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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 21, 2013 23:19:10 GMT -5
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Post by mike454 on Jan 22, 2013 0:05:12 GMT -5
The Ruger family certainly seemed to enjoy the rewards of their success.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 22, 2013 11:52:20 GMT -5
Photos graciously posted with help of Lee Martin:
1) Rugermobile radiator. Two Rugermobiles were completed before Wm. B. Ruger, Sr., shelved plans to produce the car.
2) Rugermobiles (frontal) showing influence of 1929 Bentley touring car----which was one of Ruger, Sr.'s favorite cars to drive.
3) Rugermobile (side view). Ford high performance 427 V-8 with 4 speed manual. Tires equivalent of 7:00x18 on wire wheels. Stainless steel exhaust. A road racer drove a Rugermobile on the road race course at Lyme Rock, Connecticut, turning a surprisingly fast time.
4) Rugermobile with SBH which won the first International Revolver Championship in 1980.
5) David Bradshaw with champion SBH.
6) Rugermobile with 600-00018 .357 Maximum.
7) William B. Ruger, Jr., with 600-00018, the first production .357 Maximum. Ruger, Jr., spearheaded development of and named the .357 Maximum, and pushed the high pressure round through SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institute).
David Bradshaw
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Post by steve on Jan 22, 2013 15:17:57 GMT -5
427 Wow!! How in the world do you keep from burning those narrow rear tires up? I'd love to take that thing for a spin.
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Post by Mark Terry on Jan 22, 2013 18:44:29 GMT -5
Hmmm.
Mr.Bradshaw:
I may be alone here but I'm not aware of your background and history. It is quite evident from the pictures Lee has posted that you've been on the ground floor in the industry, been there and done that. Would I be too forward to ask if you could enlighten those of us who aren't?
Fabulous pictures and descriptions.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 23, 2013 13:14:35 GMT -5
Mark Terry.... I'm just a shooter, perhaps able to ask questions engineers had not. It is throwing lead and promoting disciplined marksmanship with powerful handguns got me invitations to Ruger and a few other places, not as an employee but as a guinea pig.
Disciplined marksmanship begins with an irreducible imperative for MUZZLE CONTROL and MARKSMANSHIP. And hopefully spreads across the land.
David Bradshaw
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Post by COR on Jan 23, 2013 13:38:45 GMT -5
So Mr. Bradshaw...How many shots does it take to kill an average sized piano and what caliber is preferred
Perhaps I should rephrase...
What caliber is preferred to get it "just right" and how do we know when to stop shooting at it?
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Post by Mark Terry on Jan 23, 2013 16:05:00 GMT -5
Mark Terry.... I'm just a shooter, perhaps able to ask questions engineers had not. It is throwing lead and promoting disciplined marksmanship with powerful handguns got me invitations to Ruger and a few other places, not as an employee but as a guinea pig. Disciplined marksmanship begins with an irreducible imperative for MUZZLE CONTROL and MARKSMANSHIP. And hopefully spreads across the land. David Bradshaw Thanks, David. I'm glad you're here and I appreciate your posts. I am, however, somewhat suspicious you are a bit modest in regards to your accomplishments. |
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 24, 2013 0:23:52 GMT -5
Mark Terry.... not sure how modest it is to try to shoot straight.
COR.... an incomplete list of proper attire for PLAYING a PIANO to DEATH with GUNFIRE:
* .45 ACP
* .44 mag
* 12 guage
* .30-30
* .22 LR
* .38 Spl/.357 mag
* .30-06
* 10mm
* .308
* .223
* 9mm
* .416 Remington
* .45 Colt
* .45-70
* .44, .50 and .54 black powder
* any size black powder cannon
* whatever participant brings
Tradition holds the piano is upright of sound construction built from late 1800's to early 1900's, with heavy cast iron "harp" and strong wood. It is acceptable to pilfer genuine ivory keys prior to fusillade.
Round count must be in the hundreds, with thousands preferable. Shooting stops when everyone has had enough. Remains are burned or hung on a wall.
David Bradshaw
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jan 24, 2013 7:18:32 GMT -5
Its also best if the piano itself is in a whorehouse....
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jan 24, 2013 7:23:39 GMT -5
Mark, The reason our Mr Bradshaw doesnt know how to post pics is because he has was out shooting when they gave that class. I suspect he cant toast bread either the guy has shot so much. And we are not just talking about slinging lead here. It has been a lifelong journey of dicipline and determination to be more accurate than he was yesterday. He is a champion IHMSA shooter of the old school. Just google his name and IHMSA. Now you know.
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Post by COR on Jan 24, 2013 8:14:54 GMT -5
Not too many folks can say they are an artist...
even fewer could claim to have used bullets, dynamite and high explosives as their brushes...
Mr. Bradshaw's modesty is refreshing and some of his art is truly revolutionary...
And to Mr. Bradshaw...I am glad you saved those keys!
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Post by Mark Terry on Jan 24, 2013 12:30:18 GMT -5
Thanks, Fermin. I'll study this when I have some free time.
Fascinating to say the least.
COR: I agree.
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 24, 2013 21:52:49 GMT -5
20 below ZERO. I was afraid it would keep dropping. The chickadees, blue jays, Downey and Hairy woodpeckers, an ermine here and there, these little citizens pounds the deer carcasses slung in trees.
"40 below with the wind chill," says neighbor farmer as we work to thaw pipes.
White wind packed pastures in yellow sun. We restored the frozen water, but by then the day's sun had forgotten to shine. Stillness, a hard cold falls. Quickly load Ruger .357 Maximum with nearest ammo, Federal 180 JHP .357 magnum. Too cold to thumbnail rear sight up one click to compensate for the cold dulling light); fudge it.
Insulated leather gloves----no thin gloves now. Place left thumb between hammer and recoil shield----to dry fire loaded revolver three times. To feel of the 1-pound trigger. Cannot stick a fat glove in a trigger guard with the hammer cocked on a 1-lb. trigger. Finger starts inside the trigger guard, pressed against the front of the trigger guard. Left thumb cocks hammer.
Rest the Maximum frame/barrel on a rag. Work the sights. BOOM----WHACK! Hard flat strike of bullet on stainless steel cream separator pot. Stride across snow, look to avoid drifts in the mountain pasture. The cream pot has jolted free of the ice, pushed back an inch and a half. Tthe 180 JHP punctured a few inches 8 o'clock of center. Entering somewhat on the arc, exploding snow inside, blowing a hole out the arc of the far side.
200 yards, 20-below zero fahrenheit (52 below freezing), a first shot hit erases an afternoon's worth of frozen pipes, and for that brief moment warms the heart.
This was not a test to see how a revolver works. A good revolver is as predictable as nightfall.
David Bradshaw
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Post by Lee Martin on Jan 25, 2013 22:16:56 GMT -5
 PS - my parents have a Baldwin baby grand David (circa 1958). Dad and I can't play worth a damn but obviously we love to shoot. The wheels are turning my friend  -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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