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by Shasta
Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a big day
Replies: 14
Views: 2193

Re: a big day

Here's wishing you a very happy birthday, Jerry. Eighty is most certainly a milestone in a man's life. I will be turning seventy in December and have decided to stop looking for the fountain of youth. I'm lowering my sights and would be content just to find the fountain of middle age! :D Shasta
by Shasta
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just like in cartoons....
Replies: 3
Views: 990

Re: Just like in cartoons....

I am astounded! I never would have thought a .45ACP bullet would take travel directions from wimpy PVC piping! That was some great video that I really enjoyed watching. Thanks for posting! :D

Shasta
by Shasta
Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kudos to Montana Vintage Arms
Replies: 5
Views: 1598

Kudos to Montana Vintage Arms

I have several rifles equipped with Montana Vintage Arms sights and scopes, which are to me the best to be had. I recently somehow managed to snap off the windage adjustment knob on my Browning BPCR rifle's Creedmoore rear scope mount while removing the rifle from an over-crowded gun safe. I sent th...
by Shasta
Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hit the "Wood Lottery" (Browning Citori CXS 20 ga)
Replies: 10
Views: 1686

Re: Hit the "Wood Lottery" (Browning Citori CXS 20 ga)

Love it. I too am a sucker for a well-figured gun stock. :D

Shasta
by Shasta
Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: need some help
Replies: 13
Views: 2465

Re: need some help

Go to the Accurate Molds website and they can make custom oversize molds. I have their 433205C for my original 1873 Winchester and it shoots them very well.

http://www.accuratemolds.com/catalog.php?page=all

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by Shasta
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's your favourite muzzleloader
Replies: 24
Views: 3433

Re: What's your favourite muzzleloader

My favorite is a .62 caliber left hand full stock Hawken flintlock custom made for me in 1983 by my late friend Art Knolty. It's the top rifle in this picture:

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by Shasta
Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 12
Views: 1488

Re: I Can't Believe It's Been 47 Years!!

Congratulations to you both! :D We just celebrated 46 years here.

Shasta
by Shasta
Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help with Winchester 1895 Providence Tool and Co
Replies: 11
Views: 2284

Re: Need help with Winchester 1895 Providence Tool and Co

I have an 1895 Browning in 30-40 Krag with the Providence Tool rear sight. The front sight is pinned into a groove in the base, and yes you need a taller front sight. I don't recall where I got my replacement front sight blade, but I do recall it was too tall and I had to grind a little off the bott...
by Shasta
Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My .32-40 Winchester
Replies: 7
Views: 1721

My .32-40 Winchester

I have a 1906 vintage Model 1894 Winchester rifle, caliber .32-40, in well-worn condition and not as accurate as I would like. I could keep my shots on a paper plate at 100 yards, but it would not shoot a tight group. The rifle was also difficult to clean after a shooting session because it tended t...
by Shasta
Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Overloading a Sixgun
Replies: 27
Views: 4656

Re: Overloading a Sixgun

It ain't just sixguns. For the first time in my life I was present when a firearm let go from a suspected double charge just last month: https://i.imgur.com/0U8OrH9.jpg?1 It was a Swedish Mauser 6.5x55 firing a cast lead bullet load. Thankfully my friend was not seriously injured. He got a really bl...
by Shasta
Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No cashiers at Lowes, Home Depot
Replies: 14
Views: 5462

Re: No cashiers at Lowes, Home Depot

I'm with you on this self checkout BS. They are literally forcing you to be an employee without pay. Our Home Depot and Lowe's stores really push this, but I play the ignorant old man card and force their "guard dog" to check me out.

Shasta
by Shasta
Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question / POLL
Replies: 115
Views: 20520

Re: Question / POLL

Coming up on 70, been married to the same gal for 46 years. Been shooting since about 7 or 8 years old, casting and reloading since I turned 18 in 1968. Have owned my 55 Chevy Nomad for 51 years. I tend to hold onto things.

Shasta
by Shasta
Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big day today
Replies: 27
Views: 4011

Re: Big day today

Great looking '39, Marlinman, and done up right too! Looking forward to seeing the final paint job.

Shasta
by Shasta
Wed May 13, 2020 9:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stainless steel tumblers
Replies: 12
Views: 2236

Re: Stainless steel tumblers

The Thumler's Tumbler Model B is a good unit, but the shafts are mounted in nylon bushings that clip into the platform and in my opinion are not very sturdy. I have two Extreme Rebel 17 tumblers that have the shafts mounted on pillow block ball bearings. They are very strong and reliable. https://ww...
by Shasta
Sat May 09, 2020 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Right Handed Kid with Dominant Left Eye
Replies: 24
Views: 2666

Re: Right Handed Kid with Dominant Left Eye

My youngest daughter is left handed like her dad, but was born with such poor vision in her left eye that the doctor said she was legally blind in that eye. I started her off shooting a BB gun right handed at age four, and since she has never shot any other way, she is naturally a right handed shoot...
by Shasta
Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 23
Views: 2831

Re: What's Your Reloading Setup Worth Today if You Had to Replace it?

OK, just the reloading equipment and bullet casting equipment would cost me about $28,400 to replace. It took me 50 years to accumulate all that stuff and there ain't no way I could ever replace it all. I have replaced the presses, powder scales and measures, some moulds and a couple lead furnaces a...
by Shasta
Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 23
Views: 2831

Re: What's Your Reloading Setup Worth Today if You Had to Replace it?

Having been burned out in the 2018 Carr Fire, . . . what I was able to recall came to just shy of $105,000. Shasta Is that a typo? One Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars!!!!!!!!! That's the price of a small house in some parts of the country! I'm not saying that is how much I had invested. I am sayi...
by Shasta
Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 23
Views: 2831

Re: What's Your Reloading Setup Worth Today if You Had to Replace it?

Having been burned out in the 2018 Carr Fire, I had to make an inventory of my reloading equipment, ammunition, and reloading components for the insurance company. I had an estimated 100,000 rounds of loaded ammo and nearly that much more in components. The worst of it was losing all my hard-to-find...
by Shasta
Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Latest 1895 Winchester And A Few Test Shots
Replies: 13
Views: 2791

Re: Latest 1895 Winchester And A Few Test Shots

Very nice rifle! Good luck finding any brass. I have an octagon barreled '95 in .38-72 for which I purchased several hundred Jamison made brass cases back when they were making them. Unfortunately I lost it all along with my reloading equipment when the Carr Fire destroyed my entire property. I did ...
by Shasta
Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My stay at home project.
Replies: 24
Views: 2724

Re: My stay at home project.

Looking very good! Please keep us posted as the build progresses.

Shasta
by Shasta
Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What About That Stimulus Check?
Replies: 16
Views: 2973

Re: What About That Stimulus Check?

I just sent an 1894 Winchester octagon barreled rifle in .32-40 to John Taylor up in Puyallup, WA for a barrel reline in the same caliber. If that stimulus check does come through it will cover the $500 cost. :D

Shasta
by Shasta
Sun Mar 22, 2020 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help - Bullets shaving.
Replies: 9
Views: 2359

Re: Help - Bullets shaving.

I was having the same problem with my .44-40 reloads. I cured it by using a deburring tool on the case after it had been run through the expander die.

Shasta
by Shasta
Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you guys that have Ultrasonic cleaners
Replies: 16
Views: 2590

Re: What do you guys that have Ultrasonic cleaners

I use a product called Awesome that I get at the Dollar Store. Diluted 50-50 with hot water, it works well.


Shasta
by Shasta
Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old Lever
Replies: 6
Views: 1731

Re: Old Lever

Check out how this guy does it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Wb4HXa-sk


Shasta
by Shasta
Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: After Fire Progress Report
Replies: 17
Views: 1819

Re: After Fire Progress Report

Glad to hear you are getting back towards returning home. How did you do with getting your lead supply back into usable form? Most of my lead is still inside the metal ammo cans, melted into a 120 pound brick that is extremely difficult to get out of the can, so I just haven't messed with it much. ...
by Shasta
Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: After Fire Progress Report
Replies: 17
Views: 1819

Re: After Fire Progress Report

Hello All, I thought I should dredge up this old post and update you again on our rebuild progress. We unfortunately hired an architect who turned out to be a crook, and the house plans he promised in two weeks took him a full year to finally produce. I was fortunate to get them at all as he wound u...
by Shasta
Fri Jan 24, 2020 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Original rear sight for Win94 1923 vintage
Replies: 3
Views: 898

Re: Original rear sight for Win94 1923 vintage

The original rear barrel sight for that rifle was quite different from those of other calibers. Here is a picture of it: https://i.imgur.com/hSyzIlh.jpg?2 As you can see, it is very large and not conducive to use with a receiver or tang sight. The best solution would be to install a dovetail blank f...
by Shasta
Fri Jan 24, 2020 3:32 pm
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?

We have monthly Vintage Military Silhouette matches at Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club in Burney, CA from April to September. Rifles are M-14 or older, with an Iron Site discipline and a Scope Sight discipline, but we do allow newer types that shoot in what we call "Open" discipline. Sli...
by Shasta
Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Shasta.
Replies: 6
Views: 1812

Re: Happy Birthday Shasta.

Thank you for the good wishes fellas. Turning 69 today. I suppose I should give an update on my life after losing everything in the 2018 Carr wildfire on July 26, 2018. A month after the fire we hired an architect that was recommended to us to draw up a set of plans for our new house. The cost was a...
by Shasta
Sun Nov 03, 2019 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: advice about buying cast bullets
Replies: 12
Views: 2278

Re: advice about buying cast bullets

https://www.bearcreeksupplybullets.com/bulletselection


Bear Creek Supply makes inexpensive plain base moly coated bullets that are very popular with the silhouette shooters around here.


Shasta
by Shasta
Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: nd in need of help... Win 1895
Replies: 19
Views: 2155

Re: nd in need of help... Win 1895

Proper slave pins are the key. Go to Harbor Freight and for $10 buy a set of their drill bits. They don't drill holes worth a darn, but can be ground into dandy slave pins! :D

Shasta
by Shasta
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prayer Request
Replies: 23
Views: 2297

Re: Prayer Request

I'm very sorry for your loss, Griff. I hope your mom left a specific will. It makes it easier for the executor to deal with family members. Meanwhile you are in my prayers, friend.

Shasta
by Shasta
Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A dilemma
Replies: 29
Views: 3185

Re: A dilemma

Get a real Colt in .44-40. Find a good used one so you don't have to worry about keeping it new looking. Your rifle ammo will probably work OK, but if not it's just a matter of proper bullet diameter.

Shasta
by Shasta
Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help needed with 1894 re-assembly......
Replies: 7
Views: 1555

Re: Help needed with 1894 re-assembly......

With the action open, can you push the lifter down, and if so does it snap down and stay down? The lifter should snap positively down and stay if pushed, and pushing the lever downward should snap the lifter positively back up. The lifter should not be floppy loose. If that checks out, then I think ...
by Shasta
Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mystery metals for bullet casting
Replies: 16
Views: 2572

Re: Mystery metals for bullet casting

I have been casting bullets for over 50 years, primarily with mystery metal obtained from wherever I could get it. I always keep known metals such as pure soft lead, wheel weights, tin, linotype, etc. separated. Any unknown mystery metal I melted in a pot with a thermometer controlled temperature of...
by Shasta
Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help needed with 1894 re-assembly......
Replies: 7
Views: 1555

Re: Help needed with 1894 re-assembly......

I have had the same thing happen, and it was the lever pivot pin that was the problem. I had pushed it too far in from the left side of the receiver. Once you have the pin in place, install and tighten the screw that retains it into the side of the receiver. Then take an appropriate size pin punch t...
by Shasta
Thu Aug 22, 2019 11:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NRA Lever Action Silhouette shooting.
Replies: 7
Views: 901

Re: NRA Lever Action Silhouette shooting.

I am the Match Director at Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club in Burney, CA and we shoot lever action silhouette every month all year. Your Marlin Texan with it's octagon barrel is a perfect choice for Smallbore Cowboy Rifle Silhouette. Most of our shooters use standard velocity ammo with good succes...
by Shasta
Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Auction finds
Replies: 7
Views: 1749

Re: Auction finds

For 25-20, you might try Load X. I got some brass from him last fall and it was even properly head-stamped.

https://www.loadxammo.com/

Shasta
by Shasta
Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Prince Rupert’s Drop
Replies: 8
Views: 1017

Re: Prince Rupert’s Drop

I had never heard of a Prince Rupert's Drop, nor would I have believed such a small amount of glass could be so tough. I certainly learned something today! Thanks for the links, Tycer. :D

Shasta
by Shasta
Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cast boolit hunting alloy?
Replies: 19
Views: 3503

Re: Cast boolit hunting alloy?

I had good luck using gas checked wheel weight bullets in my leverguns, or pure lead in my muzzleloaders or Sharps. Unfortunately, as of July 1, 2019, we here in the state if Kommifornia will not be allowed to hunt any animal with any bullet containing lead. This presents a special problem for me in...
by Shasta
Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 38-40 Loading
Replies: 11
Views: 2833

Re: 38-40 Loading

First of all, welcome to the Leverguns campfire. Lots of good info hereabouts.

Dunno if it helps, but I use 25.0 gr. Re7 in my .44-40 with a 205 gr. bullet with excellent results.

Shasta
by Shasta
Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another reason I'm glad I escaped...
Replies: 23
Views: 4837

Re: Another reason I'm glad I escaped...

Lifelong Shasta County Californian here, the reddest county in the state. Here in the far north folks tend to be conservative gun owners, but still we are forced to live by laws passed by the whims of arrogant liberals.

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by Shasta
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Texas outlaws Red Light Cameras.
Replies: 20
Views: 1732

Re: Texas outlaws Red Light Cameras.

We have several of them here in Redding, CA. My wife ran one in a moment of inattention and got a ticket that cost nearly $500, plus our car insurance rates went up for a couple years after.

Shasta
by Shasta
Mon Jun 03, 2019 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bullet mold
Replies: 11
Views: 1887

Re: Bullet mold

I like the RCBS 37-250-FN; it is a gas checked bullet that shoots very well in my Winchester Legacy rifle.

Shasta
by Shasta
Mon May 20, 2019 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Let's talk levergun rifle throats
Replies: 12
Views: 1527

Re: Let's talk levergun rifle throats

Several years ago I bought a used Winchester 94 Canadian Centennial 30-30 with 26" octagon barrel (mfg 1971) with the specific intent to shoot metallic silhouette using a Lyman 311041 cast lead bullet. I loaded five test rounds and they fed through the magazine fine but would not quite chamber ...
by Shasta
Thu May 16, 2019 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lead hardness testers
Replies: 10
Views: 1546

Re: Lead hardness testers

When it comes to precision measuring instruments, don't cheap out. You get what you pay for. I really like my Saeco. It's a very old one made of steel. The one drawback to it is that it will only test bullets, not scrap lead pieces or ingots. For those I have a Cabine Tree hardness tester. For me, t...
by Shasta
Tue May 14, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: magnums
Replies: 13
Views: 2431

Re: magnums

That is exactly why I got rid of my .300 Win. Mag. It was way too hard on the several Blacktail deer and one Pronghorn I shot with it. I now use a 6.5 Creedmoor, which is much better suited to the task.

Shasta
by Shasta
Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Old black powder.
Replies: 12
Views: 1950

Re: Old black powder.

Until I lost it in last summer's fire, I had a metal 25 lb. keg of FFg black powder made by Gearhart-Owen Industries, which went out of business in the early 1980's. I had used two or three pounds of it in my black powder cartridge rifles with no determinable difference.

Shasta
by Shasta
Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You guys with Winchester 76s ...
Replies: 14
Views: 2090

Re: You guys with Winchester 76s ...

I have a Uberti 1876 rifle from Taylors & Co. with 28" barrel in .45-60 that I have owned for several years. Quality is excellent and it has an exceptionally beautiful buttstock. It is a very good shooter, although it weighs 11 lbs. and can be difficult to hold up during extended shooting s...
by Shasta
Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The trouble with IWB carry ...
Replies: 16
Views: 1375

Re: The trouble with IWB carry ...

I know how you feel. I am a fat guy that carries a Springfield XD Compact .45 ACP inside the waistband using an Alien Gear hybrid holster. I decided it was worth it to me to buy oversize pants to accommodate my weight gains. I buy them two sizes big at Walmart for under $20, then I put suspender but...