Recent content by Crazywader

Newest caretaker of this Pre-Model 27 with a 3-1/2" barrel, serial no. "S 109xxx". Cylinder and stocks number to the gun. No box. Picked it up at my local shop earlier today. The pictures don't do the stocks justice - they are a nice walnut brown (really struggled to get them posted). Per SCSW...

A dragon would probably work...or a pile of skeletons near the sidewalk they have to transit. 😃

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I know the guy who wrote the test plan and ran the event. It’s the Shock trials to ensure equipment and structure can withstand nearby explosions. They monitor the area in advance to ensure no whales or dolphins are nearby before the detonation.

Ugh...that reminds me of the VA...nothing ever to look forward to. I hope I'm wrong.

Interesting - Starline brass is pretty darn good - very consistent in dimensions and weight. I've resized once-fired .308 cases (iirc - Lake City?) down to .243 just for the experience. Since it was military I knew the primer pockets would need work because of the crimp. Thought I'd made the...

How does one put a price on a piece of history that was part of the greatest generation. We have the honor and obligation to carry that story forward for future generations to understand what was sacrificed for us. I'm marveling in (and envious of) your awesome find and I think that's a very...

Navy guy asking: top of the diploma states the school training was 'engineering' but the bottom indicates you were military intelligence. Is this a story that maybe can't yet be told?😎 I uncovered a box of pictures, certs, and things that mom saved while I was 'in'...a time when I was younger...

Circa 1995 I was looking for a used Remington 1100 in 12 ga. with a 28" barrel with interchangeable chokes in perfect condition. Came across it at a gun show but for some strange reason, walked away. Went back 30 minutes later and, of course it was gone. A year later I found another one and...

If that's the condition, to me, that seems a fair price.

Seating bullets in a 30-30 maybe isn't the best first round to start with. For me, even after a half-dozen years of reloading various other cartridges, that one taught me something new.

Been there, done that. Most reloading I do has been modern (1940 and newer) rifle cartridges so never had a real problem. I ordinarily spend several hours on 20 rounds making them as precise as possible. The effort shows on the range which makes the next reloading session that much more...

Heard this recently and trying to embrace it: Use things not people Love people not things

I built a similar scale of that plane 45+ years ago - it was my favorite! I seem to recall the kit was from Revell. Who made the one you built? You did a very nice job!

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