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Just wondering but has anyone owned/seen/fired and Henry in .45LC? So pretty... C

Basically, she's a done. The "knife" is there. Needs to be sharpened and a sheath made, but I'm callin' it. Brownells bluing cream was applied to get the finish. Pins are stainless. Handles are homemade "Deni-Micarta" Steel is 0-1. All in all this was a very fun project and an amazing learning experience. Thanks to all for following along. C

I'm an Independent. When they asked me for party affiliation, I simply told them republican. They wrote it down and in the booth I went. C

Don't forget, primaries are today for the Lautenberg seat. C

Well, I haven't figured out what I want yet. However I am able to scratch a category off the list. I shot a Single Six today. A whole lotta fun. Nice handling little gun and fairly accurate for what it is as well. However, I like to spend as much time shooting as reloading so a single action revolver will be off the list for now. Maybe a little later down the road but for this purchase that class of firearm is out. @FrankRizzo... If you're talking about the Ed Brown pistol I'm thinking you are, yes, that's a sweet pistol. It is a magical shooter. Unfortunately way over budget. So is the Kriss... as well as the Thompson... unfortunately. C

Funny, the Governor hadn't made my list yet. I will check it out. I do hear good things. C

KNV-44X-C 5144 45 Colt Extra .45 ACP Cylinder 4.62" 10.25" Stainless Black Checkered Davidson's exclusive. C

Now I'm not gonna give you the model number! C

See below. C

So close. Just need adhesive. C

In my little bit of searching around, Ruger makes the Vaquero in 45LC with a 45ACP cylinder. Hmmmmmmmmmmm... Thank you for that. The BFR, although VERY cool is kinda ugly to me. Great guns, supposedly. Blue Line, the .458 Socom although cool is so not my cup of tea. I really don't like the "Black Gun" thing although the round is intriguing. The search continues. C

Dave!!! Thank you. Definitely some stuff I hadn't thought of. Any justification for any one or two of those? Have you shot any/all of them? Thoughts? C

Thanks gents. I'm actually surprised that more haven't been thinking outside the 1911 box. It's the obvious choice. However, I am not beholden to any particular platform. Nor am I committed to a handgun. I guess that I'm wondering if there is anything I haven't thought of yet. Bry@n, the HK is a nice option. Thank you for that. Glock... eh. I think I would like something that not everyone else has. I love Glocks, don't get me wrong. But for this particular purchase it's not my favorite option. C

All good suggestions. Thanks all. Anyone got anything else? C

I hope you're a member of NJ2AS. Give Frank a call and discuss that with him. That sounds pretty illegal to me. Wink-Wink, congrats on your paper!!! Now, go get you somethin'! C

I'm turning 45 in December. In a discussion with my wife (She Who Controls All!!!) I may have mentioned that I want a 45 caliber gun in a celebration of age appropriateness. She said what I construed as a "Yes, that's a great idea, honey!" So, I'm gonna move forward and hope she remembers it the same way I do. I'm looking for suggestions. This will be a range toy. Maybe something to hunt with if I enjoy hunting(out of state) I would like it to be in a fairly common 45 caliber as I don't want to go crazy trying to find components for it.. I am not committed to any platform. However I would really appreciate it if the suggestions are not a "Get gun X, cuz it's awesome" and that's the end of it. I would love to hear your justification. And again, I'm open to anything. SAA, revolver, 1911, plastic fantastic, lever... what have you. My only real constraint is budget which I would love to keep at or around 1k. Less is fine, too. So, have at it. Suggestions with justification are welcome and I'm looking forward to hearing them. C

The way I read the law, it applies to all centerfire cartridges of .50 cal or greater. They are talking about a grandfather clause but who knows. And, it's not a foregone conclusion that he's gonna sign it, but also that he'll veto it. IANAL, fwiw. Anyway, back to your real dilemma... I'd get the Beowolf. Seems like a super cool cartridge and in an AR platform should be pretty damn fun to shoot. Plus, should you decide to hunt it, what couldn't you take down with it? Good luck in your quest. C

Is that a Kukri? Regardless, awesome design. And yes, spring steel is routinely used in the making of knives. It has a much higher carbon content that the off the rack, step up from pot metal, weldable steel sold at HD. However, for a big blade that needs to be sharpened a lot and can't be too brittle, it might just work for a bit. And, it'll be yours and cool. Post pics, please. C

Tim, As far as what steel comes how, I would ask the distributor at time of ordering. If it's been hardened, a file won't touch it. It's really pretty amazing. The Home Depot steel won't hold much of an edge. My thing would be to practice grinding on it, they throw it away. To me it's a waste of loot to send something like that off to get heat treated. Get a piece of 01 tool steel from Alpha, Texas, or Steel Baron and have a go with that when you feel more confident on your grinds. That way it won't be just a project for the sake of doing a project, but you'll have something usable. The steel blanks are reasonably priced and Alpha's shipping is actual, which is pretty cool. Steel Baron is in Hawthorne, I believe. So it can be picked up. Recon, very cool shape. I like it a lot. Should be a good, solid utility knife. Please keep us updated on progress. And yes, Trollsky is awesome. He is actually the knife maker that inspired me. He's obviously more skilled than me, but I figured that if he can do it with a small selection of mostly manual tools, I should be able to make something come together.

Texas Knife is good as is Alpha Knife Supply. For steel, since they're close and a Jersey company, I'll most likely go to New Jersey Steel Baron in Hawthorne for the next bit that I need. I'm doing one-sy~two-sy pieces so nothing too serious. And, no rush. Post pics here if you get started OR of anything you've done. I love to see others stuff to get inspired. C

Made some progress this evening. I got home from work early due to a cancelling client. Always a double edged sword as it gets me home early, but with less money in my pocket. Eh, I'll take it. Anyway, got the scales 80% done. Got the blade prepped as I'm going to blue it. Nothing too crazy as there are some imperfections in the steel that I really don't mind. Anyway, we're getting there. Lots of dust, some minor sparkage, and a healthy dose of "???" means I'm on my way. Too tired to take any pics. Thanks for following along. C

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It is a flat ground blade. The guy that taught me the little I learned yesterday is AMAZING at it. I gave you his name a month or so ago. Super nice guy with some really great stuff. As to the sheath, I'm thinking leather if I can find a source for a small enough piece at a reasonable price. I'm not opposed to kydex, but I do prefer leather. Then I have to learn how to do that as well. I've seen a couple of tutorials on it and am pretty sure I can redneck something together. Thanks for the kind words. Best. C

So, I have made some decent progress. Went to Shawn's house/shop yesterday. I must say that in addition to him being a hell of a knife maker, he's one hell of a gentleman as well. I spent roughly eight hours there and he taught and guided me thru every step. Including heat treat. So generous with his time and resources. So cool. All that's left are to shape and attach the scales and do a little finish work on the blade and handle. I can't wait to get this done. That being said, I do NOT want to rush it. It's how I've screwed up in the past. Now, let's see if I can post pics...

For my money... Café Bello in Bayonne. Love the food and atmosphere. I used to go there so much they actually knew my name. I miss that place. C