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I'm not sure about the rest of you folks here but I didn't know the ol' .30-30 needed a bonded core bullet :? So it looks as though I will be sticking with Sierra bullets for the forseeable future for sure. Neither the 30-30 Winchester, or any traditional levergun cartridge, needs bonded core bulle...

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We still make a 348 230gr bullet that is an excellent hunting bullet for the 348 win mag. No need to order 100,000 either :wink: http://www.northforkbullets.com Holy Mackerel!!! $83.78 per box of 50 bullets. I paid $30.00 for a box of 50 Barnes X-Bullets and thought I was being foolish, nevertheles...

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I have also been watching Ebay and Craigs list for an anvil I am also keeping my eyes open for hammers and hardy tools. The problem with finding good used anvils is in large part due to all the muffinoids thinking they're sculpture and paying art prices for them. I still see good anvils around but ...

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JReed, good job. Other than being kinda small, it looks like that forge will get it done. I want to build one using a truck rim so I can have a bigger fire for a little more coverage. At this point though it no more than a mark on a list of things to do. Again, good job. I used to work on a large ca...

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From everything I've read on the various forums the 45 Colt is at least two or three times as effective on game as the hottest loaded 44 Magnum. On top of that the 45 Colt can accomplish this nearly "supernatural" effect while maintaining the recoil of a 22 Magnum and the muzzle blast of a...

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Nice Guide Gun and Avatar (I'm an Opus fan too).

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Ain't it nice to find something stashed away that you forgot about - wait 'till you discover a gun you thought you sold or forgot you had - yee-haw. I like that. The other day I went out and bought a case of ammo because I thought I needed it. When I went to stash it away I found a case of the same ...

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Topside, STOP , don't do anything to that gun. The advise you've been given is wrong, wrong. The very first thing you should do is show your brother just how rusted and messed up the gun is, and maybe whine about it being a "wall hanger." Then offer him a couple hundred bones just because ...

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Henry makes a 4.5 lb. 22LR that measures no more than 33" and hits what you point it at. Add to this a slick action and decent walnut and you've got a dandy little carbine. I just ordered my third Henry 22LR in my quest to litter the closets of my grandkids with them. Nope, they ain't an 80's e...

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:o Jeez Joe green grass is almost here. You'll feel better as soon as the wild onions bloom. :mrgreen: Hang in there just a little while longer. Sound Wisdom. :D Unless you need the bucks, put her in the back of the safe and forget about it. Better than the .0015% banks are paying. Good guns are an...

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I'm gonna keep it.

I'll sell a few others.

Thanks.

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They're just "things". Enjoy them and then pass them on for someone else to enjoy once you're done. I've perfected this and have no regrets. You can't take them with you when your ticket is punched. :wink: That about sums up my thinking on all inanimate objects (aka "stuff" &quo...

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Setting aside sentiments; a guy offers you $2,150 for a knife that isn't worth a couple hundred bones on its best day? Think about it for a second. If I give one of my grandkids something like that knife and a similar offer comes up and they don't take it, I will come out of my grave to kick their b...

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jnyork wrote:"If you have to think twice about doing something, dont do it".

My version of the same thing is "when in doubt, don't."

I've sold "outfits" before, but none that couldn't be replaced. This one can't, but...

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Terry Murbach wrote:I THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE IT ALL AWAY AS A GESTURE OF CHRISTIAN GOOD WILL.

Sound wisdom Terry, sound wisdom.

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I've been thinking lately (maybe musing) about selling my entire Winchester M71 outfit. It includes everything, rifle (shooter grade), many boxes of ammo, many boxes of bullets including Barnes X-Bullets, lots of new brass, a brand new aperture sight, and dies. I haven't added the stuff up yet becau...

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A little story about the Barnes 200 gr 348s... When they stopped making them they closed them out and offered them on their website directly for about $25 for 50. Someone on the old site (2005/2006-ish time frame) posted about the closeout and within a few hours they were gone, probably sold mostly...

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Idahoser wrote:"Ugly" changes.

So does "pretty."

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Did Barnes ever make a monolithic in .348? I know they have their "originals" in .348 ... at least I think they still do. Yep, X-Bullets in 200 and 220 grain. They are accurate, easy to load, and hit hard. They were designed by Barnes and David Scovill so they could be loaded using data f...

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Malamute, that is one fine looking carbine. In my opinion, except for a pregnant woman and an Indian in a suit, there is nothing uglier than an unused gun. I have many guns that look ugly by this boards standards, but have chosen this one to represent them all: http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww3...

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I'll probably hold out for the Marlin version. The shape is right and it is just large enough to work while not getting in the way. Thanks for the responses.

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You passed because of ports? At $375.00 in excellent condition? A Marlin 45/70 Guide Gun? :lol: I know the echoing chorus railing against ports and safeties at times becomes deafening, making it hard to think, but buy it, try it, and find out if it's just an echo. I've got Marlins with and without p...

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Here is a question I've had for decades. WHY do so many people insist on growing bushes right by the walls of their houses? I'm just wondering if there was some tradition about bushes I don't know about? Anybody got any clues?Joe I was wondering the same thing about people who keep cats and dogs in...

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And if this thread goes long enough you'll get a couple folks who destroyed their J-Frames with three abbreviated boxes of Cor-Bons. Just shoot the sucker with what you will use and when it gets too loose to lock-up without spitting in your face, send it in and get it fixed. Like Doc said, it will p...

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I've wanted a couple new Marlins (pictured below) but have realized that it will be a while before I can afford them. So I've decided to modify a couple of my Marlins to include a couple features I like on the new ones. One of the things I like about the new Marlins is the oversized lever. I have la...

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Don McDowell wrote:So I'm guessing you're not packing your war bag and saddle and heading out to see if anybody needs a night calver for a bunch of heifers Just so's you can pickup some easy pocket money?

Ranch, you are quick my friend, you are quick.

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Money on the hoof. I buckarooed a good portion of my life and never much cared for calving time. The last place I worked had about 5,000 mother cows and a slew of first calf heifers. The later of which kept us busy and without sleep for a few weeks each spring. There is just nothing like having your...

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Luckily, there are still some good, older 94's to be had. And that, my friends, is an understatement. There are enough used 94's around to supply the next generation - and if they remain tagged at current prices, the generation after that as well. Out here, the gun shows and pawn shops are littered...

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I doubt there's anything wrong with your ammo. One can sometimes find a random single cartridge that's a bit over pressure, but it is very unusual to find an entire box or lot of factory loads that are over pressure. Flattened primers can be par for the course with some magnum cartridges (unless the...

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I've been reloading for 35 years. But if I had the money to buy ammo to support my shooting habit I'd quit reloading and never look back. I reload to shoot; not to relax, not for recreation, not to fit in, not for mental stimulation or some need to create, not to find some real or perceived load per...

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I would rather be shot by 30-30 Winchester 150 grain soft point bullet going 2,200 fps than a 45 Colt 310 grain bullet going 1,000 fps. Why? Because the 30-30 bullet would kill me a lot faster than the 45 Colt bullet and I don't want to suffer. Either way, in a few minutes I'd be just as dead. Light...

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During a sustained fit of stupidity, I did a massive gun cull once. Actually, I was really strapped for cash and needed a vehical real bad and the guns were my only real hope of making money quick. I filled two large tables at a gun show and let them go just a smidge below market. I only retained a ...

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Grizz wrote:how do the collas go with the chili ?Grizz

On the hoof chili meat hide in the chollas awaiting the cook. You savvy?

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Charles wrote:Oops, I looked again and saw the saguaro. Must be Southern Arizona. Texas doesn't have any saguaro.

Sixty miles east of Phoenix.

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C. Cash wrote:Great pics/report and congrats on the pig. That takes me back home as well.

Thanks.

And don't dispare, there's still plenty of room for all you wayward desert expatriates to come home to, and in the summer you get the entire desert to yourselves.

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J Miller wrote:
mescalero1 wrote:This is going to make Joe homesick.
It did.
But .... I did ask for Idiot to post these pics. Soooooo, thanks for posting them. Joe

You are welcome Joe.

And Hobie, someone has to live in the desert - to get cooked, bit, stung, pricked, and otherwise have fun.

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dr walker wrote:Looks like a beautiful place to hunt. The weather doesnt look half bad.

Temps were in the tall sixty's - short seventy's. In a word - perfect.

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Another Javalina handgun season's in the books. The final score is one hunter (son) - one javalina :D , another hunter (me) - no javalina :) . Hunted two full days, dark to dark. On the first day, late afternoon, we spotted a couple sows feeding 500 yards across a canyon dissected by deep creek bed....

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Remember ECONOMICS is the key word. Marketing may play a factor, but to think it is the key factor is, IMHO, missing the mark. There are real reasons to not push soft swagged bullets beyond a certain velocity. I think the bullet manufactures are actually doing the right thing by giving us loading d...

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Otto, swagged bullets are almost, if not completely, pure lead and way to soft to be driven very fast. Most cannot be driven to velocities approaching "magnum" status (I assume you are talking about 1,200 fps +). Also, there other factors such as plain base vs bevel base vs gas checked, al...

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Well I suppose most of the major bullet makers, who write the manuals, don't make the proper lead bullets that can be driven at "proper magnum velocities." Speer and Hornady only make swagged (soft) lead bullets which will leave pieces of themselve in the barrel if driven faster than their...

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My boys have the Henry Youth Model and I like to shoot as much as they do. It fits fine and is light, reliable and accurate. Same situation here. Great little rifle! I'm about 5'11" and it fits me and my 7 year old, and everyone in between. Nice price on them as well. I'm in full agreement. My...

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I think the combination of a good rifle or carbine chambered in 30-30 Winchester, used as a primary arm, backed up by a good handgun chambered in 45 Colt is hard to beat. The 30-30 will take care of targets at a distance, sans any threat, that require something flat shooting and a long sight radius ...

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I've got one that is similar. It has adjustable sights and is stamped Herter's. The rest of it is the same made by the same maker. It is ox strong, reliable, accurate, and one of the best handguns I've managed to find for the price. I rides with me everyday and is loaded with cartridges designed to ...

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Y'all can have the musk hogs! All I have to do is step out my door any given night to smell those snorting stinky buggers rooting in my wash or front yard.[SNORT!] Oly The last year I hunted them near Patagonia, we had to shoo them away at night in the RV park - they'd walk right up to us while we ...

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76/444, you've got quite a bunch of javalina down your way. I ran into them while looking for black bear in your mountains. I nailed a javalina with a 357 Magnum carbine just below you near Douglas a few years back, and used to chase them all around Patagonia until it became a trail for night hiking...

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Good luck on your hunt. Post us some pics when you get back if you get one or not. I'd love to see some AZ desert.Joe Thanks Joe. I'll try to get some pictures, hopefully with a big desert rat in it. What are you guys talking about, been all over those areas, never could get a tag. I've just been f...

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Or, as I sometimes facetiously say, Vaquero and Vaqueroette.

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For the record there is no such thing as an old model Vaquero. All Vaqueros are New Models. They are all built with Rugers New Model transfer bar system. There is the Vaquero built on the large 44 mag Blackhawk frame and so stamped on the left side of the frame under the cylinder window. Then there...

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Cook 'em the same way you cook deer meat or jack rabbit. They can be grilled, fried, kabob-ed, roasted, boiled, or put into pies or tamales. I like mine fried in butter with some salt, black pepper, and a bit of garlic. The end result can be eaten hot nestled against some boiled red taters and a sid...

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