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I had a laser vein closure in my left leg about a year ago. I've had DVT's (clots) in both legs due to the blood pooling while I was in a coma for a few weeks after a failed surgery and a fight with sepsis. So my valves are mostly shot in my legs. I was skeptical of the procedure and had it done in ...

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Nice article. I'm using 400 grain A-frames in my 450 Alaskan over a big pan of 3031. Unless I'm plinking, then I'm using the 350 grain HotCore over even more 3031.

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When you let the store migrate you to a new Apple device, the way they do it is they turn on the cloud backup to send everything up and then pull it down to your new device. You can do it yourself from device to device and avoid the cloud backup but in the store, they will pump all of your stuff up ...

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Bronco wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:04 am Turnbull work in 50-110. Retirement gift to myself.

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Is that a 28" barrel on that Marlin? Or did you go with an unusually short forearm?

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m71.jpg Mine is a long tang 1936 standard with the bolt peep . Love it to death , only took me 55 years to get it . :D Eventually want to trade my way into another one to build a .450 Alaskan . Wouldn't mind an '86 TD in .33 Winchester to go with them with the shotgun butt. I had Turnbull take one ...

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JOG wrote: ↑Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:40 pm The furthest shot around here would probably be 45 yards!

Same down here. Almost everything would be inside of 50 yards unless you're at a spot where power lines have been cut through and you can spot a deer crossing between. Lots of hogs to shoot though.

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How has this thread not ended in a Long Tang versus Short Tang argument? Mine are short tangs but I do appreciate the long tang look ... like a long Caddy or Lincoln.

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A NS 45-90 EL TD. Jesus ... the best of the 86's. Of course he has one ... they probably made all of 6 of them. I wonder if that's in a book somewhere ... the total made in that configuration.

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Count me in on the '71 fan club. Not much need given the size of the deer down here in central FL. I'm too fat and old to be jacking myself up into a tree these days anyway. Jacked my stand up a good size palm tree once, which is how I learned about their very shallow root system. Stuck to the pines...

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Might be the better option, and more accessable right now in Commiefornia and cheaper too. It's only an "8 shot" but very close to the 9 shot Ruger. I have to begrudgingly admit, I'm more of a double action guy anyhow. My S&W 460 snubbie is probably my favorite handgun, and the only o...

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Oh man, 450grain bullet at 2400fps. That smokeless load is vigorous ... maybe a bit hot.

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This is what makes that new Ruger attractive. AR-15 size but in 308. Yes, the interchangeability in the AR-10 world is awful. You have to be very careful about what lower you get to match up with mags and uppers. Way more research than the AR-15. There's way too much DPMS based junk out there. I wis...

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4t5 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:34 pm Maybe try these guys....https://rwgripframes-com.3dcartstores.com/ bring your checkbook

OMG, I can turn a single six into a bird's head grip frame? I'm loving these ... bookmarked.

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The flatside is lighter and balances a little farther forward than the later model because of the lighter receiver. That's interesting. I had assumed the later 95's were scalloped in order to reduce the weight of the receiver in areas where the strength was less critical. You're saying the earlier ...

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What's the advantage of powder coating ... other than some cool color coding for testing. Does the powder coating suffice to replace normal tumble lube?

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How does wet tumbling compare to the heated ultrasonics? Same clean for lower cost? Even cleaner perhaps?

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I'm kind of astounded that gun is only $1100 in both 16" and 20".

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Beautiful rifle. I love 22's. Now you'll need the period scope ... maybe snag a Unertl.

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marlinman93 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:11 am But someone filed the takedown lever off and made it smooth, which makes taking it down impossible without marring the mechanism.

I though it looked odd but I couldn't put my finger on it. That's it though ... where did the latch go. Nice catch.

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An 1895 in .35 Win is on my list. I'm not actively looking, but if I stumbled into one I would probably grab it. I think @Sixgun on the forums here last took one to CO for Elk some years back. It's not the glamorous .405 Win, but it's the solid heavy hitter that the regular guy would choose. Versus,...

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The powders I expect to use are Hodgdon Lil'Gun and Alliant 300 MP. They act about the same. Both are extremely good in the 22 Hornet from what I am reading. I agree, these are likely the best choices for the 22WMR. I've done a small bit of reloading using Lil'Gun in the 5mm Remington Magnum with B...

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I've always been fascinated by the Merlin & Hulberts. How do they shoot though? I've heard talk of extraction issues due to their tight tolerances. I do love the shorter barrel skull crusher versions.

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Power came back for me late on Friday evening. I had one large pine tree branch fall into the fire pit which my chainsaw will dismember so I can burn it in place. Otherwise, just fine. The lake is up about 3 feet though.

Did you lose anything or get any of the flooding?

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As to generators, it amazes me that they need a specific battery. Pretty much any battery of appropriate voltage and enough amps will start them. Funny how folks think you need the exact battery. As an example, my neighbors truck battery was dead. I ask why hed didn’t just yank his boat battery and...

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Well, here it comes. The track has it plowing through my neck of the woods. I went to check the generator and it wouldn't turn over ... just clicked. Panic set in as I recalled the reason I have one of these stationary generators ... air-conditioning leading to a happy marriage. Lack of a comfortabl...

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The 70's called ... they'd like their rifle aesthetic back please.

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CowboyTutt wrote: ↑Wed Sep 07, 2022 11:23 pm Arrrgh, you guys are a terrible influence, you know that? Been looking at 22 Mag rifles tonight of various sorts..... -Tutt

In 22 Mag, I like the HK-300. I bought several 20 round mags long ago and several spare extractors and a spare buffer. Should shoot just about forever.

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Well, yes, it's definitely easier to clean the barrel. But mine is a takedown to swap between substantially different calibers ... 348 WCF and 450 Alaskan.

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Can I ask which two old Rifle editions you were looking for? I think #32 had a Winchester 71 article, but I'm not sure which of the others did.

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I'm kind of surprised how impacted Alliant powders have been. Not sure if it's import related ... can't get what they need from Bofors, etc. I haven't even been looking at primers but now that you mention it, those are like hens teeth lately. Seems like we go through this every 10 years or so. Oh wo...

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If I run this in QuickLoad using the Speer 300gr JSP (#4463) with a COAL of 1.61", using 18gr of ADI 2207 (99% case capacity), from a 20" barrel I get 1180fps and 16.8kpsi peak pressure with only 73% burn efficiency ... lots of unburned powder at barrel exit. Not a great powder for this bu...

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The stuff he lists in .458" is a bit heavy for me. Nothing 350 - 450gr. Still, I'll keep an eye on his site.

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Disconnector not catching.

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Pretty creative avatar just like it is.

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Happy Birthday. Seems the sun is back out this afternoon down here. Maybe some fishing or shooting for you today.

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I own an AR15, which even my gun friends chuckle about since almost every other rifle I own is an antique single shot. But I bought it simply because I have the right to own it. It probably hasn't seen more than a couple boxes of ammo through it in almost 5 yrs. I've owned it. Doesn't interest me m...

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I had hardly even noticed that you were into double guns.

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Did Helmut finally add 300MP to QuickLoad? If so, I'll need to update. I've not updated in many years due to a lack of those newer Alliant powders. The current version of Quick Load offers the following Alliant powders: ... Did you realize that you answered this one question four times in this thre...

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I've been on the Freestyle Libre for about forever. It's really helpful. It does tend to read a bit low when sugars get low. For example, last night it said 41 but I didn't feel like I was that low. The finger stick said 62. Still low, but not the shaking and sweat inducing low that a true 41 would ...

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Did Helmut finally add 300MP to QuickLoad? If so, I'll need to update. I've not updated in many years due to a lack of those newer Alliant powders.

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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 5:43 pm I took all mine to a 'buyback' program, because I felt guilty having such dangerous things around.

I laughed so hard when I read that I almost choked.

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I had a surgery go bad once and woke up from an induced coma about 3 weeks later. They had written "CTD" on my chart. Later I learned that stood for "Circling the Drain". Good to have you back.

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I've always wanted a Ruger No.1 in 220 Swift but not in the varmint configuration. Over the last 20 years so far all I've managed to do is collect the proper trigger ... a Canjar single set. Slow going for me. Not sure I'll have what I want before I kick off at this rate. I'm loving the sweep of you...

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Is that a semi-balloon head?

I thought a full balloon head actually had a folded rim with powder space there as well. I'm a bit too young to have ever opened one up though.

Really enjoyed the videos.

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Will be interesting to see where this lands for you.

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I'm wondering if something like that can be simulated/estimated in QuickLoad by someone on the forum. I'm also wondering if 300MP might not be the ideal powder for that case and capacity ... though many of the newer Alliant powders are not characterized for QuickLoad. I believe it's an Alliant issue...

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It was pretty quiet ... landing on Easter this year. I got left alone to do hobby stuff until it was dinner time. Cooked dinner for myself and the family. Got some books (actual paper) and other trinkets. Nice slow birthday.

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I love the look of a bird's head SAA with a short barrel. I'm not sure what that is exactly though ... a Ruger of some type? I'm not super SAA literate.

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I didn't realize the Marlin requires such a shortened version of the AK. I was thinking the round on the left was closer to my 2.75" that my 71 eats.

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