BEAUTIFUL! Post more about your loads you shoot through it!

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sorry about the spelling. the patriot act, lying to congress and the american people about invading iraq, and the ousting of a cia agent spell treason to me. i've heard these topips spun 100 times, still cant buy it. america has faced war and terrorism before, and always will. sorry guvs, wrong is ...

rjohns94 wrote:"All hat & no cattle". +1

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So we should elect that idiot mcbush so that he can put right wing fanatical judges on the bench while he screws everything else up too? Mcbush? Why is it the leftist/socialists always gloated and rubbed their hands togather giggling fiendishly everytime McCain publically disagreed with Bush and no...

Now there is a photo that brought immediate swelling in the throat, and pride in our country.

You are a lucky man.

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I don't know much about the mould you are using but I'll say that I have used cast on deer in .30 caliber for years, mostly the .30-30. My favorite is the Lyman 311041 that weighs 180.5 grs sized and lubed ready to load. I have used 25 to 28 grains of 3031 for years depending on the gun. I don't kno...

When I trapped (outlawed here in WA state now) it was always a .22 pistol. Early in the season I might carry a rifle it were still deer or elk season, but always a .22 for dispatching anything big enough that a club wasn't enough to handle something big.

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but it is also easy to forget that billy bob clinton got only 43% of the vote, both times, and if it hadn't been for Big Ears Perot splitting the 57% of voters with Bush, it is extremely unlikely we would ever had had to suffer thru the clintonistas That is true and I've never forgotten that (thoug...

You bet I do! About 90% of the time for deer, bear and elk mostly. The other 10% of the time is with a single action thumbbuster

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I've only met Jim Taylor a few years back at the last PNW sixgunner shoot we had down in Oregon.

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In the 38-55 I like 31 1/2 grains of 3031 with a 275gr cast bullet sized .379.

In the 45-70 I like 42 grains 3031 with a 420gr cast bullet sized .459.

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there are more democratic gun owners than the media will allow us believe. Lets hope not. Because that would be a demographic that votes for politicians that take away their rights :D if bush wasnt so aTOTAL FAILURE as commander in cheif, I agree. Because there was that series of suicide attacks al...

He's not electable because he's a bad liar. He lies as much as Bill Clinton (say 10 Hail Marys, wash mouth out with soap), but with half the skill. That is why I think you are wrong. Slick Willy was elected, then reelected. Even with the electorate knowing about him. We have no good choices but I'm...

Marc wrote:Sounds good! I have 3031. I will try it.

Please post the results, I would sure be interested if it shoots as good as the Lyman mould with 3031 as I may get the RCBS 180 in the future

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While checking the zero of my 30-30 today I shot 3 groups at 100 yards using bullets cast from my 174gr Lyman mould, weighing 180.5grs sized and lubed. Sizes were 1 1/4", 7/8" and 1 7/8". I was using 27grs 3031.

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24grs 3031. 2200fps and fantastic accuracy.

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I heard on the boob tube this morning that since the locals aren't going to do anything, the Feds are going to be looking into it.

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Old Savage wrote: the why is I have tried to hunt with most of my rifles but the not used the 30-30. No one does out here.

I find that surprising. Around here it is not just popular and used regularly for deer, but for elk also.

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Thanks for the info, Bill. I shall peruse the eagle grip website and see what I can find!

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If machining the hood is expensive, what about just relining a 30-30 barrel?

That would be something I would be interested in too.

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Probley my next best is a 4" barrel s&w 25-5, shown here. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/feralmerril/SWM25-5AUV8832.jpg Hey Bill, if I may ask, could you tell me more about your grips on the .45? I have a 624 with a square butt that I would like to put something similiar on. Don't ...

When I first posted this, I was thinking we all lived in OBAMALAND, say 5/6 years from now and the goverment has decided that REASONABLE amount of guns equates to one Rifle, one Pistol. We would have to get rid of all weapons except those two (And later I added perhaps we are able to keep a shotgun...

Mike, If it was totally hitting the fan and you had no more than 10 to 15 min. to vacate your life as you knew it, what would you toss in the back or trunk of your vehicle? This would be with the mind set that there is a very high probability you would never be returning or seeing your home again. ...

Man, had a bunch of 'first thoughts' just blow through my mind :lol: The first was my Marlin Cowboy in .44 mag, the second one of the '86's, probably the 45-70 and the 3rd was my .348. The pistol was easy, the only pistol I would even consider would be one of my .44 Ruger Flattops. Got lots of 44 mo...

2ndovc wrote:I like the shoulder holster idea. I've been looking for one for the SBH in a WWII tanker style. Saw one somewhere. No idea who made it.

El Paso Saddlery

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Hey George! From Elma, huh? I'm a bit South and East of you in East Lewis County! Lotsa elk around here that I've taken with cast bullets. Have never went harder than straight WW's and sometimes as soft as 1 part tin to 16 parts pure lead. I've never recovered a bullet in almost 2 dozen elk. 100% pe...

Even though I'm a single action guy (only own 1 Smith 624 I"ve never shot...!) I'd say just stay with your .44 Smith and go with a good stout load with a relatively heavy cast bullet. I"ve never recovered one (from 270 to 330 grs) out of even elk with any of my .44's. Killed a few very lar...

My favorite is 26", with 24's being a close 2nd place. Because of that those are the only lengths I have with the exception of my wifes 18 1/2" .357.

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I love my 336 CB in 38-55. Its taken deer and elk for me and will generally stay inside of 2" at 100 yards. One of my best investments ever.

I sure kick myself for letting another one get away a year or so ago, just $500 NIB

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All I have for defensive rifles are levers. Mine is a 24" Marlin Cowboy in .44 with the plastic plug removed. It holds 13 rounds of .44 Special 250 SWC's.

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.348 --250gr Barnes
.44 Ruger Bisley 5 1/2" 300gr hardcast
22/410 Mini mags & 3" #6 410's

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