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Are Savage Axis/model 110,the same action/gun? Are Ruger Americans/model 77, the same actions?

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To help refine my question: 1). Accuracy 2). function, feed, extract, and eject reliability, any issues. 3). Prices. A Ruger American is 1/2 the price of a Ruger 77. Similar price differences with other makers models. What justifies the price extremes besides wood and finish? A friend is looking to ...

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Like the look of the Colt SAA and the Winchester '73, '92, or '94 is to the American West Frontier; your photo epitomized the American's AR/M16/M4 look of today.

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What are the quality or differences of bolt actions compared between the various makers like the:
Ruger American or model 77;
Remington 700/other models;
Savage 110/other models;
Winchester model 70
Mossberg bolt action

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Just glacing at it the Rossi 357 magazine tube ID is about 3/8" or 10mm. I don't know if this would fit inside the magazine tube but it is the idea I was thinking of also. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Compact-Red-Laser-Sight-w-Trigger-Guard-Mount-for-hi-point-/330852721649?pt=LH_DefaultDom...

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I like the first option best. The less ubtrusive the better.

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I'll stick to blued steel and walnut on my leverguns, thank you very much

But there are advantages to a good sight and a laser dot can be a good learning tool, point shooting , etc....

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.....The Fat Lady has not sung, ....... and I have absolute faith that the constitution will someday prevail once more. color=#FF0000]Me too, but it's going to cost a lot.[[/color] :D The Fat Lady singing " God Bless America", she sung it first, for Armistice Day November 1938 by Kate Smi...

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Great question, I must admit to finding this topic more and more interesting Centennial. I was of the view that a real lever hunting gun should have a peep sight. Every other configuration was sacrilege. Then recently I decided to look into using scopes on a 9422 or 444 maybe. I think now there is ...

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Makes me wonder how we produced all that ammunition for WWI & then WWII on antique machines; and cannot produce today what we did then? The amounts of ammo exhibition shooters use to shoot up, like Ad Topperwein, Annie Oakley. Those day could not be duplicated today because of ammo. That is a sin.

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From the ad: "PEDERSOLI - .357 MAGNUM CREEDMOOR RIFLE FITTED WITH LONG RANGE SIGHTS AS THE 1874 SHARPS RIFLE - ROLLING BLOCK - SINGLE SHOT ACCURACY IS OUTSTANDING THE FINEST GUN I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I AM 70 ! SOLD COMPLETE WITH CANVAS SLIP ANY QUESTIONS I WILL ANSWER BY PHONE OR EMAIL Price: £...

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All those pretty girls with him from beginning to end most of kept him young.

We watch his old movies on DVD's. Just got one of him, w/ Mitchum, Philippines in WWII.

I wish someone asked him about our present condition.
I wonder what he would of had to say about the present State of the Union?

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I would shoot it first for accuracy on paper. See how it does now.
Loose fore and aft fore-arm wood is one of the tuning methods for leverguns to get rid of tight spots/pressure points.

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That is quite a good hunting story, and shot with a old Lee Enfield , and the man wants to donate the antlers to where they can be seen by lots of people. His house is to small for them LOL

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In several tests, including this one, Firefox tests as the least secure browser. IE is generally the most secure of late, but Chrome has its days. I find one browser about as easy to use as another. IE, Firefox, and Chrome each have their quirks from the programmer's side, but most major sites seek...

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Don't use heat.
My recommendation is:
If the gun fits now just wear it with the gun, keep the gun in it at night (like a shoe stretcher). It will loosen up soon enough.

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I like this part:
........"with open-sighted .303 British @ 35yds"....

Was it an old surplus Enfield and what ammo?

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Armslist has someone in Indiana looking for the same, and an ad in Kansas selling one for $1425

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I'd like to see 22 rimfire factories set up , one in every state, at least one factory for a few states in some cases. I think they would be a good employer and would have no problem selling product. Prices would come back down to reasonable. Montana, Arizona, and Texas would be good states to start...

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Thanks!
Maybe just two+ more questions.

Are there better links to get Firefox downloaded from?
Can I "unistall" IE & google once I have Firefox up and running? Or does it need some of them to run Firefox?

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Considering speed, privacy, and security; Which is the best browser/search engine to use for internet? Right now I have Internet Explorer and a XP computer. Uses are surfing the net, here, video on news sources, music, & Youtube.I would like to get away from Google and Chrome also. I've heard of...

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Varmint Al's web site has a build it yourself electronic caller. I have been trying to get the 4 main things I need to make one; a MP3 player with voice recording abilty, a 12 volt mini ampliflier, a 50 to 100 amp speaker, a 12 motorcycle battery. A soft camo ice chest or similar bag makes a good ca...

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Inside 200 yards I would stick with iron sights and practice on paper so I know them real good.

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So why are .22's so hard to come by? Owen As far back as 1978 Jeff Cooper wrote about it, calling 22LR ammo "Ballistic Wampum". In hard times it would be better then money in the bank, good for trading/barter that has indefinte shelf life if properly stored. In November 2007 president ele...

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Fox news is reporting they were told it was soldier on soldier incident.
That would be even sadder and I hope not.

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Federal bulk packs were still 9 to 10 dollars 20 years ago. Stayed about $15 for a long time. Now the price tag sign in front of the empty shelf reads $24.99. I think part of the reason is demand and the other part is "quantative easing", 0 and the Fed printed so much money it de-valued ou...

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Not a firearms or 2nd Amendment friendly state.

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I shot a very large (guestimate 400 pounds) black bear once and he did not know that I shot him, so I levered in another and took careful aim and shot him again. He still did not know that he'd been shot. All I had was a 1873 Winchester short rifle relined and chambered to 45 Colt, 7 1/2 grains of U...

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Sheeeesh! You got me on that one! A regular Orson Wells broadcast. Almost ruined my morning.

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I have a circa 1890's year Colt SAA that the groove diameter is .408" and the cylinder throats are .400". Yes you read it correctly

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I didn't see the "large bear" part. Better step it up a bit, wider, heavier. Look at the pure copper bullets from Barnes. I have seen them work and they are amazing killers.

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I think it is plenty. It depends on shot placement/marksmanship. Practice in field conditions.

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I think the short rifle 20" configuration is the best of both worlds, SRC or 24" rifle. The copies are a bit lighter then original octagons too. With all the interest there is all it would take is enough of us to invest in a company, locate fireamrs friendly, non-union right-to-work-state ...

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He may never of found the same tree again.
Maybe go back and take a look, it could still be there.
I heard of a Spencer found in a tree like that. The finders thought they would leave it and get it on the way home, instead of carrying two guns hunting all day. Then they couldn't find it again.

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I tied a clear plastic jucie bottle with some chicken scratch and peanut butter thrown in. Cut the opening bigger and tied it to a tree branch. Measures 50 yards from a fence post and got sighted in from there with the 22's. We'll see what happens.......

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^ In the context of what the old gunsmith was talking about, 19th century lever actions with pressure points from forearms, barrel bands, and magazine tubes, I still agree with him. He did excellent work, was a machinist of the old school. When he needed something he made it, if it was a liner that ...

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Anyone use laser sights on Leveractions or Colt SAA's/Copies or Ruger Blackhawks?

If so what kind and how were/are they mounted?

I haven't, just stuck to traditional iron sights and tang sights. But I can see where the laser would be quick, useful and a good training tool on SAA point shooting.

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I still would like to see one in person. If I could afford it I'd buy it just to inspect and do some load developement with.
It would be interesting to compare to my 44 special, which is not offered in Uberti's online catalog anymore.

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I don't think you can go wrong with a Savage 99. Carry, balance, not many moving parts, sight options, and can be very accurate. They just don't come in long cartridges like the BLR does.

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WHat cartridge BLR?
Take a look at existing mag's from other rifles and see if they could be adapted/modified.

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I think ya need one of each, a Marlin '94 and a Rossi '92. They are two different breeds.

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I watched a coyote chasing a herd of pronghorns acrossed a plain, after awhile one of the pronghorns hit the brakes, turned and slammed the coyote head on. Dust cloud covered them both and I couldn't see either one. Then out ran the coyote with the antelope right behind him and a few others chasing ...

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We use to shoot rats & squirrels at the dump also. Back in the 1970's. With 22's and shotguns. Corner convenience store 22's were 25cents a box for shorts and 35 cents for LR, and kids could buy them. If the police came by and said "What are you doing? We'd tell them we're shooting rats. So...

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Probably in a 2nd or 3rd generation Colt SAA could handle 41 magnum pressures. The cartidge would leave more steel where the notches are in the cylinder. Like 44 magnum , 41 magnum brass is strong and straight . Someone most of done that already.

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Pete44ru; That is a trophy rat. If he'd shot it with a ML it would of been Boone & Crocket. 335nut; Your right I usually sit by myself, sometimes on a stack of hay bales is best. have outside cats and we have way less problems then others around here. When we first bought this house (built 1880'...

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I spot them from a distance with binoculars then shoot with a Henry lever 22 or Rossi 62. Problem is sometimes it takes along time for them to show themselves. It's fun, good practice, it doesn't shoot up a lot of ammo, and they are destructive creatures getting into just about anywhere of a vehicle...

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vancelw wrote:I'm with Shakespeare.....

Me too.

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At 38,000 cup, the .44 mag is NOT a particularly "high-intensity" cartridge.. In fact, its pressure is nearly identical to the 'doddering' .30-30 Winchester, and nobody would argue that the old .30 suffers loss of accuracy because of 'excessive' pressure.. The newer .307 Winchester, fired...

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Over 10 years ago I was looking for a Uberti/1873 Winchester SRC in 44 special, to match my favorite handgun cartridge. They were/are hard to find. On the internet I found two of those EuroArms 1873's in 44 magnum. I think both were in Texas. Both said they worked fine, but I was leary of it, to far...

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