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BenT

I've handled them and almost bought it. I decided to wait to see if they come out in 6.5 Grendel. That would make it a nice light weight deer rifle.

BenT

Thanks for sharing, definitely going to read this.

BenT

Nice deer, nice 99's. The 250 Savage does better on deer than one would think. I use 100gr game kings.

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My son is 25, is in great shape goes to the gym. Ran a triathlon this summer. He is a mechanical Engineer, has a side business, lives within his means. He has his act together. He says most women he meets are too busy on their phone or are on anxiety meds. Hard to find a normal one out there. Going ...

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If Paladin doesn't want the 7600 mags I will take them.

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Malamute is correct. If you want to be sure rent some go an no gauges. I use the masking technique to just tell me if it is in a safe range.

BenT

You can put a piece of masking tap on the base of a sized case or brand new round. Close the action. Add another piece and then close action, keep adding a piece until you get resistance when closing. Then peel the tap off and measure the thickness of the tape. If it closed on two pieces of tape but...

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Beautiful buck and a rifle ive held and considered buying in 308, but ive never had any real experience with one, or known anyone who has. Quality rifle no doubt! The first deer rifle I bought was a 30-30 Win 94. The second deer rifle was a BLR in 308 around 1992. You can't go wrong with the BLR. C...

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ollogger wrote: ↑Sat Dec 27, 2025 12:09 pm Very nice buck Ben!! How come when i lived in that neck of the woods it was below zero & at least a foot of snow?

ollogger

Great opener, low in the 20's high about 40.

BenT

The 358 win puts meat in the freezer. I picked up a couple of BLRs from my BIL. One in 358 Win and another in 257 Roberts. I worked up a load with 200 gr Hornady spire point interlocks with H335. I hunt in the woods on a hill side about 60 yards from the end of a field at the end of a small valley. ...

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Excellent, a levergun in it's natural environment

BenT

I handled one this summer. I was impressed. But I would be more interested in one in 6.5 Grendel. That would be a great small package for deer. I will wait a few years and see if Henry adds more calibers

BenT

Great find. I have been keeping an eye out for one of those. I really wanted one of those when they can out but there was no funds. I have 3 1895s but they are all rifles, one Browning and 2 Winchesters.

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I have the same gun and the barrel slugged at .313. I use .314 ,100 grain bullets with Tite group and it shoots great. I have other Ruger single sixes that slug at .312.

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I am not sure what position that your trigger is stuck in. But I would start by removing the stock and taking out the hammer and trigger springs. You did not say if your action would open.

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Hats off to your Dad, he did good with you, with the time that he had. Cheers!

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Savage has a new lever rimfire also. Once they hit the store I will need to take a closer look at both of them.

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Thanks Gents! I did have a great Birthday weekend with family and friends. I am 60 now so I can start claiming a Senior discount at places. :D My birthday present to myself was a Steven 555 in 20 gauge, 26 inch barrels, perfect grouse gun. I am amazed at how heavy the 12 gauge is getting after carry...

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Get your forend cap and tenon first. Then put that on and take your forearm measurement. Pre or post 64 cap will work. The pre 64 has a screw on each side of the forend cap. The post 64 has one screw that goes all the way through. Some people were getting the forend cap from Uberti, used for their c...

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That snub nose has the cool factor, but it won't put much spin on the bullet. I am curious about the range report. I am surprised you haven't converted to house crocs.

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Just baled 400 small squares today. That's the end of first crop. It has been raining every other day since the first of June. It has been a royal pain trying to get haying done.

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I've had mine for a couple years with no issues. I bought it when I got my 6.5 PRC to help dial in loads.

BenT

I have learned so much from his writings over the years. A true master of his craft. He will be missed. RIP

BenT

My friend has one of those and says it's a hoot. He takes it up to his hunting cabin and runs forest service roads with it. There is no petals. This was the next step in getting a smaller dirt bike. But he still has his KTM. The wife and I got E-bikes last year and can cover more ground with them, s...

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Nice score. That is my favorite deer rifle. Anchors deer nicely and the stock works well with the scope. I have an older Burris 2x7 x 32 on mine.

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My friend rebarreled a Marlin 1894 44 Mag to 50 AE about 20 years ago. I am not sure if he had to do and modifications to the extractor. It functioned fine.

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They offer those services in Wisconsin. They use thermo cameras and are still able to find a heat signature after 24 hours. They can tell by the heat signature if the animal is dead or alive. Once found they cannot give you the coordinates of the deer. They have a screen set up on the truck tailgate...

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That sounds about right to the response I would get at my house. After 35 years she is used to it.

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Lexol conditioner does not discolor leather and is my go to for maintaining leather. I like Black rock if I want it to shed water. I use that on all my saddles, it has a waxy coating.

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Just dive in head first, into the 32 pool. When I would shoot 32 S&W Long in the Ruger SS. A little lead would build up in the cylinder. When you went to load 32 H&R, the cartridge would not chamber all the way. Minor cleaning would fix it. I did have a bunch of 32 S&W that I got from bu...

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Can't wrong with the Toad Wart 200. It has just enough power that you can't get into trouble with. When the kids were little, one would sit in front of me and one behind me when we checked hay.

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Francis is one of my favorites. I will have to look into articles. Thanks

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Thank You. Too hot and muggy to shoot today. Best to stay inside and have cold one.

BenT

My father had the same gun, which I have now. I remember when I was 16 and my Dad was watching the Packer game ,he let me take it out deer hunting. One afternoon was enough. Compared to my 30-30 , this was a tank. The Korean war steered my Dad to the use of auto loaders. That is what he liked. But a...

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Hats off to her.

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I am not excited about it either but I seen a youtube review and it is actually polished blue unlike their rifles. So they got that right.

BenT

I have fed my Browning 1895 standard pressure loads for 20 years with zero issues. They would of not sold it if it couldn't handle off the shelf ammo. It likes 180 grains the best but I picked up a bunch of Hornady's 165 grainers to play with this summer. It is one of my most accurate lever guns. I ...

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30-30 why ? It defeats the whole purpose of a light handy carbine. I never understood why they didn't bring back the 33 Winchester with these replicas. It uses .338 bullets and can be made from 45-70 brass so it is not stretch for an ammunition manufacturer to make it. It just shows you that these a...

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Real men carried these hunting because the weight becomes obvious after a short while. I've killed deer with mine but I find the 1895's lighter and better balanced for carrying. So I am going to work up a cast bullet load per Jacks suggestions and use it to shoot steel plates out the back field. I h...

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I have the Marlin in 32-20 and a Henry in 327 Federal. I could never find a Marlin in 32 H&R that wasn't over priced. The Marlin is more appealing and less bulky. I never found a good load that worked well in both in the handguns and the leverguns. I use the 115 grain in the rifles and 100 gr bu...

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If you were going to hunt in one of the states that limits straight wall cartridges to 1.8 inches. What do you have in the house that you could go hunting with? I have a few. Leverguns 327 Federal 357 Mag 44 Mag 45 Colt Semi Autos 350 Legend, Yes I built a AR a few winters ago , haven't shot it a lo...

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You didn't say that Clint Howard was in it. I'm all in now!

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That is awesome!

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I look forward to reading Craig Boddington's article on it. He is a lever gun guy and I am sure he excited about this. The 35 Remington is great at killing deer and so should this.

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The flatside is lighter and balances a little farther forward than the later model because of the lighter receiver. That's interesting. I had assumed the later 95's were scalloped in order to reduce the weight of the receiver in areas where the strength was less critical. You're saying the earlier ...

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I hope she has a less painful speedy recovery.

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I am finishing up on the 1895 project in 30-40. This one is made in the 2nd year of production. I bought this a couple years as a project with a cut down butt stock, the barrel was shortened and a ramp side was soldered on. It had been reblued at one time , even though it was worn the metal was in g...

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I didn't like looks of the raised comb of my 356, but once you put a scope on it makes sense and you will embrace it. I have a 2X7 on mine and it one of my favorites. It knocks down Wisconsin Whitetails better than any other cartridge I have. It has racked up the most dead in it's track kills for me...

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them poor guys that hunt bear with hounds have a ton of bad luck with wolves OPEN SEASON ollogger The guys I know won't go to Cheney road any more to train their bear dogs. They have been losing too many to the wolves. If the state would just manage the wolves with a hunting season, like they manag...

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It's good to see the 25-35 still putting meat in the freezer.

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