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For an initial screen on the rack in the store, Pre-64 Model 94s will have a screw in the middle of the toggle link. Post 63s have no screw in the toggle link. Then start on the serial number to date it. Beyond that determining whether it is correct or not gets complicated and you'll want a referenc...

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World War II is one of the more regularly mentioned cut offs in Model 94 quality in collector circles, with the most notable shift in overall fit and finish occurring at that point. The Post 64 Winchesters take the rap however, as the detail changes there were for the most part very visible with a s...

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Model 52B , Most use 7/8" x 14 TPI threads, not 3/4". The small sizes were used for the Lyman nutcracker hand tool. I am sure that you know that and it was just a slip. :wink: Sorry, I do a lot of work with scuba tank valves, which are 3/4-14 threads, and it's a natural thing to pop out -...

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A few thoughts: 1) it was wartime - and not in the small way of current wars, but rather massive mobilization of draftees and almost all non exempt and otherwise healthy males. Even then only about half had ever shot a weapon of any kind, and they needed to get them combat ready with minimum time an...

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I was thinking about this some over lunch. If you stay with the 1:18 scale then a Mk 12 5"/38 naval gun will have a .277" bore diameter, 10.5" long. The .270 Win isn't real efficient in a 10" bore but you'd get a great muzzle flash. Alternatively, you could go down slightly to a ...

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Different brands of dies are interchangeable in other manufacturer's presses. They all use the same 3/4" thread, and they are all designed to use the same shell holder dimensions. The differences in dies come down to: 1) Carbide versus non carbide dies. Most straight wall pistol calibers can be...

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It's a great idea, but it's lost a bit in the execution. I wonder why he did not stick to the Fletcher class outline and armament? If he needed more beam, a Flower class corvette or maybe a Butler class destroyer escort would have worked fine. It just seems like a lot of work and expense to create a...

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They also may just be concerned about Rossi's quality assurance.

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I spoke to Mike Dillon about this years ago and he was against the idea for the reason Griff mentioned. He said he wanted people to have to adjust it each time. Couple of ways to look at that pros and cons - to each his own. I suppose the 'ideal' would be keep a measure on each toolhead, pre-set fo...

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... Consequently, the only place I really see a great need for this would be at either pole where you'd find very short days or no sunlight at all for months at a time. I did live in Alaska for several years and spent an awful lot of time breaking Unka Sam's new Toys up at the Northern Warfare Trai...

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During the height of the shortage, I could find plenty of .30-30 brass but not .375 Win brass (scarce as hen's teeth even in good times) or .38-55 brass. You can however take .30-30 brass and blow it out to .375/.38-55 (ish) dimensions using 8.0 grains of Unique under a case full of cream of wheat. ...

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You may prefer the manual-indexing, like several have noted; I do. That's why I also like my Lee 4-hole Turret press. I would recommend getting two accessories for the Dillon: 1. the 'Micrometer charge bar' kit - makes re-setting the measure to an EXACT previously-set-up charge a piece of cake. Uni...

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I think early on it's a great idea as you'll discover little eccentricities with your particular equipment such as the charge weight thrown by a measure getting slightly smaller as the hopper gets low (even with a baffle) or a charge being slightly heavier after a lengthy pause, etc. It may also hel...

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You know why no one is giving you the exact pressure limits of the (PLUS P PLUS)Buffalo Bore Ammo ???? Because unless you somehow can get it tested(or possibly Buffalo Bore)tells you--------you one knows. Look, that case is smaller than the .454 Casull case-----There is still BB ammo out there toss...

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SAAMI max is not exceeded by any BB loadings. The Rossi is a strong gun capable of shooting SAAMI spec ammo. The thing to remember is you don't have to increase pressure to increase velocity. Powder burn rates can be manipulated to increase velocitys and still be within the pressure limits. The Buf...

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No auto indexing on the 550/550B, but as with the comment above, I prefer the manual index feature. Speed is all relative, you may be abel to crank out 1000 rounds an hour on a 650 if you work it hard, but you can knock out 400-500 rounds an hour on a 550B without generating any sweat. And if you do...

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My thing is, unlike solar chargers, this thing doesn't look fragile. Nor should it melt (assuming the water cup is made of silicone.) The electronics aren't really going to be all that heat sensitive if made with thermal gain in mind either. Sure, it might be a little hard to use it around a 5' sta...

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Inefficient but versatile. Today is so cloudy here that even in daytime there wouldn't be much ability to charge with solar. Plus, the more compact, the easier to store/carry. I agree, on cloudy/rainy days solar chargers do not work so hot. But my GPS lasts about a week on a charge and my phone wil...

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SAAMI max is not exceeded by any BB loadings. The Rossi is a strong gun capable of shooting SAAMI spec ammo. The thing to remember is you don't have to increase pressure to increase velocity. Powder burn rates can be manipulated to increase velocitys and still be within the pressure limits. The Buf...

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That has to be the most inefficient phone charger in history.

Keep it simple with a solar charger.

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I agree there is not much of a need for the 1,800-1,900 fps velocities you could potentially milk out of a .44 mag or .45 Colt carbine with really hot loads. My favorite .45 Colt hunting load produces 1,500 fps in a 20" carbine and with iron sights at 100 yards it will hold the 9 ring for 10 ro...

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SAAMI max is not exceeded by any BB loadings. The Rossi is a strong gun capable of shooting SAAMI spec ammo. I don't think that's technically true, or even possible in some of their calibers/loadings. If any one has documentation on the pressure of their loads, I'd love to see it. They list .44 +P ...

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The .44 Mag Rossi 92 is just as strong as the .454 Casull Rossi 92, and the .454 has a SAAMI pressure spec of 56,000 psi. I would not worry about using the BB load in a Rossi 92. Now...on the other hand I've never bothered with the .44 Mag either. The .45 Colt will deliver .44 Mag performance at les...

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Anything else and you'd be stuck dead by lightning for even thinking such heresy.

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We're also divers (mostly cave diving, but some wreck and pretty fish diving) and the M/V Spree charters, the Dry Tortugas, and the Vandendburg are the major draw for us, but it's still worth seeing if you don't dive. Key West is touristy and in some periods of the year can have a very spring break ...

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Here's a link to pictures of the aftermath near Faith.

http://bigballsincowtown.com/storm2013.htm

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Even the 3" .410 has a low pellet count to start with so there is merit in 7 1/2 shot on birds to extend the range to 30 yards or so before the holes in the pattern are too big. If I were using a 2 1/2" .410, I'd definitely stay with 7 1/2 shot. On squirrels and rabbits, my preference is 5...

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JayF in AZ wrote:I saw a report of 4 feet in Deadwood. I won't talk about the weather down here in Arizona

That's a bit high. 43" officially in Lead, which is a little higher up the hill.

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Mainstreet in Sturgis.

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It's not the snow as much as the drifts. A friend of mine in Rapid City, SD:

Days like this I don't miss home quite so much...

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A good holster is one of the "safety" devices in use when you carry a pistol as it will protect the trigger from contact. On a SA pistol carried in Condition One, or a striker fired pistol like a Glock where all the safeties are tied to the trigger, there is no way on God's little green ea...

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Looking at the calibers, I suspect it's possibly clearance stock that's not selling. It's also possible that they are factory seconds that CDNN got at a great price. Back in the day it was common for Remington in particular and Winchester less often to offer to credit the shop a very healthy discoun...

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My wife read this over my shoulder and said: "No imagination any more". I agree with her. The Cowboys was one of the worst, if not THE ABSOLUTE WORST movie John Wayne ever made. I can't stand to watch it. To remake such a crappy movie is a waste of time, and money. It's not one I'll ever ...

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Electrical discharge machining. It electrically removes metal. Another reference point may be, it's what the original Mag-na-port system was done with, and probably still is. It eats a perfectly clean hole out to form the porting. It's precise to .0001" - compared to a laser or a water jet at ...

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You're missing the point, and probably working hard to do it as well. In my case I take my .375 Win as with light loads using Unique it's a great plinking rifle and with full bore loads its good for deer, black bear and elk. So it's replaced a couple rifles, one of them being my .30-30. The .45 Colt...

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There are some cheap vernier sights out there and they need to be avoided as they are almost impossible to repeatably adjust. A good vernier tang site will cost you around $400-$500. For a 9422 or a Model 92 the Marbles Standard Tang sight is tough to beat. It is click adjustable in .4 MOA increment...

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It's all a matter of perspective. You know there were certainly old codgers in 1894 who were insisting that there was darn little their .36 or .45 caliber Pennsylvania rifle could not take efficiently. And they were equally correct. ---- A precision .308 makes a fine varmint rifle, especially on tho...

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Just adding to six gun's advice, but buying and using a set of numbered drill bits along with a chart showing the proper bit size for the hole you're tapping is one of the best ways to start going about not breaking a tap. The right size hole along with lots of cutting oil and backing out and cleani...

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Wood and canvas - even fiberglass and mylar - it has its place - in our slip. In the 60s, you could go to an auto dealer and order a car that you could drive on the street and also be competitive in NASCAR. But NASCAR moved on and became the number one live spectator sport in the US. They're using ...

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Favorite quote from the clip:

"You cannot be awesome without this rifle".

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I am also one of those people who'd rate the current Miroku made rifles a bit lower on scale than some of the clones. I'm not a fan of the very black looking blue they use and most have the signature very plain and only average finished wood. There are basically two sources of Model 1892 copies - Ro...

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Read up on Henry Ford and the whole Willow Run problem with B-24 production. It was an impressive plant once it got into production, but Ford wasted about 18 months getting it up and running in part due to his difficulties working with labor, not wanting women in the workforce, etc. It basically sta...

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This a bit of a rant, but it seems to sum up the general sentiments I am hearing very nicely and he makes some great points about the idiocy that got us here:

http://practicaltacticalpodcast.com/starbucks/

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They're a little tired of the activism, and being used by both sides. Specifically they mentioned they don't want gun-carrying "events" staged by 2A supporters. They're not trying to trample on anyone's rights, it's just the reverse. The truth. +2 It's not people carrying guns that is the...

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"Date of issue" is the term used. That's often (usually) years removed from the date of the action where it was earned.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/1 ... r=Politics

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Thank you for your detailed answers! :) Front Sight will do like AJMD429. You just need to find the fiber-op. In our area I have not seen it. I saw a varinat rear sight: http://www.skinnersights.com/images/BM_side_view.jpg?873 http://www.skinnersights.com/rossi_firearms_23.html Has anyone had exper...

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If age related accommodation is the issue, I strongly recommend getting a tang mounted aperture sight. It places the aperture closer to your eye maximizing the increase in depth of field. The optical concept involved is exactly the same as how a pin hole camera can focus the image on the film withou...

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Found another 94 for the collection which is Forged AEs ( I think they are all forged) not sure when that started but 85 to the end is what I am familiar with. This one is in the 6,2xx,xxx range and has the coveted cross bolt safety, a marvel of straight forward function. It has a 20" barrel, ...

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The issue with detachable rings on a 9422 is the grooved receiver, as there is no good way to index the rings identically each and every time so that you can remove and replace the scope without losing your zero. I'm in progressive readers due to poor accommodation issues at both near and intermedia...

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As a slight aside, the reason the .44-40, 38-40, .32-20, and .25-20 were slightly tapered and also slightly bottle necked was because of their black powder origins. A tapered case will come completely out of contact with the chamber as soon as it starts to move rearward and that greatly reduced extr...

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