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Pepe Ray

FYI heads up; The authority to issue CW permits only reverts to the State of Maine if the local town government refuses to accept the responsibility. there are small towns in the state with boards of selectmen who have the guts to handle the job. If you have a choice in locating a home it will be ne...

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I'll take a stab at that one. You failed to include in your list of parts a very small ring. It might resemble a collet used in copper/plastic tubing plumbing. except that it's much smaller. I've had them break and fall out causing immediate concern. I addressed the problem at once so didn't experie...

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1886;
Yep.
Filed it in my sight stash when I installed the Redding Peep on my M39.
Are you a collector?
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1886;
Did you ever find that Marlin sight?
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I've been going thru some OLD files.

Back in July of '04 Geo. Madis had some firearms stolen.
Descriptions were posted here.
Does anyone know if any headway has been made in recovery of these items?
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Ahh, memories! In the '70's, Savage contracted with Valmet to manufacture a combination gun called the Model 2400. It was available in 308Win/12 gg or .223/12gg. I hunted with my .308 version for about 10 yrs. Very handy. Balanced well and YES, the barrel regulation was a POC (that's Cake) Thanks fo...

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Keep in mind that the "butcher" shop is a business. The bottom line is profit. Time and labor are expensive. The cuts will be made with that in mind. The beef/pork cutting charts are all made to that end. Your always better off doing it yourself and following the "reverse" proces...

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Is Brazil the only source for a group buy?
Seems to me that the volumn of product would allow some "in country" producers to be interested.
Or has this already been explored?
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Sin can be any activity that tempts a person to imbibe beyond the limits of there own self control. -- Excess in anything is self destructive.
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Dried Hemlock; Acquire Hemlock Studs. Fresh production should be Steamed Green (partially dried to reduce shipping costs) as construction grade must be wet or you can not use normal nailing construction techniques. Rip studs into desired strip sizes. In drying they will warp, twist, and split unless...

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Old Shatterhand: Thanks. 1st, I wouldn't even look at E-bay website if they were giving away gold nuggets to every other viewer. 2nd, The price of a "collectors item" such as that would make a big dent in my "07 taxes. 3rd, Don't have a Mannlicher, nor a Carcano, nor a Ruskie nor anyt...

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Just a "Heads UP" In some of Lee's turret models the holes are spaced close enough to impede the easy turning of the lock rings from OTHER manufacturers. Personally, I like the Lee lock rings so I buy them extra to replace the other brands. You, however, may find that unworkable. Oh well. ...

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Yes! Love the cartridge but cant handle the Mannlicher action, nor any split bridge action. Gotta have a receiver sight, at least, before I can hit anything. My M-S is on a M98 Mauser with an old Lyman and a set trigger. A carbine to make your heart skip a beat. It's the only one of my assortment th...

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O.S. Both sites are very nice in mid September. You know why. My late wife and I met in So. Cal. It was there I made my first mistake when I introduced her to lobster. Even tho it was the Australian var. she was hooked. After we moved back to Maine, whenever we'd have a tiff she'd remind me that the...

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Oh!! My mistake Sorry!! Apologies to both O.I and O.S. Blame it on C.R,S. if you will. I was so taken buy the pictures I got swept away. For the past several years I've had to rely on the Texas Roadhouse or Longhorn's to get my fix. The local supermarkets sometimes have a good selection of rib eyes ...

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Wow!! I approve, O.I.---Both of the cut and the extra heat. BUT. Can I have an official meat cutters deffinition of "Tri-tip"? I used to have a great chef who knew about all of that good stuff. She passed away a few years ago and I'm still learnining how to survive. Tri-tip is new to me. P...

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Too much cafine!!

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My apologies are offered up to all affected by my errors. After dis assembling my rifle and under good light and with good calipers I've confirmed that the hole spacing is .400" +/- .002" both on my M39 and on the various Lyman and Williams receiver sights in my possession for the Win 94 a...

Pepe Ray

Hi Hobbie;
If the die was assembled w/all its parts you should not have been able to make the collet dissappear into the body.
P.R.

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Hi again; Because of my unique requirements, 160gr. RNJ bullets, I had to use a military take off bbl.so I could get the twist needed. None of the bbl makers offering "Off the shelf" bbl had what I needed. Of course, "deep pockets" can get what they want, but a SS monthly check w...

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Hi mergus; The most important aspect of this job is to be certain you have a receiver that will feed the .308 Win. The 300 Sav just won't cut it. A removable magazine model will be clearly manufactured after they started chambering the 308W. In the spool magazines you must use ,either a .308W model ...

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Shasta:
I agree, the Merits are great, BUT they don't fit in the Lyman tang sight.
DO THEY TYCER?

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The Henry J was not an automobile that any tycoon would send for "anyone'.
Best described as America's YUGO.

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I wouldn't use power tools unless I was VERY skilled w/them. Too much damage can be done too quickly to suit me. An old fashioned coarse rasp or a modern Stanley stamped steel rasp would be my tool of choice. Don't be in a hurry and admire your progress often.
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Well, jdad, The only Marlin I have is a model 39 (22LR) and the hole spacing is indeed 3/8". But tell me this, Why are the Lyman and Williams receiver sights (5D or FP) advertised as fitting both the Winchester and the Marlin with the same model sight? Those sight screw spacing is 13/32". ...

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I've never done a radical resize of a hollow base or nose boolet. I have done enough The rad. resizeing to know one thing. The lead must move. As it is displaced the length must grow. In order to be assured of EVEN displacement you must be sure ALL the grooves are filled with lube before sizing begi...

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jh45gun: Hi again; I believe that that may be one of the reasons there is no more NEW Redfield receiver sights. They tried to cover too many bases. Whereas Marlin and Win cooperated with the sight companies regarding hole spacing on the center fire guns, the fact that ,at the time, there was no LA W...

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If you rebarreled to .307Win you could be real close. The 30-30 case does not have enough capacity. In a truck you'd say, Nah. not enough CC's. Ya gotta have the room to burn the fuel and push the power.
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Yes, they are missed. But make no mistake about it. We've still got some men left. When the time comes "the cream will rise to the top"!

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Hobie; My first 3 attempts were denied because the pic was too big. There appears to be 2 different ways to describe a pic size. Hgt x Wdt (800x600)----or--File size Bytes- KB--MB etc I've been working with the software that came w/my Canon. Yes, I can reduce a pic and still be able to focus on part...

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Boy OH boy!!!
If there's anything that can make me feel incompetent, it's this.
Trying to post a USEFULL picture.
There's probably someone out there who can make this legible, but it's not me.
Sorry O.S.

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3rd try at posting a pic.

Lym38-55-2.jpg

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A model #71 is a model#86 that's been "tucked and rolled".

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Well Idiot! Don't know why you chose that handle because it doesn't match AFAIC. I'll support your notion of a forward mounted (scout) scope. I've got a couple of them. It's true , that they require some practice to become comfortable w/them. A "sharp learning curve" would be one way of pu...

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No. Why would it be considered?
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Ed Harris has had 3 of them made by 3 different Smiths. The first one was written up by the Smith ,Bob Snapp , in the July ,'83 American Rifleman. All have been on the Marlin '94 action because the Winnies are near impossible to feed the rimless cartridges. The only thing keeping me from owning one,...

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At 7:30 when we tried to start the vehicles, it was -35*F
At 8:30 AM it's -25*F and sunny. Still no start.
Supposed to be like this till Monday when we'll get some snow.
Hope I can get the Honda started before Sat. Want to go to the gun show.
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Confirming Joes' supposition. The #3 Speer does show several cast boolet loads for the most common rounds. No identity as to maker except for the 38 WC which is the Speer swaged round.
The swaged bullets are OK fun but limited in application when compared to the home cast product.
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Don't expect to find cast boolet data in a manual produced by a manufacturer of JACKETED bullets. As paper publications go Lyman produces a book with BOTH jacketed and cast boolet loads. They also publish a book devoted completely to cast boolets. Other companies have attempted to do this but fell s...

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Is this a memory test?

IIRC, Speer was tied in with a mold maker at some point. Ohause ? perhaps? I know that they linked with RCBS for a time. We need a history specialist.
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Something to keep in mind when looking for data--old or new. The bullet manufacturers, Speer, Hornady etc. published loads ONLY for cartridges that they made bullets for. There was a time when they didn't make a 45 rifle bullet. That's my primary reason for always recommending to beginners to buy th...

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Cocky?

Never write a check with your mouth that your body can't cash.!!

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Horned pout (Mainer's catfish)
Small Mouth Bass
Large Mpoth Bass

In that order.

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I believe that the M94 is an A.E. model , right? That's why the NO D&T. As near as I can tell, no one has ever made a Scout Mount for a Win 94 Top Eject that didn't require some D&T work. Even the Burris required the barrel band be tapped. I hate to see the confusion and misunderstanding whe...

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I was gonna post a picture of some of my stuff.
Don't see any way of attaching a pic -here. from my desk top.
Oh well!
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WinM71 reflects my feelings , nearly.
I refuse to pay Wolfes prices for their binders. Use the Sq.D's from the office supply stores w/the plastic mag. holders purchased in quantity.
I find this to be my most used reference library.
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MarlinMan;
Looks like you called it.
I just checked my 1965 G.D. and found confirmation of your statement. It seems that that method of turret attachment was quite common a.t.t.
Good call
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It's European, probably German.
I have a variable very much like it except it is well marked.
B.Nickel (a logo) Marburg/L
The turrets are in a saddle mount screwed to the tube and the caps are similarly threaded.
It's a shame that you can find absolutely NO markings at all.
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Can you tolerate another viewpoint?
To me they are so close in viewing features, I'd lean toward their respective abilities to handle recoil. It's probably still argumentative but I'd trust the Weaver to hold up to recoil longer than the other,-Swift?
My $0.02.
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Stone quarried in Arkansas, whichever grade. Smith's is a good brand name. A "regular guy" needing to sharpen his skinner/gutter or his kitchen cutlery will do best with a Wachitaw stone. (Natives please forgive the spelling.) Get as large as you can afford. A 4 in. pocket stone is absolut...

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