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Hey there hfcable -- Yes indeed, a grand old gun. Does the bolt hit the tang sight, if the sight is all the way up and the bolt is all the way open? Best regards. Wind

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32-40 Range Report 4/15/10 The journey has lasted a little over a year. An ol’ Marlin 1893 manufactured in 1896, landed on my doorstep unexpectedly, but found a loving home. The search for ammunition components, loads, and correcting some minor issues has endeared this old rifle to me and I can’t he...

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Hey ya'll -- Whit seems to have forgotten a couple of points on the weekends activities. He had previously purchased a set of my shooting sticks and went nine for ten off them on the 400 yard dinger (The Ding Master Triple Drooler MKI) and probably fell asleep that evening with that huge grin still ...

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Hey there W.E.G. -- It might be that screw never had a head, but is a hex wrench type set screw. I have had some luck in the past inserting a twist type drill bit and jamming it in the hex socket and running it in reverse. Sometimes that will back a jammed socket type screw out. Might break the bit ...

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Hey there again fordwannabe -- Musta had an adverse reaction to my oatmeal this morning. What I described was a Marlin 1894 ejector. The 39 ejector is held in place with two screws through the top left side of the receiver. They are in close proximity of the receiver sight mounting screws. Hope this...

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Hey there fordwannabe -- The nubbin from the ejector protrudes through the receiver in the near vicinity of the sight mounting screws, but not on the same plane. Could you be mistaking this for a sight mounting screw? Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there Malamute -- You might give some consideration to looking even earlier than the 1870's. Here is a blurb from a discussion on 1861 Remington revolvers. The safe position of the hammer is mentioned, which makes me think the issue may have been under consideration long before the 1870's. --The...

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Hey there Rimfire -- I'm a huge fan of those .22 Mag shot shells. They work well out of a Single Six on rattlesnakes too. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there win38-55 -- I’m not sure what the priorities are here. I still need to get something for floor coverings, baseboard, and door and window casing; but I do have a folding gun rack!! It folds down for several long guns, and folds up out of the way otherwise. Still need to plug the mounting sc...

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Hey there hondo44 -- If you want to go down the .357 road for a '92, I have an original 24" hex... octagonal barrel already re-bored. It would be a straight barrel swap, and you could always back the truck up if you didn't like it. Let me know. Best regards. Wind

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Hey Salvo -- Does that thing load by rotating the big knurled knob on the aft end and putting the pellet in the breech? It kinda looks like an old HY-SCORE. I don't know if this helps! Best regards. Wind

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Hey Mike -- Great range report. Looks like that gun might be choked full in the left barrel and modified in the right. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there B-92 -- Pretty much what Don said. You can use the leaf with the ladder folded down (laying flat on the barrel) for general purpose and closer shooting. Stand the ladder part up and adjust the slide to a desired range and get to blasting (the famous "chicken dance" scene in Lones...

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Hey there Warhawk -- I'll toss a vote in for Jasco. Might take a couple applications. With careful scraping and a rub-down with a green scrubbie saturated with it in places like the tang area, you should have very little sanding to do. Protect your eyes and skin. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Here is a guy that can work them pretty well. It's a world record. The rifle can start mounted on the shoulder, loaded with ten rounds, chamber empty. On the beep, shoot, all rounds must hit the target (steel). 1.92 seconds seems pretty good to me!! Best regards. Wind http://www.jspublications.net/r...

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Hey there Old Savage - I'm not sure what Landon had for ammo. The six rounds were in a plastic holder and looked to be the same vintage as the rifle ('74). They were probably under a pick up seat for that long judging by their appearance!! For me, 10 grains of Unique under a 170 grain gas checked bu...

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Hey Sixgun - His rifle does rattle, but it does shoot good!! That isn't the original barrel on mine. It shoots everything into one hole at fifty yards, so I came to grips with it and refuse to let a little adulterated history get to me!!! Best regards. Wind

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Good morning ya’ll -- A neighbor from up the highway stopped by the other day with a Winchester ’94 carbine (30-30) he had just acquired. He was told it was a 1974 vintage gun. It was sorely abused. Scratches all over the metal, no finish left over the dents in the stocks, and apparently they set a ...

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Hey Joe - This outfit has some good stuff, as well as Vix Bits. You and you credit card are on your own... Best regards. Wind

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Hey there AJ -- Nice job for sure. Here is a tool that will make your collective lives a lot easier. It is called a Vix-Bit and is a self-centering pilot hole starter. It has a sliding outer sleeve with a tapered tip. Put it over you guide hole (sight, hinge, etc.) and push. It can just locate, or d...

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Joe - Maybe this will help. Best regards. Wind

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In the course of discussion on another matter, forum member w30wcf and I decided to trade a couple of rifles. Coming my way was a sweet .22 Marlin Century Ltd. This was a limited production run of 35,000 rifles just in the year 1970, if I understand their history correctly. I’d gone out yesterday an...

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Hey there jdad -- NICE SHOOTIN'... Were you using a receiver sight or a tang sight? Best regards. Wind

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Hey there fatoldfool – This is my dad and me off for some pheasant hunting in the fields behind our place in 1955. I still hunt in that field coat to this day. I’ll slip on the sweat shirt and hat occasionally for an important shooting event, just as a reminder of where I came from. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there LK - Just a note. MidwayUSA sells Laser-Cast bullets cheaper than Laser-Cast does. The Laser-Cast True Shot gas checked bullets shoot great and there is an un-gas checked model available too. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Les - Good eye!! Best regards. Wind

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Hey there JNG - I have nothing but good things to say about the Shiloh Rifle Company. Here is mine. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there Borregos - It's pretty typical for any brand of brass. They occur in the area that is manipulated most in the reloading process. Here are a few in 45-70. The first three are Winchester brass and the last is PMC. There are varying degrees of failure. The top round in the other picture is a ...

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brno602 - There are a lot of yotes around for sure. I was out getting an "after" picture of a stock refinish I did yesterday. nemhed - That is a fine looking rooster. Looks FAST too!! winchester1886 - Good eye! He's a great Great Pyrenees. Thanks for the kind words ya'll and here is the pi...

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Hey there Otto - I don't mix jacketed and non-jacketed (lead) load data. As the search for data is imprecise, starting at a low end and increasing by .5 grain intervals is not uncommon. If you still haven't found the perfect load and you are getting towards the upper limits, smaller increases may be...

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I heard the BBQ was tonight at Hobie's again!! Wind

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Hey again - Otto - I have only used the standard Marbles sight. I'd be a little reluctant to shoot something I'd like to kill humanely with a pistol caliber cartridge at this distance. When I want to reach out a little further I go to at least a mid-range sight. This is one on my 1896 vintage 1894 W...

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Hey there morgan in nm -- That actually happened quite a bit. Every one seemed to be doing it in the '30's to the 50's with 25-20's and 32-20's. New, hotter cartridge... Change it back. Here is my 101 year old 25-20 back from .357 (new barrel). I'm so loving it now. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there jnyork -- I'm a fan of long barrels too. I just sold my 1894 Marlin CB in favor of my Uberti '73. A Marbles tang sight and you're good to go. Otto and Poohgyrr -- .357 will easily do 300 yards well. Again a Marbles tang sight and appropriate front sight. There are about 90 to 92 "clic...

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Hey there – bulldog1935 I think you are correct using the barrel sights to align the tang sight. If the sight base is parallel with the tang, I’d be inclined to file a little off the “high” side of the sight base. It shouldn’t take much to shift the vertical axis five degrees or so. You could use th...

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Hey there Blaine - Nice shooting! Glad you like it. Did you shoot it with the sanding belt still in place? Best regards. Wind

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What’s in a name?

I’ve always called the cartridge a 45 Colt. I often hear it called “long Colt”. Do you think that is because these two are called “long”, and that it has carried over to the 45 Colt cartridge as well? Best regards. Wind

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Hey there JerryB - I'm not sure what diameter it is. I'll get it slugged soon. It's embarrassing to say but the reloads were so old I don't remember exactly what diameter they were either!! The rifle seemed to shoot them fine. It has a front sight the size of Massachusetts, which I will also switch ...

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Got together with forum member BlaineG Sunday. We wanted to conclude some horse tradin’ and decided to meet for lunch in the center of Washington state, a town called Ellensburg. Close to 190 miles one way for each of us. When I mentioned the agenda to my long time hunting and fishing associate in a...

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Hey Pop - Good to see ya again!! Here is my BEE in a 92/65/rifle/carbine configuration. It's going to a rifle configuration this week if the forend wood gets here. These things roll out about 2600 feet per second. Mine hates lead bullets and loves these Hornady 45 grain hollow points. A couple old t...

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Naw... Ya just need to get a couple Thompson's to go with 'em!! I'm just glad I could help. Wind

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Hey there jnyork - Great report and nice shooting. I bet you've still got a big grin stuck on your face!! Best regards. Wind

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Hey Kid - I'm a fan of the 1861 Remington in .36 caliber. Here are some pictures of my original '61 Remington. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there Tristan - The Lexol is very good stuff. Use it sparingly. Lexol also makes a cleaning product that is good. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there jdad – Sure makes you wonder what people are thinking (or not) sometimes. Ultra violet kills epoxy. You could leave the rifle out in the sun for 50 years and that should do it!! If you’re in alittle more of a hurry, heat will work. I’d use a real heat gun like Milwaukee builds. These get h...

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Hey again Griff - It looks to me like they didn't load specifically for hand guns in 32-20. Here is the rifle page which seems more complete. Best regards. Wind

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Hey there Griff - Try these on for size. If you can get me a FAX number I can send them and they'd prolly be easier to read. Do you still have my phone number? Best regards. Wind

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Hey Joe - Forget the animals! I'm still trying to figure out why panties is plural, and brassiere is singular. Wind

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