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by msmith1228
Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 7mm 120gr FP
Replies: 10
Views: 784

Re: 7mm 120gr FP

Just bought 500 speer for $65.00 on gunbroker. Thanks guys.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 7mm 120gr FP
Replies: 10
Views: 784

Re: 7mm 120gr FP

It appears that the speer has been discontinued too.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 7mm 120gr FP
Replies: 10
Views: 784

7mm 120gr FP

Does anyone still make a 7mm 120 or 139gr FP?
Mack
by msmith1228
Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone shoot a 1911 45 ACP?
Replies: 90
Views: 11244

Re: Anyone shoot a 1911 45 ACP?

The Ruger is a lot of gun for the money.
by msmith1228
Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bob Munden passed away.
Replies: 26
Views: 2410

Re: Bob Munden passed away.

I met him a number of years ago, seemed like a nice guy.
by msmith1228
Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So!
Replies: 9
Views: 590

Re: So!

So far I have shot 7 or 8 this year with a 220 Swift. Where do you make those cuts?

Mack
by msmith1228
Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone here reload .380 ACP...?
Replies: 22
Views: 1852

Re: Anyone here reload .380 ACP...?

I actually reload the .32NAA, which is a 380 necked down to a 32. But I would reload the 380 regardless, factory ammo is way to pricey for me, and it can be hard to find. You can find tons of bullets to use because the 9mm is the same .355 and if in a pinch, one can trim 9mm to size to fit the .380...
by msmith1228
Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Taurus Thunderbolt sales find...
Replies: 11
Views: 1942

Re: Taurus Thunderbolt sales find...

I had a Pedersoli in 45 colt and a friend had a Uberti in 357. Both were disappointments.
Mack
by msmith1228
Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just had to have it!
Replies: 24
Views: 1352

Re: Just had to have it!

The older I get, the more I like Remington pump rifles.
by msmith1228
Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any body shoot a 25-20?
Replies: 30
Views: 4522

Re: any body shoot a 25-20?

I have Remington pump that's a great little shooter. I've never shot any cast but I have an old box of 60gr that are hotter than a firecracker. It's a great caliber. Mack Nice! that must be a remington model 25 , a rare and neat little gun! i have one in 25/20 and 32/30 but havent gotten to work mu...
by msmith1228
Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: any body shoot a 25-20?
Replies: 30
Views: 4522

Re: any body shoot a 25-20?

I have Remington pump that's a great little shooter. I've never shot any cast but I have an old box of 60gr that are hotter than a firecracker. It's a great caliber.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got the gun I always wanted :)
Replies: 19
Views: 1344

Re: Got the gun I always wanted :)

Hey Tom, nice rifle, this guy will have your aperture.
APETURESNMORE.COM
Mack
by msmith1228
Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Vetran 1911 owners
Replies: 61
Views: 5694

Re: Vetran 1911 owners

I bought a Ruger today for the truck. I'll let you know how it shoots next week after I pick it up. Looked like a nice gun for the money.
by msmith1228
Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: USS Constitution
Replies: 30
Views: 2890

Re: USS Constitution

I was there in May, I'm a Navy veteran but that was the first and only time I have ever been on A US Navy ship.

Mack
by msmith1228
Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Lite
Replies: 17
Views: 4090

Re: Ruger 22/45 Lite

How does it shoot?
by msmith1228
Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Model 1895 CB .45/70
Replies: 12
Views: 2208

Re: Marlin Model 1895 CB .45/70

2001, I have one and I like it better than an 86.
by msmith1228
Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm not losing a tooth, I'm gaining a ____?
Replies: 16
Views: 1897

Re: I'm not losing a tooth, I'm gaining a ____?

Which molar (it makes a difference) ?
by msmith1228
Tue May 29, 2012 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I may actually smile tomorrow
Replies: 38
Views: 4091

Re: I may actually smile tomorrow

Call your dentist, they can relieve and or thin out the area that is causing the problem.
Mack
by msmith1228
Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad chambers in a revolver?
Replies: 14
Views: 1297

Re: Bad cylinders in a revolver?

cas wrote:In my limited experience the throats in Italian clones seem to be over sized rather than under.

(I say limited because of the few I've seem, almost all were oversized)

I agree. I found mine to be slightly out of round too.

Mack
by msmith1228
Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 32-20--32-40
Replies: 12
Views: 1799

Re: 32-20--32-40

No.
by msmith1228
Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bad chambers in a revolver?
Replies: 14
Views: 1297

Re: Bad cylinders in a revolver?

You might try reaming the cylinder throats. That cured a similar problem I had with Ruger Blackhawk in 45 colt.
Mack
by msmith1228
Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your smoothest, most reliable gun
Replies: 74
Views: 8682

Re: Your smoothest, most reliable gun

Remington 572 pump that I bought for $60.00.
Mack
by msmith1228
Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BIL manages to screw up Glock 34 with "bad" reloads. UPDATE
Replies: 28
Views: 2499

Re: BIL manages to screw up Glock 34 with "bad" reloads.

I think everyone has an idiot brother in law. Mine borrowed a shotgun to shoot a possum under his house. I laid out an old Ithaca pump for him to use but he convinced my wife that he really needed to use a new SKB over under. He drug it over concrete through rocks and dirt and managed to fill the ba...
by msmith1228
Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No rest for the wicked: A sticky link/ramp?
Replies: 5
Views: 661

Re: No rest for the wicked: A sticky link/ramp?

Check you mag spring and follower.
Mack
by msmith1228
Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .40-82 and RL-7
Replies: 11
Views: 1815

Re: .40-82 and RL-7

I found quite a bit on it and will PM you in the morning.
by msmith1228
Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Chipmunk season has just started.
Replies: 27
Views: 2323

Re: Chipmunk season has just started.

Over the years, I have shot several with a 220 Swift. I never find any pieces.
Mack
by msmith1228
Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another cleaning question - CLP?
Replies: 23
Views: 2529

Re: Another cleaning question - CLP?

I think Ballistol works better.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: first person charged under Wyoming's new felony poaching law
Replies: 24
Views: 2780

Re: first person charged under Wyoming's new felony poaching law

A couple of years two young men were caught poaching deer on a farm next to the one we own. The game wardens had the total at 38 but the actual total was quite a bit higher. They shot them at night, cut the heads off and left the bodies to rot. They received a $ 400.00 fine and one year probation. I...
by msmith1228
Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 7
Views: 1742

Re: What is this?

It's an old grain elevator.
Mack
by msmith1228
Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do You Think BigFoot Is Real?
Replies: 150
Views: 14642

Re: Do You Think BigFoot Is Real?

You bet they're real, I see them at Walmart all of the time.
by msmith1228
Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do You Think BigFoot Is Real?
Replies: 150
Views: 14642

Re: Do You Think BigFoot Is Real?

I saw one the time I was abducted by space aliens. He was on the space ship with Elvis. I know they're real.
by msmith1228
Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger's new centerfire rifle
Replies: 38
Views: 4956

Re: Ruger's new centerfire rifle

I like everything about it, looks like a perfect hunting rifle.
by msmith1228
Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the oldest gun YOU bought and still own?
Replies: 64
Views: 9554

Re: What is the oldest gun YOU bought and still own?

1911 Colt commercial made in 1916. I bought it along with a Ruger 77 in 220 Swift when I was home on leave in the early to mid 70's. I still have both.
by msmith1228
Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I turned 58 yesterday
Replies: 29
Views: 2809

Re: I turned 58 yesterday

Hey Guys, Thanks for the birthday wishes. The rifle is chambered in 300 Savage and was made in 1951, excellent condition and perfect bore. You missed the 54 Lb. box of seafood it was sitting on. I love pacific oysters
Mack
by msmith1228
Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I turned 58 yesterday
Replies: 29
Views: 2809

I turned 58 yesterday

And, as you can see I had a pretty good birthday.
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by msmith1228
Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gotta buy some more guns
Replies: 14
Views: 1487

Re: Gotta buy some more guns

Removing the bolt from the bolt guns helps a lot.
Mack
by msmith1228
Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinkin of getting a Henry .17hmr
Replies: 18
Views: 3504

Re: Thinkin of getting a Henry .17hmr

I have never owned a Henry but have shot several. They are accurate, have slick actions and a decent trigger. I found the 17 HMR to be impressive in ideal conditions at the range but disappointing as a hunting cartridge. Try the 22 magnum, my brother and a couple of friends have them and love them. ...
by msmith1228
Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Some fine music by Pitchy
Replies: 47
Views: 3628

Re: Some fine music by Pitchy

Bob Dylan?
by msmith1228
Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Hardened 9422 Magnum
Replies: 11
Views: 1413

Re: Case Hardened 9422 Magnum

It sounds pathetic and it is but a lot of this is stuff I picked up because it was a good deal or thought it was. I clean them up and put them in a bore store. Then I pile or cram them into a safe, thinking that I will have time to play with them later and forget all about it. Seems pretty simple to...
by msmith1228
Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Hardened 9422 Magnum
Replies: 11
Views: 1413

Re: Case Hardened 9422 Magnum

Hey Guys, Thanks for the info, I was thinking about keeping it it the truck. While digging I also found a 629 and a 22 magnum Colt with the same story. Maybe I will find some more good stuff today as I clean.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Case Hardened 9422 Magnum
Replies: 11
Views: 1413

Case Hardened 9422 Magnum

I was digging around in a safe today and found a case hardened 9422 magnum. Are these pretty comon? I don't remember when I bought it or what I paid.
Mack
by msmith1228
Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 444
Replies: 16
Views: 4526

Marlin 444

I have decided that I need a 444. I know there are several different models out there. Which is considered best?

Mack
by msmith1228
Sat Oct 29, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Conceal Carry Gun?
Replies: 86
Views: 11012

Re: Conceal Carry Gun?

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I like to carry a NAA Guardian in 32NAA. It's easy to conceal and potent. Looks tiny next to an old 45.
Mack
by msmith1228
Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...
Replies: 17
Views: 1608

Re: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...

Joe, I think the idea is to use soft bullets that don't spring back to size after they hit a tight spot.

Mack
by msmith1228
Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...
Replies: 17
Views: 1608

Re: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...

Firing abrasive coated bullets through the barrel. I bought a kit from beartooth bullets, their website can explain it better than I.
by msmith1228
Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...
Replies: 17
Views: 1608

Re: I finally sluged the 1873 Uberti...

You might try fire lapping.
by msmith1228
Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jacketed bullet for .38-55?
Replies: 25
Views: 9268

Re: Jacketed bullet for .38-55?

I use a separate expander die for 38-55 and 40-65 that has a gentle taper, about any size you want from track of the wolf. I think they were only a few bucks each.
by msmith1228
Fri Sep 02, 2011 5:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45-70 & Accurate 5744 powder
Replies: 16
Views: 7056

Re: 45-70 & Accurate 5744 powder

Magnum primers will help. They are all I use with 5744.

Mack