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A ranch hand is a manual laborer on a ranch, such as a cowboy. Ranch Hand may also refer to: Operation Ranch Hand, a US Air Force operation during the Vietnam war; Ranch Hand Truck Accessories, an American manufacturer of heavy duty truck accessories; Rossi Ranch Hand, a Mare's Leg-style handgun
A guide to the recoil from the cartridge, and an indicator of bullet penetration potential. The .30-06 Springfield (at 2.064 lbf-s) is considered the upper limit for tolerable recoil for inexperienced rifle shooters. [2] Chg: Propellant charge, in grains; Dia: Bullet diameter, in inches; BC: Ballistic coefficient, G1 model; L: Case length (mm)
A smaller-diameter portion of the bullet, the "heel", was crimped inside the case mouth, and the lubricant was outside the case, and exposed. [a] In contrast, the .38 Long Colt uses a bullet which on the outside of the cartridge case is only .357–.358 in (9.07–9.09 mm), the bearing surface and lubricant being entirely contained within the case.
The Clanton Ranch grew into a successful enterprise. During his testimony after the shootout at the O.K. Corral , Clanton claimed to have raised and purchased about 700 head of cattle during the past year, [ 4 ] and the Clanton ranch was one of the most profitable cattle ranches in that part of the country.
A cartridge, [1] [2] also known as a round, is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile (bullet, shot, or slug), a propellant substance (smokeless powder, black powder substitute, or black powder) and an ignition device within a metallic, paper, or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of ...
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Horn wandered and took jobs as a prospector, ranch hand, and rodeo contestant, but he is most notorious for being hired by numerous cattle companies as a cowboy and hired gun to watch over their cattle and kill any suspected rustlers. Horn developed his own means to fight thieves: "I would simply take the calf and such things as that stopped ...
Gunspinning is a Western art such as trick roping, and is sometimes referred as gunplay, gun artistry, and gun twirling. [1] Gunspinning is seen in many classic TV and film Westerns, [2] such as Shane and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The majority of gunspinning is seen as a precursor to putting the gun back in its holster.