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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Grizzly Adams' Reformed .348 to .45-75 Brass

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"Grizzly" Adams of New Mexico offered to convert some brass for my .45-75 and I took him up on 10 pieces to see how his method usi...
Saturday, May 26, 2007

STOL Competition - Amazing

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I take it these planes don't have a load but, wow! These are airplanes, not helicopters. Absolutely fantastic and worth sharing. Than...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

.50-90 Sharps Brass and the .45-75 Winchester

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The Starline .50-90 Sharps brass arrived today. I don't think it will do for .45-75 as is because the rim diameter is just too much lar...

Ticks!

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I know many will chime in with more experiences and advice, but I just wanted to caution all the "uber outdoorsmen" here to use ti...
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Bathroom renovations continue...

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Yep, the renovations continue... to get my goat! What a royal pain! I no sooner get the old big mirror cut to new dimensions than the elec...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting

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It always amazes me that there are folks that can do this. Of course they can shoot this fast and well because they practice so it really i...

Miscellaneous

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Bought a single box of Hornady .308 220 gr. RN bullets yesterday. $30. Prices just keep going up. Read this topic on The Perfect Union . ...
Monday, May 21, 2007

My Browning 1895 - UPDATED

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It is a crappy photo. I simply haven't had the time to do better. Some guns are just easier to shoot well than others. This one has the ...

Lyman Remington 1858 New Model Army

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I got this Lyman marketed Italian reproduction of the Remington 1858 New Army revolver, caliber .44, in 1974 in a gun store in downtown San ...
Saturday, May 19, 2007

Winchester 1876 Survey

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Mr. Rick Bachman aka Buck Stinson (click on the name to send him an e-mail) is compiling a collectors' database of 1876 Winchesters. H...
Friday, May 18, 2007

RCBS Die Prices

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Once upon a time one could afford to reform one case to another but now... Well, having been a machinist of sorts, I fail to see how RCBS j...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

New Grand-Daughter!

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Born today at 10:03 AM was my Grand-Daughter Madeleine Grace Swisher. She weighed 8 lbs 2-1/2 oz and was 20" tall/long has blue eyes a...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

.45-75 Cases in Hand

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Because I made them, I've got my first two .45-75 cases in hand. Well, they are just a hair short, because I started with just a hair t...

Ruger Old Army Holster Enroute

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Got notification to day tht Rob Leahy of Simply Rugged Holsters has shipped my 120 (Tom Threepersons modified) for the Ruger Old Army and...
Monday, May 14, 2007

.348 Winchester Brass and Dies Arrive

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I got the dies because I could but what I really wanted was the .348 brass to become .45-75 Winchester brass. I'm so excited! Another ...