[ODDJOB UNO]

alot has to do with the "presentation" to thwart an attack by anything.


yer spoon/ladle is WORTHLESS if its in a case, holster,10feet from you,packed in yer duffle,console of truck.

i have a bianchi FBI cant nylon holster that fits my 4" m-66 smith .357 as well as my smith m-29 4" .44 mag. i have (4) speedloaders pouched that i just filled with buffalo bore 305 gr coming out at 1350FPS. meplat bullets. the bianchi belt is yer standard cop nylon quick release buckle. this is a great rig for just grabbing and throwing on yer waist.


next i have the bianchi UM84R nylon usgi combat wombat holster. multi ways i can wear this. with flap,no flap, with safety nylon snap strap, without safety snap strap. mounts any way and anywhere.


next i just ordered a HK P9S holster from wwlholsters.com. the only ones still making a holster for it. whats unique after looking at their website is how many ways and configs you can wear it. which of course made me giggle like a lil girl when i saw their chest rig deluxe for my M-29 smith 4" .44.


yep across the chest with (2) speedloaders will be my rig of choice over my fly fishing vest. from the moment i wake up, to the moment i close my eyes at night after reeling in "mucho mo-fo lunker" trouts, that damn .44 will be on me. when i take a poo it will be on me, anywhere i go for 2+ freeking weeks.


re: recoil on the 45/70's with stout MO-FO rounds, i bought a pachymeyer slip on butt pad. works fantastic. granted off the bench, its gonna be STOUT, but its controllable. now standing position, its not bad at all. and just knowing you have 405 gr's hauling azz downrange is like driving a freeking 150 car freight train.



the last time i took the marlin 1895GS out was just after nelson ford(thegunsmith.com) worked on the action and trigger. it was kind of a "break-in" day for a number of spoons. we took my sons "loaded" M1-A and literally ran so many rounds as fast as we could, 20rd mag after 20rd mag, we had the damn thing SMOKING! then we proceeded with the 1895 and shot the hell out of it over and over, maybe 30rds as fast as we could load it with hornaday 325gr bullets. these are "fly farts" in the big picture. next we launched some rem 405's. there stout but manageble.


next the buffalo bore 405's. WOOOOO-WEEEE! these mo-fo's will move you backward in a standard planted standing rifle position. these aint for the faint of heart nor shoulder. trust me on this. these bad boys are like a 150 car freight train super duper charged with twin turbos,nitrous, and all the squirrels on speed on the treadmill! the "thud" and the freeking exit on a 8" round juniper 50yds in front was AWESOME!

my next test with 45/70 and .44 mag will be some of "garretts cartridges". thats ALL HE DOES! .44 mag and 45/70. these are "issue" to U.S. FISH and WILDLIFE officers as well as NOAA dudes at the arctic circle.



but a warning here. BIG TIME WARNING! make gawd damn SURE like EXTRA EXTRA SURE you buy the round MADE FOR YER SPOON!



you have now entered the realm of ruger vs. smith. and ya better make double damn sure you DO NOT USE a RUGER HOT ROUND in a SMITH!


garret and corbon and buffalo bore have warnings on which round fits SAFELY what spoon. there are a number that are NOTsafe for scandium frames let alone m-29/629 "N" frames.


lighting off these buffalo bore .44 305's is NOT for the SQUEAMISH! its some SER-I-ASS firepower. screwing around at the range or in the field you are not gonna want to shoot alot.......period. get the damn thing sighted correctly and step away. cost..............and of course recoil will make ya think like me.



but there is a HUGE DIFFERENCE from dinking around off the tailgate, or off the bench at the range from when you are actually in a "situation" and the adrenaline is pumping. you aint gonna feel a damn thing nor hear anything. it will be SURREAL until you have killed yer game or yer attacking bear.