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I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's. here is my 1897. fancy wood and 28 " tapered octagonal barrel: [ photos are not very good] https://i.imgur.com/0HAwC6F.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NORW86w.jpg amazingly accurate too ! Might qualify as an artillery piece with the height of that tang sight. F...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:46 pm Excellent!

My favorite there is Acme Oyster House. They do a grilled oyster with a secret sauce that is out of this world!

Good luck Scott!

+1 for ACME Oyster.

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I drug a few branches over toward the fire pit today. Lots of oaks gave up some substantial limbs. I'll have to wait until the fire pit dries up ... it's full of water. Our lake is only about 18" under our dock today. Most of my neighbors' docks are under water. In my area, the big problem is t...

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There was talk of a population of bears on Pluto. Then, suddenly, Pluto is no longer a planet and is removed from the chart. Coincidence ... I don't think so.

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I love the 1897's and pre-Fat Wood 39's.

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At $70/lb it must have had the letters I, M, and R on the can. Hodgdon is getting crazy money for the IMR stuff these days.

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That is great information. Should be a sticky in some kind of knowledge category.

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This one is partial to the bird seed in my wife's new feeder with an internal camera. Well ... it was new anyway. Now it's retired. The first time he brought it down a couple of weeks ago, I told her it was a bear but she said there weren't any tracks and that it was probably a racoon. I told her th...

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Yes, Universal and Universal Clays are the same. The problem originated with Hodgdon having 3 similarly named powders: Hodgdon Clays Hodgdon Universal Clays Hodgdon International Clays Plain old "Clays" is a touch faster than Bullseye whereas Universal is similar to Unique. I understand t...

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The only thing I've heard about them is that unlike most American brands, the anvil is not proud of the cup. Most people have to seat them a bit deeper to get reliable ignition. You can get them at NormaUSA for $50/k with free shipping if you order 3k. https://normausa.com/product/small-pistol-prime...

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That long sweeping pistol grip reminds me of a 71 long tang. Very nice looking setup. Probably swings on target quickly with short barrel and the red dot.

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Nice. Glad you settled on the lower load. Seems like 2150-ish with the 250 will handle anything you're likely to run into. I have some of the Grizzly ammo loaded with Hawk 250's that just beat the tar out of me. I've got 16 of them left and it's likely to stay that way. I don't know how fast they're...

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Let me know. I'm curios to see where the velocities land ... if you're chronographing them.

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Walt wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 8:10 pm Mine is no Turnbull and it doesn't have a color cased receiver but I find the factory laminated stock very attractive. The laminations are so thin that the checkering goes through the first layer.

Didn't they call those Win-Tuff stocks. Nice guns. I think they were from the mid-90's.

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This was bothering me so I reset and measured. QL has a default case capacity of 75 grains of water for the 348. I grabbed a fired case and stuck it on the scale, then filled it up with distilled water. It's 81 grains ... spent Winchester brass. When I use this capacity and load the 250 grain Barnes...

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I'm weak for lever action rimfires.

Turnbull 9422M

Pricey ... but.

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RIHMFIRE wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 5:14 am Bought a Remington 511 and 581. 22's as you probably know! Both need minor restoration.
Let me know what you think of the range on 44. Our skeet and trap club, is right next door to the east.

I've got my father's old 511 from when he was a boy. I learned to shoot on that rifle. Love that thing.

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Thanks for the QL info. I actually have seen data from an older issue of Handloader magazine that shows data with RL19 up to 61.0 gr. for 2300 fps. I will be plenty satisfied with 2150-2200 fps. There are some other references I've found that tout RL19 as the best all around 348 powder with all bul...

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... that the quality and steel of the new Mirokus are the best ever? Other than that tang safety, the new 86's are worth more than they cost, if you're truly a Leverlover! I've got a Browning/Miroku 71 and it's pretty solid and well made. The wood is the typical Browning heavy/shiny epoxy. And the ...

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If you're set on Reloder 19, there's a guy online that is saying 59 grains with a 250 grain bullet. But when I check that in QuickLoad, it's right at the pressure limit (46.4kpsi) and is 106% case fill. I don't think I'd try that one. QL shows 54 grains to be 98% fill and a more reasonable 35.4kpsi....

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It's kind of nice to know what Winchester color case looked like right out of the box 140 years ago. Looks like a pretty high bar. Almost like they knew what they were doing.

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When was the last time you shot that beauty!!! I saw rifle primers at the deland gun show last weekend. I sold some large rifle primers to the Young's Enterprises guy last weekend. I think he already sold them off or will at the Orlando show. I haven't been out in a while. I think if I'm going to e...

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I also picked up some 250 gr Barnes Original bullets. Midway has had those 250's on special for a while now. I've been trying to buy a box a week before they vanish for another 5 years ... or worse. I've not loaded any 250's yet, just 200's (Hornady, gone) and 220's. I did acquire some of the 157's...

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I have some of their 348 220 grain FP's. Nice guy to deal with. I've not loaded any up yet. I need the weather to cool off down here before I go out shooting.

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I think Alliant powders are some of the most difficult to obtain anymore. I am always on the look-out for RL-26. I gave up a substantial amount years ago to friends, and I have sort of regretted it ever since. I have enough for a while, but need more. If you come across any, please let me know. It ...

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You can go pretty far on cases if you shoot in one rifle and neck size only. I think it was @Sixgun who pointed me in that direction. I think he was shooting cast in a 71 competitively.

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As I recall my old Winchester favored 200 gr Silvertips. Alas that load has been discontinued. I assume you don't have the dies lying around for 348 since you asked about loaded ammo. I got lucky and put away some of the factory stuff when they last ran it. Even the factory 200's are pretty stiff r...

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Buffalo Bore appears to have it in stock, if you can get over the sticker shock--$120 for a box of 20! https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=38 Those are loaded with the Barnes Originals in 250 grain. They are hard on the shoulder. I lasted one box full and haven't ordered any ...

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I you're a handloader, you can currently get the Barnes 220 and 250 grain Originals at Midway. Also, Fury Custom Bullets has a 220 grain bonded core that's nice. Once Starline makes a run of brass, you should be in business. I've still got a couple of cases of the Winchester 200 grain Silvertips on ...

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This is the blurb I was referring to ... "Winchester 231 certainly has been hard to get. The plant that makes Winchester powders does not want to make 231 as well as a few other powders. These older technology powders have different chemistry than the new powders and this older chemistry makes ...

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AA2495 is around, but I agree with the recommendation to try one of the VV powders. They burn super clean and are generally pretty well in stock at most online retailers.

I like 3031, but not at $65/lb.

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An "oldy but goody" powder for sure! Lots of applications. Quick Load had two different powder data upgrades this year. So far I only have one of them as I prefer them on disc in case this old laptop dies. Its very encouraging to see the Quick Load data boycott from powder manufacturers d...

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My understanding is that 231 is being phased out. Not tomorrow, but it will be harder to get in the future. Something about the process not being as clean and efficient as the more modern process for newer ball powders.

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Beautiful. How does ejection work? Is there a link somewhere?

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Thanks. I see they have it at Midway as well but with a 2 bag limit.

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Sixgun wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 5:07 pm The below pictured original Hensley & Gibbs speciality mould puts out a 250 grainer.

45-70, 33 W.C.F., .405 W.C.F. and the 348. My other mould for the 220 grain is a custom cut 4 cavity. Brass lasts forever if you size them properly. I run the 220’s at 1800.

Wow, that is a cool mould.

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The Barnes Original are available right now at Midway, I believe 220gr & 250gr I saw that and grabbed a couple of boxes of the 250's. I also got 200 of the Fury 220 grain bullets a couple of months back. I haven't loaded any yet, but they look like they will perform well ... big meplat. I haven...

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I guess you don't have to worry about pitting when the bore is practically copper plated.

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I don't think W244 is in the latest powder file yet. The NECONOS guy should put an updated powder PDF up on his site.

Here's what I have as of June 2024.

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Yeah, there was a lot of tongue-in-cheek stuff in that video. I thought it was funny. Clearly he was joking about people not having $4k lying around for an optic. And then the line about it being impossible to kill a hog without a thermal sight. He's got quite a dry sense of humor. Definitely not fo...

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That was a riot. "You can't hardly kill a hog without thermal."

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Down today still.

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Well I've been on the Cabelas link, shows fathers day sale, blank listing, won't load up. I'm better off, I need one at those prices like I need a hole in my head! I wouldn't get yelled at FD, but I might go hungry! See if this one loads. Here's the one I like ... Win 71 , maybe the woods a little ...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 4:12 pm I have some CCI small pistol magnum I'll try but also Winchester and CCI small rifle as well as Federal AR match.
I believe that it's the bolt face eroded away or large firing pin hole...

I get it ... no support for the primer so it takes to flowing around the end of the firing pin.

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Well I've been on the Cabelas link, shows fathers day sale, blank listing, won't load up. I'm better off, I need one at those prices like I need a hole in my head! I wouldn't get yelled at FD, but I might go hungry! See if this one loads. Here's the one I like ... Win 71 , maybe the woods a little ...

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Maybe CCI or White River Energetics are harder / thicker.

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Wow, those are some soft primers. I don't have any of the Aguila, but I have some Rem #1-1/2's that these are probably clones of.

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Struggle. First one that pops up for me is the long tang deluxe with the 98A bolt peep for $2300. Isn't Father's Day next weekend? Can I get yelled at on Father's Day?

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Somebody dug deep in the wood pile for that stock blank. Super nice.

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Oh ... I thought maybe you had come into a large stash of Trail Boss or Large Rifle primers.

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