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Wayne Miller

I have used Brownell's and Pilkingtons both, but have come to prefer Laurel Mountain Forge "Barrel Brown and Degreaser". http://www.laurelmountainforge.com I have found it to be MUCH more forgiving that the other two products, plus it also acts as it's own degreaser. Take a look at their w...

Wayne Miller

Exactly. They were originally color case hardened, and much harder than the other steel in the rifle.

Wayne Miller

When you start reloading for that beast (especially with Paco's loads), you are going to want a better recoil pad.....

Wayne Miller

Some MORE observations..... I slugged the barrel and measured the chamber throats. Bore slugs .429", and the throats are .4305". In other words, right on the money. There is a definite bore restriction at the frame, but my measuring equipment isn't precise enough to tell how much...just th...

Wayne Miller

Well, I'm certainly impressed. Another thing that struck me is the weight of this thing. No alloy at all...all steel. Hefty little boat anchor.

Wayne Miller

Some observations.... I picked up the Bisley this afternoon. I have owned a BUNCH of Ruger single actions. Some New Model, mostly Old Model. Of the bunch, this revolver has the best polish and blue of any of them. Well done, Ruger. The grips, made of laminated wood, are comfortable, but don't fit to...

Wayne Miller

Sellers pics. I will be lucky to see it by this time next week....

Wayne Miller

The words "plumbing" and "adventure" should NEVER be used in the same sentence. They portend evil...

Wayne Miller

The .44 Special has always been one of my favorites thanks to Skeeter. I have been away from it for a while, but I see a bunch of .429" lead going down range over the next year.

Wayne Miller

Hey Wayne! Long time no see, at least since our Oregon shoot with Jim Taylor, Caz, Bob Applegate and Glenn Fryxell a few years back.....! I have a few of Rugers .44 Specials in the 4 5/8" version because of that 3 screw you brought to the shoot that was converted to .44 special if I remember c...

Wayne Miller

Pulled the trigger (financially) on one of these with a 5.5" barrel today. This will be MY #5 ala Uncle Elmer. It will have a Belt Mountain #5 base pin and Tru-Ivory grips, and then it will go to Jim Stroh for Taylor Throating and Jim's Half-Cock Conversion. Not a self defense gun or hunting gu...

Wayne Miller

It is my understanding that you can nitre blue pretty much any part of a gun. From a heating perspective, it is very similar to "Charcoal Bluing" which was used by S&W and Colt on early revolvers, and by Winchester to blue rifle frames. Sometime down the road, I intend to defarb an Ube...

Wayne Miller

That was Frank James, older brother of Jesse James. Needless to say, they were not generally well thought of outside of Missouri.....especially before Hollywood glorified them.

Wayne Miller

My Father has informed me that I will bring this along on Christmas for "show and tell". Last time I did that with a rifle, I left without it.....

Wayne Miller

Sixgun wrote:
As for the oversized throats, you would be amazed at what the Lyman 454424 sized .454 will do for your fat chambered gun. The large diameter front band really helps to true things up.---------------Sixgun

I have that mould, and that is the plan.

Wayne Miller

BTW, it is being supported by a vintage brass Winchester 10ga shotshell. I reload them for my Damascus 1889 Remington hammer double.

Wayne Miller

awp101 wrote:BBQ!

How does one nitre blue screws?

Look here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vF3zKiUIkY

Wayne Miller

The photos below are of a piece I picked up a little over a year ago for about half of what it was worth. It was originally a General Patton Commemorative, based on an older Uberti SAA. When I got it, it was dirty, most of the silver plating was black, and one of the very cheesy grips was chipped......

Wayne Miller

Mike, Go back and look at the picks I posted with the first message. Picture #6 shows the buttplate on the old wood. I need to pull out my Uberti or my Dad's '73 rifle and do some comparing to see how bad it really is. http://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32057&sid=cde2d5627...

Wayne Miller

...these are the parts I need to start scraping into a pile: -Mag tube -Mag tube plug -Mag tube bearing ring (maybe...the jury is still out on this one) -Mag tube bearing pin -Buttplate w/trapdoor (Unless I can weld up and repair the current buttplate) Those parts should interchange with the Uberti...

Wayne Miller

Well, I spent some time tearing the '73 down to the bare frame and assessing the damage. The bottom line is that I have a good, sound action...and that's about it. I was hoping to be able to reline the barrel, but it is too over-buffed to salvage. The action is good, as are the internals. New wood i...

Wayne Miller

I was going to order another Shiloh Sharps, but I have to say the '76 SRC has REALLY captured my interest.

Wayne Miller

You can get a new ring (I understand wanting to keep the original). I don't know if I have the info at work. Found it: http://www.johntaylormachine.com/55.0.html Yeah, I'll ask John about it when I drop the barrel off for the reline....have to fit the wood first, THEN have him pull the barrel so I ...

Wayne Miller

Well, the game is afoot! First order of business was to remove the custom pine stock and fore end and donate them to the house heating project. I am happy to report that they came off with no issues and burned nicely. Even thought they were pine, I am happy to report that they were VERY nicely inlet...

Wayne Miller

Mike, I was going to touch base with you anyway regarding color case hardening. Are you in a position to charcoal blue the receiver and color case the hammer, lever, etc? Given the choice between roll marking and engraving, I'll take roll marking. Can you remark the serial number and tang markings? ...

Wayne Miller

And, thanks for the link to Dale Woody's website. I have a Colt Officer's Model 22 revolver that is in desperate need of his talent. Dale has done a couple of re-letter jobs for me in the past. I just wish he had a template for the markings on a '58 Remington revolver barrel..but that's ANOTHER pro...

Wayne Miller

Here are some pics of a Second Model '73 Winchester I picked up yesterday as a rebuild project. It is not even CLOSE to collectable or shootable at this stage. Heck, it isn't even good enough for a wall-hanger. I am going to do a complete rebuild/restoration, doing as much of the work myself as I ca...

Wayne Miller

hfcable wrote:what does he charge for a reline job?

Dr. Cable,

In many cases, that depends on what liner he uses. He and I were discussing a reline on a 1st Mocel '73 Winchester and the price he quoted me for the correct five-groove liner was $330, installed and chambered. Give him a call.

Wayne

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I have spent many hours in John's shop, chewing the fat and discussing his work. VERY interesting man! He has done three reline jobs for me, plus several other jobs of various level difficulty. There are at least two other project waiting in the wings for his special touch, and he currently has my 9...

Wayne Miller

Call it a hunch, but it looks like you made your mind up about this rifle before you even bought it!! Good grief, give it a chance!!

Wayne Miller

I had two of the Chaps. Note use of the word "HAD". Serious problems with both of them, and we parted company. I still have 45-60 dies, brass and bullets, and plan to get one of Cimarron's "Crossfire Trail" SRCs in 45-60.

Wayne Miller

Ummm...I don't shoot anything usual . If I can walk into the average gunshop and buy it, it really doesn't interest my much (except for 7.62X39 and 9mm). In my case, I load 45-70 (BP only), 45-60, 56-50 Spencer, 50-70, .45 Schofield, .44 Colt and a few others. I am about to take delivery of a 9.3X57...

Wayne Miller

A while back I purchased a Beretta Laramie from a gentleman on a SASS board. As you may know, the Laramie is a reproduction of the S&W #3 target revolver as built by Uberti for Beretta. Before I acquired it, the gentleman had added repro vintage S&W grips (very classy), and removed the firin...

Wayne Miller

Huge snake. Perspective (snake closer to the camera by a good bit because of 2x4) makes it look bigger than reality, but still a monster. Edit... I just ported the pic to my CAD program and scaled it off of the end of the 2x4. Using the end of the 2x4 as a referent, the snake is APROXIMATELY 13 fee...

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Griff,

As someone who owns a brace of Uberti Squareback '51s (and the "Wild Bill" holsters to go with), I have to ask...how the heck do you fit enough powder in a '51 chamber to stretch the frame? I didn't think it was possible....the chambers just ain't that big!

Wayne Miller

I haven't loaded a smokeless rifle cartridge in about three years. The VAST majority of my shooting is either with my muzzleloaders (Goex fffg) or BPCR (50-70, 45-70, 45-60, .45 Colt, 56-50 Spencer, and 38-55, all using Goex Cartridge). If I recall correctly, I got my last batch from Powder, Inc. I ...

Wayne Miller

Cousin Joe, I have used the 6gr of Unique load with the RCBS "CAV" 230gr bullet with good success in my Beretta Laramie. Accuracy was outstanding after I had a forcing cone cut in the barrel (it came without one) barrel throated and had the crown cleaned up. I had no signs of excess pressu...

Wayne Miller

I saw this movie, and I am still not sure how I feel about it. In some ways, it was very good...but it seemed long. My wife left the theater stating that we WILL own this on Blu-Ray when it comes out. I have never heard her make that statement before..... As for guns, you will see a '95, several SML...

Wayne Miller

Thanks, Kirk! FINALLY a gift idea for my Dad for Christmas....so THIS is what you get the guy who has everything!!

Wayne Miller

Any idea what the pressure looks like on that load? I will be putting it through a Whitney that is at least 120 years old...

Wayne Miller

Gents, I just traded into a Whitney Rolling Block Sporting Rifle in 32-20 and am discovering that load data for the .32 WCF is pretty scarce these days. I am sure a bunch of you are shooting Winchester 92s and 53s.....what is your favorite recipe? I am WIDE open to suggestions. When I was a little k...

Wayne Miller

Palin/Jindal
2012

Let us pray the Republic can weather four years of Obamunism.

Wayne Miller

Ummmm, Jeff? You noticed that you just replied to a post that is over a year old, right?

Wayne Miller

The gun-cleaning process takes longer to describe than it takes to do the job. In my opinion it is more of a pain to get the fired cartridges cleaned up than to clean the rifle. The empty cartridges are soaked a few minutes in vinegar, rinsed, scrubbed inside each one with a soapy brush, rinsed aga...

Wayne Miller

We shoot in the forest near the east boundry of Grays Harbor Co. multipurpose recreation area we've tried a lot of places, but this one gives us 140 open yards what's that range like? can you set up gongs and shoot water jugs? I don't know...I was hoping to ask you! :oops: I know they are the only ...

Wayne Miller

Went out with Blaine and some more of the good guys last weekend. I got myself a chrono and set up a little ballistic station off to the side of the main events. If you recall my RedHawk subsonic load report, I added a half grain to the charge and documented the results. I ran out of bullets so the...

Wayne Miller

I'd be interested in seeing that cartridge. I'll bet it is close in size to the 56-50 Spencer....a cartridge I have a SERIOUS hankering to have installed into a sixgun by Hamilton Bowen...... 350gr bullet at about 750 fps.... Can you say ".50 Special"?

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If you look up "bad day" in Mr. Webster's tome, it will show this picture!

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Man that thing barks, bet it bites too. Very cool. 1886. Actually, the recoil is pretty light. You are talking a .50 caliber, 350gr bullet at 900fps out of an eight pound rifle. Those ballistics are out of a 20" barrel. I keep thinking that the 56-50 Spencer would make a DANDY revolver round. ...

Wayne Miller

Griff wrote:Wayne,
Know the shortstroke routine very well. Very cool, I've seen a couple of them at matches... ain't fast, but... style points are in the stratosphere!

I have to admit that I am kind of proud of myself.....I didn't even flinch.

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