It was my first time to your range, also. What a range it is! I took some pictures to show shooters back home. I just wish I knew how to post pictures! The whole range is in a holler. If you listen real close, you could hear Deliverance being played on the banjo! Your cowboy town had buildings on each side of the street. The whole range was in the woods. You actually had to shoot around the trees some times. Shade all day long. The rifle targets were very challenging and placed on the hill side. Three moving targets. What a range and shoot. Your club did a fantastic job!!

Thank you for a challenging and enjoyable week end,

Reed "Two-Bit Charlie" Van Ness

I haven't tried one of those. For that matter, I didn't know they existed. The design idea looks sound. If you get one, post back here how it works.

As dull as punches seem to be when you buy them these days, they should give one free when you buy a new set.

That's a good tip. I've often wondered how the blue stuff would work but haven't had the occasion to try it. I have successfully removed adhesives with lighter fluid with good success, too.

I have been vacuuming up all I can read on the .50-95s, and just read the 2021 thread by nohorse on his Uberti Presidio, which apparently won't go into battery with a rim much thicker than .058, if I read correctly. Just for squirts, I rifled through the brass catchall bin and came up with a few rim thickness measurements of my own. Wish I had a bigger sample.
Bell .50-90, .060.
Starline .50 Alaskan, .066;
W-W .348 Winchester, .068;
Remington R-P .45-70, .066;
Bertram .43 Spanish, .083.

Pouring rain here, weather guessers are claiming up to 5 inches before its over with flood warning to go along with it. Hope they're wrong on the flooding. Y'all keep dry.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be   possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwestern Connecticut, including the   following areas, Northern Litchfield and Southern Litchfield.   Portions of east central New York, including the following areas,   Eastern Dutchess, Eastern Ulster, Western Dutchess and Western   Ulster.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,   creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.   Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more   heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...   - Long duration of moderate to heavy rainfall from late tonight through early Saturday morning with total rainfall of 3 to 5 inches forecast. Greatest amounts are expected to be across  southern portions of Ulster, Dutchess and Litchfield Counties.