14" Contender in 7-30. Puts three Federal Sierra 120s into an inch at 100 yds. The 94 in 7-30 Waters is going to the woods this weekend. It is really too pretty to drag up and down a stand, but...
Type: Posts; User: oscarflytyer
Forum: Single Shot Guns
14" Contender in 7-30. Puts three Federal Sierra 120s into an inch at 100 yds. The 94 in 7-30 Waters is going to the woods this weekend. It is really too pretty to drag up and down a stand, but...
Forum: Our Town
Handful here (very N AL) going nuts lately, espec tonight when I refreshed all 4 feeders. They came in very late here this year. No sings of leaving at this time.
A Taurus 856 UL 38 SPC. Snubbie 6 shot +P J frame size alloy
So I would not have bought this gun for a carry in and of itself... Traded and awful Ruger 22 wheelie MIL gave to the kids for it...
Forum: Leverguns
Anything rifle 45 and above will kill the snot out of a deer! Even a round ball. I am shooting a 405 45-70 load @~1350 fps. Flips a deer at 85-100 yds. a 56 will do the same. This year I am...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I have a 1977 made Investarms 58 caliber ML. Looking at adding a receiver peep sight. I see both the Lyman 57 SML and 57 GPR sights listed, for a couple different Hawkins rifles. Anyone happen to...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
This thing is like brand new. Don't think it has ever been fired. Bore is nearly pristine/new, with only a slight touch of what is either dust or maybe very light surface rust in the angles of the...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
The 80-85 grn with RB seems to be the general sweet spot from my reading/research. Prob where I'll start.
I did figure out what it is. Basic Hawken. Late night research shows that it is an...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
New to me 58 Muzzle Loader - Picked up today. Not sure what brand. All I know is, made in Italy, and a big block capital I in a square. Looks like it has never been fired. Has set triggers. Not...
"Is there any truth to that?" YES
Smiths tend to lend themselves to remove/replacement parts - back ~100 yrs. Colts tend to be more 'hand-fitted' parts, that old. I will not hesitate to buy a...
That would def be a "giddy up" load in modern 44 cases, according to published data. 44 Mag shows max 6.0/250. Max looks like ~5.5ish for 44 SPC, looking at Load Data.
6.5 gr BE in a 45 Colt...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Update. Skinner supplied a replacement blade. The one I thought was bent went back. They confirmed it WAS off 90 deg vertical. It wasn't bent, but said it looked as if it had set in the machining...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Update: going to go the simple/easy route first, and try a replacement front sight from Skinner. As fully expected, they are replacing the sight. Sending the replacement right out. Did ask for mine...
Forum: Factory Rifles
OK - think Occam's razor may have cut me a good one! Could not get a pic of the front sight thru the peep (cell cam will only focus on the closest object). So I brought out the machinists thingys to...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Bought a used Henry 45 Colt Big Boy Steel. Love the rifle. Have to have peep sights, so didn't really do anything but function test/shoot it with factory sights. Bought a set of Skinner sights: .750...
i really want to shoot this sometime! Wish it were closer to me.
Need to go thru this as I start casting for a pair of 32-20s.
Have a 10-3 - 1961 vintage - year before I was born. Sold off a LEO turn in 65 for it. I much prefer blued guns. Mine is a 4" bull bbl. I love it! And I have seen where some of the 10s are...
Facebook - Chigs (I think). He makes some pretty spectacular grips. If you can't find it, pm me and I will dig for it.
a 210 SWC (200 would work also) with 5.0 BE works well and is mild.
They do shoot lights out! Least all mine have! And reason I bought the 4th one that I really didn't need - GREAT price PLUS 3 extra mags! I am now lucky and mag rich for all mine!
Have/had 4 in my hands in the last year. Sold one, still have 3. Son #5 is using one for a carry gun short term b/n returning from overseas and prior to upcoming deployment. I am also carrying...
glad this floated to the top. I having been hoping to find a nice old Colt or Smith in 38 S&W at a can't pass price. Passed on a few as not set up to load. Then a mold and dies came around and I...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I lucked up and found a batch that included .439, .442 and .446. Just awaiting arrival
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |