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What does the ratchet side look like on both? ..22 LR should have firing pin groove and WMR flat backed.

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Interesting neither cylinder match frame or each other?

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Inspired by post on Colt Forum, figured this was a good place for this as well. Courtesy of Virginia Historical society.

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Beautiful. You can't beat them.

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Yeah ,it's of the highest collector quality. Good thing I'm not a collector

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Don't get any better than this...

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What a great story!

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Interesting ,thanks for clearing that up.

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Seems like the handgun is being purposely allowed to rise back and to the side. Notice exact form in each photo.
Seems a technique to me ,kinda like in Archery where you use a wrist sling allowing bow to drop forward after shot.

An accuracy technique

Pat C

What technique or follow through is being seen in pics 1988,1995 ?

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What a nice way to honor an old friend , Happy Birthday and best wishes !!.

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I found these samples in an old book I had

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Please explain breech seating , I'm assuming the bullet is just seated by itself against the throat. Is there a tool that holds it centered to chamber? And controls depth of engagement?

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Yeah the size makes them a short but may be an option.
I had planned to turn a few brass cases with counterbore for 22 wrf case and powder and lyman 65 grain .

Also contacted CCI again as there was a report they planned to do a run .If enough people ask them they might do it.

Pat C

You can actually reload those spent case with one of the .22 reloading kits . Lyman makes the correct 65 grain mold.

I plan to try both they say the .25 rimfire is the king of rimfires.
Fiocchi makes 25 rimfire animal slaughter cartridges in bulk but can't find anywhere to get them.

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I think I will drift the front sight to adjust and try 5-10 shot again from actual rest. If it shot that good offhand it's probably a fine shooter. I may by a box of later Rem or Win. My friend randomly finding that old tattered box in that old cabin ,sending it my way started the journey of me find...

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I checked mine and the bore is .251" but the grooves are .255
Lyman 65 grain bullet mold is .257"

Thanks for the well wishes .

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Not sure about the Navy. But the Army defiantly benefits from a taller front sight. As they were for horse soldiers sighted to 60 plus yards.

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I appreciate it , the little rimfire packs a punch. I may pick up a full box of late ammo just to have . There is a few alternatives I guess.

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Please say a prayer for my friend that gave me this tattered nox of 25 Stevens.I found out he has throat cancer and has spread to other areas. We worked for same company for almost three decades ,always talked guns and hunting. He retired last year . Had been having some trouble eating and thought h...

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For handling and packing the 4 3/4" ,but for all around use the 5 1/2" for me . Obviously the longer the sight radius the more accurate it will be .But your only talking couple inch variance. I can shoot my Ruger single six in 4 5/8" just as accurate as my 6 1/2" Colt New Frontie...

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COSteve wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:41 am Per CPI Inflation Calculator: $190 in 1971 = 1,434.11 today.

Sad thing Colt's retail is $1799 and any dealers lucky enough to snag one are charging $700-$2000 over retail and getting it.

I've never paid retail for any new firearm and don't intend to start.

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Back when they were still I'm production they were defiantly cheaper. Once the custom shop took over the prices have slowly crept up beyond actual worth. I ordered one new in 1994 from Acusport through a gunshop $950 for blued and color cased . Unfortunately I traded it . Had two used ones ,sold/tra...

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Does anyone remember the average price paid for a new 2nd gen SAA in 1971 ? I know retail was $190. Colt worked off a 18-36% wholesale price depending on how many were purchased .

Currently the average price paid is far more than inflation rate due to supply / demand.

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Great information ,thanks for sharing that about them.

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Few pictures to identify Lawrence Leather products by No.

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Well she came to life today ,that old 1930's Lubaloy actually fired with a loud report and fairly accurate.Fivecrounds offhand at 20 yards.
This rifle is as tight as new ,it's a shooter for sure.

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Doubtful. That guy probably had a half dozen body doubles . And he knows Putin better than Putin.
Staged !

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Nice!! The Chiappa is the closest thing to original Winchester 1892 ,just wish they were a little cheaper.

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Poor trigger discipline/follow through alone will cause doubles and triples in both M1 and M14. Seen it often especially people shooting from bench with poorly done match adjusted trigger groups. Trigger group parts are case hardened and 58-60 HRC they last a long long time in normal use and unmodif...

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No pictures of the Chiappa?

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Normally if spring tension is reduced you remove from each side of springs width NOT thickness. Like how the SAA reduced mainsprings.Thats what I would do,going slow with dremmel sanding drum to a pencil line on each side.Try until you get the feel you want . Afterwards a smooth polish along those ...

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Normally if spring tension is reduced you remove from each side of springs width NOT thickness. Like how the SAA reduced mainsprings.Thats what I would do,going slow with dremmel sanding drum to a pencil line on each side.Try until you get the feel you want . Afterwards a smooth polish along those s...

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Would love to have a short old model blackhawk in 38-40
Nice looking sixguns!

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Had a few black bear too same problem with trash. This year was a large increase in both deer fawns and bear cubs.

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The Old Amadeo Rossi had a cheaply made two piece flat spring riveted to the cover itself. Mine ,really is pretty soft no harder than the original Winchester. I believe though these newer Taurus are made different . Usually on flat springs you narrow the width not the thickness .that's how the reduc...

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Bill, The connection I believe was that S.D. Myers purchased the Polk Saddelry and all rights about the time your talking about late 1890's . Then they moved shop to El Paso and combined shops with the already present El Paso Saddelry which had been there since 1889. Years later after Tio Sam Myers ...

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This was the holster Elpaso Saddlery made for John Wesley Hardin .I think his was smooth untooled leather. I had mine made back in 1994 with fish scale stamping. I like shoulder holsters myself ,easily wore on the outside or inside of a coat. Unfortunately in a brain lapse I traded my 45 Colt SAA th...

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Same problem only whitetails , everyday I usually have five to six bucks in the yard. Sometimes as many as 12-15 deer total.
Farms all around so it's perfect territory. I think they realize I quit hunting .But what they don't realize is when I may start again.

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Target was 25 yards ,10 shots

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Few more , has the late style bolt with internal round FP which is supposedly stronger.

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Finally had a chance to add a model 12 to the slide action collection . Auction with poor pictures and description allowed me to snag it at a very low price . Gambled and won. Rifle looked like it hadn't been touched in 75 years, finish had a fine haze over it , little wool and oil and detail cleani...

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Well I guess I'm partly to blame since I started the recent "combo" threads. But pistol caliber rifle/ hangun talk I believe would be tge basis for this entire forum ,would it not? Lever Action model 92 and Colt style SAA otta be the poster child of the board. Just like in the days of the ...

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Same here, 73 in 32WCF but know sixgun yet.

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Really nice big bore combo's folks , I had a 76 SBH and was a beautiful sixgun had "Made in the 200 year of American Liberty" stamped on the barrel.But man you couldn't hit a bull in the butt at 10 feet with it. Went through two cylinder pins ,as they would work loose when firing and notc...

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Another nice combo!!!

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Really nice big bore combo's folks , I had a 76 SBH and was a beautiful sixgun had "Made in the 200 year of American Liberty" stamped on the barrel.But man you couldn't hit a bull in the butt at 10 feet with it. Went through two cylinder pins ,as they would work loose when firing and notch...

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Hmm, got the wheels turning... change the block to center fire and run a 25-20 reamer up the pipe. Great ol rifle nonetheless! I read over on rimfirecentral the action was strong enough for 25-20 ,but I have no intention of changing anything. The rimfire reloading kit is something I plan to pursue.

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It's in route now , will report back if any of this old ammo will even fire.Had planned on using rimfire reloading kit to see if they can be reloaded after shooting

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Classic old rimfire , Ammo fairly scarce.

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