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DerekR

That is a LARGE coyote! I killed one that size once that smelled as bad as any animal I have ever encountered. I carried him back to camp and had to throw my gloves away!

DerekR

Thanks guys.

DerekR

Good morning guys. Has any of you ever done the Dayton Traister Speed-Lock conversion on an old cock-on-closing bolt rifle? I have a sporterized model 96 Swede Mauser that I have built. It is very accurate off of the bench, but in the field I have found that the long lock-time and heavy fall of the ...

DerekR

I have found that my Lyman, Lee and Dillon all are more consistant when I keep the hoppers full of powder.

DerekR

If i'm just "bummin" I don't like to carry a long gun. I usually put one of my short-barreled Ruger single-actions in a Simply Rugged pancake.

DerekR

The hat is orange....UT orange, to be exact.
A t-shirt in November? That's Tennessee weather for ya.
Mil-surp britches.
I have no excuse for the shoes!

DerekR

Ditto what Tycer sed. My Winchester 94 30/30 has slightly backed-out primers, but headspace is "within acceptable". One solution, if you reload, is to neck size only the brass that was fired in your gun. I say have the headspace checked, and if it is acceptable, don't concern yourself too ...

DerekR

My paternal Grandfather was a Engineer on the Illinois Central Gulf "City of New Orleans". He lived in McComb, Mississippi and ran from New Orleans to Memphis. McComb was full of ICG guys......they were a colorful bunch!

DerekR

Factory Winchester .32WS ammo isn't any more "low pressure" than factory Winchester 30/30 ammo.

DerekR

It would be MUCH cheaper and simpler to replace the barrel vs. reboring. Any barrel meant for the T/C Hawen (15/16 accross the flats) should drop right in. Green Mountain is a great barrel if you don't mind spending about $200. Check Track of the Wolf. You could also go on EBAY and pick up a used ba...

DerekR

If I had another M-92 to peep, I'd put an XS peep atop the receiver siderails, straddling the locking lugs, over the bolt top - one hole D/T on each side, leaving the sides neat/clear. . Me too Pete. I mounted a Williams on mine myself, but I like the look of the XS on top better. If you decide to ...

DerekR

Old sportorized Mausers give me the cold sweats also!

DerekR

I have had luck with the Lyman 358156, which is a gas check design. That bullet with H110 shoots well in my Blackhawk. It also does well in my Rossi Carbine. I don't think you could reach those velocities with a plain based bullet without leading your barrel.

DerekR

That "overhanging buttplate" is apparently pretty common on the Rossis. It was the only thing on mine that wasn't to my liking. A little file work and some cold blue fixed it to my liking. I did stop at that, though!

FINE looking carbine Salvo!

DerekR

The only deer my Grandaddy ever killed was with his old Ford pickup.....claimed he had to speed up to do it though!

DerekR

I never owned one, but I did handle some when they first came out. I always thought they were good looking single shots. For $300 I don't see how you could go wrong.

DerekR

I went with a Ruger 50th Anniversary Blackhawk. GREAT little pistol.

DerekR

I've only handled one Montado and never fired one, but the one i handled felt good in the hand. It has the slightly smaller grip-frame of the New Vaqueros. I own a few Rugers and one USFA. Can't speak to the Uberti.

DerekR

I cast and shoot a lot of the Lee 200RF in both my .45 Colts and my .45 acp 1911. For the ACP round I seat the bullet just slightly past the crimp groove. They feed real well in my Springfield 1911.

DerekR

I am really happy with my Ruger .357 Anniversary also. I got some grips from this gent for mine.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpvtschultz

Here's a pic....American Holly

DerekR

I'm with MM93.....I'd buy that gun and fix the stock with Acraglass. After refinishing it would be dandy!

DerekR

I have a Springfield "Loaded" that I'm very fond of.

DerekR

I've settled on Unique for my .38, .357, .45ACP and .45 Colt. I also use it for reduced cast bullet loads in my rifles. W748 for the 30/30, .32WS and .308. That catches alomst everything I reload for.

DerekR

I'll bet you a dollar to a donut that the biggest cause of your leading is a bullet too hard. 26 BHN are some hard bullets! I shoot nothing but 10-12 BHN in my Blackhawk and it has never leaded. My barrel slugs .452 and my throats .454, and my forcing cone is rough as a corncob. I vote softer bullet...

DerekR

Here is another lead...
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=32686

I think the mesquite look good.

DerekR

I bought a set for mine from this gent. A vast improvement over the factory grips.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrp ... pvtschultz

He does make them for the anniversary models.

DerekR

Thanks.....that was a good read.

DerekR

I am just finishing reading 'Blood and Thunder' the true story about KitCarson. The author's name is Sides. Even though it is historically accurate, and highly informative, it also reads like a novel - very hard to stop reading it once you start. I am near the end now, and may just start over when ...

DerekR

I like to reload with the Speer 170 grain Gold Dot flat point for deer in my .357 carbine.

DerekR

PaperPatch wrote:Delicious though they are; As fishies go......Catfish are the ugliest critters I've seen, and just creep me out.

They look a whole lot prettier after a dusting with cornmeal and float in hot grease!

DerekR

kimwcook wrote:Catch'em on line or did you go noodlin'? Crazy noodler's.

Is this the kind of noodlin' you're talking about? I put 50 of these out each weekend in the summer baited with small bluegill. I have caught some nice flathead cats.

DerekR

All of us Easterners thought you had to have a .25-06 to kill a pronghorn! Beatiful gun and a great story.

DerekR

Ya'll might already know this one, but a pretty good read:

http://www.sightm1911.com/index.htm

DerekR

I did it three years ago. The best money I EVER spent. I have worn glasses/cpntacts since I was 10 years old. I now have 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. It is especially nice for hunting. Fogged up glasses have always been a problem. The funny thing is that I now have to use reading glasses...

DerekR

darn rangerider! You blew us out of the water! Beautiful pistols you have there. I love the Bisley Colt.

DerekR

Here's my single actions:

Does the bottom feeder count??

DerekR

A few years ago I happened into a deal on a 500 ct box of cast bullets for the 32/20. They are 115 Grain plain based. I ran them through a Lee .311 sizer and experimented with various charges of Unique. My Winchester 94 liked 7 grains. The load is cheap and accurate. I have found it shot reasonably ...

DerekR

I LOVE the MS rifles! They have the smoothest bolt action you will ever touch. VERY cool!

DerekR

I'm partial to the 6.5x55 also, I have a sporter that is assembled by Kimber. You talk about a shooter now that baby is a shooter! Factory Remington 140gr. go into one hole :shock: !!! My handload 120gr X-Bullets do the same thing. I have one of the Kimber sporters also. I bought it in the box for ...

DerekR

I have a 1946 model 36 that is D&Ted for both a receiver and a tang sight. I guess that does nothing to clear up the question, I just thought it was interesting.

DerekR

I've pondered ordering one of those for a year now. I even found a cheap mid-70s 94, but i think I like it too much to pull it apart!

DerekR

Good lookin rifle. I really like the wood they used on the older Marlins. Congratulations

DerekR

Thanks for the pointers Octagon. I appreciate it!

DerekR

I've had a hankering to get some Ivory Micarta grips from Hogue to try and fit to my USFA Rodeo. I got em in yesterday. Good looking material and seems really tough. As I expected, they are way oversize. How tough is it to work with Micarta? I might take Hogue up on their offer to "rough fit&qu...

DerekR

I'm assuming you got the 4 boxes of ammo....that makes it a heck of a deal! Congrats

DerekR

Nice buck your boy got! I'd try to not leave it in the elements too long or it will weather the rack as well. I'd take a knife and a pair of pliers and try to get the rest of the skin off. It might be some work, but is doable. I had more trouble with the lower jaw than anything. When you get the fir...

DerekR

Great gun and great caliber. Paco has a good write up on it in the artcles section.

DerekR

It does have the cabine style curved steel but plate but has no sadle ring. Its quite acurate but it shoots rather high. I will either look for a taller front sight that pins in the same way, or I might need to file the notch in the ladder a little. Some pureists will say not change anything, but I...

DerekR

Yup - That looks like a ca. 1900 Stevens "Ideal" No.44 Sporting and Gallery Rifle. The original MSRP w/24" bbl & those "B" sights was $15.00 ! :shock: :roll: They were available in: 22 Long Rifle, 25 Stevens, 22-7 1/2 Winchester and 32 Long, rimfire; 22-10, 25-20 Steven...

DerekR

That sounds like a heck of a price to me. Beautiful pistol!

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