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If we're coming out of the closet....   Back in '74 I accidentally loaded some pistol powder in my Rem 788 .22-250. I was loading .45 acp and the .22-250 back then using a lee hand loader.  The old ones you beat on everything with a hammer. My mistake was keeping the powders side-by-side on the shelf.   Now, can I say I really loaded my pistol powder in place of the rifle powder? Not that I was aware of but there was no way I could have double loaded a  .22-250 without powder all over the place. But I digress......   So here I go out to the wide open expanse of western Alaska to try out my newly reloaded ammo. I lined up on an old tree stump around 250 yds away and squeezed one off. BOOM! The darned rifle kicked like a 10 ga Goose Gun. I never saw where the bullet went. Other than the big boom and recoil I figured  things were normal and I was looking where the bullet went. When I think back I'm pretty sure the bullet disintegrated as it left the barrel.   What was telling was when I when to open the bolt it was stuck closed. And I mean stuck. I went back to had to get out a big hard rubber mallet to bang the bolt open. It did finally open after some pounding and what I found was a completely disintegrated brass case with only a small piece left in the chamber. The base of the case slammed back against bolt face with enough force to blow out the extractor and ejector.  I still have that bolt to remind to watch what I'm doing when I reload.    While I have to say I was very impressed with that model 788 with it's 9 lugs on the bolt and happy that nothing came of a bad load I will say I got lucky and never plan to try my luck again. I now stick masking tape on every bottle of powder and write with a magic marker the powder brand/number along with the rifle or pistol cal i load with it. It still has its original  labeling on it but labels, having the same look and color, I want no mistakes.    I take every precaution I can and hope and pray that no reloaders ever make this mistake and by reading this folks with think hard about how they're doing it  and what they can do to make things safer.    Lp

I thought there was a requirement for a tax stamp be it factory or reloads thats are sold also.    I reload for myself only. I have let folks shoot my gun with my reloads in it. I feel if I can shoot it  right then and there so can my friend.

Beautiful!    Here in Western TN 15 acres buys you the right to claim your taxes as agricultural land which comes with a wonderful tax break whether you plant on  it or not. For example, my S-in-L lives on 4 acres and the fellow across the street has 18 acres. They both pay the same property taxes. 

There are many arguments for and against owning a pit bull. You can probably argue that for any breed. However, this is not a gathering of lawyers in a courtroom trying to persuade the jury that, "if it sounds reasonable then it must be so", when common sense dictates otherwise.   I have been a dog owner since I was 9 and I am now in my 60's and have known many breeds in my life. I do not need to project my prowess through a dog nor do I wish to scare or hurt anyone through my my pet as  the operative word is pet. Not scare or hurt.   Personally, I prefer known gentle breeds so I will never own a pit bull no matter how much anyone argues for one. 

What manufacturer? If it's Japanese it may need a replacement timing belt and water pump. 

LOL! See the lever thingy? Means it ain't a single shot.   Ditto on the jealous. Nice rifle.   I was built in '52. Wonder who is older. me or it?   :D   Forgot to mention...you have a wonderful wife for getting her for ya. 

!st thing I ever learned during our Academy shooting classes was a light is something to aim and shoot at.  We were also taught when going around a corder you stick your arm out straight holding the light and glance around the corner without showing your silhouette or body.    The last thing I want to put on my gun is a target.

Someone might want to tell them that Communism failed.    Alas, those who fail to remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Let's hope it does't happen in the USA.

Tricky....   Is that "IN" one day or one day, like, sometime in the future?    :)

On the positive side I got very heavy back into Black Powder shooting and I plan to build a pistol in 2015. I'm three years away from retirement and already  bought my retirement home. I will have to build an add on workshop as I've been collecting hobby equipment for then which includes a metal lathe, a milling machine along with other equipment. I see gunsmithing in my future. :)   On the negative side my Dad, who is a WWII Vet, is 96 years old and we can no longer go out to the range shooting together. It's been around 5 years since he had to stop. On the positive side he's still around which is just as good as going shooting. His health and spirits are good right now but time does take it's toll.    My hopes and dreams:  lame .22LR scalpers get laid off, run out of money and can no longer mess with the good folks. If that can't happen I hope the .22LR manufacturers make so much that the scalpers get stuck buying at the higher than normal prices and cannot sell their booty. May they get stuck with it until their dying days,   Amen.

Does this mean I can finally sell off my late 60's rock albums for some collectible type money?

Well ya'll. I regularly shoot flies off  pigs backs at 300 yds.   And I use iron sights!   My eyesight is going bad so I had ta give up shooting em at 500 yds.!         :rofl:

Merry Christmas all! May your families be safe during the holiday season!   Lp

I agree 100% with him. It's just too big to carry. As a duty pistol it'd be fine but not as a concealed carry.  Mine was a single/double. You could push down and drop the hammer on a loaded chamber for DA 1st shot.  I was never of a fan of it but the single action is unbeatable. If only it was the thickness of my 1911's I'd probably  have carried it from time to time. Someone else is enjoying it now. 

Many moons (read years) ago I had a sig 220, .45acp. I bought it on a Friday and after stopping by wally world to get two boxes of ammo I went over to the local indoor shooting range to  try it out. When I arrived there was a line at the counter and I asked what was going on. Where they having a sale or something? Come to find out they were signing up for their HCP class on Saturday, I've been shooting for 40 years and figured maybe I should get one so I don't have to carry my ammo separate form my guns. I signed up and figured I could test fire and go through  the class at the same time.  To make this part of the long story short...I went home and showed the next day for class. After all the legalese and written was done we all headed out to the range for the fire quals. The 1st target was like 5 yds. I said to myself, self...you gotta be kidding at this range. But I had never fired the Sig before so figured I would take my time.  The darned thing shot the center out of the target and as the distance went back to 75 yds then back in the hole just got bigger. I asked the range guy how he could tell if I shot a good score.  I still had lotsa of shots left and he said don't they way yer going you'll end up with a perfect score.    That Sig has to be the most accurate pistol I've ever shot. Sadly, it's way to big to carry else I'd still have it....pity.   My .45's are still around tho....get my drift?  :) 

My very first gun was given to me by my father. It was a Remington Colt 1911A1 that he carried in WWII. It came home and was stuffed in his duffle bag until 1963 when I stumbled across it when I found the bag in the attic. I dragged it out of its holster and held it for a little while then came across a leather Leica camera case. I opened it and found it full of .45 mil ball ammo. That kinda of scared me so I put everything back into the duffle bag and left the attic. I was 11 years old.  Roll forward to 1970. Out of school going into the military and I mentioned it to my father. He went upstairs, pulled it out of his bag and gave it to me. I will say the gun works flawlessly but I went through the camera bag of .45 cap the first time I shot it. I probably should have kept the ammo but back then we'd buy Enfields for $20 and hack the stock up to make them fine, lighter deer rifles.  Ammo was just ammo. My Dad said he was going to bring his Garand home but figured he wasn't going hunting or anything so left it behind.      Without going into the safe I'd have to say I probably have more than one and less than 10 or so   :) . My normal carry, when I carry, is my Colt Officers Model. I also have a beautiful 1976 9MM Browning HP which is a safe queen. I shoot weekly and there is always a 1911 which me at the range.  My Dad is still alive at 96 but has never asked about his 1911. I showed it to him once and he said it was just a tool he used back then.    IMHO as far as a 1911 goes.... If it cycles and shoots and you want a pistol for protection you will never wear it out and in a draw and fire situation it will out shoot you. With the Remington it rattles like a toddlers toy and shoots without jamming and hits center mass every time if I do my part. I never bought one to shoot Bullseye so loose as a goose that shoots works just like it did for my Dad.  Mr. Browning got it right. All the rest are like Mr. Stoners creation with everyone and their brother trying to turn a pig (AR) into a rose for the past 50 years. The money is in perception. If I tell you I made it better and you believe it and you buy it then you're happy and I earn a living. Is it really all that better? I'll stick with my 1911's for everyday use.    My stable has always had Colt's, Rems and even a few RIA's. They are dependable and I have confidence in these tools.   Long winded, yes but i really do love my 1911's.  

I ran across one the other day and almost bought it but I really have no idea what the 20's have been selling for lately.    Anyone have any idea of their value? It's just a standard, not ribbed, with the usual character marks. Any info would be greatly appreciated.   Thanks all.   Lp

What are you looking for in trade? Also, you might look at a Past Magnum Shoulder  Pad for a Christmas present for yourself.    I shoot a 1980 Marlin 1895 .45-70 which kicks a bit and I also have an orig Sharps .45-100 which kicks like a mule when topped off  with 525 gr boolits. The pad tames the mighty beast and is an inexpensive fix. I wear it under my shirt.   Lp

When I woke up from my nap I realized this is like a chick flick my wife just watched so I dozed off again.  :pleased:

If you don't like recoil and 9's don;t have much try a box of Liberty Ultra Defense USM4 9MM 50 gr (Halo), hollow points.     50 gr, 1900-2k fps, so-so expansion but you can unload a full clip into a target with the recoil of what I;d say is a .22.   Can you say, bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang?    Now I only feel the need for a double tap with my colt .45....but 9's have been around forever, too. Consider the Military is steering themselves away from 9's for a reason.

Prag,   I think I've read everything on your list. Nice books. 

Lessee, yer almost right. I wore the barrel locking spring out join my Franchi O/U 12 ga. I had an old 20 ga Damascus barrel SxS that was so worn out it rattled. My old '37 Stevens 311 SxS  wore out it firing pin springs.    I would't consider owning a used Rem 1100 being a snoob. I've owned 4-5 of them over the last 40 years but I tended toward SxS and O/U's. I hope that doesn't make me a snob though. The most I ever sold my used one's was for $275 but I hear they might be up to $400 or so used. A friend went to Indiana as was on a shooting team and they got ahold of Remington to let them test some 1100's. They sent them some and told the team shoot try and shoot one to destruction.They shot non-stop for a little over 24 hours, putting well over 5k shells through the gun without cleaning it.  No issues. My own 1100's never really failed me except for  one I bought used had the rubber o-ring. If i remember right I bought 5 for a few bucks. Other than that they never broke.....ever.   You might think about one of those.... You may never have a need to buy another shotgun and they have little recoil since they're semi's. Lp    Edited to add you might spend a month checking the local pawn shops for 1100's. They're normally older and have wood stocks (pretty)... and unless someone dented up the barrel they will run forever.  You can probably find one in the $300-400 range in 12 ga,  and if you get lucky you might find on in 20a for the lil lady although the 12's really ain't bad with recoil. A lot of the high school shotgun teams gals use them.

Happy Thanksgiving to ya'll.   If your driving to family for dinner please drive safe so we can hear how tired you got after eating all of that turkey and not what rotten food they serve  in hospitals.  :D   Lp

Opps...sorry.  :ugh:

Don't feel bad about what carry. My main carry is a Colt Officers but I'm planning on spending more and more time carrying my Uberti Colt SA .45. I won't carry a real Colt because I don't want to have to turn it over if I ever have to use it.   I'm slower with it but I can draw and fire 5 in a lil less 4 seconds. I am getting older and it's been a while since I used a timer. There's nothing like firing those haymakers for knockdown power. With my old duty rig I could do 12 rounds in under 6 seconds.  Our old targets back then would face and you;d draw and fire. At the end of the time the target would disappear. God help you if you had rounds still in the gun. :)   Again that was a long time ago but we had unlimited .38's to practice with. I do have to mention some of those reloaded, wadcutters  could be fun during speed loads and you could watch a lot of them head downrange to the target.