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"Remember that we have good folks trying to do a good job. There’s a lot of finger pointing going on. Some may be justified and some is just bull stuff."
--Scott T.

BINGO!

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"Sad day, but he's beyond fretting about what happened all those year ago. May he rest in peace! Glad his daughter has been able to put the past behind her."
--1894CFAN

Agreed!

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25-20 Single Shot or Winchester?

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This malady is known to exist in the H&R Trapdoor M1873 Officers Model. My Officer's Model locks up tight and never ficked open the trapdoor upon firing. But to err on the side of caution, I took it to the local gunsmith who fixed it. If I recall correctly, John Taylor created a "flat" on the latch/...

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Tutt: interesting campaign you are embarking on. I wish you success. Does the front sight or the barrel have a spirit level to prevent “cant”? For those Not-In-The-Know about “cant”, see: https://www.chuckhawks.com/canting.htm Speaking about a 1-mile shoot, there also is the Wasserburger Mile – Blac...

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I have two Rugers: Bisley, .44 Spec’l. Flat Top Blackhawk and a .44 Spec'l. Flat Top Blackhawk. Both are the "smaller frame" and were part of the special run .44 spec'l. revolvers made for and distributed by Lipsey’s. To tell the truth, I just about forget I had them in the vault. Twelve years old, ...

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Trader Vic: I never realized how small the corvette ship class was until after speaking with my late neighbor. I always thought that they were more for coastal duty. I don't know how those sailors did it crossing the north Atlantic in winter and speed was at the top speed pf the slowest ship. Surpri...

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My brother did 2 years on the USS Remey -- DD688 -- based out of New Port and Brooklyn. He said the Atlantic was no summer cruise in the winter. A late neighbor served in the Canadian Navy --1940-1945, and assigned to the HMCS Chilliwack, a corvette, on the North Atlantic convoy runs. He claimed a d...

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Another oddity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheellock

Now we know were Ronson and Zippo got the idea

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Blaine: Back-In-The-Last-Century, there was a company that produced Ferguson clones. From what I recall, the rifle was expen$ive even back then. Problem was that the screw thread was fouling magnet and had to be pre-lube and/or cleaned off to keep the cation functioning. Another oddity is the Forsyt...

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There was a time when "Made in the USA: meant that the entire product -- parts, assembly, etc., was done in the USA. The response from company says that the shotguns are "... produced in house...."(emphasis added RCN). The operative is word is "produced". Have feeling if it was made in the US, the m...

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Blaine is onto to it! And Putin was a KGB operative -- the leopard doesn't change it spots....

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BINGO! Besides you and me, I know a number of others who are a doubting Thomas!

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Griff: Agreed! I know numerous others who say the same. I talked to a few of OEF and OIF vets who will also agree with you. I enlisted in the USMC in 6/64, retired out on disability 3/68. RVN service with Echo Battery (105mm howitzers), 12 Marines 7/65-3/67. Echo provided support direct fire support...

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I'm 76.

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"My folks always taught me to buy what you only had money for....it was called 'saving up.' "
--SixGun

BINGO!I I attended the same school of thought.

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From the National Shooting Sports Foundation “Bullet Points”, dated 2/21/2022: “SOTO V. BUSHMASTER SETTLED … Insurers for the defunct Remington Outdoor Company (ROC) reached a settlement for $73 million with families suing the gun manufacturer. NSSF noted that no manufacturer admitted liability and ...

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Blaine: my hopes for a speedy and successful end to your problem.

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"maybe things are getting back to normal."
--.45 Colt

Supply may be getting better, but how about prices on the ammunition you saw?

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Speaking of old reloading manuals, Cornell Publications has reprints available for many and some going back to the 1870's for Sharps, Remington, and Winchester, etc. I've purchased some and they are very good reprints for a reasonable price.

http://www.cornellpubs.com/index.php

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Blaine: failed to scratch the itch because you really don't want one or can't find one? I know there is a range rumor about a Navy Arms Schofield -- US cavalry Schofield reproduction, .45 Colt, New in the box/unfired, made in 1995, serial number not quite 500. If you are interested, I could track do...

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AmBraCol gave good advice.

Before I started to reload .32 Win Special, it was easier to find factory ammunition around hunting time.

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Been a very long time for me as those that I did it with have passed on.

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I think Ol' Win is onto it!

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Nice find, very nice indeed! So far it looks like it will be a shooter. Enjoy it and be a good caretaker of it for the next generation of shooters/collectors.

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"you watch, now we can't get new phones because of chip shortage!"
--Rossim92

or, the only phones available will be high-end units with all the bells and whistles that most will not need.

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I hope this works well. But to me the overriding unanswered question is: "At what selling price point?"

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Did the Marlin Marauder have a "Marauder only" serial number prefix? A few years ago, one was at a local gun shop and the dealers said it was a fake as it did not have the Y,Z, or W prefix. According to him a few others the barrel was cut down to either 16.25" or 16.50", but did not have the right s...

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Nice find; very nice indeed. I still regret not buying a large framed .41 Rem. Magnum Vaquero when they were available.

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Too bad far many don't understand it.

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Nice score and at a very reasonable price! I enjoy the .38 loaded with wadcutters -- pleasant and and economical to shoot. Known a few Fellow Shooters who were able to hit anything and at any distance with one. Myself,tried shooting one and I just can't seem to get a consistent sight picture with th...

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Blaine: I am also skeptical. As for his movie comments, the movie is just entrainment, nothing more. As for hitting a 16x16" target off hand and without a spirit level to show any rifle cant at 782 yards, I just don't know. My eyes are correctable to 20/20 and from watching 600-1000 yard matches at ...

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Earlmck is onto it about price! I know several shooters who buy from Montana Bullet Works and are well satisfied witht he price, quality, and delivery time. On a whim I looked on Montana Bullet Works site and found these in boxes of 100, gas checked, 2 choices of alloy, 3 choices of diameter, and ap...

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MarlinMan93 is onto it! I feel and do the same for not only firearms but tools as well.

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2ndOVC: your Browning .45-70 at 11.6 pounds is a lightweight. Back in 2007-08, Kirk at Shiloh-Sharps built me a .45-2.4” (AKA erroneously called a .45-90) M1874 Sharps. Sports a 34” heavy barrel with 6X MVA ‘scope it tips the scale at just about 24 pounds. It’s a rifle that can be shot all day witho...

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OldWin: I think you are onto it.

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Jay Bird: did you ever try the Lyman 457-121PH bullet?

More than a few years ago, that bullet was "the cat's meow for Black Powder cartridge rifle shooters. Now, I don't see it listed much at all on the various Black Powder rifle match equipment lists.

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Earl: you probably already know this, byt the original M1873 bullet was hollow based and 20:1 alloy. So you just may be onto something. I never tried that bullet in my Trapdoors. For Those-Not-In-The-Know, J.S. Wolf wrote The Book on loading, casting, shooting, and using the original US Arsenal sigh...

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"The biggest issue is predatory lending by these Institutions. Our babysitter is going to school for elementary education where she will be lucky to make $36G a year but will have $200G in student loans. Its insanity." --WVFarrier Insanity is also going in debt to the tune of some $200,000 for a $36...

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Back in the late 50's-early 60's a 50 round box of Remington or Winchester .22 LR was about US $ .45-50 cents. In the mid 1980s, I bought No-Name 500 round bricks of .22LR for about $4.50-5.00 when on sale at Coast To Coast Hardware. Son and I shot a great deal of .22LR back then. I am surprised he ...

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JeepNik: most of those US WW II era weapons and "surplus" ammunition were given/loaned to US allies/strategic alliance partners after WW II to "fight" the Cold War.

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" Sooner or later, he'll do that to a guy that doesn't care who he is and give him the proper beating he should have gotten years ago. Like most bullies, they get real quiet after they lose a couple of teeth." --2ndovc Tha is why Baldwin doesn't go anywhere alone. As been reported by various news so...

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Nice rifle. Regret the lost opportunity to buy either a Browning or Winchester 1895 carbine or rifle in "aught six" or .30-40 when they were available....

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I saw that. To me, it all looked and sounded phony. Believe it was LBJ who said a good politician knows how and when to cry -- same holds true for actors....

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There is a saying in Judo, "He who hesitates, is thrown". Regards, -Tutt

Sounds a bit like "He who snoozes, looses"

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Tutt: go back and look at the brass at Creedmoor. I looked at the brass availability for different calibres and probably 75% of it is "unavailable, back order OK".

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Or just tell the kids Santa contacted covid and didn't pull through it.

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ThrillHouse: a new Miroku -- well done! I've seen more than few originals 1892's rechambered to .44 Magnum and all -- except for one -- exhibited headspace issues.

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A prediction: within the next year, attempts to curtail/prohibit the right of self-defense will be made and it will gain traction in the media, congress, state legislatures, some church groups/denominations, and hard core leftists....

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ThrillHouse: you posted you were shooting a Winchester 1892. Is the rifle a new Winchester 1892 (or clone) or an original production rifle bored out to .44 MAgnum?

Inquiring minds would like to know....

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