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Anyone have any ideas as to what these things are? I see them every year around this time affixed to trees, under the deck where I shot this one late this afternoon. They're about 1 1/2" long. It doesn't look like some sort of bee despite the tail. Look at them eyes. That's no bee's eyes. http...

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I've got the soup pot on boil!

I owned one of those a few years ago. Switched the #11 nipples for musket nipples. Those caps ALWAYS go off.

It was a real hunter. And it loved .69 round ball with a wad front and back.

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I'm shocked! :shock: Just SHOCKED! :shock: :shock: People are afraid of attack in London, where guns are virtually non-existant? Tell me it ain't so! :P :twisted: :roll: :roll: That's right. That's why they made these new laws in New York. The Safe Act is working so well, that they intend to make h...

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I've always liked the fit of the crescent butt plate. But I've found that with a winter coat on, if I have to raise the gun quickly, the top edge of crescent sometimes gets snagged in my coat just before I get the rifle in place. Then I have to extend my arms forward to free the gun of the gathered ...

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Kirk, You jut saved a bunch of us a whole lot of experimentation. Thank you, my friend. I've been using 17 grains of 5744, but never thought to go to magnum primers. I bet that will tighten up my groups as well. Hell, keep this up and I won't have any more excuses for large groups. Up until now, I c...

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What a great project you have set up before you. Another note here. I have a first model 73. The frame is iron, not steel. Its best you know what you have. They can certainly shoot smokeless, but you'll have to be very careful on loads and choice of powder. Mine is a 44-40 made in 1881 I shoot nothi...

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Talk about SAA Porn, I have a tawdry little tale to tell. For years now, I have been buying, trading and the like, building up a stash for an original colt. Well, I took advantage of the panic this year and sold my unfired AR-15, my S&W Mod 65 .357, and three other guns and made my dream come tr...

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Black powder fouling MUST be cleaned with water based cleaners. In 60 years of shooting the stuff I've never seen a commercial product that will equal HOT soapy water for cleaning up the weapon and the brass. ...snip... I completely agree. I shoot BP in my pistols, rifle and shotgun at Sass shoots....

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I got one of the early .32 Tomcats, I had had a 950 BS in .22 short so was used to and liked the tip up barrel Beretta design. I have been very happy with it; it fits into the back pocket of my 501s and doesn't print. I have it loaded with Grizzly Extreme .32 so it packs some punch, although the gu...

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Old Savage wrote:Not in a 44-40

.454 in a .44-40?

Oh yes... you certainly can.

Once!

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Nice pistola. Although Colt says it is a BP gun, I'll bet it's had more smokeless fired through it in the last 107 years than you can imagine. Use .454" or .455" bullets and you'll get much better accuracy. Joe Joe, Oh, that it were that easy. The chamber throats are a consistent .425, wh...

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I finally got to the range with my brand new, 116 year old colt. Circa 1897 Though it is not a black powder frame, according to Colt it is still a Black powder gun. They told me last week that their 73 revolvers were all black powder until 1906, regardless of frame design. Having said that, the link...

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I had a Pedersoli 12 gauge in cylinder bore. I loved shooting .69 round ball out of it. You may have already noticed what a pain in the back side it is to put those small caps on the nipples in the field. Replace the #11 nipples with musket nipples. They're the same thread and screw right on. The la...

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pwl44m wrote:Without the other calibers I wouldn't have a 44spl 7 1/2 in. and a 38-40 or a 44-40.wait, i don't have a 44-40, I have 2 38-40s.
Perry

Perry,

That's like the joke where a reporter asked the sheriff why he carries that big ole 45.

His answer was "Because they don't make a 46."

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That is a good idea. And, nothing says the 454 cases have to be loaded hot. You can make the rifle any power you like. I find it interesting to read how people are actually using these rifles. I surprisingly don't find it uncomfortable to shoot my 92 with 360 gr loads at 1350 fps but a lot more and...

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I had one for a while. Puma has solved the old tube feed problem from the earlier models. Mine fed both 45 colt and 454 smoothly. I loaded up some hot gas checked 300 gr 452 rounds with 10.5 grains of unique and it shot to the same point of aim as the tamer 8 gr 250's. For me, when I fired the 454 r...

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In 44 cf (44-40), and not the black powder frame, the Sn puts it at 1897. It has all 4 clicks and locks up tighter than my jaw when I think about politicians. I slugged the cylinder and all 6 come out at .425. The refiling is about a 9 (I get excited just typing that!). Now here is where I need som...

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I think your colt needs to come visit mine for a while. They can talk about "The Good Ole Days"

That is one handsome six gun, my friend.

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the powder, push in a 1/8th wad and then just use the cartridge to cut a cookie from the sheet before loading the bullet. Not as much trouble as it sounds here. Wads from Circle Fly or John Walters. I use bullets sized .429 and just don't worry about it. Course mine are 20:1 lead/tin so are kinda s...

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I finally took the pictures.

I can't seem to change the order of them, but they're all here at:

http://s1337.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... 897%20colt

I couldn't get a decent picture of the rifling. my camera was being a Sh*t.

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Look on the front left of the trigger guard, way up at the top. There should be a triangle with V P stamped in it. Stands for "Verified Proof" and means it can be used with smokeless. 1897 puts it in question as serial no. 192,000 and above should have the VP, but not all do. If it's ther...

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I've been shooting a Parker Bros 10 made in 1875 for cowboy shooting for two seasons. Sometime in it's life, someone cut it down to 22". Like most 10's, it wasn't shot too much and was well cared for. Always have a gunsmith look at a domascus barreled gun before you light it up. I tried the pub...

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Some good news here. I had ordered some powder when "The Well went Dry" two weeks ago. Of course, everyone was sold out.

Ballistic products just delivered my 5 pounds of Unique, so perhaps the manufactures and distributors are beginning to catch up.

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Every once in a while we get to have a dream come true. One of mine was to get my hands on an original 1st Gen Colt to go with my original Winchester 73, my 92 (first year) and my 89 Marlin. Now, I didn't quite find it under my pillow. I shopped for months before I found a really good one that I cou...

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Agree. DON'T LIE. DON'T SAY ANYTHING. The only statement I would make is that I was terrified that we were going to die, and I'm too upset to talk now. I expect I would be too upset to talk. I expect I'd be puking my guts out and shaking like an earthquake. Grizz and as Ji says, don't talk to the p...

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i carry the 135gr. HP Speer Gold Dot +P, it was (i think) especially designed for the snub. another good load is the old FBI load which is a 158gr. Lead HP +P from Winchester and Remington, that's a good load with an incrdible track record... :) That old FBI load 158gr Lead HP +p has been knocking ...

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Another good shot; I'm doing very well with this rifle now. Win94ae 30-30, 400 Yards, 4 Inch Target I took a 400 yard shot with the Howa 1500 30-06 yesterday; I hit closer to center today with the 30-30. This rifle has been working flawlessly; I have a lot of faith in it now. Remind me to stay at l...

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Desperado Cowboy Bullets sells a great 38-40 180 gr .403 bullet http://cowboybullets.com/Products.html 53 bucks for 500 or $10.60 for a sample box. I tried them. Though they were still too small in diameter for my Marlin, they are fine bullets. I use his 38-55 and 44-40 bullets. In my case, I bought...

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game keeper wrote:That's the reason I gave up with my double barrel, couldn't tell if I needed the second shot!..

That's the reason I went to a 10 gauge coach gun for Cowboy shooting.
Makes hitting the second and forth targets a bit easier. You only have to "Sorta aim".

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I also have an 89 Marlin in 38-40. It shot groups much larger than 4 inches at the start. I've been playing with loads and bullet diameters to tighten her groups. I honestly believe you can tighten yours by slugging the barrel. You may find that its just a tad large. Mine is .406 instead of the .401...

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Glad for you. Forgive my ignorance but what is 75 and 90? Black powder charges? N. Sorry bout that. Loading a black powder shotgun, muzzle loader or shell can always be tricky. The rule of thumb for starter loads is always measure the powder, then use the same volume of shot. So if you used a 75 gr...

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Yup. Someone at some time brought the barrels down to 22 inches.

In my first post I said 20" I was incorrect. Its 22"

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Always on the prowl for the best shooters (not collectors) for Cowboy Action, I go to most of the local auctions. Over the years, I've had great success with rifles. Both Winchesters and Marlins (See my signature below) But Shotguns have always been special to me. I have an old Belgian 12 gauge hamm...

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I never shot a skunk. What caliber are they?

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Well fellas, finally got some brass for the 454 and I would like to load some loads at about the level of 45 Colt +P. I am thinking maybe 1000 to 1100 fps. Most data is full out on this cartridge. I am thinking something in the neighborhood of 20 Gr of 2400 with a jacketed bullet 250 - 300 gr. Has ...

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When the first tower went down, I was home on Long Island. My brother, a member of local 15 operating engineers was operating a huge Cat bucket loader in the Bronx. When he heard something, he called me and asked what the F**k was happening. When I told him, he and another operator gassed the machin...

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Thanks for the heads up on that article.
I have always used corn meal in my bp loads. It fills and allows for compression.
But it sure would be good to know how it tested out. and what other materials are good, as good, or better.

Thanks. I think I'll go "A-looken" for that.

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You can find quite a few Marlin 1889's in 38-40.
I have one and love it.

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I had to think on this one. Of the guns I currently own: If they were to be both of the same caliber, I would choose my original Winchester 92, made in 1900 in 44-40 and one of my Uberti smoke house clones with 5 1/2 barrel. They both handle a 240 gr bullet just fine. But the 205's shoot a tad easie...

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Thank you for that info. Valuable. I have an upcoming opportunity to purchase an original Marlin 1889 deluxe in 44-40. If it has that problem, I'll know what to do now. thanks. Good, glad I could give some sound input. The gunsmith did mention how ever that if he could not have gotten the tang scre...

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I have two Marlin 1889's. One in 38-40 made in 1890, the other in 44-40 made, I believe in 1899. Both suffer from the same mallity. When you load the magazine, the first round often starts out of the tube, comes three quarters of the way out and jams, tail up at about a 30 degree angle locking the a...

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Canuckcowboy, first, let me welcome you to the forum. Then I'd try some other things before anything real major. I'd try different ammo, either handrolled or factory. I'd slug the barrel as you and others have said, loosen the mag tube, take the forend off, etc... and if that doesn't show anything ...

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I bought a .45 Colt . I bought one of the Pumas in 45 colt / 454. I load "nice hot" 45 colts for it with gas checks. It loads and fires anything you put on it. For a work gun, you could have it handy with say 4 or 5 45 colts of any power range in the tube, and a stock pad with 454's in th...

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My 45 Colt is as smooth as my B92 but all of them aren't even now and quality has varied overtime. You have to look them over. I have a short barreled rifle in 44-40. The action is smooth as silk. I also have an original Winchester from 1900 also in 44-40. The Rossie is almost as smooth, though it ...

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Here upstate New York, it would be my turn of the century Winchester 92 short rifle in 44-40. Though my standard load is 7.5 grains of unique under a 205 grain bullet, With 8.5 grains of unique it pushes a 240 gr bullet out at right around 1100fps. Point of aim is the same out to 100 yards, and the ...

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If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand. Bull pucky! That wise crack offends me. Joe Its not a wise crack Joe. Nor was it intended as one. Its reflective of a certain nostalgia people have over weapons, tools, or events of our past or our history. Some of us enjoy the flavor of things gone by a...

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If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand.

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I googled "Lever gun wrap" and found this one right off. They start at 9 bucks.

http://www.cowboy45special.com/lever_wraps.html

I bought one from someone (Don't recall who) a few years ago.

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Have you given thought to a Win 92 or clone? There are quite a few out there new and used at half the price of an Uberti 73. I agree that that 73 is an outstanding gun (had 2 of them 44-40 and 45 Colt until I replaced them with an original) and they shoot like a dream But I agree that if you shoot a...

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