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JohndeFresno

FYI - LoadData.com has several of the loads listed in the newest Barnes manual, along with loads from the earlier ones. Just enter 45-70 in the search box and the look at the listings that indicated "Barnes" in the various loads - which include the Marlin 1895, Ruger No. 1, old Trap-Door S...

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Thanks for the update, Gary. Since Barnes wants to sell bullets, I suspect that they'll forgive me if I make a PDF of some pages from their manual and send it to one of their customers who bought their product. If they don't, then don't tell anybody! It will be our secret - you and the couple of hun...

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Anyone had any experience with this bullet in their rifles? Just bought 2 boxes (very expensive i might add) So far my experience with their 300 grn bullets with the 45-70 havent been very good but im going to be stuck with these when i go pig hunting but i have to try them in my marlin 94 45 colt....

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So... our Special Forces / SOG boys are salting the ammo again... EXCELLENT!

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I'm surprised some bedwetting Liberal anti-war, anti-violence type hasn't bashed out your windshield. They're such sensible and reasonable people. D' ya think it might be due to their seeing my NRA and Viet Nam / Cambodia 11th Cav Veteran stickers? As for nighttime parking, I lock my vehicles in th...

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When I left Fresno 10 years ago, after living there my entire life, it was still fairly conservative. Madera even more so. The Valley as a whole was. Then Shaky City and Gay Bay discovered the low housing prices and flooded the valley with their liberal bias. I'm glad I got out of there when I did....

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Why would they want to leave the "utopia" that they fought to create Ambracol? :wink: :lol: After all, once one redestributes the wealth, disarms law abiding citizens and passes laws that promote the "common good" vs. individual rights, everyone should be holding hands and singi...

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I live in one of the most liberal states in the Union - Oregon. I got tired of all the Obama for President bumper stickers, so I decided to light a candle against the darkness. I typed "OBAMA IS UNQUALIFIED" all caps, bold, 100 point font, printed in landscape with OBAMA IS on the top lin...

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..... and as to the Claims of "4 more years of Bush"..... uh, you guys in D.C. .....hasn't the DEMOCRATS had a MAJORITY in both chambers....a PRESDENTIAL VETO OVERRIDING MAJORITY?????? Then why haven't YOU guys fixed the nation??? You have had the power to do so for 2 years now!!! BUSH'S ...

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Let's keep it simple. Vote for Pedro.

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Excellent. That seems to cover it all; and much more than I was aware of.

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Charles Gibson lied in the question - he isn't that careless and stupid and to me he is reprehensible. I agree - I probably used a poor choice of words. It is crystal clear, after one reads the original quote, that he intentionally twisted the quote by taking a few words out of context, to try to t...

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I got to watch most of last night's interview. I thought the Gov. held her ground pretty well considering the deck was stacked against her. She could have made Charlie look really bad had she stood her ground, but I think she showed her ability to take cheap shots and not be diverted from her objec...

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I don't really understand the question, but I'm 63, and I saw the word "Gentlemen" on the computer, and it is about time for me to make one of my trips to that room - so I clicked on it.

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Hey - is there some type of professional software that changes text? A--S--S is not a swear word, it is a donkey, and (as far as I know) acceptable and appropriate when describing a stubborn, stupid beast. Am I wrong?

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I didn't see where Gibson was anything but serious and or professional. Mrs. Palin was easily agitated, and displayed a tendency toward not hesitating in order to think. She was scrambling to recall coached responses, but luckily her beauty pageant experience saved her. I was half expecting her to ...

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Ciera, May God bless you and your family. May this trial strengthen you and show you the way to understanding and helping others. May your family be blessed (somehow) out of this very scary time. And may you know that there is One who truly watches over you and your loved ones, cares for you, grieve...

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Prayers sent for Missus Ranch Dog. May she recover quickly!

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As noted in a similar thread, the hopes and prayers of the Clark Family are with you Sons and Daughters of the Great State of Texas. I have indeed made you folks, your loved ones, pets and possessions, a matter of discussion with the One who cares for all of us. (No, I don't mean either of the Presi...

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Charlie Gibson's "interview" (more like interrogation) of Governor Palin was clearly noted by Dems and Republicans to be acerbic and unprofessional. His demeanor and body language clearly furthered the perception - at least by many Independents and Republicans - of the hate infested libera...

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My heart and my prayers are already with you hardy folks of the great State of Texas, one of the last few states with real laws and people! Best wishes that you will get through this with the minimum loss and hardship from the dead center of California (in the Central San Joaquin Valley) - The Clark...

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John, I have not tried the Lyman 311041 from Montana Bullet Works because they only offer sizing to 308 or 309. I find my 336 prefers .310 or .311. My bore slugs to .309. I have found very few commercial casters offer .311 and those that do "offer" .311 never ship (like Beartooth Bullets ...

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I'm currently experimenting with a variation of THE LOAD as crafted by the great C. E. Harris (13 gr. Red Dot for several .30 caliber or larger rifle cartridges, providing they have the case capacity). Besides being a light and effective, position insensitive target load for beginners and youth, my ...

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Guy's I know there are alot of rifle's that can take a bear, But since I own one I could not see my self out in bear country be it black bear or grizzly hunting with nothing less then a 45-70. Things could go bad and as many have noted there is a differents between killing a bear and stopping a bea...

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either! it is just a black bear. what ever will kill a deer will serve nicely for bear for hunting. if you are attacked then either. you will most likely get of one shot and that will probably not do you any good, and you will be mauled. Hahahaha! I'll bet you're a great person to have at a sick pe...

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OK... gettin' busy, boss!

JohndeFresno

Well, I'll be a blue-nosed gopher!

Thanks, y'all.

JohndeFresno

Every time that I buy an RCBS reloading die set, it comes with a little round piece of cardboard that appears to be the diameter of the die. My latest set was a .45-70 "Cowboy" die set for my Marlin 1873's big lead warheads. It came with an uncharacteristic square piece of cardboard, bigge...

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Hobie wrote:...my mom has seven (7) cats. She has 3 larger litter boxes. Up until recently, all 7 cats used the litter boxes...

Dang! Hobie. I always hated those word-math questions!

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Excellent report and pix. Thanks for bringing us there vicariously!

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I've had this happen, once. Based on a thorough step-by-step review of the processing of that brass I concluded that it was most likely that that one piece had somehow gotten contaminated with water. Although I checked them all as I loaded them the brass had been carried through both a rainstorm (p...

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I have done well with the jacketed rounds, but I'm going to proceed to various varieties of cast loads, so thanks for answers. I have one of those Lee universal case mouth expander dies and use Lee dies for this particular caliber, including a Lee crimping die; so I guess I'm good to go.

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With the vast majority of the media being predominantly leftist and anti-American in their coverage, and reports of many voters who are swallowing their swill, I for one really needed these little tidbits.

Thanks for this info. It made my day.

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RCBS - bless their outstanding warranty and service - has some high end "Cowboy" dies for sale at around $50, if I recall, for the .45-70. Although they make quality stuff, are those purty dark metal and brass dies really worth the extra price for loading the larger cast rounds for the Mar...

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Terry, he is just trying to make due with what he has. They are non-lead bullets that expand at a particular speed, so, it would behoove one to make sure that the velocity is up to snuff at the distances he is going to be shooting so that the bullet can be expected to perform as designed. He's not ...

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Thanks! Since I live in the Iron Triangle, I am looking for these types of hunting loads. I'll definitely plug the numbers into my trajectory programs!

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It would be a mistake to buy a gun for her current 'needs'. All these limitations are false, she needs to learn how to do these things. Now, a mistaken choice is better than no gun. That's why my Grandma still has (buried in the cedar chest) the RG .22 revolver her long dead husband gave her. If I ...

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Thanks, Kirk. Truly beautiful work - saved in my Firearms directory for fun.

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Hmmph!

If one candidate gets elected, with his promises of de-escalation of our military, the troops will be lucky if they are issued slingshots, anyway!

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I don't know what the problem is, but there is a workaround, at least for those who are using the Mozilla Firefox Browser. I just moved to the latest version - 3 - but I think that this works for all versions (of Firefox, at least). Use Alt Left-Arrow - that is, hold down the Alt button and tap the ...

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Rusty wrote:Ref. #5, is that the voice of experience speaking?

Thhhertainly not!

JohndeFresno

Sheesh! This new blog format is purty, but I miss the old one! My old style plastic "universal" RCBS reloading blocks are good for pistol bullets, but they fall over easily when I try to use them to hold the .30-30 cases. So I found a relatively easy and cheap solution for some specialized...

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Congratulations! I would like to caution you though. For the first 6 months or so, nobody will really understand that you have "extra" time and you can shoot all you want. But as others become aware that you are available your free time goes away. In the end you could end up busier, with ...

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+1 So many promises, so little action. Whatever happened to the coffee spokesman in the early sixties who promised the world (via TV news) that the price of his product would return to normal levels after the crisis of the time? - To the many self-styled experts who assured us that gas prices would ...

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Goodness! I hope the politicos in my state don't see these posts - they will be mortified!

Since I live in the Condor zone in California, I use only Barnes copper solids to dispatch snakes.

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Dang, this is good reading!

Thanks all for your sage observations; and thanks, Jim T, for the link to your most appropriate article dealing with the subject.

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Boy, did I see this one coming! Directly from the anti-gunner playbook, which started in California with the Condor (Lead free) zones fiasco! There ain't no doubt in my former military mind! This, of course, hearkens back to the "Get out of California" mentality that was so quickly echoed ...

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Despite a few silly over protective environmental laws, California is still a great place to live. Where else can you go from the beach to 8000' in the beautiful Sierra Nevada in a couple of hours. Besides, we have several thousand acres that we call home, a place where silly "rules" don'...

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Forget about the work-arounds, guys. Next, there will be laws passed that don't allow you to burn wood in your house after they have limited your electricity and gas usage. Oh...that's right - they are already here in the San Joaquin Valley... In my town, as has been repeatedly and scientifically do...

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