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I looked at a few Remingtons and didn't care for what I seen. The slide stop had rounded edges and some of the other edges just didn't seem clean and crisp. It may have been just the few that I seen. I have not seen any of there commander's. I like the Ruger better than other 1911's that I can affor...

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I've been wanting another Colt Commander in stainless and was looking at the biggest toy store in my area yesterday. They didn't have any thing but a lightweight commander in 38 super. If I were looking for it to mostly carry I would have grabbed it. It as the two tone grey fram blue slide, really h...

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Thanks guys, the old winchester ammo was the one having primers back out. Remington ammo was fine, no primers backing out. I checked the headspace with a nogo gauge and bolt wouldn't close all the way so that should be fine. My nogo guage is only .006" larger than the rim spec is that the norm ...

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I had my new old Winchester 94 in 32 special out this past weekend and was shooting some old Winchester ammo in it. The primers would back out of every round I shot but the new Remington ammo was fine. Did the old stuff, probably from the 80's loose some of its kick or something else? I know when yo...

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Yes indeedy, these are interesting times. In my short fourtyseven years here on earth, I have not seen anything like this. Gun bans have been slung around since I can remember. However I have never seen or heard of sherrifs standing up against bans and states scrambling to make laws to keep guns lea...

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You should be proud Blain.

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Thanks for the replies.

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Has anyone here ever used one of the repro Lyman 21 receiver sights made by Providence tool? My new old Winchester 94 is drilled and taped for an original and I'm thinking about getting one for it. But first I would like to know a little about there quality. They look good in photo's but that does'n...

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Rjohns do you shoot any lead bullet loads? If so what powder and charge do you use. I have the RCBS 170gr gas check mold I plan on using for mine. Nice carbine also I like the old rear sights they have. I may have to change mine if I can find one I like for a price I can afford.

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She's in good shape for being 84 years old. There is some bluing left on the receiver and the wood has no cracks that I can see. It looks like someone may have added some stock finnish at some point in its life. The bore is nice and shiny but has some copper that needs to be scrubed out. I hope it s...

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It's a twenty inch barrel. The guy had a 32/40 with a half mag but wanted tree times as much as this one. I really wanted a 38/55 but finding one in a carbine or short rifle is costly and I have a daughter in college. There was a nice 38/55 rifle there and I had the money but I like the handy carbin...

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I bought this 1894 at the local antique gun show this past weekend. It's a 32W.S. and has the 2/3 mag tube. I like the shorter magizine tubes they look more sleek to me. It also had a Lyman receiver site at one time but someone took it off. There is also an extra hole in the butt for a sling swivel ...

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I hate the new photobucket page it's not for the computer idiots like me. Had a heck of a time getting this photo on here. Here's Hondo, he's been with us for four years now. He loves chasing critters more than me. http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/hondo1892/1dd1a55f-5303-415f-9412-86d236c2c0...

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There's an antique gun show this weekend in Novi Michigan. Its about twenty minutes from me so I usually go if I have a chance. There's Winchester's, Marlin's and Savages a plenty to look at. There is even a few to drool over, always love looking at the special order Winchester's. Most of the time I...

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Does anyone here have a 1863 Shiloh percussion rifle. I've been looking at them and thinking about getting one. But am wondering how hard are they to clean? I use to have an 1874 Sharps italinan in 45/70 and it was no problem to clean but the percussion breech blocks are made different. They have so...

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I heard on the radio the other day that someone in washington was talking to google. Asking how they could censor certain things on the web. Don't know if it's true but maybe.

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I thought predators only took out the old and week.

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My Lee manual doesn't list 270 gr lead bullets but it is an older addition. Powder's I'm looking for are 2400, titegroup, H110, and unique.

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I have a 44 mag. japchester I want to use 270 grain lead bullets in. However I can't find any load data in any of my reloading books for 270 leads. My speer manual has reload data fo jaceted but no lead. Any one know of any manuals with load info for lead bullets this weight?

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It's been awhile since I've posted been kinda busy with work. I stop in and read but don't post much lately. What is your favorite rifle and handgun to take out and shoot? I kinda have a three way tie with my refles. I have a .40 flintlock I love shooting but then there is my 1876 Uberti and japches...

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I never seen my daughters cat eat its leavings. However it left more than hairballs around the house. I had to replace flooring and drywall because of it. I will never have another cat in the house. Hondo my male mountain cur doesn't even mark when he comes in for a visit. Nope never have another ca...

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I ordered a mold from Accurate molds a few months back and was able to make some bullets and do a little shooting with them in my japchester 92 in 44 mag. I ordered the mold with two different bullet styles in it. One was a 270 grain round nose flat point and the other a 250 grain truncated nose sty...

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Neat idea. I'm going to have to make one for my cabin.

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It's been cooler and real wet here in Michigan this year so our hatch may be poor this year. However the winter wasn't bad so we didn't loose any there. Turkey hunting is my dads favorite also he loves listening to the birds answer the calls.

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O.S.O.K. I know you will love having the property. I bought 60 acres in Kentucky because we could aford it and it had no restrictions. There is nothing like hunting on your own place and haveing a shooting range. If your like me put up some game camera's. I enjoy watching my deer herd grow every yea...

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How many of you guys like chasing turkeys. This year was a good one for me. I shot this one with a nine inch beard. I was hoping my dad would get a shot at it but it kept out of his view. He hasn't shot one in quit a few years and I don't know how many more hunts I have with him. It took me about an...

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Checked the hydrolic level and added a little. The manuel just said to cycle the two valves that run the three point and auxilery but the steering is also run of the hydrolics so I may try running it back and forth also. The QDs leaked a little oil when they first were pulled apart but that was it. ...

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Since a few of you guys have tractors on here I have a question for you. I have a International 424 that I traded for awhile back. I needed to repair a brake on one side and to do that I had to disconnect my hydrolic hoses for the front blade. After repairing the brake I hooked the hoses back up got...

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The grips are some I made quickly from some black walnut I had laying around. I will probably make another pare out of coco bolo or rose wood some day. The bullets were sized to .430 inch, I had checked the cylinder before sizing my bullits. There didn't look like there was any leading in the bore a...

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Took my new Ruger flattop to the cabin last weekend and did a little shooting. Not to happy with the accuracy I got with unique and swc lead bullets. About four inch groups at 25 yards was the best I could do. I wasn't shooting from a bench just sand bags on my atv seat. But I shoot my old cap and b...

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Sorry to hear the news. I hate the c word.

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I put one on my Marlin 336 barrel band. I had to modify the stud a little then drilled and tapped the barrel band. I was alittle concerned it may not hold but its been there for about twenty years now. So those little threads are stronger than I thought.

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Very nice work. Makes a lever lover weak in the knee's. What kind of finnish did you use on the wood?

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Pricedo I didn't pay nowhere near that for my rifle. I would have had to do a lot of fast talkin to the little lady if I had spent that much. But my hobby blacksmithing usually brings in enough money to keep me out of hot water. Thanks grizz, so far I really like the rifle. i do wish they were made ...

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I like the new Blackhawk flat top .44 specials. The longest barrel that it comes in is 5-1/2".
If you like the loner barrels you have to get one of the other calibers.

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Griff thanks for the pm. I had some old reloads that had Lyman swc's in them. I would kinda like to try other bullets though. I like the wide meplat on the LBT bullets. So I may order a few and if I like them I'll get a mold.

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Ok guys my 92 .44 mag won't feed swc's because oal is too long. Does anyone have one of the Seaco molds for the truncated style bullets. I would like to find out the distance between crimp groove and nose. I'm looking at 240 to 270 grain bullets. Also are there any other bullet mold out there that m...

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Thanks for all the feed back. Good to hear that some places still try to help the customers.

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Also whats your favorite 44 spl load? Fun to shoot and a good hunting load.

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Has anyone here ever ordered from T&T Reloading or Powder Valley Inc. T&T has good prices on handgun brass that I need and Powder Vally had good prices on primers and powder. I usually don't order powder or primers but the prices on the site are several dollars less than the same around my h...

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Tahks guy's. Yes I do make plain old useful pieces as well as purty ones. I have two customers usually. Reinactors and collectors and the collectors want the purtty stuff.

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Very nice work twoguns. I plan on changing my but stock out on my new 92. But nothing as fancey as your wood. I just want a shotgun style but instead of the creasent. How does the figured walnut work? Is it about like curly maple. Show more photo's when finnished and back on the rifle.

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Ok some of you guys were asking about my axe in my 92 thread. Here are a few more photo's of it and anothe of a few other axes I've made. I also have couple of photo's of how I start making some of my pipe axes. There are many ways to make them and I use them all. This set shows how I weld up a tube...

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The hawks is how I support my bad habits.

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Joe, I used the "the bullet is the bead" and the six o clock hold. I shot about the same groups with both holds. However my eyes aren't as young and even the six o clock hold things are fuzzy at the target. The bead on it is 1/16" I think. Do they make smaller beads than that? I'll ke...

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Oly I did have a few light loads made up and they were fun shooers. The wood looks better in the photo's than in person. It kinda has a grayish look to it in hand.

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Yes its a 44 magnum. Here's a couple more photo's of it. The knife is one I made copying an original.

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I made it to the cabin this last weekend and was able to shoot my new toy. The rifle has good fit and finnish although I like the old reddish winchester color better. My rifle has the cresant butt plate on it and it was hard on the shoulder shooting Remmington factory 240 grainers. The action is ver...

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Kool gun dangler, I like the bark still on it.

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