tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38618752008-09-03T19:58:28.265-04:00Shooting with HobiePursuit of obsessive reloading, shooting, hunting, and other outdoor sports and related activities with the internationally known Hobie.
These are my own experiences and opinions and only I am to blame for the content. Reloading data is used at your own risk. I am not responsible for anyone else's use of any such data or information.Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comBlogger686125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-53015419281680092152008-09-03T19:56:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:58:28.390-04:00Hunting Season!Licenses in hand I'll be in the field after something as soon as I return from our nephew's wedding. Dove, rabbit, squirrel and deer are plentiful this year. I might be able to scrounge some time as well. I really need to get out and about and feel like my old self. I need renewal. I hope I see some of my friends out there, too.Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-74933027732826238742008-08-29T15:54:00.000-04:002008-08-29T15:59:23.284-04:00NRA Life Member to be Republican VP NomineeShe is also the governor of Alaska, wife, mother, hunter and obviously a go-getter. The thing is that she is a real member of the NRA, not a punch-my-ticket-pay-for-membership-with-campaign-contributions member. I may even put up a yard sign for the McCain-Palin ticket. One thing for certain, if you aren't voting for McCain-Palin you are voting for socialism and antigunners of the first order. Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-67035115575375724412008-08-19T11:02:00.002-04:002008-08-19T11:30:56.675-04:00Pseudo Colt AgentI'd gotten a Colt Cobra, made in 1972, and it was pretty good for a carry gun. Light, 6 rounds, and with the Tyler-T adapter a filling yet compact grip. Still, it was too big for pocket carry and many assured me that the Colt Agents were pocket carry capable. I wanted to try one out, but I didn't want to spend a fortune on a quality Agent.
Then I was pleased to find some Detective Special Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-54024633734665760662008-08-19T10:56:00.000-04:002008-08-19T11:01:14.747-04:00Hunting Season Nearly HereI've got my license, I'm getting the "fever" and hopefully I'll get the time, hunting season(s) are almost here!Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-75665210285972602272008-08-15T08:33:00.002-04:002008-08-15T10:04:13.707-04:00Leverguns Forum - Down for the momentWe're working on it. Fixed now!Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-62168220802087056072008-07-31T19:09:00.009-04:002008-08-07T19:14:31.928-04:00Browning Hi PowerDue to some undue influence from some knowledgeable shooters and my lifelong lust as well as the fortuitous return of such a gun to our fair city, I succumbed to the siren song of a much traveled Belgian pistol and after a short sojourn in lay-awake (just didn't have the gun money in hand so put down $40 in earnest money) it has come home.
This pistol has a more interesting life story than mostHobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-78872394245159443302008-07-31T18:04:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:05:52.021-04:00Return "Doc" O'Meara's stolen Winchester 9422...Stolen from my table at the Hillsville, VA gun show several years ago. Could be just about anywhere by now. The serial number is F156665. If anyone happens to spot it please call police. It is on the NCIS list of stolen firearms.
I'm sure he'll personally express his thanks...Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-71564937860808043262008-07-24T20:06:00.001-04:002008-07-24T20:14:02.256-04:00USFA Henry Nettleton Joins the HerdGot a deal I couldn't pass up on a NIB USFA Henry Nettleton SA. USFA's description and photos can't be beat so here goes...
An Old Armory Original. A Numbered Series Following the Original U.S. Government Inspector Stamped Revolvers. {Limited to Serial Numbers 47056 through 51083.}
The Henry Nettleton™ Cavalry Revolver is the first in the Government Inspector Series. It is an exact re-creationHobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-68304163912813748252008-07-16T15:30:00.020-04:002008-08-07T19:27:50.148-04:00Winchester Ranger Pump 12 Gauge ShotgunFirst came the Winchester 1200 to replace the Model 12 with a more price friendly (i.e. cheap) alternative. Then came the Ranger and 120 models in an attempt to further cut costs and keep the product competitively priced and then the 1300 in an attempt to market the same guns but convince buyers that they were getting quality. Somewhere in all that a friend of mine bought this Ranger with 28-3/4-Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-66883493187157040952008-07-16T11:00:00.000-04:002008-07-16T15:21:15.321-04:00Leverguns Forum - Down for the momentThere is a server problem with Paco's Leverguns forum but we are working on it.
Belay that, the forum is back up...Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-85075287643322495012008-07-07T08:00:00.000-04:002008-07-07T08:00:01.441-04:00Gun Owner (a few sayings from the pro-gun crowd)An armed man is a Citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.
Gun Control is not about guns; it’s about control.
If guns cause crime, then cameras cause pornography.
Free Men should not have to ask permission to bear arms.
If you don’t know your Rights you don’t have any.
Those who trade Liberty for security have neither.
The United Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-71848828710351710002008-07-06T19:50:00.001-04:002008-07-06T20:04:23.597-04:00Paco Kelly's Acu'rzrAs I recently posted, in another post of the same name, Paco Kelly has updated/improved his Acu'rzr and I ordered one. Paco must have jumped on my order 'cause I've already got the tool and it is a gem. He also sent me one of the early tools. Now, I'm all set.
One of the chambers I got on my new tool is for the Short cartridge. I'm going to use it on CB caps as well as shorts. A big wide Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-78204179111004903222008-07-06T11:22:00.001-04:002008-07-06T12:22:04.532-04:00Building a BoatI had a wonderful Saturday with the godson and his family in Richmond. One of the things our godson's dad and I talked about was his recent build of a 15' sailboat. One of the tape and glue plans using plywood (he expressed that there was real difficulty finding AB exterior grade plywood) and a single sheet of clear fiberglass mat (painted after), this dagger-board, lateen rigged boat should beHobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-91528843960437243582008-07-04T12:43:00.002-04:002008-07-04T16:25:27.354-04:00Dad, Baseball and Cooperstown, New YorkMy father, Donald F. Parslow, loved baseball. I don't know when he started playing but I know he played high school ball for Cooperstown's Central High School. Dad graduated at age 16 from high school. This was in 1942 and World War II was raging. Dad couldn't enlist because he was too young at the time AND because he was farm labor, a critical resource at that time. So, apparently, he Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-71428469654461500182008-07-03T08:00:00.001-04:002008-07-03T19:55:15.065-04:00U.S Firearms (USFA) Single Actions Come HomeToday I picked up my two USFA Single-Actions. While my photos can never do justice to these fine guns, here they are, each on their own. The USFA guns are copies, in both every dimension and quality, of the Colt Single-Action revolver.
The first, a 4-3/4" color-case and dome blue .45 Colt with auxiliary .45 ACP cylinder was purchased to take advantage of the USFA "in stock" sale. Of course I Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-66063732008925822352008-06-30T08:00:00.000-04:002008-06-30T19:52:15.241-04:00Favorite Authors - George C. Nonte, Jr.Some people wouldn't consider a non-fiction writer as a favorite. They might point to Stephen King or James Patterson or some purveyor of the romantic pot boiler but I have different tastes. No, I'm not alone. There are many out there who count among their favorite authors, Elmer Keith, John Taffin, Jack O'Connor, Charles Askins, Skeeter Skelton, Jim Wilson, Brian Pearce, Ken Waters, John Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-43810065577360991012008-06-21T08:00:00.000-04:002008-06-21T08:10:47.862-04:00.32 S&W and .32 S&W Long... by Scott aka GunFanThe little .32 S&W (Short) has some interesting ballistics from a 3 1/2" barrel. 88-grain Remington-Peters factory fodder runs about 657 fps. 85-grain Winchester-Western runs about 679 from the same tube. Energies produced are about 84-1/3 fpe and 60-2/3 fpe respectively. Place this energy on a .311"-.314" diameter bullet, and - Plunk! These should stop either an enraged field mouse or put "the Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-38385441175895282032008-06-19T10:16:00.003-04:002008-06-19T10:46:31.101-04:00I remember once-upon-a-time when —12 year olds were expected to baby-sit younger kids. Since I was 12 and the oldest of this particular assemblage of kids, I was entrusted with their care AND because there was a big old deer that came out in an adjoining field, a 1903A3 as issued and a box (not just a mag full but a BOX!) of .30-06 ammunition. The home in which this rifle resided (and I hope it still does) was that of a WV game Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-5242137197668205762008-06-18T16:36:00.003-04:002008-06-18T16:39:27.144-04:00CHP Reciprocity for VirginiansFrom the VCDL:
Here is the correct list of states that honor Virginia CHPs:
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont (no permit required)
West Virginia
It has been noted that a New Hampshire permit covers those states not covered by Virginia and is Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-85712274645535452202008-06-18T15:00:00.004-04:002008-06-18T15:13:13.954-04:00Paco Kelly's Acu'rzrPaco has been making his Acu'rzr for a while. Neat tool, that works, and well worth the $58 or so he charged. Materials costs have upped his expenses and instead of simply passing on the cost he's got a new an improved version. You should read the product test at GunBlast.com but here's what Paco says: I'LL GIVE THE SHORT EXPLANATION... 2 YEARS AGO OR SO A ROD OF 7071 BRASS (THE STRONGESTHobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-20049953375572934322008-06-18T12:53:00.003-04:002008-06-18T14:50:56.441-04:00Leverguns Forum Down Again... UPDATED and back UP!Yes Paco Kelly's Leverguns forum is down again and Paul is on the road. I don't have the access to fix a thing so I don't know when it will be back up. Please bear with us...
U P D A T E D
Now back up.Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-35371008271342795052008-06-16T16:40:00.006-04:002008-06-16T18:23:55.960-04:00Want to "Letter" a Gun?For A. H. Fox:John T. Callahan
53 Old Quarry Rd.
Westfield, MA 01085
If a model number is not known, please include a photo, the ser. no., gauge, barrel length and style, stock and forearm style, markings, patent dates, inspector stamps, etc. The charge for this service is $30.00 for the Sterlingworth Model, and $40.00 for graded models A-F and single barrel trap guns. Please allow 6 weeks for Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-32082635992644811152008-06-14T19:44:00.003-04:002008-06-14T19:54:16.266-04:00Little Hatchet in Need of HandleThis neat little ax or hatchet is in need of a handle. I remember using it with a neat little fawn's foot on the end of the handle just like a really small hatchet. As you can see from the photo (the multi-tool is there for scale and is 3-1/4" long) this really is a little thing and the eye is likewise diminutive.
I'd like to get it set up and make it available to my grandson and granddaughter Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-74119648357695874792008-06-11T09:39:00.001-04:002008-06-11T09:41:07.822-04:00Cleaning up Old GripsThere is a neat topic/thread on the S&W Forums concerning using acetone to remove oil from old grips and restoring said grips. Neat and worth the read.Hobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-28183478944524750692008-06-10T07:55:00.000-04:002008-06-10T07:56:08.139-04:00Roboform and Leverguns ForumIf a person uses Roboform or a similar passworded link manager, they must find Leverguns again by Googling it. The site was up, yet my former stored password and link did not work because there has been a minute change in the login string. Roboform users must find Leverguns through Google, click on it, then "Save" it again in their Roboform or similar software - then log in and save it again.
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