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Bill in Oregon

I never post in this forum, but I like the guy and he makes such an outstanding case. Mike Rowe Round 2 The conversations around my most recent posts have been…robust. Especially around Kevin O'Leary's article that suggested federal aid to California should be contingent on new leadership in Califor...

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DD: I ended up with a copy of “The Frontiersman” as a junior high kid thanks to the old Outdoor Life book club. When I finally read it I was spellbound

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John Ford’s “The Searchers” came astonishingly close to the novel by Alan Le May written two years earlier, in 1954. It had to help that Le May co-wrote the screenplay.

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I agree you earned that venison. I’d rather eat elk than deer any day.

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Bet Colonel Cooper would be down with this.

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That's a very fine target indeed, Bryan. Accurate 214A and Re 7?

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Doc, it dates to 1867:
"The gold washed Beach combination sight was patented on April 9, 1867 by E. B. Beach. Winchester and other gun manufactures put the beach sight on their guns."

Bill in Oregon

No longer in California, but I went to high school in Arcata way back when Reagan was governor -- and saw the Nixons and Johnsons fly in to the McKinleyville airport to dedicate the Lady Bird Johnson Grove and the new Redwoods National Park.
Hope you have a great visit and the weather is kind.

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Jim, that's as close as I have ever seen to the absolutely perfect single-action hunting revolver. Twyla did such great work!

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I have had the Beech combination front on a couple of rolling blocks and liked the combination of pinhead-in-globe or open blade. I'd choose just the globe option if limited to one.
https://montanavintagearms.com/product/ ... ont-sight/

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Lovely workmanship -- and southeast Asian hardwood. Teak maybe?

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Bryan, I am being forced to have a hot toddy after just looking at that chilly shooting range. Nice shooting, especially under those circumstances!

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Here's a .50-475-110 wildcat.

https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editori ... 10wo/84121

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Doc, that'll work.

Puts me in mind of the old Erector Sets from the '50s and '60s.

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Sorry Bullard. Not the same symptoms, but a quantum increase in physical dysfunction. I'll be 72 in March, if ...

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Grizz, y'all gave me a smile.

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Very glad it is working for you Earl!

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I like a number of elements about the Pritchard rest -- particularly that three-point stability with the emphasis on the forward edge of the triangle. I built two of these rests a couple of years ago with my attempt at the fine adjustment Vall mentions, but still found it wanting. I would rather hav...

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Dang, Bruce! Had to look that one up. Ross River virus (RRV) is a small encapsulated single-strand RNA Alphavirus endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the South Pacific. It is responsible for a type of mosquito-borne, non-lethal but extremely debilitating tropical disease know...

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Saw the audiologist Wednesday. My chart looks like an Olympic downhill course and flat at the bottom. She wants to fit me with Oticon Intent aids, but their deal is $200 a month for 48 months -- with unlimited support. I like the outfit, but $2,400 a year for four years would be a significant financ...

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I've read this wonderful article a dozen times over the years and the truth is as shiny as ever.

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Thanks for what you do, David.

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So sorry for your family's loss, 45Colt.

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USCCA has been very expensive.

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Darryl, how many grandkids does it hold?

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LeverGunner, this thread -- and much more priceless information-- is available on Bryan's "Chasing the 44-40" Web site. Highly recommended.

https://sites.google.com/view/44winchester/

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Bringing a fabulous classic thread back to the top.

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Bryan, I don't know what to tell you, although I trust Cimarron's chart more than I do the Dixie descriptions.

https://www.cimarron-firearms.com/bore-groove-twist

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/pag ... lica+Rifle

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Bryan, thanks for the reply. From what I can tell looking at Uberti 73 descriptions on the Dixie Gun Works website, their Ubertis are 1:36 with .424 lands and .432 grooves (.004 deep rifling). What you are saying about soft bullets bumping up to seal the bore comes as something of a comfort consider...

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My guess is your son will have that rack on the wall when he is 80, and the memory will be as fresh as if it were yesterday.

Bill in Oregon

Bryan, thanks for those load details. Have you shot the Accurate 214-A with black powder? Do the smaller lube grooves hold enough lube to keep fouling under control? I am a bit surprised you are sizing to .428 in a .429 bore, which seems opposite the traditional wisdom, but cannot argue with your re...

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Time well spent Bryan. Thanks for sharing your setup and those targets.

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What .45Colt said.

And Earl, what a wonderful story.
I have been so blessed by being a member of this forum over the years.

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Thanks John. Always enjoy Mike's stuff.
Darn his hide for posting this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-pqT9MtPU

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Jim, that would be this fella.

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Darryl, not sure who makes this one for Brownells:

https://www.brownells.com/tools-cleanin ... =080648160

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Stretch, your advice is well taken. I have had the misfortune of using Chinese files on wood projects. They make Nicholsons look like Grobets. I'll probably order the 60-degree dovetail file and an Arkansas stone from good old Brownells.

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(The idiot being none other than meinzelf. :lol: ) In addition to some 600- and 1,000-grit wet or dry sandpaper, I am thinking I need to have a "safe"-sided triangle file for sight dovetails and a simple Arkansas stone for cleaning up metal surfaces. The idea is that in keeping it minimal ...

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The little 20-inch Rossi has a 1:24 twist. Not looking for much more than 1200 fps. It may take dispensation from Congress (for whatever that might be worth! :lol: ) to find my stash of Lee 255s and a can of powder in the storage unit. Will be loading with the new-to-me 310 tong tool and dies, and l...

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Same to you all, gentlemen!
(And I sure am glad Paco has a pup to share it with.)

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The aesthetic ain't movin' my meter needle ...

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Same from here in the sunny desert!
(And Mack and Jack's African Amber is a favorite at our house, if it's at all relevant.

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Nicely done doc!

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Swell combo, Jason!

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Ooh. It’s been years since I watched “The Searchers.” One of my favorite Duke movies and the screenplay scarcely deviates from the novel, which is compelling as well.

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Saw the notice while looking for a Rossi forum. Same thing happened to Specialty Pistols a couple of years ago.

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Griff, I had forgotten all about Marauder. Thanks for that link.

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Read that'n before. Still brings a tear.
Thanks Jim.

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Very descriptive use of the language, wvfarrier.

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Need to make one for my Uberti, and it will be nowhere near as nice as that one!

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