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Back when I went a bit off the deep end with Marlin leverguns, and single shot rifles, I sold off a huge number of my S&W collection, and had some immediate regrets for selling certain handguns. One of those was my Model 39 S&W 9mm, which was one of the finest 9mm handguns I'd ever owned. Ye...

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I never got banned, but I got a warning once for just mentioning I had some old Marlin parts I was thinking of selling. Some idiot sent me a warning message telling me I needed to post this in the "For Sale" section, and I told him I hadn't even decided if I was selling, or what price I'd ...

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Green Dot was one of the first powders I ever loaded with in my handguns. Used it in .38 Special, .45 Colt, 9mm and .45ACP, all with good results. Also used it in my 12 ga. for trap loads with great success. I still use it a lot for handgun loads.

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Keith D wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:12 am I have an old can, too. How old is this thing? Still is mostly full.

Those little squarish cans are likely 1960's vintage.

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[quote=marlinman93 post_id=979945 time=1697298361 user_id= "Heck, Moses loaded with Unique!" Yes he did, I have his can in my collection!20231014_121837.jpg And it's still good! :lol: [/quote] That's not Moses' can! His can is 3rd row back on the left end in this picture: https://i.imgur....

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I've read this same info about Unique for many years, and it always baffles me? I've loaded using Unique for about 50 years now and never found Unique to drop variations in charges. I've used it with RCBS Uniflow, Lyman 55, Pacific, and currently my Harrell's Precision powder measure, and on occasio...

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I looked at the price for World Buffalo powder and it's not cheaper than my IMR4198 that I love from Powder Valley. The free hazmat helps, but not enough for me to change powders. I paid $374 for the last keg of IMR4198 with hazmat and shipping added. The Buffalo powder at Natchez is $352, and guess...

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I bought a few plastic two hole U shaped notches years ago and screwed them to the front of my reloading/gunsmithing bench. They're always handy to be able to quickly situate a rifle in the notch and keep them from falling over.

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I've misplaced guns before, but usually find them in one of the safes, or still in a gun case in my gun room. Not long ago I was looking for a handgun to take with me, and discovered it spooning under a pillow on the bed with my Colt 1911 .45!

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I'm probably just the opposite, as if I have a good load that I have a lot of confidence in, I wont change a thing. Too many variables in hunting, and I hate to change anything I know is a winner!

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Personally if the powder was something I used I'd gladly pay 75% of current prices on sealed containers. Anything that's possibly a partial would need to be guesstimated, and adjusted by volume. On powders I likely wouldn't use I'd want to get them low enough to resell for a small profit to friends,...

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I'd heard of Varner, but the Varner sights I'm familiar with are likely a completely different company than the one using their name today! Many decades ago the Varner sights sold were micrometer adjustment for windage and elevation, and were very unique looking. Had a large dial on the left side li...

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Vall, glad to hear you still get to shoot at that hallowed venue. Ray, when I read Ned Roberts talking about those 20- and 40-rod matches, my respect for the ODGs increased immensely. I rarely shoot a rifle offhand even at 50 yards. Wind's sister has been so wonderful in keeping the U-Pick Sagebrus...

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Marlin Man: interesting comment about the 45-70 and the 22 LR trajectories. I also heard the same holds true for the 22LR and the 32-40 at 200 yards. I never tried a 22LR at 200, but I did try it once at 100 yards offhand with my winder musket and a converted Ruger #3. Surely was an eye opener abou...

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Vall, your Ballard #3 in .22 lr is an accurate and intriguing rifle. Great shooting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Axw0PGKfo&t=157s&ab_channel=SagebrushLongshots Well I can't take credit for that as it's Steve's work, and him shooting it in the video. He took the old Ballard #3 I sold h...

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I've got two Remington #1 Rolling Blocks in .22LR! I love having the full sized Roller in the little pipsqueak cartridges! Usually small framed guns don't fit adult males very well. Those sound really interesting I just returned from our annual long-range shoot at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch, and af...

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I've got two Remington #1 Rolling Blocks in .22LR! I love having the full sized Roller in the little pipsqueak cartridges! Usually small framed guns don't fit adult males very well.

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My Gamo Whisper is a springer, and the first such type of pellet rifle I've ever owned. So far extremely reliable, but it did take some getting used to when you trip the trigger, and feel the spring release. Not like my old Benjamin pumps that are pneumatic, and don't have any recoil or movement whe...

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When my ancestors came West in the 1840's one of my great aunts passed away down in SE Oregon near the dry lakes. The family buried her there, and put a marker on the grave using whatever wood they could find to build a headstone. They moved on towards the Willamette Valley, and settled an area West...

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Back maybe 5 yrs. ago I wanted an upgrade to my trusty old Benjamin pump pellet rifle, and decided to start looking. I found a Gamo Whisper .177 complete with 4x scope for sale online at $115 shipped to my door. It was rated at around 1400 fps? if I recall correctly, and is a break open action, with...

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Must be some air shows going on somewhere around our town too. I was outside washing the car a week ago when I heard the distinct sound of an old prop plane. I looked up and saw three P51 Mustangs flying over in formation! Something about hearing and seeing those makes me just stop and watch them fo...

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Marlin sold one of those back in the 1800's when they offered their first .22 rimfire model 1891 side loading lever action rifle! The tiny little 1891 and .22RF cartridges was a bit difficult for owners to load into the side gate, so they offered a tube loader to make the rifle easier to load.

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How any gun owner chooses to continue to live in California is beyond me? I'd be exiting that place as fast as I could sell, and pack my guns!

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Yeah the size makes them a short but may be an option. I had planned to turn a few brass cases with counterbore for 22 wrf case and powder and lyman 65 grain . Also contacted CCI again as there was a report they planned to do a run .If enough people ask them they might do it. If they are a short ca...

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Bullard rifles are scarce because they were way overpriced at the time they were built! They are wonderful rifles, with extremely good engineering, fit, and finish. But the cost to build them was very high, and that's why they sold so few, and went bankrupt. The owner of Bullard never really had a g...

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You can actually reload those spent case with one of the .22 reloading kits . Lyman makes the correct 65 grain mold. I plan to try both they say the .25 rimfire is the king of rimfires. Fiocchi makes 25 rimfire animal slaughter cartridges in bulk but can't find anywhere to get them. Did a quick sea...

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I have a Ballard #3 Gallery rifle that was initially .22 Long, but back when the .25 Stevens RF was the hot new cartridge someone sent this nice little #3 to Stevens, and had it rebored, rifled, and chambered in the new .25RF! Then Stevens fitted it with a Stevens full length #368 scope, and under t...

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I made up round ball loads for several Ballard rifles in .44 Long, .38 Long, and .32 Long using dead soft ML balls I bought. Honestly never found any loads that produced very good accuracy, so I stopped messing with them. But it was a fun way to shoot those old rifles before I bought proper heeled b...

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Not sure about buying any ammo, unless you don't reload? But it's always been a good idea to stock up on loading supplies, and long before it was a case of demand exceeding supplies! As for pellets, I have found numerous airgun suppliers who sell average to high quality pellets in bulk packs of 500-...

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Since I first began reloading 50 years ago, I've always stocked up on powder and primers more than anything else. I'd never waste money on loaded ammo unless I had no brass, and wanted loaded ammo to shoot and get the brass. It just doesn't make sense to me to spend the kind of money loaded ammo cos...

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Operator error. He didn't read the instructions, or ignored them. That follower has a lot of spring tension with just a half filled mag tube. Had he filled it up, or lowered the follower properly this wont ever happen.

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Since it's doing it with more than just the SK ammo, I'd assume it's not ammo related. Likely the extractor is the issue, but not because it's bad. I'd remove the breech bolt and totally disassemble it to give it a thorough cleaning. Sometimes the .22 ammo is pretty dirty, and the recesses around th...

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The average SAA pistol has pretty basic sights anyway, so I've never found much difference in various barrel lengths and accuracy. But handling is a larger concern for me, and I just find the shorter 5.5" and 4.75" barrels to be much more to my liking. I've only owned one Colt SAA with the...

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I did this 34 years ago when we bought our house, just so all the lawn stuff was in one place. I looked at materials cost, and settled on a pre fab metal garden shed instead. Wish I'd bought two back then as they were under $300 for a 10'x10' shed. It's held up remarkably well for all the years, and...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 5:24 am Vall you have an impressive collection, I sure hope you get the chance to go see his collection next year.

Thanks Gunny!
Just have to convince my traveling partners to leave a day earlier, so we can go to Boulder, Co. But I think that wont take too much doing.

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Griff wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:08 pm Fantastic Vall. Getting to learn so much from the "horse's mouth" so to speak.

Yes! I love spending time with true experts, who have been doing this long before there were any books! Hard to ever get the same knowledge these gentlemen have without hands on with hundreds of specimens!

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Oh my! That’s fantastic. Did they enjoy the story of your rifle? They seemed to know more about my Sharps than I knew! A lot of what I got in the Sharps letter didn't cover the later changes by George Freund, and there's always been some questions as to which action it was built on since in 1880 Sh...

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Yesterday was really slow, and sitting at my table waiting for anything to happen when a guy approached my display and was cranking his neck trying to look at my Freund Sharps. I got up and asked if he wanted me to take it down so he could see it better, and he said he'd like that. So I cut the tie,...

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Lawrence Leather was the go to place here back in the day. Being right here in town, almost everyone bought their gun leather from Lawrence, and the quality was excellent. Lawrence also hired those with disabilities, well ahead of any government programs to help handicapped get jobs. I always liked ...

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Thanks guys! It's been a fun first day, and hope tomorrow goes as well! I picked up a great deal on a Kahr 9mm E9 pistol. Didn't need it, but seller wanted $100 and it looked near perfect! So another small 9mm to maybe carry once I see how it shoots. This is an early one before they went to polymer ...

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Wow. Just. Wow. That 1881 sure is a looker. Love that stock. Seems I remember seeing that a few years ago. You got me interested in Flues during Covid. The 1881 Marlin/Flues rifle is a mild custom that Flues stocked, and converted to scheutzen with the Ballard Farrow buttplate. Screw heads are all ...

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Agreed, love the 1881. How strong an action are they? Can they do smokeless trapdoor loads? The 1881 isn't as strong as the Win. 1886, but plenty good for loads under 30,000 psi. I load nothing but low pressure smokeless in the three I have. The flues 1881 is in .40-60M, which is what Win. copied w...

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OAC setup yesterday, (Oregon Arms collectors) so took some pictures before the crowds get in today, and tough to get pictures taken. My display this year is "Custom gun makers of the late 1800's". https://i.imgur.com/DXVf11Bl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oFGV7Iml.jpg Top to bottom. 1-Gove Rolli...

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Going to start searching for a handgun combo to go with my Sharps in .50-3.25" soon.

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It seems like suddenly about half the posts here are about gun combos! Not sure why the sudden interest and flood of combos popped up, but I've always found these combos to be a compromise for either the rifle or the pistol used. A load that works the best in one, rarely works well in the other; so ...

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These editing errors and the mistakes made by the writers are just signs of what has happened in the gun magazines in recent years. Less and less experienced shooters and true gun nuts writing articles. In the old days a gun writer might embellish things, and make many people say, "No way that ...

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Maybe I should just buy a couple school desks for my wife and me? Back when we were kids the drill in school was to climb under your desk to survive a nuke. If we have a couple school desks we should be more than ready!

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Anytime I see good quality old 3/4" scope rings for target scopes for sale I grab them if the price is right. I picked up two pairs of them at our June OAC gun show for under $75 a pair, and seller tossed in a bunch of target style scope bases too. One pair is old Fecker, and the other is Lyman...

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I have old cars and trucks, but not because I fear an EMP. Just because I love old stuff, and find it enjoyable to own and build. I have a 1939 Chev coupe, 1937 British Austin sedan, and my 1969 Chevy Suburban. Not sure if they'll work after an EMP, but not losing any sleep worrying about it either.

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In my opinion the Swedes made some of the finest Rolling Blocks ever built. They took what Remington sold them, and took the work to a little higher level. They certainly loved their Rolling Blocks.

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