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I remember back in the 70s when I was in high school there was talk about the coming of another Ice Age. Anyone else recall that?

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That's the 21st century version of the Hindenburg.

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One of the Ruger/Marlin reps mentioned in a video report from SHOT SHOW that the 1894 "Marlin Jam" has supposedly now been fixed with their new hardened cartridge lifter which they contend was the root of the dreaded problem. I sure hope they're right about that if that's what it is. The o...

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Doc's second paragraph NAILED it!

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If that balloon sees its shadow, does that mean 6 more centuries of Chinese junk imported goods???

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Thanks for the link. This is the one I mentioned in a thread started recently by gamekeeper.

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Yes this was a good video. He recently did another video on the new Uberti 1894. The youtube title is: "The first M 1894 Winchester lever action rifle and the 38-55 cartridge". Uberti did a really nice job with this rifle. Top eject, traditional lock work, no tang safety.

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Are the instructions only written in Swedish???

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Is it true that you have a new president/prime minister down in New Zealand? I think that may have happened recently if I heard correctly. If so, hope it's a better one than that crackpot lady. Wow, she's a piece of work. With a face like that, she'll keep employed haunting houses around Halloween. ...

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^^^ Don't forget Mount Joy and Blue Ball! In that order! Supposedly undersexed Amish women are prescribed two Mennonite by doctors. LOL

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With a Chinese sounding name like "Ruan" on the side, it's probably is a secretly disguised ICBM they now store on one of their many farms in the midwest.

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Add this to bmtshooter's list: "Good news" does not sell, only doom and gloom sells. A boatload of journalists would be otherwise out of jobs. Bringing the news vs manufacturing the news are two totally different worlds. We unfortunately have been living in the latter for quite a few decad...

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Gotta love the last line: "The mounting crime statistics prove it." Just wait 50-60 yrs Elmer if you want to see "mounting crime statistics".

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Didn't realize there are two different barrel styles. All should be like the one in cas' pic above.

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Please let us know what it's like to touch that thing off! That cartridge looks like a real attention getter.

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I've only seen one in my life and it was at night while driving. It was standing along a road and stuck out like a sore thumb.

It's a superstition that shooting an albino deer will bring bad luck. Anyone else familiar with this?

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And let's not forget how many schools had rifle teams. Image that one in today''s upside down world.

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I used to read his Guns and Ammo monthly column called "Survive!" in the late 70s, pretty sure that's what it was called. Never had his books though.

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Hey veeman! The 1876 (4th one from the left) in your pic is really unique looking. Please elaborate on it! It has a carbine look about it due to its shortness and carbine rounded buttplate, but yet it resembles a short rifle with the short mag tube. What is that particular model called and who makes...

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Mine is a stainless steel SRC without the safety. I bought mine NIB probably 20 yrs ago or so and will have to check the sales receipt to verify the exact date. It's has an amazingly smooth action.

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My wife: "How many guns do you NEED???!!!"

Me: "How many pairs of shoes do you NEED???!!!"

My wife (rolling eyes): "That's not the same!!!"

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The books and magazines of the old days had more substance simply put. Just pick up the American Rifleman magazines of the 70s and 80s and it doesn't take one long to figure that out. They were very informative, in-depth articles often several pages in length. Very instructive guides on just about a...

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That's a keeper! Love the 1/2 rd 1/2 oct barrel.

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At this point I'm surprised Winchester has not already had Miroku resurrect the 9422. As for Marlin, I've heard from a reliable source in Connecticut that as Ruger continues the Marlin journey, they will have a 22 lever gun in the works.

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Regarding the use of other cartridge brass to make 35 Win cases....... when you look at a 30-40 Krag case head, it is not completely "flat" like most rimmed cases (ex: 30-30, 45-70 etc), but has a "rounded" appearance for lack of a better term. I assume the 35 Win and 405 Win are...

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Definitely a cool heirloom. Thanks for posting!

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35 caliber cartridges really intrigue me. I've had a love affair with both the 35 Remington and 35 Whelen for decades now and I'd still like to get a 358 Winchester some day. Regarding power, how does the 35 Winchester compare to the those, especially the 35 Whelen and 35 Winchester? That 95 of your...

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Thanks for the info, that's interesting. I'd rather have a 30-30 than any handgun any day of the week if I were in a similar situation.

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So tell us OldWin, has your son shot big bear with his 94 up there on Kodiak?

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As usual, Ian sums it up pretty accurately.

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I'd take a Brno in 375 H&H for big stuff and a Ruger Hawkeye in 270 for everything else.
@ Jim T: you mentioned taking a Freedom Arms revolver. How easy was it to take a handgun to Africa?

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Feral dogs=one of the main reasons never to take a walk in the wilds without being armed.

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Is that pig(let) a wild one?

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That settles it, Japan needs to ban black electrical tape!

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I got mine just before the bolt mounted safety was introduced, a stainless steel SRC in 44-40. Really nice little carbine. We all know that the extra safety isn't necessary but lawyers unfortunately call the shots.

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Probably a product of a Friday 2nd shift shod job at the missile factory.

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AK= Best, most reliable, self defense rifle make. 50+ million copies have been proving it for over seventy years.

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The response by the NY Governor was interesting when she mentioned that the 2nd Amendment was from the era of muskets and she would gladly go back to muskets. Plus, the founding fathers did not envision assault rifles and hi cap mags........ If she uses that analogy, would she be willing to trade in...

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If the 7th Cavalry had had just ONE of those, the outcome would have been considerably different I think.

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Yes to the last to posts. Remember the saying: "If you're young and not liberal, you may not have a heart. But if you're old and not conservative, you definitely have no brains!" That pretty much sums it up.

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My hat is off to you who can tolerate hot, humid weather. I'm originally from west central PA, atop the Appalachian Plateau on the "Eastern Continental Divide" at about 2000 feet above sea level where it's tolerable. What's odd is just 35 east is the city of Altoona located at the bottom o...

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How hot and humid does it get in Maine? Can you sleep at night with the windows open? If it's anything like the humid subtropical sauna summers in central PA, it can't be pleasant.

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Although considering the size and cost of the government at this point in our history, it might be cheaper to pay just one king!

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Gamekeeper asked about whether the 94 went AE in 1982. IIRC it was in 1983, possibly 1984 at the latest.

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Oh that's interesting. The Micro will probably feel really short then!

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These are great little carbines made by Miroku as already pointed out. Even better than the later ones made by Miroku and stamped "Winchester" because they do not have the ugly tang safety and rebounding hammer.

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For those of you who have handled both of these: Is the Micro Midas stock noticeably shorter than the standard length stock? The Micro Midas intrigues me because of its handier, shorter 16" barrel but I'm not a small person and therefore am not sure HOW MUCH of a difference there would be as fa...

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Reloading rimfire cases? Never heard of it but please elaborate!

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For those of you shooting 35 Remington in a 336, how do you find the reliability considering the fact that it's a rimless case? I'm not in the know as to how the 336 internals are set up to function with both rimmed and rimless cases. Someone a little further up in this thread mentioned the "Ma...

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Same with 218 Bee and 32-20

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