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- Sat Dec 23, 2017 3:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Jacketed bullets in old barrels
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6118
Re: Jacketed bullets in old barrels
Ive always been amazed that when Ive used TP as a way to keep the powder in place that the paper survives the shot and paper burns at F 451 degrees.
- Sat Dec 23, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Got paint?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2024
Re: Got paint?
Dont know any wholesalers for that product but have you tried the old fashioned paint brush & a gallon of paint?
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 73 SRC Recent aquisition
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3045
Re: 73 SRC Recent aquisition
I have an SRC in similar condition an was told the carbine barrels are too thin to accept any liner. I got mine to shoot OK with gaschek 44cal bullets
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: He was there at Pearl Harbor, that Sunday morning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1261
Re: He was there at Pearl Harbor, that Sunday morning
Good to know about the photographer Sure wish I had a Leica camera when I was in High School. This is a story I saw last w/e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/an-unknown ... or-attack/
- Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Not exactly levergun specific but.....Milsurp gear projects
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1751
Re: Not exactly levergun specific but.....Milsurp gear projects
Good on you!! Totally how things were done back when shooters took pride in using war surplus items in new applications for shooting gear.
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Bless Me Father, I Fell In Lust Today
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4413
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Had to say goodbye to a great Lady
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3116
Re: Had to say goodbye to a great Lady
What jeepnicksaid
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Saw a good Western movie.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2607
Re: Saw a good Western movie.
Sunset Limited Samuel L Jackson & Tommy Lee Jones discuss the existence of God. A very dark movie.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Saw a good Western movie.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2607
Re: Saw a good Western movie.
Matt Damon sure looked young & skinny.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Saw a good Western movie.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2607
Re: Saw a good Western movie.
Matt Damon sure looked young & skinny.
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Saw a good Western movie.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2607
- Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Apologize in advance
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3442
Re: Apologize in advance
+ 1 on the video Juke Boxes gamekeeper I managed to see one even tho I was underage!
- Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Identify Old Outboard Motor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2353
Re: Identify Old Outboard Motor
Thanks for the input guys. I'll do more image searches with the names you have provided.
- Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Identify Old Outboard Motor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2353
Identify Old Outboard Motor
My Dad had one like this...
- Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WINDOWS 10 HELP.... POSTING A FOTO
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1455
Re: WINDOWS 10 HELP.... POSTING A FOTO
Thanks John I made the d/l
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: WINDOWS 10 HELP.... POSTING A FOTO
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1455
WINDOWS 10 HELP.... POSTING A FOTO
I have a laptop w/ windows 10 ...Havent figured out how to post foto Tried drag and drop from desktop no luck...TIA
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nice Guitar Music Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1212
Re: Nice Guitar Music Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras
M/E played on our AM stations back in the day. I have a hard time picking out lyrics so have always been partial to tunes w/o them . RUMBLE by Link Wray & the Wraymen was my earliest choice
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Nice Guitar Music Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaras
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1212
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: John Kort aka w30wcf - your prayers worked!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3121
Re: John Kort aka w30wcf - your prayers worked!
I smile from my heart!
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: History of Israeli Firearms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2118
Re: History of Israeli Firearms
Ironically right after WWII ended Jews were driving Tiger and Panther tanks around. Interestingly most of Nazi Germany's weapons that were captured by Allied forces, fighter planes and machine guns K98s went to Israel. Later the small arms got converted to 7.62x51Nato.
- Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Inaccurate guns
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2240
Re: Inaccurate guns
The sight; You center the front sight in the rear sight aperture. The front sight is also an aperture. The target is centered in the aperture. A thin ring of light appears evenly around the target making it very easy to notice any shift. One strives to keep the ring of light even. The shooter IMO ne...
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .44 WCF and split case mouths
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2828
Re: .44 WCF and split case mouths
My trick for annealing is to use my lead pot . Fill it to within a half inch of the top, put a case in some slip jaw pliers in the place meant for grasping something round and dunk it for a second or two. Lead wont stick because of the powder soot. I just drop the cases on rags and let them air cool...
- Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RCBS Powder Scale help needed
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3746
Re: RCBS Powder Scale help needed
Todays clad Quarter dollar weighs 5.67 grams. You should be able to make that work with a bit of math to test your scale accuracy.
- Mon Aug 28, 2017 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Redding 'Profile' crimp dies?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2375
Re: Redding 'Profile' crimp dies?
This method was suggested by one of our most esteemed members here John Kort. Use Poly shot buffer over your powder charge so the bullet is supported. That way it cant turn turtle and head back into the casing when the cartridge stack in the mag tube increases. Then your crimp isn't so critical. Als...
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3142
Re: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
I got some 70s vtg Bushnell 7x50 U.S.N. marked binos I.F. Rubber Armored Waterproof like new for a decent Buy Now price.
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3142
Re: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
The Japanese have a great tradition of optical glass making. The Germans were their ally in WWII and supplied them with their glass which was known to be the finest in the world. The Japanese took their cue from this and developed their optical glass making to a degree that by the 1960s Made in Japa...
- Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3142
Re: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
Sorry I didnt get this up soone...runder the weather
http://www.company7.com/library/sard_7x50_mk.html
http://www.company7.com/library/sard_7x50_mk.html
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3142
Interesting info Arsenal of Democracy WWII
At it’s peak in August 1945 the U.S. Navy was operating some 6,768 ships.Every vessel required binoculars. 23 battleships, 28 aircraft carriers, 71 escort carriers, 72 cruisers, more than 288 submarines, 377 destroyers, and thousands of patrol, amphibious, supply, and auxiliary ships. Consider there...
- Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4512
Re: Need help/ideas from a Subaru crank...
Had the same symptoms Buy a QUALITY BATTERY.
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Homemade fish cleaning table
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1629
Re: Homemade fish cleaning table
It looks well thought out. You got a knack!
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My bodies broke and worn out
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6476
Re: My bodies broke and worn out
Salads while I'm on the Atkins Diet allow me to eat a lettuce salad the way I like them; loaded up with on all the protein goodies that make a delicious salad, like meat, cheese, hard boiled eggs & oil.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Target backing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3571
Re: Target backing
Roofing Felt . Targets staple onto it well, but it needs to be attached to a wood upper & lower.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Target backing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3571
Re: Target backing
Roofing Felt Targets staple onto it well, but it needs to be attached to a wood upper & lower.
- Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger 1911
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2282
Re: Ruger 1911
Awesome all the way round!
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Out with the flintlock.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2645
Re: Out with the flintlock.
Everybody looks happy!
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you like Savage 1899's
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1382
Re: If you like Savage 1899's
Yes you were very lucky to have handled that beauty. Paint me envious!
- Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lee Speed
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4539
Re: Lee Speed
I hoped your post was about this kind of rifle & not about reloading. Sweeeet rig.
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Another good dog gone.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2770
Re: Another good dog gone.
Very sorry for you...Ours had a heart defect too... Dern little sumbitch would spit out his meds...We went thru every kind of subterfuge to get his meds down him.... In the end pills in beefsteak didn't even work....Got so weak he'd fall over some times... Bad on us for letting it go on too long..Ou...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5094
Re: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
On return from RVN I bought a 49 Plymouth in 1969 for $50.00 which I drove near 500 miles w/ no failures( except for a Battery which was replaced with a $5.00 used Batt) in 30 days before I left for my next duty station.
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5094
Re: What did a Winchester 94 cost in 1952 ?
I did a comparison of the 50s & 60s vintage mod 94 & the Savage 99 from my old catalogs. The 99s always cost more by about 10% - 11%. YMMV
- Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Figured out some of the sleep problems
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3369
Re: Figured out some of the sleep problems
Wife just got one yesterday & used it last night... Yikes! look out now.. Up an hour earlier w/ hands on her hips & raring to go... The machine will give a sleep report of how many apneas per hr., mask fit and much more. The "Mask"just covers the end of the nose. With that kind of ...
- Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Green River Hunter
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2652
Re: My Green River Hunter
I hope when I finally get round to it I do as nice as you have done. I have a Solingen 10in. Bowie . Scales would be Ivory Micarta with tacks like you used.
- Sat Jun 24, 2017 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: OT - Need New Water Heater
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1720
Re: OT - Need New Water Heater
We have a 40 gal water heater, plenty for wifey & me. I like having the 40 gallons of water on hand when the power goes out or the water co. works on the lines.
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Springfield 1903-A3 Vintage Military Sniper Silhouette
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2103
Re: Springfield 1903-A3 Vintage Military Sniper Silhouette
You will be a happy camper
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good day at the gun show.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2320
Re: Good day at the gun show.
Perhaps for a suppressed project, the small Martini- 45 Colt w/ heavy bullets
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good day at the gun show.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2320
Re: Good day at the gun show.
Great finds! When I first saw the Martini I thought it might be something with a suppressor.
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 4:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The "Last Ride"
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3885
Re: The "Last Ride"
So sorry.. Gave me a lump to see this
- Tue May 30, 2017 6:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Range Report-104 year old Winchester 44-40
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5180
- Mon May 29, 2017 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Prayer Request Lung cancer
- Replies: 69
- Views: 12853
Re: Prayer Request Lung cancer
Knee mails are being sent!
- Sat May 27, 2017 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Fall 2016 Moose from BC
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2759
Re: My Fall 2016 Moose from BC
Fantastic! & Yummo!