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I have QSL from all over Europe and South America that I did on 11 meters with 3 watts and a home-made antenna.

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I had an old tube Hallicrafter all band receiver in the1980's and used to pick up stuff like this all time as I ran through the frequencies.

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Where’s that Remington now Jim? … If you find it can have it?….looks to have a fair amount of condition. I know where a brand new unfired one is. ….. In the late 1940's my Dad bought a shipment of Remingtons from James Serven. None were "collectible" of that day. He paid about an average ...

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rossim92 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:40 pm Happy easter, the good Lord is risen! my wife and I are doing the easter egg hunt this year for our church .. with three grandbabies showing up, ages from 1 to 3, should be a good time if not too cool or windy

Feliz Páscoa! Jesus ressuscitou!

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Good on ya, Jim. My first single action was a brass-framed Navy imported by Hawes. Dad let me buy it from a little gun shop in Scotia, California -- Humboldt County -- about 1970 after I showed him all the stuff I had to do to load and shoot the thing. I believe he figured it would be hard for me t...

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The only gun I own that has that grip is a Ruger Bearcat Shopkeeper. It's a pocket gun. And small. I prefer the Colt SAA and the old Ruger XR3 grip. But it works on the little bitty Bearcat.

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Walt wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:15 am Pretty good grip to be holding up that single action at age three.

Thanks for the pictures, Jim

I was four. Strong for my age! Besides, Dad had a string from the barrel to the ceiling.

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Of Me And Single Actions

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Well now that makes sense, Jim. You know, you might have a future in ministerial work ... 8) :lol: At this stage of life I am avoiding anything that has the idea of working associated with it. As Tom Sawyer said, "Work is what you obliged to do. Play is not what you are obliged to do."

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So I am trying to get ahead on making paper cartridges for the .36 and the .44 ...

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Dang, Jim, your dad was a very resourceful fella. Yessir he was. He had a knack of making complicated things simple. Living through the Depression he knew how to make things work. He told me when I was young that he was taught, "Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do or do without." I have ne...

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No derail Bill. Much of the old testament should be read as an allegory. The rabbi's understand that but our western culture does not easily embrace allegory. The Puritan influence literalizes things often way too much. This could be seen as a lesson on how certain things not only kill, but the harm...

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I ran across the Borchardt Rifle Co. website a few months ago and saw they make after-market parts for Ruger single actions. What interested me was their all-steel ejector rod housings. They offer them for both Old Model and New Model Rugers. Their ad said to call to order so I called them and order...

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i found the .22 Magnum out of the sixgun to be superior when it came to long shots or when it came to shooting something larger ... deer size. My Dad opened up one chamber on his old Single Six to .22 Magnum. You have to keep the hammer down on an empty chamber, so why not? Carry a few in your pocke...

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I like to read it in different translations. I have a number of them. In Mozambique I used a Bible (and still have it) that had each verse in English and in Portuguese. It was really easy using that with translators. These days I am reading The Passion Translation and The Mirror Bible. Fresh perspec...

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I like accurate handguns but I have not always checked bore and chamber throat diameters. From a bench a few of the pistols were so-so in the accuracy department. But shooting offhand at game they were plenty accurate. I always tried to get close. And usually the game was moving, even if slowly at t...

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... Also an April 1973 issue of the American Rifleman detailing the new sport of metallic silhouette being started by Southern Arizona clubs... I remember that, living there during those years. Silhouette shooting got started by the shooting matches in Mexico where you shot at live goats and chicke...

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He walked into a bar.

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That old 1911 teaches a harsh lesson about thumbs -- as does a Ruger .22 auto. :lol: I have watched quite a few people fold their left thumb over top of the right, behind the slide on various semi-autos, and learn a valuable lesson. Knowing what's coming it has been hard not to say something, but e...

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during reading it. I understand that. Late last year a friend sent me 12 American Rifleman magazines from 1943. They start in January and go through December! The entire year. I have been reading one a month. It is AMAZING how the nation came together compared to today, fractured, broken and hating....

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Very nice and seems to lack a bolt safety (can't really tell from the angle of the pics). Nice looking wood too. I bought a NIB stainless SRC in 44-40 about 2008 or so but the wood isn't as nice as that one you're showing. What calibers are these offered in? Gary said the one pictured is .357 Magnu...

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This is the way I've done it since I was a teenager ... more than 60 years ..

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and I learned (the hard way) to just change the thumbs slightly on the 1911

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"We got a back order of a new Rossi model 92 in today. This is not something new as they have been out for many years but since since Taurus bought Rossi out the quality has increased tremendously. As is normal the parts were made in their overseas plant and then assembled in their new Bainbrid...

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I cock a single action with my right thumb when I am shooting right handed, one hand. And when I am shooting left handed, two hands. I cock a single action with my left thumb when shooting a single action with two hands. If you practice you can get two or three shots off as fast or faster than any a...

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The .22 Long Rifle cylinder has a line around it to distinguish it from the .22 Magnum cylinder. (from John Taffin)

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Steel frame and better sights plus comes with 2 cylinders, the 22 LR and 22 Magnum

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You are welcome. PLUS ... do not use a neck expander. Bell-mouth the case just enough to get a bullet started.

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:35 pm
JimT wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:18 am Even with a heavy crimp you can spin the bullets in the cartridge.
Here I thought I was losing my mind (still may be). I cannot get my .38 S&W rounds to not spin regardless of how hard I crimp them!!!

Size the neck area in a 9mm sizing die. That will fix it.

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All those great big bores you've shown us over the years and you're carrying a 9? A 9??? Stop the planet, I want off. Yes, I’m carrying a tiny 9. I suppose my manhood should be questioned at this point. Some days I carry a .22. I know I can get the job done with it. Manhood ain't the question. :lol:

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That may also depend on bullet weight. Since tend to mostly shoot 200 grain or less bullets outta my .45 Colts, I've never had a bullet stay in the case with popped with just a primer. In fact, they usually get all the way in the barrel. The two times it's happened due to a fault while loading :oop...

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Bullet pull (lot's of it) really helps ignition. Pretty sure though that the primer almost always pops the bullet outa the brass before the powder ignites. Read that many times, and the times when I've (or someone else) fired a round without powder the bullet rarely stays in the case. Exceptions, a...

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I knew it made a difference. And I learned many years ago, especially for the heavy loads, not to use the neck expanding dies. Keeping the brass small and just belling the mouth of the case stopped the heavy .45 Colt loads from pulling and tying up the gun. I used that on the .45 Colt, the 454 and t...

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or pull the sideplate off and pee in it quickly ...between stages ... you know .. hot water and all .....

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Lucky shots count!
And if someone is watching you just act humble as if you make that kind of shot every day.

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Nath wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 5:19 pm The rabbit was 160+ yards. Rested shot. Cz455.
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Nice! Great shooting!

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(I stole this from Ron Leahy)

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I was talking with Mic McPherson about the old H&R and how anemic most loads were, especially with .38 and 9mm bullets of .358" and .356" diameter. Mic told me that he believed it was because they fit so loosely in the cartridge that the primer was driving the bullets out of the cartri...

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Jim, I often wondered how Elmer learned all he did when He lived in remote places for years. I bought the Book "Letters from Keith" and that explained it. A different time for sure. When I started reloading the family thought I was nuts and would blow myself up. My Dad taught me well. I s...

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Some days I would like a shot at whoever said these were the Golden Years.

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In the days before the internet us older Guys had to dig around for information :shock: . Articles like Yours were like winning the lottery Jim. Thank You!! I was blessed to have a Dad who experimented with guns and loads and who knew of Elmer Keith and others who pushed the boundaries. I correspon...

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In the early '80's when I first fired a .45 Long Colt it was usually regulated to low power stuff. Anytime I would see a magazine with some heavier loads I'd read it and tear out the pages . staple them together and put them in a binder. tonight I dug around in My stash and found the articles. Sher...

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What a transformation! :) Well done! Do you know when the gun was originally made? I doubt you'd shoot it enough that the smokeless loads would be a problem, but a lot of those pocket top-breaks were never rated for smokeless powder, as I am sure you know. Happy Shooting! I am not sure when it was ...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:31 pm Jim , you did one heck of a restoration on that old shootin iron ! It's certainly happy to go bang again.
So is it your new carry gun?

Only to play with. I would hate to have to trust my life to it.

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I took the H&R to the Range today. Considering what it looked like when I started on it, the gun is now beautiful in that it actually shoves projectiles downrange in the general direction you want them to go! BEFORE 1.jpg TODAY IMG_5057.JPG I shot the round ball load .. the 96 gr. Bear Creek bul...

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I made some today and did not trim the paper .. I left it long enough that I loaded 44 gr. of 3Fg and the ball. I like the 36 gr. load as it is accurate but I want to try a bit more powder. With 36 gr. there is still quite a bit of room in that big ole cylinder.

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I remember the arguments about "weak .45 Colt cases" and how there is no way to run a 300 gr. bullet safely in the .45 Colt. I talked with firearms people who refused to look at what we were doing and would not even consider it. I had a hard time believing John when he called me and talked...

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I especially like ear plugs when some of the family comes for a visit.

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piller wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 10:10 pm The man who invented autocorrect has died. His Funnel is Thirsty.

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