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Griff

I appreciate your replies. It all makes sense now. I am working with the 358429 bullets. They have to be seated a little deeper in order to function in the action. I wonder how much this will effect the pressure in the 357 cases. Of course I don't plan on pushing the max velocity. Any comments on t...

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I kinda like his thinking, I too have been down that road, of course I stand out a bit more in England :lol: Probably no more than I did in New Zealand when I went for my family reunion! Walking back to my cousin's from lunch at a local pub, I passed a trucking yard with a number of Kenworths... (r...

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My cast station is at one end of my main reloading bench, and near the sliding door to my workshop for ventilation. I don't cast too often in hot weather, much over 70ºF and it becomes a bit much. I normally use 3 molds and rotate them in order, a 4 hole .30 caliber for the .30-30, a two hole .45 22...

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Eddie Southgate wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:49 pmHow much lead could you salvage from that ?

Of course, we all understand that two boats going in the same direction is the very definition of "a race!"

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My son has one he won as Top Overall @ Raton in '94. It'd been reworked with a rehardened cylinder & action job by Bill Oglesby of Springfield, IL. Great gun, still runs strong after replacing the mainspring after sitting in the safe for many years.. IMG_0106.JPG Pictured on top with EMF Hartfo...

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My son has one he won as Top Overall @ Raton in '94. It'd been reworked with a rehardened cylinder & action job by Bill Oglesby of Springfield, IL. Great gun, still runs strong after replacing the mainspring after sitting in the safe for many years.. IMG_0106.JPG Pictured on top with EMF Hartfor...

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Goodness, gracious, land sakes alive, as my grandmother was wont to say... "Great minds do think like." (I don't include myself there, being only moderately intelligent). I will admit my study of the Bible is a little lacking and my Latin is quite rusty, but I have 3 different versions... ...

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I had plans to retire 24 years ago... That plan didn't quite last 4 years... None of the intervening plans have worked according to plan either... The next plan is to run for Congress... Retire from there after on term, surely I couldn't screw things up any worse than the current inhabitants!

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mickbr wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:02 amWhen did Rossi sneak this model in folks. Has anyone heard of them before? Assuming R95 will be a 1895 copy.

If you mean as in 336, you'd be correct:

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I take breaks all the time... tho' I really shouldn't. Glad you're enjoying yours. They are all too often too few, and too far between!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:35 amVery nice everyone! Looks like there’s quite a bit of variety here (except for Jim).

I can only imagine, but it must be hard to change after success.

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If, and it's a big IF I go, there'll be room for: 20230817_110838 (003).jpg which still needs to be tuned for 200 yards and 1st taste, plus I can hardly leave behind my favorite tang sight.JPG and probably this one... although it has already taken a coyote this year 37574.JPG But... it's still a hug...

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TraderVic wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 6:22 amAm I overthinking this ?

Yes.

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What those guys above said. I've got nickel 38 Spl cases from back when they used large pistol primers... other 38 Spl cases from the '70s & '80s... I've got several K 45 Colt and 45 Auto cases that I've never counted how many loadings I've gotten. But, I don't hot rod any of those... my .30-30 ...

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Look at "linoleum knife" if you like a bit more aggressive blade.

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I finally cut the landline last year... went to VOIP... and yes, except when the internet is down, it's way better. I rely on my cell phone, but I still hate it.

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I dove hunted for a few years in my late 20's, but lost interest when I couldn't find a suitable way to cook them. I guess I don't really like them.

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Of course, this was all pre-canoe accident!

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My 4x4 Crewcab Dually came with Goodyear Wranglers on it... silly 215-75/16s... but they went over 80,000 miles. But as I've done on EVERY p/u I've owned, I upped tire size, this time to 235/85/16s. And use a more aggressive tire tread. I'm also in Mesquite country, and being on black mud, that heav...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:27 pm...but no road noise( window down & radio off) that I could hear.

That means nothing without the hearing aids in!

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I see you skipped ahead to the responses you'll receive. Of COURSE you should! What kind of enablers would we be if we didn't encourage you?

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I've often thought of rebarreling my .40-90SBN to .40-65, especially after shooting at the NRA BPCRS Nationals one year. Even the light "Express" bullets @ 350 grains bruise the shoulder after 180 rounds, I was sore for days after. But, since I really bought the rifle for hunting, I'm loat...

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Today my Dad would have turned 100, the year I turned 59 he called me and said, "Happy Birthday Old Man." I asked him, "...isn't that like the pot callin' the kettle black?" He was two weeks shy of turning 86. His answer was that he'd planned on waiting until I was 60, "...b...

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“We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know that we know they are lying. We know that they know that we know they are lying. And still they continue to lie.” - Alexander Solzhenitsyn Exactly!!! Yep. And, Six, it was Tuesday the following week before a friend asked me what I thought...

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Jason, I'm simply speechless. Glad to hear you're handling it well. Good luck in the new (to you) digs.

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I have never suffered from hammer bite by a 1911, whether military issue or civilian. My first encounter was in boot camp and our instructor told everyone to grip the butt, then went around and corrected those that gripped too high. It is also influenced by how "fleshy" one's hands are. I ...

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So what you're saying is that speed kills! Whereas by your calculation, my 24" bbl in the 45 Colt 1885 @850 fps would last about 47 seconds... 850/2=425; 2/425=.0047; .0047x10,000 = 47 seconds. I would theorize that barrel wear is more dependent on friction than simple speed... in that my lubed...

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Rock Island is selling a story and hyping it up . I’d price that gun at around 90-100K and that’s only because it’s a low serial number with the box which is very rare on any pre 1898 gun. Eggsackerly! If I were able to afford that gun, I'd probably offer it on loan to Cody with the understanding t...

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Bill & Tutt said it better than I ever could. Echoing their sentiments.

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Woodsloafer2 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 5:58 pmPrayers and well wishes to John and family...thanks for the update Jim

+1!

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CowboyTutt wrote: ↑Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:32 pmI hope he sees this post, and he learns that we remember him, and wish him well! -Tutt

+1!

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You guys are so bad... having driven thru EVERY metropolitan area in the Nation... (and even some "not so metropolitan areas). THEY'RE ALL chock full of stupid, inconsiderate, unconscious idiots! (There, that's the "G"-rated version; for the real version insert the favored Naval exple...

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I happen to be partial to 3-somes...

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45 Colt!

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Vall, you keep amazing me. Learn something nearly every time you post. Those look like amazing sights. BTW, on a less enjoyable topic, did you hear our friend Hank Marquardt (Hangfire Hank) (aka Accurate Arms), has passed? I haven't found out when exactly, but my emails and phone calls have gone una...

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IDK, but what I'd just find a replacement stock for it. But, (no pun intended), then my wood working skills are limited to house framing.

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RE7 has been my "go to" powder for the .30-30 for nearly as long as I've been reloading for it. I've got a bit laid in, but have been moving to BL(c)2 most recently.

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I like how he got the family involved... I tried that... unsuccessfully. My wife enjoyed loading her .38 Spls on the Dillon 550B, but didn't like her results. Several squib during her 1st match with her ammo. Totally understandable as she was a complete novice and totally overlooked checking the pow...

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Thanks... although I'm not sure like getting older... it beats the alternative!

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I had logged into my Midway account and looked at ordering some primers last Saturday... but never completed the order. Sunday was my birthday and I went out to a cowboy action match, and except for having a problem with the AWA Lightning (.44-40) on stage one, pretty much a wonderful time, gotit cl...

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I have 3 revolvers in .38/.357 and 2 carbines. A Colt SAA, a EMF/Jager SA clone and a S&W mdl 65. The 2 rifles are Rossi 20" carbines. I've never owned a .38 only revolver or rifle. I've always read & been told that the little bit of extra bullet jump from the Special case will degrade ...

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What's possibly better than bein' at the wheel of a Hemi' when you're 16!

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I know I sure miss mine! 4-25-94.JPG getting ready to patrol the streets of Lancaster, TX after the tornado of '94! Several Departments lent men & equipment to keep property and folks safe from looters and other trash. and 105-0559_IMG.JPG In front of the "Black Rose" before she became...

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One of my favorite rifles is a first year production Browning 1886 by Miroku, in 45-70, the only cartridge they were chambered in, IIRC. It's the full octagon bbl'd 26" rifle, and its weight helps absorb a lot of recoil. The other two Miroku rifles I have are both 1885s, a LowWall in 45 Colt wi...

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I bet it's pretty peaceful back in there. At least until you start hearing banjos. :D jb 8) I got a chuckle out the one ol' boy tellin' me... "what a couple of old guys will do in the name of deer hunting!" We were all soaked in sweat getting those blinds out of the trailer. And that was ...

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I've always used 45ACP dies for the 45 Auto, and 45 Colt sizers for the 45 Colt and Cowboy45Special. ACP dies give a slight taper to the case. I don't have any Dillon dies for the ACP, just RCBS, and I'm not sure they're tall enough for the Colt.

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I delivered 8 hunting blinds to a guy in VA this morning... thru the early afternoon. Blinds were from Redneck Blinds out of Lamar, MO to this spot. Delivery spot.jpg This spot was SE of Emporia, VA. I had to drag my 53' trailer down this little lane with a couple of turns from one lane to another t...

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When I was about 10 or 11 years old, my grandad taught me to raise my outside elbow toward horizontal and to hook the toe of the stock into my armpit, not under my collarbone. Raising the elbow makes all the difference. At 13, my first center-fire was a hooked butt plate Remington M8, 35 Remington ...

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The thing I like about 231 vs Titegroup is the much wider latitude for load density and wider velocity range on published safe loads.

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I no longer shoot a lot of Unique, but in my Cowboy 45 Specials for cowboy action in my Colt SAAs, I want to shoot around 750 fps, so I'd reduce my load to 5.1 grains of Unique. With hardcast bullets of around 15-16Bhn, I didn't get any leading. When my son bought a couple 8 lb tubs of Titegroup, I ...

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