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In a custom gun with 16.5" barrel I would go for .45-70. But if I was going for a custom gun I would go for the big .50 and get a longer barrel. The reason I wouldn't go for .30-30 or other is that a stock Winchester 94 or Marlin 336 in .30-30, or a Marlin 94 in .45 colt, is very hard to improv...

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WILLIAMS OR LYMAN RECEIVER APERTURE SIGHTS WORK FINE ON EITHER OR BOTH. YOU ARE IN FOR A BID SURPRISE THOUGH IF YOU THINK THE 1894 44MAG WILL MAKE THOSE HARD KICKING 44MAG PISTOL LOADS SEEM LIKE PUSSYCATS. THINK I AM KIDDING ? YOU JUST GO SHOOT UP ONE BOX OF 50 44MAG FULL LOADS AND YOU'LL BEGIN TO ...

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I agree- it's great, and great fun too. I ignored .30-30 for a long time, because there were other cartridges that we all thought were better. (I ignored .45 Colt for a long time for the same reason.) Since I've discovered that .30-30 is a real fun cartridge. In a nice levergun with good receiver si...

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Hobie wrote:I have a hotmail, yahoo and gmail account. After all, they are free. They are also different, generally work

I have these 3 also and I think gmail works the best.

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what is a dcm legal A2 upper ? For NRA highpower rifle competition, such as at the National Matches at Camp Perry, a rifle for service rifle class must visually look like the standard AR15 so limited modifications are allowed. The primary modification for an AR15 is to use a barrel that is much hea...

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At the moment, I have my RH on the grip w/ my LH fingers covering my RH fingers. My right thumb is over my left thumb. This sounds like the more common grip. If you cup one hand under the bottom of the gripframe, you might hurt your palm with heavy recoiling sixguns. The standard SA gripframe is in...

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I always thought a 35/30 (30/30 necked up to 35) would be great for bringing life back to an old shot out barrel levergun. This has already been done, but I don't remember its proper name. I don't know if it has any advantages over .35 Remington, except if you already have a levergun with a bad bor...

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I have not been in one yet but my wife wants an Acadia Denali. I'll get around to looking at them and researching them eventually.

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I think bicycles are great for exercise, and also for fun. I don't think they are particularly dangerous, but TOYOTAS are a different story. Especially the one that tried to wipe me out while I was on my bike. Well "all the kings horses and all the kings men" managed to put my face back on.

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I think 10 is better for some reasons. I think with 10 you'll pretty much get the same results you would get with 5, except it will give you a better chance to see if there are occasional fliers. I think you could have 2 different combinations to test, and they would give similar average group sizes...

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I haven't read any books by Bell but I seem to remember reading what Capstick wrote about him. The story goes that before he shot his first Elephant, someone told him exactly where to aim to hit the brain. After trying this and losing one or more, he managed to kill on and he cut the head in half to...

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I did a lot of shotgun shooting in my youth with no protection. I was using an autoloader with 30" barrel, and this is the quietest combo with respect to the shooters ears. On occasions that I've shot someone else's gun with a short receiver and shorter barrels, it is a LOT louder. All of my ce...

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Congratulations on the Ruger. If you handload that is a very versatile caliber, and easy to load for. There are so many loads that can be used that it is somewhat pointless for each of us to post loads. Pick up your favorite loading manual, pick your favorite powder, pick what power level you want, ...

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I'm not sure what the 92 TD would do that the 94 Marlin and Puma won't do, except be a takedown. I've always thought the 86 was something unique and special, but they are big and heavy by comparison. So the thing that I would suggest as different, useful and versatile would be a Marlin 95 conversion...

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I was a Rhodesian Gov. hunter from 74 to 1980, and I can tell you when you hunt all day long, that the eases' way to Carrie a heavy rifle and that's why it's carried that way. I'm assuming that they carry the rifle fully loaded? I've read some books about Africa and the strangest thing to me was th...

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That should put it about 1893!

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congrats- that is awesome.

I've always thought of the M1A (M14) as the epitome of a serious rifle.

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That takes me back to my old IHMSA days almost 30 years ago.

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Sometimes a little clear spray on the inside of the wheel will seal up defects.

If your wheels are chrome plated, the chrome can flake off and leave gaps where air can leak out.

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Rusty wrote:IF YOU GET AN E-MAIL SAYING IT IS A PICTURE OF BIN LADDEN DEAD IT COULD CONTAIN A VIRUS.

And if you get an email that says it contains a picture of Hillary, DON'T OPEN IT!!! (It might contain a picture of Hillary.)

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don't sell it, keep it.

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I agree that there is something about appearance that makes some much more interesting than others. I don't think we are genetically ingrained to this, I think our appreciation comes from our experiences, and yes I think function affects our experiences too. There are limits to the beauty derived fr...

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My wife convinced me to have it done a couple of months ago. The prep wasn't all that bad, I just went home from work early and watched videos and worked on my computer. The procedure was no problem. They wheeled me into the room and when they turned on the anesthesia I didn't know what was happenin...

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I don't know about that particular FMJ ammo, but the general rule is that FMJ ammo is not as accurate as JSP or JHP ammo. When you get an opportunity you should try it with some good ammo.

Congrats on that rifle, aperture sights are great.

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I've always wondered "why do we need a .41", so I've never had one. I have however come up with some observations and some theories. Theory 1: A lot of our favorite cartridges have historical roots from a long time ago (.357mag, .44mag and .45Colt). A lot of production firearms suffer from...

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I don't want anything left on my porch, I have all packages sent to my office.

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When I was running IHMSA matches we would put the 22 targets out to 200 meters. They said, John 22s can't hit out that far. Told them the Old Timers did it standing. It is just sights, windage trigger control, and a little luck. Long range big or small bore is a hoot! Thirty years latter it is more...

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I vote for trying to find a good used gun. Pre-64's were always revered and relatively expensive compared to more modern production. Then when Winchester stopped making 94's, the new ones all got to be more expensive but the older ones didn't seem to go up much. So the pre-64's became relatively goo...

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Keep this in mind- there are a few people that just have a little extra ability. Watch Drew Brees throw a football sometime. Keep this in mind also- no matter how good you are, somewhere out there is someone that is better. If you can't shoot as well as the guy in the original post, that doesn't mea...

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I would think twice about buying from someone that wouldn't answer my email.

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Oooh yeah, AUTOMAG!

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Several years later I became interested in IHMSA and at the time, the 200 meter steel ram was a challange. Not only did the bullet have to make contact, but the ram had to go down to count. Well, on the range that I competed, the 44 Mags at the time were about 70% positive. The heaviest bullet avai...

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I find it hard to prove that one is more versatile than the other. In many ways they can be pretty close. If you handload, you can produce similar loads in either caliber, except you can go a little heavier in .45Colt. I've personally loaded 300 gain bullets in .44mag and 340's in .45Colt. I've also...

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I think it takes about 10 to cover the "perfect" spectrum.

If we are trying to choose just one, well I don't play that impossible game.

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This should be OK. .38-55 is loaded to lower pressure levels than .375. I seem to recall that .375 is loaded in longer brass, in the same way that .375 brass is longer than .38 special brass. It may also be the case that if you fire .38-55 in your .375, then you have to clean the chamber thoroughly ...

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Wasn't it Paco Kelly that really liked BlueDot for use in the .41 mag?

I remember my Sierra loading manual many years ago gave the highest velocity for .357 mag w/ 158 grain bullets to BlueDot. I always wanted to try some just for that but somehow never did, I ended up using 2400 or 296 instead.

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If you are concerned about the "gift" part, then sell it to him for $1.

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The one that is most interesting to me is the Winchester 1886, but I also like the Marlin 1895 Cowboy.

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I was reading in Ken Waters book and he said pretty much the same as everybody else has said- any standard 240 JHP from a rifle length barrel would do the trick every time.

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The IHMSA guys used to do this a lot. IIRC they used a Speer 180 jacketed flat point, among others.

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About train fuel usage-

I heard on Discovery or History channel that a train will ship a ton of freight for 1/3 the fuel use that a truck will use.

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I wonder why nobody has mentioned Paco's article yet: http://leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm Let me add that the Marlin is capable of as much or more power than you would ever need. And with those loads, when you pull the trigger there will be no question in your mind if it went off o...

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I usually don't think in terms of fast powders with heavy bullets. For what you are trying I would think Unique would be the fastest powder to try, and personally I would want to use something slower like Herco. Not sure why you want to use heavy bullets since a 250 grain bullet will do a lot in tha...

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If I was going to keep it, I would immediately take the barrel off, just in case.

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I learned this just this week- diameter of the screw is 0.060" + 0.013" x screw size. That makes a #10 screw 0.190" diameter.

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I really like the Leek myself. How is she going to carry it? In her purse? She might want to watch for awhile to make sure it doesn't open while in her purse. My daughter wanted a knife so we visited one of the vendors that I regularly see at gunshows. She picked out a Benchmade Griptilian. I bought...

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I've read over and over that your gun will shoot high in either case. I've never had a way to verify this. OTOH I've shot outside archery extensively and it is very easy to prove with a bow that shooting uphill you will shoot LOW but shooting downhill you will shoot HIGH. My guess is that gravity ma...

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I have never bothered to check on Mr. Shatner's stance towards guns, but somewhere around 30 years ago I remember seeing him in an article in "Archery World" magazine, showing him as a bowhunter.

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I thought today's .45Colt "cowboy" load was a bullet of about 165 grains at about 500-600 fps. A good heavy wool coat might stop that one. Now a REAL .45 Colt load would be perfectly acceptable, but overpenetration could be a serious issue and I thought most people advised not to use reloa...

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$135.00 for 5k at the gunshow this past weekend (that makes $27.00 for 1k). I don't recall what they charged if you only bought 1k.

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