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In CA I hunted a LOT of timber land owned or leased by Weyerhauser. Never had any problems.

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Thanks for the update. FWIW, 4759 is not noted for fine performance in the .30-30. My best results over a wide range of conditions have been w/RE-7, 3031, 4320 and 5744. I read & know guys that swear by BL/C(2) & 748. 4064 is also a good powder for this caliber. If I may, IMR SR-4759 : "...

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Well... to throw some gasoline on this fire, I stopped in Vinton, LA for breakfast this morning. Some news cable channel was playing, and I could barely hear the sound, but... the TTY was playing across the bottom of the screen; anyway, I thought I heard, "Obama's plan to Nationalize the oil re...

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Two holes on the tang a half inch apart? That doesnt sound right for the normal tang sights used on lever guns, there should be one hole just behind the hammer, and the rear tang sight mounting hole is the stock screw. Yea, you know, someone not interested in aesthetics, just make what ya got, fit!...

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My favorite load is 2F Goex to w/in ¼" of the case mouth, hold rim against the bolt of my vibratory clener (while it's running), to settle the charge, press in a waxed card wad, then seat a boolit cast from a RCBS FN-325-U sized to .458 and lubed w/SPG. SERIOUS medicine, good for 300 yds.

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No tang safety on the Browning 1886s, sounds like someone had a tang sight. Stiff could be just needs a thorough cleaning and lite lube, but ain't sure what you mean about the lifter? On Winchesters, the carrier rises at the forward end of the stroke.

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I'm w/your nephew, I don't like the stuff hangin' off the side on receiver sights. That's clean looking. Can you see over the hammer @ rest?

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mescalero1 wrote:Griff, most of the mulies up at my place look like that; is that unusual?

Well... when you've mostly only hunted CA, where most of the mule deer are the Coastal Blacktail variety and TX, where, well... they're most whitetails; the short answer is: Yea.

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Gun Smith wrote:Could it be a Henry?

Barrel bands, plus barrel & mag are separate pieces, and I don't see the knurled knob on the mag tube to be one of them new production pieces!

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Good call Kirk.

Maybe this'll help:

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I now understand the "why" of a hunting journal. Except for "targets of opportunity", until I moved to Texas, I can only think of 2 ocassions when I set out to hunt with a levergun. (Not countin' 'yotes.) And even in TX I carried my scoped boltgun the first two. Still take it on ...

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Glad ur headache is gone. Hoped a lil' humor wouldn't hurt! ISTR one of those Dan'l Boone muskets as well. My only "1st levergun" was a Winchester 94 in .44Mag I bought for the unpaid balance in the Ship's Store in '72 while in VN. Have never owned a rimfire longgun.

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Hope yer Excedrin has kicked in! Was talkin with my oldest brother and he reminded me that my first levergun was neither center or rimfire, nor was it a BB or pellet gun; but t'was: http://image.orientaltrading.com/otcimg/_2a.jpg? 'Cept ours shot real cork on a string! circa 1954! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Aw come on,...you arent looking closely enough at this. This was the topic of great debates back in the early 1900's. My next great topic will be whether round or octagon barrels are more accurate. You are missing out on the best arguments of all... Red or Blue ticking, and whether or not the strip...

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Neat find Mike.

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If it's cycling outta the mag onto the lifter and up; then catching on the lip of the chamber, then ya might have a burr on the chambber. Remember, the .45Colt is meant to be a singly loaded pistol round, not one that is mechanically fed. The case needs a nice beveled crimp and the chamber needs a s...

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OS, Rocky Mountain Kool-Aid, the lite variety! :D Tutt, I gotta agree w/OS. There's more than their price that goes into their selection as a premier military & police sniper rifle. I believe Fred nailed it when he said, "Both are more consistently accurate out of the box than Winchesters o...

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Great spot. One of my favorites: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/Blazer1984.jpg Campsite opposite a little meadow @ 9000ft in the Sierras south of Mt. Whitney where I love to hunt. Gettin' in there the snow was drifted frame deep on that Blazer. Took up 3 hours to get the last 1/2 mile...

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I'll bring my own lawnchair so's to not take someone else's seat. I was hoping to get out that way, but... I'm now on my way to Atlanta, then on to Laredo. When I get there, I get a choice of available freight; if they have something to Lancaster, I'm on my way! Get that beer on ice!

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NICE muley t.r.!

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Winjester wrote:...Our right...must NEVER be taken away!
Winjester

AMEN!

Sounds like a special time to me.

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Congrats 86er! Great story, well written and love the ending!

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Tutt/OS, I wasn't suggesting that we not discuss 'em; don't we "discuss anything, politely"? I was just defining MY interpretation of what is a "leveraction" vs. levergun. The Sharps, et al are definitely lever operated, but... not leveraction as I define 'em; which IIRC, I stole...

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I was doin' a search for another topic and found this thread which I'd neglected to follow; and, find I have a little to add: A M16 can fire 800 rnds per minute, an AR-15 CAN NOT. Lefty Dude is correct. When I practiced a lot and shot a lot more than I do now, I often won any speed plates stage with...

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Guns I'd like to know more about...an acquaintance showed me his rifle on the one occasion I met him at his home...a model 55 (?) Winchester. Variant of the 92, it looked like… chambered in .25-20. I'd never seen or heard of the model and knew nothing of the round. We went outside and popped a few ...

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Thanks for the info Kirk. That was informative and confirms many things I've been told but heretofore didn't understand.

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What Terry so eloquently said!

Even 150s will do the job!

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I'd think so, but there are ways to mount a stable sling without buggering the barrel or stock. Get a forearm band with sling stud on it directly from Marlin, then get a leather Butt-cuff from one of the members here. That way, if you decide to sell it, you just replace the forearm band with the or...

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Rod,
Sorry to hear of your health issues. Hopefully, they'll be temporary, I'll add my prayers to the others; and, just in case, if you want some help with the format of the forum, pm me, I think I can help.

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"Not all the firearms discussed here are leverguns...." [/i]Yeah well, that's OK -- 'cause not all the jokes are funny! :D Old No7 Except mine! :twisted: Leverguns, yes; but not leveractions. On those mentioned, cycling the lever doesn't eject an empty and chamber the next cartridge; (I'd...

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My 1986 produced EMF '73 in .45 Colt will feed anything less in length than the mortis in the action for the lifter; EXCEPT, wadcutters and some very sharp cornered semi-wadcutters like Terry said. I generally shoot a bullet cast in a RCBS # 45-225-CAV mold. It throws a truncated cone of 225 grains....

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Short Rifle. Carbines don't have the sight plane (radius, both have the same sight "plane", radius is different and Rifles tend to be unweildy unless you want the extra weight for recoil comp. I think my 20" Short Rifleis the optimal compromise. Hows your 20" short rifle have a ...

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More like Rodney Dangerfield!

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AmBraCol wrote:
Grizz wrote:Before this topic slides outa sight and before I change my mind again, I wonder if anyone knows what that curious blue symbol represents...
Grizz
A red "X"???

The image has been deleted or moved. Now, if only we can help marlinman93.... hint, hint.

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For rifle calibers, I use a RCBS UniFlow on their stand, pistls calibers are all done on a Dillon 550B, and shotshells (plastic hulls) on a MEC 600Jr; I haven't set up for brass hulled shotshells yet... infact, they made a couple of movies about my getting organized. "Mission Impossible" !...

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Congrats on yer 30th! And thanks for he report. Now this may seem a strange question from one that normally shoots BP, but... how clean does Titegroup shoot? Is the brass or gun dirty afterwards?

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Glad to hear the surgery went well... now comes the HARD part: not injurin' the other'n!

Prayers up.

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Thanks for the feedback, OSOK. And nice review Jeff, that looks like quite the versatile rest.

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Antietamgw wrote:...3 plus gear would be enough to pack in. If I had to drop one, ...

HUH???

Ain't that what those lil' ATVs are for? Carryin' things.

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Since I gotta stick with what I own: Uberti Hawken in .53, patched RBs & conicals, a coupla dz ea. Abt 5 lbs of 2F Sharps in .40-90SBN, w/330PP, 350, 370 & 400 grn grease groove bullets, all w/BP EMF/Rossi "Short Rifle" in .45 Colt with some of Paco's "+P+" loads & so...

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Joe, figured as much, just had to tease a lil' :D Now, once ya mounted up, ya had to stay up there as I recall. Yea, this was a big improvement over '86 when they still had the "rockers" under "hoss". And some evil, low-down scamp busy rockin' ya as ya tried to shoot. Since I see...

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Congrats Hobie. I was going to call ya today as I drove up I-81 into MD. But figured you'd be doin' the "family" thing. So you and the dog went & colluded on a new sixgun. Sounds like ya made an excellent choice!

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86er wrote:...Be careful, it is addicting. Good Luck!

Ditto!!!

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add .32-40, & traditional "rifle" configuration to what Duff said.

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Bruce Scott wrote:Carbine, Defitition: a short-barreled lightweight firearm originally used by cavalry.[/img]

Altogether an unsatifactory definition when there is controversy to be discussed!

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Gee, was it something I said??? Ask a question and then disappear off-line: Users browsing this forum: 243dave, 2ndovc, Andrew, awp101, Bruce Scott, colo native, Google [Bot], Griff, JerryB, WHERE'D JMILLER GO??? klhill, Old Savage, PaulB, Sixgun jr, TomF and 12 guests :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Andrew wrote:I like your trusty mount you got there.

Fairly tame, very few have been bucked off!

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Well, in simple terms... yes and no. The main difference between lies between the 2nd gen, and the early 3rd gen guns; as the late 3rd gens changed back. The early 3rd gen guns have a pressed-in, non removeable cylinder bushing that only serves to set the endshake. I have both 2nd gen and 3rd gen Co...

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JMiller, Rifle. Lack of barrel bands. Both new Marlins and Winchesters used a inexpensive plastic or hard rubber buttplate to reduce costs and provide a "in-between", rather than definitive buttplate. Oh yea: My son gave the bear a few years back. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sas...

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Will you please post a full sized version of your avatar pic. I wanna see what's making all the smoke and I can't ......... TIA Joe Long Range Side Match @ End of Trail in 1987, the only single shot I owned at the time: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/hawken3.jpg http://i35.photobucke...

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