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- Sun May 12, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
Hey Fellers, my 1956 Ruger Blackhawk 6&1/2" 44 mag along with a Colt Bowie and my capeing knives, been lots of miles with me... John IMG_20240511_171223029.jpgIMG_20240511_171223029.jpg Very nice all the way around. Nice story on the bowie too, thanks for sharing. Those caping knives look ...
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
I'll probably go after Whitetail this year with my Winchester 92 in 44 Magnum. My load will most likely be 22.0 W296 under a Ranch Dog 432-265-RF.
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Standard 22LR rifling twist rate?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 303
Re: Standard 22LR rifling twist rate?
What is the twist for a 22 Short and or Long chambered gun?
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
I'm a big Case XX fan. I've carried this 65 pattern Folding Hunter for a couple of years now. I do switch out my belt knife for others, but I keep coming back. https://i.postimg.cc/W140V9KM/929-E365-A-A2-E9-4132-85-EC-F1-FC20-CCB5-E4.jpg This I think is the most recent picture of my Blackhawk. You c...
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 523
Re: BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
The other day I got all of Missouri Bullet Company's bullets to catalog. I'd talked to them a year ago before I had the site up, and they were excited about the idea then. Now that I'm up and going, they are glad to help. I was told they get a lot requests for measurements that I will provide. https...
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage .22LRs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 994
Re: Vintage .22LRs
Nice find, congratulations.
- Tue May 07, 2024 11:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Caliber Gets A New Look
- Replies: 12
- Views: 580
Re: Old Caliber Gets A New Look
Well that's a new one, cool, I guess.
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 951
Re: This Aero Precision offering will upset some folks...
Good night that's "not aesthetically pleasing"!
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another acquisition!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 381
Re: Another acquisition!
I think it will be a good thing, though I wish they didn't have a monopoly on powder. I like that they have a Christian mission statement on their website, https://hodgdonpowderco.com/hodgdon/ Hodgdon Powder Company operates following Biblical principles to honor God. Our mission is to provide quali...
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One Special Sixgun
- Replies: 9
- Views: 356
Re: One Special Sixgun
Very nice, thank you for sharing.JimT wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:18 pmNo. I won't. I have the one I bought when we had these made. We shoot it regularly. I had a set of hand-carved ivories put on it. Paul Persinger made them.LeverGunner wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 12:07 pm Thank you for sharing that story Jim. Do you think you'll fire it?
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- Fri May 03, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One Special Sixgun
- Replies: 9
- Views: 356
Re: One Special Sixgun
Thank you for sharing that story Jim. Do you think you'll fire it?
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1002
Re: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
Thank you very much for sharing those articles about your guns. That Winchester 50-100-450 is spectacular. I've never seen such closeup photos of the barrel matting with markings, thank you for sharing it with us.
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: One Special Sixgun
- Replies: 9
- Views: 356
Re: One Special Sixgun
That's awesome. I didn't know such a critter existed, thank you for sharing. I'm not familiar with Tom Ruger or the Shootist group.
What would it's approximate value be vs the standard stainless Single Six Bisley?
What would it's approximate value be vs the standard stainless Single Six Bisley?
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
Colt and a Remington. That old Remington is great. I've been looking for one for a few years now. Thank you for sharing. Thank you! That Remington was my grandfather's field knife while he was a Maine game warden in the Allagash. This was prior to and during WW2. He didn't carry the SAA. He had a C...
- Wed May 01, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:17 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: SOLD Early Savage Model 1899 saddle ring carbine, .303 Savage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 436
Re: FS: Early Savage Model 1899 saddle ring carbine, .303 Savage
Very nice. I didn't know that the 99 was ever offered with a saddle ring.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
part of my current EDC -- i am more proficient with the Officer's 1911 than i am with a full size, any of my Glocks or P-series Sigs. been carrying it in a Galco belt slide on a non traditional Dynamis Alliance gun belt My well used and well loved DeLeon is always with me when im doing outdoorsy th...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Firearms News
- Replies: 9
- Views: 487
Re: Firearms News
Imagine tactical Encores...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Firearms News
- Replies: 9
- Views: 487
Re: Firearms News
Thank you for sharing. I had saw mention made yesterday of T/C being sold. Interesting that Gregg Ritz owned it previously.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:18 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Not all Europeans are nuts...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 191
Re: Not all Europeans are nuts...
I have a friend that kayaks on some of the rivers around, and he met some chaps from London. They were all in their 20's and 30's. He said they had never held a gun or fired a gun, and were all super excited when he offered. Not the "guns are scary" attitude at all. They didn't have much t...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tang Safety Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 650
Re: Tang Safety Question
I don't know for sure, but I believe that all Winchesters made by Miroku have them, and all Brownings made by Miroku do not. Based on the ones I've owned that's not 100% true. All my Brownings are, indeed, safety-free. I have an 1866 and a 1873, made by Miroku and branded Winchester that have no sa...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
Screenshot_20240428_094232_Photos.jpg That's a perfect packing combo right there. How do you like that Buck 113 Cabelas Guide? I saw the Guide series up there some years back and didn't pull the trigger on one, mostly because I didn't care for the Cabelas logo on the blade. But I am a Buck fan, and...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1756
Gun and Knife Pictures
I did a search and didn't find any current gun and knife picture threads. I do take a few combo pics from time to time, so I'll get us started.
Winchester 94 and an Edge Brand 426
Winchester 94 and an Edge Brand 426
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1002
Re: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
Wow that is awesome, thank you for sharing. I've been researching the 50-110 and 50-100-450 Winchesters; A friend is purchasing a newly made one, and as a result, I'm reading everything I can on the subject to help him with his reloading. That's not even counting my own interest in all things Winche...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Couldn't help it...........New Levergun
- Replies: 10
- Views: 816
Re: Couldn't help it...........New Levergun
Nice, congratulations. It'll be interesting to see it with the receiver "toned down" as you put it.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Movies
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1569
Re: Old Movies
I like westerns; Lonesome Dove, El Dorado, Conagher, Dances With Wolves, The Shootist, The Cowboys, The Outlaw Josey Wales, The Good The Bad & The Ugly, Silverado, Crossfire Trail.
Conagher is my favorite. A story about a boy and his Winchester.
Conagher is my favorite. A story about a boy and his Winchester.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 523
Re: BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
It won't be nearly as easy as getting sample bullets that's for sure. I will sell most of the moulds when I'm done, but I haven't decided how many bullets I want to keep from each mould. I'm considering casting a supply from each in case I get a gun and later want to try that bullet. That'll cut int...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tang Safety Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 650
Re: Tang Safety Question
I don't know for sure, but I believe that all Winchesters made by Miroku have them, and all Brownings made by Miroku do not.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 523
BulletMatch: Cataloging the World's Bullets
I mentioned BulletMatch in my Howdy (introductory) thread, but I thought maybe folks would like to see some of what's going on with it. There has been some exciting developments lately. One of those things; I was blessed to be able to acquire all of Lee Precisions moulds for which I didn't have samp...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
- Replies: 8
- Views: 730
Re: Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
Thanks all for the comments. I want to do a test whereby I track the accuracy of 3-5 cases over their life span. So it'd be the same test, but with a group accompanying each firing. And potentially with different brands. Though, that could get time consuming and costly. I'll probably start with just...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
- Replies: 8
- Views: 730
Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
Here is a test I did a couple of years back, and have shared it on a couple of forums and on my blog site ( LeverGunner ), that I thought everyone here would find interesting. Sometime back, I posed the question “How many loadings to expect on full length sized 30-30 brass?” The responses I received...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Guy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 917
Re: New Guy
Welp, ya'll opened the can of worms, might as well fish. Here's my Winchester 94 in 30-30. It was made in 71 I think. I previously had thought 70, but new serial number searches conclude otherwise. I've fired about 800 rounds the last 8 years according to my empty powder cans, but most of that was i...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Guy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 917
Re: New Guy
Howdy Chaser, sounds like you have some interesting interests. I'm a cartridge and bullet collector. Something about old cartridges has always stirred me, and then I got into casting my own bullets and that became a whole other hobby; Then I started cataloging them, and man... it seems like all I ev...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ID 22 round?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 795
Re: ID 22 round?
I wasn't aware that you could get any of the old style bb/cb caps still. Cool, I'll definitely have to source some.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Comfort food a dark, wet day
- Replies: 10
- Views: 900
Re: Comfort food a dark, wet day
It does look quite good. I think my favorite comfort food is beef roast, potatoes, carrots, and corn nibblers, with white bread muffins. I cook the roast and vegetables in the crockpot, salt and pepper on the meat, but other wise bland. I like salt on my food when it's served. For a snack I like old...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New primers from Arkansas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 999
Re: New primers from Arkansas
It's news to me, I didn't know anyone had started up primer manufacture. Thanks for sharing.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For the Parker lovers here
- Replies: 12
- Views: 453
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: For the Parker lovers here
- Replies: 12
- Views: 453
Re: For the Parker lovers here
That is quite nice. Thanks for sharing.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 896
Re: Howdy from Georgia!
Thanks for sharing, I failed to notice the pad on the sling. I've carried that way occasional, experimenting.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 19
- Views: 650
Re: New member
Howdy from Kentucky.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NEW members
- Replies: 6
- Views: 359
Re: NEW members
I tried to get my buddy to use the name MrScatterBlaster on a forum, and he wouldn't do it for some reason.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 896
Re: Howdy from Georgia!
How do you like that forward mount on the Winchester 94? I have a replacement rear band with a stud and I like that pretty good.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1683
Re: Howdy Ya'll!
Thanks for sharing those extra pics. Man that's something. I'd like to have one in 41 special, or a a Blackhawk conversion. I guess I find the cartridge more intriguing. Certainly some awesome skill involved, pretty cool.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1003
Re: Tornado Hit Us Wednesday
Glad you made it through okay.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1683
Re: Howdy Ya'll!
That's a fine piece of iron right there, thank you for sharing. It appears that there is a hole in the loading gate due to machining? Any chance I could get a picture of what that looks like? Be interesting to see the guns from the outside looking in.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great gun show finds this morning. Again!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 898
Re: Great gun show finds this morning. Again!
I have a system, and I pretty much know where everything is. It might not be exactly pretty, but, my system works for me.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 896
Re: Howdy from Georgia!
Howdy from Kentucky. Nice ones you have there. Congratulations on your baby! I just one myself.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
- Replies: 16
- Views: 752
Re: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
I showed my 4 year old, he loved it!Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:01 pmThank you!LeverGunner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:45 pmAwesome! Congrats on that, I'm glad to see some of the "old" calibers continuing to work hard.Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:42 pm Here's one I got in 2016 with my Marlin 336 SC in .32 Spl Sow 305LB. dressed.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
- Replies: 16
- Views: 752
Re: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
Awesome! Congrats on that, I'm glad to see some of the "old" calibers continuing to work hard.Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:42 pm Here's one I got in 2016 with my Marlin 336 SC in .32 Spl Sow 305LB. dressed.