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You will not need to expand the necks on the .223 brass. You will, however, need to size all of the new brass to make sure the necks are round and ready for bullet placement. If you are using the .223 ammo in a bolt action or similar manual action, crimping is a matter of choice and not necessary. H...

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The fringe is designed to wick water from the garment and, when placed properly, will also block water from portions of the garment. A properly brain tanned hide, that is smoked and fringed, is fairly water resistant. However, now days, since no one is going to actually wear a $1000 garment in the r...

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Nice carbine. I've got my eyes peeled for one as well. I've always liked the ".458 American" wildcat cartridge. When Hornady legitimized it and Marlin tagged it I was very pleased. Now I'm just waiting for the right deal to come along. I want one with a ported barrel. Once I acquire a Marl...

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I like the four inch long pink ones. You don't even need a match nor do you need to inhale to experience its satisfaction; simply bite off a piece and begin to chew. These cigars are the best.

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Thanks for the post.

It can happen any time, any where, for any or no reason. Monsters walk our streets.

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The price is about double what it's worth.

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I can't think of any reason the two bullets couldn't be interchangeable using the same data. Nosler Partition, Hornaday Interlock, Speer Hot-Cor, and Sierra Game King 170 grain bullets can all use the same data. They are all copper alloy jacketed bullets with a lead core. If Varget gives you good gr...

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Popeye, you and Grizz got it right. Bullet construction has as much, if not more, to do with penetration than either weight or velocity. Blackhawk, I should have been more specific. I assumed the topics initial post kind of outlined bullet weight parameters and I went with that. Assumptions are dang...

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Hmm one comment the one post above mentions that you can send the heavy bullet at moderate velocity and the lighter bullet at higher velocity to get the same penetration NOT SO the lighter bullet will shed momentum faster every time and the heavier bullet at moderate velocity will penetrate deeper ...

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You can drive a super heavy bullet at moderate velocity and get a particular amount of penetration OR you can drive a light er bullet at a higher velocity and get the same penetration. The choice is yours. Out of a 45/70 I've tried Grizz' loads and would go with his heavy (not super heavy) simply be...

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The next time you get next to one of those guys crushing gravel in their trunk, turn up your Hank Snow and let 'em have it.

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Thanks Grizz. I'm gonna have to get one of those new-fangled 45 caliber stompers some time soon. There is no reason only you and TripleT should have all the fun. :D And, you are right, you're awful easy to impress. Now if you could run that PileDriver through those four round pieces of wood you've g...

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Thanks for the input gentlemen.

I'm going to take a closer look at these firearms. The 10MM Auto is a good cartridge and I'd like to own steel handgun to shoot it out of. Again, thanks.

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Warning: This is a non-political devoid of fishing off topic subject (NPDFOTS). All those alergic to such topics or who are otherwise just whiney, please ignore this post. :wink: I'm thinking of buying a EAA Witness chambered in 10MM Auto. The Witness is a CZ-75 clone. I like the orginal CZ-75s that...

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Thanks Bruce. What will they think of next? That's the mount I will get from now on.

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Savage 99. It along with the other half-dozen 99s I've owned finally cured me of them completely. First one had a headspace problem and the a couple of the later had ejection problems. I finally wised up and kicked them out of the house for good. If I could find one now for what their practically wo...

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Bruce Scott wrote:I used a Kwik-Site KSW-94A mount which does not require any drilling on the receiver.

Okay, I give. What do you screw the mount to? Or do you glue it?

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YMMV, but I've always sighted them parallel to the bore - since neither an animal, or I, can tell for sure whether my bullet'll impact within 1/2" one way or the other @ 100yds under hunting pressure. Do you measure the distance between the bore and cross hair and then intentionally sight to t...

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I occassionally run across Winchesters with either a scope mounted just off-center (to allow for spent ejection) or with holes drilled into the receiver to mount a side scope mount. I've purchased these from time to time and own one, maybe two (I don't remember what's stuck in this or that closet), ...

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Idiot, If you have trouble getting the feed lips adjusted I can take pics of my unused sample and or the one in my Enfield for you to look at. Don't know if that will help, but it can't hurt. Joe Thanks Joe. I may take you up on this. But before I do I'm going to attempt to buy another magazine or ...

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Gentlemen, thanks for all the responses and good leads. I will follow the leads and advice and make this No.4 Mk2* shoot like I want it. My rifle is not nearly as pretty as the ones posted. Mine, I think has seen a few battles (or car trunks), but the bore is good and its all there. The wood barrel ...

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Breaking new personal ground here. For years I used Unique for 45 Colt, 8 gr under a 250 gr bullet. Well, I used up all my old Unique powder; it was made before the changes were made to the powder. Has Unique changed? I hope not much. I've been pouring Unique and Blue Dot into cases for years, even...

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Most has already been said. Let me sum it up for you. Marlin 1894s are more plentiful and the least expensive. On top of that, they are very good guns; some, like myself, prefer them. So first off, go buy a Marlin M1894. This will get you in the field right away and buy you some time to look for and...

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Thanks for the info guys. I'm shooting 303 British with pointed FMJ 174 grain bullets. Most of the time it feeds fine, but sometimes the magazine holds the cartridge hostage and doesn't allow it to move into feeding position. Cleaning it may fix that. The other problem is when I get load only a coup...

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For fathers day I left the family at home and went to the range. I had to shoot up a few boxes of ammo to determine whether or not I wanted to buy more and to see if my new Enfield MK4.2 would shoot at all. It did. It's kind of fun watching all the high tech guys, which I can certainly be at times, ...

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Malamute said it well and I agree with him. I've hunted with scoped magnum rifles all the way down (in range) to handguns and use whatever seem right for the hunt. If I think that the game I'm hunting may require a long shot (150 yds plus), I'll carry a scoped bolt rifle. If I think my shots will be...

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I've had rear sights come apart in the field on a couple occassions, both because of loose screws. Fixed sights have no screws. Here's the rub, although fixed sights are durable, the ones found on Ruger single-actions are awful (IMO). The rear notch is too narrow and are stuck within a rounded frame...

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A shop that doesn't have a substantial supply of 38 Special ammo is not a gunshop - it's a joke.

The 38 Special is alive and well.

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Paul, you don't smile much, do you? "The JOY of the Lord is my strength."

Nice photos. Thanks.

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H&R Bang, thanks for the report. I've wanting one of these rifles for a while now. I've just not got around to buying one. I've heard a number of mixed reviews regarding their accuracy and that may account for a bit of my hesitation. I own its little brother, the 22 long rifle, and like it very ...

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J Miller, the bullet you show is an ogival wad cutter of LBT type design. Would this bullet design really work at all 45 Colt velocities? The design has proven very effective once velocities creep up into the upper end of those shot out of the NM Ruger Blackhawks. But because a lot of the bullet wei...

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If you extrapolate, in the .430" category, there SHOULD be bullets available between 450 and 500 grains, which would vastly improve the possibilities of the .444 Marlin cartridge. I'm not sure how a slow moving 450 grain bullet would improve the effectiveness of the 444 Marlin when compared to...

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Bendigo Shafter, I think.

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Thanks shooter, that sounds like the one.

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I've forgotten the title of one of my favorite Louis L"Amour books. In it the hero's girl friend gets kidnapped about 2/3rds through the book by his arch enemy and is held captive in a box canyon. The girl is eventually rescued by the hero after a prolonged gun fight in the box canyon. Does any...

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I liked "Hanging Woman Creek," "Comstock Load," "Conagher," and another one I can't remember the title of the best. I've read most of them and there were only a couple I didn't like. I don't care that they all have the same theme and the hero most always gets the girl; ...

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The Eel River below the Middle Fork has steelhead. The area surrounding it has black bear, elk, truck loads of deer, and pigs. About ten miles from Ukiah is Lake Mendocino with fishing and boating opportunities. Right up the road from the bullets and booze gun store you mentioned is Jensens Resturan...

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Shucks, this option is fading like a year old battery. I appreciate the input.

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I've got an extra Marlin M336 chambered in 30-30 Winchester bouncing around in the closet. Although the notch and bead sights work okay, my eye sight could use a little help. Peep sights are okay and I use them. Scopes are better and I use them. But I've yet to try the red dot sights the military ha...

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A 16" straight stocked Marlin 336 chambered in 35 Remington in excellent condition? I'd say they are a little high but certainly not out of the ball park. I've haunted a lot of gun shows and have never even seen one of these. I've also seen a lot of 18" and 20" Marlin 336s, but very f...

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Until 1899 the M1886 was made to handle black powder cartridges only. It wasn't until after 1899 and the introduction/use of nickle steel that the M1886 could handle higher pressure smokeless powder charges. So, to me, a shooter and a hunter, the M1886 built in '88 would be of little value. It would...

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scr83jp - you've got the scenario right. Rack a pump once - just once - and you've PROBABLY stopped the show. Aim and press the trigger once, and you've CERTAINLY stopped it! However, sometimes they show up ready to fight. And sometimes they fight from behind things. And sometimes just a bit more p...

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I agree Hobie; I will not be using any hard cast or jacketed bullet in this barrel. Sometimes I wonder if the sum of the compromises is worth the effort. However, it is fun to shoot doves with the 410 and then whack a big jack if the opportunity arises. Plus, it is nice to have a gun for doves that ...

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I went back and forth between the .348W and the 45/70G. I finally marked the .348W. Except grizzlies (in whatever form) it can handle everything the 45/70G can. In addition, it can shoot a darn sight flatter and just may come in handy on that elk standing 275 yards out across an apsen infested canyo...

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If you want more punch, go to a heavier bullet - if you cast your own, get a 270 grain semiwad cutter RCBS mould - the one designed by Dave Scovill - I think its called the SAA bullet. That's where I'm headed. On of the guys on this board is graciously sending me a dozen to try out (in this and a h...

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Nice rifle. I've made this repair a number of times. Truth be told, a lot of wood stocked bolt actions have a hairline crack between the recoil lug recess and the magazine well. The cause is as you mention, improper bedding of the recoil lug in the recess (wood shrinks). I usually fix the bedding pr...

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Thanks guys. It is interesting that bullets keyholed or otherwise shot inaccurate in your guns. I will certainly consider this. Perhaps the rifling was too shallow (or the bullet to hard) to spin the bullet. This is curious. O.S.O.K., Handi-Rifle does not make a paradox barrel. It an after market ba...

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I've been fooling around with a Handi-Rifle with a paradox barrel for a while now. It shoots 410 and 45 Colt. It is the perfect rabbit gun. Anyway, I've used swagged lead bullets for the 45 Colt loaded at light "cowboy" velocities (250 grain @ 750 fps). This works okay but I want to increa...

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The Handi-Rifle is chambered in cartridges with chamber pressures up to and including 65,000 PSI (22-250). It is plenty strong for any rational cartridge. I suspect Griff is just pulling your leg. I'm sure he knows that 50-110 pressures don't approach even half of what a Handi-Rifle can handle. But ...

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