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My Rossi 20" 45Colt carbine will drive a 300gr XTP using a heavy but not maximum load of Hodgdon H110 at 1700 feet/second. Thats the equivalent of 1935 foot-pounds. To me that says that a heavy load of H110 and a 240gr bullet in the 44magnum should come close to equaling that energy level when ...

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I believe the reality will be if there is any break down, therewill be a laxck of potable water before anything else becomes a major problem. That will almost immediately result in pandemic explosions of disease, typhoid, salmonella, amebiasis, nematodiasis(?), any almost any other form of communica...

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Incinerating them sounds like a bad idea- the ash and smoke will contain the bad isotopes

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used 000 when I was a teen to collect half wild guinea hens for dinner. One of them would decapitate one of those things.

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Ive used partitions in 6mm, 7mm and 308 and always had good results with only one 180- 30 cal be a bit slow opening. This left a small exit on a good sized deer. On the other hand I have had one 7mm Accubond blow up on a small doe at 110 yds. Thats only one bullet and 1 failure, but i think Ill stic...

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Finally shook enough of respiratory virus to get out for last day , Saturday,of muzzleloader season. Popped a doe at the far side of field, saw her drop, but by the time reloaded and crossed the field, couldn't find her or any sign. It was running a heavy drizzle and light breeze,almost a moving fog...

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We don't know how many he missed or boogered up. He probably wasn't or couldn't be committed to folioing up, due to possible exposure.

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If Brasso contains ammonia you may not want to use it on cartridge brass.

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We live on flat land and drive a minimum of 20 miles a trip. S we don't tend to be hard on tires. We were Bravada junkies for a while, and with Michelin we got a minimum of 80K, changed one set at 115K because I thought they didn't handle in the rain well, still had ample legal tread. P/U 2500 duram...

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Excuse my tangent, but speaking of babies its time again for the old saw; diapers and politicians require frequent changing and for the same reasons

Again excuse me.

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I don't bird hunt any more since there are no quail within500 miles, I do miss the dogs though. I squirrel hunt a bit mostly out of my kitchen door as the beggars strip my pecan tree. I deer hunt more than I used to because they damage more of my crops as their numbers increase. Does are more of my ...

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Could we borrow him for a while.? Rogn; Peoples Republic of MD

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The little Gerber LST is always in my pocket, like others it will field dress deer easily. The blade is a 400 series SS which sharpens OK but won't hold an edge too long. I like it because it takes up no space, weighs nothing and is non threatening. Except I did loose one to TSA. In the field Ive st...

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If you get a rusty one at yard sale treat it with hot water and citric acid--see article in castboolits on citric acid for case cleaning(very good thread)

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Bought a bunch due to availability. Limited testing-2 boxes at 300M yielded about MOA from plain jane AR carbine. Clean enough. Use their 762-54R brass and it seems ti=o be good quality. 3-4 reloads on limited sample with good performance.

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From looking at the targets it appears that not all the bullets were flying "point on center". Some of the accuracy/precision issues may be the lack of stability, hence the beginning "keyholes". Target #4 appears to have the greatest offenders.

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The Greeks did it then the Romans, must be a few more civilizations that had that tendency. We may be dieing off, but I think there will still be enough younger generation that posses both balls and spines to keep things going. Hopefully we, collectively, can survive the current plunge civilization ...

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I use the Lee 255gr SWC unsized and tumble lubed with about 11 gr of AL 7. Don't know the velocity, but it shoots well in the Redhawk and Smith. The puma shoots it OK but leads too much for my taste.

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I popped the front sight off and carefully "reamed" the sight base to allow the pin to protrude further into the sight base. Staked it in place and moved on. I find the 18-20" bayonet makes the rifle a tad unwieldy and its hard on gun cases. Its not bad as the soviet screw driver if y...

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Im too impatient to use the kinetic puller unless I ve got some irreplaceable bullet that needs to be saved , or a wadcutter. Ive been using a pair of crimping pliers that have wire strippers that go to 12 gage. I just put the cartridge in the shell holder, raise it through the press(w/o) die in pla...

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It has been said that during the revolution it took about 200 rounds fired to produce a casualty. WW2 took about 20000 per casualty, Vietnam estimates run 200,000. I don't think we know about Iraq and Astan. Sounds like marksmanship has fallen off.

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Its all too common for the throats to be random. My 25 2 is pretty ttd in the chambers but had a lot of choke in the barrel, due to over torquing. The 45 cal barrel walls are thinner in this region so they collapse more easily. You can get"fire lapping" kits of varied cans of grit, as coar...

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Only one! I guess you'd have to go with something substantial and sturdy. Id go with a machete , something along the order of a Kukri., or a 14 or15 inch heavy blade traditional machete. Better quality steel than is usually seen would be essential.

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BD, I didn't say every possum and every horse. BUT, I have treated and euthanized a goodly number of horses over the years, enough to be disturbing, both due to the loss and due to an otherwise healthy animal loosing balance, muscle control, strength. Riders have also been hospitalized when the hors...

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Outside of chickens and ground nesting birds(quail, pheasant, etc), possums run a threat to horses. They can spread a protozoal type parasite that causes EPM(equine poliomyelitis). Its spread by possum urine and the buggers will prowl hay in barns looking for mice and will urinate anywhere. Horses t...

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Just browsing thru Powder valley site and they have 348Win, range fired brass, mixed headstamp for 14$ a 100. also 243,270,and ?308 Marlin? Prices vary on these. Perhaps someone might find this useful. This wa s in the "specials" listing.

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I think the Ruger 204 is the fastest practical, useful production cartridge / rifle combination. I think there's a viable factory load at 4250. There may be a load for the 22WSSM but its dead on the vine. Its a compilation of all those thing thought to be desirable until it fails of its own weight. ...

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Sitting at one of the old rifle ranges one day, just trying to figure out wind. Range was about 300yds from river. Here comes an osprey carrying what looked like a catfish, a bald eagle does the classic dive and intimidate. The osprey dropped the fish and the eagle got it. The osprey towered and act...

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I found Boyds has new Rossi buttstocks in walnut for 65$, but I just hate to cut up a decent piece of wood. The stock on the carbine is Brazils best and really is too good for me to bubba butcher. Just hoping for one of the disposable buttstocks.

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My wife made a trip to the north left coast some years ago and came back with a Filson E. Fudd hat-real fleece lined. Ya know Elmer was NOT as dumb as he seemed, the hat is the envy off all when the wether goes bad. Theres no way yer ears can get cold and the deep drop on the back keeps yer neck in ...

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Got fed up w/ the windows PC junk. Crashes, malware, spyware, viruses, etc. Didn't seem like any of them went 2 years w/o slowing to 4WD low range speed, freezing or some other crisis. Bought a Mac, Did cost more,had an issue when hospitalized and didn't have time or stamina to fix so went with the ...

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The issue following ammo and components should be proof of our frailties, both individual as well as community. My wife and I both grew up on farms and were ahead of the boomers in age, but this whole concept of "prepping" is what we as country folk have as a lifestyle. Home canned goods, ...

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Went thru the search engine looking for a buttstock - Rossi 92- with no results. I have a 5' 2" wife and she likes the Puma 45C. However the stock is much too long for her. Im looking for a replacement that I can cut back for her and put on a flat but plate or pad. I don't need a pristine piece...

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Anyone noticed that the non ethanol fuel is priced well above the ethanol tainted gas. The ethanol requires more BTUs than a gal of gas contains to produce and is ~20% lower in BTUs, so why is the untainted gas so much more costly than the E10 that originally cost more than the non-E gas. Methinks w...

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Bought a FAR-10 back in August and the Power That Bees(PTB) declared it was going to be my Christmas and maybe future birthday gift.

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Anyone remember the old Leupy adds using the scope for a hammer to drive nails then return it to the rifle and proving 'zero'. Ive seen a few scows that were more adversely affected by shooting than using them as a handle. I really prefer the 30mm tubes for comfort over the skinny 1" jobs. Neve...

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Check your boldface also. If he loads were very low pressure theres likely no damage, but high pressure will etch the boldface. I had a lot of primers from major once that 10% perforated on the primer rim just like you have. Manufacturer replaced lot. Would have replaced bolt too, but I was in the m...

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You've just described the easy way to check the system. Trickle charge the battery overnight , then wait 24 hours--If it doesn't start then it needs a battery replacement. As they said don't get a nearly adequate battery.

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Ive had the best luck w/ Lee's case lube, its a water aced wax in a tube. Very small amounts applied w/ the fingers and swabbed in the neck w/ a q-tip, low sizing drag both ways. Reduced case streching when used in the necks. You can mass lube too, by mixing it w/ isopropyl and shaking in a plastic ...

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Would those doing the math on the rim fires please recheck their decimal points.

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I use the cheaper black sand, at about 1.8 times as heavy as play sand. But the nearest range I shoot at is only 600 yes. About 15$ for 18 # or the other way around. Shipping is unkind however.

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Tried that but I keep hearing those voices.

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The 350 gr brass spritzer bt starting at 3150 is still super sonic at 2900 yd at my back yard atmospherics. Midrange tragectory at 1000yd is only 5 feet. I think the rifle had better weight at least 25# to make it survivable. OUCH! I think if I won the lottery and thought I wanted one, I hope my fam...

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I bought a375 Ruger a couple of years ago when I still had ambitions to go back to Africa. Had a discussion w/ Ruger who/they would not pull a stock off one asy line and a barreled action off the other and "mate" the two. "We dont do custom work". So I bought a Howa in SS. Ive be...

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I could never see the cost of factory45 Colt ammo, so Ive been handloading for my son's and my 92 Pumas. Hodgdon lists a load o H110 that ranges from 21 to about 24 grains(don't go lower) with a 300gr JHP. THis load chronos 1700fps out of 2 20" carbines. A I remember from my data cruising this ...

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Consensus is that gasring alignment is of no consequence. Worn or loose rings however are a problem. Would it be simpler to pull the extractor and fire it, then replace and check for "stickiness"?

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Dont know how effective it is but Ive put 2 strips/panels of the mylar they use to protect hard drives and other electronic gear, in both sides of my wallet. Same stuff used to shield an "Easypass".

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Having done the old eyes and compounded it w/ chemo, I wound up being functionally blind. Couldnt read a street sign at 20 feet. Did the cataract thing. OK, most of the cataract surgery involves replacing the lenses w/ different focal ranges, supposedly the best compromise. So, what yer ophtho did w...

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All 3 of the local Wallys have really bare shelves. A little shotgun stuff, a few less popular HG , like shot. and thats it. Was at my LGS today to p/u a popular model Glock Id ordered about a month ago, and surprise it got here last week. He s got limited amts of ammo, a fair amt of 9mm, 40 and 45....

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Not knowing your gunsmithing limits, Id recommend using the shim under the sight and you should use a blue Locktite( so it will come apart when you want it to). I wonld use the Loctite on the shim and overall as well. Wipe off the excess. Another thread stabilizer is "Pliobond", its a rubb...

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