Grayfox54

Despite pleas from just about everybody with any authority at all, millions of Americans are traveling this holiday weekend. I sincerely hope that in a week or two we are not forced back into another full lockdown.

Happy Thanksgiving to TGO! I was invited to my younger son's in-laws for dinner, but decided not to take any chances. Not really much of my own family left and they're scattered all over. Its my older son's birthday, but he has no plans. So I'm spending the day pretty much alone. Its ok though. I understand not risking it. Besides, younger son has promised to bring me a plate. So at least I'll eat good.

CTDs price gouging is well known in the shooting community. Its been discussed many times before. The only people buying their overpriced crap are newbies and dummies caught totally unprepared.

Some years ago I was at a group shoot where the host had a police issue soft armor vest he wanted to test. We wrapped it around a large post and started shooting at it. It did stop all the handgun rounds. however, you could see some serious dents in the post where they hit. You'd survive, but have serious impact damage such as broken ribs and possibly damaged organs. I hit it with one of my heavy 300gr .45 Colt bear loads. The vest stopped it, but buried the material 2" deep in the post. Rifle rounds OTOH zipped straight through the front side, the post and out the back. My younger son, who did a tour in Iraq, told me that their ceramic plates were rated to take three hits from a 7.62X51 before failure. I'd definitely go with plates.

I'm asking because I really don't know. I was raised Methodist and don't remember it ever coming up. However, my wife was a Catholic. In fact, her Uncle, the Priest, married us. I seem to recall that somewhere at sometime there was a discussion about suicide and it being a one way ticket to Hell. IIRC, In their view there's absolutely no valid reason for taking your own life. and you're damned if you do. I wish I could remember the details more. I was hoping somebody here could fill me in.

Maybe they can come up with a yearly combination Flu/Covid shot. One shot each fall just like the regular flu shot many of us already take.

Knee mail sent.

I know that if I were in that position of no longer being capable of taking care of myself or have no pleasure in life, I'd probably rather just go ahead and die. Would having yourself be allowed to die without a fight be considered suicide? I'm curious as to the religious implications. I know that in some religions that suicide in any form supposedly is a express ticket straight to Hell. But if you're in such bad shape that life no longer has any meaning, would that still be true? I know we have some very religious people on this board. What would be your opinion?

Its been quite a while since I've done one. I can't swear I remember this exactly right, But as I recall, if the tenon hole is the same width as the front sight slot, its a wide tenon. If its slightly narrower than the slot its the older narrow tenon. I blew up the picture you posted and it does appear that your gun needs the wide tenon. Also bear in mind that the new sight must be the correct height as well. BTW: now would be an excellent time to consider changing both front and rear sights to a better, more visible set . Call Brownell's tech support line and I'm sure they will fix you up with whatever you need.

Its not difficult at all, but you do need to know what you're doing and have the proper tool. First you need the correct type sight. They come in two sizes of tenons. That's the part (pin) that actually goes through the slide and gets staked. There's a narrow (early) and a wide (later) version. Looking at your gun, I'd say your's will take the narrow version. As noted in the video, you need a solid surface to put the slide on to the support the blade. Too soft will result in a loose sight. Too hard may damage or scratch the new sight. I use an old piece of aluminum road sign. I also find it very helpful to clamp the slide to the work table to keep it stable and secure. Once everything is in place and using the proper tool, its just a matter of giving it a couple of sharp blows. Honestly, if your gunsmith will, he can do this while you wait and it shouldn't cost much. However, many gunsmiths will put you in the waiting line and it could be weeks to get this 5 minute job done.

I've been using the old Lyman Turbo "Pumpkin'" for many years and see no reason to change. I tend to load in large batches. The pumpkin will clean 500 or more cases at a time. I think its still the biggest tumber available.

I got this from TFA a little while ago. A new law has been introduced to strengthen property owners rights to protect their personal property. Its said this is in the wake of the riots and violence that is happening around the country. Not much on details, but I think we really need this. STORY HERE

Pictures please. What barrel length? Are they Magnas or Targets? At that age they should have a diamond pattern cut around the grip screw holes. Makes a big difference in their value. There's a whole collector niche for S&W wooden grips. Yes, on the older S&W revolvers original grips make a huge difference in value. While you may see laser grips as an improvement, most collectors deduct quite a bit for anything other than originals. Keep the original grips and store them properly. If you ever decide to sell the gun, put the original grips back on it. You can sell the laser grips separately.

Lovely lady to be sure. As for the guns, they look like Colt Single Action Armys. But given the time period of that movie, I'd guess that they are more likely a set of Hawes Western Marshall revolvers. In the 50s & 60s Colts were hard to come by and expensive. The Hawes singles actions were used in many movies and TV shows. The Hawes revolvers were actually made by J.P. Sauer in Germany.

I'm fond of Mother's Mag Polish. Its sold in auto parts stores for polishing mag wheels. It does wonders for stainless guns. Depending on how much you work it, you can get anything from a nice clean finish to a mirror shine.

Just checked the Shelby County numbers. Active cases continue to rise and are now at 3.162. The really sad news is that deaths have hit a new milestone and stand at 604.

That's my cousin!

Pancreatic Cancer was what took my Father-in-law. He actually beat it once, But it came back some years later and got him. He was a tough old man.

I saw a video made by the producer thanking folks for their kindness and sympathy. He also said they still have 35 new episodes made and that Trebek wanted them shown.

I've watched that show since I was a kid. Now I'm in my 60s! Seems like its been on forever. I'll bet the show gets canceled. Nobody could replace Trebek. It just wouldn't be right.

I have no problem with a small fee to post an ad. But charging to buy is ridiculous. I won't do it. There;s a rifle on there now that I'd like to ask the seller a few questions about. Looks like that ain't gonna happen.