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Joe - it could be worse - I only know mine through family stories (some good, some bad) due to his passing away when I was four years old. About the only thing I remember of 'him' was walking in the room and seeing him in the midst of a heart attack. Maybe that's why I spend so much of my time tryin...

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Never hunted moose, but we did have mice in the upstairs of our house during construction, and I had a full box of .22LR bird-shot and a new revolver....

Welcome to the fire. First thing is to post some pics of your family (the wood and steel kind)...

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That's the kind of thing we all hope we'll never experience, but it's also the kind of thing we'd be glad we 'handled' towards the right outcome. How unfortunate it is that the decent MEN of the world (and I don't necessarily use the term as chromosomes define a person) are no longer in charge; our ...

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My favorite ammo used to be the Remington #1522, 40 gr solids, now known as Remington Golden..... .......The last two bulk pack that I bought of this stuff was world-class bad. Same here. It REALLY makes me wonder when the 'report' is very noticeably different, especially in a non-revolver. There i...

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Out past 75 yards be sure you know your 'drop' but I'll bet that bullet will kill a deer plenty fast (may run a hundred yards no matter what you shoot it with) even at twice that range if you hit it within six inches of its heart. As they always say - it's shot PLACEMENT that matters most. Meplat an...

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If you have a headache after reading the above, it's not my fault. I DO have a headache now, but I'll try that when I get a chance. Thanks. Thirty years ago I actually understood state-of-the-art computer stuff and would have qualified as a computer-geek. Kind of like being a master buggy-maker now...

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Absolutely amazing. Went on the first try. I've re-logged in probably 30 times already today. The other window says I'm not logged in, so go figure.

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No matter how fast I post it will usually not recognize me as 'logged in' any longer when I click 'submit'. If I use right-click to open a topic in a new tab it will sometimes but not always log me off on that tab (but I may or may not still be 'logged on' when I go back to the first one and try to ...

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Well - it STILL kicks me off halfway through most posts...

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http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k189/polardaddy/toys003.jpg Use [ img] before and [ /img] after the above type line and you get this: [ img]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k189/polardaddy/toys003.jpg[ /img] Leave out the spaces I added after the "["'s, so the lines would show up as ab...

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I thought when the rear of the train 'caught up' they were really lucky it didn't slam into them!

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Where we hunt it is basically the back part of our 'yard' so the deer see, hear, and smell us all the time anyway. The only thing we do to 'fool' them is sometimes use a 'decoy' person - two or more people go to the hunting spot, and a few less walk home noisily. We've even shot deer within minutes ...

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JimT wrote:Thank you Kirk.

We often judge others by their actions while we judge ourselves by our intentions.

THAT is an excellent quote. So true on so many levels.

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I'm pretty sure I read in some reasonable-seeming place (i.e. a hard-bound reloading manual) that a rapid twist did in fact increas pressures, and the argument was that there was more energy input into RPM, angular acceleration caused extra pressure, etc. It made sense at the time, but it would be i...

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pdawg.shooter wrote:Maybe we should outlaw doctors!

Ysabel Kid wrote:Coming up next with B-HO's health care plan!

Funny, but true. I've heard of physicians in Canada who basically practice 'off the record' health care - you go to them if you want quality care, but it is basically 'black market'.

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Great Job 44. What Diamond Bow is he using? It is 'The Rock' - http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/ef4e8194.jpg I'll try to get him to post on it tonight. I think the shot was 28 yards. Deer ran [corrected after we walked and range-finded it] about 250 yards [I'd though...

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I think I've used it a couple times, but I don't remember paying a fee...I'll have to check it out again.

I've used ammoguide.com as well, but that one has not just factory-sanctioned loads, but many 'user' ones as well (can be good or bad, depending on what you're looking to load).

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Thanks for all the responses and ideas. I do think the problem is the crimp, because the same gun (and ageing shooter :wink: ) shoots factory loads very well, the cases have been once-fired factory rounds, with primer pockets cleaned, length checked & 'trimmed' (none shaved any brass to speak of...

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...but, but - who would want a stainless gun...?

(cheeky reference to another thread; sorry...

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If they are reloads, it could be an overall-length thing. That's happened with the 1894's, and I suppose could with the 336's.

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Gosh - it looks like I missed a real wild 'debate' here... Not to take 'sides' or anything ( how'd we get to 'sides' ?), but I do recall that the 4831 I was using for my 6mm and I think 88 grain bullets was nowhere near maximum and came up into the case neck, so I weighed a FULL (to the brim) case, ...

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I'll have him post the details tomorrow. I have now to use my computer to do office work I'd planned on doing this AM after a sleep-late with the wife, that is until 44MagHunter had to go and spoil the day. :wink: His computer is a whopping 5 years old, so of course it doesn't work now (My 115 year ...

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WOW,..very nice. I've been after it +20 years and haven't taken a buck that nice. That will spoil a person quick.! :wink: Same here; got a 'spike' a couple times, but nothing as big as this deer. He did the same thing with his first gun deer a couple years ago. Huge buck. Kind of like having Raquel...

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...or maybe the deer actually did...

First shot at a deer bowhunting, too...

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Firemen tell me that ammunition is NOT a hazard even in tens or hundreds of thousands of rounds amounts, unless it is chambered in a gun, or in a strong, airtight container that will allow 'explosive' pressures to develop. That evidently does NOT include metal GI ammo cans, because they also say tha...

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Regarding the 'dip the case' method - I used to reload 6mm Remington with 4831 IMR very meticulously, doing inside neck reaming, etc. - since the most accurate charge was well below maximum, and came up into the case neck (a compressed load), I would on occasion just 'dip' a dozen or so cases in the...

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Joe, that was a really helpful post, and alot of information. THANKS! I wish it were easier to just 'measure' crimp strength, so I'd know where I'm starting. Maybe pulling a couple factory rounds would educate me. Now I guess I'll load some up, and crimp five really lightly, five a half turn more, f...

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I just reloaded a few rounds using all the same steps but an RCBS crimp die (after separate seating, and I checked overall length and it was consistant). Results were worse - three shots in maybe ten inches at 50 yards. This is getting annoying! I'm (almost) tempted to get out the old 'mallet' loade...

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I bought about 250 rounds of 44 Mag ammo as a kid, and reloaded those cases over and over for a Super Blackhawk and Marlin 1894. I used a Lee 'Classic Loader' (the kind you whack with a mallet), but got ammo that would shoot 3-4" at 100 yards every time. From college until recently, I used fact...

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I like the loads to be similar if possible, even if the bullets are of cheaper construction for the 'practice' rounds, and even if the 'blasting' ones might be loaded with less attention to accuracy (i.e. I may load a few .223's for my bolt gun using precision techniques, but would just use a progre...

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What was the original thread? I thought the 'cure' was tomato juice...

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Parkerizing seems to do well for me on an 1894. Looks pretty good, too, although not 'traditional'.

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I like my stainles 1858 Remington replica - you mean the originals weren't stainless...?

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I agree with substituting an allen screw for the knurled setup, unless you really want it as a quick-removal item.

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I'm just not a true conneseur I guess, because I'd snap that one up if the price doesn't rise above my current 'allowance' (and it likely will, because some other non-conneseurs have bigger allowances). It really looks to me to be well cared for (better than my 1889, anyway). My only concern would b...

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STAINLESS guns are the ones I take out to hunt and target shoot and hike with, rain or shine... The pretty BLUED ones are for hanging on the walls to look purty... :o :? :lol: :twisted: Seriously, whether or not 'stainless' looks good muchly depends on the applied finish ( textured matte to me is ve...

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Did you notice how it sometimes seemed the bullets actually rotated faster than the rifling pitch would make it seem they would? Interesting how the pointy bullets, especially the all-lead ones, had the back of the bullet blow out while the side-walls kept going, evidently from the shock wave coming...

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Unfortunately with my dial up it took 15 minutes to download just 47 seconds of that 10 minute video. I'd be all day waiting for that thing. Joe If I knew how, I'd download it and burn it to a DVD and send it to you - it's THAT cool. :!: Maybe someone here knows how to do that for you :?: ( if you'...

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JB wrote:Either rifle would do the job. From a collecting standpoint I agree with McNutjob, but from a hunting standpoint I'd go with the 444. The 444 would make a fine combination woods deer and bear rifle.

Same here.

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Our puppies grew up pretty big eventually (puppy pics below at about 80-90 pounds), but we haven't tried to weigh them yet. (Great Pyrenees)

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I'd definitely give the Paco tool a try. It seems to help my rifles shoot better.

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2ndovc wrote:My Grandfather had a large farm in Western Ohio and always had a 12 gage in the laundry room...

Gosh, I thought Tide Extra Strength worked pretty well...

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I've had pretty good luck with my new 4" Charter Target Pathfinder, over the past year. No, not as smooth as a Smith, but about half the $$$ - and just as good as a trail gun/plinker. . Another vote for the Charter Arms. Our 6" Pathfinder is light and manageable. Sights ARE adjustable but...

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Dumb-question-time...

Why is it bad to reload a case with a 'fingerprint' on it...?

Most of mine if they sit long enough have tarnish, and sometimes in the shape of a fingerprint. Are they therefore weaker?

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Cool...! Thanks.

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jnyork wrote:I dont know if it is a normal feeling or if I'm getting to be a foolish old geezer.

FOG - just like the rest of us (there are a few FYG's too).

...or maybe "SOG" for Sentimental Old Geezer...

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That's why I'm standardizing on .44 instead of .45. Also - with the "45's" you're dealing with two different bullet diameters unless you get a .45-70 rebarreled down to .451" or re-bore your handguns and carbines to .458". With the .44 Mag, you can 'step up' to a long-action rif...

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I HOPE it will fix the logging-me-off-every-minute issue...!

(final count = NINE log-ins to get this message up...)

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I have no notion what ranchers in 2009 tote in the pickups. A couple area farmers I know tote Semiauto AK's, SKS's, or AR-15's... Of those three I'd pick the SKS - cheaper, magazine doesn't stick out too far, incredibly rugged, and not as 'controversial' (heaven forbid a citizen owning a gun that i...

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