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As an alternative to the hand and wrist damage a 12 gauge pistol can do ( a fellow I know got a badly broken everything on the end of his arm ... numerous operations, etc) I have a sugestion ... 410. At up to 20 feet they can do serious damage. I patterned my nightstand gun ... a Judge with a short ...

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The set-up oldwin shows is what I have on my Rossi 357, 16" barrel ... works great. I also did an Ackley on a Win 94. It didn't seem to make much difference. Have since pulled the barrel and threaded it to a 20 gauge receiver on a 219 Savage. The Ackley came alive! I can't shoot and hunt as muc...

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We currently have a couple of these projects at our shop ... one is a 38-55 double ... another is a 20 gauge stock left barrel with a 40 Sharps Straight in right barrel.

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I've used the 220 Hornaday, the 200 Sierra, and the 265 Beartooth with all being one-shot, drop where they stood results. All were heart shots.

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"Too smooth" might mean polished to the point of having an overlarge bore and resulting in bad accuracy or leading due to the bullet loosing lead due to the bore not sealed from the burning powder heat.

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I have one of the Italy made Lil Sharps in 38-55 that is great. I can't remember if it was made in .22 LR but it is a very comfortable rifle to carry and shoot. It, if it could be found, would be about perfect.

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I've used it as my go-to lube for anything requiring a thin oil for 40 years. When I worked for Pitney Bowes repairing mailing machines a very knowledgeable elder statesman of the company told me that it didn't attract and hold paper dust unlike the company's own oil. There was one bushing on one ma...

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We went to the canyon ... drove the water crossings ... absolutely beautiful and the history of it is fascinating. We have been to lots of museums on our journey and have been around so much history. The history and adventure of the western United States has so much documentation since it is "n...

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Thanks Griff ... we're getting ready to lift anchor and go to Mission so I'll be off the internet for a few days ... then I'll give him a shout.

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I would also like to thank 86er for his info back in August and apologize to BlaineG for not making it to Oregon as I had hoped ... plans changed.

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I've only been lurking since we left Pennsylvania in August and headed to Texas by way of South Dakota. We were originally going to Oregon but changed plans. We have been in Texas for a month going down the panhandle and southeast through Amarillo, Lubbock, San Angelo, Johnson City, San Antonio, and...

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You're right about the Bee. I just made a rimless Bee (same as a .22 Johnson) on a hornet action with a bad chamber. I never thought about the possibility of a 9mm conversion. That is a handy idea ... and if it was a 16" barreled carbine it would be a great survival tool.

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Well, wifie and I left August 8th for our wintering in Texas (as I mentioned in a previous post). Unfortunately, we are unable to go to Oregon but are now sitting in a campground a little south of Rapid City. We have not had reliable wifi until now and our hot spot was about full. I managed to come ...

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What is the head stamp on them? OOPs ... just reread ... "no head stamp"

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Your choice sounds good to me ... you know your needs ... an additional, tiny single shot .22 rifle would be my only suggestion. Don't worry about your .357 and bigger critters. Except in a sow/cub situation, bears will avoid you if you make a little noise. I have no knowledge when it comes to a lar...

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By chance were the cases previously shot in another 30-30. If so and it's chamber was larger in diameter, there is a possibility your sizing die did not resize the base small enough. I had a tight chambered 7mm Mauser. I got fifty once fired cases that looked great. Problem was the other chamber was...

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Howdy Sixgun ... It's New Bloomfield, in Perry County, northwest of Harrisburg ... I'm the treasurer of the New Bloomfield Sportsmen's Assoc ... There's a Bloomfield around the Philly area I think but I'm not there

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A few years ago ... about 40 or so ... I did a lot of competitive flint lock shooting. It was always off hand, kneeling, or sitting ... mostly standing. I could consistently hit an 18 inch gong at 200 yards with my 42 inch swamped and tapered Getz barreled 45. That was a good bit better than average...

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Not sure where in Oregon or Washington yet. Just got a second dog in Florida last February. In addition to the Shih Tsu that used to ride in a backpack on my Sportster we have a terrifying, dangerous, derivative of a wolf ... silver and black, 6.2 pound toy Poodle ... WOW!!!! I will look for that 86...

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My only question concerns the replacement screw for the receiver side ... finger lever pin stop screw ... there are a bunch of different ones, maybe 6 give or take in different diameters and threads. The web sight didn't seem to address this issue ... unless I missed it. I'll check again just to be ...

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Actually we are doing what I had a posting about 6 or7 years ago ... RV travel. The past two winters we have wintered in Florida on the gulf side. We've met a lot of great people. Shot a hog with my 357 Rossi ... second one with it ... and did a bunch of fishing. At the one campground we were, at 64...

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Some time around the end of August we should be traveling through Washington. If we can get any where close to you I'll PM you and get together for grub. A few years ago I met in Harrisburg, PA with a couple of fine gentlemen from the forum. Wifie and I are fortunate we can do the traveling we do. I...

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About the first week in August wifie and I will leave home in Central Pennsylvania, head west to spend a month in Oregon, and then on to Mission, Texas for the winter from November 1st to end of April. I have not been very active here for the past couple years but have lurked in the background so .....

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Here in central Pennsylvania the deer I've harvested have been many ... 95% with 125 grain Sierra spritzer handloads. That load was in the chamber with 125 grain Federals in the magazine. The Sierra spritzers are intended for 308's and 30-06's and are tough enough that at 30-30 velocities and the ra...

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Thanks again for the info. I'm not on the forum much but still "lurk". Enjoyable place as always. Thanks again.

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I built my 25-222 Mag 40 years ago. At that time Clymer or anyone didn't have a reamer but made one for me. It is the absolute most favorite rifle I own. I used a 222 Remington Mohawk action. The 25-222 you are contemplating is a real sweetheart. If you end up with it I think you will be a happy cam...

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Hello all. I'm not here that much but do check in to see what's happening. A good friend of mine recently got a Rossi stainless 44 Mag. He wants an aperature sight but doesn't want to d&t the receiver. I suggested a tang sight but he was iffy for some reason. I said I would check on Nate's sight...

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These are the same type problems we saw when Remington was purchased by the same group ... likewise with Bushmaster. The holding group that has these companies don't care and/or don't understand what they are doing as was explained above. We have guys asking every week about a new Marlin but all we ...

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I just bought a new battery for my 4-wheeler last week. I have an account as a garage so get good prices. The cost after the core was deducted was right about $125. It is a top of the line not a cheepie and will last more than just a year.

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At one time there was a company in Florida (I think) called One Ragged Hole. They made an aperture that replaced the open sight on the barrel. I have used that concept for almost 40 years and have found it accurate and easy to use. With a little work you could modify your folding sight by brazing or...

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Yep, things are white and beautiful here in Perry County.

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Although I've been absent from here for quite a while I am glad to still see so many names I recognize. Wifie and I are preparing to spend the next three months in Northern Florida as a way of easing her arthritis and COPD instead of staying here in Central PA. My little .357 Rossi and a few others ...

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We ran into a problem like this with a 222 Rem. It seems the previous owner got a case stuck and drilled it out. Unfortunately the drill was a tad too large and he opened up the neck. Rebarreling is a fairly simple operation and there should be a few barrels floating around this place.

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A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. What do you think you're doing? asks the wife. They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans he replies. Put them back, we can't afford them demands the wife, and so they carry on sho...

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The test I remember best was in Guns and Ammo, I think, about 35 years ago. The author crafted a box with half inch dowels spaced so that at least two would always be hit. Factory .45-70 was lousy ... the winner was the .222. My personal belief is that unless there is some type of emergency the anim...

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You could always do to a 44 what I did to my .357 Rossi. Several years ago someone on the forum here had modified a Rossi to handle the .357 Maximum with the 1.6" case. I used that info to get my Rossi to feed Beartooth 185 grain WFN's. Just grind off some of the lifter at the rim stop to allow...

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About four years ago I got a 350 pound hog with my Rossi Trapper, a 185 grain Beartooth WFN, and Lil Gun. The bullet went through its forehead, down the neck, back through some heart, lung, stomach, and intestines to within about a foot of the other end. That's over three feet of penetration!

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A few years ago this topic was chased around here. There was one additional item brought up then. It was out of Florida from a company (actually a one-man operation, I think) called One Raged Hole. He made peep inserts for open sights. I got one and installed on my Ruger Bisley and it was great. Sev...

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I've gone almost exclusivly to the Lee trimmers. Yep, you must get one for each cartridge but things stay consistant and are easy to use.

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I've been offered $650.00 for mine. From your description, we have twins. Mine will stay under an inch at 100 yards with hand loads at 3/4 level according to the Speer manual.

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Sparky,
That's how I got my Savage 99C in .284. The guy was in Gander Mtn but had not struck a deal. They were generously offering him $250 for it.

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I'll be with my three-week-old granddaughter, Lillian, in West Virginia.

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Those 340's and their Stevens cousins go as quick or quicker than anything else when we put one on the rack ... even when the price of a consignment is too high. They aren't fancy but are accurate.

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If you want a good "warm" but not "hot" load that shoots real good for a buddy of mine and me try 15 grains of Blue Dot under a 225 grain Speer bullet. Hammers deer and is accurate but is a pleasure to shoot and mild to the shoulder.

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From what I read in the papers, most of the walking pond scum tends to wear a "hoodie"(a rather queer way of saying "hooded sweatshirt") instead of a leather jacket. I carry a Charter Bulldog with hollow base wadcutters loaded backwards ... darn fine hollow point. They may not pe...

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We've done several in the past year and none were over $100.00. It depends on the rifle and what it takes to dis/re-assemble to do the work. It, as Pisgah said is NOT a difficult job. You could hacksaw it off and file it smooth and true and then have a gunsmith hand crown the muzzle ... that wouldn'...

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Uberti replica was in the shop to have a tang sight put on it. The caliber was .50-65 and the owner brought 20 BP loaded rounds for us to fire. WOW was that thing nice ... it's been almost 24 hours and I'm still smiling. As a side note ... my access to the 'net is sketchy for a while but it's good t...

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For Central PA deer a 158 gr Hornaday has worked great but ... When I went after a hog I used what Grizz mentioned on page one ... the 185 gr Beartooth ... mine had the wide flat nose. Feeding in about 95% good but penetration is great. I shot the hog between the eyes at about 35 yards and when we g...

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In regards to the election choice (?)... actually, I don't feel we have a choice ... there's only one to even consider. I'd like to make two points relative to Supreme Court appointments by the next President: 1. McCain's V-P will be critical considering McCains age. 2. Regardless how much I/we migh...

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I had trouble with groundhogs. They would reach up about two feet and bend the stalk down 'till it broke. I was lucky to have been able to use my 22. The second shot got him ... my truck cap gave me a little trouble with the first shot. Try getting a bunch of hair clippings from a barbershop and lay...

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