Tuesday night at the gun club. Range 50yards. He fired 3 rounds of Hornady Leverevolution ammo. The bullets landed 6-7 inches above the point of aim with the rear sight at its lowest level. I explained him that when this rifle was made, the standard factory ammo was cataloged at 2,050f.p.s. and the...

Prayers for you and your family.

I lost my Dad in February, so I know what you're going through. Make sure that you are there for your mother.

AJMD429 wrote:There is a huge one in the Indiana town just across the river from Louisville. Forget the name.

I think you're thinking of Whitakers. They advertise being the largest gun store in Kentucky and having over 8000 firearms in stock.

http://www.whittakerguns.com

I read most of the FoxFire books when I was a kid, and though they were more regional, they were a very authentic representation of 'the old ways'. I wish I had bought the series instead of just checking them out of the library. They are still available: https://www.lehmans.com/p-8057-the-foxfire-b...

Pinning grip safeties has been semi-common since the 70's that I recall. I dont think its done as often today, but some obviously still do it. I just don't see how you could grasp a 1911 and not engage the grip safety. Maybe just not using enough grip or non-average sized hands or something I guess...

A lot of professional shooters who run custom 1911s will disable that beavertail grip safety to avoid this problem....

Uhhh....not that I'm a professional shooter (far from it) but I've sure never heard of this. Is this accurate???

I have an heirloom situation of my own. My first cousin (6 months older, we are both mid-40's) has several guns that belonged to our grandfather and great-grandfather. There was a modest collection of guns that were split between the only 2 brothers (my father and my uncle). Fast forward to today, m...

Nice deer! He's a dandy! Glad to hear that your girl has a level head on her shoulders. So many of our youth today are lacking that.... I took my 14 year old daughter out a few times last year. The first morning we went out, she toughed it out for a couple of hours, shivering most of the time. Final...

Seems a little late to the party. Most stores that I've been in the last few months have more AR's than they know what to do with.

Thank you for the suggestion! I read Zane Grey books as a kid. My grandpa was a Zane Grey fan and had quite a collection of them. Sadly, all but a couple of them were lost when the family homestead burned down a few years ago. After reading your post, I checked iBooks (I use Apple products) and lo a...

Wow! Those are NICE!

Very sobering tribute. The WWI Memorial in Kansas City has a similar theme using poppies. Each visitor's journey begins with a surreal walk across a glass-floored bridge. A lush field of 9,000 red poppies lies below, each flower representing 1,000 military deaths. It is a very nice memorial and muse...

Good job and CONGRATS!

Also, I like your revolvers. The 1860 grip frame feels better to me than the SAA. I never could figure out why the Colt grip frame got smaller after the 1860...

Congrats! Nothing like a nice pair of matched revolvers. Nice holster rig too!

I wear them when I skin Whitetail Deer during our deer season here in Missouri. I guess I have some sort of allergy to the hair on the deer or something that's on the hair. If I don't wear the gloves, my hands and wrists get very itchy. It's also pretty nice to be able to peel a glove off if you nee...