Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

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fratzog lover said:
Doing the front sight on the .380 EZ. Pics in a few minutes...
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After cleaning the front sight really well with a little bit of alcohol and a Q tip, I experimented with a little bit of blue and yellow to make green, but it seemed to dry too fast. Once you mix the colors you have to apply them quickly and it wasn't worth it to get the color green and have it dry up and get lumpy. So I just stayed with the yellow. Before & After pics against my outdoor chimney on a cloudy day.

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Id be interested to see the glow on that sight when drawn at night from a dark holster or nightstand
 
If you have a light inside your nightstand with an external switch like you should, all is well. Yes she let me drill a hole for the wires. No, you cant see light with the drawer shut. No, the new nightstands havent been retrofitted yet.:lol:
 
diymirage said:
Id be interested to see the glow on that sight when drawn at night from a dark holster or nightstand
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I tested it and it definitely isnt Tritium! But my primary reason wasnt the glow at night but rather a different color for the front sight during day time. After endless reading about every ones rods and cones being slightly different, it is a cheaper experiment than fiber optic. Some people recognize green quicker, some orange, some yellow. I do find that my eyes locate the front sight quicker. Thursday I am off duty so I will be going to the range to see how it shoots. Next I will black out the rear with something temporary to see how my sight acquisition reacts, black tape probably. I wonder how the blue sight paint on the rear would work. It isnt black, but definitely darker than white. Always learning.

What Color Front Sight is Best? | An Official Journal Of The NRA (shootingillustrated.com)
 
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I think that wrenching on cars and shooting go together like peanut butter and jelly. I especially enjoy the reloading aspect to optimize accuracy. I am not an AR rifle kind of guy. Most of my firearms are for hunting purposes. My tastes are more old school.
1. .45 cal. Pennsylvania long rifle. Purchased lock, barrel, trigger guard and butt plate. The rest made by hand.
2. Winchester 1897 Black Diamond 12 gauge take-down made in 1901.
3. Winchester 1885 (new manufacture) single shot in 45-70.
4. 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 6.5 x 54 manufactured in 1920.
5. 1905 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 9 x 56 manufactured in 1913.
6. 8mm Mauser original sporting rifle manufactured in 1913.
7. A brace of Uberti 1875 S&W Russians in 45 Colt.

I don't always carry, but when I do my handgun of choice is my Ruger SP101 in .327 Federal Magnum. It is a smaller cartridge, but it sure packs a wallup.
 
FJRdoc said:
I think that wrenching on cars and shooting go together like peanut butter and jelly. I especially enjoy the reloading aspect to optimize accuracy. I am not an AR rifle kind of guy. Most of my firearms are for hunting purposes. My tastes are more old school.
1. .45 cal. Pennsylvania long rifle. Purchased lock, barrel, trigger guard and butt plate. The rest made by hand.
2. Winchester 1897 Black Diamond 12 gauge take-down made in 1901.
3. Winchester 1885 (new manufacture) single shot in 45-70.
4. 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 6.5 x 54 manufactured in 1920.
5. 1905 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 9 x 56 manufactured in 1913.
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You are talking my language right there! I compete in Cowboy Action Shooting events plus long range rifle, sometimes a 38-55 but usually a 45-70 Creedmoor Sharps. I also teach metallic cartridge reloading classes as a NRA instructor. Reloading is a blast! It is one of my favorite classes to teach but sadly not much desire for it as most folks research reloading via you tube. Not a lot of demand for it anymore.

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I love the fact that cartridges like 45-70 and 45 Colt are still going stong after all these years. I cast bullets for all my handguns and my 1885. That rifle is amazingly accurate with 405 gr. slugs. I am a traditionalist in that I don't have a scope on any of my rifles. I love my peep sight!
 
FJRdoc said:
I love the fact that cartridges like 45-70 and 45 Colt are still going stong after all these years. I cast bullets for all my handguns and my 1885. That rifle is amazingly accurate with 405 gr. slugs. I am a traditionalist in that I don't have a scope on any of my rifles. I love my peep sight!
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I run 405s as well. Great round, I have a surplus of Unique so that has become my powder for everything these days! Very versatile but not optimum on occasion. But I can load all my 45 colt with it plus rifle. It was good enough to win State this year so I am gonna keep using it. There was no tite group to be found this year in my neck of the woods.
 
I've been using Reloader 7 for the rifle and 700X for the pistols. If your combo got you to states, I wouldn't change a thing.
 
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