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I've got the itch for a levergun in one of the medium-large calibers and recent chatter here about them, has only increased it. If I acquire one it will be a Winchester. No offense to you Marlin folks, but I ain't interested in being 'converted'. I've shot a couple of .375's and the cartridge suits ...

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Yes. I use the HS6/260 SWC load in the very bottom graph of this article, except I use MO Bullet's 255 grain SWC. I like it real well in my Old Vaquero and it's great in our Rossi Model 92 as well. Windage deflection in the revolver has since been corrected. http://www.customsixguns.com/writings/dis...

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I don't think a man can keep house without at least one 94 Winchester leaned in a corner, somewhere. I've used it for everything from a pest gun to a hunting rifle to law enforcement rifle; never found anything I liked better in any of those roles. The old 30-30 is a workhorse of a cartridge that ca...

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I believe I could get along fine with either of them so long as I invested most of my 'reading time' researching my optimum load for the intended game or purpose.

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For that money, plus a little more, I'd get a Browning BL-22.

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"Perfect" would be a late-model 4" S&W Model 21 in .45 Colt, 'mooned' for .45 ACP and sans the keyhole. Purt-near perfect would be fixed-sight GP-100, in the same coon-fingeration, in 10mm/40 S&W. Drawing from available stock, I'd have to agree with Adirondakjack. http://i186....

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Joe gave good advice; the only thing I will add is that once I figured out how it was retained, I would add a drop of Red Loctite upon re-installing it.

Be sure you do not get any of it on the firing pin itself.

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I've had both the RRB's you mention at different times. The old .43 came with a beer sack full of old green ammo; got it in 1974. Believe the ammo had a 385 grain bullet or so and the rifle was accurate enough that we used it to shoot big icicles off the 'cliff' at the end of an old rock quarry wher...

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Marc, my RCBS 30-30 dies are probably 30 years old. I had poor neck tension with them using .308 bullets and many years ago I yanked the expander plug out and polished down a few thousandths. This all took place so long ago that I had forgotten it entirely, until just last week when I finally broke ...

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Find another reloader with some H4895; see if he'll part with a little dab of it. While I never tried H322 I have tried a half dozen or so rifle powders. H4895 consistently produces good-to-exceptional accuracy, and at or near factory duplication velocity, in every medium-capacity bottleneck cartrid...

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Done, my friend.

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You got it papasan. Tell that lad he has prayer cover, when you can.

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I don't think there's a mechanical or strength issue with the AE's, other than the fact that they almost invariably have lousy trigger pulls. Best fix is to hunt for a pre-rebounding hammer & tang assembly to swap out and this of course adds to the price. AE's just don't feel right to my hand, w...

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Missouri Bullets has a 135 grain flat point which should work fine. http://www.missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=105&category=6&secondary=&keywords= Just got a small batch in the other day, and loaded just a few over 5.0 W231 for 1035 fps. Seems fairly accurate and doesn't lead my ol...

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Happy Birthday Hobie! Thanks for your efforts here.

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I like 7.1 grains of W231 with 255 grain bullets for a soft shooting, accurate .45 Colt factory duplication load. I used W296 (H110) for Ruger Only loads, but several other powders will work for them. I haven't used rifle primers in pistol cases myself, but know at least one reloader who has and he ...

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I always knew the case-colored carbine depicted in the photos as the "94 Antique" and said term, when typed in the search box of GunsAmerica or GunBroker, will in fact find them.

'Antiques' in the classic sense they are not; but I've always had an affinity for the things, all the same.

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I hate to give up the 200 yard reach... every time I see a 94 Trapper in 30-30, I think that might be just the ticket. 950 fps cast loads just ain't that hard to build.

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Done, Amigo.

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.... I've been using 6 1/2 grs Unique with the 115 gr bullets, with a tiny bit of dacron to keep the powder next to the primer. The amount of 231 you mentioned would be in about the same range I believe, and may not need the dacron for consistancy. There's some interesting information here. http://...

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Malamute, I thought I was the only guy who used snowdrifts as a 'field rack'. I've got a near-twin to that rifle, right down to the sights, although your stock is a little nicer than mine. I just ordered a few 135 grain RNFP's from MO Bullets for small game/pest loads...I'm thinking 5-6 grains of W2...

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I used a sling to kill a deer at about 170 yards this year. I would normally take a rest but the lay of the ground wouldn't allow it. IMO the sling made the difference.

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The whole notion of a 'woods bumming' rifle is a little ferrin' to me as I have always used handguns in that role. For me to use one, it'd have to be equipped with a sling. Drawing from available stock, I'd likely grab the 16" Rossi .45 Colt because it's light, handy and shoots to the sights. I...

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I'll weigh in on this one, too. I wear a sixgun (5 1'2" old vaquero) a lot around the farm and woods; in fact, practically anytime I'm not wearing an issue sidearm for my paycheck. I've tried a number of belts and have come to a few conclusions. I like a belt at least 2" wide, with a lot o...

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It is surprising that the Rossi people didn't have them made pre-drilled for the Williams FP; I'd think doing that wouldn't cost too much more, and perhaps if they did that, Williams would pay a couple bucks to put a coupon or flyer in the box along with the rifle, offsetting the cost. I'll second ...

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Joe & I seem to have gotten a lemon from each cherry patch. That don't surprise me none. I'm mostly just surprised I didn't wind up with one of each!

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The only pistol caliber Marlin I ever had- an early-80's 94 in .44 Mag -was a dud. Wouldn't group, choked occasionally with JHP's, etc. It was used when I bought it, might have just been a lemon; I don't know. I just know I was gald to get my money back out of it to someone who had been told of its ...

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I have about quit going to gun shows, other than the small town variety. Lost of used stuff on the table at new prices, along with lots of stuff priced like it was intended for recent lottery winners. I guess everybody's looking for a rube with a big pocketfull of cash money. I rarely see what I'd c...

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Congratulations, OS. You have surrounded yourself with fine guns a people you love, all of which have stood the test of time.

Can't beat that.

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My smoothbore 21" Remchoke barrel does a passable job with slugs, provided you use the IC tube. Five shots of 2 3/4" Super X slugs at 50 yards 'stacking the beads'. Would have had 'em all in about 3 1/2", had I not tossed one. http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x187/SargeMO/630_870E.j...

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Thank you for the update & we will keep you all in our prayers.

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Interesting now have to wait and see what powders the gun shops get in could be a long wait :( I got the big hoop model all they had. I like W231 and W296 in the .45 Colt; but I like simplicity and I use these in other cartridges, too. There are any number of others powders that'll produce excellen...

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Here's a blog entry with some chrono results between a 5 1/2" Old Vaquero and a Rossi 92, both in .45 Colt:

http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/2009 ... ne-in.html

Welcome aboard.

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I have one myself, an old Special Purpose with the 21" RemChoke barrel. It is an excellent shotgun and perhaps the most versatile one I've ever owned. http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/2009/02/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html#links Be advised that most Express models have a set of ...

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Done, Amigo.

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Noah, I went through pretty much the same process myself a couple of years ago and via similar logic. I always had 1911's around and got tired of stocking two bullets sizes. I have always acquired my 45 Colts with the requirement that they would handle Ruger Loads, so there was really no advantage t...

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Ballard, simply because it removes the variables for me.

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There's a great thread on Rossi 92 sights, with loads of pictures, right here: http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=22309 My 16" .45 Colt shot way high with factory duplication loads. I went with the Marble Folding Sporting Rear Sight No. 95, Brownell's Stock No. 579-000-08...

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It really isn't a matter of the rifle, rather the pressure of the load. I get the same issues with light loads of TiteGroup in all my guns and all my calibers. It is to some degree a matter of chamber size, which is a characteristic of individual firearm. Shoot the same loads, light or heavy, in a ...

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Your fired .45 Colt cases look like they came from my dirty brass box. My Rossi 92 (45 Colt) does the same thing. Mine has their patented Giant Fatazz Chamber and it is ponderous. Stretches brass worse than my Vaquero, and that's saying something. The Vaquero's chambers were awfully rough & I us...

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for a soldier who got himself a little crossways with his superiors, over a moment's negligence. Nobody hurt besides him; and that, mostly his pride. It's gonna sting a little before it's over.

Thank you in advance

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Thanks for the replies. There are more than one ways to skin a cat.

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The Hornady's are real good if you get the urge, Joe. I clocked three shots of both the Federal 150 Factory load and the H4895 reload this morning. The Federal load ran 2363 fps and the H4895 load ran 2266, exactly 30 fps slower than it clocked through my old 94AE three years ago. I don't fiddle wit...

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I am solidly in the camp of those who advocate finding an original and just shooting the snot out of it. You'll get shooting a whole lot sooner, probably for less money. Some years back I was invited to shoot-fest involving an 1897 or so Model 1894 Winchester in 30 WCF, sporting a 24" octagonal...

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Joe, I checked my old Hornady Deluxe when setting it for the 34 grain charge and while it was obviously cutting sticks of powder, charge weights were within a half-tenth of each other so I didn't even mess with the powder trickler. I've done it both ways and can't tell a whit of difference with iron...

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What is a ‘good’ 30-30 reload? It means different things to different people and it depends on what each is trying to accomplish. A Cowboy Shooter will have different needs from the occasional hunter who, during the off-season, haunts the 100 yard station of his local rifle range. My ‘needs’ were di...

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Buy it if you want it. Your 'need' bases are covered.

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Thanks, Malamute.

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COSteve wrote:Bob's has one listed as #3 on the right side about 3/4 the way down HERE.

Do you happen to know if those require drilling/tapping a blind hole in the receiver, or simply replace an existing screw?

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My old .54 Santa Fe Hawken

http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/2009 ... esses.html

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