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El Chivo

in my limited exeperience I've noticed the smallest group has come with a starting load or close to it, and accuracy is paramount so no hot loads for me.

El Chivo

you might consider the Weaver 1-3x, it's great to look through at 1x.

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I was going for flush seating on the primers, checking with the ruler some are a little above. I use the RCBS priming press, and I did push pretty hard on some of them. They don't go in as easily as pistol primers do. But that would make sense if the first strike is pushing the primer in the rest of...

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Well, I recently tested my first 30-30 loads, and at least half of them would not go off the first time due to light strikes on the primer. Most went off the second time, two required three strikes. No duds. This is with a Win 94 Ranger with rebounding hammer. I have had a few misfires in the past w...

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I got all my stuff from Midway, a Lee 3 die set plus I just got a Lyman M die. All in stock.

If it was really rare, Lee would only offer a 2 die set.

My reloading store is well stocked with Winchester brass.

El Chivo

Hobie for President!

Imagine, being able to directly access the POTUS just by logging on to Leverguns.com

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You can use 2400, just check the Alliant web site under silhouette loads. I just fired my first 30-30 loads ever, this was a silhouette load also. Went with SR 4759, at 15.0, 15.5, 16.0, and 16.5. What a great boom sound the first two loads made! Sounded like black powder in a muzzleloader. The firs...

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you know, it's funny, I've been having trouble at work, and getting frustrated, until I gave myself permission to quit.

Since then I've been much more relaxed, and fought off the problems, because I had nothing to lose.

I still work there, but I work for myself.

El Chivo

it's my plan to retire early too, because it's the first 5-10 years that I'll be young enough to enjoy it! I've always been pretty good at adjusting to less money. Once I'm really over the hill, might as well sit in a government institution, what's the difference.

El Chivo

When I got started with .357 I tried many brands, although never the CCI Blazer (just by chance, not intent). I found Magtech to be the most consistent and most accurate, and nearly the cheapest. Here's the .357A variety, which is loaded to the same specs as Remington Green Box. Nickel plated cases,...

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actually Robin Williams wrote this

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I bet she'd let you shoot it. Why not ask her?

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Well my big plan is to travel. I do photography and I want to get out and look for those great scenics. I also want to hike and hunt, just explore. The big problem with working is you have to stay in one place so you can keep going back to work. When I'm retired I'll have a small income but it won't...

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don't worry about bringing cash, in Prague they accept Czechs.

El Chivo

Once upon a time there were two candidates running for president of the cotton plant. One was tall and strong and good looking, while the other was weak, sickly and undistinguished.

Inexplicably, the second candidate won. Why?

Because voters will always choose the lesser of two weevils.

El Chivo

if I sight in the scope at 50 yards, the bullet drops so much by 100 yards that the bullet hits the dirt ground beneath the target stand, and the drop off is worse with .44 Mag than with .44 Special Well, this is the area where you might want your 22 mag. The .357's trajectory (using Remington Ammo...

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Plus I found this on how to survive a bear encounter:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bears/

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You can also take the I-5 to Osborne, get off and head east on Osborne. You'll pass an airport, a park, then turn right onto Foothill (Osborne dead-ends into Foothill). Shortly you'll see the restaurant. To get to the range, go left after passing the restaurant (the second leg of Osborne, which turn...

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Ed, thanks for mentioning that, I didn't know you could get copper slugs in 12 gauge.

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Ok, it will be dark about 6:30 I think, so if people can arrive about 3 or 4, we'll get set up, break for dinner about 6, and then hang out in the clubhouse after that.

So figure we'll be at the restaurant from 6 to 8.

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I stopped in at the closest restaurant today, and was pleasantly surprised. It's right at the road where you turn in to go up to the range, so you can't missi it. They do serve beer and wine, and the menu looks pretty good. Lots of Tex-Mex stuff, burgers, something for everybody. Might be a good can...

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I've only fired one box of 22 mag, and didn't care for it. It had more of a "whoosh" than a bang. I know what you mean about wanting more power, or bang, when you shoot, and shooting 22 lr can be like smoking low-tar cigarettes. I'm sure the 22 mag is great for varmints and has a very flat...

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I noticed that 50 BMG copper bullets are legal for hunting in California, according to the Fish & Game list.

Do these people know what they are doing?

El Chivo

Funny that they don't have the Cor-Bon up there. That's all I see listed at Midway.

El Chivo

At midnight, we're still at work, so I broke out a box of candy and took it around to all the girls. The boss was pretty upset because he has something similar planned for tomorrow but I scooped him. So that was fun.

El Chivo

Ok, we're even :roll: Seriously, I think self-esteem is at the root of any competitive behavior, it's a basic motivation to prove you can do something well. Even if you are only proving it to yourself. Sometimes too much self-esteem is a problem. I work with a bunch of young people who have great se...

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The previous one was on a timer while I was at work, and when it stopped it apparently got pretty hot. I don't know how many cycles it was like that, either. I would just check it every few days. The Lyman motor does have a big assembly on the side which I think is a thermal shutdown switch. But whe...

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I picked up "Dances with Wolves" on the sale rack, it was enjoyable to watch, but it's got your basic liberal message. Nature and Indians good, white man bad. It's more of a personal story than a real western. On one trip I picked up "Posse" which is about a group of black men in...

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If that stuff had been covered in my course of study, I would know the answers. They studied those things, kids today are learning computer science. There were smart kids and tough schools then as there are today. There were also kids who didn't learn then and now. I took biology in college to fill ...

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What do you think it's worth? $50-60,000?

I heard of a couple who has some rural land in Indiana, they planted black walnut trees all over it when they were first married.

At the time they figured $10,000 per tree, that was 25 years ago.

El Chivo

Mine's in the shop for that very reason, it's been happening since I got it. Clean or dirty it's about the same. I changed the extractor and some improvement, but I told the gunsmith I suspect some sort of roughness in the chamber, because the shells seem stuck in there. Many of the shells that were...

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Well I just love Remington Green Box ammo in 30-30, 35 Remington, and .357. Too bad I can't afford it. I also really liked the Magtech .357 which has the same specs as Remington, and strikes about the same.

Just don't like Winchester or Federal much.

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I thought I'd post about my latest problem, one of the ones that's holding up my reloading process. My Lyman 2500 tumbler died after about 60 hours of use (not continuously, either). But it might have been my fault because I put a box over it to quell the noise. I didn't save my receipt so a new mot...

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If you want to ship it off to have trigger work done, I got a guy for you.

He improved on one that was done at a shop, and I want him to do my other Winchester too.

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I think the smileys can help communication. There were times I wrote a tongue-in-cheek comment and people thought I was serious. So now I put a smiley to try and give the comment some context.

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Hi Marc, glad to hear you are coming. The rams are set with both feet on both runners of the rail. Many of the rams are imperfect and sometimes a bent foot rides off the rail, etc. Some are canted at different angles. If you get one canted forward, it may be a tough nut. But it's not scientific, it'...

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I just installed my first scope, and was practicing getting on target with it, comparing it to tang sights. It's faster, about 1 second vs. 3 seconds. Haven't shot it yet, but I like it so far. I believe I will probably go to scopes as my eyes age and my presbyopia increases. Lots of times my eyes a...

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I got my first scope mounted, and I noticed when looking through it that changing my viewing position slightly (cheek weld) moves the crosshairs. I can see my front sight at low power (1x) and the crosshairs drift away from the sight if I change my head position. How important is this for accuracy? ...

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the slug won't bounce off

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If they're half-thawed now I would have a big barbecue and use it all up. My venison was getting nasty towards the end (1 year) due to the freezer thawing and re-freezing. It was fine in the middle but some brown, stinky layers on the outside had to be cut off. Not an expert but that's what happened...

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I used to sell sunglasses at a store that discounted them heavily, and it was uncanny how people assumed we could come down even more. Since our prices were a good 30% cheaper than anywhere else, we would start increasing the price when someone started to dicker with us. It was a lot of fun to see t...

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and once he made a whole speech with a 50 cal bullet in his chest. He was shot before getting to the podium and decided not to cancel his address. Maybe it was the speech on proficient shooting? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Milwaukee, Wis., October 14 -- A des...

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My Marlin 1894c is all I "need", don't tell that to the other rifles in the safe, though.

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Well I just paid $379 for mine at Big 5, so I think you're going to get a good deal. This is going to be a carry/hunting gun, so I didn't really want the walnut. But, as it turns out, the hardwood on it is pretty interesting, it has character. It should be a few ounces lighter, too. It has the cheap...

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I think a group picture would be a good idea. Whoever has the latest whiz-bang digital, bring it.

Make sure you know how to use the self-timer, or you can't be in it!

I also plan to take some digital pics, but my camera is not the best.

El Chivo

I like it.

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I just tested 10 gr through 12 gr with 180's, and at 10 grains all bullets were touching at 25 yards. The rifle really seemed to "sing" at that level.

12 was max with the 180's, and it was the least accurate.

If you want to go down a little I think you're safe.

El Chivo

Can you believe Bruce Springsteen wrote this?

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Ok, we have the place, can you guys coordinate the food for Sunday? I'm thinking of volunteers to bring hotdogs, chili, buns, chips, drinks, condiments, plastic silverware. There is a soda machine there. So bring some quarters. It looks like about 18 people right now. Also, targets. For the silhouet...

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I think a lot of us are getting misty-eyed over old Winchesters, and I certainly love mine, but I have to admit the Marlin 336 is the best levergun.

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