Recent content by Steve W

Palmetto State Armory has Ammoinc .45 colt for 39.99, l bought two boxes under a hundred delivered. About 93.00 if l recall. Thats the cheapest l seen.

From what I have found on Charleys weapon before the battle it was a S&W American in .44 cal. All the references to famous people who carried Schofieids mostly end up being the Americans. Theres an artists named Michael Schreck who painted Charleys last stand. It shows him standing by his down...

A Rock Island Armory auction held in May of 2016 had a Schofield with documentation as being recovered at Little Bighorn. The family of a Lakota chief named Spotted Elk claimed it had been in the familys possesion since the battle. It had a serial number of 7942, six inch barrel.

Was a forensic search done at Reno's position. When Reynolds body was recovered it was reported that over 50 spent cases were found where he laid.

Lonesome Charley Reynolds was a scout in Custer's command. On the day of the battle he and a group of scouts were with Reno. When Reno retreated across the river Reynolds was killed . He was reported to carry a Schofield. It's possible it was picked up by a Sioux that went to join the fight...

Walmart in Flagstaff, Az. had 1400 round golden bullets this morning for 64.95. I have a bucket already so I passed on them. Good to see that price .

Lee does'nt recommend using Federal primers. I have used alot of Federals with a Lee hand primer with out a problem.

Eastwood Ford light blue works great, put the powder and bullets in plastic tub and shake. They come out great.

I must have been lucky, I ordered 1000 9mm 124 gr. RN first of the month. They showed up a week ago. Also ordered some from Everglades, they arrived a day apart.

Midway, 29.99

Lee universal flaring die, #90798, under twenty bucks on Ebay.

Get my brass at a police range. 9mm, 40 s&w, and 45 acp. Almost 90 % of it is once fired Speer.

Anyone ever have a stuck slide on a SW40VE. Trigger pin is part way out, can"t get it back in all the way. Slide will go forward about an inch, may be hitting the trigger bar. There was a thread about this a few years ago. The two members who posted on this hav'nt been active for a few years...