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Scott Tschirhart

I’m curious if this is possible. This is a fairly standard modification for the 94 Marlin but I don’t think I have heard of anyone doing this with a 92 Winchester pattern rifle.

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I shot a very nice buck last year on opening day. But I don’t shoot a nice one every year. This year I have some young deer with antlers that indicate that they will be pretty special if left to grow. They will have their chance. But I see no problem with taking out the deer that will never really g...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 5:37 am We all agree that spikes are normally a year and a half old deer.

These are not baby deer. These are full grown adults.

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When you see a whitetail deer with a large spike on one or both sides it is generally considered an inferior deer and we try to take them out of the gene pool. I have two of them this year but I wasn’t quite sure about the current regulations. Fortunately Texas Parks and Wildlife gives us great diag...

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I’m finding this heavier pellet, despite its round nose, is much better on squirrels.

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I watched nine deer this morning. 5 of which I haven’t seen before. All of them are sporting heavy coats so I think we are in for a colder winter. I’m so thankful for my wife, my family, my friends. I’m thankful to be able to spend time out here on the ranch where the ca...

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A whitetail isn’t that hard to kill. Last year I took my buck with a .45 Colt load that is safe in a Single Action Army.

You just have to punch a hole through them in the right place. If it’s accurate, you can certainly do the job.

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While I don’t know what kind of velocity that load might generate, I know several guys who load their .30-06 down to .30-30 levels so that their kids can shoot deer without the heavier recoil.

Makes good sense to me.

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Overkill? Is there such a thing??

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Very nice. I’ve been watching deer but it hasn’t really been cold enough to shoot one yet.

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I cooked one of the breasts in the crock pot yesterday. I put down a bed of chopped green pepper and yellow onion. Layed the breast on top. Seasoned with some low salt seasoning. Then I put a bottle of Caesar dressing and cooked on high for an hour. A little garlic. Then I sliced up some potatoes an...

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Bless you for getting this done. All of mine shoot 3-4 high at 25. Is he going to stock these, or is it strictly a special order thing? That was exactly my problem. It shot way too high. I don’t know if he plans to do any more. I had a particular idea and this is how we addressed it. Wouldn’t hurt ...

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Good to hear Andy!

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Still in San Antonio.

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But they are this easy to fix if you break one. I have changed. Out several to change colors.

And even if the fiber optic breaks you still have the irons until you get it fixed.

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Most of them seem to be pretty rugged. I have extra fiber optic pieces to fix them but I have never personally broken one.

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Yes but I have a fixed rear.

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I just don’t shoot from a bench. Haven’t shot from a bench for more than 20 years.

None of my field shots are from a bench so I just don’t use one.

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Now it’s right!!!

Sighted in at 50 yards with CCI Mini Mag hollow points and is pretty close with .22 WMR 40 gr Winchester HP

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I actually like a “fixed” rear sight like a Skinner ladder sight and do my adjustment on the front sight. Even on my Ruger/Marlin Shootists 40th anniversary gun, the Skinner rear is bottomed out and I tried different front sights to get the right combination. But I don’t baby my rifles and I like to...

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I find that some air rifles, particularly spring air rifles, are very sensitive as to how you hold them. If you are very consistent, your gun will shoot noticeably better. I’ve never thought about this with firearms but I’m wondering about it. I know that the more consistent you can be with a SAA th...

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FLINT wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:04 pm Great job! Pretty good beard for a jake. how far away was he?

120-130 yards.

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CZ 527 chambered for .223

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Griff wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 2:04 pm NOw the work begins! Congrats!

Already done. I didn’t waste anything

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This morning.

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I shoot the guns I like a lot. Lately a USFA Rodeo and the Shootists 40th Anniversary levergun in .45 Colt have been the most used. The .410 Remington 870 was the most used shotgun this year. Do I really need a safe full of guns???? I’m reminded of the warning about putting up treasure here on earth...

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Guys, it is amazing how much difference there is in the accuracy with different pellets in this rifle.

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As much as I love the .38 and .357 I don’t shoot them much these days.

I suppose it’s the muzzle blast, but there’s no doubt that my old Ruger Flattop is a sweet shooter.

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But it not as accurate as the heavier round nose pellets.

So I tried a much heavier pellet and it shoots really well.

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Someone on this board recommended the H&N Hunter Extreme pellet for my rifle. It is pretty devastating when it hits.
It allows for body shots and takes the squirrels down hard.

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I obtained a huge florescent red front sight that is a bit taller from New England Firearms and drifted the rear sight a hair. Now it’s ready to hunt!

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Much more gooder! This is a great way to say it! I can’t find any other fault with this gun. It’s smooth and feeds everything without any sort of problems. Trigger slicked up really nicely. The action slicked up with simply working the lever a bunch. Now that it shoots I think it might become a tru...

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It would not shoot jacketed bullets any better than cast. So I don’t think it was intentional. These bore scope photos are of my own rifle but I’ve seen several others that look the same. I don’t know how they even got this way.

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Only accurate rifles are interesting.

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An iron sighted levergun can be quite accurate and useful. Thanks for taking us along Jim!

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Thank you Andy and everyone who helps and participates here.

I have a Project that I need to discuss with Andy.

In the meantime I drafted and filed an Amicus Brief with the US Supreme Court recently. I was honored to be asked to do it. Oral arguments will be in early December.

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I had a little leading in the throat after the cutting. Following up on Mic’s suggestion, I polished everything up with 000 steel wool followed by 0000 steel wool wrapped around an old cleaning brush. Fired 80 rounds on Sunday and fine tuned the sights and locked them down. No leading issues. I’m ve...

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Here is the result at 50 yards:

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John Killabrew came up with the idea of hand reaming that portion out so that there would be a smoother transition into the lands.

John sent me the reamer after he reamed his rifle.

Here are some photos taken during the process.

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As you may recall we were shooting patterns, not groups, with various loads in the Shootists 40th Anniversary carbine. It seemed like everyone who owned one was having the same problem. They just would not shoot. I saw a number of bore scope photos that indicated that in the transition between the c...

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The passing of an era.

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JimT wrote: ↑Wed Nov 12, 2025 5:24 pm I was a much better shot when I had 1 or 2 big bore handguns, 1 rimfire handgun, 1 rifle and 1 shotgun.

I have more than I need. My wants are very simple.

But I agree. I was much better when I had much less.

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Good shooting Jim.

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The Old Hickory line of carbon steel knives are just what you need. Unfortunate I think they have been long discontinued.

BUT you can occasionally find them on EBay.

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I don’t go anywhere else.

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My doctor said that his entire team of physicians had to take the Covid vaccine…..no choice at all.

BTW, I feel back to normal. That was no fun.

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Some of that .327 ammo is hotter than a wood stove!!!

It’s a wicked round in a Single Seven!

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It’s great to see a dog get turned on like that.

My little Hunter has turned that corner.

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Outstanding!! Congratulations to both of you!

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Interesting comparison with my most commonly loaded .45 Colt cartridge.

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