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Les Staley

Soon as it quits raining I'll try to get something together.......( pun intended).

Les Staley

Do what you gotta do to be safe. Use common sense. (You'll be one of the few).

Les Staley

Or, use a "Cow's Knee" like shown on Glass' son's flintlock. Literally the hide removed from a cow's knee area, split at the front and would fit over the lock area of a rifle or fowling piece. I have a buddy who is a life long member of The American Mountain Men, and was one of the technic...

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"Looks nice and cool". That ain't the half of it. In a few weeks......by the end of November it can hit minus 30 Fahrenheit up in that high desert.

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Oregon Buttes? Looks kinda familier..but that high desert looks a lot like the high desert on our side of South Pass.. (Pinedale, Pigs Hiney ...er. ...Big Piney)..

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Fordwannbe, I'm not Six, but I'll butt in here and give you my two cents worth. I bought 500 of the 85 gr lead bullets from Badman bullets. Standard blue lube, filling the grooves, seemed like they wanted to group,but always first shot fliers and in the middle of a string, unexplained fliers. Was ge...

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Six, that's why I mentioned "thanks Blaine". I had to PM him one time to ask what the heck is "EDC". He was talking about a knife, but since I learned what it meant figured I better use the term to make myself look smart.

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My EDC (thanks Blaine) has been a Sig P6. Single stack 9mm stoked with Hornady Critical Defence . Hits right where you look, same as full metal jacket loads. Limited to eight in mag, carry an extra mag, but maybe still not enough. Recently got a crack at a Springfield XD45 with two 13 rnd mags..took...

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Six, I also like the 257420 Lyman mould. I powder coat the little cuties and they always stay fresh. Shoot in my Winchester 92 round barrel rifle like a house afire! Posted a pic last fall of a brainless (literally) grouse. The last thing that went thru his mind was a Lyman 257420 made of COWW.

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Hey, Ben...where's the ROP and the back up warning beeper,and the strobe light on top and the seat belt full containment harness and the..... O, wait...these nice little tractors were built back when people didn't use drugs at work and used their brains for something more than hair fertilizer. Nice ...

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I forgot to set the date and time of the lower camera. It started out 1-1-15 . I got to get up there and set it up right.

Les Staley

Sorry to hear about your brother. Can you check the screw holding the loading gate/spring cover? Maybe if loose it could cause those symptoms.

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Six, what year is your YJ? My Grousebuster is a 89. Four banger five speed. Runs like a sewing machine, and about the same horsepower.

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Still a Wyoming resident, so it would cost me a fortune in tags to hunt these critters this fall, but next year LOOK OUT!

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And last but not least....

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AND.. Lower camera down by the creek.

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AND upper camera...

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Try this again..tried to post too many pictures in one post, almost crashed my I pad last night. Last Dec, we bought a 12 acre parcel in a 30 year old subdivision up on Hells Gulch creek. Figured to park trailers, store junque that we moved up from Wyoming, and have a little out-of-the-way spot to h...

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No pictures but I had a John Deere model H, a smaller than the B , with a two row mounted cultivator for row crops. Planted my garden in 40" rows, saved a lot of hoeing! Later got a B model, an early six speed that I upgraded with a later model hydrolic (Power Troll) unit on the rear of the dif...

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http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc519/LesStaley/image.jpg1_43.jpg Here's the promised range report. First cast bullet load tried, Lee 311 gr gas checked sized 452, lubed w/ liquid alox /Johnson's one step liquid floor wax 50/50. 28 gr of 5744 shot good at 50 yds (target shown) but unstable at 1...

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Maybe I'll just fill it full of sand.....

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http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc519/LesStaley/image.jpg1_42.jpg It came this evening. Not as heavy as I had imagined, compact and solid. Shoulders quickly and sights are right in the center of my eye when it comes up, no hunting for them. Marble aperatures fit the threaded hole in bolt peep s...

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Wow! That's a beauty for sure! Makes you wonder who put it to bed and how long ago. About how old is it? Is that the "Pacific" model? How does the action strength compare with the Sharps 1874? Sorry for not reading carefully..it IS a Pacific.

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Blaine, single shot maybe. I had originally ordered it 454 Casull, but in the meantime I started casting, and have had some experience with the Casull round in a Ruger Super Redhawk. Small rifle primers just don't get it, and read how some re loaders were cutting back 460 brass for use in 454 Casull...

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Doc, did yours come with holes drilled and tapped for their scope base? Or should I get on the horn and add it?

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Been waiting since Dec 2014 for it. Shiela at Bighorn Armory needs my FFL info. They're building my 460 model 90 this week. Matt stainless 18" carbine, best grade walnut. Pics and a range report next week. Should have plenty of time to develop a cast bullet load in time for deer season.

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Jerry, check with a local auto body repair shop. My buddy up here in St Maries Idaho gets body parts, doors, fenders and tailgates and such in humongous cardboard boxes. He's happy when I show up with my horse trailer and haul a couple away.

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Joe, you made a mistake not coming in winter, when all the game is down by the highways for your viewing pleasure. The National Elk Refuge is then full of elk, herds of BIG bulls lounging near the fence, the sleigh rides into the herds taking you right through the elk, just mere feet away, coyotes a...

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I had originally ordered a Bighorn Armory model 90A (454 Casull). Now almost two years ago and paid in full at the time. (Wonder if that's why it's taking so long, but I digress). A few months ago I called and after getting assurance that it wouldn't add another MINUTE to my wait, I changed the orde...

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Well, five years ago I caught RichardX 's post and responded to him 17 minutes later. (See above). Met a true gentleman and we did a horse trade over several hundred miles. I was still trucking, and had occasion to meet his stepson (by arrangement over the phone) and gave my Winchester M1 carbine to...

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Decided to build up the three Anderson stripped lowers I got when they were $40 each, before the panic takes hold. Got one complete kit minus lower from CDNN, SS carbine 1/8 twist for $429. Got it three days after my on-line order.

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I'll second what Griff said. I chucked a fired 22 Hornet case in the lathe, and poked a drill thru the primer pocket that fits my cleaning rod. The Hornet case rim stops at the muzzle and keeps the rod centered in the bore. Easy peasy. Empty 30-30 case treated the same way protects my bigger bore gu...

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Great info, guys. Thanks.. I may have to try to find one.

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Too loud!! WAY TOO LOUD! Would a 30 Carbine clean up to a 32-20? Now that's an idea that appeals to me..and would be a good buddy for my Browning 53. Just thinkin'.

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And finally (I hope). Is me..he who laughs last is the slowest.......

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I've had some success powder coating my cast bullets. A lot cleaner to load and shoot than grease lube, and there is no limit on shelf life. Here's some cast of clip on wheel weights for the 45/70. http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc519/LesStaley/image.jpg2_18.jpg . These are coated with Harbor F...

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Jerry, my experience this last week mirrors yours, had a pack rat that evaded my best efforts. Big Victor rat trap, set with peanut butter and tethered with a piece of twine. Would find the trap sprung and the peanut butter licked clean each morning for four mornings. Finally one afternoon saw my ca...

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Welcome to the madness. Nice you could join us.

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Top quality! The Montana 99 action is a clone of the pre 64 model 70. I owned one in CZ #3 persuasion when the race was on to get 300WSMs on the market. With a bit of floor plate/trigger guard work the action would go right in to a Winchester Pre 64 model 70 stock. Killed a few elk with it and sold ...

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I'm on a working vacation, away from my loading books and reloading data. I have loaded Trailboss behind 158 gr lead gas checked bullets. Seems to me it was about 4.3 gr but without my records here in Wyoming I wouldn't swear to it. Are these loads for a rifle? Check on line, or someone will be alon...

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Jim, if the area includes Green River Lakes, I know a couple spots. One would require horses to be effective. (Mill Creel Canyon on the West side of Osborne). The lower canyon has elk, but I was looking waaaay down on em while sheep hunting. . The road to Duboise over Union Pass gives access too. Ki...

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Doe/fawn whitetail tags for extreme NE corner of Wyoming, Cook county, areas 1, 2, and 3. Stand alone licenses for $34 each to non residents. Good on private land only, but several walk in areas available. Type 8 tags good for the month of November. Only 3178 tags left when I picked up my allotment ...

Les Staley

They're doing their best to make me into an outlaw. They should be careful what they wish for. They won't like me as an outlaw!

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1894cfan, gotta admire your resolve and hope for you the best. It ain't easy pulling up stakes and moveing at our age. I'm in the throws of a move from Wyoming (gun friendly, just too cold) to Idaho myself..mostly done but still worlds of work. Best of luck!

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Thanks, Pete, for showing me what's inside that rubber handle. Now I'll be on the lookout for a nice elk antler to make a grip for mine!

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Do you deliver?

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Hoping for the best for your Mom. And for you, too, Griff. It's not easy being away from your loved ones in the truck. That was the worst part of trucking..I don't miss it.

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Nath, PC bonds to the lead. You can place a bullet on an anvil and smash it flat and the "disc" will still be coated. Leaves no lead in the barrel. Can be shot at much higher velocities, the softness of the alloy being the only limit. The PC doesn't deteriorate with age, load today and sho...

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Griff, the ones in the picture haven't been sized yet. I'm running them thru a .459 lee push thru, no lube. I have read that for higher velocities some of the guys are adding lube. I have not got into Holy Black yet. Lots of info on PC on the cast boolet forums.

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Olloger. Pretty easy. Get a jar of black air soft BBs and a cool whip bowl with a lid or any plastic bowl with a recycle #5 on the bottom (lid fits snug). Dollar store. Cover the bottom with ASBBs add a half tablespoon of Harbor Freight Red. (Covers best). Put in a small handful of bullets, shake, r...

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