Nice ride to the farm yesterday. Got to drive the tractor with the brush cutter for 3 hrs, my favorite thing in summer. Then a bike ride home.
My second and third favorite rides.....
Don
True story:
I moved to Southern Indiana and started working for a Forklift Company in Louisville. One of my first service calls was to a new industrial park East of the city. One of the service techs was telling me how to get there and he said "You take exit # ?? and go to the far tar and turn...
My Dad was on an LST prepping to invade Japan when the bombs dropped. Very short life expectancy on a landing in Japan.
I remember an interview with Col. Tibbetts the pilot for one of the bomb drops. They asked if he felt remorse for killing so many people. Paraphrasing him here but "Hell no!!"...
Was taught by Catholic nuns in grade school, they were murderous on spelling/punctuation and sentence structure. I learned to read by using phonics and I can write and read cursive. So mistakes irradiate me.........:dunno:
Don
As a Christian I am horrified at what happens to the innocent. In war, by so called "parents", or anyone abusing them.
At a small zoo I stood once behind a double fence from an adult male Lion roaring at the top of his lungs. We were about 3' from him. The sound was so loud it shook the ground...
All my loads are in the 85-90% range max. There is no use, to me, of getting near max pressure on anything, rifle or pistol .
Even the 458 Winchester Magnum with 500 gr steel jacketed solids get less than max pressures.
The only thing I do with higher pressure is a 357 Ruger Bakckhawk. The...
I had 2 bore rider molds. Did some shooting with them and never got the accuracy I was looking for, sold them.
It may very well have been me and my lack of loading development. Life got in the way with 3 daughters.
Have to get the BPCR out again and have another go at it.
Still loads of fun...
The 535 is the Lyman Postal bullet. I also have a similar sized paper patch mould from RCBS. The Browning BPCR will shoot either but really likes the 500 grain Lyman RN.
The 1886 uses the 420 gr FN bullet I mentioned. Has to be seated a little deeper because of the chamber. It has been cut to...
45-70 has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Have 4 of them right now.
Encore 16" pistol w/brake.
Browning BPCR.
Marlin JM SBL 16" barrel.[Think Jurrassic Park movie]
Browning 1886 lever.
Had an NEF single shot for awhile. Nice light weight and shot well.
Iload mostly a 420 grain cast...
Go to a lot of baseball games with the grandsons, was at one last night. Love this video.
Have to brag on our 13 year old, he is my mini me, a real knot head. He is 6' tall, 190 lbs of muscle. Throws a baseball over 70 mph. Hit 11 homers in the last 2 seasons.
He is playing on the school team...
Was reminded of this today on for some reason.
The absolute worst chewing out I got in the Marines was by a WM Major. It was eloquent, and blistering without cursing. I remember standing there in awe of her ability with words. Can't remember what the hell we did but the a**chewing was epic.
Don