Recent content by jyo

Back in my Alaska roaming days, I carried my Freedom Arms 454 Casull revolver and in camp, there were always several shortie 870s lying around... Still, if a 9mm pistol was all I had at the moment, I'd use it!

I'll just stick with my well broken-in 4" stainless Security Six---it does everything I need a 357 revolver to do without the extra weight of the GP-100...

Love them old Flattops! Down to just two now---a 4 3/4" 357 and one of the very last 44 mag Blackhawks made that's been nicely shortened to 4 3/4" by a previous owner...

For some reason bulk 22 ammo (especially Remington and Winchester) QC has gone into the toilet over the last several years! Fortunately, I have a stash of much older production of several brands (including Remington and Winchester) that functions just fine and I can't remember the last time I...

In my youth (a very long time ago), two 22 revolvers stand out---my friend's Colt Officers Model Match (a very well-worn gun with lots of rounds downrange and also used on their dairy farm) and another friend's H&R 999 top-break---9 rounds on board---trigger not so great... These were the guns I...

Love 22s! I currently have three plinkers/field 22 rifles: a 60s era Belgium Browning SA-22, A pre-warning Ruger 10-22 Deluxe Sporter and a Remington Nylon 66---any of the three will do unless there are female shooters with us---then the bottom-ejecting SA-22 stays home...

My pre-warning 10-22 Deluxe Sporter has factory installed sling swivels on it as standard...

My "field gun" 10-22 is an older pre-warning Deluxe Sporter---trigger was WAY too heavy so I had my gunsmith (Dean Wilkerson) do a trigger job on it (this was before all the drop-trigger parts were available) and I later added a Volquartsen auto bolt release and a extended magazine release...

Never heard of a Mini 14 bolt coming apart while firing the gun! Interested in what Ruger has to say about this... As for filing the front sight---both of my 183 series GB Models shot lower than I'd like---the rear sight was elevated almost to it's max---rather then filing down the front sight...

Beautiful guns, I too haver a couple of FA Model 83s---the best fitted production revolvers on the planet!

Good to see you were able to save those grips! Ain't no accounting for taste, but some people just don't have any...!

Well, since none off my three Mini 14's have ever jammed, I don't see how an AR can be more dependable. My early, blued GB Model with the "pencil" barrel shoots exceptionally well---my early stainless GB Model is not as accurate, but fully capable of dealing with man sized targets out to any...

^^^^ I'm very partial to OM Flattops---I have one in 44 and also a Ruger #3 in 44 Mag along with my #3 converted to 454 Casull...

Probably 30 years ago or so, I too rebarreled a Ruger #3 from .223 to 454 Casull. Being an admirer of Freedom Arms Model 83 revolvers, I found a rather Bubbaed 223 and had my local gunsmith, Dean Wilkersen, convert it to 454. With full-shout ammo, the little beast has some kick, but with...

Back when I managed gun stores, I carried a Browning Hi Power 9mm (there weren't many choices back then) with a tiny, stainless Walther TPH 22 in the back pocket. These days, my home defense pistols and carry guns tend to be HKs and a couple of Kahr CW9s. Specially an HK P2000 9mm DA/SA, or my...