Jamie Jackson

Thanks for the info and photos @Fencersms. I too am glad you weren't injured. I agree that this looks like an out of battery firing. I've experienced it before and it was probably in a Glock as that's been the predominate autoloader I've shot since the late '90's. But I didn't have the extent of damage you experienced...just soot. But out of battery firing nonetheless. I was just shooting some 124 gr 9mm Norma last week (got a great price on it) and noted it was "peppy" to my shooting buddies. Much the same feel as NATO spec 124, which we actually shot side by side with it. I planned to chrono that Norma this coming weekend. Do you have the lot# for this ammo? I'm kind of gimped up right now, stairs are challenging with a cane, but I'll look at my lot numbers in the morning when I head back downstairs.

Thank you Greg. I'm happy to have them. On the shooting... the 10 yards should be repeatable as I normally practice 5-15 yards. But 25 yds? I put that down to well zeroed sights and a good DA trigger. I can't shoot SA nor stage a DA trigger worth a darn. And I can't see for crap...need trifocals <sigh>, so I just aim at 6 o'clock on the black, roll 3 shots and run the target back to see if I hit the paper LOL. It's sad when a fella needs a spotting scope for the indoor range. On the grip adapters. My shooting buddy reminded me we picked up some Tyler "clones essentially" for a place called Robertson's Trading Post, near Jackson, TN (iirc) from an E-Bay auction back in March. Jac did the purchase so I don't know the details. but they work great and look like the silver colored Tyler's. I hope someone picks up and moves forward with Tyler's, but I guess time will tell.

God Bless Uncle Sam's Misguided Children! Some of the best people I have ever known. Happy (belated) Birthday Marines!

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served and this includes their families because they are/were a part of it as well. A Belated Happy 248th Birthday to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (10/10/23)! Crayons for all!! From an Old Corpsman

Thank you all for the kind words. @Sleep profit I've been a fan of Tyler's a long time. They've been either challenging to find or pretty expensive to purchase for quite a while now. iirc Melvin Tyler passed a number of years ago, other family, possibly people outside the family, took over and their website lists as "Tomahawk Grips" now, but still show up on Google under Tyler. Perhaps someone knows the story better than I do and can offer their input. I only had a few Tyler K/N frame size stuck back, but several BK grip adapters in my parts drawer. I have a nostalgic leaning to the Tyler's of course, but the BK are very well made and I'm quite happy with them. That said, Tomahawk/Tyler have a statement on their website from 8/17/23 that they have a website that will accept credit cards "coming soon". It's snail mail, checks, and money orders and wait....wait...wait...right now. Time will tell. BK: (Fast shipping every time I've ordered...Paypal iirc) https://bkgrips.com/store/ @Grayfox54 I read on the Big Blue and yes! They can be a critical bunch over there LOL Thankfully there's some knowledgeable and helpful folks there too. Fingers crossed for the "New" S&W plant. They seem to be off to a good start.

Thank you. Yes sir, BK's on the 15, but Tyler's on the 67. She deserved them.

That's awesome @Tom B. This is only my second interaction with Smith's customer service , the first being around 1988 for a called upgrade/preventative maintenance on my 686 done at Clark's. Needless to say I am impressed.

I am doubly Blessed my friend. My father passed in Sept. 2006 and I never even knew this revolver existed until the visit from my sister. And yeah, you may have one or two Smith's. Discerning tastes.

Thank you @FUJIMO. I am very fortunate. @A.J. Holst I was totally surprised by that. I completely expected to have to pay. Actually the lady I first talked with said the repair center would notify me of the charge, if any. Hopefully this move and influx of new employees will continue to positively effect all aspects of the company.

First, a little back-story. My estranged sister came for a visit on Oct. 7th. Hadn’t seen her in over 10 years. Life and such happens. She brought me a revolver our father gave her in 1987 when she first moved to Atlanta. It’s a S&W model 67-1, made in 1978. Great pairing for my Model 15!! Awesome! (Pics below) (The model 15 was a $400.00 GB purchase, $450.00 after shipping and such)) I took it apart and cleaned and oiled the internals. It was actually quite clean, just dry, as it had been wrapped in a towel and stored in a drawer all those years. I don’t know if she’s ever fired it and doubt my father did very much as even though he carried a gun, he wasn’t generally a shooter. My sister is not a shooter, so talisman effect... Great double DA action trigger (I rarely shoot SA)! The sights were well regulated to 158 gr .38 spls. It easily set off CCI, Winchester, Federal, and SA primers. J On my 2nd, maybe 3rd range trip the following week and approximately 200 rds through it I emptied the cylinder and closed it up. My shooting bud (an RSO at the indoor range) wanted to see it. I opened the cylinder, showed empty, closed the cylinder and the hammer & trigger were locked up tight. Trigger frozen and hammer could not be pulled back. Again cylinder opened easily. WTF? I took it apart when I got home. Nothing would budge as far as the hammer/trigger goes. The rebound slide was back slightly and it too wouldn’t budge. Darn!! As I didn’t want to ruin it (I can change out springs and parts but I am not a revolver-smith…I know my limitations.) I called S&W Customer Service. A very nice and helpful lady in Maryville answered my call. It’s fantastic being able to talk with someone local and that loves their job. She promptly emailed me a shipping label to return the 67 to the Mother ship in MA. All revolver repairs are still being done in MA for the time being, but hopefully in Maryville within a couple of years. This was Oct. 13th…yep, Friday the 13th! So off I went to FedEx. Painless and simple process. Positive interaction. So far so good… A couple of days later I received an email from S&W with the Repair number saying they’d be in touch. I fully expected to wait several weeks as we all read about on the interwebs. But I received email notification for FedEx Monday the 30th that a shipping label had been created from the Mother ship. I phoned them (S&W) Tuesday morning. Again very friendly and helpful gentleman in Maryville. He looked up the repair number and told me that my 67 had been sent over to the Performance Center and they replaced the broken hammer nose bushing and that there would be no charge and they were happy to do it. My model 67 was delivered to my home, signature required of course, by FedEx Thursday afternoon. So less than 3 weeks and no out of pocket expense. I am very impressed with S&W and very happy to have them in TN. Looking forward to S&W completing the move of the next couple of years. Excellent customer service experience all the way around. Now, time to get this 67 back to the range! S&W Model 15 and model 67 10 yards 25 yards

Welcome back. Life has a way of introducing challenges. Hope things just get better for you.

Welcome aboard!

Very legit in my experience. I'm not a member but have purchased several times in the past. For a few years they were one of the few online vendors offering 50 round boxes of SD ammo (thinking 147 gr HST) for a few dollars more than others were charging for 20 rd boxes. Fast shipping at that time. But I haven't ordered from them since 2017 (checked my email storage). Shocking how low ammo prices were in 2017!!

Thoughts and prayers for all touched by this evil. I hope we eventually get more coherent details on the timeline and those involved as it relates to his obvious mental health issues. In digging around on this it looks like his mental health contact was through the DOD (in his Reserve capacity). I have no idea how the systems currently work, but communication broke down seriously someplace. I thought the way Maine's Yellow Flag law worked was that LEO had to be informed and they were responsible for initiating a mental health eval, protecting an individual for the the previously mentioned disgruntled neighbor or vindictive spouse/EX. It's a mess nonetheless. AND has anyone found where Card gained credential as a Firearm's Instructor? This was mentioned several times initially then seemed to dwindle away... I could find nothing on it. Stars & Stripes publication had, al least, some coherent backstory initially.

Still looking for a trade. Options entertained and welcomed.

Bump Just in case...

I'm looking for some Alliant 2400 powder. I have the attached powders to offer in trade. 1 pound containers. Stored indoors, climate control and all of that. Winchester 748 Hodgdon H335 Hodgdon H110 Local trade Knoxville, West Knox preferred. ** Not for sale, trade only. But willing to trade 2 pounds W748 for one pound 2400. (11/30/23) ** Thanks for looking. Options welcome. Please PM with questions. Updated 11/30/23

I wasn't seriously recommending eating them now LOL But folks "back home' eat armadillos and possum. No thanks! I learned "after 1st frost" as well. Glad you've got your squirrel situation handled Greg.

I am sorry for your troubles Greg. But being form Deep South Mississippi I sure do hate to see you miss the opportunity for some culinary delight! My father was an avid squirrel hunter in his younger days. My mother or grandmother would usually cook a squirrel gravy and serve it over fried grit cakes. The grit cakes were made from pouring the previous days grits into a loaf pan overnight and frying them up the next morning. This was in the early 1960's and we used good old fashioned hogfat lard. No body worried about heart disease. Heck! That was commie thinking hippe stuff. Besides the Louisiana Hot sauce probably burned off and harmful fats... So if you get tired of coyotes or dogs humping your tires, there might be options. https://www.ms-sportsman.com/hunting/small-game/squirrel/grandmas-greatest-gift-squirrel-dishes/ Best of luck to you good sir.

Great gun, great price! Congrats to you both!

Oh heck yeah! It smelled of anise and a few drops in a tablespoon of water turned cloudy. My grandmother would "medicate" my cousins and myself if we were running around like wild heathens just so she could get some rest! It worked! LOL But it actually was a good med. Worked on teething infants (rub it on their gums). colic, and old fashioned bellyaches kids get. People will abuse anything though... <sigh>

I agree with @Garufa that a single stage press is a good way to start, and it'll serve you well for years to come. I handload 99% of the ammo I shoot sans RF .22 I started on a Lee single stage back in the mid 1980's and finally wore it out, and replaced it with the same, about 2 years ago. My Dillon 550 is set up strictly for 9mm (had it since around 1990) and I load all of my .38/.357 and .32 variants (.32 Short, .32 S&W long, and .32 H&R mag) along with occasional .380 acp on the Lee. I use a Hornady manual primarily, newer addition, but a Hornady manual is what I started with. I have several additional resources available. I would highly recommend obtaining and reading a quality manual first thing. Of course you'll need good dies, calipers, powder measure, scales and some method of cleaning your brass. Components have been the most serious challenge the past few years. They are becoming more readily available, but are expensive at this point and time. Don't really know if they'll come down more. But even at today's cost I can produce quality, accurate ammo for much less than I can purchase it for. Midsouth Shooter's supply, Powder Valley, Graf's and even Midway USA have been my go-to places for many years. The component manufacturers are excellent resources as well. I've emailed and received help from Alliant more than once. Good folks there. I don't currently cast, but have the gear, and plenty of lead. Will get back to it eventually. These are just some rambling thoughts. Reloading is an awesome pursuit in and of it's own right imho There are many folks more knowledgeable than I am on the subject here and hopefully they'll chime in. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1013005426 https://www.hornady.com/reloading/handbook

Well my green beans, at least the first bed, have ended <sigh>, but did well for their limited space. I pulled them and planted speckled butter beans in that 4x8 bed. I'll probably cut the other bush bean bed and plant it with something else. Maybe more carrots as they seen to do well in that particular bed. I have 1/2 white runners (pole beans) spreading out and up in 2 different beds, 4x4 areas each. Planted some more turnips and carrots as well. So time will tell.

Can't figure out the rotated photo thing...

Yesterday I cooked down around 30 pounds, maybe more as I didn't weigh them, but 6 gallon bags of previously skinned tomatoes. I added sauteed bell peppers, onions, and squash to the mix and fresh herbs for the garden. It took around 6 1/2 to 7 hours to reach the desired consistency for marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce, about 1/2 of the original volume. I was able to pressure can 10 pints and put 3 pints into the freezer. I'll vac seal the frozen sauce later this morning. It was well worth the time and effort imho. Nothing beats homemade! I'll try and attach pics using my phone as my photos wanna load sideways using my computer... Greg. If I was anywhere close to Macon county I would have taken you up on your generous offer! Purple hull peas are delicious!