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Wild goose, get yourself BLUE LOCKTITE, just a half a drop will hold those forend screws just fine and you'll be able to turn them out with very little effort! Just be sure to degrease the screws and the holes. When I got my Henry 41 mag I had fouling problems, DO SHOOT PLATED BULLETS, after I got ...

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It sounds like you took good advantage of the down time before the knee got ready for steady use. One thing they don't tell you about the new knee that would be good to know is that it keeps getting better and stronger for at least a year or year and a half. Which also means that it takes that year...

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Been out of circulation for a while due to knee replacement. Just made it out to the range to do some shooting again this last two weeks. Walking back and forth the to the target lines as exercise for the new knee gets me a pass for more range time with the wife. Silver lining and all that. Back on ...

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Been into them for a while now. Great hunting guns and just plane fun to shoot and load for. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/20170201_101906_zpsb5j9ewm0.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/IMAG0137.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/model8p_zpsubfq...

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Wildgoose, last summer I got a Henry 41 mag. I started using plated bullets and that was a BIG MISTAKE! I had fouling like I've never seen before! I spent many hours scrubbing the bore with Sweets 7.62, JB BORE cleaner. But after I finally got back to steel I worked up some loads with XTPs, Nosler ...

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Ok not really a contest. Just a fun day at the range shooting some loads at 100 yards. Went out to try out my first .44 NOE ranch dog cast bullets in the Henry. The results were not too bad. Seems more experimentation is needed but I am looking forward to that. Most of the fliers in the pictures are...

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All nice and good advice on various lubes. But... what's important is to know what you are intending to use it for. Wax lubes are good for either magnum velocities out of hand guns, or very fast rifle bullets... non-petroleum lubes are required for BP... or... you could just use Lyman's Alox lube f...

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1894c wrote:How do you like your Henry?

I am satisfied with it. It functions well and is as accurate as one would have expected it to be. All in all a good buy among the levers on the market today. I didn't encounter any issues that I would have wanted to send it back for or discovered any major flaws.

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Got out to the range to try out my NOE cast bullets. The mold is a two cavity that casts both plain base and gas check slugs. I just went with wheel weights to start with and kept the loads down to starting levels. I really don't want to mess with heat treating or mixing up harder cast alloy if its ...

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Nice 99! I have 300 Savage rifles but alas no levers. I have long wanted one to go along with my Remington Model 81 and 722 in what I think is one of the best deer cartridges ever developed. It has taken many a pound of venison over the years in our family deer hunts. Maybe its time I got serious ab...

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Done.

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Holy Moly, Wildgoose. Do you have any idea what pressure that 29.5 grain load might be generating? That's 5 grains above Hodgdon's max load for a 240 grain bullet. On the bright side, it must be nicely compressed, which H110 likes to be for best velocity consistency. If that isn't a misprint I am v...

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Had a chance to try out the test loads for my new Henry 44 Steel. From the first session I had a month ago or so it didn't look too good for H110 loads with Hornady 240 grain XTP bullets. Today pretty much confirmed this. The pics tell the tail. About the best that could be done with all of the vari...

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Sorry for your loss Gunny. Wow, what a life well lived. May God comfort you and your family.

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[/quote]Tell me about the gun... what twist, etc. BTW, if I was to leave the stickers on mine, it'd break the weight limit! :P :oops:[/quote] Hi Griff, Bought the rifle new from Shiloh. It was delivered in June of 1997. Its a saddle rifle with cheek piece and a custom ordered standard weight barrel ...

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WildGoose: nice looking bullet. What is it and weight? I am a Black Powder and Paper Patch bullet shooter, but the grease groove bullet you pictured looks interesting. Hi Ray, Its a Lyman/Snover 430 grain .40 caliber. I have used it in my 40/70 SS Shiloh for many years now. I wore out the original ...

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Along this line I just had a recent discussion with my local FFL. He runs a classic type one man operation and has an old school approach to gun dealing. He also handles a lot of transfers for the local vintage gun types that collect and trade a lot of firearms. I was picking up a new Henry at the m...

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Started casting for the upcoming season. Got all the Cowboy lever gun ammo loaded so started on BPCR stuff.

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Very good points on the powder issue. I really wanted to try at least 2400 but I cant find any to buy anywhere right now. None of the on line suppliers have any in stock and all of the retail outlets in my area are out too. At this point I happened to have a good supply of H110 on hand from past pro...

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With those sights, and the 240 grainers, that 3.5 inch sounds about right. I have no idea what the twist on them things are. Maybe not enough for 300s? Your right about the twist. It's 1 in 38 and really not what one would want for 300 grain and heavier bullets. The groups I got at around 5 inches ...

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Nice set up, an AR in 7.62x39 is a GREAT plinker and hunting rifle with the right ammo. Yep, this one has done for two white tails so far. Using a handloaded Hornady 123 grain PSP. I used it two years ago and my youngest grand son used it this last season. Parts kit and a Sota Arms upper from a loc...

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Bought my Steel 44 Mag Henry last December. Haven't had a chance to shoot it until yesterday. The weather finally broke at least for one day and the temp made it all the way to 50 degrees! So it was off to the range. I only had a few loads I had put together with what I had on hand. Some H110 and a ...

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Moto Guzzi Mototcycles. Many years of riding, wrenching and rallies. In the US, Canada and even one in Norway. Been a long time addiction along with guns and the shooting sports. :D http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/20130714_125758_zps9f384b02.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113...

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I'm 77 and the eyes are going. I can still get by with a tang sight for hunting but even my muzzle loader has a scope on it. My roller has a cheap tang sight on it too but I don't shoot it much though I have a load for it that really works well. I sure like your roller and that Malcom scope. Are th...

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Reading a lot of comments in the posts form and responses to them its obvious a lot of us are dealing with failing eyesight. Where its hit me the hardest is shooting in BPCR type events. One of the guys I shoot with who is younger noted in an off hand comment when we were discussing the days match r...

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I have been into BPCR for about 20 years or so. Have a few rifles and shot in many silhouette, long range gong and buffalo matches around the country. Many of these matches were shot out to 1000 yards. I am still active and load both black and smokeless cast bullet rounds depending on the match rule...

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Woke up sober here. I drank for many years off and on. When on I controlled it for the most part but eventually it would control me. Then I would quit for a while, start again and repeat the process over again. Never got me in trouble with the law, marriage or job so I just kept on going in the cycl...

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I have been looking a what will cost me to pick up the needed bits to cast bullets for the 44. I will need a mold, top punch, lube sizing die and gas checks. And that's just to shoot one bullet type so if I want to play it will mean more molds. That kind of money sure would buy several different off...

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Did you get the 16.5" carbine, or the rifle? :mrgreen: Went with the 20". My old eyes need all the sight radius I can get. :lol: Might be looking into a rear peep or ghost ring too. Really don't want to go to a scope if I can avoid it. Until I get it out to the range I wont know for sure ...

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Rifle arrived just after Thanksgiving. No surprises. Its a nicely finished rifle with no apparent issues. Cleaned it and slugged the bore. It came out at .429" as expected. Ran a few test rounds through it and dry function was fine. I will try and get it out to the range some time as I have som...

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Yep. Shot several deer with both of these levers.

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I have been involved in BPCR for a long time and am familiar with both rifles. I recently sold a C. Sharps that I used for many years in long range buffalo and creedmoore type match shooting. It had many rounds through it and was still an excellent shooter when I let it go. My shooting partner/spott...

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Another vote for NO. Your spots your call, no need to explain yourself.

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Grandkids all filled their tags opening weekend. The old guys, my son in law and myself, contributed too but the kids didn't need any help. My daughter who is the family processor had a busy day. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/Resized_20161112_172031_zps4rt1tiea.jpg http://i4.photo...

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Been doing some searching and followed M.M.Wright's advice and sent Henry an email. The twist rate for the BB 44 Mag rifle line is 1.38". The standard bore diameter is .424". I am assuming the listed diameter will mean the groove diameter will be .429 or so. I have read elsewhere that thos...

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From my experience, getting the rifle first and slugging the barrel will put you dollars ahead, rather than guessing and getting bullets, or a boolit mold that won't be large enough for YOUR bore. 2ndly, once you determine the needed diameter, get a mold that will cast a RFN (round flat nose), as y...

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After about a week or two of hem-hawing around about it I finally ordered the 44 Mag lever gun I have been thinking about. The choice was between Rossi, Marlin and Henry. The Henry won out. Waiting now for a blue steel 44 Mag Big Boy. My next move will be to figure out what to get in the way of a bu...

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I have a nice JapChester 1895 in 405. "If" I keep it, she will need to have that hard buttplate taken off, properly shortened, and a good "P" Pad installed. She really beats the heck out of me when I touch it off. Don't really care for the sights, either. Probably needs a tanger...

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I have an older Rossi Puma n .44 Mag. (purchased in 2005) and a friend has one brand new. The fit and finish on the newer guns is way below the older model, my bluing is deeper, my wood is a better qualith, and the wood to metal fit is better on the old model. I haven't fired his, but the action se...

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First off thanks for the warm welcome back! 8) Right now I am leaning toward the Henry but the new Marlin is advertised as having Ballard style rifling, a big draw as I am planning on running cast bullets, but am put off by the poor quality control issues with the them. Some say its better but I sti...

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Hi All, been gone for quite a long time. Used to be very active shooting levers for hunting and competition. Have been shooting some lever action silhouette a few times a year with my 405 Win 95 and an old Marlin in 35Rem but that's about it. Recently decided to pick up a pistol caliber lever in .44...

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I'm considering buying a Remington model 8 semi-auto rifle chambered for the 35 Remington cartridge. My reason for being interested in this old gun is one of my heroes used it to kill many grizzlies. I've mentioned him several times but I'll just say he lived in the wilds of British Columbia, Canad...

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I finally got my Teddy Roosevelt 405 win 1895 winchester.It is way more awesome than I thought it would be.There were only 1000 made of this model.Yes I am going to shoot it.I found the dies and am scrounging to find brass.I got 4 boxes of the teddy roosevelt ammo I hate to shoot that.Any body got ...

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I put the most rounds through and spend the most time casting and loading for my .45-70 Rolling Block closely followed by the 40-70 SS Shiloh Sharps. Both are loaded with the Holy Black.

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Don McDowell wrote:Right at 1650

Thanks Don, I am thinking of using these for the lever matches in Alliance this next May instead of the heavier 300 grain gas checked loads I have used the last two years.

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I like the look of the '95. And for you guys shooting cast, if you are casting your own, which molds work for you? I have been shooting the Lyman 412263 cast from #2 alloy with pleasing accuracy. I have a friend that bought the .413 300 gr gc mold from Buffalo Arms, and once they got the mold adjus...

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I have two of them. One a 95 Win and the other is a Ruger #1 Tropical. If you are shooting full power factory or handloads with jacketed bullets the recoil is very stout. Uncomfortable and undiserable for most espically off the bench rest. On the other hand reduced loads with cast or jacketed can be...

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This is my Uberti Low Wall set up for 22 BPCR. I have shot it all the way out to 300 yds with pretty good results. Fun to shoot and they are not hard to find. Its the basic model single trigger but I found it to be crisp and no creep, just right for target work. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113...

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I have had good results with reduced loads in 405 WCF using Lyman cast bullets. Bullets cast from wheel weights quinched from the mould and Trial Boss. All shot at 100 yds.

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Pathfinder, That Pedersoli will deliver the goods. Get with the holy black and some good heavy long cast bullets and she will ring steel with the best of them. Its what she was made to do. I shoot a Pedersoli roller in .45-70 for long range BPCR creedmoor from 200 to 1000 yards and would not trade i...

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