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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Johnny McCrae on May 02, 2024, 10:51:56 AM »Another example of why I always try to park in an end space. Ah, the joys of living in a 55+ community.
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Cas City - Forum Support & Comments / Re: Josey wales coat
« Last post by Sir Charles deMouton-Black on May 02, 2024, 10:30:40 AM »Do a search. I found a Dec 24 post by Baltimore Ed on how to adapt a reenactors riflemans coat.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Major 2 on May 02, 2024, 07:53:29 AM »I saw 88° on the Bank sign yesterday so, the guesser was right about Temps but no rain.
More of the same today I'm reading.
Got some more Jalapeno's and fixings to stuff and wrap later this afternoon.
More of the same today I'm reading.
Got some more Jalapeno's and fixings to stuff and wrap later this afternoon.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Silver Creek Slim on May 02, 2024, 06:48:31 AM »Morning y'all.
Coffee and tea are hot.
'Tis 48 and overcast. "A chance of showers in the morning then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent."
Slim
Coffee and tea are hot.
'Tis 48 and overcast. "A chance of showers in the morning then showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent."
Slim
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Frontier Iron / Re: Cimarron's new American model!
« Last post by mtmarfield on May 01, 2024, 10:43:51 PM » Greetings, SpeedBallAlice:
My Navy Arms Schofield, when acquired new in the early '90s, had a noticeable amount of play at the pivot, but lock-up was satisfactory. I sold it when I bought my Old Model American 5" / .45C; the OM has no discernible play.
M.T.M.
5-01-24
My Navy Arms Schofield, when acquired new in the early '90s, had a noticeable amount of play at the pivot, but lock-up was satisfactory. I sold it when I bought my Old Model American 5" / .45C; the OM has no discernible play.
M.T.M.
5-01-24
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Hair Trigger Jim on May 01, 2024, 09:38:29 PM »We're having a bit of a thunderstorm here in central Nebraska. Not much rain from it, but I love the thunder and lightning!
As long as there are no tornadoes! We've had enough of those this year in eastern Nebraska. My wife took pictures of one from our front porch a couple weeks ago, and then a week and a half later we get the maelstrom last week.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Niederlander on May 01, 2024, 09:31:02 PM »We're having a bit of a thunderstorm here in central Nebraska. Not much rain from it, but I love the thunder and lightning!
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The Darksider's Den / Re: How did we get these "Calibers"?
« Last post by Mako on May 01, 2024, 05:47:35 PM »Mako, are you sure Colt actually marked any guns .44-40 in the 1800s? I'm aware of the Colt Frontier Six Shooter barrel markings and the little. 44CF mark sometimes found on the trigger guard, but I didn't think Colt marked any 1st gen SAAs .44-40. But I'm not terribly experienced and am mostly parroting those who know more.Jim,
That is a good question. I have seen Gen 1s marked as .44-40, but I actually don't know when they started marking them as .44-40. This is a Gen 1 below.
But, Colt's was bad about their caliber marking as we were discussing with the .38 Colt. If someone here is a SAA expert, please chime in. I have the two book set The Colt single action revolvers: A shop manual--volumes I & II by Jerry Kuhnhausen and small pocket serial number and feature identifier but I would not call myself a SAA expert.
This is why I enjoy these discussions I get schooled a lot.
~Mako
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The Darksider's Den / Re: How did we get these "Calibers"?
« Last post by FriscoCounty on May 01, 2024, 04:58:10 PM »Winchester and W.C.F. were trademarked names. When UMC wanted to manufacture .38 W.C.F. and .44 W.C.F. cartridges they couldn't use the W.C.F. on the head stamp. Their solution was to use .44-40 or C.F.W. on the head stamp. In the catalog it was listed as 44 Winchester. The same for the .38 W.C.F. - .38-40 or 38 C.F.W headstamps and 38 Winchester in the catalog.
By the way the UMC 1882 catalog lists the loading for the 38 Winchester and 40 gr of BP and 160 gr bullet, The 44 Winchester was listed as 40 gr BP and a 200 gr bullet. So, the theory about 38-40 be in reverse is wrong.
As for why .44 and .38, I have never found a contemporary explanation. If I were to guess it would be that the .44 W.C.F was replacing the .44 Henry and they wanted people to associate the two. As for .38, I like the theory that .40-40 was easy to confuse with 44-40.
By the way the UMC 1882 catalog lists the loading for the 38 Winchester and 40 gr of BP and 160 gr bullet, The 44 Winchester was listed as 40 gr BP and a 200 gr bullet. So, the theory about 38-40 be in reverse is wrong.
As for why .44 and .38, I have never found a contemporary explanation. If I were to guess it would be that the .44 W.C.F was replacing the .44 Henry and they wanted people to associate the two. As for .38, I like the theory that .40-40 was easy to confuse with 44-40.
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Tall Tales / Re: May we move on, for coffee and chat ?
« Last post by Delmonico on May 01, 2024, 04:38:48 PM »I'm here. Not much going on.
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