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Malamute

A couple things to keep in mind, using a cartridge, its never mentioned how one knows where the individual cartridge falls in the exact size/spec range. Most commercial ammo is on the small side of spec to easily chamber in all guns. without having a baseline size of that cartridge, all you are meas...

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I agree. dad bought one in 71 or 72, besides the single action 22s I had, I shot his K-22 quite a lot, then he traded or gave it to me when I moved to Az in 81, and I shot it a ton there and some since. I have somewhere between 200-300K rounds through it. 500 rds was normal to shoot each time out, s...

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I would much rather be dead and buried than live with that kind of fear/paranoia. But I live alone and believe in the ultimate power of a Hebrew carpenter from Nazareth named Jesus whom I am more than extremely impressed by. Just me I guess. No fear here, just awareness that things can go sideways,...

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I would like one in 44 mag. I dont shoot full magnum loads in most of the 44 carbines Ive had, but its nice having the option, and full load compatibility with your pistol. Id really like to see one made by Winchester/Miroku. A true shotgun butt would make it both easier to shoot with heavier loads ...

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How do we define "without a gun"?

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Ive slept many nights with a pistol in hand when sleeping out under the stars either in az, with a fairly high number of wanted felons passing through the general area, and in grizzly country up north. One time at a wedding in Phx I stayed at some motorcycle yahoos place, they gave me and my girl a ...

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I can't come up with a Sam but Ben Brigade was a character played by Randolph Scott in in the movie Ride Lonesome. That was a good film. I had heard of Randolph Scott but not seen any of his films until the past few years, many are quite good, all things considered. Many are on youtube, often with ...

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Pedantic point of order, but Winchester dropped the "18" and just called them model 94 some time in the 19-teens. A 1919 gun I have is marked "model 94".

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jGvKTmDV9w LOL -- i watched part of this --- the 'ol boy has got some grip strength to try and hit clay birds with that critter ! -- Its not difficult to shoot them, your arms take up much of the recoil. He obviously is a decent shooter to shoot a clean round (no mi...

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Ill start by saying Im not much of a shotgun fan for any purpose other than birds or clays, though there are some instances they can be useful, like around other humans. With back and shoulder injuries, normal stocked shotguns are a no go for me. During the summer of mostly peaceful protests, I had ...

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I'll take a little different tack, I find SAs and revolvers in general to be far easier to shoot well than auto pistols. I carried and used 1911s a fair bit in the past, but never was able to come close to the mechanical accuracy and consistent performance accuracy of a Smith revolver or good SA rev...

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Regardless of what terms one may want to use, the Henry rifle, and to a lesser degree the Spencer, were significant leaps forward in firepower in a world still primarily using single shot muzzle loaders and percussion revolvers, with a few single shot metallic cartridge long guns. Having a 15 shot r...

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Looks pretty good Jim. I also came into a cimarron this past summer, their "Old Model P" by Uberti, a 45 4 3/4" First shots were WAAAAAAY low at 300 yards with my regular 8.5 grs old Unique and 250 gr generic cast bullet. I got a piece of cardoard and sharpie and brough the POI up abo...

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Its relatively simple to modify the carrier for longer cartridges. The Lyman 429421 in 44 spl cases feeds fine in a stock browning 92, I wanted them to feed when loaded in magnum cases. The triangular stop on the carrier needs to be cut back slightly. Presumably the same amount as the OAL difference...

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I have a carbine with me pretty much every day dog walking, regardless of weather. Its a dry climate, but theres still a fair amount of condensation that forms when I bring them in, sometimes the metal is cold enough ot makes frost on the gun for a few minutes until it warms up. I wipe them down wit...

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Good fun. I had read much Keith stuff when young and put it to use when I got to Az and had space to actually use it. 300 yards was the most I normally shot with pistol, in the Rockies I fell in with several longer distance shooters of carry guns, it was pretty common and accepted. One handed shooti...

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Frontier dog story by Charlie Russell. Hang in til paragraph 8 or so, the main story,

https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks07/0700941h.html#ch3-7

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When Charlie Russell came to Montana in 1880 as a 16 yr old kid (he was called Kid Russel for some time), he ended up staying with an old frontiersman/trapper/prospector/meat hunter named Jake Hoover, who had a cabin in the mtns. Charlie wrote that once going down a trail they encountered a sow griz...

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It has affected my interest in hunting to a significant degree, CWD has been found all over the state.

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Well, that fills in some blanks on the map. Sight height. The early suppressors, some fitted by winchester, were offset so the body of the can was not interfering in the line of sight. I believe theres pictures about on the net of some suppressed 94s, one belonged to Theodore Roosevelt, so he could ...

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Add to that the fact that anyone can call any part "milspec" regardless of whether or not its actually made to the correct dimensions and materials and tested the same. Theres zero consequences to calling any part milspec regardless of its actual resemblance to actual made to true technica...

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I’m working on an idea for a build and would like to know if anyone happens to have a 14 inch barrel version of the 94 and if they could measure from the center of the rear sight dovetail to the center of the front sight dovetail? Also, if they happen to have it in .30-30, what rear sight does it h...

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Wear a western vest ... With an IWB holster you can carry a 1911 no problem. It does not print .. does not show ... Yes, that would do it. But I would rather carry OWB with a jacket as that is what I am used to. A grey western cut sport coat would do what needs to be done, and stay in your standard...

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OldWin wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:13 pm
Malamute wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 5:21 pm
OldWin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 8:28 pm I've heard of that movie, but never saw it.

Its on youtube, as are a bunch of clips from it, same as for so many movies or tv shows.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... and+aliens

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I've never seen anything that couldn't be explained. That being said, I truly hope that if someone shoots an alien, Bigfoot, or some other some such, it's with a 94 Winchester in 30-30. If it's close, a Colt SAA would suffice. It just seems fitting. Just for fun, the film Cowboys and Aliens was a n...

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Wandering the wild country of the west and southwest with Winchester in hand are some of my best life experiences, and is a large part of the direction I desired and planned my life to go. Nothing newer or "better" ever carried and filled the general purpose walk around gun niche as well a...

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When I lived in the tipi I had a mouse problem. I kept the marlin 39 loaded with CBs next to the bed along with a flashlight. The sound of them running across the canvas floor would wake me up. Id very slowly get the rifle and light, point towards the sounds, and turn it on. I had about 1-2 seconds ...

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I looked into these a year or two ago, the base price seems good but the devil is in the details, delivery and distance from the hub made them prohibitively expensive to me. A few years back a neighbor asked how much to build them a shed, they had priced some pre-made ones. I said Id do it time and ...

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Thank you Malamute for your detailed explanation. I think it's the back of the loading gate catching the shell and preventing the gate from opening again. I will try the smoothing of the loading gate when I get to disassemble the gun. Thanks again for everyone. It can be done without taking the gun...

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Part of this equation revolves around how well the loading gate works. When operating correctly. they arent difficult to load. 73 and 83 in particular are easy to load, 92 a bit easier than 94s, but 94s load slick when the parts arent rough, as, unfortunately, so many post 64 guns are. They can be h...

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Earlier 94s generally had no problem loading more rounds in. Pre-64s were better than post, pre-war better than post-war. I started looking for reasons, the 1927 carbine loaded slick as can be regardless of how many rounds were in the magazine already. Comparing loading gates, the later ones were ro...

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Brought back some good memories. Love the smell of chilis, had a Gf that cooked Las Cruces mex food, quite well. The smell of the desert after the rains is like magic, as is the sagebrush country up north. Had a part Navajo, part Mex GF long ago in Az that gathered pinions, she kept some in her pock...

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My normal is Hathorn/Whites Smoke Jumpers. I gave up on Red Wing loggers, the quality slid over time until one pair came apart in less than a year. The boot shop guy gave me full credit towards a pair of Hathorn Smoke Jumpers, far and away the best boots Ive ever worn and longest lasting. Part of wh...

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A discussion I saw among some high volume shooters involved in LE and training work had mentioned they were never able to get the Officers sizes guns to achieve the same level of reliability as larger guns, the compromise they found that worked reliably was a commander length slide on an officers fr...

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Anyone know what happened to 45stomp? He had a 1990s production 92 in 45 Colt, he shortened the magazine tube, and shot a moose with it, thats about all I recall. Cant find anything about him anywhere in searching, so perhaps before the 07 forum re-set.

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Hard to tell much without detailed pics of the items mentioned. Its my impression that there was a gap from pre-64 serials to 1964 and later numbers. Id guess there may do some overlap of parts right at the transition simply to clean up old parts supplies or filling in with newer types. The first po...

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Still have the rear sight and elevator. The rifle is 1942 vintage caliber 32 Special oh cool. The rifle I referenced above is a 32 special from the 40s. I forget the year, but it's later than '42 I have three 94s that are DT'd Both post 64s measure 3.855" from front end of receiver to middle o...

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The Cimarron/Uberti Old Model P has the normal hammer, often called 4 click. I dont know if its unique in the Uberti guns made for Cimarron, though i think the Pre-war model P has the safety type hammer. I believe Wayne had several versions of his carbines, both 20" and shorter in various films...

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Couple points. Be absolutely positive EVERYTHING he says he wants is down on paper regardless of how many people heard him say it verbally. As far as I know, theres no requirement that what he chooses for his estate distribution has to be fair to anyone, or be distributed equally, its by his choice....

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Malamute, I did not see this thread when you first posted it as I was taking care of an ailing family member. Just saw it now. I personally say to ignore the naysayers in regards to modifying your favorite rifle. Success is not, of course, guaranteed, but probably pretty certain. Its your gun, its ...

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Hi Malamute, do you know what height leupold rings you have there on your AE? Low. I chose the Leupold bases and rings both because of how low they were. I specifically wanted the scope as low as possible so it wasnt a goat roping trying to get a clean line of sight through it in a hurry. I very mu...

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If your tow vehicle doesnt already have a brake controller, check to see if its already pre-wired. I was looking for a controller online for my 05 4runner, the info I discovered was the controllers were plug and play, plug into existing wiring harness provided by the factory and mount the unit. Huge...

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I believe the simplest way to get them exact is to get a post-64 Weaver side mount scope base and use it as a template to drill. They are shipped with the thicker screw for the lever pin plug screw, post-64s were thicker. You may be able to use your existing screw just to center it, though I had a g...

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I know this is an old topic but for those who want to know I have just completed a conversion of 375 Big Bore top eject to angle eject. Very simple, put the AE bolt in, check the headspace, mark the location of the new extractor slot, take the barrel out and cut it, drill and tap 4 holes for the mo...

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I have us made modern Winchester 1894 in 38-55. Been shooting fine until now. After about 10 rounds the loaded cartridge didn’t fire, tried another , same thing. I noticed the primer strike was very lite. Would this possibly be a broken firing pin? Thanks, Rich I would suggest first, open the actio...

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Regarding leaving shotguns loaded over time, Ive seen comments among LE people that they have seen or experienced rounds becoming bulged or swelled from long periods left in a magazine under spring tension and not replaced. The shells sometimes swell enough they wont chamber (they are plastic). I su...

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There used to be a guy that showed up at the local collectors show with lots of factory Winchester parts, between him, other shows and ordering basic parts, Im good on most basic fixes for most stuff I use much or have concerns about parts availability over time. its a good feeling knowing you can k...

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It’s a minor inconvenience to me. I’m sure that it will all be resolved. This is a great place and I’m not going anywhere else. ^^^ This. I dont post as much as in the past, but this is one of only a small handful of places I visit regularly online. Tough times with tech issues will pass.

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Most of the leverguns Ive had over time have been loaded since I got them, two in particular that Ive had since the early-mid 80s. The only mag spring failure has been a Browning 92 about 25 years ago, I replaced it with a Winchester 94 spring I had, its been fine since. One old 94 was made in 1927,...

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I dont know the arrangement this forum has with its tech support, if admins do it or an outside source, but tech glitches happen, and need to be figured out. Sometimes its hostile attacks, sometimes its just freak events, sometimes its aging forum software. If the tech people are busy with a number ...

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