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That would be great!! Drop me a PM and we can meet up. Kind regards, Leroy

What great news. Glad to hear it. Had a similar situation several years ago with a handgun stolen from my truck in an overnight break-in at my home. Was returned by the Knoxville Sheriff's Department. Kind regards, Leroy

DLM:_____________ Please let me know where you are finding your 200 grain full wadcutters. I would like to try them. Kind regards, Leroy

K:_________________ The 44 special is a great caliber. We still shoot quite a bit of it thru Rugers, Colt SA's, and "N" frame smiths. Usually carry in a field type holster; though some old timers carried in a Milt Sparks A200 (....ALA Elmer Keith...). Link here: Milt Sparks Holsters. You can also carry the big SA's and "N" frame smiths in the old Bianchi shoulder holsters pretty well. Link here: X15H *Shoulder Harness. For a great discussion of the 44 special, check this link out: http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt44spec.htm. The 44 special is a powerful and accurate round that is well suited to self defense. It is the basis for the 44 magnum. We regularly shoot the old time handload of 7.5 grains of Unique and a 240 to 250 grain hard cast semi wadcutter bullet. It is good for about 950 fps out of 4 inch guns and is accurate and powerful. We also load a similar load in 44 magnum brass using 8.0 grains of Unique and the same hard cast bullets. The 44 special is, indeed, a great caliber. All old time gunmen should own at least one! We heartily recommend it. Hope this helps, Kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! Whatta truth!!! It will be a great day for America when this commie trash is laying in the graveyard!! Keep up the good work!! Kind regards, Leroy

BJ:_______________ Glad to help. Check these guys out too: Cherry's Inventory Page. Go to the handgun section and scroll thru. They are great guys to deal with. Kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! Excellent post. Right on target!! Keep up the good work. Kind regards, Leroy

Lester:____________ Glad to help a little bit. I would call Dillon and tell them what is going on. I bet they will want to know what bullet and brass you are using. I have had great service out of Dillon. I buy all my dies from them. They are old machinists and really know what is going on mechanically. RE: The 124 grain Hornady XTP's. I dont have any experience. I have loaded the 125s (...the ones for 357 sig...) with no problems. Crimp good and tight using the taper crimp die (...again, a Dillon...). Good luck with the 9 mm. Let us know how things work out with Dillon on the 380 stuff. Kind regards, Leroy

BJB:____________________ What do the slide markings say? Check this web site out: Collectors Firearms. You'll be surprised. I got it's brother that has been shot a bit. It is a series 70 blued. Kind regards, Leroy

Fellow news hounds:_______________ Found this while looking for some other "Tea Party" stuff. It must be the source of what i saw at noon: Text of interviews dont change the analysis above. They are worried (...I believe...). Link here: WBIR.com | Knoxville, TN | Wamp and Haslam speak about Tea Party's support for Ramsey Check this out fromm the American Spectator Blog earlier this year (Feb. 23, 2010): Link here: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/23/tea-party-tennessee More news: Check this link out, Tea Party related and hilarious ---it's great: http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=6051 Leroy

All:__________________ Here is a quick news update and some hillside analysis from yours truly from our "news bunker" hidden in the hills of East Tennessee. Was watching one of the Knoxville TV stations for the noon news and weather. There was a segment interviewing Haslam and Wamp; asking about the gubernatorial primary. Haslam was cordial and confident. He spoke in kind generalities. Wamp made quite a stump speech about the 'tea party folks" not being united in their support. He said that there was not a clear "tea party" movement in Tennessee, and that "tea party" organizations were fractured in their support of various candidates. He seemed to be disparaging any "consensus' tea party candidate endorsement as small potatoes. This means one of two things to me; the first, he could have been ambushed by a reporter who wanted to cast him in a poor light to give cover to the Demorats or Haslam. The second, he is genuinely worried about Ramsey and is seeking to paint him and the "tea party" folks as political minor leaguers. A move that I think is an abysmally foolish mistake in judgment for a politician. Having said all that; and to give "Stateline" (...my pet name for Wamp...) the benefit of the doubt; he sometimes sticks his foot in his mouth and doesn’t mean things the way they come out. Conclusion: I believe both Wamp and Haslam are genuinely worried about Ramsey; but they don’t want to telegraph the message to anyone that they are. I say, keep up the good work Ron and "tea party" operatives. We could use a good housecleaning in Tennessee!! Thats all from the "news bunker" Leroy reporting.

I agree. I really like the Walther. Been wanting one; but havent shelled out the cash yet. I edc a baby glock (...weighs 19 oz empty...). They aren't too heavy; just a bit blocky. The PPS is almost the same oa size and weight; just thinner. More than that, its a Walther --- great quality, a bit more cost. Kind regards, Leroy

Amen brother!! A truly American hero! God bless!! Leroy

Lester:______________ I suspect that that the magnetic material in the guide rod is a martensitic stainless steel (400 series). Martensitic stainless is harder than the 300 series steels; and most are magnetic, as i remember. That being said; my guess is that making a guide rod from 300 series stainless would be ok. The springs may cut the rod a little bit; but it will be pleny strong for that particular use. All it does is to keep the spring straight during recoil. There are those, im sure, who would advise against using a 300 series stainless because it is a bit softer and subject to galling; but i cant see that happening with a recoil guide rod. I would get out my tools and make me a custom guide rod if i wuz you and have a big time doing it!! Let us know how it turns out. PS: Wouldnt bother with the aluminum guide rod job. Aluminum is too soft. Kind regards, Leroy

Glad to have ya! Kind regards, Leroy

prayers being said. Kindest regards, Leroy

MS Malveaux is either a foolish woman or a political hack. I strongly suspect she is the latter. Her dream (...and, I believe, nobama's dream too...) is one laced in the old Liberation Theology teachings that postulate that all people of color are mistreated and it is their right and duty to rectify this "wrong". They are committed socialists and are working mightily to remake this country into a socialist "workers paradise" (...with them, of course, at the top...). They believe that they and they alone, should be the political masters of this country. They see a country based on principles far different from those on which this country was founded. It is no wonder to me that they don’t celebrate the Fourth of July. We in this country have enjoy(ed) (...up to now, at least...) so much freedom and prosperity that Ms Malveaux, and others like her, can create a grotesque reality in which many academians and others of like mind can be on the dole making a six figure salary in some private (...or, in many cases, a state ...) college somewhere; and still believe that they are downtrodden, discriminated against, and put-upon "second class citizens". They then take a solemn vow to save their lesser brothers and sisters from this same imagined fate; and teach the foolish this same tired old socialist malarkey to a new generation of the foolish and impressionable (...thankfully, many do not seem to believe this groteques lie...). All the while preaching for the destruction of the very system and set of values that brought them to the party to begin with. The whole spectacle is, indeed, a sickening sight to behold. It is a sight that could only happen in America where we honor individual freedoms (...speech, association, religion...) and the right of self-determination; no matter how heinous the speech and grotesque the self-determination. I wonder how these chumps would fare being academians in a real oppressive, totalitarian socialist "workers utopia" like the one ole Josef Stalin ran? That is exactly what they seem to want; remember, as the great Nobama said to the Republicans : " You need to do what we say ( ...my addition to the quote; and an accurate one I believe...), We won the election. We have the keys now, and we wont give em back!..." I think it is ironic that the only people in the whole world who are free and think that this socialist drivel will work (...with them, of course, as the exalted leaders...) reside in the USA. The Russians and the Red Chinese don’t even believe this stuff. Remember, elections have consequences. Vote early and often!! SMITH: Thanks for posting this little bit of socialist musing. There is, indeed, a big lesson in it. By the way; Ms. Malveaux aint a Fredrick Douglas. Keep up the good work!! Food for thought. Leroy

Dear folks:_______________ If you ever had any doubts about what Kagan (...and Nobama; Kagan's alter ego --I believe...) believes in regard to politics, economic theory, and equality of peoples; I urge you to read this very carefully. This is really who the Demorats are at this juncture in history. It is taken from the Libertarian Republican Blog. Link here: Libertarian Republican Text here: This is exactly why you cannot afford to be ambivalent about elections, politics, or freedom... . Remember, elections do have serious consequences. The greatest legacy that most presidents have is nomination and confirmation of Supreme Court Justices. Those appointments stretch far passed any individual president's terms. The real tragedy for us is that she will, most likely, be confirmed. Food for thought. Leroy

Lunar:____________ You might want to consider something like #4 shot in your shotgun. Some folks like the real fine shot, like 7 1/2; but i dont. I think it is too light. You might want to do some reading here: Shotgunworld.com • View forum - Tactical/HD Shotguns. Here is another good resource about shotgun loads : http://www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=176 Personally, I like #4 buckshot followed by #00 or # 000. Hope this helps. Lind regards, Leroy

Jeff:______________ Thanks for the review. I take it that the Geissele trigger does not need adjustment. Is it the "non adjustable" one? Been thinkin about one of these myself. Many thanks. Leroy

Button and all:________________ The cartridge WAS ORIGINALLY a black powder cartridge (...as was the 38 special, and others like the 44 special, 45 colt, etc...). You can (...as you have...) buy modern loads loaded with smokeless powder. The original loads up to about 1920 or so were black powder loads (...you can probably find them too...). The major cartridge companys loaded both smokeless and black powder loads right up to the 1930's. Most of them dropped the black powder loadings by WW2. Smokeless powder didn't come around until about 1916 or so. Any cartridge designed and produced before that date is automatically a "black powder" cartridge. Sorry for the confusion. Kind regards, Leroy

Plenty of Rugers at our house too!! Glad to have ya!!! Kind regards, Leroy

I like it!!! Thanks for posting this neat article! Keep up the good work! Kind regards, Leroy

RIS:___________ I THINK that the old 38 S & W is a blackpowder cartridge that was introduced by Smith and Wesson in the 1800s with their first small frame double action pistols --- both the old "top break" and swing cylinder (...modern, solid frame...) models. It seems to me that the bullet diameter is greater than the .357 diameter that the "special" uses -- i want to say it is in the .360 range. I THINK they originally used a "heel" type bullet; which is the same diameter as the OD of the cartridge; with a smaller "tail" inserted in the case mouth. I have seen some great old pre-war small frame snubbies (..."I" frames, i think --- the fathers of the modern "J" frames...). I'm an older guy and used to see some old 38 S & W snubbies when i was a boy, some 50 or so years ago ---many in excellent condition. An excellent source for finding out about the 38 S & W is the Roy Jenks book on the "History of Smith & Wesson". I've got it somewhere, but cant find it at the moment. all that being said, i havent seen a 38 S & W in years. You may want to check out this link too: Reloading .38 S&W Page I'm sure some other old time Smith and Wesson guys will furnish more information. Hope this helps. Kind regards, Leroy

Me too!! How do ya set it as the default? Leroy