Your favorite handy ideas

Dingoboyx · April 13, 2009, 01:28 PM

I just picked up a brilliant idea from a thread that to be honest, I thought was "a bit silly". It was by a guy I thought must have been, well, 'mad', lol He wants some old .44 magnum mags to load his single action revolver with??! Then it dawned on me what a great idea this is

To load my Vaquaro or Marlin lever, I have a pocket full of ammo, and have to dip into my pocket and grab some, then dip in again & again & they are all ways about, some this way, some that way.... If I had a mag or 3 full of ammo, just grab a mag from pocket, put it next to the loading gate, and thumb them in from the mag to the cylinder (or lever rifle loading gate)

how easy is that? Brilliant I reckon.

Also, for separating shells from media out of a vibrator/tumbler, I use the front screne of an old freestanding room fan & a cat litter tray & shake the screne like you are panning for gold over the litter tray, media falls out, shells stay in screne, then empty litter tray back into tumbler... pretty easy too

What GREAT, simple ideas have YOU picked up here on TFL (or heard of, learned from old timers etc), that were so obvious, but you never thought of it til you saw it here (or other similar sites)

Sometimes the most simple things are the hardest to think of, but save you time and effort once you get told about it

Let us know what you know

Dingoboyx · April 13, 2009, 08:49 PM

Not one good idea?

TargetTerror · April 13, 2009, 09:38 PM

Brass bags with mesh/holes in the bottom. The maker of my range bag thought of it for me, but I thought of giving the bag a little shake before putting it away.

4INCHSMITH · April 13, 2009, 09:46 PM

Ice cubes and a rimfire rifle have always been a "poor mans tannerite" in my family. Its fun to watch the shards fly, dead center hits are the best of course.

Dingoboyx · April 13, 2009, 11:21 PM

Ice, ice, baby

Delaware_Dan · April 14, 2009, 03:34 PM

I like golf balls and a rimfire pistol, they just dance all day.

Dingoboyx · April 21, 2009, 08:22 AM

Why don't you use a putter like everyone else

curt.45 · April 21, 2009, 10:39 AM

because then it would be Golf not shooting

and you can't talk Golf here

lol

K-Minus · April 21, 2009, 03:25 PM

Putting a soda can on a broken corn stalk....hours of fun.

Dingoboyx · April 22, 2009, 04:25 AM

Speaking of golf

I made a hairspray powered 'golf ball cannon' once..... could shoot a golfball out of site.... that was good fun

But that was when I was young and stoopid (last november)

a7mmnut · April 22, 2009, 05:32 AM

Not really here on TFL, but "Forearm Forklifts"................

-7-

Hellbilly5000 · April 22, 2009, 01:02 PM

Dingo pm your plans for the golf ball cannon

April 13, 2009, 01:28 PM	#1
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Your favorite handy ideas I just picked up a brilliant idea from a thread that to be honest, I thought was "a bit silly". It was by a guy I thought must have been, well, 'mad', lol He wants some old .44 magnum mags to load his single action revolver with??! Then it dawned on me what a great idea this is To load my Vaquaro or Marlin lever, I have a pocket full of ammo, and have to dip into my pocket and grab some, then dip in again & again & they are all ways about, some this way, some that way.... If I had a mag or 3 full of ammo, just grab a mag from pocket, put it next to the loading gate, and thumb them in from the mag to the cylinder (or lever rifle loading gate) how easy is that? Brilliant I reckon. Also, for separating shells from media out of a vibrator/tumbler, I use the front screne of an old freestanding room fan & a cat litter tray & shake the screne like you are panning for gold over the litter tray, media falls out, shells stay in screne, then empty litter tray back into tumbler... pretty easy too What GREAT, simple ideas have YOU picked up here on TFL (or heard of, learned from old timers etc), that were so obvious, but you never thought of it til you saw it here (or other similar sites) Sometimes the most simple things are the hardest to think of, but save you time and effort once you get told about it Let us know what you know

April 21, 2009, 08:22 AM	#7
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Dan Why don't you use a putter like everyone else

April 22, 2009, 04:25 AM	#10
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Actually Speaking of golf I made a hairspray powered 'golf ball cannon' once..... could shoot a golfball out of site.... that was good fun But that was when I was young and stoopid (last november)

April 13, 2009, 08:49 PM	#2
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Not one good idea?

April 13, 2009, 09:38 PM	#3
TargetTerror Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Posts: 424	Brass bags with mesh/holes in the bottom. The maker of my range bag thought of it for me, but I thought of giving the bag a little shake before putting it away.

April 13, 2009, 09:46 PM	#4
4INCHSMITH Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 313	Ice cubes and a rimfire rifle have always been a "poor mans tannerite" in my family. Its fun to watch the shards fly, dead center hits are the best of course.

April 13, 2009, 11:21 PM	#5
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Ice, ice, baby

April 14, 2009, 03:34 PM	#6
Delaware_Dan Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,304	I like golf balls and a rimfire pistol, they just dance all day.

April 21, 2009, 10:39 AM	#8
curt.45 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Location: Fort Wayne Ind. Posts: 866	because then it would be Golf not shooting and you can't talk Golf here lol

April 21, 2009, 03:25 PM	#9
K-Minus Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2007 Location: Tabor city NC. Posts: 207	Putting a soda can on a broken corn stalk....hours of fun.

April 22, 2009, 05:32 AM	#11
a7mmnut Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Location: NC Foothills Posts: 1,150	Not really here on TFL, but "Forearm Forklifts"................ -7-

April 22, 2009, 01:02 PM	#12
Hellbilly5000 Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2009 Location: RGV, Tx Posts: 787	Dingo pm your plans for the golf ball cannon