Recent content by model 49 rick

I'm working on a project. I found a .308 Ruger Gunsite scout for $675. Took it to the range and was hitting in the 8/9/10 rings at 100 yd with the factory ghost ring. Very pleased, so I decided to get a couple extra mags, a sling, and a long eye relief scope. The plan is to see if I can use...

Thanks Guys, I had a feeling that knocking them apart and re-doing them was going to be the way to go. ArchAngelCD's post about the pressure limits made up my mind about that. To answer les and dwalt, no I haven't actually weighed the charge. A combo electronic scale/powder trickler is on my...

I loaded 150 rounds of .45 acp with Green Dot & a 230gr FMJ bullet. I use a powder thrower that has metal sleeves with a set volume, and you choose the sleeve that gives you the proper load for your cartridge. For different powders you calculate how many grains that sleeve delivers using a VMD...

I am a semi-serious collector of model 49's. About a year ago I connected with a model 49 "reverse" pinto on this forum. I am looking now for a "regular" pinto model 49. The "reverse" has a nickel frame with a blued cylinder & barrel. The "regular" would have a blued frame with nickel...

I have owned a big, clunky, 20" HBAR for over ten years. It is my main battle rifle. No funky sights that might need a battery change in the middle of a firefight (don't scoff - Mr. Murphy of Murphy's law keeps a special crusty corner in hell for doubters). I have a nice leather sling, and...

I used to be a member in the 90's. Never felt like they really did all that much. It occurred to me that they are mostly a lobbyist organization. Most of that $$ they take in goes to hiring professional lobbyists to go visit law makers (and their office staff's) and lobby for what they can...

I carry a model 649 chambered for .357 mag, inside the waistband on my right hip. So far, this has been the best compromise for CCW in the seated position in the car, just walking around, etc. I carry in leather to avoid chafing, and my holster has a special clip that hooks over my light belt...

I have had an uneasy feeling for some time now. I never speak in public about being a gun owner, or a contributor to the 2nd Am. Foundation. In the last couple of years I have nervously read stories of hunters here in the midwest found shot in the woods, or up in their tree stands. My feeling...

I went to public schools in the 70's. A+ was the best you could do back then. I give that rating to my transactions with quinn for a pinto model 49 a few weeks back. He was patient with me being in and out of the hospital, and I felt the price we agreed to was pretty fair. Shipping was...

Stainless is usually shiny, like nickel. It means you are a pimp, since you have a pimp gun. Blue means good guy. Police officer or otherwise law abiding. Blue is better of course.

good one I totally did not know you could just swap out a barrel with those guns. Now that I think on it, I don't see not being able to do it. As long as the firing pin lines up with the center of the different bore, why wouldn't it work just the same? Thank you gentlemen! Update: It turns...

A few years ago, my son's "other grandfather" (not my dad) left a H&R handi-rifle to my son. It's chambered in .30-06, and the boy finds it a bit harsh on the recoil, so it's effectively mine for the time being. It is set up for a red dot or other holographic sight. I'm not that kind of guy...

Really good advice. My tow strap has a hook. I think it's only on one end though. I'll look it over, and get chains and a shackle. I like the shackle idea. I can imagine getting a vehicle halway up an incline and having the tow cable pop off the tow bar. Holy ****! I agree about the...

I'd say it depends on why I am bugging out. Is the paper worth anything? I only have US or Canadian minted coins anyway. Most non-stupids would know if they are genuine or not. The bite test actually works. Both gold and silver have a distintive 'flavor' believe it or not. I've been...

I looked at the "ultimate pinto" thread and realized there is yet another model 49 that I must someday own. I would be interested an a model 49 pinto that swings either way. The light/dark parts arrangement doesn't matter much to me. I would prefer that it be factory pinto, and would pay the...