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We were setting trusses today, that went well except for up and down ladders all day! We went a little longer to get finished up but I had a 4pm at the vet for puppy shots. I rushed to get home, put the dogs outside, grab a crate and get it in the car. Put Sage on a leash, halfway to the car she dec...

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I can't stand the smell, texture of mushrooms!

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Bill ya lost me at adding fungus...

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Yeah Bill, been there, done that!

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I'm with you Nath, springs are a lot less prone to failure than seals in a gas piston.
The piston guns are nicer as they can stay compressed ( cocked ) for long periods of time without fear of spring set.

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Yes Doc, the beeches here are getting it for the past couple years. Before the beeches it was the Ash and emerald ash bore- the ash is now almost extinct. Before the ash was the hemlock and the wooly adelgid ( spelling) and they are gone. A buddy of mine is a forester and he has mentioned 'sudden oa...

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Have you looked for the Remington slugs lately? That's why I'm trying to get a load that works.
Yeah that Manton would be a boat load of fun to get shooting and to kill deer with it would be awesome.

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I broke an RWS spring! I made a solid pellet mold, weighed about 20 gr in .177. I called RWS to get a replacement, they told me to send the gun back for a warranty replacement. I told them I would replace it myself. Boy what a mistake that was! Those springs are half again as long as the receiver , ...

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Rifled tubes have been around quite a while. They are normally extended, I think the 12ga one I have is about 5 inches long. They don't give real rifle like accuracy but they do give you the ability to shoot sabot slugs. My Benelli would shoot fair at best with I/C and foster slugs and iron sites. W...

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So I've been busy in the basement! Just for kicks after the last failure testing loads I stuck my bore scope down the throat of my slug gun. Well lookie there- lead fouling! Hours of scrubbing, tight fitting jag( 1/2" dowel and a 28ga wad) and I finally got the bore back to steel. So that got m...

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at 1 point the " lowly " 25-20 killed the long standing whitetail record buck. To be fair, that guy shot that buck like eight or nine times. On the other hand, although I certainly don't need another caliber to reload, I keep hearing the .25-20's siren song. And a person could shoot a buc...

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What I see on the cylinder face could just be from factory test firing.

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I have a Savage 23B and I've shot it well past 25-20 should shoot- prarie dog at 273 paces!

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Leading was full length of the barrel, worse part about mid way. I didn't think about powder coating! Might be the easiest thing to do. They have no lube at all. 20230923_183652.jpg lots of lube holding on the 'rifling '. I dont know how hard they are, I don't have a tester but they will scratch/den...

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It's a great caliber! One of my favorites. It'll take small game handily and at 1 point the
" lowly " 25-20 killed the long standing whitetail record buck.

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It looks like the one cylinder has been shot a bit to me but you got a great one!

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Scott, that is why it's SPECIAL.

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I only went twice, the first year there were no accidents but there was the second time, a P51 wrecked on landing. There have been accidents just about every year. What I'll remember most is the couple hours I got to spend with Pappy Boyington!! Oh and the SR71 coming in low and slow then punching t...

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So I have been developing 20ga slug loads , one of which is a full bore lead slug. I'm shooting these from a 20ga Savage 220, full rifled barrel. These are leading the bore! I'm thinking of trying to harden them but I forget the process. Can I heat and quench? Or am I stuck due to the mix from the m...

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I had to dig this out of the trash file... 20230709_105253.jpg This fox was getting a little too bold, Parker and her puppies were in the yard with him snooping around. The only thing handy was my 177 RWS , I took the shot aboutv45 or 50 yards and it didn't go 5 steps! Who says air guns don't get th...

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There is nothing like the sound of a radial except for a Rolls Royce/ Merlin V12!
If you need a 'fix ' for aviation engines ya gotta go to Reno air races !

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Someone at some point had enough respect to put that stone up for some child, my how we need more of that in the world today! Good on you Bill to try and find that child's resting place. All along the Santa Fe trail there are markers. Be out coyote hunting and walk up to wrought in fence with a ston...

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Ray your stories are always entertaining! You have a mastery with grammer- one of those ' I can't put it down ' things I guess you would say.

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I'm fond of RWS , both of mine a spring guns. Beeman is probably the way to go, although I haven't seen anything Beeman in years. I always wanted their Crow Magnum in .20.

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If I go I'm NOT coming back! Probably why I haven't gone yet...

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That box looks pristine!

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I think what was happening was all that energy from the 50 was pushing the plate whereas the 17 was fast and small enough to do more damage. We would also shoot rocks out on the flats and the 50 really did damage, could see hunks go flying ! It's a relativity thing, bigger the mass of shot object mo...

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Had a guy at school that built a single shot 50. One day at the range he was shooting a a railroad tie plate, thosev750 grain bullets were pushing the plate into the berm. I hit it with a 25gr from my 17 Remington just about bored a hole through it.

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How many barrels of water will 50 BMG penetrate ? https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/stop-50-bmg-bullet-hint-just-add-water-video/ > in for a treat on this one some time ago there were videos of someone shooting under water in a swimming pool, including 50 BMG. Mythbusters were shooting INTO water (...

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So Turq will be going to his new home tomorrow or Saturday! Nice couple that have been dog people all their lives.
Got a call this afternoon, person looking for a female. I offered them to come visit if they wanted to.

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Beautiful goose and a good shot! How do those goose taste? I gave up goose hunting here because I can't cook one to my satisfaction, let alone please my bride's pallet. That's why you shoot the goose, give it away and go out for dinner :lol: We tried making baloney with Canada's are even that was t...

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I bet it does!

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That sounds like the old 4dram- it - D_mn-it loads we called Duck & Dinosaur loads.
Which species of goose is that?

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Guess what? Sage and piddle boys discovered mud!

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Popeye wasn't near as dirty but boy did Sage and Turq get into it!

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Trust me, it's frustrating that these boys can't get it figured out at 4 months old. However I believe the boys just take a little longer to get it. Of course I have never had to deal with 3 puppies at one time this long before- it's different! Are they watching you clean up? Someone 'splained to m...

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Trust me, it's frustrating that these boys can't get it figured out at 4 months old. However I believe the boys just take a little longer to get it. Of course I have never had to deal with 3 puppies at one time this long before- it's different! Ya gotta have a sense of humor about it! :lol: I put th...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU PACO!
We are forever grateful for your insights, information and efforts here .

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Ugh, these boys! Raining this morning, normally they don't pay it any heed but this morning I guess they didn't want to go do their thing... I walked Claro and Parker while the three stooges were in the pen, bring them all in . Feeding the puppies in their respective crates and as I was getting empt...

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Especially on a Sunday I know- but when the puppies start whining, screeching, crying and barking ya gotta get up.

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Now the wheels are turning... 20230917_143203.jpg All are .499 like the trophy copper that came with the sabots but different weights. Closest thing is the black belt 245 gr muzzle loader bullet. I even checked a muzzle loader sabot inside the 20ga sabot with a .452 but it's a bit fat at .670. I mig...

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Oh and none of these loads were terribly abusive recoil wise. Although I did pad my shoulder with a heavy winter glove. :D This Savage 220 of mine is 1:24 twist. Like all of these Savages they prefer 3" Remington acutip slugs. This one has produced 1"groups for me at 100 yards. I'm not exp...

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So here is the trash

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Now the thug slug attached wads im not positive which load these came from- Longshot or the 24gr of Herco.

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Well Bill the results are in ... TERRIBLE! Nothing shot good let alone great. Forget fold crimping all together. My theory is the sabot is catching the crimp upon ignition which let's the bullet travel without anything grabbing rifling. Not to mention the sabots are shredded! One of the 2³/⁴ loads w...

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Testing 5 loads today,
Longshot with 2³/⁴ & 3 " hulls with Thug slugs.
Longshot and HS6 with trophy coppers in 2³/⁴".
Variations with wadding, card wads & crimps.

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Up at 0430 as usual, puppies out, big dogs out, coffee going.
Sit down to enjoy my coffee and The Quite Man has just started. One of my all time favorite movies.

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I'm not sure but only one way to find out!
Never know, she might be the next Paul Mauser or JM Browning.

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Do I see an apprenticeship at Holland & Holland in her future ?

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A pack of puddlers! Every time I turn around another puddle!

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Parker must be a very comfy pillow!

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