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Howdy from Kentucky.

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I tried to get my buddy to use the name MrScatterBlaster on a forum, and he wouldn't do it for some reason.

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How do you like that forward mount on the Winchester 94? I have a replacement rear band with a stud and I like that pretty good.

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Thanks for sharing those extra pics. Man that's something. I'd like to have one in 41 special, or a a Blackhawk conversion. I guess I find the cartridge more intriguing. Certainly some awesome skill involved, pretty cool.

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Glad you made it through okay.

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That's a fine piece of iron right there, thank you for sharing. It appears that there is a hole in the loading gate due to machining? Any chance I could get a picture of what that looks like? Be interesting to see the guns from the outside looking in.

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I have a system, and I pretty much know where everything is. It might not be exactly pretty, but, my system works for me.

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Howdy from Kentucky. Nice ones you have there. Congratulations on your baby! I just one myself.

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Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:01 pm
LeverGunner wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:45 pm
Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:42 pm Here's one I got in 2016 with my Marlin 336 SC in .32 Spl Sow 305LB. dressed.
Awesome! Congrats on that, I'm glad to see some of the "old" calibers continuing to work hard.
Thank you!

I showed my 4 year old, he loved it!

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Mossyoak1957 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:42 pm Here's one I got in 2016 with my Marlin 336 SC in .32 Spl Sow 305LB. dressed.

Awesome! Congrats on that, I'm glad to see some of the "old" calibers continuing to work hard.

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Very nice, a great find in that condition, congratulations!

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Hopefully there is an old junk one with broken stock and bent barrels, that gets a new lease on life.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:12 am You are wrong Bill- my 44 special Single Six is a better packin pistol!!

I just noticed this comment... I didn't know they could stuff a 44 Special into a Single Six frame. I know they can stuff 38 Special into it... and 41 Special. Do you have a thread on it or pictures?

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Nice score on the 35 Winchester. And, glad you found it after it went missing. I hate losing stuff.

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Why did I look? Man, that sucks. Hopefully someone with a good receiver and needs all the rest will be blessed, and bring an old gun back to life.

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I have a friend that post about one over on castboolits. He had a problem with his. I don't think he ever sent it back to Chiappa to be resolved. An older thread and his videos are down, but still, it might be information you'd like to know. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?450896-Ann...

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Looks like a good shooter. I've always liked the 218.

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horsesoldier03 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:45 pm The only Blackhawk I have. It was nothing impressive when I got it, but we got that fixed so I will let it slide.

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

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Agreed, Very cool old gun!

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I do only have one, a New Model Flattop in 44 Special. (I do have a Single Six in 22 LR/Magnum.) https://levergunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/0C02C333-EA40-44A7-9E9E-D66A53BB48EF-scaled.jpeg I suppose if I had to choose another one, say... in a different caliber, I'd go with the 4 5/8" 35...

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While I occasionally sell an item here and there, it's certainly not my primary reason for being part of any forum.

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Howdy, and welcome. I am no expert, but I have a new 1886 and a new 1892, and I've been researching the guns and the takedown system as a result. This picture is from my new 1892, but they used this system on 1886s, 1892s, and 1894s. I'd say a gunsmith removed the takedown lever and knurled the end....

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OldWin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:59 pm My only Flat Top. Made in 1960.

Very nice, thanks for sharing.

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Rube Burrows wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:04 pm
LeverGunner wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:43 pm Here is my NM Flattop. I didn't care for the XR3 grip frame as my hand felt bunched, so I replaced it with a stainless XR3-RED grip frame.

Good looking revolver.

Thank you!

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Nice. I love the balance of the 552. I had one for a while that I got used, and then swapped it off again.

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Thanks for all the hard work. Off-topic for me is "bolt actions"!

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Very nice combo.

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Happy Easter. He's alive! Praise God.

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Thanks everyone for sharing. I love those old ads. I had a Ruger New Model Single Six ad framed on my wall when my house burnt. I don't have anything cool currently, but that Winchester ad with the bear on a ledge, that one is very good. I like the old Marlin and Winchester and Remingtons too!

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When I got the samples for my website, they were packaged very well. I got something like 600 individually bagged bullets in 1 package, double boxed.

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Glad to hear the progress. Nothing like saving some hard to come by brass.

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Thanks sixgun, I had never though of using a mallet like that. Makes since. I'll have to give it a try next time I have a mess to take down. Thankfully I don't have much normally.

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Here's my Annie. She'll set with a treat on her head, and I've gotten her to where she'll set with crackers placed under her lip.

She's not particularly amused by performing these tasks.

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Wow! You should test a known load and gun and see if it's correct there. I've heard of there being a 200-300 fps difference between similar barrel lengths out of different guns, but that's pretty excessive.

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Aw, that's a cute one. I have a boxer that's my baby.

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Accuracy will be dependent if your particular gun likes it. But most likely it'll be as accurate as any other factory ammo. I haven't any idea on the bullets performance, and am interested myself. I know that I had Federal Champion 44 Magnum bullets have core jacket separations when recovered in wat...

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I never even thought of using a shellholder in a kinetic bullet puller rather than the collet. What a pain to insert a large caliber cartridge loaded with a semi wadcutter into a collet! Thanks for the tip, guys! I broke down a couple boxes of 44 Magnum loaded with the RCBS 44-250-K and it was sure...

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So new kinetic puller showed up. Still no joy. Screwed my Lee C press down, seat the bullets 10 thou deeper on RCBS press, swap to LEE with wire strippers and BINGO they slide right out ! When setting the bullets deeper a loud CRACK as the bullets move. I can't believe how much neck tension there i...

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I don't normally use any commercial bullets, I usually just buy a mould that I know will "work" to get me started in a caliber before I get other moulds. I do have a sample of all of RimRock's bullets though to enter into my website. I haven't gotten them all entered yet, but I'm glad to c...

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My first thought was 348 Winchester. Brass is beginning to be available again, so it should be a spell before it dries up. You could consider 33 Winchester too... While it wasn't as strong as the 348 Winchester that replaced it, in a modern gun, it could be handloaded into the same power range. Bras...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:46 pm Would you believe that I’ve never actually had a broom handle Mauser in my hands?

I haven't either, but I always have admired them.

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We have a local paper that you can get a paper from. I don't get one, and I don't know anyone that does.

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I have a Dillon 550 currently set up for 45 ACP and a Redding Turret for rifle rounds. For revolver ammo, I use my grandpa’s CH Tool and Die Pistol Champ H press. It has four die stations and a primer feed. It’s not as fast as the Dillon but I like using it. Grandma gave it to me after grandpa pass...

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Those are some beauties. I have always found the short barrel Smiths to be particularly attractive in the way the underlug is stopped. My wife likes full underlug... me not so much.

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When using a single stage, I too use containers for brass as I process through the stages. Only for powder charging do I use a loading block. I charge 50 or 100 cases, check them, and then seat bullets, or seat & crimp, depending on bullet and application. As the completed rounds come off the pr...

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I've used the side cutters and the press technique a lot. I do have a hammer that I use some. I've found that it works better if I use the shell holder instead of the collet that comes with it. The shell holder allows the cartridge to flop some and that causes a more sudden jolt at the end of the sw...

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Lots of talk of younger folks that are not into the older guns...well, myself is a younger folk, and I like the old stuff, and my boy, well... he can't help but have the itch too, he's a levergun nut at 4 years old. I prefer paper books rather than internet pages.

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Thank you kindly for the information. I ran across this sight (I know nothing about it) https://dutchmanwoodworks.com/l-l-hepbu ... -gunmaker/

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I mosly shoot pistol calibers, either in revolver or leverguns. I do try different presses from time to time, but right now I'm using an old Lee Challenger. The efficiency that is found with a single state comes from being to quickly remove the worked case and insert a fresh. I do this by pulling th...

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I've never checked it out. Sad to hear though, it sounds like it would have been very interesting.

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