Recent content by FergusonTO35

As far as I know, kerosene and lamp oil/paraffin oil are the only fuels that a wick lantern are intended to use. The biggest problem with alcohol is that it's hygroscopic and draws moisture from the air. Meaning, not only will the fuel be contaminated but the metal will corrode pretty quickly...

And she's a runner! Didn't even need a new wick, seems about as bright as my similar size Dietz lanterns such as the Little Wizard and Junior.

Santa was good to me again this year, brought a very nice English made Chalwyn Pilot hot blast lantern. Gonna see if I can get it going!

Little Brahma heifer you got there?

Well phudge, the Marlin 1894 doesn't like this load. Won't group past 25 yards. Tried my usual 7.6 grains of Accurate #5 under the Lee 358-125-RF and it's dead on like always. I would imagine the micro groove barrel of the Marlin needs a slower powder, which Accurate #5 is. More research is needed!

Taurus seems pretty solid these days, I'm a big fan of their .38 and .357 wheelguns which of course they have been making forever. Likewise, the G2 and G3 series do really well. Seems like most of their trouble happens with the oddball or really new guns. My biggest gripe with Taurus is that...

I'm a rural Kentuckian myself, so its kosher. B-)

I got them cleaned up and inspected. It appears that one has good enough sheet metal not to be a fire hazard and there are enough parts between the two to make one good lantern, and maybe a decorative piece with the other. Hopefully I can make it happen this spring. Thanks again! I've also...

At least their heart is in the right place...

I promise I'm not engaging in a weird tractor sacrifice ritual! Actually, using my Dietz lanterns to light the area I'm scraping.

Good friends and a good tractor!

Just for fun, I tried 6.0, 6.2, and 6.4 grains of HP-38 with the same bullet and primer at 85 yards. The trajectory improved some but accuracy was much worse, also the 6.4 grains produced noticeable bulging of the brass in the Rossi 92. The Rossi has sort of an oval shaped chamber and this is a...

No, it absolutely is his case. He misses because his rifle is a Remington autoloader .270 with an ancient cheap mart scope in see through rings. I'm not going to correct him, he is a grown man and can make poor decisions if he wants to. To be fair, he is actually a really good hunter who has...

My FIL just bought a Savage .300 Win Mag, I guess he is tired of missing deer at 40 yards with his .270.:crazylick:

Yes, I tried it out on my car and everything works well. It's rather amazing how the better DIY scan tools today have way more capability than the $nap-On and Vetronix Mastertech ones I used when I was in the business. I am also glad that people are already back-engineering Mopar's gateway...