OLD CARS AND TRUCKS DUE TO EMPty bank accounts and full gun safes.
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: When plastics (or rubber?) go BAD......?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 790
Re: When plastics (or rubber?) go BAD......?
I had an old pair of Rocky hunting boots, I'd retired them from hunting but still used them for shoveling snow and going to the range in the winter. Year before last I went to use them and the soles were gone. Just a black crumbled mess of what used to be a boot sole. Conversely, I have a pair of So...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another one gone, Ontario Knife Company
- Replies: 9
- Views: 631
Re: Another one gone, Ontario Knife Company
No it seems like they are done.
Stories keep coming out that it's been "sold" (selling), but it seems to be people wanting to buy remains inventory or equipment, not someone saving the company.
Stories keep coming out that it's been "sold" (selling), but it seems to be people wanting to buy remains inventory or equipment, not someone saving the company.
- Mon May 29, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1973 event I'd never heard about...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 558
Re: 1973 event I'd never heard about...
Oh dear lord, that was almost painful to listen to. What the heck was that delivery about. That was like a Harry Shearer voiced character on the Simpsons.
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ''I need to secure your weapon, for your safety and mine!''
- Replies: 14
- Views: 832
Re: ''I need to secure your weapon, for your safety and mine!''
I can't say I've been there, but I was way closer than I liked. Was carrying a Colt Officer's ACP cocked and locked. The officer removed it from my holster and was trying, without much success to unload it, he clearly didn't really know what he was doing and was asking for instruction. This was road...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What's with the 'Glock Switch's...?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 547
Re: What's with the 'Glock Switch's...?
Just stupid people being stupid.
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: CAPSTICK
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1373
Re: CAPSTICK
I have all of the books Capstick wrote & most all from The Capstick library Didn't he write a book about flowers? I don't have that one. lol Most of the "library too", happened to find most of them on a clearance at a large book store years ago. Picked up most of the rest in a used bo...
- Sun Mar 05, 2023 4:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thompson Center Arms to be sold by S&W: Likely Demise
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4067
Re: Thompson Center Arms to be sold by S&W: Likely Demise
Tough to find a buyer for... nothing.
What are you getting? The rights to a brand name that you ran into the ground and killed? Technical packages for items you killed what small market interest there was by not producing any. A darn shame.
What are you getting? The rights to a brand name that you ran into the ground and killed? Technical packages for items you killed what small market interest there was by not producing any. A darn shame.
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Arm Brace Trap
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1126
Re: Arm Brace Trap
As well if you live in "non NFA" state you'd be violating state law to comply with Federal law... that isn't really law.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
I hunted for half my hunting life in a shotgun only area, wishing I could use a rifle. That's what got me into single shot shotguns, always seeing deer too far for the slug gun. About 15 years ago they switched it to rifle. Since then, the farthest deer I've shot was about 70 yards. Most of them und...
- Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
Sorry I didn't see this till just now.RIDERED350r wrote: ↑Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:25 pm
Would you be so kind as to measure the case length of the 360BH and post your findings?
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
The shell was in an odd spot, I barely saw it, I certainly could see why he couldn't find it.
- Sun Jan 08, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: a new levergun with a new design
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1109
Re: a new levergun with a new design
Good thing it's got that compensator, recoil is probably brutal.
Or maybe it's to keep the muzzle down when firing bursts.
Or maybe it's to keep the muzzle down when firing bursts.
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
I don't recall if I have a Max case, but I didn't look for it. Left to right: 40-65 , 375 Win, 356 Win, 35 Rem, 360 Buckhammer, 30-30 https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/shmisc/large/20DC031C-DA9E-437F-8B49-03CE342CD8E4.jpeg https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/shmisc/large/20A67B78-0300-48DB-85F...
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
I said I couldn't read it. I sort of could, but my brain wasn't processing what I was able to read. "300? That don't make sense. No, 360? That doesn't make sense either." (in spite of having read about it the other day)
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
- Replies: 132
- Views: 7474
Re: New LEVERGUN cartridge?
I'm at the range today and see an empty case on the ground. I think to myself "A .375 Win? That's unusual to find." I pick it up and notice the diameter is too small. "a .350 Legend? I'll keep it for my cartridge collection/accumulation. No wait, it's rimmed!" I can't read what i...
- Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Primers stuck to decapping pin
- Replies: 3
- Views: 340
Re: Primers stuck to decapping pin
I think I've only ever had this happen one "time" (one caliber/set of dies), RCBS .32H&R dies on my 550. But when it started, it did it 100% of the time, no matter how many times I worked the handle. Quite puzzling at first, I assumed the decap pin had broken off or fallen out. Then wh...
- Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you happen to have a .450-400 3-inch NE
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1069
Re: If you happen to have a .450-400 3-inch NE
Didn't realize there are two different barrel styles. All should be like the one in cas' pic above. They only made 32-34 or so of them? It's does add to the heft for sure. I hunt with it a little, but I generally don't take it far. https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/guns/websize/A5606DA1-739A-4D...
- Mon Dec 05, 2022 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you happen to have a .450-400 3-inch NE
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1069
Re: If you happen to have a .450-400 3-inch NE
I've only shot non traditional, modern "Ruger only" type loads. 300gr JSP @ 2700fps. https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/shmisc/websize/08318F6F-147C-4269-BBCC-7F33BE946E7D.jpeg Barnes bullets a smidge slower. https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/shmisc/websize/03946BDF-A308-4353-8A04-A...
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger #1 Miss-Fire?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 667
Re: Ruger #1 Miss-Fire?
Is this brass you've fired before? Or first time shooting it? I've never owned a 35W, but do have a 375H/S and as mentioned above, I can't just neck up -06 brass, I have to go larger and make a false shoulder for it to headspace off of for the first fire forming loads. (Of course this is a semi &quo...
- Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Spring compression
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1031
Re: Spring compression
A spring is not a spring is not a spring, however... for people who make the blanket statement that springs don't go bad just from being compressed, here's all I have. Different color, but otherwise the same. Same size and strength. One that was partially compressed for two years, but never "us...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I've had it with trail cams...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 986
Re: I've had it with trail cams...
I've never had a trail cam that I was completely happy with, they all seem to do one thing a certain way I don't like. I have one Browning branded one I like more than the others, so I tried to buy another and of course they don't make it anymore. Had to go up a model to this one, about $20-25 more ...
- Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting on Folding-Stock AR-15's
- Replies: 12
- Views: 975
Re: Interesting on Folding-Stock AR-15's
This is several days old now but.... mil-spec or commercial tube doesn't matter they should both thread into the lower without issue. Mil-spec and commercial only comes into play with the stock you put on it. I had a Law folder, ever so briefly. I think I listed it for sale a day or two later. With ...
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kel-tec donating arms to Ukraine
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1745
Re: Kel-tec donating arms to Ukraine
They can't meet the demand for their products here and now. Not now, not pre-Biden, not pre-pandemic, not Pre-Obama.
That aside, can you imagine bing there someone handing you one of those plastic things? "What the @#%# is the piece of junk?"
That aside, can you imagine bing there someone handing you one of those plastic things? "What the @#%# is the piece of junk?"
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What is it ?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1570
Re: What is it ?
I thought it was a really crappy canoe paddle.
- Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Remington bends the knee
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2302
Re: Remington bends the knee
Perhaps the fix was in. Sets a bad precedence, maybe that was the idea.
- Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger No. 1 Scope Issues
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2314
Re: Ruger No. 1 Scope Issues
Won't know until you know? Room to spare on the one. The scope it wore for years with a 40mm objective lens was fine without the setback rings as well. https://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/guns/large/9E0EC9C9-7281-40A1-94E0-EC85F575A270.jpeg This one did need em. https://photos.imageevent.com/cas69...
- Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Rolling Block conundrum
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1956
Re: Rolling Block conundrum
South American rifle in Scandinavian dress?
.43 Reformado maybe? (I think your casting would have less shoulder though, so looking at it again I don't think so)
.43 Reformado maybe? (I think your casting would have less shoulder though, so looking at it again I don't think so)
- Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What the heck?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2064
Re: What the heck?
Just looking for guns?
Hard to believe they wouldn't grab some obvious cash, but who knows their logic. Maybe thinking if they don't take anything, they can't get in trouble.
Hard to believe they wouldn't grab some obvious cash, but who knows their logic. Maybe thinking if they don't take anything, they can't get in trouble.
- Thu Dec 02, 2021 11:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Inside a Whitney Kennedy (Anvil/Youtube)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1594
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 9:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Reasons/Categories for owning guns, or a particular gun
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4865
Re: Reasons/Categories for owning guns, or a particular gun
I've bought a couple rifles and at least one pistol simply because I wanted to take them apart and learn how they worked.
- Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:53 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First Ruglin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1465
Re: First Ruglin
Basically two types of gun buyers; the kind who buy their first one. Then maybe another or even two down the road. Then there's the buyer like most of us here. Who buy them consistently year after year (or more often) throughout most of their life. Keep em, sell em, whichever, but they keep coming. ...
- Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Taking apart a Colt / Burgess carbine
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1383
Taking apart a Colt / Burgess carbine
Didn't see it posted already, or I missed it?
Mark Novak figuring out how it comes apart.
https://youtu.be/JFMN2Lrctbk
Mark Novak figuring out how it comes apart.
https://youtu.be/JFMN2Lrctbk