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You need to get it "papered" at the Cody Museum so you can see its history and what options it was shipped with

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Not mine but I wish they were! Search Colt and Winchester. Keep a napkin handy to wipe off the keyboard!

http://jamesdjulia.com/auction/373-marc ... _15_spring

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I just read an interesting article in "True West" magazine about the rock star, Phil Collins and his amazing Alamo collection. He is donating the whole collection to the Alamo. Worth $15 Million! And he will help build a new museum at the Alamo to house it. He has Jim Bowie's knife, Dave C...

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a SMOK'N deal 22RF Colt Lightning in what appears to be great condition for $599! I'm a big fan of the pump action Colt Lightning. I have a repro in 45LC and an original in 38-40. I've always wanted a 22RF, just don't have the coinage right not for yet another rifle...... http://www.gunsamerica.com/...

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Are you folks aware that in cowboy action shooting there have been magazine blowups on Winchester 1860 rifles where the cartridges are loaded from the front. If the rifle is vertical and the cartridges I just left to drop down one on top of the other a few times there have been cartridges that have ...

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JW followed closely by Jeremiah Johnson

I just read that the real Jeremiah Johnsons body was removed from his grave and reburied in Wyoming(?) with lots of pomp and circumstance and Robert Redford was a pallbearer.

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Nothing in this world is worse than having an unoccupied property next door to an adversarial neighbor. The trees are gone....can't be replaced. I'd simply have a conversation with them, letting them be aware that you do not intend legal action, but are very disappointed in the situation. They could...

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JW....Best movie ever made! PERIOD!

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THANKS!...Now lets go shoot something!

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Great video to watch on a snowing Sunday morning!

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Had a fellow show up at the range once when I was the RO. Just started reloading and wanted to try out some rounds he's loaded. I watched from the club house and everytime he pulled the trigger, there was something hitting the ground about 20 feet infront of the muzzle. I walked down to the range to...

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I've shot benchrest rifle for years. Don't believe I've ever seen anybody weighto charge. All done with Culver type measures by volume. Counting clicks. But that said when it comes to Blackpowder I don't think it really matters. So much unburnt powder is blown out the barrel anyways. A few years ago...

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Dump the powder from the powder measurer into the scale pan and weigh it in grains and adjust the amount of powder as necessary to get a true 20 grains of BP. I actually dialed it right in at 20.2 grains. Are you weighing 40g rather than 40g volume? Interesting. Did you compare 40g weight to 40g vo...

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Ejection wouldn't be an issue. The chamber length on these 1873 rifles is very proud. Lots of length. When the 38-40 is set up for a revolver and the 180g bullet crimped in the crimp groove, the OAL is easily short for the chamber. I agree....I sometimes get involved in these projects just to have a...

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No, the firing pin will need to be modified or a new one made..... Good call!

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Yes. You are correct. The extractor will need to be modified. More fun!

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I bought on Ebay a new bolt and carrier. As I explained in the article I wrote, I thought the original bolt had been shortened so I needed to set the barrel back to correct a headspace problem. http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/winchester-1873-saddle-ring-rifle-rebuild.html But the "new" bo...

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When you decide to sell, you will get significantly more over on the two Cowboy Action forums

http://sassnet.com/forums/

http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php

CAS (Cowboy Action Shooters) are always looking for these. Price $1200-$1400

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http://www.alloutdoor.com/2015/01/31/model-1886-takedown-rifles-chiappa-taylor/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=2015-02-03&utm_campaign=Weekly+Newsletter A Winchester 1886 with a muzzle brake and Rubber Coated Furniture!!! From AllOudoor.com Fans of John Browning’s cla...

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Well...I bought it! Sending the check out tomorrow when I can dig out from this latest blizzard!

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thanks.....it would be a shooter, not a collectable for sure.

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I'm in the market to add a Whitney-Kennedy to my collection. Anyone want to give an opinion on what it is worth? The seller and I are negotiating. I have an opportunity to buy this rifle: Ser # 3031, DOM 1881, 44-40 Complete working comdition with shootable bore (85%) Many more Pictures here: http:/...

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Updated the article with a dust cover fix:

http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/winche ... build.html

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Not to be confused with the 38-44 Target of about 40 years earlier

http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/sw-3rd ... ading.html

I wrote this article a few months ago. It will be reprinted in the Single Shot Exchange next month.

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A few weeks ago I picked up an old 1873 Winchester that needed lots of love! This one was a real challenge but I think it came out pretty good! Lots of pictures so I wrote an entire article for my web page http://www.rvbprecision.com http://images16.fotki.com/v369/photos/2/36012/13547848/P1260009-vi...

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Great Museum!

Did you notice the railing going up the stairs? It is made out of hundreds of muzzle loaders welded 4" apart! Beautiful!

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Yup....A few snow flurries!

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I'm told that if it doesn't specify the barrel length on the shipipng docs, then it was 24". Otherwise it would specify it. ???

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Green mountain barrel in38-55. Half round half octagon

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Got her all taken apart today. Had to drill out a couple of screws that the Kitchen Gunsmith really buggered up. I ordered a whole new screw kit from Homestead Gun Parts and a new extractor as I broke it trying to get it out of the bolt. Ugh! The internals are in amazing good shape. Relatively new l...

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I've wanted a Hepburn for quite some time now. And it has kind of a LEVER! But the prices keep going higher and higher. Seems they go up 10% a week! These is a company called 'Upper Missouri Trading" that sells a cast parts kit. You buy it and do the finish machining and build your own Remingto...

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I'm pretty sure I'm just going to reline it and shoot it.

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This one is a "re" everthing!

Nothing matches.......wrong receiver, wrong bottom tang, wrong forend, reblued etc................Yes it IS a shooter. But it's kind of neat. Like a rescue dog.....

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Picked this one up off a cowboy in Californi! Its a real mixed breed. SRC receiver, carbine barrel, rifle forend, unfitted lower tang........But for $500, it was a bargain! It is 44-40 and the bore will be relined as it is real bad. But the internals are very good condition. Ordered a screw kit from...

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The previous owner cut up an aftermarket stock to do some kind of Rifleman thing...???? I told him to take off the half stock and burn it. I didn't want it. There are two Cowboy Action sites I frequent http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php http://sassnet.com/forums/ Both have lots of info on le...

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A fellow on one of the Cowboy Action Sites I frequent posted a 44-40 1873 Winchester of 1880s vintage for $500. Needs a barrel reline and a bit of love, but it is all there and didn't look too bad in the pictures. I bought it 7 minutes after he posted. Ya gotta be looking at these classified areas o...

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I'll measure it and get back to you

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I'm a HUGE fan of the half/half......very unique. You don't see many at the CAS shoots.

Good luck with it!

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The challenge is an old, Winchester 1894 with an octagon to round barrel that I wanted to install a three leaf sight without drilling and tapping the barrel. http://images46.fotki.com/v319/photos/2/36012/11898451/DSC_5260-vi.jpg http://images14.fotki.com/v777/photos/2/36012/11898451/DSC_5220-vi.jpg ...

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I received the cases in the mail today. http://www.jeffsoutfitters.com/c_lcas11 ... egoryid=71 In a word..."Fantastic!".....Amazing what you get for $209.00 Real Leather, nice thick canvas, brass accouterments, combination lock... My 1894 Winchester fit perfectly! It came with a piece of t...

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Life is too short to keep "new" guns in the safe.... For a collector, possession is 9/10...........Just owning them and fondling once in a while is enough. I have an extensive collection of firearms I've never shot. Values keep rising. And on a snow bound day, nothing is better than a sma...

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If you have a lever action take down rifle and you'd like a real nice travel case...You can't beat this deal. I just ordered two ($209.95 each).....FREE shipping! http://www.jeffsoutfitters.com/c_lcas1128_Lever_Action_Take_Down_Case.aspx?productid=552&categoryid=71 http://www.jeffsoutfitters.com...

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I just wrote a whole article on my web site about loading for the S&W 38-44 Target Model 3.

Great fun doing it.

Hope it's helpful

www.rvbprecision.com

Thanks!

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Hi Pete!

No, the 38-55 case is a great black powder round as it is relatively thin walled and seals the chamber very well. There was zero fouling in the chamber after 30 rounds fired.

I swab with one wet and one dry patch between each shot.

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Yes....#8 Union Hill was the look I was going after.

You know your Ballards!

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I just finished restoring a Marlin Ballard single shot rifle.

Wrote an article about it here:

http://rvbprecision.com/

Hope you like it!

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I'm in thanks for doing this

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I use them in 38-40 and 45 Cowboy Special with black powder. Fantastic bullet and does what it is advertised....lays down lots of lube!

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Truck is loaded for the 24 hour drive to Stover Missouri to harvest some protein! My old hunting partner, Paul and I are on another roadtrip. http://images51.fotki.com/v282/photos/2/36012/13375497/DW1303PWR1-vi.jpg (Yea, I WISH that was my truck!) This is Ol' Paint... http://images108.fotki.com/v162...

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