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Canuck Bob

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Canuck Bob

Canuck Bob, thanks for asking. Yes, the powder in the funnel is some of the powder that was in the case but broke apart. The handloader deviated from the internet recipe and changed the primer to a milder one. Almost a very bad move in this case (no pun intended). Mic has a lot of lab time under hi...

Canuck Bob

Those fussy self loaders are always suspect in my book. How about another lever action?

Canuck Bob

Perfect upgrade, looks so much more like the famous carbine. Amazing it dropped in, says a lot about thier focus on accuracy of reproduction.

Canuck Bob

The twist on my Win 94 32 Sp is a 1in16 as measured with a cleaning rod. My research on the round and its manufacturing quirks has revealed some interesting reports. There have been runs of factory rifle, Marlins I believe, that had .316-.318 groove diameter. I keep looking for reports of Winchester...

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I don't like censorship even when it benefits me or my opinions. Thanks for the advice on blocking but I prefer to read stuff from forum members even when I disagree. I do find the direction of some threads troubling. My two favorite forums are prone to a hint of petty bickering. However I am hardly...

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Cowboy T, could you elaborate a bit. The quotes leave me wanting more details. Is he implying that a different primer would make this load safe or the load itself was unsafe? I understand most reloaders differentiate detonation as small charges of fast powder in a large volume case. SEE is a small c...

Canuck Bob

I bought a nice used CZ527 lefty in walnut and steel. I bought one plastic stocked Handi in 22 Hornet. It will get after market walnut some day.

Canuck Bob

I have a 92 Deluxe Takedown Winoku 92. I am pleased with the gun and it is the nicest firearm I own. At first I didn't like the safety but in the end it is no issue. If one can afford it they are a fine rifle.

Canuck Bob

Best wishes, I endured two hip replacements and my fellow patients all said knees were much worse for recovery grief! It is so wonderful to be walking 15 years later, you'll grow to appreciate the grief, hang in there.

Canuck Bob

With no CCW experience or even the laws to allow any carry at all I have one note. I once owned a Series 70, wonderful pistol, and the only time it could have been concealed was under an arctic parka! That is a lot of pistol to conceal in any configuration isn't it?

Canuck Bob

Loaded up a pile of 444 decades ago. Set my FP and it has remained there ever since! I do like easy adjustability on some rifles but in reality use it little.

Canuck Bob

Interesting but like Sixgun it just doesn't float my boat. I much prefer a 9422

Canuck Bob

That would be a dandy rifle cartridge combo. I had a #1 Tropical 375 H&H years ago. They are special rifles. However I see no need to load one above a modern Marlin level load. If I wanted real power I would opt for a 375, a real good power cartridge that is amazingly rangy. A Marlin level 45-70...

Canuck Bob

I stuck with my 444 but recently picked up a 32 S in a 94 for deer if I hunt again. To me the lever action peep sighted rifle was akin to a sporting limit like a bowhunter faces. The 30-30 is a dandy and setting personal limits to make things more challenging is a worthy effort. Mega magnums and tri...

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The most important issue with a 270 is stout bullets as heavy as possible. I think if a guy is stretching the range a 30-06 is much better. Moose do seem to give up the ghost easier than an elk. That is the general thought around here. My moose rifle is a 444 with 265 Hornady FNs at 150 to 200 max p...

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Jeepnik that CJ7 is a dandy. I've considered the stretched Jeeps the best overall design. I missed an LJ by a day when I bought my TJ. I used it as a sales vehicle and really missed the extra space behind the seats. Done up with the short cab they are really sweet looking. Sir, that is a CJ8. They ...

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Jeepnik that CJ7 is a dandy. I've considered the stretched Jeeps the best overall design. I missed an LJ by a day when I bought my TJ. I used it as a sales vehicle and really missed the extra space behind the seats. Done up with the short cab they are really sweet looking.

Canuck Bob

Wow, I live a seriously deprived life!!!

Canuck Bob

I personally need more. My no-air standard Jeep TJ is about as minimum as I can perceive. I also now consider the quad coil suspension as mandatory with the sway bars and links for Jeeps. There is nothing wrong with the early CJs but I'm not tough enough, durable enough, or patient enough to drive t...

Canuck Bob

Well you sure got nice company. Beautiful smiling face on the left, not so beautiful face on the right.

One thing about gophers, their good at making more gophers!

Canuck Bob

Real nice lever, congrats!

Canuck Bob

Looks factory to me, or it should be anyways!!

Canuck Bob

Nice, i love my Winoku 92! Let us know how it feeds 38 Special if you ever try them.

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Gotta love a farm boy with a hockey stick and his woman busting clays!

Canuck Bob

I'm considering the BPS Upland 20 gauge. Something the girls can bust clay with and Daddy can load up with slugs in bear country. 22" barrel and straight stock. Nothing like a shotgun to put the fear into a punk. http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=011B&cid=012&...

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I ordered in a 32 Special Lee FCD and it arrived. I know this isn't much but it cheered me up. I got some crow in me. Shiny stuff makes me drool!!

I've read that a 30-30 FCD works for the Special but it just tickles me that it reads 32 Special.

Canuck Bob

Very nice, I see the sling as a plus. Sadly not a 32 Special but some folks seem to like the 30-30 too!!!

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You got foxes on steroids these days! That is fine performance and shooting with those slugs.

Canuck Bob

Ysabel, your OP reminded me of a joke.

A systems engineer is a guy who lays awake at night wondering if anal retentive is hyphenated!

I'm impressed and jealous by your organization skills and will as well as your superb gun room stock! Nice work.

Canuck Bob

I just picked up a 32 Special FCD myself.

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And I thought it was some scrap with 4 holes drilled in it! Turns out to be a military munitions tool, go figure!

Canuck Bob

I once crawled through a Lancaster when i was a kid in Windsor. Also visited an American diesel sub on the Detroit river. It was almost 50 years ago but still fresh in memory.

Doesn't Lakeland have a connection with the EAA?

Canuck Bob

Good catch and awareness. A good example to all of us.

Those 22 Quiets are on my must try list now for sure.

Canuck Bob

Ray Newman wrote:A good and economical source for copies of the various domestic and foreign manufacturers' firearms and ammunition catalogs is Cornell Publications: http://www.cornellpubs.com/index.php

new bookmark thanks

Bob

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w30wcf your reference sources and knowledge always surprises me, thanks. Looks like a 100 fps advantage is a good estimate for 32 Special versus the 30-30. Works for 3 references, two from the past and one current. Bob, 1905 Winchester Catalog velocities taken at 50 ft. 30 WCF - 170 gr. 1,960 fps 32...

Canuck Bob

The earliest data I have is from the 1948 Lyman Ideal Hand Book No. 35 For .30-30, it shows a 170 gr. bullet using 33.5 gr of 3031 going 2300 fps For .32 WS, it shows a 170 gr. bullet using 33.5 gr of 3031 going 2230 fps The calculator shows that to be 1997 and 1877 ft-lbs muzzle energy, respective...

Canuck Bob

Excellent rifle and cartridge combo, congrats!!

Canuck Bob

I am just doing some personal research. Does anyone have the ballistic data from the early days of the 30-30 and 32 Special? I'm looking to compare data for similar bullet weights from the same manufacturers if possible, please? I've bumped into some references that suggest there was a wider differe...

Canuck Bob

The responses don't predict a good future. Loss of confidence is devastating for a brand. But an extensive internet search has revealed some folks are happy with very recent purchases. I'm planning a browse to see any that may be on display for myself.

Canuck Bob

Great deer, and a great rifle. It is so reassuring that another sprawling Commonwealth country likes and uses lever actions!!

Canuck Bob

Wonderful story, she overcame 2 huge barriers over half a century early by modern history. I suspect she was both tough and smart. I'm going to show my daughters!! Alberta had an outstanding early black pioneer, John Ware. He is a similar local legend sadly fading from memory these days. He made his...

Canuck Bob

My Winoku 92 take down deluxe Davidson special was very well fitted and finished. I no longer have interest in much buying but do not regret the purchase. Every Winoku I bump into is well fitted and finished. I did return to standard production used rifles afterward. To my eye these configurations a...

Canuck Bob

If I could afford one it would be mine. It would share 265 grain Hornady bullets with my 444. That bullet works long and short in my opinion and would shine for the 44 Mag and rifle hunting.

Canuck Bob

The best articles on the 444 imo. Articles from the Beartooth Bullets tech articles that are my favourite. He discusses the rifle in two models, a slow twist rifle 444S and a fast twist shorty 444P. He documents his success with fire lapping, note he sells a lapping system but it doesn't read like r...

Canuck Bob

That 444 XLR is a dandy rifle indeed! That model is so tempting and one of the few stainless models I really wish I owned. What a bonus to get it in a JM manufacture. I'm assuming it has the fast twist as well. My eye prefers the longer barrels of the Marlins so made. I've never found the 22" b...

Canuck Bob

Sad news, I bought a Hornet to get a Hornet with a 9" twist to try heavier bullets at mid range velocity. Glad I did now. When I was a kid there was a thriving gun industry in Canada. It is almost all gone now due to regulations and easy access to the US market. Well now we have no domestic ind...

Canuck Bob

You nailed it Kirk and a guy could hardly call you a Winchester basher. My tired 444S with the slim forearm like yours and short magazine is a pretty rifle, much prettier than any bolt action. It scopes like a charm and snow never drops in the action. To be fair my 94 32 Special is just as pretty an...

Canuck Bob

Because lever action riflemen are such good shots, of course.

Canuck Bob

Just read on Fox News about some ammo ban that will affect AR15 sales. Sorry for my ignorance but what are they talking about? I usually consider your country nirvana for limited gun control.

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