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Congratulations! What's most important is being able to spend time with your kids. They drift away all too quickly.

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Heck, if you practice enough you can do some incredible things. Old Elmer had superb eyesight and the ability to accurately judge bullet drop and the necessary lead in taking moving game. Consider Ed McGivern who was able to shoot washers thrown into the air with tape over the holes so there was no ...

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Naphtali, send me a PM with your mailing address and I'll send you a handful of those 452651 bullets as cast.

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Thanks, Bryan!

Fascinating history of Unique from the beginning of the 20th century. All useful information and I'll admit I was unaware that it had been recommended for reduced loads for over a hundred years. Thanks again for the interesting post.

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Heck, even John Linebaugh, the guru of monster loads in medium size revolvers says that his everyday working loads in .45 Colt are 8 to 8.5 grains of 231 behind a 250 grain cast bullet. Quite a contrast to his dinosaur loads.

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If you want to continue shooting full power loads, the solution is to change that curved buttplate to a straight one. I have done that by forming a piece of dense foam to the shape of the curvature on one side with a straight edge on the other and then mounting a butt cover or a recoil pad behind th...

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JDL, I had wondered whether molds for .30-30 cast bullets were available in plain base. Seems like they would work nicely if the velocity were kept below about 1500 fps. Thanks for the post; I think I'll look into that. Sounds like a good time.

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I have a friend who used to make rattlesnake skin mounts on a fancy board and also hatbands. I have a Leatherman with a very narrow slotted screwdriver blade and when we would encounter a snake in our wanderings I would hold the snake's head down with a stick and pith him through the back of the hea...

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No, you're right, Scott.
They are ringtail cats; coatis are much larger animals. There are significant populations of ringtails around NM, specifically around Ft. Sumner and Vaughn. My game camera in my driveway picked up a picture of one several months ago.

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Thanks for the info, Marlinman.

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You have a beautiful rifle there, 2ndovc.

It's definitely a higher grade than mine with fine checkering on beautiful wood as well as double triggers. Thanks for the picture.

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I bought a Uberti replica 1885 .45-70 years ago. I have shot it with RCBS 405 gr round nose flat points going around 1400 fps at the local range (200 yard limit) a bit but I want to shoot it at longer distances. I don't recall seeing any of them shot at U-pick it Ranch so I was wondering if anyone h...

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Sorry to hear it, Scott. Hopefully it will bring back the reflections of the good times in beautiful color.

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I only very seldom shoot jacketed bullets.

It's necessary in .223, .243, 6.5, 7mm, .308 and .30-06 but everything else up to .375 H&H and .45-70 is cast only. It makes me less dependent upon political swings.

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I remember watching a You Tube video of Sagebrush Longshots years ago in which someone was shooting a .30-30 at long range using a load of around 10 grains of Unique. I wasn't really involved in shooting rifle calibers in lever actions at the time but with my developing interest, I searched around a...

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My shooting partner has a Henry .22 mag lever gun with an octagonal barrel. I am envious because it's a fine rifle; well-made and accurate. It doesn't enter into the controversy about having a side gate or not.

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Tutt, thanks for the link. It's not quite as "tacky" ha! as I had remembered. Definitely for a right handed shooter though.

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Tutt, do you remember the Chief Sitting Bull commemorative? Wasn't that the one with rows and rows of brass tacks protruding from the stock? Aargh!

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Congratulations, Bearskinner!! Big Horn has an excellent reputation for making innovative and quality lever actions. I hope you really enjoy it. Hey, next year isn't that far off.

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I bought a post-JM Marlin model 1894 in .44 mag several years ago when everyone was complaining about their poor workmanship. I certainly experienced that too. Before I even fired it (it was new, unfired) I looked down the bore and found a 4" section of machining chatter marks several inches do...

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Here's my Leatherman. I see now that I'm not giving the picture enough time to load. Oops

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I'm with you on the 9422. I have one in .22lr and another with a beautiful laminated stock in .22 mag. I still have a Remington Nylon 66 as well as my first rifle, a Winchester model 61 pump. One that I regret letting get away was a Remington 541-S bolt action. Twas a beautiful gun.

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This is my every day carry. I've worn it clipped inside my pocket for over 30 years and although I don't use it very frequently since I retired, I hope to never part with it. It has just what I need. It even shares some of the road rash I received when I dumped a motorcycle two decades ago. It's a L...

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Also, congratulations on your new Trapper! Very cool. I hope you find that it's as good a companion as your old one.

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Scott, what does the SRC stand for? Excuse my ignorance.

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I wandered through a couple of gun shops in town yesterday looking for anything other than wondernines and ARs. I stopped at a shop about 50 miles away, looking through their offerings and came across a model 94 Buffalo Bill commemorative chambered in .30-30. It appears to be unfired. It had been si...

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Yep, I have a New Vaquero that I fitted with a SBH hammer and it dropped in perfectly.

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I read a story once by Skeeter Skelton's son who said that he came into a room and found his father with a new Smith revolver, filing away at the grips. Apparently he liked his grips narrow as well as his front sights. The original front sights on medium and large frame Smiths are 1/8" wide and...

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I don't know whether they'll fit the old models. I only own one old model (unfortunately) but it already has the hammer since it's an SBH. Otherwise, the SBH hammers should fit all Ruger single actions except the Single Six family of revolvers and the Bearcats.

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Thanks for the reminder, 1894cfan.

I have dozens of top punches for my 50+ molds. The only one I can't seem to get is for a 325gr LBT WFN for my .454. I sent Veral Smith a check for it at the beginning of March and after 7 phone calls to him, I'm still waiting.

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Hey, Drawdown;

If you have any interest in a 170 bullet for .30-30 with a RNFP rather than a round nose, Oregon Trail has gas checked bullets in stock for $40/100.

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Thanks,1894cfan:
I ordered one of the 30 caliber RCBS 150 gr molds last night from Midsouth Shooters Supply. It's on the way...$140 incl tax and shipping.

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Drawdown, I have spent the last hour online searching for custom cast bullet manufacturers who offer the Lyman 311291 bullets. I see your dilemma. They don't seem to be available, at least not the exact design with a round nose and gas check. I suspect some people might think that small round nose c...

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Drawdown, sorry but I just don't know. I have never really had a reason to find what's available commercially because I have the mold.

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OldWin, I agree. Good choices. I have a commercial Mauser with a shot-out barrel chambered in .22-250 and I think either of your choices would be ideal for a new chambering in my rifle. I have read that the improved version of the .35 Whelan doesn't offer a significant velocity increase so I would p...

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Good subject! That RCBS 30-150-FN is probably an excellent all around cast bullet for .30-30. I don't have that mold but I plan to order one if I can find it. I have a Lyman 311291 mold (170 gr) which was apparently the original bullet loaded in the .30-30. It's a round nose design which would work ...

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Didn't the Mountain Guns come with Ahrends grips from the factory? Mine had Ahrends on it but in my dry climate they warped and I replaced them with Eagle grips.

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Thank you again, marlinman! I don't know what sort of occupation Wind retired from but he was unquestionably a teacher and a fine one. And a heck of a shot as well. A very charismatic gentleman, he had a positive influence on a lot of shooters.

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Beautiful collection of Blackhawks, veeman. You have four 3-screws there and stag grips for all seven of them.

Very nice!

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Scott, I have lowered the rear sights on several guns and in some cases it's much easier than ordering and installing a new sight blade, especially with Smiths. I have found that Smiths are so difficult to install a new, lower blade on that it's more practical to just replace the entire rear sight a...

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I have done that with every one of my regular Blackhawks except for one which I replaced with a Bisley hammer. That was quite a bit more work. My Rugers all have superb trigger pulls, like 21/2 lb pulls with zero creep. They are a joy to shoot and perfect for bustin' steel gongs. Probably a bit ligh...

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Yeah, thanks, Marlinman. It'll be good to watch more videos. How many times have you attended and how long ago did Wind pass?

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I believe the organizer and property owner whom they called the Captain passed away several years ago and the annual event folded. His first name was Wynn (spelling?)

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I miss the You Tube videos posted under Sagebrush Longshots. They had such great camaraderie and gentle coaching that improved visitors' shooting even beyond their own expectations. Lots of lever guns and other guns, mostly old and old-design rifles that shot superbly at long distances. Beautiful lo...

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With a heavy bullet like yours I would sure try a slower powder like 4227 or even IMR4198. Good luck.

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A decade or so ago I had a pressure incident with an AR SP-1. I loaded some rounds with standard loads but had neglected to check the brass for stretching. I was shooting at a hardened steel gong and the velocity was so high from the case mouth being crimped into the bullet that the bullet went almo...

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I remember seeing on Marlin's website from 3 years ago that the twist rate was indeed 1 in 38".

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Nice shooting, Paul105!

I have a 5 1/2" model 97 in .45 Colt. Love it! Couple of model 83s as well. Wonderful guns.

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My son gets sub 1/2" groups with 41.5 gr of IMR4064 in his M700 .308. Not a maximum load but very accurate.

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Hey, 2ndovc;

I'm glad the Chore Boy worked for you. I don't need it often but when I do, it works great.

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