Recent content by Col. Harrumph

Or even a distant neighbor, if you live where I do. 😒

Could also be a candidate for "restoration" (preservation would be a better word) as a fun project. See Mark Novak's YouTube channel (Anvil) for how he boils the metal (really! in tap water!) to turn that cruft on the tubes, back into bluing.

I just admit that I'm paranoid... and a moody loner. So, a moody paranoid loner with a gun. Next question?

I'm guessing you hook your lunches with bear paws if you find shooting that thing to be comfortable. I wear 2XL gloves and my 1917 Colt's trigger is almost within reach. :thumbup:

I think that may explain the problem. Whiskering is done with water, not oil, and a nonmarring abrasive such as a kitchen scouring pad.

Did you whisker the stock before first applying the oil?

My one experience was quite different, especially at the destination end. When I declared the pistol at the ticket counter, the agent asked me to open the suitcase and the locked hard case. I did, and she put a pre-printed sheet of paper in with the gun and bid me secure it. The suitcase then...

I never could figure out how to pour those B&T's.

Verrückt is the German for crazy, FWIW.

No problems with H110 in my CH4D.

I vote for rust blue, following of course after an absolutely brilliant polish.

CUP! I'm embarrassed to see you're right.

Jeez, I guess I'm lucky to have a heart that's cold and hard!

I was all set to drive over an hour to Kittery Trading Post tomorrow to pick up some 2400, the "go to" powder for 357 Mag (at least, that's what all you experts say). But with time on my hands today I entered some numbers from Lyman's reloading bible, 49th edition, and made a scatter plot...

The gun must be in checked baggage; that could be a secure backpack. Both your airline and the TSA have their rules & regulations online.