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Winchester. They are still bringing in small runs and keep the 92 in their online catalog.

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Many thanks to all. Have been spending time lately dwelling on the gravity of the phrase "old age is not for the faint of heart", but still looking forward to smelling the powder Saturday at my club's Garand match followed by a Black Rifle match. It will be tough on an old bird with one ba...

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My steel framed .223 is my most fun BLR and will do about 90% of the .22-250's duties with cheaper (when you can find it) ammo.

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The cleaning pellets are felt wads cut to size.

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I've had good luck with a self-printed (or drawn with a wide marker and ruler) inverted " T ". I make the horizontal bar about 8" long by about 2" wide with the vertical bar at least 6" long, also 2" wide. This somewhat odd choice maintains positive definition of both e...

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Don't forget to use good light and check for a barrel bulge. They are very common in .32WCF handguns from firing jacketed loads that created too much friction for the available pressure.

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The problem is that you are operating at such a low pressure that with the longer carbine barrel you are nearing the point that friction is about to overcome the bullet's initial momentum. The situation is common with the .22 long rifle. Velocities normally peak in around 16 to 18 inch barrels. It i...

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...and Precision is in Kerrville.

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Western movie character actor Harry Carey Jr. dies at 91 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran character actor Harry Carey Jr., who appeared in scores of television shows and films including nine of famed movie director John Ford's classic Hollywood Westerns, has died at age 91, his family said on Friday....

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Having worked with several BLR's over the years, I'm with Brother Wright. With the short action 20" barrel, I can't see a need for a take-down and the long actions have the balance and grace of a grubbing hoe. Accuracy has been fine to great for me.

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I would vote for Steve's safety replacement peep for longer sight radius and an XS white stripe ramped blade up front. The blade is almost as bright as a fiber optic without the flare while being a flat topped blade for better definition of elevation and windage.

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6pt, Mr. Wooters' cartridge was the .25-222 Copperhead on the original .222 case. Decided he didn't need the extra capacity of the longer cases and liked the longer neck of the .222. Wayne Blackwell is the one that did a good bit of work, and writing, on the 6.35x47 (.25-222 mag) in both rifles and ...

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My thoughts exactly. Talk about busting your chops...

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The early Henry's were made on the old Erma Werke machinery.

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Back in the 1960's, during the heyday of "fast draw" competitions and exibitions, we used old cases counterbored in the rear to accept drop-in shotshell primers for practice and indoor demonstrations and used wax bullets for impact timers. Wax loads used cases with oversize flash holes and...

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Love my big bores. Right now I'm hoarding a S&W M24 3", M24 4", 1950 Target, 1915 HE and M29-3 4". I need them to counter my Webley MkIV, Colt 1909 and Redhawk.

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Try a plastic or PVC tube of the proper diameter, cut to the right length. Seal one end and arrange for a "cap" for the other and carry cap-up in a rear pants pocket or belt sheath for a small flashlight. After unloading, pull, pop the cap off and rotate the cylinder as the rounds feed fro...

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A Martini action disguised as a lever action.

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Go back to a couple of OJ's pics and check the front sights. That white striped front sight blade from XS has helped me on several rifles and is now the only front blade I consider. Its much cleaner and sharper than plain blades, beads or glow sights. That blade and a receiver (peep) rear sight are ...

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Local shop had an almost new #1 on the rack for $659. Had only been fired twice, as in 2 rounds. Had those two hulls and the rest of two boxes of ammo to go with it. Oops! Sorry, was just reminded that it was a .416 Ribgy. Nevermind.

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Give him our best. His appointment is such an honor.

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Have been using my Browning 95 in '06 for years. With its Marbles tang sight, its a deadly game gun. Its more accurate than most folks would believe. My old partner still has a .35 Winchester that someone cut the barrel back to 22".

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I've had all three and the Rossi is much preferred.

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The only problem I have loading .44 WCFs is the noise... as they rattle out of my Dillon 550.

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And NEVER pass up a chance to visit the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.

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Sincere thanks to all for your thoughtfulness. In spite of the mileage (per my doctors), and now the years, I intend to stay among you at least a bit longer. My thanks again. BH44

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Mounted my first XS striped blade about 12 years ago and have added several since. I use one on my main game rifle (Browning 1895, .30-06 with a Marble tang) and can bench groups under 2.5 inches at 200yds. Not that bad for 63 and trifocals. It allows me to hunt almost as late as the boys with scopes.

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And when its time load ammo, find a copy of Ken Water's Pet Loads. He did an article specifically on the .32-20 in the S&W M&P. Three or four years ago, Handloader did another nice article on loading for the S&W and Colt Army Special in .32-20, but I don't have it handy just now. That ar...

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The BLR is the rifle that the .308 was created for; the perfect match, at least it has been for me since 1974.

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While I can't locate it at the moment, a couple of years ago I read an article showing evidence of Winchester experimenting with the .270 as far back as 1917. They included a photo of one rifle dated to that period. Apparently, Winchester played with the idea for some time before its commercial intr...

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a.k.a. .300 Whisper, a.k.a. .30/221. This may make it easier to reseach then decide.

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If memory serves, the grips will interchange, but require new holes drilled for the locator pins.

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Used many 240gr JHC's in a .44 and found they are not penetrators but nearly a varmint bullet. Best use was lung shots only on deer. Any other tissue or angle became a problem with penetration. One high hit on a 40 yard doe damaged about 8" of spine but only left tiny shards of the bullet. Lung...

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As indicated by tman and lastmohecken suggest, handle the short action .308 before giving up on the BLR. There is a vast difference in handling between the long and short action models.

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While they will never equal a fine boltgun trigger, most good gunsmiths (not parts changers) can make serious headway with the BLR trigger, making it far more "shootable". The BLRs respond to handloads. My .223 and .257 will hold five shot groups but my .308, with its thinner barrel wall, ...

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Handle the long action and the short action in the store, one after the other. Keep trading back and forth to confirm the differences in handling. Then take a moment to ask yourself whether the game you hunt can be handled with 150 and 165 grain bullets or do you truly need 180 and 200 grain bullets...

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My early .223 has performed well for me since I think of it as a walking varminter rather than a bench gun. With factory ammo, this one has always been good for about an inch or so with factory ammo. Handloads will shade that a bit. It absolutely hates the longer tipped bullets, preferring the blunt...

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Loaded some 150gr loads to about 2450-2500fps for a friend to start a couple of teenagers with. Accurate 2495 delivered near 1" groups at that speed. Hogdon offers reduced load formulas with H4895. I regularly load 4064 and a 165gr bullet to 2600fps for use in a Browning 1895 and its a solid ga...

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Especially for the .32-20, in order of toughness- Starline, Winchester then Remington.

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Mine's a Browning in .30-06 with an XS ramp front and a Marble's tang sight. With the right loads it can do 2.25" 200 yard groups. The magazine is fine. It's been my favorite game gun for the last nine years.

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1980's BLR 81 .223/5.56 is 5 rounds plus one in the chamber. New .223 BLR Lightweight spec sheet lists them as 4 + 1. !?

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Hunting partner has a couple of 92's (I only have one) and an El Tigre. He carries the Tigre much more than the others. His had just come through a recent, and really decent, refinish when he traded for it. For me its hard to tell any major difference in quality.

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Back in the late 1970's through the 1980's, a friend of mine, Tom Keilman, was one of the better known antique arms and western art auctioneers of the period. In order to gasp over the great toys, I served as go-fer at several of his sales. His sales were such that each one took several days to comp...

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I have two CL's, a .25 and a .32. For me, I have a receiver sight on the .32 for small game at closer ranges and a K3 Weaver on the .25 for use on varmints a longer ranges.

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H, after your expanation, I well understand. I'm so sorry to hear of any cases such as yours anywhere in our community. Z-Hat's off the list. BH

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and Z-Hat

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My recollection is in line with 2ndovc, an extended magazine .35 Remington, for the added bullet weight, that he ordered just after he was assigned this job. Supposedly, his favorite long gun during his Ranger tenure was a standard Model 8 in .25 Remington. Most of the holes in that Ford were from a...

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Rusty wrote:
The two things they need are 1) a right to work state and 2) no state income taxes. That's a pretty short list.

Rimfire replied:

FL AND TN

and I must add:

TEXAS

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A major factor in gaining accuracy with straight cases is uniform trim length. With uniform lengths, crimps are consistant and accuracy improve, often to a surprising degree.

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If you experiment any further, begin to think 4064, Reloader 15 or Varget. These even slower powders have suited my .308, bought used in 1974, a good bit better than 3031 and 4895. If they don't pan out, you can always fall back on your 3031 load. Enjoy.

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