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by DocRock
Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: talk me of Weatherby rifle
Replies: 17
Views: 1833

Re: talk me of Weatherby rifle

No. I refuse. But what rifle - Vanguard or Mark V or something like the new Ti? What chambering, a conventional or a Weatherby proprietary. The Vanguard is a Howa 1500 barreled action in a Weatherby spec stock. The stocks tend to be a little stiffer than the Hogue synthetics on Howas. The rifles are...
by DocRock
Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 6.5 Grendel
Replies: 15
Views: 2720

Re: 6.5 Grendel

Not enough for elk and moose. The sectional density fan-kids will suggest that .264" bullets penetrate like much heavier 30 cal bullets and others will repeat the old chestnut about the Swedes hunting moose with the 6.5x55. Well, I have lived and hunted in Sweden and I am a fan of the 6.5x55 bu...
by DocRock
Wed Feb 19, 2020 1:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The rest of the story please.
Replies: 21
Views: 2496

Re: The rest of the story please.

I've made it very clear that I want something that would compare favorably to those markers in the Plain of Giza. And I am confident that my wishes will be respected in death just as they have been, so meticulously, in life...
by DocRock
Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 338-348 Ackley Improve
Replies: 6
Views: 1533

Re: 338-348 Ackley Improve

I endorse earlmck's advice. The smaller bore/vs increased case capacity should mean that 348 Win data is a safe starting place. Slowly working up from a published 348 load with similar bullet weight while carefully observing primers and measuring case head expansion should be safe enough. I certainl...
by DocRock
Tue Feb 18, 2020 1:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: VT Primitive Biathlon -- Snowshoes & Blackpowder
Replies: 7
Views: 1399

Re: VT Primitive Biathlon -- Snowshoes & Blackpowder

I did it twice 2010 and 2012 I think. What great fun! I was quick on the course and somewhat lacking in the marksmanship area on my first outing (to say the least! - I think my best station was two hits and I was skunked on at least one) with a Hawken 50 replica. My second outing was much improved b...
by DocRock
Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....
Replies: 21
Views: 3344

Re: I really dislike striker-fired handguns....

I own one striker fired pistol, everything else has a visible hammer and is either a 1911 or a single action revolver. My M&P 2.0 40 has a better trigger than most striker fired pistols, but all things are relative. I have no intention of purchasing another striker fired pistol but I'm not viole...
by DocRock
Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1917
Replies: 26
Views: 4234

Re: 1917

Hi DocRock, I have a Lithgow made No1 Mk III made in 1916 and issued to a soldier from the 3rd Military District (The state of Victoria in Australia). It has a brass butt plate, and all Australian made rifles of WW1 vintage that I have seen have brass butt plates. But. The soldiers portrayed in the...
by DocRock
Fri Feb 07, 2020 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 10
Views: 1682

Re: A Little Bit of Colorado Winter

765x53 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:17 pm A typical day in Missouri. :)
You mean Kansas.
by DocRock
Thu Feb 06, 2020 12:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Project: Westernfield Model 30
Replies: 17
Views: 2639

Re: New Project: Westernfield Model 30

Well, I've had another good go at the barrel. I can't entirely get rid of the discoloration, but I browned it and let it scale up a bit, then went at it hard again with steel wool and hit it with Dychrophan. That brought out a nice rich plum color. The line is still there but less pronounced. I've o...
by DocRock
Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kimberized
Replies: 12
Views: 1539

Re: Kimberized

That's quite a harem!

I have a stainless Kimber Team Match II in 38 Super. What a fantastic pistol. Enjoy!
by DocRock
Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 10
Views: 1682

Re: A Little Bit of Colorado Winter

Typically crazy Front Range Winter. Played golf Saturday, ate outside in Ned on Sunday, was shoveling snow on Monday! Cold as Ultima Thule today.
by DocRock
Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting in decline ?
Replies: 17
Views: 2532

Re: Hunting in decline ?

I don't know. Remember, all the articles tell you everyone hates guns too. Propaganda is a powerful tool. All I know is, compared to when I was a kid in the 70s, there are WAY more kids, and especially women hunting, and hunting more varieties of game than there was then. The availability of firear...
by DocRock
Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting in decline ?
Replies: 17
Views: 2532

Re: Hunting in decline ?

Hunting has been on the decline for decades due to urbanization, sissification, lifestyle changes, etc. However, the North American model of conservation is largely funded by Pittman-Robertson excise taxes (imposed on firearms, ammunition, archery gear - and a simnilar excise tax on fishing gear), n...
by DocRock
Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: old gun powder
Replies: 17
Views: 2648

Re: old gun powder

"A couple of years" is somewhat broad. Tight lids, dry conditions and no big temperature fluctuations allows the propellant to stay stable for quite a long time, certainly five years should be good. If there's discoloration / marked color variation, a strong smell, clumping of granules, or...
by DocRock
Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Project: Westernfield Model 30
Replies: 17
Views: 2639

Re: New Project: Westernfield Model 30

After a lot of work de-rusting and cleaning this gub up, the receiver is looking pretty nice - lots and lots of time with the steel wool and a bit of Oxpho blue to help even the finish out. 578DD902-23D7-41A3-B974-134EF1452BA7.jpeg 03D4F471-8436-4462-A0E5-C007E4658B9E.jpeg The barrel however has som...
by DocRock
Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .303 Levergun.....
Replies: 16
Views: 2136

Re: .303 Levergun.....

I have an 1895 in 30-40 Krag and it's fantastic. Very, very similar to the 303. I would prefer something more powerful in an 1885.
by DocRock
Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Project: Westernfield Model 30
Replies: 17
Views: 2639

New Project: Westernfield Model 30

From 1946 - 1948, Stevens made the Westernfield Model 30 for Montgomery Ward using the wartime 520a reciever, with high grade checkered maple and civilian length barrels, mainly 28" like mine, which is choked Full. So this is the same receiver as the famed 520a, built extensively in WWII both a...
by DocRock
Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I bought 3 BLRs
Replies: 8
Views: 1446

Re: I bought 3 BLRs

150 grs flat base bullet of your choice over 44 grs IMR 4064 or 45 grs Varget will be an ideal place to start. You should find your accuracy node within a grain for each.
by DocRock
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Corona Virus
Replies: 20
Views: 2385

Re: Corona Virus

Much hoopla. We were living in Malaysia during SARS and I traveled to Hong Kong frequently. I was much, much more worried about one of the kids getting Dengue or Malaria. None of us got anything.
by DocRock
Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This springe
Replies: 8
Views: 1238

Re: This springe

30-30 lever gun is as ideal a hog rifle as there is for walk and stalk. Come up on a sounder and you may get three down before they 're scattered, depending on the cover. A s/a in 7.62x39 would be a close second. Night hunting is a different matter. There, an AR in 6.5 Grendel, 6.8 SPC or 300 BO and...
by DocRock
Sat Jan 25, 2020 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi 92 with stainless receiver and barrel but
Replies: 17
Views: 3355

Re: Rossi 92 with stainless receiver and barrel but

44Shooter summed it up quite well. Hard to tell from your description whether I would like that combination of blued and stainless, but that's up to you. Probably worn in, so some of the stoning that new Rossis want may not be needed. You can strip that brown goop off the rainforest mystery wood and...
by DocRock
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anyone here shoot a military irons-only rifle match?
Replies: 17
Views: 3260

Re: Anyone here shoot a military irons-only rifle match?

Not military rifles, per se, but I shoot in a competition that requires US rifles of a pre-1898 design (ie replicas are fine), shooting at 200 yards, and pistol caliber at 100 yards. All irons. We shoot sticks sitting and standing at 200 and sticks and offhand at 100, sometimes rapid fire. I started...
by DocRock
Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '95 Marlin minimum COL
Replies: 5
Views: 616

Re: '95 Marlin minimum COL

The answer is black powder. 50 grs 1.5 Fg, a fibre wad column, lube cookie and overlube card wad, under a 300ish grain plain base bullet will give you great joy and no pain. BP recoil is much more of a hard push than a sharp kick and a load like this will have very little recoil indeed.
by DocRock
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dimpled Balls
Replies: 21
Views: 2895

Re: Dimpled Balls

Dimpled holds balls have effect on my slice.
by DocRock
Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is all powder combusted in the case?
Replies: 12
Views: 1258

Re: Is all powder combusted in the case?

All powder is not burned in the case. Throat erosion is caused, in part, by the abrasion of as yet unburned powder. One of the reasons that Leverevolution powder does its magic is that it's delayed peak pressure means it's still burning in the barrel. And anyone who is a fan of IMR4227 knows that th...
by DocRock
Fri Jan 17, 2020 2:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 WCF full length vs neck size
Replies: 15
Views: 2177

Re: 30 WCF full length vs neck size

As I said, we'll agree to disagree. If you're competing with a mdl 94 in .30-30 against all manner of other leverguns, you'd do well to make all the effort necessary to wring as much accuracy as possible from the cartridge. I don't believe you need to neck size to get sufficient accuracy to compete...
by DocRock
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 WCF full length vs neck size
Replies: 15
Views: 2177

Re: 30 WCF full length vs neck size

Yes...he knows what he's talking about and a nice tool also. But......as old school as I am I've learned how to do that with the FLS. Depending on load used and the condition of your rifle, you can load a 30-30 case dozens of times with little to no trimming...and they will chamber every time. Of c...
by DocRock
Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 WCF full length vs neck size
Replies: 15
Views: 2177

Re: 30 WCF full length vs neck size

Yes...he knows what he's talking about and a nice tool also. But......as old school as I am I've learned how to do that with the FLS. Depending on load used and the condition of your rifle, you can load a 30-30 case dozens of times with little to no trimming...and they will chamber every time. Of c...
by DocRock
Thu Jan 16, 2020 12:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home Defense Weapon - - - Archery-style...!
Replies: 10
Views: 1243

Re: Home Defense Weapon - - - Archery-style...!

Nath wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 2:53 am
DocRock wrote: Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:54 am Is that the chap who knocked himself out with the slingshot and steel ball bearings?
It was staged for grins.
That's good to hear. I remember seeing that and thought was real!
by DocRock
Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Home Defense Weapon - - - Archery-style...!
Replies: 10
Views: 1243

Re: Home Defense Weapon - - - Archery-style...!

Is that the chap who knocked himself out with the slingshot and steel ball bearings?
by DocRock
Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BL 22 ?
Replies: 6
Views: 1745

Re: BL 22 ?

I have what I believe to be a BL 22 grade 1. Wanted to check date of mfg and went to Browning site. Serial number is not on right side of receiver but on bottom of receiver. Number does not coincide with standard sequences. No browning insignia on bottom of lever. Stamped "Browning Arms Co Mor...
by DocRock
Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:47 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mossberg 410 pump
Replies: 30
Views: 3184

Re: Mossberg 410 pump

I relent. None of my 30 years of wingshooting and competitive sporting clays have taught me a thing. If only I had known that the open choke 410 was the king of long range shooting, I would have downed more pheasants and won more competitions. How this secret has been kept from the rest of the world...
by DocRock
Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mossberg 410 pump
Replies: 30
Views: 3184

Re: Mossberg 410 pump

DocRock wrote: "A .410 cylinder bore? What for? It might shoot rifled slugs. It will do for snakes at 5 yards. It won't pattern for toffee at 10." so it won't pattern well at 30'...? O.K. Doc I guess I'm going to have to shoot it and see. :) . It's unclear to me why my view of a cylinder ...
by DocRock
Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Barrel diameter for 38-55 rebore
Replies: 9
Views: 1724

Re: Barrel diameter for 38-55 rebore

Have you spoken to Jesse about it? Nobody will have a more authoritative view on it than him. He's not great answering the phone but should ring back if you leave a message.
by DocRock
Mon Jan 13, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mossberg 410 pump
Replies: 30
Views: 3184

Re: Mossberg 410 pump

DocRock wrote: "A .410 cylinder bore? What for? It might shoot rifled slugs. It will do for snakes at 5 yards. It won't pattern for toffee at 10." so it won't pattern well at 30'...? O.K. Doc I guess I'm going to have to shoot it and see. :) . It's unclear to me why my view of a cylinder ...
by DocRock
Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1917
Replies: 26
Views: 4234

Re: 1917

My review is under the WW1 thread. Other than the cinematography, which was excellent, I found the movie sophomoric, at best. The simplistic and utterly implausible story, the rank inaccuracies, the anhistorical "inclusion" to placate snowflakes, and the ridiculous discontinuities, like t...
by DocRock
Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1917
Replies: 26
Views: 4234

Re: 1917

My review is under the WW1 thread. Other than the cinematography, which was excellent, I found the movie sophomoric, at best. The simplistic and utterly implausible story, the rank inaccuracies, the anhistorical "inclusion" to placate snowflakes, and the ridiculous discontinuities, like th...
by DocRock
Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mossberg 410 pump
Replies: 30
Views: 3184

Re: Mossberg 410 pump

A .410 cylinder bore? What for? It might shoot rifled slugs. It will do for snakes at 5 yards. It won't pattern for toffee at 10. The heck it won't. It does a nasty at 20' with #4 bird on 1/2 gal water bottles, not to mention what it would do with buck shot loads! :shock: Yards is a different measu...
by DocRock
Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WW1
Replies: 26
Views: 3967

Re: WW1

SWMBO and I went to see "1917" this evening. Oh dear, how disappointing. The cinematography was nice. As a sort of fantasy/art film, it may have had merit. Otherwise, it was horrible. It had been dumbed down to levels of illiteracy, was utterly preposterous in its story line and inattentio...
by DocRock
Sun Jan 12, 2020 12:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mossberg 410 pump
Replies: 30
Views: 3184

Re: Mossberg 410 pump

A .410 cylinder bore? What for? It might shoot rifled slugs. It will do for snakes at 5 yards. It won't pattern for toffee at 10.
by DocRock
Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Changed My Mind On The Sig 938
Replies: 40
Views: 3768

Re: I Changed My Mind On The Sig 938

I have an irrational, visceral, dislike for the 9mm Parabellum and the plastic pistols that it is frequently chambered in, but I have to say that 365 anti-snag looks good and seems smart. The single sight is really interesting and I am curious about how you find it when shooting. I have not looked a...
by DocRock
Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage has intorduced a new semi auto shotgun
Replies: 6
Views: 846

Re: Savage has intorduced a new semi auto shotgun

Of course it's ugly; it's a Savage. It will also likely be super accurate, super reliable, and boring.

It's overpriced. Savage made its post M99 bones on ugly, accurate, boring reliability, at a good price. This ain't that.
by DocRock
Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruined Rifle UPDATED
Replies: 27
Views: 7746

Re: Ruined Rifle

Possible option:

JES Rebore. Jesse does great work and, by gunsmith standards, is quite fast. I've had two barrels bored out by him, one a break action H&R, and was very pleased. 358 Winchester would be a logical choice of the chamber itself isn't very terrible.

http://35caliber.com/8.html
by DocRock
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WW1
Replies: 26
Views: 3967

Re: WW1

The mountain war between Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces was right up there with the trenches and killing fields of Flanders for horror. Vast numbers of deaths by freezing, loss of limbs and other exposure related disease. Troops on both sides on the verge of starvation much of the time. Mules a...
by DocRock
Sun Dec 22, 2019 2:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circle C Cowboys - America's Cold War Cavalry
Replies: 11
Views: 725

Re: Circle C Cowboys - America's Cold War Cavalry

That's pretty cool to have that family history. It's no wonder he was unimpressed with sabre drill. The history of cavalry in the US military is rather unique, and quite different from the cavalries of the European powers. Because US cavalry was born after the widespread adoption of rifles firearms ...
by DocRock
Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well
Replies: 5
Views: 1161

Re: Interesting article on 351 WSL ...... thought others here would find it interesting as well

Pretty much the "legend" on which the 350 Legend is based.

Super cool rifle. Brass and bullet selection will be severely limited, an important consideration.
by DocRock
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .348 Wildcats
Replies: 19
Views: 3798

Re: .348 Wildcats

The 348 Win has a significantly larger rim diameter than the 30-30 (.610 vs .506), is significantly longer (2.95 vs 2.55) and delivers considerably more bolt thrust than the 30-30. Even if you could bore out to 348, it would need a new mag tube, opening up the mag tube portal to the receiver, mods t...
by DocRock
Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903 carbine
Replies: 49
Views: 5196

Re: Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903 carbine

Wow! That is a beautiful rifle and quite a find. The double set trigger should ensure super accuracy along with the soft recoil. Congratulations on a great find!
by DocRock
Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Henry Axe ...... new player in the 410 personal defense shotgun market
Replies: 4
Views: 1185

Re: Henry Axe ...... new player in the 410 personal defense shotgun market

The 410 personal defense firearm is quite funny. It exists due to pre-Bolsinaro (current President of Brazil) firearms regulations in Brazil which made a 410 smoothbore handgun one of the few legal options for defense. The Taurus "Judge" is a reference to the use of such firearms by the Br...
by DocRock
Sun Dec 15, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Circle C Cowboys - America's Cold War Cavalry
Replies: 11
Views: 725

Re: Circle C Cowboys - America's Cold War Cavalry

As explained in the video, their mounts were ex-German forces, so they were trained to the European style of riding. Cavalry have always been so trained because, in part, when engaging with the sabre, shorter stirrups provide additional reach. Many of the irregular cavalry in the Civil War, who ofte...