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by DerekR
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 WCF downloaded to 32-20?
Replies: 11
Views: 1233

Re: 30 WCF downloaded to 32-20?

I got a box of 115 grain cast plain based bullets sized for the 32/20 and ran them through a Lee .310 sizer. Then I loaded them with 7 grains of Unique. They shoot great. Lots of fun.
by DerekR
Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thinkig about a progressive
Replies: 29
Views: 3498

Re: Thinkig about a progressive

I reload a fair amount of .38/357, 44 magnum, 45 Colt and 45 ACP. I have had the Dillon 550 for many years and I love it.
I have settled on one powder for everything and swapping calibers is pretty quick.
by DerekR
Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reduced load for .30 WCF
Replies: 18
Views: 2100

Re: Reduced load for .30 WCF

I run .312 cast through a Lee sizer to .311 and load them over 7 grains of Unique. My rifle likes em.
by DerekR
Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What to do with a Marlin 336
Replies: 40
Views: 3062

Re: What to do with a Marlin 336

I have never found the 30/30 lacking, but I do reload with Barnes TSX bullets and it takes the old 30/30 to a new level.
That is a heck of a bullet.
by DerekR
Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Karma drawing, 1911 holster
Replies: 38
Views: 4222

Re: Karma drawing, 1911 holster

Put me in please. Thank you!
by DerekR
Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leverevolution powder?
Replies: 11
Views: 2384

Re: Leverevolution powder?

I have used it in .35 Remington. With suggested max load and 200 grain Hornady it went into one ragged hole.
So far I am impressed. I plan to try it in a .32 WS and 30/30 also.
by DerekR
Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody have stories/info on Plains Indians?
Replies: 31
Views: 4309

Re: Anybody have stories/info on Plains Indians?

JohnB wrote:Empire of the Summer Moon - Quanah Parker and the Commanche
Above is a great book. I also liked "Blood and Thunder" by Hampton Sides.
by DerekR
Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading question-.35 Remington
Replies: 7
Views: 1818

Re: reloading question-.35 Remington

I'm sorry I didn't clarify guys. I am using the traditional 200 grain round nose Hornady. I did experiment with seating the bullet to just cover the cannelure and then finish with a Lee FCD. That seems to fix the problem (assuming it is a problem at all!). I have 10 test rounds that contact rifling ...
by DerekR
Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading question-.35 Remington
Replies: 7
Views: 1818

reloading question-.35 Remington

I went to the bench to load some .35 Remington and I have a question. I've never loaded the Hornady 200 grainers. The bullet appears to be engaging the rifling on the last 1/8 inch of bolt travel. I full length sized my cases BTW. I've never experienced this with the 200 grain Core-Lockts, but the H...
by DerekR
Sun Jun 16, 2013 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: question on price of brass
Replies: 8
Views: 954

Re: question on price of brass

PM me on the .44 mag brass. I might be interested.
by DerekR
Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Springfield Armory 1911-A1
Replies: 34
Views: 2384

Re: Springfield Armory 1911-A1

Cmon Derek, now I have to go check My Hi Power. It is an Argentine Hi power so it prolly has a 3 piece. :lol: Perry I wouldn't worry about it. My buddies is a .40 cal and he accidentally(negligently) sent a double charged reload down the barrel. It bulged his barrel. We found a factory take-off fro...
by DerekR
Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Springfield Armory 1911-A1
Replies: 34
Views: 2384

Re: Springfield Armory 1911-A1

I believe the Browning Hi-Power has a two piece barrel. My buddies does, anyway.
by DerekR
Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: how long to keep frozen meat
Replies: 19
Views: 2371

Re: how long to keep frozen meat

I started using a Food Saver vacuum sealer a few years ago. Meat two years old has no freezer burn and taste great.
by DerekR
Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I am ashamed to admit this ....
Replies: 33
Views: 3266

Re: I am ashamed to admit this ....

I own more than a few deer rifles, but this one was my first and still my "go to" gun. I put a small 1.5X5 scope on it several years ago and I have never regreted it. I have always prefered the 200 grain Core-Lockts also. I miss the days when WalMart sold them for $9 a box! http://i10.phot...
by DerekR
Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mauser VZ-24 action !
Replies: 49
Views: 5811

Re: Mauser VZ-24 action !

Have you had any experience with the 6.5x54 M-S? I have always had an interest in experimenting with one of the old Mannlichers, but I seem to be the only one. I have never read about anybody building a rifle in this old-timer, and have always wondered if there is a problem with this cartridge that...
by DerekR
Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:03 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: PAY IT FORWARD
Replies: 581
Views: 376267

Re: PAY IT FORWARD

I dropped you a PM Montana.....get me you address and I'll get it out to you.
Derek
by DerekR
Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi 92 Butt Stock replacement
Replies: 8
Views: 9408

Re: Rossi 92 Butt Stock replacement

I might be able to help. Mine has a carbine stock and I have thought I would like to try the crescent (rifle) stock. I wonder what the chances are they would fit decently well on each other's rifles? We could just swap 'em if your interested.
by DerekR
Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:47 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: PAY IT FORWARD
Replies: 581
Views: 376267

Re: PAY IT FORWARD

I'll also put up one hammer extension for a Marlin 336 made between 1957-1982. It is Uncle Mike's and is new in the box.
by DerekR
Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mannlicher Schoenauer price check. (pics)
Replies: 27
Views: 3840

Re: Mannlicher Schoenauer price check. (pics)

Great looking rifles guys. My father gave me a sporterized 1903/14 Greek MS that someone converted to look like these commercial models. It too is in 6.5X54MS. I scrounged the brass and reload for it with the 160 grainers. My lover for the Mannlichers is the reason I bought a Ruger RSI many years ba...
by DerekR
Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your best lever action deer picture
Replies: 39
Views: 6220

Re: Your best lever action deer picture

Model 36 Marlin in 30/30 from several years back:
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Model 336 Marlin in .35 Remington:
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by DerekR
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:11 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: PAY IT FORWARD
Replies: 581
Views: 376267

Re: PAY IT FORWARD

85 each-.323 cast flat point bullets for a .32 Win Special.These are manufactured by Hunter Specialties.Not gas checked. I claim nothing from any previous posts but am repaying a kindness done for me by Victor. Stan in SC Stan....I could use these if still available. I will put up a partial box of ...
by DerekR
Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars
Replies: 20
Views: 1946

Re: Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars

Hobie wrote:The GI that lost them probably paid for them a long time ago... :lol:

There is a National Guard Cavalry Unit that flies copters every day over in this area. I could see a pair of binos vibrating out of an open door.
by DerekR
Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars
Replies: 20
Views: 1946

Re: Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars

Thanks guys. I have had excellent service on Leupold, but I'm not sure anybody else has a warranty that good!
by DerekR
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars
Replies: 20
Views: 1946

Interesting find-Steiner Binoculars

My youngest son and spent last Sunday afternoon canoeing a small creek that feeds into a local lake. This particular area borders and old Airforce base that is home to several National Guard units. The lake is at winter pool and is much lower than it is in the summer. We got out on the bank to stret...
by DerekR
Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ?about Speer 170gr JFP (.308")
Replies: 16
Views: 2541

Re: ?about Speer 170gr JFP (.308")

Somebody (Federal?) used to make a factory "reduced recoil" load for the .308 using that bullet. I have bought some to do the same as you are planning for my Ruger RSI. I figure with the 18 1/2 inch barrel I could get a little less recoil and muzzle flash. She will light up the woods at du...
by DerekR
Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pet 30-30 loads
Replies: 31
Views: 8347

Re: Pet 30-30 loads

My hunting load is 34 grains of W748 with the Barnes 150 grain TSX. VERY effective game bullet.
by DerekR
Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How about Ruger's new rifle?
Replies: 22
Views: 4026

Re: How about Ruger's new rifle?

I've never seen a deer fall over dead because of how my rifle looked! I love wood and bluing, but sythetic rifles have their place. I have a Ruger RSI that is a fine rifle, but I sure hate to take it out on a rainy day.
by DerekR
Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger's new centerfire rifle
Replies: 38
Views: 4725

Re: Ruger's new centerfire rifle

Please don't misuderstand what I was saying. I LOVE Ruger as a company. I own more Rugers than any other maker. Heck, a Springfield 1903 was basically a copy of a 98 Mauser, not to mention a pre-64 Model 70 Winchester. My point is that true original designs in firearms are rare. It just isn't the wa...
by DerekR
Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger's new centerfire rifle
Replies: 38
Views: 4725

Re: Ruger's new centerfire rifle

Old Bill Ruger was a genius, but all of his rifles were variations on existing firearms. M77 is basically a 98 Mauser, Blackhawk a Colt SAA, etc.
by DerekR
Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hold Me Back, Tell Me It's Not Worth It...Eastern Carbine
Replies: 15
Views: 2426

Re: Hold Me Back, Tell Me It's Not Worth It...Eastern Carbine

It would be worth it to me. I'd buy it and try to repair the stock/fore end. Great gun and cartridge.

I have an 1894 with saddle ring, shotgun butt and full-length mag tube in .32WS. I love that gun. Mine is a low six digit gun that dates from 1906 or so.
by DerekR
Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What dies do you use to reload 30 WCF and 32 WS?
Replies: 25
Views: 3112

Re: What dies do you use to reload 30 WCF and 32 WS?

I use Lee dies for the 30/30. I love the Factory Crimp Die. I don't reload a large volume of .32 WS so I use a Lee Loader. I can crimp with the FCD from my 30/30 dies if I want.
by DerekR
Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barnes TSX in 30/30 report
Replies: 9
Views: 3268

Barnes TSX in 30/30 report

Hi Guys. I thought I would make a report on performance of the Barnes TSX on deer. Both of my son's have taken deer with the 30/30 reloaded with Barnes TSX and 34 grains of W748. I have been extremely pleased with this bullet on game. I don't normally like to pay for premium bullets and I have never...
by DerekR
Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ...for them that likes .41 Magnums
Replies: 9
Views: 1228

Re: ...for them that likes .41 Magnums

It may not look right to some, but the proof of a hunting gun is in the shooting, IMO. I love my short-barreled Blackhawks, but
I bet this one holds point better.
by DerekR
Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: And One For You Marlin 336 Fans :-))
Replies: 9
Views: 1408

Re: And One For You Marlin 336 Fans :-))

That looks familiar! This is my only scoped lever-gun, but it also the rifle I have killed more deer with than any I own. Possibly more than all the others centerfires combined. 35 remington

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by DerekR
Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 6.5 SWEDISH MAUSER
Replies: 20
Views: 3502

Re: 6.5 SWEDISH MAUSER

Here is one I have considered:

http://www.mojosights.com/swedish_mausers.html
by DerekR
Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading the 32 special
Replies: 12
Views: 7125

Re: reloading the 32 special

I can confirm that a Lee Factory Crimp Die for the 30/30 Winchester will crimp a .32 WS as well. I do it all tha time!
by DerekR
Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Deer jerky
Replies: 9
Views: 1592

Re: Deer jerky

I like to marinate my venison overnight before I dry it. It would seem like that would be too much but it isn't. For a marinade I use soy sauce, worchester sauce, black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar, liquid smoke, etc. No two batches are the same!
by DerekR
Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What canoe would you pick, if you could have only one?
Replies: 22
Views: 3680

Re: What canoe would you pick, if you could have only one?

I have always been partial to the Old Towne Discovery series, the only problem being their weight. My Dad has a Wenonah Kevlar that is nice but expensive. I once tried an Old Town Penobscot 16 and it strikes me as the perfect balance between weight and performance. It would get my vote. http://www.o...
by DerekR
Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Boundry Waters 2011!!
Replies: 20
Views: 2842

Re: Boundry Waters 2011!!

Me and my family have been making the trip from Tennessee to Crane Lake, Minn. most summers since I was in high school. We get an outfitter to run us in to the Quetico Provencial Park. A little more money and effort, but much fewer people. There are places back in there that you can almost guarantee...
by DerekR
Sun May 15, 2011 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 vs 35 Remington
Replies: 17
Views: 8593

Re: 30-30 vs 35 Remington

I've been deer hunting with the .35 since I was 14 years old. I own one .35 and four 30/30s. I'm not sure how many deer I've killed with the .35 Rem, but it is more than every other gun I own. I have found the .35 Rem to be quite a bit better killer than the 30/30. I use factory 200 Core-Lockts, by ...
by DerekR
Tue May 03, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: What have you found while out hunting or hiking???
Replies: 54
Views: 8379

Re: OT: What have you found while out hunting or hiking???

I found, right on top of the ground no less, a perfect "turkey tail" field point. I sent pics to a local archeology professor and he dated it from 2000-5000 years old. This is on our hunting property in Humpreys County Tennessee. I think about it every time I go hunting there.
by DerekR
Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My 336- 35 Rem.
Replies: 33
Views: 5048

Re: My 336- 35 Rem.

I got my first "deer rifle" for Christmas 1975. Marlin .35 Remington. I have killed more deer with that rifle than all of the others combined. Even now I will hunt with that gun until I kill a deer before I pull out my bolt actions. I killed an 8 pt buck this past season at 75 yards with t...
by DerekR
Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone here have a feist squirrel dog?
Replies: 25
Views: 4749

Re: Anyone here have a feist squirrel dog?

I grew up hunting squirrels behind a feist and a rat terrier. The feist was a tenacious a treeing dog as I have ever seen. The rat terrier wasn't quite as good, but made a better pet around the house. Squirrel hunting with a dog is great fun....it's a shame more people don't do it now. It is a great...
by DerekR
Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-young lady ccw
Replies: 26
Views: 3538

Re: OT-young lady ccw

My last CDNN flyer had a sale on Taurus model 85s in .327/.32 Mag. In the $250 range or so.
by DerekR
Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Coon Hunting (Big Pictures, Beware)
Replies: 13
Views: 2138

Re: OT - Coon Hunting (Big Pictures, Beware)

Great pictures and good looking pelts. How do you hunt them in the daytime?

Thanks
by DerekR
Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-30 Reloading Question
Replies: 33
Views: 4358

Re: 30-30 Reloading Question

Paper patching interest me, but I must admit to being a little intimidated by it. I have an old Winchester in .32 special that I would love to develope a paper patch load for.
by DerekR
Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Is this burl??
Replies: 8
Views: 1735

Re: OT-Is this burl??

It could be hickory. Our deer season closes in a few weeks and I will go take a closer look.

Thanks guys!
by DerekR
Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Is this burl??
Replies: 8
Views: 1735

OT-Is this burl??

Me and my youngest son came across this dead tree on the property. Any idea what causes this? I'm thinking the resulting grain could be very pretty. I'm not positive what type of tree it is.....maybe oak. I'm considering taking a chainsaw back there and cutting out the bulbous section. What do you g...
by DerekR
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 284 Win
Replies: 15
Views: 2918

Re: 284 Win

the .284 is a dandy cartridge. I suspect that for the cost of a few boxes of factory you could set-up to reload your own. IF Lee ever made the Lee Loader in that caliber it would be the ticket for cheap/low volume reloading, IMO.