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To quote my friend, "For a .357 Mag and hogs all you need do is get a fast gun trade going on a .41, .44 or .45." However, if I were going to use a .357 Mag, I would go for the Hornady 180 grain XTP loaded to the rear crimp grove with loads for the .360 DW inside. It still isn't the best o...

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I have loved the .375 since it was first introduced. One of my favorite statements about this caliber was made in some gun rag many years ago. I am sorry to say I do not remember who wrote it. He said something like, "Since my .375 carbine pushes bullets of the same weight to the same velocity ...

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The one rule for gun safety that I always remember is' "Never point a firearm at anything you do not wish to destroy." My emphasis on "point." However, that says enough.

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Personally, I would never go lighter than the 158 for general use. However, the 125's are good varminting bullets. Your question makes it sound like factory ammo is the way you are going. Therefore, I would suggest beginning with what you fine that shoots in the "Cowboy Carbine" and then s...

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All of the new prices I have seen recently have been over $500 - some well over. However, I haven't actually haggled price for one in some time.
Grace and Peace - and Happy New Year.

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Dave;
Thanks for your years of service.
Enjoy your retirement for many, many years to come. More guns. More ammo. Less ammo. More ammo. Repeat as necessary.
Grace and Peace, and Happy New Year.

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JimT;
My comments are "Over There."

Grace and Peace, and a Happy New Year.

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Objectivity; what a thought!? Unfortunately, I somehow missed the Levergun Challenge last year. So all I can do is ask questions - sort of "in the blind!" Therefore, I say in advance, no insult intended in any of the questions. For your resolutions last year, were there any objectively mea...

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Guess I am a bit surprised so many take down the Christmas tree before the 12 days of Christmas have run their course. Jan. 6 - the Day of Epiphany - is the tree removal day around here.

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Only 17 for me - and that seems like an overestimate right now.
Grace and Peace - and Happy New Year.

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While I was sorry to see the local Wally-World "kill off" their own selling of firearms, it was actually a "Mercy Killing." I used to work there when they still sold firearms. I was told I was being hired because I once (actually twice) held an FFL, had worked in several gun shop...

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Jay;
Welcome aboard. Always great to hear from another Hoosier. It looks like a "Central Indiana Levergunner Association" is needed.
Grace and Peace - and a Happy New Year.

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Things must be better than several years ago. I could find only one brand and, though they shot well, I still sold my only .32 WS. I don't even remember what ammo it was that I finally found. My favorite was reloads with cast boolits. The boolits were cast by a friend, were a PB with a FN design, an...

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This is an interesting post with many interesting responses. My favorite .25 ACP story goes back to Vallejo, CA, and dates to the late '60's. It involves Lloyd Schoenauer (Sp?) who ran the Vallejo Rifle Ranch. Lloyd found himself involved in a gunfight with a man who pulled a .25 ACP and emptied it ...

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LeverBar; I am sure everyone here prays you are right; that "Kindness and Good Will are spreading." Such a "spreading" is possible only through the action of doing acts of "Kindness and Good Will:" and that definitely happens here! I thank you for your observation. Over...

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Thank you for a wonderful write-up on what seemed a wonderful hunt for all. I hope to make my first Texas (first anywhere) hog hunt soon. We plan to be visiting with our son and his family for about 3 days this May. That might turn out to be the time! Grace and Peace,

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Scott;
Best wishes for your future.
Clear sailing, sunshine filled days, bright moonlit nights, your favorite beverage at hand on one side and your eternal love on the other, and God's Blessings for all you do.

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Burning rates as compared to older 2400, well, I just do not know. However, I am certain the max loads for the .44 mag have been reduced twice in the years I have been using it in my .44's - since the mid 1960's. Once was when the recommended max pressures for the mag was cut and again when it was r...

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Good gift. Special gift. And the beginnings of a special life.
Thanks for sharing. May she enjoy her gift for many years to come, and may it lead to many more firearms to enjoy in her future.
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Nate;
Disturbing pictures - yeah! However, they were no where near as bad as they could have been. All things considered, he could have come out a lot worse. I mean, he did survive.
May they all learn a bit about safety from this.
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Jim, O Jim;
What did I tell you about that bolt action stuff!
Worst of all - now I gotta hide this post if I expect Barb to ever eat "hamburger" at your place again!

Then again: "But don't them bolts shoot good!?"

Merry Christmas,
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Contention. Interesting word. Some people are contentious to "put down" another person. Some people are contentious to properly correct another person. Some people are contentious because they, well, love it! Some people are contentious with you because, well, they love you! Just because c...

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AMEN AGAIN!
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OPINIONS- Everybody has one!
I haven't owned a Colt SAA since in the mid 1960's; and have yet to feel any sense of loss. FWIW

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Swiss K-31
Spanish FR-8
and the occasionally found, used, .357 Rossi lever action.

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Andrew; You do not want animosity. You hope it is your mistake. Haven't you answered your own question? Accept the situation. "Bite the bullet" and call it your mistake. However, be more careful in the future. BTW; I would suggest you pray for your customer and for yourself. I'll join you ...

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Blaine;
You did it! You found my Merry Christmas Present!

Grace and Peace,
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"I think I will put my recliner over there in the corner to the right of the fireplace. Very Happy That is if no one minds" If you place it to your right, as people look at you - you will be to the left. Is that how you want the world to look at you? :D :D :D PPpastordon pastordon.wordpres...

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Paul; Thanks for this report. It contains information I wanted to see. I am also glad to see information from Charl, who has also been through the same kind of event. Do people realize that gun free zones are the zones in which one is most like to find illegal carried weapons? (Weapons carried by pe...

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JimT; Prayers are again going to be lifted for another senseless murder. I will also be lifting you and your friend. I was touched by your friend's few, simple, powerful words, "It's a very sad day." That is the same (usually unspoken) emotion I feel on such days, or because of such events...

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Great way to start the day!
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Duh?? Why embarbutting????
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M92nut; Without the gun in hand it is difficult to tell since both models exist. However, with the action open you can see if the firing pins extend when you push the hammers forward. That should answer your question. If the hammers do not go forward with the action open you can move the pins with y...

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RIHMFIRE; Sorry to hear about the young man. Glad he will be OK; I suppose that is physically. Well, either way, he has my prayers. Prayers will not hurt your handgun-less country, either. However, without some good, old fashioned intestinal fortitude to also be shown, even prayers will not likely h...

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I know I am old - but "senior" - how did he know

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Well, at least I don't have to ask if there is anyone else here!
At first I thought had awakened in a strange place after too much indulgence last night. Then I remembered I quit such indulgences! Alcoholic flashback?

Grace and Peace,
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Keisler's in Jeffersonville, IN. Great variety and good prices. Have always been treated right when shopping there.
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Deer: .357 Rossi and 4 5/8" OM Blackhawk in same caliber. If I ever get the chance to work up loads, using 358429 Lyman. Otherwise it will be Hornady 180 gr. XTP seated to rear crimp groove and over 16.5 gr. of H-110. Hogs - and maybe additional deer: Ruger 96/44 and Ruger 4 5/8" Super Bla...

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Ysabel;
"I'd probably vote for Dr. Rice (Condi). "
I would certainly agree with that "vote!"
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Isn't it odd how we look at things? Seeing many of those scenes for the first time in so many years did not make me feel old. Instead, it brought back the time of my youth; the time in which they were initially on the TV. Revisiting that time of long ago was a pleasant trip - and some of those shows...

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I have read that old European manufactures, even small (individual) gun makers marked numbers on their weapons. I do not know if it was a "serial number" but I remember a wheel-lock a friend had that was from the 1600's (IIRC) that was numbered.
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Uh - Maybe Hobie should become - - - - - - - - Count Hobie!

OK - Where am I?

I posted in response to one post and it shows somewhere else? I know I didn't miss my wake-up coffee; I'm still drinking it!

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Ysabel; I, also, was ignorant of this. I am glad you posted it. I want to copy it and place it in our church newsletter. I have nobody to show for credit for it but you - or anonymous. I have a red shirt I wear each week. Now I am going to have to make sure I wear it on Fridays. Thanks! PPpastordon

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Drop tubes are of various lengths. however, I believe the longest I have seen was, IIRC, around 24". It was homemade out of a piece of copper tubing, about 3/8" diameter and flared on each end. The "bottom" end was flared to go over a .45-70 case and the top end about the same am...

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Gunnie 12; Yes; a standard .357 should be fine in a '73. However, not being someone willing to risk guns, eyes, fingers or other parts of myself (or others) - I would stay away from HOT loads - and a lot of them are out there for the .357 Mag. Much of the pressure handling ability of firearms has to...

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Hobie;
Looks huge in the picture. However, personal experience has proved to me they look even bigger from a boat - even a bigger boat than that!

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Salvo; I like your pick of RUGERs! My favorites. I love the barrel lengths. My favorites. I once had a V. just like that but never could get it to shoot. I swapped the Bisley goodies out with a 4 5/8" .45 Colt Ruger, sold that .44 and never looked back. Probably the only Ruger I ever sold that ...

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Great stuff about a great soldier. Our nation has many. Give a "Thanks for your service" to every U.S. Military person you meet. Let them know your appreciation!
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JDL;
Prayers sent for all of your family. These may be dark times for the family, but God still cares. And so do all who are now praying for you and yours.
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