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I shoot my .32-20 in NRA Lever Action Pistol Cartridge Silhouette matches so generate plenty of brass. For years I have wet tumbled it using stainless steel pins with no issues. Only ones I lose are occasional case neck splits after many loadings.

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I cast my RCBS 45-300-FN bullets using wheel weight lead with 2% tin added. The bullet registers as "7" on a Saeco Lead Hardness Tester, which is about 10.7 BHN. The load velocity is in the 1,400 fps range. I am not getting any barrel leading at all, but it is a fairly slow velocity. Shasta

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The Lyman 457191 292 gr. is the original .45-60 bullet, but being designed for black powder it has no crimp groove. The RCBS 45-300-FN shoots best in my .45-60, but does require the use of very expensive gas checks. The Accurate 46-300B is a 300 gr. plain base with a crimp groove and is the primary ...

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Here is a link to a thread on my experience with relining:

viewtopic.php?t=77537&hilit=liner

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Years ago I had an Italian 1874 Sharps in .45-70. I had read about using a piece of aluminum foil between the nose portion of a bullet mold to increase expansion. I was using a big ol' 525 grain Lyman 457125 cast of pure lead ahead of 55 grains of black powder, and so I decided to give the foil a tr...

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Venison! Now you went and got me all jealous!

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I most definately would get the original. .32-20 is a great little round, but it does require being a reloader if you want a steady supply of ammunition. I use my .32-20 for NRA Lever Action Pistol Cartridge Silhouette shooting and it's a hoot to shoot. I've not seen one of the Cimarron '92 rifles, ...

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I had a four-drawer metal filing cabinet loaded with hundreds of targets I had shot while testing loads. Most were pretty dismal but I kept them to remind me of what did not work (which is as important as what DID work). Unfortunately I lost all that information when my place burned in the 2018 Carr...

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And when the teacher asked the students to define the word "bison", the aussie kid said "it's what I wash my face in".

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Thanks guys. Went out to a nice restaurant for a chicken fried steak breakfast. Planned on shooting my '92 Winchester in .38-40 but when I got to the local BLM shooting area it was closed for maintenance. Had to settle for going to the local Tractor Supply for a load of wood pellets to keep the stov...

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I could not agree more on the quality of Accurate aluminum molds. I currently have nine, all are either four or five cavity and cast perfect bullets every time if I do my part correctly. My only screw-up was ordering a four cavity mold that cast two different bullets. It's difficult to keep the two ...

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Happy Birthday Kirk. Where ya hidn'

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After I got burned out in the Carr Fire back in 2018, Pet Loads was the very first reloading manual I replaced. It is a treasure trove of reloading information.

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Another card-carrying old coot here, will be turning 75 later this year. Been here since 2007 after drifting over from the old Leverguns site. I've learned a lot here and I've posted a lot of threads that I hope others found informative or at least entertaining. As a lefty, I really like Winchester ...

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Gunny, I would stay away from 70+ gr. cast lead bullets. They just don't stabilize well in older rifles. Take a look at the 257420 Lyman, a 60 gr. gas check bullet that shoots well. Of course the gas check nearly doubles the cost of the bullet, but they are at least stable and accurate. If you want ...

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GunnyMack,

Here is a link to an old thread I wrote that contains some .25-20 load data you might find interesting...

viewtopic.php?t=49661&hilit=yaw

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That was well worth listening to. Ol' Elmer sure had some adventures!

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Model 1892 octagon barreled rifle in .44-40. I have the .25-20, .32-20, and .38-40, just need that .44-40.

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I'm subscribed. Always appreciate your .44-40 posts. Too bad we no longer have John Kort enjoying it with us.

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I have a number of Winchesters equipped with Marble's tang sights, and none of them have the slotted screw hole. If I were you I would switch to the un-slotted base just because it looks better!

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This forum holds a very special place in my heart. I have been a member for a very long time, and although I don't post very often I do visit several times a day. In 2018 I lost just about everything I owned in the devastating Carr Fire here in Shasta County, California. I did manage to save most of...

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Best job I ever had. Been at it fifteen years now. It's like having six Saturdays and a Sunday!

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I'm a little confused (and that's easy to do). Is the target shot offhand or off the bench?

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I'm with you Ted. I use Re7 a lot, as a search of my posts will confirm, and have recently been able to stock up against future uncertainties.

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I had a similar situation with my Miroku 1895 in .405. I ran a solid brass rod down the barrel and rapped on it with a hammer while simultaneously holding firm pressure to open the lever. It worked well, the action popped open and I retrieved a case that had a blown primer. The rifle was completely ...

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Just found out today that John's wife Ruth passed less than 24 hours after John. She had been in a comatose state so did not know of his passing. John must have needed her with him. The Lord works in mysterious ways indeed!

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Sad news indeed. He lived here in Redding, California and I was privileged to know him personally and call him friend. He and Charlie Marx were two of the more famous members of the Shasta Arms Collectors club. God Speed John!

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31 degrees, frosty, clear skies and abundant sunshine here in the far north of Kalifornia.

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Electronics? What electronics? We don't need no stinking electronics!

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Bringing a fabulous classic thread back to the top. 8) was a cool thread - and nice seeing it again ! @Shasta - do you still have this one? Yep, I still have it and shoot it fairly often. :D I just put an MVA vernier rear sight on it and a Lyman 17A globe front sight so I can see how it does at lon...

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I have 12 of the old style Lube-A-Matic sizers, one of which is an old Lachmiller. It looks and functions just like the RCBS brand, using the same sizers and top punches. Used sizers and top punches can be had on Ebay for less than retail prices. White Label offers several varieties of stick lube. I...

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Your taste in firearms is equaled only by your taste in automobiles!

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Thanks for the well-wishes guys. I spent the afternoon casting some bullets for my new-to-me Winchester 1892 in .38-40!

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I ordered an Accurate 4 cavity aluminum mold with two 150 gr. and two identically shaped 250 gr. bullets for my .38-55. It is a real pain to keep the two sizes sorted, so I have taken to casting with just one or the other bullet to keep it simple. The mold pictured in the original post would be a ni...

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I have had several of the current production Winchester lever actions with the dreaded tang safety and rebounding hammer. And I have a Winchester 1894-1994 hundred year commemorative that had that awful looking cross-bolt safety. They all invariably had a heavy trigger pull and suffered misfires. He...

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I will second Ray's endorsement of White Label lube products. I use their black powder lube and for smokeless loads I like either their BAC or their Blue Carnauba. They have great products and are very reasonably priced. You can even get a free sample if you just want to try try a certain lube. Shasta

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I use my leverguns primarily for silhouette shooting and all have a tang sight, either MVA or Marble's. I try to get the sights as low as possible to the barrel so as to maximize available elevation adjustment. This requires removing the rear barrel sight, and I always use a filler in the dovetail. ...

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Don't let that commemorative bling bother you. Here is an old thread about a Canadian Centennial that I bought as a shooter:

viewtopic.php?t=46743&hilit=canadian

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Griff, last time I shot sillywet, I shot from the Creedmoor. It is not particularly comfortable, as you say. I tried the "dead frog" position as well. This was all long before the four back surgeries . I just tried the Creedmoor and it hurt to be in it, and to get out of it, so maybe I'm ...

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We at Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club in Burney, CA shoot NRA Hunter's Pistol and Smallbore Hunter's Pistol silhouette alongside our lever action matches. Both disciplines are shot standing at 40,50,75, and 100 yards.

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I have two military rifles that I use for Vintage Military Silhouette matches. For the scope sight discipline I have a rebuilt .30-06 Remington 03-A3 with a Malcolm 8x scope: https://i.imgur.com/YTsqvD8.jpg For the iron sight discipline I have a 1902 vintage 1898 Springfield with a replacement Crite...

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Here in California's land of forest fires, many homeowners insurance policies are being outright cancelled with no agency willing to insure because of the high fire danger. The state has actually set up something called the California Fair Plan that offers (very expensive) fire insurance to those re...

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Binoculars play a very important role for me as I regularly shoot Lever Action Silhouette matches that require careful spotting for my shooting partner. When I was still a deer hunter, I treated myself to a very expensive pair of Leica 8x42 that have proven to be top quality for hunting and perfect ...

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I've been wet tumbling for some time using water, a good squirt of Dawn dish soap, a pinch of Lemi Shine, and stainless steel pins. You absolutely cannot get brass any cleaner or shinier inside and out and you get spotless primer pockets too. It is important to rinse the pins and tumbler drum thorou...

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Browning 1895 in .30-40 Krag: https://i.imgur.com/QUrmvJU.jpg Winchester 94 "Chief Crazy Horse" in .38-55 https://i.imgur.com/vbKOVXr.jpg Browning A-Bolt .300 Winchester Magnum https://i.imgur.com/aVJuyGe.jpg Savage Predator in 6.5 Creedmoor https://i.imgur.com/lQCwgrt.jpg Shasta

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What you need is a Lyman 56MB, an all steel receiver sight available in the 50's with either a coin-slot knob adjustment or the much better knurled target sight adjustment knob. They are spendy at around $200 but do show up on Fleabay fairly often.

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I bought a Miroku made limited edition deluxe takedown 1886 that is an outstandingly beautiful rifle, but it did suffer about a 20% misfire rate due to light hammer strikes. I use it for NRA Lever Action Silhouette shooting, so misfires were unacceptable. I cured the problem by installing a Browning...

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Bill, I never heard of Varner tang sights before, so I Googled them. they look to be well made, but the Midway reviews did not offer much encouragement as it seems you need a wrench to adjust windage. The Marble's sights are also genuine USA made, and windage is adjustable with the turn of a windage...

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That's funny right there... I don't care who you are, that's funny! Unfortunately it is also true!

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As a lifelong fan of Marty Robbins songs, his version of "Ghost Riders In The Sky" was always one of my favorites. I recently ran across this parody of that song that I just have to share here. It is absolutely hilarious!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkdci55adqk

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