All About Pocket Knives

Old Hunter wrote:Colonel Wade, I'm really enjoying the Ruger Carbine - it's part of the group of old rifles I inherited last year - luckily a buddy told me to stick with 240 grain bullets when I worked up the load - it shoots them good! OH

Jerry, that Savage 110 is a nice old rifle - they based the barrel nut on the M60 machine gun design and created an action that can be quickly barreled and always have perfect headspace with minimal rejection rates - quite smart.

Been reloading since 1978 using equipment borrowed from my first boss; bought this RCBS Rockchuck press in 1979 and have been using it ever since. I have a RCBS progressive set up for 357 MAG and a Redding turret set up for 45 Colt - but do 98% of my loading on the single stage. Here I'm putting together some 308 WIN loads for hunting season several years back.

.......I used to try to keep my drawing board where I build tissue-covered balsa wood airplanes looking like this, but now it looks more like einstein's desk!!!!................. ..................

Old Hunter wrote:Colonel Wade, I'm really enjoying the Ruger Carbine - it's part of the group of old rifles I inherited last year - luckily a buddy told me to stick with 240 grain bullets when I worked up the load - it shoots them good! OH

Jerry, that Savage 110 is a nice old rifle - they based the barrel nut on the M60 machine gun design and created an action that can be quickly barreled and always have perfect headspace with minimal rejection rates - quite smart.

Been reloading since 1978 using equipment borrowed from my first boss; bought this RCBS Rockchuck press in 1979 and have been using it ever since. I have a RCBS progressive set up for 357 MAG and a Redding turret set up for 45 Colt - but do 98% of my loading on the single stage. Here I'm putting together some 308 WIN loads for hunting season several years back.

"Single stage old school" right there OH! Thanks for sharing! Looks like my Dad's bench. He was very meticulous and the same applied to reloading. One step at a time on all the rounds he planned to load. By the book and precise. IF I start reloading again, that is the way I will go for the rifle center fire rounds for hunting and shooting.
Thanks again for sharing. That pic and story brought back many memories of hours on end in the garage reloading with Dad.

Will have to break out his old stuff and take some pics to post when I get some time (which is in short supply at the moment).

BTW, thanks for the info on the barrel nut on my 30-06. Very interesting as I wondered about that.
Nice 44 rifle too!

Regards, Jerry

carrmillus wrote:.......I used to try to keep my drawing board where I build tissue-covered balsa wood airplanes looking like this, but now it looks more like einstein's desk!!!!................. ..................

That's 'cause I ain't no Einstein!

FINALLY! .35 Remington ammo had been non existent since last fall. It was as bad as. 22 ammo. But at my lgs today they had about 15 boxes of Hornady Leverevolution. This is the 200gr polymer tip bullets. They're bad little rounds out of a Marlin lever gun.

The specs are 200gr .35 caliber bullet at 2225 fps. It'll thump Bambi as far as anybody needs to shoot in these rolling hills and tickets, and father than I have any business shooting.

Colonel26 wrote:FINALLY! .35 Remington ammo had been non existent since last fall. It was as bad as. 22 ammo. But at my lgs today they had about 15 boxes of Hornady Leverevolution. This is the 200gr polymer tip bullets. They're bad little rounds out of a Marlin lever gun.

The specs are 200gr .35 caliber bullet at 2225 fps. It'll thump Bambi as far as anybody needs to shoot in these rolling hills and tickets, and father than I have any business shooting.

Cool Stuff Wade! It sucks when ammo is not available for a firearm you own. I try not to go below 500 count for everything I own, usually a lot more. No ammo and you might as well have a club. Looks like a wicked round for sure.

Some pics of my new gear for my tag coming up. Also found some old stuff of my Dad's that is pretty cool.

New stuff...

Leupold RX-1200i Range Finder. Pretty sweet unit with Ballistics Calculation, angle compensation, etc. Ranged some Antelope to over 800 yards last week with it.

Moultrie M-990i Game Camera "No Glow". If anyone is wondering, cost about $170 and so much better function and pics than the 70 dollar model. Worth the extra money, in my opinion. No LEDs flash at all when camera is activated. Password protected so if some ahole steals my game cam from out in the desert, pretty much a paper weight that they cannot use. Motion Detect with time lapse mode also where you can set 2 instances of durations when to take pictures, how often and for how long. The time lapse mode is way cool. It allows for a strobe like group of pics. Kind of like when you were young and you would take a notepad and draw a pic on each page and then flip them with your thumb like a deck of cards.
Here is a you tube link that will show it better than I can explain it..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEdX1JbQlSM

I attached a couple of pics from this game cam. It looks as if maybe the strong desert wind on the weeds triggered the night shot but pretty damn clear.

Hunt Nevada chip for my Garmin Extrex 20 GPS. Any of you that hunt I highly recommend this chip. Costs about 120 bucks per chip but shows all sorts of springs, guzzlers, roads, parcels, private/state or government land, etc. Even shows the names/ boundaries of private property owners in case you want to ask permission to hunt on their land and you have no idea who owns it.

Aimshot Laser Bore Sight. Had it for a while but misplaced it and found it. Fits like 10 or so different calibers with the spare case arbors. Laser is .223. I also have a .243 and .30-06 arbor. Pretty much covers all my long guns and gets you on the paper first shot. Money well spent.

220 rounds of ammo. Hornady "American Whitetail" 150 grain "Interlock". The Interlock bullet has some pretty amazing expansion to put a pretty nasty wound channel on game. At 150 grains, pretty perfect for the size of an Antelope and not to heavy too cause excessive bullet drop. 180 or 165 grain would have been overkill and bullet drop would be excessive. Shot I take may be out to 800 yards. Need some practice before I go there and need to see what my effective limit is.
Bought all the had, 220 rounds at $22 a box which is a great deal.


Dad's old stuff I dug out...

Lee Loader circa 1963'. Reloaded your own rounds with a HAMMER and the kit parts! No idea as to caliber but pretty cool nonetheless. No caliber on box or any parts.

Bushnell #74-3002 Bore Sighter. No idea as to exact age but I am guessing 1960s' or prior based on the box. I had a scope from 1968' with the same box type.

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry. It's great to read about your progress.
I like the picture of the birds.

FRJ wrote:Thanks, Jerry. It's great to read about your progress.
I like the picture of the birds.

Thanks Joe! Wish there were some Antelope in the pics. Mainly posted those to show the game camera pic quality. It goes to 10 megapixels and that is pics taken set at 4 MP.

Will be leaving the game camera out for a week this time. I was hoping to see a pic of a huge Antelope Buck that saw us setting up the camera from about 1 mile away. I think we disrupted his plans for a good drink.

Anyone else own a Vortex scope? Just dealt with their warranty department. No done yet but very great thus fast and fast turnaround. As far as quality, seems great for the money but I need to do some range shoots to speak more to that.

Please let me know.

Jerry

Jerry those are some great pics and some pretty awesome gear!

Thanks Wade.

So back to what I mentioned about Vortex Scopes. I bought the Vortex Viper 4X12X40 (1 inch tube). Made in the Philippines in case anyone is wondering. To buy a full USA made scope (and the glass still probably comes from the Far East) will cost thousands of dollars. Support is located in Wisconsin. Retail is $400. They have less and more expensive models of course.
I had heard many good things about the glass used and quality. They also have awesome binos. Read some web reviews and some say they can't see a difference when compared to Nikon or Swarvoski. Glass looks great with superb clarity at all magnifications. The Ballistic software application is pretty awesome for figuring out your setup. I still need to test the turret dials to see if they return to zero after doping the scope but I'll update on the later. Based on the BDC reticle probably not required anyway. I am zero at 200 yards and the last holder hash goes to 600 yards based on ammo, etc.

In addition to quality I had also heard about their superior customer service and warranty. Unfortunately, I had to test those waters early on. My mistake, never do that again but I bought the floor model. Whom knows how many people handled and and tweaked the knobs, etc.
So I am using a laser bore sighter in the backyard so I am hitting paper when I get to the range. Longer story shorter, the windage turret cap was obviously cross-threaded while a floor model. I go to remove the elevation cap to make a second adjustment and the entire turret start to unscrew from the scope. WHAT????

Next day I call Vortex and talk with a real nice gal. I explain what occurred and she apologizes up and down and say she will take care of it. Nice thing is she is the only person I deal with. She folllows my RMA and makes sure that it is fixed and satisfied when I get it back. No getting passed department to department.
I explain I have a hunt coming up and hope turnaround time is short. She sends me an overnight label which isn't cheap and they fixed and QA'd the scope and overnighted it back. It came back perfect!
Total turnaround time including 2 shipping and 2 weekend days was 6 days!!!!

They even will honor accidental damage as I understand it if you drop your rifle on the scope and crack the glass, etc. Just be honest about whatever stupid accident occurred. No warranty card, no receipt required and the warranty is transferable to whomever possesses the scope like if you son inherits it or such.

Probably a good candidate in my opinion for a young hunters first rifle in case it gets banged up.

That is my review so far for whatever it is worth.

Jerry

New Colt

Colt Government .45. My favorite. Excellent choice, Blue.

Very nice Colt. My wife currently has her heart set on a Colt Defender. It'll cut way into my knife budget, but hey, happy wife happy life!

Jerry that's amazing about the warranty work in that scope. Sounds like a great company.

Thanks guys. I still compete with Glock and EDC the same, but there is something magical about an original Colt 1911. Just the weight and feel of it is fantastic for taming the .45 cartridge. And there is no better trigger on any gun.

Very sweet Colt Blue!
Great pickup for sure.
Jerry

Just went to the lgs today and picked up my order from Numrich.

I've wanted an Ithaca 37 Bicentennial model for a long time. It was a special model in 1976, the year I was born. It had special engraving, a higher polished receiver, upgrade wood, and was just extra nice in general.

Problem is a nice one today is above my reach financially. But I found this bicentennial receiver on gunbroker from Numrich for a real good deal. It has sone surface rust in a couple places, but it'll polish out fine. I'm going to build my own bicentennial model one piece at a time, just like Johnny Cash's Cadillac. And I get to build it like I want it!

Wade,
That's pretty cool, especially since it is your birth year!
I really like the 37's. Gave a 12 ga. to my son for graduation gift. He shoots left handed so it's perfect for him.
One of the best/worst trades I ever made was trading my well used, 16 gauge Ithaca 37 for an almost mint Winchester 24, 16 ga. Good for me but still regret getting rid of that one.
Glad you got that receiver, keep us posted as you continue the project, Johnny!
Treefarmer

Blue, that is a nice M1911 - is that the current Colt Gov't Model? I notice it has better sights than my circa 1980 Colt 1911 and a straight main spring housing. Just wonder if those are now stock features or if you had it customized. OH

treefarmer wrote:Wade,
That's pretty cool, especially since it is your birth year!
I really like the 37's. Gave a 12 ga. to my son for graduation gift. He shoots left handed so it's perfect for him.
One of the best/worst trades I ever made was trading my well used, 16 gauge Ithaca 37 for an almost mint Winchester 24, 16 ga. Good for me but still regret getting rid of that one.
Glad you got that receiver, keep us posted as you continue the project, Johnny!
Treefarmer

Oh my! Well at least it's still in the family! Lol.

I have a few model 37's. They're my favorites. Most of mine are 16's and 20's.

Colonel26 wrote:Just went to the lgs today and picked up my order from Numrich.

I've wanted an Ithaca 37 Bicentennial model for a long time. It was a special model in 1976, the year I was born. It had special engraving, a higher polished receiver, upgrade wood, and was just extra nice in general.

Problem is a nice one today is above my reach financially. But I found this bicentennial receiver on gunbroker from Numrich for a real good deal. It has sone surface rust in a couple places, but it'll polish out fine. I'm going to build my own bicentennial model one piece at a time, just like Johnny Cash's Cadillac. And I get to build it like I want it!

Very cool Wade. Can't wait to see the finished project.

Jerry

Old Hunter wrote:Blue, that is a nice M1911 - is that the current Colt Gov't Model? I notice it has better sights than my circa 1980 Colt 1911 and a straight main spring housing. Just wonder if those are now stock features or if you had it customized. OH

Yes, that is the current model O1991. It has the flat mainspring housing and the long trigger, like the original, but the ejection port is enlarged. (and it has the 80 series firing pin block) I actually prefer the arched mainspring housing and the shorter trigger of the M1911A1, so I've ordered both from Wilson combat, along with their G10 starburst pattern grips. Should look a little different by next week.
The three dot sights are nice, but I'm gonna replace the front sight with a red fiber optic.

Colonel26 wrote:Just went to the lgs today and picked up my order from Numrich.

I've wanted an Ithaca 37 Bicentennial model for a long time. It was a special model in 1976, the year I was born. It had special engraving, a higher polished receiver, upgrade wood, and was just extra nice in general.

Problem is a nice one today is above my reach financially. But I found this bicentennial receiver on gunbroker from Numrich for a real good deal. It has sone surface rust in a couple places, but it'll polish out fine. I'm going to build my own bicentennial model one piece at a time, just like Johnny Cash's Cadillac. And I get to build it like I want it!

Colonel, that old engraving in nice!

Thank you sir! I really like that Colt of yours too. One of these days I'm going to get me a 1911!

Jerry, it'll be a while I'm afraid. The internal parts will be easy to find, a barrel too but expensive I'm afraid. The mag tube I want will probably have to come from a donor gun. The wood too will be a chore. There were several different eras and all had different stock dimensions (some very minor) but 1954 and earlier, which is what I collect, all had hand cut checkering. Finding uncracked, nice wood from that era can be a a chore.

I'll keep talk up to date!