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Doorbell buzzer panel vibrator............Priceless!

Still have essentially the same thing on modern airliner barometric altimeters, a little vibrator on the back of the instrument!

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I'll manage to get by with my Weavers, Tascos, and Bushnells. . . and even a couple of BSA's. . . :D I'm with you on that idea. I've never owned a "Loopy" although I too can appreciate quality and the place for it. I am like you a plinker mostly who does a lot of cast bullet shooting and ...

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retmech - can you tell us more about that scope? Sure, its a 2X BSA Edge pistol scope. Midway had them for $29. on sale earlier this year(2011). I'm quite happy with it on my .357 and have shot some nice groups with it. It is certainly no Leupold but I've moved the zero between 50 and 100 yds quite...

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I believe all the round barrel Rossi's are D&T'd now, the one pictured is a 20" bbl. The mount does not interfere with my receiver sight at all. Just pop the scope off and leave the mount on, no problem.

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Newer Rossi 92 round barrels come D&T'd for a scout scope mount which they sell. If you D&T'd you Rossi you could mount anything you want. I put a cheapy pistol scope on mine for load development and have never gotten around to removing it. The scope is only 7 oz. so it does not affect weigh...

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I've shot a lot of skeet and sporting clays over the past 40+ years, if I was looking at the bead when I pulled the trigger it was always a miss. IMO you "look" at the target, the barrel and bead are in you peripheral vision.

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I have 2 Braztech Rossi's, a 20" carbine and 24" octagon rifle in .357. Both will shoot .38 level loads (1150-1200 fps) with the Lee 125 RNFP into about 2"@ 100 yds. They will both shoot the Lyman 358429 "Keith" 173 gr SWC at 1650 fps into 2-3" groups at 100 yds. These ...

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I would weld it and reshape it. I put a new link in mine and after about 100 rds it sarted passing cartridges. Thats the new one on the left. You can see the imprint of the cartridge on it after about 100 rds, battered by the rounds in the tube . The one on the right was welded up and is still going...

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I have the Keltec and what helped on mine was sanding the bottom inside of the trigger guard smooth. During recoil your finger gets slid along the trigger guard, a band aid would also help. Great little guns, I've put about 1000 rds through mine with no problems and it goes everywhere with me.

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Griff, it wasn't a matter of not believing, just that this rifle has only shot about 100 rounds and I didn't think Winchester quality was so poor. Guess I was wrong :oops: . Guess you were right :) Thanks again. I put a new link in my .357 94AE when the first failed, it lasted less than 100 rds! I ...

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I have owned a Belgian A5 "Light Twenty" vent rib since I purchased it new in 1966( it was my first "good gun") and have somewhere north of 70K rounds through it. The only problem was a broken firing pin 2 years ago and luckily found one in an old gun shop for $15.! That said A-5...

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I've got an old Japan Tasco I purged by putting it in a half gallon Mason jar with a couple of oxygen absorbers(hand warmers) for a day. The O2 being absorbed left mostly nitrogen behind. It's done great so far (10 years) being used on days where it used to fog it does not anymore. Now that is some...

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CO--just tried the Beartooth calculator using 20 grs of powder for the .44 and 13 grs for the .357. While BT's recoil numbers are smaller ( 14 ft lbs and 6 ft lbs.) than Handloads numbers of (17.7 and 7.4 ft lbs) the ratio between the .357 recoil and .44 mag is the .44 has more than twice the recoil...

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240grn 44mag at 1144fps generates a Recoil Energy of 8.0lbs with a recoil Velocity of 11.2fps 240grn 44mag at 1200fps generates a Recoil Energy of 8.9lbs with a recoil Velocity of 11.8fps CO Steve--I think you got some numbers crossed in your recoil figures: The .44 mag @ 1200 fps with a 240- gr Bu...

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The "long recoil" system of the Browning A-5 has the barrel moving over 3" to the rear. The barrel and bolt ride back together till the bolt hits the stop and momentarily locks. The barrel returns forward powered by the recoil spring (stopped by the forearm wood) and the fired shell i...

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I have 2 of the .357's, a 20" round barrel carbine and a 24" octagon rifle. Both are accurate (average 3" groups@100 yds) and feed RN's and SWC's in .38 and .357. The octagon had a really clean 4 lb. trigger that all I had to due was lighten the trigger return spring to get a nice 2.5...

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I have no experience with "Keiths" in the .44 mag rifles but quite a bit with the .357 version. In both my Rossi 92 and a Winchester 94 .357's the Lyman 358429 is very accurate. I have shot a number of 10 shot 100 yd groups with both rifles that were 3" or less. My best results have c...

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I think what you have is a 94 AE that is factory D&T'd if the receiver holes are in front of the lugs. Those are for scope mounts.

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I don't know if Numrich still has them but about a year back I bought a couple for about $3. each Part #560100
PS. Thread is 8-40.

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I bought a Mil Spec 4 or 5 yrs back and have been very pleased with it. Out of the box it was about a 2-3" 25 yd gun with a clean 5 lb. trigger. At the time I was learning about .45's so I did the trigger( now a nice 3 lb.) and bought a pre fitted bushing from Brownells. The gun is now a solid ...

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.38 spls that do 850-900 fps out of a 6" pistol do roughly 1050-1100 fps out of a rifle. My .357 mags with the 173 gr "Keith" bullet that do 1250 fps out of my 6" pistol do 1630 fps out of my rifles. The slower magnum powders (296,2400 etc) gain more in the longer rifle barrel th...

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I think part of the problem is the new link is either some type of sintered metal part or a very soft investment casting. I had a similar problem on a 94AE in .357. I ordered a new link which fixed it for a couple hundred rounds then it started to fail. In the picture on the left that was the new li...

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Here's one for $900. http://www.gunlistings.org/oregon-gun-c ... _45lc_4.75

My Bad--no longer active

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I manage my own through Vanguard, doing just fine.

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If you go to the Thousand Islands cross the bridge and go into Gananoque Ontario and take the Gananoque Boat line tour. They do a great job of showing the whole 1000 Island area. We rented a cottage up there for over 20 years and whenever friends came to stay we'd take them on the boat. Everyone lov...

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I appreciate the offer Griff but I don't think taking the ears off will be a big deal, the basic size of the part is a tight slip fit now. Taking the ears down to the base dimension should be no problem at all. As far as the hammer it will fit fine once I either clearance the part that slides over t...

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Just did some measurements and it looks like if I remove the "keys" on either side of the lower tang it will work. The hammer is hitting the safety lever ( I have a tang safety) if I clearance that part or remove it I'm good to go. It looks like this will work out! BTW does anyone know wha...

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At a gun show today I purchased the complete guts for a pre-64 winnie with the idea of replacing my .357 AE trigger assy and lower tang. I thought this was supposed to be a straight up swap. The lower tang that I bought has keys on each side that would slide into the receiver ala model 92( my AE tan...

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They have flat nose replacements, one came with my .357 dies along with the cone type seater. A quick fix would be to simply fill the cone seater with an epoxy such as JB Weld after thoroughly degreasing it. That would give you the flat punch you desire.

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You can back bore it. Choke is essentially the constriction difference between the bore and the choke. If you increase bore size .015 except for the last 2" you would have roughly a modified choke. I don't know how much choke you want and am not familiar with the effectiveness of jug chokes.

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Am I misunderstanding the OP's post??

I have an High Standard double nine and a Ruger single-six, but i will be putting my can on it, which means that I have to use a pistol. Which 22 pistol of those two would you guys choose.

I thought he was putting the can on a revolver.

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Here is a picture of an old "Saltwood" T2 that I refinished, it was a gift from my wife back in the 70's. I was unable to seal the stock completely so the "cure" was line the receiver and barrel with silicone dialectric paste and then screw the action in. I simply wiped off the e...

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I've done "impact chamber castings" on all 3 of my .357 lever guns. In my case I happen to have some pure lead wire .300" dia. I cut a piece slightly longer than the distance frome my bolt face (bolt open) to the rear end of the chamber. This is important so that the cast is not too l...

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I bought my first Braztech Rossi 20" carbine 2 years ago and have had zero problems with it and to date 2-3K rds through it. Came with about a 5 lb trigger a bit stiff to close and would throw empties into the next county BUT it worked! Polished the sear and hammer hook, changed out the ejector...

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I like sporting better for a couple reasons. Mainly it takes longer and you get to do more BS'n and Bustin on your buddies. Five stand goes too fast for me, kind of like shooting trap, I like the more social aspect of Sporting.

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What a ride!

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Spark plug wire and electronic ignition can get you up in the 50K volt range. Usually what happens there is your head hits the hood when you jump BTDT.

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Redtails aren't really "birders". Accipiters, like Cooper's and Sharp Shinned only eat birds and are very good at it. Short wings and a long tail let them fly through trees and brush in pursuit of their prey. I have no problem with them, they gotta eat, too. I was not aware of that but th...

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You're just feeding "all" the birds! We have a similar situation with my wife's feeder. Redtail hawks come through quite often especially in the winter after the birds. Last winter she had me put our used Christmas tree under the feeder for the birds to perch on. We watched a Redtail for a...

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Damien--If Rossi is out of stock and you don't want to wait, my extra is for the 62/72( pn. 5-6273) and unused in the package. I changed my mind about the project I planned for it so if you want it I'll eat the shipping and sell it for the $33. I paid for it.

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Here is a quick test with a voltmeter that will also give you a decent load test of your alternator. Start the car and run at a fast idle, you should have 13 or more volts. Turn on the heater blower, headlights, rear window heat and again at fast idle (1000-1500 rpm) check your voltage at the batter...

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Don't know about your back order but I bought 2 from Rossi about a month ago. Here is a link to their catalog.
http://www.taurususa.com/accesories-tangsight.cfm

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Lawyer Daggit wrote:As the saying goes- if it ain't Boeing, I ain't going.....

Got that right! At Fedex our highest dispatch reliability was with the 727, the Buses were close and the MD11's and DC 10's brought up the rear. Very neat cockpit view, thanks for sharing

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The Shaver inserts are much finer than the Lyman inserts, here they are at Brownells:
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1237 ... HT_INSERTS

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I hope they sent you the P892 mount, when I ordered mine the girl was going to send P801 which has the same hole spacing but is not tapered. I had to insist on the P892 and it works fine. The other mount is for all their single shots and is the same as the contender mount.

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Rob

Hobie wrote:]I was told I was "safe". I think that says it all.

I know, don't ya just hate that!

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I bought a 1911 trigger jig some years back to do a 1911 that I bought, it's a Marvel unit. I have been able to modify it by putting the pins and roller on the opposite side and have done a number of lever action sears and single shots. I don't hunt and I set all my triggers at 2-2.5 lbs. Most trigg...

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I had tried to order a scope mount for it from Rossi and ran into road blocks all the time so I made one from a T.C mount. Sometime post that in a thread of its own; many of us might like to make our own 'scout' mount, and I for one haven't been able to find anywhere to order one! I did notice the ...

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On a difficulty scale of 1-10 with 10 being the toughest for a first time disassemble reassemble I would rate the 92 as maybe a 4 or 5, the 94 Winchester as a 3 and the Browning Auto 5 as a 5. The toughest gun for me to put back together was a Rossi single shot .357 that I did a trigger job on, I'd ...

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Steve--I have the Merit in my Williams peep sight on my 94 Winnie and it works great. I am going to get on for my Taurus tang sight with my next order to Brownells as it is also 10-32 thread. The easy adjustment of the Merit makes it really nice under changing lighting conditions.

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