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Another vote for the Lee 255. But I had that RCBS 270 Keith and it was a daisy as well. Just never tried to feed it through a lever gun.

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Will, I'll be using Winchester AA hulls and the Claybuster 5034-28HS wad with 13 grains of 20/28.

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FWIW, I just received 1,000 Cheddite 209 shotgun primers (made in France) plus a pound of Alliant 20/28 powder from Ballistic Products on a special -- $5 hazmat and $10 shipping. The 209s were $60. I know, not the same as large rifle primers. But now I can fool with putting up some 28s on the MEC 60...

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Thanks Doc. My kinda people. Love the 1893 Henry Ford kitchen sink engine.

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Same here Will.

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I hadn't thought of stewed apples in years.

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By the way, those fall-front knee breeches came to me used, and I wouldn't have chosen pink, although it was not only correct for the period but considered downright high class. Shortly after this I dyed them in home-made walnut hull dye to a nice light brown. I have to say this clothing was very co...

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I have toyed with historical re-enacting over the years with muzzleloading firearms and one of the best sources for close to period-correct clothing and equipment is Townsend's. Jonathan Townsend has posted some very good Youtubes on 18th and 19th century topics that are well worth watching. But thi...

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Jim, wonderful, practical and possibly life-saving advice. Your "weird uncle" reference reminded me of Ross Perot and his "crazy aunt in the basement" comments. I miss him. Some years ago, I arranged to buy a Ruger Bisley five-shot in .480 from another "Bill in Oregon" ...

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That would be such fun to attend even as a spectator. I found out today that Weatherby has added a plain but affordable side-by side to its Orion line, apparently made by Yildiz. Never hurts to have fresh options, although I am enjoying the CZ G2 Bobwhite in 28. I know, none of these rate with the l...

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Here's where I heard about them:
https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubb ... ost9032051

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.45Colt: winter and spring mud was one reason I left Oregon. Gets real tiresome. Will, the secret to using dry beans, which I prefer these days, is the overnight soak with a pinch of baking soda. It greatly reduces the amount of raffinose sugar responsible for gas issues. https://www.eatingwell.com/...

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We got two inches here in Sweetwater yesterday -- perfect excuse for cheesy rosemary focaccia and a pot of ham and lima bean soup.

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Fella who is a commercial reloader in Dallas just got a bunch of their primers in. I am waiting to hear his report.

https://whiteriverenergetics.com/

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Not a very good business model. Hope you get your bullets, Bob.

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Tutt, your loss could not be more real.
I firmly believe there is something beautiful going on between God and the dogs he blesses us with.

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This great thread continues! Abar, that is a very satisfying group. I no longer have the Marlin 36, but do have a very early (1902) Savage 99 saddle ring carbine in .303. I loaded 29.5 of LVR under the Barnes 190 in PPU brass, which would seem a mild load going by some of the comments here. I slugge...

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Six: To heck with those hosers.
"All I wanna do is have some fun."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClbmWkbocoY

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Griff, last time I shot sillywet, I shot from the Creedmoor. It is not particularly comfortable, as you say. I tried the "dead frog" position as well. This was all long before the four back surgeries . I just tried the Creedmoor and it hurt to be in it, and to get out of it, so maybe I'm j...

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And in my favorite Newton-designed cartridge!

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Jay, losing a dog is the hardest thing I have done. They love us with a purity that surely comes straight from God. We sense that. I have been inconsolable losing my guys, and seizures cost me two that I was particularly attached to. There are some out there who think only people are important. They...

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Can't help. I think of Lenn and Norma often.

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Vall, that's a nice addition to your collection. I had a Belgian 14-gauge percussion twist-barrel double some years ago and enjoyed shooting it. Circle Fly wads made it a breeze.

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Will, I believe that when I take my time and shoot under normal conditions -- and find the ammo it likes -- it will be a 1 1/2-inch gun at 25 yards, rest. I can't do much better than that with irons.

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Jim, I like your system.

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Earl, it isn't so much the monetary value since I use range scrap for 90 percent of my casting. But it's hot out under the Texas sun picking up spent bullets from the berms.

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Well, I took the Super Wrangler to the range today along with a couple of rifles and the chronograph, but the wind at Avenger Airport here in Sweetwater was gusting over 30 mph. The chronograph stayed in the truck. I was in a bit of a hurry to shoot just because of the wind, and the sixgun took some...

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Lest we forget our Pygmy cousins.

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Hmmm. Just calculating that a 40-round course fired with say, the Lee 310, would use up more than 28 ounces ounces of lead vs about 22 with a 240-grain boolit.

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Our local club is one of the last two in Texas that still holds a monthly IHMSA shoot. Thinking of trying a .44 Magnum in a single shot pistol. Wonder what a decent cast load would be for this purpose.

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That swell trigger mechanism is $60 on Amazon.
Here is a terrific resource for slinging. I never got very good at it.
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl

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Grizz, you have seen wonderful things!

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Jason, thanks for taking us along. Cabins, dogs, guns, chainsaws -- and I can smell the damp conifers. That looks like it could even be in Oregon.

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He posts regularly over at AccurateReloading.com as 458Win and you can take his advice to the bank. I like his tagline: "Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship" https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/for...

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6pt, that's awesome!

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Sweet. Bought a 4-inch 28 the day I turned 21.

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Will, my late friend Chick Donnelly, of Siskiyou Barrel Works in Applegate, OR, held Parker Ackley in great reverence after his time at Trinidad. Ackley told a funny story or two at Elmer Keith's expense, having been the supervisor at Ogden Arsenal with Keith worked there.

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Thanks for posting Jason. I was getting worried about you.

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Hope they treat you really well. We are under a tornado watch here in west central Texas, but I think and hope the threat has passed.

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Yeah. He is holding it with the bottom of the action toward the camera, oversize lever open. It has a tube magazine. Hope the receiver is something other than die-cast zinc!

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Looks like there's one in the works, to be built at a new plant in Canada.

https://www.ptbocanada.com/journal/sava ... two-rifles

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Glad to have you here sir. Owning two cans makes you a certified enthusiast.

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John, glad you finally made it through the turnstyle, and boy that's a dandy buck! I still have my old Lee Loader for 16 gauge, but haven't seen a canister of Alcan 7 in many a year.

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Harold: Very nice indeed!

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She's a very good mommy. I can tell.

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I don't know if I have ever seen more spectacular wood than Aaron Little used on this custom 28 build on a Parker 20-gauge frame.

https://forums.accuratereloading.com/ev ... 6741006772

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Nice, Scott, and one of very few Rugers I have seen without drag marks on the cylinder!

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He moved his Thunder Ranch to Oregon about the time I left there. Always thought it would be swell to take a class or two.
This is a fun Youtube. Love those matching Colts at the end. I had not seen that stock treatment before. Makes sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW1-XzQFWDg

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Horsesoldier, I might shoot it tomorrow. Winds should step back down out of the 20s and 30s to the teens.
Nice grips Jay!

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I'm sure Jason will have a thought when he sees this thread.

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