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BOARD POLICY

so I'm getting a Mauser - paul lauer, 2021-01-15, 15:54

Lee 38-40 Dies - I hate to admit to coveting, but... - Huey, 2021-01-15, 14:20

while I was gone yesterday my guys finished one of the - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 13:06
- Just Outstanding (nm) - Andy S, 2021-01-15, 15:14
- WOW! (nm) - JPL, 2021-01-15, 14:11
- Oh my! That is something. A true beauty. - Amede, 2021-01-15, 13:45

yesterday we drove down to Phoenix and met Jim Taylor - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 12:49
- Gary, I'll take the brass. (nm) - JPL, 2021-01-15, 14:14
  - Those would be intesesting to play with... - AlanT, 2021-01-15, 14:26
  - you got it Jean (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 14:17
- wow brass 410 shells, never saw that before (nm) - charlie A., 2021-01-15, 13:15

due to trolls from now on NO political posts - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 12:39
- Hmmmm... - ~JM~, 2021-01-15, 15:54
- Thanks Gary! (nm) - Derek, 2021-01-15, 13:52
- FAITH, FAMILY, FRIENDS & FIREARMS (nm) - JT, 2021-01-15, 13:15
- I'm so glad to see this policy put into effect.. (nm) - Huey, 2021-01-15, 12:48
  - me too Huey (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 12:50
    - We all need a reprieve from the turmoil... - Huey, 2021-01-15, 12:56
      - Not saying we need political posts and I agree with the - Ronnie P, 2021-01-15, 13:58
        
        Without setting up a log-on system it is impossible. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 14:03

Hey WB. Check this out - Brant, 2021-01-15, 12:06

Sitting in the airport in Miami, waiting to board for Haiti! - Flatwater, 2021-01-15, 11:28
- We will be seriously praying for your efforts. (nm) - WB, 2021-01-15, 15:12
- Flatwater, have a safe trip. (nm) - BlackPete, 2021-01-15, 14:58
- You have them. (nm) - SPB, 2021-01-15, 12:21

Here's a Deal For You! - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 09:31
- JUST GOT A SET OF LEE CARBIDE DIES - JT, 2021-01-15, 10:11
  - I had ordered a mold and set of dies from LEE - Amede, 2021-01-15, 12:29
    - Buying dies - Mike horn, 2021-01-15, 12:57
  - I bought Hornady dies yesterday - steve todd, 2021-01-15, 12:02
- What caliber? (nm) - AlanT, 2021-01-15, 09:50
  - 9mm (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 10:11
- And and EVEN BETTER Deal! - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 09:49
  - OK, I give, Why is a set of $50 dies priced at over - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-15, 12:14
    - Bandits I would say ... (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 12:31
      - Yep, because someone will pay it... (nm) - Huey, 2021-01-15, 14:14
  - On some local sites - Sunny, 2021-01-15, 10:10
    - Wow!!! I just sold a set of RCBS 45acp dies for $40. (nm) - Tim Pence, 2021-01-15, 11:41

This was a great build. - WB, 2021-01-14, 23:27
- Man I like that one! (nm) - Derek, 2021-01-15, 06:40
- Roman doesn’t understand that gun.. - Df, 2021-01-15, 06:26
  - I know GNR thinks too many extra cylinders are frivolous - WB, 2021-01-15, 07:44
    - I'm a little obsessed with the 10mm/40 Calibers.... - Huey, 2021-01-15, 08:13
      - You may want to check out the BRNO - steve todd, 2021-01-15, 08:48
        
        They had one sort of 10mm necked to .30 that was $7500! (nm) - WB, 2021-01-15, 15:14
      - Yep. You are no help to my obsession either (nm) - Ronnie P, 2021-01-15, 08:31

1911 lubricant question - John W, 2021-01-14, 17:21
- I am not telling anyone to do this .. just what I do .. - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-15, 09:38
- Lube - Mike horn, 2021-01-15, 09:21
- For Lube Geeks... - ~JM~, 2021-01-15, 08:54
  - Thanks ~JM~ (nm) - azj, 2021-01-15, 09:17
- for sure keep all oil totally away from it - gary reeder, 2021-01-14, 19:56
  - On rare occasion I use some modern lubes - WB, 2021-01-15, 07:50
- Mobil 1 syn motor oil works very well ! (overkill) (nm) - azj, 2021-01-14, 17:46
  - any kind of oil is the worse thing you can put on any gun - gary reeder, 2021-01-14, 22:05
    - Thanks Gary. (nm) - azj, 2021-01-15, 04:10

So I'm driving through Phoenix and ROAD RAGE! - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-14, 15:18
- That is awesome! - Steve W, 2021-01-14, 20:58
  - It did work out pretty nice. A lot of things - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-14, 21:38
- the longest day of my life, (but turned out good after - gary reeder, 2021-01-14, 20:04
- You must have been driving a recognizable vehicle (nm) - Darryl T., 2021-01-14, 17:49
  - It may have had "REEDER CUSTOM GUNS" stickers on it .. maybe (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-14, 18:24
- hope you reported them! (nm) - doh!, 2021-01-14, 17:17
- Grumpy Old Men meets Mad Max?... (nm) - Huey, 2021-01-14, 17:03
  - i told my buddy jimmy as we pulled to a stop to expect an - gary reeder, 2021-01-14, 22:15
    - I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-14, 22:42

Update on Kate.. - Amede, 2021-01-14, 09:24
- So good to hear! Thank you! (nm) - Drdougrx, 2021-01-15, 05:52
- Good news, will continue sending our prayers. (nm) - Andy S, 2021-01-14, 11:08
- Let them know that we will be praying - Larry Fry, 2021-01-14, 10:27
  - More Good News! - steve todd, 2021-01-15, 01:48

If you have to ask you can't afford it... - ChrisG, 2021-01-14, 09:03
- these days that isn't high at all. I have seen a box of 50 - gary reeder, 2021-01-14, 20:16
  - I didn't complain. Like I said I'm glad to see some. (nm) - ChrisG, 2021-01-14, 20:57
- THEY CAN CHARGE ANYTHING THEY - JT, 2021-01-14, 10:17
- One LGS has literally two pallets, 500 rnd - WB, 2021-01-14, 09:14
  - I'm just glad some is out there. I should have - ChrisG, 2021-01-14, 09:27
    - I was't lyin either! lol - WB, 2021-01-14, 23:18

Which .25 cal revolver for deer - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 20:41
- I guess I worded that poorly - Ronnie P, 2021-01-14, 08:28
- GET A BIGGER GUN! (nm) - JT, 2021-01-14, 07:51
  - Hell I’ll just shoot the little critters with the 410 GNR (nm) - Ronnie P, 2021-01-15, 08:33
  - I have to agree and I'm a huge 25 Revolver Fan... - Huey, 2021-01-14, 08:02
- I went out once at HHC thinking about - WB, 2021-01-14, 07:22
- there really isn't much choice in a 25 caliber revolver. - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 21:09
- my choice would be the 257 Raptor. It has - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 21:05
  - .25 caliber - AlanT, 2021-01-14, 07:08
    - SO DOES THE .25-06, .257 ROBERTS AND .250/3000 BUT - JT, 2021-01-14, 10:19
      - True, - AlanT, 2021-01-14, 11:13
  - Its just a personal opinion but I would stay away from - Jim Taylor, 2021-01-13, 21:07
    - I tried to finish a boar with a shot to the head - james, 2021-01-14, 11:40
      - Shot a steer with a 25acp many years ago... - Larryh, 2021-01-14, 18:48
    - a customer of ours a few years back had a custom - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 21:13
      - 25 acp - Clint H, 2021-01-14, 09:45

Colt and CZ - Robt, 2021-01-13, 15:55
- I did read this earlier... - Huey, 2021-01-13, 16:27
  - CZ is capable of building extremely good firearms. My - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:29
    - One other forum I follow is DW owners - Grover Sr, 2021-01-13, 19:10
    - Wouldn't some nice New Frontiers in classic calibers... - Huey, 2021-01-13, 18:40
      - don't think it would ever happen. If they don't build - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:44
        
        Don't mean to rain on your parade. (nm) - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 19:52
        
        You didn't and it's a longshot for sure... - Huey, 2021-01-13, 20:06
        
        I always thought the New Frontier was the best looking - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 20:37

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ON JANUARY 13 - JT, 2021-01-13, 15:53
- We Still had a little snow left this morning in the shadows - Brant, 2021-01-13, 21:02
- Had a hail storm here in Montgomery, around 8 - Grover Sr, 2021-01-13, 19:13
- it was 8 degrees when I got up this morning and got - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:31
- It was 18 degrees this morning - steve todd, 2021-01-13, 18:01
- Al Gore and his Global Warming (nm) - Randy Barnett, 2021-01-13, 17:00
- Cool..!.. Here in Flagstaff - azj, 2021-01-13, 16:15
- It reached 57 here in cetnral MT today - Amede, 2021-01-13, 16:09
  - Annnnnd now its snowing! (nm) - Amede, 2021-01-13, 18:18
    - 73 here had to wear a T shirt (nm) - Sunny, 2021-01-13, 20:03

just got this from John Taffin - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-13, 12:01
- Great news! (nm) - Andy S, 2021-01-14, 11:19
- That’s excellent news! (nm) - Sid R, 2021-01-14, 07:57
- Thank the Lord!! (nm) - Drdougrx, 2021-01-14, 05:28
- Thank goodness (nm) - ChrisG, 2021-01-14, 05:10
- Best news i’ve heard in a long time (nm) - steve todd, 2021-01-13, 18:03
- Excellent news. (nm) - John W, 2021-01-13, 17:24
- Super news! (nm) - Winn, 2021-01-13, 16:29
- Good news! (nm) - Amede, 2021-01-13, 16:10
- Great news!!! (nm) - Tim Pence, 2021-01-13, 12:45
- That's one tough lady... (nm) - Huey, 2021-01-13, 12:10

Sighting in the .410 GNR - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 11:26
- just treat it like a 44 mag revolver. The 170 grain load - Gary Reeder, 2021-01-13, 12:49
  - OMG! That was a blast! - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 13:44
    - Sounds like you hooked on customs (nm) - MTM, 2021-01-13, 16:41
      - Not my first rodeo (nm) - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 17:10
- A consistent grip position is paramount - WB, 2021-01-13, 11:37
  - I have a 410 GNR Stealth Hawk and - Lonnie, 2021-01-13, 18:09
    - I also learned to make sure the base pin is locked down (nm) - Ronnie P, 2021-01-13, 19:18

Amede, any word on Kate? Still praying for her. (nm) - Larry Fry, 2021-01-13, 10:30
- Yes thanks for asking. - Amede, 2021-01-13, 10:32

Oh my, this needs saving. - WB, 2021-01-13, 08:38
- Saving - Mike horn, 2021-01-15, 09:28
- Just me but I’d buy a DW before one of those. (nm) - Sid R, 2021-01-14, 08:00
- Not at that starting price. . . (nm) - ChrisG, 2021-01-14, 05:12
- That was done on purpose? (nm) - JPL, 2021-01-13, 17:33
  - from what I understand the gun sat in water for - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:23
- I guess I am old - Steve, 2021-01-13, 15:42
- that is horrible. Even pitting inside the barrel. They say - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 09:46

I have shown these before but some on here may not have - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 14:11
- The civil war revolver - ED, 2021-01-13, 09:13
  - I was told it was a Whitney but wasn't sure. The frame - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 09:48
- This was terrific! Thank you!!! (nm) - Drdougrx, 2021-01-13, 07:04
- Enjoyed the show. Thanks for sharing. BTW I have a Savage - JPL, 2021-01-12, 20:05
- A collection anyone would be proud of. - Sid R, 2021-01-12, 18:06
- The Manhattan Arms guns - Howard, 2021-01-12, 16:17
  - yep, theywere called pepperboxes. I thought the name - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 16:40
- by the way, I am not an expert on anything. The descriptions - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 14:32
- Didn't bore me at all! Good stuff and thanks - ChrisG, 2021-01-12, 14:19
  - Yes, Thank You, Not Boring at all (nm) - steve todd, 2021-01-12, 17:52
  - Wow, the value of those combined would sponsor - WB, 2021-01-12, 14:59
    - loved looking at them - california Joe, 2021-01-12, 17:59
      - interesting! (nm) - Alcorn, 2021-01-13, 06:40

Antiquing parts for an old revolver - MTM, 2021-01-12, 14:11
- It's looking good toward your goals - WB, 2021-01-13, 08:41
- Looking good, I sure wish - Charles, 2021-01-12, 16:17
- Very Nice! (nm) - ChrisG, 2021-01-12, 14:20

Why have they never reintroduced the Hawkeye?! - WB, 2021-01-12, 11:15
- if you want a Hawkeye, here you go - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 16:49
- Here’s one Scotty ... - Curt, 2021-01-12, 15:35
  - Good show Curt! Love that bullet in my .255 Banshee - WB, 2021-01-12, 20:19
    - Here’s the 60gr beside it .... both fired into old punk wood - Curt, 2021-01-13, 05:48
      - that is true. For medium size game and smaller - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 09:53
      - I got to drag my stuff out. Get the .255 running again. (nm) - WB, 2021-01-13, 06:14
        
        I lied, that was under the shoulder, so “exit” - Curt, 2021-01-13, 06:32
        
        The .255 Banshee and .240 Banshee are both - WB, 2021-01-13, 07:19
        
        I'm intrigued by the Banshee rounds, I do - Derek, 2021-01-13, 11:03
        
        That's basically the .256 Win. on the Maximum case? (nm) - WB, 2021-01-13, 11:38
        
        yes and it has proven a very good cartridge thru the years - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:24
- Would love one - Mike horn, 2021-01-12, 14:18
- 10" BARREL, BISLEY GRIP FRAME AND HAMMER. (nm) - JT, 2021-01-12, 14:14
- I'm not sure how thick chamber walls would be... - Huey, 2021-01-12, 11:53
  - also the barrels would have to be much bigger as - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 14:16
    - The frame/bbl. hole in my .510 GNR is pretty big! (nm) - WB, 2021-01-12, 14:42
  - 256 Hawkeye - Frank B, 2021-01-12, 12:19
- Was it introduced before the public had much interest in a - RonE, 2021-01-12, 11:22
  - Al Goerg used one on a Caribou in Alaska - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 14:24
  - I would like to have one! Something different. (nm) - BlackPete, 2021-01-12, 11:47
    - they are out there if you really want one. They - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 14:34
      - I'd pay a grand if I had it, but not two. - WB, 2021-01-12, 14:51
        
        Keep it simple WB. 321 GNR (nm) - Alcorn, 2021-01-12, 17:07
        
        I think that would be perfect Alcorn! (nm) - WB, 2021-01-13, 08:42

WB was talking about wasting some primers - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 10:11
- I remember that Lee Jurras once - Ray, 2021-01-13, 14:31
  - I believe it. We have folks bring guns in all the time with - gary reeder, 2021-01-13, 18:42
- I was just given a bunch of old and new primers.. - Huey, 2021-01-12, 10:46

10 degrees below zero this morning. Water wasn't - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 08:58
- It's about the same temperature here this morning - Ray, 2021-01-13, 14:33
- had 1 below on porch (in town) (by Frys) (nm) - azj, 2021-01-12, 10:41
- you gonna drag your butt in today? (nm) - charlie A, 2021-01-12, 08:59
  - maybe. I was in for about 4 hours yesterday and it - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 09:04
    - Take care of yourself Gary. Err on the side of caution. (nm) - RonE, 2021-01-12, 09:20
      - yep, got to. (nm) - gary reeder, 2021-01-12, 10:12