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Shooting on a casual basis has gotten too expensive to NOT consider reloading! Hard to believe that supplies still haven't come back yet. And thanks to money printing we're seeing a devaluation in buying power and inflation like never before. 35% is a big increase in equipment costs, but considering...

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My condolences .45 Colt. It's good to take care of yourself. It's not necessarily so you can make it to 90 convalescing for the last decade, never really getting it quite back. It's so you can go out chasing the wife around around the house! Hopefully it's 90 or a bit better, but it's about maintain...

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It's a nice one! Going to go with stag, bone, ivory?

From what I hear, sometimes the chamber throats are tight, which is relatively not too bad to fix. Shooting cast bullets formed not too hard may help. But if everything is correct, going from bigger to smaller, they can be made to really shoot!

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Pitchy wrote: ↑Sat May 16, 2020 1:23 pm Thanks, the only adjustment on this bucket is to trip it.

Well I guess that would be a mighty inconvenient "adjustment", then!

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Nice looking patch!

You know there's an adjustment for a slanted bucket, right?

If you were too much younger in this day, and age, you'd just have to call someone your age, who still knows how to do $h1t!

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Hi guys. Looking for a warmish load for Bisley Blackhawk. The max that I've found for regular Colt loads is about 11.2 gr. of N350 with I believe regular large pistol loads with a 255 gr. cast, or 250 J bullet at about 1050. I figure that the magnum primers will give me a bit more velocity with a bi...

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Very timely!

Finding components in short supply myself; figured on starting casting eventually... Probably should already have moulds!

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Nice that it came sharp. My experience is that not many do now. Sort of sharp is normal. Truly sharp is sort of rare. I consider that a sign of top quality. I'm finding it the other way around now. More seem to come sharp than before. Bought a couple of Buck Mini Ice Man, a Compadre camp knife, and...

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Something about wearing a new knife makes a guy feel brand new again. Probably kind of similar to what the wimmin' folk feel like after spending all day at a salon or spa, or shopping or something. All that and didn't even get a new knife?! If the mood strikes me right, I might ask the wife if she n...

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RANGE REPORT....Not too good! The lead bullets that came with the rifle might not fit the bore properly and keyhole at lower velocity. With enough powder they expand enough to be marginally accurate.....3-5" at 50 yds Jacketed bullets shoot great! An inch +/- at 50 yds and hitting 12" X 1...

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I took that Lyman 1878 to the range yesterday........Once again I hate Lyman tang sights. No windage adjustment, no elevation clicks or other markings. Very hard to adjust accurately. Had a hard time even getting on paper. Pulled that sight off and installed a far superior Marbles.....Windage adjus...

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Have a Buck 112 that probably has ridden on my belt for the better part of 2 decades as a steady companion. Though I do change things up a fair bit, probably more lately. If you want a noticeable outdoorsman knife, another Buck to look for is the Compadre. I believe 104 is the model number. I think ...

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Sounds like maybe a wall hanger, or maybe can be hogged out enough to take a .410 and at least be useable in a pinch. If you can't do it yourself, the gunsmithing will probably cost more than the gun's worth? As another poster mentioned, a barrel sleeve may work? I was thinking one of the long cartr...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 9:45 pm Ted, your BIL is incredibly lucky some kid didn't find the rifle in the woods...

I don't know... Some lucky kid might have been able to salvage it and take better care of it!

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I don't think it's very good manners to call the way he died "stupid". A lapse in judgment, or a moment of inattention gets the best of us every year. I don't think it's that rare, except that he died from this particular incident. An older friend of mine told of a time that he killed a be...

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Sorry Tac your list isn't near complete. For instance you don't have anything belt fed much less the three necessary calibers, 5.56, 7.62 and 50 BMG. Well you don't have to tell me that! Heck, that list could probably double, and I'm sure that I'd find a hole somewhere.. Kind of going off a minimum...

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When I was a young, naïve teenager, I think that I probably had my needs at about 5 guns. Some kind of shotgun for ducks and geese most likely a 12 gauge. An intermediate size all around big game rifle capable of all game in NA that I was liable to take; somewhere from a 6.5x55 to 30-06. With probab...

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Of course it doesn't help that deer are growing kevlar hides now. By the time my kids are my age, deer will be bulletproof and able to take out a tank without breaking a sweat. At least that is what the gun magazines are trying to have me believe. :lol: It's a virtual arms race of sorts! Back in Gr...

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The .44 Special - A Reappraisal by Charles A. Skelton Shooting Times Magazine August 1966 Note: This was one of Skeeters early articles for Shooting Times and he had not starting using his nickname of "Skeeter" in his byline. In the uncomplicated days before the Great Misunderstanding of ...

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Hope to see you back, Pitchy. These forums, you've gotta take the good with the bad. I've probably opened my virtual mouth a couple times I shouldn't have and gotten into some pretty epic debates that rapidly spiraled down into arguments. On the flipside of all that, I've learned and had some great ...

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Nice! I load a .44 Magnum out of a 20" Henry somewhere in between Magnum power and .44 Special. It's about as loud as a .22.

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Hey thanks, I'm looking at options, that is generous of you to offer being a host. No prob! Let us know what you decide. If going the hunter host way is a good option for you, let me know. I'm sure no great white hunter, but I sure run into a fair number of them. I'm also off for a week at a time f...

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Also have a couple Nebo lights that I am happy with. Got a small flat area light that throws 500 lumens and is dimmable, and charged via USB. Wasn't sure about USB charged stuff, but the battery lasts a long time, doesn't really seem to "leak down", and it's easy to top up so you don't end...

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The 'bulbs' are sure brighter. The beams are more focused. The run-time is sure longer. The batteries still leak. The switches are worse. I got a $30 or so flashlight and for that price wasn't going to make it my main depend-on light, but just one for around the house. Of course it has a regular an...

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Just recently learned that my moose hunting in the Caribou District of BC will not happen this fall. The liberals in Vancouver have been persuaded by someone, maybe representing the Native Tribes to curtail the guided moose hunts this fall. My guide who usually gets 7 tags and plans his hunts aroun...

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Prayers and thoughts for Jeff! Sounds like he is still kickin'.

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thanks for this info. questions to clarify is shipped through the same as imported? the paperwork to get the gun into the country, both via boat and vehicle, means registering the firearm and acquiring a registration number for it, with a time limit for that certification. this is based on entering...

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I like that one. I can't take a semi-auto through Canada to get to Alaska, so stuck with pumps. Sure you can! Semi autos aren't illegal in Canada. Some may be on the prohib list however, and "big" box mags may need to be pinned. THANKS ! I will check that out! I would like to have a semi-...

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The reason I went for a junior sized air rifle is that I never enjoyed using the heavy adult rifles, I've had a few 12 FTP springers and they have either recoiled themselves loose or have been heavier than a 10 gauge wildfowler. I have tried a couple of pump up rifles but not being Charles Atlas fo...

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Grizz wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:09 pm I like that one. I can't take a semi-auto through Canada to get to Alaska, so stuck with pumps.

Sure you can! Semi autos aren't illegal in Canada. Some may be on the prohib list however, and "big" box mags may need to be pinned.

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Remington 700 is cock on opening, I think. For storage of an empty rifle, I pull the trigger and cautiously lower the bolt. Does the Rem 700 firing pin protrude on doing this? I haven't done it on a live round. I am guessing that it probably does protrude under a little spring tension. I believe th...

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I used to carry like that, and considered it safe, until I learned that the firing pin on bolt actions (most?) rests on the primer with some pressure on it. I believe some have made the rifles fire by dropping them butt stock first. You are right, that is NOT a safe way to carry! What a horrible id...

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We have fed purina for years, American made, purina does alot for sporting - hunting dog people. And McDonald house does a lot for sick kids. But that doesn't change the fact that McDonald's has revolutionized the fast food business, but not in a good way. Pink slime, and ammonia sprayed equipment ...

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Consider going to raw food. She won't be eating (and poopin') such big volumes. After a lot of reading, I'm convinced that there is no good dry food. Try thowing something in the water. Our older dog is half lab, at least according to vet records, and she had no interest in fetch. But throw a stick...

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When Peter Hathaway Capstick was a PH as the story goes he once had a safety fail and nearly hurt someone. His practice ever since with a bolt action was to load a round, and with the safety off pull triger with the bolt handle in the straight up position. While keeping the trigger all the way to t...

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Consider going to raw food. She won't be eating (and poopin') such big volumes. After a lot of reading, I'm convinced that there is no good dry food. Try thowing something in the water. Our older dog is half lab, at least according to vet records, and she had no interest in fetch. But throw a stick ...

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Been having a discussion on "do it all" survival type rifles. Kind of an end of the world zompocalypse type situation. I suggested a lever gun (naturally) would be a great carrying gun, and quick into action without having a loaded chamber. Or at least a lot safer being a "hammer gun&...

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I got this Wells Fargo version just to convert. https://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o203/NateKJ/edited-image_zpstur6lq4q.png The CAS shooters will buy the old top breaks for the pocket pistol side matches. I think this is faster slip hammer style and easier to keep on target compared to double acti...

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Some loadings of the 380 ACP are nothing to sneeze at. Last fall I had to dispatch a young buck hung in a fence. He was still quite active but the coyotes had eaten a hole out of his rectum and one ham. Used my 51 Remington and a 90 grain XTP. Put the bullet about halfway between the eye and ear, (...

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As seen on page 55, Spring 2019 issue of the Black Powder Cartridge News , Cimarron Firearms advertises/announces a 1862 Colt Pocket Navy Conversion, 6" barrel, 5 shot, .380 ACP. However, nothing about it on the Cimarron home page.... Saw that one. A bit pricey. And looks a little unfinished. ...

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Well I think I'm limited to a 62 for maximum punch without a lot of custom work for a 49, and possibly pushing it too hard. Kind of wanted a cartridge gun as I don't fool around with BP much because of clean up. Kind of switched focus (for now), and will probably pick up a Uberti Stallion in .38. It...

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Why the 32 mag? The 32 Long would be perfect.......this is an original '62 Colt Police next to a Ruger Single Six .22.---6 https://i.postimg.cc/J7bnFqfq/IMG-5553.jpg Good looking pistols! Just looking for more punch in a old style BP looking gun. The arbitrary bench mark is enough punch to put the ...

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Hankering after a small revolver, and wanted a 1849 for a while now. But the power is a bit on the low side. I see that the 1862 is billed as a "pocket model" in .36, but I hear that the frames are bigger? I was also wondering about conversions, as sometimes I just want to play around with...

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Never was much one for polymer pistols, and I am partial to revolvers, but I did stumble across a neat gun a while back. I was in the market for something a little different, but I wasn't crazy about getting a striker fired gun. Very nearly got a Canik. I believe it was the entry level model I was l...

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Very nice, thanks for sharing... 8) Glad you didn't leave it there like the 132 year old 73 in Nevada..... :wink: I get a kick out of how crazy people are with the camouflage. I like camo, but don't need to camo everything. Reminds me of when I first got my stainless Marlin Guide Gun. I needed an e...

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Nice pics! Thought the terrain looked very familiar, then I realized that I've experienced it for a time. Lived on Haida Gwaii for about 1.5 years back when it was still QCI. Or maybe it never stopped being HG! I lived in Masset and about halfway between Masset and Port Clements. Miss it, and will r...

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If it is a modern manufacture (Japanese) example I would say it is close enough you would never notice the difference. When I first got mine many years ago I loaded a 600 grain cast bullet at 1900 fps and did not feel the need to go any farther. The recoil approximates a 405 grain at 2800 fps. Okay...

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Thanks for the kind words and advice fellas!

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Checked. Buttplate & barrel band are what they're calling a "common brass alloy". The frame is a bronze/aluminum alloy. You may get a slightly different chemical reaction. Denis Polished the butt plate and barrel band with some steel wool and then treated both to the same treatment th...

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