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I can totally relate to this tale, having been initiated into the tree stand world in my early teens. I fell out of the tree climbing down one time, as one of my legs had fallen asleep sitting there and it wasn't working right yet. As I fell the cuff of my Levi's snagged in between a limb and the tr...

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Having been an Air Wing Marine I spent some time on Naval Air Stations and don't ever recall corn in the hash, although it sounds like it might be pretty good. I do have mostly good memories of Navy chow, with the exception of a mass food poisoning episode via fried rabbit at NAS Memphis. Spent clos...

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I actually have, or at least have read, most of the books mentioned in this thread. The Yellowstone Kelly book was passed down from my grandfather, and I hate to admit that I haven't yet read it in spite of it being in the book case for...well, more than a couple years. There have been a couple titl...

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I beg to differ, real men eat pie, and what is quiche but an egg pie? My personal favorite is Florentine - bacon, tomato, spinach and feta. I actually only started eating it in the last few years after the wife brought one home and I discovered that they are in fact, awesome, but go ahead and be a c...

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That's not a bad problem to have Jim. In answer to the thread title - omelettes, scrambled, fried, soy, toad-in-the-hole, poached, hard boiled, quiche...8 I guess.

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I'm another vote for buy it but leave it as is. The .375 bore, whether WCF or H&H, makes its own distinctive businesslike note. I shoot mine with 38-55 level loads for the most part but keep a box stoked with RL7 and 220 Hornadys on hand for serious work. They're pretty hard on coyotes...

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Well, I mis-remembered. I just checked and found that I loaded the collar buttons with 7gr of Unique - in any case, that's well below any listed start load I've seen for that bullet. The lowest velocity published load I've seen was 21gr of IMR4227 for 1245 f/s at 5200 cup. 12gr of either Bullseye or...

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I've shot the collar buttons with 7gr (edit) of Unique and no filler/wad/dacron. I chamber them gently and elevate the muzzle to position the powder before firing. Decent 25 yard accuracy and the report is about like a champagne cork popping. I need to load some up with a wad of some sort to hold th...

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My Grandfather said a copperhead could see the BB from his Daisy, and would strike at it, and get shot. Could be: We can usually see BBs and sometimes even bullets with the sun at our back. An old timer told me the same thing years ago, but he used a Python not a BB gun. I once saw a BP agent stir ...

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Neat! I thought about picking up one of those 8-shooters for a walkin' around gun.

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They're fun to watch, as they seem to flow around things rather than walk. I had one around a campsite years ago that I was trying to bait with bits of sandwich just to get a better look. Either it was smarter than me (which is entirely possible), or they can teleport.

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Those M1922's are really neat. 30 years back or so, a friend had one that he'd bring camping and I shot it any chance I got. He wouldn't part with it - matter of fact, he didn't bring it camping anymore once he figured out what is was worth!

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JOG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 5:56 pm 1st Winchester 9422.
2nd Marlin 39.

That's my position as well. I've got a 1976 9422M with an old K4 on it, shoots as well as any rimfire bolt gun I've seen.

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Fun stuff, the .35 Win has always interested me.

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A buddy and I were stalked for about 1/2 a mile by a black bear while hiking in the Gila NF. We didn't realize it until the bear decided to reveal himself and we put all the pieces together afterwards. We had a standoff for an uncomfortable period of time before the bear grudgingly turned around and...

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What could go wrong!?

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I've put the SBH hammer on a couple New Models, like the look and feel. The other advantage, and I can't prove it, is that I feel the lock time is just a smidge faster with SBH's shorter, lower spur.

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I actually saw that FS pamphlet with the dynamiting a horse instructions somewhere before, wish I could remember where. Article says it was published in '95...I was doing some fire contract stuff around that time, we might have been laughing about it at a fire base.

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I once owned an original '86 in 45-90, serial dated it to 1888. I mostly used proper -90 brass (Bertram, only game in town back then), but I did run a box of Remington 405 grn Trapdoor loads through it once. It grouped well enough for hunting out to 100 yards with them, don't recall the group size b...

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Nice. Is this a new acquisition? I've got a 64 Deluxe from the early 50's, it's nearly pristine on one side and rubbed smooth on the other - I suspect it spent a lot of time in a saddle scabbard. I don't think there's a more natural feeling rifle for quick offhand shooting than a 64.

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The set on the left of the pic posted by InTheWoods were called the Retro Targets I believe, sort of a Roper but not quite. I tried a set and they were too narrow to be comfortable for me. I reworked them to K frame size and they're living happily on a Model 10.

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I use the 240 SWC's from BCS for range loads in the 44 Special with W231, and have used their .45 225TC in the 45 ACP with good accuracy. They're not real hard IIRC, measuring around 14-15 bhn on an LBT tester. I haven't tried any of their heavyweights though, I'll be interested in your results. The...

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Vollmer Precision also makes a .375/220 that looks very similar to the Hornady. Of course like most things these days they're currently listed as "sold out - backorder".

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(snip) Surely everyone on scene was not a coward. Surely some were willing and wanting to open that door. The lack of on scene leadership and initiative is baffling. (snip) The lack of leadership isn't baffling from my standpoint. Most bureaucracies/agencies nowadays are under mandate to promote ba...

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It's not just you Scott. The 50's production Red Ryder passed down to me around 1970 seemed more substantial all-around compared to the new production example I bought in '95. Could just be a perspective thing and the difference between being 4 foot-something vs 6 foot plus. I also wonder if maybe s...

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I've pretty much settled on 8.5 grains of Unique, Universal or Power Pistol with 250-255's. They're close enough to use interchangeably without any fussing with sights. Earlier this year I picked up an old 454190 mold, cast a bunch out of WW and loaded them over PP. With the rear sight of my carbine...

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Sorry Scott, it isn't any fun. I picked it up on a work trip last month, started feeling like cr*p on the 18th but didn't test positive until the 20th. Finally tested negative on the 28th. I chewed on Walgreen's zinc cold remedy tablets religiously for nearly the full week. The tired/fatigued part h...

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When I went through the police academy back in the middle 70's someone showed me then to use "Testor's" model paint on my front sight. I use TRAFFIC YELLOW since it stands out against everything. Two coats usually takes care of it. The Testors Yellow didn't work for me, it washed out in b...

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I do it once in a great while. I do not normally reload in any kind of hurry. I have plenty of time. My Dad used that method. He taught me to reload in the 1950's and he was using it back then on a big old Pacific single stage press. He started reloading in the 1930's. Still have my Dad's old blue ...

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Looks pretty good, that's a Tactical Levergun I could live with.

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Fun stuff. I loaded up a half dozen with Unique and the Speer 100gr Plinkers but haven't tried them out yet. A few years back a friend cast up a bunch of 85gr FP's for the 32acp and he gave me a bunch to play with in the 30-30. They were decent at 5 gr Unique but got a little wild at 7 grains. Short...

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You bet...I got the Adult-Size version about 3 years ago. It's above average accurate for a BB gun, and fairly powerful @ a claimed 400fps. Lot's of cheap enjoyment to be had with it. 8) I just took delivery of an adult sized version today.........looking forward to trying it out. So, is there a Ra...

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Yep, as mentioned those are basic Magma 158SWCs. They call it a Keith Style, which it isn't, since EK would not have approved of the bevel base nor the three unequal driving bands. I've found they generally shoot better than the .44 and .45 versions, which are a bit more "square" dimension...

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Everyone knows that millimeters are more powerful than calibers, or so I overheard in a gun shop years ago...

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I've had a couple No.1's and really like them, but I have no idea where I was when Ruger did those since I missed them completely. Looking forward to the field reports.

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Good score, I'd jump on a stainless 20 in a heartbeat myself.

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I've aspired to try it on deer since it really shoots in my 44 Special Flattop at around 1200 f/s (close, but not quite). I have heard two firsthand reports from the field, the first an experienced handgun hunter who recommends it for broadside lung shots on deer (and he's not known for full full th...

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Mental illness seems to be rampant in our modern world. Some of it is because of the 24 hour news mis/disinformation cycle, some because today's schools teach folks what to think instead of learning how to think applying logic and reason, and some because some folks are just batsh*t crazy.

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I'm easily amused too, thanks for the link. Guy Murchie covers a lot of the history of navigation in Song of the Sky, interesting stuff like how the first calculations of the circumference of the earth were worked out nearly 1000 years ago, or how Columbus and other navigators of his time could only...

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I had a similar issue with the 240SNK bullet from Matt's, and like Griff I went for the seating stem first. Guess I need to look at the case flare next time instead, who knew? Between this thread and the Murbach SAA shoots left thread there are some good discussions going on currently. I do find it ...

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It just so happened that I bought a pound of TG yesterday morning, no real reason other than it was there and reasonably priced. The only thing I've used it for in the past was 9mm range ammo since I shy away from faster powders in big cases. I'll have to check my files, as I save most of the Brian ...

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There was a personal account in the book Last of the Doughboys where the guy (American soldier) was walking behind a horse and an artillery shell landed right in front of the horse. Killed the poor horse instantly of course, but he was shielded completely from it. It still amazed him somewhat 85 yea...

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That's a good looking bore. Ruger may not know how to cut 45 throats, but they surely have barrel making figured out.

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I passed up a B92 .357 for $350 back in 2005 - I'm still kicking myself over it.

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Dull reamer? I did mine with a rental reamer from 4D a few years ago, it had some tight spots but the reamer drove itself pretty well with minimal pressure. I did absolutely drown it in cutting oil though.

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I bought a Bisley in .45 colt the first year they came out. fast forward about 20 years I'm deer hunting on a cold day , it's getting late. had some heavy loads of H110 in it and a nearby stump needed killing. I squeezed off a perfect shot with no earmuffs. :shock: . it was a while before I could h...

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Really neat rifle, who made the stock?

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Oh well, you're not the first to ever do that...does Lee make a .44 Bulge Buster?

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Scott, no pictures to share, but I think the main thing is to seat the bullet deep enough that the roll crimp doesn't damage the front band. I deep seat quite a bit in the .44 mag using 44 Special data and OAL's. There's generally plenty of space between the front band and the crimp going that route...

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Yes they are. How's the fit?

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