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WOW!!!!!!!!!! Kirk that is a real beauty. Does it show any scabbard wear or was it carried as a woods rifle? What make is the tang sight? I reckon it just might make one of your wilderness canoe trips next summer instead of Sam. Was that the name of the other one? Jerry, this doesn't show too much ...

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Very Nice Kirk!! One of My favorite candy stores has Two SRC 30-30's. I just have no use for another 30-30. Merry Christmas You Old Geezer. :D . And a Merry Christmas to you as well! I'm not sure I should even ask where that candy store is .... I have grave doubts about my ability to resist the tem...

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A friend of mine decided to sell his Winchester Model 1894 Saddle Ring Carbine chambered in 30-30, several months ago. I figured I'd kick myself if I didn't snag this one while the opportunity was there, so decided to add it to my small collection of two other 30-30's. This one was made in 1921. htt...

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Beautiful find. If I wasn't so highly budget-constrained, I'd have some lever-gun Savages in my collection. I like the look of them.

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Pitchy, that is a great photo!! That deer head on the front of the side car is a very nice touch. I also like that custom wood finish on the sidecar. You don't see many of those on the road!! A merry Christmas to you as well, and I pray that 2017 will be enjoyable and prosperous.

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If in doubt, and you really need to punch through the bush because the bad boys are a-coming... That calls for hand grenades. I hate it when tossing hand grenades in heavy brush and one of them bounces off a tree and comes right back at me. :( Of course, that brings up the question of which grenade...

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Setting aside the question about whether one should shoot through brush, the question boils down to a simple matter of physics ... the higher the momentum of the bullet, given the same twig at exactly the same spot and angle, the less it will deflect. For example, a freight train hitting a 3 foot sn...

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A buddy of mine was given a Marlin 38-55, we finally tracked down a box of factory loads and took it to try it out. Couldn't hit paper at 50! So we moved to 25 and put a bigger piece of paper up, then we found it shot patterns instead of groups. We knew the bore was dark and pitted but had no idea ...

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Kirk, if your back at home from your travels, have you had a chance to check your 38-55 bullet mould particulars and number? I picked up my 38-55 Model 1894 rifle today. It also has a round barrel, but is a commemorative rifle. - Southfork Good to be home for a few days. Sorry for the delay, Southf...

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You really do know how to find them Kirk! That is one NICE rifle! I am intrigued by your comment about the difference in octagon versus round barrel performance. How do they differ in your experience? The octagon artel is stiffer so is not so sensitive to different loads. South fork: it is an Accur...

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Nath wrote: What a peach!

You sure can sniff'm out friend!

You and Gamekeeper should come over sometime and we'll have a good time shooting it.

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So what loads are you shooting through it? Factory or reloads? If the latter, would you care to share your loading data? I've probably done more load experimentation with the 38-55 than any other caliber, and with more different rifles/carbines. The rifle I now have is an example of a completely st...

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Such a fine rifle Kirk, 24 or 26 inch barrel? Will you make meat with it this year? Cat and Jerry, it is a standard 26" round barrel. I would very much like to make meat with it, but this year's hunt is over. In the meantime, however, I've already put about a hundred rounds through it at the r...

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Nice one Kirk, I am still enjoying the one I got from you, great accuracy :D :D Pete, I'm glad you are still enjoying it. I was just thinking about that one the other day. It was my very first vintage Winchester and my first 38-55. I also bagged a Whitetail buck with that one. I've got a lot of goo...

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Tycer wrote:That's a real beauty Kirk. Shoot well?

It shoots very well using a standard weight bullet (255 grains) at either the original BP velocity of 1,300 fps, or the later High Velocity 1,600 fps. I'm talking approximately 2", five-shot groups at 100 yards.

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Got this one a few months ago. Took some photos today. It's a beauty, with lots of case colouring on the lever and some nice figuring on the buttstock. SN 258230 SN applied: 3-8-1905 Date in: 3-28-1905 Type: Rifle Caliber: 38/55 Barrel: Round Trigger: Plain Date shipped: 4-1-1905 Order: 5091 http://...

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Johnny Wacko, have you considered installing a rack or two in the bedroom? There are some very good reasons for doing this: 1. At night when a fellow can't seem to get to sleep, he can roll over and admire his guns 2. If someone kicks the front door open, you have plenty of selection 3. If you get e...

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Looks like a gun that will provide a lot of enjoyable hunting times.

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Really nice set-up. There is something about scaled down trains and railroads that has fascinated me all my life.

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Just saw this, Pitchy. That 30-30 of yours is a beaut.

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I like the location of your ice fishing shack.

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Pitchy, I just saw this post!! Good to see you here. I am constantly amazed at what you can build, and your board track racer is a beauty.

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What a find!!!

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Kirk do you still carry that Colt and your 1954 94 30-30 on your wilderness canoe trips? It is sure a fine Colt. It depends. If I have a heavy pack and a canoe to carry, I'll just strap on the Colt SAA. Otherwise, the 30-30 carbine 'Old Savage' comes with me. It also comes with me in the trunk when...

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Some very amazing eye candy in this entire thread! Here is my oldest gun, a Colt SAA made in 1882.

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Kirk, that's a fine looking tractor! :mrgreen: What will be grown in that field? I don't know, claybob86. It had corn this year. Winter Wheat, Soybeans and Corn are the three most common crops around here. 6pt-sika: those are great photos. I had no idea such a tractor company even existed. Thanks f...

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Just finished up a 21 acre field today.

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Looks like they are a little past annealing. Maybe some duct tape will do the job.

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BTW Kirk... in watchin' your video, I noticed how straight your rows were... very good! My dad always criticized a fellow on how crooked his rows might be... but then he learned behind a team of mules... where straight meant how well you handled the team. Thanks, Griff. Keeping the furrows straight...

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One thing that detracts from a good Western is if they have period incorrect, or unrealistic firearms. The old movies usually had nothing but Colt SAA's and Winchester Model 92's. The new ones usually put a bit more work into getting things a little more historically accurate.

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A farmer a couple miles down the road called today. He has 22 acres for me to plow towards the end of the week. Looking forward to hearing my 620 working again!

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You can get AR's in Canada, but they are classified as restricted, which means you can only shoot them at a range and you can only transport them between your house and the range. Interestingly, you can get a variety of other semi-auto rifles (AK-47 type, especially the Chinese versions, seemed to h...

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kaschi wrote:I would have thought the JD 620 diesel is a 3 cylinder.

Both the JD 620 gas and diesel options were two-cylinders, as were the 720's and the 820's. The last of the standard 2-cylinders were the 30-series (e.g., 630, 730 and 830. My 620 is a gas version.

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Very tidy bit of plowing Kirk and your John Deere looks brand new, real nice job of renovation. Do you have plowing matches over there? They are quite popular on my side of the pond. We do have plowing matches here. This weekend, in fact, there is an 'International Plowing Match' happening about a ...

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Gentlemen (and ladies too), the subject of my old two-cylinder John Deere tractor came up on another thread. I began to wonder how many lever gunners have an old two-cylinder John Deere tractor that they enjoy (either of their own, or their Dad's, etc.). It sure would be enjoyable to see a few photo...

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Hi Kirk. Anticipating the photos of your 2 "new" Winchesters and I wouldn't mind seeing your John Deere. B?, A?. No, that new would be 620 or some such number, wouldn't it? Here it is, along with my 3-bottom John Deere 555 H plow which I completely dismantled and rebuilt. http://img.photo...

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BlaineG wrote:How about leaving a link to your blog in the signature line? I've been getting some good edgy-ma-cation readin' that there stuff.

Glad you've been enjoying my blog. I stuck the link into my signature like you suggested.

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3leggedturtle wrote:Kirk, did you take a trip this summer over here?

I spent a gruelling week in the Bob Marshal Wilderness area in the Montana Rockies. Hiked a total of about 60 miles over three passes with a 40+ pack on my back, burned up 7 pounds of fat, and floated a couple rivers in the Bob.

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Glad things are finally starting to happen with regard to getting medical attention and repair, Joe.

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Chuck 100 yd wrote:See you when you have more free time friend !

I'm usually here just about every day now, even if I don't post too often.

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Jerry, the older I get, the more interesting life becomes. I enjoy this forum, especially the members I've come to 'know' over the years. I try and stop by once every day or so. The trouble is, not only do I enjoy Winchesters and shooting, but I've gotten more involved in wilderness trips with my fa...

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Kirk, what do you think, you have a preference between these two designs, 6 and 7"? Fred, I'd vote for the 7" for two reasons. First, I prefer 7" over 6" when it comes to butchering game and, second, I like the visual shape of the 7" over the other one. I realize that both ...

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Old Savage wrote:Well Kirk, if that is the case, maybe this 7" Marble's woyld be the ticket.

Very nice! A 7" blade is about a perfect length in my very subjective opinion.

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Kirk, I can't stop looking at that buffalo horn Damascus blade! So nice :o Of those two knives, it has become my main knife in the wilderness. It has seen a lot of use this year especially, with three wilderness trips since the end of June. I can't recall how many animals I've cleaned, skinned and ...

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Old Savage wrote:Kirk, is that the Texas Ranger model that they do not show in the On line catalog

I don't think so, Fred. I got it maybe 8 or 10 years ago and he just called it a 'Bowie Knife' at the time. The blade is Solingen steel, but I don't know what that means.

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jeepnik wrote:Kirk, just read your sig line. You really should think about writing something you have a great way to paint a word picture.

I do a bit of writing, but I'm not especially good at doing it very fast, so it takes a long time.

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I used a 4" bladed knife for many years, but for the last 8 years or so have gone to 6 & 1/2" bladed knives for a number of reasons and won't be going back to short bladed knives. Reasons: 1. For skinning larger animals like Deer or Moose, I really like the longer edge of the blade for...

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Sorry to hear about your health, Joe. I sure do hope the doctors are able to do something about your neck. Pinched nerves up there can mess things up all over the place.

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I would never want to be without at least one 45-70. I have to admit, I don't use them for plinking, but I've taken three nice Whitetails with various 45-70's. At present, I have an original Winchester 1886 made in 1890 and a Browning SRC. I've got two types of rounds loaded up. The first has a 400 ...

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Glad to see the 44 W.C.F. (aka 44-40) is getting its due respect! A couple years ago, I took a nice, fat doe with my original Winchester 1874 44 W.C.F shipped in 1889. The load was 18 gr of 5744 under an Accurate Moulds 200 gr soft cast bullet for a velocity of about 1,250 fps at 30 degrees F. The s...

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