Recent content by Xrayist

So, I was just cleaning and oiling my Blackhawks. I have one 1978 vintage in 30 Carbine, a 44 Special Flat Top, a 50th Anniversary .44 and a Bisley 44 Mag. I bought my first Blackhawk in 1973, a .41 Mag 6.5" barrel. I shot thousands of rounds out of that pistol as it was the only handgun I owned...

I remember a post where they put the wood off a No. 1 onto a No. 3 and referred to it as a No. 2. Don't really think there is an "official" definition of what a No. 2 is. Your project sounds great. I like your No. 1 in .348 Winchester.

If you are interested in the folding vrsion, drop me a PM.

I bought a very nice 1954 production 3.5" S&W pre 27. The previous owner had shot nothing but 38 special in it, and was not very good at cleaning his guns. I could not get a 357 cartridge to chamber. Scrubbed for about an hour and was not getting much better. Found a neat little tool, sort of a...

Not an answer to the OP's question, but one solution to those of you who want a bit more grip on the front strap, is to use "skateboard" tape. Sticks like crazy, is not affected by sweat as much as other adhesive tapes. Just passing this along.

You move the rear sight in the direction you want the bullet to hit. So, if it was hitting to the left, you would want to move the rear sight to the right. Hope this helps.

As for sending back to Ruger, depending, I guess, on who you talk to, it can be very expensive. About 7 years ago I bought a Bisley in 44 Mag that someone had chopped the barrel to 5.5". Very poor job, crooked front sight, bad crown. I called Ruger to see about getting an original 7.5" barrel...

I tried this with my NM. Resized the 32-20 brass in my 30 Carbine die. Then loaded some Speer 100 gr. .30 bullet meant for the carbine round. It worked, but then found that 32-20 brass was high on the list of endangered species of the brass world. Could buy a box of loaded carbine ammo for the...

Try Starline, they have it, at least a couple of weeks ago they did.

I had the Colt manufactured one several years ago. Interesting thing is that it worked fine on my Series 70 Colt, but would not function at all on my 1913 vintage 1911. I think it should work. If it is a Colt version, it will give you the feel of the recoil from a .45 ACP round. The only real...

Get on a Randall collecting forum. I believe you have a non-catalogued knife, and possibly a one of a kind.

Johnnu2: Loading manuals list loads that are safe in a certain case, certain bullet, certain powder. If they don't "offer loads that address using smaller cases", then that means that they probably aren't safe/may cause issues.

Always go by what a loading manual says. A lesser charge in a larger case can be as bad as exceeding maximum loads.

There is a pic of it in Claytons(I think that is the author) book on the Ruger No. 1.

I think he is referring to the Ruger No. 1 made for John Amber, editor of Gun Digest. It was a 30 or 32" Creedmoor type rifle, tang sight amd in, if I remember, a 416 caliber wildcat cartridge of his design. Engraved, nice wood. It is pictured on the cover of one of the Gun Digest books. Don't...