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1860 Henry / Re: 1860 Henry Shooter Roll Call (JOIN HERE)
« Last post by Cap'n Redneck on Yesterday at 06:54:10 AM »
The "Holy Trinity" came together last week with the addition of a Uberti Henry Carbine in .45 Colt.
It will be fed .45 Schofield smokeless rounds as my main Wild Bunch rifle. 
In a pinch it will also double as a main-match rifle for CAS, as it will hold ten .45 Schofield BP cartridges, albeit with no room for a "gamer stick" then.

My first was a HEGE Uberti Iron Frame Henry Rifle in .44-40 back in 1994. 
It was intended for the 110 yard prone precision discipline in MLAIC.
So it was decked out with a tunnel front sight, a tang sight, military style sling swivels & sling,
and a patch-box in the stock to hold the tunnel sight inserts.
It served me well with open sights for CAS main-match from 1997.
Nowadays it's mostly used for the Lever-action Pistol-caliber Long range sidematch.

The second one was a Uberti Henry Military Rifle in .45 Colt back in 2010ish.
It was immediately put in service as a mainmatch rifle being fed .45 Schofield BP rounds.
I have never felt the need to upgrade to the "Improved" Henry or the later "Gun that won the West".
A humble HEGE Armi Sport / Chiappa Spencer Carbine in .45 Schofield has served as my back-up gun until the Henry Carbine now graces my gun cabinet.

Now, if only HRA or Uberti would get around to making a replica of the Volcanic Navy size pistol in .44 Russian with a factory-installed short-stroke kit so it could be fired Duelist style...? 

The "cool-factor" of a brace of Volcanics, a Henry & an 1887 Winchester would just be off the charts...!  8)
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Hm, clicking on stuff on stevesgunz causes my antivirus alert to pop up.


He may have gotten hacked and not be aware of it.

Since you know him, you may want to let him know.

In case it just my anti virus being overachieving, I'd like to ask if someone here would like to look up the site to confirm or deny similar results.

Thanks.

Badger
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The Darksider's Den / Re: Which rifle for BP?
« Last post by Mako on May 12, 2024, 08:36:38 PM »
All these newbies and new fangled ideas...
Who are the newbies and what are the new ideas?

~Mako
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by River City John on May 12, 2024, 05:05:26 PM »
Once again we were hosted to a fabulous brunch in Lincoln in honor of Mother's Day.
Fresh fruit, Caesar salad, chicken salad on bakery croissant rolls, bruschetta and a weighty concoction of chocolate and cream-filled cake. Plus a Mimosa.
An unexpected surprise, Our granddaughter Emily has been taking a woodworking class in school and made Lynn a table for Mother's Day. Birch inlaid with walnut. She made use of a table saw, planer, joiner and programmed a laser cutter to incise a design on the top, which was filled with epoxy resin to match the walnut. Then hours of sanding with progressively finer grit for a hand-rubbed finish.
Although it was Lynn's Mother's Day present, I sense a subtle nod to Grandpa.
The only caveat - when it comes time to redistribute the estate, daughter and son-in-law want it back.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Major 2 on May 12, 2024, 04:15:21 PM »
Oh! the simple things we do to Wreck ourselves.  ::)

I was not going to own up to my latest, but since you opened to door, I'll testify.... :-*

I flipped my electric mobile scooter; it reared up like an Unbroke bronco.
Landing on my back with front wheels pointed towards Heaven, and me on my keester still in the seat.
I'm glad no one saw it, Hell I even laughed at my own ridicules position.
I was unhurt but might have turned out way different. The tools, 18V cordless drill, 16 oz hammer,
a pair of plyers, a bag of screws, the scooters charger, my ball cap and sundried misc. parts catapulted over my head at some force.
The above missiles missed my face and cranium by about a foot. Nor did I smack the back of my head
or cause whiplash.

I was in the seat, something akin to a space launch position. No one home, cell phone in the house.... ::)
Laying there for several moments, assessing any personal harm.
The whole experience, was like in slow motion, when I realized I did not off myself, and absurdity set in
I laughed, looking around assuring myself no one, anyone saw my stupidity. 



Note to self, DON"T try to jump the sidewalk from the lawn at a 90-degree angle. the wheely that ensues
is not sustainable because the scoot is both top & rear heavy.
I figured I might have some pain set in sometime later, so far so good  :P     

Feel better Major, laugh at my Wreck, laughter is a feel better remedy  :D

   
                     

 

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1911 & Wild Bunch Shooting / Re: Wild Bunch Naval uniform
« Last post by Drydock on May 12, 2024, 04:02:27 PM »
https://sanfranciscohat.com/campobello-white/   FDRs favorite.  A USN white hat he picked up during his stint as Asst SecNav during WW1.  All the reinactors aboard the Olympia wear these. 






And yes, Gilligan wore one of these.  Lord knows where he got it.

https://www.whatpriceglory.com/products/7118-us-navy-wwi-pattern-dress-white-middy-blouse-shirt/

https://www.whatpriceglory.com/products/7104-us-navy-wwi-pattern-dress-white-trousers/

https://www.whatpriceglory.com/products/5316-us-navy-summer-white-cotton-middy-blouse-improved-body-length/


WPG also has the blue jumper uniform as well, but for what you want to do I think you'ld be better off with the whites.  Easier to take care of, and you'll be glad of the cotton in a Nebraska summer.



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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Major E A Sterner on May 12, 2024, 03:00:01 PM »
Afternoon Y'all yesterday, had the reception for my Son and Daughter in law(they eloped last October) Had a fair time.Coming back home I was carrying leftover food into the house and tripped and fell, I saved the food but hurt my knee and left forearm.I'm very stiff today. Match today was cancelled due to weather,But I doubt I would have gone due to my injuries. Hope your days are better.
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The Winchester Model 1876 / Re: Load Data for the 40/60
« Last post by Boone May on May 12, 2024, 01:06:50 PM »
Well obviously I’m too old and senile to be posting here much less fooling with primers and powder
Tried to pose a question regarding a suggestion in Venturinos “Lever Guns” but I put it on the 45-60 site….(sigh)
To get to the point:
He mentions shortening 45-70 dies to use reloading the 45-60
If this works then is the same course of action possible: using shortened 40-65 dies with the 40-60…
45-70 shortened for 45-60 reloading IAW Venturino
40-65 shortened for 40-60?
Thanks……..
I don't see why you couldn't use Starline .40-65 brass as a basis for .40-60 WCF cases.  The .40-65 WCF (also known as .40-60 Marlin) was based on a necked down .45-70 case.  I never had to do this as I had a bunch of resized and shortened .40-60 WCF cases made by Buffalo Arms.  Give it a try and let us know results.
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My unadorned 1860 as modified to shoot the Cowboy45Special"  , and there's room for 8 more rounds in the magazine! 
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Delmonico on May 12, 2024, 12:23:31 PM »
Same here, got things to do, important things, but not sure if I want whole wheat or some sort of rye. ;D

Real bread, not that Yuppie Artisan stuff full of holes like Swiss cheese, a crack as big as the San Andres fault and little flowers drawn on it. ::)
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