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5744 is one of my favorite powders for the old time BP cartridge rifles, as well as more modern stuff like .41 mag.
2433 on your chrono... yikes! I sure hope that your conversation with Accurate resolves this!

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Pastordon, Is wild pork really better? Brother you aint had pork chops till you have them from a wild pig. Oh man thats good stuff right there. OtterRay Dont worry you'll get one. The hard part is finding the buggers once you spot em all you have to do is play the wind and you can get up nice and c...

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Oh well, no luck this time. But I still feel overjoyed after today! Lots of wallows and freshly torn up meadows, but not even a grunt to be heard. A beautiful hike, through green meadows with scattered oak trees bordered by draws with thick brush; or redwood groves and creeks with small waterfalls. ...

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His facts and information have helped me out on more than one occasion.
A remarkable amount of leveraction knowledge in his head!
A tip o' my hat, to Marlinman93

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I'm taking mine pig hunting tomorrow, so I'll let you know if I get a chance to try it out! ! I've never put it to use. 25 years ago, my dad gave me a old Randall knife of his that he got as a gift sometime before that (1960s?) It's the "Trout and Bird" model, but it looks like it willl wo...

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Easy to do!
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/Marli ... mation.htm

Marlin Take-Down Instructions
http://www.marauder.homestead.com/files/Marlin94.html

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April Fools is still a month away.
But you still succeeded in making me choke on my beer and blow it out of my nose.
Ouch!

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All I can say is if cornered they are extremely fast and erratic in their direction of escape. The big ones will take a swipe at you as they go by. Be on your toes! That's comforting... my hunting partner didn't mention that small factoid... maybe I should bring a holstered 44 mag Mountain Gun, in ...

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Just remember that a pigs anatomy is a lot different that say a deer or whatever. They live in their necks so forget about the standard shoulder shot and focus anywhere in the area of the neck below and/or behind the ear. Drops them in their tracks every time. That's what my hunting partner swears ...

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Now, that's some good advice!
The Calif F&G website recommends a carpet knife: (I paraphrased the quote)
With a carpet knfe, cut strips of hide and pull off

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Okay! I'm gettting psyched now, in a good way; 'cause we are going this Friday. I was given a choice of morning or eve; so I'm picking dawn patrol. That way, if we get lucky, by the time I dress my first hog, it will still be light out and maybe I'll be home in time supper. :lol: We're hunting a cou...

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Some of their stuff is old , original parts that need cleaning. At least they may have it available, when you can't find it anywhere else. I've been pleased with them over the years for parts that are hard to find I may get a Garand "Tanker" kit from them, when it is offered again. Not to ...

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Nice box joint joinery you have going there!
As a retired journeyman carpenter, let me say, well done!

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Do it to it. The .41 will do just fine pigs are tuff but they dont wear kevlar. Do a search on pig anatomy unless you have butcherd one before. Their heart is not in the same place as deer it is low and forward in the chest. If you need a hand I would be more then happy to come lend my services. I ...

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Only took my whole lifetime (58 years) to get asked by a coworker , " Hey, want to go pig hunting- at night? He has cattle on his grazing land, here in Socialist Santa Cruz, Kalifornia, and is getting a depridation permit, due to the hogs destroying the terrain. So, to me only being a bunny and...

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just for the life of me I don't understand WHY anyone would live in the commie state.we got lots of room in texas for you.come on or keep crying :D . pete Boy, I don't know how many times that it needs to be repeated: It starts in California and spreads like a disease. Look what is happening with m...

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I hope they used lead pellets in a shotgun for that beef they lay out for those stupid birds.quote]

Uhh, actually, they (Cal F&G) possibly did do that with one of few birds that died from lead ingestion. Oops!
Let's blame it on the hunters!

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Well, my lawn could use some fertilizer anyway. Think I'll break 'em down and reload with a known powder. Looks like the 240 gr bullet could be used to make some .44 special rounds that I needed to cast anyhow, since I'm out of them. I already have hundreds of .44 mag rounds anyway. If Dad was still...

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I've read and reread the articles countless times and still enjoy them. Guys like Paco, Taylor, Frixell, Murbach and Taffin are talented interesting and informative writers and yarn spinners! I love reading Paco's bear story, poking it with a stick and such. If I was a little kid, that would be one ...

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Tumbleweeds wrote:fertilizer. You still have the primered cases and bullets, all you need is a can of H110.

If you are saying it is H110; no, I compared that too. H110 is much finer.
I use that for my M1 carbine.
Or, are you saying to pull the bullets and reload with H110?

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Looks like Unique to me! Nope, not Unique which is dark- this is shiney and silvery, but about the same size as Unique. Not Bullseye, either. I have some to compare. I do plan to chronograph it this weekend if it's not still raining here in sunny central coast California! I did know the late person...

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I was given several hundred rounds of 44 mag ammo from my late friend and neighbor's son. I know he bought a lot of Miwall ammo and this may or may not be some; but I don't recognize the shiny, silvery, flat flake disc powder. No dark powder like the picture may mislead you to believe. It's about 6 ...

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Dang! I wish them the best at getting it all back into working order. All their patterns and materials - gone! http://www.precisiongunstocks.com/index ... 468.852708

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Example, please?

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If the stock mounts to the frame anything like a Marlin, it would have to be badly damaged to get it to fit tightly to the receiver. The relieved sections for the tang are different on the top and bottom!

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Whats your point... do condors kill livestock or what, I hate the sierra club as much as the next guy, but lets preserve the teradyctal... My point is: Many more condors have died from many other causes, yet lead is banned using faulty or skewed scientific studies, not because of any of the major c...

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In the newspaper: "Eagle attacks condor: A golden eagle attacked and probably killed the only known condor that has been hatched in the wild of Monterey County in 100 years, reports the Ventana Wildlife Society. The condor, fully grown at the time of the attack, fought off the eagle but hasn't ...

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Marlin 1889
1892
1895
1906
1920s
'36
'40s,
'60s
'70s
and 1999 was my guide gun

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Lots of Mary Jane is grown there. I think it's their number one cash crop. I imagine there is a lot of coastal deer, lots of wild boar, abalone near Fort Bragg, and Russian River Salmon and Steelhead trout. Aways, in the central part of the state, good upland game hunting and deer maybe Tule elk and...

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I went to one many years ago and they pulled a similar stunt- with my brand new Jeep that had 5,000 miles. They charged me 1.95 for a new oil drain plug and then could not produce the one they had "replaced". Afterwards, I looked at it and saw it was obviously not new. It still had a littl...

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Charles, you are probably right about WW or with 2% tin added is fine. I just go a bit farther, maybe unnecessarily. I like gas checks, too. Mt dad wrote an article about the .41 Mag micro groove Marlin in Handloader 176 ((Aug, Sept '95.) "My experience with micro-groove barrels has been favora...

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I also have no problem when the correct bullet is used. I water- quench them from the mould, as well, for additional hardness.
Maybe the Marlin microgroove answer from Charles and Old Savage should be in the Stickies.

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Signed it already on another site and passed it on to my friends.
I am outraged at the administration for this betrayal.

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Try dipping the bullet in liquid alox, after it is seated.
I do this for my heel base, outside lubed 32 long / short Colt loads.
Quiet loads for these can be made with a .310 sized ball and a few grains of Bullseye.

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This is why I am voting for Fred Then you will only further this kind of tripe. Fred is first and foremost a TRIAL LAWYER. In other words, he takes money from the highest bidder to do their bidding. How is he "first and foremost" a trial layer? You mean like John Edwards? Or like Abe Linc...

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I think he's referring to the lead ban for hunting; where the the
nanny state is babysitting the handful of prehistoric birds (condor)

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This is why I am voting for Fred

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What is going on here!?
We need to vote in an administration that truly supports gun rights.
For the first time in 70 years the 2nd Amendment goes to the Supreme Court and this is what the administration responds with.

http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2008/ ... file_1.php

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My wife has reached what we call the â€œC.G.M.â€

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Okay, I did some research with my late dad's article about his 1886 Winchester in .40-82 (From Handloader magazine no.184) He had bullets getting slightly better than 3" groups at 100 yards with no evidence of tipping at about 1600fps, using a 310gr cast bullet fired with the 1 in 28" twis...

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He was great tonite.
The tinfoil hat Paulites were bombarding the Fox debate winner text message phone poll tonite, on Hannity/Comes; thus, skewing it.
In my mind, that was obvious.
It showed Paul waaaaaay ahead, followed by Thompson, then Huckabee

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How 'bout that great 1980s western from down under , "The Man From Snowy River." I might rent that one again. Or, "My Name Is Nobody", the spagetti western with the quickdraw face slapping scene. Little Big Man, with Dustin Hoffman Charro! [img][img]http://i47.photobucket.com/alb...

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Is this a now a redux of this recent topic?
viewtopic.php?t=1351&highlight=movie

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Not a big supporter of Russell Crow here. If I am not mistaken, he is one of the Hollywood Anti-gun **** that continually makes his money promoting violence! I may be wrong but I am fairly sure that I am not. He wont get a dime from me. Of course you can go to www.watchtvsitcoms.com and watch movie...

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Ben_Rumson wrote:M1 carbine.. 15 rnd mag.. Rem soft points ..one in the spout..safety on..

Me too, in the garage/workshop.
S&W .44 Mountain Gun loaded with 44Spec. in the garage, as well.
A Springfield .45ACP in the house.

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I showed this one here at Leverguns about a year ago or more. I really do need to shoot it again to continue testing it for my adult daughter. Her late granddad left it to her about 4 years ago, but I haven't released it to her yet. :roll: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f179/otteray/107-0745_IMG....

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It is a poorly phrased question.
But in this case, the second amendment rights activist's correct answer would be "yes;" whether you believe the right exists either from God, or through government.

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Welcome....you need a BL-22 and a savage 99 to round out your collection.. Ive always liked the looks of the Savage 99 though ive never had the oppurtunity to shoot one. My grandfather had one in 300 savage. I'm told it sported an octagon barrel and it never left the family after he died but no one...

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47gr 1479 fps ave. (1478 hi - 1456 low) 1" group I smell a typo. But as others have said, when you get a small increase in velocity for a large increase in powder (in other words, when the curve starts flattening), you're at max, back off a bit. I'd engrave "47 grains 3031" on the si...

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48 gr may be a little beyond its best pressure or it may have a less consistent pressure when the bullet exits the muzzle but I agree you need more shooting to decide if the 47 gr load is really better. So asumming you also agree with what Bramble said about upsetting (obturation,) you think I may ...

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Finally get to go Hog Huntin'!

Re: I would pull the bullets and use the mystery powder for

Mystery (to me ) 44 mag Powder

Precision Gun Stocks Burned Down!

Oh No! Tragic Condor Death in California

POLITICS - DC vs Heller case potentially screwed by DOJ

Re: 45-70 IMR3031 load headscratcher