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JohndeFresno

It was time to regrease my Hornady Lock-N-Load press after some prolonged loading. To my dismay, the grease gun coupling stuck immovably onto each and every zerk fitting, apparently due to back pressure. Following the prescribed procedure, I unscrewed the grease gun from the coupling to relieve pres...

JohndeFresno

Thanx, Lefty!

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Glad to, GunnyMack!

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In a former thread ( http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61926 ), I extolled the virtues of an ultrasonic cleaner for quick and easy brass cleanup. My Harbor Freight cleaner, like the more expensive Hornady product, has a timer settable up to 8 minutes with a water heater - jus...

JohndeFresno

So sorry, Will.

Prayers for you, family, and loved ones.

John

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I know you guys are talking about "real" 9mm, but my short 9, aka .380, is most likely to put the hurt on a bad guy pretty good. At least slow him down. Yes, I intend to shoot more than once. Yes, when I go to the woods I take a G30S, or 1911 and a long gun. That little LCP is just SO han...

JohndeFresno

You all are most welcome. I did a quick text search and did not find "Hopalong" or "Hoppy" in the novel; yet it is referenced as a Hopalong Cassidy book. It may be that this was, for some reason, a different main character in his similarly written Western novel style. I have not ...

JohndeFresno

Griff, EXCELLENT rounds.

But for the big .45, you might want to look at the 230 grain HST. Still my home defense handgun.

JohndeFresno

Found this online (Gutenberg Press) - Public Domain - Had to share it.
This is a PDF searchable book.

Hopalong Cassidy - "Bring Me His Ears" by Clarence Mumford, pub. 1920
Download here:
https://app.box.com/s/kchules5mht3fvn5x9esljj4o42vwavq

JohndeFresno

Griff wrote:I ain't tellin'. Feel lucky?

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J35's suggestion through the link - Winchester 147 Defend HP 9's - is very interesting, given that the same tester (the "Ammo Quest" guy) finally decided that the Winnie round beats even the Federal HST's by a smidgeon. However - 1) The Ballistic Workshops (cited above) uncovered the HST's...

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I'm going to try Hornady 124gr XTP's with a medium charge of Unique, probably 4.7 grs. No selection of bullets in the local stores so I'll try building a load for my lady friends Taurus PT111 G2. I like the SilverTip for .44 Special/Mag, having tested the round in water, and with fiberboard in a gr...

JohndeFresno

Actually the 150gr HST was designed for the Shield, P938, XD-S, etc. https://www.federalpremium.com/ammunition/handgun/family/premium-personal-defense/personal-defense-hst/p9hst5s Yes. But another online tester, also using ballistic gel at the proper temperature with a cover of denim - per one of t...

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For a winning combination of power / portability / concealment / accuracy / controllability / penetration and trauma, for me it is this bullet, hands down: Federal HST 9mm 147gr. (my daily carry in a S&W Shield, replaces my .45 ACP 240 gr. HST in a 1911 Series 70) One I would consider, were it n...

JohndeFresno

So - tougher metal = more wear on dies, no?
Or are the new proposed dies tough enough to stand up to constant use?

JohndeFresno

Rimfire McNutjob wrote:
Sixgun wrote:Oh poop, sorry John......I'd like to include all the boys here and all NRA members also....and all the guys in uniform.--6
You know you love all of those Federal judges out there too.

Like Eddie Murphy said (Beverly Hills Cops): "Nuttin' but love for ya'... nuttin' but love."

JohndeFresno

Hey John, I wonder how Pogo, Albert, Churchy and the gang doing these days??? Reckon at Christmas they still sing "Deck us all with Boston Charley"?? Time and politics change, Jerry. Too many people throwin' stuff and acting crazy. Churchy is now singing... http://i196.photobucket.com/alb...

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"Wickipedia.."? Please... The only cases that have been "structurally strengthened" are the second-generation .454 cases, with redesigned internal dimensions, to include a heavier case head/thicker web, and the change to the small primer pocket.. .45 Colt cases from Winchester, ...

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Thanks, Claybob!

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Per my understanding, however - and as listed on Wikipedia for those two above calibers - the cases are structurally strengthened to handle those .45 caliber loads. So to be fair about those earlier experiments, I think that a few test rounds at a very high pressure might not be sustainable as a con...

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Sixgun wrote:Except for my good friend Old Savage, I could care less if Kal. floated away to Indonesia.---6

Don't forget me. My mother always told me that I am a good boy. Even when there were "complaints."

JohndeFresno

Every morning I get up, walk my dogs, start the coffee, go have democrat, pour a cup o joe, flip on FOX NEWS then check LEVERGUNS. What more cod I get from a 'news'paper?! BINGO! 'Cept the only dogs I have are in the fridge awaiting some mustard, buns and such. Wife reads our local small town paper...

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HawkCreek - Thank you for the articles. I also subscribe to these mags and have archived them; but have not seen the articles for a while - things get forgotten. 20k max or no more than 32k, eh? GunnyMack - Great stuff about the cylinders. I will indeed tread lightly, but see my concern about the B...

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Chuck 100 yd wrote:Increase the charge until she blows and back the charge off a couple 10 th's.

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1) So sorry, Joe. Hope things change.

2) Fascinating thread!!! Great stuff!

JdeF

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I am contemplating some warmer than usual 45 Colt Blackhawk loads. So lately I have spent quite a bit of time studying all sources regarding the maximum safe PSI (SAAMI type pressure expressed in PSI, not the older CUP). I need the PSI measurement to work within my QuickLoad Ballistic Software, whic...

JohndeFresno

Help us Shrapnel! The pistol grip and trigger guard are the lever? I HAD to research that - Andrew Burgess Folding Shotgun! Very, very cool. Now for the stockless lever shotgun - nope. You would have to hold the forestock to cock it. Unless you maintain a superman grip, it is likely that in the hea...

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Isn't that really one of the President's sanctions he is not talking about - a secret weapon?

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Sincere condolences to Mr. McPherson, family, loved ones and friends - like you.

I am praying God's comforting grace, and that God will use her life as a testimony to others.

JohndeFresno

The latest blurb on the Wolf Publishing website (Rifle Mag, Handloader, Successful Hunter) this month says this: "To meet customer demand, Starline Brass has recently announced the addition of rifle brass to their product offerings. Starline is now producing .308 WIN, .358 WIN and .444 Marlin a...

JohndeFresno

I don't think that this belongs in the Classified, since it is a general FYI for those who have had trouble finding .358 Winchester brass.

Starline just sent out an e-mail to various subscribers - .358 Win brass now available!

JohndeFresno

Chris83716 wrote:...Shoot me an email with specific questions or email me your phone # and we can talk about the Boise area....

Chris

Thanks, Chris - I'll be in touch soon!

Thanks, all

John

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Great info.

And I see that Twin Falls, for instance, is 4 miles off I-84.

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The neat thing about this design is that there is no "equipment" unless you choose to put in PV panels... Me no understand. I'm a doctor, Jim, not a physicist! Whatever the difference, yes my friend put up and wired this rather large complicated looking set of panels. He was a CB, amateur...

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In the fresh food dept. you get spoiled in Ca. It might be the only thing to be envious About! My is my middle initial and Wun is my last name. I'm the whitest half Hawaiian you will ever see. Don't know if you are woofing me or not... I read "M-1" and thus the clever handle, if that's wh...

JohndeFresno

Methinks you're giving the South short shrift. One grocer's poor selections nothwithstanding, I think you'd find that "the South" is a foodies paradise. But, yes, you need to move, for if they don't secede, the rest of us might just oust 'em! :lol: This weren't Texas. I was stationed in T...

JohndeFresno

I read an article in "Countryside and Small Stock Journal" a few years back about someone who built a passive-solar house in an Idaho hillside, incorporating a greenhouse as part of the passive solar heating. Roof was solar panels and served to power lights, computer, and a walk-in refrig...

JohndeFresno

John, If you move then you can use all those 270's ya got for hunting and not just punching paper! That is a rather huge part of my PERSONAL reason for wanting to get out of here! When I was a teenager, you could drive almost anywhere in my part of the Central Valley or in the mountains here that a...

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John, ...I have a brown thumb... I have a black thumb. Pure death to the plants; flowers fold in their petals when I approach. I have grown Jalapenos and others (like Fresno Chilis, Habaneros, etc.) before; but this year the little fellars either drowned or starved to death; don't know which. But I...

JohndeFresno

My trip to the South as mentioned was in April, 2004; not really ancient history. They even had trucks and refrigeration back then! So I guess it's all about the distance from the producers.

Thank you all, this was very informative and encouraging.

"M.Wun..." now that's a clever handle!

JohndeFresno

We still get wonderful fruit and vegetables here in Central California, although some of it is from Mexico and elsewhere, now. There are small local farms in my area and we can visit roadside fruit and vegetable stands, despite drought conditions. But other factors - our Governor, the violent daily ...

JohndeFresno

Levergunners, Right now I am just looking around because it would be terribly difficult to leave my family here, but I don't really have to go into my view of what the Left Coast has become, do I? When I was on the East Coast area at a Southern state (which is a wonderful state), in one of the major...

JohndeFresno

This was a great day.

JohndeFresno

...Just because I look like a Norse god... You, too?! In another vein: Check the vid by stopping it just before the glass breaks: 1) You will see the brass eject from the store owner's gun, so he got off a shot before the glass shattered. Glass intact. 2) Glass then blows in toward store owner - gl...

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Yes, the point of the video - getting all people to pay attention to its salient points to save lives - has been promoted. I think us Levergunners, being mainly a Conservative bunch, are killing the messenger and getting unnecessarily caught up with demographics. As much as I hate what Liberals have...

JohndeFresno

(EXCERPTED, annotated - JdeF) 1) ...if the number sequence is too close together that can/will cause unusual tumbler wear and lead to locking/unlocking problems. 2) ...unusual tumbler wear could/can also occur if quickly spinning the dial several times before applying the combination sequence to un...

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...And please show me some case of a church being attacked by a Muslim terrorist in the USA? I have no doubt they'd like to, as intelligence says they would. But it hasn't happened, and attacks by Muslim terrorists have been elsewhere so far. +1. Y'all are kiddng me, right? I'm thinking of the Seni...

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JerryB wrote:I would think that being open to the public should be a fairly safe defense.

I agree. Just throwing this all out for folks in similar situations.

JohndeFresno

John, thanks for posting this. My pastor has had several CCW classes held at our church camp... You are quite welcome, Jerry. Due to liability issues, you might want to stress that this is a group of like-minded friends outside of the umbrella of the church, practicing and/or learning techniques fo...

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As for me, I don't care if it is anti-gun or not. We can use it to encourage folks on the right way to escape, remind them to turn off their cell phone rings if trapped, and other useful things mentioned here. There is a training package that goes with this, at this site: https://training.fema.gov/i...

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