Recent content by Kaylee

What's their useful range out of a 5.5" rifled barrel revolver? What kind of spread pattern is there? Are they suitable for li'l critters like rabbit and smaller fowl and suchlike? I'm wondering if it's worth slipping a few into the cartridge pouch along with the critter loads.. Thanks. :)

If there's still a live round in there um... yeah. Take it to a gunsmith. Verrrry carefully. (edit, if I misunderstood and you have a projectile lodged in the barrel and a spent case locked in the action, you might be able to pull the bullet with one of those worms for black powder arms)

What USMC Tanker said. Actually, the DCM/ODCMP is a pretty darn good model of the same - sell the govt's cast offs for a song, then use 'em for civilian education and competition. Prolly though these days the ideal would be using surplused M16A1s and A2s in something resembling 3-gun...

The one problem I have with my (pre-New) Vaquero is that the grips are awful fat on the bottom, and tend to crowd all my fingers up towards the top. How do the slimmer "gunfighter grips" work for those of you that have them, and do you find a difference with felt recoil? (Think heavy 45 Colt...

Personally, I'd just go for an already sporterized mil-surp, There were some lovely ones done with superb aperture sights in the post-war years. I'd bet you could find a .270 Springfield without much trouble at all, given the tastes of the day.

Well yeah, from a using standpoint not much new there. I don't see any niches there crying out to be filled. Looks like you're covered. From an interest/collecting standpoint - well that's just entirely personal preference. Personally I'd rather have an M1A derivative* than any AK on the...

sounds perfectly reasonable. You might be able to tweak a Remington barrel to fit: http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_434_443_444&products_id=4233 But you're prolly better off buying an octagonal barrel blank from one of the muzzle loader supply houses (Dixie Gunworks...

For what it's worth Mr. Murdock, I'd consider the historical inaccuracy of a coil handspring and wire bolt/trigger spring worth it. I'm a sucker for historical accuracy as much as anyone, but constantly replacing those tiny little leaf springs, especially on the Italian clones, is a pain in the...

I may just end up making my own, but I'm curious if anyone makes a cartridge loop buttcuff that - 1. Will fit a Winchester 1892 pattern rifle 2. Is made of leather 3. (Preferably) has a flap over the cartridge loops 4. Will hold .454 or .45 Colt cartridges such that the projectile...

So now I finally have in hand a .454 carbine and a .45 Colt Ruger (original) Vaquero. I'd like to get started in basic reloading since prices for .45 Colt are scary expensive. And I live in south central Alaska, with regular trips to (big) critter country. I see "animal" loads online in...

neat! For what it's worth, the old timers would sometimes make front rifle sights by cutting off a section of an old silver dime or quarter.. I reckon then soldering it on?

politeness please. :)

What a cool story. Family stories are always the best. :)

magazine loaded (28 up), bolt forward, dust cover closed. Keeps it close-to-ready, but the dust bunnies out. :) If I had kids, it'd be different.

nice image, looks like a good kid. :) first layout is better. I get the point of normalizing EBRs - makes sense I think to put your focus there. I think Nem's just getting impatient for his new Marlin to show up. :p