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Bill in Oregon

Currently about 20 percent: One Uberti 1873 in .44 WCF of course! The others: Winchester Model 75 bolt, .22, CZ .223 bolt, 1903 Springfield in honor of my Dad, and a very old Remington Model 8, .25 Remington.

Bill in Oregon

Thank you Ray. I was privileged to stand in a long line many years ago to see a small very early copy of the Magna Carta, roped off, in dim light, and yet from it shone an ancient beacon of rights. I pray that we don't lose them. God bless King John, whom dictators and despots have very heartily loa...

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Ditto. Well done fellas.

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The brass insert is ingenious! Great find, Vall.

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Scott, please some of that surplus Texas rain to the Gila National Forest. We had pyrocumulus from the Trout Fire yesterday.

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That's very useful expansion over 36 grains of Swiss FFg.
The late Mike Venturino and others have mentioned the thinner case neck on the .44 WCF vs the .44 Magnum as being more delicate. I have not yet loaded enough of the former to have any issues with the brass, but have used mostly Starline.

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Ooooh! Love that Marlin!

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Will do, Blaine. Thanks again for dropping by the forum. Now if we could get Pitchy to post again ...

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Very sorry to hear this Ted.

Bill in Oregon

P.S. Leather by Rob at Simply Rugged.

Bill in Oregon

Finally got around to shooting my new Bulldog Classic a couple of weeks ago and noticed that the barrel was not quite indexed properly, with the result that the front sight was very slightly canted to the right. Last Tuesday I emailed Charter about the issue and they immediately gave me a return aut...

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Blaine, bro, I was in Steilacoom last November for the passing of my partner's dear uncle. I kept feeling the vibe that "Blaine is not far." Should have listened for tuba notes on the wind I guess. Thank you for checking in!

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Looks like someone is having an excellent time.

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Wow. It just gets better. I got my Marlin when I was a high school sophomore. Dad ordered it for me from Herter's just before the Gun Control Act of 1968 took effect. As I recall, the mailman delivered it to our door. It was a .30-30 and it was accurate like yours. The next year, 1969, is when I sta...

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Wow, what a handsome Marlin. I'm sure your friend would be pleased with the care you have put into it and I hope it puts some elk venison in your freezer this fall. In .30-30?

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Two swell guys!

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They are very cool. Wish Pitchy were here to comment.
Here's one of those wee little toy steam engines I have packed away somewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aQ2evHZZCs4

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WOW!

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That's a bruiser all right Ted -- and even more special thanks to the rifle you used.

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Smoother sailing lately. Hope it continues.

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OOOOH! A 96!

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We'll be needin' "pitchers" and lots of 'em! Hope the St. James is open again. It's fun to try to count all the bullet holes in the walls and ceilings.

If you have time, the Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library at Philmont is very well worth seeing.

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Subscribed.

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It did for me.

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Boy it sure is acting up again isn't it? I keep getting slow loads, no load "service unavailable," getting logged off repeatedly, etc.

Bill in Oregon

Your bench tests keep inspiring me Bryan. I have John Kort's 215C on order again from Tom at Accurate -- to use with black and with smokeless.
Now to get cracking on a Lyman or Marble's tang rear and someone's copy of the Beach front sight.

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Yum! Eat some beignets and Po Boys for the rest of us!

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Jason, speaking of .303s, I had one of the little Martini artillery carbines converted to .303, and I used it to try to test the accuracy of some 225-grain .312 JSP bullets I was swaging when I had a Corbin press and a bunch of die sets. The recoil was an unpleasant surprise.

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What Mr. Tycer said. Well spoken, doc.

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Spicy little toot, eh?

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Will, we actually got .05 inches last Sunday from a passing T-storm -- most in months.

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This fellow was just taking his sweet time on a warm afternoon with no water in sight. I paused along side him and we both agreed we needed rain in this section. Dripping Springs near Baylor Canyon Road, Organ Mountains National Monument, Las Cruces.

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I totally approve, Jason! I am very fond of that old .303 cartridge as well. I found it to be very accurate with good handloads out of a No. 4 Mk. 1 with the excellent aperture sights, but then my name is Bill and I am addicted to Cosmoline.

Bill in Oregon

Can't speak for Bryan, who posted a very great deal of information there over the years. I post there as Abert Rim (after the imposing fault block escarpment in Eastern Oregon, named in 1843 by John Charles Fremont after his commander, Col. John Abert, US Topographical Engineers), and while I have b...

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Look forward to seeing your results on the range. I would think a gas-checked hard-cast 325 over a bunch of H-110 might be very useful.

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Oh no! So, so sorry.

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Larry kept Border collies. I am an absolute sap for dogs and his were geniuses.

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Thanks JB. They have been cutting hay here for weeks. In the middle of such a drought it is always a bit disconcerting to see acre after acre of pecan orchards being flood irrigated. But it is heartening to see the cotton and chile pepper crops thriving.

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Don't you just love cloverleafs?

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Scott, rain is truly such a blessing when it is desperately needed. Glad you got a good rinse. We are in mega-drought here in south-central New Mexico. Elephant Butte Reservoir on the Rio Grande --the largest in the state -- is at 12.8 percent of capacity, and they just started the main spill for ir...

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When I was a kid in the 1950s and '60s, Walt Disney on Sunday nights was hands-down my favorite show on our old 13-channel black-and-white GE TV with rabbit ears on top. I was in agony to finish my homework in time to see the whole show -- Dad's orders. My favorites where probably the animal tales, ...

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Great advice. With my old-guy reflexes I don't think I could win in this situation.

Bill in Oregon

John, I can't help, but if you don't get the answers you need ask over on the reloading forum at Shotgunworld.com.

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Dang that's a handsome shortened 94 you have there, Malamute. Somehow it seems both much-used and greatly appreciated.

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An iconic Browning design that for some reason I have never owned or shot. It's a striking example!

I always wanted to try one in .40 S&W.

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What Mr. Sisk said -- if you are shooting heavy-recoiling rifles. Somewhere I have a photo of the standing rest used by the gunsmiths at Holland & Holland for regulating their heavy African doubles. It looks a lot like a college professor's lectern, allows the shooter to fire from standing and l...

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Will, you put it on the smoker still frozen? On foil or something to catch any melt?

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Have heard about this Will. Need to try it on my Traeger pellet grill. Everyone raves about smoked cream cheese.

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Found a copy of Bat Masterson's 24-page pamphlet written for the Savage 1907, "The Tenderfoot's Turn," and will report when I receive it.

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