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Arminius

it sure is a fake!!

I can prove it:

if it would be a real COLT, it wouldn´t be a 5 1/2 Incher, it would of course have grown to a full Buntline ...

Hermann

Arminius

Congrats on your Daughter, her shooting and the Ruger # 1! As much as I like the # 1 I simply can´t understand why it should be chambered in a short "compact" round ( yes, I am well aware, that it´s a proprietary chambering ) A rimmed cartridge, the 9,3 x 74R, or a .300 H & H Mag ( ay,...

Arminius

Oh, I forgot - mine is the version without any safety, just the half cock notch -------------->

and my question is, if there´s a one piece or more piece FP in it, and if it needs any reliabilty package, or just let it "as is"?

THX, Hermann

Arminius

AWESOME!!

I want one!

BTW I have a Browning 1886 Carbine, .45-70, of course.

It has no rebound hammer, only the classic notch, and no safety of any kind, but is also of modern steel, with exceptional fitting!

Would that have the original FP and trigger?

Keep up the good work, Hermann

Arminius

+ 1 on the .357 ( Rossi - best except for the sighting issue ) + 1 on the .22 ( get Stingers later ) + 1 on similarity of the guns Now my suggestions: ---> receiver sight ( Williams FP ) with .125 apertures ------>> GET A RECOIL PAD!! Don´t laugh - I am 182 cm and more Kilograms than I like. I am a ...

Arminius

... it´s a "Wild Bunch" type of weaponry ...

I like it very much, of course it´s in my collection.

But when I saw the Title I thought about Bodie and Doyle and CI 5 and Browning HiPowers ...

Hermann

Arminius

How is the muzzle blast out of the 4 and 6" bbls?

Hermann

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I can´t speak about powder mixing - I have no experience there. But about that "improved ballistics Hornady ammo" From what I´ve read, the bullet´s "aren´t that great". Or, to put it differently, Hornady recognised, that there might be people interested in more power from LAs, wi...

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I would recommend you to SS. It´s a FUN gun, and it´s a working gun! Get the SS. Hard and long used it´ll look like bare metal, just as a real oldtimer. Get the ROSSI 92! It´s the best there is, get it, while they make them and you are allowed to buy one! AND -----------------> get it in ROUND barre...

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But ... the nimble 2 - 7 x would really sit good on that Win 70, and keep weight down!

I like a "classic" look for my rifles ( but I also want the very best scope money can buy on a hunting trip far away )

Hermann

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At this very time there´s a Zeiss 6 x 42 on my Win 70, Classic Super Grade in .30-06. With a Burris made Redfield type mount. I think of changing to a Warne Weaver Type base and QR rings. The Swarovski Z6i 1,7 - 10 x 42 illuminated with the reticle with additional bars beneath the main reticle my Wi...

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The last three years reinforced a lesson for me that I learned long ago. It makes no difference how "common" your calibers are or aren't. In bad times it's what you have. It's not what you can get, because by definition during bad times you can't get it. People talk about having commonali...

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I have owned and hunted wild pig with a Browning 92 in 357 and one in 44 magnum and also a Winchester 94 30-30. I own the Winchester and the 92 44 magnum but not the 357. .... If I had a 357 wheel gun I would definitely own one ditto if I lived in a city. Dear Sir! If we would be talking about HUNT...

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Lots of comments most of them I agree with. Of course I have a bunch of other rifles, handguns and such. I like the .357 leveraction as it is a polite to shoot rifle,which helps. Only problem I have is deciding which bullet other than cast to use, big selection, but I do tend to favor either the 15...

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Very, VERY good points in this thread! IMHO "TEOTWAWKI" will not be "that" declarised as a "General War". Which means it will start "low level", and ther WILL be some kind of "Authority" around, although not at ALL times! ALWAYS, EVER consider that y...

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I like 8grs of Unique with a 240SWC as a plinking load in mine. 10grs with the same bullet I deer hunt with. Wow! I use 10 grs Uni and a 240 - 245 grs Keith Type bullet as a "plinking load" from my 6" S & W, and wondered about a little much recoil. ( perhaps I should go down a bi...

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I got mine. Mine is special. somebody with VERY SPECIAL ideas had it altered, I presume by a real expert. Its a Trapper in .30/30, with the action smoothed up, a BIG fluorescent, broad Plastic translucent BLADE sight, rear sight opened up accordingly, a trigger job and a Pachmayr recoil pad installe...

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I do not want to hijack that thread, but what would be the same question in the .44 - 40?

200 grs L RNF or 240 grs L RNF ( round nose with flat )?

e.g. for Uberti´s LA and SA´s, with .429 sized bullets ( and hard cast and perhaps HPed for some field carry

)

Hermann

Arminius

I think that Unique is right. Especially in a Snubbie! But I would use the LSWC for training, loaded to non + P! For defensive use I would want a PBWC or a HPLSWC or HPL Bullet. Leading is irrelevant with that load, if you get 10 reasonably accurate rounds, that´s all that´s neccesary. If you cant´g...

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I have an iron framed Henry "One of one Thousand" in .44-40. The action is smoooth! But I wouldn´t carry it around the farm ( I have none ), because of it´s WEIGHT!!! 24" of octagon barrel and that massive system ... But if it´s really dirty and down and close, NOTHING will survive bl...

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It will "shoot", no doubt!

So groups will be nice.

Please keep us posted about it´s ruggedness, or lack thereof, in the field.

Do NOT handload for it!

Hermann

Arminius

1 - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 2 - "Once upon a time in the West" Can´t be improved upon, IMO! Hermann P.S.: honorable Mentioning of "Bonanza" Get´s you as "Dallas Theme" and "Magnum" I have the watch, I have the gun, I have to get a Ferrari .....

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Since when does practical matter? I don't drink, smoke, gamble or do dope, so guns are my vice. I look, I see, I want, I buy. Enough said! :roll: Oh GOD! May I help you? WE help you? I mean, one ( = I ) simply CAN´T have all Vices, but dear fellow, how may we help you out of your Agony?? ;-) NO vic...

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NOTHING ever will be wrong with a ´92 in .357 ( or .44 Mag ), especially in SS ... I have to get one in 16", I am lazy, just because I have two in 20" ... a R in .357 SS and a B in .44 Mighty, 20", ROYAL BLUE! And for REAL ITSHTF scenarios I´ll take the Featherweight AR 15 in a 16&quo...

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Hobie wrote:Back to the original question.

115 gr. ball. Probably. The age of the gun might indeed be important. Mine, a newer gun, shoots the 124 gr. JHPs to POA. 115 gr ball will be faster and likely shoot higher relative to POA.

or lower, as it has less time to raise the muzzle ...

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Does he seat and crimp in one die at the same time?

Are the cases lubed before sizing?

Hermann

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I think a WC style bullet would be extremely efficient for short range defensive use. You can´t top the frontal area. For maximum effect it should be ( handloaded and ) driven faster, eventually from harder cast Lead, perhaps a BB for easier reloading and no hollow base to not weaken the bullet in t...

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Gun Mag "Visier" of Germany just did a review of the NEWEST Colt SAA´s, in .44-40, at 1800 €´s, and was full of praise!

https://www.visier.de/1692.html

Hermann

( Sorry, in German, and no article itself, but I have it and I could copy it! )

Arminius

Thanks! I am searching for loads and any input is fine! I intend an approx 250 grs RNFP and would have started with Unique. I want a plinking load and a heavier ( for SAA! ) hunting load for carrying outdoors ( only Small Boars and small deer there, and not as primary hunting gun, but as a backup)! ...

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the telegraphist wrote:None of my SAA has ever been fed factory ammo, guess they must be suffering from malnutrition. They shoot just fine with 250/260 grain RNFP and LSWC with Unique/Universal/2400. Plenty of factory ammo on the shelves here.

Would you please share your favourites and Bullet details?

Thanx, Hermann

Arminius

Colt's Government Model 45 ACP Series 70 pistols - Made in 1970 - http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/PISTOLS/P6300003_edited-1.jpg Made in 2002 or 2003 - low serial number - http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/PISTOLS/P6300001_edited-1.jpg AMT Longslide - 1987 - http://i2.photobuck...

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Sit Rep: got my Galco 1880´s in NO TIME AT ALL!! Cheaper than Cabela´s. There was NO Customs on the package!?!? Holster seemed small ( but then the SAA is really nimble relative to the BIG Cartridges it accommodates ) and "hard". Sadly not lined. But when I shoved the SAA in, all critics w...

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I LOVE my SAA! In spite of this I´ll NEVER understand, why Colt didn´t use the "Hammer down between primers" possibility of earlier Colt Guns ... an empty chamber is SUCH a waste of space ( bigger Cylinder dia, etc. ) and weight, somebody at Colt´s was very stubborn to not make this little...

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THANKS!

I´ll intend to store some pounds of Lead, 1000 Primers and a can or two of Unique AFTER I found >MY< load!

LEE moulds ( yes, I know, they cal them MOLDs, but I think otherwise - I want to mould, and not that it gets Mold ...

)
at least won´t RUST!

Hermann

Arminius

I only intend to start casting; am more at home there ( or TRF

), so it was my first reaction to ask there ... and loads are mainly for LA rifles, too!

Hermann

Arminius

Thanks for the BH 200 LFN load tip! Will try to get it here in Europe ... Do you mean that the Ubertis are heavy? Just a matter of training ;-)) ( I have to confess I probably won´t really use the Uberti´s outdoor; I intend to rather carry a Rossi 16" or 20" ( .357 ) or Pedersoli Lightning...

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O.S.O.K. wrote:
Not to change the subject but I don't see any wing safety on that...?

Nate!!! Where are you?

Although Australia and Austria are quite separated, my Rossi, too, came without ANY safety.

I intend to order another soon ...

Hermann

Arminius

Wow!

Thanks for all the answers!

I´ll try LEE, as it keeps my first investment low.

Good Shooting, Hermann

Arminius

Which .44 - 40 factory load, the Win or the Rem 200 grs JSP is better?

Which one is more energetic, more accurate, any hiccups, any caveats?

What would YOU recommend for .44 - 40 replica rifles - Uberti, Pedersoli, ...? ( of course also the occasional shot from a .44 - 40 sixgun )

Thanks, Hermann

Arminius

This will get many clicks ...

Arminius

Mokwaw wrote:Very interesting. Would like to here more when you've had time to work with it some. I've been considering putting one of these on my Marlin Camp 9.

+ 1 !!

Hermann

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Howdy! I am considering casting. I´ll start with the .44-40 and the .45 C. If I use LEE ( or other Moulds ) with regular lube grooves, and I intend to use the LEE size / lube set, how get´s the lube in the grooves? ( I think about Bullets 429-200 FR and 452-255 RF ) I do understand that you just spr...

Arminius

THANKS A LOT!!

The 2400 tips, as well as that .429 Speer HP bullet - GREAT!

Many thanks, Hermann

Arminius

FWiedner wrote:My gunsmith told me that exposure to sunlight can cause case-coloring to fade.

Told me that there's some brand of clear-coat varnish that can be used to protect it somewhat, but I can'r remember the brand.

Sonnencreme.

Sun Tan Creme

))

Nivea?

Arminius

And now for some dumb or curious comment: in 9 mm Parabellum ( Luger for u Americans ;-)) I use the FACTORY Carbide crimp die, set to not crimp, to check the loaded rounds and just to "be sure". I use a carefully set Hornady Taper crimp die to slightly apply a crimp, practically only shovi...

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AAArgh!

I meant El Paso Saddlery, not Bianchi!!

Anybody really used that Holster?

Its lined, its priced right, but seems to straight in drop for me. What do the Experts say??

Thanks again, Hermann

Arminius

Thanks about the Warning. No, I do NOT want to hotrod the .44-40, I want the MAX the Toggle link actions will take safely ( Henry - 66 - 73 ). I have an OLD Lyman manual which lists hotter loads for 92´s, but the 73 loads are no weaklings, either, compared to modern manuals ... But the 8,5 grs Uni s...

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Thanks! Yes, saw the Galco at Cabela´s and couldn´t decide between that and Triple K´s "Rooster Cogburn" one - now that´s solved. Is the Bianchi Version Suede lined? I noticed, that opticsplanet offers different sizes, not only lenghts. That´s what disturbed me in the first place, there is...

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So there is no trouble with cast bullets in .44-40 rifles and carbines? I suppose a good load would be around 8,5 grs Unique? ( I´ll work up to this load ) And with a wide meplat like the Cowboy action bullets it should do for medium game ( Roe Deer, dressed max 25 kg )? I really thought that some c...

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Hi! I want a Duke holster for my .45 SAA 4 3/4", and perhaps an accompaning Cross draw ( also strong side - I´m a right hander ) holster for an Uberti Rem 1875 7 1/2". Of course as I do not compete some really good names might be too expensive. What would YOU recommend? Lined or unlined, B...

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