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[300winmag]

Here's Rick's Weekly Geekly Report. Well, it might not always be weekly, but it always will be geekly.

First and foremost is firearms geekery.

If you own a Smith&Wesson K, L, or M-frame revoler, you owe it to yourself to get the Ed Brown oversize thumblatch. S&W should have thought of this 100 years ago. It makes for fast cylinder opening, without having to change your grip to push the &*(%&*#^ original latch. I will be visiting www.edbrown.com, and beg that he make a similar latch for the J-frame. The photo below is my Model 10 "house gun", which is the only "hot" weapon in the house, and, like Dick Cheney, is at an undisclosed location.

Next is something that has been around for a few years, but I just stumbled upon. Aguilar of Mexico makes "baby" 12ga shotshells. They were originally intended for police and military use, but have found most applications "around the house". These are full-pressure 12ga loads, but achieve "only" the performance vels of a .410 or 28ga shotgun shell. At close range, they are still vey lethal, but don't have the recoil or range of the standard 12ga. They come in slug(!), No. 7.5 birdshot, and a mix of #1 and #6 buckshot. They're also darn cute!

Finally, in the field of computer geerery, her's a Swiss Army knife for the serious computer buff. Comes with tools, red LED, and 64 or 128MB of memory. The USB "thumb drive" can be used with the knife, or detached from it.

[2Jedismom]

Wow...that's some cool stuff, my FRiend!!

I'm up...yes, it's 1:52am central and I'm up and my stomach is messed up. I ate too much hotsauce for supper, I think! Not bad, just a bit of indigestion. Took a Zantac prescription-strength...that should help.

[smaagee]

I can't get graybeard's name right to ping him! Blast it!

It's graybeard58....although rumor has it that in two days it should be graybeard59. (Happy birthday to him...happy birthday to him). Sad isnt it to see someone that age losing his mind already. I wont even talk about the hair issue.

Steve

[ExGeeEye]

Good morning...

[HairOfTheDog]

Thank you smaagee! I always forget graybeard's numbers.... and I am not about to poke fun at anyone for losing their mind! Will remember the birthday in two days.... good tip! Hope all is quiet for you today.

Cool stuff winmag! - Do those mini-shells come in 20 guage? Are they half size or more like 2/3 the length of a regular load?.... maybe fit a couple more shells into the gun then? Sounds great to me... I don't need more than about 10 feet of range on the shotgun at home!

[HairOfTheDog]

HA HA! - Hey fun ball! - Over here! PFFFFFFFFT!

[JenB]

Good morning! Getting ready for church here.

[HairOfTheDog]

Just having some coffee and looking out at the water here.

Have a nice Sunday!

[JenB]

Mmm, it should be. At least, the weather's lovely. I'm going to have to take my brothers up to church tonight for the VBS closing program - Mom has to take the littlest guy to baseball - and that won't be fun, but otherwise, should be ok.

Now, I need a hat for my new dress...

[osagebowman]

Morning All; nice gentle rain falling here, from the radar, looks like it'll be around for quite a while. Looks like some bow and/or arrow work is in order today. Too wet to play in the dirt.

Smaagee, heh, as long as ya wear a ball cap, who knows. :-) unimpeded by excess folicles is the way I look at it.

G'nad, how was the Wild Turkey day?

SYL

[Overtaxed]

Morning!

It's starting to drizzle here. The chicken on the grill might have to be done in the oven instead.

I've been letting cats in and out all morning.

[osagebowman]

300winmag, the thumblatch modification looks like a worthwhile addition to the '66. A number of years ago, I recall seeing an article on some of the English doubles having short chambers, IRRC, 2" or so. This would be a good deal for those fortunate enough to have such a double. Curious as to the pressure these shells develop. All sorts of applications come to mind. :-)

I picked up a minty SMLE .410 Ishapore. Single-shot Police. Made in 1949. Seems to have spent all it's time a rack. Actually it's supposed to be .303 straight case, unconverted to .410. Need to research it a bit and see how one goes about making it go 'boom' again. :-)

[osagebowman]

Cat 1 to Cat 2 "I'm bored, let's do the in-out routine # 7."

Cat 2 "kewl"

[Overtaxed]

Hehehe....they keep going out to see if the weather has changed since 5 minutes ago. It hasn't so they want to come back in.

[Overtaxed]

Hehehe...Mr. Darcy cat just trotted up and dumped a dead field mouse on the top step.

Does anybody have a good mouse recipe?

[Graybeard58]

Sad isnt it to see someone that age losing his mind already.

Yep, but I'm getting better looking every day. Go figure!

Turning 59 is much better than the alternative.

[300winmag]

Sounds great to me... I don't need more than about 10 feet of range on the shotgun at home!

No, they come in 12ga only. Good excuse to buy a "real" shotgun for around the house. The shorter range also helps in semi-built-up areas.

The company found that different brands of pump shotguns worked better or worse with these rounds, which are really about half the length of a standard shell. They claim the Winchester 1300 works perfectly with them, while a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 may occasionally misfeed. They have descriptions of simple modifications to the shell carries of both guns that will allow them to handle the stubby shells properly, while still working with the standard ones.

I was able to rack a mix of standard and stubby shells through my Stevens 510 military riot gun without trouble. Of course, that was a vey limited test.

Go out and buy that Winchester 1300 for ecurbh. You can even get it in stainless/nickel finish for marine use.

[300winmag]

Curious as to the pressure these shells develop. All sorts of applications come to mind. :-)

The shells produce standard SAAMI pressures for a 12ga. There is a warning on the box to NOT fire them in plastic 12ga signal guns. They should work in the old-time all-steel 12ga (or 25mm with reducer sleeve), but then you have committed a federal felony. A 12ga single or double, cut down to the legal minimum, would be darn handy, though.

[JenB]

So, winmag, when I'm looking to buy a gun in a few months, mind if I ask you for a few suggestions?

[300winmag]

So, winmag, when I'm looking to buy a gun in a few months, mind if I ask you for a few suggestions?

There's plenty of others here to answer questions, too. But why wait a few months to ask? The more questions you ask, the better your later questions become. We could take this offline to email.