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by Marcruger
Sat Feb 14, 2026 2:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?
Replies: 11
Views: 1670

Re: Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?

An update for all. I was shut down shooting for a month due to snow and ice. Got out yesterday at 32 degrees, but at least the ice was gone. Many thanks to all for the helpful advice. Most sincerely. I have discovered some hard truths. A 45 Colt Miroku Winchester will most likely never shoot as accu...
by Marcruger
Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: i coulda been a movie star?
Replies: 6
Views: 736

Re: i coulda been a movie star?

That's funny. When the Disney movie "Cars" came out, I was a single dad. My sisters all called and said, "You have to go see Cars. The character Doc Hudson is totally you!" My son liked the character "Mister The King", Richard Petty's Superbird. So we went to Level Cros...
by Marcruger
Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Christmas in Appalachia 1964
Replies: 11
Views: 1377

Re: Christmas in Appalachia 1964

My grandmother and her neighbor started the first school lunches in NC. My mom couldn't carry enough bag lunches to the kids of "clam digger" families (poorest of the poor), so grandmother decided to take food to them. She and her neighbor would cook stew or soup, and walk the pot a 1/2 mi...
by Marcruger
Sat Dec 27, 2025 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?
Replies: 11
Views: 1670

Winchester/Miroku 45 Colt - Load Advice Please?

Hi Folks, I need some advice from anyone with direct Miroku/Winchester 45 Colt experience, either '92, 1873, etc. Recently produced rifle. I thought SAA Colt 45 handloads might work reasonably well in 1873. Looking for a fun plinking load at around 50 yards. Not grizzly bear hunting load. The SAA lo...