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Cimarron sells a beautiful 7/8 scale single action called the Model P Jr. that can be had in 32 WCF with a spare cylinder in 32 H&R Magnum. That way you can have both calibers! I bought one with a 5 1/2" barrel. Haven't tried the H&R cylinder yet, but that 32 WCF is sure fun! :D SHASTA ...

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I am so left-handed that the only thing my right hand does is keep me from walking lop-sided down the street :D ! As for the Browning A-Bolt rifle you are considering, here is my experience: Several years ago, I bought a left-hand Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .300 Winchester Magum, intended ...

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"Rustlers' Rhapsody" with Tom Berenger is a delightfully humorous spoof of the classic western. Any true old-time western fan will love it!

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I sold my Rossi pump last year, but if memory serves me there is very little tolerance in the lifter for cartridge length. My first thought is that perhaps your rifle has some residue in the back of the lifter, causing the cartridge to be too far forward and catching the tip of the bullet, preventin...

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I had one of the Italian copies of the Walker some years ago and used it for a few of my first Cowboy Action shoots. It drew lots of attention as no one else at the time around here was shooting black powder anything. I shot full loads of FFFg, as I recall it was very near 60 grains of powder. I was...

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Mike, You should have come up to Redding for the Lions Club Gun Show last weekend. I posted a notice about it on this forum February 27. Sure there were lots of overpriced guns, but reasonable deals could be had. One widow lady selling out her husband's estate had primers at $29 thousand, older unop...

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I'm with Dewight. The Merit adjustable eyepiece. One apeture does it all!

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I'd be willing to bet the shotgun was indeed lost by a duck hunter. Finders Keepers does not apply to everything. I would sure appreciate getting it back if it were mine. Turning it in is the honest thing to do, so that the rightful owner at least has a chance to reclaim his property. I guess it dep...

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Modoc Ed- Olde West Guns & Loan in Redding, CA has a NIB Repo Win. 1895 in '06 and if I remember correctly it is the Browning with no tang safety! Priced at around $1,000 and comes with free style points not available with the BLR.

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If you are anywhere nearby Redding, CA (way up north) the annual Redding Breakfast Lions Club Gun Show will be the weekend of March 7 & 8, 2009 at the Redding Convention Center, located a half mile west of I-5 just off Highway 44. It's a quality show (no jerky vendors or flea sale stuff). As wit...

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I have a bunch of them in my spare parts box. I usually don't use the inserts that come with the sight. I prefer the Merit adjustable eyepiece which is good for any light conditions. At $56 each, they are not cheap, but they sure do work good! http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=6396...

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My Marlin 39A wears a Marbles tang sight with an adjustable Merit eyepiece and a Lyman 17A front sight with a Lee Shaver fine post insert. I use it mostly for smallbore cowboy lever action silhouette, so typical for me is 100 meters or less. At the tallest setting for the rear sight, it is spot on a...

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Thought I would help continue Ysable Kid's threads; Three elderly gentlemen are sitting out on the front porch of the old folks home. The first gentleman says "I sure do wish I could still pee without difficulty". The second gentleman says "I wish I could still have a bowel movement w...

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Unless he's talking the dried instant potato variety, there is no way I would introduce ANYTHING with the moisture of a potato into a pot of molten lead! But then, who the heck would use instant potatos?!

Stick with a commercial flux or perhaps a bit of bullet lube.

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If you think you might be interested in buying or building a really BIG BORE muzzleloader, contact Joe Williams at The Gun Works in Springfield, Oregon. He has a website, but I don't believe it mentions the availability of behemoth barrels and/or guns, so you may have to ask. My brother built a 2 bo...

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I just bought a Lyman 21 reproduction for my Browning 1895, but haven't installed it yet. Here's a link;

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,7197.html

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Your choice of a Marble's tang sight with a Lyman 17A globe front is a good one for cowboy silhouette shooting with your 32-20. That is exactly what I am using on my Cimarron 1873 in 32-20. I managed to make AAA class last year and just a couple weeks ago shot my first Master score (53x60). I would ...

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This will be a very detailed and long-winded reply, but if you can wade through it I hope it will be of some use. I bought a Cimarron Low Wall in .22 Long Rifle. I wanted a rifle to compete in the long range .22 silhouette matches at the nearby Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club. I was very attracted...

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Here is an interesting link on the subject:

http://www.badgerbarrelsinc.com/barrels ... .htm?76,12

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What happened to the "one-sticky"?

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... =1&t=13949

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I went with the Marble's on my Taylor's 1876 45-60. The original stem was too short though, and sight adjustment topped out at less than 200 meters. I cured this by ordering an "extra tall" stem from Buffalo Arms and installed it myself. range is now good out to 350+ meters. I have done th...

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A few years ago I bought a new left hand Browning A-bolt Stainless Stalker in .270 and installed a 3.5-14x40mm Leupold VXIII. Total came to just over $1,400. I really like the short 70 degree bolt lift, and the rifle is a tack driver. Yep, that's a lot of dough, but I doubt I will ever need to buy a...

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Just bumped my membership to "Patron".

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Dang it! Now you went and got me all jealous!

My dinner had the tater part covered thanks to a 50 lb. box of Tule Lake's finest, but I had to settle for beef instead of buck as I haven't seen a legal deer these past few years

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Winchester Model ___(insert number here), checkered pistol grip stock with full crescent butt.

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Well, ol' anti-gun Paypal just got used to support guns. Leverguns.com that is!

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I ordered a new Cimarron Low Wall .22 Long Rifle featuring a checkered pistol grip stock and double set triggers. A local club (Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club) is starting up some .22 long range matches and I wanted to participate. This rifle fits the bill: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/ir...

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It depends on what you intend to use it for. If you want to shoot Black Powder Cartridge Rifle metallic silhouette, the 38-55 will not reliably take down the rams at 500 meters. I used to have a No.1 Shiloh in 38-55 that was a very good shooter, but my Montana Roughrider in 45-100 not only shoots be...

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I too have a Taylor's 1876 in .45-60. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/ironsite/Taylors1876leftbutt.jpg I installed a Marble's tang sight and experienced the same problem of not being able to get enough range. I cured it by buying an extra-tall stem from Buffalo Arms ($6) and installing it in th...

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I have a Model 1886 take-down 45-70 with tang safety. I installed a Marble's tang sight made for this rifle. The sight makes it a bit difficult to get at the safety, but I don't use the safety anyway so that is not a problem. I did notice right away that the sight must be well centered and the winda...

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I have a Browning 95 in 30-40. It is super smooth, accurate, and makes a fine deer rifle. Here's a little fork horn I got with it a few years back.

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Check the pin that secures the lever to the bolt. If it is too far in or not far enough in it can bind a bit.

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I saw my first such sight just last weekend. I met a fellow out deer hunting who had a very nice old custom Mauser rifle in .257 Roberts. I noticed the front sight right away and commented on it. It had a round mirror, perhaps 1/8" in diameter, set at an angle just behind the sight blade. He sa...

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I am thinking about purchasing the Lyman 21 style reproduction receiver sight made by Providence Tool Company for my Browning Model 1895 .30-40 Krag and my new-production Winchester Model 1895 .405. My concern is that since I am a lefty, would the sight's locking lever mechanism come in contact with...

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Here's a link to a great article by KirkD. This article is how I learned to thin the rims for my Taylor 45-60, and they work very well.

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/1876.pdf

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I don't usually respond to political posts, in fact this is the first time I have done so. But this one is particularly good and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting it!

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I like my Browning '95 in .30-40 Krag very much. Here's a little California blacktail I got with it in 2004:

I also have a reproduction '95 in .405, but haven't hunted it yet.

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What Modoc Ed sez goes fer me too!

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From the 2008 edition "Blue Book of Gun Values":

Model 1892 High Grade- .45 LC cal., features gold accents and receiver game scene, 1,000 mfg. 1997 only.

100% $1,250
98% $1,050
95% $795

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I have a Uberti-made Taylor's 1876 in .45-60. I have a Uberti-made Cimarron 1873 Deluxe in 32WCF. And I have a USFA Lightning in .45 Colt. The Lightning is a gorgeous octagon barreled rifle with outstanding fit and finish, but it has proven to be difficult to load and very finicky. Rounds must be pu...

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Congratulations! That is a feat I hope to accomplish some day with my .54 flinter.

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While I have quite a bit of experience working on current production Marble's tang sights, I have no experience with the old flexible joint sight. My "Old Gunsights" book states there is "a strong coiled spring in the hinge joint that automatically brings the sight into shooting posit...

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Wow, that's a good 'un. Must of used something really big to blow that elk clean in half like that!

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This was not a levergun hunt but I thought you guys might be interested anyway- My 18 year old neighbor was very lucky to draw a Bighorn Sheep tag this year for Oregon. He is an extremely dedicated hunter. With his father's help he did his homework by scouting the hunt area in eastern Oregon for sev...

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No filler used. I sure have been tempted to try it though. I hear all those horror stories about ringed chambers from using filler, but Kirk D. has posted some fine results using a single ply sheet of toilet paper. My friend has used various fillers (including foam rubber!) in his .45-60 with good r...

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Thornblom- I have tested loads of IMR 4198 from 22 grains to 26 grains with various primers and a 306gr. .459 bullet in my .45-60. Here are the 2 best 3-shot targets, fired off the bench at 50 meters; This is 24 grs. IMR 4198 and a CCI 350 Magnum pistol primer. Average velocity 1178, ES 54, SD 22, A...

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I have never experienced any problems with my electronic scale under flourescent lighting. In my opinion, though, any powder scale should be calibrated and weight checked before each reloading session. A set of scale check weights costs less than $25. They will easliy last you the rest of your life....

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I'm glad you were finally able to solve your problem. After having experienced the same problem myself, here is how I now prevent it. Each time I finish a pack of 100 primers, I cut out the top of the cardboard sleeve and save it. If I have a loading block of primed cases that have not yet been load...

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rjohns94- To answer your question, my main focus for this rifle will be 200 meter lever action silhouette shooting. I would also like to try it for deer hunting, but then I have a dozen or so other rifles I'd also like to try for that! I never seem to have much luck hunting deer so it might just hav...

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quote: "I need to get a bunch of different ammo and find out what it is that makes this one tick." You are exactly right! My experience with .22LR caliber arms is that each one seems to prefer a specific brand or type of ammo. Some do best with faster loads, some prefer standard velocity. ...

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