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Great pictures, Jay....thanks!

What is an Eastern carbine m92? Where in your pictures is it?

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I had a Browning B92 in .357 years ago but one of my acquaintances, I can't remember who, relentlessly bugged me for it and unfortunately I eventually gave in and sold it. That's one I've always regretted selling. It was a smooth gun. Several months ago I decided to finally buy a Rossi m92 in .45 Co...

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Very nice, Jay!! That's a Very nice collection of Winchesters. What's your next favorite levergun after the m94s? Of course it depends upon what you're doing with them. I know I sometimes have a sudden interest in one type of gun or another and I mess with those for a while before moving on to anoth...

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I don't have any collectibles but in Winchesters I do have those m94s mentioned and a m94 Big Bore in .375, a couple of 9422s, one in 22 lr and the other in .22 mag, m61 and m62A pumps and two m70s, one in .30-06 and the other in .375 H&H. They are all genuine Winchesters, no clones.

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I went out and bought a standard m94 carbine in .30-30 yesterday. I've always wanted one, I have had a m94 Trapper for decades and a Buffalo Bill commemorative for a couple of years. This new one was made in 1971 but it looks practically unfired. The action is pretty darned stiff and will take a bit...

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My shooting buddy and I went out to a range yesterday rather than just to our usual BLM shooting spot. The longest distance there is just under 200 yards as well. It's a pretty nice place with covered benches and I set a 12" gong out at 100 yards and an 18" gong at 195. Years ago I used to...

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Re that Precision Rifle Shooting (PRS) competition, it's timed fire at steel targets at from 350 to 1200 yards. Competitors shoot fast, flat shooting calibers like 6mm Dasher or 6mm GT so they can see their hits....low recoil... in rifles weighing 25 to 35 lbs. They use a heavy 8 - 10 lb bag at the ...

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I never knew any of my grandparents but my father was born in Germany on November 13, 1913 so would have been 112 years old just under 2 weeks ago.

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Ray, I was going through an unwanted divorce at the time that Dan Seals song came out. That line about "someday you'll know the cost" was a consolation of sorts.....karma...

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Farmerjohn, that 4 3/4" Blackhawk in .41 mag is such a nice combination! I hope you get out and enjoy it.

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nwcatman, I can't answer your question about length to cannelure, etc. because I shoot only cast bullets. My 300 and 405 gr bullets have never given me feeding problems in my Guide Gun. The only factory loads I shoot in any caliber are rimfires.

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About ten years ago our son, Victor and I did some long-range shooting. The picture below is of him shooting a Tika 6.5 Ceedmoor (I think) at a 15" plate at 1060 yards. Those experiences got him interested in Precision Rifle Shooting in which he's been competing for the past couple of years. He...

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nmcatman, I have Skinner sights on all my Marlin levers and I'm happy with them. I'm sure you can correct your sighting issues with just a new front sight. I prefer peep sights to buckhorns although I do have a red dot on my Guide Gun. I like the red dot enough that the traditional look had to take ...

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I'm with you, Will. But I had subscriptions to both Guns and American Handgunner. That's aggravating as heck and it brings my magazine subscriptions down to just one; Handloader, which I enjoy. Honestly though, after losing Mike Venturino and John Taffin from their list of writers, I don't really ca...

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Great pictures, Jay! I especially like the first one.

Just being there is always the best part.

Thanks

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Very nice, Scott! Way to go!

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I have read that more than half of motorcycle fatalities east of the Mississippi are from collisions with deer.

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John, good luck avoiding your ex. Time just seems to crawl when you're waiting for someone to leave.

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HE WHO DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS, WINS

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Good to see you on the forum again, Jay. Looks like you got a touch of early season snow. What do you tow with your TW? Is it handier to haul a light utility trailer than doing it with an ATV? Is that Old Forester whisky one of your favorites? I love the taste of whiskys but they screw up my stomach...

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GK, this is a bit blurry but it's a bobcat, one of our mid-size kitties about the same size as a lynx taken last week just off my driveway.

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Coming down my driveway last Tuesday night.....big kitty

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Good old all-purpose model 94! Do you sell coyote hides?

That's a slick rifle rack on your TW; does that work to your satisfaction?

Thanks for the pictures, OW. Glad to be on the forum again.

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I have half a dozen ,41 mags, half Smiths and half Rugers. My favorite load is 17.5 gr of AA9 behind either a Hornady XTP 210 grain JHP or an RCBS 215 gr cast plain base bullet. They both shoot great in my guns and that cast bullet doesn't lead at all. My Garmin chronograph says my cast load flies a...

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I'm with you, Scott. I shoot more .45 Colt than any others so I must enjoy loading them. But .44 Spl and .41 mag are close behind. I have a Smith 586 that I'm more and more happy with so .357 mag is slowly gaining on the pack.

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I put andy@skinnersights.com into my contacts list and I fully intend to email him about any forum failures when, not if, they happen.

Man, it's been beautiful here. It has been up around 70° for the past few days. Blue skies, mild evenings, no wind....what's not to like?

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I have used Glen Fryxell's lube formula for years and have always been pleased with it. It works well despite the smell.

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"It is better to have a gun on you when you don't need it than not to have one when you do need it." unknown author

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BTW, today is my wife's last day of work. She'll be officially retired this afternoon. She's so excited she could poop a ring around herself.

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Jay, I don't know what the timeline was for Smith going from EDM rifling to cut rifling on model 686s. My shooting partner has one with conventional rifling that shoots better than mine. My 686 is a 4" model and I really enjoy the handling qualities but am aggravated by the relatively poor accu...

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GK, in answer to your question about danger on hikes in the mountains, I think it's pretty minimal. There is a good bear population in the Sandia Mountains where we hike but I've only seen a couple of them at long distance. They become more visible during really dry periods and come down to lower el...

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Our son has been competing in Precision Rifle Shooting for a bit over a year. This involves timed shooting at roughly known distances off of makeshift rests out to about 1200 yards. He shot his elk at 707 yards and I asked whether his PRS shooting had helped him make a one shot kill at that distance...

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Up until about 10 years ago, I didn't have much use for .357 magnums. Since that time, however, I have bought a few of them. Among others I have a Smith 586 and a 686. I don't think the 686 shoots as well as the 586 because the rifling is the EDM style which I don't believe holds cast bullets as wel...

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This morning, my wife and I hiked up a trail on our beautiful backyard mountain. We hit the trail a bit before sunrise and turned around about 2 1/2 miles later at an elevation of 9500' at a point overlooking Albuquerque. We saw only 3 other hikers and a couple of dogs on a chilly 36° hike. What a w...

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Thanks, John! The circle of life. He and his wife have a toddler daughter and another on the way. I hope they enjoy the outdoors as much as he does.

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Thanks, 45Colt!

They are dedicated young men and I'm sure proud of them.

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Our son Victor, who lives in the Ft Worth area and his hunting buddy Cary, who lives in Virginia got together again this year for an elk hunt in eastern Idaho. Cary took his bull first and Victor got his on the last day of the season, if I understand correctly. They hunted hard, were rewarded well f...

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Chicago mayors have a long bloodline of corruption.

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We have ground squirrels here that do a lot of damage. A couple of weeks ago squirrels camped out under the hood of my wife's car chewed through wires costing me $300 to locate and repair wires to the mass air flow sensor. This car is a hybrid so there was certainly potential for a lot greater damag...

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GK, that sounds like a relaxing way to spend a few hours.....nice picture, thanks!

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Our son who lives in the Ft Worth area and his hunting partner who lives in Virginia got together again for an elk hunt in eastern Idaho. Before the hunt they spent a couple of days fishing in western Wyoming. One of those days was spent fishing a lake a bit above 10,000' in elevation. They caught s...

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Dang, I always thought that Cornville was a fictitious place that you and Six joked about but I looked it up on Google Earth and it actually exists! Hey, I learn somethin' new every day.

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The westernmost land action of the Civil War was on March 26 - 28, 1862 in what is now Santa Fe County in north central New Mexico. The Battle of Glorietta Pass favored the Confederates who pushed the Union Army through the pass until they were forced to retreat after their supplies were destroyed a...

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Our son and his hunting partner are headed to their elk camp in eastern Idaho after spending a couple of days fishing near Alpine and La Barge, They caught some beautiful brook trout and cutthroats.

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Wonderful pictures, Jay....thanks!

It sounds like you and Kristy had a fabulous few days at camp and wandering around the region. Nuthin better in my opinion. Good for you!

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My motorcycle riding buddy and I drove (my truck) up to Tierra Amarilla, then turned on US Hwy 64 across the high country to Tres Piedras, stopped for lunch and drove back home through Taos and Espanola. It was a beautiful day. The road tops out at 10,500' elevation and is the only highway in northe...

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I don't believe you can do it, Jay. Spend a couple of days at camp and not work? Highly unlikely, I'd say.

I hope Kristy's vacation time is memorable for you both.

Have a wonderful time!

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Have a good time at camp, Jay. Do you have any particular projects in mind for the day?

Do you miss your Harley?

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I had a #3 years ago but it was so light that the recoil was brutal. I carried it to a gun show and swapped it straight across for a new Winchester Big Bore m94 which I really like. I have found that with cast bullets, when crimped in the crimp groove, reliable feeding is a problem so I crimp in the...

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