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Lefty Dude

Salt Lick, I can taste it now. Best B-B-Q in the World.

And BTW; in the middle of no where.

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I would suggest, SR4759, AA5744 & Alliant Reloader 7. One of the powders will give you good accuracy and ballistics for which you desire.

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Most likely a collection being sold.

The Glendale Arizona Cabela's last Summer had close to a dozen or more Savage 99's in various calibers on the used rack and in the Gun library for Sale.

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I was in the Taylor's Display tent today at CAS/SASS Winter Range national chapionships. I spotted a Burgess 44WCF, Carbine round barrel 20". This is a very well balanced Rifle. I own a Uberti Cimmaron 73 44WCF Carbine, so shooting it a lot as my main Match CAS Rifle I got to compare. This is a...

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My 44mag. Accuracy load with lead is a 240 gr. SWC behind six gr's of Unique. The 44-40 loading W/ the 240 gr SWC is 6.7 gr. of Unique, also a very accurate load. The 44-40 case has a little more internal volume than a 44 mag. Both loads are shot out of Rossi's 92's. BTW; Both Rifles shoot the 240 g...

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If you are able to find a Big Bull, shoot him in a no vital spot with the SMK he will absorb that like nothing. With no expansion he will be in the next County in a New York minute. You want a penetration & expansion bullet, like a Barnes, Nosler or Hornady. The last Bull I got with a 30 cal. I ...

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It's interesting that the Air Force had U-2 detachments om Naval Air Stations. When I was in VW-1 Navy Squadron we flew in & out of NAS Atsugi, Japan. There was a U-2 Air Force Group that was at the end of the Duty runway. This was in 1959, we were told they did Weather Recon. We were quite Surp...

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...Please have a gander at what Mr. McPherson likes & does not like about Charter Arms Bulldogs: http://www.levergun.com/articles/44_Special_Bulldog.htm Shawn - excellent. A MUST READ. Thanks. Yes, thanks for the link. I have found that 231 powder gives more muzzle flip than other powders. For ...

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I just got off the phone with Charter Arms.

The 40 S&W will be shipped to distributors later this month. Followed by the 9MM on the 38 frame this Summer.
The 45ACP will be on the 44 frame, and will be delivered to distributors later this Year.

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If you buy a Charter, you must remember it will not hold up under constant use. It is a limited duty Firearm. I shoot mine on occasion. If I am at the Range I may send a couple of cylinders full down range at a 7 or 10 yard target. The piece I have is for protection and I treat it as such. I was tol...

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Hornady has a line of "Critical Defense" Ammo. check it out on their Web site. Made for short barrels, and max expansion, with a patented bullet design. I was carrying Winchester Silver Tips in my Charter Pug/44. I now carry the Pug with a dose of Hornady CD's. The load has a 165 gr.FTX bu...

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You might wanna get a Lyman pocket primer reamer. You may have some tight pockets or you got hold of a military crimped primer case. I reload 16 ga all brass shotgun shells that use a large pistol primer. Magtec swedges those pockets tight. I have to ream all they are that tight. I have pounded prim...

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Buffalo Arms has the 255 gr. .380" bullet that shoots very nice. I have some old stock Meister's that are 245 gr. .380" that I will use up, have 400 left. I tried RL 7, SR-4759 & AA5744. 5744 give me the tightest groups of the powder I tried, next was RL 7 and last SR-4759. It was clos...

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I shoot 240 gr. SWC in my 92 Rossi. I use a double crimp and Unique Powder. First crimp is the seater Die heavy roll crimp, Second is the Lee factory crimp die. My bore is .4285", the bullet is sized .429" and the COAL is 1.624"

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I reload Thousands of 44-40 on my Dillon Square Deal progressive loading machine. I safely load about 250-300 per hour, and never lose a case to deformative and such. Tomorrow I will load 500 for the coming matches which have 12 stages each, The Winter Range CAS/SASS U. S. Championships. The proper ...

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Buy one and a Plastic mallet will be your best Friend.

I load All Brass 12 ga. & 16 ga. Shotgun shells on the Lee Loader pound the primer in machine.

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I would shoot 38 S&W's in the piece, as it was made for. The 38 S&W bore is .360", the 38 Special is .357"-.358". The accuracy is affected by using a smaller diameter. Because of the Cowboy Action shooters Brass & bullets are availabe for the 38 S&W. I had a Victory mo...

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Have you tried Starline 38-55 thinned neck brass ? Starline produces this brass for such, as many 38-55 Handi's have this problem also. Check out the Starline site. They also make it in two lengths, 2.080" and 2.125". (Marlin made the Handi barrels also) My handi 38-55 target Classis's bor...

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Y'all might wanna check out the new Hornandy "Critical Defense" loads. They have added the 45Colt and 45 ACP to the line up. Also just announced a 22 Mag version. I was at the local Toy Store Yesterday and picked-up some 44 Special "Critical Defense" loads. They use the new 165gr...

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I just bought a Handi Target Classic in 38-55. My bore slugs at .3795". I bought the RCBS Cowboy dies. These dies are designed for lead loading for over-bored and tight chambered bores. Winchester brass 2.080" length seated with a .380" bullet would not chamber in my Rifle. The Winche...

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Some of those 92's were rough as a cob. My Rossi 92 44-40 was a rough one to start. It took a lot of work. Now it is a real shooter.

If it is stock and not touched, its kinda the luck of the draw.

$425.00 is a little much for a used one. $350.00 is the going price in these parts.

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I have replaced all my 12's with 16's. I have several. My CAS/SASS 16 SXS double I reload & use all brass shells. I just finished reloading 50 rounds today. I have shown several how to reload the brass with Smokless powder & plastic wads. I load 7/8 oz of shoot using Unique powder. My Magtec...

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That bore most likely is a 40 caliber smooth bore.

I can just imagine what the forcing cone looks like.

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Elk & Buffalo, Venison only when they eat Grape leaves & Raisins. Kinda got spoiled on the last one. Was hunting Deer on a large Grape Vinyard Ranch. The Deer would live in the Rows of Grapes. They would browse on the tinder young leaves, then in the Fall after harvest, eat the dried Raisins...

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For a plinking lead load, Try cowboy load Data.
Hodgdon & Alliant have Cowboy loads plublished in their loading data. AA also.

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AA5744, IMR-4759 & Alliant RL 7 is the best 30-30 powders I have found for lead bullet loading use.

If you want a Toad load, Unique is you powder.

AA5744 is my favorite.

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My Cousin in Indiana has our Grandfather's 1932 John Deere GP tractor. It still has the steel wheel extensions that came with it when it was new. It is totally restored, and in like new condition. It was quite a thrill for me several years ago when I got to drive the old machine. Grandpa had a Farm ...

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Joe;

Be careful, the Dark Side is upon you.

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Alliant RL 7 works very well for both Jacketed & lead loads in the 30-30.

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I will try and get some pix's posted. I really do not do well at posting Pix's. Maybe my Son will stop by this week end and help me get some posted. I was not aware of them either. When I bought the piece I brought it home and never gave it much thought at all. Several weeks later I picked it up and...

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Wayne; AKA/Larsen E. Pettyfogger helped me out on a 1860 Army made in Belgium in the late 1950's. The piece was made for the 100 anniversary of the Civil War. This was before the Italian's got in the picture. They needed replica 1860 for the reenactments and such in 1960. A group from Chicago formed...

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FYI; Over on a site called "The Open Range" there is a whole article W/ pix's and all on how to tune C&B Pietta's and Uberti's. The Author is Larsen E. Pettifogger. You will find this in the Darkside Library. These articles were published in the Cowboy Chronicle several years ago. They...

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I purchased a pair of Pietta 1851 from Cabela's this past year. The first thing I did was dis-assembly them one at a time and de-burr everything. So many sharp edges, some would cut your fingers. The one piece had a Burr on the arbor/wedge slot and also a burr on the front of the arbor. This made it...

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I have the Smith Ladder sight on my 94/30-30 26" Legacy. It give me all the elevation I will ever need. My Winchester came with a marbles Tang-sight. The stem was not tight. I sent it to marbles twice. For 100 yards and closer it was fine. At ranges greater than that the groups opened up. I fin...

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Just use the case as a measure. Filler-up and seat a bullet on top. Use the mag. case holds more FFF than a special case. Just enough powder to get compression with the bullet seated. For a target load/CAS-SASS 15-17 gr. of FFF topped -off with Grits. Yep the morning corn mush, only use it dry as a ...

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Steve's followers are Stainless Steel. I replaced that plastic thing on mine with Steve's.

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So sad for the Marlin QC. I own a 1905 1897/22 and its fit and finish is like a Swiss Watch. And to think they did them back in the day with out a CNC, Marvelous, just Marvelous. I always wanted a 39A, glad I found the 97. It took a long time to find one as a shooter and not a collector. Some one ma...

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Bob Hall ? The reference I believe is Bob James. Was he wearing a Black Derby Hat ?

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Winchester factory 44-40 loads are .426", Remington .427" Modern 44-40 Uberti's Rifle & Revolver, except Colt. Colts run .4265"-.427" Rossi's are .429. The RBH will be .429". Just shoot .429 in the 44-40, if the throats will accept the bullet. Ruger is known to under bor...

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Yep; I have a Marbles on my B92/44. I also changed out the barrel sight to a hinged folding Leaf. I have the Leaf sighted in for 50-75 Yards and the Tang sight for 150 yards. This gives me the best of both. And quite a functional combination. The Marbles Leaf is available at Buffalo Arms. This sight...

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Thanks. That seems like a good list to visit. There's not a Cabelas near me at home so I might stop there as well. I stopped at the one in Hoffman Estates, IL when I was up there last and saw some nice stuff. It had pricing to match ... still worth the look though. Seems like I'm on the wrong side ...

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Thanks. That seems like a good list to visit. There's not a Cabelas near me at home so I might stop there as well. I stopped at the one in Hoffman Estates, IL when I was up there last and saw some nice stuff. It had pricing to match ... still worth the look though. Seems like I'm on the wrong side ...

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WOW!

Spaceage for sure.

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Ysabel Kid wrote:You have to stop by Dillion Precision. Wouldn't be right to be that close and not pay them a visit!

It's worth the trip, just to pull the lever on the New 50BMG reloader in the Retail lobby. What a Moose!

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Check the phone book when ya get here. There is a Gun shop in Avondale or Goodyear. Randalls is in Glendale, AZ. 51st ave. & Olive. And then Cabela's in Glendale. Just off the 101, next to the Arizona Cardinals Stadium. A very large selection of Pre-Owned everyething. And of course "The Gun...

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jeepnik wrote:It was a sad day when Colt quit making double action revolvers as a regular catalog item. Probably one of the dumbest moves the "business" types running Colt ever made.

The dumbest move on my part was not buying all I could afford at the time.

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My Nephew is a SWAT team member in a Sheriff's Dept. in Oregon. They are allowed to use re-loads in the .308's. The load of choice is Varget with 168 gr. BTS. They all must use the same load.

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You might have trouble finding a 3000 gr. mould.

Thats a little less than a 1/2 pound ya know.

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I use a roll crimp. With properly prepared cases, it's easy. I have found nary a reason to add what I view as a totally unnecessary step to the process. I went to the trouble of buying a LFCD and loaded 30 identical loads, 15 of each, roll & crimp. I wasn't having a good shooting day, but found...

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