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I think if you decide not to buy it, you need to send me the seller's contact information. And I'll add that if you pass on it, you'll regret it deeply.

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For a .22 revolver, you'd be hard pressed to do better than a Smith & Wesson K-frame with a four or six inch barrel or, if you want something lighter, a J-frame with a four inch barrel. Lots of them available out there used, too. There's also the Ruger SP101 which is not quite as nice as the S&a...

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Pete44ru:

Love that Savage 219. For which cartridge is it chambered?

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Thunder:

Thanks.

For others who are interested, the article is found at:

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/3220wcf.htm

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I recently purchased a Marlin Model 1894 .32-20 and I'd like to load some of the old "rifle" level cartridges using the Speer 115 grain Gold Dot hollow point bullets. Can anyone suggest a source for that data? I've not had a lot of luck with reloading manuals, which seem to be focused on h...

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Try a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. It will do the job. Buy the 99R or 99RS, which will be a bit heavier, reducing felt recoil.

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Thanks.

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I'm picking up a Marlin Model 1894 .32-20 this afternoon from my local purveyor of temptations. It has the cross-bolt safety, which I consider to be anathema on a lever action rifle. I recall that someone was making a replacement for the safety that resulted in the hole being filled by what looks li...

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During the recent excitement over firearms regulation, I finally acquired my first ever semi-automatic rifle. It was a Springfield Armory M1A (the "loaded" version with the walnut stock). I'm extremely happy with it and find it much more in keeping with my idea of an EBR than the M-16 vari...

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Thanks. I'll post if I succeed in making the deal.

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What's the going rate for an almost new Marlin 1894 Classic .32-20 with the safety and a receiver mounted Lyman peep sight. Original rear sight is missing and the dovetail has a filler in it.

Thanks.

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Having recently gone through the same process of evaluation, I settled on an M1A rather than the AR platform. I liked that it was designed for the 7.62x51 cartridge from the beginning and that it was still being used in combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq, neither of which are places kind to firearm...

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Just bought a very nice used one (the "loaded" model) for $1600. It was virtually new (no bluing wear at all, one ding in the stock). The dealer was located in southeastern PA.

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Based on your description, this single shot on a Mauser action, there's a very good chance it's chambered for the 8.15x46R cartridge, which is a bit less powerful than a .30-30. The cartridge was also very popular for target shooting. You can form brass for it from the .30-30.

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3lt:

I think I did. I'll try to pull the log out this weekend and check. If so I'll PM you the data and the results.

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3lt: Didn't realize there was a 24 inch .256 barrel for the Contender. That's a neat combo. My Model 62 doesn't appear to have an oversized chamber, at least as nearly as I can tell. All of the ammo I've fired in it so far has been handloaded, as the factory stuff is a bit rich for my blood a $1.50/...

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Turtle:

What are you shooting that .256 out of? I have the Marlin Model 62 lever and the T/C Contender and used to have a Martini Cadet custom (which I foolishly sold).

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Thanks to all of you. I've offered $325, but he's stuck in the $525 range.

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Well, it is also a rifle cartridge and I know a lot of you are fans of the S&W Revolvers, so: Looking at an old (1920s) S&W K-frame in .32-20, which I want for a shooter, not a collector. Older reblue (matt finish, not high polish) with the markings still crisp. About 95% or perhaps a bit hi...

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Thanks very much. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Old Savage:

Like the top one in particular. What did you use to refinish it?

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I took my Model 99 deer hunting this year and it was wet, wet, wet - so much so that it actually removed some of the color from the stock on the rifle. I'd like to refinish the rifle (and seal the wood at the same time). I know Tru-oil or something similar should seal the wood, but I'd like to resta...

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I had a Model 64 in .30-30 for a while, which I traded in some now long forgotten deal. At some subsequent time, I bought a Marlin 336A, also in .30-30 made sometime in the 50s. The Marlin proved to be far more accurate than the Winchester, but I have to admit that the Winchester's lines are far mor...

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Hobie wrote:I suggest buying what you can find. Around here, where the .32 WS was pretty popular, ammo is STILL hard to find.

Hobie:

You think that stuff is hard to find, try shooting a Remington 141 in .32 Remington. Now that's something that's hard to find.

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My go-to scope for hunting rifles, other than varmint rifles, is the Leupold 1.5-5x. I prefer the Vari-XIII, although the newer models are also fine. I set it to 3x and only change it if I'm sitting on the edge of clearcut. You might also look for an older Redfield Widefield in 2-3/4, which is quite...

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Trying to determine what a fair price would be for a 1950s Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage. It is, I believe, a 99R - 24 inch barrel, full forend (not the schnable). Factory drilled and tapped. Still has both front and rear sights. About 90% or a bit better blue (thinning on the bottom of the receive...

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I have one - a custom Martini Cadet with an octagon barrel. Very nice gun. Likes 85 grain cast bullets and the 86 grain round nose soft points (which are really hard to find locally). Topped with a Lyman Jr. Targetspot in 8x. One of those guns you shoot for fun, just because it is so much fun. Also ...

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I'd sure like to see that in a 5-inch .32 H&R. What a nice woods bumming gun that would be.

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Don't ignore the 115-120 grain cast bullets, particularly in a rifle. I shoot them almost exclusively in my Ruger Bisley Single Six and my Browning Lo-wall (before anyone gets excited, it's a .22 Hornet on which I had Dan Pedersen set the barrel back one thread and rebore). They also work well in my...

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Local dealer has a Savage 99F in .250-3000 for sale. It's factory drilled and tapped, so it's from the 50s or later. Buttstock has been refinished, but it's well done. Slight thinning of the blue on the bottom of the receiver. No rear sight (filler in the slot). Weaver scope bases. What would be a f...

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Marlin made its Model 62 in .30 Carbine. You could buy a Ruger Blackhawk and have a rifle/pistol combo.

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Took it shooting today. The 2400 loads were a disappointment, but the IMR 4227 loads showed promise. Best 100 yard group ran about 1-1/4 inches for 5 shots at 100. More work to do on load development, but that's not bad for a levergun with a 6X scope at 100.

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Got 50 rounds loaded with Sierra 75 grain hollowpoints. 25 with an Alliant 2400 recipe out of the Hornady Manual, 25 with an IMR 4227 recipe out of Chuck Harvey's manual. Both using Federal small rifle primers. Working tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday and hunting preserve pheasant on Friday, so it w...

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Well, I stopped back today and it was still on the wall, so now it lives at my house. I got it for a bit less than the asking price and got a nice surprise: it came with a set of RCBS dies and about 60 cases formed from Winchester .357 brass. So, now all I have to do is dust off one of my old reload...

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One of our local gun shops has a very nice Marlin Model 62 in .256 Winchester. It's in excellent condition - virtually perfect blue and only minor marks on the wood. Only thing missing is the elevator for the rear sight and it has Weaver scope bases mounted. What are these things going for these day...

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Great choice for your purposes. I like the .32 H&R round so much that I had a Browning Lo-Wall rebored from .22 Hornet to .32 H&R. Goes with my Ruger small frame Bisley and my SP101 that's the twin to yours. Now if I could only afford the Freedom Arms Model 97 in .32 H&R, I'd be done buy...

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I've owned six different .41 Mags over the years (2 Ruger Bisleys, an S&W 57, an S&W 58, a Ruger Redhawk blue 5-1/2" and a Freedom Arms 97). I still have the Redhawk and the FA. I've found that 210-220 grain cast bullets at 975fps are perfect in the FA and the full power loads are quite...

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Go over to the American Single Shot Rifle Association's forum page (www.assra.com is the web site) and post your question in the Reloading Forum. A number of guys on that site shoot heavy bullet .32-20 loads in Schuetzen and benchrest matches and they'll have lots of data, at least for plain based c...

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I've always thought that a 6.5/.30-30 Ackley Improved would be the bees knees for deer and, with the old 160 grain roundnose bullet, might make a decent short-range elk and black bear cartridge. Duplicate the original 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer ballistics, a cartridge that always seems to have bee...

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For your complete Martini .22 education, check out:

http://www.adamsguns.com/martini.htm and http://rifleman.org.uk/BSA_Martini_Inte ... %20II.html

You'll find more than you wanted to know about the Martini .22.

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Wow. a lot more of a response than I ever expected. Thanks very much. If I decide to use the Cadet, it will be in the woods of north-central PA. Where I hunt, 100 yards is generally a long shot. I have better deer rifles (too many, my wife would tell you), but the accuracy of this one surprised me a...

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I was playing with a Martini Cadet (has a lever, so it's on topic!) yesterday. It was firing Federal American Eagle 158 grain soft points into much tinier groups than I'd anticipated with the basic front bead/rear leaf sights on the rifle. That kind of lead to me to wonder whether I might use it for...

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I have owned a bunch over the years including the S&W Model 57 and 58, two Ruger Bisleys, a Freedom Arms Model 97 and a Ruger Redhawk 5-1/2 inch blued finish. At this point I'm down to the Freedom Arms and the Redhawk. I use mid-range (210-215 grain cast at approximately 1000fps) in the FA and s...

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Have a Remington Model 7 MS from the custom shop I bought used a number of years ago. It looks a bit strange with the laminated stock (I'm a blue steel and WALNUT guy), but it shoots very nicely indeed. I also have a 1920s German guild sxs double rifle in .250 Savage. Cool toy, but I can't really se...

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Get a wolf pack. They'll be gone, one way or another, in short order.

Neighbors might object, but the problem will be solved.

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Small frame Martini actions. Own 4 - Greener takedown (custom metal work by Brian Burgin with engraving by Ken Hurst), BSA Model 12/15, BSA Model 13, BSA International Mark III. All of them shoot better than I can (which might not be such a ringing endorsement, given my shooting skills).

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This is only slightly OT, as the pistol is operated by an underlever. Local gun shop has an E. A. Brown single shot pistol in .32-20 topped with a BSA 2-3/4X scope in Weaver mounts. Condition is about 95%, only real flaw I saw was a small amount of freckling on the frame. Asking price is $299. I'm i...

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Well, it does cock using a lever under the barrel and I'm guessing there are a few air rifle afficiandos here, so I'm hoping to get an answer. What's the consensus on the Weihrauch HW77K in its Marksman 61K form? What would a fair price be for one dating from 1989 with the scope, in 90% or so condit...

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That wheel adjustable rear sight suggests its an older one, not one of the later ones. 1950s would be my guess. If I'm correct, the screw holes in the receiver are for a peep sight, not for the side mount scope base. I have one from that era, actually a 325, as it has a 22" or 24" barrel (...

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I know this is off topic, but you guys seem to have a good grasp of things revolver related as well as leverguns, so I thought I'd ask. Local dealer has an S&W Model 10-5 with a 5-inch barrel in his case. The revolver has virtually no blue wear at all, barely a turn line, but has light freckling...

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