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L. A. Barge, I grew up near there. Don't hear it mentioned very often. I hear about Aline all the time now. I drank a few beers at Jeep's Bar in Alpine back in the day, I really liked Alpine then, I hardly recognize it now. I worked that area of Wyoming (Alpine, Afton, Cokeville, LaBarge, Big Piney,...

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Wow, very sharp looking. Sure makes me want to find one like it. Good luck with deer hunting!

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That will be a real gem, very nice!

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You should not have to. If it's one reloading thing I'm not fond of, it's neck turning. I had several tight neck chambers, the last one was a 6BR that Dan Dowling did for me around 1984-----it took me until 2008 to neck turn 100 rounds for the rifle.....

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Well, their record for predictions is almost as bad as John Kerry's and Al Gore's climate predictions.

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Yep, good stuff. My wife and I wallpapered the bathroom wall in a cabin we had with Far Side cartoons.

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Very nice Ted!

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I've shot on a lot of beautiful rifle ranges in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Idaho, plus Raton and Ben Avery. I think most are accessible to non members if a person makes arrangements and consults their web sites. I kind of quit the competitive shooting and now I mainly shoot in the desert on public l...

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Very nice, the bore looks great. Hoping it shoots great for you.

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Here is the link.

https://www.tgrenterprises.com/

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My wife has one on a Rossi 92. I believe hers was made by a company named Brass Stacker-----they use nice leather and quality parts. Not sure what rifle models they offer the product for.

It's easy to detach if you don't want to use it when you are practicing or on a short hike.

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Thanks for all the replies. Very helpful for sure. You can chock this one up to a horse wreck also. Plus after the wreck it was put away wet in a damp corner and left for many years. The tang piece that was broken off is missing so that complicates the project. It was a sheepherders rifle and holds ...

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Oh yes, certain, it is separated completely.

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Thanks Gunny. I've had a hard time getting on and signing in.

Anyway, I've been told that this vintage of Winchesters used metal that may not be weldable, truth or myth?

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I believe this rifle was made around 1974. It is in bad shape with a broken upper tang.
Has anyone ever welded one from this vintage or had it welded.
Maybe tried a TIG on it?

Thanks,
Jon.

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I can offer some relative information. My wife had one of the Henry's in 30-30 and she sold it to her brother. I sighted it in for her and also for her brother when he bought it. It was very consistent with all the loads we tried in it and I felt it was more accurate than the Marlin 336 that I usual...

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Yes, nice looking 30-30 Steve. I remember looking for one back in the day when they were making them and all I could find was the tactical version, which I don't like. So today I searched around and was surprised to find Mossberg made 30-30's similar to Marline 336's and also the model you have whic...

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I like the way it looks with the short magazine tube. Innovative idea and thanks for posting.

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I'd say $350 is a bargain in my opinion.

The 32 Special looks very nice. If the bore is as good as the exterior it probably hasn't been shot----much if at all.

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I have a blued 20" in 45 Colt, I really like it. I did some work on it, but it has a great trigger, loads very easy and shoots well. It is marked Braziltech, any idea when those were made and sold? Seems like I've had it for north of 20 years, but maybe not that long. I do have a couple of othe...

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Oh I like that Trapper. I think it does need a leather sling though. Very nice!

What make of dot sighting device does it have on it?

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I'm a fan of the 300 Savage also. I don't own a Model 8 but have shot one and helped a friend put one back together. I don't think they were offered in 300 Savage. I think a later model that was very similar was offered in 300 Savage, but it was supposedly modified for the 300 Savage and maybe some ...

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I used to hear from Todd once in a while, mainly via PM on this site, but it's been well over a year now. Hope all is well with him.

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Yes, clue in someone who has rarely been out of Wyoming his whole life----never heard of fiddleheads until I saw this post. What are they?

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Well, that is beautiful! Great wood.

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Nice scope, any plans to put it on a rifle?

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Earl, I'm with you and I would try to fix the issue the same way you mentioned. Up to a point, headspace is not relevant if you brass is sized to the chamber. I would also agree the 30-30 has enough shoulder to make a difference, plus there is also grip between the cartridge and the chamber wall if ...

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I know he is very happy to have it. I'll have to ask him more about the rifle. He's a bit OCD and I'm sure he didn't do anything that would have contributed to the condition of the barrel----I'm sure it was that way when he acquired the rifle. But knowing the little I know about the history of Schoy...

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I guess they didn't have alibi's those days for rounds that don't fire. Is that what you meant by a misfire, a round that never went off? And really that would not be unusual to not allow alibi's, as there are matches that don't allow a refire for a squib or dud, I'm just thinking of the last match ...

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Yes, probably not a 52, but what made me wonder was the magazine box looks like it has been cut to allow what would be a 22lr sized magazine and also a release installed to the back of the cut.

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Very neat, great history. I have a friend who has a Ballard with a Schoyen barrel. He says although the barrel looks horrible, the rifle shoots great.

Kind of wonder about the lower rifle under the glass in the show case. Looks like a Winchester 52? Anyone know anything about it?

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Thanks for the link Bryan.

Neat thing to do in my opinion.

Unfortunately, I don't have a 44-40 in an 1873 or any other rifle, but hope you get some interested parties that post their targets.

Wondering about the 2 misses on the T Stuart target? The rest of the shots sure were centered.

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Here is one close to you in 454.

https://www.kitterytradingpost.com/big- ... d-1125875/

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Very nice Scott. The 45 is probably a little lighter than the 30-30 because of the bore but other than that, the dimensions look similar.

I agree, a very nice saddle rifle.

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They are bison, most everyone here calls them buffalo. There are a lot of commercial bison operations in Wyoming, but there is a push in both Montana and Wyoming to have free running herds that are wildlife. The Crow have a similar operation near Hardin Montana and they sell and raffle hunts. Not su...

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348 Win, I don't think you are likely to run into one unless you know someone who has one. I've seen a couple for sale in Cody, but I believe they were being sold by the party who ordered them and bought them, second hand sales, not directly from Big Horn. I've been to where they are made a couple o...

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Have a good one Jim!

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I kind of take a different approach to using light loads. I just use whatever load is in the ball park to factory loads velocity wise and shoot accurately. I use 150's or 170's and even some heavier. They are typically not very destructive on a lung shot on a coyote or bobcat if you want to save the...

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Don't let the loose fore ends and stocks worry you. I've had them on 95's, 94's, 336's, Marlin 94's and 95's and they are easy to fix. Brownell's epoxy is good as it's easier to match color, but Devcon, Marine Tex and probably a lot of other epoxies will work fine. Seems most any lever gun stock wil...

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Nice weather here this weekend and I went out and shot some 30-30's. And for my curiosity and for a comparison for Ikocher I ran the velocity in each rifle. The load I used was a 150 Speer FP with 32 grains of AA2460 and a R-P 9 1/2 primer. I used a Garmin chronograph. I did shoot the new Marlin Tra...

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I own plenty of 16" barreled rifles, they are what I use the most. I can't speak for ikocher. I picked up one of the new Marlin Trappers but haven't shot it yet. If the weather is decent this weekend, I may compare it with a chrono to another barrel length. My past experience with that is that ...

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This is the one topic I found but it doesn't have 16" info.

viewtopic.php?p=290440&hilit=30+30+chro ... ge#p290440

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Well, I should have done this a long time ago. The 45 Colt I have is a 20" and says Braziltech made by Taurus. I've had it for around 15 years, but I don't remember where I bought it or if it was new or used----I should keep records. Anyway, I slugged it last night and the bore is very close to...

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Wow, very nice!

I'll have to get to looking now in a serious way. My brother has my father's 64 in 32 Spec---it was always nice to pack and accurate with cast bullets. It looks like the one second from left.

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They come with a Skinner rear sight.

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I have been recently thinking about buying one of the Canadian Railroad Commemorative's to shoot and wondered if they had the 1 in 16 twist or something different?

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Tularemia. I only hunt rabbits around here with a month that has an R, for rabbit in it.

It's a real deal, I've known folks who had it.

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Thanks for that comment above Old Win, I'm not sure how to use the quotes, so I didn't get you quoted properly.

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From prior conversations, I know you prefer pistol grips. I'd like to mention a few things regarding trappers. Most of the later factory Winchester trappers have a smaller profile stock. Especially from comb to toe. This is to maintain a semblance of balance. Most Trappers that are home built will ...

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Hmmm, I've never slugged the bore on mine, I should do that. I'll try to get that done soon, so I can comment on mine.

Old Savage, what diameter of bullets do you shoot out of yours? Seems like a 452 diameter would have poor accuracy?

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