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Old Time Hunter, when you were kids why didn't you swing at those ice balls with baseball bats? Frozen bats were too hard to hold on to with ice encrustd knit mittens. That's why we put our mittens and gloves on the steam radiators after we came to school, and after recesses. They'd be dry and warm...

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I don't see why not. They most likely came from the same cartfull of parts, being delivered to various stations in the Model 94 assembly area. If Winchester, or any other manufacturer, came up with a special thread size for such small parts for model variations, it would surprise nobody if they lost...

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I wonder if Wolf has ever thought about marketing unprimed brass in the US? It seems like rifle brass made by US companies is getting pretty pricey.

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It's snowing here too. It was 6 degrees when I got up a few hours ago. Up to 18 now. We deal with storms like this every winter here, as some other posters in some other States do. Snow's one thing-and we can kid you folks in normally warmer places about this storm. But ice is something else again, ...

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From the pics, it looks like a good one. I'd be looking into a mold, and a pile of wheelweights if I didn't already have these things. Brass, too.

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He gave it to you.....that is awesome. Great gun with lots of potential. Dont just wrap it with wire. Find a stock for it and get the proper screws. I agree. Once you're done with the repairs, you'll have a gun you can really have some fun with. Just as a thought--if you've got a stock from a 94 Wi...

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6 degrees and overcast this morning. They say a big one is headed our way tomorrow. We've already had a few good sized storms of over a foot of snow, and a week or so ago it got down to 26 below at my house. Is this the global warming ol' Al made one of his fortunes on?

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What vintage is this 94? That sounds like it may be, at least partially, the typical problem that one can encounter with 94's made between 1964 and around 1972 or thereabouts. Winchester was making a 20 inch 94 carbine in 44 mag back then. All 94s from that period had a stamped steel lifter that ove...

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chadbr wrote:I don't understand the question... of course you should by the 92!

Absolutely!!!!!

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I've cast both Lyman gascheck boolits for the 25-20 and 32-20. My 32-20 mold is the discontinued Lyman 311316 which I size to .310 to use as a 30-30 plinker. Like Shasta, I don't notice much difference in casting effort. I will say this though. If you start casting up a bunch of 25-20 bullets, you c...

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Winchester made the change from the post-64 stamped lifter to the cast lifter (look for the seam/mold line) in late 1970, and Model 94's made in 1971 had the new part (for the most part). Remember, some "1971 Models", like the 1871-1971 NRA Centennial Rifle & Musket. although a 1971 m...

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Nice copies of the catalog pages, Bruce. Makes me wish I had saved those catalogs year by year. I see the text you copied regarding the classic models mentions that saddle ring. I said earlier that I lost mine years ago. After opening your post today I got curious and headed for the gun cabinet. I d...

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Joe, I still have the catalogs that cover those models. The Antique only came w/ the 20" round barrel. The Classic came with the 20" and 26" octagon barrel. BTW, I have owned a few Classic's and they tend to be very accurate. They were offered from 67-70. They also had an upgraded wo...

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The phase in thing may be a possibility, Joe. It could also be that they had lots of all kinds of 94's going into inventory back then, and what was showing up in gunshops had actually been produced earlier than the year they arrived on store shelves. I only go by my own experience--I was at Winchest...

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Rube, Go here: http://onesticky.levergunscommunity.org/how_to/pre_post-64_winchesters.html Look at the second pic of the three rifles with the actions open. The pre-64s were machined. The post-64s were stamped. Those made from around 77 or so were cast. The stamped ones are no big problem as long a...

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Rube, That 94 has been plated. Looks like bumper chrome on my monitor. The wood has been pretty much stripped of it's stain as well. It should have had a black chrome receiver with all else blued. Possibly a gold loading gate and saddle ring. That version would have been the Antique I believe. Sinc...

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Streestar, that's a nice-looking rifle you just acquired. Now, if you really want to be a happy camper with your "new" 32 special, you'll pick yourself up a bullet mold designed with that caliber in mind, and work up an accurate load. RCBS for one makes such a mold--you'll also need some g...

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According to a copy of a 1905 Winchester catalog that I have, they brought it out after the 30-30, with the intent of providing a rifle/cartridge that a customer could handload with black powder after firing factory ammo manufactured with the "new" smokeless powders. It seems that at the t...

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Thanks very good advice! yes, hopefully switching out the front sight will solve this issue! OK next wquestion... Does anyone know what size the dovetail is on the front sight of the Rossi 92? I ordered mine from Steve Gunz but it doesn't say what size the dovetail is or how tall the sights are. Th...

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Any cases, Win WLR primers, 32.0grs Win 748, any of the 170gr cup and core bullets. Not the solid copper ones. I believe Speer has the ones with the best BC. Joe I agree with Joe, except that I use 170 Gr Win Silvertips from a stash of 1000 that I bought before they became unavailable. The same loa...

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For 'bout 5 decades I've used 9grs Unique and a 150 cast. Never jacketed. Faster velocities with cast, less bore wear, cheaper and just all around better than jacketed at slow(er) velocities. 2x22 My next purchase will be of some cheap cast bullits but I didn't have access to any at the time I purc...

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Nice design and brick work on that fireplace. Looks cozy. Like you, we got plenty of snow here. In fact, we've had some day, after day, after day this winter. Looks like we're scheduled for more on Sunday. Where's that global warming guy anyway? Counting his money, no doubt.

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Is the front sight that's on the rifle brazed on, or is it driven into a dovetail in the barrel? If it's the latter, a new (or used) front sight that's a bit higher could be replaced in minutes. Lyman, Marbles, and Williams brands are carried by Midway and others, for not much money--or maybe you or...

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I've never bought one of EMF's SAA's, but back in the 1970's, before prices became inflated, I bought several different models of their Colt and Remington cap and ball copies. All were excellent. I've still got one Remmie copy, and it was my woods-walking gun for years. I've also got a Hartford 92 r...

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Chris, This list of "Low Powered" rifle cartridges is copied from the WA Firearms Regulations. The terms/descriptions used are as they appear in the regulations. When applying to licence rifles in these calibres approval could be given at local police station level. Applications for "...

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judging from listening to newscasters on the radio, "high powered" means it has a scope. "Assault weapon" means it's black. So what is my Remington 870 Express, with it's dark gray stock and forearm? It has no scope. Must be "low powered" I would imagine! What a bunch ...

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Alliant RL 7 works very well for both Jacketed & lead loads in the 30-30. Yup! And I've used IMR 3031 and Winchester 748 ever since I began loading for my first 30-30 back in 1972. AA5744 works well too, and there are others. With any of these you can get good results, and with some experimenta...

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Wow!!! The 25-20 brass is available, as are a couple of pretty good molds for bullets designed specifically for 25-20 WCF. Don't let anyone BS you that this round won't kill deer in a pinch either. A 25-20 was a starting rifle for myself and my brothers, back in the day. I never got a deer with one,...

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In response to the original question, I have used WW 760, as well as 748 for years. 760 is my powder of choice for at least one of my rifles. It is not the only rifle powder that I use, however, nor is 748. I posted this reply earlier, but it was somehow deleted.

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First off, let me state, I have no experiance reloading bottleneck cartridges so any advice regarding the subject is welcome. I have reloaded straight wall pistol cartridges in .38, .357, .44 mag and .45 acp. I know 30-30 ammo is fairly cheap for REM CORELOKT ($15 per box) however, I have quite a b...

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The 200 gr Coreloct bullet is the first one that I tried when I began loading that caliber. It performed so well on paper with that first box of ammo that I never bothered experimenting with my loads. Later, when I got into casting for the 35, I got similar results from the RCBS 200 gr cast bullet. ...

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Here's wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, and Safe New Year.

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I have shot a bunch of different loads in my win 94 30/30's both carbine and "rifle".really if your just punching paper save some money and shoot some cast loads.the ranchdog 165 gr bullet is one of the best. that said in my win's the jacketed 150 and 170 gr bullets both group good.I woul...

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In the early 1970's, when you could get via mail order a repro of about any Colt or Rem cap and ball revolver from EMF, one of my brothers acquired a repro 1860 Army Colt. While looking for components and accessories at a sporting goods store in one of Vt's bigger towns, he asked the clerk in charge...

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In the early 1970's, when you could get via mail order a repro of about any Colt or Rem cap and ball revolver from EMF, one of my brothers acquired a repro 1860 Army Colt. While looking for components and accessories at a sporting goods store in one of Vt's bigger towns, he asked the clerk in charge...

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Now you will start the never ending quest for wheelweights and scrap lead. Have fun! :D That is gonna be a tough one in some parts of VT, as they outlawed the use of lead WW in VT last year I think. But finding a place to SHOOT ought to be about as hard as introducing yourself to a farmer, convinci...

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Sorry to hear about your loss. While the suggestions as to how to deal with the scum if they are caught are all pretty fair, there's a better than good chance that they will never be caught, given the attitude of some of the police units described. As for the safe you are planning to build, a boiler...

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I've owned a few and feel they'd probably last the average person for years. I wouldn't count on one for serious use in sporting clays, trap, or skeet. Many of those guns shoot fire more rounds in a year than most hunters would ever shoot in a lifetime. I've watched a couple of the Russian guns die...

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I've owned a few and feel they'd probably last the average person for years. I wouldn't count on one for serious use in sporting clays, trap, or skeet. Many of those guns shoot fire more rounds in a year than most hunters would ever shoot in a lifetime. I've watched a couple of the Russian guns die...

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gglas's comparison chart above, uses rifle data for the older calibers while it uses pistol data for the newer calibers . This makes his chart pretty meaningless when comparing calibers in a carbine. Here it is modified with rifle data for the 38spl+P and 357mag from my chrono data in my 20" 3...

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None this year, but I would not refuse any that were given to me.

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I've owned several, both OU and Sideby. I now own a 12 sideby with interchangeable choketubes that I've used pretty much weekly for trap at my club for going on 10 years now. A 16 sideby sits in my cabinet for use during grouse season. I've bought two as gifts--a 24 inch 12 ga sideby for my brother,...

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I'm halfway between Leftydude and BlaineG. I use a Lee Factory Crimp die for a moderate crimp in the midpoint of the crimping groove. I've done this for years, with all of my 30-30's. Like Blaine I think this helps equalize pressure with uniform powder burn. No, I can't prove it, but I've done it th...

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I saw one and handled it. The old town clerk in my home town had died, and they were auctioning off her house, as well as the house of her father, who had been the previous clerk. I was a sophomore in high school at the time. Nobody had been in the father's house for decades, and the auction attract...

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I think thats very true about the rifles being handed down. Also people tended to buy what works for others they know. Haha! thats true about the ammo, I remember it well. I've noticed this same trend with the 38-55 in this locality. Several old timers used 38-55's around my parts too, OldWin. In m...

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And that one box of store bought ammo lasted several years... Yep, one shot, one critter. It had to be that way, particularly with ammo like 38-40, that came 50 to the box. Wages were low, and that box of ammo was expensive, not to be wasted. My home village had two stores--one sold some groceries,...

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I don't have any handgun experience with it but have 7 rifles. Winchester 92's, 73's in rifle and carbine and a Marlin 89 rifle. All the books say this cartridge wasn't very popular. If I recall Madis said it was 1:10 with the 44WCF. That doesn't seem to hold true here in Maine as for me they are w...

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Set your sight on the lowest notch. Put a target out at a measured 25 yards--hopefully a big target, and stick on one of those shoot-and-see spots--I suggest a 2 inch one-in the center. Take a good shooting position from a bench--and a 6 o'clock hold, and fire one shot. If you're really lucky, you'l...

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We should be proud of Geezerhood. It's a distinction that takes decades to earn, and only the best of us make it. When we get there, we're obligated to relate our experiences to the next generation. It's what we do.

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I found this post very timely. I to have a Rossi 92 in .44MAG and had loaded up some, what I thought, were fairly mild loads for it and my new Uberti 44 mag Colt clone. I had spend days researching for just the right plinking load and settled on 8 gains of Unique over a 240 gr Xtreme plated bullet....

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