Pretty neat old post here that I have referred to quite a bit over the years.
https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showth ... Rifle-Load

Glad you're ok. I have seen many elk hit and they will kill you. They are tiny compared to those moose. The Dodge did pretty well by you.

Saw specs on Buffalo Bore ammo with a 250gr bullet at 2300fps. That ought to pack a whallop. Your model 71 sure is a beauty! Nice find. I always assumed that the .348 was more powerful than the 35 Whelen but seeing this Buffalo bore load above gives me new respect for the Whelen. A standard Whelen ...

I might be going around the same time. I'll be going to Subic Bay to go scuba diving and hope to stay 3-4 weeks.

The .45 Colt is very Special to me. I like it plenty and out of a Ruger Redhawk it might as well be a .454. I was thinking of getting one of the .454 Blackhawks but I believe I'll get a .480 Ruger instead.

Some great info on reloading for the .25-20 here:

http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/reloa ... aders.html

Learn something new every day. I have loved the movie forever and have watched it countless times. Didn't even know it was based off of a book. Just bought the two book combo called Josie Wales on Kindle. Come to find out the author also wrote "The Education of Little Tree". This is a book...

Also I would advise buying all your parts from quality manufactureres. A bunch of bargain basement parts will make a bargain basement AR.

Very fun and easy to do yourself. There a lot of quality You Tube videos out there to show you how. The easy button is buy this DVD:
http://www.amazon.com/Building-Your-AR- ... B004ZZDYDG

w30wcf,

My favorite light bullet .30 wcf load is the Speer plinker 100 grain over a bit of W231, I think it's six grains but I'd have to look. I believe I got this load from you here years ago. I have a couple of pounds of trail boss and will load this bullet with some of it eventually.

Dean

Sweet! I'll be wishing you, I was about to say luck but you dang sure have that covered, success.

Absolutely

Local shop has a .308 on consignment for $545. Slightly beat up wood, an old Weaver K4 and a bright shiny bore. Trigger felt good but I don't know enough about these to know what to offer.

Any thoughts?

I'll be buying one as soon as they are available. My dad has an old custom Contender pistol in .338-08 and I always thought a lever gun in that caliber would be sweet. When the .338 Federal came out I was really hoping that Marlin would chamber a lever in that caliber. I am still planning to buy one...

I bought a Yamaha XT 225 a couple of years ago thinking it would be great to ride in the woods, it is, and that I could save some money by riding it back and forth to work. The problem was that I forgot how fun riding a bike could be and a couple of months later I ended up getting a Honda Shadow Spi...

Outstanding! I am so glad that my niece is interested in shooting and hunting. She has an aunt on her mothers side that is a vegeterian and her conversations with this aunt are very humerous now that she is getting older, she is ten. You are doing a great thing getting that young lady interested in ...

I was going to say that if you don't think rat terriers are hunting dogs you haven't had one around a squirrel yet and then you added "Now, the good part is this: Rat Terriers can be great squirrel dogs." I had a buddy that had one and according to him it would go underground after rabbits...

I carry a .45 OM Blackhawk most of the time but I can also be found packing an SP 101 .357, a Mk III Ruger .22, S&W Mountain Gun .45 Colt or a 1911.

God bless you and yours.

Nice buck and a very nice rifle. Congrats!

You may also want to check out Richard Lees newest.

That little cutie sure is lucky to have a dad starting her down the right path so early in life.

Well done.

There is a lot to be said for a single shot .357 with a pistol in the same caliber.