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by SA1911a1
Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:45 am
Forum: Sniper Rifle Forum
Topic: 1935 PE Sniper Rifle
Replies: 4
Views: 224

Re: 1935 PE Sniper Rifle

That is a "wow" rifle to me.
by SA1911a1
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Reloading & Ammunition Forum
Topic: Thought I had a few thousand .309 but they're .312
Replies: 8
Views: 520

Re: Thought I had a few thousand .309 but they're .312

A few years ago, Covid time, I picked up a 2500 IMI FMJ BT Match bullets for my .308 - Didn't even have a .308 at the time but it was part of a large reloading lot at an estate sale and I wanted the primers, powder, and especially the linotype pigs !! Two still sealed 1000 round bags and one half u...
by SA1911a1
Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:08 am
Forum: OT..........Your "Other" Hobbies and Collections
Topic: Every 1911 needs a good home
Replies: 6
Views: 506

Re: Every 1911 needs a good home

At this point, I am happy with hand stitching. It really slows down the process, but I am in no hurry.
by SA1911a1
Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: OT..........Your "Other" Hobbies and Collections
Topic: Every 1911 needs a good home
Replies: 6
Views: 506

Re: Every 1911 needs a good home

No machines. Hand stitching.
by SA1911a1
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: OT..........Your "Other" Hobbies and Collections
Topic: Every 1911 needs a good home
Replies: 6
Views: 506

Every 1911 needs a good home

Or at least some kind of home. Here are some of my latest home-building attempts. These are my designs, obviously a variation of a theme of one piece holsters. I am having a ball learning a new skill.
by SA1911a1
Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:42 am
Forum: Collectible Mosin Nagant Forum
Topic: T-53 unique thumb safety
Replies: 7
Views: 341

Re: T-53 unique thumb safety

And the stock was altered by Beaver International.
by SA1911a1
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Tropical storm?
Replies: 13
Views: 1244

Re: Tropical storm?

We got the worst of it at sunrise this morning. It knocked out power for 12 hours, it was nasty, but no damage here. It did some nasty work in Marianna right next door to the gun shop I have some consignments in. What do you have on consignment Steve.....? Well, as it turned out, it was not only ne...
by SA1911a1
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: General Firearms and Talk
Topic: Firearm repair question
Replies: 4
Views: 721

Firearm repair question

I have a nice, older, Winchester Win Lite shotgun. (model 59) The barrel is thin steel wrapped with fiberglass. This model has replacable chokes. I have alternative chokes but I will be damned if I can get the one that has probably been on it for decades off. I am leary of soaking it in PB blaster b...
by SA1911a1
Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Tropical storm?
Replies: 13
Views: 1244

Re: Tropical storm?

We got the worst of it at sunrise this morning. It knocked out power for 12 hours, it was nasty, but no damage here. It did some nasty work in Marianna right next door to the gun shop I have some consignments in.
by SA1911a1
Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Tropical storm?
Replies: 13
Views: 1244

Tropical storm?

I don't know if it is two months late or six months early. All the schools are closed tomorrow expecting high winds and heavy rains. Very odd in Jan.
Hang tight over there, Mike.
by SA1911a1
Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: Military and Modern Hand Guns Forum
Topic: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.
Replies: 19
Views: 1170

Re: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.

Thank you for all of your help, Mike. The depth of the stamping, on the butt, renders it hard to believe that enough material was removed to polish out the piece without leaving any signs. However, I will defer to the people who know. I do believe that the piece has been reblued, so perhaps that was...
by SA1911a1
Sun Jan 07, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Military and Modern Hand Guns Forum
Topic: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.
Replies: 19
Views: 1170

Re: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.

Here are the photos of the piece as we discussed earlier. I am reasonably sure that it is a reblue, but the rest of its history is unknown to me. The military inspection marks lead me to believe that it was made from leftover WWI parts. (That rust was not visible to my naked eye; it has been properl...
by SA1911a1
Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: OT..........Your "Other" Hobbies and Collections
Topic: Before and after knife
Replies: 2
Views: 253

Before and after knife

I really like the PAL RH-36 knives, and will rescue one if I can. I bought this one cheap for obvious reasons. The sheath is also new made. As bad as the leather was on this one, the original spacers crumbled when I tried to reuse them so I used what I could find.
by SA1911a1
Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Well boys, it is New Years Eve again
Replies: 5
Views: 345

Re: Well boys, it is New Years Eve again

Well, crap, an old friend just called me to tell me that another friend was found about three days dead in his home. Danny was one of the brigtest, and most clever people I have ever known. He could do anything and do it well. He was always good for a laugh. The man found it easy to make money, and ...
by SA1911a1
Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Well boys, it is New Years Eve again
Replies: 5
Views: 345

Re: Well boys, it is New Years Eve again

Junk Yard Dog wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:35 pm Happy New Year Steve :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :vcool:
Thank You, Jim, and you too!
by SA1911a1
Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Collectible Mosin Nagant Forum
Topic: M44 Manufactured in 1943 Trials Rifle
Replies: 3
Views: 161

Re: M44 Manufactured in 1943 Trials Rifle

That is slick, counterbore or not.
by SA1911a1
Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: OT.........."Off Topic" Forum
Topic: Well boys, it is New Years Eve again
Replies: 5
Views: 345

Well boys, it is New Years Eve again

And I have to make the decision as to whether to go out, get drunk and disorderly, pinch someone else's wife, and drive home with one eye closed to avoid seeing double, or going to bed by 10:00 as I have for the last 30 years. It is a tough decision. I have nothing to complaint about 2023, I started...
by SA1911a1
Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:51 am
Forum: Military and Modern Hand Guns Forum
Topic: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.
Replies: 19
Views: 1170

Re: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.

Couple questions came up, along with a possible explanation. First response: "Mike, we are going to need more and better lighted pictures to tell you anything much. The finish appears not to be typical of a military gun. Is there a S&W trademark stamp on the left side of the frame? Is ther...
by SA1911a1
Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:45 am
Forum: Military and Modern Hand Guns Forum
Topic: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.
Replies: 19
Views: 1170

Re: Santa (Son) was very, very good to me.

Couple questions came up, along with a possible explanation. First response: "Mike, we are going to need more and better lighted pictures to tell you anything much. The finish appears not to be typical of a military gun. Is there a S&W trademark stamp on the left side of the frame? Is ther...