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1) Yes, the rate of rotation is constant unless acted upon by something other than the bullet's flight through the air. 2) No, the rate of rotation, imparted to the bullet by the rifling, remains constant, HOWEVER, the RPM begins to slow as the bullrt sheds velocity dur to drag with the atmosphere. ...

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+1 for 2400! It's probably the most flexible of the magnum pistol powders, allowing you to assemble heavy-moderate to heavy loads without pressure or ignition worries. IIRC, somewhere around 21.5-22.0 grs. is max, I have loaded as light as 18.0 grs. with excellent results using 250 gr. cast SWC's. I...

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Joe, I just finished reading the agreement between S&W and the "authorities", they truly sold their souls to the devil on that one! :shock: I, for one, won't be buying any Smith's any time in the forseeable future! As Benjamin Franklin stated so succinctly "We must all hang togeth...

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So, wassat black/gray thing with the big black tube on top? Izzat grey thing stickkin' outta' it the lever?

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Well, I took y'all's advice and let her figure it out. After she shot her first match with it she told me she was really happy with the rifle! "But," she said, "the sights suck!" So we went up to the gunsmith shop tonight and she told him what she didn't like. He showed her sever...

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Cast Bullet Huntyer beat me to it! Winchester is VERY specific about charge weights for 296. This is my "Go-To" powder for magnum handgun loads and I use it just like the manual says. It has always given me high velocity and sterling accuracy, it's a hard one to beat!

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Way to go, Nath! A fox and 10 bunnies in ONE night! Great job!

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She saw a Henry Golden Boy in the rack at our local gun shop and decided she should have it (I agree!). So, we picked it up last night and took it to the range today to sight it in. Now, I'm not a big fan of buckhorn sights, but I will say the sights Henry puts on their rifles are pretty good. For b...

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Nice lookin' combo! Ham slices, you say?............................

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Nice gear, Tycer! I'm jealous!

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Azmark, I use a Williams 5-D aperture sight with a red Firesight on the front. I zero to hit at the top of the front sight bead at 100 yds, this puts me about 3" high at 50 yds with a 180 gr bullet @ 1400 fps. 100 - 125 yds is about all I feel comfortable shooting, but the coyotes don't seem to...

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Joe Miller is 100% correct, Hollywood :evil: (and the media in general) are our worst enemies! It brings to mind these words from one of my favorite country songs....... "Have you forgotten, how it felt that day, to see your Homeland under fire and her people blown away? Have you forgotten, whe...

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Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I love it!

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Gryphon, I use 11.0 gr of 2400 under a hard cast 180 gr TC bullet (this is not a max load) in my 1894C and both of my handguns. The Lasercast loading manual shows a velocity of approximately 1400 fps from the carbine, I think it was 1100 from the pistols. It is very accurate in all three. YMMV. As f...

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THAT IS CREEPY!! Tomorrow I start looking for a HEAVY caliber rifle!

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Gas checks? Yes, they would help to prevent leading, but if your bullets do not have the recess on the base to allow seating them securely you won't be able to attach them. Load them within their limitations and go shootin'!

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Scott, If these bullets are swaged (soft lead) and you you are loading these to use in a carbine, I would recommend 3.0 gr of Bulls-eye, but NO MORE than that! You will be pushing 1000 fps with that load and that is about the limit for swaged bullets, unless you REALLY like to use the afore-mentione...

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Jamestown, NY, about 60 miles south of Buffalo and 10 miles north of the PA boder is home for me. I'm a registered nurse, I work for a local Ear, Nose & Throat surgeon managing her allergy clinic and also work per diem for a local nursing home. My wife, Cheryl, and I enjoy fishing and kayaking o...

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More government BS!!! :x :x :x Who would have thought it possible - Welcome to the Peeples Republik of Hawaii!!! It's bad enough living here in the east, in Hillary's back yard no less! But , Hawaii??? The liberals make my skin crawl every time I think about it!!! centershot "I'd like to find t...

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That fellow doesn't appear to miss very often, does he!!?? Nice shootin'!

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PEEP SIGHT!!! I promise you, if you put a Williams FP-Firesight set on your rifle, and give them an honest workout for 6 months, you won't want any other sight on your rifle! It happened to me!

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I think the .357 Mag. Especially with the cost of ammo, handloaded or not, this is the one for versatility and cost effectiveness. We might come to that someday. Best to plan ahead and let others have the second best. _________________ Sincerely, Hobie +1! With 180 gr handloads or Cor-Bon factory l...

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God Bless you, Kirk! I'm in on this one! Cabin fever sets in pretty deep on me during the winter; I'm sittin' here remembering a time when I didn't care what the weather was, I had a day off and I was goin' shootin'! And so I will! I'll get out to the range the weekend of the 23rd (gotta' work this ...

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AR-15's are OK, they're accurate, easy to shoot rifles. My opinion, if you want a COMBAT rifle, buy an AR-10, or better yet, a SOCOM-16. The Springfield would be my choice. IMHO.

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Joe, until I got through your list I thought I had it covered! The .357 is the workhorse for me, I have 4, 2 rifles & 2 pistols. Two 44's, 1 long and 1 short; 5 shotguns (You don't have a shotgun?), 3- 20's and 2- 12's; 5- 22's made up of 3 rifles and 2 pistols;Hunting rifles- the .357 and .44 c...

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That's a good one, YK! But, you do realize now that we're all doomed, don't you?

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For the purposes you outlined, I would think a 25-06 loaded with 100 gr sp's would fill the bill nicely! And as Lefty Dude mentioned, a BLR would be a good platform!

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I am sorry to hear of your friend's passing, Nath. Even though he died doing something he loved, his family and friends now have to go on without him. My prayers to you, sir, and to his widow and family!

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I have my cases all cleaned, sized and chamfered ready for primers and powder tonight. I'll leave them out loaded and uncapped for a week as per my usual method for accurate loads.

You had me there for a minute, Scott!!!

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Scott, I was never a big fan of 2400, until recently. I had not been able to find a charge weight that would give me an accurate group from my guns (bear in mind that I was primarily shooting J-bullets at the time). When I switched to primarily cast bullets all that changed! I loaded 11.0 gr 2400 wi...

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Joe,
Are you able to zero and shoot your Trapper with the sights misaligned like that? If you can zero at, say, 50 yds, does the point of impact shift left or right at longer range? Just curious.

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Awesome photo-essay Jeremy! And the "smelly" ain't too shabby niether! I don't think I ever saw one in the pristine condition yours is in. And a huge "Thank You!" for shoosing to serve your country! I am grateful for all such as you who go in harm's way to protect us! May God hol...

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Another reason for us all to support our local, independent, businessmen! If you live in an area where the big chain stores have put the mom & pop groceries, gas stations & five & dimes out of business, you know exactly what I'm talkin' about!

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No honor 'mongst thieves

.............whatever did happen to "honor"? Maybe it should be mandatory for all 18 year-olds to do 2 years service in the Marine Corps!

Maybe more people would understand what honor is all about.....................

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More frappin' absurdity!

Say, when does the season open on these idiots anyway?

Is my 30-30 big enough, or should I get sumthin' bigger?

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A diet formulated for your specific blood type. Hmmmm.... if you can't see what is wrong with this picture, you need to start looking at nutrition from the side of science. Being an RN, I have done exactly that, and I assure you that what Hobie has outlined so succinctly above is the absolute truth!...

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Nice little rifle! I'm gonna' have to check them out!

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God Bless you & yours, K8bor, you're making memories those grandchildren will cherish all their lives!

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Yeah, I see whatyou mean Chuck! (sigh) I guess I'll have to wait until the weather improves and go shoot them. DANG! Spring seems like a long time off...............................

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I have a friend who has a Kowa with the 80 mm lens and a 27 X long eye relief eyepiece. You can see 22 caliber bullet holes @ 200 yds with that scope. I am completely sold on Kowa optics, even the 50 mm scopes blow the competition away!

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What Joe said!!!

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45 Colt? Enough gun for deer huntin'? ABSO-BLOOMIN-LUTELY!!! I, myself, do not have one, preferring the 44 Mag, but the 45 Colt is no wallflower! With proper loads it'll handle anything deer season is likely to throw at it!

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Keep on truckin', Griff, you're doin' just fine! And I'm jealous!

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Well, I guess my FIRST lever was a Daisy, I don't remember the model but I do remember it had a nice set of target-type sights on it! my second was the Marlin 1894 44 Mag that I had wanted since forever and finally bought a few years ago. Since then, it has been a long steady walk down the road into...

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I'm trying to figure this out, see if you agree with this: Marlin 1894 .44 mag 20 " barrel Load - 240 gr XTP SP/24.0 gr 296, about 1650 fps Zeroed @ 50 yards I shoot 3 different loads in this gun - the one above, a 300 gr WFN/15.5 of #2400, and a 250 gr SWC/5.0 of Bullseye I'm trying to figure ...

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That's time well spent, Scott! Glad to see you back again, may God rest yee merry!

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Are you fellows running those bullets through a Micro-groove barrel? If so, please give me an idea of the velocity you are getting with your loads, I'm looking for 2000 fps from a 170 gr bullet. This rifle will be used for the "lomg range" competition in Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette matc...

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Welcome to the forum, Fritz! You pose an intrersting question, qnd it has many answers! For me, I went with a 180 gr cast TC over 11.0 gr of 2400 for carbine and pistol. It runs around 1500 from the rifle and around 1100 in the short gun, accurate in both. I'm not worried about expansion (there isn'...

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OK, so I have decided to leave my new 336 as a 30-30 instead of rebarreling to 38-55. Now, I need a bullet mold. This rifle has micro-groove rifling and I'm not familiar with this at all. I was thinking of Lyman #311041, Lee #90368 (309-170-flat point), or Lee 90371 (312-185-1R). I'd really apprecia...

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Hmmmmm............ you may be correct about that, 14.0 gr is a moderately heavy charge for a 180 gr bullet (I load 14.0 with the Hornady 180 JHP), but it is REALLY light for a 140. I load 18.0 gr under 158's with very good results, 14 may have produced a squib load in your case. If you want a high v...

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Re: Now just suppose a bullet

Hooray! Mom's got a new gun!

Sight adjustment...... again.......

Have new rifle, need a mold!