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I’m holding off for a bit as I have 3 already but when I went through the original Silencer Shop process, I wrote it up as an article for my blog. I did a follow up article a few years later after buying more. I’m hoping to have another .22 RF and a .30 cal can soon which will be good as I would lik...

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Well done!

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I'm stuck at work but I did order the Hornady headspace checker and adapter for my new 30-30 cases. I just need powder and primers and I can get started.

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I had one for a few years. It was an 80’s era Trapper. The action was chunky and not particularly smooth. I never got around to testing accuracy or any of that but it seemed fine. I ended up selling it since I just sat. Someone else should be able to enjoy it.

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Great job! Thats a good critter!

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Thanks everyone. Bass Pro has some LeverEvo powder and I’ve be recommended 335 so I will try to pick up those and rifle primers at some point. I ordered a 100 round box of the 130 grain Speers along with a box of the 170’s to start with. I’m seeing good things about the Sierra stuff too so I may try...

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I just got a set of Hornady Custom dies for 30-30 for early Christmas. This will be my first bottlenecked cartridge I reload for so it’ll be a new experience. Anyway, my 30-30 is predominantly for putting food in the freezer and I would like recommendations for which bullets to start loading with in...

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Can do!

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I agree. It's not the season until Hans Gruber falls from the Nakatomi Tower.

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Absolutely! In fact I've referenced some of the works in my own writings!

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Happy Thanksgiving from us to yall!

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Many thanks! Happy Thanksgiving!

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I was working on repairing a wobbly stock on my family’s 1890 pump today. I had hoped it would be an easy fix but the lower tang’s shelf is just missing. I didn’t think to take pictures before putting it back together. How would one go about making a new shelf? I’ve attached an image from the intern...

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New for us? We tried to add a new kiddo to the Little Farm Crew in the first week of November but the IVF transfer did not take so LJ doesn't get to be a big sister just yet. We have 4 more embryos to go which is 4 more chances. My companies merger is still on-going so no idea how it's going to go m...

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There's already a new switch for the V's. It didn't take long

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By and large, .38 Special has been the cartridge I have reloaded the most with .357 Mag being paired up t then .45 Colt. Then again, the amount I have reloaded in ALL of my endeavors probably doesn't total the lowest of any 1 cartridge Jim's loaded :lol: I doubt I've hit 1000 rounds made yet of ever...

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I think there is a legitimate use for this. Back in about January I had written up an idea of using 10mm as the basis for a modern replacement for the .357 Mag in a rifle/pistol combo set that could take a deer at 100 yards while still meeting the requirements for self-defense applications from a se...

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Thanks for getting things going again. I found out about the 10mm Trapper just yesterday and it's pretty interesting. I had wondered why Hornady had released the LEVERevolution load recently and that seems to make sense now that this is out. I had postulated back in January that 10mm AUTO could make...

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Well, I don't have a high round count through my Remlin 1894 CST but I sure enjoy it and it's a crowd pleaser when at the range. It's done very well for me so far. This will be my 3rd year out deer hunting with it.

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I have somehow managed to put red dots on just about half of what I own with most of what I regularly use having a dot. 3 of 4 of my lever actions have red dots with the exception being a Henry .22. Several of my pistols have them. On my Ruger MKIII 22/45, I had a Vortex Venom 3 MOA for many years u...

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Everyone thank you for the info especially the major breakdown on sight types! Y’all are a huge help and I think I have what I need. The build isn’t NFA Title II because it’ll be 16.5 inch barrel. The entire question about the 14 sights is because the end game is a suppressor and how to accommodate ...

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Griff wrote: ↑Wed Oct 08, 2025 4:46 pm You know of course, that a 14" Winchester 94 would be an SBR. My 2 shortest are 16".

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.

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You know of course, that a 14" Winchester 94 would be an SBR. My 2 shortest are 16". I have suppressors so I’m familiar with all of that. That said, my build doesn’t fall under Title II BUT I do need to know the distance between the dovetails for the 14 inch factory guns. It’s weird but i...

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I’m working on an idea for a build and would like to know if anyone happens to have a 14 inch barrel version of the 94 and if they could measure from the center of the rear sight dovetail to the center of the front sight dovetail? Also, if they happen to have it in .30-30, what rear sight does it ha...

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I’ve been wanting to get a regular Wrangler but the lack of adjustable rear sights is turn off. I know the Super has them but I want that shorter barrel.

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I just got notifications from Brownell’s that both 2400 AND Unique are in inventory but WHOA BABY are they expensive.

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765x53 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:51 am
Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:09 am Yes, Unique please.
Here you go! https://www.precisionreloading.com/cart ... DR&i=UNIQ1

Seems too good to be true!

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Hodgdon has open orders for the 9 oz canister of Trail Boss. I just ordered 2.

All I need now is some Unique and 2400.

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 6:20 pm Happy belated birthday!

Many thanks!

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BTW, they are back up. I noticed back in August but I don't know when they came back up.

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Many thanks! Take a look at what I got for my birthday!

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I had considered one in .22 when looking at a double action .22. They don't have adjustable rear sights so I stuck with the S&W 17.

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It's funny you say that. I just finished a piece I'm submitting to Handgun Hunting Afield and this is the last word of that "In my copy of Elmer Keith's Sixguns, Chapter III starts on page 87. He says "Start with the .22 caliber hand gun. It's light report and absence of recoil and extreme...

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It's nice to have the forum back. Thanks for the effort to fix it up.

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Sarge, thanks for the info. Do you think the free bore in the chamber affects the 45 Colt accuracy? I've seen this mentioned somewhere. if there were such a thing as a .410 brass cartridge could it be used for the 45, to get the bullet up yonder where the rifling is? Or even a slug swapped into a 4...

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I had been wondering if the .45 Colt version would be accurate enough but I'm holding out for a .357 Mag version since I don't want to bother with the extra long 410 chamber.

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That just solidifies the notion that you really don't need huge cartridges and long barrels to take deer at short ranges.

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Seems like the same response that's been seen lately. I really wish I knew how powders worked because there's all these recipes with Unique but can't get it. Win 244 is right next to Unique and I can get 244 but the density is different so I don't know if there is a way to translate charge weights f...

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Thanks for sharing. I like a good hunt story.

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I would think the same principles that apply to box mag springs apply in a tube being its a spring. Everything I've ever been told about springs is more concerning use and heat. They eventually wear down over use so keeping one compressed isn't an issue and don't let them get hot since that kills t...

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I would think the same principles that apply to box mag springs apply in a tube being its a spring. Everything I've ever been told about springs is more concerning use and heat. They eventually wear down over use so keeping one compressed isn't an issue and don't let them get hot since that kills th...

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Winchester 94 Trapper Post-64, Pre-Safety, AE from the 80's. Case hardened receiver. Fun to shoot. I found it at a consignment shop in GA.

JimT wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 9:12 pm I remember in the late 1950's or early 1960's seeing a 92 that was converted to .357 Magnum by a Phoenix gunsmith.

That sure sounds like Ward Koozer.

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I just finished watching it then popped in over there. It was a good series.

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That got me to wondering if some of the younger guys on the forum are into 32 caliber leverguns, and if so, whether they are sticking with the hyphenated old cartridge, or one of the new straight walled equivalents. I'm pretty sure that statement of "younger guys" applies to me. Your gene...

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This video came up on my feed today about a rifle the gentleman says is a Marlin rifle with an interesting magazine system. I figured someone here might find it as interesting as I did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXFr9DmOd84

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I had been wondering if Winchester 244 could do it since its right there on the burn chart. I don't know enough about powders to make an educated guess outside of where it lands on the burn chart.

Edit: I was mixing up Unique and Universal on the chart. 244 is right with those two not 2400

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Tue May 06, 2025 5:29 am .
I really like integrally suppressed barrels as an option on leverguns, and I have one "16" barrel levergun in 22 LR set up that way.

I like the sounds of this. Would it happen to be one of the Ruger model 96's? I assume that's the easiest one to do that with.

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If you want an idea of what you can expect velocity wise, American Handgunner did an article back in 2018 about the 14 inch barrel Contender G2 in .30-30. They tested handloads and factory rounds. Its not the same as your 16 but it'll be pretty close. The list does include Sierra bullets. Found it h...

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I can't say I'm a definitive source of knowledge on the subject but I have owned two Winchester 94's. The first is a 70's era 20 inch 30-30 that I setup as a scout and used for hunting whitetail in GA. The other was a 80's era Trapper in .45 Colt with a 16 inch barrel. I base the time frame on the s...

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As much as I like my classic lever actions, I do appreciate some of the options that are coming out from a functionality position. I saw that Henry has that Bear's Leg (I like the pun) and Rossi is doing a pistol version of the R95. Both allegedly have around 13 inch barrels. I was thinking about tu...

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