On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41


Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me.

On 6/14/2013 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41

Too much gun for a frail old codger. Besides you'd have to take careful
aim to hit the broad side of a barn with it.;-)

In article , lid says...

On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote:

I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with
alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the
cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot
almost always gets a "Holy ****!"

http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c

I'd rather have the GTO...!

Yup, cousin had one just like it, except it was light blue!

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a
double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The
choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly
there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel
guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41


Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me.

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Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also
does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on the
website of a large firearms dealer in my general area:

"We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service
experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we can't
sell them anyway."

On 6/14/13 10:18 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41



Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me.

-----------------------------------------------

Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also
does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on the
website of a large firearms dealer in my general area:

"We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service
experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we can't
sell them anyway."




Well, I didn't want to go down the road of insulting the choices of
others, but I was not impressed with the Taurus products I've shot that
belong to friends.

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 6/14/13 10:18 AM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a
double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The
choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly
there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel
guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41



Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me.

-----------------------------------------------

Might be a good thing. Taurus is on the banned list in MA but also
does not appear to have a great reputation. Here's a comment on
the
website of a large firearms dealer in my general area:

"We don't like Taurus products due to terrible customer service
experiences that we've had. However, it doesn't matter since we
can't
sell them anyway."




Well, I didn't want to go down the road of insulting the choices of
others, but I was not impressed with the Taurus products I've shot
that
belong to friends.

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No insult was made or intended to whoever likes them. Just
providing one opinion comment by a local dealer.

On Jun 13, 1:57*pm, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/13/13 2:28 PM, Eisboch wrote:











wrote in messagenews:ap0kr8l2b9cni2iam4qhm3kp4f10ketd8n@4ax .com...

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:41 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

...from 9mm to .45 ACP, with a new Smith & Wesson 625 Jerry Miculek
Double Action Revolver, which should be at my FFL's sometime early next
week.

Bigger holes.

http://tinyurl.com/k6bpkyd

Not sure I'll like the grips, but easy enough to swap out.

I really wanted a .45 LC, but they're not easy to find in double action,
and the ammo is more expensive.

Interesting move. I like the ACP *but it is really a semi auto round.
If I was going for a wheel gun I would go for .41 mag or maybe one of
those .45 LC/.410 *"Judge" type guns. They are D/A.
Even a .357 is pretty formidable with the ammo that is available now.
That one has the advantage of training with a .38 wadcutter far
cheaper than a full service round. I still have a large frame Colt
that will shoot just about anything in the .38/357 class but that is
not a concealed carry piece. It has very large custom grips that were
made for my hand back when guys did that sort of thing.
That is the gun I used to shoot almost every day when I had the range
in the basement.

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I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. * I load it with
alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the
cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. * The second shot
almost always gets a "Holy ****!"

http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c

I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

A really nice .45 acp revolver is the old British .45 Webley & Scott
from the WWII days. It was a break down revolver, that when you broke
it down it would automatically eject all 6 cartridges. It took two "C-
Clips" of pre-loaded shells to fill it because the cartridges are
rimless.. . Heavy but a pleasure to shoot

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/image...1287751654.jpg.

On Friday, June 14, 2013 9:18:19 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:

A really nice .45 acp revolver is the old British .45 Webley & Scott
from the WWII days. It was a break down revolver, that when you broke
it down it would automatically eject all 6 cartridges. It took two "C-
Clips" of pre-loaded shells to fill it because the cartridges are
rimless.. . Heavy but a pleasure to shoot

http://world.guns.ru/userfiles/image...1287751654.jpg.

That's a cool piece. I have a Ruger Blackhawk that has interchangable cylinders in 45ACP and 45LC. Great pistol! Built like a tank, good trigger action.

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/14/13 12:45 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:24 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


I don't usually buy firearms for their practicality. I wanted a double
action wheel gun, sort of western style, in .45 caliber. The choices
for
.45 Long Colt were limited, and those in double action, hardly there at
all. .45 ACP is "45 enough" for me. I like single action wheel guns,
except removing the brass is a minor pain in the ass.

I was thinking something like this

http://www.taurususa.com/product-det...crumbseries=41



Interesting, but Taurus products have never appealed to me.
Who asked?

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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On 6/13/2013 11:28 AM, Eisboch wrote:

I get a kick out of letting people try my S&W 627. I load it with
alternating .38 Special and .357 Magnum rounds and make sure I set the
cylinder so the first one that fires is a .38 Special. The second shot
almost always gets a "Holy ****!"

http://richarderiksson467.wix.com/richard-eriksson#!page-four/cx3c

I'd rather have the GTO...!

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That was my favorite. It was the first of seven classic cars I had
back when I was into collecting them as a hobby. I bought it from a
classic car museum in Florida. It had 43,000 original miles on it and
had just come back from a $10,000 "detailing" by a company in Canada
that only does GTO's. The detailing included going through the
entire car, replacing components that showed any evidence of wear.
All new interior and chrome .... even suspension parts that had the
slightest bit of normal surface rust on them were replaced with new,
OEM parts. The exhaust system was replaced with the O.E.M factory
type manufactured by a company in California that owned the rights to
the original pipe bending and muffler designs. The engine was torn
down and all bearings, rings, valves were replaced with new. Same
with the transmission. (4 speed manual). When they are done with
this level of detailing, the car is basically in brand new, show room
quality condition. When I received the car, the undercarriage and
frame was in the same condition as the rest of the car. It was
spotless.

That's the problem, as I soon discovered.

Even though I installed heat and air conditioning in the garage where
I kept this one and only drove it during the summer on sunny, rainless
days, the climate here in the northeast began to take it's toll.
Nothing major, but small areas of surface rust started showing on the
undercarriage, even on the new parts. To be expected on a daily
driver but it can be a killer on the value of a collectable classic.
Plus, cars need to be driven. With a sable of seven of them that I'd
only drive during the summer and on sunny days, it wasn't possible to
drive them all enough. So, after enjoying the "hobby" for about four
years I sold them all (the General Lee was gifted to someone) before
their values began to drop too much.

Selling the '46 Ford Streetrod was an interesting experience. I
advertised it in Hemmings. Within 2 days a guy in Texas called me
about it. After a brief discussion he said he'd grab a plane the next
day and fly out to see it. I offered to pick him up at the airport
because I live 40 miles south of Boston but he said he'd rent a car.
He stayed overnight in Boston and visited the following day. Typical
stereotype Texan with a big cowboy hat and string tie. Checked it
out, we went for a drive down the street, came back, negotiated a bit
and he handed me 95% of my asking price in cash. I gave him the title
and he said he'd contact me about his shipping arrangements (which he
did the following week) and off it went to Texas.




Was at the autoparts store Friday looking for dust covers for the brake
bleeders on the boat trailer. Had a leaker connection so fixed that.
Looked like some crap from manufacturing was in the connector (UFP disks).
No covers, but guy drives up in a restored 1964 SS Impala 4 speed. Looked
like factory one with the built in tack. Asked what was worth. He said he
paid $30k for it. My first new car I bought. I was 20, was a 1964 Black SS
Impala 4 speed, 300hp 327 as was $3371, tax and license out the door, in
Sept of 1963. Loved that car. As to bleeding the brakes, bought a
pressure brake bleeder, Motion Industries. Worked great. About $80 with
the trailer adapter.