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Until abt 1980, the only rifles I had were .30-30s. Quite adequate for deer & coyotes of Southern California. That year I was invited to replace one of a foursome who'd hunted together for several years. I was flat told that my .30-30 would be inadequate for the areas they hoped we'd be drawn fo...

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I have or have had one or more of each of those. The single-six (convertible) came to me as payment for doing a tuneup on neighbor's car, left in a trade for a Marlin 336 in .30-30. I got the .357 3-screw in a purchase off a co-worker. It left to fund my Wife's 2nd Gen SAA. The Rossi .357 mdl 65 (92...

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I have 2 Rossi carbines in .357. Both were competition rifles for my wife & son in cowboy action. Both are 20", and met their needs. I also have a Short Rifle in 45 Colt with the 20" Octagon bbl. I used it a few times in matches, but really maintain it as my hog gun. All are only equip...

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I was very impressed with the 44 Spl in my 44 Mag Winchester 94 carbine. I've never owned a handgun in 44 Spl., so I can't comment. But, I have to comment on his "safe" gun handling skills... I'm seriously hoping he doesn't use a cameraman. As several times he points both unloaded and loa...

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I was very impressed with the 44 Spl in my 44 Mag Winchester 94 carbine. I've never owned a handgun in 44 Spl., so I can't comment. But, I have to comment on his "safe" gun handling skills... I'm seriously hoping he doesn't use a cameraman. As several times he points both unloaded and load...

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It seems ever since I hit 70, even cutting carbs doesn't work. What I have noticed, since when I'm on the road, eating 2 meals a day, is that prices are way UP! Enough that what I used to budget for both meals is now only buying one. So maybe trying to save a few dollars will end up shaving a few po...

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I have had a Lee Loader for the .30-30 since about 1973. Someone gave it to me, and the "who that was" is lost in the excess of information stored in the ol' noggin' and a poor filing system. But, suffice to say, before I ever accumulated enough brass (and the courage), to use it, someone ...

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.45colt wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:33 amA copy of that Letter should be sent to every member of Congress .

Why? The only purpose it'd serve would be to just pee 'em off as none of the cowards have slightest inkling of honor or duty. They can't even uphold the Constitution from the safety of their hallowed offices.

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Another stop on the bucket list journey!

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I attended a large family reunion of my maternal Grandmother's family in NZ in 2000, held over the weekend of my GGGrandfather's 200th birthday. The organizing committee had done a superb job of identifying slightly more than 5,000 of his descendents at the time of the reunion, at the official "...

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Call me "Whimpy". I've never liked the 44 Mag, even with factory ammo. And it didn't take me very many rounds to come to that conclusion. In the mdl 94 Winchester carbine, the factory 44 Mag ammo beat my shoulder to death, much worse than .30-30s in the same model carbine, so I typically s...

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I have two, a M-1 and 1903A3, both .30-06.

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It's my understanding that Louis Imperato was president of Iver Johnson in the seventies & imported the Erma designed & built 22 levergun. As well as importing some other European produced firearms. He was also the owner of the Black Powder Firearms Company that did the finish work on the C...

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Impressive!

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Happy New Year's folks.

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It's my understanding that Louis Imperato was president of Iver Johnson in the seventies & imported the Erma designed & built 22 levergun. As well as importing some other European produced firearms. He was also the owner of the Black Powder Firearms Company that did the finish work on the Co...

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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:18 pmThat was a great video.

The one he did of the Winchester 1892 in 45ACP was pretty good also.

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As long as I asked permission, I didn't have to beg forgiveness.

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When I hunted down in Terrell County, we'd sometimes take a few for camp meat. Tough and stringy is how I remember them. The pressure cooker and crock pot could've cured that. Would love to try out that recipe.

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https://www.mannapro.com/equine/leather ... onditioner

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I got a 75HP New Holland tractor & 12' batwing mower... Same one my son got me for the past 3 Birthdays, Christmases & Father's Days! I think he said for the next 2 sets also!

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:34 amThe coin is very cool!
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+1!

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Don't give up hope, Marlin chambered the 1894 in 41 Rem Mag with Micro-Groove rifling in both stainless (1894S) and blued (1894FG) as well as 6 groove Ballard rifling (1894CCL). Not every S or CCL was a 41 Mag, as both of those were chambered for other cartridges. They are out there.

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Merry Christmas, enjoy the warmth of Florida... I'm up here in Michigan, but will be headed for Las Vegas tomorrow! There might be some weather (other than good) between here and there, but... not something I've not experienced before.

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Thank you and Merry Christmas to you & yours also.

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.38 Spl &.357 Magnum are two divergent length cartridges, in order to make both work in the same action, some parameters must be compromised. Most notably the position and shape of the slots in the cartridge guides, This compromise has been the source of many complaints about the inability of th...

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Having been bounced off the back of a fractious equine with a holstered sidearm, 35 lbs of force against the hammer wouldn't be difficult to attain... While both my horses used in mounted work were effectively "bomb-proof", both upon occasion would "act out"... Only once out in p...

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I like the .357 combo ... use it more than others ... though to be honest, it hasn't been near enough this past year. IMG_3181.JPG Up until the boating accident, I had a couple of the Rossi carbines to mate up with the .357 Colt SAAs, but I was quite partial to my .45 Colt SAAs & the Winchester...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:07 pm
AJMD429 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:47 pmOver the years I got really tired of having to 'baby' my pretty walnut-and-blued-steel leverguns
I must confess that I never get tired of wiping down a levergun.

Heck, I've been known to get them outta the safe just wipe them down!

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I'm sure it's just coincidence that the majority of scammers are from right next door to some US corporation's call center. Or, maybe it just the same address for those downtrodden workers to put in a little "overtime" making some afterhours calls.

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Water?

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After getting out of the Navy and shoeing horses while going to college, I carried a Winchester mdl 94 carbine in the back window of my p/u truck, never had a problem... Even when I did get pulled over, mostly because my coal forge wasn't totally out, or the shoes rattling against each other in the ...

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Very nice Jim. Ruger builds a quality 1911 and that example is nicely embellished.

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Very nice. Simple but elegant!

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I learned my 1911 manual of arms in the Navy... we were taught to carry in condition four, full magazines in pouch, hammer down on empty chamber. On board ship, stood many a quarterdeck watch that way, both stateside and overseas. Gearing up for a mission, it changed to condition one. When I bought ...

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Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground! people been making it for millennia and rarely do they blow themselves up ... put your ...

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Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground!

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Rivals that Mossberg 464SPX for sure.

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RIP to a warrior that's earned the right to rest.

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I just tried my favorite cartridge, the .30-30 Winchester... and a 150 grain bullet, nothing else, and it listed 28 loads using 3 different bullets... but nothing for a cast bullet. I seem to recall the old version did pop up cast load data.

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Humor in its purest form!

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The danger sign is if someone with Italian six shooters starts buying Italian motorcycles, then Italian cars, and then finally Italian shoes ! ! ! That could be an international financial crisis. :!: . :lol: No danger of that here Brother. They don’t make Italian shoes that fit me! Do Luccheses cou...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:48 am Omigosh, she is adorable. Whoops. Sorry doc, off message ...

+1

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I like the look of their '73 Winchester takedown...

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I worked construction when I first got out of the Navy and going to college. Built/remodeled 3 custom homes for the same contractor. Two included demo work while the 3rd was new from the ground up. Some site prep work, mostly framing, but some finish work... I found framing fit me, finish work, not ...

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I sent them an email... said their "new, improved" site... ISN'T. Doesn't include any 45 Colt rifle data.

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I've had guns shipped via UPS, FedEX & USPS, but the only time I've shipped guns, I used DHL back when they were still operating in CONUS. So... take your best guess.

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I have 2 3rd Gen Colt SAAs in 45 Colt. My preferred SD load is a Speer 200 HP (flying ashtray), pushed by 6.5 grains of TiteGroup for about 850fps from the 4-3/4" bbl. Only ever used on paper targets during qualifying, but expansion in wet phonebooks @ 50 feet was impressive.

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Good conversation! My favorite Johnny Cash tune is about his 51, 52, 53... etc Cadillac! I built a VW bug that fit that description! Even had a couple Porsche parts thrown... but mine weren't pilfered from a factory, but haggled out of various junkyards!

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My takeaway is that, yep... it's all fun & games until someone gets hurt. Pushing the envelope sometimes has dire consequences. Military grade weapons are not necessarily safe... as by gov't fiat, they're built by the low bidder!

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Sitting in Minneapolis, watching the snow come down, and my $3/gal fuel go up, after paying $20 for a skinny parking space... I wish I could buy the boat! I would be someplace warm, paying more than $20 for a skinny parking space, watching $6/gal fuel go up to keep the a/c on! But, I'd be someplace ...

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