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Some good questions and some good answers. I have revolvers in all three calibers. If you can play with the 41 Magnum a bit it is an eye opener. I like all three. The 41 is useful and recoil isn't too bad to me. The hotter 44's are sometimes nasty. If you have the books by Keith read up on his writi...

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There was some comment on the net about this. The RFID is used to track the gun for inventory purposes and can be scanned in the plant in the warehouses without opening the packages they are in. They have been doing it for several years. The tracking device used to read the chip must be just a few i...

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Not up on the current technology of the weapons being discussed, but back in the early 1960's they tried to improve the M2 50 caliber, making a lot of claims for it. The proposed new gun was a flop and they stayed with the old "Ma Duce". They have tried a lot of different ideas for a 60 MM...

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If it was me I would contact Nate "Kiowa" Jones at Steves Gunz.com. He will have all the information you need plus probably some in stock. He does some excellent tune ups and other work on them as well. He did a .357 for me which is a really nicely turned out short carbine. He usually show...

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I have found it gets dirty from the crud coming off cases. I just cut several paper towels into several pieces, let the paper towels pick up the dirt. Seems to work well and if necessary you can put some polishing cmpound or sum such in after the paper towel trick. It is usually good for a year or t...

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A lot of good and interesting comments. The 45-70 was intended to kill people, however armies all over the world used the big old cartridges for another benifit which was to break down horses. The Cavalry was the maker or breaker on the battle field prior to the machine gun(s). It did a good job as ...

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Lard is produced by rendering hog fat. Lubes were made with lard oil. Lard oil is made by cold pressing hog fat. Acts the same as sperm or whale oil. Railroad used it for years in lanterns because it didn't smoke and burned with a white light in a proper lamp. Watch makers and machinests like using ...

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Sounds like a decent product but hope it isn't anti-bacteria stuff in it. It seems most of the liquid anti bacterial soaps have a habit of raising hobb with septic systems. Just saying. Hope it works out.

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A couple of onion sacks work well also.

. ATB

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I remember reading of this and seeing some film as well. It is considered a rite of passage for a young Masai warrior to hunt down and kill a lion. There is a lot of fuss being made by different groups claiming the lions are becoming endangered and they are looking or trying to stop this. The idea o...

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I have one of Paco Kelly's free check tools for 30 caliber size. Works very well. The original intent is to use soda or aluminum beverage cans which are normally .006 thick. I found used Off set printing plates from a print shop work better, it is thicker and is an alloy of Aluminum and probably Zin...

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Savage brought out the 1895 and tried to interest the army in adopting it. It had a larger and sheet metal magazine, cannot remember the number rounds it was supposed to hold but ten comes to mind. Of course the military had already adopted the Krag so his efforts were wasted. It probably wouldn't h...

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The troops also get a good Birthday present. The Black Beret is gone for general troops returned to elite units only similar to the Green Beret's, Ranger's and Airborne. Went back to the field caps, with brim and a lot more weather protection. Glad to see it.

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Not that long ago there was an Italian gun maker making 8 guage doubles. Benneli or something like that. Prices were not way out of line. Of course the extras get pricey. Most have no interest in them due to game law restrictions. Could be fun. Good Luck.

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That was great. At first I thought it was one of our elected politicians, then found out it was a nice person. ATB

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Reminds me of one I saw years back in Readers Digest. A Major, A First Sergeant and a PFC where to going to a meeting in a Staff Car. It started raining and then the PFC mentioned that the vehicle was low on gas, and asked to stop and get gassed up. The Major and First Sergeant said "No keep go...

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Are you certain you are not trying out for that Cialis stuff which always shows a couple sitting in tubs in a nice natural surrounding?

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I have had good luck using cast bullets in Garand. The leading problem in the gas piston is over rated. Just be sure to remove the operating rod and clean the lead off of it on the end. Use a well fitting brass brush to clean the cylinder of the gas system. Only problem I could think of is if you ge...

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Probably best way to patch them is get a tent repair, glue and fabric, kit. Glue a patch in place with good adhesive it will hold. Same thing with an air mattress repair kit. I would figure you need something like a good pair of canvas bib overalls. Could be cut down a bit if too hot, just leave eno...

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I have read his books and get a chuckle when he refers to the .303 british as a large bore. IIRC the only problem with the 6.5X54 he had was bad ammo, it came in sealed cans but was poorly manufactured, he could pull the bullets without effort. He was a crack shot with his guns and used his rifles t...

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I have several scabbards I got from Sportsmans guide. Same make as the Cheaper Than dirt model but about ten dollars less. Three choices on color. I like mine. They advertise them as shotgun scabbards, but really are great for flat lever guns. Check their web sites. Tan, Green and Black are the colo...

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Military and dogs are a great subject. While I was in the peace time army back in 1961 thru 1964 I was stationed in West Germany in a calvary unit. One troop had a big Black German Shepard they called "TROOP". Quite a dog, adopted by that troop as a pup. He was military in many ways. Would...

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Thanks for the corrections Idahoser. It has been quite a while since I looked at this stuff. I know if you weigh 10 dimes they weigh the same as a dollar, four quarters equal a dollar or 10 dimes, same difference with half dollars. I seem to remember a silver dollar, real or the new one with Ike on ...

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Look at buying what is called "Junk Silver" mostly american silver coins of known purity around 92 percent or so. You buy it by weight. There are dealers who deal in this stuff. Nice thing about it it does have a face value in addition to silver value. It is made up of old circulated silve...

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Never heard of Krav Maga, but did do a lot of drills with the M1Garand back in the day. By the time I was done I think the rifle weight was about 4 or 5 lbs. I recently retrieved one of my Garands and it must weigh around 20 pounds or so. Do they gain weight when they are in a vault or not being use...

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Look at the bright side. You now have water front property, hope they don't want to raise you taxes.

. Hope it the water goes down and damage is too bad. Good Luck.....

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No problems locating these things. Just go to about any common gun show and most of the stuff being sold at way out prices are rare, historic, one of a kind, carried by someone who was somewhat famous in history. At least that is the sellers story. Everything from Glocks to pearl handled iver johnso...

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Here in my area of Florida I just love some drivers (Non-truckers) who will pull in front and slow down, while scrunching down in their seat, watching the rear view mirror waiting for the impact. Another neat method is the 1-2-3-Go. They want to pull out into traffic, when heavy traffic prevents thi...

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Looks similar to a laundry stove. Was used in conjunction with copper clothes boilers for boiling clothing. Small fire back, burned hot, we used corn cobs. Could put out a lot of heat. Was also handy when properly tended for rendering out lard at hog butchering time. Don't know what happened to ours...

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The cartridge is a good deal, however I would suggest a quality chamber cast before getting to insure it was properly cut. One wildcat common was the 6.5X257 Roberts. It may have issues with length of action. I seriously considered going to this caliber it does step out and will be adequate for just...

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The misconception many have on casting alloy is that a 1-10 tin lead alloy is very hard. In reality it is very soft and a waste of tin. Linotype alloy became popular because of its casting temps. and it fills a mould best. It also expands the most when it cools. If he is still in business look up hi...

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I may be wrong but I seem to remember reading Lee uses a Linotype alloy to test their molds. You might be able to find something on the Castboolit forum. I don't know how it compares but go with wheel weights if you got 'em. A lot cheaper. Good Luck.

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fun and interesting subjects. I like it when someone shows how things were done. Found out Lard Oil, not rendered Lard burned white and bright. It was favored by Railroads for signal lights, lanterns as well was considered a good lubricant and cutting oil by some machinest and watch makers. Also a l...

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These are great pistols and most shoot very well and are quite accurate. I have one for more than a few years. Mine is the HK-P7M8, which was made for the american market with the magazine release behind the trigger where it is supposed to be. One thing I will warn anyone of is DON'T TAKE THE PLASTI...

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This would be popular with some of the people I see in Wal-Mart. Of course would need wider seats and heavy duty tires. Just kidding.

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This bullet looks similar to a number of bullets designed back in the 1950's for metric calibers and were popular. I am wanting to say RWS, maybe Norma and one or two others. One name comes to mind for the bullet was torpedo or some such. Were intended to hold together in thick skinned game. They ha...

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From what I have read on alox is it's primary use was for undercoating on vehicles. They have a variety of formulations but some shooters were using Alox in their lubes and obtaining it from automotive dealers who offered undercoating on their vehicles. I live in Florida so undercoating a car isn't ...

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Apache Blue Lube was our own Paco Kelly's idea and product. I don't know if it is still being made, as I have a fair supply. If you can contact Paco you may find out more. Good Luck, great stuff. ATB....

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One story of a Gurka on another forum tells of a recent incident where one Gurka was going home, early retirement from his Regiment. Taking the train when fourty (40) bandits managed to board the train and began robbing the passengers of any thing of value, money, jewelry, laptops, cell phones etc. ...

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I don't know about aluminum, but some work was done without sabot's using zinc alloy bullets. A lot of work and expense went into casting them, bullet weights were well bellow (about 50 percent) what the lead alloy bullet would weigh. Aluminum might give some high velocities of course they do make c...

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Growing up in northern Illinois a high powered rifle usually referred to any centerfire rifle. 22's rimfires were common on most farms and shotguns didn't count. When most people talked high powered guns they meant deer rifles and such. Even the 32-20 was considered a high powered rifle back then. T...

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Just sent my contribution. Keep up the good work. ATB

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The play in the breach block is intentional. It is as you guessed there to remove the load on the hinge pin. When fired the breach block will set back against the rear of the breach instead of allowing the hinge pin to avoid the pressure against it. It looks pretty good, of course I am sure someone ...

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Yes I have a few of them and they are the aluminum blocks. Never had a problem. Use their mold release, graphite based I believe, quick heat up and good to go. Great mold blocks. ATB

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Up in North Florida there is the town of Clarebella, the police station is official a public telephone booth. Of course this was a number of years back. Had one or two officers who would stay near the telephone booth and take a call and go after the bad guys. Made the national news a few times. When...

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Korea was always in the news when I was a kid. Remember the commentaters going on about McCarthurs Incheon landins would end the war in a heart beat. Of course it didn't happen. Knew a lot of Vets from that war most all gone now. I am curious as I see some were in the Artillery and I just saw a post...

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Seen that one before and still like it and get a chuckle out of it. thanks

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This is a great posting with a lot of interesting comments. I like good double actions and I also like auto loaders. Single actions have their place as well. But after reading the data Steve has given and my experience (with Glocks) I have to say he has something going there. When the Glocks hit our...

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After reading this story I just had to have a donut or two so i went to a local store which makes them fresh. They were just putting them out and I said, "Just what I was looking for". The woman who makes them looked at me kinda funny and in an inquiring manner. So I told her that it was N...

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Good auto springs were made of 1095 carbon steel. They claim the best comes from auto's made prior to 1939 or there abouts. In WWII they found adding a trace amount of the elemental metal Boron to the smelting process doubled the strength of the steel, but it did affect how it has to be be heat trea...

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