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Abilene

Cimarron, Where are you located I may have some walnut and grafted english walnut trees that died in the drought this summer. They are in an orchard so I'm sure they don't have nails in them. The trees are north of Marlow Ok. Thanks Abilene PS. Any that get cut into 1" boards get turned intl tu...

Abilene

I just am tickled to death with the Pedersoli Sharps SRC, took it prairie dog huntin'. Will have to tweek my load a little, but my light loads and my heavy loads ,both hit just over or just under a rock at 400 yards, depending on the sight being down or flipped up. All were in a vertical string , 30...

Abilene

The best way I have found is like we drilled lamps in the woodshop at Murry State in Tishomingo. We aquired a long enough drill bit then chucked it up in the wood lathe. This takes two people, we drilled a short starter hole then switched to the long bit. One person holds the neck or grip area while...

Abilene

Joe, I have also used a 12" cresent. I did put brass shim stock under the jaws to keep from marring the receiver. Have also used thin latigo leather under the jaws. hope this helps, Abilene

Abilene

Jim I use a bearing press w/aluminum v blocks and a 15" open end adjustable wrench. Never had to put a 6' cheater pipe on like some of the Mausers need. Have also seen the old monkey wrench used, all I ever had to do was tap the wrench w/ a 2 pound hammer. hope this helps Abilene

Abilene

I have switched to Natchez, ordered $75 worth of parts from Midway and it cost me $101 COD. I'm done stick a fork in me.

Abilene

Abilene

I hope, like y'all I am a well rounded gun nut. With deer huntin', stockmakin', lever collectin', bullet castin', pistol matches and bird hunting (duck, turkey, dove) takin' up most of my spare time. The other hobbies are buildin' ladder stands, leatherworking,and turning turkey calls (pots and stri...

Abilene

I built one on a CZ-VZ 24 Mauser. Only complaint I have is the mag was to short for Honady A-max 140 grainers. every thing else fit. With 100 gr Noslers it makes a fine varmint rifle. I did loose two deer w/ it, I switched to the old style Hornady 140 soft nose and made the longest DRT shot I ever m...

Abilene

I believe some of the old Winchesters had somewhat of a belly on 'em. Abilene

Abilene

They really don't give you much for the walnut trees. I have been talkin' to a logger about the trees on the place my wife has, they only offered us $1000 per semi load. I have to pay $5 to$7 a board foot in OKC for the walnut my students use. I've been watching trees go down the Turnpike here in S....

Abilene

JReed,

Seems like I remember seein' a forge simular( I still cain't spell)to yours that used a metal tube (sheetiron) to get a plastic hair drier far enough from the heat that it didn't melt. That would give ya 2 or 3 air speeds. May just have to assemble one for myself. Abilene

Abilene

J Reed, I made most my of my gunsmithin' tools in a metals class in college. Motorcycle springs or coilover shock springs make really good chisels and scrapers. Later on I found the broken coil springs from over head doors works real well. Just remember to swirl or keep your stock moving in the oil ...

Abilene

Kansas Ed, Those slugs are a cast plain base round nose that appears to of the bore riding type, with three grease grooves. The one I measured was .408 with the old plastic calipers. It weighed 327 grains and was 1.060inches long. I had 50 of them, you're welcom to 'em if you want 'em. The box of am...

Abilene

Hey Kansas Ed, I found the '03 Springfield stocks I was lookin' for, but they were all to steep for me. My parts gun will look just fine w/ a Boyds stock on it. That ammo I thought I had is formed from 30-40 Krag brass, may not work. Am goin' to run to the house and dig up those slugs that I think a...

Abilene

Leverdude sent you a PM. My Marlin is a pre safety I think made in 1980 if that helps. Thanks Abilene

Abilene

LeverD,
That sure would be a lot easier on me, how much do think it would take to part w/ it? Thanks Abilene

Abilene

If that is the case it will be a simple to remove about a quarter of an inch from the top arch. Then heat and bend them straight and TIG up the cut. All I have to do is build some aluminum sandwich plates to act as heat sinks and I'm in business.

Abilene

Abilene

I know, and I may have to yet, but I gotta try. Abilene

Abilene

Maybe you Marlin fellers can help me. I bought my first Marlin 336 with the intention to rebarrel to 219 Zipper. I wanted a straight stock so the lower tang has been hacksawed and profiled on a belt sander, restocked w/ walnut from the wife's grand parents place and a Winchester cresent buttplate fi...

Abilene

Polish to match the rest of the barrel and cold blue and you're good to go. Abilene

Abilene

Guess I'm not to computer literate. Don't know where to look to read your message. Abilene

Abilene

Will do.

Abilene

I'll be there on Saturday, set the time and place. Lookin' forward to it. Good that is the two days prior to openin' day of turkey season. Abilene

Abilene

Streetstar,

Week after next I'll be on spring break and will be stayin' w/ family around the Duncan area. If you want to try out a Browning in '06 and an origional in 30-40 come on down and you can shoot 'em both. Abilene

Abilene

Kansas Ed

I know what you mean, but I have found stuff like '03 Springfield parts, and my buddy even bought a 38-40 Cimarron.
I only live about an hour and 20 minutes south of Tulsa, so I'll be there for sure. It will be in April won't it? Abilene

Abilene

I have to plug the Browning in 30-06, I've used mine on every thing between prairie dogs and whitetail. It is just a good walkin' around rifle for me. I also shoot an origional 95 carbine in 30-40, but have you looked at the price of that ammo lately? If I had to sell 'em all the Browning would be m...

Abilene

Is anyone headed to the gun show in Wichita Kansas this week end? Abilene

Abilene

There ya go talkin' 'bout that other school. LOL

Abilene

We load for six different rifles 2new 94s, an 1885, 2rebored 94s and an 1896 model 94. The 1885 and the rebores are .375 and .376, the others are the larger bore. We have a mold from Veral Smith and size all of them to .379, this and factory are the only accurate loads in the new 94s. Hope this help...

Abilene

Guys, I believe I have to side w/ the Sheriff. I'm still laughin' over them cockroach killer boots he was wearin'. Not that I never wore 'em myself, but that was back in '73. Abilene

Abilene

I just got both of the barrels I sent to Jess back, and have shot the 20 incher w/ loads a little on the warm side, also Winchester factory, and a .380 cast bullet from a Veral Smith mold. I can't gripe about the rifle, It shoots everything we put in it. I also used factory brass and made some out o...

Abilene

After using JB bore polish I had the same thing happen. The rifle only gets JB'ed once a year. Abilene

Abilene

Travis, How about the concession stand about noon? Or at a vendor table? An outfit called The Runnin' Iron outta Neb. does a lot of work for a friend of mine, so we'll be around there a lot. Just so's ya know, I tend to look like Santy Clause in a blck cowboy hat. Minus the white beard. See ya there...

Abilene

In the 1860's my mothers folks were from Rusk county. One Grandad was in Co. C 3rd Texas cavalry, And another Grandad was in the 30th Texas cavalry, and later helped survey the early city of Dallas. From there they migrated to the Illinois bend area of the Red River. From there they were some of the...

Abilene

Colby sure looked like a nice town/city the time or two I rolled through there. Don't get to sight see much when you're movin' the old Silver Seeder down the highway. Abilene

Abilene

Anybody planin' on goin' to the Wichita gunshow???? I was impressed last year w/ the show, other than the smell of the hog pens. Need to put a little pine oil down after they clean it. Abilene

Abilene

When Winchester shut down I bought a beater 94 that when I fired it the case necks would split. Primers stayed put . I removed the barrel and sent it to Jesse Oucumpaugh(spelling) and had it rebored to 38-55. I got my barrels back last week, so I put 'em together, and the old girl feeds awfully slic...

Abilene

I have had good luck w/ the 100 gr XTP in 4 different rifles. An origional 92, a Miroku 92 short rifle, a Remington pump and an old Savage 219 single shot. Over 2400. Abilene

Abilene

I use mine for turkey(fall season) and varmints around the place. Abilene

Abilene

I don't think it would look funky at all, carbines had 22" barrels, and that is what I'll end up with. Abilene

Abilene

I didn't think they would grow in south central Oklahoma either, but they did. Was messin' around the old cowlot and found an old stash of air dried walnut that came of of the place, mostly 1" stock. It was cut before we married, so it has been there at least 22 years. Abilene

Abilene

I don't see how you fellers shoot 3 1/2" loads out of those light guns, My 935 was the most brutal gun I ever shot until it got a limbsaver pad on it. I had taught a student of mine to turn realy small diameter stuff on the wood lathe. He was also big into turkey calling, and started turning st...

Abilene

Has any body seen an English walnut grafted to a black walnut? Has anyone had an english walnut tree cut up? The wife's Granddad did some grafting, the English walnut will grow what looks like 2 or 3 times the diameter of the black walnut. There are a few of these in the pecan orchard she inherited,...

Abilene

Thanks guys. Just what I needed. Abilene

Abilene

I don't remember when I picked these up. They are both the old style carbine barrels w/o the ramp front sight. The 25-20 has been shortened about a half inch at the muzzle and has pipe wrench marks on the breech end and a bore like a sewer pipe, but it should rebore ok. Say to 32-20? The 25-35 blue ...

Abilene

You guys just showed me some things that I have taken for granted. Daddy worked in the blacksmith shop at Halliburton ever since I can remember. I kinda thought every body just made thier own brandin' iron like we did. Almost everyone has converted to electric in our neck of the woods, but I still r...

Abilene

Sorry, all I had was a late 60s version of a 44 mag. Abilene

Abilene

Tycer, let me look in my barrel box , I might. Abilene

I have one that has been cut to 18", but when I look in the bore it almost looks bent I can't realy tell.

Abilene

We keep a gallon of vinegar for the splashes followed by soap and water. Knocks the burn right out. They also sell a neutralizer for the salts from Brownells. I have used the vinegar to clean out the creeping salts, but if left on a blued surface it will remove the blue, make sure to rinse and oil a...

Abilene

That would be him. I believe that is how it is spelled. I need to build a buttcuff for it, but I uncovered some nice walnut when the finish was stripped from the stock. Don't know whether I want to cover it up or not. Abilene

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Found some old barrels,25-35,25-20