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While reading the threads about the M94 being the do it all rifle... I got to thinking about the AR-15. It's kind of the M94 of the 21st Century. It's also chambered in all kinds of calibers and can be had in .22LR up to 50 Beawolf. Very much like the 94 Winchester. In fact, you could have one lower...

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I think the original post about this was to the effect that the 94 is available in small cartridges and up to the 356 Winchester (or was available). The 88, BLR can handle more cartridge but isn't as versitile as the total incarnations of the 94. I think that was the point. I would argue that the Ma...

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I have a 45-70 Handi - and its a pip. Hobbie - don't know what you've got against them but they are great rifles. Mine was purchased for black powder hunting in Mississippi where they are legal during muzzle loader season. I would go for the 30-30 since you don't have one and you mentioned hog hunti...

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For $800-$1200, why not buy an original? They can be had in good condition for that.

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I'd check Winchester 760 - its very high energy/volume. That, or W748 - which is a little faster and usually a good bet for any 308-based cartridge - also a ball powder.

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Good lookin rig there. I have an EP Saddlery belt very similar to that - only mine's got 12 guage loops to the left - CAS rig. Only looks like your's is a money belt. Here's a pic of mine with my 95 Win before I installed the Lyman aperture sight: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/HPIM1290.JPG

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Ah, I forgot that I had this pic of our two - "on the wing"

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I've found that I really like Scotties, particularly for their personalities. Duncan is very docile with people. He's very friendly but fiercely independent and very protective of his family. He's taken on dogs much larger than him when he's felt that my daughter and I were being threatened. The ne...

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Nice job! That'll be a good eatin porker. Make up some sausage for sure!

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Well, the nose length looks like it would work for a 30-30 and I know that the triple shocks with the same caneluer cuts in the bullet shaft handle pressure just like normal cup n core bullets, so the loads should be similar. Personally, I don't see much advantage to this if you can use hard cast le...

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Well, given the location, I'd say he would've been swimming around in it if he could (hot hot hot). Summer has finally arrived in our area...

Good lookin pup BTW. We'v got two Welshe Terriers - great dogs! Scotties have a similar personality.

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Just thought I'd bring this up. I hadn't seen this as an option for non-lead 30 caliber lever action bullets. Obviously for the Kali guys.

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I just realized that I have no pictures of my .22's... Anyhoo - I've got the following IIRC: Ruger MkII Anniversary Ruger New Bearcat Ruger Single Six convertible (.22LR/.22Mag) Ruger 10-22 (with graphite barrel, hogue stock, 4x scope) Taurus m66 (Winchester pump clone - old model sans the wing safe...

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I thought I was going to see one of these when I read the thread title: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/HPIM0978.JPG or maybe one of these: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/20500SAR-2_right_side.jpg :mrgreen: :twisted: :P The Henry's have very smooth actions - albeit very modern design/...

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The two piece firing pin is a safety device, and the spring is supposed to push the rear section down out of alignment with the front section, that is how it works. When the lever is fully closed the locking block pushes the rear section up so it is properly aligned. This cannot be seen! All your f...

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The tumbling/keyholing got my attention. The bullets are not gripping the rifeling or are not going fast enough to stabalize. I would definately check the diameter of the bullets - I also use Laser cast/Oregon Trail bullets and have found them to be consistent and of high quality - but you never kno...

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Great - sounds great! I prefer still hunting. Nothing wrong with stand hunting - I just like to get out and stalk when feasible. And hunting during the day is also preferred - nothing like trying to tell if what you're looking at is a boar or a sow and which end is pointing which way - by the light ...

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I wondered about that. The moly is usually applied with some kind of wax - like floor wax that dried hard. That would certainly explain the gas check dilema. And just to clarify - when I say clean thoroughly, I mean really thoroughly as the moly gets into the voids in the bore metal. I also clean th...

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Killing power is most definately quantifiable. It's just that the parameters are such that its very difficult to be exact. But within a generous margin of error, yes I believe it is. Consider the 30-30 Winchester and the .338 Winchester. The .338 posesses quite a bit more potential killing power tha...

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Well, I have to admit - I kinda like it. But I like my older revolvers a lot too. Here's one of my favorites - S&W 44 Special 3": http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/medium/HPIM1027.JPG And one of my older ones - Colt 1917 45ACP: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/20500Colt_1917_righ...

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good report! Thanks for posting. That first 177 grain cast bullet looks to have a moly coating? That may be what is causing the prob.s with the gas checks seating. Also, if it does have the moly, I'd suggest cleaning the bore really well and then trying the 150 gc cast bullets again - looks like you...

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bump - nobody? Any idea where to look? I did a google search and nada.

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Anybody know what the status of this ruling is? I sent my input during the "open for comments" period and haven't heard anything since... I did a search and came accross this - you can post a comment - as you will see, they need our input... I posted a reply and a comment but it seems to l...

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The thing that stuck out when I read this was "he was taking picutes of a female and her cub". What an idiot. It's common knowledge that sows with cubs are the most dangerous and are to be avoided. Too bad he got mauled but it's really his own fault. And this has nothing to do with carryin...

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Well, we moved in town a couple of years ago but when we were out in the country we also had a copperhead problem. I kept my Ruger bearcat loaded with CCI shotcaps and they worked perfectly. I tested these on potatoes and they really chewed them up. IMHO, the .22's are good for any snake - head shot...

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well, if this keeps up, lead poisoning probably will become a big problem... at least I hope so... for those that choose to try and take away our constitutional rights.

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yes this is true. Your loading book should have an overall cartridge lenght listed for the 1895 Marlin - my Speer book does IIRC.

Sorry I can't tell you what that number is...

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Thanks guys - awp - anything will be fine

I'll probably have this and a scoped bolt gun. Maybe I'll bring my .356 Marlin after I get it back from Nonnemans.

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I had leather wraps on mine for cowboy action shooting. Took them off when I saw rust underneath on one of them. I checked the rest and they all had bad rust underneath.... so mine are all sans leather wraps now...

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nice job on the mods - and welcome to the forum!

I like to do light smithing myself and just installed an aperture sight on my 95 in 30 U.S. - just posted pics on another thread.

Keep the posts and pics coming!

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8) Is it going to be at the August hunt? :D :lol: That's exactly what I was thinking... I just posted a question in the safari thread about the type of hunting we'd be doing - still hunt, stand, day or night.... (all my previous summer hog hunts have been nocturnal over feeders). I figure we'll be ...

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I didn't give ya much of a chance

Just posted the pics.

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Primary hunting - during the day? The only reason I ask is that my past Texas summer hunting has all been hog hunting - which is best at night when its cool and they come out. I've no experience with the exotics. So, day hunting? From stands or still hunting? I'm trying to figure out which rifles to...

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Well, I was able to figure it all out. Removing the bolt was quite easy and the drill & tap operation went smoothly. It did feel a bit harsh drilling a hole in this old rifle, but as I've mentioned in a previous thread, its been refinished, barrel shortened and recrowned. Otherwise I wouldn't ev...

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wow, nothing like replying to your own post! I just went out and read the directions that came with the sight - it indicated that all's that was needed was to push out the linkage pin that holds the lever to the bolt - I removed the screw on the left side and slid a push pin though the hole on the r...

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reading the disassebly instructions (which are kind of vague) it looks like I have to take the mag and hammer out - along with the locking bolt.... sheesh.

I'm begining to have second thoughts - this is very complicated.

The beauty of my Marlins is becoming more and more evident....

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The 300 Sav is very similar to the 308 Win - just a little lower pressure - w748 should be great and ditto on the IMR3031.

And yeah, 2500-2600 fps should be the velocity for that bullet.

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OK, I've got a refinished 1895 chambered in 30 US that I want to install an aperture sight on. I have the sight from Buffalo Arms and it did come with some instructions. I also have a schematic and a disassembly instruction page from rarewinchesters.com. All's I need to do is get the bolt out of the...

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Mescalero... There are still a few radical "Chicano" types, forted up in Universities, that call for Texas, new Mexico, Arizona and California to be spun off into a seperate Latino nation. I believe they call it "Atzatlan". They are even willing to use violence to do this. They ...

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If you look at the wound channel of say a 30-06 with 165 grain bullets and compare the volume and tissue disruption/damage to a .458 bullet going through with little to no expansion, you will see that there really isn't much difference. The 30-06 uses the kinetic energy of its fast bullets to impart...

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congrats! That's a good deal IMHO.

The caliber is the thing - a lot of em were chambered for 30 Remgington along with the other Rem calibers.

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Yeah, when I read 1895, I automatically think Marlin - thought that was a side bar...

Even though I have both Winchester and Marlin 95's....

The closest thing is indeed the 30-40 as it is a very close balistic match to the 308.

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Continued welcome to the sickness

I know the feeling... beleive me.

And that's a great buy - good one!

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The 95 is just a 336 Action. You could purchase a 30-30 version and have it rebored to .307 Winchester - very close and I understand that you can use .308 brass - but I'd suggest loading down a tad... I'm having a .35 Rem rechambered to .356 Win right now by Nonneman Custom Rifles http://www.leverac...

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OK OK! I'll take it!!!! Now, all's I need is $1100....

Oh, wait, and the dies and the brass and bullets and oh scat....

But that's how I am you know...

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My original 95 is marked "30 U.S." Here's a pic of it: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/HPIM1290.JPG I dug out my old cass stuff to stage it with. As you can see, its in great shape - too good in fact - yep, it was refinished at some point and the smity got a little happ with the pol...

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Hobie wrote:You're right on the SD but it is still too cool for school.

That it is - that big hole in the end of the barrel is very appealing.

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Pretty cool, but for my money, I'd just go with a standard 1894 with a replacement barrel - 1:18" twist so I could load heavier .44 cal bullets and maintain accuracy. I have no idea why Marlin persists in the old 1:38" twist rates for their 44 mags.... I don't think you gain that much by g...

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Looks like a Marlin...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =100232954

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I would suggest the need to drift the front sight a bit left too - 6" at 50 yards is quite a bit of adjustment. You may end up wanting to put a sight blank in the rear dovetail and install a tang sight (espially if it's already drilled and tapped for one) or a reveiver aperture sight (which it ...

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