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- Mon May 13, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
Shrapnel, you give Levergun Hunting a whole new meaning! Obviously a land of great opportunity! I'm very partial to that 94 on the Mule Deer!
- Mon May 13, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 341
Re: Mountain Goats are all going to die and disappear...!
I know exactly what you mean Doc, and you're right! Enough said. But it's a shame! It's sickening! It's a disgrace!!! But when people allow controversial opinions, theories, to creep in, 100 years later Lotta people believe they evolved from monkeys, then they start thinking and acting like em, and ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
In conclusion, the longtime opinion of a box of factory ammo, 170gr, is true, out IDK, at least 150yds, will get the job done well, I believe this! In fact I've got couple boxes here, Win PP 170gr factory, that I got number years ago, tested in my 64, and they shot at I believe near 2300fps! Velocit...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
I put all the numbers and my results into Shooters Calculator. com, and I recorded their estimates onto this target for comparison, @200yds, for anyone who might be interested in any these bullets? Going in, I was already planning to change from the 160ftx, to what I figured would be the better, the...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
Got out early, anxious to do what I consider my final concluding test of the Barnes Original 190gr FN in my Mod 64 with LVR Powder, and the results are to me great and conclusive enough! But I'm gonna give my results best I can from 2 years of lots of tests, especially with the Hornady 160ftx, enoug...
- Sat May 11, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
This is a good thread with some great hunting rifles, and got me thinking about what in my old age I've come to love the most in the outdoors? Hunting mountain deer with a levergun! But in past several months, I've again been working on some new loads and shooting my boltguns, my beloved 30-06, but ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
2023 Win Mod 64 30-30 20231111_091146.jpg This deer, no trophy obviously, but as special as any to me. I was born and raised down in the hollow behind me, and back then, nothing here but small game. But I never even scouted it this season, never even stepped foot into it since the last year. I'd fig...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
2019, Win Mod 64 30-30 [attachment=0]20240511_132343.jpg[/attachment I killed this deer in same spit as 2017, almost exact same shot! But I'd seen him day before, close, but I let him walk, because I was hunting a Giant 11ot, pics of him by 00's ever since May. I figured that Big Funnel on the oak b...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
2017, both these with Marlin 336 30-30 20240511_132414.jpg Everything about this hunt was the definition of When A Plan Comes Together! I was hunting a big private 160 acre farm, that for around here, had as many deer as you can expect! High anxious anticipation had me feeling impatient! Too many de...
- Sat May 11, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
2016 that's his little rack & feet I mounted to the gun rack. Sure made me happy, plenty really good meat! 20240511_132358.jpg Really sweet hunt to me, I'd already hunted this area several days. I'd mostly still hunted very slow, but about 2pm I took a seat behind a great natural ground blind. A...
- Sat May 11, 2024 2:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
Well Griff, you popped my balloon! Ah, don't matter who's idea, they never done anything with it! A lever action revolver, hmm! Kinda like caveman that carved out a wheel, then flipped it on its side, gave up. Look what it did here tho!
- Sat May 11, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
Fine looking and sounding guns and loads fellas. 8) Yes they are! That 76 of Barbarosa's, is making me LUST! Especially laying on the deer, I'm trying to kill this fall! But that 76 is I believe very similar to the one Selleck used in "Crossfire Trail"? Regardless, a rifle I'd be proud to...
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
- Replies: 39
- Views: 891
Re: What Are You Hunting with Your Levergun...
Meat, that's why they're so good, they're Hunting Rifles! In past 10 years, I've killed a good number of deer, yotes, and turkey, all with a couple 30-30's! You know, I get almost mad at all the 000's of posts on just couple forums, but mainly one other? All on the subject of Stalking Rifles! Hell, ...
- Sat May 11, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alliant ceases production of powders
- Replies: 29
- Views: 831
Re: Alliant ceases production of powders
Certainly don't know if this announcement is renewed or a past thorn in side that someone just tore scab off to irritate a scare again, or whatever? But I'm glad I've only dabbled in one Alliant powder, Rel 17, that being only experimental in my 270 & 30-06, and it's a good powder for both, espe...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage .22LRs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 994
Re: Vintage .22LRs
This is my most beloved firearm of any kind! Only gun I ever had that I named, and it earned it! Ole Job TheCZ Ultralux, 29" barrel. Incredible how this rifle is in squirrel woods!
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Vintage .22LRs
- Replies: 31
- Views: 994
Re: Vintage .22LRs
Top Marlin Glenfield, 2nd Mossberg 44 USb, 3rd Steven's 15a, 4th CZ 452 American, 5th CZ 452 Ultralux. I've recently given away to couple young men who expressed serious d3sire to hunt squirrels with a rifle, a Remington Mod 580 and Ruger 10/22. And I gave my brother a CZ 452 Lux 25" barrel and...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LUBRICATING JACKETED BULLETS
- Replies: 13
- Views: 369
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: LUBRICATING JACKETED BULLETS
- Replies: 13
- Views: 369
Re: LUBRICATING JACKETED BULLETS
Well I can honestly say, this always left me scratching my head! Not before I started reloading. But actually when I first found this site, IDK, 2000-2002, and my curiosity about, maybe I need start reloading? Because then, I knew nothing, except factory ammo. Then I saw, plainly, no one ever mentio...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Savage lever in 30/30
- Replies: 10
- Views: 356
Re: Savage lever in 30/30
I've always wanted a 99, but you just don't see them around here. Only one I've seen, sure considered buying was in 308, and it was almost mint condition. But I just don't want one in 308. If I ever find the one I want, it'll be identical to that, man that's perfection! In 30-30 or 300 Savage, and I...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 232
Re: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
I've read a lot over years about Hamer, but don't recall much about his partner! But I sure think Woody Harrelson played that role well! Haven't heard many people who really thought too highly of the movie, but I think it portrayed the truth very well, best I remember! And I don't know if the gunsho...
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Marlin 1980, 336, straight stock, 30-30
- Replies: 8
- Views: 294
Re: Marlin 1980, 336, straight stock, 30-30
Beauty, that rifle looks new!
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 232
Re: Great day for the Gun Shop (movie clip)
One my favorite newer movies in long time, I watched it twice when it first came out? 2018-19? But been looking to buy it on DVD for long time, haven't found it yet, but I will! Loved the part where he slowly worked action on the 94, by sound he supposedly tell a jammer!
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
- Replies: 9
- Views: 808
Re: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
Thanks! I got Direct, got it set to record ep4 Thursday night, and ep5 the following Thursday
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:25 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
- Replies: 9
- Views: 808
Re: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
Oh so entirely on You Tube, thanks Ray!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
- Replies: 9
- Views: 808
Re: Speaking of Movies (a new 'series')
Looks very interesting, what channels this on?
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 5:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Couldn't help it...........New Levergun
- Replies: 10
- Views: 801
Re: Couldn't help it...........New Levergun
Very nice indeed and in 35 Remington, Especially! I alllllllmost done it Friday. Went in my local pawn. They had a JM Marlin 1894, made in 1974 in 44Mag. It was in decent shape. Could've gotten it for $800 out door! But I just can't grasp that kinda money for a 44Mag, for my use anyways, some would ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Old Movies
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1553
Re: Old Movies
Most all my old favorites been mentioned. Just can't top Lonesome Dove IMO! I watched Tom Horn again other day. John Wayne favorite? El Dorado! Loved True Grit as equal, until the new one? Hey, Jeff Bridges made JW look bad, and all other actors also, great movie! Love Crossfire Trail especially, bu...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
- Replies: 13
- Views: 993
Re: 2 Current Lever Action Articles
Yes Wow, really special rifles, thanks for sharing!
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Gun and Knife Pictures
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1740
Re: Gun and Knife Pictures
All these have come about in last 5 years, and really love every item for their use, the rifle my favorite 30-30 and took both these deer. The Kimber? My lifelong favorite handgun is my Mod 19 S&W 357, but for packing in woods, this Kimber 4", hardly know it's there, and when I got a rifle,...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1963
Re: Pitchy (Lenn)
Sure pray you get a miraculous full recovery Pitchy, and I understand how you feel, having witnessed similar with my dad, grandad, others! But your faith is pictured, you can lean on The Everlasting Arms, until He decides! But like you're showing, He Is Risen and So Shall You, into Real Life! God Bl...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 4:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
- Replies: 8
- Views: 714
Re: Winchester 30-30 Case Life Test
Excellent report, and I Thank You for it, very beneficial! Your thorough records are far beyond my capabilities, so the test being done on 30-30 case is especially important to me! I saved all my 30-30 brass for several years before I started reloading, so I began reloading with IDK, probably 300 Re...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Guy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 892
Re: New Guy
Welcome Chaser, you'll pick up some bad habits here, Lotta hyphenated out there! But you can take a 30-30 & 45-70 and span the globe! There's a bunch rifles discussed on here I'd love to have, but my favorite? 30WCF! And I do love the 30-06, but two especially I'd like to have badly, Mod 71 in 3...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dickey Betts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 352
Dickey Betts
Saw where Dickey Betts died few days ago. Anyone not familiar with him, he was a member of the Allman Brothers Band, if my memory is correct? He and Duane Allman started the band in about? 1970? But Duane died long ago, and I assume Greg Allman has been their leader since, again correct if I'm wrong...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
Bill I've long wanted a Mod 99 in 303 or 300Savage! I've yet to see one in my county ever! Was in a dandy Gunshop about 3 counties away, in 2016, reason I remember I bought an old Mossberg 22 target rifle. They had a beautiful 99, but in 308. I know 308 a great cartridge, slightly above 300 Savage, ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
That rifle, load, and scope, be the ultimate heavy cover-brush rifle! And good shootn!
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
- Replies: 19
- Views: 903
Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Bible confirms giants several times, but not since the times of David-Solomon, 1,000BC aprox, none I recollect afterwards?
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
Wanted to add, last fall I killed my deer with the 30-30 shooting the Hornady 160ftx. Day I killed it, I was bragging on how it dropped the deer in its tracks, and it did, a neck shot, didn't really break the neck, but I know the nerve & trauma was deadly. But after I cut the deer up 4 days late...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Pitchy (Lenn)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1963
Re: Pitchy (Lenn)
Same here, Pitchy obviously knows how make a living, not just earn one, unreal what he put together sometimes, put to good use! Prayers for a fine man, Pitchy!
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
- Replies: 19
- Views: 903
Re: Lewis & Clark - Little People Encounter
Same tales of the Cherokee, especially I think in the Smoky Mountains. Saw couple shows recently about trout fishing in those mountains, and one long time local fisher claimed to have had an encounter! But his description? IMO, just tales by a people who lived by their own gods. Not the True God!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
Doc's right, the Williams is about the best compromise of all types of sighting on a Levergun, or any rifle really, and for sure plenty accurate really out to 200yds+ if practiced on one's rifle! Those BB 94 is a rifle I wish I'd gotten back in their day, really a special rifle the public let slip o...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 30-30 Shootn
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1584
Re: 30-30 Shootn
30-30 & 30-06 shootn today, first time since December. I had 4 loads to try in my 30-06 using a Speer 165gr HC using 4064 & 4350 powder. And I had near a max load of LVR=33.6gr with the Barnes Original 190gr FN, 33.8g being the max on the Barnes chart. I shot 4 rds of these 190's only at 30y...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Carry gun for an 89 year old man……good one
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1248
Re: Carry gun for an 89 year old man……good one
He's definitely an authority on bears! I used to pack a 357 with 180gr fn, 6" Mid 19, but it got too heavy in my old age. Now I've always got a 45acp with 255gr Hardcast by Buffalo Bore or Underwood. I don't really worry about Blackbears, but I'm around them all time, and have had several Mom&a...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 19
- Views: 642
Re: New member
Thank you Fellers for a warm welcome, I figured that you fokes were my kind of people after watching the site for a while. To make some of the bunch feel better when I could walk all day in rough country I carried this favorite of mine many a mile... still use it for hogs when I in a UTV... John IM...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 19
- Views: 642
Re: New member
I can relate to all that! Even a levergunner, myself an example, from end deer season till fall, I start getting my 30-06 especially and occasionally a 270, and pledge I'm gonna convert to, probably the 06 because I love that rifle! Have had it ready last two seasons, then come time hunt, I grab my ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 751
Re: I'd not survive the 'corporate' world...
No Doc, you're not! I keep my mouth shut mist time, but when you watch news, and really think of things today, as to how it was when i first went into the workforce in 1976, it's plain truth of what we've become, for the most part probably? Spoiled, self-centered completely, sacrifice a forgotten wo...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy Ya'll!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1672
Re: Howdy Ya'll!
Howdy back from KY also, I missed this at first! God Bless!
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy from Georgia!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 891
Re: Howdy from Georgia!
Welcome and your description fits most of us! Lever centered, but wings sprout out to all kinds of iron! Welcome and from what ive learned in a long life, Georgia Man, gotta love em most likely!
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:15 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
- Replies: 16
- Views: 752
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
- Replies: 16
- Views: 752
Re: Found a Marlin 336 Beauty
Yes you did! I have a 1977 made, bought new by an old coworker, which I bought from him in 81. He killed ? can't remember, at least one but I think a couple of these KY Mountain deer, and me several with it since. In fact, it's only rifle I've ever owned, that I can honestly say, that for me it's ki...