Arkie_Lefty

Wayne, know you're the admin here, and this may be the next step from hersety,,,,but, you should ask about that one on the mosberg forum over at Rimfire Central. Bob

Good to have another Southerner!! Bob

15 yr old Springfield is not the same gun they're building today. When Joe overhauled my Colt Combat Elite (series 80) he replaced the extra parts with a blank filler. Put it up against ANY 70. Bob

Moe, you never had a chance to handle/shoot a Marvel? For a non custom gun, buy the Springfield Arms base model, it'll outshood about any of the old Colts out of the box, and any decent smith will be willing to work on it or add custom parts in the future. Probably the best bargain out there. Bob

Mauser 98, of course. Really bums me out that the "real deal" has never been made in a lefty! Gonna get me a CZ one of these days, though. They're pretty darned close to a 98. Bob

The custom, all new parts (Strayer-Tripp slide and frame, I believe) works of art built at "Marvel Custom Pisols" by Bob Marvel and my Nephew, Joe Chambers. GUARANTEED 1 inch groups from a ransom rest at 50 yards. Ultra reliability is a given. You didn't set a price limit! Bob

Yes, being the dumbarse that I am, I once tried oil dry(same thing as kitty litter, just ground a little finer). TOTAL CATASTROPHIE!!!! Even though the clay is baked to ultra low humidity content, it left each and every piece of brass totally coated in caked MUD lookin' $hit! Had to dig it out of inside every case (luckily it was 45 auto and easily dug in), then paperclip each flash hole! Finally ended up puting it in a mesh bag in a load of laundry to get it cleaned up enough to re-tumble with walnut. NOT A GOOD/MONEYSAVING IDEA!! Bob

Because you should try to match bullet properties to game being hunted. Overpenetration/failure to expand properly can be as much of a problem as underpenetration. Buddy used to deer hunt here with 220gr factory 30-06 loads,,,,did an excellent job, long as he shot 'em in the head! Bob

Picked up decent Weaver base and rings at Wally-World for a 10/22 the other evening for under $25. Bob

Just passing on what I was told by person who fixes their furk-upz on a daily basis. No reason for him to lie. bob

According to my favorite pistolsmith, ALL Kimber parts are cast,,, INCLUDING the barrel!! Thanks, but no thanks! Bob

Sorry! I was thinkin it so hard I figured everyone could tell he was shooting a 7rem mag! Bob

Steve, I'v heard good things about those "Lead Sled" shooting rests. Maybe ask around and try to borrow one? Bob

Well understand the difference between a little 125lb Arkansas whitetail and a western elk! I wasn't in any way suggesting you use 150's for them. Point in fact, my pistolsmith nephew just recently put two 140gr balistic tips into a MONSTER Nebraska whitetail and lost it for a week and a half before a property owner found it and called him to come retrieve the rack. One round in the front shoulder, the other in upper ham (full away), neither made it to anything vital. Good shot placement from just under 300 yards. He's going to something tougher and heavier before next year. I suggested 160 partition in his locale. Bob

Guess I'm gonna have to paw around on one at the next gunshow just to see what the fuss is about. Bob

Single shot .410 at the age of 8. Traded that sucker in on a Stevens (?) bolt 3 shot .410 repeater, that I managed to promptly blow up with a "reloaded" shell! (Took the guts out of a 12 round, including the primer, and stuffed it ALL in a 410 hull!!!) Saying is the Lord watches out for fools and small children,, in that case he was doing double duty! Next was an old Savage side by side that I proceded to chop off to 18 1/4 inches. Still managed to kill a lot of squirrel with that old blunderbuss. Know a lot of folks who still own firearms from their childhood, but I've allways tried to trade up and never look back. Bob

WELCOME ABROAD er, ABOARD! Said ya got some guns,,whatcha got?? Bob

Email Bushnell? Bob

I know it's a new site, but things seem awfully slow here this week end! Bob

Powder masure must be set by repeatedly measuring "thrown" charge and setting accordingly. This is progressive loading, more accurate than most shooters or rifles can discern, but it ain't benchrest. Best results with ball powders. Bob

I think the gen. consensus is action/receiver and 2-3 inches of bbl chanel. Bob

FOUND MY MAN!!! Same Nephew who just did the 10/22, and all that superfine 1911 work was in for the holliday and said he needed something to curse and fume about this long cold winter and took it home with him! These things are a real biach to work trigger on, as everything is INSIDE the receiver, so one must either build a jig to hold everyting in place, or mount outside receiver on pins to measure/fit hammer, transfer bar,etc. Also asked him to put some kind of "[censored]-pad" on and have it Mag-Na-Ported to tame recoil. Couple a years and maybe I'll have another nought-six to load for! Bob

get a Dillon and never look back. Bob

I'v never loaded 180's, only 150's for our light weight local deer. I've allways prefered ball powders though, as they throw so consistently I don't feel the need for a trickler. Nosler partitions would be hard to beat though. Bob

As I mentioned in an earler post, my nephew is well on the way to being a world-class pistolsmith, specializing in custom 1911's. Sometimes, as a favorite uncle he can be persuaded into other projects. The last one is the overhaul of an old Ruger 10/22. Built in the 60's, it looked like it might have spent some time stuck in the dirt doing duty as a fencepost! a friend donated a new O. E. Ruger stainless barrel (yes years ago they actually had real stainless, instead of silver paint on steel), Joe bead-blasted the aluminum receiver and sprayed a clear coat to keep it from oxidizing, bead blasted the bbl., polished the trigger, as well as doing a trigger job, re-faced the bolt to square (also gets the chamber closer to minimum specs)and a dozen other things I can't remember and he didn't write down. Have a silver finish Burris 4X originally on the Wife's Mini-30 that I'm planning to put in black rings & base. Then it's off to a local shop that does "vat dipped" camo. http://www.camo-solutions.com/camo_patterns.htm Special heat reactive plastic film (knda like Saran Wrap) is laid on top of heated water in a vat, then the part, be it a barrelled action, or part of your Mercury duck boat engine, is dipped into the vat and plastic film is applied like a skin. In my case it's gonna be the "carbon fiber" finish applied to the stock! Right now I'm beating my brains out trying to decide whether to pillar bed before finish is applied, or hope for excellent groups as is. Bob