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by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poll make your choice of iron sights
Replies: 21
Views: 4991

Arrgh.

Any reciever/peep sight. I'm not pick on the the brand.
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Old Irons thats pretty impressive Sir. I did not mean to join a club to access lead but to access a grant from big brother to obtain a Muzzle loader for target shooting and then use it on game secretly :cry: I don,t live in a country that is free just says it is see. Respect to you Sir :) Yah. At l...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I just don't understand... ( anybody want a Levergun?)
Replies: 5
Views: 1909

I just don't understand... ( anybody want a Levergun?)

I was at a nearby gunshop today to buy some "NOS primers (3000 Fed Small Rifle Mag @ 17.99/K) Saw NIB Pumas for $570ish. They had a few used Winnies, inclusing a 70s(?) .32WCF for reasonable (sub $400) prices, but the thing that just made me insane was the 9410. Used. Crossbolt Safety, Pistol g...
by Old Ironsights
Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Actually, you shouldn't have to join a Trad club to get access to pure/raw lead. Looky this: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_0281.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_0279.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_0283.jpg This was my ...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Nath, here's a good link for you. http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showpost.php?p=25741&postcount=9 Poster is from Finland. From what he says, EU mandated "non-lead" for new WW about 2 years ago. The Queen's Country may be different. Y'all do still use the Pound after all... :wink:
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Not saying he doesn't know what he's talking about, but it's the first I've heard of it. Could it be that he's saying that, once melted (at 780) pure zinc will alloy with Pb all the way down to 604 - i.e. the practical initial melting temp of Pb/WW? That seems logical, because FWIU the alloying can'...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Yes, watch out for zink!! Bill Ferguson (the antimony man) said in the latest Fouling Shot that Zink will alloy with lead at 604 deg.F and that lead with 3% antimony will start to melt at 490F and all antiomny will be in solution by 515F. It is best to smelt your wheel weights at as low a temp as p...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poll - Does anyone here have only one ....
Replies: 39
Views: 8774

I may get both a .30-30 AND a centerfire pump someday... but that's up to my Uncle & his Executor...

The Savage 170 is a neat gun.
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- New Home, New Job, New Life... ARGH !
Replies: 20
Views: 4387

A true Norseman you be OI :wink: I was built for warmer Climes, I'm afraid. Either that or a few winters downrange Fort Carson ruined me old bones.... Ragnarok & Roll Baby. Tyr may have lost a hand, but I've got the Old Man's Eye... :wink: I loved Ft. Carson. The 4pm rains were blessed releif.
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Politicians Pump Second Amendment Credentials
Replies: 3
Views: 1125

In most cases, it's all Pandering.

Look at their Record to see the Truth.
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got my Rossi 92 / 357 back from Steve Young!!
Replies: 9
Views: 2934

Best way to buy a Rossi...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6301

Others will answer the WW in the 30-30 question, but I will say that you should be very careful across the pond in sorting ZINC wheel weights from Lead Alloy weights. From what I understand, Europe is using much more Zinc than the US for their WWs. The easiest way to do this is to have a lead thermo...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- time to head south
Replies: 18
Views: 3915

When I moved from MI to NC 12 years ago the first thing out of my neighbor's mouth when I told him the news wasn't "I'll miss you" or "you were a good neighbor", but "I WANT TO BUY YOUR SNOWBLOWER!". I do NOT miss living up north!!! Hey, I have a snow blower. Of course...
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Ruger sp-101
Replies: 25
Views: 5837

Anybody besides me put a Tritium front blade on theirs?
by Old Ironsights
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Ruger sp-101
Replies: 25
Views: 5837

When not carried in my 511 vest-pocket holster, I carry my 101 in a similarly cheap Uncle Mikes Paddle rig or a desantis fanny pack.

Looking at getting one of these for Mexican though.

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http://www.clipdraw.com/handguns.html
by Old Ironsights
Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WTB - 6½" Blackhawk Holster and .38 Spec/.357 Mag die s
Replies: 7
Views: 1995

Don't forget to buy a .38/.357 Lee Classic Loader set.. The best Less than $20 NIB you can spend.
by Old Ironsights
Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Poll - Does anyone here have only one ....
Replies: 39
Views: 8774

I can easily remember when I did.....The Marlin 1895GS....Six years ago......I was perfectly happy, they I started hanging out on Lever Boards and got corrupted by You People.... :lol: When I had only one, that was what I had. Come to think of it, even now "I" only have TWO centerfire rif...
by Old Ironsights
Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

Slowly but surely the middle class is dying away. When it does, our society as we know it will self destruct. IMO, when it comes to the end of time we will have reverted back to the day when there were 2 classes of citizens, lords and phesants. I think we all know that that wont work. It will resul...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- New Home, New Job, New Life... ARGH !
Replies: 20
Views: 4387

Look on the bright side Ji, your in Hawaii! :D In 2 months, you'll be at the beach while I begin chipping the ice and snow off of my windshield with my frozen fingers, dreaming about the smell of actual living vegetation, while the stomach flu shoots through the family for the 2nd time in a month, ...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5430

Even as an ex Verizon lacky I also am NOT impressed by Verizon's feeble attempt at a pre-paid plan.

Skip them unless you are willing to Contract or need Cellular Internet.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length 1873
Replies: 18
Views: 4152

Read somewhere that the optimum length of a '73 chambered for .44-40 is 19", 'course that is utilizing smokeless powder. That being said, with 40 grains of FFg behind a 200 grain LFN a 24 1/4" barrel will ignite 98% of the BP consistantly. So if you are going to shoot smokeless get the 20...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5430

On the prepaids, do you need to pay by the year to keep the charges down? One of my employees got a Verizon pay as you go and it costs him $30 just to keep the number. No minutes. No voicemail. Yes. No. Maybe. With Tracfone you get Voice Mail. It IS cheaper to buy a "one year" card. Cheap...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters
Replies: 14
Views: 3202

KirkD wrote:I wonder why he expects humanity has earned anything better?
Because Grace has nothing to do with "earned"... but then I'm geting into Pauline Theology...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Thinking about getting a cell phone
Replies: 25
Views: 5430

Answer: Depends on a lot of Depends on. :? In Huston, Verizon is a good carrier. AFAIC Verizon is probably the "best" carrier for general dinking around the country, but they may NOT be the best for your AO. OTOH, at least in the Chicago market, Verizon has a deal where if a phone you buy ...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- New Home, New Job, New Life... ARGH !
Replies: 20
Views: 4387

Ji, I hope the prison work environment is way better than it was in the juvenile detention facility where I taught for five years. Depressing, high pressure, ALWAYS watching your back, and always maintaining a cynical attitude toward the motive of the "residents". (Boy, I sound encouragin...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters
Replies: 14
Views: 3202

I'm thinking about seeing if Chambers can have Osama Deputised so HE can serve them... :twisted:
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38/357 ammo. sabot'ed down to .22 cal.
Replies: 7
Views: 3397

Nath wrote:Hell I thought only Britain had bad laws :shock:
Doesn,t that there ruling refere to the caliber of the firearm and not the ammo!!!!
Good question. Likely up for debate in court.


Somebody want to challange it by shooting a .22 sabot out of a .30-06 and seeing what the DNR will do? :twisted:
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Hogue vs. Pachmayr
Replies: 12
Views: 3265

Wood only... unless integral like on my SP101.

Can't imagine having Rubber on a Big Bore. Saw what happens to a palm when a full-house .454 load gets touched off on one when not wearing gloves.

Ouch.

Give me smooth wood Bisleys.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- time to head south
Replies: 18
Views: 3915

jnyork wrote:Gamble's.
Sigh. Old home week...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

...On a completely different note. Economics 101: Taxes are NEVER PAID by "Corporations". Taxes on corporations are paid by their customers. Guess who that is? Very true. The idea that Corporations are "persons" is absurd. For a Corporation, any and all taxes are simply a cost o...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel length 1873
Replies: 18
Views: 4152

20".

Much more useful/handy, and in .45LC the extra barrel length can actually DECREASE velocity. IIRC handgun ammo burns ALL of its powder/pressure curve withinn 20". Anything over that just adds friction/drag on the already decelerating bullet.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38/357 ammo. sabot'ed down to .22 cal.
Replies: 7
Views: 3397

Don't know of any commercial manufacturers. Might have to load your own.

I wonder how a .223 Boattail would work out of a SP101... Hmmm....

Not .38 but close...

http://www.eabco.com/reload02.html
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: **OT** Did Everyone Follow Through?
Replies: 28
Views: 5829

I got one of those from Wayne just last week.

Honestly, since I don't have kids, if it weren't for the Electronics stuff I buy for work, I wouldn't care about Ebone.

But Business is Business.

Personally, I don't need em.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- time to head south
Replies: 18
Views: 3915

That Ace or Valley Lumber?
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: **OT** Did Everyone Follow Through?
Replies: 28
Views: 5829

Yes and no. Ebay has its (very limited) uses. I won't close the accunts, but I won't use them unless there is no other (intensively researched) option. I'm championing www.reloadersauction.com right now. I use several antiquarian book seller sites for my book searches. But if I absolutely MUST have ...
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Ruger sp-101
Replies: 25
Views: 5837

Depending on the circumstances and whether or not I feel it would be better for me if I didn't have to worry about policing brass, I carry a 2" .357 SP101... most often in the Woods or Winter.
by Old Ironsights
Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

Rob those who earn to pay for the up keep of the lazy. Typical Socialist thinking. I dont agree with most of what Junior comes out with but thats one I do. Its not robbery, its taxation & if a guy who'll never make $250,000 a year workings gotta pay then a guy that collects $250,000 in dividend...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

"The plan would include mental health care as well as dental and vision coverage for all Americans." So they wil check to make sure we aren't mental defectives! :shock: ... Amazing how that should come up just after the NRA supports a plan to put "mental defectives" into the NCI...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Presidential Candidate thinks like you?
Replies: 41
Views: 8804

...Apparently it must weigh the Health and SS higher than some other issues. Nope. Here's how it works: We match you with candidates based upon how closely you align with their opinions on the issues, as well as how relevant those issues are to you. Here is a closer look on how we award points to t...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

Junior, I want ALL welfare to end. ALL of it. Farm subsidies, Corporate Welfare, Social Welfare. ALL of it. I'm really tired of having my meger income stolen at gunpoint each year. On Healthcare: Why should I pay to subsidize other people's bad health habits? Oh yeah, I forgot, once the All Encompas...
by Old Ironsights
Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bore Guide
Replies: 8
Views: 3079

Why not use a Bore Snake/Otis? Most simple "quick swab" there is and you don't have to disasemble.
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Presidential Candidate thinks like you?
Replies: 41
Views: 8804

I've never even been close to a Socalist.

maybe you guys ought to copy your votes down to see what's up...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

OI, Hobie, think about something--this country can not exist as an urban half and a rural half. Divided, we fall. We become Shiites and Sunnis. Your point is? Rural People understand this. I grew up understanding this. But now I live in the Chicago 'Burbs. I deal with Urban/Burban-ites every day. T...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

Face facts, guys. Hillary will soon be President Hillary. What you should do is make sure your local and state politicians are pro-gun. Around here local and state anti-gun candidates don't get elected. I understand that Junior, but you've got to face the facts that "local" doesn't mean s...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8492

I mostly like to turn the legs into sloppy joes and ditch the rest (except the tail)... but there are more than a few folks who eat the brains too.

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Turn ya right off of squirrel meat that will... :shock:
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dang, I Miss Squill Hunting
Replies: 39
Views: 8492

Our greys are largely Black here. But we also have Red, Flying and Fox. The Fox are almost tameable. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/Chompy2.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_3132.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/MrMisanthrope/IMG_3145.jpg http:...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .357 Load Question for Scott T.
Replies: 9
Views: 3006

Re: Excuse me for jumping into this thread....

By comparison 158gr Federal red box gets 1803fps in my 16 inch barrel. They shoot to about the same place, which is a happy coincidence. ...but I have a question...would anyone recommend that Federal round for hunting deer sized game? In the PA woods specifically, with the Marlin 1894 CS. Just wond...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

I would agree if this were just a Blog, but this is Salon - which is lightyears ahead of DU/Kos/MoveOn in credibility.
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS - Which Presidential Candidate thinks like you?
Replies: 41
Views: 8804

Yes, Junior, PLEASE run this as a "control". I got Tancredo/Thompson at 76% & Cox/Paul at 72% But if I change my "Mediums" to "High" (I didn't pay attention to that bit), I get Paul (77.12% match) / Tancredo. This bit is what I find MOST interesting: "Composite...
by Old Ironsights
Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.
Replies: 65
Views: 13583

POLITICS: Sorry Junior, Here's how your Party sees you.

Salon (How Left can we be?) is positively gleeful that 2008 might be the year that the Democrat Party finlly tells Junior (and our other Gun-Friendly Democrats) where to get off. "So Long White Boy..." http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/09/17/white_man/print.html I really hate havin...

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