Widder, SASS #59054

Longfoot, I'll try to share my personal experience with the .32 Marlin 1894 and the .32 Rugers. MARLIN: its a great rifle. I been shooting one for nearly 10 years or more. And, I have worked on nearly a dozen of them. The only 'factory' problem I have encountered that was a bad gremlin is the size of the 'PORTAL' hole. The portal is the hole in front of the receiver where the bullet passes thru from the mag tube to the carrier. On every .32 Marlin I have worked on, the 'portal' was at minimal SAAMI specs from the factory and needed opening up a few .000's. Because this hole diameter was of minimal size, sometimes the rim of a .32 case would get stuck inside of it. A good size for this hole is when the body (not the rim) of a .38 special case will freely fall inside this hole and freely fall back out. Use an UNSIZED case. The timing on the Marlins is very gracious and everything from OAL of 1.310 up to 1.400 works great without jamming or feeding issues. Anything longer than 1.400 don't have room to sit on the carrier correctly and the nose of the bullet can bump the edge of the portal when the carrier rises. A little caution is advised when loading anything longer than 1.400. RUGERS: Great pistols. I don't work on pistols so the info I share only relates to my personal pistols.. The 'THROATS' of my chambers were cut a tad short and some of my reloads would not fully seat in the chambers using certain bullets and certain OAL. Your mileage will vary so check out your reloads depending upon bullet styles. My 100 grain truncated flat nose bullets with OAL of 1.400 seated fine. But my 78 grain round nose bullets with OAL at 1.325 did not. Bullet design was the issue until I opened up my throats a few .000's. Hope this helps. Best regards ..........Widder

But he (Perry) never lost Della. What a classy looking lady. ..........Widder

Hey Pat, I actually have that button that was given to movie goers when it came out. ..........Widder

I like Perry Mason also. Normally, I watch him at 9 a.m. and 11:30 pm here in E.TN. The name on that pistol grip was 'Bolar', if my memory serves me correctly. On a side note..... I really like feasting my eyeballs on Della. ..........Widder

If you could fly....... ya know, levitate and zoom around in the air by yeowndangself,.... and you had no other super powers to protect your skin, eyes, etc......... HOW FAST could a feller fly without burning up his skin from friction burns, etc.....or how fast could he fly without having some protective clothing? I figured about 50 mph for short periods of time. If you could choose a super power, what would it be? I think I would want to have the ability to become invisible. No matter what you did, good or bad, nobody would know you were involved. Just imagine the places you could go, things you could see, scare the heck out of your enemies, etc..... ..........Widder

High Spade Mikey, One more thought. Do you know if those misfires actually had a firing pin 'kiss mark' on them or no mark at all. I ask because its possible that if the hammer didn't make full contact with the firing pin, your CROSS BOLT safety could be slightly shifting. Its an odd occurrence, but its still something that could cause this effect. Just a thought. Best regards ..........Widder

And..... I vote 'A' for good reason: the front of SOME springs can start to crawl over the collar of the hammer strut. The washer prevents this. Even 1/2 of a coil can effect primer ignition, especially when its an older and weekend spring. Longhunter has good springs as well as the Palo Verde spring kit, which are very good spring kits. Because you've never experienced this situation before, I would not mess with the rear of the bolt at this time. There is a slight possibility that the 'cuts' in your firing pin might be off just a few .000's and not allowing the firing pin to move forward that last little movement. This can be remedied by slightly lengthening those 'scalloped cuts' a little at their rearward stopping area. BUT, if your primer strikes look good and solid, there is no need to mess with the firing pin. My guess is what Tell said. Best regards ..........Widder

There is an ongoing advertisement on TV that is selling the best, clearest, binocular that is used by our special forces and governemnt sniper teams. In the ad, it zooms in clearly at great distances. REALITY: at 140 yards, nobody has a clear, concise picture or video of Trumps shooter as he walked around on the ground and as he crawled around on that roof. Where are the good pictures and videos? ..........Widder

CC, I knew you and I have something in common. I like 'HOT' .45 Colt ammo for my Super BlackHawk Hunters. And in my 16.25" Marlins, the velocity performance can equal .454 Casull in a 7" pistol. My favorite powders for these HOT loads: H110 and LilGun. ..........Widder

What Lumpy said above. Basically, if properly stored and handled correctly, powders should give appropriate performance for which the powder was designed, A few decades of age should not make much difference. Because even 'lots' can vary, its possible to get 'discernable' variations. But with the particular 'LOTS' of H110 that I used in my load testing, I did not get a discernable difference in the performance of my ammo. I keep all my powder in a dry and room temperature condition. And I keep it stored in its original container. My reloads are kept dry and oils/water are kept away from the primer area. Check out powder manufacturer website information about how to help determine if powder is 'spoiling' or going bad. With some, the color may slightly change..... or even more so, the powder can obtain an acidic smell. Websites can give more precise info. Hope this helps. ..........Widder

RRR, If you decide to trade it, check out BE-86, which is a super good 9mm powder and can also be used in a lot of semi-auto loads, including 10mm. BUT I will also share some personal experience with H110 before you get rid of your supply. A few years back, I had some 20+ year old H110, still in its original canister. I loaded up some fresh .44 mags using this OLD powder. I also had some 20+ year old .44 mag reloads using H110 powder. AND.... I had a NEW CAN of H110, so I used the NEW stuff to reload some fresh .44 mag loads with NEW powder. RESULTS: No discernable difference in performance. H110 is a good powder for its intended purposes. Like most of our other powders, it last FOREVER as long as you store it properly. You might want to keep 1 or 2 of those canisters....... just in case your future allows ownership of a nice magnum pistol caliber type firearm. ..........Widder

Basically, I use the same method. I anchor my rifle, put the cross hair on the target and squeeze the trigger. Then.....with the rifle still anchored, I move the cross hairs to the previously fired bullet hole. Its a good method of sighting in...... although multiple follow up shots should be fired to ensure all is well, such as the integrity of your scope, rifle bedding, etc...... ..........Widder

I've actually tested H110 for accuracy and velocity (chronographed) in .357 mag, 44 mag, 454 Casull, .30 Carbine and hot .45 Colt loads and find it a GREAT powder. It will give maximum performance in those calibers when used according to Hodgdon load data. Hodgdon has particular instructions for using it and basically recommends close to Maximum load data be used. Check out Hodgdon website and read their information concerning H110. I don't have any info on it concerning shotgun loads. ..........Widder

Capt BB, Before I can properly judge your method in the riddance of mice, I gotta know if the chocolate was sweet, semi-sweet or dark chocolate. Was it the type of chocolate used on Nanner Splits? ..........Widder

I got a friend that carries 2 pistols and extra ammo in his truck, and sometimes he carries a long gun also. In the home, he has multiple placements of a gun.... I just don't know where nor how many. For me, I have one 'close', regardless of my whereabouts, including extra ammo. ..........Widder

Fordyce, if you think that is fast and hard to count for, you oughta see some of the fastest Gunfighters in their practice runs for world record speeds. Example: most of those speed demons can DRAW and dry fire their pistols for 10 simulated shots AND reholster in around 1.5 seconds. YES, 1 and 1/2 seconds for the DRAW and 10 separate audible clicks of their 2 revolvers and reholster in less than 1.5 seconds. Best regards......... and don't blink. ..........Widder

Congratulations to a couple new JEDI's, of which I am trying hard to update all the request and check out qualifications. One of my favorites lives right here in Tennessee, and he is turning out to be a darn good GF. JEDI GF #354 is MOUNTAINEER MAC. and from Genova, ITALY, JEDI GF #360 is FANNY McGIVER. I think Fanny may be the 1st JEDI recognized in Italy. Her SASS # is: 112203. I enjoy hearing from the other side of the world about their GF skills, etc..... SASS and CAS is enjoyed around the world. Some numbers are PENDING until official recognitions can be made. MAC and FANNY......... Congratulations. ..........Widder

I don't know why, because I feel good and healthy again, but since open heart 'bionic' surgery (Pig Valve) my rhythm seems to be off a little when needed the most. If the TN State had a 'water pistol' side match, I might have faired a little better...... You were sure smokin though. Great to watch you and those kids burn em down. ..........Widder

I've seen it happen in a friends 17 hmr once. ..........Widder

On my personal 97's, I hired Slater to stipple my forearms using his very slow and unique method of using a particular Dremel bit and Dremel to actually hand 'cut' little 'stipple like' pattern in the forearms. Normally, he doesn't do the forearm in this manner because it is time consuming. But considering the free time in teaching him about the Marlin 1894 and Henry .22, he was glad to do a couple of my forearms with this unique hand method. Slater also has a laser machine and can do some mighty fine patterns, checkering and stippling. ..........Widder

YUL, sometimes it ain't a spotters fault. Seems some of the problems come from folks not knowing the rules or misinterpreting them. You are correct in that some shooters are hard to spot for, depending up certain scenarios and if they are a super fast traditionalist or very good GF. The Wire, and PWB, are a great place to help us all understand things better and fairly. ..........Widder

My original post was in reference to the original thread by Fordyce Beals. I see no target sequence mentioned. Where did the actual targets engagement come from that makes the original infraction become a Miss and a 'P'? ..........Widder

Slater 'hand stippled' a couple forearm slides for me on my 97's. Indeed, he does great work. ..........Widder

MISS only for the unfired round. ..........Widder

Ya got your priorities in good order, Creeker. Glad to hear your Mom is doing better. Take care my friend. ..........Widder