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My meters (one digital one analog) both read 104-106 v AC last night and 112 v this morning. I didn’t take photos but if happens again I sure will. I was surprised that the LED bulbs seemed more obviously dim with a 10% voltage drop than the incandescents. I’m tempted to get a voltage meter to perm...

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Works for handguns to change box sizes, but not much help for rifles. Rifles can be somewhat disguised by removing stocks so the length of the box is shorter, and less like a gun. But still not totally disguised. I know fellow gun owners who've told me they no longer insure their gun shipments as th...

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First thing you need to do is to check voltage at the main leads in your service panel. If you have the same readings at those incoming leads then the issue isn't in your electrical service, it's at the power supplied by your utility. Once you determine the issue is on the utility end you need to ca...

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I'd be very surprised if the brassy look on the breech block was really indented at all. I think it's just a brass smear caused by the base of the cases.

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I think the Model 10 is the sweet spot for the .38 Special cartridge. Small enough for comfortable carry and big enough to shoot well. The triggers on the older guns are particularly easy to work with. Model 10's were one of the favorite choices for a revolver for bowling pin matches. Some guys wan...

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Fantastic!
Nobody whose truly interested in this forum, or any forum, should make their first post a classifieds ad.

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I can find no faults in a S&W Model 10! About as close to perfection as any revolver could be, and one of my favorite S&W handguns.

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The thing that really gets me is that many of the folks fleeing idiotic leftist blue states and cities, going to red states and cities, then turn around and vote for the same moronic lefties and left policies that they fled in the first place. Are they really that stupid - or do they just want the ...

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Those are based on the Remington #2 action design, which is an extremely strong design, and in .22LR should be a wonderful rifle if they got all the metallurgy right. I've heard of some issues with the same actions that were sold in cartridges too hot for this frame size, and they beat themselves lo...

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Does anyone know the particulars as to why he left? And were those videos shot on his land or blm? It appeared to be paradise. Pretty sure it was the logistics of being the new owner of Wyoming Armory in Cody, Wy. and not wanting to keep commuting from SE Oregon to Cody multiple times a year. He or...

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I have stacks of those old ads, plus a large number of original marketing layouts that the ads were made from. Most of the marketing layouts I have are on hard board with thin semitransparent sheets over them so notes or changes could be written or drawn on the cover sheet prior to finalizing the a...

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I've been back helping my nephew on trimming out his new home the last couple weeks. He's got it all painted inside and out, and I've been finishing out the electrical, and smoke detectors while he and my brother set all the cabinets in every room of the house! It took three big box vans full to del...

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I have stacks of those old ads, plus a large number of original marketing layouts that the ads were made from. Most of the marketing layouts I have are on hard board with thin semitransparent sheets over them so notes or changes could be written or drawn on the cover sheet prior to finalizing the ad...

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Always a fan of blued steel, walnut, and old S&W revolvers!

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I load mostly rifle stuff so my Rock Chucker Supreme does that fine. When I do load pistol cartridges I use my old Lyman Turret press. It has six stations, and not that much faster, but at least I only need to turn the turret to change from decapping/sizing to belling, or bullet seating. So it speed...

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I ended up with a full set of RCBS collet pullers and hated them. They still do some damage to bullets, and a number of spire points wont grip well and the collet pulls off those bullets. I sold the set and use my kinetic pullers. Sometimes it takes 6-10 strikes, but most the time about 4 does it. I...

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Thank you very much for sharing that. I just did a little bit of searching about him. I knew that L.L. Hepburn designed the Model 1894, but I didn't know of all his other designs. Do you know if there is a book that covers all of his developments? There is no one source for Hepburn information, and...

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Wow, that's a nice one too. I'm only marginally familiar with Hepburn rifles. Hepburns were originally the design of firearms genius Louis L Hepburn. He designed them to be strictly a target rifle that could be easily chambered, fired, and reloaded without the shooter having to get out of position....

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My latest addition to the collection:

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Very nice find. I'd love to find one like that. It's interesting that the slight difference in case size causes a problem, it must be extremely tight headspace. How did the bore look? Bore is probably a 8-9 out of perfect 10. Only a small amount of Winchester brass in my fired brass, so I can simpl...

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Dumped all my fired .32-20 brass in my wet tumbler yesterday and ran them a couple hours. Then began running them through my sizing die to prepare for loading. I stopped after about 20 cases sized, and dropped one in the chamber of the Roller to check fit as I always do with a new gun. The block had...

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Afraid I've never had much appreciation for professional sports regardless of what the game is. I could watch a shooting match if they had them on TV, and don't mind driving a fair distance to watch them locally. But otherwise pro sports doesn't ring my bell.

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I'm an administrator on a hotrod forum and we have the site setup to show me any possible spammers who I've previously deleted. They all have to go through my approval first, but it's much easier when their IP address shows me it's the same person just using a new name. I chuckle when I see some per...

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I thought you were actually "down under" in those other pictures!

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Thanks for fixing this!

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I did receive a reply from Paul but I notice we still haven't had a New Member since the 6th December 2022. With some members dropping out we will disappear without some new lever action shooters joing our ranks... :!: Seems like fixing this should be a priority if the site doesn't want to eventual...

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Has any one who is already a member tried to join via a new handle? Great idea, but I tried to logout, and then do a search for the forum and signup using my other email account. But the site recognizes my IP address and tries to let me login. I can't even find a place to signup as it wont show it ...

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I shot my S&W 745 in Bullseye 2400 matches for the .45 stage, and I was going for less velocity instead of more so I could get back on target quicker. I found a load at 650 fps was great, and still sealed the chamber, but it didn't cycle reliably. I called S&W to ask if they by chance sold l...

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My nephew had some of the gummy tipped sabot bullets Hornady makes for his .50 cal. CVA ML rifle that he asked me to help him get sighted in with last fall. Never seen them for a ML, but had seen advertisements of them. He had some 50 gr. pellets of Pyrodex, and I used two pellets, as I figured one ...

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I have always admired Bill Jordan's writings and found them better than many other gun writers. I was very pleased to meet him and shake his hand at the NRA convention many years ago in Seattle. Couldn't believe it when I walked past a booth and he was sitting on a stool and not anyone around talkin...

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I think most owners have found that a good old proven flat point bullet shoots well, and kills well on game. Plus OAL to cycle through the action is never an issue with a flat point bullet. I tried the Leverevolution ammo in the 30-30 to 450 Marlin and all did well enough on paper and deer . But I’...

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Over many decades I've been asked this question many times from new potential gun owners, and my answer is always the same. A revolver with a 2"-4" barrel, in .38 Special or .357 Magnum. The .357 can be loaded with .38's for someone smaller who doesn't like recoil, or until they get used t...

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Straight or pistol on the rolling blocks are both pleasing to my eye. The pistol grip isn't really a pistol grip as the angle of the grip doesn't have a huge change, its just a straight grip with a lump of wood below your pinky. That lump has character if shaped correctly. Although not as dramatic ...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:21 pm Tight chamber, here's to a very accurate roller!

Sure hope so! Need to dig through my plastic storage bins and locate my stash of .32-20 brass to see what I have.

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I think most owners have found that a good old proven flat point bullet shoots well, and kills well on game. Plus OAL to cycle through the action is never an issue with a flat point bullet.

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I tried some reloads I have here that fit my #2 Rolling Block .32-20, and they chambered with a fair amount of thumb pressure. I removed the decapping rod from my sizing die, and ran the round into the sizer and then it dropped right in the chamber. So appears this chamber is extremely tight toleran...

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The No.5 had a few differences with the smokeless military jobs, which are often mislabeled a "No.5". The hammer (and I think the trigger guard) is finer of line, and of course the stocks are, too. I actually like the contrast of a slender, smokeless barrel to the archaic action. We, uh, ...

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My best friend collects Savage 1899 and 99's and last month brought out one of his factory engraved Savage 1899's with very high grade wood and checkering pattern for display. It such a gorgeous rifle, and engraving is so delicate, and simple light coverage. I sure love those older Savage rifles!

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I've been waiting almost 2 years for one of the suppressor makers to tell me they've got the suppressor I ordered, and supposedly they'll do the paperwork. Now I think I better just find another company that doesn't do the paperwork, and order from them instead.

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It does have nice lines for a military rolling block. Congratulations. I still feel the No.5 sporting was the best looking of all the Remingtons. They, too, are quite rare. Thanks. It's only 7 lbs. so a real lightweight compared to most Rolling Block military rifles. I'll have to work up some light...

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Just got back from picking up this # 1 1/2 Cadet rifle. As soon as I got out to my car I dropped a .45-70 cartridge into the chamber, and it's a perfect fit! So all is as I expected, and it's a rare .45-70 Cadet 1 1/2! The auction pictures did no service to this Rolling Block, as it's a much nicer r...

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Big surprise just now! The #1 Rolling Block in .32-20 just got delivered! Didn't check this morning as yesterday it still said Tuesday delivery. Suddenly a knock on the door and there was the brown truck! The auction house did a great job packing it in bubble wrap, and it took me 15 minutes to cut a...

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Really interesting rifle and great catch figuring out what it is! I was totally unaware of their existence. I always go to the preview days for auction I'm interested in now, too many poor or inaccurate descriptions. Eric Even very advanced Rolling Block collectors don't know about this model, exce...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:09 pm First he has a successful TURP, and then right after he wins this fabulous Rolling Block. Vall, your golden touch continues, bro.

Thanks Bill! I owe it all to not playing the lottery!

Saving all my luck for important stuff!

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Got the notice I won two items. Completely forgot I put a low bid in on an early Lyman #17 globe sight also! It's made before they had changeable apertures, so has a peep and a post with a tiny screw you turn 1/4 turn to flip up the peep or the post. They're pretty neat old sights, and it slipped th...

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Now this doesn't look like much, and being military appearing, it's outside my area of collecting. But it's one of only three I've ever seen, and they were never cataloged by Remington. And no mention in any of the various Remington Rolling Block reference books either! What you see was listed as a ...

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No YK there has been a change in how spammers are zapped, I haven't seen a new spammer for ages they must get zapped automatically now. There hasn't been a new member since 6 December 2022 this is around when the change happened. I have only approved posts from members who joined before then but ha...

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Anyone posting for the first time has to be approved. GK is our primary "spam bot zapper"; I'll catch some when logging on at night when John has hopefully turned in for the night (since he is +6 hours ahead of me!). Funny though - I used to get a couple/few a week, but lately (as in sinc...

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Saw this thread at Marlin owners where guys say they're trying to join here, but having issues? Anybody that can maybe help them out?

https://www.marlinowners.com/threads/pa ... st-8848143

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Glad it worked out well Earl! Anytime I hear anything good about FedEx I'm shocked.

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