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I've been going back and forth lately between my 380 and 38 snubby for my carry gun. I've not spent the money for premium self defense ammo for the 38 though. I've just been carrying it with 158 gr. cast swc loaded to +P specs. Haven't had time to do any ballistic gel testing with the 38 yet, so wh...

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A single shot pistol, rifle or shotgun becomes a very ineffective CLUB after the first shot is fired. In a situation that has become up-close and personal.. That is why God invented repeaters..! Shotgun ammunition is too heavy and bulky to be seriously considered.. I'd rather be overgunned than und...

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Given the requirements of the OP I don't forsee any rifle filling those all of those needs. For the intended purpose here I think the best choice would be a 20GA single shot shotgun such as the NEF pardner. With the given requirements there is nothing that this platform can't handle and it is nice a...

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If I had to rely on just one it would be a single shot shotgun preferably in 20GA and modified choke. The reason I say 20GA is I used to have a H&R 12GA Pardner, and the recoil from that thing with anything other than 1oz loads was down right awful. Contrary to what some folks would lead others ...

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Here is the 160pound almost 7pt that was taken with my scoped Mossberg 12GA and 20" field barrel with IC choke installed. Ammo was Win Super X slug distance was a whopping 30 yards

in very thick brush.

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Iceman, it is plain smooth bore modified choked barrel with a bead sight. I like the smooth bore due to simplicity, load er' with slugs and I'm set for big game, switch out to birdshot and I'm good for upland game. That and I highly detest the $2+ price tag that accomopanies sabot slug ammunition.

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I was hoping to try it out on some grouse after deer season. Lately though I haven't seen any, the only thing that my friend seems to have on his woodlot is a abundance of those pesky red squirrels.

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This H&R 20 gauge replaced the Marlin 1894SS .44 that I sold. I just didn't like the on game performance that I was getting with it. That and ammo as well as components are hard to come by and expensive right now. It just didn't seem to matter whether I was using factory 240gr JSP or handload co...

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I've been a 12 gauge guy ever since I started hunting and really never gave the 20 gauge much thought. That is until I purchased a H&R Pardner in 20 gauge not to long ago. Now I just can't seem to put the 20 gauge down, everytime I go out I reach for that handy little H&R Pardner and leave t...

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I remember reading something in Jim Cirillos' book "Guns, Bullets and gunfights" about an assailant not dropping after being hit by a 12GA slug. Granted stuff happens, but if i knew I were going into a gunfight I'd much rather have a shotgun than a handgun. Even during WWII folks were know...

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Folks aren't exactly as disadvantaged as most would suppose with a shotgun, this video dove tails with what Grizz posted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNTyCcip-ks Here is another just disregard the guy's goofiness with the gorilla suit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRHmDaDnwDU I grew up hunting wi...

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Some of you may remember the hard time I was having withgetting reloads to shoot well out my Marlin, as I posted all sorts of various questions.I found that in order to get my Marlin to shoot accurately that I must trim my brass to 2.029". I then seat a Sierra 150gr bullet to the specs used in ...

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Sorry about that fellas' here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZR2WbD3Hz0&sns=fb

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Here is a blast from the past for you fellas, snow plowing in Tug Hill NY. Just found this video a few minutes ago, some of those guys were pretty darn brave standing front of that plow

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Growing up my younger brother and I used to go out and raise holy heck on the local gray squirrle population with our shotguns when ever we could. Dad got tired after while keeping us squirrel slayers stocked up on ammo :lol: I was about 15 or 16 when I got a 12 GA Lee Load All II and my brother got...

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I bought one for my Mossberg 500 12GA when they came out back in 1992 IIRC, i busted my rear on the farm saving up for it. I grew up in a slug gun hunting area, and being a new hunter I thought I just had to have one. I remember reading an article in one of the gun rags, this was when Winchester bou...

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I do understand you being hesitant with the Lee slug but it isn't totally hollow based like a commercial Foster slug is. It does have that partition of lead in it, but then again I've not seen any gel test conducted with it either. On the other hand there is the Lyman 525gr slug which looks like an ...

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Wow tough crowd. Griff actually low brass and high brass has absolutely nothing to due with how much powder you can safely load in a shotgun shell. It is merely a manufacturer gimick that has stuck with us. Most people recognize commercial low brass as target loads and high brass as being heavier lo...

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Congrats on a fine elk and very nice rifle.

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Why not use the lee Key slug or the Lyman slug instead? I'm thinking real hard of getting me a electric furnace and the Lee 1oz slug mold. I plan on loading for buckshot as well, what powder and wads are you using? At the moment I'm thinking about going with Blue Dot at the moment, but if there is a...

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Harry I don't have any of those components anymore. I'm looking for some suggestions from others though to see if what else is out there that may work better.

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Soory about that, it is for 12GA

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Anyone here have any recipes to share. Years ago I was given a Lee Load All II along with IMR 700X, windjammer wads, CCI 209 primers and a 25 pound bag of 7 1/2 shot for Christmas. I used the cheap Rem game load hulls to reload as that is what we used on squirrels. Now that I'm getting back into it ...

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jkbrea I too wish i knew how to butcher but like you don't have the any where to do it. This is a skill that I wish I could have learned from my grandfather. Every year he would butcher a steer on the farm all of the family would lend a hand in helping out. He sold his beef outfit before I was old e...

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Thanks fellas. I took the deer to a processor here in town that my co-workers were telling me about. They even dress out the animals if you want, hmmmm says I when I learned of this. Well since I shot this guy head on I decided I'd let this place dress out the deer and deal with the stink and mess. ...

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Got up this morning a little late, made some coffee and hit the woods. I didn't get out in the woods until 7:00 but at least it was a little cooler here in GA this morning. As luck would have it at 7:30 I had a small spike horn on the ground. All it took was one Brenneke 12GA K.O. slug to coax him i...

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Huh, I never had a problem with leading when shooting slugs. I've only had just a little bit of residue that would wipe right out. I love the way slugs hammer deer, it's as if you literally flip switch they drop so fast. I've never had deer react in the same manner when hit with a rifle cartridge. A...

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I can't believe no one has given a honorable mention to the .41 magnum yet :o so let me be the first to do so. Mine just so happens to be a S&W M58 that used to be my late fathers' service revolver when he worked for a small upstate N.Y. PD. It gets spared from the heavy loads I save those for m...

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I really like my Simply Rugged Range Master holster I got last year for my Ruger BH. Like Buck stated it holds the revolver very secure yet it comes out with just a little tug when needed. I can go all day and barely even know I have the BH on my belt with this holster. http://i23.photobucket.com/al...

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No need to look any further Grizz what your looking for has been around for a few years now here http://www.dixieslugs.com/products.html I thought there was a member here from Montana who dispatched a problem grizz that was raiding his chicken coup with a 20GA shotgun and slugs. Perhaps I'm just mis...

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CLP is good as a lubricant and protectant but not so much for lead and definitely not a copper remover as many others have eluded to. CLP has been the gun oil of choice for me for years and I've never had a problem at all. In colder (sub zero) climates we (Army) use LSA instead of CLP due to it havi...

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rjohns94 wrote:Factory ammo do you recommend for large black bear?

Whatever shoots best in your particular rifle.

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I finally got to the range today to try out my 220gr Montana Bullet Works bullets. I had 5 rounds each with 18.5gr and 19.0gr of 2400. The 18.5gr load was pretty stout to say the least, the 19.0gr load was more of a WHOA MOMMA :o Recoil with that load is all I ever care to endure to be sure. Both lo...

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I'd love to have a 1894 in the same caliber. I could never find one so I setteld on one in .44 mag.

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I'll be shooting these out of my 4 5/8" Ruger BH .41 mag I bought new last year, I'm going to do a load work up with 2400. I'm going to work up to the MAX charge of 19gr and see how it goes, of course I'll be going with accuracy over all else.

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Yesterday I received my bullets from Montana Bullet Works :) I can't wait to do a load work up with these nice looking bullets. I'll be reserveing these strictly for hunting loads for my Ruger .41 mag BH. Here it is pictured with a commercial cast 215gr SWC (actual weight is 210gr), Sierra 210gr JHC...

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With the Keith load (17.0gr of 2400 & Lyman 429421 or RCBS equivalent) which the Ruger will easily handle, it will reliably take elk sized game. Btw here is some good reading material for you
http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org/44_Special_Articles/

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Oooops I miss spoke it was the meplat that gave him trouble.

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I don't know well that would work out for you. The length of the nose on a keith bullet is pretty long and may make the OAL to long to fit in the magazine. This fella found that to be true in his case anyway http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=142072

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Rusty, I'm pretty sure that sore shoulder is asking about .401" cast bullets not .410" bullets. There are plenty of Keith style SWC around in .410" if you look around I can think of at least 4 off the top of my head. Bullet selection for the .41 is not as bad as you make it to be. Sor...

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I want to take up hunting. I want to use a 30-30. I've heard some negatives about the caliber and its limitations as to what size animal can be taken and the effective range of the 30-30. Can I get some advice on how to use the 30-30 for the game animals I can hunt in AZ? I'm referring to meat anim...

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After reading the book "Blood on the Moon" by Chip Carlson IMHO that Victor Miller shot Willie Nickell. Here is another great place to read up on Tom http://www.tom-horn.com/

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Nice! Those little buggers are "Shoot on Sight" around our cabin in PA! Destructive creatures and they'll keep you up all night running around the attic! Get all you can! jb 8) Yup same here. Like another poster stated up in NY they're are not much bigger than a chipmunk and aren't worth ...

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My Marlin 336C I bought used back in 1994. Darn thing shot great with 170gr Federal ammo. Second was my plane jane Maverick 12GA 88, plain 28" barrel with a fixed modified choke and single bead. That shotgun sold me on modiefied chokes. I took a lot of game to include my first turkey and deer w...

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Don't get me wrong folks, I enjoy getting out in the woods anytime that I can and it's just not for the sake of harvesting an animal. However it is also nice to know that your hard work put in scouting during the preseason was worth it. Especailly when your hunting in new country and on public land ...

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I wish I could buy 30-30 ammo with 110 grain soft shootin' target loads. I wish I could buy 30-30 ammo with 190 grain soft tip bullet. TR t.r., you can get 190gr SP ammo from Buffalo Bore, if you don't mind paying the hefty sum of money they cost :lol: Honestly though I know what you mean and think...

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O.S.O.K. that is how it was/is growing up in the southern tier of N.Y. If one didn't hunt private property you realy had to be careful of the fellas that were up from either NYC and NJ. Then they started to buy up all of the property. I really miss not being able to hunt on my ol' neighbors' farm an...

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I got up this morning at 5:00 and was in the woods by 7:00. At 9:30 I watched 4 deer come up from some low ground to my left. I quickly propped my 336 up on my shooting stick and anxiously waited for a shot to present itself while looking for antlers as well. The vegetation was pretty thick and I co...

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Thanks for the kind words, this one is my first SA revolver. It shoots great with 8.5gr of Unique under those 215gr SWC that are pictured. I can't imagine needing much more than what those loads deliver. I need to upgrade those horrid skinny cheese grater stocks though.

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Got some much needed range time with the M10 today, can't remember when I took her shooting last. We had a bit of a love hate relationship going though. I started out shooting on this target http://www.reloadbench.com/pdf/files...greytarget.pdf at 7 and 10 yards. Shooting was standing single action ...

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