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by Naphtali
Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stainless steel Marlin crossbolt safety replacement
Replies: 5
Views: 1057

Re: Stainless steel Marlin crossbolt safety replacement

Search this topic on Marlin Owner's Forum http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php. A man from New England makes what you want in stainless steel. While I no longer have his name, I bought two from him.

Hope this helps.
by Naphtali
Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any savage 99 fans here ???
Replies: 30
Views: 3153

Re: Any savage 99 fans here ???

Several years ago I queried Savage regarding resurrecting the M99. The reply stated they were part-way through the process - that several parts were being prototype investment cast in Spain. Some of the prototype castings were stainless steel as well as non-stainless. . . . Years pass. . . . No prod...
by Naphtali
Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45-70 double
Replies: 98
Views: 36602

Re: 45-70 double

http://www.pioneer-pac.com/ http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?cid=24&id=1965 To request you to become members of the National Rifle Association would not be out of place or rude, would it? Were you, you would have these data already. There is no downside to joining. Hope this hel...
by Naphtali
Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Arrow Penetration Issues
Replies: 18
Views: 2232

Re: OT - Arrow Penetration Issues

Good news and not-so-good news. Not-so-good news first: You are attempting to reinvent the axle - that is, trying to achieve results the hard way. The good news is: What you want to know - reliable kills without jumping through hoops - can be found here. http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ub...
by Naphtali
Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mount Vernon, Washington
Replies: 12
Views: 1043

Re: Mount Vernon, Washington

Good day everyone, I need some help. I will be relocating soon. Some where between Everett WA and Bellingham WA. Can I get some opinions about the towns? My wife likes the name Mount Vernon, but I don't know enough. Thanks Until I moved to Montana I lived in Skagit County. Mount Vernon was my last ...
by Naphtali
Sat Oct 31, 2009 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 45-70 double
Replies: 98
Views: 36602

Re: 45-70 double

In the current American Rifleman is a "Dope Bag" report on a Polish-manufactured hammer side-by-side shotgun. While it is expensive for the product, it also appears to be well made, and well designed for heavy loading. Considering the apparent wall thickness of the barrels, I suspect this ...
by Naphtali
Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: You knew it was coming. What's the worst shot you ever made?
Replies: 32
Views: 2068

Re: You knew it was coming. What's the worst shot you ever made?

My first whitetail shot with a handgun was an attention getter. I bought a [newly available] Ruger Blackhawk stainless steel 357 Magnum revolver with 6-1/2 inch barrel. My father helped my craft the ultimate custom grip for it - from pink dental acrylic, he being a dentist. The revolver was perfect ...
by Naphtali
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Rejuvenate A Dead DVD/CD?
Replies: 2
Views: 422

Re: OT - Rejuvenate A Dead DVD/CD?

Identifying cause of death determines one's ability to emulate Baron Frankenstein. When opacity of off-side surface degrades -- via age, scratching, bozo using oil-based permanent marker, other -- ability of CD/DVD reader to discriminate between platter's peaks and valleys -- pits, or light and dark...
by Naphtali
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawing
Replies: 3
Views: 831

Re: John Sweany trigger drawing

Hobie:

How about creating server space to allow online and printable drawings to be accessed directly from the web site?
by Naphtali
Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

John received John Sweany's documents and four CD-Rs last week. My part of the job is complete.
by Naphtali
Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

The job was sent USPS Priority Mail from Seeley Lake today. I anticipate John'll receive it by Thursday or Friday.

I cannot foretell when the members will have access to the documents online.
by Naphtali
Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

Okay, all scans have been optimized for their respective formats and rendered as JPEG and PDF files. I'll try to burn CDs over the weekend and return scans and original art to John on Monday or Tuesday. I am uncertain how he and Leverguns.com administrators intend to make scans accessible; they are ...
by Naphtali
Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

All pages scanned. All have been converted to JPEG, not larger than 1000 pixels wide, for online posting if needed. Yet to filter original scans and create PDF files. When this is done, CDs will be burned and all will be mailed back.
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

One notebook to go. Two gigabytes on 101 scans so far.
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where to find a better, larger photograph?
Replies: 2
Views: 375

Re: Where to find a better, larger photograph?

I have been informed that the photograph's title is "Scanning the Passes" by Sir Erich Teichman, a British diplomat. I cannot confirm this, nor can I find any photograph of this title.
by Naphtali
Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Where to find a better, larger photograph?
Replies: 2
Views: 375

Where to find a better, larger photograph?

Peter Hopkirk's The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia has, in duotone on its cover and also reproduced as black-and-white photograph within the body of the book, a photograph of a man in cold weather garb on a mountain top surveying the distance - telescope being supported by a lea...
by Naphtali
Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

I have 100's of trigger drawing by John Sweany from 1930 to 1954 . Need to go to a good home . FREE to a person of interest in gun smithing triggers . I don't want to see his work tossed away . There was letters from Remington in the 30's where he made and developed a triggers for them . I've use h...
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

tn gun runner wrote:There is well over 100 pages .
Not a problem. I thought I read "hundreds."
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 01, 2009 2:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody here ever read "Farnham's Freehold"?
Replies: 38
Views: 4201

Re: Anybody here ever read "Farham's Freehold"?

National Geographic had a program on Sunday called The Human Family Tree, I believe it will run all month. I recommend that eveyone watch it, if nothing else it illustrates the futility of racial bias. It is something that should not exist. You might want to read Gordon Allport's The Nature of Prej...
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

I'm trying to fine a good home for these . I don't want them to go on some book shelf . I like someone read and use them like I did . So keep posting why you want them . That scanning sound like a great idea if someone has a scanner .... I am a manuscript editor-book designer by trade. I can scan, ...
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Sweany trigger drawings NEWER POST
Replies: 28
Views: 3306

Re: John Sweany trigger drawings

I have been seeking an unusual, simple single set trigger. Apparently no one makes it. If Any of the drawings have a comparable trigger, please let me know. Here are thumbnails of the trigger. http://s1d4.turboimagehost.com/t/1930839_Hawken_single_set_trigger-1.jpg http://s1d4.turboimagehost.com/t/1...
by Naphtali
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anybody here ever read "Farnham's Freehold"?
Replies: 38
Views: 4201

Re: Anybody here ever read "Farham's Freehold"?

Title is Farnham’s Freehold by Robert Heinlein. They lived through the missiles, they lived through the bombs, they lived through the fires, they lived through the epidemics — which were not extreme and may not have been weapons; both sides disclaimed them — and they lived through the long period of...
by Naphtali
Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT BAKER RIFLE ALMOST DONE
Replies: 20
Views: 1251

Re: OT BAKER RIFLE ALMOST DONE

Is "orgasmic" too strong a word?
by Naphtali
Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thread with no purpose beyond its photgraph
Replies: 3
Views: 625

Thread with no purpose beyond its photgraph

I happened across a spectacular photograph taken by a friend at Seeley Lake Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the Jocko Lake fire. Seeley Lake, Montana, has bordering it four finger lakes: Seeley Lake, Placid Lake, Jocko Lake, Salmon Lake. I hope you enjoy it. You can see the beacon flash on the cell tow...
by Naphtali
Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Anybody shoot 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer?
Replies: 9
Views: 1787

Re: OT - Anybody shoot 6.5x54 Mannlicher Schoenauer?

A M-S 6.5x54 mm carbine, and a Savage M99 250 Savage, were Roy Chapman Andrews' choice of general purpose hunting/meat rifles during his Central Asiatic Expeditions, circa 1920-1930.
by Naphtali
Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Browning BLR stainless - How stainless?
Replies: 2
Views: 431

Browning BLR stainless - How stainless?

I understand all Browning BLRs for the past two decades, or so, have aluminum receivers. Regarding those models identified as "stainless," how stainless are they? Is it easier to identify stainless steel parts, or those parts that are not stainless?
by Naphtali
Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stainless steel M92s in 480 Ruger
Replies: 3
Views: 460

Stainless steel M92s in 480 Ruger

I visited Legacy Sports' web site and noticed they no longer import stainless steel M92s in 480 Ruger. Who does now? What do existing owners of these rifles do for service?
by Naphtali
Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Armi Sharps vs Pedersoli Sharps --- any real diff ?
Replies: 7
Views: 1217

Re: Armi Sharps vs Pedersoli Sharps --- any real diff ?

http://www.sellitmt.com/classifieds/mer ... &limit=200

Near the top is a Shiloh Sharps 45-70 for sale at a reasonable price. This has been on the market for a while, so I suspect cash talks loudly.

Hope this helps.
by Naphtali
Fri May 15, 2009 7:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - FA 475 Linebaugh
Replies: 17
Views: 1002

Re: OT - FA 475 Linebaugh

One of your grandchildren will love you -- guaranteed.

Knock yourself out!
by Naphtali
Wed May 06, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What gun is that in this cowboy's holster?
Replies: 39
Views: 3124

Re: What gun is that in this cowboy's holster?

Could it not be a Danish Bergmann (sp??), or Astra or Chinese copy of the C-96? The grip profile could be any of these, I think.
by Naphtali
Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 303 British Loads & Sierra ProHunters
Replies: 41
Views: 10359

Re: 303 British Loads & Sierra ProHunters

Please don't chew my head off for this proviso. Among the several elk hunters and mule deer hunters I know who have used Sierra hunting bullets, (All but one shot 30-06, the other a 300 Winchester Magnum.) no one used Sierra bullets for big game hunting a second time. Their anecdotal reports were es...
by Naphtali
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - 1959 Western "Warlock"
Replies: 5
Views: 645

Re: OT - 1959 Western "Warlock"

The novel of the same name, on which the movie is based, is a much rougher story. I always felt the plot was loosely based on the relationship of Wyatt Earp and John Holiday.

I appreciate the method Fonda uses to deal with the lynch mob. "Step up."
by Naphtali
Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Need valid loading data for FA M97 45 Colt
Replies: 2
Views: 346

OT - Need valid loading data for FA M97 45 Colt

I just got a Freedom Arms M97 45 Colt with 4.25-inch barrel. I called Freedom to identify any restrictions or problems reloading for the M97. According to FA, any load for the Ruger Blackhawk revolvers is safe to use in M97 -- so long as cartridge overall length is not greater than 1.600 inches. My ...
by Naphtali
Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Valuation of Browning 71 / Supplies?
Replies: 13
Views: 1670

Re: Valuation of Browning 71 / Supplies?

I think these folks are right. To sell, $1200-1400 (tops) for the whole deal. I can't imagine somebody would want to buy the carbine and not the rest of it, particularly the bullets. Imagine it. I had a High Grade Browning M71 at sale with enough components, dies, etc. to keep the rifle going for d...
by Naphtali
Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Montana to challenge federal control
Replies: 13
Views: 1392

Montana to challenge federal control

Montana set to challenge federal gun controls.

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009 ... s/br51.txt
by Naphtali
Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 336 converting to straight grip
Replies: 8
Views: 828

Re: 336 converting to straight grip

I recently traded off my Marlin 444 and have regretted it. I found a nice Marlin 336 in 35 Remington to replace it. I would like to convert it from pistol grip to straight grip. Is it as easy as buying the lever and the stock for a straight grip gun? If yours is stainless steel, I have straight gri...
by Naphtali
Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 348 Back in Stock
Replies: 11
Views: 1465

Re: 348 Back in Stock

That's the reason the Browning M71 I'm selling includes 680 cases, bullets, reloading dies -- decades of insulation from ammunition problems.
by Naphtali
Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Just saw Dirty Harry's Model 29
Replies: 16
Views: 1582

Re: OT - Just saw Dirty Harry's Model 29

Into every day a little rain must fall. During the filming of "Dirty Harry," Smith & Wesson was unable to furnish a M29. Harry was using a look alike 41 Magnum M57.
by Naphtali
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Indiana Jones
Replies: 14
Views: 1643

Re: The real Indiana Jones

Well there gos the myth about him and the S&W 1917 (in .45acp)the pistol in his houlster does have the same frame though! Bob :( While nowadays few people use Colt double-action revolvers regularly, until perhaps after World War II, Smith & Wesson swing-out double-actions were nowhere near ...
by Naphtali
Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Indiana Jones
Replies: 14
Views: 1643

Re: The real Indiana Jones

Part II 1923 First dinosaur eggs discovered http://s1d2.turboimagehost.com/t/1564701_1923_1st_dinosaur_eggs-2.jpg At the Flaming Cliffs http://s1d2.turboimagehost.com/t/1564697_Olsen_at_the_Flaming_Cliffs.jpg Still with Olsen at the Flaming Cliffs - 1925 http://s1d2.turboimagehost.com/t/1564708_1925...
by Naphtali
Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The real Indiana Jones
Replies: 14
Views: 1643

The real Indiana Jones

As I became more annoyed with "Adventurer's" threads at the Fedora Lounge, I decided to create yet another while inserting a smidgen of history. Here is the man whose name everyone recognizes, whose face few recognize. Who is whom? http://s1d2.turboimagehost.com/t/1564709_Andrews_and_Jones...
by Naphtali
Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Huntin' , shootin' & fishin' after a hip replacement?
Replies: 15
Views: 1445

Re: Huntin' , shootin' & fishin' after a hip replacement?

Governor Schwartzenegger has one several years old. Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson played professional football with one briefly; he retired when he discovered most of his zip was gone. And I recently read of a ballerina who had the surgery. Included with the text was a photograph of her in -- I b...
by Naphtali
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Top Ten Unforgettable Movie Scenes
Replies: 80
Views: 6883

Re: OT - Top Ten Unforgettable Movie Scenes

Here's one I suspect nobody else has seen. "Forty Guns" (1957) Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan. Sullivan and his brothers are thinly disguised Earp brothers. The scene to which I refer is as follows. Villain has taken a hostage. Holding her in front of him with his gun to her head, he cal...
by Naphtali
Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1 of 1000 for sale - enjoy the $$$
Replies: 7
Views: 774

Winchester 1 of 1000 for sale - enjoy the $$$

Moderator: This is not really a CLASSIFIED. It's just fun to read.

Here's an advertisement for an original 1873. Read first advertisement.

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ad ... /firearms/
by Naphtali
Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What kind of automobile is a Henry?
Replies: 7
Views: 1350

What kind of automobile is a Henry?

During the opening credits of "The Professionals" (1966), starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, an automobile collects Marvin to bring him to the tycoon, Ralph Bellamy. The story takes place between about 1917 and 1921. The car has the word "Henry" as ascending diagonal script on ...
by Naphtali
Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must I ship muzzleloader to FFL?
Replies: 7
Views: 1129

Re: Must I ship muzzleloader to FFL?

Thanks, guys. I wish I knew why the man sent me that note.

I have no idea where his residence is. I just got the note from him as a question from the auction site.
by Naphtali
Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Must I ship muzzleloader to FFL?
Replies: 7
Views: 1129

Must I ship muzzleloader to FFL?

I have a LeMat percussion cap lock revolver at sale. I just received a note from an interested buyer who wrote that I must ship the revolver to an FFL holder, per USPS web site information. While this may or may not be accurate for USPS, I am unaware of any regulation change that forces me to send i...
by Naphtali
Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: POLITICS Posts
Replies: 33
Views: 9224

Re: POLITICS Posts

Political posts are creeping from the political forum. If I want anxiety, I can rent Hitchcock's "Psycho."
by Naphtali
Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 475 Turnbull vs. 45-70 quote
Replies: 26
Views: 8554

Re: 475 Turnbull vs. 45-70 quote

Hey Rimfire: I can get 45-70, 405gr's to go just short of 2200 fps in a 26" cowboy or a 24" XLR. Right about 2100 fps in my 22" Win 350's 2400 fps 2350 These are the Grizzly Cartridge stats with their loadings. I must ask: What safe, published handloading data shows these velocity nu...
by Naphtali
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question for Marlin XLR owners
Replies: 10
Views: 1026

Re: Question for Marlin XLR owners

My Guide Gun (GS) which I have more or less converted to an XLR configuration had a rigid magazine tube anchor. Your best bet would be to query Grizzly Custom Guns or Brockman's, et al. Ask what they do when they customize Marlins.