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Post by Burnston on Nov 28, 2023 9:34:38 GMT -5
You northern guys and your big bodied deer...... Good for you, sir. Revolver hunting at it's finest. Wouldn't mind having a bit more meat on the bones of these Oklahoma bucks. Hah! You come down here and hunt these coastal South Texas Whitetails and you are going to think coyotes are coming to the deer feeder. Don’t forget, Trey, I was raised in Lampasas. I was years into young adulthood before I ever realized deer and jackrabbits are not the same size everywhere else.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 27, 2023 17:08:04 GMT -5
You northern guys and your big bodied deer......
Good for you, sir. Revolver hunting at it's finest. Wouldn't mind having a bit more meat on the bones of these Oklahoma bucks.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 27, 2023 17:06:54 GMT -5
That dude looks like a fighter. Happy for you.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 27, 2023 17:04:38 GMT -5
Gun guys are more sentimental than people think. It's one thing to get a deer, which is a proud moment by itself. It adds a whole new element when it's done with a gun abundant in heritage, history, and family. Good for you, pard.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 26, 2023 14:15:49 GMT -5
This is handgun hunting done by an experienced hunter & handgunner. Matching wits with a wise buck,, as well as using a caliber that was quite capable of doing the job, points to those thoughts. I have saved my "CallShot" .44 spl brass for similar things. I understand the feeling of using special things to do a special hunt. My hat's off to you,, and I offer a hearty "Congratulations" to you for this. As for the cooking,, well, y'all can just fill me in on that if y'all do it! But you'd best have plenty of backstrap for that crowd! I’d better just make it an open invitation.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 25, 2023 21:46:46 GMT -5
Nice to hear from you Burnston, 45man and I speak of you a bit and wonder how you’ve been. Well done with the old fixed sight gun. Trapr Thanks, pard. You two are invited to the campfire, too.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 25, 2023 19:59:33 GMT -5
Most .44spl literature comes down in one of two spheres of opinion; greatest thing since sliced bread, or fan-boy fodder with nothing more to it that other calibers can't do better. I first fell into it when my M-21 was the only fixed sighted revolver I had, forcing me to make it work in all categories of use; hunting, daily carry, ranch use, so-called "plinking," and so on. In other words, my loyalty to the caliber has been built out of what was at one time necessity and the lack of any other choice. At this point, I've come too far and worked to hard with this gun in this caliber with this load to change simply for the sake of changing. In spite of what hypothetically can be done better with different platforms, calibers, and more talented shooters, of whom there are many, I feel fairly confident in my "ability," as it were, with this particular pistol shooting its pet load. I base this OPINION on years of game taken on foot and horseback, and at distances ranging from eleven to 111 yards. I first spotted this eleven pointer before legal sunup; I had staked out his trail two evenings prior and became fairly familiar with his habits. He's got that "old hand" look about him with the fighting scars all up and down his neck and face. Being as I was feeling a little too cocky, he winded me in the woods at about 80 yards, and thus began the next seven hours of our lives, which turned out to be his last. I can only guess how many miles we played tag, but I spooked him at least one other time about four hours into the stalk, if it can be called that, being as he most likely knew I was there the whole time. I saw several other bucks, along with innumerable doe's throughout the day, but for reasons I cannot fully explain, I had a taste for this dude. At about hour seven, I spotted him at about 106 yards, give or take, this measurement being taken by rough three foot strides as I approached after my shot. It was not an ideal angle, as he was slightly banked away from me looking towards a a small herd of doe's that had emerged from the far tree line. On that note, I cannot help but feel I cheated just a bit as this doe herd served as a good distraction from the armed brush-popper behind him. I'm not keen on taking that far of a shot. However, being that he was already spooked and a good 100+ yards in the open, I talked myself into taking him. At first he did not react. He simply stood in what looked like slight confusion. After taking about two steps, he simply laid down and expired. I sat in my spot and contemplated the complexities of Louis L'Amour v. Max Brand for about an hour, and after satisfying myself that he was done I dug out this gem. The bullet was lodged just this side of his chest cavity, slightly to the right after entering the back end of his rib cage on the left. His heart was complete mush, leading me to believe that the bullet tumbled inside of him. This is where Bill Fowler comes in. Not only did he send me a good box full of valuable .44spl brass, but they happened to bear a very unique and "special" head stamp. I cooked up a few of my favorite loads in this brass specifically for this hunt, which luckily paid off in spades. That guy is a class act, and anyone on this forum can see why this brass is such a unique gift. One of these days I'll post about a hunt, or some accomplishment using another pistol with another load, but I'm struggling to improve upon this rig, and I object to change for change's sake. Big thanks to Bill for adding a very satisfying element to this year's handgun hunt. The fire is always warm and welcoming for guys like him. Maybe he'll pick up Fermin, Ronnie, and Dick Thompson on the way so I can apply my marinating/backstrap skill, while showing them what a good steak tastes like.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 10, 2023 11:51:11 GMT -5
I’ll take the .44spl. Please and thank you.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 8, 2023 11:00:58 GMT -5
Thanks for all the input, gentlemen. This is a lot more feedback, and of far more value than any of the three Ford/F150 forums I've posted on combined. It's bound to be all of our collective enthusiasm for wheel guns; there's just no logical basis for common ground otherwise.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 7, 2023 14:38:15 GMT -5
You know what, Rey? I've always said you and I need to be better friends.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 7, 2023 6:56:17 GMT -5
Aftermarket in-line filter? I thought the same thing; just eliminate the reservoir. Unfortunately the reservoir has a pressure regulator inside necessary for the supply, and the return dumps a little back in on its way back to the tank to keep the supply furnished with a little extra fuel when you’re going up a hill or running at a high rpm.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 6, 2023 21:33:43 GMT -5
Can you show us a picture or two? I had an 86, great truck I'm after a fuel filter reservoir/housing for a 1985 f150 short bed, single tank, EFI. These see to be pretty rare. From what I understand, these parts used to be factor issue only, and it seems even that source has dried up. I did find a single tank reservoir in Wisconsin for something over $580, which seems a tad unreasonable to me. On my current part, one of the ports for my RETURN line is broke, as indicated below. I am a parts swapper at best; that said, I have four options, assuming I cannot simply find a new reservoir. 1. Plug the return line ports and keep using the same broken part for my supply line, and and simply connect my return line, bypassing the reservoir with it completely. 2. Use a piece of 5/16 All-Thread and a gasoline resistant epoxy and create a red-neck version of a new return line port. 3. Find and use a dual tank reservoir, plug the two extra ports, and disable the tank selector valve, then add an in-line filter to my supply line. 4. Locate what someone referred to as a "swirl pot?" Apparently these can be used as both a filter and a reservoir, but I am unfamiliar with them, both as a part and as a concept. These are uneducated, last resort options at best.
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Post by Burnston on Nov 6, 2023 16:51:56 GMT -5
Hate to post a non-handgun topic, but I'm in a dead-end bind. Any of you guys deal with the old bullnose Ford f150s from the 80s? More specifically, a 1985 5.0 302 v8, electronic fuel-injected short bed 4x4 with a single fuel tank? Having a problem with my single-tank fuel reservoir, which was a .75 cent part in 1985, but because it was exclusively produced by Ford with no aftermarket rights, it has become as rare as hen's teeth and as cheap as $580 from a junkyard in Wisconsin. Trying to make the best of my broken part, but I need some guidance from someone who has dealt with these trucks, and being a singleaction forum member makes you more trustworthy than the average shade-tree mechanic.
Please get in touch with me if you know anything about these old trucks.
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Post by Burnston on Aug 29, 2023 11:39:31 GMT -5
New trade info listed on the Ruger/S&W forum.
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Post by Burnston on Aug 27, 2023 8:04:24 GMT -5
Someone just pointed out an oversight- the manual in the pictures go to a shotgun, not the BAR. Please note the following photo change.
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