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A neat thing about the .250 Savage... It's the first and only hunting-level rifle round where I saw "the bullet hit where I'd aimed" -- with the .30-30 or .308, I never saw the round's impact. I'm quite sure the deer weren't too happy with the .250, but I was pretty amazed by seeing the b...

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i picked one up at a last local gun show and am waiting to load up some ammo and go shoot it. Any ideas on the gun and caliber? Yah! We have a levergun posting!!! I think the 300 Savage was probably the most appropriate cartridge for the 99...] Gee, I dunno... Having had both calibers, I'd have to ...

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Wow -- MAJOR OUCH! -- and I thought my fall last summer* was pretty bad...

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*Am now fully recovered on that shoulder though -- as I had a great surgeon and PT therapist

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Dieselman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2026 2:39 pm That is great!

Not sure which one is you, but it was fun to watch regardless

That's me, rockin' on the keyboard!

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Have been away from the PC a bit -- but am sending some prayers your way Bill!

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I like the story about the city folk who moved out to the country -- and called the Fish & Game Department to have the "DEER CROSSING" sign by their yard moved a couple of miles further down the road so the deer wouldn't cross so close to their house & gardens...

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2026 4:48 am ....... with a combination of shooting and heavy rock music it's a wonder you still have any hearing left........

Huh ?

What ? ?

Did you say something ? ? ?

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On gamekeeper's recent birthday wishes post, I'd responded saying I'd been "busy with my band preparing for 2 sets we'll perform at a music festival" -- so without further adieu, here's a couple of videos (out of 5) for songs that we played at a pub in the Old Port. They're a crappy iPhone...

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Thanks guys -- sorry, have been busy with my band preparing for 2 sets we'll perform at a music festival tomorrow. Still "not too old to rock 'n roll"!!!

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Sorry to read this... That day really s*cks for any dog owner...

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I used to be a rampant H&R top-break collector -- as evidenced by the 2nd & 3rd images attached -- but as shown in the 1st image, I'm only aware of checkered grips as being offered by H&R as alternate grip choices. I think any smooth grips were done by Bubba or his cousin. Old No7 H&...

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...dismantle 'em and cleaned until they gleamed... EVERYONE told me that I personally ruined the taste of the coffee. Funny, as I ran a small coffee & donut shop in the School of Business at UMass Amherst back in the early 80's. Every time we "cleaned the pots" until they shined, the ...

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"Starting from Scratch, First 5 guns!"

My first thought was... WHY???

Then I remembered that ill-fated canoe trip where I lost everything.... (But at least I didn't hear Banjos!

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Related to this... Several guns shops in this area told me they're now paying an extra +5% fee on top of quoted shipping charges for all inbound freight. Said one guy... "Funny how they told me their 'pricing had not changed' , but the amount I'm paying sure has... I guess they don't consider a...

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Very nice.

Though it's 7 years old, this is one of my new favorites for those moments when I need a "pick-me-up from above"...

I love the lyrics, melody and message on this one -- it just works for me.

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"You Say" by Lauren Daigle

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Very nice.

Though it's 7 years old, this is one of my new favorites for those moments when I need a "pick-me-up from above"...

I love the lyrics, melody and message on this one -- it just works for me.

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"You Say" by Lauren Daigle

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Wow, well done Bill!

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...I figured out that I am most comfortable carrying whatever I feel familiar with. Whatever I shoot quite a bit. What I can make hits with. What I can use without thinking about how to use it. Caliber is way down toward the bottom of the list. Very wise words Jim -- carry what you know and shoot t...

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How about that?! It combines the benefits of a round HKS speed loader with those of a flat Bianchi Speed Strip -- and was invented decades before the others were ever introduced. Pretty cool!

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Whenever I split a case, it seems it's only good for the recycle bin: Wrong... I get from $160 to $220 per year for 2 to 3 80% full 5-gallon buckets of dirty range brass that others leave behind. I take it to a metal recycling shop in Portland and after they check it all with a magnet, I walk out w...

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Safestuffer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2026 3:20 pm A bit of insider info:
If you are going to recycle a box,
Make sure all the previous shipping labels are removed.
Ive seen packages floated back and forth for weeks, depending on which label was scanned at each stop.

Yup, you GOTTA do that!!!

No doubt that's a contributing factor.

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Probably way more information than anyone needs... :oops: I disagree; I'm familiar with it, but it's great info to share with others -- thanks! So far (knock on wood), I've not had to resort to adding a cap rake, but I do deburr the face of the hammer to help prevent it from grabbing any fired caps...

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Sometimes you get lucky and wind up in the right place at the right time... :wink: Today was one of those days... Walked into a gunshop in western NH and there on the counter -- up for consideration as a partial trade towards a plastic 9mm -- was a new in box, old stock, Uberti "Colt 1861 Navy...

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Necessity is the mother of invention? Well got out of work a little early today and decided it was a good day to design and make the heater cup holder ting-a-ma-jig... ...It makes 4000 btu and I have a feeling I'll be plowing in a t-shirt! Great idea! Awesome ingenuity -- which I might have to copy...

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Streetstar wrote: ↑Wed Jan 21, 2026 5:57 pm
Adams "Bucket List" List

To paraphrase the famous line from Jaws: "We're gonna need a BIGGER bucket!"

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To quote a line from Jerry Seinfeld...

"My bucket list was causing me too much stress.

So I just changed the first letter...

And now it's my F***it list"

If I get to an item -- great! If I do something else instead -- OK. And if I don't get to it -- oh well...

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Wow, that's quite the review Bill!

What is it -- too cold to shoot?

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There was a movie, I think it was called Taking Chance , about a fallen hero being returned to his hometown. Man oh man talk about water works- that movie tore me up! Yes, yes, yes -- that is an awesome movie! It was really VERY WELL done -- I think it's a must-see for anyone who is a vet, knows ve...

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No, he just has a strong core and wicked abs!!!!

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Aw, this video short is awesome!

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Darn it, it was at 375,000 miles. It started perfectly. No, I was not injured. I wanted to hit 400,000 miles, and then see where it went. First of all -- glad you & yours were not hurt! My son ran my old 2009 Camry to 385,000 miles -- he said he "wanted a commercial by Toyota" -- and ...

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...a Savage Model 19 NRA on his table, I have a fetish for these older .22 target rifles and so we came to an agreement . Was only in the show about 45 minutes and on my way home with my new treasure. This rifle , a 1934 issue, is at least 95% and likely better. Metal is unkissed, looks about like ...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Jan 01, 2026 9:00 am I’m going to make a tough one this year.

No new guns. No used guns. No trading guns.

Um, check the date Scott... It's January 1st -- not April 1st!!!

And you thought you'd fool us...

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Awesome -- God Bless Him!!!

Great tone and intonation, and I like his #104 shirt too!

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:04 am YK well done with the wreaths

+1 to Jay for doing that!

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Nice images, thanks for sharing. Gee, I need to get visiting some sites down south, as the only Civil War battle site this Yankee * has ever been to was in... -- St. Albans, Vermont! (Check out my posting on this site about that: https://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?p=1018610 ) ( * At le...

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Putting this HERE so more folks will see it -- before it likely gets moved over to the "P" section...

Sure is A LOT OF TRUTH in this!

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OK, let's see your "best" 100-yard groups -- shot with any firearm. I'll start with a 40 gr VMax load shot over 10 years ago from my glass-bedded Rem 700 in Triple Deuce using Benchmark powder, with a Timney trigger set at 2.5 pounds. I've matched this several times, but still haven't sho...

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The image below will show you my version of a "Hunting" TC Hawken... It came to me for just $250 with a perfect bore -- hardly looked shot at all, and with no machining marks either -- but about 40% of the finish on the barrel and 60% on the lock had been scratched down to be silver/grey; ...

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Thank you Bill! Well done!

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I tried fish oil capsules for a while. My wife gagged at the smell of my skin, breath, and sweat. She hates fish more than anyone I have ever known. I got off of it for the same reasons, and especially due to a few news reports possibly linking it to prostate cancer (never did check into that too d...

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Huh, I was expecting to see an "April 1" date on that...............

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earlmck wrote: ↑Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:11 am ...I am probably rapidly approaching my "sell by" date no matter what I eat...

Not a funny outcome -- but such a funny comment! Let's hope you're not sold for quite awhile!

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Very cool! I've had 2 or 3 "bockbuschflinte" combo guns in 12ga-over-222s over the years, but am without one now. On both my Valmet 412 and a Marochi (both had double triggers and were scoped 1-5X), I made several trips to shoot trap -- with the scope mounted on them! I did that to get pra...

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Tue Dec 09, 2025 4:38 am The working class in Britain have traditionally voted for socialism even though it has proven disastrous time and time again but at last they are waking up to reality.

And how will they get rid of it? (see image below...)

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Praying she does well! I weighed in at even less than that as a premie twin -- that they didn't even know about -- and the Doc had left the hospital and they had to send a police car after him to bring him back. My twin, who came out first (that means I went in first, right?) weighed just a pound mo...

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This is for John (Gamekeeper), Nath and our other friends from across the pond...

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Come on over here and shoot & hunt with us -- we'll just be careful not to post the pictures on social media.

Cheers!

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Ouch... Gee Jay -- crack a smile, crack a joke, crack a beer even -- but cracking a stock?! Not good! That happened to my brother's old wall-hanger, and what he did was force the wood together tightly on the side that faced the room, which left a slight gap on the other side (there was no way he co...

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I have a superbly accurate Triple Deuce; if I'd ever used it for deer (hunting from my fixed stand) I'd probably try a Nosler Partition bullet. Haven't done it yet -- 'cause I like my leveraction! (Savage 99A in .250 Savage)

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