Beer and guns

[PapsD]

I wouldn't lease it if you want to hunt it. I think you'd just be asking for trouble. I find it's best to keep your hunting spots to yourself.

If Florida has a purple paint law it would be easy to mark boundaries.

 

[Stevo2569]

Residue from black powder shooting is corrosive. There is a good chance that the barrel, cylinders and every part that was exposed can be slightly or seriously corroded.

I would be careful shooting it because some of the tolerances may be off. For one, the gap between the cylinder and the barrel (cylinder gap) if it is corroded it may be greater than spec. and will blast a ton of flame, smoke and buring powder out the side.

bosco

Yeah I was thinking the cylinder gap was quiet large anyway. But I've never fired one of these so it's probably no too far off.

Better safe than sorry.

Thanks for confirming that. My thoughts also. Ill get it checked first. I'd rather not have flaming slag shooting out towards any part of my body.

 

[boscobeans]

Yeah I was thinking the cylinder gap was quiet large anyway. But I've never fired one of these so it's probably no too far off.



Thanks for confirming that. My thoughts also. Ill get it checked first. I'd rather not have flaming slag shooting out towards any part of my body.

A lot of those OPEN tops were set up (factory new) with a gap around .002 and would loosen up quickly. I think anything in the area of .009 would be OK but when it gets wider than that you are losing a lot of pressure, accuracy and the gases would start to flame cut the forcing cone.

Anything less than .002 (that's even tight) would foul up easily and need to be cleaned frequently.

OMO

bosco

 

[BobbiLynn]

I think you'd just be asking for trouble. I find it's best to keep your hunting spots to yourself.

Yeah, probably so, some other family members said the same thing, about asking for trouble. Just been strapped for actual cash with 2 kids in college, going over some things I could do. Earlier this year, we had some bad rain from a hurricane, wiped out all the crops, well, except the lumber and fruit trees that mostly were left standing(without their fruit).

 

[PapsD]

Yeah, probably so, some other family members said the same thing, about asking for trouble. Just been strapped for actual cash with 2 kids in college, going over some things I could do. Earlier this year, we had some bad rain from a hurricane, wiped out all the crops, well, except the lumber and fruit trees that mostly were left standing(without their fruit).

Yeah it was a bad year for farmers in IL too. But hang in there!

I hunt a lot on public land but I also hunt my grandparent's farm and we keep it family only on my grandparents place. They still have trouble with the yahoos down there sometimes. Sometimes we invite people to come and hunt but it's on the good old boy system.

If you shoot a big buck sneak it out of there and don't tell anyone where you shot it.

Maybe look @ buying a beater truck and park it out there. Just take it to town sometimes.

 

[Stevo2569]

A lot of those OPEN tops were set up (factory new) with a gap around .002 and would loosen up quickly. I think anything in the area of .009 would be OK but when it gets wider than that you are losing a lot of pressure, accuracy and the gases would start to flame cut the forcing cone.

Anything less than .002 (that's even tight) would foul up easily and need to be cleaned frequently.

OMO

bosco

Just checked and the cylinder gap varies from cylinder to cylinder. Most are at .008 but one as much as .012 at top and .004 at bottom near center. Do you foresee a problem with the alignment?

 

[boscobeans]

Just checked and the cylinder gap varies from cylinder to cylinder. Most are at .008 but one as much as .012 at top and .004 at bottom near center. Do you foresee a problem with the alignment?

The gaps would work but if the cylinder is out of line I would have a gunsmith check it out. The cylinder may need to be ground FLAT AND TRUE. Then shimmed which would give you a more constant gap for each chamber.

Remember these guns were used and used frequently. I am sure they were used with gaps all over the place but if you want to have a good shooter it makes sense to at least have it checked out.

The smith should check cylinder play and lockup, alignment to the forcing cone, condition of the nipples and general wear and tear on all the parts.

bosco

 

[krackin]

Residue from black powder shooting is corrosive. There is a good chance that the barrel, cylinders and every part that was exposed can be slightly or seriously corroded.

I would be careful shooting it because some of the tolerances may be off. For one, the gap between the cylinder and the barrel (cylinder gap) if it is corroded it may be greater than spec. and will blast a ton of flame, smoke and buring powder out the side.

Better safe than sorry.

bosco

I agree, the timing could be off as well. This is a replica Colt Army .44, the Navy model designation is .36 traditionally speaking. The brass frame is obviously not as strong as a steel frame and are preferably used only on the .36 Navy due to lighter load potential. The .44's have the cylinder capacity for quite heavy loads.

If this handgun does check out keep the loads very light, or not at all. Heavy loads are only for steel framed models, it always was this way. Top strap models are much stronger with the previously pictured modern made Ruger Old Army .44 being the strongest of all cap and ball revolvers ever made.

 

[Stevo2569]

I agree, the timing could be off as well. This is a replica Colt Army .44, the Navy model designation is .36 traditionally speaking. The brass frame is obviously not as strong as a steel frame and are preferably used only on the .36 Navy due to lighter load potential. The .44's have the cylinder capacity for quite heavy loads.

If this handgun does check out keep the loads very light, or not at all. Heavy loads are only for steel framed models, it always was this way. Top strap models are much stronger with the previously pictured modern made Ruger Old Army .44 being the strongest of all cap and ball revolvers ever made.

Thanks for the info guys.

 

[Golddiggie]

Loaded up my full size mags (left the 10 rounders empty) with hollow-points [tonight] JUST in case the Mayan's got it right.

 

[alpha224]

Loaded up my full size mags (left the 10 rounders empty) with hollow-points [tonight] JUST in case the Mayan's got it right.

I would have loaded the 10's too, just to be safe...buuuuuuuuut we won't know how that would have worked out, will we?

 

[Golddiggie]

I would have loaded the 10's too, just to be safe...buuuuuuuuut we won't know how that would have worked out, will we?

I used to use the 10 round mags to chamber a round when shooting competitions. Once that was done, I'd put it into my back pocket (no need to take up a full size mag slot). IF I needed more than 6 mags holding 14-15 rounds each, there would have been something serious going on. Over 85 (hollow-point and FCJ) rounds would take care of a good amount of things.

 

[TomTwanks]

To the OP, I bought my first gun a few months ago which was a ruger sr40c and its a great pistol. Fun as hell to shoot!

 

[Golddiggie]

Scored a couple of AR lowers today (stripped of course) for a pretty good rate. Planning to get one upper soon and build up one.

 

[Grizz]

Just waiting on some ammo to arrive for my 338 lapua!!!

 

[Stevo2569]

Just waiting on some ammo to arrive for my 338 lapua!!!

Cool. That's the same round as the longest sniper kill record used right? Something like 2800 yrds I think?

 

[Grizz]

your right, the exact distance I believe is 2707 yards.

 

[estricklin]

Just waiting on some ammo to arrive for my 338 lapua!!!

I got the chance to shoot one last year, was a Savage, DON'T skip the hearing protection that's for sure.

 

[jmeister]

Scored a couple of AR lowers today (stripped of course) for a pretty good rate.

Nice score given the stupidity going on right now

 

[Wus67]

Nice score given the stupidity going on right now

+1 Bingo

 

[Golddiggie]

Nice score given the stupidity going on right now

Yeah, shocked me when I heard about the crap going on (I don't watch the news and crap like that )... I need to contact the shop I got them from to see if he has any more left. Might pick up another one, or two, to have on hand. Also reached out to a vendor of the uppers to find out what else I need to get, on top of one of their kits. Seems like it includes everything except a stripped lower receiver. :rockin:

Right now, I plan on building up one complete AR. Not sure on barrel length (between 16" and 24") but I'll want a couple of option right from the start. Might go with a more standard (and lower cost) upper for the other receiver. Then, when I can afford it, I might get a different upper configured differently. Great thing about the AR platform is I can change the upper's around or switch out one for another, depending on what I want to do with them.

Hopefully the madness will go away and things will return to something resembling sanity soon. IMO, people need to get more twist resilient panties.

 

[DemonEagle]

Hi all....fellow beer and gun lover here.

Here are a couple of my favorites from the collection.

.45 Wilson Combat Supergrade

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.45 Colt Defender Plus

Wildey .45 Winchester Magnum

Smith & Wesson .22

 

[Bensiff]

Scored a couple of AR lowers today (stripped of course) for a pretty good rate. Planning to get one upper soon and build up one.

Yeah, my wife is regularly reminding me that I'm supposed to be building her one before I can't anymore. I just don't want to go and fight the crowds as most of the folks running down to the gun shops are the type that don't have a clue how to handle a gun and start lasering folks and wasting everyones' time asking all the great questions like, "which one has more knock down power," "what machine gun should I get the AR or the AK," "how do I remove the magazine (while holding a bolt action with a floor plate)?" and so on and so forth...so, I'll wait and pick one up later.

 

[sweed]

Scored a couple of AR lowers today (stripped of course) for a pretty good rate. Planning to get one upper soon and build up one.

Where did you get these lowers from? I've been looking at a few places (I'm pretty sure all sold out), and we have a group buy feeling right now on NES. I hope that goes through because they're hoping to get lowers for under $100. I'm seeing stripped ones between $135-165ish and some others asking the moon for them.

I have a litttle extra right now, and contemplating on buying one, and then building one. I need to start buying mags now I guess just in case!

 

[morticus]

Where did you get these lowers from? I've been looking at a few places (I'm pretty sure all sold out), and we have a group buy feeling right now on NES. I hope that goes through because they're hoping to get lowers for under $100. I'm seeing stripped ones between $135-165ish and some others asking the moon for them.

I have a litttle extra right now, and contemplating on buying one, and then building one. I need to start buying mags now I guess just in case!

Good luck finding mags. I've been seeing pmags online selling for a lot of five between $200 and $600.

 

[Lushife]

They don't mix, but I'm sure a lot of us drink beer and shoot guns. Hopefully we do it in the reverse order. But I'm a newer gun owner. I love beer, and I love guns. Lets share our stories. My first is a Ruger sr9c, love it. I moved to NH because of the better gun laws than mass, lol.

If this violates rules of this forum, please delete.

Yeah that's why I would like to move to DE.
My mother got a shotgun and a case of wine Christmas.

 

[Golddiggie]

Good luck finding mags. I've been seeing pmags online selling for a lot of five between $200 and $600.

Picked up a virtually un-used 20 round mag the same day (and at the same place) I got the two lowers. I'll be looking for some more 20-30 (or higher) mags over the next few weeks. While I only need the one, I'd like to have a few more for use.

BTW, the same place I got the two lowers from, is sold out and doesn't have an ETA on getting more. Really glad I grabbed two instead of just one.

 

[Tex]

Good luck finding mags. I've been seeing pmags online selling for a lot of five between $200 and $600.

No joke. My local cabelas and cheaper than dirt were sold out. I hear CTD is asking $60 each for pmags when they do have them. The local shop by my folks place had 8 left, all desert tan and asking $50 each. My friend went to the gun show this weekend and said he couldn't find pmags anywhere. Makes me wish I had bought more when they were $10-12 at the guns shows.

 

[morticus]

No joke. My local cabelas and cheaper than dirt were sold out. I hear CTD is asking $60 each for pmags when they do have them. The local shop by my folks place had 8 left, all desert tan and asking $50 each. My friend went to the gun show this weekend and said he couldn't find pmags anywhere. Makes me wish I had bought more when they were $10-12 at the guns shows.

Same here!

 

[Stevo2569]

Good luck finding mags. I've been seeing pmags online selling for a lot of five between $200 and $600.

No Sh!t!! Maybe I should sale a few of mine to fund the .22 conversion kit I want.