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If I shoot my current chrony I'm in trouble, using one of the Garmin jobbers.

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Walt this one has the 20" octagonal barrel, only drawback is the bulge it leaves on the cases, sizes out, but I still don't like it, if I didn't love the 45 Colt, and if it weren't so dang accurate, I probably would have moved it down the line. I have a Skinner sight for it, but as accurate as ...

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Went out for a quick shooting session in the foothills of the Sacramento Mountains. Brought along 2 lever actions, one a "vintage" JM Marlin 1894 Limited in 45 Colt, the other a Ruger/Marlin 1894 Classic in 44 Magnum. The 44 is the rifle I most often throw in the Jeep when heading for the ...

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I believe Jim T made 475 Linebaugh bullets from 45 ACP cases.

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Safe travels!

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Thanks for letting us know they work, may grab some next time they are on sale.

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Looking forward to getting mine back from Freedom Arms. They were able to fix the original issue, and I asked them to fit a 45 Colt cylinder. I carry my 6" 83 in a Simply Rugged Chesty Puller rig, and it logs a lot of miles in that holster. It's like carrying a light rifle when I am in the moun...

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t.r. wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2026 7:06 am I have an old Mosin Nagant rifle with a dark and neglected bore but it shoots five bullets into a 2.5 inch group at 100 yards. Amazing but true. TR

I'm not giving up hope!

Dave

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As a woods rifle the Hornady bullet load would definitely be more than adequate, in the more open country I hunt in NM it would limit me to 100, maybe a 125 yards on deer, maybe just a touch further on elk. Which isn't to say that is necessarily a bad thing. I'm still having fun, every range session...

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My first Super was a 90s model I purchased off of a fellow NCO in Alaska, he said he couldn't hardly hit a 55 gallon drum at 25 yards with it and he had a 44 Desert Eagle on layaway. $200 got me the pistol, 140 rounds of 240gr JSP ammo and an Uncle Mike's shoulder rig with ammo wallet for 10 rounds....

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Wow, is this Monte?

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It does, honestly it's greatest benefit for me is in the 45 ACP and Colt where velocities are under 1K, I generally skip the lubrisizer altogether. It's been a true advantage in my Marlin 1894 in 32-20, it used to lead just a little with cast bullets at 1800+ fps, now it's clean as a whistle. Not ve...

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Griff I have been powder coating my bullet and also lubing them. In my 300 WM and 375 Ruger I regularly push non-checked bullets over the 2k mark, in the 44 Carbine I'm getting 1600 fps with a 270gr cast bullet. I think the rougher bore on this rifle is contributing, and I am thinking that I need to...

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Have a Happy Birthday!

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I will do that! I will also be testing the next batch with near zero copper fouling this weekend, which is what I should have done last weekend. I apparently took leave of my senses last weekend. Thank you.

Dave

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Right now I feel like I am the idiot looking right at the barrel cylinder gap!

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Thank you for the article! I believe I will give Red Dot a try! May try Unique as well.

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Mine was putting 340gr LBT WFNPB and a 325gr bullet from one of my Mountain Moulds blocks centered up pretty good on a 10" plate at 50 yards yesterday, the RCBS 45-270SAA at 285 grains were hitting about 1 1/2" lower at the same range, all bullets were in the 1100FPS neighborhood.

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So on the advice of the fine members here, I thoroughly cleaned the old Model 94 32 Winchester Special, used my go to copper remover and the bore, while still pitted was shining. Shot the 170gr Hornady bullets over 3031, got a decent 10 shot group at 50 yards, about half were grouped under an inch. ...

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I'll be utilizing their customer service soon, I let what is apparently a broken firing pin turn in to an idiot in action. Hopefully doesn't cost me too much, but I guess stupidity should hurt a little. Depending on their verdict, I may have a 45 Colt cylinder fit. It's a big heavy shootin iron, but...

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The Marlin 1894 seems to really love this NOE bullet, was grouping very nicely at 50 yards this past weekend using 2400 in Starline cases.

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NOE is under new ownership, I may give them call, but I am not sure if they will entertain my complaint. It's possible that I will chalk it up to a lesson learned.

Dave

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Doc, thank you for posting this, and posting it here as I admittedly rarely peruse the politics section. My wife is a breast cancer survivor and all of her Drs have been anti HRT and pro every other prescription for her suffering. I copied this and sent it to her and she's also grateful.

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Bill, I am quite pleased with the 3 Accurate moulds I own, each basically my own design, Arsenal is another one, I have only one of theirs for my 32-20, but it casts a fine bullet. I have several Lee moulds, same with Lyman, an old 4 cavity 429421 is a go to for my 1966 Super Blackhawk. I have one L...

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So I really enjoy shooting the 45 Colt Marlin Limited, bulged brass and all. Well in trying to find a good 250-255 grain mould to lessen recoil a little and have no worries about the 1:38 twist, not that I have seen any issues with my beloved 45-270SAA bullet, but just the same. So I purchased an NO...

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No more beating this dead horse until I can test these additional 3031 loads. Also trying some lighter loads with 2400.

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So after today's session with jacketed, I thought I'd run my go to copper remover again. Imagine my surprise to discover that I hadn't ever run a copper remover, 7 patches in and they were still a deep blue, did some scrubbing with a nylon brush and a little JB's, needless to say that the bore is ac...

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So the jacketed bullets were marginally better. So I think the sights and my eyes are part of the problem, may need to have the barrel crown addressed, and I still have a few loads to try.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 5:45 pm Frankly speaking me friend, I’m just not up to more recoil these days.

And if it will drive a 270 gr SWC through a large cow, what would be the point of more?

Amen to that Amigo!

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Dave, I had good luck with Lomgshot. But I lucked into around 8 pounds of Unique so it will take me a while to use this up. I absolutely love Unique, it is far and away my all time favorite powder. I have used it in 80% of the cartridges that I load for. I honestly could probably get by with 4 or 5...

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I pretty much replaced Unique since I can't find any locally. I use Longshot almost exclusively for the 45, gets me in the same neighborhood as Unique with just a slightly higher charge weight.

Dave

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Absolutely! Been looking at load data since we got home from Church.

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Thanks George! I've been unable to find any of the Speer bullets, but I may see if that will work with the Hornady 170gr JFNs I do have. If they are accurate, it at least tells me I need to cast better bullets!

Dave

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Still working on a decent load, so far 2 1/2" at 50 yards is as good as it has done. That was an H4895 load moving at 2200 fps. I will add the sights are not very easy for my aging eyes.

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Very nice, look forward to hearing the range report!

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This is the bullet I am casting for the 32 Winchester Special.

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Shasta, your post is why I keep coming back to these old forums! I applaud you sir!

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You can't do any better than what Shasta has offered, but when you need to buy some cast lead bullets I recommend Bullshop. Bullshop has done a great job for me for a couple of pistols and my Winchesters in 40-82 and 44-40 that both require oversize bullet diameters to fill the bore. I just looked ...

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Family used to run cattle up the Minam coming out of the Eagle Cap before it was a wilderness area.

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Bill, I was born in La Grande, still have a lot of family in Elgin which where most of my fondest childhood memories are from, Mom and Dad live near Walla Walla Washington. One of the nice things about Cloudcroft is it reminds me of home, just with a lot more people.

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Great job Bill! My wife has done the full stretch there 4 times. What was sad was the dwindling numbers of survivors, I think the last one she did there was 1 remaining. It has definitely been hot, too bad it wasn't this weekend, 20 degrees cooler.

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The primers never exceeded .001" protrusion after firing, most were half that.

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20260328_184656.jpg 20260328_190709.jpg 20260328_145936.jpg Had some loads that I wanted to chronograph, hadn't been able to get out and shoot in a while, wanted to test out the new target stand too. Shot Grandad's 32, the 173gr FNPB bullets at around 2175ish fps really dimples that AR500 steel, on...

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Thanks Amigo! This rifle has taken deer, elk, lion, and bear in Eastern Oregon.

Dave

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That is a good idea.

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Prayers up Amigo!

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I've run my bore scope through it, has what appear to be significant pits, and a fair amount of carbon fouling. It shoots OK, and I am trying to get the years of carbon fouling out, Kroil does a good job, but it is a long work in progress. I noticed the primers only really back out with lighter cast...

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I know Jim, that was a little tongue in cheek.

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It is a Saddle Ring Carbine minus the ring. It shoots ok with my powder coated 170gr cast bullets, does about the same with Hornady 170gr FN bullets. Thought about picking up an oversize locking luggage for it. Restored or not it will always have sentimental value, I will always think about the deer...

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