Recent content by Versifier

Before deciding on an action job, I would venture to suggest that you spend time dry firing it double action for a while every day. It should smooth out with use, and you always have the option of having it done at any time if it doesn't.

I have shot them, worked on them, and dealt with them for more than 35 years. I thought their deficiencies had been well pointed out by other posters on this thread and I thought that most of what I had to say in light of that, beyond expressing my agreement succinctly, was pretty much...

Lloyd, Honestly, even 200yds with the 7-30 on a deer is really pushing it for a rifle with its longer barrel giving you higher muzzle velocity. Maybe for a coyote that goes down a lot easier, maybe. Can you knock over silhouettes at 300 yds? I can't, not without a good rest, laying down and...

Evil? "Evil" is having the arrogance to make a blanket condemnation about a group of people that you obviously have no real understanding of nor any actual desire to, despite your condescending claim to have an "open mind". I do not try to shove my diet, religion, politics, sexual preferences...

still don't like them

Fecis Tauri, rather have a S&W or a Ruger, made in USA by actual Americans.

Old but still kicking Mine is pre 36, has the old style cylinder release and uncheckered grips, and it has gone everywhere with me except to The Peoples Republic of Massachusetts since I picked it up for about $100 30 years ago. I work out with it regularly, and have probably put in the...

Aftermarket barrels are available that will have tighter chambers and much better head support if you want to reload for your Glock. Military pistols don't get fed reloads, and that's what Glocks were designed to be. They have fairly loose chambers so that there can be reasonable variation in...

Yeah, but it was kind of a long swim to France!:what:

Thinking it through While they like the visual appeal of "those cute little guns", the realities of recoil and the difficulty of learning to shoot a short barreled handgun accurately can be daunting. Smaller hands also have a harder time getting a good positive grip on many models. As mentioned...

Derringers are for up close and personal. Sights are useless at that range, and you don't want anything on it that can snag on clothing, etc. When you need it, you need it FAST. You pull it out, you cock it, you fire it. Been there, done that, it worked. If you can't hit something with it at 10...

Comments about casting and hygeine By far, the worst source of lead contamination is indoor ranges with poor ventilation. Burning powder reacts with the bases of bullets and the common primers contain lead styphanate which gets into the air on ignition. This is not as much of a concern on an...

Good Examples I have three daughters and this is what I did: when past the toddler stage 4-5, the first gift along those lines was a repeating rubber band gun. It was used to teach safe handling, responsible use, and how much fun it is to hit your target. They made little paper knock-down...

Hope springs eternal.... Two things to consider about Aerosmith. First they all grew up in the greater Boston area (the People's Republic of Massachusetts :barf: ). Me, too, a birth defect, you get over it. :rolleyes: Second, even though it is enemy territory insofar as our civil rights are...

I use Lee Collet Dies, Sierra GameKing (55gr SBT & HPBT) and MatchKing (52gr HPBT) Bullets, and IMR 3031. My 30+yrold Rem 788 does better than 1/2MOA if I do my part, harder to do as time goes by, but I can still make the cans dance at 400yds and have taken woodchucks and coyotes at that range...