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You might consider a 3x9 Nikon Prostaff. I have three of these now and absolutely love em. $150. The optics are the best for the $$ hands down IMHO.

If you really want the higher magnification capability, then I'd look at a Weaver.

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I agree with Buffboy. I will add that the trajectory of the 38-55 is much steeper than the 30-30, which means more difficulty in hitting your intended target at 150 and 200 yards will be bit more challenging and knowing the actual yardage will become critical "sooner" than with the 30-30. ...

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My wife's family and my Dad are from Iowa and we lived there for a time. Can't tell you how much I enjoy the annual package from my Dad in law - he goes out and hunts em every year. We clean and halve them, dust with some flour, add some salt, pepper and a little onion powder and saute in butter. OM...

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oooh, sounds like a prime opportunity for a 32-20 conversion. I think the 32-20 cleans-up a 32 H&R chamber doesn't it? Or are they chambering the the CB's in 32-20 now? Can't remember fo sure... I'm not a fan of the 32 Mag - nothing wrong with it, just one of those cartridges like 40 Smith &...

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Yes, oh thank God for our bloated, money sucking beaurocracy!

This many be a joke - it's so rediculous. Certainly made me laugh - what idiotic tripe.

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I contributed ahead too - bought a used Marlin 336RC and then continued to contribute by having it sent to a gunsmith to be rechambered

And I'm taking my hunting buddy on the leverguns texas safari in August as a give-back for letting me hunt his place all of the time in Mississippi.

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Congress is moving quickly to pass a $1.2 trillion Global Warming Tax that is based on unfounded science and could cripple our economy. A vote is expected before summer. I just signed a petition and am asking you to join me. Please go here: http://www.grassfire.org/106/petiti...=16350755&NID=1 I...

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Good set of irons. If you do any evening/night hunts- you'll be very happy to have the scopes...

Take lots of pics and report back after the hunt!

Good shootin.

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I have one (and a 94 CB in 45 Colt too) - well one close to a cowboy - it's a pre-cowboy model that Davidson's commissioned with a 24", half round, half octagonal barrel. I really like it. Anyway, yes, there are all kinds of loads for black powder equivalent velocities, yes they thump a bit - b...

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and there's no amount of "can't we just all get along?" that will change that. We have split into liberal, socialists and conservative capitalists. One way of operating has been proven to be successful, the other has been proven to be degenerative. I choose common sense and the American mo...

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well then, I suggest getting some of the big poly containers at walmart and storing your stuff until you can get your shop in order... unless it's likely to be some time....

And thanks for the compliments

Gotta have a man room

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Nice shot!

Yeah, maybe a little overkill but I shot one and it ran off - was raining and I couldn't track it - never found the booger. Hate that. Would rather have it drop on the spot.

Good job and yeah - nice 86.

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I have to agree with Old Ironsights - build your own. I did - used 3/4" plywood all the way around - used holes and shelf pegs (or whatever they're called) to allow for adjustment. Here's a pic of mine in my shop: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/medium/HPIM1020.JPG I'd recommend enclosin...

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Yes, and the real problem is the cost of defending against these attacks. I really am a strong believer in a "loser pays" litigation reform law. That is to say, you can bring a suit against anybody you want but you must pay their legal fees if you do not prevail. The system already allows ...

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just go here: http://www.brownells.com/ and type in "marlin stock" in the search box and you'll get a good sized list of options.

If you need some parts to go with that they don't stock, go here: http://www.chasjonesgunparts.com/page/page/498048.htm

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I support the idea of lever rifles for HD/SD, and like Griff, would rather have a true rifle chambering in the lever, and handgunS for interior use. Not that there is anything wrong with having a secondary lever rifle chambering a handgun round, of course. :) Funny, I just got thoroughly overruled ...

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Thanks for the links to those - the safepacker is a new one on me - great idea! The man bag is good too though - especially in a non-tactical color. These are becomeing more and more accepted by the sheeple. I usually just slip my Kahr 9 into my waist belt - Mexican carry though. This around town wh...

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great job! Thanks for posting the pics!

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The older 444's are 1-38 twist the newer ones that aren't micro groove are 1-20 . Which will help stablelize longer bullets. Either is plenty big enough for what most people hunt. The plain fact is that they are just fun to shoot. A guy really needs both. Well, I was not aware that they made this c...

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This is just common sense if you ask me. I am preaching to the choir here of course but the law needs to be on the side of the potential victim, not the $%&# criminals. Err on the side of the victim is the way it should be. Now, having said that and knowing nothing of the details of that drunken...

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Dang, I must be getting slow in the head. The title of the thread is "LEVERGUN Texas Safari..." So, lever guns it'll be. Smitty has a nice old Marlin and he can choose from a number of mine too.

And did I push the limit with my buddy? Thought there were two spots still open?

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Thank you K8bor for that information! Actual, non-conjecture, based on the fact of his own converted rifle. And the catalog info from Brownell's is incontrovertible too. :shock: This is exactly what I've read over and over about Mr. Nonneman's work on other boards and the specifics about the 336's a...

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The 45-70 is much much more versitile than the 444. Nothing wrong with the 444 - its a great cartridge and you can use up to 270 and sometimes 300 grain bullets with it - depending on if your rifle will shoot the heavier bullets. The reason is the twist rate of the 444 - which is too slow for the he...

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Nothing wrong with a good levergun for self defense IMHO. Since you have a Marlin 336 and like it, then I would strongly suggest a Marlin 94CS in .357 Mag. But load it up with 38 Speical +P hollow points (125 Grain). I'd like you to use a pistol caliber in case you need to put it to work inside your...

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I've never used this particular site. I use gunbroker exclusively and have been very happy. This is a bad deal - I would definately contact them and give them the opportunity to make good on this or get a full refund -that's shipping included. I suppose you've got an ffl transfer fee too though... E...

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I've got an all purpose expander die - think it's Lee though and it bells the case slightly. I also have a set of 45 Caliber bp compression dies - I don't remember the manuf. but I think I got it from Cabelas. I'd bet Buffalo Arms has em too though - they seem to carry everything else. That is one f...

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You might note that there will be different recommendations on doing it yourself vs. having somebody like Nonneman do it. Full disclosure saves everybody a lot of time and worry about you. Not sure what you mean "full disclosure..." In my very first reply, I mentioned this - and even prov...

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I haven't shot cas in a while - several years in fact. But, I'd like to get back into it. I concurr on the 38 Special - and I highly recommend the Marlin 94 Cowboy chambered for 38 Special. Its a pip. When I started, I chose the 45 Colt and loaded "traditional" power level loads - that is,...

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It's done. I sent off my information and payment to the seller and my check and order form to Nonneman. Now, I wait.... I've been reading about these types of conversion on the M95 action for years - Brian Pearce for example in Rifle Magazine. Also I think Dave Scovill - Editor of that mag. Weird ab...

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I'll just plan on Friday morning if that's the "plan". Smitty can fly into Austin and stay with us Thursday eve.

Looking forward to it!

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They don't kick as much as you'de think. I think a lot of the powder is just blown out the barrel or something. You don't really get that much more velocity from 50 to 60 grains either. But it shore makes a fuss and a lot of smoke! :lol: Here is a youtube video that I made of shooting my Dragoon: ht...

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and compliments! :) This is a very fun pistol to shoot. Chuck - I think it was the .357 Mag that took the tittle away from the Walker. The .357 can gin up over 600 foot pounds to the Walker's 400+. The 44 Mag goes the next step to 1000. And now we have the 500 Smith & Wesson Mag :shock: which I ...

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I just spoke to Smitty - and we are a go for this! I'm pumped - thanks for the web site addy - great pics! Please add Jac and Smitty to the list of hunters. I will send the deposit(s) in today to the addy listed upthread. Does this get going the morning of Friday the 8th? I'm flying Smitty in - was ...

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OK - sorry for asking so many questions - I'll check back up the thread.

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What would a "trophy" hunt cost? I might want to do that for my buddy.

He's been very good to me over the years.

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I did a lot of research on this before I decided to pull the trigger so to speak. The man that is doing the work on mine has done over 100 of these conversions specifically and does work on all kinds of lever actions. For example, you can have him chamber your 95 Marlin for a 50 Alaskan, etc. I've r...

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I'm working on a 35 Reminton to 356 Winchester conversion in a 336 RC - the work will be done by Mr. Regan Nonneman. Anyway, I understand the general desire/theme of this thread. However, the idea of taking a m94 .357 and converting to the .358/39 wildcat seems a little futile to me. Aren't you basi...

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Well, I have a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem and I have some loaded 356 ammo. I just went out to the shop and inserted a couple of 356 rounds into the mag of this rifle. They lifted and fed just fine as-is. They wouldn't chamber of course and the bolt didn't allow them to seat properly because of the larger ...

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Here's mine: http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/HPIM0626.JPG It's a Uberti. She'll take up to 60 grains of fffg which makes quite a rukus. But I get the best accuracy with 50 or less though. Typically use Hornady .454" round balls with wonderwads over Pyrodex P. I did the latch surgery on i...

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I've got one of those too - only mine's a 50. Great shooters! And I really like the buttplates on these. It's the one on the bottom (of course): http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data//500/smoke_poles_July_2007.jpg The other two are CVA mountain rifles - the top was a 54 but is now a 58 (spanish barrel) ...

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Great - I'll see if my buddy would like to do this - what's the deadline, so to speak?

Oh, and how do ya'll hunt - from stands, still hunt, or a combination?

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1886 wrote:Good luck. Please let us know how she shoots. 1886.

me? will do

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I'v hunted hogs on the Mesquite Ranch south of San Antonio a couple times - David Smith if you know him. I think he DBA as Texas Wild. I've got a buddy that has me to Mississippi every year to hunt on his deer farm. I'd like to offer this to him as a thank you. Please give specifics - $350 - include...

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I registered here a few days ago but it took awhile to get verified and I was also out of pocket with the boy scout troop this past weekend, so a little lag in my reply. I did a search and found a thread about this on 24hourcampfire's forums and here is what I posted there (as you can see, a lot of ...

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I thought the mothership was in Texas

This looks interesting

I am the guy that awp was referring to.