[Was/Is there a C5]

2 hours ago, Chas B. Wolfson, SASS #11104 said:

 Our C5

I know not what you were asking about but couldn't resist.

NICE! I like the looks of yours much better than the current design. Current Vette reminds of the Matchbox cars my kids used to play with. 

[Argentine 1911 information]

I’ve never seen a gold-plated, engraved barrel on a 1911 before. That’s quite a show piece. What was that Patton said about a gun carried by a pimp in a New Orleans brothel? 😊

 

The slide and frame engraving is spectacular. 

[Crimp dies]

On 7/9/2026 at 6:05 PM, Savvy Jack said:

As far as "fhit ding, fhit ding", anything works that works.

If you just want the case to not bulge, just back of the crimp until it don't bulge.

 

If you want a bit more of a refined load technique, get a Redding Profile crimp die.

https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/handloading/my-preferred-loading-method

 

Profile Left, LFCD right If you want a bullet designed specifically for the LFCD, check here: https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/handloading/bullet-molds/modern-bullet-molds

 

Look for the 43-219M and 43-220CC

 

You must be casting your own? I’ve not seen a commercially available bullet with that shape. The ones available to me (200 gr RNFP) have a fatter, less tapered ogive and is why I can’t use the Redding PCD. I can’t get a decent crimp without it shoving the bullet too deep. I don’t have that problem with the Lee FCD. 
 

If your bullets can be had commercially, I’d love know a source. 

 

[Daylight savings time permanent?]

3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Viramontes?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viramontes_v._Cook_County

 

[How to announce retirement to your employer?]

11 hours ago, Charlie Harley, #14153 said:

I can see them giving me two weeks separation pay after announcing retirement and just telling me to go away.

The fact you say that answers your question. Go forward with that assumptive outcome and protect yourself. You don’t owe them a thing. 
 

Best of luck to you.

[CMP to Sell M-14s!]

I’m content with my Garand, (from which the M-14 evolved). And I’m with Chantry - don’t need another caliber to mess with. 

[Ba-Dump Tissssh - Memes]

On 7/15/2026 at 5:54 PM, Buckshot Bear said:

Saw this meme.....jeez Louise it must have been written by a 20 year old.....can you make it tougher next time!!!!

 

Most successful test I've ever taken!!! Now I just need to dig up my long dead school principal and shove this under his nose and say "You said I'd never pass any test, well here's 20 outta' 20" !!!!!

 

 

My middle age children can score 20 out of 20. It hasn’t been THAT long ago…

[Swiss black powder loads]

8 minutes ago, 9245 said:

No, I’m looking for advice how to do it safely instead of a blanket “never shoot damascus.”  In a perfect world I would just have them sleeved but I have yet to find a double gun gunsmith that works with normal guns at normal prices instead of $40,000 bespoke guns that only get fired twice a year at the country club by blue bloods that wouldn’t flinch at a $5,000gun smithing bill.

Sedalia Dave already gave you that advice:

 

”Only known way to verify their integrity is ultrasonic inspection.”  
 

If you don’t like the answers you’ve been given, you’re kinda on your own. 

[Swiss black powder loads]

Sounds like you’ve made up your mind to shoot those Damascus barrels and are still looking for someone to say it’s ok, despite advice to the contrary. 😬

[Trail Boss, 225-230gr 45 Colt for an 1873 Rifle]

2 minutes ago, Tall John said:

👆👆👆👆

Then why are you referencing a wadcuttter load in your OP?  
 

From my response: “Go with the load shown in your picture of the Lyman Cast Bullet manual. 6.1 grains is a nice mid-range load.” If you don’t like that, then start with the load range in the manual and work your way up. 

[Trail Boss, 225-230gr 45 Colt for an 1873 Rifle]

DEWC is a double ended wad cutter bullet that won’t feed in your rifle. Go with the load shown in your picture of the Lyman Cast Bullet manual. 6.1 grains is a nice mid-range load. 
 

The wad cutter sits deeper in the case than RNFP, hence the lighter loading. Compare the pressures - DEWC is 8600 psi vs 8200 for the RNFP at starting loads. 

 

[Crimp dies]

Years ago I had the need to load .38 SP bullets long, below the crimp groove. Back then Nate Kiowa posted a nice article on how to do that to make .38 SP feed better in a .38/.357 Win/Rossi ‘92. 
 

I used a Lee combo seat & roll crimp die without any issues of bulging the case or telescoping bullets. The loads worked like a charm. 
 

Since then I acquired a .38/.357 Uberti ‘73 which negates the need for long .38s. Still using the same die set.
 

The only cartridge I load with a separate seating die is .44-40. Having struggled with the Redding Profile die, I switched to Lee FCD which does a fine job. 

[Ba-Dump Tissssh - Memes]

[Powder Flask Spout Length]

6 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

I know, but he said the cylinder was 6 13/16 long and with the spout full length was 7 5/16, which makes the spout only a half inch! And at your basic math, 4/16 is a quarter inch! 

 

My apologies for a fat finger on a phone. Shoulda been 5 13/16” for the flask length.
 

[Powder Flask Spout Length]

56 minutes ago, Yul Lose said:

The piece I’m building is only going to be used for C&B pistols.

gotcha. Typical pistol loads are 18-30 gr for a 44 cal pistol.  I shoot 21 gr. Some folks like warthog loads for their dragoon or Walker with 36+ gr, so add an 1/8” or so to the 30 gr measure below. I don’t have a precise dimension because my next size up from 30 is 48 gr. 
 

Mine with the 18 gr spout is 7 5/16” OAL

21 gr: 7 9/16” OAL

30 gr: 7 11/16” OAL

 

Hope this helps!

[Powder Flask Spout Length]

Yul, the OAL with the longest spout I have (84gr) is 8 5/16”. The cylinder without any spout is 5 13/16”.  The brand is Traditions. As I recall, it came from Dixie Gun Works. 

 

[Finally a commercial I like!]

2 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Your watch is wrong, about sports a baseball game doesn’t have a commercial til the half of an inning is over. That could be a long time sometimes even a half hour! Same with football , a commercial usually doesn’t show up until the sides change, sometimes during a time out they could throw a few commercials in. Time outs are usually 30 seconds and they don’t happen that often. It seems like there’s more time for commercials because we don’t like them. 

You must live in a special time zone because I’ve never witnessed what you describe.

[Finally a commercial I like!]

10 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

There’s not 15 minutes of commercials in a half hour program, no way! 
 

A typical 30-minute TV news program usually contains:

 

 

📺 About

6 to 8 minutes of commercials total

 

 

That usually breaks down into:

 

• 3 to 4 commercial breaks
• Each break lasting 1.5 to 3 minutes

 

 

So in terms of individual ads:

 

• Roughly 8 to 15 commercials, depending on the length of each ad (15-second vs. 30-second spots)

 

Break out your stop watch. I did one night when I was really bored when the news was on. 
 

[Finally a commercial I like!]

The program is incidental as it’s just filler between commercials. 

Seriously folks, commercials consume 50 percent of broadcast TV. That 1/2 hour news program you watch has 15 minutes of commercials. Same for everything else. Sporting events are even worse. 
 

I’m all in for a potty break, but I don’t need one every 5 or 6 minutes. No wonder the nation has ADD. 
 

And let’s not forget the pop-up ads that blot out the screen while the show is on…
 

 

[Da Bears moving?]

The Kansas City Chiefs are moving from KC, Missouri, where they’ve been since they arrived in the early 60’s as the former Dallas Texans, across the state line to my state of Kansas. 
 

Our goobernater Laura Kelly and her co-conspirators conducted this deal in total secrecy with owner Clark Hunt and no doubt, the NFL. There were no hearings, no possibility for public input and no ballot measure on which us voters could weigh in at the polls for this $2.7 billion scam. It was announced a little over a month ago. Here you go, taxpayers, another gift to a multi-billionaire without your consent. 
 

The Chiefs have been the beneficiary of state, county and city $ billions over their residency. And for that support, Clark Hunt and his minions said, we need more. You need to build us a new stadium or we’ll leave. When local leaders said for the first time in memory, “the price is too high for this shakedown”, Kansas said, “Please come here! We want to be taken advantage of too, and lavish you with other people’s money, because we have low self-esteem just like the other cities!”

 

Can’t wait for the next sales tax increase to make this nightmare a reality. 

 

Oops, almost forgot this little tidbit. The state of Kansas will have its own luxury suite at the new stadium. Think they’ll let this little old taxpayer sit there?  Yeah, I know…

 

 

[Da Bears moving?]

Indiana is giving the Bears $2 billion for a stadium at taxpayer expense that Illinois would not. Look at Hammond, IN on a map. The Bears aren’t exactly leaving. It’s more like the NY Giants and Jets moving to New Jersey.

 

[Audien Hearing Aids]

23 minutes ago, El Sobrante Kid said:

Anyone considering hearing aids should go to see an audiologist for the best results and the least frustration. You don't have to get your hearing aids from them, but you do need them to correctly diagnose your hearing loss. Not all hearing loss is the same, and not all hearing aids will help with the type of hearing loss that you have. You can spend a huge amount of money and if you get the wrong type of hearing aids, they will not do you any good. See an audiologist, find out about your specific type of hearing loss, then ask what type and brand(s) of hearing aids will work best for you. Be aware that some types of hearing loss are permanent and cannot be remedied, no matter how expensive the hearing aids are. GL!

This ^^^

[Just HOW sensitive is the 1873 to COAL?]

Dave, I’m assuming you’re wondering about your newly acquired .44-40? Unlike the ‘73s in .38/.357 which accommodate a wide range of lengths, it can be finicky with cartridges loaded at or very near maximum OAL. Some.44-40 bullets can put you at the max which can cause feeding hiccups when picking up the cartridge from the mag tube. 
 

Sounds like you have a cartridge that’s working well. 

 

[Random light powder drops—Adjustable Charge Bar on Mec 9000]

I have an adjustable bar for my MEC 650 that sits in a drawer. Bought it brand new. It required constant fiddling and I don’t think I was ever able to load a single box of shells without interruption. I went back to the regular charge bars and never looked back. 

[Tombstone: Cutting Room Floor]

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