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If that gun could only talk...……. (nice snag, BTW) .

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. Changing times - who'da thunk popular cars would disappear ? IMO all the firearms makers are scrambling to correct what they think of as the fickleness of the gun-buying market these days, beit younger shooter's shifting loyalties due to persuasive advertising by whatever maker, or the aging of th...

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Thanks for the update, my guess is that the scumbag coughed up because he figured he might get shot if he didn't...….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - I wish you many happy returns of the day !

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Why does a guy who is not a shooter and is only expressing an "interest" in biathlon need a rifle costing $1300? Biathlon isn't a sport like bowling, where a bowler can use bowling alley balls instead of buying their own; or like racing the family car at Indy. Anyone who wants to do a com...

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Nath wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:08 pm
Yeah but with these goggles you can just eat macD's and doughnuts!

It's Mickey-D's, you heathen ! ! .

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' You will still need to retain the forend wood, and after the magazine tube's shortened, a good rule of thumb for cutting the spring to length is to make it's frre length 1-1/2 times the length of the shortened magazine tube. Here's the thread about what's involved: https://www.levergunscommunity.o...

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Happy dance, Nath - Thanks again for posting....

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Do it ! ! .

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. Nice work ! It's not a rimfire scope. If you look closely at the scope markings, you will find it's an El Paso J-2.5 model Weaver scope that has longer eye relief than a rimfire scope, was used on many CF rifles before more modern Weaver "B", "C", "D" & "K&qu...

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That's why I like to hunt with high grade guns - if game fails to show, at least I have something pretty to look at & fondle...….

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Pitchy wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:31 pm
Say Pete what kind of cap gun were ya wearing in your avatar ?

As best as I can remember back to 1948 is that it was a silver Hopalong Cassidy capgun...…

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Knee mail sent, Bill....

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Pretty much a great pair, Pitchy ! .

I hope you/yours had a nice Thanksgiving ! .

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. Take a tip from sad experience, and NEVER lubricate the magazine rotor (especially with WD-40) if you intend to use it in cold weather - unless, however, you desire a single-shot experience...…….. :( (while it can be loaded when the rifle's warm, the rotor can later freeze in place, and not move u...

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. IME, 1,275,187 angels can dance on the head of a pin..... Regarding practice ammo, I've always used the EASY button, choosing the plastic/re-usable boolits & cases in my revolvers. A cardboard box filled with newsprint & laid on it's side with a paper target hung across the opening worked ...

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Hear, hear ! !

I hope all here had a wonderful day ! .

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According to the Parker site it was made in 1902. V Grade with a number 2 frame. Barrels are 28". Best guess so far is that it is a VH model. https://i.imgur.com/FBtk1jP.jpg No need to guess, on graded Parkers, as the grade was always marked in the frame's watertable - please note the tiny &qu...

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. JMO - YMMV . 8) As a deer cartridge, the .44 Mag works well out to about 125yds (+/-); but as a rifle, I'd much rather use a rifle with an action designed for the pistol cartridge length (as opposed to full-length cartridges) - like a Winchester/Rossi Model 1892/92 or a Marlin 1894/94. As a furthe...

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. I've been a life member since the late 60's, and can tell you that I don't like this development in the NRA :evil: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/nra-boosted-executive-pay-while-cutting-funding-for-key-programs-filing-shows/2019/11/26/da4f3f60-0c61-11ea-a49f-9066f51640f6_story.html .

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FWIW, Tony makes both the A.H. Fox & Winchester 21 doubles on the same machinery as the originals, purchased from the respective factories.

YMMV, but in my mind, that's not much different than Winchester or Fox employees being replaced when they leave or retire.

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Someday, maybe (I hope) - Due to health complications, after 17 years of hunting the Maine deer season, I've had to miss the past 3...…

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The only thing I have against Fox is the fact that they never saw fit to make any 10 or 28 gauge guns :wink: Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company of New Britain, Connecticut are proud to announce our production of the higher grades of the original A.H. Fox 16, 20, 28 and .410 Gauge Double Barr...

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My Grade AE 20ga A.H.Fox didn't have that checkering pattern or engraving - Yours looks like it's a higher C-grade. The receiver being marked as an A-grade leaves IMO two possibilities: * An A-grade receiver was used to made a C-grade, with commensurate engraving & checkering * A C-grade receive...

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But I have a mystery and I'm hoping a Savage 99 resident expert might happen by to help . The 20" barrel is marked Model 99E and Westfield MA. It has the rounded short forend, nasty pressed checkering, pistol grip beech stocks, consistent with a Model 99E carbine. The serial number on the rece...

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Thanks again, all of you !

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Sounds good, Jason - and Thanks ! .

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Thanks, Pitchy....

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Thanks, GK - It was...……….

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Re: LOP -

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This going to be a "winter project" . I'll spend some time cleaning it and such. Getting to the range probably won't be till early spring the way things have been going. If you can get it going NOW, shoot it down yer driveway so you won't need to plow any snow...…………………….…. :mrgreen: .

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. My oldest Daughter & her husband took me to dinner today, for my birthday (a few days ago) - so, naturally, I chose a Polish restaurant...… :roll: These are pierogies with various fillings (cabbage, potato, Bar-B-Que, etc), a link of ( correction ) keilbasa, and a huge golumka. https://i.imgur...

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FWIW,

Tesla is claiming they currently have 146,000 (+/-) orders for their electric pickup truck...……….

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It looks like the tree-huggers will like it - it's perfect as a mall-terrain vehicle...…..

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https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2019/ ... ere-it-is/

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Thanks to all ! .

It's my 2nd 39th B-Day...

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. That's a really good buy - CONGRATS ! ! . 8) I mounted an also new Marbles tang sight on mine, just using the tang screw to secure it, w/o D&T'ing for the tang sight base's forward mounting screw. :o In 5 years of shooting/hunting it, the tang sight never moved, because of the interference fit...

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At least it's not a grey rat - CONGRATS ! !

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IMO, fellow board member Mike Hunter does as good work as Turnbull: http://www.mikehunterrestorations.com/test.html

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I guess it's a solution for the numbnuts that would carry a rifle by it's scope...………………..

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. FWIW, the easiest way to make the conversion to your rifle is to buy a poor condition older (non-rebound) example and switch out the parts you need (lower tang w/mechanism, hammer, mainspring & strut) from the older gun. Your cost could be recouped if you place your rebounding parts in the old...

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. Welcome, aak - The two screws in the upper tang are the rear tang screw (near the rear end of the tang) and the factory D/T'd & plugged tang sight base prep - so the hardest part of your quest is to locate a tang sight that has a base that will fit the measurement between the 2 holes (C/L-to-C...

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jdad wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:49 am I am so glad that I am 60 and not 30, with the way things are going in the world. The 70's, 80's, and 90's seemed so much more fun and sane than today,

+1 - Many happy returns of the day, David !

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OldWin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:44 pm Smacked this 216lb 8 pointer this morning. Shot it with my old Trapper Marlin. Last deer I shot with it was in 1994

Looks like you need to take that rifle out a little more often...……

Congrats - nice buck, there.

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Welcome to the fire, Leadhound - We hope you'll stack around and chew the fat with us..

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This one's for squirrel...

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Speer says the 303 bullet diameter is .311 and of course the 30-30 is .308. It seems a little nutty today, but back then (when metallic CF were relatively new) everyone who introduced a "new" cartridge made theirs just a little bit different, presumably to differentiate their offering fro...

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