Category Archives: Stuff

Museum stuff

Went to the Henry Ford Museum today to check out the Dymaxion House exhibit.  Rather interesting I’d say, but in the end, it felt like one was living on an Amtrak train.  Small bathroom.  Galley kitchen.  Wrap around windows.  I’ll … Continue reading

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Watch Lists

Seems I bumped into a gentleman who is actually on one of various watch lists that are so in vogue today. Naturally I found it interesting, that a man with a name as common as John Smith, does about travel … Continue reading

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Bore Slugging

Seems like I need to slug my bore on my Original Winchester so I can get the right size boolits. Why would I need to do this you ask? Well, slugging bore gives you the right size, so you can … Continue reading

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Black Powder 1911

Got the PA State SASS shoot this weekend.  Guns cleaned and prepped.  Even got a eye drop bottle of Olive Oil handy to use as lube. Gonna be shootin’ Frontier. Cartridge. Gunfighter. Friday we have various side matches.  Wanna give … Continue reading

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Kroil

I’m currently using Kroil to clean my original Winchester ’73.  It’s a liquid wrench type thing that supposedly soaks into rust, as well as getting beneath lead and copper, and making it easy for everything to get wiped/brushed out. A … Continue reading

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Single Action Self Defense

Looks like Capt. George Baylor took the Ruger Single Action Self-Defense Course at Gunsite, and writes about some tactical tips he got: We learned two kinds of reloading, tactical and speed. For tactical, you eject one fired round, insert one, … Continue reading

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Home Cookin’

So. When dealing with wet media for tumblin’, ya end up with a bunch of wet brass.  I got one load still drying on my table, and since I had another load waiting to be dried, and nowhere to lay … Continue reading

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Cotton comes to Newark NJ

Seems Cory Booker is up for reelection today for Mayor of Newark NJ. On 1010WINS this morning, they had a *man on the street* segment with John Montone, and one woman wasn’t voting for Cory Booker.  Said he wasn’t *black … Continue reading

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Got Pulled Over

After today’s Cowboy Match, I got pulled over.  I was the loan car between two packs crusin’ along the highway. Seems my window tints got me a ticket.  But I let the Officer tell me that, I don’t admit to … Continue reading

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Tumblin’

Got my Model B Thumler’s Tumbler today. Got some ceramic media and cleaning solution from Dick Dasterdly. After two hours, my brass is lookin’ good.  Gonna tumble for a bit more later tonight. Gonna be tumblin’ like a man who … Continue reading

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