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Mike D.

Currently mu outside neck diameter range from .430 to .433. Maybe if I run them through the sizer again after shortening them to 2.395 they may work. I'll try that in a while. Still retro plumbing in the remodeled back bathroom.

Mike D.

I suspect you'll be turning a couple of thousandths off the outside of the top bit about the length of the seated bullet in the case. I think Starline brass, being of higher quality than the older Winchester stuff, starts out a bit thicker anyway and has flowed a wee bit forward as part of forming....

Mike D.

I do not have any 40-82 cartridges at this time. Darn it I saw some cheap ones at a Northern Ca gun show a while back but dazed right on by them. DOH!

Mike D.

My 7X57 likes the 120 Barnes TTSX. I have loaded 5 rounds of this bullet using 42.7 grs XMR 4064, 43/IMR 4320, and 42/Varget. Brass is new PRVI and WLR primers. Loads will be chronographed with my Chrony Beta Master unit set at 15' + muzzle.

Mike D.

Trouble with loading these cartridges has me scratching my noggin. I'm using some of my Starline .45-90 brass to form the .40 cases. I annealed the cases, ran than through a RCBS .40-82 forming die followed by a Redding full length sizing die, then reamed them to .2.395". After chamfering the m...

Mike D.

Te Winchester boxes were good values, the Remington not so much. $50 would be tops for them. Like firearms, condition is everything. Tape, pencil and ink marks, broken seals, smashed corners, etc, will detract by a minimum of 50%.

Mike D.

The irises are in 3 "beds". I watered all of the gardens for 10 minutes and my sister and wife gathered huge bouquets which we put in 1 gallon jars that were piled next to the barn. There are 2 boats in the barn, one fiberglass and wood Chris Craft, the other a all wood center cabin of unk...

Mike D.

The tenant who has leased the ground for several years is getting ready to plant his last corn crop. We did soil tests to 4' last week. Loam/peat mix should provide good drainage. The acreage that goes out to the slough is 4 1/2' lower than the front. We will grade it so that there is a gentle grade...

Mike D.

This morning we took a ride down to inspect a new ranch that we just picked up. 113 acres, 105 suitable for planting. All will be Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio grapes that will be under contract to Sutter Home Winery. The previous owners just cleared out of the house that sits on the front acres. The ...

Mike D.

The BP box has me stumped, but it likely dates to shortly after the TOC. Isn't there a date stamp on it?

The smokeless box is the 1911-12 style and Giles/Shuey says a wide range, $150-275.

Mike D.

That was exactly my feeling, but stayed out of this one. The last .33 I picked up was a decent FM solid frame rifle with original finish and very clean bore. Cost me $1200 from a member of this esteemed group.

Mike D.

Sorry, Sixgun, no pics. I'm trying to find out the value for my brother for a friend of his to sell and pay medical bills. :( I was told that this one is in shooter condition (good condition) that's had a reblue after a so-so polish job (scratches still showing through reblue). Ok, if its a standar...

Mike D.

Sad that after all of their efforts the "Kee Bird" burned after catching fire on takeoff.

Mike D.

Wonderful, Jim. Thanks for what you do.

Mike D.

Keep in mind that the repros are oversized and take a small amount of effort to fit them correctly.

Mike D.

Jeez, we have to kill rabbits to keep the young cherry trees from being girded by the ****. Mostly inedible black tailed jacks, though. Great job on the rabbits, those are quite tasty. I think the plant that you pictured is Dotted Yellow Loosestrife.

Mike D.

Muslim suicide bombers in Britain are set to begin a three-day strike next Monday in a dispute over the number of virgins they are entitled to in the afterlife. Emergency talks with Al Qaeda have so far failed to produce an agreement. The unrest began last Tuesday when Al Qaeda announced that the nu...

Mike D.

We have had four days of very warm weather, but the range is still very muddy. Hail got us badly at three separate ranches, with severe damage to the young pears. We looked at two orchards yesterday and I am afraid that a considerable crop loss will be the result. At least here is some comfort in kn...

Mike D.

I'll probably start with at least 38 grs and work up from there. The NS barrel can probably easily take 45+ grs.

Mike D.

Our old toaster stopped heating so I gave it a .38 Super "repair job". 4 holes and we really had to buy a new one.

A few days ago I saw at least 20 vintage toasters in a Soquel, CA, antique shop. Too high up on a shelf to see the prices, so didn't look.

Mike D.

msmith1228 wrote:I found quite a bit on it and will PM you in the morning.

Thanks, I appreciate that.

Mike D.

Thanks, Kirk, but I have Snooky'sn book and have thought about his loads, but am looking for some more info. I will try a few loads with his 28/4198 and have 5 loaded with 41.5/3031 and 260 gr .408 LHC. That one might be the best, we'll see. Now, if the rain would end and the mud dry out so some sho...

Mike D.

Do any of you have any experience with the .40-82 W.C.F. and RL-7 powder? I want to try some loads with this powder but can find no info on that powder in the old cartridge. Thanks to Sixgun I have nice supply of 280 gr .406s with GCs.

Mike D.

I have a Chapparal 45-75 carbine and have had no problems with it. I only load smokeless and my best, most accurate load has been 40 grs IMR 4198 pushing the 300 gr Barnes Original jacketed bullet. Average MV was 1775 and a 3 shot group was a shade over 2" at 50 yds. Jamison brass cases ejected...

Mike D.

Still here and most certainly not trapped. The silly laws passed by moribund CA legislators have no effect on me. What does twist my shorts is the amount of taxes that we who farm must deal with. That, and the regulations pertaining to clean water and the use of chemicals. We have a small cabin in t...

Mike D.

Mine is accessible immediately. There will be NO such nonsense allowed as that silly scenario.

Mike D.

I'd love the find a .35 W.C.F. with an unaltered shotgun butt.

Mike D.

My beat up but very accurate 1924 vintage .30 Gov't '06 carbine.

Mike D.

My CMP M1 came with complete grenade launcher sight in original package. Now it's time for a launcher to go with it.

Mike D.

Generally speaking, they suffer from "fantasy-itis". Prices are far above the norm and some guns are obviously been altered, but not noted and sold as original. Don't like that crew.

Mike D.

Some folks dog the TDs as being inaccurate, but we know better. Check out how my vintage 1905 .38-56 did at 50.

Mike D.

Can't agree more, Grizz.

Mike D.

I have a lot of Winchester "Large Rifle and Magnum" primers that I pretty much use exclusively these days. CCIs have been sometimes reluctant to ignite in those pesky weak spring Miroku rifles. Original Winchesters never fail to ignite anything.

Mike D.

My DD 214 is long gone and, no, I have not taken advantage of any vets discounts, not even a mortgage. No CalVet, no GI anything. Never occurred to me, I guess.

Mike D.

Trout season is always open around here and we get both local Rainbow and sea run Steelhead, as well a Salmon and Brownies. All with a very short bike ride or drive.

Mike D.

I got nothing last evening. All sniped in the last second. I think that I am DONE with fleaBay.

Mike D.

What IDIOT would pay nearly $300 for a 1886 lower tang? Not me, but someone did. Heck he hammer minus fly got silly, too. I give up.

Mike D.

I cruise for Lyman sights every few days. Some higher condition dandies on today.

Mike D.

JohndeFresno wrote:
Mike D. wrote:I use them with heavy loads of smokeless in large volume cases like .40-82 and .45-90.
How 'bout your .45-70 loads?

Yes, especially with lighter the bullets I favor. Also the .38-56, but not .30-30, .30-06 and the like.

Mike D.

It is a very amateurish job, to say the least. The forward mag tube hanger should be centered 3 13/16ths from the end of the barrel and secured with a screw through the mag cap and into an indent in the barrel bottom. The tube hanger cam be either the pinned type or the rotate in one.

Mike D.

I use them with heavy loads of smokeless in large volume cases like .40-82 and .45-90.

Mike D.

Darn it, I can't win from losin' of these things. There are parts I can use on eBay and the prices are making me crazier than I already am. Some other fool wants 'em worse than me and must have a sniper setup goin'. What the hey?

Mike D.

At one time, before he became a brainwashed CA F&G politician, Pat Foy was a pretty good warden. Once you become DFG spokesman they own you.

Mike D.

I tried the PM again. Did it work?

Mike D.

I couldn't get the PM to work, Sixgun. It would not accept your name. What is up?

Mike D.

You bet I am!!! PM comin' 'yer way.

Mike D.

It is a Extra Lightweight with nickel steel barrel so the old BP .40-82 can ZING. When the 245 .406 grain Hawk bullets arrive I'm gonna see how fast they can be sent out the muzzle. This one should make a great mulie rifle and is probably very capable of 200+ yd DRN shots. I won't drill the gun so m...

Mike D.

I have been seriously wanting to get this .40-82 down to the ranch and put it through it's paces but the bloody weather just will not cooperate. About an inch of water is siting atop the clay, something that rules out any driving or walking around. My 4X4 would make it but I am not willing to muck u...

Mike D.

My Mom is 88 and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.

Mike D.

Geezer, you are a man after my own heart. I also wouldn't own a Winchester that can't be afield, regardless of condition or rarity. They are merely machines built to do a job and to dishonor them by keeping them in the back of a safe does neither machine or man any good.

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