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I'm hunkered down here at home... and trying to parcel out my snacks... snuck out to the VA doc on Thursday to deal with an ear infection and then the grocery store... what a crowd... you'd of thought everyone was trying to lay in supplies! Stay warm Jim. I forgot to get anti-gel in my various diese...

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By looks alone, I'm undecided. In either .223 or 300BO, I'm not sure I'd spend that much. I'd have to have my hands on one to decide. While I'm not a big fan of the AR platform, I do enjoy the ones I have.

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That looks like the same sight that came on my 2004 EMF "Hartford" mdl.

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While it is a much better sight than the ones I have from the '80s, I didn't mind their simple functionality.

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Has anyone fulfilled any "bucket list" items, even if at the time, you didn't consider them as such? My son & I were talking last nite about accomplishments and/or regrets. I have a few. But, probably the best one is that I got to ride in the Goodyear blimp out of San Pedro, CA on one ...

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One word. Vortex. Their glass is top notch, maybe not top tier, but I have no complaints. I have two of their scopes, a 6.5-25x 50 Viper HD on my varmint rifle, and a Strike Eagle 1-6x24 on my "combat" carbine.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Tue Jan 20, 2026 12:14 pmWe are renovating 2 bathrooms for a long time customer, she did a cattle drive in Wyoming over the summer. This book she found in a little hole in the wall tourist trap.

It's also available thru Amazon.

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Pyrodex is simply a rusting agent that happens to burn. Look up it's MSDS and look at its ingredients and warnings about its environmental hazards. I used it until 1988 when sitting around the campfire with Mike Venturino at End of Trail that year. And he described what it produces in its fouling. M...

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I got to simply wondering what publishing house put that book out? Looked it up; never heard of "Ten Speed Press." Never published anything I've ever read... And I consider myself a pretty eclectic reader. But, maybe not quite that "out there"!

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JimT wrote: ↑Mon Jan 19, 2026 11:40 amTil the weather changed I was drivingOIP-978609747.wVnYsaAxK7RU3iAbOtFjlQHaFj.jpg

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:06 pmGriff, you've heard from Lenn? This is great news.
Jason, come back. We miss you.

Sorry... no. That was when Jason last posted.

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This points right at the reason I've never wanted a .38-55. Old guns were all over the map dimension-wise... newly minted rifles were then made in the .375 Win mold, .375-.377 seemed the norm. Older firearms used the 2.125" length brass, but new brass seems to run 2.208". But... if I were ...

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He last posted in Nov, 2025... Do a member search and send him a message. Heck... a couple of times I actually got a response.

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Congrats!

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My newest vehicle is a 2019 New Holland WM75; but sees very little highway miles... if you call the 3 miles between the farm & gas station on a state highway, "highway" miles! Averages 2 acres per hour. 75HP.jpg The daily driver is a 1997 Kenworth T600, just turn over 2.923 million mil...

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It might be that I'm recoil sensitive, but I prefer lighter weight bullets in most cartridges. Excepting the .30-30, I rarely run them at full velocity. In it, It feels like it would make up for any errors in distance estimations.

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I"m with AT&T, and never lost contact yesterday or today. From Texas to Georgia. Right now I can't upload pictures, probably because of just where exactly I am, but otherwise... all good.

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I'm in the JimT & Scott camp. However, for anything over 100 yards with a rifle, it better wear a tang peep. But the top of the post, or bead on the front sight still sits below the target bull. So far, on deer it works that sighting on the corner of a near vertical or slightly rearward foreleg ...

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Ain't any easier for older gentlemen also.

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Well... it definitely looks a little like a Marlin, but... I'm unfamiliar with early 336s, or 36s... Also it doesn't have the fat forend of the Marlin's I'm familiar with. But, there were store brands supplied by Marlin, Sears, Montgomery Wards, Western Auto, among others. Also, Mossberg's copy...

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Scott, Your post made me go look at mine. I found much the same on the left side of the receiver. A line of very dark discoloration following along the line of engraving at the bottom of the receiver. After about twenty minutes with a clean rag and a product called "Tarn-X" it's mostly cle...

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I entered data from reloading manuals and actual measurements on projectiles and cases, and in every case it tells me not to load that combo as it's overpressure. In actual load development, I loaded a 170 grain Speer FN bullet in my .32-40 1885 with 15 grains of 5744... based on a QuickLOAD predict...

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Thank you Jim. I've had & have adjustable sighted handguns... Ruger Blackhawk, Mdl 19 S&W, and a Colt Gold Cup. But, for working guns... I'll stick with fixed sights also. Modify 'em to shoot to POA, add an insert to enhance visibility, sure... 3-dot combos, great... but maintaining that dur...

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Mine is a "sorta" answer... Blackhawk, but not the new model... 3-screw only.

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I only ever owned one 9mm, a Walther P38 and stupidly traded it off before I realized what a gem they are! I'm not sure I ever had dies for it, but if I did, they're still out in the reloading shop! But, in reality, I recognize that I'm a 45Auto guy. I could load for days with what brass and bullets...

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I only load for 6 hyphenated cartridges: .30-30, .30-06, 32-40, .40-90SBN, .44-40 & .45-70. For 4 of 'em I only have one rifle each. In both .30 caliber cartridges I have multiple rifles so chambered. If I were to ever add another it would probably be the .38-40. But... I'd have to have both rif...

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I have both the 3rd and 4th (latest) Cast Bullet Handbooks from Lyman. Biggest difference is that the 4th lists cartridges the 3rd doesn't. Including, much to my delight, 45 Colt rifle loads. But, disappointingly, I have to keep my 45th Lyman Reloading Handbook around for loads for the .32-40. IMO, ...

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Their Gold Dots have been consistently good performers, but I'll bet this G2 is even better. Glad to see a spark of life in Vernon Speer's old outfit. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xHuWc6tU4eo As if! I doubt they've ever improved on the old "Flying Ashtray"! I don't want my expansion on ...

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The only Miroku I have in 45 Colt is a LoWall. My favorite load for is a 6 grains of RedDot. Behind a 200 gr RFN it runs to 1,077fps, dropping to a 5.5 grain load behind a 225 gr truncated cone it drops to high 700s & low 800s, but ES goes up. My other 45 Colt rifles are a Marlin, a Rossi & ...

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Although I've never killed a deer with anything less than a 7mm, mostly with my .30-30s, I think that with proper shot placement, distance, bullet construction, very doable. The 5.56's certainly killed its share of our nation's enemies for well over 50 years. And not all those shots were optimal.

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Memories is what it's about! My favorite uncle was a Nam vet, Corp of Engineers, he is still here but health problems galore from all the herbicides getting on them opening firebases. As a kid he made me a little bulldozer out of a block of wood, I still have it and when I see it all I can do is th...

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45-70 brass are the only cases I have ever had peening issues with. My fears were unfounded, and next time I will run them for the full time as this batch wasn't as clean as I am used to. 20260105_113552.jpg I will powder coat these, sized them and lube them so I can load a mess of 32-20, coyote br...

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Some years back Chuck Schumer criticized Trump for not doing anything about the president of Venezuela, now he's criticizing him for doing something about him. These hypocrites can't make up their mind, or even keep it straight about what they've previously said. Anymore, I simply believe that anyt...

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Still thinking; maybe putting a suppressor on an AR & turning a Trapper into a SBR.

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Hi Griff. Can you show us a close-up picture of the Manhattan gates? From three sides. DSCN1646.JPG DSCN1645.JPG DSCN1643.JPG The top & bottom photos show how the hammer needs to be narrowed to clear the gate and strike the cap. There are other ways to accomplish the same result, but I happen t...

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I'm not so sure it was "socialists" that gutted domestic manufacturing, so much as "accountants"! Okay, so those college educated "accountants" were probably indoctrinated by the socialist educators imported after WWII, turning our colleges into theoretical socialist bo...

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howdy.gif and Welcome to THE Forum from Texas! I have 6 rifles in 45 Colt, and absolutely love the cartridge and the guns. 3 are Uberti toggle link actions, 2 1873 & a Henry. I've not had any issues shooting smokeless powder thru them, but... BP fouling can be VERY frustrating. It gets back int...

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It appears to be coming along nicely... oughta be a real beauty when done!

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After yesterday's cowboy match I swung by the local gunsmith that was modifying my 1851s to pick 'em up. He had 3 ready, but was still working on the 4th... something about the dimensions being wrong and using the wrong metal... Anyway, 3 2nd Gen Colt 1851s freshly modified with Manhattan Gates and ...

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JimT wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 9:48 pmYou sound like me and the small primer .45 ACP's.

I wanna sting up whoever came up with that silly idea!

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No, but I tumble .44-40 brass with SS pins. I also decap first, & yes, the primer pockets appear new.

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How can I tell if it’s rebounding or not. I believe it was 1983 build, def not angle ejection. Where’s the research to do on the hammer/ If it's a top eject, you DON'T have a rebounding hammer, unless someone swapped that in... :shock: :shock: If you swapped the main spring, you might remember what...

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When my wife started cowboy action shooting with me in 1987, a fellow shooter gave her about 3K rounds of 38 Special brass... about 500 rounds of it were Large Primer. I grew to despise them if I didn't do a good job of sorting! I finally segregated all of 'em and shot them and left them lay on the ...

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I went to a cowboy action match... but... forgot to check the number of rounds balls in the box... fell short! Stayed, spotted targets & recorded scores for the rest of the match. Getting a MDQ for failing to shoot 2 stages may seem a bit harsh... but not taking enough ammo to a gun fight is far...

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Bill, with all due respect, carry your lazy carcass down to Home Depot!

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Although I haven't seen one in 10-15 years, you can replace your rebounding hammer strut with a late model 94 (above serial # 4,580,000), top eject strut and it will eliminate the rebounding feature. I don't have any Angle Eject Winchester 94s, but I have theorized that simply putting a washer at th...

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I got mine from a fellow forum member a couple of years after joining, and as I've found, like many of Winchester's commemoratives, an excellent shooter! I don't have a low serial, but a high 13K. If you like top eject Winchester 94s, the commemoratives are usually an excellent value and good shoote...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 31, 2025 11:09 pm

+1!

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My AWA Lightning in .44-40:

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I've never owned a .308. My various Winchester 94s, the rebuilt '06 Garand NM and '06 1903-A3 fulfill my .30 caliber desires. My 1st bolt gun was a Remington 700BDL in 7mmRemMag. The shop I bought it at had 5 and let me pick the one I liked... All identical except the wood. I picked the prettiest ou...

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I read somewhere in my history studies that only about 25% of colonists supported the Revolution. hfcable, that's a fantastic connection to the founding of our nation. I have a similar connection to the founding of New Zealand, my gggrandfather is one of the 1st 60 Europeans permanently residing in ...

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