Buttheads abound...

Yvsa, thanks for the welcome and the good advice. I'll take you up on it. As for buzzard feathers, Rusty, I just don't think they would be colorful enough. You know, if you're going to wear feathers to a dance, you have to wear some that will help you make an entrance...not that I would know.

bt
 
I think I like the Starboard list myself. The boat seems a bit more stable with a slight list to the right.:) :D
 
Loook on the bright side, Yvsa: You can go full auto on a semi auto!

Keith

P.S. Welcome to tha Cantina, btice...

Rusty--Just send the NDN some Jimson weed, and call it even. ;)
 
I'd prefer the list severe enough to catch fish with my bare hands from the deck of the ship, if, 'list to the Right' means keeping and bearing arms.

Arms deter evil, protect the individual and society, and are intrinsically linked to our right to exist as a species. Even a dog is allowed to defend itself. Armed citizens also keep both neighbors and Governments more honest than they would be without.

munk
 
We are so behind the times out here in central Nevada there are actually still people here who think a viable solution to crooked polititians involves roofing tar, turkey feathers ( fresh horse manure can be applied as a finishing coat ) and a 132 mile ride on a train that can't go more than 25 mph on the good sections of the trackbed.
 
Rusty, maybe we could look at it not as a solution, but rather a perk for those who deserve it.

bt
 
It sure seems like this forum just keeps collecting the good guys or, have I missed something? :)
 
The bad guys have all moved on and have their own forum, or else ran for office. You see them on TV occasionally.


munk
 
This type of thing is what a gunsmith fears the most. It is pure silliness perpetrated by people that have a baseless fear of things they do not understand. I was at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado working on my gunsmithing degree when the Columbine tragedy took place. The rest of the student body took up a rather aggressive hate campaign against our department. I was eating lunch in the cafeteria one day and one of the malcontents started verbally abusing a group of us for making things that killed people. I looked up and explained that guns do not kill people, people kill people, and was told I was wrong. I proceeded to explain how I had sat down one night with my favorite 44 magnum and a six-pack of beer for a good conversation. I then explained how the pistol did not so much as touch its beer or participate in the conversation. I then said it was a sad thing that an inanimate object could do so much harm, if it would not drink and converse with me. That ended the debate and caused a curious confused look to develop on the faces of our antagonists.

Finely tuned and built firearms garner the same respect from me, as do finely made hand forged blades. There is art in 44 six-shooter that has been built from a cylinder and frame, or a 1911 that has been torn down and hand fitted in a rebuild.

People that do not understand something should take the time to learn about what they fear rather than demanding the imposition of restrictions blindly.

And that is my two cents worth.
 
The last 44 I built I started out as a cylinder and frame, Ruger Super Blackhawk, I bought from a friend. It wound up with a 4 5/8” bull barrel, re-contoured steel Blackhawk grip frame, all new hand fitted guts, English walnut grips from my shop, and so on. The only factory parts were the grip screw, cylinder, and cylinder frame. Turned out to be quite a handfull.

At present I am working on a 3 screw 30 carbine. 8” octagon barrel, I make these in my shop, redone Old Army grip frame and all the fixings. I have a perfect piece of Cat Claw that will make the grips. Should be a beautiful piece when I am finished.

My specialties are single action revolvers, lever action rifles, and AR-15’s
 
DAC, Late last month I was sent to the range in Memphis, had something to do with making small holes in paper. While there, some civilian shooters were sighting in their "spaceguns" and let me tell you, they were neat! One was an AR-15 chambered for a .308 round... all my men were jealous, for while our M-16's went "Bang" that guy was going "BOOM!"

heh

Stephen
 
good to know, DAC. I'm partial to Ruger single actions. First handgun I ever owned was a Ruger Bisley .41
I've heard nothing but praise for the Old Army gripframe fitted to a new model frame.

If I ever could stop buying HI khukuris, I'd like to build another AR15. One I have now has the second worse trigger in my small collection of weapons. The first (worst trigger) belongs to a Lone Eagle. If you've ever examined one you know why, but I have seen better, even in other Lone Eagles.
still, the modern shooter does not have a lot to complain about, other than well intentioned BUTTHEADS making new law for our own good.



munk
 
Stephen

The AR-10/SR-25’s are wonderful firearms, AR types chambered in 308. David Tubb took the last 2 or 3 Camp Perry titles with a highly modified SR-25 in 6.5-06. The cool thing about AR types is how easy they are to do cool things with. I usually start with an A2 upper and machine the carry handle off and fit a new 12” long custom machined Picatinny rail to make a more functional A4 type upper, from there all is fair game. My current personal piece looks like something out of a SiFi flick and shoots 10 round 1” groups at 100 yards in my incapable hands.

Munk

Rugers rule the roost in terms of modifiability. Bisley 41 mags are a little rare and if you still have it take care of it, it will take care of you. AR triggers are easy in this day and time. Most of the good ones are near drop in’s and some are even affordable.

Did I mention that I also have two HI Khukuris by Sehr, a new journey that I am enjoying immensely. I took delivery of a Sirupati a week or so ago and hopefully my Kobra will be in this week, both are 18”. I am getting almost the same vibe from the one that is here as I do from a well-built firearm. Hopefully this feeling will grow.
 
.41 Bisley's were rare when they were being made. I had a chance at a stainless Redhawk in .41 with or without scope rings and cutouts- (not sure which is rarer) and didn't take it, instead opting for what is now one of my most missed firearms, the 5 1/2" SS .41 Redhawk. I did eventually land a blue 7 1/2 with scope rings.

If Ruger would tighten the chamber specs I'd own the .45 Colt Redhawk and probably never look at a .480 My other single action is a ss .45 Colt 4 5/8 " I cut the grip frame into a birds head and made the grips myself to fit. Naturally Ruger brings out the same in production many years after the trouble.

I am certain all owners of Ruger Bisleys eventually say something at the range like: "and now for a touch of the biz."

munk
 
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