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I no longer hunt, but I shoot a lot of lever gun and BPCR silhouettes as well as gong matches. So I prefer the longer barrels -- 24 inch on pistol cartridge rifles, 26 inch on rifle cartridge guns, and 30 inch on single-shots for BPCR, octagon preferably -- the more weight out front, within reason, ...

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Nice looking rifle, Mike!

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Thanks, Bulldog!

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Ah, yes, Dpris. Agreed. And I even own a few things made in France, such as Gitzo tripods -- despite the fact that the Vichy government opposed our invasion of French North Africa in November, 1942.

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Great photo, casastahle! I'm curious about William Blades. Many years ago I read a fly tying book by a Willim F. Blades, Fishing Flies and Fly Tying. It was published in 1951 I now see by checking at Amazon and reprinted several times. He was well-known in fly fishing circles, and as I recall he was...

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Mutt,

I was on MO yesterday, but I tried just now and I got apparently what you're getting. Who knows what's up.

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Bulldog,

Your mom is in my thoughts and prayers.

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Sixgun, I appreciate the offer, old friend, but I'm not yet ready to turn the old girl loose. But when I am, you will be the guy I call! BTW, in case I haven't told you, that gun came out of a small auction in sleepy McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, about thirteen years ago for the princ...

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That gun will cost you a whole lot more than $200, and you'll have to throw in that Browning (Miroku) 1886 carbine that you must have bought during a period of mental duress!

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O.S. The deluxe 94 in your post is a beautiful rifle in a great configuration. Looks like the 100 year anniversary model? I like Miroku lever guns, including the new model 94. My good friend, Sixgun, and I float our sticks in different directions on this issue. Yes, I love the old Winchesters too, b...

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See, Lige. Pull his teeth and he's harmless as a heel hound!

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Sorry for the mess in my previous post. Obviously I'm not too adept at using the quote feature. Nor, apparently, the edit feature!

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Thanks for the heads up! I kind of forgot about them. Mainehunter Hi, mainehunter, Here is your expander plug at Buffalo Arms: http://www.buffaloarms.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=164378&CAT=4166 At $19, I suppose it could be cheaper, but where are you going to find one, except in the headstock of your o...

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Hi, mainehunter,

Here is your expander plug at Buffalo Arms:

http://www.buffaloarms.com/Detail.aspx? ... 8&CAT=4166

At $19, I suppose it could be cheaper, but where are you going to find one, except in the headstock of your own lathe.

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mainehunter,

Try calling RCBS. I know they offer alternate expander plug sizes for various calibers, and I think they'll fit the Lyman M dies. You can also try Buffalo Arms in Ponderay, Idaho. I believe they'll make you a custom expander.

http://www.buffaloarms.com/?PAGE=Main

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86er, The RCBS bullet works fine from the magazine of a lever gun as much of the bullet intrudes into the case when seated to the crimp groove. The 311299 I mentioned is suitable for a single-shot only. A .30-30 loaded with this bullet will not feed from a tubular magazine, and though it can be load...

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Thanks for the information, John.

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Hi, Kirk, I have the same RCBS bullet, and mine weighs just under 200 grains as cast and a bit over 200 lubed and checked. I shoot a moderate load of 18.5 grains of 5744 in a Winchester 1894. In a Browning 1885 Traditional Hunter I also shoot an NOE 311299 (copy of the Lyman bullet of the same numbe...

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Yep, deer camp is quite a place, especially for a young hunter. Here's a little poem that helps capture the atmosphere: PALACE IN THE POPPLE By John Madson It’s a smoky, raunchy boars’ nest With an unswept, drafty floor And pillow ticking curtains And knife scars on the door. The smell of pine-knot ...

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casastahle,

Thanks for posting! This ad brings back many memories of deer hunting in my native Pennsylvania -- especially McKean, Forest and Potter Counties.

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Kirk,

Bullets from my RCBS mould weigh 202 grains, lubed and checked. I'm loading much lighter with 5744 as I need only topple 200 meter rams with mine.

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Set triggers in general reduce pull weight from pounds to ounces. On Winchester lever guns the close-coupled double set trigger was the most common type, and it works very well. A set trigger allows the shooter to break his shot more readily when the sights are correctly aligned on target particular...

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If you think 17A sights are pricey, you haven't checked other globe sights with interchangeable aperatures. The 17A's are a bargain.

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Bis,

At Midsouth for $26.60:

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/i ... 0153171076

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Sixgun,

Thanks very much for posting. Brought back a lot of memories. Looks like you shot well also. No schuetzen target this year?

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AJMD429, The large white target with a black circle is the steel buffalo. It's at 1000 yards but from a slightly different firing line than John was shooting from. At the closer firing line I believe it's 950 yards. I'm not sure what the others are as I haven't been to Ridgway for some time. There u...

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Great stuff, John. It's great to see the range again!

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Sorry to hear about your friend, Griff. Prayers up.

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Thanks, guys, especially hfcable. I believe I'll give it a whirl.

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jny,

Thanks very much for posting this link. I've been to several jumps in Montana -- Madison, Ulm Pishkun, and at least one other whose name escapes me. You can imagine the thunder of rushing herds when you're there. The Vore must be near Beulah.

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As noted, this is a problem with many lever guns. And re-cutting the throat to a gentle angle is the answer. Fine. Who do I get to do the job? I don't know or know of a gunsmith I would trust to do it right. That is, any gunsmith within a reasonable drive of my home. So then I should send it off. I ...

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Mine are prescription, also, Ranger XL's with interchangeable lenses. http://www.morganoptical.net/pageDisplay.jsp?pageid=7632 In a variation on Sixgun's theme, I have one entire right lens made in my intermediate correction for shooting pistols and short range rifles with iron sights. I use my norm...

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My dad used to line the black walnuts up in the driveway, then run over them with the family car. Next, he'd shovel them into a bushel until they dried. After that we'd completed the husking by hand. I learned early the meaning of nut-brown hands!

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Ah, Perry, that pic was taken in my (relative) salad days. Of course I did look old even then. Now I'm long since past the entre! But, nonetheless, I will say, that my love of shooting, especially competitive shooting, grows stronger with each passing year. Man, I'll miss it when I'm no longer able ...

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Thanks, Game Keeper,

This is Medicare Day for me. It hardly seems possible!

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Hey, Jack,

You guys have to be shooting at Homer, too!

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RR7,

Good thoughts and prayers on the way.

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Nice looking wrap, Bruce.

I lived 15 miles north of Antietam near Hagerstown for nearly 20 years; moved out here in late 2007.

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Hey, Bill,

I'm real familiar with being wrong! In fact I think I have a patent on some aspects of it.

I'm familiar with the drive from Jacob Lake to Lee's Ferry, and I agree that Joe's pic looks like that view also.

I like your part of Utah very much.

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Hey, Bruce, have any pics of your wrap?

Also, are you near Martinsburg?

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You got it, Joe.

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Just to dispel any lingering doubt about the site of Joe's picture, below is a link to some more photos of Utah, including some of the edge of Cedar Mesa and the head of the Moki Dugway. The photos are arrayed in groups of three. Scroll about half way down the page to the picture of the Moki Dugway ...

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t.r.,

Theodore Roosevelt N.P. -- What a beautiful place! I've visited the South Unit, twice. I would surely like to get to Elkhorn Ranch and the North Unit. I had considered going this summer, but life intervened.

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Thanks, Joe. Bill must have missed the proof.

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Joe, You're surely welcome. A short drive from the Moki Dugway you'll find Muley Point overlook. It offers a fantastic view, mostly to the south, and you can see the buttes in Monument Valley about 15 or 20 miles off. Also, nearby is Goosenecks State Park where the San Juan River makes a series of n...

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That photo was taken from near the top of the Moki Dugway near Mexican Hat, Utah. Here's a link to a web site where you can see a pic taken apparently from where the cars are parked in Joes photo. Scroll down the page to near the bottom, and you'll recognize the location. The dirt road that takes of...

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I would guess southeast Utah, maybe around Mexican Hat. Just a guess.

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The Winchester Model 54 was introduced in 1925 along with the .270 Winchester cartridge.

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For a long time a C. Sharps high wall configured for BPCR silhouettes chambered in .45-70 was on the top of my bucket list. I finally got one last month. So the Shiloh Sharps moves to first place: Shiloh Sharps 1874 in .45-90 for BP silhouettes and Creedmoor target shooting. CPA 44 1/2 in .38-55 wit...

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Jack,

I'm very sorry to hear about Spike. It's tough to lose a dog you've given your heart to.

I like your shooting set-up. Keep dirtying those barrels!

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