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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-13-2013, 04:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 441
Posted By olafhardt
Re: My 22cal wish list.........

It is hard for me to contemplate a 22 collection without a S&W 22kitgun. I like models 34 and317 much better than the k frames. I feel the essence of a 22 is to be light,handy
and reliable. I like...
Forum: General Discussion 04-27-2013, 04:01 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 1,011
Posted By olafhardt
Re: What do you think about feral cats?

Back when I used to shoot cats and dogs, I would lay them in the road(not in front of my house) so any one looking for them could know that they got run over.Of course this is best done at night with...
Forum: General Discussion 03-10-2013, 01:32 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,211
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Gun hidden in woman's private parts

Makes me think twice about buying used guns.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 03-10-2013, 01:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 262
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Need help to Id H&R 32 S&W for a friend 5 shop break open

I got one of those. H&R put the cartridge designation on the left side of the barrel only on revolvers made for smokeless powder. Good to go with modern ammo. Decent little gun,$100 is the right...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 02-11-2013, 12:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,067
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Another Enfield ?

If you go over that rifle with a good magnifier you might find all kinds of marks. I went over a Hong Kong Police Enfield revolver with a magnifier and several things I thought were pits were proof...
Forum: General Discussion 02-11-2013, 02:05 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,478
Posted By olafhardt
Re: A warning

It aint gonna happen fellers and the sky aint gonna fall.We're in good shape now and good things are to come. Where is your faith?
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 02-07-2013, 01:57 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,217
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Pump vs Lever

I had pump shotguns for years, then got acouple of 22 pumps. Once I got the 22 I shot it a lot. I discovered I really did not like pumps, I don't know why , I just don't like pumps. I really do...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 02-06-2013, 02:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,787
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Mosin Nagant question????

These bubbles of plenty can pass, I once bought an SKS for 65 bucks off a table full of them in a gun show full of tables full of SKS's.
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 01-28-2013, 02:26 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 644
Posted By olafhardt
Re: H&R .32 top break auto eject

If it has the caliber on the left side of the barrel it is ok with smokeless, if it doesn't it is black powder.
Forum: General Discussion 01-28-2013, 01:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 233
Posted By olafhardt
New strategy

I was watching some Democratic House Subcommitee investigating solutions to gun violence . They were looking for inputs from all sides. They had a guy from a sportsmans club, a big game hunter, a...
Forum: General Discussion 01-22-2013, 01:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 290
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Hunting partner and his son

I had forgotten how some of us had to pull the trigger with our middle finger. This reminded me.
Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers 01-20-2013, 02:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,162
Posted By olafhardt
Re: school me on handguns

Is it to late to suggest that you start with a 22?
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 01-20-2013, 12:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,333
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Does This Type of .22 Exist?

If you try you can get a good 22 lr bolt and a good 22 mag bolt for a total of arround $400. Buy the lr first and see if you even want a mag. I usually get a hankering, get one, don't like it and get...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 01-19-2013, 11:47 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,012
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Confessions of a .22 Convert

Every thing I ever shot with a 22, from hogs to grasshoppers either died or ran off. I have 357's stashed for shooting things that need shooting (love wheelguns), but I don't feel naked with a 22.
Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers 01-05-2013, 01:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,829
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Snub nose revolvers 38 special +p .

I like my S&W 637 a whole lot and I thought I wouldn't when I got it. It is not just a back up, but also good on the trail or fishing. It does a job on snakes with CCI shot loads. I call it my "...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 01-05-2013, 01:05 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 816
Posted By olafhardt
Re: adding a scope - no mounting holes/brackets

I have glued on lots of scopes and sights with Gorrila glue mixed with graphite.. Use a thin layer, the glue expands a lot. This expansion allows you to use a flat base on a curved receiver. I have...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 11-24-2012, 11:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 834
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Winchester 94 lever action 30/30?

Google is your friend for dissasembly instructions.
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2012, 12:11 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 605
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Is the Northeast THAT much more important than the rest of us?

Used to live on the Gulf coast. When our power went out it wasn't cold.There was also a "noreaster" involved in the super storm. A lot of those folks are cold, hungry, homeless and broke and don't...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2012, 11:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 487
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Your "Thank You" To Vets May Not Be Welcome ....

I say " Thanks from Vietnam ". I never get any negative vibes and get a lot of positive reaction.
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 10-16-2012, 10:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 457
Posted By olafhardt
VICTOR 32 S.&W.CTGE

I have a pull pin solid frame VICTOR
32S.&W.CTGE Revolver.
SN 83788 on front butt strap
H&R ARMS CO on bottom of butt
WORCHESTER MASS USA...
Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers 10-06-2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 589
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Smith and Wesson Model 637 package value

Is all that work neccessary or desirable? I bought a 637 and it was wonderful out of the box.. It was $280 NIB, but that was a long time ago. It is my tote around booger blaster. I use a cheap nylon...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 10-06-2012, 04:41 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 9,377
Posted By olafhardt
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???

I like the fact that a few of the posters here have actually shot some kind of living creature with a 22. I have and they all dropped or ran away. I have had 22's including magnums fail on head shots...
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 09-16-2012, 06:47 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,257
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Technical question re: old load handgun kept in storage

Please don't have the guy click the safety off the revolver. Very few had safeties. Lots of serious shooters change out their defensive ammo to avoid this. Wild Bill Hickok is said to have changed...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 09-16-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 692
Posted By olafhardt
Re: whats a model 35 smith and wesson worth

My comment is worth what you are paying for it. I prefer the J frames over any other handgun that I have ever picked up. I consider the model 35 to be the holy grail. In MY mind it is worth more than...
Forum: General Discussion 09-16-2012, 03:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 260
Posted By olafhardt
Re: OBAMACARE DENIED BY SCOTUS!!!!

Roberts seems to have reviewed the law and the constitution and voted the way the constitution is written. Imagine that!! I personally think it was one of the most couragest acts I have seen from a...
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 08-27-2012, 02:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,910
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Most desireable Mosin?

Since I was born and raised in Arkansas I would like an Arlansas made Westinghouse the most.
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 08-26-2012, 04:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 757
Posted By olafhardt
h&r 6 shot 32 s&w victor

I have a solid frame revolver with VICTOR 32 S&W.CTGE on the top strep. SN 83788 on grip toward trigger with H. & R. ARMS CO.
WORCHESTER, MASS. USA on the butt.Nothing on the barrel. Can any body...
Forum: General Discussion 08-08-2012, 11:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 631
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Another one? this is geting crazy...

We should ban these deadly movie theaters before somebody gets killed.
Forum: General Discussion 08-08-2012, 11:22 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,378
Posted By olafhardt
Re: something to consider when shtf

The sky is falling !!!
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 07-24-2012, 06:24 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,197
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Longest confermed 22 kill

Squirrel at 80 yards, Williams 5D peep sight, Marlin 39-D, CCI Minimag HP. I missed him 7 times got him.on the eighth.
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2012, 12:58 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 1,599
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Whats happened to TV?

Watching a guy take a flying of a skate board sounds kind of interesting.
Forum: General Discussion 06-14-2012, 02:54 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,637
Posted By olafhardt
Re: How many of you are......

On some of the sites I haunt, they would have thrown this off because it is not really about guns. However ,several seem to relate their OT to there gun purchasing. Since gun sales are going wild...
Forum: General Discussion 05-04-2012, 10:16 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,109
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Will the REAL MEN please stand up?

Crpdeth, how could you say the things you have said in your rant and have any respect for the people who work for you? When you have a bad employee, how did you get him or her? If you hired him or...
Forum: General Discussion 05-03-2012, 12:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 520
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Yes, The Laws of Physics Also Apply to Lever Actions

I love my 94 winchester, it's my main cf rifle. That said, I think trying to make a long range lever action or 30/30 doesn't win any kudos from me YMMV.
Forum: General Discussion 05-03-2012, 12:29 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,109
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Will the REAL MEN please stand up?

Crpdeth, sounds like the work you do is not very pleasant and you aren't the nicest guy to work for. It also sounds like you could be more selective about who you hire. You might need to pay them a...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 03-19-2012, 03:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 33,700
Posted By olafhardt
Re: 22lr revolver 9 shot

I know it's only 8 shots but if you are going to spend some bling I think the the s&w 3" 317 is in a class by it's self. It is amazing, even if you don't like it. Mine seems to thrive on cheap ammo...
Forum: General Discussion 03-11-2012, 01:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 645
Posted By olafhardt
Re: doomsday bunkers premier

Calculate how much energy you will need for how long you will need it. That is the size of the fuel tank you will be sitting on. What about water and waste treatment? Medical? You can't prepare for...
Forum: General Discussion 03-11-2012, 01:01 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 609
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Got myself a deer last night

By my convoluted reasoning, this could be prevented by legalizing and encouraging road hunting. I know you had a stress filled time.
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 02-23-2012, 05:20 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 80,835
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Best .22 pistol for Long term use

I am a revolver guy. I hate stuffing bullets in magazines. I have often wondered if starting with an empty gun could a da wheely eat cartridges faster than an auto? This seems to be worth...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 02-04-2012, 04:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,285
Posted By olafhardt
Re: My new little plinker...

Marlin made a little lever the 39D for just a few years. I traded a Winchester model 70 for one and always thought I got the best of the trade. It has a 15 round magazine as does yours. It has always...
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 01-27-2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 456
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Win. 69A owner's manual

Jim Wood's book on assembly/disassimbly of rimfires covers this. It is one of the Gun Digest guides.
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 01-27-2012, 06:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,291
Posted By olafhardt
Re: post '64 winchester 94 receiver finish

I have engine turned a couple of these. On one I used medium grit sand paper taped over the end of a 1/4"dowell. On the other I used the eraser ends of cheap pencils and grinding compound. If I do...
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 01-27-2012, 06:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 518
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Savage 24H Rebuild Pics

better than I did. Cut my recoil pad out of the sole of a flipflop.
Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers 12-18-2011, 02:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,048
Posted By olafhardt
Re: S&W 10 MP

Bud's guns had some Model 10 snubs for $269, heck of a deal
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 12-10-2011, 07:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 858
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Sleeving a worn revolver cylinder?

Browmells sells electroless nickel plating supplies you should be able to plate a coat inside the chamber. It might be adequate.
Forum: Technical Questions & Information 12-10-2011, 06:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 483
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Black Finish on Trigger Guard and iron site removal

I just brush finish the aluminum and It looks ok. I have used Brownells Oxypho to give it a parkerized look, but I haven't done that very often.
Forum: Curio & Relics Forum 12-10-2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 702
Posted By olafhardt
Re: Iver Johnson model x

I have replaced many butt plates with pieces cut out of the soles of shower shoes. I do the final shaping with a Stanley Sureform tool and sand paper. I glue them on with good rubber cement. If the...
Forum: General Discussion 10-17-2011, 05:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,511
Posted By olafhardt
Re: White Ash wood for a Rifle Stock

I once read that ash was the best fire wood because it has a high heat content and SPLITS so easily. Other than that I don't know squat.
Forum: General Discussion 10-17-2011, 05:32 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,495
Posted By olafhardt
Re: what do you know about

The sky is falling, the sky is falling. I worked in a power plant in the 70's one day some guys from the federal government showed up to check our vulnerability to emp, That is allI know about it. I...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 08-05-2011, 07:40 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,908
Posted By olafhardt
Re: .22 Mag for SD

The charter arms pathfinder comes in a 2 cylinder LR MAG combo. I never found practice with the WRM enjoyable or cheap. I don't feel unarmed with my kit gun.
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