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I gotta take my home-built Marlin Cowboy apart again... still won't feed 45 Colt from the magazine. Feeds C45S just fine, but the carrier puts a choke hold on the 45 Colt about midway. And the C45S has a fairly long bullet jump to the rifling, not conducive to great accuracy. If I don't get it to fe...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:52 amFor some reason I thought this involved Loni Anderson.

Or Vanna White!

Must be why I'm glad when my Mom brought me to the US we came via ship. I was two when we crossed the Equator on Christmas Day in 1952. Got my Shellback initiation done early!

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While I've replaced my Colt flat hand spring with the Ruger coil spring & plunger, I'm glad it doesn't have other features the modern Ruger single action does.

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Congrats... I have no doubt you'll do the rifle proud.

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Now that makes me curious about my cut down Cowboy bbl I put on my '79 1894 Marlin. I know I chrono'd some loads thru it, but didn't really try for a group.

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Precision Gun works. I used one of their straight stocks on my 1894 Short Rifle. And I believe I still have another unfinished buttplate if you are in need. I won't be home for a few days to search. It'll need sanding and finishing.

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Jeans, IWB & hawaiian shirt or if in cooler weather, a sweatshirt or jacket.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:31 pmI use grease.

+1!

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I didn't get the memo. Thought I was going to be a "goner" today... woke up in OH, A/C working too well, turned it off, then it warmed up, turned it back on... NOTHING! Rolled the window down, the parked. Checked in at shipper, started the truck up... VIOLA! A/C again! Must be a miracle!

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I bought my 375 Marlin in 1980 for CA bear hunting. It's only ever been shot with Hornady's 220 grain FN. I used to load it up to near max... now, 45 years later, I'm not quite so enamored of that much snortin' 'n' buckin'!

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Yep, several in fact!

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LOL! I think I'd read most of page one before I realized the original post was from 2012! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

But, in answer to the OP's original question, my favorite 45 Colt load used to be:

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and since reduced to 6 grains...

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That's probably the 5th or 6th switch I've replaced... and at least the 2nd time I replaced the harness as the connection from that switch to harness is atrocious. Still have to find a lock thingie that keeps the cable on the temp control slide. Apparently you have to buy an assortment... to get one...

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Nothing happens in a vacuum.

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So, Tuesday nite I drive from Nashville, TX to Smith's Grove, KY in preparation to pick up a load Thursday Morning in Horse Cave, KY. It got chilly, so I turned off my A/C and when I parked for the nite, I left my truck off. Got up and headed off to Horse Cave... and turned on the A/C... but the swi...

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Or golf cart gun, tractor gun... or whatever else it needs to be!

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 6:44 pmHappy birthday!

+1.

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piller wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:16 amDo you need jalapeños to go in it?

No, but always a welcome treat! Although I had a little Cajun seasoning in mine, cheddar jalpenos poppers would've been a wonderful side dish!

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3-Cheese Lasagna Hamburger Helper with Old El Paso Taco Mix!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:04 pmThe Ruger was not reliable and it was inconsistent in malfunctions
So I picked up a Dan Wesson CCO:
First five and first 20 rounds. 12 yards.

Wish I could shoot my full size that well.

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But... ya gotta love a fella that'll stand behind his work. Especially if it turns out to be unrelated to work he did. I.e. failure of a stock part.

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Watch for your primers getting backed out in the tube magazine of the 1894 with heavy loads. Those HPS don't look like they'll have any support against the primer to keep it in the case. The only HPs I use in a levergun are those with enough of a surface area on the nose to have some contact with th...

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For myself... I completely agree. when I load for target shooting I tend to pay closer attention to how consistent my components are: brass, bullets, primers, charge weights, and that they're assembled with meticulous attention to both process and measurements. For plinking, (and I include my cowboy...

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Back in the '80s I hunted for a few years in CA with my Uberti .53 Santa Fe Hawken when I got drawn for the X-10 area. Had good success during the rifle season and used the muzzleloader season for scouting purposes. Only had one shot at a blacktail buck... and as I pulled the rifle up to take the sh...

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I've never shot any sort of .410. I'm with Ted!

TedH wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 7:08 am...I have a hard enough time hitting them with a 12 ga though.

Since I moved to TX, I haven't hunted them... and I usually have a flock or two around my pond near the opener! Never got the hang of cookin' 'em.

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and Welcome to THE Forum!

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Congrats Ted. That one is stunning!

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I've never owned one, only because the one I tried I couldn't grip comfortably... too short a grip.

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In high school, a classmate, (potential girlfriend), talked me into attending her church one Sunday morning. I was a regular at another, but hey... she was cute. I was singled out as a newcomer, and asked to stand & introduce myself... then listened for what seemed like a half hour harangue abou...

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Retire? What's that? I hear about other folks that do that. Maybe when the VA finally comes thru with my disability...

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I can appreciate the good feelings of having a replacement come your way.

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Happy Birthday Carlsen.

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JimT wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:51 pmWhat year did you come home, Griff? I came back in 1969. We were told not to wear our uniforms traveling. I think it got worse the following years.

I flew home on four separate occasions, in Mar '71, Dec of '71, '72, & '73. The only time I had an incident was in '72...

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I'm with ya Earl. It took over 20 years after I returned from VN for anyone outside my family to wish me "Welcome Home". And that was during a Sunday church service when the pastor asked for Vets from different eras to stand and be recognized. When he called for VN vets, I did my usual 'hu...

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I have neither ammo, components or dies to load for the cartridge... otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to resist the several temptations I've had since. But Griff -- 32WCF brass and dies are readily available these days. Not exotic at all. Graf's at this moment has 4 brands of dies and 2 style...

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I'm sure your kids are startin' out with a better foundation than I had. I got my first reloading experience from my wife's younger brother (5 years my junior), just before I got out of the Navy in the summer of '73. And that was just a couple hundred rounds of .30-30 before I left on another WestPa...

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I'm more comfortable with the .45 Auto version

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A fellow club member offered me a TD mdl 1892 rifle in .32WCF with full octagon bbl and mag. But, SWMBO, laid down the law and made me given up the notion of owning such a gem. It's no longer a burning itch, as I have neither ammo, components or dies to load for the cartridge... otherwise, I probabl...

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Ever since I traded off my Walther P-38 in the early '80s, I've made my peace with 9mm... I leave 'em on the shelf at the fun store, and they leave me alone!

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Happy Birthday Joe!

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That was my 1st thought as I have seen that numerous times. I've had it happen and seen others struggle with closing a gun during a match. One time as a Referee I stopped the round took the gun from the shooter and took the gun down and multiple pieces of shot fell from the receiver, some round som...

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Well, after studying on it a while, I tested how a #8 shot would react to being smashed in the action. Laid a single shot on the water table and tried closing the shotgun. A couple of attempts, and viola! A disc about .010" and about .26" in diameter! Mystery solved!

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A few months ago I got a new Cimarron 1878 Shotgun to replace my TTN. Gunsmith took my TTN in trade as it wasn't repairable. It would drop open to almost 90º. which made it pretty awkward to empty and reload. Yesterday, I loaded a couple hundred BP rounds on the Hornady 336, which is still giving...

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Happy B-Day Gents!

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Pat C wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:44 am... I really would have hoped is that Anthony Imperato would have struck anouther agreement with Colt to produce the Authentic Blackpowder series revolvers.

+1.

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I too am sentimental about vehicles. It's why my '55 Chevy still sits in the barn along with a '91 Camaro. I took one of my 1st girlfriends to the prom in that '55, and the Camaro was a gift to SWMBO when I could no longer rely on the brakes on her station wagon. The '55 is in perfect order, even if...

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Likewise Jim. I bought my first one in January 1986... and had all kinds of advice from fellow cowboy action shooters in So Cal on what was the "best" way to slick up a Rossi. I was told to take machine valve lapping compound and fill the action, and work the action a couple of thousand ti...

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Thanks Paul... I gotta finish off the rebuilding of my A/C system so I can get back to work and catch up on bills... I've only to finish buttoning it back up... but gosh is it hot down here!

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Gosh darn it fellars! Don't ya know they do that to minimize their "inventory" tax burden. If they claim it's "shipped", it's no longer in their inventory, and they don't owe tax on it! Surely you can understand a "for-profit" enterprise trying to do everything in its' ...

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I had a Ruger Single Six once upon a time, it was the convertible model with the accompanying mag cylinder. I used on jacks when I'd visit the folks after they moved to the Colorado River (CA/AZ version). I let it go in a trade... to my regret. I've always meant to replace it with a Colt Frontier Sc...

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