Flyboys Movie: the aircraft

"Rich S." wrote in message
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"kd5sak" wrote in message
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Since you're down there in "5" land, I know a few Texas dwellers who would
be happy to take a passenger up (and back down again, of course).

Rich S.

Wellsir, I was a Texican for nearly half my life. I know how Texans feel
about
outlanders, though, I might find myself as jettisonable ballast rather than
a passenger.
Actually, long a reloader of .44 Mag, I'd not shoot anyone elses reloads and
would rather
not fly if I can't do it myself. That may be a kind of Texas attitude, but
what can I say, I was still young and impressionable when I first wrote GTT
on the door and left Oklahoma.(G) I worked some years for the Federal
Government, taught in the Dallas schools for eleven years, and
then put in 12 or so more helping design retrievable packers for Otis
Engineering (a Halliburton owned company). Once the GoodWife and I were both
retired we returned north of the Red River where we still have relatives. I
do appreciate the offer, though.

Harold
KD5SAK

"kd5sak" wrote in message
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Wellsir, I was a Texican for nearly half my life. I know how Texans feel
about
outlanders, though, I might find myself as jettisonable ballast rather
than a passenger.
Actually, long a reloader of .44 Mag, I'd not shoot anyone elses reloads
and would rather
not fly if I can't do it myself. That may be a kind of Texas attitude, but
what can I say, I was still young and impressionable when I first wrote
GTT on the door and left Oklahoma.(G) I worked some years for the Federal
Government, taught in the Dallas schools for eleven years, and
then put in 12 or so more helping design retrievable packers for Otis
Engineering (a Halliburton owned company). Once the GoodWife and I were
both retired we returned north of the Red River where we still have
relatives. I do appreciate the offer, though.

Hal..........

I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up. I know there's guys out there who can fly, shoot, and make
muzzle loader. I'll shoot their reloads, ride in their planes and drink
their lightning. Every cobbler to his own last, as my dad used to say.

See ya,
Rich S.

"Rich S." wrote in message news:U-

I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up. I know there's guys out there who can fly, shoot, and make
muzzle loader. I'll shoot their reloads, ride in their planes and drink
their lightning. Every cobbler to his own last, as my dad used to say.



There's a name I've not heard since I walked away from the shooting sports
when the "combat" guys started showing up at my local indoor range. Elmer
really has to be the grandaddy of American shooting. I lent out his book a
number of years ago, I should go hunt that down. I'm amazed at the life he
led.

Rich S. wrote:

I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up.

Elmer Keith?

That's a treasure.

- J.O.-

"John Ousterhout" wrote in
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Rich S. wrote:

I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up.

Elmer Keith?

That's a treasure.

- J.O.-

I fired a cylinder load at the Desert Gang Bang. Lord almighty! Out of an
original Blackhawk, they rapped my knuckles so hard that the .458 was a
pleasure to touch off.

Rich S.

Rich,

do you know the specs of that load??

John

Rich S. wrote:
"John Ousterhout" wrote in
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Rich S. wrote:

I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up.

Elmer Keith?

That's a treasure.

- J.O.-


I fired a cylinder load at the Desert Gang Bang. Lord almighty! Out of an
original Blackhawk, they rapped my knuckles so hard that the .458 was a
pleasure to touch off.

Rich S.

"John Ammeter" wrote in message
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Rich,

do you know the specs of that load??

John ..........

I do not. It has a 240 gr. lead gas-check SWC bullet stoked by ~20 gr. of
what appears to be 2400.

I seem to remember a chrono reading of 1200 - 1250 fps out of a 7-1/2" bbl.
These numbers are dredged out of my fuzzy memory and are not to be trusted.

Rich S.

John Ousterhout wrote:
Rich S. wrote:


I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate
to shoot them up.


Elmer Keith?

Is there any other Elmer? :-)

Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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John Ousterhout wrote:
Rich S. wrote:


I've still got most of a box of .44's loaded by Elmer and would hate to
shoot them up.


Elmer Keith?

Is there any other Elmer? :-)

Matt

Not if you are a shooter, however, Hams refer to their mentors as Elmers.
I've done some hunting thru the internet but can't come up with origin of
Ham Elmers.

Harold
KD5SAK