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I like it!!! leroy

Dear fellow reloaders, TGO opiners, and operatives:_______________ You all are gonna like this; and you all can tell that ive run out of anything productive to do!!! I'm getting ready to load some blackpowder 410 ga (...2 1/2"...) buckshot and regular shot loads for my bond arms snakeslayer (....3 1/2" barrel...). Got the wads comming from the "Track of the Wolf" and will order the magtech brass shortly. Found some old load data that calls for 30 grains of black powder and 1/2 oz shot. Thirty grains of black powder is just a tad over one dram (...dram is about 27.8 grains of powder...). I think this load is a bit low. We currently load about 35 grains of FF in our 45 colt loads with a 255 grain bullet. It's pretty stiff; but a 45 colt is supposed to be. Having said all this; have any of you all loaded any blackpowder 410 rounds? If so, how much powder did ya use? Let me know what ya think. By the way, all you real old time pistoleros and shotgun folk owe it to yourselves to shoot some blackpowder in your favorite cannon. The kaboom is great and the white smoke cant be beat for authenticity. There is nothing in this world greater than the throaty kaboom of 12 ga side hammer double shooting black powder!! old time leroy

Amen brother. leroy

All:____________ I get the weekly note on voting. Alexander pulled a Kerry on this one. He voted for cloture; then voted against confirmation on the floor vote so he could say he voted "against confirmation". He obviously knew that the "for confirmation" floor vote would pass. It did with 50 "ayes". More dirty "quid pro quo" politics. Remember, politics can be a dirty business. Alexander is plenty dirty. watchin leroy

Amen brother! I dont allow any messin with my squirrels either. Lookin forward to pictures! leroy

Well said!! Actions sometimes have consequences. Keep up the good work! leroy

I'm an old Colt 1911 guy (...back to the mid seventies...). There was a Combat Commander (...4.25 inch barrel....). It is simply an all steel commander (...the original commanders were aluminum frames...). They are more like the current springfield champions. They are a great pistol if the price is right. Highly recommend 'em. Hope this helps. leroy

Jason:_____________ Saw this this morning on Drudge. I think it is an interesting (...and, by the way, a great....) thing. It's high time that "real people" took the offensive and call this trash what they really are. Thanks for posting this great bit of news. GO TIGERS!!!! leroy

I'm a great Bullard fan too. They make good stuff. leroy

Bingo!!! A great assessment of this whole bunch of tripe. The Demorats invented partisan politics in modern times. Keep up the good work. leroy

Thanks for posting this info. Keep up the good work. leroy

All:___________________ Here is the text of a noncommittal e-mail response from my tennessee state representative, Harry Brooks. I reveived it today. I think it is, indeed, a good thing to let these representatives know we are watching. .... (....removed note RE: Harwell response. I mis-spoke here. It was for HB 130, sorry for the lapse in thinkin-- ive been doin a lot of that lately. CRS syndrome....). Text as follows:

I like it!! What an observation!! Full of insight and humor!!! Keep up the good work! leroy

Hoosier is right. The only way to solve this "problem" is not to have a cel phone. As mike said; this has been out there quite a while; and the courts have allowed prosecutors and others to use tracking data from phones in court. What you are seeing here is the basic "problem" with technology. If you want "convenience"; there are some strings attached. Dont want folks to know where ya are goin. Dont take the cel phone. Do like an old buddy of mine used to say about his carousing uncle: "...Leave after dark and return before daylight... Let your commin and goin be a secret...". He was dodging his irate wife and the child support folks. It's a bit tougher to dodge folks today. leroy

ted:______________ Here is some pretty good stuff on 40 S&W reloading :....The 40 S&W The 40 S&W is a lot closer to the old 38-40 black powder cartridge in power (...not dimensions...) than the 10mm (...in my opinon...). We've been using nosler 180 grain jhps and 6.5 grains of unique in once fired brass. OAL is 1.20 (...i think...). Use the longest one you can manage. Haven't chronographed yet; but i would bet 900 to 950 fps depending on barrel length. Shoots pretty soft to me; but worked well in our baby glock 27. Hope this helps leroy

Peejman is right: RE: This aint a bad idea. good luck leroy

Fully agreed. leroy

This is exactly why we need to get rid of alexander. He is a typical, scheming polititian playing both sides of the fence. He, no doubt, traded influence somewhere unknown to us to allow this travesty to happen. Everything is a deal to the "political class". leroy

Interesting. leroy

Dont call. If it's important they will get back to ya. Sounds (...as several other posters have said...) very fishy. Genuine US gubmt personnel dont do this kind of thing. leroy

556:___________ RE: This I recently had an older lightweight colt series 70 commander (...4.25 barrel...) upgraded (...this one had been layin around a good while, was bought new in the late 70's...) for carry by a good friend. We added adjustable sights, lowered and flaired the ejection port, and (...believe it or not...) added an old timey spur hammer. It is a great carry gun simply because of the weight reduction. Weight is cut down with the aluminum (...or scandium...) frame about 10 or so ounces (...from about 38 or so ounces to 28 or 30 oz. ...). That is a real difference when it comes to cary.The only real difference ive ever seen between the lightweight 4 inch and the original 5 inch steel guns (...and we've shot a bunch of em over the years...), is that the lighter ones climb higher in recoil; which i view as a minor thing. The lighter weight more than makes up for this shortcomming. There are those who will tell you that an aluminum alloy frame will wear out before a steel frame will; and i completely agree with that pronouncement. It just takes a lot of shootin to wear either one of them out. I like the lightweights. I would love to have a lightweight 5 inch 38 super myself. Hope this helps a bit. leroy

quietguy:_________ RE: This I fully agree. By the way, once ya think about the "snozz" thing a bit (...and study the profile a bit...); you simply cant (...at least i cant, anyway...) get back to calling him "Bill" or governor. I just cant help it. Greg: RE: this Classic definition of a polititian. What can i say? Keep up the good work. leroy

Dear quietguy:___________ As usual, i cant mind my business; so please forgive my impertinence before this little discussion gets started. I'm an old man. Been watching politics nationally and here in tennessee since the 1960's. The problem with government and politics in general is that we all have diverging opinions on what is best from a political standpoint as well as a personal one. Haslam's problem, in my opinion, (...and in the opinions of others....) is his appearance of aloofness and lack of caring. I will grant that we simply are not in a good position to evaluate the "snozz" (...forgive my pet name...) from a fair and objective position, simply because we cant do that until this term(s) in government are over. I will also grant that it may even be a bit unfair to take up these positions and musings, but politics is a blend of both performance and perception. At first blush, "snozz" seems to be a typical blue nose, know it all old time moneyed republican, who is shy, aloof, and hard to get to know. He seems to be cut in the mold of Howard Baker or Al Gore Sr. (...the old man, not the "inventor of the internet...). He knows what's best for us "primitive, rustic" children and we simply need to trust him to do the right thing. The main problem with that philosophy of governance is that most folks dont like it. The time for paternalistic, elitist governance of the population ended with the great god Roosevelt. People who think for themselves simply resent that type approach. The second problem seems to be that "snozz" is not outgoing and gregarious enough to naturally sell his positions. He seems so painfully shy that, many times, you simply cant determine what they are. I've watched the greats in tennessee over the years. The greatest by far was Franklin Goad Clement. He was a delightful speaker and could make folks feel that they could, in fact, trust him and that he was, in fact, working for the good of all tennesseeans. Mike MeWerter's dad, the great Ned Ray McWerter could do the same thing with his homey style (...more than that, he wasn't a communist, thought a democrat...). Haslam simply does not have (...or has not yet displayed...) that ability. The people of east tennessee are typically republican (....with the exception of the usual socialist enclaves around the universities, and the inner cities...). Once you go east of the Tennessee River, most everything becomes republican territory. All tennessee polititians know this. This causes lots of polititians to either ignore east tennessee (...especially if they are demorat...) or take it for granted (...if they are republican...). Many east tennessee republicans feel they have been slighted (...and they have...). This is not a new thing. The fact is that most republicans in east tennessee held their collective noses (...especially me...) and voted for the "snozz" in the general election as the "lesser of evils". There is general feeling in the east tennessee territory that Haslam simply bought the election; and i happen to think he did. In the end, success in politics comes down to a combination of perception plus performance in the areas that most citizens think is appropriate. The "snozz" is busy doing what it would appear that influential friends want done rather than what he probably should be doing. That is not helping his image at all. I think that another of his shortcommings is that he seems to not think too deeply about issues, but he relies on his staff to "formulate his position" on issues. I (...and lots of other voters...) dont care for this trait either. It can point to a lack of core values. This is, indeed, a harsh pronouncement, but i think it is a valid one. The fact is, that if you dont articulate publically and forcefully what you believe; it breeds speculation and second-guessing as to what you really do (...or dont...) believe. This approach gives the impression that ever move appears to be a calculated political move; not a genuine "what's good for all of the citizens of tennessee" move. I would gently advise you (...if you are in a position to do so...) to give the "snozz" a brief summary of this little epistle; he could use an "executive briefing" on these issues. If you are not in a position to deliver this "executive briefing"; i would request that you think about them a bit, and ease up on us east tennessee republicans (...and libertarians...) that didn't really want to vote for Haslam for the reasons outlined above; but did so anyway to keep a socialist out of the governor's mansion in Tennessee. That was a very important service done for all the people of all of Tennessee. How's that? libertarian leroy

Mike:___________ I know exactly how you and your dad before you feels. The Knox News Sentinel is a dispicable bunch; and always have been. They are part of the Scripps- Howard syndicate. All noted socialist wags. leroy

I agree on the "sowing and reaping". I voted against McWerter. leroy