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It's called "Thinning the herd". Pun intended. Only a fool gets close enough to a wounded, terrified and badly hurting large animal to try to finish it off with a knife. Too bad for his family though. Insensitive?? No, pragmatic.

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Look through it! Micro-groove barrels are also roll-marked "Micro-groove" on the barrel, all you need to do is read it.

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Why don't you slug the bore of the Marlin and find out what it really is instead of basing a decision on "what you think you heard"?

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Dewight wrote:I don't know much about them, but I always thought if they would fit in the bore, they would be perfect for rifling a barrel.

Hardly a new idea, S&W has been doing it this way for at least 10 years!

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Just curious as to how other folks feel concerning the guns they use for CCW. Having my Ohio and Pennsylvania CC permits I usually carry when out. Recently I have been wondering if it is a good idea to carry a gun that I purchased second hand and not registered to me, or one that has been registere...

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My recollection, from back in the 1960s, it that it was Federal that made a lot of house-branded ammunition. Back when Federal was not really common under its' own brand.

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G.D.U. This is precisely why I rarely use Lee dies. They work, usually, but frequently are lacking in some areas. You don't need a custom die set, just a GOOD one. My recommendation would be the RCBS Cowboy set. The RCBS standard set is fine, but the Cowboy set is dimensioned slightly differently to...

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Another idea with the Cor-Plas would be to cut a hole in the front panel, maybe 8" diameter, then put the Cor-Plas inside the box. Then when it starts to leak too bad simply lay the box down on it's back so the sand falls away from the front. Then you can just slip a new sheet inside and go bac...

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awp101 wrote:
Hobie wrote:You COULD use the .32 Colt cartridge if you wanted.
Huh? What's the connection between the .32 Colt and the .357 Max?

If it's obvious, be gentle please. I'm suffering from a NyQuil induced fog...

It's called sarcasm son.

Cute, Hobie.

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There is this one too

Pinto's Gun Shop
(253) 859-6333
827 Central Ave N Ste 102
Kent, WA 98032

Neither appears to have a web site.

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Mainhunter, Load 15 gr. Unique, fill with cornmeal tamped down, finish with a wax wad. Bullet lube works well. Fireform holding the rifle muzzle vertical. Should fill out very well. Simply size and load after checking case length and trimming if necessary. Just that simple. Don't have any Unique bu...

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Mainhunter,

Load 15 gr. Unique, fill with cornmeal tamped down, finish with a wax wad. Bullet lube works well. Fireform holding the rifle muzzle vertical. Should fill out very well. Simply size and load after checking case length and trimming if necessary. Just that simple.

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It has been faced in a lathe and re-crowned, just not like the factory did it. Functionally there shouldn't be any problem as-is, but it has been messed with. There shouldn't be tool marks on the muzzle, never seen any marks on a Winchester. There isn't anything magic about the form of a crown as lo...

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Why do you want to de-cap them? If you don't have a rifle, aren't going to load them, what is so urgent about this? Primed cases are not hazardous in any way. Obviously you aren't going to load them, why not give them to someone who can use them? The only reason I can see why you want to de-cap them...

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Ysabel Kid,

Really, really nice! What program did you use to create the label?

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Instead of worrying about "what you heard" about the Marlins shoot a few rounds in the rifle and re-size some of them in your dies. Then compare the fired with sized cases and make your own determination as to relative dimensions! Just remember, you don't have to size the cases until the s...

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I use "Business Card" boxes from the stationery store. Xpedx, http://www.xpedx.com/ The link is posted for the store locator.

These come in 100, 200 and 300 card sizes, the vary only in length so they stack well. A 200 size holds about 300 .38 bullets.

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Just check the "Forgot Password" and follow their instructions to re-set it. The same thing has happened to me three times just on this forum, nothing to get angry with them about. I even had to send Hobie a PM on another forum because the system wouldn't let me contact an administrator! I...

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A mil is 1/6400 of a circle. At 100 yds a mil subtends approximately 3.534". For practical purposes 3.6" is close enough.

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Pitchy +2

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The earliest Springfield M6 Scouts were made in USA and had no triggerguard. Later US guns added the triggerguard and then production stopped. After a few years the guns were re-introduced and production was by CZ. Finish variations were Parkerized (gray is all I have seen) and electroless Nickel. I...

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vancelw wrote:Watching True Grit give you a hankering to move to God's Country?

Why would it? It was all filmed in New Mexico and Texas! LOL

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Cimmaron was supposed to bring out a .50-70 Trap Door 1873 Carbine several years ago, but I don't think it ever happened. I have an 1866 Allin conversion Infantry Rifle that was "Sporterized" back in the day. Barrel and stock shortened and front sight moved back. Has a very large "S&q...

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Lets say I loaded to 50,000psi behind a non gas checked 18bhn bullet? That would be about 1900fps from a 400 grain bullet in my rifle. Horrible leading and poor accuracy I assume? You didn't provide the most basic information, and it amazes me anyone presumes to answer the question without knowing....

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jeepnik wrote:I do believe there was an error in the identity of the P-40. Seems to me that is a P-40 Tomahawk, the export variant.

Th English called it the Tomahawk, the US Army called it the Warhawk.

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Chris Larabee - Yul Brynner in "The Magnificent Seven"

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I'm looking at a use for these that isn't belted magnum cases and what I need to know is what dimensions will they size a case too. I've no experience with belted magnums, so this is an idea from left field. The diameter of a standard belted magnum case is .512-.515 in front of the belt. What does ...

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The bullet is Lyman 358156. The cannellure spacing isn't quite wide enough to do what you have been told, they are about .100 apart while the difference between .38 Spl & >357 Magnum is .135. They are gas checked. Someone may commercially cast this bullet, but I have no idea who. Basically they ...

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I havn't used Midway for awhile, but most shippers have a field in checkout for "Special Instructions". Simply specify "No signature required" and "Put in trailer" or similar. This has always worked for me except for items reauiring a signature like ammunition.

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If the clip falls out when you turn the rifle over there isn't anything wrong with timing, the clip latch is releasing the clip at the right time. The clip ejector is either broken or missing. Look down into the magazine at the back wall, which is the front of the trigger housing, there should be an...

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The depth of the primer pockets is different and so the primer height differs with pistol and rifle primers. IF in the brass you are using, the primer does not protrude above the base of the cartridge when fully seated, then it would be fine. IIRC the rifle primers are the taller of the two and whe...

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Cosidering that 16,000 PSI Crusher aka CUP is SAAMI maximum pressure for the cartridge, with no distinction between rifles and revolvers, the PP Special will handle that just fine. This is approximately the same as .38 Special.

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What Sixgun said. I've been loading .32-20 since 1962, and .44-40 since at least 1963, several thousand rounds, and haven't damaged more than 6-8 cases between the two that I recall, and most were bumping the case on the die mouth or the expander. Slow down and everything will work fine. Everyone ex...

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CHARLES IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, in every point. 4895 or others very close to the same burning rate only for a Garand. The military load varied from 48-50 gr depending on powder lot. Military powders are not blended as are canister grade propellents, and they loaded to specific ballistic (velocity) re...

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I think you're 'gonna hafta' pay big bucks for a hex (hexagon??) barreled Marlin. They are scarcer than hen's teeth.... :wink: He's right, you'll do a lot better if you would settle for a rifle with an Octagonal barrel and crescent or rifle buttplate instead of a "cupped" one. In the mean...

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If it is dropping cases instead of holding them until it hits the ejector then it is probably a problem with the extractor. Pull and disassemble the bolt making sure to clean the extractor groove. Check the hook to be sure it isn't worn or broken.

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Most tintypes like this one are reversed. Yes, and so is this one! Look at the sign on the wall behind him, the N is reversed. His sweater buttons the wrong way (Buttons are on the left, not right) and his belt is buckled the wrong direction (the tab points to his "right" side. Everything...

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Neither scenario is correct. Lead bullets do not shave because they are driven down a .002" smaller bore. It is common for cast bullets to be sized this much over bore diameter. A bullet .002" indersize will not "wander around" in the bore. Typical revolver barrels have a groove ...

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The only warning CCI/Speer gives on the Aluminum cased Blazer ammunition is to not use it in rifles. There is no recommendation about using typical semi-automatic calibers in revolvers, and no reason there should be.

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Fireforming to neck cases up usually results in cases longer than what you started with instead of shorter as happens by using an expander plug pushed into the mouth of the case. For cases of .308 to .30-06 and similar capacity this works well: 1) Anneal the neck and shoulder 2) Load with 15 gr. Uni...

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The answer is no, absolutely not! The .45-75 is shorter and larger in the base. Two entirely different cartridges. And, there is no case "Based" on either .45 or .50 Basic. Neither existed, and both are intended for forming several other cartridges which have the same base and are a modern...

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Try an HKS 27A for a Model 27/28. The Schofield cylinder diameter is closer to an N Frame than anything else.

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Excellent book, more than you ever thought you wanted to know about the Plains Indians, and for a lot less than I paid for it 30 years ago. http://www.amazon.com/Mystic-Warriors-Plains-Culture-Religion/dp/156924538X Title is "The Mystic Warriors of the Plains". Well worth the price and lot...

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Old Savage wrote:Thanks Nath - never heard that one.

COPSE: Synonyms: boscage (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, thicket, covert

Dictionaries are very useful. http://www.merriam-webster.com/

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If you shot those loads 3-4 years ago in the summer in hot temps, and then just shot them in much cooler weather, that could very well explain the difference. **** Ding Ding Ding **** Winner Winner Chicken Dinner...! I bet that's probably it. I developed these loads at the beginning of summer. I re...

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It is summed up well by the above quote from Benjamin Franklin, and this from John Ruskin: "It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money — that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you ...

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.38-55 is based on the original .32-40 WCF being basically blown out straight to ca. .375. .38-56 is based on the .45-70 necked down to ca. .375.

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About 25 years ago we had a polydactyl Tabby that had either 27 or 28 total, 9 on the left fore as I recall. My son named him Feets. Unfortunately he just died one night when he was about three.

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Go here for case and cartridge dimensions: http://www.leverguns.com/dimensions/images/3030wcf.jpg You will see that approximately 1/2" ahead of the rim the maximum chamber diameter for a new rifle is ca. .420-421. The difference between a new cartridge and a fired one means nothing if the chamb...

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