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hammerman

The rifles I use mostly for the sport are a model 94 25-35, model 9422m 22 mag and model 9422 22lr. Sometimes I use my 94 30-30 and the rossi 92 45 colt. Cowboy silhouette was the first shooting sport I tried and liked. From there it progressed to trap and skeet, and now uspsa and idpa pistol stuff....

hammerman

Hey, I'm from Magdalena. I went to high school there and my brother is running the ranch down there. Magdalena Cafe is the best place to get a green chile cheeseburger. It's on main street across from the cop shop. I'm not sure how good they are because I have to eat special (hippie) food, but you c...

hammerman

Not to hijack the thread, but I was wondering if anyone here knew if one of the skinner brass front blades would take blueing. I was thinking about making a sourdough sight out of one by blueing everything but the front top. I tried emailing skinner sights about this a month or two ago, but haven't...

hammerman

Not to hijack the thread, but I was wondering if anyone here knew if one of the skinner brass front blades would take blueing. I was thinking about making a sourdough sight out of one by blueing everything but the front top. I tried emailing skinner sights about this a month or two ago, but haven't ...

hammerman

The bigbore threads are the same from top eject to angle eject. You need cartridge guides, barrel bands to fit the larger diameter barrel of the 307, and you will have to relieve the forearm of the 375 to fit the 307 barrel. You'll also have to cut a new extractor groove in the 307 barrel. These are...

hammerman

That's the same setup I've been using for the last 3 years. It works great so far. I've been shooting blackhorn209 in a t/c 54 cal hawkin with round balls and conicals. When I first started shootng the powder, I was running real light because I wasn't sure how it would act. Now that I have a chrono,...

hammerman

I just got back from hunting. I don't remember having to change the barrel band screws on my conversion. The cartridge guides do have a left and right. I did order the barrel bands from gun parts corp., but I think I had to call them and tell them what I wanted. Let me know if you have anymore quest...

hammerman

Great info. This brings more questions to mind, things I had not thought of before. Seems odd that the 356 barrel was bigger than 375, how did you know ahead of time, or did you? How far from the reciever do you clamp the barrel? It would seem certain the receiver wrench need only be tight enough t...

hammerman

I had this very same conversion done on my 375, except it was made into a 356. It will be the same on the 307. I bought a 356 gun barrel, 356 cartridge guides, and AE 356 front and rear barrel bands from gun parts corp. The new guides were put in, the forearm had to be sanded out for the bigger barr...

hammerman

Hobie wrote:Mine doesn't have the safety and I've never slugged it. Just used .451" jacketed or .452" cast in it with perfect satisfaction.

Same here.

hammerman

At first I bent the original sear spring. I made it about 4 lbs. but it didn't feel the same as my Kimber. I had a spare kimber sear spring and I just put that in there. The umarex spring is a little shorter on the middle prong and it doesn't let the trigger really have a first stage pull that I'm u...

hammerman

I've worked the bugs out for you. I have the colt railgun version with 6000 rounds through it so far. It feeds all of the cheap walmart 22 loads. I made the gun look just like my kimber warrior. It had a 6lb trigger that I made into 4lbs. I also fitted the gun with a trigger, msh, grips, sear spring...

hammerman

I've got the kimber warrior and desert warrior. They don't have the Series II firing pin block like most of the others.

So far they've been very good guns with a couple thousand round through each. A lot of guys recommend STI guns as well, but I think they are ugly.

hammerman

I usually pick between my three shotguns. An h&r topper 410, and my bernardelli hammerguns in 12 and 20. I have a feeling the 410 and 20 gauge will get used the most. I've been looking for a hammergun in 16 and 410 to go with my others. I usually just roll the breasts in flour, salt and pepper a...

hammerman

My Browning 1886 SRC does the same thing. It's the new shell coming up that does it, and it only does it if you work the lever fast. It still goes through the die fine.

hammerman

I've got a Winchester BigBore top eject that I had him put a 356 barrel on. I'll try and get some pics up.

hammerman

The last box of Winchester 16 gauge I bought had the burned center. They are usually not too good for reloading because the burned center makes a big hole in the middle.

hammerman

Maybe their state's taxes and laws suck so bad they have to raise their prices?????

That would be my guess.

hammerman

My brother and I started off with an Iron sighted BB gun. I still use iron sights to this day. I don't even have a gun with a scope. Now I see BB guns in the stores with scopes already on. If a kid can't see far enough for the range of a BB gun and hit the target with open sights, then I don't know ...

hammerman

I use wipe-out as well and it seems to work great. I'm going to get their lead-out and try that on some of my pistols.

The thing I like about their products is that they are safe for all metals and they don't use acids or ammonia.

hammerman

I was just looking at SAICE. They make a cool double rifle hammergun. It's gear torward Alaska hunting and doesn't come in the big boomers. I'd like to have one in 338 mag if I was going bear hunting in Alaska

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hammerman

My Dad has one. It shoots great and the lever throw is nice and short. It's not as smooth as a 9422 and it is thicker (which sucks for packing), but I think they are a decent gun. I think the sights are great. I can hit just about anything with them.

hammerman

Never had a problem killing coyotes or crows with it. It's excellent for prairie dogs too.

I also use it for the pistol cartridge cowboy sillouette shooting. It always kills the rams when I hit them.

This is my favorite round next to the 25-35.

hammerman

Can you really improve on John Browning's designs??

I didn't know they even made anything but Winchesters.

Hey tman, I've got kind of what you're looking for. I had a top eject 375 and put a saddle ring on, along with a 356 barrel. Now that's my kind of gun.

hammerman

I just cleaned my 9422 xtr 22LR made in the 70's, and I found a hole in the raised part of the rifling about 6" from the muzzle end. The hole is kind of like a cherry shape, with a circle and a small tail coming off of it. Does anyone think this could hurt the accuracy? I haven't been able to s...

hammerman

I have a browning 1886 src with an 8 pound tigger. I also have a rossi 92 src that I followed Jim Taylor's article on fixing it up. In that article, he uses a shim under the trigger spring to lighten up the pull. I did this on my 92 and it now has a 3 lb pull. 8) I was wondering if this same procedu...

hammerman

What type hammer and fireing pin does it have? If the pin is on the hammer, shouldnt you be able to see the back of the case with the all the way back if its in line with the barrel? I was just going to say this. Yes you can see the case from the back of the gun, or lack of with the hammer cocked. ...

hammerman

It works in traditional muzzle loaders if you use the mag-spark 209 conversion nipple.

My 54 cal t/c hawken likes it.

hammerman

Does anyone have a load for 25-35 with 117 grain bullets using win. 748 powder? I emailed hodgdon to see if they had a load and they said they don't have any. They didn't say anything about making one either :( . I use 748 for most all the other cartridges I reload for and it would be nice to use it...

hammerman

I'll bet he is a good shot. He never flinched on a single slow motion shot he took. I probably would have flinched shooting that big 500 S&W.

hammerman

I've got the Kimber Warrior and Desert Warrior model 1911's. Both are great guns and shoot better than I can. I really like the novak type night sights on them too. My wife wanted a 45 for Valentine's Day a couple of years ago and she recieved a Kimber Royal. That's the best Valentine's day gift I'v...

hammerman

I have the rodeo model and it is a good gun. I've got 2 other usfa's and they're great too. All three guns shoot right on and the fit on them is great. The rodeo's finish is just plain, but it looks better now that it's been worn. Rugers are good, but I don't like their features. No half cock just r...

hammerman

I've had problems on 2 9422m guns where the sights or barrel (can't remember) were put on crooked from the factory. One was an XTR and the other was as 70's model NIB. Both had the same problem where the sights were sitting off to the right on the barrel. The XTR gun shot extemely low and to the lef...

hammerman

If you do dry fire it, I would recommend pushing the firing pin in first so that it's not slamming into the bolt. Just use your finger and push it in and don't tip it up when you do it.

hammerman

I've got one, and all I can say is it kicks butt. This thing is accurate. It also feels like a movie gun because you can blast forever. :lol: . USFA's are very nice and the fit and finish is great. You can get one for $689 from a few places. I'd say it's worth the money. If the capacity ban comes in...

hammerman

Not to steal the tread, but does anyone use sportsman's safes? According to their website, they're all american made and their prices are real good.

hammerman

I use my 25-35 with 117grainers most of the time and the 30-30 with 150 grainers. I have only lost 4 rams with the 25-35 in 2 years and about 5 with the 30-30. I prefer the 25-35. At the nationals in Raton last year, two of the top shooters were using a 25-35. The top 2 aggregate winners both used a...

hammerman

My dad has one of those mod. 255 22mags and it is an awesome shooter. You can't miss when you shoot that thing. It is thicker and doesn't feel as good when you pack it on a horse, and it has the alloy frame, but it sure seems to be a good gun. I'd say get it. It may not be as pretty as a 9422 but, i...

hammerman

I've always liked the way the SRC buttplates fit me. The flat buttplates hurt me where a carbine buttplate won't. The only buttplate I've seen with this shape that is padded is an aftermarket one for the ruger, but I don't know if they fit other guns. Do they make a slip on pad that keeps the shape ...

hammerman

Winchester super X for me. I didn't like the dynapoints because they're so slow, I have to move my sights up alot.

hammerman

John Browning is the MAN! I'll pick a winchester 94 anyday. I've never shot a marlin 336, but I did shoot the marlin 39 22lr and it jammed on me. I never could make myself like the way the marlins look.

I've never had a winchester jam on me yet.

hammerman

If it's from USFA, it has to be good. I wouldn't mind having one.

hammerman

I think it's fiqured out. I trimmed some cases dow to 2.018 and they go in fine and come out fine. I also fired 8 rounds of factory ammo and the lever opens easy.

I'm going to trim all my cases to 2.018.

Thanks for all the help.

Clayton

hammerman

Ok, I did some checking. I bought some factory shells and checked them in the chamber. They fit in perfectly by hand. So I grabbed a reload and tried to put it in by hand and it wouldn't go in all the way. I haven't shot the factory loads yet, but I bet they work perfect. The reloads are not over le...

hammerman

Here's my pick:

1. Salmon
2. Trout
3. Perch

I pretty much like all fish, but my least favorite is catfish.

hammerman

I'll check the chamber. I just cleaned the gun yesterday thinking that could be the problem. The hodgdon manual list 27 gr. max for bl(c)-2 with the 117 gr. bullets, but they also used to list 27 grs. max for h335, but now the max is 22.5 gr. I'll check the case lengths and get back to you guys. Tha...

hammerman

I seem to have a problem with my 25-35. If I shoot a round, it is very hard to open the lever. The cases appear fine and the primers are normal. If I load a loaded round and eject it, it works fine. But if I put an empty shell in, the lever is hard to open again. These are reloaded rounds. One load ...

hammerman

Well, since John Browning is the greatest gun designer ever, and I pretty much like all the guns he designed, that leaves only winchester leveractions. They're stong for the calibers chambered and they just feel right in the hand.

hammerman

Yep, they're called the stallion model now. I was going to get one, but after comparing it to the colt peacemaker 22, I got the colt. The Stallion wasn't bad though, I just didn't care for the trigger compared to the colt.

hammerman

Barrel thread is the same, but you'll have to cut a new extractor grove. The later AE barrels are bigger a round and need barrel bands to fit. You can use the same forearm, but some sanding will need to be done.

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