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hfcable wrote:wish they would make one that looks like the colt lightning - that would be great in 44 mag
i would buy one now!

+1!!! on that one, cable

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Years ago I had a pretty decent .25 Remington pump, it shot good and real accurate. Ammo had to ordered from some place in Texas, as usual it got traded for something else. It was a good rifle to carry on my horse. Dang, Jerry -- too bad you traded that one off. BillinOregon and I have both got &qu...

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Wow

Those are some beauts, Shrapnel. And mighty fine photography, too. Thanks for showing them.

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I guess he went right by us Central Oregon folks and was gone before we knew he was around. Do you suppose he picked up some bad vibes?

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How can anyone not like an old Remington model 14 or 141 in 35 Rem. 8) Yes indeed. And the 30 Remington that you also find them in is identical in case capacity and has the same beautiful long neck as our beloved 30wcf, too. And that model 12 or 121 pump 22, especially if you find one with the cool...

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Yes, that's a nice one. I can see why you couldn't resist. And those are some nice pictures, too.

Savage 99s are one of my few weaknesses (along with Marlin, Winchester, Remingotn...). And when you find one in an unusual caliber ... Well, there you have it! Congratulations!

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That's great news, Bob! But if you're going to give the jungle carbine some play, it's only right that you give us a picture. Maybe group it in with a lever or two so we can see that they look like they are happy together

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I use Lee dies for both cartridges, with the addition of the Lyman "M" die. I especially like the setup for the 30 wcf where I nearly always use the collet neck size die (that you get with the "deluxe" die set, or you can buy separately) followed by the Lyman "M" expand...

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I think you are bragging a little awp, probably with good reason. But you forgot to tell us how far you were shooting so we don't know whether to be somewhat impressed or wildly impressed.

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I don't know why you haven't got feedback, Mark. Maybe the dang things bring so much "new in box" that everybody that gets one is afraid to shoot it. I see they have sold for $1200 to $1500 in "gunbroker" during the last month, all essentially "NIB". I'd like to have on...

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Now that was quite the show. I especially liked the submarine. Thanks, Rusty.

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Were they made with a blued barrel and magazine with the brass receiver in 357? I'd like to add such to my little collection. I have no idea how numerous they are but my friend Butch was wanting a .357 levergun. Seemed like there were none to be had for a time there, but last spring we finally pick...

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Does anyone still use a case tumbler? I have an RCBS Sidewinder that is new in the box and I'd like to use it when I start re-loading soon but if they're just not a good solution I'll go get a tumbler. You just stumbled into a vibratory cleaner thread, Oly. There are enough of us who are using (and...

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You're on the right track there, Mainehunter: you very well may need to keep from sizing those down that much if you want decent brass life. But instead of reworking the expander ball you should just buy a Lyman "M" expanding die for the cast bullets. I just measured mine and it is .356 mo...

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Fantastic display there, Shrapnel. Welcome to the forum: I'm seriously glad to have somebody else here who may occasionally do something that the regular folks wouldn't consider "prudent". Also I make #33 (at least) for Mike, but I think Old Savage has him beat. Hey, I looked real hard the...

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BlaineG wrote:The Kindle Girl is much cuter

Hey, isn't that Dana Perino?

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Man, times do change. In '66 I was in the Navy, stationed at Treasure Island in the bay off San Francisco. There was a really fine gun store downtown San Francisco at that time (San Francisco Gun Exhcange, if memory serves...) So I found this Sharps Borchardt that had been converted to 22 hornet wit...

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The things you learn on this forum. Impressive! I also like a good G&T, and have occasional leg or foot cramps. Hadn't realized the cure was so close by. Thanks for the info, jnyork. And I hope that's cheap gin going after drain clogs and not a decent Beefeater or Tanqueray.

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Fine looking animal there, Bigahh. And a fine looking rifle. I have a virtually identical setup with my 336 in 35 Rem, using the 2x-7x Burris -- makes for such a handy rig! I've packed mine several times looking for a lady elk this year, but no joy so far.

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My old Lyman manuals always list "factory duplication loads". Well, I shouldn't say always. Good question, Doc. Like M.M. says -- the old Lyman manuals seem to give most of them. I see my new Lyman (47th edition) lists the same loads but may not call them "factory duplication loads&q...

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madman4570 wrote:You did a bunch of work there friend!
Good stuff and great to know(if you were here i would buy you a beer)

Well hey, one of these days! And I'll buy you one for the labor you did with brush deflection and the shotgun slugs -- now that was good work!

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You would of hated it if it was plain boring and shot just the same as the others anyway, right? You got 'er, Nath. No fun without some challenge. does that have the same twist rate as your other 35s? It has a 16" twist. I never checked the Marlins and Remingtons but I think that's what they a...

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Even after all the helpful comments here I remained curious about "reserve price" auctions and auction strategy in general. I thought I'd do a little investigating, which had a bonus effect of getting me much more aware of prices for model 94 Winchesters. The following statistics come from...

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A few weeks ago I made the interesting discovery that the old Savage 99 I had bought at an estate auction some years back and stuck in the closet (I had no 303 Savage loading stuff, and there was no rear sight on the rifle) was not a 303 Savage but had been rebored/rechambered to 35 Remington. Yep, ...

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Good job Ms. Boots. With those pictures sitting in the "photobucket" and all the right size to squeeze in Leverguns, you have to be awful close to being able to put the selected picture in here. I sure know what you mean about the photo process making you feel dumb and I don't have any adv...

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Well dang Ollogger, you have lots of little sweeties in that show there. Oh, you meant the little dinky sweety. Well hey, that too!

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Good goin' there HillbillyGadget. Like to see a picture or two and the rest of your loading data...

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Deer hunting I generally just pack my Buck pocket knife. For elk, where I'll be skinning and quartering the critter for the pack out I carry this Randall hunting knife that I bought back in '68. I already posted this same pic last week in the thread on hunting clothes, but here it is again: KnifeR.j...

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Fine tractor pics Don and Bill. Thanks! Now if you could just get us one more with them nose to nose?

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Rusty wrote: Am I making too much over this?

Yeah. It's good that dinner gets dead before we eat it.

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Put a scope with quick-release rings on it until you find it's favorite flavor of iron. That way, you can at least use it until you settle on permanent hardware, and you can take the scope off to work on it. +1. Also the scope will let you work up your loads before you make a decision on that front...

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w30wcf wrote:Wow!

Hobie wrote:.30-30 or .35 Rem?

+1

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Re-reading my last post I think I came across as a wise-a** of some sort. That wasn't my intention. Here's what I'm thinking, Joe: a) you're right about that being a bad chamber and I wouldn't be happy with the rifle that way, either b) but I can't see it as being bad enough to be cracking those cas...

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Sorry guys I don't by it. When old hand loads split I can believe the brass got brittle and died. But not when it starts splitting factory loads. I've had many 30-30s in the over 45 years I've been shooting them and THIS one carbine has split more cases than ALL the others put together. It's a bad ...

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Real nice looking rigs Marvin. Both of them. But if you're using that truck hood as your bench rest you must stand about 7' tall.

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Yep, well equipped fellow. You're right about sleeping in the bunkhouse (or line shack somewhere) -- that's his slicker (rain gear) and not a bedroll.

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Yeah, a new barrel would be a good thing, Joe. But studying your pictures and measurements there is no reason for that brass to be splitting on the first shot except for being too danged brittle a brass. From your measurements it looks like the neck is oversized, allright and you wouldn't get good c...

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Bridger, you can't tell a thing from what gunbroker stuff is advertised for because so many adds are just sucker adds. What you might want to do is go to the "advanced search" feature and look at winchester 94s that closed in the last (say 60 days), exclude "reserve price" things...

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I don't want to confuse things because you really only want to use the photo posting technique that works for you. And the photobucket technique works, and we have a "sticky" with instructions for using it. Good to have written instructions. But for those of us who do any editing of pictur...

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I like to have my rifle sighted about the same as you are describing Bob, just at the top of the sight at 100 yards. But to shoot at said target I do best with a good old 6" black bull on white background that I can make a 6 O'clock hold on. My friend Larry who is in his mid-70s likes an 8"...

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I'm gonna keep my thoughts to myself. No use Joe. We can hear you "thinking". And having hung a couple of scopes on these things "just for testing loads" I have discovered how easy it is to get fond of how much they aid seeing things with these old aging eyeballs. No, I haven't ...

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Now that's the way a 4-wheeler is meant to be used, 6pt. My Polaris, though it has jillion hours hauling gas and saws for tree-slaying work, has never hauled a critter. Even last year when I hauled out deer the grandboys had killed I had to borrow a friend's Arctic Cat: the Polaris was in the hospit...

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The 336 feeding, loading, extraction isn't dependent on a rim: may be smoother without the rim. My first Marlin 35 Rem had the old "Marlin jam #1" but it had nothing to do with the absence of the rim and the fix was the same as for any of them that do that. 35 Remington may not go on sale ...

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Had a similar day over here on the other side of the nation, madman. Fortunately I had a little snow so I was walking along, cutting for tracks. Even one hour sitting and somebody would have to come hoist me up. The rear goes numb which is OK but the back starts saying really really bad things to me...

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How about a better pic. & info. on that awsome looking knife 8) Danang in '68. Bunch of us boys made a group buy. Must have been a good 'un 'cause I haven't needed any other hunting knife since then. The "good deals" in reel-to-reel tape decks, fancy cameras, etc. did not last nearly ...

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Yep, that Burris that Carl "new pig hunter" pointed you at. That's a heckuva buy on a heckuva scope. I've got several of 'em.

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Might not be perfection, but it's close enough. Danged fine job!

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Just happens... my hunting gear is laid out here in the family room ready for me to take off in the morning. The combination of the Pendleton wool coat and the down vest is great. Wear it all in the morning when it is cold and when (if) the day moderates you take off the vest and stuff it in the gam...

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Thanks much for the responses, levergunners. I now feel like I better understand the reasons for using this "reserve". First is the gaming aspect where you want some bidding fever to help run the price up somewhat over what might be considered "market". And the second is that it ...

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Oh hey, sounds like there is a good story here! So you got your 25-35, ollogger. Hot dang! Now how did the wife know you needed that and how did she hook up with Sixgun? And why does Sixgun need to be the one posting a picture? Maybe Sixgun needs to sell her a digital camera to go along with the rif...

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