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I'm a fan, still using a couple old K4's. Then again, there aren't many options in that class since most of the optics companies only do LPVO's in that power range any more.

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I have an old Lee .429" mold that I found is not overly accurate when used in mouse-F loads in any of my .44's. I'm thinking maybe a .433 would be the way to go. :D could you paper patch that .429 for a better fit? or would masking tape work? just fishing around with the concept... You can als...

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I did it with Hornady roundballs, think they were .433". I went with an unsized case half full of Pyrodex with the ball stuffed down inside to compress the powder. They seemed to be accurate enough at close range with little noise or recoil.

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My best shooting SA is a 4 5/8" Blackhawk, and I beat up plenty of steel at 100-200 yards back in the pre-fuzzy front sight days with a variety of 4" S&W's. Probably has a lot to do with the short guns being more likely to be out and about with you since they're handier to begin with.

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The Hogue grip sleeve for the single stack LCP's makes a major improvement in handling and shootability for these little guns. I nearly got rid of mine before I tried it with the sleeve, the difference is night and day.

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I keep expecting to see someone change their answer from last year when the thread started... :P I don't know that I've ever answered this one since it would be whichever one I'd used last, though it's probably the plain old post-64 '94 carbine. In addition to 150 and 170 jacketed loads I keep a bo...

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Thanks for the heads-up, looks like a worthwhile upgrade. My 550 is actually an old converted 450 and still has the plain crank pin with snap rings, if you don't keep that in mind it can twist in use and cause some issues.

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The M1/M14 trigger has two sets of sear hooks, the second set catches the hammer as the action cycles, effectively functioning as the disconnector. When you release the trigger it drops the hammer back onto the primary sear, if the secondary is worn it fails to capture the hammer on rebound. General...

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Thanks Grizz, that kinda backs up what I thought along those lines already. I have had the pleasure of hearing a sermon or two from someone who I believe truly has a gift, likewise I've seen what I figured was a charlatan as well.

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I've always wondered where ministers get their sermons from, do most write them themselves or is there a library or subscription service of some kind? Serious question I've wondered about on occasion, seems as good a time to ask as any.

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Some nice shooters on display. I find that my eyes get along best with the sights on a 4-5" barrel these days as well. A local shop has a used stainless 4 5/8 SBH I was eyeballing just the other day.

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I like short Mausers, though the only one I currently have is a Spanish 1916 in 7.62 (Cetme?, NATO?) something. I generally load it with 150's at around 2200 and pretend it's a 30-30.

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I've been curious about these, how low can it go? My Uniflow with only the larger drum can only get down to 3.5 of Bullseye before it starts jamming up.

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The first one is almost life like at first glance! Years ago on the last day of buck week towards dusk I decided to give a squall on my predator call as the coyotes were in the area. Not 15 seconds into my dying wabbit impression I got whacked in the back of the head- I was in a tree stand- my hat ...

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That poor rifle has gold, blue and brown splotches all over it. Is that some kinda gun eczema?

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Judging by the number of grammar and spelling errors I see in online "news" content, I wonder if there are any editors out there at all anymore. I'm terrible at composition, so if I can see it there's no excuse for so-called professionals.

Handloader has gotten worse in recent years too.

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I popped a few caps there (literally), I believe it was called Gunfight Palace - thinking it shut down around the time of the Covid hysteria. Did he happen to share the paintball load with you (the wax bullet or paintball specifically)? Would be fun to make some up.

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The concept of trying to help educate them never came up? Only ridicule? Sad. If this was directed at my comment, no. It was on a large public range with multiple RO's - not my lane. I have helped people out with legitimate issues due to equipment or experience, sometimes that doesn't go well eithe...

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I believe the technical term for this is reversion, and yes, I've picked up a couple old shotguns with gummy, sticky collapsed recoil pads. Maybe modern synthetics last longer, or maybe it's just the grade or quality of individual materials. I had the plastic on a cheap transistor radio melt when I ...

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No. It was a Pakistani mini-Bowie about 4" long overall with jigged bone handle scales and a cheap leather sheath that smelled like it had been tanned with urine. I was about 7 at the time and Dad bought one for both my brother and me from a booth at a rodeo. No idea what happened to it, but I ...

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Neat!

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I once overheard a gunshop employee explaining chamberings to a customer. The buyer was under the impression that a person could buy one gun of their liking and then buy whatever ammo they wanted to fire in it. A .22/.380/.44 mag universal ammo launcher sounds interesting but I don't think the techn...

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That's gonna look good.

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Just read the manual, "Slugs are Unsafe" in two different places along with prohibition on +P ammo and a very stern paragraph advising that the chamber and ammo be free of any oil. I realize the limitations of some break-open actions, but the slug prohibition is disappointing as I was thin...

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I suppose a guy could firelap the bore until the pattern improved...

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"I have Jesus and a knife" is great sig line material!

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I'm in the naked-without-a-pocketknife camp. My first was a Cub Scout knife when I was 8 - still have it. That was followed by a fruit knife and and electricians knife because I thought longer blades were mo' better for a time as a kid. While in the Corps it was a fingergroove Buck 112, which gave w...

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Buck is making a somewhat modernized version of the 110 with composite scales, thumb stud and a pocket clip. I've been carrying on off and on for the last year, it's still a little too tight to open one-handed but it's getting there. Didn't have to touch the edge as it came out of the box wicked sha...

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I am repeating meinzelf, but a High-wall set up for Schuetzen in .360, BP loads under a long paper-patched bullet, would make this caballero "greatly pleased" as dear old Ned Roberts used to say. 8) I'll second the High Wall idea, though I'm considering a barrel for a little used Encore I...

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After leaving the Marines I never felt the need for an AR/M16 pattern rifle, but when they got dirt cheap at one point I couldn't pass one up. It doesn't get shot much but goes along in the truck most anytime I head out to the desert. I'm a 60 year old Low-Speed, High-Drag operator at this point mys...

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Not bad, I wonder if the XS Scout rail for the Marlin will fit?

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Closest I can give you is a 158LRN over 3.5 Bullseye. 780 f/s from a Model 14 (6"), 990 from an 18" Marlin.

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Thinking out loud……I know, that’s dangerous. What if you loaded them base forward? Would the mouth of the .40 case expand to fill up the bore? You could use the extraction groove as a crimping groove. Short wadcutter but it might fly more like a shuttlecock. If you don't fill the case with somethin...

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I evidently live under a rock since I've no idea what y'all are talking about. Now I need to go check this thing out.

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Snort!

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I was going to shoot today, but wussed out and stayed inside. I did go out and BB gun some soda cans in the back yard a while ago. While I was at it, it occurred to me that it's hot out here...(!)

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Buffalo Bore lists a "Heavy" 44 Special 180 jhp at 1200 from a 6". Probably 1450-1500 from a Trapper, definitely not subsonic but I bet it's a good load.

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Those old .22's have some mojo. One of my shooting pards has a weakness for the old Stevens Click-clacks, they're good fun when they run right.

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Cool Roscoe. Looks like a hand cut front sight dovetail, not great, not terrible.

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Used to fry eggs on the wing of a F4 Phantom wing at Luke AFB all the time back in the early 70`s. :lol: You probably remember when one of the Phoenix radio stations used to try to cook a pot roast on the dash of a car every summer. Actually succeeded some years according to the meat thermometer, o...

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I was working in Mesa back in '90 when the Valley set the current record of 122 F. We put a thermometer on the pavement at the airport and it showed 147, it was a pretty rough day.

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Q: What's the difference between a banjo player and a skunk, both dead in the middle of the road?
A: The skunk was on his way to a gig!

I'm a Strat guy so I'll leave it at this-
Q: What's the difference between a Stratocaster and a banjo.
A: The banjo has better sustain...

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My flirtation with the Garand led me to Lubriplate, which then got used on my AR. It was also an old Marine trick to roll the buffer spring in Lubriplate, it gets rid of the "boiing" noise too. I sold my AR to a BP agent and for a while afterwards I got a lot of guff from PA's about being ...

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That might be it. It's been quite a while since I read about it and I've slept a time or two since then.

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Fun stuff, thanks for posting them. Somewhere I read that Dick Casull had also once built a nifty .22 "Boy's Rifle" but I've never seen anything detailed about it. Anyone know about it or have pictures?

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That'll probably work out. Cast from WW and loaded over 8.5 of Power Pistol they were good from my Rossi, was consistently banging on a 200 yard plate with it. Of course the elevator was up in the fourth notch to get there.

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I've been hoping they do a Trapper in 357, but now that I see the 44 has a 1 in 20 twist I'm tempted.

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OldWin .. that makes sense. Everyone is different. There is no "one size fits all" ... did you ever see the grips Bill Jorden used so his huge hands fit the gun? I have a set of Jordan grips on my 629. I love them! I've handled a 29 with Herrett's Troopers, they felt pretty good though I ...

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Are any of you shooting the 5.7 also reloading for it? Ease of reloading is one of my conditions for adding a new centerfire to the battery, and most of the 5.7 platforms seem to be some variation of delayed blowback action. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm thinking that the brass life likely wouldn't be ve...

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Nice shooting. It's been a while since I've managed a 25 yard group that tight with anything, much less a traditional SA.

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