tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:34:45 +0000Pursuit 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.http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)Blogger751125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6291122959647050385Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:26:00 +00002009-02-05T22:34:45.428-05:00AdministrationThank you for visiting. Over the next few days you might suddenly find yourself seeing this blog differently. I've engaged some professional help to improve the look of the blog. I was just a bit tired of ugly. If you've come in and seen something missing, drop me an e-mail and be patient.http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/02/new-look-for-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-9149252924881649104Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-02-04T08:51:12.612-05:00MusicWith the conversion of the other blog to purely political/cultural correction/advocation, this is the place now to post music videos. All music videos will go in this one post and I'll edit it as necessary... Well, what do you know. It is about time for an update of the music post and who is brought to my attention than Joey and Rory, "Heart of the Wood". First up is Joey and Rory doing http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2008/11/music-videos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-4412399284424111815Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-02-02T08:35:37.397-05:00HandgunsReproductionsI hope they are! These guns are some of the neatest, most intriguing frontier era revolvers I've ever laid eyes on. I'd like one but have to admit to myself I could never afford an original much less one I'd dare shoot all the time! Click on the pic to go to the company web site. 12/28/07 2135 *********** Today we have an update. For those who are really eager for the gun, drop some cash onhttp://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2007/12/merwin-hulbert-comeback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6137042710554414991Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +00002009-01-31T12:34:13.815-05:00Administration Seems to me that there must be some reason for the increase in readership over the past year (from 6176 visits in January 2008). Do you think it is the election? How about just that time of year? Wider availability on search engines? A number of topics of interest and only available here? Hard to say. http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/seems-to-me-that-there-must-be-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-1889564751270239721Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-01-30T09:26:39.594-05:00GeneralArcheryI had heard of Pullin Archery but wasn't really up on everything that David Pullin (and there are about 9 David Pullins in this area but that's him in the photo) has done. I'd say he's a pretty remarkable person and seems like a nice guy in person. I can say that last because I got to meet him yesterday. I think, also, that he has to be a special person because of the little extras he does for http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2007/06/pullin-archery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-7516477026524935717Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:50:00 +00002009-01-29T09:24:54.596-05:00GunsmithingIf you have anything mechanical and use it it will break. This includes guns, by any maker, and you will then need parts. Newer guns are usually not a problem, just go direct to the manufacturer or return the gun for warranty work. But where to go for the old ones? I've tried to bring all the good places to look first to one location. Good luck. Bear Creek Guns Bob's Gun Shop Chas Jones http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/need-parts-where-to-look.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-5725971070531694417Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-01-26T19:35:49.004-05:00RiflesI've been looking at the AR180B. That's because there's been an AR180B at the local for over 2 years. This gun has set out on the rack all through the EBR buying craze and seen all sorts of SKSs, ARs, Keltecs, HiPoints and Mini-whatevers fly by with nary a try at a buy. I'm a sucker for orphan guns but I do have difficulty with the concept of polymer receivers, sort of an antipathy towards http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2008/12/armalite-ar180b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-192963627292515151Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:01:00 +00002009-01-26T08:17:24.692-05:00Politicsfrom AJMD429 If gun owners follow their past history of being oblivious to what’s going on until AFTER the law is being rushed through to ‘save’ us from whatever ‘emergency’ crime spree is being used as an excuse, we will once again FAIL to stop dangerous, counterproductive legislation. If gun owners follow their past history of ONLY caring about the type of guns they shoot, or the place where http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/say-your-piece-defend-your-rights-do-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-3517057064288639661Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-01-22T13:14:57.986-05:00SelfDefenseI applied for renewal of my Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) today.  It expires on the 9th of February.  Some folks think I'm cutting it close but the Judge will see it next Tuesday. Then the Clerk of the Circuit Court will contact me and I'll present my drivers license and pick it up. Cost was $50. No fingerprints (Which was once a standard part of the process despite every application since http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/concealed-handgun-permit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-3188742459596526912Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:50:00 +00002009-01-23T10:38:55.463-05:00MineHandgunsColtThe Colt Commander was born in 1949 of a desire to produce a lighter version of the 1911A1 or Government Model. To that end the frame was made from Coltalloy. This did result in substantial weight savings of 12.5 ounces. Guns were produced in .45 ACP, .38 Super and 9mm Luger. Some thought that the slightly more vigorous recoil was an indicator of reduced life expectancy for the frame. http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/colt-commander-vintage-1969.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-8842817425487333524Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-01-20T12:22:56.396-05:00MuzzleloadersReloadingIf you shoot percussion or blackpowder cartridge guns much you need to get powder in quantity. Most gun shops nowadays don't carry it. So, what to do? Why order on-line or by phone! Back Creek Gun Shop, Inc. Graf & Sons Maine Powder House Powder, Inc. Powder Valley, Inc. and courtesy of Eddie S. in Roanoke, this source of GOEX: Bob Moates Sport Shop 10418 Hull Street (US360) Midlothian, VA http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/buying-black-powder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-4811865121619339900Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-01-16T08:00:02.087-05:00ShotgunsOnce upon a time I was a long way from home in a town far, far away known as San Angelo, Texas. I remember very little about San Angelo except for the "no dogs and no airmen" sign on a club, two gun shops and one steak place. I spent most of my time on base, Goodfellow Air Force Base, learning the trade of voice intercept operations. But that isn't to say that I never got out to enjoy life http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/ithaca-m66-single-shot-shotgun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6037565795273794018Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:29:00 +00002009-01-15T10:52:37.951-05:00GunsmithingGeneralPoliticsThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has a troublesome website. I know this because I recently tried to navigate it looking for a particular piece of information. You see, the recent election of an avowed anti-gunner as President of the United States has put the fear in many thousands of Americans and they've been buying guns by the many thousands above the usual rate of http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-3866619928094682299Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-01-15T08:00:03.087-05:00ReloadingHandgunsSelfDefenseI was a little surprised when I began visiting these Internet forums and saw so many questions regarding +P .38 Special ammo. It seems each new day brings yet another post asking about the safety of using factory +P ammo in one gun or another. I always assumed the short answer was that if you had a Star, or Ruby, or some other gun that might be questionable as far as strength is concerned, then http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/p-phenomenon-by-saxonpig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6222399796710413816Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +00002009-01-14T13:13:28.049-05:00MineRiflesReloadingReproductions45-75I'm making every effort to keep this post as the up-to-date and complete accounting of this rifle/carbine. If you see something missing, please, drop me an e-mail. For many years I have been entranced by the stories surrounding the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a predecessor unit, the North West Mounted Police. The idea of the lone Mountie (trooper) patrolling vast reaches of the rugged http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2007/04/winchester-1876-src-nwmp-reproduction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6835537368636603557Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-01-13T17:43:04.991-05:00SelfDefensePerry Stephens saved the life of a Baton Rouge police officer. The story is here. Link from Xavier.http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/perry-stephens-from-shootist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-2930047075518396172Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:41:00 +00002009-01-11T11:50:36.550-05:00ForumsThe High Road forum and the issues surrounding it are interesting to say the least.  At the link, you'll find up-to-date info on the ongoing drama.  You can see which side I support by noting the forum links in the sidebar.  I should note that I support Oleg because of one thing and one thing only.  He has been robbed, his property stolen.  I think that this incident is important for reasons http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/high-road-forum-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-6124686273406375061Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-01-11T11:10:51.634-05:00ForumsIt went down in the middle of my moderating and we are working on it. http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/leverguns-forum-appears-to-be-down-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-1316771477837832474Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:26:00 +00002009-01-09T16:10:37.354-05:00ReloadingRimfiresThe cost of all ammo is up, even .22 LR. Folks are finding they feel to make do with the lower priced offerings. Some of these bullets are solids or not so effective hollowpoints. While this is fine for plinking and marksmanship training, the ammunition is less than effective on game. Consequently, some modification is needed. This is an old problem. One of the approaches was to create the "smallhttp://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/modifying-22-rimfire-ammo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-7428196282451855204Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-01-10T15:16:06.535-05:00ReloadingMany folks on the various shooting forums know David Deering as StoneFence and have been using his custom swaged bullets for the .38-55 with complete success. That's a .38-55 Marlin 1893 that took down this deer with a Deering bullet in 2008. Photo by Grace Koch David started swaging his own jacketed .378" (also .375") bullets about 4 years ago as a hobby, because what he wanted wasn't http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2008/12/dave-deerings-custom-bullets-will-soon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-5090676801245541974Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +00002009-01-09T08:07:40.595-05:00ReloadingMy interest piqued for some reason and I went on a search, a quest perhaps, for a less expensive source of properly (not done by me) lead bullet alloy. I found the following: - Mayco Industries - MidwayUSA - Rotometals, Inc. - Sharp Manufacturing - Widener's Reloading and Shootinghttp://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/sources-for-bullet-lead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-4641938293442983927Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:17:00 +00002009-01-07T15:45:54.602-05:00SelfDefenseGun Pundit, Guns, Holsters and Gear and elsewhere but not at Charter Arms A small, Bulldog sized .45 ACP revolver would be a good thing. If the Lipsey's .44 Flattop becomes a reality in my safe, I'd like to get a Bulldog .44 Special as well. From PJ at MKS Supply Inc., Marketer for Charter Arms comes this The rimless revolvers will not go into production until the first quarter 2009; http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/45-acp-also-9mm-and-40-s-charter-arms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-8029710080901563672Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:48:00 +00002009-01-05T08:28:46.008-05:00HistoryMilitaryA poster on leverguns mentioned that he'd shot a Merrill carbine this past weekend. It sometimes pays to have one's chronograph out and working! The one illustrated here comes from a listing at Sharpsburg Arsenal. Merrill Carbine 2nd Model Serial #156xx. 54 Caliber. All metal surfaces with the exception of the rear sight are void of any bluing. Markings are all sharp and clear. The rear sighthttp://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/merrill-carbine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-2804225880639097890Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-01-04T11:14:45.338-05:00HandgunsHistoryDeveloped and patented by George Seeley in 1912, hence the big S. There were similar designs marketed by other folks, including one that clamped on top of the barrel and had a mercury switch in it so that when the gun was unholstered the light came on. I have old advertisements from Europe that shows candle mounts for revolvers. (courtesy kwill on the Colt Forum) http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/what-is-old-is-new-again-flashlights-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861875.post-8575802098604150280Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-01-03T13:04:27.351-05:00SelfDefenseWhile I've talked about guns and knives I've never mentioned unarmed self-defense. While I fully support avoiding any problems as a first step and have no problem with somebody using gun or knife to defend themselves, sometimes one isn't able to have a gun or knife with you. It might be in a government building such as a school or courthouse (or enroute in or out to your transportation) that http://home.comcast.net/~parslowb/2009/01/unarmed-self-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Editor)