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What Ae said in his post above. Folks always carried in Tennessee, but they simply ignored the law. I like the "shall issue" law; it takes the "disgression" out of the hands of polititians and chiefs of police and gives objective criteria (...other than personal bias and opposing political view...) for permit issue. We need (...as others have opined in other threads...) constitutional carry with a permit system (...like the one we have now...) for carry outside the state. That's where we need to go. leroy

I like it!! Bring 'em on!! Leroy

Amen brother! The rock chucker will do a great job. Got one over 35 years old down stairs! Keep up the good work. leroy

Check these guys out: Supply Captain: 550 Paracord Quick service. Good prices. Hope this helps. leroy

This is a good deal. We use Starch processed primed brass (...about 15 cents each...), whatever good polymer tipped bullet is on sale (....about 15 cents each...), and ball powder (....about 8 cents per load...). Cost: 38 cents each, plus your time. When ya reload with your old brass it becomes: bullet (...15 cents...), powder (...8 cents...), primer (....4 cents...). Total: 27 cents, plus your time. You can use the mil spec bullets and the numbers become: bullet (...10 cents...), powder (...8 cents...), primer (...4 cents...). total: 22 cents plus your labor. leroy

Amen brother!! Keep your powder dry!! Keep up the good work! leroy

I believe Brazil is right on this. TVA Police are federally commissioned officers. Leroy

All:_____________ Check this site out: Model 97 Version Changes It gives the design changes and s/n's by year. I'm a model 97 fan myself. We like the old riot models; but a model 97 is a great thing. Hope this helps Leroy

Thanks Mousegunner!! We appreciate it. Regards, Leroy

Mike:_______________ I did the "country boy" solution to the sling rattle thing (...im short and wide, so i carry my carbine across the body with a two point sling...). I did some paracord loops on the stock and handguard. Just double them and they will be plenty strong. I used these hk hooks with the covers from these guys: Spring Snap Sling Hook and elastic sleeve Set. Works like a charm, and is low budget. If ya wanted to be more "low budget" wrap the hooks with a soft tape. Leroy

What Greg said. Try some 158 grain swcs at full 357 velocities (...this one should work...). It sounds like you are using either 110 or 125 grain ammo. If you want to use the other ammo, i would recommend having one of your gunsmith buddies do the sight changeout. Dont skin up your revolver. Regards, Leroy

What a truth brother!! The first thing i always did to the Super Blackhawks was to go and buy a set of Pachmayr grips that filled the space behind the "dragoon" backstrap. The original grips always smacked my knuckles with the real loads. I've since quit shooting the heavy loads in 'em (...slowly turning to a wuss...). About 800 to 900 fps is all i care to shoot now; what a shame!! Try about 7 grains of 231 or 8.5 grains of unique with the usual 240 to 250 hardcast semi wadcutters for the "wuss" loads. It's easy on you and the gun too. Keep up the good work! leroy

Rupertus:________ Heavy loads will do that. I like the 900 to 1000 fps stuff myself in a 44 mag. It cuts down on the hand hammering. The problem is that ya need to reload to make any up. I heartily recommend reloading for all gun guys. It gives an excuse to shoot more. Let us know what ya see in the cylinders. Regards, Leroy

I like it!! Here's da man!! Keep up the good work! Leroy

Plus 1 to what VERO1 said here. It's a pretty common occurence with the hard kickers. I would tighten up everything like it's supposed to be and put some locktite (...blue; don't use RED!!!...) on the offending screw. Be careful not to tighten the screw too tight. It will bind the cylinder crane. Adjust the screw so the cylinder swings freely without any binding (...probably will occur when the screw is just flush with the revolver frame...). Make sure you use a screwdriver that fits; you dont want to scar your tools up!! Hope this helps leroy

Lester has most likely hit the nail on the head here. I've had 'em stick too; 99 times out of a hundred, its dirty cylinders; especially on the hard kickers like the magnums using magnum ammo. My fix was always to take a good powder solvent (...like hoppes...) and clean the charge holes in the cylinder (...using a bore brush...) all the way thru; paying close attention to the shoulder near the cylinder throat (...the throat is the very front end area of the cylinder...). Clean it very well, making shure you brush it well, then use a bunch of swabs and wipe each charge hole clean. Look at each charge hole very closely in bright light to make sure it's squeeky clean. Dry it down with several clean swabs and then re-clean each charge hole with denatured alcohol (...methanol, like you get at lowes in the paint department...). Swab 'em down again and you should be good to go. The methanol will degrease any solvent that is left from the initial cleaning. My guess on the case split is that it was a bad case. I wouldn't worry about it, unless it happens again in the same cylinder hole. Sometimes you can have a bulged cylinder hole; but that's pretty far fetched. I've shot a bunch of hard kicking smiths and never seen one; but there are those who say they have. By the way, the cases do expand when they are fired. 44 mag loads (...along with the 357 and 41 mags...) are pretty hot, probably in the 36,000 psi range. To give a bit of a perspecitve, the old 45 acp is about 19,000 psi. Some of the old black powder loads were in the 14,000 psi range. Hope this helps. Leroy

Me too! We have several of his holsters at our house. His work is great. Leroy

I like it!! Need to start saving my pennies for one. My guess is that this is Ruger's answer to the Steyr Scout Rifle (...another real good idea; but expensive....). Check this out: The Steyr Scout Rifle Page. Anyway, they are both a great thing. It's a sure bet that the Ruger will be less expensive and do about the same thing Thanks for posting this great news. Leroy

Shame on you (....and me too..). HEHEHE... Keep up the good work. Leroy

Break them up. We used to shoot lots of revolvers and semiauto pistols. After a hundred or so rounds; your eyes get tired. My hands tend to get tired as well. Hope this helps. Leroy

Mike:___________ I thought the whole thing was very interesting. The guys that came up with these tests were the sons of the men from the Indian Wars. There were tales of cooling the old plack powder guns down with cold water from heavy shooting. I'm like you; the shock on the old barrel materials was probably a great test of the metallurgy. I love the practicality of the whole test. Leroy

I be afraid she would spank me and the shoot me. I'm old and gimped up; probably couldnt get away. Gimpy (...wimpy...) Leroy

Thanks for posting the great quotes. Folks (...especially non gun owners...) would do well to think deeply about them. My favorite is the quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson: "...Those who beat their weapons into plowshares will plow for those who dont...". Keep up the good work. Leroy

All:______________ Take the time to read this; all the way back in 1910: link here: The M1911 Trials, Government Model Colt Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45 Interesting aint it? My short assessment: They are all durable. This is 1910 machining and metallurgy. We have made quantum leaps in machining and metallurgy technology since 1910. Bottom line, the least of 'em are great. Dont worry about durability. Leroy

Amen brother!!! Great post. Keep up the good work! Leroy