Three Foot Johnson

I've got two Lee Shaver Soule setups, and three MVA Soule's. Four have bubble level globes up front and one a globe without a level. There isn't really a whit of difference between these two. Kelley is also very good, but more expensive.

For several years, I've made a note of which guns I took to each match. This list is pistols only, but the .44 special easily came out on top. 44 spl 45 acp 45 Colt 38 spl 38-40 44-40 32 H&R mag 44 Russian 32-20 9mm 44 mag 357 mag 40 S&W - One time only, using .38-40/.40 S&W convertible Vaqueros

Walmart has them, between automotive and paint.

Two week bump.

Two week bump!

Sure is, and the s/n dates it to 2004.

In addition to the 130 grain Barnstormer bullet mentioned above, a company called Old West Bullet Moulds will make you a similar mold style out of brass, but with a deeper hollow base that weighs only 110 grains. I have their 4 cavity design of this mold with a flat base @ 155 grains, and being made of brass and with such a small bullet, it is HEAVY. They call it the "45 Drill Bit" mold. https://oldwestbulletmoulds.com/shop/ols/products/45-caliber-454-155-grain-revolver-bullet-double-cavity-mould

This getup always draws some comments.

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I've got five of these, this one and four more in .38-40. They work well.

Staged picture right off the deck at my house - self timer, no one around for miles, so no safety glasses.

My late buddy JINKS, which stood for "Just an Imaginary Name for Kris Stanley". He was aiming for a steampunk look and pulled it off pretty well. Woke up dead of "natural causes" nine years ago at 48.

Too much? You can always PM me an offer.

EMF Dakota, .357 magnum, 5 1/2" barrel, 4 click, no transfer bar. Overall very good condition. Date code = AA = 1975. $399, $40 shipping/insurance.

NOT A DUPLICATE POST, I HAVE TWO OF THESE FOR SALE. 25*** serial number, so 1975 manufacture date. JM, pre-safety, one piece firing pin, gold trigger, 20" barrel, leather wrap. Tough to come up with a price on these, because there aren't any coming up for sale. I've seen ONE 1894s .44-40 sell on Gunbroker in the last three months, also used, and it sold for $1699, shipped, six weeks ago. I'll start at $1200 $1150 $1100 for this one, plus $50 shipping/insurance.

They recommend a space-age "electric bandage"...?

If the press held up to the pressure... maybe, but it would be a bit of a pain in the arse. Here is a loaded .50 BMG sitting on the ram of my Rockchucker with no shell holder - the Ammomaster shell holder isn't compatible with the Rock Chucker. Even with no shell holder, the mouth of the case is well into the press frame at the top. The tip of the loaded bullet is visible sticking out of the hole. If the press held up, and you figured out a way to prime the cases (the Ammomaster priming ram isn't compatible with the Rock Chucker), I suppose the case could be angled up through the hole, the shell holder simultaneously slid onto the rim and into the ram, the bullet placed in the shell from the top, then the die screwed in - after removing the bushing, of course. It might take repeated steps of screwing the die and/or seating stem down to get the shell fully sized or the bullet fully seated, then the process would have to be reversed - unscrew the die, slide the shell holder out of the ram/off the case rim, then remove the finished round from the press. When I bought my AR50 22+ years ago, it came with an RCBS Ammomaster press, dies, trim die, priming arm, shell holder, etc. I also use it to load .45-120.

Left, NAS Whidbey Island around '77, right, NAS Millington around '75

?? Regardless of what a manufacturer decides to print, HP will always be higher than BHP. More HP cannot be developed as it is transmitted through the drivetrain.

Ya, bad wording. I don't know how HP can be measured before the crankshaft, but the gist is the engine develops slightly more HP than Stihl's BHP spec.

Rated at 6.7 BHP, so engine shaft HP should be a bit more yet.

This is my last one, I'm done. I started it a couple times this year, but didn't ride it anywhere.

Phil N. DeBlank