Hello!  Does anyone know of a smith who does this, or where I can find a cutter for a .44?  Thanks!

If you cast bullets, Lee has this mould. https://leeprecision.com/8mm-molds
If you don't cast look for a round nose in .323"-.324" range.

Slim

Quote from: Major 2 on September 11, 2024, 10:27:03 PMAround Christmas season "22" I think it was, Rural King had sale on Tisas 1911's
brand new for $249.
The closest RK was 72 miles (then) and I was just giddy to go grab one.
Well, one thing or another and I procrastinated: and did not go.
Sometimes it pains I didn't get one.
Now Rural King has a location 1/2 the distance, and the Tisas 1911 is twice as much.



 

$300 at PSA at the moment:

https://palmettostatearmory.com/sds-1911-government-45-acp-5-7rd-pistol-parkerized-1911atgovt.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily_deals&utm_campaign=am&utm_term=09-13-2024&utm_content=51655158560

Griff

My "chuckles per post" ratio is higher than average for this thread. Thanks, fellas!

Coffinmaker, you just go right ahead with lustrum.  Irregardlessly, we know what you mean!   


Alumnus...hmm, isn't that the foil stuff we make our brainwave-blocking hats out of? 

Quote from: Long Johns Wolf on Yesterday at 01:32:28 AMMy congrats!
Is the conversion cylinder embellishded with the Ormsby naval scene?
Long Johns Wolf

I was wondering that as well.  Would love to see more pics of the whole gun.
Cheyenne, what are you going to shoot in it?  Heeled bullets?

I guess I are an "alumnus" because I did attend school, but I don't seem to be included in any of the "alumni" activities. Not because I am not invited, but because I just don't go.

Quote from: Professor Marvel on September 12, 2024, 07:06:05 PMGreatfind!

One must ask, howver did it survive so nicely?

Wonder if it's been reblued? I would not care personally cause I am a shooter more than a collector.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.   

Google Translate was a great help with the marvelous professor's phrase dump (and occasionally quite entertaining).

Ha!! and Ha!!

I admit to being a user of "Lustrum" in describing certain periods of elapsed time.  I also admit to being almost totally ignorant of Latin (the DEAD language).

I can, of course, thoroughly appreciate C C Griff's marvelous lesson of latin, but must admit I DON'T CARE (So take that Abilene).  I like describing a longer period as "Several Lustrum" as opposed to "Lustra" which sounds like adding a sheen to a table top, or some such.  Besides, my spell checker doesn't recognize Lustra as a correct spelling, although my biggest bugga boo "irregardless" is also now included in Funk & Wagnalls as being a wurd.

I do however, take great exception to The Good Perffesser Marvelous including a whole bunch of latin stuff, of which I have no clue and thus, unable to respond.  Oh Sure, when as a child singing in the choir, I use to sing in latin, but had no clue what the music actually meant.  At this point, I don't really care as I am still in recovery.

Fortunately, I don't qualify as an Alumnus.  Unless being an Old Retired Fart (Ex Mil.) qualifies, but then perhaps I would be labeled as Alumni??  But, does it really matter at all??  In the long view, I still do appreciate learning Lustra is more appropriate although I will resist the temptation to be "correct" and remain obstinate in my imperfect use of LUSTRUM!!  So There!!  Take That!!