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Griff wrote: ↑Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:39 pm Lookin' ready! Is that a mdl 25?

No .. it's an old long-action .45 ... maybe the civilian version of the 1917? I am not really very familiar with the old S&W guns.

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from this morning... Paco holding his old S&W .45. This gun was a total wreck, missing the hammer and other parts. Someone had tried to chrome-plate it and totally messed the gun up. Gary Reeder took it and completely restored it. It took a year or more to hunt down some of the missing parts but...

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Thank you Sixgun. I found a hand so the only other thing I am gonna need is a set of grips. I can get those from Numrich ... BUT .. I am waiting to see if can get the old thing running. I did figure out how the "auto ejector" works and got it going.

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Another in a series of HarryO's articles from the old Sixgunner.Com site. Again, this is from years ago and some data will be outdated. Everything you wanted to know about the 41 Long Colt (and probably more) It all started when I found an Ideal 310 nutcracker reloading tool for the 41 Colt in the ...

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It's a good thing to reinforce in the mind. I've been present when people shot themselves with an "unloaded" gun and it ain't pretty.

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WOW!
That looks like it.
I will PM my address.
Let me know what I owe you.

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The Numrich ones aren't the one I need .. BUT .. I did find a cylinder hand and ordered it. Now I need a mainspring. So far I haven't found one. I may have to order one that I can cut down.

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Thanks for looking. I appreciate it. I pushed couple .375" round balls through the barrel to see how badly the pitting marked them. Then I pushed a 160 gr. RNFP .38/.357 bullet through the bore and was surprised to find that the .358" bullet was a very tight fit! The .38 S&W is listed ...

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Jim, you took on a serious project with that little revolver -- in that shape. If the pitting near the muzzle does affect accuracy, could you counterbore it? I probably could. I don't plan to shoot anything but round balls in it so we will see what happens if/when I get that far. Sometimes pitting ...

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I probably could ... but I would rather not IF I have choice.

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I am about at the point to start putting it back together. There are pits in some of the chambers but there is no problem getting the shells in and out. There is pitting on one side of the rifling at the muzzle and we will see if that hurts accuracy much. ;-) IMG_4848.JPG The big problem is the cyli...

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I am sorry Joe. I have been there and I know some of what you are feeling. My prayers are with you.

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I’ve taken apart a lot more than a few dozen original b.p. factory ammo and they are all the same……b.p.. with a bullet on top. Me too. I've pulled apart old ammo including od .44-40's and old .45 Colt's and never found anything under the bullet but black powder. I am sure some of the tricks do help...

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You are welcome.
I am glad I am able to get some of the older stuff back into circulation.

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Loading Black Powder in the 38-40 by Harry O I started loading black powder (BP) cartridges the first time between 35 and 40 years ago. I was told by several older (and wiser?) people at the time to just fill the case to where the bullet compresses the powder about 1/8" when seated. It wasn't ...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:36 am I had one of these for a while, just for the primitive revolver experience. But despite its history, it was just plain awkward in almost every way. I'll leave it to its glory at the Battle of Bandera Pass.

It for sure was THE BEST that there was available at the time.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:54 am I have never seen a reliable Patterson

I wonder how reliable the original revolvers were?

They were reliable enough that Captain Walker was convinced a better gun was needed.

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One of the Ruger/Marlin reps mentioned in a video report from SHOT SHOW that the 1894 "Marlin Jam" has supposedly now been fixed with their new hardened cartridge lifter which they contend was the root of the dreaded problem. I sure hope they're right about that if that's what it is. The ...

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Grizz wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:27 am any hearsay on the twist rate of the 1894? thanks

No sir. All I got was what I posted.

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jkbrea wrote: ↑Sun Feb 05, 2023 12:06 am I meant you posted it first

Ahhh .. well... no problem either way.

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jkbrea wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 10:15 pm Sorry JimT...I posted the same pic on the other balloon thread. Lol

I didn't see it. 'course I seem to miss a lot some days ....

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I never took it as bragging when you shared some of your stuff. I enjoy seeing what other folks have and love to do. Sometimes I even share a picture or two of my old beat up stuff.

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Ruger says Marlin’s new Model 336 .30-30 will be available in the Spring of 2023 and is expected to be under $1,000.
And Ruger announced the 1894 in .44 Magnum.

I have this from folks I trust. I DO NOT have it direct from Ruger. So this is classified as "hearsay" ...

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I am posting HarryO's articles written over 20 years ago for Sixgunner.Com. This series covers the .32 WCF .. .38 WCF ... .41 Long Colt .. .44 WCF. This is the second article. .................................................. The last of the slopeshouldered trio - The 38-40 (38WCF) How I got start...

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EdinCT wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:31 am I still have it but never thought I would have issues getting powder, timers and brass as well has 22's. Its here if I need it but I don't shoot it for play anymore.

That's one reason oldtimer's like Sixgun bought primers by the hundred thousand and powder by the truckload.

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Austin has its Winter Road Crew going ...

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You know things are seriously bad when Amazon or FedEx hasn't been to your house in three days!

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I was dreaming this morning and while I don't remember what I was dreaming about, into the dream someone came and spoke to me saying, "The power is out." It woke me up and I found the power was out. I got up and found my son-in-law getting ready to get the generator out. So first thing thi...

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A local (next larger city ) gunshop posted on f.b. that they had three cimarron models p jr. 32-20/32 h&r combos for $525. I called to confirm then rushed there only to find that they had erred. What they had were three full-sized model p-s 32-20s in each of the barrel lengths. My question for ...

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A Winchester in .32-20 is the only original Model 92 that I have owned. The rest have been from Brazil. It sure makes for a great plinking round, in a rifle not much more bark than a .22. I had loads for mine that were dead silent. All you heard was the hammer CLACK when you pulled the trigger. Pus...

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Reading through the 32-20 thread posted by Jim reminded me of this rifle that Marlin marketed for only a short time, maybe two or three years, and I don't believe many were produced as they have always been scarce. I wanted one from the start, but have only ever seen and handled one of these. It wa...

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I wish I could say this article is useful to me but I have regrettably lost two chances to own a .32.20 one was a Marlin CL and the other was a Winchester 92 that Kirk had for sale... :oops: I will be posting other articles by Harry O on different calibers. Who knows? There are still some out there...

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I found some articles by Harry Owen among the old Sixgunner.Com files and figure I should share them since many here never had the chance to read any of Harry's stuff. Some of the older gents (like Sixgun) will remember him but his writing was always good .. from his experiences with the older Winc...

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I also have hunted many years in snow, though normally with a handgun. Several times though it was with a Model 71 Winchester and a couple times with a Model 94 Winchester. day2.jpg The load was a 150 gr. Spire Point Silvertip over 30 gr. H322 .. loaded single shot. Distance about 40 yards. It dropp...

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Years ago Dad taught me that during the Depression they lived by "USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT." He lived by that his entire life.

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samsi wrote: ↑Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:51 pm Thanks for posting this, I've got a buggered up 4 cav Lyman mold I need to try to salvage.

Is the 454190 mold he mentions the same one you're still using?

Yes it is. It is still "finicky" to use but after all these years it's not a problem for me.

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Bullet Mold Repair by Allen Taylor I have been casting bullets for most of my 77 years. Over the years I have seen some very beat-up bullet molds. It is a shame but molds do not have to "wear out". Most of the time the reason they do is because of neglect or misuse. Often I buy old abused ...

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For many many years .. up into the 1990's ... all I did was deprime the brass and then toss it into a large can, pour in some gasoline and shake it vigorously (outdoors of course) .. then pour off the gas and lay the brass on a nice clean section of tin in the sunlight. In the summertime in Arizona ...

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If you write for a living you have to have readers. Many feel the way to get readers is to be controversial. Col. Askins was a master of that. He kept the Editors happy because he generated a lot mail. No matter it was hate mail. It meant people were reading it. That meant the advertisers were getti...

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One of the best articles I have ever read comparing the .30-30 to other cartridges was in Safari Club's magazine back in the late 1980's. It was a reprint of an early 1900 account of taking a World Record Bighorn in awfully rough country at near 400 yards (if I recall correctly) with the new flat-s...

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One of the best articles I have ever read comparing the .30-30 to other cartridges was in Safari Club's magazine back in the late 1980's. It was a reprint of an early 1900 account of taking a World Record Bighorn in awfully rough country at near 400 yards (if I recall correctly) with the new flat-sh...

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I shot 430's out of the Freedom Arms 454 ... but I never ran them over 850 fps. At 800 fps they were accurate enough to hit a 4 foot x 4 foot metal target at 500 yards when we were at John Linebaugh's. Very mild recoil. I sure would like to learn to do long range shooting like that... My guess is t...

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I shot 430's out of the Freedom Arms 454 ... but I never ran them over 850 fps. At 800 fps they were accurate enough to hit a 4 foot x 4 foot metal target at 500 yards when we were at John Linebaugh's. Very mild recoil.

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I did this with my Model 94 Winchester .30-30 ....

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Bill .. if you got birds on your wine bottles you ain't tipping 'em fast enough!

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Jim, I remember those from the old Gun Digests. Imported by Interarms? I don't know who imported them when I bought it. It was 1959 or 1960. The Jewel Box Pawn Shop in Phoenix had shelves of them. Around $40 if I remember correctly. I had to borrow a few dollars from my Dad to be able to buy one. T...

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Only one I ever had was a 92 made in Spain ... El Tigre .. exact copy of the Winchester 92 .. they did not have a patent agreement with the US so they tooled up and made them. Major difference from the Winchester was the rear sight was a ladder sight and the sling swivels. https://www.forgottenweapo...

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