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Bill in Oregon

What's the bore slug?

Bill in Oregon

Never got to meet either of my granddads, so I guess the message was "take better care of yourself."

Bill in Oregon

The .303 is famous for case stretching. Have you miked the cases before and after each firing/loading? Neck sizing should help, but it won't solve the problem in the SMLE.

Bill in Oregon

Hope that hog is a good eater, as you'll sure have plenty of meat!

Bill in Oregon

Jeeeehosaphat, that's a purty piece. I have a 1906 that sure would look nice color cased like that. Yoohooo! Mr. Turnbull?

Bill in Oregon

Piller: So glad to hear she is OK. My little girl is a sophomore at Baylor -- so far from me here in Oregon -- and I worry about her in her little Toyota all the time.

Bill in Oregon

I like 3031 and 748 for the .30-30, but have a .35 Rem. on the way and have heard that AA 2520 is tough to beat.

Bill in Oregon

Looks like an 86 from here, too. Wonder where the shot was taken. Man, that's a big-bodied buck.

Bill in Oregon

Man, I'm a mess after reading this. We have four dogs, and I have just found three soft lumps on the left flank of my 8-year-old Brittany, Doctor Watson.
Noah, Ben Franklin supposedly said beer was proof God loves us. I disagree. It is dogs.
Bless you and your family.

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Um, Bob, I bought that one, too. I had originally set out to find an affordable .35 when I ended up with the .30. Will post when it arrives some time next week.

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Jason: I simply called Huntington's and ordered a bag of 100 virgin R-P .30 Remington cases. They had them in stock.
Now I'll have to find an appropriate Lyman or Marble's tang sight ...

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Bought my first one a few weeks ago, a much-used .30 Remington made in 1909. I think I mentioned before that it had a ring in the barrel about an inch from the muzzle, and I was concerned that it would be wildly inaccurate. No worries mate! Here's a group using this load: 31.0 IMR3031, CCI 200, Rem ...

Bill in Oregon

Those prices do look a bit high, but I can sure remember reading those ads in the gun magazines while waiting for a haircut. The barber wouldn't let me read some of the -- ahem -- "other" magazines because I was too young.

Bill in Oregon

Several years back I bought a Rossi Puma in .44-40 that was unrifled. The quickly exchanged it.

Bill in Oregon

I see them around my neighborhood all the time. But a couple of miles from my place, where I can actually hunt? NEVER!

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Guys, I found another shellholder that will work. It's just not as tight a fit as I would prefer. I will call RCBS, though.

Bill in Oregon

Just got a batch of R-P .30 Remington brass from Huntingtons, and it won't quite fit in the RCBS No. 19 shellholder. Anyone else have this problem with any of the Remington auto rifle cartridges, or with the new 6.8 SPC, which is based on the .30 Rem. case?

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I responded to their e-pitch and got breathless e-mail from "millionaire patriot Dr. Ignatius Piazza" for months. I suspect they really do offer good training. Just not my cup o' grog.

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Hobie: Thanks for the heads up. As an American, I will always be grateful that they were our allies during the Revolution.

Bill in Oregon

Jacko: Great post. Thanks for letting me come along on your hunt. How much did those guys weigh? Do anything with the meat?
I'd lift a mug of Foster's to you, but some of your countrymen tell me it is "a fizzy drink for oiks"!

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Fellas, thanks. I do have an older Lyman manual with data, and have heard you can substitute .30 WCF data as well. I think I also have a chapter in Waters' Pet Loads on the cartridge. I will probably shoot jacketed bullets. Upon cleaning the barrel of 101 years' worth of copper fouling, the bore was...

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Just got me my first Model 8. It's not a lever gun, but it came from the mind of John Browning, and that is enough for me. It's a .30 Remington, and if anyone has loaded for this old sweetie, I would love to hear your experiences.

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His performance in "City of Hope" will remain a source of inspiration to me all my life. It is a wonderful story of selfishness, and the redemption of selflessness in service to others.

Bill in Oregon

It really is discouraging, isn't it. I'm not sure a guy could live China-free without wearing a loin cloth and sticking bunnies with a spear any more ...

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Here's a shot of me and my Brittany, Watson, looking as though we are gentleman hunters. Don't you believe it!

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Thanks guys. I have most of the manuals, including the latest Hornady. My barrel is 26 inches, so I am hoping to get close to 2500 with the 117. Hope it shoots well as it is a good design for a tubular magazine.

Bill in Oregon

Anyone have any favorites for loading this nice old levergun cartridge with the Hornady 117-grain RN? I was wondering if Re10 would work, but Alliant is nearly worthless for load data.

Bill in Oregon

Paul: I certainly agree that some nuts in Congress and some even nuttier nuts in the private sector lay awake at night trying to think of ways of depriving decent people of their rights -- and especially their rights concerning firearms and ammunition. But I am still unaware of any recent legislativ...

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I am unaware of any effort by federal or state government to restrict civilian access to loading components.
At the Sportsman's Warehouse where I work, Federal small pistol Gold Medal match primers are $34.99 per 1,000, and various other non-match primers are $27-$30 per 1,000 when we have them.

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I work at Sportsman's in Medford, Oregon. We are still under the original ownership. We are very low on reloading components, ammo and handguns, but did get some Alliant powder and Hornady bullets in this week. it is very spotty. Part of this is the merger battle. Most of it is a nationwide shortage...

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I work at a Sportsman's Warehouse in Oregon. If you think it is fun to send angry customers home empty-handed day after day, you are nuts. If you think it is a conspiracy to lift prices and boost profits, how in heck do you boost profits if you don't have the ARs, the Glocks, the bulk ammo, the prim...

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Or make you wait two weeks to buy a shotgun to kill the rattlesnake on the porch.

Bill in Oregon

Well, today marks the 150th anniversary of statehood for Oregon, a process begun by Robert Gray, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark, the Astorians, Jedediah Smith and his exploring party and completed by the thousands who risked all for a new start 2000 miles west of Independence, Mo., at the end of the ...

Bill in Oregon

I'd have to say the 8X57 is roundly underappreciated by almost everyone, but especially by American ammunition manufacturers, owing to their fear of someone putting a properly loaded round into an old Gew.88 with .318 barrel. How many people do you know who, upon obtaining a nice old Model 98 Mauser...

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Tutt: Very nice review, but if you're going to have a future with Gunblast, you need to get you a beard, a belly and an accent!

Bill in Oregon

Might also want to investigate the use of Trail Boss, as the high bulk nature of this powder would tend to eliminate any powder positioning problems.

Bill in Oregon

Mike: Really appreciate the post, and look forward to seeing photos. You are an inspiration.

Bill in Oregon

I was a little out of control in 2008, and left the newsroom for a low-paying job at Sportsman's Warehouse so don't have near the funds that I am used to. But of course now I handle firearms all day long five days a week, and it can be agony. At the top of my current short list: A Benelli Montefeltr...

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I was fortunate to own and shoot a Merrill for a few months several years ago. I tracked one down because my great-granddad may have carried one in the Third Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War. It was a lot of fun to shoot with proper bullets (thank you Tony Beck!) and I was not only impressed w...

Bill in Oregon

I'm glad to see choice in the marketplace, but really prefer my leverguns in rifle calibers to have barrels of 24 inches or more. I especially love it when the .30 WCF is really allowed to show its stuff and perform in a 26-inch barrel.

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AWP: I have this book and consider it a keeper. That said, Wayne Goddard does have a lot of materials lying around that he uses to construct some of his shop equipment. But there are a lot of very good ideas for forging or grinding blades on the cheap, and Wayne is an amazingly skilled knifemaker. I...

Bill in Oregon

Nice shooting in the cold! I'm too much of a sissy to get out there when it is below freezing, even though I have a new CZ .458 waiting for its first outing.
Am especially impressed with your .33. What a classic.

Bill in Oregon

Phooey. which show was it you guys attended? We had a Collectors West show here in Medford this weekend, but I didn't go. I can't see spending $6 just to get in the door.

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Yes, it is ugly out there, but things are always darkest before the dawn. The U.S. traditionally leads the world into recession, and then leads it out as well. My advisor at E.D. Jones says their best guess is hitting bottom in the second quarter of 2009, and recovery beginning shortly thereafter. L...

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We had to do this a couple of years ago with a dog we adopted that proved to be very aggressive -- too much so for the humane society to accept her. I felt like such a heel, but I know it was the right thing to do, and the vet absolutely agreed. Glad your family is OK.
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Wow! Job well done. Safely home.

Bill in Oregon

Sweet! Thanks for handing down the tradition!

Bill in Oregon

Wish it were closer to the Rogue Valley! There's a show coming this next weekend at Klamath Falls -- also often a good show.

Bill in Oregon

Guys, for those of you who shoot a .38-55 -- especially a Marlin -- I just wanted to mention that I have my .379 JSP swaging dies up for sale in the classifieds. Those who have tried the Boer 220grain .379 jacketed soft point know how well they shoot. Here's a chance for a .38-55 lover to take over ...

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I work at Sportsmans Warehouse in Medford, Oregon. We had lots of ARs, M1As, Sig 556s, Ruger Mini 14s etc. on Nov. 4. Last night we were down to two Remingtons, one Armalite and a Ruger Ranch Rifle Target. We've even been selling AutoOrd Thompsons. Folks are really stocking up on powder and primers,...

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