Does Anyone Have Any Other Hobbies Other Than Falling Timber and Working on Saws?

[stihl sawing]

That's a hoss of a revolver. Never seen an eight shot before.

 

[Banacanin]

I like to make all kinds of crap everything from beer and barbecue to candles and cracklins. God willing, this fall I will be making a couple hundred liters of cider.

 

[jimdad07]

Garden for food, hunting for food, fishing for food, and begging my wife to cook me food. I also love chainsaw milling and woodworking, sometimes it helps me buy food.

 

[stihl sawing]

Garden for food, hunting for food, fishing for food, and begging my wife to cook me food. I also love chainsaw milling and woodworking, sometimes it helps me buy food.

I bet milling would be really fun to do. Like to try it one day. Might have to mill oaks instead if burning them for firewood.lol

 

[weimedog]

Watching the kids grow and do their crazy sports. (Ours is Number 1, a starting player for the Cornell Woman's Varsity Polo Team 2010 vs. Uconn) One more year for her!

The Youngest Rows for the University of Buffalo, they were conference champions this year and they are a NCAA Division 1 team. (She won Novice of the year and their inter squad "Brash B's" "erg" competition..the first time a freshman has ever won that)

Dirt Bikes..have been involved from racing to trail riding since 1972

My Last race...at 45 yrs old.

 

[Winn R]

Sweet gun and a crate of ammo to boot. That 303 ammo is probably expensive now. The 303's are the best bolt actions to me.

There's a conversion now of the bren gun, semi, to 7.62x54 which is less than $.20 a round now.

It's an easy conversion because the .303 mags and the bolt handle it without change.

The Brit guns are great.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

There's a conversion now of the bren gun, semi, to 7.62x54 which is less than $.20 a round now.

It's an easy conversion because the .303 mags and the bolt handle it without change.

The Brit guns are great.

7.62x54 and .303 have the same case head dia.? I was always under the impression that the .303 had an odd case head dia..

 

[Zombiechopper]

7.62x54 and .303 have the same case head dia.? I was always under the impression that the .303 had an odd case head dia..

That sounded fishy to me too so I just went and checked. Not exact but very very close. Never woulda thunk it. Now I want a Lee Enfield converted to 54R... just a reamer run in ought to do it

 

[RandyMac]

Everything British is odd. The 303 is longer, need to set the barrel back.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

That sounded fishy to me too so I just went and checked. Not exact but very very close. Never woulda thunk it. Now I want a Lee Enfield converted to 54R... just a reamer run in ought to do it

Yea it is very close.

There is a few oddballs here and there. Theres a few that interchange alot though. Most people know that a 260, 243, 7mm-08 are all the 308 case with different neck sizes. Theres a few others too, maybe 22-250 and 35remington, 257 roberts? I know the case head on a 22-250 is the same as the 308.

30-06 has alot of offspring too. 25-06, 270, 280, 35 whelen, 6.5-06, and some others.

The 308 and 30-06 remain two of the best chambering ever made IMO, and have been the foundation for many other great rounds.

 

[RandyMac]

The 7.62X54R is no slouch, it exceded the 30.06 as loaded for the Garand. It used to be very cheap, the last I bought was 4 years ago, two 440 rounds cans delivered to the door was $90.00. There is a huge varience in quality, the Russian is the best. I had some brass cased stuff, very poor, case failures, buldged necks, can't remember who made it. The Chech ammo is hot, very hot, I only shoot it out of a Finn M-39.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

The 7.62X54R is no slouch, it exceded the 30.06 as loaded for the Garand. It used to be very cheap, the last I bought was 4 years ago, two 440 rounds cans delivered to the door was $90.00. There is a huge varience in quality, the Russian is the best. I had some brass cased stuff, very poor, case failures, buldged necks, can't remember who made it. The Chech ammo is hot, very hot, I only shoot it out of a Finn M-39.

Yea, and alot of people around here think a .308 is inferior to a 30-06 too.

They don't know that when loaded with a 150 or 165gr bullet, that a .308 can actually pass a '06 in speed. And it's not until you get up to 180gr or higher that the extra case capacity of the '06 takes effect and beats the .308 out. The shorter case, for one, makes a 308 inherently more accurate than an '06 also.

Against what alot of people think, a .308 is a wicked little sucker, and a deer hunters dream.

 

[Zombiechopper]

The 7.62X54R is no slouch, it exceded the 30.06 as loaded for the Garand. It used to be very cheap, the last I bought was 4 years ago, two 440 rounds cans delivered to the door was $90.00. There is a huge varience in quality, the Russian is the best. I had some brass cased stuff, very poor, case failures, buldged necks, can't remember who made it. The Chech ammo is hot, very hot, I only shoot it out of a Finn M-39.

The czech laquered case stuff made my 44 buck like a muther. Did not like it. 10" groups too. Kinda soured me on Russian rifles. I have always wanted a precision bolt gun in 54R. I just like the cartridge but russian Mosins are iffy. I should look for a nice Finn one.

For me the Cadillac of milsurp rifles has always been Swede Mausers. They shoot tight. Had a straight pull Swiss Schmidt Rubin for a while that shot very accurately as well. No 4's and Garands have the best sights though. I sold most of my Garands and kept two with lockbar rears and slit gas cylinders. One of those is in parts awaiting a rebuild right now.

 

[RandyMac]

Yeah, some Mosins are iffy, the 91/30s saw heavy use, the arsenals did a spotty job preparing for NATO starting WW3. Look for counterbored muzzles, avoid them. Most will print a 4 inch circle at 100 Arshins. The Finn rifles are way better.

 

[Anthony_Va.]

The czech laquered case stuff made my 44 buck like a muther. Did not like it. 10" groups too. Kinda soured me on Russian rifles. I have always wanted a precision bolt gun in 54R. I just like the cartridge but russian Mosins are iffy. I should look for a nice Finn one.

For me the Cadillac of milsurp rifles has always been Swede Mausers. They shoot tight. Had a straight pull Swiss Schmidt Rubin for a while that shot very accurately as well. No 4's and Garands have the best sights though. I sold most of my Garands and kept two with lockbar rears and slit gas cylinders. One of those is in parts awaiting a rebuild right now.

I used to have a hunting rifle in 6.5x55. It was a limited production remington. I paid 150 bucks for it used when I was 16. Then got into the magnum craze and sold it a few years later. I hear it's pretty rare now. I would love to have it back.

The 6.5x55 was an awesome deer caliber too. It's almost perfect for WT around here. I hope to find anothere one day.

Mauser actions, especially the '98 mauser, we're some of the best actions ever made IMO.

 

[Eccentric]

I've got too dang many hobbies...

Aside from tinkering with old chainsaws and firewood cutting....I blow what little non work/family/home 'free time' and 'spare money' (ha!) doing all kinds of things.

1)I am a certified (certifiable) Binderhead. That's an enthusiast for all things International Harvester. For me that mostly involves old IHC Scouts, pickups, and parts (and parts vehicles) for them. Can't get enough IHC. Also into their farm equipment (of course), but don't have my own yet (only run other's IHC farm iron at this time). Keeping an eye out for an IHC fridge (beer fridge of course). Trying to get RandyMac to rejoin the IHC fold too...without success so far...

2)Been into shooting, reloading, and hunting forever. Since I've had 'real jobs' and real responsibilities.......................................well I haven't done much of that at all. Bought most of my firearms when I was making poop wages. Didn't have the 'obligations' then. Mostly into Big Bore Revolvers. Love my Ruger Super Redhawk (saw there's somebody else here with one...........power Brother!)

Handloaded thousands of rounds for that smokewagon. For hunting I handload a 300gr Hornady JHP over a buncha H110. Goes 1300fps outa the 7.5" SRH, and I've put three shot groops in four inches at 100yds off sandbags with a 2X scope with it. The scope only goes on for load developement on the bags though. Never carry that weapon scoped. I can shoot it far better in the field with the irons. You'd be amazed what kind of shooting you can do with a big wheelgun at long range with some practice. I used to shoot four days a week. Wish I could shoot it that well now. I also love my muzzle-loaders (used to go to black powder get-togethers........called "Rendezvous"). Used to go to a big one in Crescent City. That's how I was introduced to the Samoa Cookhouse...

3)I tinker with RC planes and cars. Realy dig the older model engines. Got a bunch of old Fox engines that I run. Also race nitro and gasoline powered (1/5th scale) RC cars off road. I've found that this gives me the 'speed fix' I need without putting my body in danger of not making it to work on Monday. Gave up the street bikes, dirt bikes, and muscle cars...

4)Also do a bit of the HomeBrewing. Only done a couple of batches so far, but have had a grand time and good success. Hope to have something good bottled up for the 2011 PNW GTG...

That being said, in they're day, I could run circles around those flexible flyers with either of my RD 250'S / 350'S. 2 strokes rule man.

Two strokes do rule. Had some fun on a buddy's grey-market RZ500V4 a while ago. That was a hoot. An H1 or H2 Kawi tripple would give most RD's fits from stoplight to stoplight and on the highway. They were also 'flexi flyers' on the corners however.....and I have seen a couple of wicked drag RD's...:monkey:

I got a few AK's, Gotta pick em out of these pics. I used to collect class 3 weapons. I've posted them a few times here. Only two in these pics are class 3. I've posted the others so many times, Folks are tired of seeing them.lol

Nope, Still got all of them.

Got more but can't post right now.

Nice collection SS. I realy dig the FAL, AR18, FNC, M14A1/E2, S&W76, BM59, 1903Springfield, 1903A3Springfield, 1917Enfield, and of course the 1919A4 and the M1A1 Thompson. Is that a CZ ZB26 or a BrEn gun? Really cool either way...:yourock:


Ever do the 'rental gun' thing at MG shoots? I ran an STG58, an MG34, and an MG42 (on a Lafette mount) at an MG shoot in Grants Pass, OR a few years ago. Maybe I rented from you. That was a real kick. I understand that shoot is now defunct............dead under unhappy circumstances...

I have enough old milsurps to play Beau Gest and a pile of ammo to keep heads ducking for weeks. Hey SS, not only do I have two Mk 4s, but a No5 as well.

My real hobbies, I ocean fish, play with my cameras and try to convert chaotic thoughts into something reasonable. I do hit the Rye a bit.

I also play an old video game, I kill and burn 3-4 times a week

You have a Jungle Carbine? Cool. I have a few No1 MK3 SMLE's, and one Savage Mfg US Property stamped No4 MK1. Ditto on the Rye and the see-garrs...

Yeah sorry I meant Mk 4, not No 4.

Are you sure it wasn't a No4 Mk1? The No4 Mk4 was the sniper version...

Dirt Bikes..have been involved from racing to trail riding since 1972

My Last race...at 45 yrs old.

Glad to see you came out on top in your last race. Good job! Show them youngsters what's what. Those VOR's are cool. Nice KTM too.....1981 495MXC? I used to trail ride and race hare scrambles and a little MX, mostly during high school. I sold my last dirt bike (1990 ATK 406 Cross Country) after I banged up my knee pretty good in the 2002 Hollister Hare Scramble. Decided that being able to go to work and support the family was a priority. A friend just recently gave me a basket case 1975 Yamaha MX400. I'll get that running someday and fart around with it....

Well, I have two little girls that take up most of my time (and thats a good thing!)

I'm into M1 Garands and other WWII rifles. I am building a new match Garand if I ever get time to work on it. Have owned over a dozen. I reload for the old fellers too.

I sold most of my Garands and kept two with lockbar rears and slit gas cylinders. One of those is in parts awaiting a rebuild right now.

I love them Garands. I've been yearing for an IHC Garand for quite a while (since I'm also a Binderhead). Should have bought one before the prices went nuts, (and the DCM/CMP ran out of IHC's...). I have two beautiful little girls that take most of my time as well..........................and I'm also having yard rodent trouble. Seems to be a common thing here....

Yeah, some Mosins are iffy, the 91/30s saw heavy use, the arsenals did a spotty job preparing for NATO starting WW3. Look for counterbored muzzles, avoid them. Most will print a 4 inch circle at 100 Arshins. The Finn rifles are way better.

Some of the 91s and 39s that Big-5 Sporting Goods was selling for fifty bucks in the '90s were really whipped. When I was working at an outdoor range at that time I saw a few that would fire when the bolt was closed. Still had the store tags on the trigger guards...

 

[MCW]

You have a Jungle Carbine? Cool. I have a few No1 MK3 SMLE's, and one Savage Mfg US Property stamped No4 MK1. Ditto on the Rye and the see-garrs...

My old man has a Jungle Carbine.

Are you sure it wasn't a No4 Mk1? The No4 Mk4 was the sniper version...

Yeah you're right. I got a tad confused between the Mk's and No's

 

[Eccentric]

My old man has a Jungle Carbine.

Always glad to hear of another grand piece of shooting iron still in good hands............and not going to the furnace. I have a friend near here that has one too. He's sadly close to passing on, but that Jungle Carbine will end up with his son or grandson. All three are great men, including the youngster.

Yeah you're right. I got a tad confused between the Mk's and No's

That happens all the time. The Brit method of model/type/variant sequencing confuses everybody at one time or another. Drives collectors crazy....:agree2:

 

[RandyMac]

The No 5 Jungle Carbine I gave to my wife, it knocked the snot outta me, really painfull, MyAnnie can shoot that little bastard all day. She loves it so much, she got a tattoo on her shoulder and a 38/200 Webley "to go with" like it was shoes and a handbag.
I have some South African MkV Frangible 303 cordite, nasty stuff. It came in a big splintery crate, packed in bandoliers, nice and shiney, it goes bang every time.

 

[MCW]

Always glad to hear of another grand piece of shooting iron still in good hands............and not going to the furnace. I have a friend near here that has one too. He's sadly close to passing on, but that Jungle Carbine will end up with his son or grandson. All three are great men, including the youngster.

Yeah dad's Jungle Carbine has the flip up peep then the standard ramped "v" site. Shoots a bit high with the non adjustable peep but I don't think the Japs would have noticed 30 yards away in the jungle Although now a collectable they are/were a very popular pig/deer rifle in thick scrub.
What was $400 5 years ago will fetch over $1000 now for a rifle in excellent condition.

That happens all the time. The Brit method of model/type/variant sequencing confuses everybody at one time or another. Drives collectors crazy....:agree2:

I used to know them off by heart but have forgotten most of them. A mate of mine who was in the Australian SAS is a walking encyclopedia on basically any .303 variant you'd care to mention. A number of mint old .303 examples came back with some of the Aussie SAS guys (legally) from Afghanistan when they were over there.