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I have been lucky this year, just a few small pigs that didn't do much damage. My bigest problems have been from the miserable beavers.

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Had several come into my lower pasture last year and just tore it up. A couple of them were in the 250 pound range.

Jumbeaux- where in East Texas are you, we are near Crockett.

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If you want them to hang around for awhile, soak a burlap bag in used motor oil and then wrap it around a tree. They love to rub against it.

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Since the neatest gun shop is 110 miles round trip and it is a very small shop and none of the big chains (min 240 miles) have any primers so I am forced to use mail order. Called Powder VAlley today, the web site says out of stock but they will take your order and fill it as it comes in. So I guess...

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Don McDowell- Thanks for the reply. With open sights and old eyes, 100 yards is about as far as I would push it. I just didn't know if the 357 had enough power to drop a pig or deer.

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What do you guys think the efective range is of a 357 using 158 grain cast bullets on white tails and feral hogs out of a Marlin 1894. I have been using mine for paper but want to try it on some live game.

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I am probably opening my self up to a lot of ridiclue but here it goes. I lived in Arcadia Ca. in 1955 near the foothills, it was about noon when my friend and I saw a bright light going in and out of the canyons. It would travel to the left or right and imediately reverse direction, it was all over...

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Glad you guys had a good time. Unfortunatley Lowe's thought I should spend my time at the store with Back Friday. I didn't even get to try it Thanksgiving day since I had to close Wednesday and set up for Friday. I did get close to getting a doe. I woke up Thursday and stagered out on the porch abou...

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Sounds like fun, where are you?

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I gust got back from Lake Jackson after 13 days with a disaster relief team. From what I saw, you are entitled to say what ever you want. Just glad I live 3 hours north of you folks.

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You got it, and a little prayer for the rest of us in its path.

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I was half way between San Diego and Hawaii on the U.S.S. Constellation with my son on a Tiger cruise. They definatley took it seriously. The ship went "zip lip", the captain told us that if you were in the military and caught using your cell phone, you would be placed in the brig, if you ...

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It would probably better if I just passed on bring a gun, besides I can plink all I want off my back porch. I just thought it would be interesting to try shooting at a different place. I will try to get down there and bring the poor cheif some liquid refreshment and just say hi to everyone.

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You are probably right about the license and orange. I wasn't going to hunt, but just wanted to meet some of the good people on the forum, that is if I can ever get my work to tell me if I can get that weekend off.

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If you are in a Nat. Forest and don't want to hunt, can you just plink or do you need the orange and a license ?

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That sounds good to me.

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Has it been decided that it is at Sabine and have you got a date set? I work at Lowe's so weekends are a stuff shoot, but will try my hardest.

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Griff- I am half way between Houston and Dallas near Crockett, about 40 miles east of 45. Is Rucker Bullet co. near me?

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Well I went and did it,I bought a Thunderbolt. I have not shot it yet, but the fit and finish look great. I looked at three different places for 45 Colt ammo and all I could find was Win 250 grain cowboy action loads. There are a few disadvantages to living in the sticks of East Texas. Tomorrow I wi...

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Jeff Quinn- thats impressive.

KCSO- interesting about the bulge in the barrel. Is it more prevalent in old guns ?

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O.S.O.K. I am sure that you are right about a Marlin being more accurate than the Taurus but this is just a fun gun. Besides, even with aging eyes, I have a hard time putting a scope on a lever gun or a Thunderbolt, I just like the lines of the old style weapons. I am not above putting a tang sight ...

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Thanks for the reply's. I do not plan on racing the gun just a fun gun to maybe take a few beavers with or a feal hog but mostly plinking. I must say that the thought of a SAA had crossed my mind, just a little

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I keep looking at a Taurus Thunderbolt in 45 Colt. I don't know why, it is not a particulaly good looking gun, I don't have any reloading stuff for a 45 Colt (yet :) ). I just keep being drawn back to it. The local Accademy(sp?) store has one for $529. It would probably good for the beavers and fera...

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My concern is that after I use my bullet seating die , the dia. of the bullet tip is even smaller. I realize that the tip is lead, but I don't know what type of force is required to set off a primer. I guess I am just afraid of pulling the trigger and have ten rounds go off.

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I have been reloading for my Marlin 1894C (.357) some time now using cast bullet with no problems other than leading. I bought some Rem. JSP bullets (158 grains) and I put the end of the bullet up to the primer pocket and found that the bullet tip is slightly smaller than pocket. That means that the...

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They are smart. They use to come out at dusk and I would be waiting for them, they would usually see me before I could get a shot off. The next night it would be an hour later, this went on until I was out there at 2 in the morning before they would show up. I cleared some brush near where they like...

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It would sure be nice if we knew where everyone lived. It is hard to plan something like tihs not knowing where the majority of us live. I am just saying that someone could plan this event in west Texas and only 3 or 4 people live out there and 20 or 30 of us live near Dallas. Maybe if we took a pol...

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This would be a lot easier if we lived in Rhode Island

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My understanding is that the beavers are somewhat protected as well as the gators around here. I was talking to a judge in town and un-officially he told me to remember the "3 S" rule, shoot it, shovel it and shut up

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I hope you enjoy your beavers as much as I have. You would not believe the number of nights I have sat by my lake and pond just waiting for them to show up with my 12 ga. and 00 shot :) . This year I stopped counting the number of trees they took down after 50. Now some of the families have moved on...

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RKrodle- I have not hunted in the Nat. Forest. We drive through it on the way to Kenard (one of the places we hunt) and there are trucks parked on both sides of the roads all the way. Gas prices may change that this year. I just re-read my last post and I misspelled the town I live near, it is Latex...

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RKrodle- I am in Laterxo, about 8 miles north of Crockett in Houston County, how about you ?

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Sounds great. If I start saving now, I may be able to save enough to fill the gas tank

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"Texan by choice not birth" and love every minute of it, great place.

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CRS- looks like the parades here in Crockett, not big as the Rose Parade in Ca., but a lot more fun (been to both).

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In the last month I have shot 4 copper heads and 2 cotton mouths, all with my Ruger 22 auto. pistol. I have given up on the 38/357 shot loads. The cotton mouths that I see are to far out in my lake to do any good with shot loads and the copper heads are close enough to easily hit with the 22, plus I...

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I have some of the 405 you are asking about ( Rem 405 JSP)

With old eyes and old calibers, this is what I came up with.

OAL 1.001-1.002

base to cl of first cannelure .225

base to cl of second cannelure .405

between cannelures .100

width of cannelures .080

I hope this helps.

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Thats great.

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I am in the same boat as wildmanh, trying to find a good load for my Ruger GP100 and 1894. I have been playing with Win 296 and 158 JHP. 296 makes me a little nervous, since there is a small window of load levels (Max - 3%). Does 2400 work well with jacketed and hard cast (Oregon Trails) bullets? Sa...

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Live on a dirt road and love it until it rains, that red clay is slicker than snot when it gets wet

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I am in the same boat, about to turn 62. The Williams FP peep sights have been a great help. I just can't bring my self to put a scope on a lever gun.

I guess the Golden Years arn't all that great.

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I think the dust must be blowing in East Texas, my eyes are starting to swell. Great story, enjoy your new/old toy.

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Don't give up on the Handi. I have several and love them. My 243 Ultra will hold 5 shot groups of .42 at 100 yards all day long. After I found the right load. My 308 is getting close, but I put it aside to play with my Handi 38-55 (to many toys, not enough time :D ). I would look for an older Handi ...

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I guess it really doesn't matter who makes them, as long as they keep making them. I just hope Remington doesn't pull the plug on them infavor of some Chinese import.

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So is Wesson related Dan Wesson ?

Gihon- I hope it all works out without having to spend a fortune. The H&R guns are fun to shoot without having to take out a second on the house.

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I have shot 3 snakes in the last few days, you are right, it is spring time in Texas.

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My Lyman front sight came with 3 post inserts at different heights. With old eyes, I need all the help I can get and a post/bead front sight just does not get it any more.

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Maybe I should write Winchester and ask them what they suggest since the data is for a 158 grain HDY Xtp and I am using a Rem. 158 grain JSP.

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I agree the the powder manufacture probably knows best, it just seems strange that the min load from Win. is 1.4 grains higher than the max load from Speer.

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