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My folks brought me up to stand on my own two feet. Been knocked down a time or two, and am still standing. When I got out of the service, I was told that I qualified for welfare; so, I went and stood in a line... for about 3 minutes. I decided then and there, that I was able bodied, capable of doin...

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Perry, I got in on a group buy for the 6 gang Lee mold in .45 for a 160gr boolit. I think the order went in September, but I'm looking forward to having some lightweight .45s for my handguns and my Uberti 1873 rifle. Although it didn't like my WFN 185gr boolits, I've heard good things about the 160s...

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Fellars,

Don't post any messages or such to me. I'll be computer-less for a while. A while for the time HP decides what's wrong with the laptop. Enjoy my absence and lack of wit! Have fun.

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Ditto on missin' Steve's expertise and the old forum, but I'm adjusting to this'un!

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Pete back in '70 during hand 2 hand training & knife tactics one of the other wannabes made that quip about "don't bring a knife to a gunfighht." To which our instructor sad, "You do this right and there won't BE a gunfight." Razz I'm not trained in hand to hand, or any type...

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Pete back in '70 during hand 2 hand training & knife tactics one of the other wannabes made that quip about "don't bring a knife to a gunfighht." To which our instructor sad, "You do this right and there won't BE a gunfight."

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salvo wrote:That does look good Pete!
Got any more OS?

Jeff's Outfitters do. A very nice copy for well under the price of the Marble's or the Lyman. Boy, bouncy roads make typin' and editin' hard!

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I have ONE gun I haven't shot. It's a 1976 Winchester 94 Bi-Centennial Commemorative. NIB with all the papers. I took it out of the box to photograph it. http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/bicen6.jpg I have plenty of of .30-30s so it's not likely to "need" firing. If it were my ...

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BlaineCGarverakaTubbyTuba wrote:I'm ignorant....what's the Colt worth?

3rd Gen - $900 - 1300 depending on condition, w/box, papers, etc.; 2nd gen- up from there to maybe twice that if NIB. If you're patient, you can get 'em cheaper.

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What, and ya still had barterin' tools? Probably wise.

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I dunno.... a genuine Randall fer a crummy Winchester 94 trapper?

Yep, I'd be doin' the happy dance also! Congrats!

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Sounds like ya did well to me. Congrats.

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Welcome to the forum. NICE rifle! I too was shot at one year while hunting. Even after standing up and waving orange beanie! PM sent. All I'll say her is: Don't mess with a combat vet.

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It came with that Trapper. In actuality its a "parts gun" someone built using a Canadian Centennial receiver, a 1980s-ish Trapper barrel, those silver plated bands and the sightd pictured. I then added a silver-plated carbine style buttplate and fancy stock. http://i35.photobucket.com/albu...

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Yep, and on several other forums/sites also. And if some other imposter has taken it, I'll use either SASS93 or Gryphon.

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Congratulations! Good lookin' rifle! AND a shooter to boot!

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I remember quite a few posts about this on the old forum :? Show & tell what you got please. I need to upgrade the sights on my 20" .357 and not sure the best way to go. My recommendation would be meaningless unless your anticipated use for the gun were known. Huntin', CAS, plinkin', or ??...

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Arrrgggh It was like withdrawals!

Soooo, good to see friendly screen names!

Thanks also.

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My favored factory load is the 150gr Federal. I've hunted with this load for years. When I've done my job placing the bullet correctly, it has always produced 1-shot kills. Tthis has been with 4 different Winchester 94s. For coyotes, I hand load the 125 Sierra HP over 29.5gr s. of RE-7. My favorite ...

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I have two .45Colt leverguns: EMF/Uberti 1873 clone and a EMF/Rossi 1892 copy. The standard 1 in 16" SHOULD stabilize a 350gr bullet at "standard" .45Colt velocities.

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Any place with leverguns and/or black powder!

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8-7-0! Makes all cowards (and some brave types) quake, as cementhead so apted hollered.

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Congrats, yep, I'm famaliar with that letdown as you realize huntin' is over. And not to worry, I have one of them pipe-thingies on my Marlin also. About the only comfortable way to carry one!

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Yep, definnitely more fun than I. That'a gorgeous side by side.

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Very nice. Beautiful wood.

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Still seems like good group to be in. Being on the road slows my typin', little else!

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AND, lest we forget, the 1887 shotgun.

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Excellent! Great target & rifles. Just being there is more important to him than he realizes yet.

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That's a very nice and thoughtful memorial to your Dad. Sorry to hear of the troubles. Unfortunately, not an uncommon one. My wife's Dad is in a similar situation, only he didn't marry the woman, she just had him declared incompetent and herself named caretaker. Enough said, makes me spittin' mad to...

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I suspect that Buffboy has nailed it. Or, in the case of your carbine, glued it!

Can't locate any of my Winchester catalogs from the 1980s, but... certainly don't recall anything being offered like that. And given the continued success of JW commemorative items, I figure they'd have listed it.

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Having lived in CA from 1952 to 1990, I refuse to comment. I live in TX now. Keep wondering what took me so long.

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EdinCT wrote:They may of had a 1875 also? I think it came out out only for a year and the new/improved 1876 replaced it.

You may be thinking of the Model 1868. it may have been called something else, but they shelved it to concentrate on the 1873.

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I matched up the locale on GoogleEarth with the photo in the series, it still looks like it is fairly remote.

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I've never actually had a case seperate and stay in the chamber. I immediately thought after reading the first post about the cerrosafe. Good to see it's a viable option. I think there's actually a tool made for pulling cases like that. Interested in seeing how your smith get's it out. I'm in the s...

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Leverdude wrote:I thought the tube was pinned to the tube hanger deal up front.
Could swear I needed to drift out that pin to get the tube moveing forward, but it has been a coupla years.

You are SO right. I knew i WAS forgetting something. Why I included the link to Marauder's Tips.

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There's an MSN Group dedicated to BPCR and they have a brain trust that includes many very knowledgeable fellars about such rifles. I don't recall the link, but should get my weekly update today, and I'll try to post the link.

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I ain't sure what size, but I always thought my paper plates were 9". What I use most often unless I happen to be a regular range, then I use an B-27 target (if they allow 'em).

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You may have read the following, but... among many others, the 1st one and 3rd one listed below are well worth the expense of having in your collection. If you can find the original printings, so much the better. Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875-1881 by James B. Gillett is a good historical re...

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And, at the risk of sounding, well... er... uhhh... prissy, how 'bout separate ones for jokes and political commentary not dealing with leverguns. If it deals with leverguns, I consider it on topic and happily review and comment on same.

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Rifle, remove magazine cap screw - same as above, under spring pressure, remove two screws on forend cap, remove cap, slide magazine and spring (watch for follower) forward until you've cleared the forend. Forend should just fall. May be tight fit. Hope that helped. For better instructions and deta...

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I also carried a Randall, and in 1990 I found this Blackjack knife at the Shot Show in Dallas, and it's pretty much been my constant companion ever since: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/DSCF0020.jpg However, recently I've taken to carrying a Kershaw pocket knife. No pics, camera is br...

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Mike,
Great report and congrats on a successful hunt.

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Welcome to the fire. I'll say great 1st post and pic. That's fantastic. Don't let them gun magazines know about that new fangled technology and firepower, I might not be able to afford any of those after that word gets out!

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Winchester 94 carbine, .38-55. Belonged to my uncle. I was about 8 or 9 visiting back on his farm in TN. The only gun of his I didn't get.

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One of the guys over on The SASS Wire said he'd shot there once in the '80s. They weren't friendly, and when asked about joining, they told him, "you can't afford it, kid." Sounds like they limited themselves and suffered the consequences. Environmental issues may have reared its ugly head...

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WHAT!!! SHOOT TREE RATS? You guys kidding? What happened to a sporting chance? I just let the wife's cat outta the house![/b]

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cnjarvis wrote:Post them at photobucket.com

Ain't Hobie, but... ditto on the photobucket.com

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Just love those 64s. While I much prefer an octagon barrelled full mag rifles, there's something special about the 64 (or 64A) for hunting. Popped two does w/the NIB 64A mod71alaska sold me last deer season. Just SWEET! Congrats!

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I like each place, but, really, Blaine nailed it for me.

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Yucaipa is located north of I-10 between San Bernardino and Beaumont, CA.

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