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    Loads for S&W Model 25 45 Colt

    That's what I use for my Colt New Service -- starting loads in the "Ruger Only" section.
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    Loads for S&W Model 25 45 Colt

    Then shame on Hodgen.
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    Loads for S&W Model 25 45 Colt

    My old Hodgen manual has a section on "Ruger Only" loads. Pressure is given for each load. When loading for my Colt New Service, I find starting loads at or below 21,000 PSI and that's what I go with,
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    If you could only have 5 handguns?

    I'd use my m1911 to shoot the SOB who said I could only have 5 guns. If he seemed to be recovering, I'd shoot him again with my Colt m357.
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    Backpacking with a Firearm

    I used to carry a 6-foot bamboo staff, then I went to a 6-foot PVC about 1 1/2" I put crutch tips on my staffs. I cut off a foot from one end of the PCV and insert a 4 - 5" knife blade in a broom stick epoxied in the longer end of the staff and replace the cut off section. When I need it...
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    Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

    That log cabin looks like one near me on the county line between Stone and Vanburen counties in Arkansas,
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    Backpacking with a Firearm

    I've hiked the Appalachian Trail (2100 miles in mostly 100 mile segments) the Horseshoe trail in Pennsylvania, the Flint River in Georgia and the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas and Missouri. I have a pouch on the backpack belt for such things as compass, trail guide, etc. It accommodates a...
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    A Holiday Quiz. A Choice of One Gun. To Defend Yourself In the Home ,On the Street or in the Wild

    The basic premise, "Choice of one gun for defense in all situations" basically rules out long arms. I can't imagine carrying a rifle or shotgun everywhere. For a defensive pistol, I chose the .45 ACP in the gun that was designed for it, the M1911,
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    Question for Die-Hard Revolver Fans

    My position is when I've emptied my revolver, all the cases are in the chamber and I can dump them in my hand. When I've fired my automatic, the cases are somewhere on this planet. My favorite revolver is a Colt New Service. I had the barrel trimmed to 5 1/2", put on adjustable sights and...
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    308 win loads for elk

    I dunno about that! I shot an elk in Colorado with a 225 grain Nosler PJ. It went down the mountain and fell with it's antlers jammed into the dirt. I butchered it on the spot. I peeled the hide off the left side (the side facing me when I fired) and the left front leg fell off. I peeled...
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    Pinned Barrels, yes or no

    Recessed cylinders are useful only for rimfires. But pinned barrels are easier to replace than crush-fit screwed in barrels. If you ever crack a forcing cone with hot loads, you'll appreciate a pinned barrel.
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    Question for Die-Hard Revolver Fans

    I'll go along with that, although I'm a Colt man. I usually carry a Colt New Service in .45 Colt in the woods
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    Found my dad's CMP Garand paperwork - No Service or Rack grade wording.

    You know that was a REAL M1, carried by a real soldier when you find something like that.
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    Found my dad's CMP Garand paperwork - No Service or Rack grade wording.

    It even had the original zero card in the butt trap.
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    Found my dad's CMP Garand paperwork - No Service or Rack grade wording.

    Never have -- still experimenting with powder coating.
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