40 S&W
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NO! You are the fortunate one!
It was AWFUL! After I saw it the next time I came back to the thread, I started feeling really badly about subjecting people I like to such a visage. It was overkill. I was still laughing about being made fun of (aka being accepted as a verified member) and I over-stepped in my giddiness.
It was a terrible thing to do to the good people here.
But, HERE, I'll post it as a smaller image so it doesn't assault anyone who scrolls by quickly:
BE WARNED! If you click on the image, have the waste basket handy!
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Mitty38
Well-Known Member
I want to know how to do that.NO! You are the fortunate one!
It was AWFUL! After I saw it the next time I came back to the thread, I started feeling really badly about subjecting people I like to such a visage. It was overkill. I was still laughing about being made fun of (aka being accepted as a verified member) and I over-stepped in my giddiness.
It was a terrible thing to do to the good people here.
But, HERE, I'll post it as a smaller image so it doesn't assault anyone who scrolls by quickly:
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BE WARNED! If you click on the image, have the waste basket handy!
My 10mm High Point yete cannon can use some bling.
fiver
Well-Known Member
well first you gotta swing by the swap meet and get you some knock off Elton johns.
then carefully pry off the rows of rhinestones [plastic knock-off's are acceptable]
third step is to close the blinds so nobody passing by can see A. your glock,,,, or B. you gluing your fingers together.
the rest is up to your craftsmanship and dexterity with the super glue bottle.
if your really gonna go whole hog there is the upgraded version where you make 5-6 tracings of the pistol on some of your boys notebook paper for school and plot out the direction of the lines, any swoops and swirls etc.
the finished product won't look anything like the paper, and remember to let the glue dry before cutting off any overhangs so they don't slow your draw.
then carefully pry off the rows of rhinestones [plastic knock-off's are acceptable]
third step is to close the blinds so nobody passing by can see A. your glock,,,, or B. you gluing your fingers together.
the rest is up to your craftsmanship and dexterity with the super glue bottle.
if your really gonna go whole hog there is the upgraded version where you make 5-6 tracings of the pistol on some of your boys notebook paper for school and plot out the direction of the lines, any swoops and swirls etc.
the finished product won't look anything like the paper, and remember to let the glue dry before cutting off any overhangs so they don't slow your draw.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
.40 S&W, never owned one. Back when the brass was so readily available and cheap I thought about getting a .357 cylinder fitted to my .38-40 Uberti SAA clone and then getting that cut to .40 S&W. Eventually that brain fever subsided. I figured out that the cost of such a conversion would easily pay for several hundred or more Star Line .38-40 casings.
However, if Uberti offered a conversion package I would have been tempted. Lately I shoot so little I ask myself how I ever got to this point.
However, if Uberti offered a conversion package I would have been tempted. Lately I shoot so little I ask myself how I ever got to this point.
Compelling pragmatism. I know people who want/need to have everything - or at least one of everything. I've tried a lot of stuff and I've passed on a lot of stuff. Just because I don't use some things or never found enough reason to have those things is no indictment against it. Lots of stuff I DO like that I don't have (or have anymore) for very similar reasons.
I've narrowed my cartridge selection drastically so that I can buy more of one thing than have not enough of several, but have also maintained some diversity/versatility so as not to have all my eggs in one basket.
There are a LOT of really great cartridges, which I am very fond of, which I no longer use.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Jeff,
My problem is that I have guns, especially rifles, that I will never use again. But I can't seem to make myself get rid of them. Now it is too much work, and too expensive, to pack them up and take them out of state to sell.
My problem is that I have guns, especially rifles, that I will never use again. But I can't seem to make myself get rid of them. Now it is too much work, and too expensive, to pack them up and take them out of state to sell.
Nothing wrong with having things you like just because you like them.
After the last few shows, if I had any more to move, I think I'd sit on them. Tiresome dealing with people at shows any more. I don't have to go out of state, but it's still just a pain.
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
When I bought my first safe, I promised my wife I'd sell enough guns that the rest would all fit into one safe. Haven't kept that promise yet.
When I bought my first safe, I promised my wife I'd sell enough guns that the rest would all fit into one safe. Haven't kept that promise yet.
You didn't lie to her, there is still plenty of time.
Outpost75
Active Member
I had a ..357/9mm convertible I wasn' t using much, so had John Taylor fit a 5" piece of Green Mountain 10mm barrel with 16" twist and rechambered the 9mm cylinder to .40 S&W and the .357 cylinder to 10mm. Very pleased with the result.
L Ross
Well-Known Member
Between you and Mr. Taylor there have been some notable works created.
burbank.jung
Active Member
I reload and purchased my handguns based on collecting too much brass for a particular cartridge. I now have a lifetime supply of 40 S&W brass. My 40 handgun is accurate so I plan to keep it. It can be converted to .357 sig so now I can reload 9mm bullets in it. Or, I can size my cast .38 bullets and shoot that. My 9mm is my least acccurate handgun. And, if my 9mm, 40, and 45 were on a table before me and a 250# person with a knife kicked in a door in front of me, I'm grabbing my .45. The second choice would be the 40.
Glaciers
Alaska Land of the Midnight Sun
Well I’m a revolver guy and have grudgingly put up with have a couple semi autos.
22’s are the exception. High Standard HD’s in the beginning then they went away and now the Walther P 22 is a fun little pocket pistol.
But, I shoot 38, 357, 44, 45’s, 480 and in the last few years have added the 32’s in the mix.
Never could see the need for the semi’s. Picked up a couple of 9mm, then added a few more, then non Colt 45’s.
I don’t do 41 mags and never will. So I’m thinking this translates to 40 S&W and 10mm as well.
With the improvement in 9mm bullet design especially in casting with Powder Coating, the 9 is much more versatile than with previous offerings when self defense is a consideration.
The only 9mm I shoot well is the Beretta 92FS. But I’m working on it. It’s a big gun. Looking at the Sig 365, I think that’s the one, where size for CC and capacity is larger enough, both considerations come together nicely.
But 40, 10mm, 357 Sig, 41 mag, just no. Not enough lifetime left to be distracted from the fine calibers I need to concentrate on.
Now for a carry gun, my preference would be to skip right over the 40’s and go with a Smith 4 inch 1950 model 22-4 in 45 ACP. Nice package.
Other options for lighter and smaller are Smith model 60 and SP101.
But that’s just me. I have more than enough calibers to keep me busy.
22’s are the exception. High Standard HD’s in the beginning then they went away and now the Walther P 22 is a fun little pocket pistol.
But, I shoot 38, 357, 44, 45’s, 480 and in the last few years have added the 32’s in the mix.
Never could see the need for the semi’s. Picked up a couple of 9mm, then added a few more, then non Colt 45’s.
I don’t do 41 mags and never will. So I’m thinking this translates to 40 S&W and 10mm as well.
With the improvement in 9mm bullet design especially in casting with Powder Coating, the 9 is much more versatile than with previous offerings when self defense is a consideration.
The only 9mm I shoot well is the Beretta 92FS. But I’m working on it. It’s a big gun. Looking at the Sig 365, I think that’s the one, where size for CC and capacity is larger enough, both considerations come together nicely.
But 40, 10mm, 357 Sig, 41 mag, just no. Not enough lifetime left to be distracted from the fine calibers I need to concentrate on.
Now for a carry gun, my preference would be to skip right over the 40’s and go with a Smith 4 inch 1950 model 22-4 in 45 ACP. Nice package.
Other options for lighter and smaller are Smith model 60 and SP101.
But that’s just me. I have more than enough calibers to keep me busy.