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piller wrote: ↑Wed Nov 12, 2025 11:35 amThose all help. Still, not everyone is good at everything. Go to a public gun range. You might see it all.

Those places are just plain scary! The police range can be bad enough!

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WooHoo! .375 220 grain FN! Just what my 375 Marlin wants!

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I do not suffer from "Gun Collection Envy"... for I don't have a gun collection... I have a collection of guns that I use for rather specific purposes... a few backups to the ones that see more use than others. The enjoyment achieved in "the pursuit of happiness" is worth every p...

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I fixed the timing on my carrier with the addition of a piece of a hacksaw blade and JB Weld.

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I haven't had a shot in years... except the for the "you're going to be awake but not feel anything while we shove this stent thru your wrist, up your arm and into your heart" shot.

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My three favorites are.45 Colt, .45 Colt and.45 Colt! :lol: :lol: :lol: I love it! It happens to be my favorite also. I load quite a variety of bullets in it. From a 160 grain RFN to a 255 Keith. In jacketed form I prefer a 200 grain "Flying Ashtray" and a 240 JHP. Probably my most used i...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Nov 04, 2025 8:10 pmYAY!!!
Boy do I miss this place and the friends I have made here!
Thank you Andy!

I'll second that! Felt deprived!

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Brian, that'd be welcome. Every time I've tried, I've dried them out too much.

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Very nice additions to an already outstanding collection of single shots. I believe I'm jealous of your willingness, and skills in tackling rehabilitations & upgrading deficiencies into something you will enjoy.

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... but only God knows how many times they have been fired ... I couldn't begin to guess how many times that particular case has been reloaded. ... I know I have reloaded some of these 20 times. So case cracks and splits are expected. If Sixgun were still posting here, I'm sure he'd be telling us w...

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Jim, I don't think Marlins are known for their robust extractor... As for split cases, I've had my fair share... mostly in my Uberti '73s. Which are known for having pretty generous chambers. And honestly, have been shot far, far more than any of my other 45 Colt rifles. But... In the split cases I'...

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This is quite familiar. Patterns instead of groups. Actually, I wasn't expecting much on that 1st target, as I was adjusting the scope to move the point of impact, and with C45S case the bullet has quite a jump to the lands, plus my adjusting the scope in the wrong direction, really didn't help. By...

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Congrats!

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Everything about mine leads me to believe that it should shoot well. At this point I’m just frustrated with it. Scott, I believe you're right. With the little 1-4 power scope mounted I went back to the range this morning and fired another bunch of rounds. This 1st target consisted of 9 rounds of my...

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Went back to the range today after getting the scope mounted... and brought some C45S rounds to get it close before going to the 45 Colt. Oooops... forgot, it'll only cycle the C45S with 200 grain bullets and I took a bag of 160s! One shot and it locked up tighter'n than heck. But surprisingly, that...

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Well, apparently I'll need to scope my 1984 to see if my ammo is any good. I went to the range today and tried a couple loads. As I sat down behind the rifle, the rear sight, front sight & target were equally blurry! Trying to aim, even at just 50 yards was a nightmare. I had two batches of ammo...

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I had the pleasure to shoot at a range in Orange County, CA, (for a while the site of the OC Sheriff's Dept range), and get to know the Range Master there, only by the name "Charlie". He had a manhole cover up the side of the hill @ 500 yards. It was a public range, and often shooters woul...

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I suppose I was one of the lucky ones. I started reloading in 1973, maybe December of 1972 after my first full WestPac, I came home with 2 new Winchesters, a mdl 94 in 44 Magnum and a mdl 64A in .30-30. I reloaded using my brother-in-law's RCBS Jr press. At Christmas I was given a Lee Loader for the...

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fordwannabe wrote: ↑Thu Oct 16, 2025 8:14 amWell it apparently needs some work, so I will come to the club and pick it up. Then return in OUR standard turn around time, when I am done.

Wowzers!!! Next will be Sixgun posting something!

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I spent the 1st 45 minutes of the video searching the internet for definition of terms and such. Sounds a lot like Mad Cow Disease for deer. but, still more to learn... Kinda disheartening when the experts are baffled. It sounds also like we're decades behind in the research.

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I only have one "dot" sight, a 1-6X on an AR. Turn the knob one way & it's green, the other is red... I almost always turn to red. I don't remember the size, maybe .2 mil, but I got the smallest I could find, I had a ½ mil size once, and it seemed like it pretty much covered up whateve...

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Learn more than guns on this site!

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I'm a big fan of the .30-30 and the 45 Colt. The only "hunting" I've done with the .45 Colt is the errant coyote that has crossed my back pasture while I've been there. But... the .30-30 is far more forgiving when the range is the nearly 200 yards to the back fence line. While I like the M...

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I got a Marlin 375 when they first came out. I does what I want, much of what my 1886 in 45-70 can do, but with less weight.

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I bought 1858 Remington in 1987 and shot it in matches for a year. It would foul and bind up quite regularly, sad to say, I could never predict when. I could never find a solution to the 1858 getting fouled out after only a cylinder or two, except for constant tear-down and cleaning. Not that's a on...

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Here are the sights on my Trapper, built on a '67 Canadian Centennial receiver, in .30-30: front sight.JPG Measurements are approximate, as I'm taking them on the gun. Height above bottom of dovetail: .595", height above centerline of bore: .75" rear sight.JPG It's refreshingly accurate, h...

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Actually now that I think about, could I convince you to measure the distance on your 16inch 94’s? I can extrapolate from there if need be. Both measure 10-7/16". One is a commemorative bbl. & the other a standard Trapper bbl., at least it has no markings indicating anything special. Both ...

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You know of course, that a 14" Winchester 94 would be an SBR. My 2 shortest are 16".

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Joe R. & I were on our way to RKrodles house... I darted across a highway intersection and was stopped by a State Trooper. Joe advised the Trooper that we were both LEOs and had several guns in my truck. The Trooper, chuckled and said... "This is Texas, I should hope so!"

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" If by 'short rifle' you mean the 16" barrel with barrel band vs end-cap Short Rifle" generally refers to a rifle with a nose cap vs two barrel bands, which are usually defined as carbines. If I remember right, didn’t the old Rossi make the EMF Hartford and Navy branded 92s? It’s bee...

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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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