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I've shot a lot of cast in the 375 from the RCBS molds, both of the Lyman molds, and the 235 gr Ranch Dog mold. After a lot of range time, and killing deer with the heavier Lyman bullet, and the Ranch Dog bullet, I sold the Lyman and RCBS molds and use the Ranch Dog exclusively. I cast them from a L...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:09 am Dang, Ted, now it looks like I need a 10mm to go with my pound of Longshot.

Yes Sir, a 1911 in 10mm is a dandy. Just be ready to chase brass about 30 yards.

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I use it for full power 10mm loads, and is just as good in the 40 S&W too.

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Oldncrusty wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:40 pm Wowee! Tooth or tusk?

These are cross cut tusk ivory.

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After wvfarrier's post of his mammoth tooth grips I thought I'd share these Mastodon Ivory grips, also from SK Grips. 10,000 years in the ground can deposit certain minerals that give amazing colors. These are on my 10mm Ruger.

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Sorry for your loss. Prayers for your family.

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I saw those on Scott's Facebook page, beautiful!

I bought a set of his Mastodon Ivory grips with the blue colors in them for my stainless 10mm 1911. Very nice to look at, but I don't leave them on all the time because I'm scared something will happen to them. Lol

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50. Been shooting as long as I can remember. Still have the 22 Dad bought me when I was 10.

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The dreaded day for all of us. Sorry for the loss of your friend.

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Thanks guys. Hit the big 50 this time.

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@ Tycer thanks for the link . . . it makes me wonder what a hard lead bullet with grooves ground or cast into it would do . . . just for the fun of comparisons . . . I'm still a fan of solids, but I find the XTP performance, from 380 to 50, to be impressive . . . maybe breaking down my dislike of h...

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Some of you may remember when Drifter found us. That was 4 years ago today! He's showing some age, but he's still the same old wanderer.

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I recently found a new S&W Performance Center Carry Comp 3" at a Pawn Shop at a price I couldn't pass up. I am very impressed with this new Model 19. It locks up like a bank vault, and is as smooth as butter. Once I have a couple hundred rounds through it and a Simply Rugged holster for ccw...

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Anytime your smart phone is nearby you can't expect any privacy. A few days ago the wife and I were watching tv and something about a guy training to be a pilot was on. I casually mention to my wife that I'd love to get a pilot's license someday. That was it, no more discussion, just that one line. ...

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marlinman93 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:24 am I have to ask the obvious. How does one forget a rifle for a year in the woods?

I asked him that. He just shrugged his shoulders. He's not a gun guy, or even a hunter. Frankly knowing him, I wasn't terribly surprised by it.

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I had never seen one of these rifles before now either. Im only messing with it for the chance to get into a usable truck gun for cheap. I'll post update if I end up trying something.

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From the looks of the 17HMR barrel I found, it appears to have the chamber bored below centerline, so a center fire firing pin will strike in the correct place on the rimfire round. They offer switch barrel combos with center fire, and rimfire barrels from the factory.

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The bore is far, far beyond any restoration being possible. It was so rusted you couldn't see daylight through it. Thought about reboring but isn't worth the cost.

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While visiting family over the holidays a brother-in-law asked me if I could work on a rifle for him. I was presented with a single shot Rossi youth model 243. Outward appearance wasn't bad, just a little speckled rust on frame and barrel. Then I opened the action and couldn't believe my eyes. SOLID...

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I tried loading LVR with 150 gr bullets. Could be my rifle, or the combination with the particular bullets I was using, but accuracy was dismal, and pressures get out of hand very quickly. Thankfully a friend with Quickload saved me from a likely catastrophic ending.

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My 30-30 AI is an 18" Marlin 30TK. I've had the best results with the 150 gr Speer and RL15. I can get to 2500 fps. But be careful, when you get to top end loads, they go way beyond real quick.

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I don't know if it's still there, but at one time on Leupold's website they had a warning about these counterfeit scopes that they had been getting in for warranty repairs.
I think the old adage applies here, if it sounds too good to be true.....

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Archery season opens here in 3 weeks. They are still full velvet. But I have seen more bucks this summer than ever before. Several very nice ones around.

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Are all of the firearms listed there from Terry's collection?

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I've killed deer with my home cast 180 gr bullets cast from a Lyman #2 alloy. 1 shot and they were done. Never recovered a bullet.

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The way around that is to stock up on 80% lowers. There will be a day in the not too distant future when those are outlawed too.

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Thanks guys!

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Drifter is doing fine, but showing his age. His teeth are mostly gone, and he doesn't stray too far from home anymore. But he's still fat, happy, and healthy.

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Funny you would say that about the dog. My friend shot a young Aoudad ram on the first day we were hunting. We had heard the meat was not the best, but being rednecks from Missouri that have ate all manner of wild game from crow to coyote, we had to try it. We peeled out a backstrap from the little ...

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Six, I do still have that 1954 model you sold me with no buttstock. It's a great shooter, with cast and jacketed bullets both. I was contemplating putting it on the auction block since I have this '48 now.

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You will not be disappointed in the Axis meat. I went with a friend of mine to hunt free range Axis outside Senora last January. We both killed nice bucks, and I killed an additional doe after that. Much better meat than venison. Mine is nearly gone already. Just got word from the Taxidermist down t...

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I must have been a good boy last year, because my wife bought me a heck of a Christmas gift. She found a beautiful condition first year (1948) Marlin 336, the waffle top unmolested. Haven't had a chance to fire it yet, but I did completely strip it down and give it a thorough cleaning which it had n...

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You needn't be of advanced years to do such things. I've been doing stuff like that for a long time.

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Griff wrote:If there'd been more people there, I'm sure that I've have finished lower....

Just tell us there were more than 12 shooters.....

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Well done!

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We almost stopped at that Pawn Shop by the Chrysler dealer, but were short on time. We get through there a couple times a month, try to stop in next time.

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Excellent as always, Nath.

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Very nice!

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marlinman93 wrote: Total time to complete a non FFL transaction was almost 2.5 hours! I wont go through that ever again!

I have bought exactly 1 gun from Cabela's. I spent 2 hours waiting at the check out to complete my purchase as well. Very unorganized, and inefficient. It was rather busy, but still......

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Hit up all your local pawn shops. There's likely a (JM) Marlin there looking for a good home. An older Marlin will be as good or better than anything you'll buy new today, and much less money.

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They had a 99 in 30-30, not nearly as nice as your rifle that they wanted $999 for.

You made a heck of a deal there.

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Very true, Nath.

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If you're in the area, you might want to check out the St. Louis Cabela's. We stopped in yesterday looking for powder and found lots of old leverguns. More than I've ever seen there. Pre-64 94s, Savage 99s, 1873s, 1892s, 1886s, lots of Winchester Commemorative models. All grossly overpriced, in my o...

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Ysabel Kid wrote:That looks like a heck of a good time!

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