THE CZickness LI.....Shooting for a Summer to Remember

[mcapo]

DIY plumbing fail. Now I have a plumber on the way to charge me emergency rates....

That I am sorry to hear.

I hate plumbing work.

Some friends had their washer hookup valves (cheap non serviceable valves). Luckily I had enough Pex and a WD box on hand to fix it. They think I am a genius.

Someday, a plumber will open that wall up and think “what idiot did this?”.

 

[jagee]

For today and tomorrow or forever?

Yes

 

[jagee]

DIY plumbing fail. Now I have a plumber on the way to charge me emergency rates....

I'm a plumber.

Cold is on the left. Hot is on the right. flows downhill. Payday is Friday.

 

[bcannon]

I'm a plumber.

Cold is on the left. Hot is on the right. flows downhill. Payday is Friday.

You got 2 of those 4 right. does flow downhill and payday is Friday but cold is on the right, hot is on the left, and you forgot the 5th, boss is a a$$hole .

 

[MindfulMan]

My faithful cabin companion has been given permission to visit all day !

 

[bcannon]

Just finished off a box of 38super out of the single stack 1911. Not liking the grips I picked out but a easy fix. I really like that round. Stronger than 9mm+P, lighter recoil than a 45acp, and very accurate. It's closer to a 9mm largo or 38spl for me. Can't wait for the double stack to get finished.

 

[Leadeye]

38 Super is a drug that I have not sampled (yet). I don't think that I've ever even fired a single round in that flavor.

I've fired very little 38 super, but a lot of it's ancestor 38ACP.

 

[88E30M50]

Just finished off a box of 38super out of the single stack 1911. Not liking the grips I picked out but a easy fix. I really like that round. Stronger than 9mm+P, lighter recoil than a 45acp, and very accurate. It's closer to a 9mm largo or 38spl for me. Can't wait for the double stack to get finished.

It would be interesting to test a P226 in .357 Sig back to back with a 1911 in 38 Super. I'm sure the 1911 would take the crown for trigger feel, accuracy and asthetics, but the difference in feel of the two hot 9mm rounds in shooting might be interesting to see.

 

[Leadeye]

Found an 1840 scabbard to go with the saber. Mexican war vintage cavalry hardware.

 

[bcannon]

It would be interesting to test a P226 in .357 Sig back to back with a 1911 in 38 Super. I'm sure the 1911 would take the crown for trigger feel, accuracy and asthetics, but the difference in feel of the two hot 9mm rounds in shooting might be interesting to see.

I'm up for it. Hope we can do that at the FGE.

 

[mcapo]

It would be interesting to test a P226 in .357 Sig back to back with a 1911 in 38 Super. I'm sure the 1911 would take the crown for trigger feel, accuracy and asthetics, but the difference in feel of the two hot 9mm rounds in shooting might be interesting to see.

umm....A real test would include 45 gap....just saying.

9mm magnum versus 38 magnum versus 45 magnum

 

[bcannon]

I've fired very little 38 super, but a lot of it's ancestor 38ACP.View attachment 292498

That is a excellent specimen of the Pocket Hammer. I've been looking for one in my price range for a while now. I had been looking for a 1903 Hammerless for quite some time and was fortunate enough to pick one up last year with the help of Tarzan. I think the two would be a good set to have.

 

[Leadeye]

The original loading of the 38 ACP was the same as or hotter than today's 38 Super, much like it's competitor the 9mm X25 Mauser in the Broomhandle. Colt found out that this was beating the 1900/1902 autos to death and reduced power. I think keeping in mind that Colt was pushing the 1900 as a military service auto probably had something to do with overclocking this round in the beginning. The case never changed over it's history, only the power. With the change to 45 caliber for US service pistols after Thompson/LaGarde tests the 38ACP heads for obscurity as Colt has already introduced the very popular 1903 chambered in 32ACP and 380 ACP. Loaded back to it's original velocity in the late 20s it is reintroduced as the 38 Super in the 1911.

 

[bcannon]

The original loading of the 38 ACP was the same as or hotter than today's 38 Super, much like it's competitor the 9mm X25 Mauser in the Broomhandle. Colt found out that this was beating the 1900/1902 autos to death and reduced power. I think keeping in mind that Colt was pushing the 1900 as a military service auto probably had something to do with overclocking this round in the beginning. The case never changed over it's history, only the power. With the change to 45 caliber for US service pistols after Thompson/LaGarde tests the 38ACP heads for obscurity as Colt has already introduced the very popular 1903 chambered in 32ACP and 380 ACP. Loaded back to it's original velocity in the late 20s it is reintroduced as the 38 Super in the 1911.

I wish I had half the knowledge you have on firearms. Thanks for the education.

 

[Firehawk]

Just finished off a box of 38super out of the single stack 1911. Not liking the grips I picked out but a easy fix. I really like that round. Stronger than 9mm+P, lighter recoil than a 45acp, and very accurate. It's closer to a 9mm largo or 38spl for me. Can't wait for the double stack to get finished.

I still have to find a good hand load for my 38 Super. Factory +P loads didn’t have enough umph to cycle the slide. Allen put in a lighter recoil spring and it’s doing better but I need to do more testing. The competitor that used to run it must have had it tuned to major power loads loaded to the moon!

 

[jagee]

...I'm not really a plumber.

 

[bcannon]

I still have to find a good hand load for my 38 Super. Factory +P loads didn’t have enough umph to cycle the slide. Allen put in a lighter recoil spring and it’s doing better but I need to do more testing. The competitor that used to run it must have had it tuned to major power loads loaded to the moon!

I've used Fiocchi and had a few FTE issues but not many. Been using Eley lately and in 100rnds I havnt had a single issue. You might want to check them out.

 

[Firehawk]

My oldest son and I had a great time at the race today. We saw quite a few Lamborghinis, McLarens, Porches and Vipers, along with all the new American muscle on the market. Pretty much everything was highly modified for running top speed on a 1/2 mile drag strip.

The race day was cut short after a really bad crash. A 3,000 hp Viper lost traction and tumbled sideways and end over end at 200+ mph at the finish line. It’s likely he was going much faster but I don’t have a number. Fortunately he’s alive. Last I heard he was alert, responsive and in “good spirits” when Life Flight landed on the track. Prayers for him and his family are appreciated I’m sure.

Here’s a few pics of some of the cars

 

[WebSnyper]

Back from a trip to Proteq.

Met my daughter out in Brazil and the we went to the range together.

She got to shoot what was her favorite, the 15-22 with an old primary arms red dot on it at the rimfire steel range.

Then we headed down to the pistol steel range. Started her off with the TX-22 compact with the holosun on it, and the first mag or so she did OK, but then she had problems finding the dot. Put her on the larger TX-22 with iron sights and she liked that much better. Her favorite though was knocking dueling tree plates from side to side with the SA-35. She picked it up quickly and I moved down a bit and was banging away at plates with the TX-22 compact and 365XL with the optics.

Stopped for lunch at JR's Shack in Brazil and then came home to my wife cleaning out the garage which I got to finish.

Rainbox soon...

 

[Lee11b]

Busy, busy, busy here. Wife back to teaching, daughter getting ready to leave for college.
Dear old dad checked on doing the 100k service at a Toyota dealer and an independent mechanic…..
$1500 to $2000!?!?!?

I’ve worked on a lot of cars, but these newer ones just plain suck!!! You shouldn’t have to remove half the engine bay to change 4 spark plugs on a 1.8L 4 banger!!! I did it:
1- PCV valve stuck where the sun don’t shine
2 - Spark plugs, which allowed a lot of light to the
Top of the engine….did help with the PCV
3- Automatic Transmission Fluid
4- 4 banger coolant
5- “Flux capacitor” Hybrid Battery Coolant
System
6- Glorified motorcycle battery at $250….