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JBledsoe

. Marlin Owners threatened to ban me so I just left. The reason? In a post about the Hornady FTX bullets, I said they were NOT the "holy grail" of bullets and did not shoot well in all rifles. That the advantages of the FTX, in my opinion, was just marketing hype to sell bullets. It turns ...

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I've read for years about lots of cartridges being greatly improved since they shoot the bullet 2-300 fps faster than the older cartridge. That used to mean something to me, but no more. If the bullet is placed accurately the animal will not know the difference. And, I'll receive a little less muzz...

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. "JBledsoe wrote: Trying to be cheap is just that, and foolish, that fine old Winchester will never shoot until it is loaded correctly. If the OP just wants to make noise he may as well shoot blanks, that way he won't be disappointed. " I am sorry, I meant no offense. Are you taking offen...

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. I shoot a great deal of 38 Spec in 38 cases in a Marlin 1894 C. In fact that is all that I shoot in that gun, I have a twin 1894 C that I shoot 357 Mag only in that one. After a hundred rounds or so in the 38 Spec gun the chamber gets a carbon ring from shooting 38 Specials and can cause a dangero...

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Some of us have already had to skin this cat with other obsolete calibers! My 40-82 is a good example. The "factory" bore diameter is .406, my gun has a bore of .409, so I shoot a .410 bullet. I resize 45-90 Starline brass to 40-82, trim them to length and reload them. A .410 bullet will ...

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Wow! Those gun traders are going love to see you coming.

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Don't let it touch the stock finish. Not good.

JBledsoe

. You say that thinner brass is not an option? Why is that? I like the 10 gr Unique under a 245 grain LaserCast .380. It runs about 1350 to 1400 fps in my 24 to 26 inch barrel guns. That's out of the "cowboy" range and it works well out to 400 to 600 yards. Is your brass head stamped 38-55...

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. Gun writers often run out of new ideas for their work so they concoct all these formulas for killing, knock-down, retained energy, and the list goes on to the absurd. Formulas are fun for entertainment and something to do when there is nothing else but most are worthless. "Knock down power&qu...

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O.S.O.K. wrote:I thought those were all the slickered up 38 Special models?

Regardless, nice catch!!

You might consider putting a "micro dot" on it- small red dot.

The standard Cowboy model is a 38 Spec/357 Mag rifle. The Cowboy Competition model is the slicked up 38 Spec. only.

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Jarhead wrote:Cimarron,

Learn something every day... I've never seen a Huber before. Oklahoma has some great tractor shows. I sure wish they had shows out west. Thanks for sharing.

We do have shows "out west". Isn't Oregon out west? It was yesterday.

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If we have to crawl around with the copperheads..........I'm not going.

JBledsoe

. A lot of advice but Hobie offered the best. The best thing you can do to improve you shooting is to have a good coach. Many of the finer points of shooting are very difficult to learn without the help of an experienced master. Many shooter who shot much ammo can develop bad habits and never know i...

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Jason, I have to agree with Gak, A used Marlin or Winchester is better than a new any-thing-else. They are the standard by which everything else is judged. I have a number of Winchesters but I shoot Marlins.

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Sorry, I didn't realize you guys were that good. I guess I'm a little out of my league. :) :) :D You're not alone. I'm pleased as punch when I can get a string of hits on a 24" steel plate at 300yds my 357mag levergun and that's 24" bbl, globe front and tang rear sight. Heck, truth be tol...

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Sorry, I didn't realize you guys were that good. I guess I'm a little out of my league.

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. I thought that I could shoot fairly well but then I hear of a fellow in Washington State who could make some almost unbelievable shots. I think that I have to see this. So I drive the 400 miles to meet the gentleman and see him shoot. We shot a silhouette match while we were there, (one reason for...

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. Check your hammer, too. Some of the "gunsmiths" alter the hammer to remove any creep and make the trigger pull lighter. The pic below is a new hammer on the left and a "trigger job" hammer on the right. Note the full cock notch or near absence thereof on the hammer on the right...

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WaChoo Makin? Makin' me crazy :wink: Nothing at the moment but getting bored fast so will have to think of something if that`s what ya were askin :) Here`s a easy one. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/InTheWind/SDC10683.jpg Turkey caller. Have made dozens of them and they work. Is the PVC pip...

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AJMD429 wrote:Hatching today...!

That's good, I was concerned that I may need to watch it for the whole 28 days. Interesting birds.

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That's a good looking rifle, Hobie, and some impressive shooting.

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I like the Marlin 1895SS. A good used one is reasonably priced and accurate. I don't see well anymore so the scope is needed.

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Old Savage wrote:True grit indeed and an ever cheerful attitude I wish I could share with you guys.

You did, Thanks

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I don't play well with Photobucket. I use one called Tinypic.com., it does not delete and remove photos like Photobucket does.

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I believe that you have made a rifle out of that thing.

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I think the DRC leverguns like those of Big Horn Armory are totally redesigned from the ground up for the cartridges listed. I don't think anyone is going to re-chamber a marlin and have it hold together against the pressure of a .454, .500 S&W, 460 S&W, etc.; I don't think anyone who has r...

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Me three.

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jnyork wrote:
Thanks JBledsoe, The Wild West trigger wont work on these very early 336's, they have a one piece trigger. I emailed the guy at WW, he said dont even try.

You forgot to mention that little detail.

JBledsoe

. Some dates of interest: 1978 Big Bore introduced in 375 cal. (top eject) 1983 Big Bore gets Angle Eject, all others top eject. 1984 All 94's get Angle Eject. Some late pro. has rebounding hammer. 307 and 356 introduced in Big Bore 1985 All 94's get rebounding hammer. 1986 US Repeating Arms takes c...

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Mid 80's is the best I can do on the AE numbers. Sorry.

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I have polished the trigger nose with 600 but have not messed with the engagement angle and am loath to take it to a gunsmith, there are too many shadetree mechanics in the trade. Will keep trying. You are correct about the shade tree 'smiths. DO NOT alter the hammer spring to achieve a better trig...

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. You are correct, there were a few 375 AE but not many. The Monte Carlo stocks were standard on Big Bores in the mid-80's. Early Big Bores were not serial numbered with the main production 94's. Some had BB prefixes and some had the AE prefix. A 307 with non-rebounding hammer would have to be a ver...

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. Jdad, Most of the time getting a 38-55 to shoot is a journey. It sounds like you are half way there already. Several of us have found that 10 grains of Unique under a 245 grain LaserCast is very accurate and fun. Velocity is in the 1400 fps range. Think it's too slow? Well, we're hitting the 12X16...

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My favorite seller's description was "period correct rust" on a old Winchester on Gunbroker.

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