"John H" wrote in message
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John (Gun Nut) H.


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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
..357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:54:08 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

I like it. Looks like it'll be fun to shoot also. I'd never heard of .327 caliber either. A friend
was telling me today of shooting his Winchester .44-40 rifle. That's another I'd never heard of.

While down at Solomons last week I let one of the grandsons practice field stripping the Marlin Mod
59 .22 semi-auto rifle. He was totally thrilled. I couldn't let him take it home because they didn't
have a way to lock it up. The gun case I ordered came today,so I'll give it to the dad this weekend.
Dad and son are thrilled.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

On Friday, August 2, 2013 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, John H wrote:
On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:54:08 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:







"John H" wrote in message

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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm



John (Gun Nut) H.





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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that

for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better

stocked.

They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I

need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were

.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.

The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.



While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used

case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt

"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the

"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them

until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my

collection.



http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v



I like it. Looks like it'll be fun to shoot also. I'd never heard of .327 caliber either. A friend

was telling me today of shooting his Winchester .44-40 rifle. That's another I'd never heard of.



While down at Solomons last week I let one of the grandsons practice field stripping the Marlin Mod

59 .22 semi-auto rifle. He was totally thrilled. I couldn't let him take it home because they didn't

have a way to lock it up. The gun case I ordered came today,so I'll give it to the dad this weekend.

Dad and son are thrilled.



John (Gun Nut) H.

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Hope you're having a great day!

My aunt used to have a 5 shot Smith in 32. Kind of obsolete and rare. I wonder if this a re-intro of the same cartridge?

Tim wrote:
On Friday, August 2, 2013 4:18:20 PM UTC-5, John H wrote:
On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:54:08 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:







"John H" wrote in message

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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm



John (Gun Nut) H.





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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that

for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better

stocked.

They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I

need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were

.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.

The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.



While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used

case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt

"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the

"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them

until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my

collection.



http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v



I like it. Looks like it'll be fun to shoot also. I'd never heard of
.327 caliber either. A friend

was telling me today of shooting his Winchester .44-40 rifle. That's
another I'd never heard of.



While down at Solomons last week I let one of the grandsons practice
field stripping the Marlin Mod

59 .22 semi-auto rifle. He was totally thrilled. I couldn't let him take
it home because they didn't

have a way to lock it up. The gun case I ordered came today,so I'll give
it to the dad this weekend.

Dad and son are thrilled.



John (Gun Nut) H.

--



Hope you're having a great day!

My aunt used to have a 5 shot Smith in 32. Kind of obsolete and rare. I
wonder if this a re-intro of the same cartridge?

The 1866 Winchester, The Yellow Boy, was .44-40. Several guns were
chambered for it, including some pistols. Was .44 bore with 40 grains of
black power powering the round. There were .44 caliber cap and ball
pistols and they only required the cylinders to be modified to fire the
Winchester cartridge.

On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:27:19 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:18:20 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:54:08 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

I like it. Looks like it'll be fun to shoot also. I'd never heard of .327 caliber either. A friend
was telling me today of shooting his Winchester .44-40 rifle. That's another I'd never heard of.

While down at Solomons last week I let one of the grandsons practice field stripping the Marlin Mod
59 .22 semi-auto rifle. He was totally thrilled. I couldn't let him take it home because they didn't
have a way to lock it up. The gun case I ordered came today,so I'll give it to the dad this weekend.
Dad and son are thrilled.

John (Gun Nut) H.

.327 is pretty new, pretty much a caliber, looking for a need but they
do make them.

44-40 is an old timer, originally black powder in the old lever action
rifles and the matching revolver for a cowboy who wanted to only need
one kind of ammo. .

Yup, the bullet is much like a .45, and his Winchester is lever action. Pretty old rifle.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:54:08 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:



"John H" wrote in message
.. .

http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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

I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

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Nice, looks a bit like a Hi Standard.

Eisboch wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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

I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

Looks a lot like my Ruger .22 pistol. They are a lot of fun to shoot
and quite accurate.

wrote:
On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:22:07 -0400, Earl wrote:

Eisboch wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

Looks a lot like my Ruger .22 pistol. They are a lot of fun to shoot
and quite accurate.
I have an old "Targetsman", basically a Woodsman with target sights
but not the heavy barrel in the "Target Model Woodsman".
It looks very similar to that.
I am not sure how many rounds I have shot through it but that was one
or he other of the 2 that I shot almost every day in Maryland. (the
other being handloads in my .38)
I have read that Colt quality has suffered and that's a shame if it's
true. When I was looking for a .45 1911 I skipped the Colt as much as I
would have liked the "original" 1911. I do have a Colt AR15 that is
about about 20 years old.

Earl wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 02 Aug 2013 22:22:07 -0400, Earl wrote:

Eisboch wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
...

http://www.natchezss.com/index.cfm

John (Gun Nut) H.


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

I stopped over to my favorite gun shop this morning and noticed that
for the first time in many months, the ammo shelves were much better
stocked.
They still have a purchase limit, but at least they have some. I
need to bring my glasses though. Grabbed a box of what I thought were
.357 cal but fortunately the shop owner is familiar with what I buy.
The box was actually .327 cal .... something I've never heard of.

While I was there I happened to notice an unusual handgun in the used
case and asked to see it. Turns out it was a first series, 1921 Colt
"Woodsman" .22 cal semi-automatic. Actually, it's referred to as the
"pre-Woodsman" because Colt didn't put the name "Woodsman" on them
until after 1926. One thing led to another and it's now part of my
collection.

http://tinyurl.com/kx8u87v

Looks a lot like my Ruger .22 pistol. They are a lot of fun to shoot
and quite accurate.
I have an old "Targetsman", basically a Woodsman with target sights
but not the heavy barrel in the "Target Model Woodsman".
It looks very similar to that.
I am not sure how many rounds I have shot through it but that was one
or he other of the 2 that I shot almost every day in Maryland. (the
other being handloads in my .38)
I have read that Colt quality has suffered and that's a shame if it's
true. When I was looking for a .45 1911 I skipped the Colt as much as I
would have liked the "original" 1911. I do have a Colt AR15 that is
about about 20 years old.

My dad had a Woodsman in the middle 1950's. most I inaccurate weapon he
ever bought. Traded it for a Bengemen air pistol, had about a 5' diameter
area it would try to hit at 25 yards. Bench rest shooting.

"Califbill" wrote in message
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My dad had a Woodsman in the middle 1950's. most I inaccurate weapon
he
ever bought. Traded it for a Bengemen air pistol, had about a 5'
diameter
area it would try to hit at 25 yards. Bench rest shooting.

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Yeah, I am curious to see how accurate this 1921 Woodsman is .... or
isn't. You would think that with a 6-5/8" barrel it would be
accurate.
I'll be going over to the range on Monday to see.