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I built plastic models ,then melted the plastic with lighter and blue them up with fire crackers for simulated wrecks

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A leather thong around barrel I have seen before.

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That's a fairly good movie, got one of the last authentic PU sniper rifles imported back in 2013 . Once Russians invaded Crimea that was the end of Russian importation .

One I have was inspected at Tula Arsenal in 2013 and been in long term storage since WW2. Just about new condition.

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Been posted before on Colt Forum but pretty cool photo
G.I. with Two recovered blackpowder SAA Colts

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I tell ya I have two Savage 29 early and this 29B 1951 both have perfect bores and are tack drivers . These are cheap rifles ,pinned barrels but bores are brilliant shiney with fairly wide lands.

The sights are key , the bead and shallow rear notch makes a precision consistent aim.

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Took the 29B back out today ,fired two 10 shot groups All 20 shots in the red but second group was near one hole .Fired offhand at 20 yards.

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Sadly he chose to end his own life , so many veterans never get the help they deserve and try to hide what they are feeling inside ,even from family.

Sad end to an American Legend
Prayers for his family.

Rest in Peace

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Nice shooting ,I'd say it would trickey loading these

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More than likely just chemical dip finish.Thats how all the Italian color cased finishes are. Real cyanide color case is pretty dangerous stuff .

For the life of me out of all the 1892 copies not one copy is dead ringer for the original. Not even close.

The Chiappa is close

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Nice time and good post ,don't get much better.

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Thanks too all,pretty happy with it .Best one I've personally came across. Bore is as nice as they come , inside had caked grease from when new . If it's been fired it couldn't have been more that few times .

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Remington #4 32 Rimfire fairly decent condition with mint bore. Has a lot of nice color case and blue ,near mint wood.
Probably have to make ammo from machined brass and ramhet blanks. Ammo is about $150 a box

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RIP. Too young for sure.

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It is anodized made from solid billet I confirmed from Winchester in email ,first shipments April/May

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The chamber is fairly clean best photo I could get with dental mirror as you can see heavily pitted throat with no signs of any rifling until nearly half way through barrel . My guess leaking gas and bullet tumble is killing it from start. .315/.316 is what cases measure after firing. The Winchester...

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If I had that project, my first thought would be “How big has the chamber and throat eroded to?” You have a small number of cases fired in that rifle. What is the biggest bullet you can slip fit into the cases? There is a shortage of pistol caliber bullet molds between .314” and .355” for the .380 ...

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USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock cut his teeth on the Stevens 15-A .I believe his boyhood rifle is in the NRA museum.

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Bobby Hoyt at the Frieshutz Shop would be the one to do it. I have full shop at home I can do it but nobody has liner drills and by time you buy one and liner your over Bobby's price. I'm not giving up yet though , it's possible a careful handload with larger cast bullet may do it. I could buy blank...

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Stevens model 15-A?

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Beautiful rifle , well done!

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Yeah and what your seeing is the good end

The front half I couldn't capture in photo but it has no rifling just pitted roughness.

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Pat, I sometimes use a piece of a sharp automotive point file for that although I admit a stone would probably be better. Thanks! Everybody is out of the hand slot stones but here is the kit at Brownells. Also when I say rough take a look at the surface of the hand slot in this Colt SAA cutaway. ED...

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Sure seems like a candidate for a reline or rebore. No doubt about it, but I still might try some different loads see what happens. I really want to make up some black powder loads with the handloader. It's not cracked on breech ,I had it out in bright sun today with loop.It appears deep scratch. S...

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Since I'm not a reloader,least not at moment I have only the WRA handloader set to use. I tried to get some better pictures of that breech .I don't think it's cracked ,looks more like a deep pocket knife scratch maybe a stuck case in its early life. You people might convince me yet I need to start l...

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That’s nice Pat…you don’t see those early boxes too much….my guess is early to mid sixties….. There’s another variation that seldom gets talked about or seen….the tri color single sixes…. Those tri colors are super rare , Dougan's book has a lot of good info on them,never seen one in person. The re...

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One of my favorite books on the subject ,and the only old model I currently have. As new late 1971 SS after the change to silver medalions. I need to get me anouther 50's era shooter soon.

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I have several of the Kuhnhausen books. I'll check and see if I have the one for Colt SAAs. I have about 15 Blackhawks and SBHs and I've put either Bisley or SBH hammers in all of them. I lower the cocking notches of the new hammers down to .012, measured with a feeler gauge and it eliminates all o...

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And if you really want to get serious about slicking that SAA up here are some of the tools of the trade. Thanks to two legends ,Jim Martin and Jerry Kuhnhausen. After 30 years of use my hand slot stone is worn out , no longer has the nice thin crisp edge needed. As far as springs , you can adjust t...

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Any of the SAA made in the last 30 years have EDM cut hand slots .Most are as rough as an cast frame in that slot. If you really want a 1st Gen quality feel you'll have to do some stoning to hand slot and face of hammer and any area in frame where contact is made which is also EDM cut. Just enough t...

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Yes ,and the really sad part is that SAA was $950 new and today its going to cost me $2200-$2500 to replace it.

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I had three from the 1990's ,one I ordered new from Custom Shop in 94 same as above 45 Colt 5 1/2" traded it for a high condition 1892 made in 1896 . But I deeply mis that SAA .Only a 35mm remains of it.

Nice lookin SAA , I plan to replace mine sooner than later.

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Somebody say parlor gun ,I think maxim solved that.

More serious note I like the idea!

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The bore at muzzle is .310 " at the grooves. These were factory cowboy action ammo. I don't reload myself . But had planned on using WRA handloader and bullet mold to load some black powder loads. Problem is first third of bore is roached out no rifling. Bullets are starting getting canted . Bu...

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I like em too , single sixes are all I've had though. Now about that XR3 VS XR3-RED. The Colt grip frame and later XR3 pre 63 frame very close to same. Here is the catch for me , my SAA if I let my trigger finger lye along side frame which feels comfortable to me .My finger sticks out past first joi...

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For this 1873 to look like the Great Basin 73 ?? Thinking about leaving it out in the woods ,leave a treasure map some lie about Jessie James. If most keyhole on a single target was the goal I win!! Possible cracked chamber face ? Need to investigate as I don't remember seeing it before although it ...

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Geeze….buck a round…..I believe, with what the components cost me, maybe .04 a round. You want find brass for 32-20 for less than $.30 cents per round. Those days are over for anyone buying new stock today. I don't reload myself ,never seen a need in it . I'm am interested in loading blackpowder fo...

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At Cabelas $47.99 per 50 free shipping made in Montana starline brass I believe.

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If that's offhand at 20 that's darn fine shooting. Mine/me can't do it. Fiocchi performance has been best in my single six so far. I'm opposite on sights ,I like mine with bead front U notch rear that go together like puzzle pieces ,no daylight. Like Savage .22 or late Winchester 62A. I plane to mil...

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Same for me but I have scored some nice original parts too.
One thing without question their return policy is top notch.

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Seen his work on Colt Forum before .

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Looks like anouther Zombie apocalypse gun. I'll pass . They want hurt sales of the new Ruger Marlins .Wood and steel !!

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The frame face at threads isn't square to centerline requiring extreme windage adjustment ?

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Love the 16 " trapper in a SRC . If it were not for having to SBR one I would make short 14"

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My Uncle has done mission work since 80's in and around Chiang Mai . Devoted his entire life to this helping children ,teaching the gospel .His family lived there full time for years .

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I remember back 30 years ago you couldn't give it away . Go into old gunshops and have to blow dust off of it and 32-20. Luckily I had a couple 1892 25 WCF and snatched some for my needs. Still have one box and bunch of brass .But I don't reload myself never seen a need no more than I shoot them.May...

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And why would you think otherwise?

Nice rifle!

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Just about all of these sites have made up feedback and everybody legit looking. Be safe out there. Too good to be true as always it probably is.

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That they're are all kinds of ammo sales web sights that seem to always have hard to find ammo at reasonable prices?

Most of these places I've never heard of ,always in stock .
Just do a search of any obsolete ammo you'll see.

Assuming these are all fake scam sites.

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The 62 Amadeo Rossi was very close copy of the WRA 62 A Only thing I didn't like was the sights ,as stated above I installed a WRA 1890 rear on mine .Had to make custom dovetail insert. The front blade was beefy enough I reconfigured it and sculpted a bead out of the blade. Once the tang was drilled...

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Pisgah wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:34 pm The one I had resides fondly in memory and on my "Wish I'd Never Sold" list...

I know that feeling all to well

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