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Scott Tschirhart

I found a Freedom Arms mini revolver yesterday that I thought I sold years ago!

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I'm not pushing the .45 Colt as hard as some folks do. I'm fond of a 270 SAA bullet sized to .454 over 13 gr of HS-6 at the moment. My Rossi 92 loves it as does my Ruger Blackhawk. Not too much, but plenty. But I also like shooting the Hornady 255 gr Cowboy bullet over 8.5 gr of Unique. Seems to sho...

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Unfortunately fear makes people do stupid things. And there is a lot of fear out there. Fear is almost always an overreaction to an uncertainty. I don't intend to give up anything. I haven't curtailed enjoying my shooting because of ammo shortages or covid. I'm just living my life. I think about thi...

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That's a really cool project.

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That's a great program and I'm really happy to see this kind of thing.

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Thoughts and prayers going up on your behalf.

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I picked up Jim Taylor's old Rossi 92 and I am not bothered in the least to put any load through it.

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I love those 95s. I have a Browning in .30-06 that I have never fired. It is in sporting configuration. I suppose I don't really need the gun as I have yet to do anything with it. First world problems.

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Both are.50-70s and I like to think that John’s came up from Texas with some Buffalo hunter.

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Big Nose Kate. Mine has the patch box and the other belongs to John Linebaugh.

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And here I thought this was going to be about Big-Nose Kate! Are you still taking her shooting? I sure did enjoy all your stories about shooting that Sharps - load development, sights, and just shooting in the field. Glad to see you back, Scott. The original Big Nose Kate was a .45-70 and I did wel...

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I had forgotten about writing that Scott! Thanks. That was a fun gun and slicked up really nice. I am happy that it is still running well. I have a nice Model 92 rifle that Paco gave me but I have never tried to slick it up like I did that one. After all the months working on it and getting it runn...

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It has been passed through a couple of Shootists and it has been used in Alaska and Arizona, and now it lives in Texas (with me).

It was so good to find this old article again.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/taylor/rossi.htm

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I was watching the movie "Silverado" the other day. I thought it interesting when Danny Glover's character asked if the bad guys knew what a Henry rifle could do in the hands of a man who knew how to use it. I thought to myself that we can do much better with a .45 Colt today. I wonder if ...

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I’m having a lot of fun going back and reading posts from some time back. While we all have our favorite cartridges (In my case the .50-70) I wonder how many of us hunt with something that we decided was well matched to the actual hunting that we do? Last week I shot a cow (didn’t want to but I had ...

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My handgun shooting limits me to 40-50 yards. But I can reach out there with the .45 Colt in a rifle. I load a lot of the Hornady Cowboy bullets over 8.5 gr of Unique and I treat it like a big .22. Seems to shoot well in my revolvers and both of my leverguns. I don't think that load is too stressful...

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These days I prefer a couple of.45 Colts.

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I like the idea of using the same cartridge for bumming around with both my rifle and revolver.

But when I carried a gun for serious business my levergun was a .30-30 because of the extra power and penetration.

This combo of a .44 Special and a .30-30 made sense.

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[/quote] With this group, heresy is wanting to prevent people from owning guns. Otherwise, it is sort of difficult to find a cartridge which nobody on this forum would want to try. Sort of like Jim Taylor and friends coming up with the .480 Achilles. Why not? [/quote] Now this is what I think would ...

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You look in the bedroom? load testing in there?

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Lol. Yeah, we aren’t teenagers.

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Great information Steve. Thank you.

I got married earlier this year and moved. I cannot find that dang chronograph anywhere!

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I need to get my knees done. I'm quite limited these days.

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In both my Linebaugh Ruger and the Rossi carbine, I had to increase the diameter of the 270 SAA bullet [Montana Bullet Works] to .454 in order to get them to operate like they should. I had leading problems in both guns. But the .454 bullets seem to seal the gasses behind each and accuracy really tu...

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That looks great! Good job.

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I never used that bullet again either. In my .308s, I switched to the Remington 150 gr Corlockt factory load. Never had to shoot a deer twice after that.

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I absolutely love the .45-70. But either cartridge will do the job.

The .45-70 has just been a good friend for too many years. Now, if I could get a levergun chambered in my beloved .50-70, I would jump on it fast!

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Scrumbag wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:52 am This maybe Heresy but I quite like .44 mag...

Not heresy at all. It is a fine levergun cartridge.

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I don't see any of this passing with the current makeup of the Texas Legislature. Our current Governor is not going to sign off either.

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You definitely got your moneys worth out of those tumblers!!!!

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Back around 1989, I shot a buck in East Texas with a .308 165gr Nosler Balistic Tip over a heavy charge of 4064. Placement was right behind the shoulder and the shot was less than 20 yards with the deer perfectly broadside. That deer ran off and left a great blood trail. I waited a while and then tr...

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I'll order it today! Thanks.

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My wife keeps stealing mine! Took her to the CSA and she fell in love with the dang thing!

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TP is already leaving the shelves here in San Antonio, I understand that Minneapolis has a shortage as well. Just as in primers, I will not get caught without a substantial stash of either again. I can make do without TP, but I don't think my wife would like it so much and she doesn't need to have t...

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God bless you and keep you, and make His face to shine upon you. Prayers for your speedy recovery.

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I find that working from home, I am actually more productive than I was driving to my office every day.

So, I still haven't done all of the needed projects around here.

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Very good. I've never used anything but factory loads in my old 94 Trapper.

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Frankly, I am of the age that I do not see myself taking to the streets with an AR-15. If I need a gun, I would probably be better served with a 12 ga and a .30-30. When I go out to the ranch, I always take a lever or bolt gun and a .45 Colt revolver. I seem to wear a .357 more than anything else. E...

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Interesting. If I had to hunt with a shotgun, I think I would get one of those H&R single shot 10 ga guns and shoot the 3.5 inch OO buck load. 18 pellets ought to crumple any deer in the woods!

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What a wonderful photo!

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You can bet that when I am on the ranch one or more of these will be handy.

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I have one .357, one .44 mag, and two .45 Colt.

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I miss the old Winchester Silvertip loading. The 170 was my absolute favorite.

This is one cartridge that I have never loaded for, always using factory ammo (which has never let me down). I love that .30-30 cartridge.

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We went through that in early April. I had it worse than my wife, though I worried more about her because of a compromised immune system. The worst part for me was the muscle pain in my back and thighs. But I was foggy in my brain for more than two weeks after the other symptoms went away. Glad you ...

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I spent most of the day in front of this computer. But I am well past my billing quota for the year and I have two months left. I'm not really sure why I continue to work like this. But tomorrow morning, I want to sit in a quiet spot and wait for a buck or hog to come close enough for me to blast it...

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horsesoldier03 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:17 pm WOW, hard to believe what some folks think makes something better! Those tacks on the top of that stock look like they might cause a bit of discomfort.

That's exactly what I was thinking! That would hurt to shoot.

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I have one of the old JM Cowboy Marlins in .45-70 that comes in a close second. Its surprisingly light and handy. Can't argue with the .45-70 at all.

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Your guns are a lot prettier than mine!

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OUCH! Those are such fine rifles, I hate to see that someone did that.

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What is your absolute favorite levergun? Not the prettiest but the one that you just love for personal reasons? Mine is this old Winchester 94. It’s been with me in a patrol car in Houston, it served admirably while I was a Deputy Sheriff in South Texas. It’s been into Mexico before the more recent ...

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piller wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:36 am Kamala has smaller eyes.

Now that's funny!

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