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After seeing about 30 deer and no great bucks, I decided to shoot doe for the pot. 15 minutes after sundown this two year old, with four others and a half dozen spring deer, entered my hayfield from the west at about 230 yards. They kept herding up, but moving closer. With fading light, this one ste...

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TedH wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:06 pm Before and after. Never cared for the Ruger No.3 wood.

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Great job on the #3 and the buck! I have always disliked those slick little carbine butt plates.

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Thanks for the details on the Croft revolver, Sixgun.

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I'm going to re-post something here I put up on another forum, which pretty much comprises my thoughts on this thing. The folks there are not as familiar with the SA revolver as this group; so don't take any of this as preaching. _____________________________________________________ From ABC News- B...

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So last night I'm scrolling through TV channels and Court TV has these two "experts" on to talk about what they think of the incident. Some ex FBI guy starts talking about how he always takes time to train all those on a TV or movie set if they're going to be handling firearms as part of ...

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I think I just had a bum example, rock.

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In the 80s I had a used 1894 Marlin 44 Mag that was just about hopeless. It only saw factory ammo while I owned it. After much trial and error I finally got it under 3" at 50 yards with, IIRC Federal 180 JHP. By comparison, I had a SMLE Jungle Carbine I could shoot that well at twice the distan...

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Thanks for the heads-up on the Reeder trigger, Jim.

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Good job Doc. That will make some fine venison.

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That's a great old rifle and I'll bet it is a hoot to shoot.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:20 pm I wish I could have an 1860 grip on a 6.5 inch Ruger 3 screw.357. That would balance it out nicely.

I believe Ronnie Wells can fix you up. https://gunblast.com/Fermin-RonnieWells.htm

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I've had a 200 yard range on private property available since 2005 and before that, I shot at a club where one of the informal matches was 200 meter bowling pins. I've shot lever actions on all of them. A couple or 94s proved pretty accurate. When my eyes were still good, groups like this weren't un...

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Agree 100% on the 1860 grip, which has about ruined me for anything else. My old IJ Cattleman weighs less that a 5 1/2" Vaquero but is far more comfortable with magnum loads. I do have to tuck my little finger under the grip to keep my knuckle from getting whacked with 240s at 1425, but 44-40 l...

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Thanks Jim and happy Thanksgiving to you all.

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I mentioned in another thread that I have never particularly cared for Ruger's basic New Model grip frame. Apparently I'm not the only one. One thing I did try that helped quite a bit was Texas Grips extended grip for Rugers. More in the link below the pic, if anyone's interested. https://www.thesix...

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I don't want to hijack Scott's thread so I'll start another one on the NM grip.

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Now THAT I like.

Truthfully, I have never really liked the common Ruger NM grip or trigger.

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Condolences and prayers your way. 308magtip. May God bless you and give you peace.

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Excepted from https://www.thesixgunjournal.net/in-defense-of-the-30-30-winchester/ The new 1894 was notably handier than the vast majority of big game rifles then available and it didn’t kick as hard, either. These qualities endeared it generations of American hunters, ranchers, and lawmen. Yes, law...

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Scott your experience and mine parallel almost exactly on this topic. With any deer load the 30-30 wrecks hell out of the human anatomy, particularly at the ranges it is usually employed. Console of my last issued unmarked Caprice PPV about 2014. https://www.thesixgunjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/2...

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After owning several Redhawks, my opinion is they have two deficiencies that make them substantially harder to shoot well, in unsupported shooting, than a S&W DA or good SA revolver. The first is excessive single action sear engagement. You have to pull the trigger farther, to release the hammer...

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That's a great little 30-30 for sure!

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I'm with you on the pink hair.

I'd wager a lot of folks here could competently fulfill the duties of a set armorer in their sleep.

I'm disqualified because I'm allergic to celebrities.

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I read somewhere this morning of yet another safety breach on the set of this movie, wherein some extra or set go-fer managed to shoot themselves in the foot with a blank.

With no disrespect for the killed or wounded, I couldn't help but chuckle about that.

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The first thing to establish is who loaded the live cartridge in the Pietta. I would expect Santa Fe PD is having lab examination for latent fingerprints done on the contents of the Pietta’s cylinder and other live & fired ammo/cases from the scene. Since the gun was recovered right after the s...

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The first thing to establish is who loaded the live cartridge in the Pietta. I would expect Santa Fe PD is having lab examination for latent fingerprints done on the contents of the Pietta’s cylinder and other live & fired ammo/cases from the scene. Since the gun was recovered right after the sh...

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I try to be very measured in what I say; not to avoid offending someone, but to avoid being misunderstood. I joined here in 2008. Post awhile, leave, come back. Lather, rinse, repeat. Why? I come back to read, post a little and check on some old pals from the old BBS boards. Paul, Jim Taylor, Hobie,...

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I never got to meet the man but that didn't keep him from cleaning clocks on my behalf. He and I were both registered at one of what I have come to call the 'bubble gum boards'- TFL, THR and the like. Anyhow an idiot tried to tell me I was doomed to a miserable demise because I admitted carry lead b...

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I'll just cover two centuries and take the Colt New Service, 4 1/2" model in 45 Colt or ACP please. I'd even allow a 44 Special.

See, I ain't picky.

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Those are both good looking bullets. That 140 would be the cat's azz for throttled up 38 snub loads, too.

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Every time Paul posts that photo of his 2 3/4" S&W M69 I want to run out and buy one. You're dead right Scott, that gun just makes sense.

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I've not loaded lead bullets for my 357 to date, but plan to shortly. Is .358 diameter the most common to use ? Almost all of my reloading over the years has been for rifles, so I appreciate your patience. Unless you have an oddball out of spec revolver, .358 should work fine. I've used cast 358 bu...

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I'm still loving this 637, but the lock plate fell out and it's gotten a suntan since the last time you saw it. Brownells AlumaHyde II baked on the frame and Caswell's Stainless Blackener on the barrel & cylinder. I trued the rear notch up before coating it and the blackened sights helped a bunc...

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3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:47 am Just another way to stop hunting and therefore the need to own guns! Have they mentioned if fish can get?

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Note the timing of this news release... the war on fun & anything related to traditional America, continues.

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Fantastic old Winchester and a great range report.

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I shot aperture sights for years and get along fine with them. I'm just picky about which one I'll use on a rifle like this. I agree Sarge. I gave a son a Marlin 35. We last shot it years ago in Va at a gun range on Hwy 50 I believe. He is a crack shot regardless of the sights. Musta got it from my...

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I shot aperture sights for years and get along fine with them. I'm just picky about which one I'll use on a rifle like this.

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I read somewhere (CRS attack) the Stallion, like the 1970s Colt Peacemaker/New Frontier 22s, are 7/8 scale copies of the SAA. I've shot several of the Colts but have only handled the Stallion. That Stallion is a very nice single action.

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Sarge I agree with you about open sights. Used em all my life, mostly on my 22lr squirrel rifles. I growed up with them, have confidence in them. I've got for me anyways, the best set of opens I've used yet. I filed down the folding rear sight on my 1977 Marlin, totally flat, and even down into the...

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I like the plain old irons Rusty and actually prefer the flat top rear sights with a fine bead.

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I don't mind an aperture either so long as it's an old, all steel Lyman 66.

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Thanks guys. We've had that pup a little over a year and she is a good one.

PS- A Henry lever action loaded with CB shorts settled that bushytail's hash

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Fall is here and it's time to check guns before hunting season. I had to replace the front sight on my Marlin 35 Remington, because the factory bead worked loose and was wobbling in sort of an elliptical circle. This doesn’t help accuracy and sooner or later, it would have departed. Based on earlier...

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The current threads on the capabilities of the .357 Magnum in a carbine have set me to thinking about putting a Rossi 92 back in the lineup. I have a great fondness for the .44 Special and not much love for the .357, so I am leaning toward finding one in .44 Magnum that will feed .44 Specials -- or...

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Browning B92, 44 Mag.

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If you stop and think about, the 38/357 combo in rifles and revolvers give you essentially 22 S-L-R to 22 Mag versatility, in the 35 bore size and the heavier bullets it will handle. And you get to do all that w/o the need for spare cylinders or a second rifle. One box of shells and set of dies feed...

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I have no first-hand experience hunting anything but paper with the .357. But I would be sceptical about using that load on anything larger than deer unless a shot prepared with clinical accuracy was taken. I think the .35 Remington, with a 200-grain bullet at about 2,100, would be a vastly better ...

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Yep... what size target, how far and allowed shooting positions? The rest will sort itself out.

I zero my pistols for 50 yards.

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