Widder, SASS #59054

YEP... me too. Last year, at the start of 2025, I was gonna trim down some of my safe fillers and not buy any new ones. 12 months later, I might have let go a couple BUT, I replaced them with a 460 S&W mag, 500 S&W mag, 44 S&W 'Comp Hunter', Colt .44 Anaconda, Colt .44 Kodiak, and a couple new 1911's in .45. I also managed to acquire a super customized 6mm rifle and a super nice, new in box, Kimber heavy barrel 22-250 varmint rifle. And don't forget the great little CZ 457 in .22 LR. 2026 lurks in the shadows and I've already got my eyes on a couple new toys. ..........Widder

She was also in a lot of men's Dreams! ..........Widder

Clusterphobia: when you have a bunch of guns that you go crazy trying to shoot all of them. ..........Widder

How much will you pay for the Geisha Twins to visit a couple times a week? One of them can 'walk on your back' barefoot while the other cleans the kitchen..... I hope PWB doesn't see this post. He likes one of them and will get jealous. P.S. - Happy Holidays, PWB. Hope your New Year is merry and bright! ..........Widder

Would you be interested in trades. I got some once used Brillo Soap pads and 1/2 a can of Bonami. ..........Widder

Think about this........... when TW was in his teens and before he got married, his name was a part of MOST DAD's new years resolution list. Now that he's married and a family man (and owns a few weed eaters) New Years resolutions have become more 'civil'..... ..........Widder

I've NEVER bashed nor said a discouraging word about Santa or any of his Elf's. ..........Widder

But he never saves me any banana. Just ask Blackwater (his cousin in law). He brought Blackwater a nanner split once without any ice cream in it and only 1/2 of a nanner. He said 1/2 the nanner was rotten so he eat it to keep it from spoiling the rest of the nanner split. When ask WHY it didn't have any ice cream, he said he was taste testing it to see how cold it was. Yep, he's sure a humble feller......always thinking about how he can help out others. ..........Widder

The only person I know more humble than Forty is TN Williams. And if you don't believe TW is humble (and modest), just ask him. He'll be glad to tell you he's humble and modest. He tells me all the time. ..........Widder

Why not share with the rest of us who would like to know of good sources. Tnks. ..........Widder

Getting CUT or STUCK can sometimes be the best education for a young feller. It teaches US all that accidents will happen and being careful is Rule #1. Rule #2: teach him how to whittle. Rule #3: teach him how to sharpen it. Rule #4: When teaching him SAFETY, let him know his taking care of that knife might determine when he gets his first BB or pellet rifle..... kinda like an elementary test for future gifts..... P.S. - that is a nice gift. ..........Widder

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I just got off the phone with Eyesa. It was nice and thoughtful Christmas call from him. And it was good to hear from him. Most of us find ourowndangself too busy to give a friend a call during these holidays..... but it sure is nice to hear from them and also wish them well. So Pards..... even without a phone call, I still wish ALL Y'ALL a Merry Christmas and safe holidays. ..........Widder

I understand that DOVES are mated for life and when you see a single adult dove sitting on a tree limb, its probably lost its mate. Those 'single' doves will sit on a limb during the summer evenings and 'cooooooooo' for their mate. ..........Widder

Don't feel slighted by a 10 spot. Most BIG gun stores have a drink machine and a candy machine. Stay refreshed while shopping. On the other hand, maybe 9 other friends will also give you a 10 spot. They add up. P.S. - sounds like your best friends with TN Williams and that gift is from him. ..........Widder

great idea. What would even be more exciting is if you find out later the 'correct person' could be a Cowboy and you might know them by their alias. Stranger things have happened. MERRY CHRISTMAS ..........Widder

I can see it now........ Blackwater will be lying in his casket, probably looking spiffy and clean..... everyone walking by and making nice, appropriate comments........... THEN here comes his kin, TN WILLIAMS, walking into the funeral home like he owns the place.....and the whole dang atmosphere changes and folks start telling big lies. It happens wherever TW goes. ..........Widder

Howdy Chief. I don't know about the 38, 357 accuracy in the Maximum, BUT.....I can share my personal experience with the C45S accuracy in my .45 Colt 1894 Marlin. Accuracy was terrible, even at 10 yards. I used a red dot for an aiming device and also was resting the rifle on sand bags. My .45 Colt loads clustered tightly where I was aiming. My C45S loads shot more like a 'patterned'. Hardly any 2 shots hitting close to one another. At first, I thought maybe my red dot had broken. Then I thought maybe my lead bullets I was using in the C45S were undersized. It was 'the jump' from the chamber to the barrel causing bad accuracy, even at close distances like 12-15 yards. I didn't try further distances to see how bad it could have been. Merry Christmas. ..........Widder

No way, in my humble opinion. On his/her first shift of gear, that pause would have caused gravity to take over. ..........Widder

I doubt I would advertise any 'special ops' type stuff. My job in the Navy as a radioman actually taught us to keep our mouth shut about our job functions....."Loose lips, sink ships'. But I do think its appropriate to put some military history on a job resume. ..........Widder

The older waitress in the movie ask her customers........ "What don't you want"? Then she started using words unrepeatable in our Saloon talk. But folks are always sharing good memories and great thoughts about those who have passed away and it made me think..... What won't they say about me. 1. they won't say the room lit up when I walked in, or that I never met a girl who didn't like me. 2. they won't say I was successful in all my endeavors 3. and... they won't say that all my X's live in Texas. 4. and they won't say I like onions. ..........Widder

Alabama just defeated Oklahoma in a 1st round football championship. Perry Mason show tonight is actually titled: "The Case of the Crimson Kiss". I thought that is kinda ironic. ROLL TIDE! ..........Widder

SALUTE! ..........Widder

True and true. In my 460, which is an extreme example, I was trying to resize just the upper 1/3 of the case to help eliminate excessive stretching. That was the reason I contacted RCBS and only conveyed what they told me. According the RCBS, the dimensions of a carbide die used for a straight wall case can vary from the entry to the upper end of its sizing process. Like many, I was surprised with this revelation. ..........Widder

Well, contrary to popular belief, especially mine, there does appear to be a slight taper even with carbide dies. In my situation, I was getting some extreme stretching of brass when reloading the .460 S&W mag brass. Soooooo, I sent RCBS an email and their reply was that the OPENING of a carbide die was actually larger (greater in diameter)than the inside upper edge of the carbide piece. Please note: this was in reference to my .460 dies. If you want to know if your particular CARBIDE die is actually straight or taper, measure your brass at the case mouth and also about 5/8 inch back. Then, resize just the upper 5/8 inch of your brass to see if the dimensions are the same.....OR to see if there is an actual taper built into your carbide die. Of course, mileage varies. But atleast you will know more about your own die, versus other die sets. ..........WIdder

Hey Alpo, it would be more like: 1. That bullet is a 125 grain Gold Dot HP with 17 grains of H110, traveling about xxxx fps. Smacked the perp dead center of the rib cage. 2. Now that bullet that looks like a gold flower pedal is a Barnes 160 grain XPB, 45 caliber traveling about xxxx fps using about 9.5 grains of Power Pistol. It smacked the intruder right under his right eye socket, came out the back of his skull and the POLICE dug it out of wall at the other end of the house. It was a load that is basically on the light side of a .45 Super in my BUL .45. He would probably be MORE DEAD if I had used my 460 Rowland. ..........Widder