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"I remember any number of these guys when I used to compete . They were typically professional white colar types who had a high grade Perazzi or Krieghoff with their trophy secretary on their arm at the far away shoots they flew to in their private plane . And not a GD one of them was above low...

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I know Mike Bellm cuts chambers for Max in Contender and H&R barrels, but has to charge extra for the H&R due to difficulty of setup in his lathe. At some point I'd like a Max carbine barrel to go with my 10". Glad now I bought that extra bag of brass back in the day. Read what he has t...

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I bought an Original Duck Commander at their booth at the St. Louis sport show more years ago than I like to think about. Phil was a hoot to talk to, only thing better would be to get to hunt with him. Those folks really know how to talk duck. Jimmy Kimmel? Not sure who he is, but at least he stuck ...

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I know change is never good, but there are plenty of powders that work just fine in .30-30, and probably are available. I've used 3031, 4064, and Reloader 7 just to name a few.

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Sad to admit, I was one of those cartridge snobs. As a teenager I read all the gun magazines and was sure the 30 WCF was the dodo bird of cartridges. I started with a 6 mm Rem and never looked at anything slower. Then I got interested in IHMSA Silhoutte. I grew to love the .30-30 so much that when I...

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I think you are confused, that only applies in out 51st, 52nd, and 53rd states. And yes that is by executive order.

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Tempest in a teapot. This was started by two very liberal representatives in a part of St. Louis County that tends to be purple. They are pandering to their base and trying to take advantage of the national news. They know this won't go anywhere because of the Republican super majority. In fact, the...

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I'm not sure I could pull off that look, but I know for sure it would have my grandkids in tears. Might be worth it just for that. I hope they offer that platform in Hornet. I don't have a long gun in Hornet right now, 10" Contender is so easy to carry, but I would buy one of those. My only oth...

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" I wish that he would have played Jack Reacher instead of Tom Tinkerbell Cruise" Ditto, I might want to see it even. As frequent readers of the Reacher series my wife and I both thought TC was as poor a casting choice as we could imagine. Reacher should have been an unknown actor who had ...

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I think the last person I heard use the word "lustrums" was Rooster Cogburn. I think at the time he was carrying a Colt in .45, but his load was probably BP.

I have only loaded comfortable target loads for my .45, but I'm going to try a couple of those 2400 loads in my Rossi and Blackhawk.

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I wish I had that much in the way of ammo and brass for my Carl Gustav.

I've been spending some extra time at the loading bench loading what brass I have in any caliber. No downside there, good winter therapy and if worse doesn't comes to worst I'm well equipped to spend happy time at the range.

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Check this catalog, may have ideas that will help.

http://www.ballisticproducts.com/

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My Dad has a Generac powered by natural gas. That sounds like more than you are wanting to do, his will power the entire house. Funny thing, when they lived outside of town (Rolla, Mo.) their electric rarely went out. After they retired and moved into town they found out that electric in town has al...

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Interesting, I wonder how well that launch systems works with a full load of fuel and weapons.

I can't see it handling a range of airframes like back when we packed everything from A-4's to RA-5C's, we don't carry as many now, but still way more than one airframe.

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According to my CCW instructor there are only three things you say to the police until your lawyer is present:

1.Oh my gosh, I thought I was going to die!

2. Is that guy I had to shoot ok?

3. Are you getting help for him?

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I think you're right about Midway, not sure, but heard they've had noise issues with neighbors. That drive's me crazy. When people build near places that make noise, then complain it's hard to be sympathetic.

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The ammo mfgs must love 5 stand. Since you get two shots at the single on each station it almost guarantees you'll at least open another box of shells. It really goes fast if you don't have a full squad shooting, hot barrels are the rule of the day. The coolest 5 stand set up I've seen is at River H...

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Come on over to Mo. Our Conservation Areas all prohibit "Target shooting, or shooting at a mark" but several have unregulated shooting ranges. Depending on where you are in central Illinois there are several fairly close to the border (aka The Father of Rivers). Check the Conservation Atla...

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It's a wonder they ever sold any of those .444 rifles with a crazy price like $124.

Do you have a number where I could order one of those if I can save that much up?

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I'm sure I've been through there but don't remember it specifically. Used to race in Montezuma a couple times each winter so I was in the area.

Looks like a place I need to stop for sure next trip down there. I love small town gun shops.

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I love getting old guns with their stories. I have a couple of family guns with great stories that I'll never sell, and my kids will get the stories with the guns. Your story brought back tons of memories. I spent just short of 3 1/2 years in Albany in the early 70's and spent my spare time racing m...

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I have one, it works exactly as advertised. The comment below the listing is also exactly correct, use a drill press if you have it, I made an oak block for the shell's base to sit in, clamp it in my drill vise and just hold the shell from turning with my left hand, There is definitely a learning cu...

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Just be sure that light at the end of the tunnel isn't a train called matrimony headed your way.

I was shocked at what my share of three weddings from the boy's perspective was. But, the grandkids are quickly erasing those memories.

I have a new gun rule, buy only.

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This is a knowledgeable bunch so I'll bet someone can 'splain this to me. I had a Marlin 60 that my father-in-law bought me one Christmas, I think they ran $49.95 at K-Mart at the time. It was a decent shooter, but I liked my Remington 552 better and eventually traded it to my brother for something ...

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Standard .22 LR dia. is .219

Going further, how come my Ruger SSS is VERY accurate shooting .22 LR even though it's dia. is a compromise to enable it to also shoot .22 mag whose standard dia. is .223?

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I would hate to have only one, but the only thing I have that can equal my Remington 511-X (yes I know the front sight is ugly, I also owned a Rem 600, the king of ugly) for accuracy is the 1930's Winchester 57 bolt gun my aunt bought brand new. As far as a joy to carry and great shooter my Remingto...

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I guess mine was a real bargain even with the vented Poly-choke at $135 about 10 years ago. Those must have been pretty popular back then. Not sure what year mine is, couldn't look up my X prefix serial number on Browning's site. It does have the suicide safety. You are welcome to my Load-All II for...

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"I have rarely seen a 22 rimfire rifle that could shoot 2 inch groups at 100 yds. In fact not so sure I have ever seen one." "They WILL, but you have to use subsonic ammo - the transition from supersonic to subsonic takes place around 75 yards, and they start to tumble. Keep them subs...

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Thanks, I hadn't seen that article before, I really enjoyed it. I have a confession to make. Until about 15 years ago I couldn't imagine why anyone with any gun "knowledge" would own a .30-30. I was born in 1951 so I was an impressionable youth reading current gun mags of the '60s and list...

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I live near the Graf & Sons St Charles store, shop there frequently, and know most of the staff. If they think things will be hard to find later in the year they are probably right. They are pretty straight shooters with their customers on things like this. I don't see them making up stories to ...

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And sometimes you find American made in unusual places, you just have to look. We were stocking up on incandescent light bulbs to tide us over until LED's become affordable (don't get me started on compact flor) and discovered to our delight that the Walmart brand bulbs were made in Kentucky, not Ch...

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(it's too early to know the sex so I don't know if I'm going to be a Grandpa or Grandma yet)

Thanks for reminding me why I shouldn't drink coffee while catching up on this forum. It's very painfull when it comes out my nose.

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In my experience, the real bada$$es don't normally talk much about it. I have a fishing buddy who I knew served in the Marines just after 'Nam in the Phillipines. What I didn't know until recently was that he was Force Recon and spent his time running around in the hills chasing commie rebels. He's ...

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Haha Two Egg, been through there a few times.

I was there in the early 70's, went through a couple years ago and didn't recognize Albany at all.

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Scheels is definitely is more realistic in their used gun pricing than Cabelas. Would rather buy from the local gun shop, but with used you have to go where the guns are. My niece's boyfriend worked with me on a highway job near Fargo in 2010 and he ended up buying two Winchester Model 12's while we...

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Thanks for posting. Brought back great memories of my days living in Albany, Ga. My roomate and I would wake up on a Saturday morning in Jan or Feb with great weather for the next couple days and jump on our bikes for a trip to Panama City. It was 175 miles, perfect for one day down and the next day...

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jhrosier: I was thinking the same thing, if I can't shoot it I don't want it. I'm the same way about my old outboard collection, I traded away the oldest motor I had because it was unlikely to ever be anything but a sawhorse queen. You would be proud of my brother, he regularly shoots his two Grade ...

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That site reminds me of a book our grandmother gave my brother and I when I was about 14 and he would have been 11. She lived next to us and one day she asked if we would like to have our Dad's favorite book. It was called "The Boy Inventor" and being from the '30s involved a lot of buildi...

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http://www.kangaroocarry.com/

Take a look at this and see if you think it would work for you.

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I lost my Chev. dealer parts job two years ago and promptly got my CDL so I could run my brother's concrete breakers. He was facing a slow year in 2011 so I started looking around for a company that would take drivers with minimal experience. They all considered me inexperienced because I hadn't hau...

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The Max aka Supermag is still one of my favorite barrels on my Contender. The basic concept was a cartridge that would shoot a 200 gr. bullet as fast as a Mag would shoot the 180. It did that plus some. I don't remember ever "ringing" a ram with it, though I did "turn a turkey" a...

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Since I was the oldest burning the trash and putting the garbage in the lime barrel were my jobs once I was 7 or 8. I hated it when winter came and it was dark by the time supper was over, there were always night noises that were spooky to a kid that age. Especially those darn coyotes. Now I would l...

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Marlin Levermatic in .256 Mag, to spend more on IHMSA Silhouette supplies. Doh !

Stll want one in .30 Carbine to go with my Blackhawk.

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I have a nice Sportsman 48 in 20 gauge, the Sportsman only holds two in the magazine so doesn't need a plug, bought 15 years ago for $135. I'm sure I've run at least 1000-1200 shells through it and it's still feels as tight as when I bought it. They may have been redesigned to streamline manufacturi...

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In some areas, like here in the St Louis area, that's the only way it comes. Our pumps used to have that decal, but I've noticed they are starting to disappear. Guessing since there is no other choice the notice is no longer required. I also collect and run old outboard motors and many have cork car...

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Just looked, Cheaperthandirt has a bulk pack box of 250, 240 gr. cast, moderate velocity. Probably perfect for plinking/targets. $130 and said in stock. The brand was Bitterroot Valley.

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We went on Princess with two other couples 5 years ago. My first, wife's second to AK. We went from the south: Advantages: You begin in the Inside Passage so if any of your party (3 of our 6 including my wife) get seasick they have several days of easy motion to acclimate before crossing the Gulf of...

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I'm surprised and disappointed you had trouble with the Stoeger. I have Uplanders in 16 and 20 ga. and have at least 1200 rounds through the 16, and that's just the wads I've used up, I know I have also run a couple hundred rounds of factory ammo too. The 20 has about half that. Only problem was a f...

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This is a great thread, but it does show the age of many of the participants. My brother and I were just talking about this. We grew up in the far west suburbs of St. Louis, somewhat rural at that time but not really out in the country. Guns were not allowed at school, but when I was 14-15 I often t...

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This all falls in line with what I experienced when I sold a hobby car a few years back on that really popular auction site. My first listing started at .01 and had a reserve based on my cost of car and included parts. Bids got up to within $50 of my reserve. Sucked it up and re-listed with no reser...

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