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If they still allowed it, I'd volunteer for the firing squad. Wouldn't aim for the heart on the first shot though.

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Over my way its the "carrot eaters", as my dad always called the Utah folks, not the Greenies. We only wound up with 3 or 4" up my way. 21" of snow up country so far. Pretty good storm for us. It didn't help Micheli's bull sale yesterday. Lot's more empty seats than usual. It got...

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When I saw the sawn off barrel on that nice old gun I just went 'Aww stuff, not that nice old Marlin!' But looking at the end result I have to say it turned out pretty neat. I'd have traded you for a newer one to cut up though. Hope your Barska holds up better than the one I just pulled off a friend...

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Pretty much the same on the other side of the state Don. I think the high was 29 and snowed all day. Supposed to get down closer to 10 tonight.
Talked to a friend from over by Mckinnon/Burnt Fork. Said they had 15" at their place up Birch Creek this morning.

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I have two that I can't decide between:

1. Model 71 rifle with a bolt peep (either Browning or Win)
2. Model 94 in 25-35 w/longer octagon barrel

Right after them I want a Marlin Cowboy in 38-55

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I liked them alright, but actually liked the Speer better. I'm one of those guys who actually likes expansion and hydraulic shock thought. Not as much of a solid fan.
For the elk and moose the 350 grain Hornady FP isn't too bad of a bullet. The 300 grain Partition is a nice expensive bullet I guess.

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I have a BLR in 358 and like it very much. I bought it from a guy named mtngun (I think that how he spelled it) on this forum. He had the trigger worked on by a gunsmith in Illinois and it's a very shootable trigger. I've felt several triggers on BLR's that were very bad. One of which was my Belgian...

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That's the way I still run my brandings. With good cowboys (read no team ropers that don't own cattle) it's easy on the cattle. Lot's more fun too. Those 'spare parts' that you count by two don't go to the dogs either. They go in the frying pan for lunch around here. Sometimes we just throw them on ...

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Like I said Buck, some cowboys did use centerfire or single rigged saddles. We still have one Hamley that's put together that way. Being born and raised on a ranch (and still running it) I see a lot of saddle time. Look at that saddle horn and you can tell it hasn't been used for ranch work. In my n...

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Gray horse, posed photo. That saddle is a center fire, single rigged saddle. Cowboys used them but not as much as double rigged saddles. The horn don't look like it's had too much of anything dallied to it. As far as the rope goes, who knows. In those days you didn't have new ones that close at hand...

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I really liked the Hornady XTP's in my 1894CL. They seem to hold up better and the nosed doesn't deform like the Speer 100 grainer. The 85's really fly and are extremely lethal on varmints. If you're keeping the hides it can be a little tough on foxes and coyotes when you really load it up though. 1...

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We had a pretty good snow in the high Uinta's back in Aug (around the 20th). Six inches of snow at about 9000'. Had a few snows since. Cold this morning here and all day.

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My nephew's who grew up in Torrington always marveled at the length and severity of winter here in Western Wyo. At the lowly elevation (less than 4000'?) it's more of a banana belt than most of the state. It can get real hot there though. Nice truck. I'm with all of you guys that like the good old o...

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I have two in 300 Savage and one in 250-3000. I like them both. My oldest daughter loves her old 300 and shoots it well. My son loves shooting the 250. I don't really think you'd go wrong with either one but think that the 300 would be better on the hogs.

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I'd go Marlin too. Get 'em all the same gun, I think that's a neat idea. I especially liked the idea of getting a little something engraved for them. The newer Winchesters turned me off and especially the Ranger models. I had quite a few Winchesters pass through my hands reloading and scope mounting...

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I have to admit that I didn't care much for the clones until I had one. The one I'm shooting now is a Cimmaron 92 take down in 44-40. Once I got the right size bullet it works really well. Very slick and fun shooting rifle. Good trigger on this one too. It's usually loaded and handy by the door for ...

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RM2(SS) here. I'm not sure what the MOS is. I had a few, one of them was 23MZ if I remember right. Submarine radioman. Electronics type, fixed our own gear.
Far out for a ranch kid from Wyoming.

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I've hunted in grizzly country quite a bit. The grizzly's we have are smaller than the browns by quite a little and I have seen a black bear that was as big as or bigger than some grizzly bears. Having said that, these 'little' grizzly bears in the Yellowstone are nasty, scary looking animals. I've ...

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I have RCBS dies for the 32-20 and have no problems with it. However, with my 22 Hornet dies from Lee I had the same problem as you. When shooting groups with this scoped rifle you could really see the groups open up when you put in the off-center rounds. I tried everything I knew and couldn't get t...

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You are in for some serious fun now! I have both of those calibers. The 218 Bee is in a Browning though. I like both rifles really well. I sold my CL in 25-20 to a friend with the option to buy back. I talked to him a while back and someone had stolen a number of his rifles including the 25-20! :twi...

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I have an newer Winchester 1886 Take down. It shoots real well. I did shoot an elk and a couple deer with it. To me it's definitely a scabbard gun. It is tiresome lugging up and down the hills. I still like to carry it though.

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Hey 65Bee, I have seen one of those Marlins that would shoot real well. My friend in MT has one that is a shooting ***. He bought two more that wouldn't though. Same story with the 32-20 I have. It shoots pretty good, but I've seen others that don't. I have a Browning 65 that I just love to death. I...

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You guys have more snow than us Don. We got 5" the other day and have had 60mph wind on top of it. I can't even use the bobsled, and the team is tired of the wagon (me too, it beats your knees up). Cows look good, when do you start calving?

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Thats a cool story! I guess that pistol worked for him. A few years ago while getting water turned out of the river to irrigate my summer pasture, I had one follow along the hillside about 30' above me. He stayed just in the edge of a quakey grove and tall sage brush and stayed even with me for over...

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I think they are hideous. To me it's harder to find something inside those rings and over your sights than if you'd just mounted a 2.5x scope (or 1.5-4.5 or whaterver). On top of that if you do use the scope when mounted that high it's hard to find your target as well. After that is the cheek weld i...

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Wow! Hell of a trade.

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That is indeed a beautiful rifle. I've shot only one. It was the 243 and I worked up loads for it for a friend of mine who wound up using it shooting silhouette league! That was a very good shooting rifle. He had many other rifles to choose from but chose the Finnwolf because it was so easy to shoot...

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.24,.25.,.26, or .27. I think you have big bores covered now. The 338 MX is about right for everything, and if you need more theres already the other big bores.
A smaller diameter deer cartrige would be fun and useful.

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I could never get the IMR to meter through my Pacific powder measure, but the H4198 runs well through it. The H4198 has significantly shorter kernels to my eye. I've had best luck with the H4198 as far as getting the most out of several calibers such as the 45-70, 444, and the 218 Bee. I'm not sure ...

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I'm not much of a magnum fan either. Especially in rifles. I could never tell the difference in how dead my elk was with a 30-06 or my brothers 300 mag. I have to say that the 270 is so common out in my country because it shoots flat and most are accurate. I do believe that it is the most gun that t...

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M94 Winchester 30-30. Thats what all the mutton conductors around here (Wyoming) are still using! In 1939 there were a few grizzlies left down our way but darn few. I used to shoe horses for a few sheep outfits and got to visit with some of the old guys who'd been herding sheep since the 30's. They ...

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My story is basically the same as the other Wyoming guys (just a different decade than you old fanny burbs!). When I was 9 or so Dad got me a Savage 22 with the tubular magazine that held 13 long rifles (I think). That was the year we had the jackrabbit plague if you guys remember. Western Wyoming a...

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I had to go move some cows around this afternoon, so didn't get around to trying the lead loads yet. I'll keep you posted. It would b nice if they work. I'll try the steel wool trick out on a pistol that my neighbor has that its really full of lead. He shot some cheap 357 mag lead loads and it looks...

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I have a BLR in 358 Win that's got a very decent trigger. Around 3 pounds and reasonably crisp. I got it from a man on this forum who goes by MtnGun (I think). He had the trigger done and whoever did that job did it well. It's the best trigger on a BLR that I've ever felt. My neighbor has one in 284...

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Great tip Lefty Dude. I don't have a great deal of experience with lead bullets in a rifle and my first guess would have been that the rifle didn't like that bullet weight or the powder. I'll give it a try this afternoon and let you know the result.

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I walked over to my bench and shot the reloads. 240gr swc lasercast over 6.5 gr unique Rem 2 1/2 primer. 4.5" shot group (yuck!). 200 gr XTP over 14.0 gr 2400, Rem 2 1/2 primer. 1.6" five shot group! :) Both groups were shot at 40 yards from a bench on rolled up coats and gloves (mules ate...

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Alright, I already talked about my Cimarron 92 and it's lack of accuracy. As was told me by some of you folks, I slugged the barrel and it does measure .429 like we kind of thought it would. Just for kicks I slugged the bore on my Ruger Redhawk and it was the same as this rifle. Being new to this ca...

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You lucky dog! That's one that I'd sure like to have. They are real tough to come by around here also. When you do see one they are usually in tough shape.

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If I'm on pack trips without the grizzly bears, I carry my Redhawk 44 Mag and M94 pack rifle in same caliber. In the grizzlies its the 45-70 for sure. When I'm bumming around the ranch it's usually the Marlin 32-20 or the Browning 218 Bee. Here lately I've been packin the M92 Cimarron 44-40 and havi...

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This Cimarron M92 take down cost me a coyote this morning. I went up in the hayfield checking stackyard fences. When I got close to a gutpile that we left after butchering a cow, there stands a coyote broadside 60 yards out. The wind is howling and he doesn't even know I'm there. So, I rack a shell ...

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I make mine using: Salt, pepper, Tabasco, quite a little Worcestershire, some Soy sauce, garlic salt, and brown sugar. I have never measured this concoction out. I just make enough to cover up how ever much meat I'm going to dry. Some times I do put some liquid smoke in there too, but not when I'm u...

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Thanks everyone, this is what I was wanting to hear. This rifle will be my winter project, I like a challenge. I've got some 200 grain JSP's ordered and am planning to slug the bore. I'm sure this gun will give me some decent accuracy if I just find the right combination.

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Well, I went ahead and got the 1892 Cimarron 44-40. It's a beautiful rifle, takedown model by the way. I stopped on the way to the house and shot some of the loaded rounds he had for it. 200 grain round nose flat point lead bullet RP brass and AA2015 (according to him, a good load). It will only sho...

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True enough Don. I'd forgotten that rule and was only thinking of the centerfire greater than 22 caliber rule. For some reason I had it in my head that that rule was only for pistols. I would think with the case capacity it has and the 92 action it would be a decent combination for hunting these dee...

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This is a cartrige that's always interested me. No one around here (sw WY) shoots one and as a result I haven't much info on it. Is it stout enough for deer up close? Any of you guys out there who shoot one, I'd sure appreciate it to hear the likes/dislikes. Thanks P.S. The rifle I found is a Cimarr...

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I was going to do a little shooting myself but it's snowing here. Definitely not buggy hot and humid. I saw a nice bull moose last night heading out of the hayfield and it reminded me that I've got to get some moose loads worked up. Season starts in exactly a month.

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I found one of these little rifles and was wondering if anyone has had one and what they thought of it. I'd sure use if and shoot it as I won't have a safe queen around. I was wondering what brass to use in the winchester chambers and if anyone had some hunting loads for this caliber?

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Charlie Russell for sure. His work was from the viewpoint of the cowboy and it showed.

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I hope it comes back. They are a nice rifle and are very useful in my book. If I ever had a voice in the matter I'd sure vote for 250-3000 as a caliber option. They may have to make it a little less expensive in places, as in box magazine and blued levers, etc. I'd buy one in most any caliber they p...

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I tried to get a 30-30 model but was unable, so I did order a 44 Mag before they were all gone and like it very much. I've not seen any around either. Mine came with the Ashley Outdoors sights and scout scope rail. Real nice wood on this one and it is a very good shooter. With the latest offerings f...

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