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I know he is very happy to have it. I'll have to ask him more about the rifle. He's a bit OCD and I'm sure he didn't do anything that would have contributed to the condition of the barrel----I'm sure it was that way when he acquired the rifle. But knowing the little I know about the history of Scho...

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We did the short route through Texas almost 2 years ago. Headed to my brother's home in Noble, Ok. and decided to see Route 66, so we took it through the panhandle.

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Very neat, great history. I have a friend who has a Ballard with a Schoyen barrel. He says although the barrel looks horrible, the rifle shoots great. Kind of wonder about the lower rifle under the glass in the show case. Looks like a Winchester 52? Anyone know anything about it? I always wonder ho...

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Yes, probably not a 52, but what made me wonder was the magazine box looks like it has been cut to allow what would be a 22lr sized magazine and also a release installed to the back of the cut. May have started life as an 03-A3 .22 Trainer that's been restocked, and of course fitted with a Peterson...

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AW Peterson was a very talented gunsmith who also developed some tools during his time partnered with George C. Schoyen that were simply the finest of their type anywhere! Peterson also made early rifle scopes that are today highly collectible and hard to find! His scopes made back in the early 1900...

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The .25-35 is limited to lighter bullets in the typical lever action, but in a single shot or bolt action it can be loaded with heavier bullets, and becomes a much harder hitting cartridge. I've owned both lever guns, and single shots in .25-35 and while my lever action Marlin could shoot a 115 gr. ...

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I have a Ballard chambered in the Hornet's grandpa, the .22 WCF the Hornet was developed from. I use Hornet brass and I don't load it to Hornet specs, and instead keep my loads down at cast bullet levels using 4.0 grs. of Unique and I get 1500 fps. with a 40 gr. cast lead bullet. It's a fun shooter...

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I also used to, and also kept track of how many times brass was reloaded. I stopped all of that when I just didn't find a reason to justify tracking shots fired through guns, and never lost any brass often enough to consider that worthwhile either.

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I have a Ballard chambered in the Hornet's grandpa, the .22 WCF the Hornet was developed from. I use Hornet brass and I don't load it to Hornet specs, and instead keep my loads down at cast bullet levels using 4.0 grs. of Unique and I get 1500 fps. with a 40 gr. cast lead bullet. It's a fun shooter ...

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I also have a canvas cartridge belt from Buffalo Arms that's excellent quality for .45-70, but I just looked there and don't see anything for .30-30, or other cartridges that would work for .30-30 cases.

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The CGCA collector gun show is exactly one month away in Greeley, Co.! Always a wonderful show for anyone interested in C&R or Antique firearms. Nothing that falls outside of those classifications is allowed, which makes the show quality even better! We've been going for over 20 years now, and w...

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I see Model 70 bolts on Ebay all the time at around $249. Occasionally less if you look often, and long enough.

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They say they're only original once, but not sure I could leave all that gooped on cosmoline myself. It's just too much for me. I'd take lots of great pictures first, and save all the packaging, then clean all of it off so the real firearm can be seen and even work the action, or shoot it. Obviously...

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steel wool is the gold standard for filling gaps, no need to foam it too, shove it in, both sides of the pipe if you can and poison the lil buggers.... Not sure I'd stuff steel wool in both ends of the pipe, or want to have it on the panel end. If they got past the top then they're super mice and w...

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In the winter I'm fine carrying my Colt Commercial full sized .45ACP in Purdy Gear holster. Not tough to hide a full sized 1911 type firearm with winter clothes. Tougher to hide anything in the summer, but the inside pants style holster does make it a lot easier. Only an issue if I'm wearing just a ...

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I would stuff copper wool in the end of the conduit or even steel wool. They will chew the foam out as fast as you can spray it in! Not sure if the stuff electricians use to seal wire penetrations is mouse resistant or not. I can't remember the correct term for it... I know it as monkey sπ¥t. It's ...

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A 9mm isn't a .45ACP, but I wouldn't turn my nose up on a 9mm. The Germans used them all through WWII and many police agencies have used them successfully for many years. I doubt you're going to not worry if somebody points a loaded 9mm at you. I prefer the DA/SA 9mm's as they have better trigger pu...

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After a recent range trip with my 4 9mm semiautos I decided to sell off both compact 9mm's and go back to my full size 9mm for EDC. A little tougher to conceal, but a huge difference in how well I can shoot the full size vs. the two compacts. I was a bit apprehensive about carry wear to my nice old ...

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Have you figured out where the mice got into the box? Open knockouts or what? Be sure to fix those openings so it doesn't happen again.

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Breakers can be tested, regardless of size. But testing is usually costly enough that it's not much different than the cost of a new breaker. The 200A. main may be cheaper to test than buy new, but it's the only one. If this was mine, I'd not replace any of the breakers. I was a licensed General Jou...

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I don't have a portable solar generator, but from what I hear they provide very little wattage, and for a very short period of time. So if all you needed was some LED lights to see they might be fine, but don't count on them for much load, or to provide much for very long. I have a 9500 watt dual fu...

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I am almost 75 and began to have some shaking in my right hand, but usually only shakes when I'm really trying to do something intricate. People have asked about it on occasion, and when they ask I look and it stops. It's like it's mostly something that happens if I don't think about it. Pistol shoo...

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All those old 1881's had really nice trigger pulls, and the .45-70 caliber 1881's usually had a very short front silver blade sight. That sure describes mine. That's good to know. Maybe I won't have to replace the front after all. The the ammo I ordered should be here tomorrow. They made the Model ...

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I sold a Model 1881 with double set triggers last month at our local collector gun show. Double sets would be awesome. This one has a trigger pull probably in ounces, and a nub of a front sight, so it likely has seen some long range work. All those old 1881's had really nice trigger pulls, and the ...

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Love the wood some guy at Marlin grabbed out of the pile for the forend. Is it a black powder barrel or was it made late enough to be nickel steel? I'm not Marlin literate ... my oldest gun being a Marlin 1897. None of the 1881 Marlins had the high speed steel barrels. The Model 1895 replaced the 1...

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I got to visit with a friend of mine last night and he showed me his latest acquisition, an 1893 Marlin in .30-30 w/very similar checkering on a PG stock, nicely figured wood, but with a hard rubber shotgun buttplate, 26" ½rnd/oct bbl &, ½ magazine in what I'd call 95+ condition. Color me ...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Mar 29, 2025 9:03 am Well, it departed Dallas, but not sure where it is headed. Maybe back to Chicago?

Hope it's headed to you, and not going to start "looping" as USPS calls it.

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The AWA's were actually too close to original Colt SAA and that's why Colt sued them. Ubertis are decent guns, but grip frames are different enough to not accept Colt grips. I've got a nice Uberti SAA in .32-20, and it will get sold if I ever find a .32-20 AWA!

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I started out shooting and collecting old Marlin lever actions, and those with straight grip stocks were always standard models, where pistol grips were deluxe special order, and cost more. So the pistol grip deluxe also cost more to buy as collectible firearms also. I think I had probably a dozen ...

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I'm always looking just on a chance I'll see another, but nothing so far. Cabelas has a nice one for $1100.00 https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/101759689 Thanks Jim! But hoping for a different cartridge since I have the same one now. I believe AWA also made them in .44-40, and special order .44 Speci...

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Many years ago (like almost 20 years) I stopped in my LGS just to look around, and there was what I thought was a nice used Colt for sale cheap. Really too cheap, and I wondered what was wrong with it? I asked to look at it and all the markings on the frame were just like a Colt for patent dates, bu...

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Yes, terrible customer service. Wait until you try to file a claim. I'm 0 for 3 on claims. Their claim system is terrible, I would pretty much call it a scam. My last claim for a stolen firearm that never even left my home town was denied. How they can deny a claim when their employees stole a pack...

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Modified .22LR bullets and cases is pretty neat stuff. I made a cartridge holder from an old collet years ago so I could chuck .22 ammo in my cheap Chinese lathe and make hollow points out of cheap .22LR ammo. They were deadly on small game and being a hollow point they still fed flawlessly. There w...

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Not sure who wrote his obituary, but they did a wonderful job on it.

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No accountability, and also impossible to file a complaint, or get anyone to look into these issues of misdirection of packages! I dread shipping or receiving anything valuable with USPS.

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that is a great find. i doubt you could wear it out. my Dad had his from back in the day when he was a miner, along with the hard hat with the bracket that he wore underground. batteries can't tell you when you are running out of air, but methane, Oh My. Guess I need to find a miner's helmet now so...

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The lower reservoir that holds the carbide shows signs of use from the carbide making acetylene when wetted. So surely it''s been used, just not much. I'm going to put some carbide and water in it and take it outside to fire up at night as I want to see this thing working at least once or twice. Thi...

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Nope, not a gun or even a gun related item! This morning at our monthly collector gun show I had an older gentleman come up to me and hand me a plastic grocery bag and said, "Take a look inside." I opened the bag and pulled out a carbide miner's light! In beautiful shape, and also with a f...

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I ran across some more .50-140 I still have here after I thought I sent all of it with the Sharps when I sold it? I'll probably bring them to Greeley in May and sell them there where there are more single shot guys who might want some.

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I started out shooting and collecting old Marlin lever actions, and those with straight grip stocks were always standard models, where pistol grips were deluxe special order, and cost more. So the pistol grip deluxe also cost more to buy as collectible firearms also. I think I had probably a dozen s...

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Video link wouldn't finish downloading for me. Sorry, I tried two more times to get it to work and refer back to my Analog guy trying to live in a digital world. She videoed a herd of Pronghorns crossing the road going under the fence on both sides. Just tried it again, and it worked fine today! No...

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Back when I did my first 10/22 I put a heavy barrel Shilen on it. It shot CCI Green Tag the best. Then it liked a couple different Ely loads. I even tried the new fangled Federal Olympic stuff at $13-15 per 50! That stuff shot more like a shotgun. I had 3 different lots and none shot good. Even tri...

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Video link wouldn't finish downloading for me.

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Either .50-140 or .50 basic, depending on length. Eldorado was based in Boulder City, Nevada and did custom cases, and custom loaded ammo for people. When I bought my Freund Sharps it came with a bunch of Eldorado custom loaded ammo that was scary hot loads! A 678 grain paper patched bullet with H41...

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Cheap ammo, definitely a keeper! Almost afraid to try some various target ammo as if it's even better I might get hooked on expensive ammo! When the weather improves I will return and do some 100 yd. tests using my Caldwell Rock BR and various ammos. The benches at the 100 yd. range are also concre...

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Looks like you have a winner there Val!! Thanks! Started out saying I'd shoot a 5 shot group. Then it looked so good I went for 10 shots. It soon became one ragged hole, and I figured I'd look for flyers. None appeared until I felt the shooting table move. The 100 yd. range was busy, so I went to t...

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The Green Mountain barrel shoots excellent! Kept the 20 shot group under .5" both width and height, even with the one shot pulled left. It measured .440" tall and .465" wide at 25 yds. I should have taken my Schoyen Ballard .22 with Badger barrel along to compare the two, but had anot...

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Dave, hoping to find my last hideout in Grant County. Coming back to Oregon Bill, or another Grant County? Have you watched the news here lately? Curry and Grant counties both getting flooding and Curry County got 5"-9" of rain in just a couple days Sun.-Mon.! We had a couple inches of ha...

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Chambered in? Guess I forgot since I'd mentioned it in a previous post. These were in .22 Long, and it's still a .22, but .22LR now. Old .22 Longs often chamber a .22LR and the original barrel also did. Oh man, what a beautiful 22 rimfire. I still see the CCI 22 Longs occasionally and have been buy...

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Had a High Standard Supermatic I shot matches with, and at the end of the season I always had to clean lead out of the compensator ports. Fortunately it was removable, so I just put some cleaner in my sonic cleaner and dropped it in to let it run for a few hours. A friend had a earlier HS pistol wit...

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