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USFA all the way. In a flattop target 4.75".

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Couple of friends have built sound tunnels over the years. A rack to hold a series of tires seems to work about as well as any. I would drill a large hole in the bottom of each one in order to drain any rainwater and unburned powder. Whether pistol or rifle, unburned powder is a fact of life. Keep i...

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From my experience, I would worry about the necks bending or collapsing from the long THIN brass in a tube magazine. Bee cases are a lot tougher.

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Before buying, I'd check ammo availability, the .308 Marlin has not been that common on store shelves. My vote-BLR.

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While I personally don't care much for nickel, that's a decent price in anybody's book. Just be prepared for the two loads to have two different points of impact. My two cylindered Sheriff's model is point of aim with the Special cylinder and low with the WCF. Rather than velocity, that is the diffe...

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From past experience, the ArmiSport is not even in the same league as the Pedersoli, if it absolutely had to be Italian. Before either, I would do as suggested and check on availability of a Shiloh or C. Sharps.

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Talk to your gunsmith, but with your wanting to go beyond factory type load levels, a barrel liner will likely not be the way to go. With anything other than low pressure loads, liners have had a tendency to loosen. A replacement barrel would seem to be the route. With the popularity of .40 S&W'...

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Low velocity round ball loads have a tendency to ricochet so beware of firm to hard targets or backstops. For my loads, I always gave the projectiles a light wash in Lee Liquid Alox. I never had a problem with leading after I started using the alox treatment.

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Because its author and his kindred spirits walk among us, breed and vote, the root cause of a number of recent occurances in our social and political circumstance seems to becomes quite evident.

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Do some searches for Buhmiller's African adventures. Remarkable. Some could be in the Gun Digest files. Memory may fail, but I believe they are in there. Did a lot of field research and work on African calibers.

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No. Not FN. GMAC, Formica, Mead Papers and a good bit more so go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus_C ... Management.

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I've had 3 M29's, an early Redhawk, one flattop and four three screw Supers. Day in, day out the Supers were more accurate and easier on the hand. The long grips and dragoon trigger guards do not bite me while the short grips and round guards do. ??? Have never had the base pin walk on a Super. Shoo...

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Quality costs, but 20 years from now, the USFA will be the one in the safe that's worth double or triple what you gave for it. Handle one and understand.

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From my experience of too many years, at the condition you describe, that is vastly overpriced. The Scout, with its aluminum frame, is a good bit less desirable than the New Frontiers with their steel frames. Should you ever find a New Frontier, you'd understand.

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Otto, the .308 fits in a Browning Lever Rifle far better than a .30-06 does.

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Uberti has been building their long guns since the mid-1960's. Chiappa (formerly Armi Sport of variable quality. They've already closed out the Chapparal title) has been building long guns (this time) for a year or so. Forty five years of proven experience versus a year or so trying to get most of t...

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Re-timing the gear set on the BLR is not for the faint of heart. Consult a gunsmith, them proceed with cauthion. BOL

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Ordered one of their 1200 models back in 1986. Good service and quality as advertised.

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...and then we had to go through Queen Anne making the Rangers more "politcally correct". She was a trip, wasn't she?

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One reminder (most native born don't need one), today is March 6th. It was 173 years ago. Take a moment to bow your head then a few minutes to reflect.

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Easy answer: for lonesome lawmen in Texas, 1911's were the first serious improvement in working handguns over the SAA. Why they're still prevalent? It's just taken this long to find anything that might even come close to taking the 1911's place in Texans' holsters. Outside the big cities, they still...

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Got a Browning 95 '06, added a Marble tang and XS blade, then swapped the buttplate for a thin non-slip rubber one and added a barrel band sling swivel. It's been my number one big game piece for the last eight years. Did I mention it will group under 2.5 inches at 200 yards from the bench?

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The XS is the most cost effective for a bolt peep. There is an outfit up near Fargo, ND called Frontier Americana that advertises a replica of the Winchester bolt peep, but they run about $225 to $250.

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The Republic still lives in the hearts of the native born. And let's not forget to fly the Lone Star at half mast Friday, lest we forget to honor the day a small garrison gave all in order to give birth to a nation that lives on even today as both a creed and a culture.

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Sorry, I only use levers I can operate from the shoulder and that leaves out every double-jointed Winchester 94 I've tried in 45 years.

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While not functional for a "shooting" sling, a barrel band front swivel (Uncle Mikes' or Williams) would serve well for a carry sling.

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Haven't heard anything about Precision in Kerrville since the fire. Check on Wenigs and Gunstocks.com.

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Just for grins, I'd stick to lead bullets only in an ACP conversion. Just can't get comfortable with a primer sitting on a round of GI-type hardball. I know recoil is nil, but bumping the butt on the ground or a little rough handling might just bring a surprise. They call me MR. Sissy. When you get ...

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The .22-250 BLR's arent hanging in every shop. Being out of print for a while, I'd be prone to try and make a deal. Two of the boys on our lease have been using nothing but .22-250's for the last 10 or 11 years (giving up their big mags) and they bring home a lot of venison. They're just not for jum...

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They finally found a way to make the ever popular old 1995 Lightweight even uglier.

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Supposedly they are working with Nate, results still pending.

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Seven years ago, my Browning '95 was fitted for the current Marbles tang, which does not have the comb extensio, which rests entirely on the rear of the upper tang. It has proven to be a very effective sight for hunting needs. With the front bead traded for a blade, 200 yard groups under 2.5 inches ...

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For XS front blades go here http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ ... T%20SIGHTS

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If the quality and pride of ownership remain the same, how would another caliber option benefit the 464?

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Replaced mine seven years ago with an XS white stripe ramped blade. Works so well that I began replacing the front sight on all my open sighted guns with one. The blade defines elevation and windage far better than a bead and the stripe helps quick acquisition in any light.

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Several thoughts come to mind. First, different bases or extension rings to move the scope back. Second, a lower power scope, especially inside 250 yards. Think like a 1.5x6 or even a straight 4x or 6x. Any of these will have better eye relief than your 3.5x10 and way more than enough magnification ...

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A good receiver sight helps a lot, but if you add a blade front with a white center stripe (XS) things really perk up. The blade gives so much better definition to elevation and windage that your confidence factor is surprising. Two hundred yards becomes not trick at all.

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My '95 won't shoot any 150gr load, period. I'm with barbarosa, 180's should be the perfect recipe.

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Found that my '06 Browning '95 gets indigestion with every 150 gr load, including four factories. Since there aren't many elk in my country, 165 grainers seem to be the ticket. In actions with weaker extraction than a bolt action, I have found that careful sizing and well less than maximum pressure ...

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Don't worry, you won't see the Tata over here for quite some time (except maybe in the Peoples Republik of Austin) since NHTSA doesn't even want to test its GLUED together body shell. Its five fiberglass compressed air tanks are under the floorboard. Those could be fun in the crash tests. If you tru...

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.480/.475/.500 leverguns? A lot like certain presidential candidates, advertise whatever the folks want but when it comes time to actually design and produce...

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Billy Boy, if you are going to spend anywhere near $400 on a lever .30-30, get the old Winchester. Having handled the Mossberg, it hasn't the slightest chance of ever becoming an heirloom.

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Find a copy of Ken Waters' Pet Loads. He developed .35 loads using a rebored Miroku 1895. With a Krag, you would certainly have to back off those loads, but at least you have reasonably recent data.

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Have had many ACPs over the years, nothing custom or high dollar. My main piece had been a series 70 Gold Cup for 20 odd years but about 10 years ago came upon two Kimbers, a Pro Carry and Gold Target. The Pro Carry will shoot right with the Gold Cup and the Gold Target will beat it. They are the mo...

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Pete44ru is right on.

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For me, close but no cigar, having missed an opportunity to meet him just before he was gone. Carried my dogeared copy of Sixguns to the NRA meeting in San Antonio in the '80s. Never could find Elmer in the exhibit hall, so asked Charles Allen about him. He told me Elmer had come down with the flu (...

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My barrel band mounted sling has been the perfect answer on my Browning 1895 '06 for the past eight years. I would think about trimming the butt to match the pad for a proper length of pull, and don't forget to allow for a heavier coat if it gets cool in your country. You might also think about an X...

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Don't know if they are available to you but I think Blue Dot or Power Pistol may be more to your liking. Get a copy of Legacy of Lever Guns from Wolfe Pub.

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This may help, http://www.oldwestlibrary.com/OWL/adobewalls.htm

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More VERY interesting reading from Investor's Business Daily.
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