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When I carry a 9mm, its Speer gold dot +P+. Usually I carry a J frame S&W, 38 loaded with the FBI load. 158gr SWCHP +P

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Seems to me that a few passes across a medium grit stone would take care of the microstamping. It should either remove it or make it unrecognizable.

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Such have been reported in South and Central Texas, but the fish and game authorities deny. Admit there may be some big cats around the Big Bend area area and far West Texas. Things that will eat you, bite you, sting you, suck your blood, poke you full of thorns etc. help to toughen the human race u...

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I have been pumping an Ithaca Mdl. 37 20ga since 1963. It has never failed to fire, is smooth as glass, simple, with few moving parts, easy to clean, light and after all these years still works like a champ. I could not ask for more in a shotgun. It has harvested thousands of squirrels, birds and ra...

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Went to a small town local gunshow today. They have this show about three times a year. It has always had local vendors with reasonably priced firearms. In particular a good selection of older lever guns at reasonable prices. I was shocked at the prices today. I saw used newish marlin 94s going for ...

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In Korea 1965-66, our old GMC duce and a half 105 howitzer tow trucks had large singe tires on the rear axles as opposed to smaller diameter duelies. I understand a lot of WWII duce and halfs also had large singles on the rear drive axes. So it apparently is an idea that has been around for awhile.

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I was looking at a barely used Win. Mdl. 94 Texas Ranger sadle ring carbine today at a small gunshop. Really fancy walnut in the but stock. They were asking $550, no box. Is this a good price? A few tiny scratches on stock, blueing looked brand new.

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The original wooden stock M-14 had a fatal flaw. The stock was weak at the pistol grip and prone to break. We broke a lot of stocks doing horizontal butt stokes, during bayonet drill, on the bayonet dummies. The Army started replacing the broken wooden stocks with a heavy fiberglass stock that was m...

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Varget is like the Unique of rifle powders. It is not perfect, but really close. I now only keep three rifle powders, H4198, Varget and H4350. One of the three will cover everything from benchrest 6ppc through all but the heaviest magnum load. I have used H380, it is accurate but the same load does ...

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Took a real slow cruise to Korea in 1965, on one of Uncle Sam's troop ships. Food was really bad, the accomidations were even worse. Primitive would be an understatement. I think the only difference between our accomidations and the 18th century slave ships was they did not chain us up. The Navy pro...

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H380 is a ball powder. Varget is a stick powder and treated to be insensative to temprature change. This treatment was developed by the Aussies for ammo to use in military auto and semiauto weapons that had to operate in climates from the artic in winter to deserts in summer. Temprature induced chan...

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Does anyone know why the bores on later model Marlins with ballard rifling, in particular the 1894s, seem to be such a generous grove diameter?

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[quote="Don McDowell"][quote="rbertalotto"][quote]That government bullet was designed to be fired dirty, do you honest to god believe that the army wanted their troppers to wipe the trapdoors between shots, and have you ever saw a government issued blowtube? Never the less, the A...

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That load may have been safe at one time with a particular lot# of 2400. It does not mean it is safe with current lot# of 2400 and current components in your particular firearm.

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I have loud ringing in my ears and collect the $125.00 a month from the VA, I also have hearing loss in the high frequency and speech range, and wear two hearing aids, which the government pays for. I don't feel it is discriminatory, because I get these and civilians do not. I didn't ask the Army to...

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I have a series 70 and had a series 80 both in 45 acp. I have had other makes of the 1911. Both Series 70 and 80 colts are semi collectors items now and rather pricey, at least in this part of the world. I can honestly say that there was nothing magic about either one. After extensive gun smithing t...

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In my limited experience, Texas knife law tends to not to be strongly enforced, until you try to commit a criminal act with a knife, or bayonet, sword, dagger etc, or are a known gang banger.

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I have used White Lable BAC with complete satisfaction in 38 special loads for years. Recently I have started using it for .357 rifle boolits, 30 cal rifle boolits and 44 mag rifle boolits, and it has worked well. I get very minimal to no leading with BAC. I did get leading with commercial hard cast...

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you always have to take into consideration, that after disaster strikes, local government, or what passes for local government, will appropriate your saved up goodies, They will do so under guise of a anti-hoarding law/regulation, and for redistribution for the good off all. Thats just the way our s...

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I believe a small amount of metal could be welded to the top of the existing sight, and than filed to shape. I have seen a gunsmith do such a proceedure to another rifle front sight.

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I think it al depends on whether you-know-who gets re elected. If he does, all bets are off. We could see the bottom drop out of everything. The great depression of the 21st century. We are currently flying in uncharted territory.

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Will the Marlin 1894 (ballard rifling) with it's slow twist, fully stabalize 250gr cast boolits???

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I have heard it said the the 22 long rifle is a very good zombie slayer. The only way to kill a zombie is to decapitate them or destroy their brain. Supposedly the little 22 round bounces around inside the skull and turns a zombie brain into mush. Of course any round will do, but with the 22 you can...

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I have an Ithaca Mdl 37 featherweight that I bought new in 1970. It is one sweet shooting, well balanced rugged gun. I love the bottom load and ejection. The empty hulls drop right at my feet, not 15 feet away. The action is super rugged and simple, and with no side port, it does not collect as much...

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I live on the Texas Coast, and sport fishing is a major industry in our area, I would say 75% of the houses have a boat parked in front. We have 10% ethanol in ALL our gasoline. It is ruining many older outboards, small engines and older car/trucks. The feds are mandating ethanol, not the state. Tha...

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A buddy of mine had one. I shot about 20 rounds through it and did not like the kick and muzzle blast, but I wanted a good 6.5. I ended up having my 30-06 rebarred to 6.5-06 with a 24 inch barrel. By chronograph it came within 100 FPS of my buddies 264 mag, without all the blast and burning a lot le...

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Hoppes #9 works for me in cleaning old lube out of seating dies.

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My next door neighbor has a Mdl 71 rifle he bought new in 1955, took it deer hunting twice and has shot maybe a total of a box and a half of shells through it. Except for a couple of tiny scratches on the stock, it looks NIB. He was recently offered $2,000 for it. He is saving it for his grandson.

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If you have a problem with the oder of some of the cutting agents, such as citus solvent, turpintine, or mineral spirits, you can use pure tung oil uncut. You just have to spend a few more minutes rubbing it in, as the pure stuff is not absorbed as quick, and the drying time between coats is a littl...

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I would vote for the tung oil finish; however, I would use real pure tung oil cut with turpentine, mineral spirits, or citrus oil say about half and half. Most or your so called tung oil finishes have very little tung oil and alot of varnish and other additives. Pure cut tung oil is easly to use, pe...

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For you experts out there, what would be a ball park value for a Mdl. 1889 Marlin, 20" saddle ring carbine, in 44-40. The gun is complete, appears functionable, stock and foreend dinged and scratched, but not cracked or broken. Blueing is about 50% and the bore is moderately pitted. This doesn'...

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Thank you one and all. I tried the firm pressure on the screwdriver trick that Malamute suggested and it worked like a charm. After a week of fussin, that little rascal is in like it belongs. Once again, Thanks Ya'll.

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The barrel bands are on with screws going in from the left to right. the foreend fits onto the action pretty snug and the barrel band is quite snug on the foreend so there is not a whole lot of wiggling I can do. Everything seems lined up perfectly, but like I said the screw always seems to be maybe...

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This is embarrasing. I took my 1951 vintage Winchester model 94 carbine apart and cleaned decades of gunk out of it. I have the thing completely back together, and everything works like it is supposed to, EXCEPT. I cannot get the screw that goes through the foreend and rear barrel band to line up an...

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Thanks Guys
It looks like my carbine has not been drilled for receiver sights. I guess that is something I will have to get done. My old eyeballs work a lot better looking througha peep sight.

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Maybe a silly question. I have a model 94 carbine, 20" barrel, born in 1951. My question, how can I tell by looking at the left side of the receiver if it is drilled for Williams or Lyman receiver sights.
Thanks,

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