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by FLINT
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2074

Re: are Rossis getting better?

My new Marlin 1894 in 357 Mag is 16" I'm pretty sure, and I thought my old (2010 and 1980) ones were too. https://stockmarlinarms.com/marlin-1894-cst-38-357-mag-suppressor-ready-lever-action-rifle/ ...but I don't see it on Marlin's website any more... :| ...and I guess the older ones were 18&q...
by FLINT
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2074

Re: are Rossis getting better?

Well, I've been thinking about a 357 carbine for a while, and would prefer a 16" barrel for sure. I was looking at the 16" henry's but they seem to be non-existant. They pop up on gunbroker sometime, but they go for $1200 - $1500. The new marlins are at least $1200 and don't come with a 16...
by FLINT
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: are Rossis getting better?
Replies: 34
Views: 2074

are Rossis getting better?

Maybe this has been discussed in the last year, but if so I missed it.

I'm seeing a lot of recent videos that are making new Rossi R92s look pretty good. Can anyone confirm that they may be improving - not suggesting that they were ever terrible - or maybe they were.

Thanks
by FLINT
Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 65 218 Bee
Replies: 26
Views: 1777

Re: Winchester 65 218 Bee

you probably know this but those scope mount holes can be filled by a gunsmith. I have a 94 that had scope mount holes drilled into the receiver and I had a gunsmith fill them and you can almost not tell that they were ever there.
by FLINT
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New To Me Winchesters
Replies: 18
Views: 1106

Re: New To Me Winchesters

Beautiful guns! congrats! and fine shooting too!
by FLINT
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 65 218 Bee
Replies: 26
Views: 1777

Re: Winchester 65 218 Bee

Good luck finding a .218 bee for less than $1000 in any condition. An original winchester in good condition is going to be closer to $2000. You can't buy a used 30-30 for $500 any more. Any of the niche calibers command a significant mark up.
by FLINT
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 348 Winchester, 250 grain Silvertip load?
Replies: 21
Views: 4513

Re: 348 Winchester, 250 grain Silvertip load?

after a lot of research, I bought some H4350 for loading in the 348. I was planning to go with Hawk bullets probably, but leverguns 50 recently posted a video using some North Fork 230 grain bullets that seem pretty good, so I might give them a try as well https://youtu.be/nTihauxoYHU?si=-a-9DG3ce-r...
by FLINT
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: .32 caliber j frame
Replies: 15
Views: 1017

Re: .32 caliber j frame

I bought this one for my wife for I think our first anniversary in 2003. https://i.postimg.cc/xd8mM2PW/IMG-20240127-183939562.jpg I'm pretty sure I paid $290 for it, and my wife was horrified that I spent so much money. It's actually a really sweet shooter and VERY accurate. Much more accurate than ...
by FLINT
Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?
Replies: 31
Views: 2257

Re: Those with Model 92 in .357 -- preferred barrel length?

http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/357mag.html

this chart only goes up to 18" and it looks like velocity MAY be still increasing at that point, but not much, and looks like it depends on the load
by FLINT
Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Murdered on the Ferry
Replies: 27
Views: 1877

Re: Murdered on the Ferry

My two nephews did it and these brothers from the same parents got such different results about ancestry that we know is impossible. Impossible because they could not have a different origin and be from the same parents. I personally think that this is an operation to collect data by the government...
by FLINT
Sun Dec 31, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Evolution of a Levergun
Replies: 18
Views: 1198

Re: Evolution of a Levergun

Image

Top is my dad's first rifle - Ithaca 49
bottom is my sons first rifle - Henry youth

both are very handy little rifles

I actually won a 4H shoot one time with that Ithaca 49.
by FLINT
Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Loading the .32 Smith & Wesson
Replies: 19
Views: 709

Re: Loading the .32 Smith & Wesson

I've got an H&R revolver in 32 H&R mag - one of the original guns that H&R made to fire the new 32 H&R mag cartridge. My dad bought it new around 1985 - not long after the 32 mag came out. I know that overall H&R gets a bad rap but this revolver is really not bad at all and is qu...
by FLINT
Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: First day out VA gun season !
Replies: 11
Views: 1339

Re: First day out VA gun season !

Great job!

nice deer!
by FLINT
Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A heavy for the .30 WCF
Replies: 23
Views: 1275

Re: A heavy for the .30 WCF

I just remembered that I saw this video a few weeks ago. this should give you an idea of performance.

https://youtu.be/_uYBa_sg4MQ?si=RDOwbbCbEsAMRHOI
by FLINT
Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The WVA Gun Opener
Replies: 22
Views: 1271

Re: The WVA Gun Opener

congrats man! couple good looking deer there. I don't think it would have been too much of a problem if you carried the deer home on your trailer. Especially not through western va. Rockingham where I live is the reddest county in the state, and augusta isn't too far behind. Of course charlottesvill...
by FLINT
Wed Nov 15, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lord blessed me
Replies: 12
Views: 413

Re: The Lord blessed me

congrats! that's a nice buck! and nice shooting! I also have a super jacked up shoulder so I had to switch to a crossbow about 5 years ago. The crossbow is awesome. I also had a buck charge me once - but luckily I was in a tree stand. it was 2014 I think. I was up in a tree watching bucks running ar...
by FLINT
Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I wonder how much difference there is
Replies: 20
Views: 4233

Re: I wonder how much difference there is

what kind of game? deer? what distances will you shoot? you can always limit the distance to how far you can shoot accepably with the bullet you want to use. people use bent sticks to fling arrows into the kill zone every year
by FLINT
Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Binoculars
Replies: 30
Views: 23390

Re: Binoculars

I've always read about using binoculars while hunting, but I can't figure out what I'd do with them. Seems like they'd just be in the way. Plus picking them up and looking around seems like a great way to scare away deer. Where I hunt you have to be VERY still or the deer will spot you and run off. ...
by FLINT
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ruger Marlin
Replies: 25
Views: 1175

Re: Ruger Marlin

yeah, I can certainly sympathize with having a hard time coming to grips with the current prices of many things - not just shooting sports related (have you checked the prices of homes and cars lately???!!!!) However, the price of the new marlins does not at all seem out of line with the 'competitio...
by FLINT
Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance
Replies: 31
Views: 1508

Re: 44 Magnum Carbine Performance

My Ruger 44 carbine has only taken 1 animal by me. It was a rather large pig . A 300gr XTP at about 20 yards. The pig didn't even flinch, he just walked about 30 yards and fell over. The velocity I couldn't tell you but it expanded to about .700" . I will say that guys shooting inline muzzle l...
by FLINT
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention
Replies: 12
Views: 620

Re: Mistake ... Accident ... or Just Not Paying Attention

Can you not weigh them and sort them that way?
by FLINT
Fri Oct 06, 2023 3:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1895CB RLA
Replies: 9
Views: 524

Re: Marlin 1895CB RLA

If it's a CB (cowboy) model it can't be a Ruger as those cowboy models were made 20 years ago I think
by FLINT
Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1895CB RLA
Replies: 9
Views: 524

Re: Marlin 1895CB RLA

Never heard of RLA

maybe it has something to do with you being in australia. maybe the A at the end stands for australia. maybe some kind of import stamp or something? I'm assuming this is stamped on the gun?

Regulatory Leeches of Australia?
by FLINT
Tue Sep 26, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Second levergun..
Replies: 12
Views: 671

Re: Second levergun..

I've never heard of a stainless steel 32-40 winchester barrel.
by FLINT
Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ever the idiot
Replies: 21
Views: 850

Re: Ever the idiot

I agree that the food was probably fine. I've done that many times and when I remember it was left out, I just put it in the fridge and don't think another thing about it. I'm not really a better safe than sorry kind of guy though.
by FLINT
Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Second levergun..
Replies: 12
Views: 671

Re: Second levergun..

congrats on the 25-20! Sounds like a pretty fun cartridge! If you find accuracy isn't great, clean your barrel out super good and try jacketed bullets. they can be more forgiving if the bore isn't perfect. I have a 32-40 with a less than perfect bore and it shoots jacketed bullets great. as far as y...
by FLINT
Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 Rem ammo available
Replies: 24
Views: 1149

Re: 35 Rem ammo available

$60/box is significantly cheaper than I've seen it in the last few years. I don't think I've seen less than $80+ lately ........
by FLINT
Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So I was digging about.....
Replies: 10
Views: 428

Re: So I was digging about.....

never heard of one with a magnet. I have one that has various diameter rubber plugs that screws into the lazer part which has a cone that sits into the muzzle and then you turn it to expand the rubber plug which snugs it into the barrel and theoretically centers the lazer/cone in the bore. anyways, ...
by FLINT
Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ammo vs components
Replies: 8
Views: 389

Re: ammo vs components

we don't have an academy anywhere near where I live. I've actually never seen or been in one. I haven't see a LR primers for sale anywhere locally for years. I occasionally see SR or SP primers, but only a few with like a one pack limit. I guess I'll maybe take turns buying a little of each / everyt...
by FLINT
Sun Sep 03, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SloJoe Will Make It Illegal To Sell Your Property Without An FFL
Replies: 4
Views: 353

Re: SloJoe Will Make It Illegal To Sell Your Property Without An FFL

careful how you characterize people boomer (JK)..

Gen X is right behind you and plenty of us grew up in saner times.

However, I do understand what you mean as I have 'concerns' about gen z.
by FLINT
Sun Sep 03, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ammo vs components
Replies: 8
Views: 389

ammo vs components

Hi all, was going to put in a midway order and was going to get some dies and component bullets for a couple calibers I own but that ammo has become unavailable for several years now. I have once fired brass from ammo purchased back before the tribulation began..... I wanted to buy dies and bullets ...
by FLINT
Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 Remington dies
Replies: 6
Views: 393

Re: 30 Remington dies

there is an antique mall near me that has a counter with some boxes of ammo and I remember seeing a box of 30 rem ammo for not a bad price at all. less than most current ammo costs for a box of 20 I think. let me know if this is something you are interested in.
by FLINT
Tue Aug 22, 2023 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Opinions on .410 firearm options?
Replies: 18
Views: 628

Re: Opinions on .410 firearm options?

you could have your .410 D/T for choke tubes.

I think that win 42 would have to be really really nice to warrent paying 4 times what you can get a mossberg for.
by FLINT
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 Remington...!
Replies: 22
Views: 763

Re: 35 Remington...!

The good thing about the 360 buckmaster is that it should make component bullets more available for reloading the 35 remington. I also saw a video where a remington rep was asked if the 360 BH would cause rem to stop making bullets for the 35 rem. He said, no, just the opposite, that it should cause...
by FLINT
Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rifling in 35 Remington Marlin?
Replies: 7
Views: 351

Re: Rifling in 35 Remington Marlin?

My 336 in 35 rem was made in 1969 and has microgroove rifling
by FLINT
Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West by God Virginia
Replies: 21
Views: 473

Re: West by God Virginia

Went over to the Elkins WVA area sunday to check out my cousins vacation cabin to see if I wanna hunt it for deer this year . Let me begin by saying Route 33 from Stanardsville VA to Harrisonburg VA I always thought quite crooked over the Blue Ridge . But I’m here to say the road over in that stret...
by FLINT
Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

Re: How long to wait

You have the patience of Job. After he told you not to call back, I'd have gone full batshit on him and picked up my stuff. 8) Exactly what I would have done. Remember, HE’S working for YOU. Your experience hit a nerve with me. It’s simple, either he can do the job or he can’t and obviously he can’...
by FLINT
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

Re: How long to wait

Just an update. I finally went and picked up my barreled action and new barrel today. I won't go into all of the rediculous details, but it was a stuff show. I got my gun and barrel back but they lost the bullets that I gave them for chambering testing or whatever. I had given them I think a factory...
by FLINT
Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Canada smoke
Replies: 11
Views: 443

Re: Canada smoke

smoke made it to Western VA today. visibility was fine in the morning. when I went outside at noon, I immediately knew there was a fire somewhere. We are surrounded my mountains and forests and about every year there will be a fire somewhere and make the sky hazy for a day or so. I asked my wife to ...
by FLINT
Mon Jun 05, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 Remington fans here?
Replies: 30
Views: 949

Re: 35 Remington fans here?

Congrats on the 35 rem Marlin! Super awesome cartridge and rifle combo. I have a 336 in 35 rem that dates to '69. It's a sweet shooter. Killed a couple deer with it, but need to hunt with it more. I bought a few boxes of 200 gr. rem ammo a few years ago but should have bought way more before prices ...
by FLINT
Fri May 26, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grandpa's Model 70
Replies: 16
Views: 726

Re: Grandpa's Model 70

Very cool, and so special that it was your grandfathers rifle! Isn't the 250 savage a sweet caliber? I got a model 99 in 250-3000 a couple years ago and really like it. has very little recoil. I love 3031. I'm shooting 87 grain bullets at just over 3000 fps with a 3031 - don't remember the grains ri...
by FLINT
Tue May 23, 2023 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

Re: How long to wait

Thanks guys. I'll probably go get my gun and barrel sooner than later then. I'm kind of worried that my stuff is going to be all rusty for sitting in his little metal building for 3 years.
by FLINT
Sun May 21, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

Re: How long to wait

ok, thanks! I'll stop back by in a couple weeks and pick them up. I'll likely end up sending them to Lee Hadaway. Thanks for the recommendation.
by FLINT
Sat May 20, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

Re: How long to wait

Well, I was trying to be patient and understanding. the last couple years have been hard on most people. But then I figured that he was overlooking my stuff because I wasn't pushing hard enough. So I pushed harder and he got all hurt, so he'll now probably avoid my stuff because he figures I'm a jer...
by FLINT
Fri May 19, 2023 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How long to wait
Replies: 23
Views: 1096

How long to wait

In Sept. 2020 my wife bought me one of those numrich octagon barrels in 38-55. I had an 'extra' 94 in 30-30 so I took it to a local gunsmith in October 2020 to have the new barrel installed. He said he had a chamber gauge for 38-55 already, so it wouldn't be a problem. All he needed to do was change...
by FLINT
Mon May 15, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Replacement front sight post bead
Replies: 19
Views: 692

Re: Replacement front sight post bead

brass bb? that was the first thing I thought of, but a bb would be way too big. I was trying to think if there were smaller diameter 'bbs' available anywhere. like tiny ball bearings or something, but must be not. 26" Numrich barrel, .30-30, .850 across the flats at breech & muzzle, a Shil...
by FLINT
Mon May 15, 2023 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Replacement front sight post bead
Replies: 19
Views: 692

Re: Replacement front sight post bead

You mention "Post" type and older rifle ,thought you were talking original era SRC . What you have is late style dovetailed front for ramp . I'm sure if you take a file and slowly remove that solder you can expose the original bead hole or where it was. If it clogged with soft solder prop...
by FLINT
Sat May 13, 2023 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flat band 94s
Replies: 15
Views: 861

Re: Flat band 94s

Good morning, The flat band variation of the Model 94 carbines began during 1946 in the SN 137555 range and was continued until late 1948 approximately in the SN 1545430 range. By the end of 1948 production all carbines had the rounded or milled forward barrel bands. Michael that's very useful info...
by FLINT
Thu May 11, 2023 9:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Replacement front sight post bead
Replies: 19
Views: 692

Re: Replacement front sight post bead

Thanks, here are some pictures. looks like maybe someone put some solder on it in the past - maybe to solder a bead to it, or to try and make a bead out of solder. https://i.postimg.cc/MZsx2GX7/2023-5-11-10-2-58.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/dtLFqKTz/2023-5-11-10-3-47.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/tCwjJm37/20...
by FLINT
Thu May 11, 2023 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: shipping ammo
Replies: 5
Views: 366

Re: shipping ammo

ok, thanks.

I just wanted to see if you thought $27 sounded like a 'normal' shipping cost for 2 boxes of ammo. I'm not sure how accurate these shipping calculators are.