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Yeah, the 360 BH is the modern rendition of the 35/30-30. It's a shame that the 360 BH is such a high pressure. I think they'd sold a lot more of the cartridges and guns that chamber it if they'd kept with a more modest pressure that would be supported by traditional Marlin 336 and Winchester 94 typ...

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Happy Birthday Steve!

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Merry Christmas everyone.

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I agree with you Griff to a large extent. Lots of trigger time translates from one variety of gun to another, provided of course that trigger time is done with the intent to improve. I did a lot of my early shooting with Ruger Single Six, a Ruger 22/45 semi-auto 22, and a 1911. I did a bit of tradin...

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Thanks for the report. I recall when you first mentioned it. Fried egg on a burger? hmmm not sure about that. But a restaurant in a tree is really neat.

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(Snip) I've yet to dabble with a 45 Colt. I've been thinking of getting a Blackhawk chambered for it though. Be careful, they have a way of multiplying! Single actions in general do I reckon. Why I can't be satisfied with the fine 44 Special Blackhawk I have now is beyond me. I feel I need a 357 Ma...

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The 35/30-30 goes back nearly to 1895 when the 30-30 was introduced. It was a common way to salvage a gun with a damaged bore prior to WWII. It has since become something a boutique chambering. JES reboring will do the conversion. Ballistics essentially duplicate the 35 Remington, and likely if Winc...

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Glad you became reacquainted with it. Interesting story about the repair.

I've yet to dabble with a 45 Colt. I've been thinking of getting a Blackhawk chambered for it though.

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I find that a single action with smooth grip panels to be the hardest gun to master. Coincidentally, it happens to be the gun that most stirs my soul, and the gun I've chosen to carry. I do very well with a single six, with 22 semi-autos, with centerfire semi-autos, and with double actions. I am sti...

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I have taken my rifle down maybe a couple or three dozen times. Winchesters have an adjustment to tighten the takedown in the form of three screws under the forearm. Turnbull told me and my friend that if you get a full threaded barrel instead of interrupted threads it reduces the wear associated wi...

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To say that the leveractions were the assault weapons of their time is an accurate assessment. When you start with a Henry Rifle, 16 shots in less than a minute vs a muzzle loader, that's some serious firepower.

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This one is pretty darn sad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Lovkfu_l8

So is this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrvY6Lkgu_I

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I ordered this one from Accurate a few months back. I haven't cast with it yet, but I expect it to cast well. https://i.postimg.cc/05n3gyW7/accurate_51_410p.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/44PMCxLf/accurate_51_410p_1.jpg I use generally prep new moulds by running a carpenter's pencil over the cavity edges ...

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Nice to see. I need to get the Single Six out and do some shooting. It's been a while for me. Might have some decent days in the 40s too coming up. Last time I did anything serious with the Single Six, I got it sighted in at 75 yards with Aguila 40 Grain HV. I was able to hit a 6" plate 5 out o...

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Thanks Malamute, and thanks all. The bullet in question, I can jiggle the lever and get it to feed up into from the magazine. If I run the lever hard, once in a while, it'll feed straight through. It doesn't have any problems going from the carrier into the chamber, provided it doesn't snag on the n...

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I have a Winchester 92 made by Miroku, in 44 Magnum. It is just about .030 shy of feeding the bullet I want to use, the RCBS 44-240-SWC. I forget the OAL measurements of what my gun will accept and the length of the loaded cartridge, without digging for my notes. I remember once before someone had i...

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My buddy had a R92 and it fed 38 Specials and 357 Mags just fine, even SWCs.

My Winchester made by Miroku in 44 Magnum is marked 44 Magnum only, but it feeds both Specials and Magnums just fine, SWCs included.

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I've owned an 1886 Winchester made by Miroku, and I've shot at least one other. The one I had was pretty smooth, and the one I shot was pretty smooth as well. I do recall now, checking out a Rossi 92 in the gun store that was new. It was pretty stiff, but it wasn't unbearable straight out of the box...

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I've read a lot of the articles there. It's how I found the forum here. I haven't read there in quite a while though. I will have to peruse through there again.

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Glad it wasn't a lot worse for him.

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I have a Turnbull converted 1892 Deluxe. As it came, it was bit stiff. It wasn't stiff because of heavy springs, but a combination of heavier oils inside, tight tolerances, and needing a bit of smoothing. I polished the ramps on the lower side of the bolt which eased the action tremendously. This ar...

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I don't have any of Fermin's sights but I have spoken with him and I agree he is a great guy. Very helpful with any issues you have.

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I have a Winchester 92 Deluxe takedown that's been converted to half cock by Turnbull. Originally, there is not only a rebounding hammer, but a firing pin block in the 92. You'll have to remove some parts of that, plus grind the firing pin to remove the blocking part. I don't know what parts were re...

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Neat. I didn't know such a thing existed.

Closest I've come to something neat like that is that I saw a white doe while driving close to home. It was late fall, and she stuck out like a neon sign in the woods next to the road.

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Not much is going on with me. I have been having some gall bladder issues and feeling poorly as a result. They are doing a couple test, but they will be removing it. I haven't gotten out and hunted much, or done any shooting lately. Been making it fishing some, but walking very far is hurting my ins...

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Sounds like a great time, thanks for sharing. Beautiful pictures. You don't see a lot of Winchester 150s around either.

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Fine shooting. I've always been a fan of the 357 Magnum. A case full of W296 makes it really bark.

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Working as it should for me. Glad we're back!

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Glad you got it. They can be pretty tight. I do some deburring to the inside of the trigger guard and polish the plunger and hole. Helps a bunch.

I made a disassembly tool from an old cleaning rod. I just bent the end so that it would push in the plunger.

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I've had 2 Rugers that locked up like that. One had a very worn hammer plunger that began binding. I replaced the plunger and spring and had no further issues. This was on a well used Single Six. The other had some machining debris in the hole for the hammer plunger. I cleaned the hole out and polis...

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For rifles, I generally find a decent load and stop. I don't worry about fine tuning it because I almost never shoot from the bench. I most always shoot from various field positions. I do a lot of standing off hand shooting. So the level of accuracy of my loads out performs the level of accuracy I a...

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I've never hunted with a 410. I've shot a few clays with them though, and I do like them quite a bit. I have owned at least 1 that I remember, an old H&R single barrel. I bet they are a blast to hunt with.

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I was friends with a guy named Jim for a while, he was around 80-82. I called him an old coot, and he called me a young coot. He's passed on now, but I believe he came to accept Jesus Christ before he died, and for that I am greatful for a merciful God. On castboolits I once stated something to the ...

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Winchester 71 in 348 Winchester.

My buddy's 1886 in 50-110 (new gun) though is taking that place. I've loaded for it and shot it, and I must say... It's spectacular. It has a recoil and a boom like nothing else.

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Howdy and welcome. Thanks for the story on the old cowboy gun. I have always admired the 218 bee, but never owned one.

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Hey that's great, thanks for sharing. I've never seen that before.

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Thanks for getting us back up.

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Thanks for sharing. I've never heard of it.

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That's great! Some of those names I know, some I don't. I've not had the pleasure to meet any of them however. Thanks for sharing.

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That's a lot of going. Glad you made it back.

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Glad you got some much needed rain. We had some flooding earlier this year. Still water standing in some areas.

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Nice shooting there. I love when a gun is running good. I have an 1894 Cowboy in 357, with 24" barrel. I love it.

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The reason why, as already stated, is weight. The biggest complaint about the 86 is weight. Having the guts drop out of a 94 allows a longer bolt throw with a shorter length of action. Having the locking bolts in the 86 and 92 being parallel with the bore makes for a longer action and subsequently, ...

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It's not as simple as springs get weak with use/being compressed vs not. You have to also consider the application. Many of the high capacity magazine springs are right at their limit for compression and will go bad with both use and being left loaded. Most leverguns and similar mag tube designs do ...

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Happy Birthday yall!

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I would go with the 454. I wouldn't be unhappy with a Winchester 94 in 30-30 either.

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High Desert Hunter wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 10:19 pm The 24" version is definitely on my radar.

In that case, here's a gratuitous picture of mine. I've since dropped the Skinner sight.

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Very nice, congratulations. I have a 24" 357 Cowboy that I'm fond of.

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Thanks for sharing.

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That's neat, thanks for sharing. I didn't know Marlin made razor blades either.

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