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RSY

Is the rear sight on backwards? I thought those index marks should be on the same side as each other. Scott The sight itself is mounted correctly, but you are right, the index marks should be on the same side as each other, it's the indexing mark on the slide that was stamped on the wrong side of t...

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Is the rear sight on backwards? I thought those index marks should be on the same side as each other. Scott It's correct. Look at the overhead photo. The narrow notch opening is towards the rear. I actually thought the same thing until I saw the notch. Yeah, you're definitely right about the orient...

RSY

Is the rear sight on backwards? I thought those index marks should be on the same side as each other.

Scott

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He said while he was there he noticed they had H4831 and H4831SC... anybody know what the difference there is between the two? Yes, the original kernel length of H4831 can be hard to meter. Due to their length, you end up cutting a lot of them rather than throwing a smooth charge if using a measure...

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One thing I found about the Mossberg 590: When I used it in a tactical situation during my days in the USMC, it always felt like the forearm was way out there and was somewhat uncomfortable to reach, at times. Of course, that may be more related to the fact that I was wearing a flak jacket and LBE, ...

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BlaineG wrote:It will be out in salt water and in the back seat quite a bit.

A 500 or 590 Mariner with the Marinekote finish may be a good option, in that case.

RSY

The only difference between the 870 and the 870 express is the wood and finish. Same gun. Well, to a point. There were some other corners cut for the Express...like the plastic trigger guard. :cry: In defense of the Express, though, as someone mentioned they do break-in/slick-up rather quickly with...

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Really, whichever one you like the looks and feel of. They're both "reliable." I've had an 870 since I was in the 8th grade, and I recently sold my Citori, so my old 20-ga. 870 Wingmaster is my main shotgun, again. I also used the Mossberg 590 extensively in the Marine Corps. It did the jo...

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awp101 wrote:Glad to see you around here again Scott!

Thanks, sir. Hope you're doing well.

Scott

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Hope it was a good one. You two need to come back down to Texas soon.

RSY

I'm on the hunt for a Model 8 and just got to thinking about potential issues with my purty face vs. ejected cases. Anyone know how these rifles usually throw spent cases??? Angle, etc.?

Thanks, amigos,
Scott

RSY

I'll pass. Just more anti-gun dipsh*ts making a load of cash off a movie full of guns.

RSY

RSY, about this time many Rangers were carrying Remington model 8, 30 or 35 caliber semi-automatic rifles. I'm pretty sure that's what it is. You're probably right about that. I just thought the top of the receiver looked a little too big around for a Model 8. Also, I figured he may have brought a ...

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mikld wrote:I do remember my grandpa telling a story about "Cut 'n Shoot", Texas. I wonder if that was really a town or just a yarn...

It's a real place.

From the TSHA's Handbook of Texas Online: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/onli ... hlc65.html

RSY

the fella on the right [paint horse] looks like he's spent a while a horseback. Don't let Hickman's finery fool you. According to W.P. Webb, he was also well-known as a stock show and rodeo judge, having worked events across "the West, and in Chicago, New York, and London." (Pg. 550, The ...

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I'm sure we'll see this again down the road in some trumped up UN report advocating banning the world's small arms...including ours.

And, yes, Turks are good folks. Had two in grad school with me here years ago. Very nice, stand-up guys.

Scott

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After a hard day of straightening things out, I bet they're headed to the Country Tavern for the best ribs in Texas and a couple of cold ones.

RSY

I love scopes like that; i.e. ocular end same size as objective end.

The scope on my .270 WCF Model 70 is similar to the one you mention: it's a 2-8x Burris Signature. I've never felt under-scoped with it.

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He had wanted to be a Marine since he was 10 or 12 years old, but thought he would have a better shot at being a pilot if he went Air Force. Don't know about that, but it's water under the bridge now. Well, if he wanted to fly fixed wing, he made the right choice. Odds are high in the Corps that he...

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Congrats. :D Tell him that if he ever shuttles a bunch of Marines to be nice and give em a smooth flight. So of those gents like see how easy we get air sick. :wink: :D That's for sure. During the Haiti fun in '93-'94 I was stationed at GITMO, and our Colonel just had to get the Barracks involved s...

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ted has nailed it on the load for the 375 win.I have tried alot of different powders but I always come back to 36.0 grs of RL7 with the 220 gr hornady bullet rem LR primer.I have shot alot of deer with this load and never had a runner.boom/flop :D . pete My usual load has been 37.5 grains of Re-7, ...

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BlaineG wrote:Doesn't Howa make guns for Weatherbee?

Yes.

Weatherby Vanguard = Howa 1500

and, at one time...

Smith & Wesson 1500 = Howa 1500

Wonderful rifles and incredible values. Good choice, Gramps. Perfect cartridge, too.

RSY

RSY

There's a biz here in Austin that is mobile and comes to your house and does brake jobs. Call them and see if they go to Waco. A running buddy of mine (and fellow leverhunter) swears by them.

http://www.fastbrake.com/

There's a $20 coupon on the site, as well.

Scott

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I saved a copy. Thanks for all that effort.

Scott

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In Wiley Clapp's recent "American Rifleman" round-up of a bunch of the mini-.380 pistols, the P238 was surprisingly disappointing in its ability to digest ammo without any hiccups. Actually, this was a common problem among all the models reviewed, except, surprisingly, the new Taurus TCP. ...

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I posted in the first thread on this. My BB94 sight is very slightly misaligned, as well, but in the other direction, actually. I also asked if anyone knew when the front sight base holes were drilled in the manufacturing process. I think it should be last if it is a separate operation. I imagine, t...

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FYI: The front sight on my .375 BB94 is definitely not plumb, either, but just barely so. It's as if the receiver threading for the barrel shank was cut just a little too much. However, my Williams FP is still basically dead-center in it's housing when sighted in. Yours seems like an extreme case. I...

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It's a new design, alright. Just like the Tupolev Tu-4 was.

Scott

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Wow. Talk about adding insult to injury. Sheesh!

Maybe I could get Mr. Fellers to pay me for a Model 94 and I'll send him a buttstock, lever, mag tube and rear sight. Here ya go! Enjoy!

RSY

PaperPatch wrote:Duty Now, For The Future.

Although usually overlooked, probably one of the greatest records of its time. Easily.

However, they lost me after "Freedom of Choice."

Scott

p.s. Retro, that Venn diagram is great, and so true!

RSY

Not a levergun in the bunch...rank amateurs!!!

My neighborhood in Covington did the same thing after Katrina. It was perfect for it, too...only one way in/out. Not a single problem...imagine that.

Scott

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Along with the WaA29 1940 it is also scribed T/S Anderson Hankovosky Wish they sould talk.... Considering the source, you may not want to hear what they would say. I have a matching serial number G.98 from WWI, and sometimes when I sight down the barrel, I wonder if any unfortunate Tommys or Doughb...

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Too cool. Even had some footage of some old leathernecks in there. I could be wrong, but I swear the battleship footage looked like it could've been off the Texas . I spent a lot of time on her as a kid, and it looked very familiar. For that matter, it could also have been on the New York , I guess....

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Charles wrote:The majority of my brush poping and desert wanderings, have been with a full sized 1911 of some sort in 45 ACP.

So, that was you I saw wandering around the countryside wearing a mitre the last time I drove through the brush country!

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Caught one of his cousins stealing corn out of one of my feeders. There's no such thing as a free lunch

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Joe, I'd send him a link to this thread. I believe the extended network that this site represents would be significant to him, assuming he comprehends things like that. He has been largely successful in positioning himself as the go-to guy for these items. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear he has the...

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A few years back I was told by someone that he would be the best source for a Lyman 66MD sight for my Marlin Levermatic. In the next breath, they also told me it likely would not be a pleasant experience. As a result, I never bothered contacting him, and I'm glad I didn't. Hope it works out for you,...

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and don't forget the one that was killed in Chicago a few years ago... http://i.dailyherald.com/stories/61/normal/61382.jpg So, it's the scooters they're after. It's all adding up now. At this point, no other sightings or incidents. My original theory, which I'm kinda returning to, is that it came ...

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pdawg.shooter wrote:
RSY wrote:Said he was just traveling through.

Ain't we all...

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One question...why would anyone want to report a sighting or a killing of a cougar to the authorities. I agree with OSOK...SSS...what they don't know can't hurt you. Ed Because in Texas, it's legal to hunt/shoot them, so no harm no foul. Texas Parks and Wildlife is just trying to keep tabs on their...

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"Dirt Farmer" is, indeed, a good record, if you don't already have it.

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Oh, I'm worried about it, alright. Even before this, I regularly carried a concealed sidearm to that park. I did go looking for it early this AM. I took my .40 and my binos and basically "cleared" the park. With so many kids around I don't think I want to take passive approach, in this case.

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Those cats are pretty good at crossing. I don't think I've ever seen a road-kill mountain lion. I've seen many dead deer and coyotes, and even gators on the stretch of I-10 between New Orleans and the bridges to Slidell, but never a cougar.

RSY

They are not protected here. Parks and Wildlife just asks that you notify them where you see or shoot them so they can update their sighting database. I'm just outside the city limits, but it's pretty thick residential. That's why I'm keeping the shotgun ready, rather than the BB94. Here are the par...

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...and, no, I don't mean the comely female human type. There is a little 1-acre neighborhood park about 100 yards from our house. I don't know how it got in here. It's a least a mile inside the subdivision. A neighbor saw it around noon today laid up in a big live oak, and another neighbor is missin...

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Some definite interest here. Pencil me in. May bring a buddy, too.

RSY

Too true, too true.

RSY

I'm just glad someone else is making a model with straight slide serrations and internal extractor. Now, if we could just get that ejection port raised back up...

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Doc Hudson wrote:I seem to remember several Texian Expeditions, including the Meier Expedition, that came to grief trying to oust the Mexicans from New Mexico.

Black beans, anyone???

RSY

Thank you, sir. No new leverguns, sadly.

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