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Post by kevshell on Nov 8, 2021 22:40:02 GMT -5
At an early age I didn't really have a lot for sixgun/handgun mentors. My father had a few nice colts but they really never came out. I believe his shooting was over when I was old enough to shoot. My grandfather hunted a lot when he was younger. He had several nice rifles and an 1897. He only had one handgun which was a war bring back P38. I never saw that one shot either. My step father had a pre-29 Smith that got my brother and I started. That was a well used and cared for revolver that spoiled us. All others were judged by that 44. From there my brother and I started shooting, buying, and reading. I've read articles by Linebaugh, Taffin, Seyfried, Pearce, etc. I've read those articles since the late 80's. I've had few people to learn from directly but I've learned a ton from these articles. From there it's all been experimentation and practice. I was able to meet John Linebaugh after decades of reading about his work with the 45, 500 and 475. Damn good guy and one I could continue to learn from. He's probably forgotten more than I'll know. But hanging around people who know more than me is what it's all about. I've read and re-read Linebaugh's articles as well as Taffin's about loading the 45 colt to its potential. That will lead to another post here soon about my Linebaugh 45 Colt that I received recently. She's a beauty. Who’s the weird dude in the red shirt.......looks suspicious......... Got to watch him. He always has a bag full of sharp stuff. Definitely seems suspicious.
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Post by wvhunter460 on Dec 29, 2021 12:37:10 GMT -5
So who and what set you on the sixgun trail? I think of a couple of people and events. My dad never owned or had any use for a handgun of any kind. He was a bird dog man with one Browning shotgun; all he needed or wanted. But one of his hunting buddies had a . 22 pistol, a single action of some variety. I've never known for sure but I think it might have been a Hi Standard Double Nine, as I recall it in my mind's eye now. Anyway, he let me shoot it at some hedge apples hanging in a bois de arc tree one day, and I was hooked. Probably the only pistol he ever owned (he's still living, 92 years old) but it certainly wasn't the last one for me. Another mentor, now deceased, was a guy a few years older who befriended me and let me shoot his Ruger Super Blackhawk and Flattop .44, Colt Python, and . 45 ACPs. Also introduced me to reloading and sold me my first sixgun, an old model Blackhawk .45 Colt/.45 ACP convertible. Sadly, he and his wife died in a MVA one night after we'd left his reloading shop, where I'd stopped and picked up a few hundred . 45 bullets he'd cast for me. I was a pallbearer at their funeral, as he and I were in the Sheriff's Department Reserve together. RIP, Larry and Cheryl. Finally I recall an old retired Border Patrolman named Wilder Dresser in New Mexico who taught me the dark art of bullet casting And helped me pick out my first mold (still have it), a Lyman 429244 Ray Thompson design hollow point mold. Now I have dozens but that's the one I learned on, and it and the knowledge he imparted have served me well. So who were your mentors, and what experiences started you on this joyous journey? Well, my Dad rest his soul had several 22 LR hand guns and we would night hunt(raccoon) with them because they was easy to tote around and we was really practiced up and it wasn't an issue to shoot 30-50 up a tree with a light shining in there. I grew up loving Iron sights. Then I picked up a magazine one day and there was a guy by the name of John Taffin in it reviewing some nice six guns. Want to say 44 mag. I have to say that really peaked my interest in bigger guns. I became an LEO and shot a wheel gun for several years Ruger GP100 before switching reluctantly to a auto 🤮. Then I started my own collection. And the rest is history, my favorite new toy is my BFR460S&W. T Dads H&R I will never part with that 12 inch barrel was so accurate . I used to practice my sitting pebbles on top of fence post and shooting them of at 15 paces.. so To Both of you I say thank you it has given me great pleasure through the years.
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Post by aciera on Dec 30, 2021 18:46:18 GMT -5
I first saw John Taffin’s writing in 67.......
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Post by wvhunter460 on Dec 31, 2021 0:12:28 GMT -5
I first saw John Taffin’s writing in 67....... [br Wow !! My first encounter was in the late 80's🙂
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Post by aciera on Dec 31, 2021 8:44:14 GMT -5
I first saw John Taffin’s writing in 67....... [br Wow !! My first encounter was in the late 80's🙂 His early work. Lol
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Post by wvhunter460 on Jan 12, 2022 18:52:21 GMT -5
Lol I guess it would be at that
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Post by aciera on Jan 13, 2022 0:45:49 GMT -5
Lol I guess it would be at that A short treatise on the 45 colt....
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