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by Rockrat
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)
Replies: 18
Views: 366

Re: Bridge Collapse (video shows how fast it happened)

Think the news said that it wouldn't be the first time the ship has had issues with propulsion. Reported 6 missing (road crew fixing potholes in the road) but sonar shows cars also on the bottom, so it will surely rise.
Prayers for everyones families
by Rockrat
Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pulling bullets
Replies: 16
Views: 290

Re: Pulling bullets

I use some wire strippers and just put the round in the shellholder and raise the ram to where I can grip the bullet just above the case mouth and lower the ram. Bullet gets marks on it, but I use them for fireforming.
by Rockrat
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lets talk power
Replies: 11
Views: 346

Re: Lets talk power

A 338-284 would be fairly equivalent to the 338-06, but with 284 cases hard to come by, the 338-06 would be my first choice. Speaking of the 284 win, its case dimensions are really close to the 338ME which shows the 338me as being .006" larger at the base. You might be able to use less than ful...
by Rockrat
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 338 Marlin Question
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: 338 Marlin Question

Had a 356 but prefer a longer barrel, so, sold the 356 and sent a 30-30 to JES and had it re-bored and chambered in 356.
by Rockrat
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 338 Marlin Question
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: 338 Marlin Question

Heck, I would put a 7mm barrel on it and make a 7mm Marlin Express.
by Rockrat
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 338 Marlin Question
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: 338 Marlin Question

The 450 and the 308 and 338 had the V threads
by Rockrat
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 338 Marlin Question
Replies: 15
Views: 519

Re: 338 Marlin Question

Probably the Marlin 1895 or the Winchester 1886. The 338 ME, if you open the neck to 45 cal. is essencially a shortened 45-70, with a different rim and probably thicker brass to handle the pressure.

Always wondered what the performance would be if necked to 7mm. Probably like a 280 Rem.
by Rockrat
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sad Day
Replies: 12
Views: 645

Re: Sad Day

Father graduated from the USMA. Rolling over in his grave, he is!!!!
by Rockrat
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Buckhorn sight screw size?
Replies: 5
Views: 449

Re: Marlin Buckhorn sight screw size?

Got ahold of Marbles and asked about getting a replacement machine screw. It definitely isn't a #6 or a #4. Haven't measured the dia. no bigger than a #2 and a #1 wouldn't surprise me if its that small. Really need to get another rear sight as I don't care for the full buckhorn. Semi-buckhorn would ...
by Rockrat
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2076

Re: are Rossis getting better?

Had a Ruger MKI 5" bull barrel 22 come from the factory unrifled. Wondered why I couldn't hit anything with it. Wish I would have kept it, but could only afford one at the time.
by Rockrat
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE
Replies: 20
Views: 1257

Re: Ok so, lever actions in 50AE

If you had a 44 mag Marlin, you could check and see if the 50 ae round would fit in the mag tube. If not, then you would probably have to go the 336 route and I think of the 336-44 guns and IIRC, they had feeding issues with the short rounds. Then you would have to check barrel diameter at the chamb...
by Rockrat
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin Buckhorn sight screw size?
Replies: 5
Views: 449

Marlin Buckhorn sight screw size?

Took a new to me Marlin Century II (45-70) to the range for the first time today. After about 15 rounds, looked thru the rear sight and the adjustable sight blade was gone!! Luckily, I found it and when I got home, tried to put it back in the sight, but when I loosened and took out the screw that ho...
by Rockrat
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If you ever wanted a suppressor
Replies: 22
Views: 1122

Re: If you ever wanted a suppressor

Friend of mine is at the 7 month point of waiting.
by Rockrat
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 80 Years Ago -- U.S. Fighters Over Berlin!
Replies: 10
Views: 521

Re: 80 Years Ago -- U.S. Fighters Over Berlin!

Yeah, sad but so true!
by Rockrat
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Texas Independence Day!
Replies: 14
Views: 798

Re: Texas Independence Day!

Not from Texas, but came darn close to moving there decades ago. The way the state is where I reside now, is getting like California, I wish I had moved there. Do have a Grandfather and Great-Grandmother on Moms side, from the great state of Texas.
by Rockrat
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Went to a gun show today
Replies: 21
Views: 1588

Re: Went to a gun show today

We had one this weekend. Lots of bullets and brass and powder. Decent prices on some of it. Even found 50 pieces of new 35 Rem brass and a partial box of 12 rounds for $5. More Marlin 39A's than I have seen in a long time. Even a 375 Win and 375 win brass for $0.60 ea. Was arguing with myself about ...
by Rockrat
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on standard primers in mag cases
Replies: 5
Views: 717

Re: Thoughts on standard primers in mag cases

It might be somewhat erratic ignition. Ball powder in such a large case. Summertime might be fine, but cooler weather could be a different story.
by Rockrat
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jm stamped 444marlin XLRs
Replies: 5
Views: 633

Re: Jm stamped 444marlin XLRs

I had one in 45-70 that put 5 rounds of factory WW 300gr slugs into just under 1.5" @100yds. My 30-30 will beat some bolt guns.
by Rockrat
Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 94P. What to do with it?
Replies: 24
Views: 1459

Re: 94P. What to do with it?

Whats the diameter of the bullets you are using and what is the groove dia. of the barrel?
by Rockrat
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 36 RPP?
Replies: 17
Views: 4630

Re: 36 RPP?

I always wondered how a 7mm-338ME would perform? Like a 7mm-08 +p? or a 280 Rem
by Rockrat
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'll miss Toby Keith....
Replies: 13
Views: 779

Re: I'll miss Toby Keith....

Not a C/W music fan but I did enjoy much of his music. Gone way too soon. Godspeed Sir.
by Rockrat
Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: speaking of ballistics sticks and stones version
Replies: 7
Views: 507

Re: speaking of ballistics sticks and stones version

think the bow and arrow are a bit more complicated than the atlatl and the atlatl is so much larger than the bow/arrow, unless you talk of english longbows. An atlatl would be tough to use on horseback.
by Rockrat
Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Go ahead and laugh
Replies: 21
Views: 1232

Re: Go ahead and laugh

BE sure and stock up on brass/ammo. I saw some ammo yesterday for it, on the clearance rack.
by Rockrat
Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I loaded a box of bullets today.
Replies: 9
Views: 561

Re: I loaded a box of bullets today.

GunnyMack--I believe there was one outfit IIRC, GT Bullets, that might have what you want
by Rockrat
Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 410 too little for any game you say?
Replies: 39
Views: 1833

Re: 410 too little for any game you say?

Grandad used to use a Win. mod. 42 for quail hunting when, he said, the 12ga was getting too easy. He also used to shoot crows out of his pecan tree with it and that durn tree had to be 150 ft tall, using 3" #4 shot. Still have a box or two of that stuff, has to be around 60 years old.
by Rockrat
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I shot my new SAA
Replies: 21
Views: 1123

Re: I shot my new SAA

I have a SAA about the same age as yours, 1990's. Unfortunately, mine shoots about 6" to the right at 50ft, but I am left handed and it recoils a bit to the right. Sights must be set up for you rightys.
by Rockrat
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Armadillo in the kitchen
Replies: 5
Views: 447

Re: Armadillo in the kitchen

Leave it on the highway for a few days if you want a thinner, tenderized piece of meat!! :lol:
by Rockrat
Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CWD article - prions are pretty scary...
Replies: 10
Views: 638

Re: CWD article - prions are pretty scary...

IIRC, the facility in Ft Collins was doing research on prion infections and the fenced areas where they kept the animals were just that, one fence. So when the wild deer passed by and went to check things out, they could stick their nose thru the fence and make contact with the infected animals. The...
by Rockrat
Thu Feb 01, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: HSM 32-20 COWBOY LOADS
Replies: 5
Views: 446

Re: HSM 32-20 COWBOY LOADS

Saw some new 32-20 brass the other day for sale. Three bags of 50 for $100, so $.67 a piece. Was gone in minutes
by Rockrat
Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for one missing item and you find the other one you've been looking for
Replies: 10
Views: 629

Re: Looking for one missing item and you find the other one you've been looking for

Earlier in the month, I was looking for some Lyman decapping pins I just knew I had. While looking, I moved a pile of stuff and saw a plastic bag??? Picked it up and it was a bag of new 22-250 brass :o . Did find the decapping pins. But only after I went to the LGS the next day and had them order me...
by Rockrat
Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 350 legend in a revolver
Replies: 19
Views: 1275

Re: 350 legend in a revolver

Spot on!!! People were trying to see how fast they could push bullets, even 125's, with the slow burning powders and as typical of the press, they hyped the flame cutting. Think I remember reading about 5000 Maxi frames being destroyed by Ruger because of the bad press and also that if you return a ...
by Rockrat
Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must Resist!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 998

Re: Must Resist!!!!

Yep, 3 day waiting period on any firearms sold in the state. Started Oct. 1, 2023.

Gonna be cold this weekend,guess I will be loading some 45-70!!
by Rockrat
Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must Resist!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 998

Re: Must Resist!!!!

Went back and looked at it again. Its a 1895 LTD--1 of 1500



Got the owner to come off the price a little more :o

It gets out of "jail" on Tuesday
by Rockrat
Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must Resist!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 998

Re: Must Resist!!!!

LOL, I knew you bunch of enablers would be all for me getting it!!! :lol:
by Rockrat
Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must Resist!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 998

Must Resist!!!!

Went in to the LGS and was accosted by the owner and hauled to the back room to show me a Marlin 1895 Century II ltd in 45-70 and told me " I really need this ". Soooo tempted. Gun is engraved and has nice wood. Pistol grip/octagonal barrel. Supposedly only fired a few times. Think he want...
by Rockrat
Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Great-Great-Great Grandfather
Replies: 8
Views: 707

Re: My Great-Great-Great Grandfather

Glad you could at least find another piece of the puzzle of your family's history.
by Rockrat
Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Has anybody noticed?
Replies: 4
Views: 537

Re: Has anybody noticed?

Probably a Scam site as you say.
by Rockrat
Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prices Going Up on ammo, powder and primers
Replies: 14
Views: 843

Re: Prices Going Up on ammo, powder and primers

Our local Sportsman Warehouse went from $5.99 per hundred to $7.99 per hundred for spp
by Rockrat
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dumped the 1022!
Replies: 43
Views: 2011

Re: Dumped the 1022!

Might have a 10/22 sitting in the back of the safe. Never shot it. Much prefer my Nylon 66 or my 39A
by Rockrat
Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .38-55 leverguns
Replies: 41
Views: 1964

Re: .38-55 leverguns

I have 3. A Marlin Cowboy nib and a used one and an oddity I picked up years ago. Its a bolt gun, built on a P-14 action, near full bull barrel(Shilen I think), thumbhole stock, 3x9 scope. I have shot the NOE 310gr GC over a heavy dose of Varget. At first the bullets were yawing and hitting the targ...
by Rockrat
Sun Dec 10, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1886 and 336 Update
Replies: 10
Views: 681

Re: 1886 and 336 Update

a .305" bore might not be too bad. What is the groove dia? Did you check the muzzle crown? As said, a .310" cast slug might work well in the gun. Did you clean the gun first to get rid of any fouling the barrel might have had? With jacketed, you might take some .308" jacketed bullets ...
by Rockrat
Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oldest or earliest born folks you talked to
Replies: 15
Views: 671

Re: oldest or earliest born folks you talked to

My Great Grandmother was the oldest. I was 21 when she passed. She was born in 1879 in Texas. I used to kid her about breakfast and her liking bread crumbs on her stick of butter (Her toast). She mainly talked about horse and buggy days and life on the farm.
by Rockrat
Sun Nov 12, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Load of BS!!
Replies: 23
Views: 2258

Re: Load of BS!!

Don't have an FFL around here that I know of that will deal with California.
by Rockrat
Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loss of a friend
Replies: 5
Views: 487

Re: Loss of a friend

I think the lee dipper of ashes, in the shotcup first, would be a good idea and work well
by Rockrat
Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Your Chronograph just became obsolete
Replies: 19
Views: 1033

Re: Your Chronograph just became obsolete

Don't need one to clock a car. I have a handheld baseball unit that would work well for that. Dirt road next to us was making quite a cloud of dirt by the county trucks going down it way over the speed limit, so got out the handheld and a camera. Took pics of the truck and driver, and recorded time ...
by Rockrat
Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooter's World Buffalo Rifle powder
Replies: 6
Views: 459

Re: Shooter's World Buffalo Rifle powder

I believe it duplicates 5744
by Rockrat
Mon Oct 02, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New (To Me) Marlin Original Golden 39A
Replies: 10
Views: 383

Re: New (To Me) Marlin Original Golden 39A

You got a good one. Mine is a 74 with thousands of rounds thru it. It liked everything I put thru it, but WWSX the best followed by the CILImperial stuff. Have some match ammo to try thru it, but it would be hard to beat a dime sized group @150yds my gun shot one time. Probably blind squirred syndro...
by Rockrat
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 Rem ammo available
Replies: 24
Views: 1149

Re: 35 Rem ammo available

If they would chamber it in the 35 Buckhammer round, they would sell a bunch and make it harder to come by 35 Rem. stuff.

Maybe even make a special run of #1's in that round.
by Rockrat
Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I can't remember......
Replies: 13
Views: 727

Re: I can't remember......

That 158gr FP looks like a pretty well designed slug. If it was me, I would get that one as it looks like it would work well in a revolver or a levergun!! Had a Rem 7400 in 35 Whelen at one time. Shot some powder coated bullets thru it and it shot fairly well, almost as good as factory stuff, but I ...
by Rockrat
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Got the China virus... again
Replies: 39
Views: 1743

Re: Got the China virus... again

Well, I'm feeling a lot better. Two days of a bit of fever to go with the 4 days of body ache, so 4 days total isn't bad. I am in trouble though. I gave it to the wife twice after I had it, years past, and she just came into the living room with a look on her face and grabbed the thermometer and mum...