.IIRC, the early .44 Blackhawk/Flat-Top's were the same size frame & fluted cylinder as the .357's, the .44 not moving to a stronger, larger frame & un-fluted cylinder until the 1959 intro of the Super Blackhawk.. Actually the 44 magnum Ruger's have always been large cylinder frames, whethe...

I used 23.5 of AA5744 with 1/4 sheet of TP placed on top of the powder topped with a 260gr soft lead bullet. Just curious, did you ever try it without the TP? Granted I don't have a ton of experience with AA5744 but when I was using it in very large cases (i.e. 416 Rigby) it didn't seem to be bothe...

Not fond of the scope, too new, needs one more period correct or the chambering (personal preference) but I could live with it. Otherwise that's a dang good looking rifle.

TDF

Is it a three screw or is it a New Model. Can't be both. If I recall the story correctly. The three screw version was created when a Ruger employee thought he was cutting 6.5 inch barrels for 41 magnums, and accidently cut a bunch of 6.5 inch 44 barrels. Ruger being frugal, a new variation was creat...

Have had it happen so many times with mice that I had to change my approach. Sometimes I would find the trap some time period later, often times quite a distance from the original placement, always with a dead mouse in it. I was thinking rats at first also, till I started finding the traps. Some mic...

Back when I was kid, like 30 years ago, we used to have good luck trapping them with alfalfa pellets, and by good luck I mean bad luck, as we were trying to catch rabbits.

Have a 12 year old boxer mix who's been sprayed 7 or 8 times. The hydrogen peroxide baking soda mix really works.

TDF

There's a company near the town I went to High School in that moves houses as a business, they've moved some really neat pieces and numerous barns, along with any other type of building you can think of. We've gone down numerous times to watch them move one. It's something to see. They don't even ha...

Here's mine. 1968 vintage if I recall correctly. Somebody trimmed down the barrel to 20 inches and brazed a couple of magazine tubes together to make a full length tube. They didn't do the best job of fitting it together. Used the original screw through the mag tube cap that just fits into a depress...

Had one show up on my trail cam a few years ago. Only ever got one photo of him (or her). I'd set the camera up to watch a deer scrape that was near an edge of a field. Oddly enough the cat appears to be urinating in the middle of the scrape. Guess he figured the deer should know he was in the neigh...

I've got a hydraulic log splitter I made a couple of years ago that is also powered off the tractor, it really does the trick, but sometimes I still split by hand. Did a cord of red maple a couple of months ago because it was in my brothers yard and too much hassle to load the logs and bring them to...

Two dogs ago was picked by watching the litter feed on dry dog food. One of the little guys walked right into the middle and stood in the center of the pan to feed while all the others stood outside and reached in. Obviously a smart guy. And we weren't disapointed. Current dog had the best paint job...

He died in 1963 so there's no telling how old the lighter is. Rusty, give this website a whirl. Let us know if you can figure out the manufacture date. I've got one from '53, and another from '63. The rest of my meager collection are more modern 90's and newer versions. TDF http://www.smokerstuff.c...

Can you take some measurements off that tree he's standing next to and let us know about how tall he is? He looks more husky or wolf like than coyote like to me. Too tall and lanky. But hard to tell from a pic. I've had four coyote incidents in the 10 years I've lived in the country. Twice they've b...

Yeah yeah...nice barn and all... Can you give us the run-down on those bikes? I've been eyeballing one of the new Urals with the sidecar as an off-road hunting machine. Is that middle one a Hodaka? Or is it a Husky? The one one to the right looks like an old Honda... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: W...

Certain remodelers & designers would practically die tryin' to obtain that faded red barn siding.. I think that depends a little on where you're located. Out here in the middle of the country, the barns are at an age where they're getting torn down faster than people can use up the wood. I look...

Here's a little project I took on a couple of winters ago, that I thought you all might enjoy. The project started in January of 2011 and the last photos are from June of 2011. Here's the original barn. It sit's about 100 yards from the house I rent. Mortise and tenon construction. Lots of 6x6 and 6...

There's no easy answer to your question. I've seen engines inside buildings freeze solid over a winter (two stroke motorcycle). And seen others sit outside in horrid conditions for years and not get stuck. We bought a '49 international 1.5 ton truck on a farm sale once that had been sitting outside ...

I had one of those Guzzi's too TDF, fantastic handling bike! Is that the Rosso? N. Nope, just a standard 2000 V11 Sport that's been more than a little played with. By the way. I dig those Aprilia's of your's. A Tuono or a Mille are on my watch list, should I ever stumble across a cheap one. TDF

Favorite one to look at. In fact I enjoy looking at it so much I moved it into my TV room for the winter. Makes the commercial breaks go by a lot faster. http://gallery.mvagusta.net/image_db/toby/55118.jpg Favorite to ride. Not bad to look at either. http://gallery.mvagusta.net/image_db/toby/52488.j...

jnyork wrote:

Noah Zark wrote:GOT BRASS . . .
IN POCKET
GOT BOTTLE I'M GONNA USE IT
INTENTION I FEEL INVENTIVE
GONNA MAKE YOU, MAKE YOU, MAKE YOU NOTICE . . .

Noah

Is that the words to a song or are you off your meds again?

The "Pretenders".

One of their hits.

TDF

I like the Hornady 300 gr. XTP. Have shot a couple of deer with it. Worked great in both instances on Whitetail Bucks. I used the Ruger Carbine in 44 mag and a handload that pushed the bullet to 1500 fps out of the 18" barrel. One of the bucks I shot with it was at a terrible angle. Bullet hit ...

Nice hound Does he help with the firewood? I keep looking at the Firewood! yep I heat my home with wood. Well he's generally around while I'm cutting firewood and he will occasionally steal a piece to gnaw on while'st I'm cutting but he doesn't provide any real help. That's a load of Elm in that ph...

Mr. Marbles is a pound puppy boxer mutt so he shouldn't have any hunting ability. But from the get go as a puppy he wasn't scared of loud noises. Thunder storms, mowers, tractors, general farm noises nothing bothered him so I went ahead and worked him up to gunfire slowly to make sure he wouldn't be...

Little more practical than fun, but I used my old propane tank as an air tank. Used the connection from an old grill I was gonna throw away. Just unscrewed it from the pressure regulator, drilled a larger hole through it, and screwed a female air hose connection to it. Have a double ended male end (...

My last battle didn't end as well. Skunk was in yard I'm yelling at dog to stay away from it (he's only half complying) all the while trying to get a shot and cut skunk off from making it to barn. Got the dog clear took a hurried shot and missed clean. Dog figures that it's hit and he now gets to bi...

Accurate has some data on their website for XMP 5744 in the 444 marlin. It's in their downloadable reloading guide. I've had good luck making up reduced power loads using this powder in both the 45/70 and 416 Rigby.

TDF

I've had three occasions to use the peroxide/baking soda/soap recipe, and after all three uses I could let the dog into the house to sleep on his couch that night. It worked that well. The recipe was invented by a Chemist by the name of Paul Krebaum. It works by oxidizing the skunk spray. I am so gl...

Hondo's a nice lookin' dog. I like the brindle. Mr. Marbles my Boxer mutt is a machine when it comes to younger groundhogs. He's got a lot of speed and if he can run them down out in the open, between the barns, they're toast. He even treed a huge old boar groundhog last year. I took a pic of it bef...

I'm not familiar with Barnes 300 gr bullet but if it holds together well you will have trouble keeping one inside a deer, at least. I've shot 4 deer with the 45/70 and a nosler partition 300 gr at 1800 fps or so and have yet to recover a bullet. In fact I've shot two bucks with 44 mag rifles and a 3...

Guncase, I think you and I have sisters. I've got a very similar 444 with the slim wood like yours that was also cut to 20 inches and the mag tube was lengthened to 20. They actually cut the tube and brazed in a section in the middle that is hidden under the foreend to lengthen the tube. Mine don't ...

I'm very fond of the 16 ga. Just wish the dang shells weren't so expensive. Here's my Ithaca 37 from the early 60's and a hard earned limit of wild Nebraska roosters in late January a couple of years ago. http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj74/TDF64/P1210637a.jpg Here's my Browning A5 from the 1920...