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Glad you and the family are OK.
Friend went thru a F5, or should I say, left his house 3 min. before it hit. His mother-in-laws house down the road only had the foundation left, even took off the linoleum on the floor. His house had two walls left and his daughters car was thru the front door

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Walt----you are not alone my brother, you are not alone!!!

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Would be close between my stainless 357/9mm convertable 6.5" or my 5.5" blued 45acp/45 colt. Do I have to include my SBH?? If so, then I would take it!!

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Happy Easter. He is Risen!!!

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Think the news said that it wouldn't be the first time the ship has had issues with propulsion. Reported 6 missing (road crew fixing potholes in the road) but sonar shows cars also on the bottom, so it will surely rise.
Prayers for everyones families

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I use some wire strippers and just put the round in the shellholder and raise the ram to where I can grip the bullet just above the case mouth and lower the ram. Bullet gets marks on it, but I use them for fireforming.

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A 338-284 would be fairly equivalent to the 338-06, but with 284 cases hard to come by, the 338-06 would be my first choice. Speaking of the 284 win, its case dimensions are really close to the 338ME which shows the 338me as being .006" larger at the base. You might be able to use less than ful...

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Had a 356 but prefer a longer barrel, so, sold the 356 and sent a 30-30 to JES and had it re-bored and chambered in 356.

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Heck, I would put a 7mm barrel on it and make a 7mm Marlin Express.

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The 450 and the 308 and 338 had the V threads

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Probably the Marlin 1895 or the Winchester 1886. The 338 ME, if you open the neck to 45 cal. is essencially a shortened 45-70, with a different rim and probably thicker brass to handle the pressure.

Always wondered what the performance would be if necked to 7mm. Probably like a 280 Rem.

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Father graduated from the USMA. Rolling over in his grave, he is!!!!

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Got ahold of Marbles and asked about getting a replacement machine screw. It definitely isn't a #6 or a #4. Haven't measured the dia. no bigger than a #2 and a #1 wouldn't surprise me if its that small. Really need to get another rear sight as I don't care for the full buckhorn. Semi-buckhorn would ...

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Had a Ruger MKI 5" bull barrel 22 come from the factory unrifled. Wondered why I couldn't hit anything with it. Wish I would have kept it, but could only afford one at the time.

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If you had a 44 mag Marlin, you could check and see if the 50 ae round would fit in the mag tube. If not, then you would probably have to go the 336 route and I think of the 336-44 guns and IIRC, they had feeding issues with the short rounds. Then you would have to check barrel diameter at the chamb...

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Took a new to me Marlin Century II (45-70) to the range for the first time today. After about 15 rounds, looked thru the rear sight and the adjustable sight blade was gone!! Luckily, I found it and when I got home, tried to put it back in the sight, but when I loosened and took out the screw that ho...

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Friend of mine is at the 7 month point of waiting.

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Yeah, sad but so true!

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Not from Texas, but came darn close to moving there decades ago. The way the state is where I reside now, is getting like California, I wish I had moved there. Do have a Grandfather and Great-Grandmother on Moms side, from the great state of Texas.

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We had one this weekend. Lots of bullets and brass and powder. Decent prices on some of it. Even found 50 pieces of new 35 Rem brass and a partial box of 12 rounds for $5. More Marlin 39A's than I have seen in a long time. Even a 375 Win and 375 win brass for $0.60 ea. Was arguing with myself about ...

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It might be somewhat erratic ignition. Ball powder in such a large case. Summertime might be fine, but cooler weather could be a different story.

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I had one in 45-70 that put 5 rounds of factory WW 300gr slugs into just under 1.5" @100yds. My 30-30 will beat some bolt guns.

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Whats the diameter of the bullets you are using and what is the groove dia. of the barrel?

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I always wondered how a 7mm-338ME would perform? Like a 7mm-08 +p? or a 280 Rem

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Not a C/W music fan but I did enjoy much of his music. Gone way too soon. Godspeed Sir.

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think the bow and arrow are a bit more complicated than the atlatl and the atlatl is so much larger than the bow/arrow, unless you talk of english longbows. An atlatl would be tough to use on horseback.

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BE sure and stock up on brass/ammo. I saw some ammo yesterday for it, on the clearance rack.

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GunnyMack--I believe there was one outfit IIRC, GT Bullets, that might have what you want

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Grandad used to use a Win. mod. 42 for quail hunting when, he said, the 12ga was getting too easy. He also used to shoot crows out of his pecan tree with it and that durn tree had to be 150 ft tall, using 3" #4 shot. Still have a box or two of that stuff, has to be around 60 years old.

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I have a SAA about the same age as yours, 1990's. Unfortunately, mine shoots about 6" to the right at 50ft, but I am left handed and it recoils a bit to the right. Sights must be set up for you rightys.

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Leave it on the highway for a few days if you want a thinner, tenderized piece of meat!!

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IIRC, the facility in Ft Collins was doing research on prion infections and the fenced areas where they kept the animals were just that, one fence. So when the wild deer passed by and went to check things out, they could stick their nose thru the fence and make contact with the infected animals. The...

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Saw some new 32-20 brass the other day for sale. Three bags of 50 for $100, so $.67 a piece. Was gone in minutes

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Earlier in the month, I was looking for some Lyman decapping pins I just knew I had. While looking, I moved a pile of stuff and saw a plastic bag??? Picked it up and it was a bag of new 22-250 brass :o . Did find the decapping pins. But only after I went to the LGS the next day and had them order me...

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Spot on!!! People were trying to see how fast they could push bullets, even 125's, with the slow burning powders and as typical of the press, they hyped the flame cutting. Think I remember reading about 5000 Maxi frames being destroyed by Ruger because of the bad press and also that if you return a ...

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Yep, 3 day waiting period on any firearms sold in the state. Started Oct. 1, 2023.

Gonna be cold this weekend,guess I will be loading some 45-70!!

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Went back and looked at it again. Its a 1895 LTD--1 of 1500

Got the owner to come off the price a little more

It gets out of "jail" on Tuesday

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LOL, I knew you bunch of enablers would be all for me getting it!!!

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Went in to the LGS and was accosted by the owner and hauled to the back room to show me a Marlin 1895 Century II ltd in 45-70 and told me " I really need this ". Soooo tempted. Gun is engraved and has nice wood. Pistol grip/octagonal barrel. Supposedly only fired a few times. Think he want...

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Glad you could at least find another piece of the puzzle of your family's history.

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Probably a Scam site as you say.

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Our local Sportsman Warehouse went from $5.99 per hundred to $7.99 per hundred for spp

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Might have a 10/22 sitting in the back of the safe. Never shot it. Much prefer my Nylon 66 or my 39A

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I have 3. A Marlin Cowboy nib and a used one and an oddity I picked up years ago. Its a bolt gun, built on a P-14 action, near full bull barrel(Shilen I think), thumbhole stock, 3x9 scope. I have shot the NOE 310gr GC over a heavy dose of Varget. At first the bullets were yawing and hitting the targ...

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a .305" bore might not be too bad. What is the groove dia? Did you check the muzzle crown? As said, a .310" cast slug might work well in the gun. Did you clean the gun first to get rid of any fouling the barrel might have had? With jacketed, you might take some .308" jacketed bullets ...

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My Great Grandmother was the oldest. I was 21 when she passed. She was born in 1879 in Texas. I used to kid her about breakfast and her liking bread crumbs on her stick of butter (Her toast). She mainly talked about horse and buggy days and life on the farm.

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Don't have an FFL around here that I know of that will deal with California.

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I think the lee dipper of ashes, in the shotcup first, would be a good idea and work well

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Don't need one to clock a car. I have a handheld baseball unit that would work well for that. Dirt road next to us was making quite a cloud of dirt by the county trucks going down it way over the speed limit, so got out the handheld and a camera. Took pics of the truck and driver, and recorded time ...

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I believe it duplicates 5744

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