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Great stuff!

You need a video camera so we can see them in action.

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IT GETS WORSE!!!!!!!! Today I go with a friend of mine that collects Marlin 56/57 rifles to yet another gun shop where he is buying a #56. This is a VERY nondescript place in the basement of an old apt building. Strange! But, man, what an inventory...........He has a Uberti 1866 and a Uberti Schofie...

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So yesterday my son and I had business in Boston, which is about an hour north of where I live. After our meeting I wanted to "hit" a few gun shops. At one of the shops a used Ruger New Model Vaquero (case colored) caught my eye. I have the exact same Ruger in the safe and as I just starte...

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I've fired it with VERY mild 38special loads. It's quite accurate. As accurate as the other revolvers I had with me that day firing the same ammo out to 25 yds. I'm not sure it would stay accurate if I fired anything more than a very light load though. I bought it because it was $50 and I'd never se...

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Jason, You are correct. The gal emailed me back, quite embarrassed when she realized her mistake.........

But it was fun for a while!

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I sent them an email suggesting it must be early in the AM..........

They responded very apologetically and supplied the info I needed.

I give them high marks for customer support.............low marks for reading comprehension......

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Here is an email I sent to Uberti: 'My local gun shop is trying to get a Uberti 1873 for me but can't find the distributor. Who distributes Uberti in New Endland?' Here is the reply I just received: Thank you for contacting Benelli USA/Stoeger Industries. Unfortunately we can not export out of the U...

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Makes an excellent fishing weight.

Um...nope...not heavy enough!

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Here's a 39/39a "bubbagun". http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =255361861 ......and a couple of complete 39's under $400 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =255585065 http://www.gunauction.com/search/displa ... m=10605125 That last listing is NICE! I bet it goes for a lo...

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The mechanicals were fine. I just found out that because the metal used will melt at 750 degrees, these are illegal in New Jersey.........The cylinder and barrel seem to be made of chrome moly steel, but the frame is a combination of cheese and pot metal!

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I have a project in mind that I need a clapped out Marlin 39..Any model will do. Any condition of wood and metal will be fine. It will be rebarreled so the barrel condition is unimportant. I would like to spend under $250. Keep me in mind as you do your travels to gun shops. Contact me directly at r...

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http://images58.fotki.com/v450/photos/2/36012/8589372/DSC_3-vi.jpg http://images17.fotki.com/v4/photos/2/36012/8589372/DSC_0001-vi.jpg A RoHM, made in Germany, Single Action/Double Action .....SADAA (Single Action Double Action Army?????) Looks just like a SAA, but it will shoot DA. Saw it at my lo...

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IT'S DONE!

Updated article here:

http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/rossi- ... rsion.html

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But, is that all the leverguns you have? You gotta get busy man!!

I AM SUCH A SLACKER!

Anyone got a nice 1866 Yellowboy?..............Or a Winchester 1886 Takedown in 45-70..............or a nice Marlin 1887................or a nice......................Oh boy!

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http://images15.fotki.com/v235/photos/2/36012/10139402/1873_sporting_rifle_lg-vi.jpg Uberti 1873 Special Sporting Short, 45LC, 20" Octagon, Case Hard Receiver A year ago I didn't own a lever action rifle. I haven't owned one since 1985 when I sold my 336 Marlin (Which I recently bought back) S...

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At the heart of the machine shop are the EDM’s (Electric Discharge Machine). These machines use electricity to cut our dies. We have both wire feed EDM’s and plunge EDM’s (otherwise referred to as a sinker EDM.) Because the dies are made of extremely hard material, some of them have an incredibly lo...

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Yikes! And I've been using Remington 7.5 primers in my Benchrest rifle for year because I thought they had the smallest flash!

All I want is for the primer to ignite the powder, not add to the propulsion of the bullet.

I'm going to try some Federal "m" series and see if there is a change.

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One would ave to disassemble the action to be able to push a slug from the breech.
Not quite an easy thing to do.

THANKS! Learn something new everyday!

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Lots of Elk have been taken with 44Mag handguns and cast bullets. A strong lever rifle in 45LC can easily duplicate the performance of a 44Mag handgun. BUT..........If it were me........although I'm a big fan of cast bullets, and will use them on White-Tails, Hogs, Coyotes etc, I wouldn't trust an e...

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I had to rebarrel the Winchester 1892 TD as the factory barrel proved defective.

Read all about it here:

http://rvbprecision.com/

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Had a guy come to my range a few months back. Brand new Marlin 336 in 30-30. Drilled and tapped the barrel for a "Scout" type scope. On the second shot the scope flew off the barrel......... Yup, using a drill press he drilled right through the barrel and threaded it. He thought that was h...

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Or he just couldn't remember his name!

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I don't own a "73".....(need to rectify this ASAP... :D ) But can not the action be disassembled to accress the chamber like a Marlin 336, 1894 and 1895? Just asking as I don't know........... If not, doing a chamber cast from the muzzle will not reveal a "reverse-choked" barrel.

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http://www.gunsamerica.com//969370408/G ... R.htm?wl=1#

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Do you tap a lead ball into the muzzle to slug the bore? Slugging the bore accomplishes two objectives......... What size is the bore for proper selection of bullet diameter and to see if there are any tight spots or loose spots in the bore. The lead ball is inserted through the chamber to check fo...

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Can I ask what you will use the Cerrosafe for?

I can understand using it if you think you have a chamber issue but it is not appropriate for "slugging the bore"............

Just trying to save you some time.............

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With the cut barrel and no forend, I returned to the range with five different 45LC reloads. Using the Lee #90349 6-cavity mold, dropping the 452-255gRF bullet, the rifle turned in amazing accuracy. The first two shots at 50 yds with the Williams Fiber Sights were touching and the next two were 1/2 ...

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You folks might remember my conversion of a Stainless Steel 1892 Rossi that I converted into a Take Down.... http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/rossi-1892-winchester-take-down-conversion.html Well, that barrel on that gun was defective. When Rossi cut the rear dovetail they went too far and actually c...

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I'm looking for a Stainless Steel forend cap for a project I'm working on.

What model designations were offered in SS with an Octagon barrel in either 1895 or 1894 models.

I need the actual model number to order the part from Brownells or Midway.

Thanks

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WTMTOYH..............

But it's neato!

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Some folks have a lot of time on their hands to develop these two devices:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6c5auEK ... r_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... CWni2nNNeE

More here:
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/

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A TD in 25-20 with a round to octagon barrel in just about any condition is worth $1300 all day long. I'd like to inspect it to be sure it was all original. And I'd buy a dozen of those scopes for $275.................. Either this guy has a rebuilt rifle and knows exactly what he is doing, or the r...

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http://firearmshistory.blogspot.com

This is a great blog on everything you ever wanted to know about firearms.......

Click on the various months to open huge portals to many more articles.........

Enjoy

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32 H&R Mag............Great cartridge!

I have a dozen or so revolvers in same (Including one that Bill Jordan owned!) and a Marlin 1894

Deadly on yotes with 90g hollow points

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My neck would hurt after an hour or two scanning such large monitors!

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KG GunKote is the finish used. Available from KG or Brownells / Midway

Sandblast, heat to 170 degrees, airbrush apply finish with many light coats, back into the oven at 325 for 1.5 hours..........done!

Extremely durable a weather proof...........

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I finished the mount today.......took it all apart and recoated it in a flat finish....more better! I also modified the ends of the threaded adjusters to have more area up against the scope tube. The article explains all this. I did get out shooting yesterday with fantastic results. Very pleased wit...

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risks have been managed to the point that they are negligible. The hard part is defining "negligible"..............Pretty boring world if we removed every event where every few years there is an accident.........Millions of people attend air shows. Less than 50 deaths to spectators since ...

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Perry,

That is a real classic set of mounts I bet someone would pay real $$ for.

If you want to sell them I suggest the ASSRA (American Single Shot Rifle Association) http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl

These folks are VERY serious about being period correct with their rifles.

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The mount is now complete, it will need to be taken apart and files and sanded to remove tool marks. But good enough for this weekend.

More on the web page;
www.rvbprecision.com

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A bit more work has been done.......

www.rvbprecision.com

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I started to fabricate a set of Unertl type scope mounts.

Thought some of you might find interest in following along....

www.rvbprecision.com

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Spray Cases with Hornady "One Shot"..........Let the lub dry for 5 minutes..........size brass........drop powder........load bullet.

Take all the loaded cases and spread on an old towel. Spray with denatured alcohol. All the lube magically disappears!

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Yup! I just added another Lee 1000 in 45LC. Need to make a bigger rack to hold them all.

Those pictures show the gun powder in the room. It has now been moved out of there into its own powder locker. Left lots more room for more stuff!

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You want gun pictures?.........Here's your gun pictures!

http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/thi ... t-go-bang/

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I love bragging about my reloading room............ http://images116.fotki.com/v695/photos/3/36012/76857/DSC_1520-vi.jpg http://images28.fotki.com/v976/photos/3/36012/76857/DSC_0010-vi.jpg http://images20.fotki.com/v534/photos/3/36012/76857/DSC_0009-vi.jpg http://images18.fotki.com/v61/photos/3/3601...

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This is an amazing post. Considering the hundreds of thousands of Colt SAA revolvers, and a fellow that owns the gun now sees a letter talking about it 48 freak'n years ago! All on this web site. It just don't get any better.

If I were you fellows, I'd go out and buy a lottery ticket.............

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Three sided file would be 60-60-60 = 180..........All dovetails I've ever seen are 60 degree.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a 45-45-90 file?

Nice work on the DT in any regard...............

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But wait! There's more! As anyone that has looked at my web site ( http://www.rvbprecision.com ) knows, I'm a nut for Octagon barrels. I've converted a few Marlins from round to Octagon and this Rossi is next! M&M Gunsmithing of Alexandria VA ( http://www.mmgunsmithing.com/ ) is sending me a 24&...

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Answer is right here on this web site:

www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm

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