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by Sarge
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company
Replies: 16
Views: 1194

Re: The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company

Since the bullet was flying straight to the target, I decided to see how it would do with a little 'turbulence'. I sat three one-gallon jugs in a row and behind each, slipped in a scrap of 3/8 plywood. The fourth and last jug was backed an inch and a half of old, wet phone book. Behind those was ano...
by Sarge
Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company
Replies: 16
Views: 1194

Re: The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company

Thanks guys. Yes sir Grizz, they are plain base. I stumbled onto these thanks to Mike Venturino- https://www.handloadermagazine.com/mike-s-shootin-shack-0 Not being a caster myself, I'm always glad to find a supplier who offers good examples of the various numbered bullet molds. Western did a good j...
by Sarge
Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company
Replies: 16
Views: 1194

The Lyman 429667 from Western Bullet Company

I received an order of Lyman 429667 cast bullets from Western Bullet Company, These mic a dead 0.430” As cast and lubed, 10 randomly selected examples scaled 254.5, grains +/ - 1/2 grain. For all practical purposes, they are 255 grain bullets. For commercial gang-mold bullets, these are very well do...
by Sarge
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grizzlies and the 30-30
Replies: 165
Views: 59159

Re: Grizzlies and the 30-30

..some really bad things can happen in the margins, so I would prefer to keep them as small as possible...
Amen. Use Enough Gun and not just for grizzly.
by Sarge
Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin vs Winchester
Replies: 52
Views: 4581

Re: Marlin vs Winchester

You can unload a Winchester, open the lever, turn it upside down and hose it out with carb cleaner, WD40 or whatever you have along. If I was in the brush for a few days I'd take a breakdown cleaning kit.
by Sarge
Wed Apr 20, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin vs Winchester
Replies: 52
Views: 4581

Re: Marlin vs Winchester

I always have been and remain a Winchester man, hands down.

But I'm having a real tough time trying to think of a Winchester you could trade for my old 35 Marlin Texan in 35 Remington.
by Sarge
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:10 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grizzlies and the 30-30
Replies: 165
Views: 59159

Re: Grizzlies and the 30-30

gamekeeper wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:15 am Brown Bears were hunted to extinction about 1500 years ago in Britain, spears were the favourite weapon of choice… :shock:
I'll bet that did wonders for the gene pool.
by Sarge
Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi 92 and Ruger loads .45 Colt
Replies: 47
Views: 5749

Re: Rossi 92 and Ruger loads .45 Colt

1. My bulk 45 Colt Maplewood Bullets Lee 452-255-RF over 8.5 grains of Universal and does 910 fps from a 4 5/8” New Vaquero. This load does 1180 fps from the 20” Rossi. It's also the only load tested here that is safe in the New Vaquero and is a pussycat from the carbine. Sarge, Thanks for sharing....
by Sarge
Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New lever action project
Replies: 9
Views: 859

Re: New lever action project

... When I was a kid we had what is probably now known as a Daisy Cub and my brother and I were deadly sparrow killers (if I wasn't saved, I would probably go to hell just for the vast numbers of sparrows we killed). ... You & I have way too much in common ;) I got my Cub for my 5th birthday, w...
by Sarge
Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What happened to uncle Ted?
Replies: 7
Views: 1078

Re: What happened to uncle Ted?

It is a fake news website... from the "ABOUT" page .. Daily News Reported is a fabricated satirical newspaper and comedy website. Daily News Reported uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental ...
by Sarge
Sun Apr 03, 2022 11:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mouse Loads
Replies: 22
Views: 2148

Re: Mouse Loads

I never carry a 22 when deer hunting and if I'm also carrying a handgun, it's stoked with full loads. So I'll work up a quiet, cast bullet load for the 35 Remington. Once in awhile there is something that needs whacked quietly. Years ago I had my youngest son stationed on the edge of field, to shoot...
by Sarge
Sun Apr 03, 2022 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mouse Loads
Replies: 22
Views: 2148

Re: Mouse Loads

That's about where I am. I've got a Henry 22 that is sighted for CB Shorts at 25-30 paces and stays loaded with a magazine full of them- around 20, as I recall. It clobbers all manner of nuisance critters quietly and with surprising effectiveness.
by Sarge
Sat Apr 02, 2022 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scoping a levergun
Replies: 27
Views: 2827

Re: Scoping a levergun

I don't want to sound anti-scope about lever actions. I purchased a mount for the old 35 mentioned above, right after acquiring it. I figure i's better to have one on hand whether I ever use it or not. I also have a basic Henry 22 lever action which has irons that produce sort of a pistol sight pict...
by Sarge
Fri Apr 01, 2022 12:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scoping a levergun
Replies: 27
Views: 2827

Re: Scoping a levergun

My primary deer/bear gun is & will be an old iron sighted 35 Texan and I'm going to use it that way as long as I am able. We're almost the same age so it's only fitting that we work our way through this as partners.
by Sarge
Wed Mar 30, 2022 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modernizing your Levergun
Replies: 58
Views: 5016

Re: Modernizing your Levergun

I think you'd need 3 leverguns of the sane length for that thing, Doc. Looks like it belongs on a surveyor's tripod.
by Sarge
Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Modernizing your Levergun
Replies: 58
Views: 5016

Re: Modernizing your Levergun

On Tac'ed Out, railed, etc lever actions- I just can't make the jump.
by Sarge
Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

Thanks guys I appreciate it. When these 205 grain RNFP loads are gone, all this revolver will see are 240-270 grain bullets- a 900 fps general-use load a wide meplat SWC and maybe a throttled up WFN at maybe 1200. I've always liked the XTP but I ain't married to it. Times like this encourage indepen...
by Sarge
Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: House gun
Replies: 68
Views: 5471

Re: House gun

I used a bunch of issue shotguns over 30 years and my favorite was a 15" 870 with a 12" stock w/Limbsaver and +1 mag extension. One of my sons has an 18" 870 with a wire folding pistol-grip Knoxx stock on it that ain't much bigger. It didn't really look like something I was just itchi...
by Sarge
Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

I'm gonna throw an update in here and then I'll quit pestering you fellas about it. My second effort at sight building is sturdy but had just a tad of right lean. I was able to file that out and still have plenty of post for a usable sight picture. I also have about 250 of the 205 grain load, so I d...
by Sarge
Sat Mar 26, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

Agreed, Piller. I wasn't worried about the little dab of velocity it cost to have a much handier sixgun. My self imposed limit on deer with a conventional handgun is 50 yards and that XTP load in particular is more than enough for that. I will occasionally shoot a groundhog or coyote further. I shoo...
by Sarge
Sat Mar 26, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

Undeterred by failure or common sense, I grabbed another old Marbles front sight and rebuilt the 44’s front sight again in the same manner as before. The solder joint was perfect this time and it withstood pounding with a screwdriver handle. Once shaped and squared it stood 0.540” tall and a couple ...
by Sarge
Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shorter barrels
Replies: 29
Views: 1992

Re: Shorter barrels

If I'm going to carry a revolver much it's going to be 4-5 inches tops. I have always favored the Commander over the Government Model. My most used 45 these days is butt-ugly little Springfield XD Mod2 with a 3.3" barrel. It just don't know it's ugly and if I do my part, groundhogs & bigger...
by Sarge
Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting handguns from a rest
Replies: 25
Views: 2087

Re: Shooting handguns from a rest

horsesoldier03 wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:24 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 3:11 pm Well I never got to shoot it from a rest but after three different trips to the ranch, the gun is sighted in. Now it is a hunting handgun.
We definitely need to get a LIKE Button!
Amen to that.
by Sarge
Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

Scott Tschirhart wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 9:29 am Heck I like that Marlin sight!
I do too! Last I checked, that seller only offered them in .300 and shorter and I've asked for the 2nd time how thick the silver blade is. If they could be had at .500 and taller with a 0.080 to 0.100 thick blade, this old Uberti would be wearing one.
by Sarge
Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

The dovetail base stayed put. The weak link was the solder joint between the base and the blade. It wasn't as close a fit as I would have liked for a good high heat solder joint. What would be perfect is a dovetail base purpose built to support a soldered-in blade. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/n7M...
by Sarge
Wed Mar 23, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

I like it!!!! Seems like a short .44 magnum always needs more front sight than you might expect. Thank you. They do need a substantial front sight and a good sturdy one, too. Unfortunately the one I built, isn't it. I gave the blade a couple of hard 'test bumps' with a plastic screwdriver handle an...
by Sarge
Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: American Bulldog Winner (update)
Replies: 35
Views: 2609

Re: American Bulldog Winner (update)

That's a good substantial grip and fine looking too.
by Sarge
Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

Re: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

Thank you for the kind comments. I test-drove it a bit yesterday with the homemade sight in place. Windage was easily set but it was shooting a little high, which I found odd since the post is still taller than the bead I used to test with. Then I realized I had left the ejector housing off, to simp...
by Sarge
Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)
Replies: 32
Views: 2372

DIY Barrel Chop- IJ Cattleman 44 Mag (pic heavy)

I won't blame this all on Jim Taylor, but he did shorten a Rossi 92 awhile back and that got me to thinking... I love this old 7 1/2" Iver Johnson (Uberti) Cattleman 44 mag- it's mechanically accurate, has a great trigger and the 1860 grip frame fits me to a T. But that long barrel was a PITA i...
by Sarge
Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi R92 not cycling 44 mag very well
Replies: 12
Views: 1182

Re: Rossi R92 not cycling 44 mag very well

After considerable tinkering, I had my 92/357 set up exactly the opposite as Griff's- it would run 357 slick at any speed, but you had to slow down with 38s or it would flip them right out on the ground. My 45 Colts on the other hand, ran well with anything I threw at them. One cartridge length vs t...
by Sarge
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: There is no levergun as smooth as one
Replies: 20
Views: 1538

Re: There is no levergun as smooth as one

My old '55 Texan is the by far smoothest operating 336 I've ever handled.
by Sarge
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Calling in.
Replies: 20
Views: 1493

Re: Calling in.

Dang Nath, your foxes are as big as our coyotes.

Great photos.
by Sarge
Mon Mar 14, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shooting handguns from a rest
Replies: 25
Views: 2087

Re: Shooting handguns from a rest

I have done some of my best shooting sitting with my back braced against something solid and resting my wrists between my knees. If I'm regulating (invariably fixed) handgun sights I will usually set up a folding table with a range bag on it and rest the heel of hands and/or wrists over the bag. I r...
by Sarge
Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Commercially Available .45ACP Carbine
Replies: 35
Views: 5633

Re: Commercially Available .45ACP Carbine

Does the .45 ACP gain anything in a 16 inch barrel? In that short fat cartridge I would not think there would be many powders which would give increasing velocity past 10 to 12 inches. I could be wrong. I need to do some research and find out if my initial opinion needs to be changed. It gets you a...
by Sarge
Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi Model 92 in 45 Colt — functionality?
Replies: 17
Views: 1383

Re: Rossi Model 92 in 45 Colt — functionality?

Thank you Cowboy Tutt and Rossi 92 QC, especially post-Taurus is 'luck of the draw'. I personally think you're more likely to get a smooth operating 44 or 45 than you are a smooth 38/357, but that's an opinion based on my experience and the experience of 3-4 guys I know pretty well, along with comme...
by Sarge
Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rossi Model 92 in 45 Colt — functionality?
Replies: 17
Views: 1383

Re: Rossi Model 92 in 45 Colt — functionality?

Both of mine ran fine with all of these. http://www.thesixgunjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2017-10-18-14.58.jpg Left to right- 1. My bulk 45 Colt Maplewood Bullets Lee 452-255-RF over 8.5 grains of Universal and does 910 fps from a 4 5/8” New Vaquero. This load does 1180 fps from the 20” Ro...
by Sarge
Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cancel the Search! I am no longer looking for a Rossi barrel!
Replies: 8
Views: 629

Re: Cancel the Search! I am no longer looking for a Rossi barrel!

I bet that is much handier. I really like it.
by Sarge
Mon Mar 07, 2022 5:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where have all the Rossis gone?
Replies: 43
Views: 3166

Re: Where have all the Rossis gone?

Old Savage wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 12:04 pm Accelerators chronographed 4300 fps in my Model 70 30-06.
We chased a nutcase some years ago who ended the chase by lighting himself up with one of those. Pretty spectacular.
by Sarge
Sun Mar 06, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where have all the Rossis gone?
Replies: 43
Views: 3166

Re: Where have all the Rossis gone?

For years people have been herded toward the 9mm/5.56 by the gun press, FBI, web media etc. Ammo for both was cheap in bulk and terminal performance was truthfully billed as 'good enough'. People consolidated on them in droves and now many are dependent on whatever ammo trickles out at scalper price...
by Sarge
Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Appalachian Mountain Rifle
Replies: 24
Views: 1799

Re: Appalachian Mountain Rifle

Fantastic rifle in a great cartridge and you shoot it very well. I've killed a few deer with the '06 and it never disappoints. Only one of mine was over 300 yards, about 340 by my calculation and google earth's. I can tell you at that distance, a 150 grain Nosler BT (started at 2944 fps) sounds like...
by Sarge
Sat Mar 05, 2022 1:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: rossi twist and heavy bullets in 44 cal
Replies: 6
Views: 573

Re: rossi twist and heavy bullets in 44 cal

I was about to hold my nose and get a Henry Big Boy Steel 44, for the faster twist. But I handled a tube loader and disliked the matchbook-striker finish on the receiver flats, along with the checkered stock. The finish I can improve but there ain't enough wood there to remove the checkering. I've h...
by Sarge
Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sneaking up on lightening an SA trigger
Replies: 17
Views: 1042

Re: Sneaking up on lightening an SA trigger

Unless there is a serious problem, I don't like to stone the contact surfaces of the sear and hammer. They will burnish themselves in far better alignment than any of us can hold a stone. But a general deburr or making the shelf more shallow is helpful when you have some creep. I will second all of...
by Sarge
Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sneaking up on lightening an SA trigger
Replies: 17
Views: 1042

Re: Sneaking up on lightening an SA trigger

The "Door Jamb Trigger Job"! I will admit to a couple of those myself.

Try the music wire bolt/trigger spring first. These usually yield a substantial improvement and, with the normal wearing in through use, you may not want or need anything else.
by Sarge
Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The new Ruger Marlins...Crazy Dealer Markups! $$$
Replies: 19
Views: 1929

Re: The new Ruger Marlins...Crazy Dealer Markups! $$$

I think you're both right. I am quite satisfied with my old 35 Texan and am disinclined to pay 2-3 times its price it to get a reconstituted version, loaded with 'features' I've gone out of my way to avoid.
by Sarge
Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington bends the knee
Replies: 26
Views: 2141

Re: Remington bends the knee

crs wrote: Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:11 am Sarge,
Do you have a patent on your line "People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice." ?
No patent on the truth ;)
by Sarge
Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Remington bends the knee
Replies: 26
Views: 2141

Re: Remington bends the knee

Listen to Scott on this. If Remington had lost this case at trial (and failed on appeal) then yes, a precedent in civil law would have been set. But Remington didn't lose at trial. Someone decided the cost of settling was preferable to the cost of a drawn out litigation. This is standard practice in...
by Sarge
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayers needed (update below)
Replies: 60
Views: 4409

Re: Prayers needed (update below)

Well that's a record. I prayed hard for that little doll on the first post and by the time I got to the bottom, we have a positive result.

God bless that sweet child and her whole family, present company included.
by Sarge
Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .35 Rem. plinking load for the Marlin
Replies: 6
Views: 784

Re: .35 Rem. plinking load for the Marlin

Tossing my hat in this thread. I tried the Hunters Supply 190 but gave up trying to get it to shoot well from my 35.
by Sarge
Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally -- I'm a levergunner again
Replies: 23
Views: 1536

Re: Finally -- I'm a levergunner again

That is great and congratulations on a fine old Marlin! Another old Ballard rifled 35 lives on to make meat in the hands of someone who appreciates its character.

I could hunt with no other rifle than my 55 Texan, for the rest of my days. and be just fine with it.