irish ike, SASS #43615

I was reading an article on Ar15's in 5.56 testing around 20 flash suppressors. They did it in an indoor range with controlled lighting and a high speed camera. There were 3 that had almost no flash. Some looked worse than a barrel without one. Ike

Same here, I shoot a .452 160 grain bullet with the same amount of BP as my C&B loads. Set in a Cowboy brass case. Ike

Utah Bob hit it. You say suppressor, I say silencer. Looks like legally they are the same.

Wild Ass Guess I see Cowboy from 1865 to 1940. The big cattle drives were over before 1900 but ranches kept using cowboys to do cow work. Ike

Travis and Bowie had the opportunity to surrender and leave. Houston had sent an order to the Alamo telling them to destroy the fortification and and leave. But Bowie and then later Travis took that as advice and ignored it!!!. Travis expected reinforcements so he felt surrender wasn't necessary. Once he realized they weren't coming it was too late. He had told Santa Anna to go pound sand. The actual siege and takeover of the Alamo lasted around 4 hours on the 13th day. It wasn't this prolonged battle. Looking at whats left of the Alamo you have to question the defenders thinking. Most of the perimeter walls were around 8' high. And some of the barracks acted as part of the walled fortification. It was intended to keep livestock in, and small bands of the local thieves out. Not to defend against an army of 1,000's. The battle and the loss of the Alamo had little or no effect on the ultimate outcome of the war. But it makes for a great legend. Ike

I was looking into a muzzle brake for my AR. I found out that it does cause a louder report than a stock barrel. And a muzzle brake pushes the gas backwards at an angle towards the shooter. Which can be a problem not only for the shooter but the people next to them. Recoil is pushing the gun back towards the shooter. The brake channels the gas in the same direction to dampen the felt recoil. I didn't answer the original OP but it would be interesting to understand. A suppressor is like a muffler, it absorbs the sound within the enclosed device. One could assume that some amount of flash is coming out the end of the barrel. Ike, who is winging it here. Not an expert and I didn't stay at the Holiday Inn.

There are water connections at the on site RV camp. It also has the dump station. Its at the entrance of the RV park. This is where you can get water. I'd ask about it being Potable. No warnings when we camped at the RV site. When I was there no exterior fires allowed. Not even the Bar b Que stands that were built in at each RV site. Ike

We have had 1/2" rebar target stands for over 20 years. We didn't raise the legs we welded a two 30" long pieces together at the axis when laid flat on the ground. Then welded the vertical to the axis. Target stands are 2' to 5' high. We welded a 4" long piece of angle iron on the back. It slips over the vertical and sets on a 4' long rebar cross piece. No failures, no real issue with splatter. Maybe its because the legs are laying flat in the dirt. The added fun is the taler stands tend to move around a bit as they are hit. Not much but just enough to make you think. They were cheap, they are light and easy to move around. On multiple targets in a string we often set up various heights so it isn't always a speed sweep. Your targets look great. Shoot away. Ike

Nice to see she's thinking water crash and is wearing her inflatable life vest!

One must wonder if the pistons engaged the valves since now the two are out of sync!

BPCR is one of the most challenging events you can shoot. The animal profiles are very small in the sights. Animal must fall to count as a hit. Chickens at 100 meters are shot offhand, so rifle weight is an issue. If you hit one or two in a 10 shot string you jump up and down. 97.38% of the shooters shoot prone for the other 3 sets of targets. Check the rules on shooting sticks. All BP so keeping the barrel free from fouling is an issue. Most push a patch down the barrel after each shot. MVA Soule rear with the longest staff is the go to site for the sight type. That and a hooded front site with a spirit level. You will enjoy a shotgun style butt plate and a shoulder pad. A match without warm-up shots just sighters on the clock will be around 60 rounds. The ladder sight is good if all you ever shoot at are ranges with no wind! Also very difficult to perform fine tuning adjustments on the clock. I've shot in the wind with enough adjustment that I am 8' off of the target to hit steel. Go to a match and watch whats going on. Very educational. Ike

I have you all beat. Ford 3.5 liter v66 and eco boost v6. The water pump is internal to the motor behind the front cover. The cam chain runs the impeller. Seal goes bad, like they do, and all of the anti-freeze/coolant goes into the engine. And wala, junk motor. The engine is in around 10 different models. 65,000 to 150,000 miles. No warning. Just a sudden overheating problem. The fix is a used motor and $7,000. Which by the way will eventually have the same problem. Just to replace the water pump before it fails, $3,000 as the whole front of the motor has to be taken apart. We had a perfectly good Ford flex which is now going to the junk yard. Car was worth $7k, replace motor $7k. Not worth it. Ford is silent on the issue. Ike

Tried the roll pin and it worked. I did grind one end with a taper so it would start easier. Cut the ends off and filed smooth. Good to go. Thanks everyone. Ike

I'm replacing the firing pins and rivet on a 2004 Bisley. I ordered the parts from VTI. The new pin falls through the hammer. New pin is .074 and the old pin is .078 ish. VTI shows he same rivet for all single actions Being an older pistol would they have used Colt spec's for the diameter of the rivet? The old one is worn and bent so I need another. Thanks Ike

I would think that until the 1883 Winchester in large calibers was introduced the 73 or 66 in 44-40 killed many deer using BP. Sharps and other large caliber single shots were around. But the average hunter probably had a 73 Winchester. Just speculation on my part. Ike

Same thing applies to underground storage tanks, as in gas. Tank gets empty and blurp its now an above ground tank. They are usually held in place by a concrete deadman with cable over the top of the tank. Ike

Two clubs shooting alternate weekends. About 4 times a year the clubs will buy and provide lunch after the shoot. We start at 9:30 and shoot 6 stages straight through. Done around 1. Pack steel away and head for home. No awards given. Score is posted that night on the web site. Socializing takes place prior to the shooters meeting and during the shoot. Ike

I had a pair of the Sheriffs model. The engraving is not engraving. It is a rolled impression so not very deep. Ike