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That's old technology. This British job, circa 1800, is a real canal aqueduct. It's still in service, for pleasure boaters. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/WalesC0047.jpg/180px-WalesC0047.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Under_Pontcysyllte.jpg/180...

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In recent years, they've made available a wide range of brass for obsolete cartridges. Hopefully this is a sign they are catching up on all their orders and will return to making brass for the older guns.

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I've never understood is the price for doubles 1) They are fairly low volume production, so you end up with more hand labor and less automation. 2) You're pretty much buying two complete rifles on one stock. 3) The barrels are traditionally soldered together. To get them to "regulate" to ...

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My dad had a .22 LR in high school, but I believe he never shot it after leaving for college. As an adult, he had little interest in guns.

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My "want" changes every few weeks. I imagine I've wanted each of the main styles at one time or another. My current "want" is an 1886 replica in .38-56 Improved with a half mag. and a long half-round barrel. By this time next month I'm sure I'll be craving something else -- that'...

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Jeff Quinn's recent post and article on Legacy's 1892 handgun led me to the Legacy site where I noticed Legacy is advertising an 1886. Has any one see these? Davidson's site lists them, but out of stock. Are they vapor-ware?

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Thanks for the pointer to the review. It's good to hear that Chiappa can make good firearms. Will you be getting one of their 1886s for review? I didn't know they were making them until I followed the link to Legacy's site. Chiappa's own site doesn't mention them; perhaps they are being made exclusi...

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I had long wondered how one would use the forend to help pull the rifle into your shoulder. To my surprise I found there is a lock that keeps the forend forward until after the hammer flies. I imagine that in recoil, enough tension is released from this lock to allow it to disengage. My initial impr...

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I handled one of these for the first time last week. It was a well worn 760 in .30-06. I don't believe I've ever worked a smoother rifle action, at least not in a repeater. While I still find the 1886 more intriguing and certainly better looking, I admit a certain attraction to the Remington. What a...

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I could be tempted by a long barreled 1886 in .358, with the soft tip bullets from Hornady, or with simple flat nosed bullets.

A new 99 in .300 Sav with a rotary magazine would be of some interest as well.

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these guys are often based in former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic satellite counties, and hunting them down is difficult While infuriating, they have served a purpose. Think of all the holes in Windows that have been patched over the years, and then think of what would have happened had those...

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2.80" is, then, what I'll use when estimating performance. It's surprising the performance one might extract from this action. That extra-light certainly felt good in the hands.

What are the pros and cons of the modern, Japanese 1886 actions?

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Thanks for the replies. It was a modern extra-light I handled yesterday at a local gun shop, and it got me thinking about what one could do with such an action. It's a remarkably trim action for what it does, and it is of modern steel and appeared to be very nicely made. These Japanese reproductions...

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For the modern 1886 replicas, what is the maximum cartridge length which can be accommodated? The originals took the .33 WCF at nearly 2.8 inches, and I imagine the modern ones could as well, but I don't want to assume too much. I've been pondering wildcats which might be used in these actions. Than...

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My mom has long been one to cackle at the end of her sentences, but that's my mom. It wasn't common in the populace before. My kids know better than to do the giggling and "like" foolishness here at home. They tried to bring it home from school, but soon tired of dad grilling them as to th...

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I, too, blanch at the thought of using a 'scope. My son's first rifle has a peep. It'll be the first rifle I've shot regularly with a peep. As my eyes stiffen, this may prove to be The Final Solution. However, John Taylor mentioned that as he got older, he moved his rear sight towards the muzzle. I'...

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After living overseas for four years, we moved back to my hometown in Illinois. One thing I've noticed is the amount of inane giggling Americans are now doing. It's akin to sprinkling sentences with the word "like" and just as irritating. The speaker will give a silly, girlish giggle as hi...

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Thanks guys. I know he'll come around. Actually, I didn't try greatly to sway him. He shot the little Cub single-shot from Savage for some time today. It is a very nice little gun, rather light in weight, with a decent trigger and a fully adjustable peep sight. It's very easy to hit with. The Henry ...

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Sorry, friends, I wasn't up to the task. We moved back to the US last summer, and I'm finally getting around to purchasing guns. I took my son to the range today, where many manufacturers allowed people to fire their guns for a modest fee. He tried 22's in lever and bolt actions. I then took him to ...

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Don't forget the .45-70 -- the BFR is still in production. Okay, it's a bit of a stretch, so to speak.

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please talk to these men so their accomplishments will not be forgotten I enjoy talking to the vets, but they are getting scarce. Many of them have recorded their accomplishments in books for all future generations to read. I just finished an excellent book by a 7th Army front line surgeon -- it wa...

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What sort of performance do you want from your .38-40? Uberti will have to proof their .357 Mag 73s for the European .357 rating of 44,000 psi. This suggests their action is strong enough for warmer loadings in the .38-40. The .38 is a much larger diameter, so you certainly won't be able to go to 44...

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I was interested to see another slide action come on the market -- and from Europe again. Browning's late BPR was the last to try to nudge into Remington's 7600 market, and it quickly lost out. Krieghoff in Germany is now having a go with their Semprio. Perhaps such rifles are not fashionable in Eur...

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Haven't seen a SP101 of any kind for quite a while. In as much as Ruger is 455K firearms back ordered it might be a while! Is it really that great a back log? -- a half million! I noticed at Davidson's site you can't find any small frame revolvers in stock. After moving back to the US, it's taken m...

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Hodgdon's data on line is fairly extensive, but it lacks one nice bit of data and one important bit of data. It's nice to have how long the barrel was. Without that, it's hard to interpret their fps readings. I consider knowing the type of primer used to be very important, and they don't bother to i...

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Cartridges are dropped and others added. I suspect the printer likes to keep the number of pages something less than in the thousands. The wildcats section isn't what it once was. At one time, various families of proprietary cartridges (eg. Lazzaroni) were grouped on a single page with a table givin...

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That's a great idea. Even non-adjustable would work for me; I'm a lazy reloader and usually stick with one load. It looks a bit tall, as if it would require a higher front sight.

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Gosh, that's an ugly levergun.

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hat's off !

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On the spacecraft, I don't see how they could have updated the ship, since this was to be the maiden voyage of the Enterprise. The ship in this movie overall has the more zoomy, rounded shape of the later movies. In the series, the nacelles were placed on straight, spindly struts, and I would have ...

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I agree with the reviewer that the parallel universe hack is a disappointment, as is the style of the ship in the current movie. Still, it was an enjoyable show. I think they could have done better, but it was hardly bad. I hope they make a few more movies with this "new" crew.

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I like color case.

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Ok, I'm bored at work: I'm 48, and it computes a life expectancy of 85, which is the same number of years remaining as the average 39 year old has.

I'd get about the same result if I'd averaged the ages at death of my 2 grandfathers and my dad.

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Big barrel.
Lovely wood.
Thanks for the pictures.

It reminds me I need to get some sort of roller.

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when one has a beautiful soul, it shines through

no arguments there

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Now, let's be fair, YK. All the women you mention are fairly old, and age doesn't do many people much good as far as looks are concerned. Streisand looked fine in her prime. Clinton wasn't bad looking as a younger gal either, but she, like Thomas & Reno are carrying too much weight and make-up t...

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I recall Bunker C is the bottom of the barrel. In poking around the web, it seems "bunker" fuel is anything burned on a ship, which includes common diesel fuel. The comment on these big two strokes lacking rod ends sounds familiar, but I find it hard to imagine. Were an exhaust valve to fa...

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You can count the teeth on one hand, but couldn't calculate the mass with a CRAY. As I said, many strive to make themselves unattractive, but that doesn't mean they fundamentally are. Many women who look fine standing there become undesirable as soon as they open their mouth, but that does not chan...

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Gasoline has a greater heating value (kJ/kg) than Bunker C, which makes the .260 of this engine all the more impressive.

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KWK, you need to travel more, or not. Ever visited England. :lol: I lived there for over two years. The women are rather attractive on the whole. They use much less make-up than American women. The skin is usually pale, but that generally equates to softer skin, skin not suffering from too much sun...

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Between hair coloring, odd hair shaving, tatoos and piercings all I have to say is that someone unlocked the gates at the circus I've never understood why women do this. Do they think they are improving their appearance? It's rare to see a truly ugly woman. Now, lot's of them make themselves physic...

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the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today... consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour I remember being very impressed when my engine design instructor listed the cylinder dimensions of those big marine diesels. The bsfc has improved since those days, of course. ...

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I played tuba as a kid. My son is taking trumpet lessons, and to encourage him, I practice with him on a soprano trombone (in the same pitch).

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Amazing penetration -- given the amazing expansion!

How do they do that?

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I've always stood.

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Is this due to the soft copper jackets? Sorry Rimfire, I hadn't followed this thread. One comment I recorded in my notebook sums it up: "Hawk bullets are definitely soft and not designed to give maximum penetration. If you call and talk to the owner, he will be very candid about it and tell yo...

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From what I've read over the years, they are fine so long as you keep the fps moderate, say below 2300 fps.

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I understand the Marlin 336/675/444/1895 action can handle 52,000 CUP, which equates to anywhere from 55k to 65k psi. I recall Hodgdon's data puts the current 1895 Marlins at 40,000 CUP, call it mid 40s true pressure. As the case size decreases, you can increase the pressure for a given breech thru...

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Blowing out the .38-56 increases case capacity from about 63 gn of water to about 72 gn. This is an increase of 14%, and at like pressures you'll be able to get about 3.5% more velocity. At 40,000 PSI, you can get about 2100 fps from a standard .38-56, so you're looking at about 2200 fps with the bl...

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I've had no trouble with Midway, nor with Grafs for that matter. If one doesn't have what I need in stock, I can go to the other.

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