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by Wayne Miller
Mon May 26, 2008 10:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '73 Winchester in Action!
Replies: 19
Views: 2437

Hmmm... Kinda makes you wonder what a night video would look like....Especially with a 56-50 Spencer with full-up BP Warthog loads! :shock:
by Wayne Miller
Mon May 26, 2008 9:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '76 Winchester 50 cal Sporting Rifle by Chaparral.
Replies: 28
Views: 2696

Stuff to make it go "bang".

casastahle , Looks like the auction expired without a bid. It will be relisted I bet! I am in need of a new toy also. Maybe one of those would scratch my itch. :D :D :D EDITED !! I had a PROBLEM and could not stop my finger from clicking on the BUY NOW button so I guess it is gone now. :D :D :D I p...
by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 9:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: With all the talk (and video) of Spencer carbines...
Replies: 7
Views: 995

Re: With all the talk (and video) of Spencer carbines...

I see they are offered by Taylors and Armi-Sport. Is the Taylors just a better finished version of the AS? Thanks!:D Nope. They are all from Armi Sport. For whatever it is worth, the last few I have seen for sale have had nicer case colors than mine. Regardless who sells it, you still have two issu...
by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MORE Spencer Action!
Replies: 16
Views: 1799

RIHMFIRE wrote:He's having a bunch of fun and I'm jealous
Yup, it was fun! But then I had to clean my guns.....and the brass....and cast more bullets....and buy more Goex.... IT NEVER ENDS!!!!!!
by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MORE Spencer Action!
Replies: 16
Views: 1799

Ah yes, I know the routine well. Shoot a magazine full, then look down to see where the empties went so you don't step on them. Then squat and pic them up. Yep, know that well. That thing has a quite a healthy thump to the report doesn't it. Very different from the 73 and it's .45 Colt round. Joe W...
by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '73 Winchester in Action!
Replies: 19
Views: 2437

kimwcook wrote:I bet that bbl. got just a little hot after that. Nice vid.
A touch warm... :D Want warm? Run four mag tubes, back-to-back, through a 56-50 Spencer! SSSSSSSSMOKIN'!
by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 12:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MORE Spencer Action!
Replies: 16
Views: 1799

MORE Spencer Action!

I took this one later in the day when the rain quit. In this one, you see what happens when you short stroke the lever. Good thing no one was shooting back at me!

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by Wayne Miller
Sat May 24, 2008 7:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '73 Winchester in Action!
Replies: 19
Views: 2437

Thanks Wayne, I've never seen BP shot in one of the old style levers. I find interesting how big a puff of smoke comes out the action on firing (before the action is cycled). It appears a fair amount escapes before the case seals the chamber. Does this also happen when shooting BP in thin walled br...
by Wayne Miller
Fri May 23, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '73 Winchester in Action!
Replies: 19
Views: 2437

When I was shooting, it was about 55 degrees and raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock....not optimal range weather... :?
by Wayne Miller
Fri May 23, 2008 10:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spencer In Action!
Replies: 21
Views: 1979

Hi Kid! I didn't try the Blakslee Box this trip out. This was more of a function check with a new load. I was hoping to do some serious accuracy testing, but I got rained out. Next time though...... :D
by Wayne Miller
Fri May 23, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: '73 Winchester in Action!
Replies: 19
Views: 2437

'73 Winchester in Action!

This is a video of me shooting my Uberti '73 Winchester Short Rifle in .45 Colt. The load is a 250gr Lyman RNFP over 36gr of Goex fffg in Winchester cases with a Winchester Large Pistol Primer touching it off. I was shooting at a rock over the creek bank about 50 yards away. I think I hit it.....fro...
by Wayne Miller
Fri May 23, 2008 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spencer In Action!
Replies: 21
Views: 1979

Griff wrote:Ahhh!!! The smell of charcoal and sulfur in the air!!! :lol: :lol:
You know, it's funny...my Mom doesn't like that smell! When I went back in the house, she said, "You stink!" Some people have no appreciation of art... :cry:
by Wayne Miller
Fri May 23, 2008 10:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spencer In Action!
Replies: 21
Views: 1979

Spencer In Action!

I was finally able to wrestle the video camera away from the teenage daughter and took some video of me shooting my Taylor 56-50 Spencer carbine. The load is a 355gr Rapine bullet over 38gr of fffg Goex fired off by a Winchester Large Rifle Magnum primer in Starline cases. Hopefully this will work.....
by Wayne Miller
Thu May 22, 2008 7:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Pedersoli Rolling Block question
Replies: 3
Views: 618

It will definitely take as much ffg Goex as you can stuff behind a 500gr bullet!
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 18, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Did somebody say Blackhawk?
Replies: 20
Views: 2669

Lefty Dude wrote:Try shootin that hot 45Lc load in a TC contender 10" with a closed breach, if ya want a handful. :wink:
Yeah, but if you want the full effect, it has to be one of the OLD ones with the light octagon barrels and weirdly contoured grip. :shock: That combination would make you find religion!
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 11, 2008 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: a genuine Hawken spencer plains gun:
Replies: 8
Views: 1177

Wow. Very neat. I've thought about doing something very similar to my Taylor Spencer repro. I saw an original Spencer at a gunshow a few years ago set up with a fairly heavy octagon barrel. I think one with a 24" octagon would balance very nicely. The current carbine is pretty butt heavy.
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 11, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 35 Rem Marlin and Pete44ru
Replies: 13
Views: 1825

Yeah, they had test patterns back when folks actually repaired things in this country. I can remember lots of TV repair shops around. Remember going to Radio Shack with a bunch of tubes and checking them on the "tube tester" to see which were bad? No point to repairing TVs or computers th...
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 11, 2008 10:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MOVIES - Watched The Professionals last night.
Replies: 11
Views: 1912

One of my Favorites. Always liked lee Marvin's pistol rig, 1911 & 1917! Can't beat that! 8) Close...it's a Colt Army Special. You get a real good look at it in the scene where Lancaster is hanging upside down in the pass. Want to talk about synchronicity? I watched it last night too! :shock:
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 11, 2008 8:57 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Range Report-sort of-Little Sharps
Replies: 6
Views: 1008

I have always had a hankerin' to own a really clean High Wall in 38-55. To me, that would be very close to an all-around rifle. These Little Sharps rifles might just be the answer to that. I might have to take a look at one...after I pay for my current Shiloh order. :shock:
by Wayne Miller
Sun May 11, 2008 8:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New world record W/ a Lever rifle, 1.90 sec. 10 shots
Replies: 17
Views: 2939

Very impressive and cool to watch. For some reason, however, I have this urge to say, "In this stage, you have a POed Griz charging from 30 feet...here's a Guide Gun loaded with Garrett Hammer Heads.....Shooter ready?!?" BEEEP! :twisted:
by Wayne Miller
Thu May 08, 2008 8:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Recent tone of the forum
Replies: 89
Views: 10040

I find it interesting that the first three gentlemen to reply truly ARE gentlemen who are not even CLOSE to being guilty of the addressed infractions. Interesting...... 8)
by Wayne Miller
Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: One powder for everything.
Replies: 38
Views: 5974

For what I shoot, and for what I reload, I could very easily get away with ffg Goex....Although fffg Goex works better in .45 Colt and 56-60 Spencer. I have to admit, however, that there are a few calibers that I just don't reload for, 7.62X39 and 9mm being two examples. Pretty much everything else ...
by Wayne Miller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

rjohns94 wrote:If kids off on an outing, this gives us a chance to catch up on a few posts to his total. :D :D
Yup!

:D
by Wayne Miller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

rjohns94 wrote:If kids off on an outing, this gives us a chance to catch up on a few posts to his total. :D :D
Yup!
by Wayne Miller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

rjohns94 wrote:If kids off on an outing, this gives us a chance to catch up on a few posts to his total. :D :D
Yup!
by Wayne Miller
Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

cnjarvis wrote:The last time I saw one of those boxes it was on the old forum - it was a beaut! Somebody post pix soon!
Well, if Jay doesn't post any, I will snap some photos this evening (I hope). This thing is really cool! :D :shock: :D
by Wayne Miller
Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

Wayne? You are in MOSSYROCK now? I thought you were in Toledo!! stuff, I sense a breakfast at 'Sisters' Now.............. :D Jeff Hi Jeff! Nope, no such luck...my FOLKS are in Toledo, I am still in Graham up near Eatonville. The "Mossyrock" comes from where my family is from.... All that ...
by Wayne Miller
Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....
Replies: 16
Views: 3145

Ysabel Kid! You dirty, rotten, no-good, sheep-herding....

son of a Scruffy-Looking Nerf Herder! You have got some nerve! Here I am, going through life, content with competing with Terry Murbach for the "Grumpy Old Cuss" title, and you come along and do something completely unsolicited and, and.... nice ! :evil: I mean, what the HECK were you thin...
by Wayne Miller
Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Original Elmer Keith Gun.
Replies: 14
Views: 2897

1233 *RARE KING ALTERED ELMER KEITH COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. SN 351868.
by Wayne Miller
Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 50-90 LTD??
Replies: 9
Views: 2217

Guys, that rifle weighs less than ten pounds. It will kick the snot out of you in 50-90. In 50-140, it will kick you loose from your fillings! :shock:

Call me a wimp if you want to, but I wouldn't shoot a rifle that light in 50-140!
by Wayne Miller
Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SHOT Show Question: Uberti?
Replies: 5
Views: 989

From Jeff's S.H.O.T. pics on Gunblast, Charles Daly has an 1866 Carbine & an 1876 Rifle - but no calibers were specified. There were some EMF/Pedersoli Lightning Rifles & Carbines, too. Charles Daly's '66 and 76 rifles are Chaparrals...not Ubertis. I owned a Chaparral once. I shan't be repe...
by Wayne Miller
Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SHOT Show Question: Uberti?
Replies: 5
Views: 989

SHOT Show Question: Uberti?

I guess this question is directed to Jeff...I have to assume that Uberti or Cimarron had a booth. Did either of them have an 1876 Saddle Ring Carbine in .45-60? Any prospects of one? Thanks!

Wayne
by Wayne Miller
Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: refinishing a Win post 64 94
Replies: 5
Views: 1040

Post 64 receivers can be rust blued. It's slow, but it's an option...
by Wayne Miller
Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: FS-on Gunbroker
Replies: 5
Views: 1040

There seems to be an extra rear sight dovetail....
by Wayne Miller
Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pretty soon none of us will be able to buy an entire rifle!
Replies: 10
Views: 1990

This just goes to prove that smoking crack is an expensive habit!! :shock:
by Wayne Miller
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New puppy - PICS
Replies: 55
Views: 8426

I love Golden Retrievers and Labs. I have a Yellow Lab now named Daisy who is one of the best dogs I have ever had...except for the barking. As for a name, how about Maggie? Good luck on selling your Henry. That pup looks like a good one.
by Wayne Miller
Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New-to-me Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 (Pics added)
Replies: 16
Views: 2159

Just out of curiosity...which do you like better, the roller or Sharps? Well, that's a tough question since I haven't shot the Sharps yet. From general handling, the Sharps stock is more comfortable. The Roller has a lot of drop to the stock and that Remington Sporter buttplate HURTS with heavy loa...
by Wayne Miller
Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New-to-me Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 (Pics added)
Replies: 16
Views: 2159

Updated with pics!!!
by Wayne Miller
Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New-to-me Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 (Pics added)
Replies: 16
Views: 2159

With any luck, I might be able to snap a few pics this evening. While the rifle can't help but be beautiful (It IS a Shiloh, after all), it is not fancy. It is a base-line #1 with no options, as far as I can tell. This is not to say that it doesn't have distinction and chracter. For instance, it loo...
by Wayne Miller
Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - New-to-me Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 (Pics added)
Replies: 16
Views: 2159

OT - New-to-me Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 (Pics added)

By a stroke of shear luck and timing, I was recently able to purchase a supposedly-used Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70 for the cost of a Pedersoli repro! I picked it up today after having it floating around in the US Postal system for the past three weeks. (The shipping FFL mailed it Parcel Post with no ...
by Wayne Miller
Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT-Thought provoking sig line
Replies: 7
Views: 1385

Be kind to everyone you meet, they may be fighting battles of which you have no awareness
That would be the sig line of DHart....a fine gentleman and an outstanding photographer.
by Wayne Miller
Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Norinco 1887
Replies: 34
Views: 6585

hartman wrote:I like the way my 45-70 brass sounds when it hits the ground...brass 12ga. hmmm?

Hartman
45-70: "TING!"
12ga: "CLANG!"

:lol:
by Wayne Miller
Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - .25acp
Replies: 52
Views: 8134

At the risk of having Uncle Elmer reach out from the grave and snatch my soul, I have always though it would be cool to have a Ruger Bearcat rechambered and rebored to .25 ACP. I have dreams of loading it with some nice, 55gr, square-nosed Keith SWCs.... No, I have NO idea what it would be good for,...
by Wayne Miller
Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT lets show some wood !!
Replies: 26
Views: 4483

This is my Remington Rolling Block, nicknamed "Crowbar".

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by Wayne Miller
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Finally got my 1876 Win back, but not happy at all
Replies: 19
Views: 3071

Mich Hunter,

Check your PMs!

Wayne Miller
by Wayne Miller
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Lever Actions
Replies: 18
Views: 4211

What a coincidence...I looked at an absolutely BEAUTIFUL Uberti 1885 yesterday with a checkered, pistol grip stock in .405 Winchester. This rifle looked like an absolute gem, and if it had been in 38-55 or 45-70, I would have bought it. I was smitten so bad that last night I priced Uberti 1885 barre...
by Wayne Miller
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: .45 Auto Rim?
Replies: 8
Views: 1974

I may become a .45 Auto Rim junkie as well very soon. I just bought a Webley Mk VI that has been converted to use .45 ACP in moon clips. I intend to reload .45 Auto Rim to .455 Webley specs. This should be a fun project! Midway is sending me some brass and a shell holder as we speak.
by Wayne Miller
Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Tis the season for Sharps Pics
Replies: 26
Views: 3687

Ooh rollers rollers... rollers I don't own. The vertical Pedersoli left to make way (and help pay) for Shilo I posted. http://photos.imageevent.com/cas6969/guns/oldSingles.jpg The roller on the bottom went away to pay for the one with the scope.. Ummm...Excuse me, but did no one else notice the HEP...
by Wayne Miller
Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT OT OT ... What I Have Learned From Watching TV
Replies: 5
Views: 1013

Ram Hammer wrote:They left out my favorite,

When dealing with a serial killer in a 50 room mansion,

don't split up!
And ALWAYS run UPSTAIRS to get away from the axe-wielding maniac.
by Wayne Miller
Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What levergun would you like to see under your tree?
Replies: 49
Views: 7764

An Uberti-made 1876 Centennial Saddle Ring Carbine in 45-60 WCF with a REAL color cased receiver and rust-blued barrel. While you are at it, throw in some deluxe walnut Baring that, I'd settle for an original Winchester to the same specs..... :shock:

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