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Yes 1 in 16; Mine really shines with a 177 gr cast bullet

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My Winchester Trapper in 45 colt but my 1957 Winchester 94 in 32 spl. if it had a shorter barrel.

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Very Very Nice; Enjoy.

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Thank-you kindly Earl. Again you have come thru with very helpful advice and wisdom to my questions. I have a new chrony ordered as I lent my last one to a cousin who promptly shot it with his first round with a .243. I am hoping it will be here the start of next week so I can validate your findings...

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I am loading for a 32-20 rifle and have a bit of a surplus of Power Pistol. I am shooting 115 gr rnfp plain base hard cast bullets. Has anyone used this powder for more than cowboy load velocities and have any loads they could share? Kinda hoping it could temporarily replace the Unique I cannot buy ...

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I forgot to add that I don't know if it's me, my rifles or my technique but I cannot seem to reload with 2400 powder without leaving a barrel full of old maid kernels left behind no matter the caliber I reload for. It seems a powder of choice for many yet I get less residue with Unique and many call...

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Much appreciated Kirk. Thank-you for the encouragement and those fine pictures.

Kind Regards
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Thank-you EdinCT; I too fell in love with this gun and against all reason blew the pension. Looks like the rest of the gifts this Christmas are going to be kinda sparse. Grand Pa isn't going to be overly popular for awhile. But heck I worked for it and my treats are getting fewer each year. Kind reg...

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Thank-you both Earl and Chuck. I am going to start with the .314 also and see how I fare out. I use Reloader 7 in my 32 special with good results so it would be real nice if I could develop some nice loads for my NEW 32 with the same powder. The unique loads are surely the most economical by a longs...

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Thank-you very much Gentlemen for all your helpful advice. This is a new caliber for me and I went over my pension budget on the Browning so I always look to learned friends for advice to keep things safe and accurate. Earl if you don't mind my asking what diameter of boolits are you shooting thru y...

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Need some help fellows. I just bought a new in box Browning 53 as my own personal Christmas present. I have the RCBS 32-20 3 die set and a Lee FCD in 32-20 A friend of mine has a Magma mold for a 115 gr RNFP bullet flat base. No gas check. I am thinking of getting these sized at .314 as in my 45 col...

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Good Day ; I am giving an update on my question on powder for my 32 special. I loaded up some rounds with the RCBS 32-170 FNGC bullets sized at .323 and CCI large Rifle primers and various weights of charges with 4227 and 3031 powders. I was going to fire these off in an unused 1983 era Winchester W...

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I got 2 Rossi' s - 92's; and 4 Winchesters ; a 73 in 38-40; a 92 in 44-40 and 2 model 94's a 32 spec. and a 45 Colt I like the little Rossi's but they need a bit of work and every gun forum on earth has threads on how to fix and improve your Rossi from A(action) to W (wood). It's like few are satisf...

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I should tell you in case you have miss-placed my serial # that is is in the 4000 to 4400 range.
I have never seen or seen for sale the higher grades in any caliber.

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I inherited one in 35 remington about 15 years ago . I think I know gave you the serial # on another site. I seen 2 others for sale in Canada web sites in the last year; both in the same 35 Remington. A store called Arc-Inter in Montreal Quebec I believe had the last one for $600.00 on their web sit...

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I agree on the 38-55 octagon rifle barrel first; failing that a my second choice would be 32 spec.

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Great place to hunt and shoot but too darn many liberals and leftwingers ruined it. Real shame.

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You should go on the Canada Post website and see what they charge to ship just within the country. Unbelievably outrageous.

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28 grains of IMR 4320 with a 100 grain bullet worked very well for me. I believe in some old manuals 4320 was listed as THE powder for their accuracy load which is of course not necessarily their highest velocity loading.

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Nice Rifle; Is it original or did you or previous owner restore it?
To me it makes no nevermind but I prefer nice guns or made nice. I don't own for Collector value pure enjoyment.
I'm looking for a nice looking Winchester 94 in 25-35 .
Enjoy

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+1 Griff on your post.
I as well prefer Flat base bullets. the Lyman M die has served me well in starting them.

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Yup I got 2 Rossi 92's, a Trapper and a Ranch Hand,I hate to mess with them and leave well enough alone. It don't seem to matter what forum your on and its fix repair improve your Rossi. Too bad we can't build a quality gun up here at a realistic price. I just use and clean my Rossi's I guess you ca...

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Gidday Gidday Mate I have a Rossi 92 Trapper in 45 colt , a Rossi Ranch Hand in 45 colt and 2 Winchester 94's in 45 Colt. One of the first powders I used in these was IMR 4227 magnum primers and 250 grain bullets both Hornady XTP and cast # 2 sized .454 I firmly believe in cast being .002 over bore....

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Thanks to all who responded . As well I came across some of Ken Water pet loads for the Winchester 94 Trapper in 45 Colt. He had quite a variety of bullet weights both cast and jacketed and a few for the 800X and Blue Dot powder. So between all this info I'm sure I can burn thru it all and maybe eve...

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Your right about that. There is a limit you can push the old girl to whether pistol or rifle. Just not made for that pressure. I know I can go heavier in my Power Pistol load but groups open up and 2 more grains of powder don't give much chronyed speed. Just a waste. Unless there is a remarkable res...

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Thank-you kindly Old Savage . I checked my books and IMR webSite and 800X was a no go. A lot of people have said Red Dot and other shotgun powders burn dirty in revolver and rifle but I've had good luck with RD. Most if not all of these powders were meant to burn at low shotgun pressure anyway so I ...

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I am thinking that either of these powders would give a fairly good % case fill compared to others.
I find Alliants Data wanting for +P loads in 45 Colt. I know i exceed their data with Power Pistol and have made some great loads for my 45 Colt Rifles.

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I'm wondering if any of you kind folks can give me some reloading advice for the 45 Colt +P loads with Blue Dot and 800X powder that was given me. An old friend is giving up reloading for his shotguns and has given me near a pound of each. My books show precious little data on these 2 powders and I ...

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Well I got 3 rifles in 45 colt so I guess I really like the cartridge. I have Rossi and Winchesters. The 16 inch barrel is handy for swamp and woods crawling and weight is important if your out the day. The sight radius is short alright on the trapper and is worse the more far sighted you are. The R...

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Many thanks Gentlemen for all your welcome and kind advice. You have all given me excellent ideas and information on sizing and replacement parts and suppliers
Much appreciated

Respectfully
Doc

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My Condolences to family and friends
He was a pillar in the shooting community and will be missed by all .
Respectfully

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I recommend SpyPoint model BF 7 ; Its a black flash invisible infrared;

Respectfully

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Good Day; I have been offered a Winchester 94 SRC from the 1920's that has had the Saddle ring Stud ground off. Why someone did this is beyond me. Anyway Do any of You think or have knowledge of if I could tap this and then thread it out and then thread in a replacement? I believe I read somewhere t...

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I agree to keep them under 1400 fps to reduce leading. I'm thinking on 7.5 grains of Red Dot or 11 grains of Power Pistol should be almost maximum. I'm counting on good things with this flat base to seal up the bore. It seems flat base bullets are becoming less and less in molds and by commercial ca...

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Thank-you for the reply. I was wanting to use this bullet for both plinking and hunting. In your opinion is the 235 grain bullet a suitable hunting weight for the 45 Colt ? My load data for this weight is also a bit thin. My favorite powders in the 45 Colt are Red Dot and Power Pistol. Any help here...

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Good Day Folks; I am considering casting some bullets for my 45colt Winchester 94 with a mold from Magma that casts a 235 grain bullet. The mold is 45 - 235-RNFP flat base. Does anyone here have any experience shooting this bullet ? I personally have never shot anything lighter than 250 grains in my...

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Happy New Year Chuck;
That is great shooting. It looks like you have a great recipe for your gun.
My old casting buddy only has that RCBS 32-170 FNGC mold for 32 special. Hopefully I can make up something that shoots near as good as your load.
Thank-you for your information.
Respectfully
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Thank-you very much Earl . I'll use my CCI regular large rifle primers then , as I use them with the 4320 and my 308 Winchester.
I appreciate all your help.
Respectfully

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A Great Deal of thanks is extended to all of you who have responded to my question with your thoughtful and wise advice. Your patience is truly appreciated. Earl if I may bother you regarding the Imr 4227 powder load; May I ask what primer is used. Large Rifle Magnum or Just regular? In my 45 Colt w...

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Many Thanks folks for your kind replies. My local powder supplier and by local I mean almost 100 miles is a gun range. They are open today but are out of IMR 3031. The Gent on the phone said He Had RE 7 and H335 in stock and either would be suitable. What are your opinions of these powders? Should I...

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Thank-you kindly Gentlemen for taking the time to post your answers; It is truly appreciated. It is looking like IMR 3031 has the most supporters . I figured my 4320 may be on the slow side for cast bullets. I know nothing about that Leverolution is it powder? I have seen loaded ammunition with that...

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Please forgive me if I am resurrecting an old post or rehashing old information but I would appreciate any and all advice that can be given me regarding powder choice for winchester 32 special. I recently purchased a NEW 1983 vintage Winchester 94 Wrangler -32 spec. Rather than keep this gun new I h...

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When I first bought mine I shot about 50 rounds thru it with the 250 grain XTPs. Accuracy was good as my old eyes and a 16 inch lever gun can hope for; less than 2 inches at 100yds. The XTP is .452 and is inherently accurate. But with lead a little over bore seems best. I scrubbed the copper out of ...

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Good Morning; How new is your Rossi 92? Mine is about 2 years old ( with the new safety on top) and I am using Dardas Cast Bullets at .454. I was advised at that time that even if the bore slugged at .452 I would achieve better accuracy if I used bullets that were 1 or 2 thousands overbore. So I did...

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Pardon me for forgetting to add in my last post that I am currently using Winchester Brass, WLP primers and Dardas cast bullets - 250 grain RNFP. I assemble these with a hard roll crimp to the same length as Winchester factory 45 colt ammunition. I have not had any feeding problems to date by copyin...

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Many Thanks Earl for your work and answers to my questions. You have certainly enlightened me ; especially regarding my use of IMR 4227 powder.Some of my reloading manuals were giving me a maximum of 22 grains with this bullet and powder. I had suspected my pressures were too low to cause such fouli...

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Many Thanks Gentlemen; I will watch this post with great anticipation. What intrigued me about Power Pistol was the economy of the load and the posts regarding its clean burning. I had tried IMR 4227 - 21 grains with CCI 350 primer and a hard crimp but had a lot of kernels in the barrel which develo...

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Good Afternoon; I wonder if anyone here can give some load advice on using Alliant Power Pistol powder with 250 grain #2 alloy cast rnfp bullets. This is to be used solely in a Rossi model 92 rifle in 45 colt with a 16 inch barrel. This rifle was made for 454 casull pressures I believe but I was thi...

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That's a great looking piece of work. Congratulations on a well executed conversion.
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Good Afternoon Folks; I spring summer and fall up here in the Great White and am not too far From Marstar. I buy the odd bit of ammo and a few M1 carbines from them over the years. They are a total Canadian company and import products from where they can. They are the Chapparal importer and Dealer i...

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