Handsome Rob

Jackie Summers at Franklin County Gun Works in Winchester has always done me proud. From precision machining to lunch-break barrel shortening & re-crowning, transfers, action truing......he's my guy. The shop is a little ummmm... Backwoodsy & he looks like he'd happily murder you, but he's the nicest, friendliest guy I know. His rates are good, his turnaround is quick & his work is stood behind. I won't go to anyone else for work I can't do myself.

Long story short, I need to remove the delta ring from my AR tomorrow, Sunday at the latest & I don't own an armorer's tool, nor do I have the desire to buy one. A: Anyone in Tullahoma have one I could borrow for literally 20 minutes? or B: Is there a makeshift alternative/Obama rigged option I could use? All I'm doing is switching my magpul handguard for a budget free-float job....I can't imagine I'll ever use it twice!

I have absolutely no idea on the shoulder surgery, but I'd maybe consider a small frame, small caliber revolver for weak side carry. No slide to worry about, no tap-&-rack, just point and pull. You'd be amazed how quickly you can learn to shoot left handed with a pistol. Your subconscious takes over and aligns the sight to your dominant eye instantly. The tougher part is learning to manipulate the gun from the holster with your weird hand, but that comes with practice. I'm far from being an expert on, well, anything, but I reckon that something like one of the hammerless Smiths or a Ruger LCR in .38spl in a VERY simple, slip holster should see you right.

But it actually IS catfish! It's really, really catfish!!

It's catfish. It's just catfish.

I talk online to a couple of guys out west that hunt with them & I asked them about availability on your behalf. I got back one "Oooof.....tell him to start reloading" And one "Reload, rechamber or reinvest in a more common caliber" Sorry @orion! On the bright side, if you've got any brass, I'm pretty sure you can get a damn good price for it!

Also, fyi, there is no such thing as a '78 trapdoor. The model is 1873 & it'll be heavily stamped. It's probably the most discussed question on any trapdoor forum & gunvalues board.

Groovy. Pays your money's, posts it in the classifieds.....

If you come back with both feet, you're not trying hard enough..... Even the dogs climb trees to dry out.

I know of a really nice one for sale.......

I'm thinking we need to organise a group trip to Altamaha, south Georgia.......plenty of pigs, never more than a 20yd shot, thick timber & palmettoes, swampy, snakes & skeeters galore & 100% humidity. You'll literally love it or die

Yep. As long as it's your property.

All you folks that refuse to do business with anyone who's money goes to support Democrats: Where the hell do you buy anything?

Talladega National Forest next weekend! I just found out from a friend, we'll be doing a quick backcountry camping/hog trip. I was hoping to have my .300blk upper by then, but I guess I'll be taking my .223 this time around.

They always seem to be in the way when you don't need them. Flapping in your face whenever you bend over etc. Tuck it under your shirt & it's a nuisance to get at. Of all the ways a fella could conceivably carry a knife, it always seems to be the least convenient to me.

I'm asking, because everyone seems to have a lot of misconceptions regarding how big or how vicious every wild hog in the world really is. That idea keeps being reinforced over & over in every new thread inquiring about pigs. Not just here, but on every single hunting forum where the subject is raised. I hog hunt HARD. I'd miss the whole of deer season for 3 good long weeks chasing pork. 99% of my friends are hardcore pig hunters. Most of them traditional archery dudes too! In 15 years of chasing actual wild pigs on 3 continents I've never seen, experienced or heard first hand any of the usual opinions regarding their savagery! I know of one dude in Texas that got chewed on by an angry Javelina, but I've yet to meet a single person with a pig scar.....

Like, for realsies.....

Never really got the point of carrying a handgun, while you're also carrying a much more powerful weapon in your hands. A load of birdshot at 8' is going to do a whole lot more to dissuade an angry porker than a single bullet of any caliber from a handgun. Also, stop watching YouTube videos on 'Wild Hogs Attack!!!!!!' I regularly & purposely put myself in harm's way, pig wise, and I've yet to be 'attacked' If you're in a dove field, surrounded by other dudes; A.) Ain't a pig coming near you & B.) You're more likely to shoot some other poor bastard because you're panicking about pigs. They're not all 300lb, tusk bristling, angry psychopaths. They're mostly 40-90lb terrified speed balls who just wanna get out of the way.

I usually grab a couple of pounds of fresh Datils whenever I have my spring fishing trips around Jacksonville & St Augustine too. I've always just frozen them, but I'm going to try dehydrating & grinding this year.

Other than Tabasco, I prefer powders. I have a friend up in Ohio that grows dries, grinds & blends his own........

10 minutes ago I would've said 'nothing' but I just went to my ammo cupboard to load the truck for a range trip & now I'm sat here, literally dumbfounded by the amount of .22lr ammo I seem to have amassed. I guess I'm a collector of that now. Funny thing is, I don't remember having actually bought any for years, it's all come with guns I've bought or traded for.

Do I have a bit of a stiffy? Yes. Am I apologising for it? In no way whatsoever.

If the muzzle's going up that far, you might wanna hang on tighter! My hunting load in my old 1895 GG was a 405gn bullet over 56gn of h4895 giving 1930fps & I considered it very pleasant! More of a slow push.

Just came along to say........ 'All taxation is theft'

I mean, your only other real recourse would be specialty, ultralight 'shirt button' bullets. I have no experience with them, but a couple of the older guys on the Marlin Owner's forum seem to like them. I don't even know where you'd order them from, all I know is that they're available. Give it a googling, see what you think.