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what? we were just texting yesterday about Evorust. had no idea. woulda said something. sure hope all goes well!! and btw, hows Harper?

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mid 70s i shot a run over dog while on patrol on main street (hwy 80) maybe 3 AM in the tiny town of canutillo tx. went about my business. few minutes later i was dispatched to investigate a call about gunshots there. radioed "it was me". got back "ok". then someone else called i...

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mid 90s my brother was driving outside of austin in the hill country at night and saw a car hit and kill a deer. he waited about an hour for someone to show up. no one did so he tied it to the ladder on the back of the his van and left. game warden stopped him a few minutes later and arrested him. t...

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40 years ago i was 35 and operating my 3rd mom n pop gun store. only went in the hole 100k to the bank. peso devalued and sunk me. yes, they could buy ammo back then. buncha tire dealers etc went under too.

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fast and easy solution. hang em all, like in the days of yore in england. first the scum, then the politicians. wait, i just repeated myself. no deporting. no reeducation. no prison. hang em.

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I'm thinning out the herd and have a couple options for you. I can sell you a new in box S&W 629 with a 6" barrel for $750.00 shipped. I also have a S&W 69 with 4" barrel that's supposed to be new in box for $700.00 shipped. appreciate the response. i'll keep those in mind while i...

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samsi wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2026 5:19 pm I'd take a look at the new Colt Kodiaks. They liked it over at Revolverguy:

https://revolverguy.com/colts-kodiak-2-0/

those are nice for sure but at 3lbs i'd have to get a pack mule to carry it

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I'm thinning out the herd and have a couple options for you. I can sell you a new in box S&W 629 with a 6" barrel for $750.00 shipped. I also have a S&W 69 with 4" barrel that's supposed to be new in box for $700.00 shipped. appreciate the response. i'll keep those in mind while i...

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looking at getting a 44 mag in 4" bbl. preferably a smith. will shoot 44 specials but want the mag option. have a nice 629 smith i did a great trigger job on (for once) from 1980s but of course my son claimed it.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:50 pm The one I took to Raton has a plastic stock and a short barrel. Very light. This is probably my favorite. I don’t mind the box magazine and it does away with the need for stripper clips.

what is it? i have a mossberg scout rifle that looks like that. i think.

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jeepnik wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2026 12:01 am The scout rifle perfected.

thats my truck gun. the SOCOM

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This thing sizes and trims at the same time. its in 308 but can be changed over to a lot of calibers. comes with 3 carbide trimmer blades, 2 are unopened NIB. dillon suggests that you use a shop vac. i didn't. a small air compressor or a set of lungs works just fine. bought it 12/25, ran about 200 r...

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marlinman93 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2026 12:56 pm I'd much rather see an AR done in .30-30 than see a traditional lever action .30-30 done up butt an assault rifle.

I think you're too late. seen some the PK marlin site, FB etc. saw at leasr one JM put into a plastic stock with all the fixings. makes you wanna get your hands on whoever did it.

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but why? i think just for the novelty

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Where did you get the hangers that hang the steel plates? i've gone thru so many chains over the years ( for some reason they break after repeated hits from 45-70s etc) that i am going to use bungee cords next time at the range. they're easy to replace and cheap. maybe works maybe not. and of cours...

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Liking your story, nwcatman, my friend. 8) While my first handgun purchase the day I turned 21 in 1974 was a Model 28 Highway Patrolman with 4-inch barrel -- from the PayLess Drugstore chain in Oregon! -- I have concluded over the years that the .357 has to run at full pressure and obnoxious racket...

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piller wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2026 9:20 pm Sadly, it should not need to be told to the parents to teach that to your kids.

parent. singular.

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i took in a S&W 13-2 4" on trade from a BP agent that had assisted me one night on patrol. i was arresting 3 and only had 2 cuffs so happened by and lent me his cuffs. anyways..years later he showed up at the shop and i took it in trade. son went away to college and i gave it to him. Bbl lo...

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That big 83 makes 335s at 1250 a breeze, same load from my 5 1/2" Bisley does 1100ish some of that is 1/2" less barrel, most is a tighter B/C gap and oh my goodness tighter chambers! It is in fact like getting a new gun. I dearly love the 454 Casull, but honestly I very, very rarely shoot...

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Still here from 2007. All my Marlin rifle calibers are accurate. Hmmm? Must be me. I gave a waffletop 35Rem that I can get 3 shot 1.5" or better groups with the Levergun powder recipe on the container. My 375Win Marlin does under 2" , 4 shots at 100yds and I haven't tried many loads in it...

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thanks!

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my father in law got me into casting in the early 70s and this was his. i think i took possession of it about a week after he showed me how it worked so he wouldn't have to use it anymore, and i've had it ever since. been sitting around neglected for maybe the last 20 years or so. i upgraded around ...

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I've always heard that a heavier bullet shoots higher. I've never bothered to test that theory. Will it shoot high enough is the question. This might be a good experiment, load some heavy and light bullets and shoot them . Thinking about that , it seems correct as a heavier bullet takes longer to g...

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waaaay too much plastic for me. especially on a lever gun. some things just aren't meant to be. but i'm old and grouchy.

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i read that as george CARLIN and was expecting an Aprils Fool!

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Twodot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2026 3:08 pm nwcatman,
you might want to see what the auction sites have listed for Lyman/RCBS/Saeco moulds and price yours accordingly, ( with a good guy discount for forum members )
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auction sites being Gunbroker? slim pickins there. went to EvilBay. got a good idea of whats what there.

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thanks guys. what about Lyman Molds? FULL DISCLOSURE.........i have several Lyman and Accurate and a Lee and a NOE i am going to be offering for sale soon, and am trying to determine a fair asking price but the Lymans are ALL N o Back Order it seems. so the old prices on midway show basically on sal...

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have dug out some used molds out of storage, and looking em up on the Lyman site, and Midway, all i see is "we no gotee and we no getee". anyone know whats behind this? shades of covid here.

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I have an old Marlin 36 "waffletop" in 35Remington. I found a Lyman"Micrometer Receiver with Disc" sight, box says for Marlin 93,94 and 36. Lyman 56 MB. Fit my rifle with no modificaton. Works great I got 3 shot 100yd 1.25" group with my reloads, 200gr Hornady RN Interlock ...

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i need to proofread what i post! mine has the original flat top rear sight also. not a buckhorn.

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yes there are parts missing
haven't even looked down the tube. will now
law enforcement, adult probation gang unit, gun store owner, etc never could decide what i wanted to be when i grew up except had to be with guns and bad guys. thanks to gene and roy and others

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don't remember how or when i got this rifle, a 1914 made model 94 30wcf. its barely a wall hanger its in such bad shape. came from the far west tx area, as did i many years ago. stock is almost white its so dried out and old. what i am really curious about is that it has a rack # on it. my research ...

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1951. wached roy and gene of course. a lot. parents took us kids to church ever sunday. elders had a meeting, told my dad that the two sixgun rig had be hung up in coat section but the hat and boots were ok. i was NOT HAPPY.

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Fri Feb 27, 2026 3:26 pm John, I am taking a lesson from Veeman and Doc AJ and have bought a Marble's Bullseye rear sight to try on the Uberti 1873. Will report when I get to shoot it. The Skinner is a much more rugged sight of course!

waiting to hear back bill

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1950 marlin 336 35 rem, bought from bill here on PK. love the gun, fun to shoot but the buckhorn rear sight and my eye are fighting each other. i'd like to put a skinner site on it, but will that decrease the value/collectibility? should i try to find a period correct sight? this has nothing to do w...

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Safestuffer wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:33 pm Not interested in woke pissbeer

THIS!!

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i will certainly do that. thanks

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While the Remington m24 wiki page notes that they were manufactured from 1922 to 1935 there is no serial numer lookup. I haven't seen a model 24 in some time, it is possible that i has no serial number. A great many manufacturers didn't number their .22's until the GCA '68 required the to do so. no...

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KWK wrote: ↑Wed Jan 21, 2026 12:25 am Perhaps this page at the Remington Society will help. Your 721 looks to be from March, 1951.

i saw that everytime i tried to do this. what that shows, if im not mistaken, is it is a site showing code for repaired remingtons

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i am cataloging the safe contents for future generations (that can't wait for me to die to get my guns im sure) and have a coupla remington rifles i cant find mfg dates after fruitless hours on the dreaded computer. so, if anyone can help i'd preaciate it. plus i'm about 95% computer stupid. frustra...

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bill, i don't know what to say. as someone that has lost a daughter after a long illness i can honestly say i know a little of what you are going through. hoping for the best.

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wvfarrier wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:11 am Notice it never says "it the the most effective caliber" just that it is the most effective for the lowest common denominator agents

THIS!

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i went thru them also. they advertise a "full auto" fast process. was slow, slow slow. was even getting notices saying all the electronic paperwork was done and submitted. weeks later i contacted em wondering what was happening. they hadn't even submitted the forms yet. the electronic form...

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I'M only 74 staring 75 in the face so i wouldn't know

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30-30?

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ya'll ever see that movie with Clint Eastwood, GRAN TORINO? so help me i got calls from my 3 kids all saying "hey dad, you gotta see this movie, its YOU!" and they told all their friends the same thing. not long after, i was in the hospital recuperating from steel rods being put in my lowe...

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Stainless and Laminate on a levergun is about as far as I can go. I just can't stand that plastic stuff. I hate the looks, and I hate the feel of them. Which reminds me, I went into a couple of gunshops the other day, and One was a fairly large gun shop. fully 80 precent of the bolt action rifle ha...

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Way too uncomfortable to wear a handgun while sleeping. I change from one side to the other at night, and can't imagine that working. I keep my .45 under the pillow where it wont interfere with good sleep. Ditto. With my back, I toss and turn constantly and rarely ever get a decent night sleep. A g...

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used to when was a LEO in far west tx and lived in the district i worked in the middle of nowhere. now days, living in south tx, sorta in the disappearing country, end of a long driveway with a locked gate, i have something at hand by every door in the house. in the work shop too.

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jeepnik wrote: ↑Sun Dec 21, 2025 12:20 am As tactical as I'll go.

If I feel I need something more in the line of a combat arm.

45-70 and 7.62. Both actual rifle rounds.

i have those exact same rifles, with a bushnell scope on the marlin. both will get it done.

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