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. I use a bee's wax Crisco bullet lube, candle wax could most likely be substituted. The mix is a pan lube application. 50% beeswax, 40% Crisco, and 10% Vaseline. By weight. Melt in a double boiler and pour over the bullets......up to the crimp groove and let cool until hard. Then just push the bull...

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. Don't waste your time with .378 bullets. It will not shoot accurately and will very likely lead the barrel badly. I know of 4 or 5 Marlins that shoot the WW brass with .380 bullets....and 2 that don't. Don't try 375 Win., it will not work at all. Try Starline 2.082 (the intermediate length) brass,...

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. You will enjoy your Marlin CB. 1886 has given good advice. My CB's also shoot well with the Winchester intermediate brass (2.082). Now you will need a set of RCBS Cowboy reloading dies. I tried standard 38-55 dies years ago and found that the seating die resized all bullets down to .378 as the bul...

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As mentioned throat fit is the key. In my Winchester the Lee 250-grain cast bullets shoots very well. A good load with the Lee bullet in the Winchester is 27.5 grains of IMR 4198 which give me just shy of 1,850 fps. With iron sights from the bench I can shoot 2 ½ to 3” groups all of the time. I hav...

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. Hi Morgan, No doubt your rifle was a factory mistake. I have collected Trappers since they first came out in the late 1970. I have seen a number for such mistakes as incorrectly marked barrels, rare but they do exist. I have seen 2 guns that were never chambered for a cartridge. 1 gun marked 45 Co...

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A lot of this hysteria is generated by the gun manufacturers and gun writers because, lets face it, they want to sell more guns. Take the 7mm mag and 338 Lapua Magnum craze out here in the west. Everyone is telling people, 'ya need that big of a gun to shoot a 250lb deer'. That's total horse pucky!...

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A friend of mine is named Shitz Stark. Say that with a straight face.

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The Marble's tang sight designed for Winchesters with tang safety are excellent quality, but do require drilling and tapping a small screw hole just in front of the existing tang screw hole. The screws come with the sight. I use a drill press to drill and tap the holes (turning the chuck by hand fo...

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Looks like that in his excitement he has forgotten his rifle.

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. ......."no pressure signs"....? You will not see pressure signs in these low pressure calibers. Pressure in excess of 60,000 to 70,000 psi is required before any evidence of excessive pressure can be detected. Dr. Don Heath of Norma writes of seeing pressures over 80,000 in a Mauser bolt...

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. There are some things that you must keep in mind. The most important is that you have a "black powder " gun that was not designed for smokeless powder. That means no jacketed bullets and no gas checked bullets as a steady diet. You should keep velocities down to about 1200 feet per secon...

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Photobucket doesn't work for me, too complicated. I use one called Tinypics. It resizes the image and gives me a code to copy to my post.

Try it you will like it.

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. Winchester's quality control was actually pretty good but as with any factory a mistake can slip by. I have one with a mis-formed lever that cannot be fired and has never been fired, not even test fired by the factory. A friend has one with a 45 cal barrel but no chamber was ever cut in it. Obviou...

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Pink fiber optic makes a good front sight, it's easy to see in low light.

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My best photo of Texas.

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I had a 30-30 Marlin that suddenly became inaccurate. I discovered that the rifle had developed a ring in the barrel since the last range session. I never found the cause but I suspect that a spider had built a nest in the barrel.

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Why do the most meaningless threads run the longest?

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. I'm another one who likes the center hold for hunting. So I use the black on white bull for sight-in and use the 6 O'clock hold with the front sight just touching the bottom (6 o'clock) of the black. Then adjust my sight for a 6 O'clock impact which makes it a center hold. Sounds confusing but it ...

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. Peep or aperture sight are no more accurate than the open factory sights. The advantage is for those with poor eyesight or some of us who shoot long range and need the extra elevation. If you can shoot well with factory sights, why change? Spend your money on something useful. I use aperture sight...

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What breed is that deer?

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It certainly should be doable with the right powder.

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Well, you have the pictures but for us uninformed, what is it? Yeah, I know it's a motorcycle but what year and model?

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The cartridge stop on the bottom link may be broken or worn down. Try a different link and see if that helps. The picture below shows where to look.

Hope that helps.

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Altering it to make it a better huntin gun isn't the same thing. That's called "bubbadizine" ;) Now wait just a cotton pickin' minute! You gonna call this bubba-ized? http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu306/awp101_2009/d08c47f7.jpg :mrgreen: To a collector....YES. To a hunter.....No.

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. Most collectors will not even look at a reblue or refinished gun. Such alterations can take a highly collectable firearm and make it just a shooter. A reblue will cut the value in half and usually reduces the value even more than that. An acquaintance refinished a rare Springfield valued at about ...

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John Taylor is a master at his trade.

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It will eventually be felt all over the country. Economic after shock.

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The cuff and lace-ups can damage a good oil finish. However, what could they possibly do to make a Mar-shield finish look ah.............. less attractive?

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Details, details, Joe is absolutely right, it works like a transfer bar but it does NOT transfer anything. However if it is removed the gun is unsafe because there is no half-cock safety. The solution would be to install an older hammer that has a half-cock notch.

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I have 357, 44-40, 44 Mag, and 45 Colt in Marlins and Winchesters. The 357 is my truck/walk around gun. The 357/38 Spec. is more fun to shoot, cost less to shoot, and is much quieter. For a truck gun I would get a used Rossi or whatever is cheaper and not beat up a high dollar Browning.

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The rebounders do have a transfer bar, the first stage of trigger travel lowers it. IIRC. N. The rifle of interest was made in 1989 according to the serial number. Nath is correct, It will have a transfer bar that works much like Ruger and others. I agree with Joe, the first order of business is to...

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. The rust removal methods as you describe are the best and they are a lot of work. The only other suggestion is to sand the rust down until very smooth and then apply a chemical to convert it to a blue black finish similar to parkerizing used on military weapons. The chemical can be found at NAPA a...

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[ Centennial (1894-1994) issue ] There was NO "1894-1994 Centennial Issue - EVERY Winchester 94 made in 1994 was so marked, just as Marlin marked every Marlin in 1970 with an 1870-1970 medallion in the buttstock. They are valued just like any other 94AE, on "condition", and chamberin...

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LOOK before you step or reach!! Last year my wife was stepping off the porch just in front of me as we were walking into the front yard. When she stepped down I heard a noise and looked down before I stepped... It was a copper head that moved and a dry leave was what made the noise. Anyhow I killed...

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. What is wrong with using cast bullets? Cast bullets are more accurate, they are cheaper, easier found (broader selection), and they penetrate deeper. What's not to like about them? Only one of my six 38-55s has ever seen jacketed bullets (since they have lived in my safe). The Winchester that I tr...

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. "Makes me wonder what a 30-30 with a 173gr FN hard cast bullet would do?". Randy Garrett posted some interesting data that He and his company has collected on penetration. Seems that maximum penetration is obtained with hard cast heavy for caliber bullets at a velocity of around 1500 fps...

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Although it has no collector interest, it should be a great shooter, that is, if the bore is still bright and clean. If the bore is bad it is just a wall hanger.

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The 336ER (extended range) was manufactured from 1983 - 86. Only 2441 were reported to have been made making them a bit scarce.

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I fear it`s a FAKE!!! Without a letter , NO WAY!! :shock: A letter from whom? A letter from the US Government? Not likely. At any rate, it is not a spruce gun. Spruce guns were used to guard the spruce forest of the Northwest during WW1, not WW2. It was made during the time of WW2. A large number o...

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. Sounds like a good day on the water. :D Years ago, I took a bath in the Clearwater river of Idaho (fell off my trailbike), in the cold clear water which was less than 40 degrees, I remained only briefly. However, my Nikon F was completely submerged and came out totally full of water. I poured the ...

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. Lever guns inaccurate? That is a self fulfilling prophesy. If you think they are inaccurate they will be. Drop by Wind's place this weekend (June 9 and 10) we will show you how these old inaccurate lever guns shoot. The 38-55 with cast bullets and iron sights at ranges up to 800 yards will be the ...

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Hobie, for what its worth I registered here not long ago. I did not think it was an unreasonable process, I read the directions and did it. I think you signed me up the next day if I remember right. If some one can't wait a day or two to sign up on a message board I think maybe they got issues. Hec...

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Don't forget the reloading manuals.

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I have read so many things regarding the rebounding hammer I am officially confused. Would someone please give me the "Readers Digest" version of what it is and what it does. I have one of the new Model 94 rifles with it and all I know is it is supposed to be a bad thing but I don't know ...

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Put a sign on it that reads "Vacancy". That way when people ask what it means....the door is open.

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. For me it's only three. If it is a good group then I load and shoot more. If it is a bad group then why waste time and ammo with further testing. OK, so I reject some that may have potential, doesn't matter, it will still have the stigma of a bad load and that will be in my mind. So why not just w...

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Thanks Hobie, I, for one, enjoy your "ramblings".

Does that make you a Rambler? Does anyone remember the Rambler?

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. Some of you guys are missing the point. The carbon ring is not dangerous as long as one continues to shoot the 38 spec. It's the shooting of the 357 after shooting a large number of 38 spec. and not cleaning the chamber between the 38 and 357. Now if the carbon is such that the 357 case cannot ope...

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JBledsoe, Depends on the bullet is right. Another negative derived from more modern super-duper cartridges is shortened barrel life. I'm going to give the gallon milk jugs filled with water another go with the 45-70 405 gr Remington at about 1400 fps. This is close to the old-time black powder load...

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I own a couple of Marlin rifles, have visited the forum in question, and found it boring. I am still a novice, and will always be when compared to many on here, but I can still have a lot of fun here. Funny, but I have expressed the same opinions as you about the Hornady bullets and LE ammo, vocife...

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