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yooper2

Dunno, but neat rifle! I've always liked the combination of button mags with half octagon/round barrels.

Eric

yooper2

Nice to see you back Pitchy!

Eric

yooper2

When they first started showing up I would separate them and load for field use, I would shoot them at stuff in the woods/fields and not retrieve them. Now I do as Griff does and sort them out and trade them to amigos who want them. The guys who get them from me are too lazy to change over the prime...

yooper2

I've got lots of old guns but this one gives me great pleasure shooting it at the matches or just shooting it. I've only had it for about 5 years but I remember this gun back when I was 18 as it belonged to a buddy of my BIL who never shot it. On seeing this gun back then (1972) I was mesmerized by...

yooper2

Those big bars of lino with the hole in the end were fed into the melting pot of the linotype machine by a feed mechanism as you typed. In old print shops sometimes you see them hanging on the wall waiting to be used. They are actually super cool machines, here's a video. Jump ahead to the one minut...

yooper2

I figured as much, just think it was the first time I've seen you post load info for a traditional cartridge with jacketed bullets! My little pumpgun prefers the heavy RCBS bullet with 6 gr. of 2400. Running about 1350fps or so. I'll hunt around for some of the Speers. I'll drop you a line when I ge...

yooper2

P.S.

Are you shooting any cast in your 25-20's? I mostly shoot the RCBS Cowboy bullet and sometimes the 257420 from Lyman.

Eric

yooper2

Hey Jack, That 53 is wonderful! Nice combination of a fine old rifle tweaked to work in way that doesn't do anything permanent. If only everybody who gets their mitts on nice guns were so thoughtful. The 25-20 has just been doing it for me lately. It's got enough zap to flatten coyotes and doesn't t...

yooper2

The 25-20 has become my favorite small game/bumming-in-the-woods cartridge. I think I'm going to try and round one of these CLs up to join the old Remington pumpgun. Were there multiple iterations of these like with the 32-20 CLs? Are they microgroove or conventional rifling? Anything in particular ...

yooper2

Never owned one myself but growing up my grandad had an old Model B with optional lights that ran off of a magneto. Yours is a lot better looking than his ever was in my lifetime!

Eric

yooper2

I shoot a lot of cast in my Garand. My favorite load is the 312-160-FN Ed Harris bullet over 40 gr of IMR 4064 for most of the year, 41 gr for January and February. Harris recommended starting at 36 gr and working up to reliable functioning, a good idea. I cast them of 50-50 WW-Lino and lube with th...

yooper2

Camel,
Your welcome. Sorry if it came off as me trying to dissuade you from your plan of forming cases. I form cases for several different cartridges and when I don't need to form brass I don't anymore. I prefer to spend the extra time at the casting bench.

Eric

yooper2

Eric ( Yooper2) does make sense by just buying normal brass but he has a SUPER job and makes millions of dollars. In fact, I think he is part owner of Starline. :D Howdy Eric!-------6 Hey Six, I ain't a millionaire and don't often make sense! By the way, how'd you know about my stake in Starline? :...

yooper2

Midway has Starline brass in both lengths in stock for reasonable prices. https://www.midwayusa.com/38-55-wcf/br?cid=7577 I haven't fireformed any since Starline started making it. 30-30s end up a short (right around 2.00") and it is a bit of monkeying around. I used Unique and cream of wheat h...

yooper2

I'd be surprised if it turned into "permanently". Ruger has done this in the past to make room for more production in other areas of their product line. The instance that springs to mind is when they temporarily halted 45 Colt Blackhawks. They've done this with other products but I'm blank...

yooper2

Blame TR?

Eric

yooper2

I have an R1 and couldn't speak more highly of it. The only thing I did to it was install an ambi safety due my left handed affliction. It has digested a ridiculous amount of ammunition over the past 5 years with any bobbles traceable to crummy aftermarket mags. It feeds H&G #130s without compla...

yooper2

That is a good looking pocket holster. I use the pocket protector from Simply Rugged and like it quite a bit. It's a rough out design that really grabs the inside of your pocket. http://www.simplyrugged.com/ecommerce/Pocket-Protector-Leather-Concealment-Holster.cfm?item_id=166&parent=669 Eric S...

yooper2

That is a good looking pocket holster. I use the pocket protector from Simply Rugged and like it quite a bit. It's a rough out design that really grabs the inside of your pocket.
http://www.simplyrugged.com/ecommerce/P ... parent=669

Eric

yooper2

I have a CZ 452 and have shot a 550 Magnum on several occasions. While not much of a bolt gun man they are wonderful rifles. Both are great shooting rifles and the 6.5 Swede makes a bolt gun worthwhile. I'd grab it. Worst case you'll be able sell it without much, if any, loss.

Eric

yooper2

I have the 480. The metal work is great but the grips were shoddy. I made a set out of a chunk of birdseye. Fun and accurate gun.

Eric

yooper2

Thanks fellas! It was a nice day.

Eric

yooper2

Very cool project! Can't wait to see it all put together.

Regarding John Taylor,
The man does great work at more than reasonable prices. He's also up for the weird jobs and is a cast bullet nut. Wonderful person to work with.

Eric

yooper2

There was a fella selling a .20 smoothbore a couple of months ago on American Longrifles. Used .177" airgun pellets and the tiniest pinch of powder.

Eric

yooper2

GK, While I have no idea what the gun market is like on your side of the pond I wouldn't even consider the 42 for almost a grand. They sell for around $450 here and I think that is too much for what they are. I've handled 3 of them now and shot one. They just feel cheap. The one I got to shoot did s...

yooper2

The little M1 is much handier than a Mini-14 in my opinion. I had one of the Universal knockoffs for few years when I was hunting feral dogs. With 311316HPGC cast bullets it put down dogs reliably. I was pushing them to about 1900fps with 296/H110. The best it ever did from the bench was about 3.5&q...

yooper2

Very sorry to hear this. Prayers will continue.

Eric

yooper2

Ok Walker...that's nice but I was a bit disappointed as I "assumed" by the title of the thread you were referring to a "real" Officers Model...the Colt revolver. :D Had my hands on a version of one on those last night....a pre war......in ...22..... (Gotta go down and get it)---...

yooper2

That's a mean little piece there, pretty cool. I will admit that I clicked on this thinking it was about target revolvers though!

Eric

yooper2

Old No7 beat me to it on that Lyman, great sight for a fine rifle! The issue rear sight is interesting too. Do you know when it was made?

Eric

yooper2

Earl,
It has caused me to reconsider some of the powders I am going to try and keep on hand. I had heard about the shipping regulations as hearsay, but never from a reputable source prior to this.

Eric

yooper2

My dad is completely enamored with his 1895 CB (pre-Remington), I have a standard 22". There are some really heavyweight molds available that will cycle through the action but they severely cut into powder capacity. That wouldn't bother me too much as shooting a 500gr bullet fast would get real...

yooper2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EKqTforecg&feature=youtu.be Neat interview, nice to hear something direct from somebody in the know. While I'd have preferred that 4756 never went away I am glad they are making something similar. I also appreciate him addressing several of the rumors that get ba...

yooper2

Horse apples.

Eric

yooper2

jeepnik wrote:Drifter's looking good.

Agreed, nice to see that pup filling out a bit!

Eric

yooper2

Beautiful country and a fine rifle, what more could a fella ask for? Great photos Earl.

Eric

yooper2

Great snag! Looking forward to reading the range report. If you'd like I could send you some plain base 311316s to try. Eric I appreciate the offer. I have variety of 32 cal moulds. I just found 2 more boxes of 100gr fp Rainier 312 bullets , I have 2 thousands of them. So I thought I would give the...

yooper2

Great snag! Looking forward to reading the range report. If you'd like I could send you some plain base 311316s to try.

Eric

yooper2

The "Long Ranger"
https://www.henryrifles.com/rifles/the-long-ranger/

Not doing anything for me but I look forward to reading the reviews once they get out into people's hands.

Eric

Edit:
Cannot change the title. Can't believe I misspelled "their".

yooper2

Yup, usually the blemishes are just discolored areas on the jacket, not even real corrosion. I did buy some .458" 300gr HP Sierras marked as blemished that had minor deformities on the rim of the HP cavity. Still looked/shot better than the comparable Remington bullet.

Eric

yooper2

His work is outstanding I have a Longhorn Companion and couldn't be happier with it.

Eric

yooper2

It is a pain getting the base pin in these new 5 shots. With my 480 SBH I put the cylinder in past where it belongs (as in too far to the left when viewed from a shooting perspective), put the base pin in the frame, then start pushing the cylinder into line while also slowly rotating it (clockwise f...

yooper2

This bullet hasn't been available for a while. Might be prudent for those who prefer jacketed in the 348 to stock up. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/547267/hornady-interlock-bullets-348-caliber-348-diameter-200-grain-flat-nose-box-of-100?from=pan&cm_lm=sp%3Aetpomber%40mtu.edu&cm_mmc=S_Spop...

yooper2

I've never been too comfortable in a concealed style shoulder rig, feels like I'm trussed up in a bra or something. That said, I find the Chesty Puller from SR to be fairly comfortable when used with their pancake holsters. I still prefer belt carry for CCW and farm work but when you're fishing it's...

yooper2

Thanks gents, I think I'm going to go with pegs for the holsters and some beefy coat hangers for gunbelts. We'll see how this goes, anything has to be better than the box.

Eric

yooper2

I'm currently storing my gunleather in a box which is hardly ideal. I don't think it is good for the holsters on the bottom to get mashed by those on top of them and I dislike rummaging around looking for the holster that matches the gun I feel like toting on that particular day. So how do you store...

yooper2

Which bullet(s) are you planning on using? Just curious, I haven't spent much time messing around with this class of load in full sized cartridges (by that I mean '06, 8x57, 303, etc).

Eric

yooper2

700X is pretty fast for cast in the '06 unless you're looking for gallery loads. I've used 6.5gr of 700X with Ed Harris' 160gr. bullet, gave 1150-1200fps and 2.75" at 100 yards according to my notes. I didn't record my sight dope though. Eric PS I really like it for handgun loads so it is alway...

yooper2

While I'd rather not say how money I spent for the privilege of firing a full auto BAR it was worth every penny; I think you'll still manage to have a hell of a good time with the semi auto!

Eric

yooper2

Six,

That BAR should be a blast! Glad to see you back on here buddy.

Eric

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