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Your post brings back a lot of memories for me Nath, makes me wish my dad was still alive! Happy Holidays to you and yours!

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MrMurphy has it right, if you want a red dot sight, Aimpoint is the best there is!!! (Bring your banker!) However, for those of us that can't afford the $400 plus price tag, this one is a good performer. The guys at Warrior Talk Fopum seem to like it! http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-1x25-trophy...

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Hmmmm..........you say that you want to shoot silhouette matches; Is that Cowboy Lever-action Silhouette? If so, be careful what you do to the rifle! If it has already been re-barreled it is ineligible for competition. I know you stated it had been re-lined, but it still has to be the original barre...

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Dang! I'm jealous!

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Only $28,000? Hmmmm...........lemme see here....(fumbles for change)....................mmmm nope, only $27995 in my pocket.......RATS!

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Good job Shooter, Merry Christmas!!

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Amen to that, Tycer!!! I use a 1-4 Leupold with heavy crosshairs (it's a shotgun scope really) and leave it set at 2X. I've made shots out to about 125-150 yds using my inline muzzleloader (you really can't shoot much further than that around here, ANY shot over 50 yds here is a LONG shot, and rare)...

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Thanks you for your responses guys! I'll set up the rifle and give it a go.

And, a very Merry Christmas to all!!!

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Kirk,
I would have to agree with you, 2400 and cast boolits seem to be custom made for each other! My use has been limited so far to 357 and 44 mag calibers but I will soon start shooting cast in my 30-30, I'm looking forward to it!

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:( Yeah........after 51 years of diabetes my vision is deteriorating. Right eye is 20/200, left is 20/40. Doc calls it macular edema, fluid accumulating on the retina. We're still undergoing treatment but so far no success. Oh well, life goes on.........My question: I used my inline muzzleloader to ...

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A Leupold M8 4X? Aren't the M8 series scopes the long eye relief models intended for handguns?

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Sixgun wrote:I'm going to start calling Hobie the "Walking Encyclopedia of Ballistics" ----------Sixgun

Yeah, I'd have to agree! So, are these rounds still available or are these something I should put inth cartridge collection?

Patrick

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in a box of stuff I bought from a fellow at the range. They are Winchester cartridges, 30-30 caliber, with hollow point bullets! As you can see in the pic there is no exposed lead at all, the bullet weight is unknown. Can anyone tell me what these are? Are they still available? I haven't found anyth...

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A co-worker found this while re-modeling her house last summer. It is die-cast and appears to be nickel plated. It's fully functional, I haven't tried to fire it but it seems to be in 100% working order. As you can see it it a "break-top" design, the barrel is devoid of any rifling and is ...

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If you started out with the 30-30 and then decided you want something bigger, you could have that rifle rebarreled to 38-55. Mmmmmm, nope, can't do that. The rules prohibit re-barreling, but they do allow re-boring. The 30-30 will work, it's just not 100% on the rams. If you shoot a 30-30 it's goin...

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Darry, The 30-30 and the 357 mag are adequate for the long range events but you will lose rams with these rounds unless they are high-center hits, and even then it can be "iffy". In most situations, they will work OK, but you really want more "juice" for the rams (those buggers w...

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I'm just glad the idiot is gone. If that makes me "politically incorrect", too bad!

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Hello mrwiggins, welcome to the fire! Pull up a stump and join in the discussions, you'll find, as I have, that there are a lot of knowledegable folks here, whether the topic is leverguns or just about life in general. Whatever concern might be bothering you seems to just melt away after a few minut...

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I;m so P-O'd I could absolutely SCREAM!!! :twisted: I picked up my new Marlin 39 last night. I looked it over at the gun shop, cycled it a few times, put it back in the box and took it home. I took it out of the gun cabinet this morning to clean the bore before going to the range. I opened the actio...

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Tycer is spot-on here! Provided that the rifle has a good bore to begin with, yes, you can thoroughly clean the piece and "re-season" it. This was standard procedure for our target rifles when I was shooting in smallbore competition - at the end of the season, or if accuracy had fallen of,...

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I considered using a tang sight, but my experience with them has been negative. They look great, and they work great - they're very accurate_ but the body of the sight gets in the way of my thumb and I can't grip the gun the way I want to. My wife has a Marble's tang sight on her Henry Golden Boy an...

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Mitch, The type of rifling isn't as critical as the hardness and size of the bullet you push through it. Slug the bore, find a bullet 1-2 thousandths of an inch larger and go shoot them. My Marlin 1894 is one of the infamous "Fat-bore" rifles - bore measures .432". I found a couple of...

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Thanks guys! I'm going to put a receiver sight on it, just trying to make up my mind whether a Lyman or a Williams. They're both great sights, just gotta' make up my mind. I'll post some pics and a range report as soon as I'm able to get to the range. With the snow conditions here I'll probably need...

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LOL!!!

Yeah, he's got what I like to call "A situation!" now! LOL!!!

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Well. I finally sold off my old Anschutz smallbore target rifle (haven't shot in smallbore competition in five years), it went to a good home with a young man who is very active in the game. And with a little jingle in my pocket I decided I would fulfill a long-time desire: a new Marlin 39! I stoppe...

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The Good Lord has blessed me to which I will always be eternally grateful---I don't need much money---just my families health, my health, a good running Jeep, a mess of leverguns, single actions and a place to shoot 'em. The Good Lord has my back----life is good-------------------Sixgun I'm with yo...

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Mescalero, I have Williams peep sights on my leverguns with Williamx fiber-optic bead sights on the front. Look thru the hole, put the orange bead on the target, squeeze trigger. It's quick and accurate w/o the bulk of a scope! I hunt with these rifles but mainly use them for Cowboy Lever-action sil...

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m. wun, most of my hunting rifles have peep sights, and I love them! If you're shooting under 200 yds, as you indicated, you're not going to have anu problem with a peep. It will take some practice to learn how to really use it, but it's worth it! Remember this; Look THRU the hole (Do NOT try to cen...

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GORE-TEX!!! I wouldn't even consider anything else!

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TCB, $300 is a great price, buy it! I picked one up last spring for my wife, put a Marble's tang sight on it and turned her loose on the silhouette course! Man, that was one of the best things I ever did! She loves the rifle, and now I've got a shootin' buddy to go to the matches with me! Who better...

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I work in the healthcare field. That doesn't make me an expert on anything in particular, but I've done a little research on this topic in the last few months. IMO, a two week supply of food (and other necessities, meds, etc....) isn't enough! Two weeks MIGHT get you through the initial outbreak, (d...

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I shoot that 180 gr Lasercast over 12 gr of 2400 with no problem at all! It groups under 2" @ 100 yds from my Marlin 1894 with peep sights, no leading at all. I shot that load all last summer at our local silhouette matces with only a dry patch down the bore after the match. The barrel is still...

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I'll be heading out around zero-dark-thirty!

Turkey season opens tomorrow here in western New York and I like to be in the woods before fly-down! (Yawn!)

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Rexster,
Having had an 1894c for several years now, I can tell you that the above posts all speak the truth! If I could only have one, my 1894c is the one I'd keep! And Hobie is correct, properly fed, it is a great hunting arm. Enjoy!

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OK Levergunners, I'd appreciate your input on this! I'm ready to order a mold for my Marlin 1894, I've pretty well settled on a Lyman #429421 - a plain base 245 gr SWC design. I'm still considering the 240 gr RF nose design, but it has a beveled base. I've had really good luck with BB bullets in the...

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A friend has offered me this mold for $100. It's an 8 cavity, plain base, 175 gr RN with 3 lube grooves. Does anyone have any experience with this mold? He doesn't know anything about it (it was his Dad's), and I was wondering if it might be suitable for my Marlin 30-30 (microgroove). I would need a...

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Thanks for that most excellent report Jack! Wish I could have been there! We are fortunate to have three clubs in the area that offer CLAR (cowboy lever-action rifle) silhouette; the Tiadaghton club mentioned above, the Ridgeway Rifle Club in Ridgeway PA and the McKean County Rifle Club in Marshburg...

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When situations dictate that I can't carry my Star PD .45 ACP you'll find my Beretta M21A in my pocket. Small caliber? Yes! But, better than a sharp stick or fists! Lightweight, 100% reliable with CCI Mini-Mag HP's, and it absolutely disappears in my front pocket, gotta' love it!

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Ganjiro, Congratulations on a fine day afloat! I'm jealous! :wink: A day aboard a fine watercraft, a fine catch, and that beautiful scenery.......I'm wishing I were there with you! As a kayak fisherman, I have a deep appreciation for "fish-powered" boat rides, I can imagine that 'cuda took...

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Hi Jack! I saw your report "Levergun at the Nationals"; ATTA' BOY!!! I'll bet those guys were amazed at what a levergun can do in capable hands! You're correct on the low velocity/300 gr bullet thing, I wish Marlin used a faster twist@ If I load in mag cases, 15 gr of 2400 works nicely; I ...

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Thanks for your replies! No, I;m not trying to "hot-rod" a 44 Spl, I'm using these loads in my Marlin 1894 44 mag carbine. I wish I could use 44 Mag cases but the bullets won't feed at that length. Just trying to use up this carton of bullets I bought over at Montana Bullets a year or so b...

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...for a 300 gr bullet with Alliant 2400 in a Marlin 1894 44 Mag carbine. I bought a thousand of these 300 gr WFN bullets to use in the carbine for Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette matches. :) BUUUUUTTTT...........they won't feed cuz of that big wide nose, they hang up on the top of the action. :| So ...

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I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune, but you're doing the right thing! Prayers sent for a speedy and complete recovery and I hope you & your boy are successful when you get to Kodiak!

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Congrats Grampa!

Sounds like you'll be needin' a pair of Stevens Favorites!

Best wishes,

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Hi John! Best of luck to you at the Nationals! We missed you at the Eastern Zone Regional at McKean last week, but I can see you were probably busy! The missus says "Hi!" and we hope to catch up with you at the Levergun Jubilee at Ridgway in the fall! Shoot straight!

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Better buckle up, Kid! Sounds like it's gonna' be a long ride!

And, you're correct, it IS worth it!

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ALL OF THEM!!!

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Wow! Just looking at hat rifle brings back all kinds of childhood memories!

Hmmmmmm.........I might have to go down that road again..................

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Congratulations Jeremy! Ehhh....................or should I say "Gunny?"

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