model 15 help please?

[susieqz]

thanks groo. i bet my trigger has been worked on. i best use only federal or equivalent.
if it's slow to do, i won't do it.
you guys think of this as a hobby. i think chore.
if i had more money, i wouldn't consider reloading.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Get 100 and try before you buy.

 

[susieqz]

try before i buy?
i don't think i can do this.
the more i learn, the more this looks like science lab.
i failed chem lab in high school.
if i buy a manual, i'll stare at it, but i won't open it.
i have no talent for this.
i guess buying a centerfire gun was a mistake.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Think of it like a cook book.
You are baking up a load for your revolver.
Look up the ingredients , adding the correct amount in the correct
order, and you get something to "feed" your revolver!!!!!!!

 

[susieqz]

you know, cost of centerfire will be less than i thot.
see, on sundays i usually shoot 120 22lrs.
but the m15 is so tiring i only shoot 40.
so my extra cost of a sunday shoot is only 40 rounds, less the cost of 120 rimfires.

 

[susieqz]

hey, guys.
i'm a fan of wood grips. s&w has nice ones for $80.
thing is, my bluing is so worn that new grips would look silly.
can anyone tell me if that do-it-yourself cold bluing is worth doing?
will it match my old bluing? will it last?
the m15 is gonna be carried in a leather holster o i'll get some wear, but if i made it cute, i'd spring for nice grips.

 

[F75gunslinger]

If you're going to carry it in a holster all the time any wear will come back. Cold bluing is not as tough as factory bluing.

 

[susieqz]

well, there's no blue on parts that don't touch leather.
not sure how it got worn off.
who knows what prison guards did with guns.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
The lack of blue is common on LEO guns as the holsters often do not
fit well, and the gun slides around rubbing the metal.
The guns are handled a great deal but often shot little.
PS .
Any more "Killer Rabbits" or do you need a "Holy Hand Grenade"

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj3nZWtOfA[/ame]

 

[susieqz]

thanks, groo i thot i saw all the python stuff but i don't remember
that scene.
i can get by without grenades right now.
i've shot at 7 evil bunnies this year.
i killed 7 evil bunnies.
a well modified 22/45 doesn't miss, tho i did get one point shooting the single 10.
at the time i had been practicing point shooting every day.
i'm now waiting to see a new target so i can blood the model 15.

the rod the cylindr spins on has lost all its bluing. i can't imagine how.

what really bothers me is this idiot guard has the number 860
scratched deep into the frame in a very sloppy fashion.
scribbled into the frame.
i've been unable to find out if the prison had an armorer.
i suspect it was tuned because of the match grade trigger the guard didn't deserve.

 

[gwalchmai]

Suziequzie, would you mind sharing some rabbit recipies? I too like to use a .38 SPL for bunnies. My absolute favorite is a 148gr hollow-base full wadcutter over 2.7gr of Bulleyseye or 3gr of Titegroup. Kills the bunny, saves the meat. Marinate the cleaned carcass in buttermilk and then make a stew with carrots, corn, lima beans (the green ones), mushrooms, onions (I like pearl onions or Vidalias), capers, and whatever else looks good. No cheeze. NO TOMATOES. A turnip can add a nice nuance.


BTW, I get a sense from your posts that you live in Wyoming in the high plains. I grew up in GA and joined the AF and was stationed at Great Falls. Talk about a hunters's paradise. I still lwand my ashes (serruptishishly) scattered in Glacier Park.

Another option which I think is legal. Buy all your own compunents and pay a reloader to assemble them for you per your spec. IANAL and others can help clarify the legal aspects of this. Nowdays, even though people can be reasonable, insurance companies will go after the money, and limits your options.

Sorry for rambling - second beer and all...

 

[susieqz]

gwal, i haven't been cooking these bunnies.
tularemia has been found not far from here, so i'm scared to eat them.
i shoot them because they cost me hundreds in ornamental plants n forced me to spend hundreds of hours rabbit proofing my garden.
these cottontails are not native to this area. some idiot brot them here 60 years ago n let them escape.
they don't act like cottontails up north.
i grew up near the canadian border n there were always bunnies around. they did little damage to my garden so i never bothered them. they'd take occasional nibbles.
here in new mexico, they will eat 100% of my ornamental n food plants.
i now have a 6' high fence with chicken wire buried all round it.
i did most of the work myself.
i learned carpentry, which is fun, but i hate them for making me dig huge trenches.
i shoot on sight.
part self defense, part revenge.
someday, i bet they try to gang up on me n eat me. i don't believe they are just vegitarians now.
hideous ravening beasts.

please do keep rambling.

 

[susieqz]

using kc's instructions, i'm gonna try uploading a pic of my m15.
this is the best i can do.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Sue , that looks to be one bunny busting rig.....
I believe you will find the gun will shoot better the more rounds
you put through it..........
Here is some sage advice from a great revolver man
RIP Skeeter.
What's The Best Trail Gun For You?

 

[susieqz]

thanks groo. fun article. as far as shooting my m15 lots,
i'm worried.
it was built in 1980 n i have no idea how much it's been shot.
how many rounds can this gun do before it breaks?
also, do i need to buy a spare for parts?
usually, if i know i'll be shooting tens of thousands of rounds
thru a gun, i buy an ugly ruger.
i really dislike rugers, because they are never any good out of the box, but they do hold up well to heavy use.

i'm a slow learner so i gotta shoot a gun lots to master it.
but i have no idea how much use a model 15 can take.
i love it for being fine machinery but i don't know how far i can push it.

tried offhand shooting today. got one 4'' group but that was using two hands.
one hand it's just too heavy for me.
i gotta exercise i guess.
nontheless i think i can get some nice groups with this gun, someday.
bench rest proved that.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Shooting the loads [ non-+p] I would expect ,,,,
You can't buy enough !!!!!!!!!!!!
Your gun came from a Jail?
If so , I doubt there is 1000 rds through it.
They are handled every day , and shot once a year maybe a box.
I also doubt the gun has any "smithing" done to it [like a trigger job]
As the guns were "part of the uniform" and supplied by whoever
got the contract.
So the trigger is "stock" [ For a Combat Masterpeace that is!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

Ps.
For the bunnies--- take some hot peppers [ the kind marked "not fit for humans] or you make "green chilly" with,
cut up and sock over night in gallon of water, spray on.
Won't hurt most plants BUT narry a bug or bunny will want near it.
PPs must reapply after rain till bunnies get trained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[susieqz]

thanks groo.
i hope you're sure of this.
if you tell m i can, i'll put 10,000 rounds thru this.
it's hard to believe this is a stock trigger.
it is perfect.
i was thinking tacoma had an armorer on the payroll.
i went to their site but was unable to find out.
i have the evil bunnies locked out for now.
i dug a trench 2' wide by 4'' deep.
bent chicken wire in a 90 degree angle n buried it.
they try to dig under but stop when they hit the floor.
that doesn't mean i'll stop killing them.
they made me move tons of dirt which was not fun.
i want revenge.
plus i gotta blood the m15.
it is very important to blood my guns.
if you were pagan, you'd understand this.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
And You drink the blood of your first kill.
My Dad's family is solid Welsh.
And " Even the da*ned Scots agree, the Welsh are crazy"

 

[susieqz]

looks like the welsh ken the real world'.
guns live in more than our 4 dimensions . they have a soul.
you shoot them lots so the know they are mated to you.
then you blood them so they understand their job.
if you do that, they will handle things without you having to tell them what to do.

i'm trying your hot pepper thing to see if it works on bugs.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
The hot pepper thing given to me by an old sergeant at
the SO.
He was into holestic garden stuff.
Now you could use old out of date pepper spray.