Three Foot Johnson

Yes, it is a belted case with higher SAAMI pressure than the .45-70, but that's probably due to the 45-70 originally being a black powder round. Recoil is subjective, as I handload for it - 16.0 grains 2400, cast 405 grain bullet, and CCI-200 primer - the same load I use for .45-70 in the BFR. It's quite controllable. I think Hornady might be the only factory load available anymore, a jacketed 325 grain LeveRevolution load. I really can't tell you why I ever thought a .450 Marlin convertible cylinder would be a good idea... just to be the cool guy, I guess.

I sent it in some years back and had a .450 Marlin cylinder fitted too.

I used to have a regular screwball customer at Sportsman's Warehouse who open carried a single shot black powder percussion pistol in a minimal strap holster. He rode an adult tricycle around town with a bunch of pennants and flags, and an assortment of squeeze bulb horns. He never tried to buy a gun, and I advised my countermen to refer any attempt to do so to either myself or the store manager. I used to carry a S&W M36, but anymore it's either a Ruger LCP Max .380 w/extended mag for 12+1, or a Kel Tec P32 7+1 capacity. A full-size, six shot single action is just too big, bulky, and heavy. This is the Bee's Knees - 12+1 .380 acp, a Sigurd trigger, and a Vedder Pocket Locker pocket holster w/curve & thumb tab.

It's in stock, $118.50/500, and I think shipping is included.

Personally, I wouldn't have much interest unless it were priced way less than it's worth. I still have five Colt single actions in my collection, but Rugers are what I shoot for CAS, occasionally clones.

It's currently 70 degrees in Great Falls. Seventy degrees in the foothills of the northern Rockies on February 5th...

Going on 25 years on Gunbroker - I've got some really good deals, and only got screwed once that I can remember. A S&W 38 Double Action Perfected, described as being in good working condition, and "function tested". I received it, and it was literally rusted shut. When I finally got the latch to open, the cylinder wouldn't turn because the cylinder pin was bent and the cylinder was dragging on the frame. They said, "No returns, it worked fine for us". I left "F" feedback... and so did they. I contacted GB and requested the "F" be removed, as it was obviously retaliatory. They didn't remove it, but at least changed to a "B". I don't normally buy so many this fast, but so far this year, I've picked up a nice Kel Tec P11 9mm w/Laserlyte sight for $130, and a virtually NIB Glock G43 9mm for $227. In November, I scored a NIB 4th gen Diamondback 9mm for $200, and a nice Kahr PM9 w/Crimson Trace laser sight, 3 extra mags, 5 holsters, and a new zipper soft case for $350, shipped. No sales tax in Montana, and free transfers through an arrangement with a local business.

https://cartridgecollectors.org/headstamp-codes/

Badly worded - I didn't mean it as, "What's wrong with you, it only takes 15 seconds", but rather, "I only spent 15 seconds on this, so it may or may not be right".

A 15 second Google search says, BO WAY Gun Company, 41 Broadway, Glenelg, South Australia, Australia.

I was permanently banned from the S&W forum about 20+ years ago. I don't remember what I did, if anything, and I've attempted to contact the site owner/moderators to find out what the problem is, but they've never answered.

I'll turn 70 in a few more days, and so far this is the mildest Montana winter I've ever seen. No snow at my elevation yet (~4400 ft), no below zero temps yet, and daytime highs well above freezing for all but a couple days. Good Lord, I had 60 yesterday, about 52 right now, and the long range forecast says it will be in the high 40's and low 50's for the next two weeks.

A couple recent GB auctions.

Gas was under 40 cents when I went in the Navy. When I was discharged six years later, it was about at the dollar mark and I wondered how I'd ever be able to afford to drive ten miles back & forth to work. In high school in the early 70's, a teacher told us, "You kids will see gas hit a dollar a gallon in your lifetime", and we all thought he was nuts. In reality, it only took seven years.

I made myself a couple pairs several years back, but I haven't done much leatherwork for some time.

In the past, it's been 260ish. As above, big plate, medium plate, small plate. Also in the past, it's been five or six shooters on the line at once, up to three sighters per shooter per plate. Example - Shooter 1 shoots a sighter, shooter 2 shoots a sighter, shooter three doesn't want a sighter, and shoots his 1st shot for time, and so on. When it cycles back to shooter 1, he decides to take another sighter, shooter 2 decides to shoot for time and takes his first shot, shooter 3 takes his second shot, etc. After you've decided to shoot for time, no more sighters on that target, of course. Off hand or cross sticks, sitting or kneeling, and a stool is OK. Mixed categories will be at the line at the same time - single shot, lever action rifle cal, Trapdoor, rimfire, etc. Trapdoor has actually been a separate sub-category for Trapdoors only, but a Trapdoor is also legal for the conventional single shot category. I don't recall there ever being separate categories for smokeless and black powder. Pistol cal lever action is 75ish(?) maybe 100 - whatever, but it's a lot less than the rest, and shot off hand only, IIRC. Probably why I don't shoot it, because I shake like a leaf anymore. Schuetzen is another one we do around here - a wood target painted with the SASS Marshall, shot with a main match lever rifle. No sighters, one shot, closest to the marshal's star wins. I wasn't able to shoot last year due to health issues.

I think the minimum bullet weight for WB pistol rounds is still 177 grains. (edit) Oops, that was already pointed out. Page 31 in the WB shooters manual says, "The minimum bullet weight for the 1911 pistol is .45 ACP".

Holy crap, this is insane. Just the beat-to-hell G43 and one magazine. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1151146302

I've always strived (striven? stroved?) to not have a refund. That money can be making ME money, instead of being an interest-free loan to the federal government. As above, a 38-40/44-40 will be a lot cleaner with black powder. Putting a '92 back together after a tear down and cleaning can be a bit... puzzling. Even after learning the trick, it's still a pain in the arse.

It depends - my light CAS revolver loads with 160 grainers won't even cycle my 1911. For WB, nothing has worked better for me than a 230 grain rebated round nose bevel base and 4.0 grains Winchester WST.

My experience has been stellar, but I never did the hearing aid thing. The Fort Harrison VA hospital here is actually rated higher by Medicare than St Peters Health Regional Medical Center in town.

Jim March's "FrankenRuger" project. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/03/03/maurice-frankenruger-magazine-fed-revolver/ https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=511297

I found 15 yellow/black cardboard boxes and 42 plastic boxes on eBay in a 10 second search. I didn't go through each listing on the plastic ones to see what they were molded to fit, but out of 42, there should be a few that are for Blackhawks or Vaqueros.

I figure the graduating high school and year is almost always in an obituary, so every so often I'll go to Google, enter OBITUARY "HELENA HIGH" "CLASS OF 1974" and see who comes up.

Did he sleep with Tina? Inquiring minds want to know.