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+1,2,3 on killing turkeys with a .410. That is how many gobblers my grandson took with his .410. One per year before graduating to 20 ga. He then killed some shooting his mom's 20 ga Orion. Now he has graduated to his own Weatherby Orion in 12 ga and has already taken turkey, pheasant, dove and quai...

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All -
My son gave me my birthday book today and it was well packed and totally new.

Very impressive binding and pictures and I hope to get to start reading it tomorrow (after morning chores) .

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Ray - that is the story! Good show, thanks. It has ben 11 years now - my how time flies.

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Dang good story. Thanks for posting.

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Rusty, Yes, I have - on one occasion in New Mexico, the guide placed me behind a cedar tree less than 50 yards from a favorite pronghorn fence crossing and he drove out of sight and sneaked back to observe. Another guide parked his pickup just inside the pasture and sat there about 1/2 mile away. Th...

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Griff,
Good plan; cooler will be better.
I need to practice before 86er, my son and I go Pronghorn hunting in October.
Interesting thought - I have shot more pronghorns with iron sighted lever guns than with scoped bolt actions!

Good luck with the knee repairs.

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Not me!
I still use AN OLD LYMAN TURRET PRESS.

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Great pix, thanks.

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Couple of cool pix. Good luck with new bike. However, a plea from one that prefers cars to motorcycles; PLEASE do not remove the mufflers so your bike sounds like an old two - lunger farm tractor plowing uphill! One of my neighbors had multiple bikers come and go and a couple of them could be heard ...

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Griff, We can cure your lack of 1895 experience in a jiffy! We can meet over at Ricky's range and you can shoot my 1895 .405. If you like the 300 grain ammo, I may even spare you a couple rounds of my 400 grain DG ammo. :shock: http://www.jpgbox.com/jpg/51985_600x400.jpg PS I felt the same as you ab...

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I take RemOil packets, use as needed, and then discard the foil when used.

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Sometimes though, God gets a little help with the inventions of Man. My first job out of UT was scientific programmer at the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest north of Dallas. I did data reduction for scientists in the Atmosphere and Space Sciences Department. They launched from Churchill Ba...

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Rimfire,
Good to hear!
Due to receive mine this Thursday for my birthday present!

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+1 on the first two responses.

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Their summer sale is on and I just ordered a cotton and leather rifle sling for less than $30; this is about 1/3 of the cost of similar slings from other vendors and includes the metal clips for the sling studs on the rifle. https://www.versacarry.com/rifle-gear/cotton-web-sling/ I like these slings...

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Looks brand new to me!
Good idea to put it in the appropriate box if possible.

I still have the S&W box that my M19 came in back in the 1950s. Along with the supplied cleaning tools.

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As a teenage trapper, I caught more skunks than anything else; with jump traps and Havahearts. Nasty little beasties, but easy to do away with. They have their place , but that place is not in our chicken pen, barn, yard, courtyard, under house foundation, etc. If I cannot run them off with fox urin...

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Looked out Master BR window and there was a skunk digging in my beautiful St Augustine front yard! Went to safe for M19 with snake loads and it was closed and locked! So, grabbed my M39 loaded with JHP and slipped around to the front yard - skunk had moved to about 20 yards away and was digging agai...

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We had ATT DSL and land line phone service on the same line for years and all was well. This spring all went South with both services. Phone has been dead for two months and Internet access was reliable only at night. We live at the edge of the country, so the only replacement was satellite based so...

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I just read this on another forum and am passing it on in case any forum members need to stock up now.

Fortunately, I have all I need for my .405 and my 45-90.

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In my early teenage years, I shot a M61 and my hunting buddy, Don, shot a Model 62.We exchanged rifles often just for the fun of it. The 62 was a really cool rifle and both were very accurate. I lost track of Don and his rifle, but I have my M61 hammerless. It is great on rabbits, PD, and squirrels ...

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Brad, I posted info on your 1895 book on two other forums: Accurate Reloading - Levergun forum Shooters Forum - Levergun section I tried to post on 24 hour Campfire Lever- guns section, but their use of ads and slow response made it nearly impossible, so after a while, I gave it up. Besides, if they...

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Welcome aboard Brad. I have not seen my book yet, but if Shrapnel approves, I will likely approve also.
BTW, did you see my 1895 .405 leaning on my dead Cape Buff in the pic to the right?
Same 400 grain Woodleigh bullet and velocity as the 450/400.

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Very cool and thanks! Back when I hand loaded .357 for my Winnie Model 1892 with 20 inch Douglas barrel, I got 2200 fps with 140 grain hollow point bullets: my wife shot a doe with that load and on the off side it took out a combo of hide and meat 6 inches in diameter. Stopped using HP then. Even fa...

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A little bird leaked to me that on August 1, one of my birthday presents will be The 1895 Book!!!

No, I did NOT order it for myself.

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Nope, but this 1886 .45-90 gets my attention when firing DG loads of 450 grain Kodiaks at 2150 FPS. You can imagine what it does to the targeted animals!

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Keep the light behind you and shoot them in the eye!

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Shot placement rules!
I shoot .357 revolver and rifle and either is sufficient for hogs within range of the cartridge and your ability.

I do suggest the use of JSP and not hollow point bullets.

I have used both on hogs and the JSP are more reliable.

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Rimfire,
I have an extra 95 -An unfired Deluxe safe queen.
Of course it is a .405 WCF, not one of the snowflake calibers some shoot.

I have only worked the action once, but of course 86er did too when I let him handle it.

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Thanks for the chuckle.

Reckon you can patent that ?

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Paul,
Some nice rifles and at fair prices.
Unfortunately for me, none that I do not have or that I need to fill a gap. Tempted by the Winchester .22, but I already have one of those in .22 Mag and other Winnie 22s.

Thank you for the notice and lets hope some of us see something to buy.

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The ignorance of elected officials always amazes me!

And makes me wonder if their constituents are even MORE ignorant.

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Best wishes for good results. (and pretty nurses)

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Thanks, but not to worry as Fred said "that is a big hog!"

Thanks again for the post.

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Great trophy and thanks for posting it. Photos can be very misleading, like one with the hunter 5 feet behind the GIANT Cape Buffalo, elephant, or bison. Such photos also make hunting rifles look to be anti-tank guns. Without scales, we (land owner, dog handler, skinner, etc) all guesstimated this o...

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Piller,
Colin has had one shot kills on feral hog and Nilgai with his Socom. Looks to be a good hunting cartridge.

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Bill, that depends on how hungry you are.

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" Itchier than installing fiberglass insulation."

Sometimes!

The bug that I brushed off my neck left a calling card: this morning there is a whelp there over an inch long.

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Ford,,, Oopsie, I just ate the last of a peach cobbler as a mid morning snack. We just finished processing and freezing the Indian peaches and that makes us 20% through. Just 80% to go. I did take time to set out to thaw food for tomorrows cook out: elk ribs, link sausage, ears of RKrodle sweet corn...

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I have received these Dillon booklets for years and occasionally find some good reading in them.

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you are of to a good start- remember to show finished product.

My 1895s are .405 rifles and not so handy as yours, but still a very handy big bore:

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We have some promising pears, but our plum tree just bloomed like crazy and then - no fruit!
Two young cherry trees bore their first fruit which was picked and eaten as each one ripened.

The excess rain may have been good for the peaches and pears, but has played XXXX with my farm chores.

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No Wonder: from 7 to 9 worked on repairing a section of walk with my helper. from 9 to 11 we fabricated and installed a much needed new downspout on front of house. from 10-12 oversaw plumbers repairing a sink (paid plumbers - eek! ) from 12:30 to 1 PM dealt with A/C repairman to diagnose problem ca...

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JimT
You really stirred up the natives!!

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Hi Grizz, Sorry that I used shorthand. Here is an example to clarify: For three 458 diameter, 450 grain bullets, the all copper North Fork FPS bullet is longer than either the Kodiak FMJ over lead or the Punch brass bullet with lead filled hollow cavity base. The shorter bullets leave more room for ...

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SOUNDS AS IF YOU COULD BRING HOME THE BACON THIS FALL.

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MM, I will be interested in the velocity if you do measure it. On our 45-90 bullet testing in Africa, we loaded Nosler Protected Point to 2200 fps MV as Nosler said they would blow up on impact at speeds over 2200. 86er shot a leopard at 20 yards and it was DRT; the bullet was recovered from sand an...

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Mighty fine!
Enjoy, but do it safely!

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