Recent content by Preacherman

No guns involved, but there was a Samurai sword . . . http://tinyurl.com/2w3p9w I love it when dumb crooks get their come-uppance! :evil:

One VERY IMPORTANT caveat in your lever-action carbine: If you're using one in a handgun caliber (e.g. .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt) then you need to be VERY careful about ammo selection. Some commercial ammo isn't very tightly crimped. For example, I've found Speer Gold Dot to be a...

Andrewsky, I'll do my best to answer your questions. How powerful is .30-.30 compared to say, a 150 grain .308? Within its useful range a .30-30 will be as effective. The .308 moves a little faster and that gives it a slightly longer point-blank zero, or easily achievable accurate...

A lever-action rifle or carbine is an outstanding choice for defensive purposes. Consider the archetypical days of the Old West. From the Texas Rangers through frontiersmen to outlaws, almost everyone carried a lever-action rifle from the late 1860's through the early 1900's. Calibers...

Tallpaul, unfortunately the bulge is 15" from the breech - that means the overall barrel length would be below the 16" legal limit if I shortened it. I'll put a new barrel on instead.

Dropped into a new gunshop yesterday. It's run by a friend who was a gun nut for years, and decided in retirement to turn his interest into a business. I went in to look for .22LR rifles, because I want to get one or two lever-actions in that caliber as training weapons for my disabled...

Just when you thought it was safe to eat breakfast . . . You can now fry your eggs in gun shapes. :D

A quick heads-up on the growing scandal, first mentioned in this thread. I've chosen to start a new thread with this information rather than continue the old one because the information has changed. According to a post on Merchant Talk it now appears that First Data has decided unilaterally...

I've been looking into the question of battery-powered optics and other equipment, both on-weapon and on-person. There's a whole lot happening in the field, and I've covered a new DoD competition for 'wearable power systems' in my blog. Thought it might be of interest to folks here.

I've posted about this on my blog. Let's see how much of a response Citi gets from firearms owners across the nation.

I've posted about this on my blog. Let's see how much of a response Citi gets from firearms owners across the nation.

I always have a S&W Centennial model snubby in a pocket (442 or 642). It's there even when I'm carrying a larger gun as a primary weapon.

I think for me it has to be the Pfeifer Zeliska revolver in .600 Nitro Express. I've no idea what I'd use it for, but I want one just for the hell of it! :what:

SM, you have no idea what I'm going to say about our experiences together in Little Rock . . . :evil: (Remember the plot concerning the Clinton Library? :eek: )

Hello, all. I've been offline for several months working on writing and other bits and pieces. I've finally got my head above water and so here I am again. I'm not sure whether Oleg will stick me back in this forum as a moderator or move me somewhere else, but I'll look forward to the...