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yooper2

That's a sharp looking rifle as well. Townsend Whelen did a ton of wilderness hunting with a 30-40 Krag high wall.

Eric

yooper2

Very cool! I wish those folks that were going to make the Martini copies would do something along these lines. Stalking rifles really trip my trigger.

Eric

yooper2

I imagine that OAL concerns are why you don't see a 3" 410 levergun. Not worth making a dedicated action for a low volume product.

Eric

yooper2

I would be inclined to get one of the wonderful designs from Tom at Accurate Molds then send it to Erik at Hollow Point Mold, he will do any style you want. Both are great to deal with.

Eric

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yooper2

Nope, no wad or fillers. I do tip the muzzle up before each shot though. The numbers aren't great, 40-50 fps spread as I recall, was one of the first loads I chronographed about 10 years ago but I had a fire a couple years back in which I lost most of my notes. That said it is good for about 2"...

yooper2

The Cast Bullet Association has a couple of military classes, but all are benchrest. Still fun and the postal matches are something to do on those early mornings at the range.

Eric

yooper2

Both of my 1895s will cycle the Lyman collar button fine. Tom at Accurate has some interesting lightweight bullets that may suit you as well. My favorite smokeless load for the collar button is 8 grs of Unique. Also like black with a .5" wad and .125" of compression on whatever the charge ...

yooper2

Hopefully they will expand the side gate Big Boy offerings to include more traditional models. A steel framed 41 Mag with a loading gate and walnut would make me a real happy camper. I'll pass on the current offering but see it as a step in the right direction.

Eric

yooper2

This year my wife and I are planning a trip in our truck camper, around Lake Superior. I am a nautical history buff and will visit the various museums around Superior, including the shipwreck museum along the South Shore in the U.P. Lokking forward to it.. Sounds like a great trip. You get the chan...

yooper2

I've often wondered about what remains of the people who are still there as to whether the bones are still there. I've read that cold water often preserves the flesh. I watch these You Tube videos of the Russians who are digging up German bunkers and the stuff they find along with tanks that were s...

yooper2

I carry full charge wadcutters in the little Colt Agent that lives in my pocket. I know from shooting game and livestock that they hit hard for a 38 special load. I use the old SEACO double ended wadcutters and I am not at all concerned about carrying handloads.

Eric

yooper2

I handled a 348/444 encore barrel, guy made it up as a test bed before making a Marlin levergun for the cartridge. No clue who made it or if he went through with the marlin plan. For me the allure of the .348" caliber is the 348 WCF and Model 71. Nothing a 348/30-30 could do that the available ...

yooper2

Great story and it's wonderful that you have the rifle. I used to eliminate feral dogs for the state back home. I used a universal M1 carbine for a while with soft points which never let me down up close but it was hard to hit with once they scattered and got some distance on you. I picked up a Mini...

yooper2

Very nice find. I've been shooting a pair of 16s this season for everything that flies. A Belgian Browning A5 with a polychoke and my grandad's old H&R. Having larger sizes of bismuth available has been great.

Eric

yooper2

Another fan of the 375 Win here. I have a beautiful Marlin 375 I bought off of Sixgun that is a great cast bullet shooter and my wife claimed it as her deer rifle. Also have an old beater 94 BB that I sent to Mahovsky for his metalife treatment that lives in the truck. The SAECO 265gr rnfp gc and ra...

yooper2

Six,

Nice find on the Merwin and Hulbert. My grandad's friend had a Pocket Army when I was a kid and it was so finely fitted that when you pulled it apart to drop the empties you feel a slight suction trying to draw it back together. Have you shot it yet?

Eric

yooper2

My favorite is an old Winchester 1890, fun to shoot and a joy to carry in the squirrel woods.
Best is probably a CZ 452 American left hand. Thing is very well made and shoots like a bench rifle with good ammo. Absolutely the most accurate sporter weight rifle I've ever owned.

Eric

yooper2

My wife got me one of the SPOT devices like I used with the NPS and Forest Service. Has a check in feature which sends her a text with my GPS coordinates, a "minor issue" button which basically means a dead battery on the truck or something along those lines, and an "oh pelosi" ...

yooper2

My wife got me one of the SPOT devices like I used with the NPS and Forest Service. Has a check in feature which sends her a text with my GPS coordinates a "minor issue" button which basically means a dead battery on the truck or something along those lines, and an "oh pelosi" bu...

yooper2

Funny, I was thinking about this project the other day. I hope you are able to get back to it at some point, otherwise I may have to make a rash financial decision to satisfy my curiosity.

Eric

yooper2

OK....who wants a 35 Winchester Model 1895?.....I got a nice one here that's the scarce takedown with the scarce shotgun butt with the even rarer hard rubber butt plate. Bright shiney bore.....solid rifle.....excellent shooter with jacketed or cast.....solid 70% gun. $3200...more than fair....comes...

yooper2

Agree on the 35 Winchester. Ken Waters had one made up on a Browning, think it was just a rebored 30-40 Krag. He did a write up on it in one of his Pet Loads columns.

Eric

yooper2

Earl,

I have an old Remington 14 and have had great success with the Lee 358-200-RF gr bullet. It is a knock off of a RCBS design. If you would like to try it I'd be happy to send some your way.

Eric

yooper2

For a working farm gun, 4 5/8" is the only choice for me. For a dedicated hunting gun I'll pack anything up to a 10 1/2" Ruger Maximum as long as I have a proper rig for it.

Eric

yooper2

Neat, about time. I hope they offer steel versions in the future.

Eric

yooper2

Congrats on the new rifle. It's very cool that Savage is keeping this cartridge alive.

Eric

yooper2

That is really cool.

I got one for my little cousin on his 16th birthday and he hunted deer, coyotes, and bear with it exclusively for the next 15 years or so stacking up a big pile of dead critters. They are handy and certainly get the job done.

Eric

yooper2

Just watched it, really enjoyed the movie. :D It's a shame rangerider7 does not post anymore, I would have liked to hear his opinion on it, I believe he knew quite a lot of Texas Ranger history, especially Frank Hamer. I would like to hear his take on it as well. I miss his posts of memorabilia and...

yooper2

Very cool project, always though that would be a cool one. When the Browning '95s came out Ken Waters had a 30-40 Krag rebored to 35 caliber, not sure it it was a 35 Krag or a true 35 Winchester but either way I though it was about the coolest thing going.

Eric

yooper2

I prefer a short barreled Smith 19 on the belt or an old Colt Agent with a hammer shroud slipped in my pocket, often both. That said, I recently installed a trigger kit on a Smith M&P 45 Compact for shooting buddy and it handles wonderfully. It is light and points very naturally for me.

Eric

yooper2

I have a littel hatchet made by Collins Axe that somebody gave me. Good piece of steel but the blade was awful thick, thinned it down and it is now a wonderful tool.

Eric

yooper2

I have a couple pairs of those, the smooth jaw ones are great for doing work on sailboat rigging that is soft stainless or bronze. High quality tools.

Eric

yooper2

The CBA sells a Frank Marshall collection on disc that is well worth it's modest price, good information and a wonderful writing style. He designed a heavy flat nosed 30 caliber bullet he called the Bench Or Woods Marshall (BOWM) that he put to good use in the 30WCF. Don't recall who made it but the...

yooper2

Well, that's plenty enough reason to go ahead with a project in my book. Better to be in the shop than watching the tube or something.

Eric

yooper2

Thunder50 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:42 pm think I might build a 30-30 bolt gun. Turn the rims down to fit the .473" bolt face and just see what the thing will do as far as accuracy.

Might as well just pick up a 788, guys in the CBA have long known what the 30-30 can do out of a good bolt gun.

Eric

yooper2

Nice deer, where in Michigan?

Eric

yooper2

I think Ken Waters did a "Pet Loads" column on this cartridge at one time. Charles Newton was an interesting guy who really pushed the envelope.

Eric

Edit
The article is on page 666 of the combined Pet Loads compilation.

yooper2

Last year or the year before at a farm show I saw a kid (12-14?) with a similar tracked vehicle but it was closer in size to a regular power chair. He said it got around just fine on the farm but he had to be careful on side slopes over 20% grade. He had raised some very good looking Dorsets, think ...

yooper2

Sixgun wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:07 pm Thanks Eric and no, I ain't the man...just a peon former forklift driver who got lucky. After having the guns I factory lettered them and that's who the purchasers were. just dumb luck. ---6

You may be lucky Jack, but you're definitely the man!

Eric

yooper2

Denver, Pa.?????? 35 miles down the road.......I'm off....well, retired......I still have my eighth grade lunch money.....mmmmmm......I'm GOING!!!!! Naaaa....I was dreaming......75-100 g's ???? My guess if the provenance is as good as it says, it will beat that price. Shoot it? Why sure.....single ...

yooper2

Give RE7 or BL-C(2) a try. Both meter much better than the stick IMR powders, which improves accuracy a bunch! My max load with 150 grain flat nose gas-checked cast bullets and RE7 is about half the size of the same velocity using 3031. Reloader 7 has become my go to powder for full power cast load...

yooper2

Also a fan of H&G molds. I have two 8 cavity gang molds, one of which used to belong to Ed Harris. They produce fantastic bullets plus you get a workout using them! Eric Nice what are your two gang molds for or rather what two bullets do they cast ? #130, a 185gr 45 target swc and #51, a 158gr ...

yooper2

Also a fan of H&G molds. I have two 8 cavity gang molds, one of which used to belong to Ed Harris. They produce fantastic bullets plus you get a workout using them!

Eric

yooper2

Just a hint to those who use -- or would, but can't find -- products like the Imperial wax. Plain ol' Johnson's Paste Wax, found in supermarkets everywhere, works just as well, costs a bunch less, and one can is virtually a lifetime supply. No knock against Imperial, but as a dyed-in-the-wool cheap...

yooper2

We've been dogless since our Samoyed Monty died a couple of years ago as we've been running around taking care of our old folks. Since that has reached it's inevitable conclusion we got on a list for a Wirehaired Pointing Griffon pup, should be due around Christmas. Tried to post a picture of Monty ...

yooper2

I had an old aluminum frame model as my first trapline pistol. It was a handy devil and mechanically accurate. 1-1/4" groups at 25 yards with ammo it liked (early Stingers?) off a sandbag. Problem was I couldn't shoot it that well without a rest; my hands are just shy of 5" across the knuc...

yooper2

Thanks gents, it was a rough one here but the thoughts are much appreciated!

Eric

yooper2

The White Mountains in NH are awful pretty and I think Mystic Seaport in CT is awesome but I'm a wood boat nerd.

Eric

yooper2

On my MP mold once you get the pins hot bullets fall out by gravity or at most a gentle tap. Erik at Hollowpoont Mold will convert molds to the same Cramer style hollowpoint pin that Miha uses or his own "inset bar" style which looks like a winner. He also does the Lyman style. Erik does e...

yooper2

I should add that it can take a while to get molds from him and the prices fluctuate as he prices them in his nation's currency. That said, I would love to have more of his molds.

Eric

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