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The reality is most expanding bullets for 44 will not expand subsonically. I would say the only RNFP that would expand low speed are very soft cast and I dont know a lot about them so cant comment. For jacketed bullets your best bet is the JHP designed for 44 special velicotes. I did a bit of study...

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XTP bullets feed very reliably in my Marlin 1894, like my practice RNFP’s, and are designed to expand at very low velocities, as low as 700 fps in the 38’s and 750 fps in the 44’s. https://i.ibb.co/tp24xnp/2-C7163-FA-1-C85-4-B34-8-C13-0-AE398-B58-DCC.webp those velocity envelope charts by hornady a...

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The reality is most expanding bullets for 44 will not expand subsonically. I would say the only RNFP that would expand low speed are very soft cast and I dont know a lot about them so cant comment. For jacketed bullets your best bet is the JHP designed for 44 special velicotes. I did a bit of study ...

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Thanks Gents. so can I scope an angle eject winchester? Its the 8th deadly sin I know, but my eyes wont handle open sights these days

mickbr

I came across an excellent condition win 94 in 44 mag, 24" round barrel in the LGS. I had been looking for a 24" 44mag to accompany my shorter rossi 92 but read the win 94 is not a great platform for pistol cartridges though. Any guesses on whether I would be buying into problems with one ...

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good advice from all above. I have no DIY skills, the most I did on my own with my Rossis is work them a lot of times whilst watching TV as you intend. I did have a bevel in the mag tube, sharp load gate and extractor which was nicking rims on one of my Rossi's. I had this attended to by a gunsmith ...

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good luck and hope those 44 special cycle good in your 92

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If you are wounded first, you may be clearing that next room to make it to freedom or bleed out. Perps dont always occur singly. Id be prepared to handle more scenarios personally. The strong room or panic room scenario has pros and cons

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Don't know anything about production of them, but I do know that you can shoot .44-40's in them just fine. They will not feed through the action but they do eject just perfectly. Some years ago at The Shootists Holiday I was walking down the firing line and saw Paco shooting his .444 .. and there w...

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Most factory 44 ammo is going to be running pretty fast out of a carbine, that isnt to say it wont do the job. Recoil isnt too bad in a 44 carbine anyway. For lowest recoil/blast options I'd consider 44 special SD ammo as long as they cycle in your gun . Hornady critical defence 165FTX in 44 special...

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Anyone have one of these? I have never seen one in the flesh and wondered how rare they are. Also when they went out of production

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I have not shot a lot of deer, its mostly hogs where I am. I found the 357 worked well even on large hogs. I never bothered with hardcast in mine. The 158XTP hollowpoint pushed hard handled large hogs no problem. I also used lighter 38 special bullets such as the remington UMC 38+P 125SJHP. for smal...

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If they had decent quality control several barrel length options including 24", and twist and bore diametres matching revolvers I would pay good money. Get rid of 1:30 and 1:38 twists and up to 5-6 thou variance in bores between manufacturers, models, even individual rifles. It boggles my mind ...

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Nice write up Bill. It does look like mustard gas burn doesnt it. My great uncle took severe wounds in WW1 basically had part of his his a** and the stuff in front all taken off by shrapnel He spent half a year laying face down in hospital while it healed. Lived about 20 years after the war, died un...

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great photos Jim. These days I see old photos I want to step into them to get back to an era that made sense

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Ive owned 4 Rossi 92- 3 x 357's, I x 44mag and do all my hunting with lever actions. Regards feeding the shorter rounds all 4 of mine fed 38 special (and 44 special in the 44)and full length magnums without a hitch. I tested how short I could go with wadcutter shapes in 357 and I think at 1.33"...

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On the box it says 1500fps from a revolver which sounds about right as I ran it through my 20"Rossi 92 and velocities were 2016fps, 2004fps, 1998fps. Fast and consistent and muzzle energy averages at 1780ftlbs. . One fella told me at that speed he had multiple broadside exits on small hogs as i...

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That link goes to a different story doc. As to UFo;s my grandad told me a story about seeing lights in the sky when out on the trail as a young man. He said he saw 4 stars moving together over head then they all split off 4 directions and dissappeared. This was a long time before jet powered flight ...

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Not quite sure what history class they slept through to fall for that socialist trap... :roll: I think we are all falling for the trap doc. The people with all the money just doubled it the last few years while we all argue black vs white, liberal vs conservative, trans vs hetero. We have only been...

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45 colt but with -230 grain gold dot JHP handloads . They open to 70cal at under 900fps. In fact this bullet still expands under 800fps. I like similar load of 900fps in 44 special with 200gn gold dots. I am an ex-357 junkie but prefer the bigger slower cals now as they are much easier on my earballs.

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climate change is just another distraction while they continue the main game of transferring middle class wealth out of middle class hands. 3 years of covid, ukraine war debacle, BLM, the trans movement, climate change and maybe killer frogs from Mars next and the net effect of this monster of the w...

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Semiautos I agree, working a lever fast I feel more comfortable with my thumb doing just one job, stabilising its side of the forend . Plenty of fingers on the other side to both stabilise and hit a switch. I try to do some practice of both shoulders too so the thumb gets a workout anyway.

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I’m thinking not too toxic as it’s not in a frame or isotank

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from wikipedia a range of heavy liquids are used by industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_liq ... 20mixtures.

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Just large hogs for me. I do subsonic shooting at times and even got light speer 135gn gold dots and rem 125 golden sabres meant for the 38special to work. these are two of the few bullets that will expand down to 900fps impact or so. Carefully set up shots over baits of course. For regular ground s...

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I only own 2 centrefires these days Bill, a 223 bolt action and a 92 rossi in 44mag, 20" stainless and it does most of the work.I used to run a couple of 357 rossis previously but wanted more thump with subsonics in particular so the 357's got traded. Big fan of the 44 now. I talk to some afric...

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Nice Bill and my vote is for not chopping the mag. The 20" round barrels are very light guns . I used to get 12 x 38 special in mine and well I thought that was pretty cool.

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Thanks Doc, yes where I am not much worry with 2 legged predators, the unwelcome guests are all 4 legged.

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I was hoping Doc would give it his judgement

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Whats your favorite bump gun fellas? Just recovered from a shoulder decompression here, got around to bubbarizing the 44 I bought a while back. Flashlight is 1400lumen osram emitter, more range at night than the gun does. Bushnell TRS-1. The tape job is actually as cheap and poorly applied as it loo...

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JB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:41 pm
mickbr wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:18 am Am I being a big crybaby here?
Maybe try a wear a bra with a built in recoil pad next time Just kidding, but that slip on recoil pad isn't a bad idea.

I'll leave the thread to you tougher fellas then

mickbr

I always try to have 3 weeks foodstores on hand, grab bags ready( bug out bags as they are called these days), yard cleaned up of debris, anything else tied down and equipment serviced. Now possums cleared out of generators- I will have to add to the list Rimfire

mickbr

you are right about mindset doc. I'm pretty sure when I take it back out again I will make some adjustments to position and so forth.

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i find as i get older every thing hurts, my 2 favorite guns at one time was 375 & a 300 H&H not no more 45 colt in a carbine hurts with a heavy load & 300 gr. bullets, 44 mag in carbine or hand gun gets light loads for plinking, shot my 250 Savage 30 times last evening, no ill effects t...

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In military equivalents if it helps a decision, you have your patrol or fighting wear, usually what keeps in you in the field for 24 hours. Webbing/chest rig, or a 20-30litre/1500cui day pack, all the odds and ends( small first aid kit, a days food, ammo, weapon, Nav/maps, maybe shelter, comms/phone...

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I decided to put some full power stuff through my 20" barrel 44 mag rossi , 240 gn at 1900fps or so. Have to say I was flinching with that little steel buttplate after a while. Once upon a time I used big game rifles in the 375h&H class, sold them off a long time ago and I have been spoiled...

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yup spore loads in the air can be variable . Sounds like something virulent blew in one day and liked your conditions. I found one rossi I had was particularly susceptible to forming a green patina on the stock. It really liked that high grade brazilian rubberwood

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first acid rain wiped out earths cities by the 80's. Then the hole in the ozone layer gave everyone cancer and melted antartica As did the greenhouse effect. Then climate change altered everything from the amount of crocodiles on brazilians beaches to the mating habits of Australia koalas. Then covi...

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. Yeah if I'm moving and inside, I think I'd always prefer a regular full-size handgun like a 1911 or similar-sized 9mm; maybe a 300 Blk SBR at the biggest. More maneuverable than a shotgun and more rounds available if I miss or there are several predators. If I'm "dug-in" inside then I t...

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Great stuff.

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I dont have the experience of others here but did use 357 rossis as my only hunting centrefires for several years. The basic feeling is they are about the strongest action in lever actions, decently accurate. the lightest and handiest of most leverguns, they can be stowed about anywhere. Downsides a...

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I believe its a real issue but I am skeptical about some of the footage put out. Some stuff looks too special effectsy. The tech to scam viewers or attract interest on a video is less than the tech to make a real one.

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I was going to indulge in a 12ga again but the prices put me off . For what I'd use a shotgun for I can probably do as well with a 44 .

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I once had a 303LE and beat up Rossi SxS 12ga in a work locker. Was intending to take them into a nearby LGS for repairs but didnt get around to it for months. 27 though wow, maybe he was hiding his purchases from his wife.

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I only have 3 longarms and a Rossi 92 44 mag stainless 20" does most of my hunting now. Also have a ruger 96/22LR which is pretty useful too.

mickbr

I tend to prefer CCI over anything else due to their consistency. But these days if I needed primers I'd grab whatever I could. On another note, the CCI small pistol magnum primers are the same primer as the CCI small rifle primer. Exact same primer in a different box. I was reading in one of my ma...

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thanks fellas

mickbr

Fellas anyone run this at revolver and/or carbine speeds? its a heavy bullet, wondered if its more for 444 marlin speed or performs okay in the 44mag as well. Im assuming 1500-1600fps is doable from a 44 carbine.

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460 Wby lazermark with pendleton dekicker and 375H&H CZ550, that is if I hadnt sold them years ago. Been a while since I could fire guns like that. These days it would be my 44 mag rossi, get onto the same concessions as that allow handgun shooting. With a heavy bullet it would take anything... ...

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Thanks fellas, I dont usually get too worked up over mistakes. As marlinman93 says its strange he wouldnt own it if he knew the endodontic specialist would pick up on it. Well I'll go in and see them, see what they have to say.

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