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Pretty similar to Bartojc: Raised on wheat/cattle place in eastern Colo. There was always a 410 or Wards 22 sitting in a corner. Only issue was mother yelling "is that thing loaded?" Shot rabbits when I was big enough to shoulder the 22. Learned my basic animal anatomy there. We had the...

hehe, that is kinda messy... Did it once with new 223 AI, albeit not intentionally. It took me hours to find a brass rod to clear it, not to mention cleaning all the powder out of the action. Last few years, I cannot find brass rod at any of the big box stores around Denver. McMaster has it at...

Not exactly what you're shooting, but I've been doing 27.3 grains of AA2230 under Calhoon 42 gn bullets for a Win heavy varmint std 223 /10 twist. Same load in 223 Ackley/14 twist with Hornady 40 VMaxes. BUT, remember to work up and YMMV. -West out

I started out FL sizing cases, but soon decided neck sizing made sense to me. I separate brass by headstamp into discrete lots ID'd by chronological numbering and times fired. I don't have multiple rifles of the same cartridge but do delegate brass lots to specific guns. I've had to set back...

It's come to pass that any auto repair has become beyond my skill level. I used to be the world's ace starter replacer, at least on Chevrolet station wagons. Now anything under the hood is mysterious at best and otherwise impossible. Ya can't beat a '61 Impala for simplicity. It would take...

Didn't happen in Illinois. -West out

Hehe, I did that once when I was about 14. Had the window and screen open. I shot from inside the room with a '94 30-30. Never did that again. That probably started my hearing degradation. Mother shrieked from downstairs, and my dad came boiling upstairs wondering what I was doing. Got the...

Hehe, I gotta clean mine up! Mebbe I can get it that purty again...... Maybe some nice brown enamel paint..... -West out

I disagree! If she was convicted of a felony she lost her gun rights, and also lost whatever the civil suit cost her. Now I'd like to see the actual description and transcript of this case. West out

No kidding!! I've spent the last month and a half in hospitals and nursing home. I'm amazed at the medical professionals (both doctors and nurses) wearing myriad tattoos, various ear adornments, nose rings, etc. Not to mention the 'relations counselor' at my granddaughter's school. She was a...

As for targets, I keep most white cardboard that comes in the house. Have a couple feet stacked in the basement..,. Especially nice are big pieces, large envelopes, big donut boxes are the nicest. Most frozen food comes boxed in white lined boxes. I can get 6 targets on some of the larger...

OK, once again all: I got the 605 torn down per the instructions on the Taurus board. . Not sure how I'll get the side plate back in, it seems kinda tight. I think I have the upper corner key in its slot OK. But, I'll worry that issue when I'm ready to go back together. As far as canned air...

Well, I don't know whether it qualifies as 'vintage', but here's my Herter's Super Model U3 I'm still using. It dates from 1973. I see no difference in ammo loaded on it, or one of the more recent RockChuckers I've acquired. Still has the old brown crinkle finish. I have a pretty decent...

During our gun club's annual hunter sight-in, we get a good cross section of the public. I usually work 4-5 days of the two month sojourn. I see at least one and sometimes more each year with the scope mounted 90 degrees off. A couple have even supposedly been mounted at local gun stores...

Aye all, reading this thread, I'm beginning to feel better about my pawn shop find. As noted in another thread, I picked up a Taurus 605 .357 2-inch bbl, the other day. I'm still playing with it. Feels stiff on double action (I'm not used to double action) and hard single action trigger but...

HEHE, reddog is probably right. When I get to it, (other pressing health issues with wife), I'll do the snap-cap and dry firing trick after hosing out the action. Some alcohol oughta do the trick, in various places and uses, with an air blowdown. Which reminds me, there was a small air...

Alaska MIke is correct as is Doubleh. I should have done my homework and read through the 375 (7500 posts) pages of gun lube posts on THR. I was amazed there are that many posts on the subject. My apologies for not looking and opening yet another can of worms(horses?). I'll not be so flippant...

Back when I worked for a living, I had access to scrap steel plate. For all my case trimmers, (4 I think) I made bases out of 3/4 plate, tapped mounting holes for the trimmer proper, and drilled holes for additional pilots and collets. They're heavy enough to stay in place during trimming...

Yea! Lubriplate is the name I remember now. It's been awhile..... I remember a neighbor coming over an kibbitzing: 'why ya putting all that grease in them pistons? yer oil ain't gonna get through'..... I just listened to him palaver and went on my way. Later, he asked me how my engine...

OK sports fans, simple question here: What's a light but 'staying' grease for gun interiors? I'm about to tear down a new to me Taurus 605 to clean interior and relube. Couple guys in that thread said 'lube of your choice'.... I've always just used Hoppe's oil, or 3 IN ONE oil in my...