Will Carry

I rest my case.

I was able to shoot my new Bisley Vaquero today. It's very accurate (I was worried about that), it's comfortable to shoot and it's so heavy that the .357 loads were a breeze. I was able to aim it well even with my blurry up close vision. That polished stainless front blade sight stands out pretty well. I shot a box of 38 special and nearly a box of .357 through it. There were two young fellers in the stall next to me shooting Glocks. They looked like they were safety conscious so I asked them if they'd like to shoot it. They did not know how to load it, unload it or that it was single action. But I think they got a kick out of shooting it. I know I did. I think I'll name it "Honey". My 1911 is named "Thumper". My GP-100 is named "Hammer." My DB380 is named "Jammer". Ain't America great! If you want to see a picture of it. It looks just like this'un here. Ruger® Vaquero® Bisley Single-Action Revolver Models

Pink Zepplin and Lead Floyd

Doc Watson, Leo Kottke, Buck Dharma, Angus Young, Carlos Santana..................

My left eye focuses a lot better than my right but I shoot with my right hand dominant, I was wondering if anyone else has that problem and what they have done about it.

It's polished stainless, 5.5" barrel, imitation ivory grips, Western style fixed blade front site with a grooved back site, in .357 caliber. The Bisley package gives it a hammer with a lowered spur that makes it much easier to operate. You don't have to reach up with your thumb to cock the hammer. It has a wider trigger and the classic Bisley grip angle, developed in Bisley England for target shooting. It supposedly weights 45oz I haven't wieghted it yet but it is clearly the heaviest pistol I own. No wonder cowboys road horses. This thing would be like carrying an anvil on your hip. I guess I should actually shoot this pistol before I review it but that won't be for a couple of weeks. I was suprised how well these old western style sites line up. Hopefully they will be accurate enough for some good plinking.

A Ruger Single Six revolver or a Ruger Mark III semi-automatic are hard to beat.

I can't seem to find a clearly defined law against it but the sign on the door of my liqour store is hard to miss and there is usually a sheriff's deputy in there. I have never had any problems but Durham has wierd gun laws.

The sign applies to permit holders, according to my concealed carry instructor. However, my little pocket pistol is undetectable. I carry it jest about everywhere except schools, government buildings, airports, places with metal detectors. When I go out to eat, even if the place serves liqour, I'll be carrying. "I don't look for trouble, but when I find myself in it. It's nice to know, that I can blow, 300 rounds a minute."

I wera a fishing vest to conceal my IWB holster. It's light weight and cooler. I have a 5.11 concealed carry vest too. The 5.11 is heavy and looks like a concealed carry vest.

I North Carolina you can't carry in a liquor store. Our liqour stores are socialized and controled by the ABC board. They have been found to be very corrupt. Maybe one day we'll abolish the ABC board and privatize liqour sales.

I have a Single Six in SS 6.5 inch barrel in 22LR and another in blue with a 9.5 inch barrel in 22LR/22M. I am in the market for a Blackhawk in .357. I'm a big fan of single action revolvers.

I like the Gen 4 Glocks. I have a Gen 4 G-19 and it's a great little pistol. I can drop the mag, easily without changing my grip. It has never failed to go bang. I have shot M&Ps and they seem to be good pistols too. M&Ps, Glocks, Springfields they are all about the same to me.

The Mojave is beautiful in the early spring. That's the rainy season and the flowers are in bloom.

I used to have some Glazer silver dots. They have been recommended as the best frangible ammo. The ballistics look very impressive. Yet, unless I was a Sky Marshall or had a specific need for frangable ammo, I wouldn't bother with it.

He won't be in business long like that. Even a Krag in mint condition ain't worth 3 grand, to my knowledge.

I hope you guys don't mind, but these old stories need to be passed down. I used to work with this old Tennessee gentleman who was in the Merchant Marines in WWII. He was a gunner aboard an old transport ship trying to get supplies to the hard pressed Russians. He used to sail the "Murmansk Run", probably the most dangerous job an allied sailor could have in WWII. He used to tell us stories you wouldn't believe. This one story sticks out in my mind. Just a crafty young country boy who may have saved some lives that night. This is how he told it...to my best recollection: "I was on watch one night on a Murmanks Run. I had to stand in a little steel tub at the very front of the bow and look out for German U-boats. It was so dark I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. The wind was churning up the sea so you couldn't hear yourself think. After about a hour I called the bridge and said "there's a U-boat out there!". Well the ship sounded general quarters, all the ships in the convoy went on full alert. The captain came out to my post and said. "Did you see a Submarine?!" I said "Naw Sir." he said, "Did you hear anything?" "Naw Sir!" I said. "Then why the hell did we sound general quarters?" I said "Do you smell that captain? Them's diesel fumes. All the ships in our convoy are coal burners." Only a German U-boat would be putting out diesel fumes.

I have recently been leaving my semi-automatics at home when I go to the range. Revolvers seem to be more rewarding to shoot lately. I seem to concenrate better when I know I only have 5 or 6 shoots, so I take my time and end up shooting less ammo. My prefered method of shooting is single action. I have two Ruger Single Sixes that I love to shoot, but the holes it makes in the paper is hard to see. I want a single action pistol that makes big holes. Anyone have any experiance with single action pistols? I'm seriously thinking of trading in my new Glock 36 for a Ruger Bisley Vaqaruo in .357.

To tell you truth, I think Uncle Doc (Dr. Mason) made up what he couldn't prove. I would never say that to my family though.

John MacMillan came to America in 1756 from Scotland and settled in Suffolk County Virginia. His son Sholto, went west and became a Scots-Trader with the Creek Indians in Alabama. He married and Indian woman and had twin sons. One looked like and indian and one looked like a Scot. When his boys were 12 years old their momma died of the fever. By then there were white settlers coming to the area so Sholto took a white woman to be his wife. There was one condition, she demanded that the half-breed boys had to go. Sholto told his sons they had to go live with their indian relatives. The boy that looked more like an indian went back to his mother's tribe but the boy who looked more like a scot went up to the "Tribe of the Wind" (A Creek tribe) where he lived and found a halfbreed indian woman who looked white. They married and moved back in with Sholto as white people and he called himself John MacMillan. When the Creek indians went on the trail of tears John MacMillan laid claim to thousands of acres of land in south Alabama that once belong to the Creeks. John MacMillan is one of my for fathers. I own 75 acres of the land he got from his indian relatives. The Creek indian tribe of Alabama said we Masons were too white to join, but I have a second cousin who is on the tribal council. This story has been past down from my Uncle. Dr. Isaac Mason of the University of South Alabama. His book on the Fort Mimms massacre was based on our family.

I'm flying my flag at half mast today. I also played a funeral degerge from a CD of scottish bagpipes so loud the neighbors across the lake came out a stood at attention. The motto of the MacMillan clan is "No one attacks us with impunity!" Which is in Latin below.

Welcome to TGO! You don't have to be from Tennessee to enjoy the fellowship. I had to leave Tennessee many years ago, but I go back every year. I live in North Carolina now. Tennesseans went all over the west during the founding of this great country. The people of Texas turn and face Tennessee when ever they say the Pledge of allegance. You probably have some roots in Tennessee somewhere.

I bought a shoulder rig when I first started carrying. Now I wear it in the bedroom when my wife and I play Miami Vice. That's about all they are good for. I carry inside the wasteband now with a backup 380 in my pocket.

I was having a problem reassembling the darn thing and I hit it with the wood handle of a hammer. It broke the blade off the rear sight. A stupid amateurish mistake! Sometimes "stupid" just sneaks up on me........

I need a new rear sight for my Ruger Mark III Hunter. DON'T ASK!!!!!. Should I call Ruger or are there after market sights that are any good.