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junkbug

I use the Lee expander die. It has a plug that can be flipped either way for a large range of calibers. It may not be truly universal, but has worked to my satisfaction for everything from 6.5mm Carcano to 45/70 Gov. Consistency is in the manner of use, and it fits right onto my Lee hand press. Mayb...

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Joe; Have you considered your storage environment? I believe the ammo stored too closely to ammonia containing gun cleaners can cause brass to deteriorate. That is not saying thats what I believe you are doing. However, that is just a simple example of how environmental factors in ammo storage can c...

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Without a doubt, a Winchester 1895 Musket in 7.62X54Rmm Russian, un-modified of course, with a decent bore. A bayonet would be nice, but not required.

Why dream little dreams?

Sean

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My Dad took me to see "Das Boot" when it came out in the theaters. That was when it was in German, with English subtitles. We both loved it. The only other war "movie" I remember him speaking that highly of was actually a TV series. The old TV series "Combat!" with Vic ...

junkbug

Will do;

God Bless.

Sean

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I understand that the stock design was poor, and the recoil was so fierce that the average landser could only tolerate about ten shots before he fliched so bad he was useless. Not much point in using it as a sniper rifle. Later anti-tank rifles usually had recoil reduction systems besides a muzzle b...

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Will do.

Sean

junkbug

I believe your dies are OK. You want that neck tension. I currently use a Lee Universal case mouth flaring tool, which doesn't cost much more than $20.00. I have heard of the pliers trick but never tried it. Before I had the Lee tool, I used a 6" tapered punch, that had the tip broken off, and ...

junkbug

May God be with you and your father. My prayers will be.

Sean

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I have a rifle that looks very much like that. Mine is a M-95 KNIL (Dutch Colonial) carbine in 6.5x53Rmm. Looks like that one was either a Dutch or Romanian Long rifle that was sporterized. I understand the surplus Dutch rifles and carbines were once very available and inexpensive in Austrailia, sin...

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This is not being sarcastic. On a vintage Winchester 95 I own (made 1915), someone removed the pin holding the blade, and inserted a worked over coin (I think it was a dime) that was filed to a reasonable shape, and even had a pin hole drilled in it. Then the original retaining pin was replaced. I b...

junkbug

Glad to hear you are improving.

Keep on healing!

Sean

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Though I have no credible source for this belief, I would surmise that they were issued the rifles with just enough cartridges to fill or partially fill the magazine, and no more. They do not look like "first responders". Reminds me of a story from an older friend who was in the Canadian A...

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The No 4, Mk1 (or 2) makes as almost much sense a a police long arm as a pump action 12 guage, except in very hevy urban areas. When the criminals are using AK 47s, it makes more. Bet the Enfields were gotten less expensively than 12 guage pump shotguns would have been.

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86er? Does your 7mm Rem Mag hold it's zero consistantly with a choosen load? You seem to be a person who gets to travel and hunt in many different loacations. If that rifle will hold its zero with a general duty load you are confident in, after traveling from place to place, then 2" at 100 yard...

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My 1947 flat-band also has a straight grooved hammer. As an aside, mine was never drilled and tapped for a receiver sight, or a tang sight for that matter. I believe that was the norm for that era, until the 1950's. Mine was drilled and tapped for a side scope mount after it left the factory, so it ...

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I will pray for him and all his family.

Sean

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Arsenal refurbished at Teni Arsenal 1979 (f stands for fabrica, or arms factory). Some of the recent CMP carbine are foreign aid gun being returned from Italy and Greece.

junkbug

I will pray for him Doc.

Sean

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I second golf balls. They will go a surprising distance when hit with a .22 revolver.

Sean

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Bsaride;

If Jmiller is not interested in that old Weaver, I am. PM me or email me if you would like to sell it. I can find a rifle to put it on.

Sean

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junkbug

I have done this with surplus rifle cartridges, but it is tedious, and the older cartridges don't have much chance of being loaded with ball powder, which can be dangerous to reduce. You would be money ahead buying 100-200 new casws mail order, and starting from scratch. It would be a lot less effor...

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I have heard that they are called 'Forge lines" and result from a solid block of steel being hammer forged to compress and stregnthen the steel specifically used for the receivers of older vintage Winchesters. As far as I know, it has no negative influence on the rifle's value, and like Mike D ...

junkbug

I will join in your group effort. May the Lord have mercy on us all.

Sean

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Done. Heal well. Might even be a good chance to catch up on some reloading, if you do that. Lift only one box of bullets at a time!

Sean

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My Dad passed away last night at about 11:40pm. The family was with him untill around 8:00pm. We left shortly after the hospital staff administered morphine to calm his breathing, which had been very labored. To me, it seemed he didn't want to let go with us around. He was breathing peacefully when ...

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I will pray for her.

Sean

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I was born in Washington D.C. in the very hospital my father is now at, waiting to die. That is no disrespect to Georgetown University Hospital, they helped keep him alive and fairly mobile for 22 years after a lung removal. But now its his time. I've lived within 35 miles of the D.C. line nearly al...

junkbug

Done. Heal well. Im pulling for you.

Sean

junkbug

You and your family are in my prayers.

Sean

junkbug

Thanks everyone. I just returned home from the hospital, went there after leaving work. He just wants to be let out of bed, and return home. My mother, who is 80, is not capable of caring for him in this condition. We have started talking about a hospice. The lung problems are responding to treatmen...

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Please keep my father in your prayers. He is 82 years old, and had a lung removed 22 years ago. Now he has pnemonia. I do not know if he will leave the hospital alive. His progress is very up and down. He is still lucid, at times, but is getting paniky about being confined the way he has been. Thank...

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You can trim 44 Mag cases to 44 Special legnth, and start just a little below the 44 mag starting loads for that powder and bullet combo. I have done such things in the past, the trick is to mark the rim so you know that those are altered cases. My mark was to obliterate one letter on the headstamp ...

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I always thought they came about as a way to put a rear sling attachment on a muzzleloading rifle, especially a Hawken, without having to mutilate the wood in any way. Even a person with almost no leatherworking skill (like myself) can make one to do that, with a few pieces of buckskin, and some sin...

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I have never heard of this conversion/wildcat, but I am no authority. I do have an M-95 Dutch Mannlicher carbine in 6.5x53r Dutch. I make brass for it by setting the shoulder on .303 British back with a 7.62x54r Russian die, and then neck-sizing the brass with a 6.5x55 Swedish die. It is similar in ...

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Mine is a six inch barrel. The stampings on the barrel are rather light, but still legible. I don't think it was refinished, but even if it was, no big deal. I plan on taking a needle file to the edge of each chamber where the firing pin may have hit it. It appears that it may be slightly dinged fro...

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Bsaride; Thats a great suggestion. I kind of thought the chammer and extractor edges looked "sharp", but didn't really know what to do about them. Pete; The inside of the chambers look bright and unpitted. I made sure those were as clean as I could get them before the first firing. That se...

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Thanks guys. I do mean that the cartridges are hard to insert, and extract after firing. Also, it is stiff to open, but that is better than being loose and floppy. I'll try cleaning under the star also.

Sean

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I have an old Redfield I will be soon sending here.

http://www.abousainc.com/OtherOptics.htm

Good luck.

Sean

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Hello all; I recently aquired a H&R .22 "Sportsman" revolver. It is a 9 shot, break open revolver with a rear sight adjustble for winage and a front sight adjustable for elevation. I fired a few boxes out of it so far. Accuracy is decent for the size and age of it, however, it has some...

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Is the front barrel band somewhat flat, and not rounded as usual? This would be a "Flat Band M-94", which were made 1943-48, or so. The records for those years were destroyed in a fire, so there is no real way to know exactly when the reciever was built. As others have stated, there should...

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Hasn't the law changed? I'm fairly certain today, that if I went deer hunting, with all other legalities properly attended to, with a 25-20, 32-20, or .30 cal carbine chambered rifle, I would be in technical violation of the minimum firearms regulations, which I believe is 1000 foot pounds, at least...

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Old Time Hunter; A great many outdated muskets were continually updated over their long service lives. Many 1816 US service flintlocks were converted to percussion before or during the Mexican War period. Some of these, and later model muskets made originally as percussion arms were rifled just befo...

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Patrick; I have not tried APP. If it works with standard lubes, perhaps its worth the price of a pound. Just for what its worth, I have no idea how fast my bullets are going, since I don't own a chronograph. But I believe the revolver was built for 40 grain black powder equivelent loads, so thats wh...

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I bought a Uberti Wells Fargo model in 2000, before there were any other newly made top break options. Part of the purchase price was paid by trading in a Webly Mk IV that had been converted to .45 ACP. I wanted to get rid of that revolver because it would sometimes bind (not often), none of the gun...

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Hey Bill (in Oregon);

Don't sweat the 1-14" twist in your .250 Savage. Just buy some Speer 87 gr Hot Cores, which are big game quality, and reload with them. Not every 25 cal 87 gr jacketed bullet is a varmint bullet.

Sean

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From what I understand, you definately want to make sure it has the "S" serial number prefix, just like Footlong posted. Evidently, earlier ones had the spotty quality issues. I have been passively looking for one in 44-40, 5 1/2" barrel, or 4 3/4" barrel, in that order. But sinc...

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Congradulations. That's a fine looking revolver. I am confused about the grip you mentioned, but thats not suprising, since I have never got Ruger single actions grip styles really staight anyway. What type of grip style is it anyway? How old is that revolver? It looks like is was built last year. R...

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If the new prototypes weigh half of the M-2, and has new "wonder technology" to improve accuracy, its not likely to be as robust as the old M-2.

Maybe after 20 years of reverse engineering, it might work OK.

Sean

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I started because I wanted to shoot more for the same amount of money. The two or three cartridges I remember first loading (30-06, 7x57mm, .303 British) weren't exaxtly top tier as far as price for factory ammo whent, but only the 30-06 seemed available almost anywhere (early 1980's). Surplus ammo ...

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