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Happy Birthday, Riflemen!

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Since these will only be used in my double, I won't need to worry about the noses being flat.

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This is most interesting. The possibility of using longer, heavier pointed bullets is intriguing. I have made dummy conversation pieces with 270 gr. spitzers and they are unique looking. We are thinking the same thing. I put together a dummy round with a 270 gr Hornady RN to see if it chambers ok, ...

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Awesome Ted! Question, are the other 2 sets of barrels fitted and ready to use? Are you going to try all 3 sets this weekend? Yes, all the barrels are fitted to this frame. I'm not sure if I'll try all three, but definitely the 375 and 12 ga barrels. There's a Leupold 1-4x20 mounted on the 30-06 ba...

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Well dang, I'm still here.

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The most rare of the 375 Winchesters landed in my hands this week, the Valmet 412 Double Rifle. It took literally years to find one for sale, so when I finally found it I didn't waste any time. It has exceeded my expectations for a 45 year old gun. Quite possibly unfired. Came in original box, along...

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Wow, we are resurrecting an old one here! I am huge fan of the 375 Winchester. I have used it on numerous Whitetail, Aoudad, Black Bear and it's never let me down in the 25 years I've owned one. The last few years I've been adding to my collection to have one from every company that produced one. Ju...

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Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Sun Sep 21, 2025 7:56 pm A fair trade (for the kitchen island). Congratulations Ted!

I did not complain!

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That statement is normally used in the context of bad events stacking up. But in this instance its actually a good thing. After fulfilling my long time want with the original 1894 38-55 a couple weeks ago, the only other rifle I've been searching for, for literally years, appeared out of the blue. N...

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I had rotator cuff repairs done and a relocation of one of my bicep tendons in my right shoulder in 2022. I have 4 drywall anchors in there with fishing line tying stuff together. At least that's what it all looked like in the video my surgeon gave me of the job he did. :D He stressed the importance...

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TedH, You need to go on Ebay and search for '38-55 Winchester bullet mold'. My search brought up 10 molds of various quality and pricing. I am certain you could find something to match the quality of your rifle. I have two mold but not in a position to go get them and tell you the diameter measurem...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:52 am Ted, she’s not only a beautiful old 94, but she shoots too. How does it get better?

I don't think it can get any better! Definitely lucked out finding this one.

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I cast up a mess of 250 gr bullets from the Lee mold, which was the only appropriate bullet mold I have for the 38-55. I really wanted a .381" bullet, and these are just .379", but i also really wanted to shoot this old Winchester, so I figured they'd work for the time being. I lube them w...

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I use powder from Eastwood, and All Powder Paints. Eastwood Ford Blue is commonly recognized as the best all around powder for cast bullets.

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Have to admit, I've never tried dove shooting with a 410, but it sounds like a boat load of fun in a good dove field. I have a hard enough time hitting them with a 12 ga though.

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That'll work! Good shooting.

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I imagine many of us levergun enthusiasts have that one rifle that we have at the top of our "must have" list, but has eluded us for one reason or another. For me, it is an original Winchester 1894 in the classic 38-55. I have been looking for years for that rifle that's "just right&q...

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Ted this has refreshed my thoughts about the Ithaca (49?) single shot lever 12ga I have. It was a rusty box of parts when given to me. I refinished the wood, cleaned off the surface rust and a black krylon spray . The barrel was cut down, I often thought it would be a handy little slug gun. But eac...

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You got it.

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Scott, that was my backup plan for this project if the barrels were not regulated well enough to be useful with slugs. The barrels would have gone another 4" shorter, down to 20" and just a bead installed.

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I finished up the stock refinishing last night and for giggles I filled the hollow cavity in the buttstock with 1.25 lb of lead shot. I was expecting some change in handling but let me tell you, it feels like there's a cinder block hanging off the butt now when you shoulder it. Totally messed up the...

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By the way, Ted, your method of adjusting regulation by filing the muzzle crowns is very effective, but it gave Cabelas a massive customer relations headache when it was found that many of the Sabatti double rifles it was selling had been regulated this way at the factory! Quite the scandal a few y...

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You are so fortunate that your barrels are well regulated -- that's my biggest concern. I'd love to make one of these up that was accurate with cast round balls and black powder out of a brass Magtech shell. 8) Bill, I knew it would be a stuff shoot as far as the regulation, especially with a $250 ...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 11:48 am you can still shoot buckshot for use up close.

I wanted to know about this too, so I fired a couple rounds of 00 Buck at 10 yards. It put 9 pellets in about 5 - 6 inch circle.

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I got a wild hair and decided to put together my idea of a poor mans double rifle, er...shotgun. I found an inexpensive Spanish made 12 ga SxS that looked like a good donor. Knowing the regulation of a SxS shotty is not comparable to an actual double rifle, I wanted to see if it was even going to be...

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A few generations back Uncle of mine named Solomon Iman operated a Ferry across the Missouri River near St Joseph, Missouri. Jesse James approached him and forced him to ferry him across the river, and once on the other side James shot Solomon dead.

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I did a series of tests on the 44 cal 240 gr XTP a few years ago. If I recall my velocities ranged from 1200 fps to 1800 fps. Recovered bullets were remarkably similar through the velocity range. Expansion and retained weight were all nearly identical. It was at that point I had 100% confidence in t...

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I ate squirrels, rabbits and all sorts of wild game when I was a child. But there’s not much chance of getting my spouse to eat squirrel. Same on both counts. I hardly bother with squirrel hunting anymore unless I'm wanting to just woods stroll with my 1895 manufactured Marlin 1894 32WCF, because t...

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That's a dandy little double, Scott!

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I'm glad you had a good experience, Bill.
I can say my experience with both their customer service and quality of my new Bulldog has been the opposite of yours. I would get into it, but that's for another thread, and I don't want to relive it and ruin my weekend.

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That is a big sping bear! happy for your sucess, so where was the hit & did you recover the bullet? I hit him through the upper part of both lungs. That Barnes Original plowed through, leaving a quarter size exit. No bullet recovery. Lungs were soup. He covered about 70-80 yards total after the...

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I spent last week outside of Swan River, Manitoba on a quest to take a Black Bear with my Savage 99-375 Win. On the first day of hunting I was positioned overlooking a large Alfalfa field. Only about 3 hours in, a bear appeared on the edge of the field and was making his way right towards me. It was...

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So sorry, you have my sincere condolences and prayers.

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I converse with Blaine regularly. He's doing well.

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Bill, I have burned a lot of #9, and it has done well in moderate 44 and 41 magnums. I have found top end loads are still best with H110/296 though. The only thing I use #9 for now is full power 357 Sig loads, and there it is unbeatable! Incredible velocities, in my gun substantially higher than exp...

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Yes here too. I've been having trouble for the last couple days.

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I wonder if it headspaces better ? I picked up the original bolt today. It does indeed headspace better. It won't even begin to close on the no-go gauge. Should be a good shooter. I completed refinishing the stock and it turned out really nice. Waiting on some Oxphoblue from Brownells to get the me...

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Ok no problem

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That's a good kind of buddy to have!

I could use both of those other boxes of 38-40 and 44-40 if the price is right.

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I think the B92 would suit your needs just fine. If some of your people find the recoil of 44 mag ammo objectionable, you can always down-load them or shoot 44 spl for practice. Personally, I don't think my B92 kicks bad at all given the steel butt plate. I bought mine from a local Pawn Shop in &quo...

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Pat C wrote: ↑Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:17 pm I wonder if it headspaces better ?

I will let you know. I'm going to try to get back over to his place this weekend and pick it up.

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I'm hoping he finds the bolt. He's in the middle of downsizing and moving right now. He thought it was around there still, so I'm going to give it a couple of weeks and see if it turns up. A sure way to make it turn up is to order one - as soon as payment clears, the old one will turn up. Happens t...

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I never take that chance. I feel like the potential for evil is even higher on days like today.

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Get yourself a set of Redding Competition Shellholders (https://tinyurl.com/LittleDuke45). They are +.002, +.004, +.006, +.008 and +.010 thicker than standard shellholders, so you can adjust your FL size die to contact the shellholder and not set the shoulder back too much for your chamber. Glenn T...

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I bid a lot looking for good deals, but only occasionally buy or sell on Gunbroker. My most recent being a purchase last Friday. I have never encountered what you ate describing.

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SAAMI MIN-MAX is 2.0487”-2.0587” for 30-06 Springfield. It may be worth trying as is like I described. If the shoulder isn’t too bad, then dedicate brass to this rifle and don’t set the shoulder back to MIN. That's my plan then. I will neck size for now until such time as they may need the shoulder...

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JRD wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:25 pm
If the dimension isn't marked on the gauge, consider asking Forster what they use for their actual dimension.

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Very helpful.
This Forster is marked 2.0547. I guess i need to find out what SAAMI max is.

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On a stripped bolt should not close with one finger pressure. Sounds like your apply force to get it to close which can ruin headspace gauge .Be careful. Perhaps I didn't word that correctly. I'm not using Bubba force on the bolt. Just enough to feel the resistance with the stripped bolt. As anothe...

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I obtained a replacement bolt for the Model 70 basket case 30-06. Full length resized brass, as well as a factory loaded cartridge, chamber and allow the bolt to close easily. With a Forster no-go gauge in the chamber the bolt will just close, but it takes some effort. From what I'm reading the no-g...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:44 pm There you go, easy enough. Only thing you'll possibly need are headspace gauges and a finish reamer, brass, bullets dies, primers and powder !

I already load for a M1, so ammo is good. If the head space is excessive it may get reamed to 300 Sherman

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