The Gun Thread

[shittim]

Here is a dandy little 380 from Rock Island Armory in the timeless 1911 style-

 

[shittim]

Reloading with Autumn from Autumn's Armory-

 

[jennymae]

Ain’t nobody else crushing on single action revolvers?

 

[shittim]

Oh yes, grandson and I had early fun with single actions, he with a Ruger bearcat and I with a Ruger single six.
Are you a fan of single actions? Have you a favorite?

 

[shittim]

Hoped we would hear back from Jennymae- anyhow, here is Autumn once more from Autumn's Armory-

 

[jennymae]

Oh yes, grandson and I had early fun with single actions, he with a Ruger bearcat and I with a Ruger single six.
Are you a fan of single actions? Have you a favorite?

Yeah, Ruger Vaquero 357/38, blued.

My dad introduced me to them many years ago. He’s a fan too.

I don’t care about pistols, but revolvers is another story lol.

 

[shittim]

Something special about the revolver, and I grew up with the westerns, Roy and Dale, Lone Ranger, etc. I have a New Vaquero, in stainless. 3.2 grains of Winchester 231 is my favorite load. Wish I could find a 9mm cylinder and have it turned down to fit.

 

[shittim]

You can do things with a revolver you can't do with a pistol, making wax bullet cartridges fired by the primer is one, the primer flash hole needs to be enlarged a little so the primer will not back out and hang up the action, they always do but the recoil on an average load is always sufficient to reset it. Mark those cases so they never get reloaded to regular power.

 

[shittim]

Gun Restoration- this man has an abundance of interesting and informative videos on restoration, here is a bicarbonate of soda, DC charged bath for rust removal.

 

[Seeker47]

Well good! I'm considering Savage for my bolt action. They seem to be good value, high quality guns.

I have owned a Savage Model 110 chambered for .223 for many years. It has a heavy fluted barrel and laminated stock. I fit it with a Tasco variable scope and installed a bench follower to convert t to a single shot. It is extremely accurate and the .223 is relatively cheap to shoot. I consistently get 1" patterns at 200 yards. I recommend it to anyone.

 

[shittim]

Savage is awesome, seems they have kept their head down and produced very good affordable firearms all this time. The 223 can shoot the 5.56 as well, I believe.

 

[shittim]

Wax bullets inside, powered by primer-https://www.facebook.com/vjaimem/videos/3754435857956734

 

[Oncefallen]

Savage is awesome, seems they have kept their head down and produced very good affordable firearms all this time. The 223 can shoot the 5.56 as well, I believe.

The other way around. You can fire .223 in a 5.56 but not the way you stated. The 5.56 is a higher pressure NATO round which could cause damage to the chamber on a .223. It's like the .357 magnum/.38 scenario where you can fire .38 in a .357 Magnum but not the other way around.

 

[shittim]

O)K, thanks, I knew there was a difference, ,getting old! lol
With the 357 it is the case length, I spoke with a S&W factory rep about how the 38 model 10 seemed the same as the following series revolvers in 357, he related it was the cylinder length that was increased to allow 357, otherwise they were equal.
I think there is a difference in 223 and 5.56. as well, and yes there is a difference in the pressure.
best wishes

 

[Oncefallen]

Yeah, Ruger Vaquero 357/38, blued.

My dad introduced me to them many years ago. He’s a fan too.

I don’t care about pistols, but revolvers is another story lol.

At one time I had the Ruger Vaquero .44 Mag in stainless to which I added faux pearl grips along with a proper western rig. It was purchased solely as a side arm for horseback where a semi-auto could actually be more dangerous to both rider and horse (think along the lines of firing a round and having the horse buck). Outside of that setting I much prefer the capacity (and ability to rapid fire if necessary) of a semi-auto.

 

[shittim]

44 magnum gives you the option of shooting 44 special as well. good choice.

 

[jennymae]

At one time I had the Ruger Vaquero .44 Mag in stainless to which I added faux pearl grips along with a proper western rig. It was purchased solely as a side arm for horseback where a semi-auto could actually be more dangerous to both rider and horse (think along the lines of firing a round and having the horse buck). Outside of that setting I much prefer the capacity (and ability to rapid fire if necessary) of a semi-auto.

Well, I think everybody would agree that whenever I’m using a gun it’s safer for everybody else that I’m not using a semi-auto.

 

[shittim]

I trust you with either!

 

[Blackpowderduelist]

The other way around. You can fire .223 in a 5.56 but not the way you stated. The 5.56 is a higher pressure NATO round which could cause damage to the chamber on a .223. It's like the .357 magnum/.38 scenario where you can fire .38 in a .357 Magnum but not the other way around.

38 is about an 8th of am inch shorter than 357, so a 38 cal firearm will not chamber a 357. However it does work you can fire 38 in a 357. However you are correct about chamber pressures. It is possible by not likely that a 556 could damage a firearm rated for 223. However now you have 223 wyled which is rated along with 556.

 

[Blackpowderduelist]

At one time I had the Ruger Vaquero .44 Mag in stainless to which I added faux pearl grips along with a proper western rig. It was purchased solely as a side arm for horseback where a semi-auto could actually be more dangerous to both rider and horse (think along the lines of firing a round and having the horse buck). Outside of that setting I much prefer the capacity (and ability to rapid fire if necessary) of a semi-auto.

Yeah, Ruger Vaquero 357/38, blued.

My dad introduced me to them many years ago. He’s a fan too.

I don’t care about pistols, but revolvers is another story lol.

I love Ruger, they are a wonderful company. I also prefer revolvers. Not that I don't like semis, because I do. I just happen to really love revolvers. I even have a black powder revolver which is great fun