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- Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: If you know any millionaires or philanthropists...
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3573
Re: If you know any millionaires or philanthropists...
i hear you and know quite welll what you mean. sold my interest in my practice and closed that deal a little earlier this year [ price was a fire sale....what i expected in this election year and covid year ] [ the last 3 years have done about 40% more work each year, in order to make 60% less money...
- Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Look what I found
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2561
Re: Look what I found
just superb !!
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: An ugly duckling finds a home
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2858
Re: An ugly duckling finds a home
i have one of those - keep it down in montana ...... great prairie dog rifle extremely accurate ( have 2 actually - keep one here in alaska ) and have one in 22 LR ... and then got one in 30 carbine and in 256 winchester .... all of them are great shooters i think they made a few in 22 Jet but i hav...
- Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin lever 410 to ??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1051
Re: Marlin lever 410 to ??
would be fun to have a takedown model and have the shotgun barrel and a rifle barrel.
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
never have seen a rolling block in 32/20... that is neat ! i did pick up a uberti rolling block in 357, that is quite dainty. it should be a fun little shooter too. the only 32/20s i have now, are pumps: remington model 25s [ a carbine and a rifle ] and a marlin model 27 pump. they are amazing small...
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
yes, it is. : )
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
I have been tempted by a BLR in 358 ! excellent combination. but I have 3 Winchesters in 356 [ actually 4: I have a brand new BigBore 94 in 356 and also in 307....still in their boxes with hanging tags and all papers etc one of the kids can sell that pair one day and do well..... or keep them and do...
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 vs 44 mag vs 44-40 popularity in lever guns
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8559
Re: 357 vs 44 mag vs 44-40 popularity in lever guns
quote: " no, it won't bring down an elephant "
well, dang ! there go my plans for a safari !
that's it.... not going now.
well, dang ! there go my plans for a safari !
that's it.... not going now.
- Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
wow! those are just superb !!
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
have had several 32 specials, really like that caliber. the only one I still have is a marlin model 36 … made the same year I was: 1947 https://i.imgur.com/AGgIVYT.jpg need to hunt with it, maybe next year Betcha the rifle is a lot better looking than you are these days. :D you sure got that right ...
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:00 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
true ! i personally have leverguns in at least 33 different calibers. [ used to be more ]
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
Would have to say the 22lr. I enjoy my 39a. Now if you go centerfire, then, although I do like the 30-30, I would have to say the 356 Win. Just like the larger bore. I generally reach for the 356 for hunting. I have several and it does whomp 'em. I stocked up on ammo, and brass, etc years ago. some...
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Steyr Zepher 2 fullstock
- Replies: 1
- Views: 551
Re: Steyr Zepher 2 fullstock
that is a superb little rifle. hard to find too.
have a friend who had 2 of them, but he sold them when they go so valuable.
have a friend who had 2 of them, but he sold them when they go so valuable.
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 357 vs 44 mag vs 44-40 popularity in lever guns
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8559
Re: 357 vs 44 mag vs 44-40 popularity in lever guns
Nice data. the first few on the list are as I pretty much imagined. I am a bit suprised the 44-40 was not slightly more represented. 71 owners of the 454 casull is eye opening, must be a decent % of entire 454 production numbers. and the 11 owners of 480s represent 11% of the total production [ I h...
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
- Replies: 76
- Views: 9211
Re: My Favorite Levergun Cartridge
have had several 32 specials, really like that caliber. the only one I still have is a marlin model 36 … made the same year I was: 1947
need to hunt with it, maybe next year
need to hunt with it, maybe next year
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
yes, it is the CB model. neat little beauty. you can use a reamer [ and headspace gauge etc ] and extend the chamber to take the 327 magnum.. my gun didnt need anything else done, it fed the 327s just fine with no modifications. makes a really handy versatile rifle. and they are quite rare. glad i g...
- Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
I don't actually have a favourite but speaking of BLRs..... I met a kid in the woods on opening day this saturday past carrying a BLR .308. He said that it was his granddad's and that between the original owner, his dad's elder brothers, his dad and now himself, it had slain well over a hundred dee...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 11:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
cowboy44.jpg1997 manufacture Marlin Cowboy 44 magnum with a 24" octagonal barrel. Little back story. I am in Canada and you can get a firearms license at age 18 to acquire pistols and rifles and shotguns. Well, as a 19 year old at the time, who just got into guns and had no family history of g...
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
This would have to be my favorite now. It is a Browning 1886 45-70 made in 1986. I really would love to get an original but for now this one is fun to shoot. Next two guns I want to get are the Uberti 73 in 44-40 and the 76 in 45-75. Would love to have an original in either of those but that may ha...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 2:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy birthday Sunday to COSteve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 368
Re: Happy birthday Sunday to COSteve
And a Happy Birthday to you as well! I was in my mid 50's before I met the first person who shared Nov. 8th of any year as their birthday. I guess it's a rare date. me too, though i do have a significant cluster of friends and acquaintances who were born in early november .... but maybe that is bec...
- Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy birthday Sunday to COSteve
- Replies: 3
- Views: 368
Happy birthday Sunday to COSteve
and myself. both of us born on november 8, 1947 !! and remember : on november 8, 1895 Conrad Roentgen discovered xrays..... and won the world's first Nobel prize for that discovery i am not at all sure of the meaning of all this....the stars may have been aligned in an unusual manner that day ! or m...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 1:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Gun Room
- Replies: 7882
- Views: 447104
Re: The Gun Room
I truly believe the vast majority of people already have their head out.....or it was never in. The real problem is it doesn't matter. The last few days have been proof of that. We have been given the illusion of a say. Of control of our destiny. They are in complete control. Not the ones you see. ...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
that one would be worth a small fortune !
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guy Fawkes Night!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1089
Re: Guy Fawkes Night!
quote: " poor old Guy Fawkes who only wanted to blow up the king and government.... "
I agree , anyone who has that goal, cant be all bad !! and I do think he was set up for the fall.
I agree , anyone who has that goal, cant be all bad !! and I do think he was set up for the fall.
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
critters who try to argue with the 45/70, only do that once !
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
i like that one, and thats exactly the kind i enjoy taking with me.
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:02 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
well, that shows you have your priorities right , in my opinion.
though it is hard to find one of these. i got this one probably 20 years ago
though it is hard to find one of these. i got this one probably 20 years ago
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
that 25/35 is a classic and really classy. one of my favorite calibers and in an excellent configuration ! a real balanced beautiful hunting rifle !
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
somewhere i have pictures of those sights, they have multiple folding leaves, and a folding ladder with slide etc the tang sight is really nice too. here are a couple : https://i.imgur.com/7tJXZJv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GhCG56O.jpg i have another 50/95 but it is just an old pump gun..... made by co...
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
me too... so one day i found one:CowboyTutt wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 7:15 pm Always had an interest in a 1876 in 50-95 as well. -Tutt
has a beautiful bore. puts all the shots in one hole at 25 yds
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Favorite levergun
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8587
Re: Favorite levergun
Scott, havent seen your name in a while !! good to hear from you !!
this is my all time favorite, probably showed you this one the last time someone asked me this:
model 1886 in 45/70. love everything about it - looks , balance and handling, and performance !
this is my all time favorite, probably showed you this one the last time someone asked me this:
model 1886 in 45/70. love everything about it - looks , balance and handling, and performance !
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The Marlin 410 and another squirrel for the stew
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1988
Re: The Marlin 410 and another squirrel for the stew
I have two of the marlin 410s, one a shooter grade, the other very nice, BUT have never seen a deluxe for sale. that is just a a terrific beauty. we have shot a lot of grouse with ours.
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: on the subject of lever shotguns..
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1740
Re: on the subject of lever shotguns..
why aren't there any 20 ga.?, only .410 way back , Marlin made a 20 gauge lever action prototype based on the original model 1895 receiver... there are pictures in Brophy's book I think\ I have the Kessler 20 gauge, the 1920s marlin original 410, a Winchester 1901 ten gauge, and a repro winchester ...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Need help identifying year of make of vintage ammo
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1186
Re: Need help identifying year of make of vintage ammo
box says " adapted to the Winchester model 70" and the model 70 came out in the 30's [ 1936, I believe ] preceded by the model 54
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My holy grail of leverguns
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4150
Re: My holy grail of leverguns
I have the same goal... to have a representative example of all the major 22 lever guns, not all the variations just the major models .... I thought I had achieved it, but now I need a Naughton ! dang it ! here is the list of what I have. a couple are actually prototypes but I have them and they are...
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
Re: hunting at the remote mine this week
Sounds like the perfect hunt scenario for guys our age! No hiking, no long hauls, and quickly over; except for the field dressing! Congratulations! yes, so true.having had 5 back surgeries, torn both rotator cuffs, etc packing anything much distance is out of the question. would have to camp there ...
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
Re: hunting at the remote mine this week
NICE!! I like it when a hunt comes together like that. What bullet did you use in the 356? Where did you the butt stock cartridge holder ? the buttstock cartridge holder also serves as an elevator for the comb of the rifle so your eye lines up behind the scope quite well and gives a good lock on th...
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
Re: hunting at the remote mine this week
Nice! Great job. My son and his buddy have been hunting blacktails on Kodiak. His buddy shot a nice buck. They had a 6 mile hump out with all the gear, meat, and head. I used to be that young! :D me too! back in late 80’s on a fly in hunt , a buddy and i packed my monster moose, over 7 miles ! star...
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
Re: hunting at the remote mine this week
thanks guys ! yes, later on it gets dark really early . right now we are losing at least 5 minutes of daylight per day the 356 ammo was 220 gr hornady hand load, a warmish load... seems to work well : ) it should be good eating ..... even a big bull is good eating IF you let the meat age properly it...
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
Re: hunting at the remote mine this week
thanks fellows !
we had some for breakfast a day later, and since it wasn't aged yet, it was chewy but great... no " game taste" at all
we still have a lot of work to do processing it the rest of the way.
we had some for breakfast a day later, and since it wasn't aged yet, it was chewy but great... no " game taste" at all
we still have a lot of work to do processing it the rest of the way.
- Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hunting at the remote mine this week
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2432
hunting at the remote mine this week
just got back last night , pretty tired. was getting cold out there but had some luck.... we had moose permits for any bull.. we unloaded gear at the little cabin and by then it was 630 pm. my wife said lets drive the trail upstream a bit and check for tracks....I was driving and looking out the sid...
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Percussion pistols and revolvers.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 594
Re: Percussion pistols and revolvers.
was looking at my copy of that book two weeks ago. gave several copies to friends.
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR-15 or Garand
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4376
Re: AR-15 or Garand
had a couple of mini 14s....handled well, nicely balanced. not nearly as reliable and no where near as accurate. Wow. My Mini-14's have been among the most reliable guns I've ever owned. Most have been the 'middle' ones from around 1985-2005 or so. mine were very early ones, i heard they got them f...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 1:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR-15 or Garand
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4376
Re: AR-15 or Garand
had a couple of mini 14s....handled well, nicely balanced. not nearly as reliable and no where near as accurate.
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR-15 or Garand
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4376
Re: AR-15 or Garand
i was always a 308 man, and contemptuous of the M16 i went into the military as a physician. was put into the RDF [ carter's Rapid Deployment Force , which i called the rapid depletion farce ] and trained every 6 months in the field with the M16. i was astonished ! i shot perfect scores on every cou...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 12:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3230
Re: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
Another place there's a lot of 425 expertise is the Savage Collectors Forum on www.24hourcampfire.com/forums. I think there's a sticky at the front of the forum with 425 info. They AREN'T common, that's for sure. The .25 Remington "rimless .25-35" seems to be the rarest. Not sure why Sava...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3230
Re: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
I have one too. excellent. smooth action. the first lever action ever made for that cartridge. good find !! Hey what is the recoil like on that .35 like? I have shot a model 8 and it pushes you around a lot more than I would think it should in 35 Remington. well, i shoot a lot of heavier stuff in l...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3230
Re: Stevens 425 High Power .35 Remington
Does anyone in here know anything about this rifle. I recently acquired it. Mostly because I have never seen one. Its a Stevens 425 HP in .35 Remington. Looking online they were made between 1910-17. I have not had a chance to shoot it yet but have plenty of ammo to go give it a try. Seems to be in...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Has there ever been a lever action
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3556
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Has there ever been a lever action
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3556