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Sixgun wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 1:20 pm . On my last moon trip I drilled .0000001 holes through the side of the case. It worked, no issues. ---6

If you had taken a 6.5 Creedmoor you coulda shot a Martian from there...

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Yer making my blood boil. ..

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Sixgun wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:28 pm My hat is off to the smart guys......in laymans terms, if all this stuff about earths gravity being greater than the moons, than how come the earth does not pull the moon in?

Duh....great wall!

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With virtually no atmo to speak of bullet velocities should be higher and allow easier escape velocity . I guess your gun might need an oxygen tank to achieve optimum ignition. With a perfect burn, you might melt your barrel. Ought to get a bazillion parsecs per eon. Don't talk about squirrel hunti...

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Throw them away and get a Reese's peanut butter egg

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If you fanny burp in that space suit yer a goner. Faster after picked eggs Why would you assume a bullet would fall to earth? If fired away from the earth it would go a long way, assuming it could escape the moons pull to start with. I may have to dig up some calculations. The earth's pull is less t...

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It won't go forever because there is gravity on the moon. The bullet will eventually hit the ground. (I don't know what will happen if you shoot straight up. Might break exit velocity? ) There's very little atmosphere, so almost no friction. Wouldn't try it with a super sniper 6.5 Creedmoor. Might h...

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If was inclined to use .35 Whelen AI, it would be in a bolt or single shot and not a levergun.
If you want to extend case life, shoot cast at moderate speeds.

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Vance it's the same process. The colors are a 'happy accident' of steel parts imbedded into a crucible full of charcoal, sealed air tight and brought to about 2000 F then quenched in water. The process was developed to surface harden by allowing more carbon to enter the surface of the steel. I unde...

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Turnbull's method is more case coloring than case hardening.

I have a Miroku made Winchester 1873 Sporting rifle in .357 and a Miroku 1866 in .44 wcf.
Buy it, you'll like it.

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Go to 4-50 for what happens when a short shell is discharged in the flare gun. The rest of the video is pretty good, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVw1_H3wXM Those idiots in that video fail to comprehend that that particular flare gun goes from 12 to 14 gauge (as mentioned earlier) and that...

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I used to have one of those Taurus. 380 revolvers.
It was surprisingly snappy

I find leverguns I forgot I had

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What did the round BEFORE it sound like?

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Gee, I feel left out. I've had an account with Brownells for 20 years and I don't get anything. Maybe I need to buy something. I hear that now besides their gunsmithing tools which they always have a lifetime warranty on, they are selling ammo, guns, and prepper supplies. I don't think their prices...

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Vance, I feel your pain , Especially where you live near the Red River. Some of that land does not drain too well. All my low spots have been flooded for months, but at least my house is above the 100 year flood line. That's the sad part. I'm no where near a creek bottom or river bottom. And...I'm ...

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Thinking of spring... do any of you Dallas area guys have a rototiller? I need to till up my yard from where the contractors, (plumbing, plumbing, foundation & concrete) tore it all the get-out... ruts deep enough to fish in... mini lakes the size of small cars! I'm going to be home next week, ...

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Thinking of spring... do any of you Dallas area guys have a rototiller? I need to till up my yard from where the contractors, (plumbing, plumbing, foundation & concrete) tore it all the get-out... ruts deep enough to fish in... mini lakes the size of small cars! I'm going to be home next week, ...

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. Freeze coming this weekend... So much for all those tender young buds and shoots. :? And there's another ray of sunshine ^ :lol: ^ Yes, the daffodils (jaunquils) have been up for a couple of weeks, tulip trees are always the 1st to bloom out. The pear trees are in full bloom today. Winter weeds a...

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Paladin wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:44 pm
marlinman93 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:03 pm Must just be you. I've had a business account with them for decades, and they're not bugging me.
"Same here"

They know who has it and who doesn't.

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And Billary were in 2nd place.

I said something like that once and had a guy get livid mad at me. He had no clue what I meant.
But the revival of gun sales started under Bill, increased under Obummer, and peaked when Killary threw her (witch's) hat into the ring.

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It's not just Brownell's.
Sales have slowed after the long glut. All the online retailers are emailing "sales" 2 or 3 times a day.
To the point where some have lost my business.
If you have a true sale, let me know. But I have begun unsubscribing to many. It has turned to SPAM

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I'd love to go. Have to check the dates vs work
I worked so much overtime last year I couldn't even make it to Dallas.

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The Cherokee declared war on the USA and fought with the CSA

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When you build that small closet around it, pour Gypcrete in the wall voids and use a solid core door that goes all the way to the floor. Better fire protection than any rated safe. If there ever is any kind of fire, you WILL need to immediately clean and oil everything. I agree with buying a bigger...

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I was never a fan of the .410, simply because of the price of the shells. My cousins all had them, while I had an ancient-handed down for generations- 16 ga. I could buy twice and many shells as they could. And our most common targets were cottonmouths, and I sure liked to pound them into the ground...

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I don't guess I get it
I could already use a 17 round mag in a G19 ....and in my G26. Add an extension and it's a 19-round mag.

I guess sales a finally lagging so they are creating "new" guns by parts swapping. Kind of like ARs

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I've got a few of those Empty Cases. Local gun store had them and showed them to me, asking what they were a couple years back, then gave them to me. The April 2019 edition of GUNS magazine has an article. "The .357 Magnum Saga" that summarizes the development of the round, and includes th...

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I don't have any Vortex scopes, but I had been wanting to upgrade my binoculars for a while. My Nikons (2 pair) were just aggravating me I finally compared a few in the $500 to $800 range side by side last fall at Red Rock Sporting Goods in Miles City. Perfect conditions for testing. Hazy/foggy, nea...

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Rat shot from a .22 is pretty short range. 10 or 12 feet at best. I like a 16 gauge at 3 feet for a snake. I know that 16 isn't just going to make it mad!

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kaschi wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:52 pm Anyone try shotshells out of the 317? Might be nice to carry one loaded with them for ventilating snakes.

Mine is usually loaded with 4 shotshells and 4 HP. But I use the shotshells on rodents. I don't like getting that close to snakes.

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USPS is a joke. They have no oversight. I won't use them if I can avoid it in any way. I make Amazon use FedEx or UPS. I also refuse to send USPS money orders to pay for anything. They provide zero protection for the buyer. My current carrier is too lazy to deliver a package to the house. She will l...

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JimT - Recoil is not entirely subjective. Here are two counter examples: 1. Recoil of a shoulder arm (rifle or shotgun) badly bruises biceps and shoulder muscles. 2. Recoil of a shoulder arm (rifle or shotgun) causes retinal tear or detachment. These are physical damages and not just in a persons m...

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Wait, Six, this thread makes you angry? :?: Bill...one day you will get as old as me and then everything makes you angry. :D Not really....---6 Those DTs are rough... :lol: I like my leverguns and double guns. A lot. I also like my ARs and other semis. I like my pumps. I have 4, 870s. Two of them a...

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I've got one. Love it. Weighs nothing.
$400 is cheap. Those are over $700 new.

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Hogs are not bulletproof. Hit them in the heart or lungs and they die. May run a bit, but they die.
Softpoint ammo like Core-Lokt will work, but penetration works better. Partitions, A-frame, monoliths work great.

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For hunting I use Barnes Original 255 gr in .377 caliber.

For cast I have a Lyman .379 bullets but really haven't shot my Chief Crazy Horse rifle in several years....too much work and no play.

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I've got a Miroku 1873 short rifle in .357 and a Miroku 1866 in .44 WCF and am very happy with them. Just like the originals, they are COAL sensitive

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fordwannabe wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 9:57 am I have a Henry large loop carbine with a can that I bet is quieter and ain’t nearly as ugly.

That's YOUR opinion

I just can't warm up to the Henrys for some reason.
But I'm glad people like them and buy American.

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BlaineG wrote: ↑Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:54 pm If that fake Marine was a tribal member, he could have his teeth fixed. Just sayin'

The USMC would have fixed them for him if he wasn't AWOL all the time.

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I used to prefer Winchester Wildcats simply because they would eject of a mid-60s Winchester pump I used to have. Other brands seemed to have a thicker rim. For long range target, 250 to 400, I like Federal Gold match. For prairie dogs, 50 to 250, I like the cheap stuff, because I use a Ruger 10/22 ...

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Charles, a Simson is what I was looking for as I had handled one in Tulsa and liked it. I also realized it was a Merkel with a lower price tag. Then I finally realized that a J.P Sauer and a Fortuna were also the same thing. I gave about 30 to 50 % of what I see Merkel 47s go for. That's too much fo...

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Unfortunately shotgun hulls are one of those things I hoard but never do anything with.
Yet.
My guns are primarily for hunting. Worrying about empties prematurely has nearly cost me some game, so I am continually trying to ignore those flying cases out of any of my repeaters. Trying.

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Opened it up and it has ejectors, not extractors :shock: Looks and sounds like a nice one! Good luck with it. It is possible to disable or lighten the ejectors . Old No7 The ejectors are actually fine. One is wee bit stronger than the other, but both fling the empties cleanly out of my way. After 2...

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Grizz wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:51 pm I miss lots of points. Don't take it personally.

If someone ever tracked down a telemarketer and tarred and feathered them...they WANT me on that jury....

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70mm chambers, made May 1951. Haven't checked the chokes, yet. Hoping at least one is full. Made in Suhl under communist control. Action is very tight and triggers are smoothe. Slight cracks where stock meets the receiver but its better than 99% I've seen. I couldn't be happier with my luck on this ...

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You're missing the point about blocking numbers. If they were using real numbers, by all means block them. But they are using numbers that are in use by other people. If you block thousands of numbers, you will eventually prevent someone from calling you that you actually want to hear from. I just l...

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I think Facebook owns WhatsApp now. Not positive. But if so, I wouldn't put much faith in it being secure. I does no good to block those spoofed numbers. They are not actually calling from there. They simply roll through the 10000 numbers of the prefix, because more people are likely to pick up if t...

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I've been searching for a nice side by side 16 gauge shotgun for a long time. My 1st ever real gun was an old Columbia 16 ga single that had passed through several family members' hands before ending up in mine at age 11. Had to dig those hulls out with a knife. If I had any money at all I bought a ...

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Henry would be my last choice.
Overpriced and ugly.
Spend the money on a vintage Marlin or Winchester. Or buy a used Browning or new Winchester made by miroku.

The caliber you choose will help narrow the field some.

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https://youtu.be/LGNU5FkRz7g

I grew up listening to my mom's Gunfighter Ballads album, now I have it on CD and mp3. Know the words to them all.

Steve Martin sure cracked me up though, with the video above.

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