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I didn't know they revised posse comitatus.

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Woodsloafer2 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2025 4:25 pm I use both sourdough and bead front sights. On beads I file the top and sides flat. Works the best for me....

Interesting idea, thanks for sharing. I might give that a try. Do you have any pictures?

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A pair of 1911's, one in 45 acp and one in "47 automatic" would be interesting.

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I've been traveling this road myself for the Marlin 1894 Cowboy. So far, I haven't gotten any favorites, but I have in the back of my mind the NOE 360-160-WFN might be the ticket for an all around bullet. I haven't picked one up yet, as I'm still messing with my Lee SWC bullets. So far, they feed we...

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I don't have any experience with them, but I hear tell Wyoming Armory does 50 Conversions, so they might be a place to look.

Best get on the Starline backorder for 50-110 brass.

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I'm going to make a trip to visit a friend in Northern California. He's in Humbolt County in McKinleyville. Any of our members here in that area or close? I'd love to meet and do a little shooting or talk guns.

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I appreciate the replies here. I've been researching the sights mentioned here.

I'll probably end up getting a Skinner partridge front.

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The longest 3 hours of my life was when I watched the movie "The Searchers". It was supposed to be a masterpiece.

I prefer McKlintock, the Cowboys, El Dorado, and the Shootist.

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I'm 41, and I'm already hurting, though not nearly as bad.

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Interesting. It took me a second trip through the pictures to see the front adjustment.

I'd pad the rear most edge, as I'd likely ding stocks there.

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Thanks for the headsup, and thank you for what you're doing. I know how big of a task it can be.

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Sorry to hear of it. Prayers from here.

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My buddy has a new production 50-110 Winchester made by Turnbull on a Miroku action. Not sure about an Italian, but I'd guess they could be.

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Looks like fun country to hunt in.

We only have a 2 week firearms season here. There is a late muzzleloader, but I don't care nothing for muzzleloaders. Archery runs from September 7 to January 20 though, and again. I don't care nothing for archery.

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The 50-110 is the parent cartridge for the 348 Winchester, and is about 3/8 longer than the 50AK. It was a popular conversion some years back. I've never had one made up, though I'm considering a 50-110, since a buddy has one. If I recall correctly, back when Harold Johnson was tinkering on the 50 A...

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My redhawk load is BTB 405Gr TC gas checked hard cast. It penetrates like the early 45/70 carbine rounds, and has penetrated 13 jugs of water from a different redhawk. It drilled straight thru demonstrating great stability. This round will lock up a blackhawk, as Doug found out. This bullet was des...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 4:44 pm Bringing a fabulous classic thread back to the top.

Thank you! It was a great read.

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Nice. I've been looking at a Rubbermaid wagon. I've been using a Rubbermaid garbage can for moving firewood around the yard/wood pile and it's worked well for me. I have 2 of the 50 gallon cans I think it is. They are square, and I can roll them right on the porch and take from them as needed. I the...

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Congratulations to your son, and to you.

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I don't do a deep cleaning normally. I wipe the soot out of the action with a patch wetted with CLP for leverguns and remove the cylinder and wipe the soot from the frame and cylinder for a sixgun. For either, I'll use a toothbrush if it's very dirty to clean the breechface, around the barrel breech...

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The first post said improved... but not necessarily a peep sight. The ones I've shot, the sights were hard to see, weirdly shaped, and the elevator interfered with sighting through the notch when on it's lower settings making the notch very shallow. Marble Arms https://www.marblearms.com/rear-sights...

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I've never had one (yet), but I've always been intrigued by the cartridge. Thanks all for sharing.

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I don't know of any myself. Interesting discussion though, thanks all for sharing.

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In a pinch, you could take an SAE size that is a touch small, and open it up with a dremel tool.

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I forgot about the dill press trick.

Don't forget about impact too. Even light impact that won't deform the nipple will help to jar the internal rust loose.

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Thank you! Happy New year to you both as well!

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Longer soaks in Kroil is where I'd start. Then heat and Kroil some more several times.

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Remove that weird sight and put something normal on and be happy.

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I like my Lyman 450. Each brand will have its own minor learning curve so not sure what translates to the Lachmiller machine. But once you get it figured out it runs smooth. You lube and size a bullet quickly, and without any lube on the nose. Lyman and RCBS dies and top punches interchange. I've fo...

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If I had a car like that, I'd be trading the other way! Congratulations!

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I've been a fancier of old guns, particularly leverguns for over 20 years. Most leverguns have a bead front sight on them, and most of the 22 rifles I've owned have had some sort of blade front sight. I know a lot of older leverguns had blade front sights, but I've had very few that did. I think I s...

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That is dang nice, congratulations on that score.

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If you were to fire it by hitting the hammer, it would push the primer in enough to allow rotation. It'd be safe enough to transport if it were in some sort of case.

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Nice way to spend the afternoon. Looks like all have good potential.

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Very nice! The story is great, and your work is excellent!

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Yep, that and Lee-Loader are shutting down. I didn't talk a lot over there, but did occasionally.

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Congratulations. Heck, 22 lever guns is quite a collection. I only have 3 currently.

Will pictures be forthcoming?

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I have a 200 gr RCBS mold, 45-201 that I use pretty much exclusively in my 1911s. It has a very narrow shoulder that is seated so close to the case mouth that it doesn't interfere with feeding. 5.0 gr of Bullseye or 5.8 gr of 231 does it for me. I love the RCBS 45-201-SWC in 45 acp. I used a bit le...

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I liked the gun cleaning scene in the move Crossfire Trail. Being a western... it was more to my liking. What I didn't like is at the end when the woman shoots the badguy from the hip with a rifle.

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Smith & Wesson and Corbon changed their specifications from LPP to LRP in 2003. Any data that called for pistol primers will be reduced pressure to be within the capabilities of the primers.

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Merry Christmas Steve, and all!

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Nice score, thanks for sharing.

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Crazy to think.

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Glad you got it after all of that. Thanks for the history.

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Hey, it's the first I've heard of or saw in quite a while.

Nothing wrong with titegroup and W231 either. I rather like W231.

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I've not experienced this problem before. But I have had experience with Ruger customer service. There has been times it was spectacular. But there has been a couple of flops.

I hate to say this, it'd be better to pay a gunsmith $100 or whatever to have it fixed rather than chance it to Ruger.

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Thank you. Yeah, I read that more ogive and less meplat is better, so I was somewhat surprised that Turnbull recommended this bullet. After further contact with Turnbull, their tune slightly changed from "This is the bullet we use" to "That's one of the bullets we use."

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I appreciate the help, or at least the thought of help. Not much reason to run anything right now as he's going to discontinue the use of this bullet since his OAL is too long, and he can't get his rounds to cycle. He's fired a few rounds single shot. I don't know what bullet he's going to try next....

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours.

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