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Howdy. The slowing of reflexes, dimming of eyesight, overall health, and daydreaming of decades gone by can sure enough mess up a guy's driving. I had a conversation with a geriatric fighter pilot that no longer trusted himself behind the stick or yoke anymore, and he had 50 years of continous activ...

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Howdy. Pitchey: Well, I for one knew what you meant when you said sawing logs and dangerous in the same post. Wondered what kind of keystone cops/monty python type of day you had rasslin with timber. I myself have a slightly more than casual relationship with a Homelite or two (and others) every hea...

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Howdy All I can say is: DANG! If I didn't know better I'd figure I posted that story. Actually made me laugh that somebody else is having fits with all the same alligators in the swamp of life too. Yeah, I know what ya mean. Don't know what single thing or event takes place that gets a guy trapped i...

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What class does this rifle fall into? is it a Marlin level or not for the purpose of handloads? Thanks.AW

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Howdy. I've gotten so that I hardly hunt squirrels with anything but a shotgun for that "fall Out" reason. # 4 shot might put an eye out; but in free fall it's got to be a whole lot less dangerous. During a major ice storm here a few years back a few folks were trimming ice laden branches ...

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Howdy. I find them only sporadically, and yes, they are usually Diamond brand. Check small town country grocers where wood heat is common and also the pipe and tobacco shops. They show up in odd places. Normal retail prices are about $1-$1.25 a box for the big kitchen size. Usually in cellophane wra...

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Howdy. I recall an old guy telling me about his Hawthorne bicycle in the ancient past. Pretty sure he said his older brother who was in the military at the time bought it for him brand new at Monkey Wards and rode it home and gave it to him. Circa late 1940's; I think. So I guess Hawthorne certainly...

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Howdy. Experience with chainsaws yes, but not with Echo. However, I did use, abuse, and run the fire out of an Echo string trimmer/brush cutter every summer for nearly 8 years in some extreme service and was impressed with that machine. My general impression is that Echo is good stuff. I also have a...

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Howdy. Long time no post here. Need some opinions. Would a gun raffle be a good way to sell off some of my firearms while at the same time helping to raise money for a local church charity? I am simply unable to accept some of the fractional offers I've received, and a local charity is in need of fu...

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Howdy Funny that a 16 ga. gun would get mentioned here...Especially since I drooled all over a 1922 vintage Mod. 12 Winchester 16 ga. this past weekend. Maybe it wouldn't be a pretty sight to see me running around with disposable income at a gunshow....scary thought, but since it's currently just a ...

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Howdy. If I was in your shoes, I'd reach first for a can of Unique. It's been the basis of more decent multi purpose .38 Special handgun loads over the years than any of us can count. It's also just slow enough burning to gain a little improvement in a carbine. It should be very easy to make 50 yard...

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Howdy. Peabody; I can understand the frustrating situation completely. I'm so close to 50 years old I can smell it too. Heck, you may be a neighbor of mine for all I know. You may have noticed that I was asking for prayers of deliverance from my financial issues here. I'll pray for you as others hav...

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Howdy. I've never read where the .25/35 Win. or .25/36 Marlin was not able to kill deer size game on a consistent basis when wielded by a competent hunter that recognized his and the cartridge's limitations. You have to remember the .22 mag and any of it's smaller siblings are not deer cartridges, b...

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Howdy. I am not a clay pigeon shooter per se, even though I have on a few ocassions shot some. When I pull the trigger on a shotgun, the target is either wearing fur or feathers 98% of the time. I have found, as my Dad did back in the 30's that #4 shot is hands down nearly foolproof in results on a ...

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Howdy. I agree that if you are "hittin' what yore shootin' at" with a .45/70, it's unlikely to take more than 5 shells to do the deed; BUT if you are packing big bore guns for bear or other dangerous animal defense, then just maybe you might use more than 5 shells. I recall a "bears i...

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Howdy. The top two have to be a Ruger #1 in .470 Nitro that weighed in shy of 10 lbs (probably way shy) and one of those NEF single shot turkey guns shooting 3.5" 2oz 12 ga. loads. The recoil on the custom Ruger actually cracked the forend after about 10 shots and the NEF gun put a visible brui...

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Thank you all. Reading your responses, you all bring tears to my eyes, a lump in my throat, and a tightness in my chest. When big strong grown men stoop to pray for a virtual stranger....well you know. GOD be praised.AW

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I've seen .30 cal Ballistic tips that were recovered from snow, reloaded and shot AGAIN! I think that was a just because he could deal...AW

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Howdy. Thank you all. What I really need now is to dispose of several personal items and not take a horrible drubbing on the sale. In my mind, (which isn't too reliable) I need to raise $10,000.00 or so in order to hang on till the end of the school year, (preferred option since I have 3 in school) ...

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Howdy. My family and I are going though a real nasty "rough patch" financially. Pretty much hit the proverbial brick wall last year and it's been sliding down a greased pole ever since. I've asked others for prayer, and now I'm asking here. I've surrendered all I have and am to GOD in pray...

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Howdy: I'm pretty much agree with John B. on loads for the .300. His load work seems well thought out and appliations well defined in his articles. His data points to 150's and 165's as the most practical bullets for the .300 Savage. I'm doubt there is any practical advantage to using the 170 gr fla...

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Just HAD to jump in on this one. My greatest experience with butt fed .22's is the M 74, and I really like the rifle. I also liked the nylon 66's that my nephew and a friend owned as well. It's probably an advantage in more ways than one.AW

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Howdy I'd second the idea of grabbing a couple boxes of factory ammo if you don't have time to really do it right for a particular rifle. Federal Premium loads are very, very, good ammo in several bullet types. Rarely necessary IMHO, since neither deer, antelope, or elk are hard to kill with 150 gra...

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Howdy Gentlemen. Keep an eye on the classifieds over the next few days. My Father's (God rest his soul) 1957 Deluxe with accessories is most likely going on the market very soon unless I win the lotto or move out some of my lesser pieces. I simply haven't fully explained the necessity of it to my he...

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Howdy I guess my hands down favorite has to be my Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army type. It's almost a minature tool box. It hasn't got pliers, but I also carry a Leatherman "Kick" daily. It's pretty much a pair of pliers but with a few tools and a spare knife tossed in. If I really was in t...

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Howdy, I just read back through these posts and noticed a reference to a Remington 722. I saw one at the last show I attended and wished I could have done some wheeling and dealing on it. I could tell it was a "sleeper". That's another semi vintage .300 Savage rifle that likely would perfo...

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Howdy This thread reminded me of a project 99 in .300 I've yet to finish. Maybe next week I'll take that back up again. I need to finish the wood (some cosmetic and crack repairs on the fore end and some toe chips) and get the thing scoped and zeroed. I've had it laying around way too long after buy...

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Howdy I tend to agree that the .38 Special is waaaay underated these days. Several years ago I took a crack at a little muley buck with a home brew .38 Spec. load consisting of a 150 grain SWC that I'd poured from wheel weights in a LEE mould. It was backed by about 4.5 grains of W 231 and fired fro...

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Howdy Thanks for all the suggestions. Especially the one about front sights being brittle. That would be a real aggravation to bust the front sight off. I've often wondered about how much my grip was affecting the POI. I once had a Colt SA .22 that shot way off if I shot it right handed with a two f...

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Howdy, It appears that my New Vaquero .45 is determined to consistently print left of center @ 25 yards with everything I've stuffed in it to date. Now elevation is pretty much correct with a 250/255 grain bullet and 9-9.5 grains of Unique, but the windage is just enough to gripe about. I know that ...

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Howdy My 336 showed it's propensity to scratch brass from the get go. I tore it down and polished a lot of rough spots out before getting it scoped and zeroed this year. The scratching seemed to be reduced a bit until I tried levering it real slow and quiet a couple of times. Then the thing threw a ...

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Howdy. Missouri has it's share of sightings. Considering the number of military flights these days, who knows? I think that there ARE secret aircraft types operational or at least in testing at any given time though, so no doubt you saw something beyond the normal night sky entertainment. A nephew o...

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What's considered the best source these days as to actual current market value on guns?AW

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Howdy. So I guess I'll have to chronograph some various 150's and try to match up my handloads to shoot to the same POI as my factory stuff. I got the impression that the Winchester stuff was very mild in comparison to my handloads and even the Federal ammo. Has Federal gotten the reputation of bein...

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I can't argue with 180 Partitions OR 180 RN Corelokts for any size black bear. WOW! $50.00 a box for Federal Premiums with Partitions! I guess that all those that I bought on closeout a few years ago for $7.00 a box were a real good investment!AW

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While sighting in a 94 Trapper with some Federal 150 grain I tried some 150 grain Winchester HP's for group comparison. Accuracy was similar but the Winchester group was much lower on the target. How much difference have some of you noted between .30/30 ammo brands with same weight bullets? AW

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Howdy. I am in need of some advice as to the likely trouble spots inside my 336. Last year I bought a late 70's vintage 336 in .35 Rem. and haven't really had the opportunity to wring it out completely just yet. As these things go, I've got a bit less than two weeks left to get it woods ready for de...

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Howdy. I've often thought that the .25/35 had more merit than was ever discovered in print anywhere. It's just big enough for deer and just small enough to actually be a jack rabbit gun without overkill. Cast bullets are a real possibiliy in the proper rifle too. I've often thought that a Hi Wall ac...

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Howdy. Thanks for the comebacks and prayers. I was just about to take the rugs to an auction house up in the Buckeye, but the dept. coordinator said they had so many rugs consigned for the next auction that there were concerns that they might cause somewhat of a glut in one sale and negatively affec...

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Howdy. Yes, it's the same Adobe Walls that used to hang around on the old leverguns board. As I've said in the past: the rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately my financial demise IS looming and short of divine intervention, a lottery win or a darned fine paying job real s...

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