I have a large dog, who's very affectionate and very protective, as well as other items that would give an intruder a warm reception. I'm not going to say what they are, however, or vote in the poll. Have no problem with the thread. I just keep these things to myself, ordinarily.
I own a lightsaber and a death ray gun. I've never had to use the death ray though ... ....... ....... .......
I like the handiness of the .38 and the punch, less worry about aiming and I only shoot rattlers that are in and around camp like under the porch, etc. the O/U is for muchos Paloma's--its a target rich environment. Digressing, I wish I could reason with a rattlesnake because I love what they do and take no pleasure in offing them except for the nice new snake skin and a chance to gross out the women with fried rattle snake. Digressing further, if I had to live off of rattlesnake, it wouldn't be that bad. Once you get over the squeamish factor I can say I've definitely eaten worse.
I have two guns, a 270 rifle for hunting(haven't been in years) and a very old .22 rifle. I do not own a handgun and never have. I have no problem with people who exercise their Constitutional rights that do own a lot of weapons. I do have a problem with people who don't understand the Constitution.
Using .38 special ammunition in a .357 pistol is fun for target shooting, if you love the .357, but are old and decrepit, and wishing to fire something you already have, but with a little less kick. Just keep the cylinder clean, not that I know anything at all about the topic.
None at home. I got a 410 shotgun and a daisy BB pellet gun at my parent's house. I shot the 410 one time 30+ years ago. The BB gun if you pumped it up 10 times it would put a hole in a can bigger than my father's 22 would.
Nope but I've fired one before. I've considered buying one but my only real use for it would be as a snake gun or MAYBE rabbits.
Give me a great home security system and exterior camera any day of the week over stock piling fire arms, but I do own a 410 shotgun which is I guess is like a Pinto for gun enthusiasts. Good for killing snakes and stuff at our family farm but not much else. Since I'm a "Libtard" I guess I need to get rid of it soon though so I can keep up with my liberal agenda of taking guns from people protecting themselves from all the illegals out to kill them.
Fair number of pretty much all of it, I've been at it for a while, mostly for hunting and competitive target shooting. Black powder rifles, mostly repro Civil War percussion Enfield rifles, had an original Springfield but sold it, still have a nice reproduction Maynard model 1 carbine. Cast and size my own bullets. Single action shooting guns, Model 73 levergun in 38/357, Ruger New Vaqueros in 38/357, Winchester Miroku high wall in 38-55; reload for all of these. Shotguns for bird hunting, Parker 12 gauge and 16 gauge, Benelli SBE 12 gauge for ducks/turkey Rifles for hunting, Tikka .243 for deer, both wood and synthetic, Tikka 30-06 synthetic for bear/elk/moose, CZ .223 for chucks/fox/coyote .22 cal rifles for hunting and target: CZ 452 Americans, CZ 452 varmint bull barrels, CZ 452 trainer, CZ 452 ultralux iron sights; Anschutz 1416 scoped and 1416 iron sights sporters; Marlin tube fed bolt 22 for chucks etc Revolvers, Smith 66, Smith 686, Smith 19, Ruger Single Six, and the New Vaqueros Pistols, Smith 41, Glocks 19, 23, STI Trojan in .45ACP For the rest of it, an old Oneida bow I don't use any more, various machetes and maybe 40-50 folding knives, fixed blades, skinners, partial to Buck and Bark River knives, have a nice Helle that I got as a gift. No stun guns or tasers.
What kind of press do you use to reload? I will have to get into it sooner or later. Also how much time does it take to make say 500 rounds?
I started with a Lee single stage but quickly moved on to a Lee classic turret. I take my time and can probably do 50 rounds in 20 minutes? I've never actually timed it. I'll only load 100-200 at a time, it's easy to get tired and start losing your concentration. It's not hard to do, but you want to pay attention for sure. I use Lyman lubesizers for the black powder guns.
Thanks so much. Everyone I talk to has a different opinion on what press to use, how long it takes, when to use lubricant, when it's important to wash the shells before reloading, or to never waste time washing the shells (for non black powder obviously.) Then reading for it online adds a dozen more differing opinions. It's like I'm on overload. I've never loaded my own before, but I buy from a guy who reloads for me. Cheaper and more reliable than buying retail, but still not as cheap as reloading my own. I've seen and heard so many different opinions on what to use, which press to use, that I realize, I'll have to weigh it all and just take a chance and adjust from there.
pm me if you want and I can walk you through the basics along the lines of how I learned them. It does seem like information overload in the beginning, but it's really not bad. It helps to begin with simply loading for pistol rounds, .38sp for example. There's no case trimming involved, carbide dies don't require lubrication, the powder charges are low and there's not much range for variation with those charges, and the bullets are cheap and widely available. Then once you learn how to load for a caliber like that (which lets you shoot a lot for a little bit of money), you can move on to a second caliber. For me I loaded several pistol calibers before moving on to the 38-55 rifle caliber. And I still don't load for my hunting loads, e.g., for .243 or 30-06 rounds--commercially available rounds in those calibers are pretty close to perfect, and for hunting alone I just don't go through that many rounds in a year, whereas for pistol I'll shoot hundreds at a time and several thousand rounds in a year. like I said, contact me if you want and I can give you more advice if it would help. Good luck!
