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Here is an old one .Bad day for the Cat,Brother and I caught him in the No Cat Zone ,anywhere on my place! Brother gave him a .270 win. ,and that was all it took. The Cat is on my old 1966 Jeep ,my favorite one. Hope Y'all like the pic.,,,DT http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/DS...

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This Prarie Wolf met his end with the 22-250 53gr Sierra sbt Var

mint Special @ 322yd.

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The .222Magnum is not very common here . The .223 and the 22-250 are the most common .22 centerfire rounds ,that I see. The old 22-250 can reach out and touch them,and is very accurate . I have an old Remington 700 BDL Varmint special bull barrel that has fired thousands of handloads and is still ve...

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222 is a fine cartridge had a 722 in that cal had a 26" bull barrel topped with a steel 6x varmint weaver gave it to my BIL he re-chambered it to 223, it will shoot up to 55 gr just fine with the 1-14 barrel he has been cleaning out coyotes and rock chucks along with the occasional speed goat....

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Thanks for the link. Some interesting stuff there. I read the 35-30-30 report with interest. I have a Winchester rifle 26" full oct. in 30wcf the bore has seen better days,rifle is circa 1909. I can still get it to shoot with good handloads,but thought about a re-bore. Have been kicking around ...

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Very nice bull! He has good reason to smile. ,,,,,DT

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That'll put a smile on Roadrunners face........Beep beep! The .222 is fairly common over here but I don't hear it mentioned much in the USA, is it common over there? The .222 is not a popular as it once was ,but still as good as it ever was.I think the .223 had a hand in pushing the .222 aside. I h...

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Caught these two Coyote in the (No Coyote Zone) my ranch! So gave them a Spanking with the .222 Bad day for the Coyote !,,,DT

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That will teach them! Gave them a spanking did Ya!

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Good Luck on your hunt! You sure are in good country. ,,,DT

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And Never! plan a marriage around or near hunting season. Them anniversary's can mess-up hunting season! Be sure and plan ahead!,,,DT

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Congratulations on a fine Pronghorn and a Great shot. What a Team.,,,DT

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Very nice casastahle ! Looks like you and your equipment are ready for a vintage style hunt. Good Luck,,,,,,DT

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I go through Federal Border Patrol check points along the Texas/ Mexico border all the time,with many of my firearms in the truck with me. True not my whole collection but often six or more long guns and always 3 or so pistols. I can never remember being ask if I had firearms in the truck or how man...

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Hey Perry Owens,Yes the barrel threads on an original 1873 Winchester are cut right hand. I have removed the barrels on many antique Winchester 1873 and 1876 Winchesters.Most were very easy to break free and then the barrel threads off very easy. I am sure others have had the one with the stuck , st...

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Hope your Grandson gets well soon. Will say a prayer for him and your family.,,DT

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Like that video! Do you have more than one kind of squirrel over there? And can you hunt them all yr? Looks very green and heavy wooded.,,,DT Yes we do, we have our native red squirrel and the grey one introduced from your lands. The grey dominates over the red oppresivly. The red clings on in only...

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Like that video! Do you have more than one kind of squirrel over there? And can you hunt them all yr? Looks very green and heavy wooded.,,,DT

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I think you did a good job on it casastahle! looks like an old blank . Did you get the tang sight mounted yet?,,,DT

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Very nice tang sight ! Think you are going to like it. ,,,,,DT

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That is good news casastahle! Sounds like you can get a tang sight on the old girl. I can tell you tang sights have helped me with these 55yr. old eyes.One of my friends uses the Idea w30wcf suggest. And his shooting with open sights has improved !,,,,DT

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Happy Birthday KirkD !.Can't think of a better way to spend your Birthday ,with your family ! Great Pictures and nice tractor! ,,,DT

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Doing a little backtracking,and found this,and had to say THAT IS ONE FINE LITTLE 92. ,,,,DT

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casastahle ,if the rifle were mine I would remove the extra back-strap and have a look at the repaired tang.If it looked solid ,by adding a tang sight in place of the back strap it should be strong enough ,until your horse rolls onto it again.You may be able to salvage the 1873 Winchester markings o...

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Hey casastahle ,has the tang already been welded? It looks like it has,and a doubler has been riveted over the tang. Is that right?,,,DT PS very good looking 73 Winchester.

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Hey KirkD ,should get the poly wads in soon and give them a try. I think the poly wads should help. I was not suprised that the long 252 gr. bullets did not stabilize ,with the ROT of the 38wcf. I did think the vegtable wad under the 180 gr. bullet would have did a bit better than it did.I have asse...

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Thanks for the Kind words fellows. The old 40-60 Winchester has taken untold numbers of Wild Hog in my hands ,some Wt. Deer , and a any Varmint that I run across that needs trimming back.It is a handy to take along rifle and I manage three Hunting ranchs here in Texas, so it gets a good bit of use ....

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Very nice old shotgun! Would be Great to see it used on Wild Game . Now that is sporting! ,,,DT

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Very nice rifle ! How did you like your cronograph?We all have Good Days and Bad Days ,give it a try again . Looks like you have a good start,with that load. In the past I have had more trouble getting 3fff Goex to shoot good groups . And it does foul very fast in my experience. I am not saying 3fff...

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rjohns94 wrote:Well done sir. Well done

+1

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Thanks for the good advice!,,,DT

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Well done!

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Griff wrote:NICE! I'd like one of the replicas in either 40 or 45-60, just don't want that 28" barrel!

Griff that 22" OCT. is prety handy! Thanks OldWin, Two of my favorite things , Old Winchesters and Old Jeeps.They just keep on going!!!,,,,DT

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http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/IMG_0705threeshot40-60wcf50yd_zps0cc03426.jpg The old 1876 Winchester 40-60 wcf caliber,liked the 255gr. bullet over 55 gr 2ff Swiss bp. This is a three shot group @ 50 yd. Aiming point was the square tape under the group. First shot was the u...

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Good info about the chronoghraph use. I have one on order ,just left the range tried the loads I mentioned above. The 38gr. 2ff Swiss ,180 gr. soft bullet and veg. wad did OK about 3" @ 50yd. not great! The 252 gr. bullet over 30gr. 2ff Swiss looked like I was throwing clothes irons at the targ...

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Hey casastahle , I enjoy comparing notes on loading and shooting the old ones. Get to hear how friends are doing from all over the world, and what thier experience are.Looking forward to hear what your bp. loads do next wk. Today Sunday I spend with the family and Thank God for that ! Monday I will ...

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Dusty, What's your technique for getting a full 40 grains in the brass? I can get 38 in no problem. 40 grains through the drop tube fills the brass even with the rim. No room to even get the bullet started. The Swiss powder that Dusty uses is more dense. My lot is 10% more dense than the Goex I hav...

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Very Cool!

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Hey w30wcf, do you make the poly disc? Or where can I get them? I have a few thousand .030 and .060 vegetable wads that I use in my 40-60wcf cartridges. That is what I will try next. Thanks for the reminder ( Rio Conchos) that Richard Boone was one of my favorite Bad Guy's . Have you guys heard any ...

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Hello w30wcf thanks for the input and the pic's. That beautiful 73 half mag of yours is what I thought of when I saw this one for sale.I was thinking two ways to get this one to shoot.The bullets that were used are pure lead ,very soft. The targets show that this bullet ,bad barrel combo,likes a sti...

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Griff are you getting more bearing surface on the 200 gr. 452 over the 185gr.? I want to stay with this bullet if possible,in my case a harder bullet may not strip as much . Looks like speed may be helping the spin.

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Casastahle ,no I did not . I traveled light today ,the temps down here are Hot! ,,DT

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http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/384036gr_zps582d17a4.jpg Here is what the same except for 2gr. more @ 38gr. charge of bp. Tighter group and semi round holes. One other thing ,I had not cleaned the bore from the first three shots. I will try a gr. or two more powder and may t...

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Thanks for the input fellows. Here is a pic. of the first group with the 36 gr. Swiss bp. charge .Nice square holes .

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Similar but Newman had a half mag. '76. That is what( Wikipedia) called his rifle in Hombre! (a 76 half mag. ) But if you look close at the pictures of the rifle he is holding in the movie ,it IS a Model (1873 )Winchester half mag. round barrel. I have a few Model 1876 Winchester rifles and can tel...

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Thank's for the suggestions fellows.This one reminds me of the one Paul Newman used in the movie (Hombre) even down to the no finish on the metal ! M.M. Wright , if it does not shoot my std. 38wcf bp. load . Gas checks will be next! Grizz bet it could tell some stories. Casastahle I have heard nothi...

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Hey Six, its a early third mod. Looks like (1885) Has a Rocky Mt. front and a Sporting rear, this one points great, with that barrel and mag combo. Starting to get hooked on this one . ,,DT

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http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b519/TheDustyTexian/73win38ecf_zps51c2e107.jpg Here is a unique 1873 Winchester I just picked up. It sports a 22" half oct. barrel half magazine, 38wcf cal. fancy walnut . I installed a new set of Lee Shavers toggle links and pins. The new set of toggles dro...

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LOOKS REAL GOOD ! Brought back from the grave.,,,,,,, DT

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5 @ .454/255gr. HAMMER DOWN ON EMPTY.,,DT

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