Author Topic: ARGGHHH!! WhaddoIdo?? (Read 28062 times)

Delmonico · « **Reply #40 on:** August 24, 2005, 07:34:52 PM »

The US Army boght 58 rimfires right after the Civil War. Te ones used in the war were the ones that used the reloadable steel case that use a percusion cap, minnie ball and 60 gr powder. Same as you loaded the 61/63 Springfield with. These were private purchase by some units. A real pain. Both the 58's used the drum which was part of the trouble.

They US Army did not buy any of the 45-70's till I belive around 77-78 after they decided the Army needed better weapons.

The 30-40's came in after 1892 and were not scrapped till about 1915, both the 45-70 and the 30-40 used a two column stick magazine. The are the two demoed on Mail Call on the history channel.

They were made on order for any cartride of the time if you wanted, some worked better than the others. The 44-40 was a little short thing called the bulldog. The ad for it often showed a sketch of on mounted on the front of a camel saddle, complete with camel underneith. Nope not me, I ain't gonna get up there and crank it unless it all goes into the back of that creatures head.

I have seen and original steel case one fire. When it wasn't jamed it was awsome, when it was I could have picked off the crew one by one with a muzzle loader, no problem.

Trinity · « **Reply #41 on:** August 24, 2005, 09:21:12 PM »

Miss Annie, as I am unerringly bad with money decisions my suggestion is perhaps not the "right" one to heed... I suggest to get the gun!

...oh and I like the tiger stripe!

Silver Creek Slim · « **Reply #42 on:** August 25, 2005, 02:55:41 PM »

Quote from: Trinity on August 24, 2005, 09:21:12 PM

Miss Annie, as I am unerringly bad with money decisions my suggestion is perhaps not the "right" one to heed... I suggest to get the gun!

...oh and I like the tiger stripe!

Good choice, Trinity.

Slim

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Joyce (AnnieLee) · « **Reply #43 on:** August 25, 2005, 03:24:58 PM »

I don't know how any of you thought I'd like a tigerstripe. What's next, gold lame`?

Humph!

AnnieLee

Four-Eyed Buck · « **Reply #44 on:** August 25, 2005, 03:29:00 PM »

A hunk'a, hunk'a, burnin' gun........Thank you, thank you very much.......Buck( Where's that Elvis smiley when you need it?)

litl rooster · « **Reply #45 on:** August 25, 2005, 07:17:39 PM »

here it is

gophergrease · « **Reply #46 on:** August 25, 2005, 08:45:37 PM »

Annie you need a rifle in .50 BMG. Lots of fun and you can't get anymore of a worthog.

Four-Eyed Buck · « **Reply #47 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:10:35 PM »

THATS fer sure..........Buck

Forty Rod · « **Reply #48 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:20:09 PM »

Hmmmm!.

Tigerstripe shootin' irons, gold lame holsters, a pink feathered gun belt.

Look closely and you'll be able to see a mind being boggled.

Curley Cole · « **Reply #49 on:** August 25, 2005, 09:52:40 PM »

So, Miz Lee when is your b/d and does that make you a Libra?

I are one, (a Libra.) Sept 27. My ex wife would read the discriptions in the magazine, then would roll it up and wack me with it. I can't help it if it was discribing me to a "T"

For my birthday I want to go smaller. Only want an EMF Stallien 38. Birds head grip and 3.5" barrel. They have been outta stock. I even have my leather guy in Kentucky waiting for the goahead to make a cool crossdraw high ride holster for it...

anyways hope you get what you want and waant what you get...

cc

Joyce (AnnieLee) · « **Reply #50 on:** August 25, 2005, 10:34:48 PM »

Maybe it is a September thing, Curley, for I'm not a Libra, I'm a Virgo! (September 12)

Shame on me, I am not familiar with .50 BMG rifles, though one might possibly interest me. Need to spend more time with my 270 first, though.

But keep this up and I'll go to Jo-Ann fabric for gold lame tigerstripe material for a circle skirt!

(I'd do it, too.)

AnnieLee

Four-Eyed Buck · « **Reply #51 on:** August 25, 2005, 10:38:11 PM »

i have no doubt.........To shoot a .50, you're going to need a LOT of space..........Buck

Old Top · « **Reply #52 on:** August 26, 2005, 12:03:01 AM »

Buck,

The last time I played with 50's the range on the other side of the hill was complaining about incomeing, and they were 2 1/2 miles stright line distance. I do go a fur piece.

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