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graham1 You haven't caught on to the modern way of shooting. You get the biggest magnum caliber rifle that you buy, never mind the flinch you have from shooting it or the fact you need a target the size of barn to shoot at. You are not a hunter anymore unless you shoot a 600 caliber magnum with thou...

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If you are going to have a lever action rifle for "bear protection" I would like to have a .375 winchester with 268 grain bullet or a 45-70 with 425 grain bullet. For no other reason then I can load a heavier bullet. Notice I didn't say faster as speed isn't as important as stopping that c...

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Congrats on your son's promotion and service to his country. Just as a side note when I was in the Army light years ago I went from E1-E7 in seven years and was up for E8 when I walked away as I had enough memories to last me a life time and some still do get some memory flash backs some good some s...

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Reading all this reminded me when my parents got our first tv in the late 50's it was a floor model with a 9 inch circular screen and all the stations went of the air at around midnight or so. I can remember milking the cows by hand when the power went out I can even remember putting hay in the barn...

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You know you are getting old when your arthritis stops you from doing stuff and your arthritis tells when the weather is going to change. You know your old when the pills you take make you full and you don't need to eat your meal. You know your are getting old when you can't remember what you did fi...

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USAR
1969-1977
Combat Engineer site chief (5 sites all at the same time)
armorer
supply NCIO
General's aide
E1-E7
yep a real lackey and in my spare time I went to military funerals as part of the military contingent and in the base hospital dealing with guys returning from Nam.

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this is what I am thinking of http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/458%20cal/280grHP460Stew.jpg http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Cast%20boolits/458%20cal/300grFP460Stew.jpg I will be running the GB and we well be using Night Owl Enterprise (NOE) to make our...

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tycer
Blammer is my bullet designer so until he gets the finished design to me and I approve it we will all have to wait.

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Hovie I am not sure if this is the right place for this so move it to the right place if you need to I am trying to get enough people to do a group buy on a 45-70 300 grain solid in either gc or plain base and also a hollow point from this design and don't know the weight yet and should have some pi...

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J Miller I am also getting into casting in sort of big way have 40 moulds at last count an am on the look out for more, as to lead going away maybe but so could firearms with any bullet. Life is meant to be enjoyed and as long as I can I will do what pleases me and give me some fun times. I also cas...

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I am a little late to this thread Thank you to all who serve, have served and will yet serve What the fat lazy American has to realize no freedom is truly free if you don't or won't fight to be free you will soon loose it and then you will know what you had and lost. Hobbie thank you for the link I ...

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Last month while up in Utah I found a thousand small mag pistol primers for $35.00

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I have to agree with those who have said they would have shot the bear. I am one that if I saw two in trees I would have backed out of the area and hope not to be noticed. I am not convinced that pepper spray would save my life, but I do know a well placed bullet will increase my chances of seeing t...

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I like seeing how the real folks looked. I also find it interesting where his rifle is as most guides today tell you that is the wrong place and wrong way to carry a rifle. I dare say that Office Hickman knew very well how to carry that rifle as his life most likely could depend on it working.

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Well I used to hunt there and had a winchester mdl 94 with 24 inch barrel in 30-30 never found it to be under powered. I also have one with a 20 inch barrel in same caliber works also. Have a 86 lite weight that works also What you will have to decide on is barrel length and then manufacturer and th...

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If you want to really see a company that hasn't made a lever before look at Ithaca shotgun company they make a good shotgun and could most likely make a good lever and have them make a 86, 71 and 92 in the original calibers and today's calibers.

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Where I am most of the old ranchers have 30-30's for close work and a much higher powered bolt action for long range use. Most also have some rather large caliber pistols just so you don't get stupid when you are within 20 feet. I have seen some nice well worn 30-30's still working and have even fou...

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Charles I realize that you are under the impression that would be something funny to do but as one who was in the air just days after 9-11-01 I can tell you that there is nothing funny about that idea. Second if you should really do that you will find that you will be talking to some not very friend...

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I am gettting towards the end of my firearm purchases as I have all I want and anymore would never get used. Now if the model 94 comes back in an interesting caliber for me well I just might spend some hard come by money, but most likely will only pass as I do not really need another model 04 unless...

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The reason that the model 94 was stopped is the equipment was wore out, sales didn't justify the expense of continuing production. I have seen nothing to change this picture. If they do come back with the model 94 it will be built in Japan just like the limited runs are and the model 92. No one on t...

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If you are looking at new levers I would look at the Marlin and Mossberg 464 and get them all consecutive numbered. If you are just looking at levers then you have Marlin, Mossberg, winchester all in sort of the same style. I traded the 22 my dad got me and have regretted ever since and they are no ...

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Winchester makes special runs of the model 94 and the model 92 but they will never be a cataloged rifle again.
Mossberg is making a 464 that looks like the model 94 and they are working on doing some different things with it.

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jfwlb
I was in for only seven years and when I walked away was up for E8!! Some of us I guess are just seen as being more military types so they gave us rank and responsibilities hoping we would stay. I don't think you could do that now as times have changed.

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.375 winchester
45-70, 30wcf,357mag,32-20, 256win mag

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12B site chief of multiple sites something like five at one time tended to fill in your spare time

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Funny after reading the posts here I just realized that the newest round I have is the 375 winchester a now defunct round. All the others are much older. I haven't seen a new caliber that I need or is any real difference in what I use. As to shooting game anything over 300 yards means you don't know...

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Mike in my area if you can find one they are going for $1100 now and up. NO I didn't pay that much for mine but a lot more then you did for yours.

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Had one of them in my yard next to the house last year. Sure did take care of the few snakes that came in the yard. Really nice pictures mine didn't turn out that good but I think from what has been said here it must have been a young one as it let me get within 15 feet and never seemed to mind my b...

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Why the 243 beat out the 257 roberts was the 257 was put in short actions which limited the oal of the round, the loadings were lower for the 257 then the 243 and round nose bullets of the 257. The bob is a better cartridge based on bullet weights and higher velocities can be had with hand loads and...

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New York state
Was thinking of doing something like that to deal with the coyote problem but the lead person retired I think before it ever got off the ground. Ward Stone of the DEC in New York would be able to answer that question if he is still there.

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Another breed of dog I like is the Newfoundland. Very big dog and much like the Pyrs. once they know what is expected they fight to the death. They also like the pack mentality and stay on their ground when fighting they know when the odds are in their favor. The dogs are more to let the owner know ...

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just to plug my group buy that I am running on castboolits right now if you want get in touch with me before 8/17/09 as that is when the buy closes and you can get a hollow point for one of the cavities if you want. look for: Long awaited 311316 GB is HERE! no it isn't a true 311316 but it was the d...

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future weapons did a show on the new military shotgun has either a 20 or 32 round drum mag and can fire full auto. They have some really cool ammo for them also and they were saying the range was 200 yards effective. Don't think I want to be on the wrong side of that thing. http://www.youtube.com/wa...

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doc hudson I saw a friend of mine when back in NYS who raised sheep and had several Pyrs and watched them when the coyotes decided to check out the sheep and the owner just told the dogs to go watch the sheep. The dogs ran up into the sheep and laid down and waited for the coyotes. Three came into t...

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Sgt Monti Was a true American the idiot who will present the medal to the family almost makes receiving the medal a disgrace. He has no clue what it means to fight for freedom as he is a socialist and marxist who wants all Americans to live like they do in third world poverty ridden countries. I mea...

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I hope he is returned home and safe more for his folks, family and friends in a small town in Idaho then anything else. I don't know the real story of how he ended up in the situation he is currently in. In this time of having a president that is clueless just makes things like this more likely to h...

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Dan
welcome to the group and I have 30-30's that are much older than the one you got by decades and they still shoot well. Find what it likes and go enjoy.

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OJ
Sorry to hear you had to put your dog down. I have lost pets over the years and it is never easy.

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homefront I lost my first wife over 29 years ago and still there are days that it brings back bad feelings. We lost a teenager last year also and there are days when something goes on to remind us of her. Life is not fair and seems downright cruel at times but there is order we just have to figure o...

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awp101 some thought the 32-20 had a .32 something barrel it doesn't it is .312-.314 If you look at the old muzzle loaders you can see some really strange things a 36 navy uses a .375 ball a 45 can have a .457 barrel I have a 36 rifle that takes .350-.355 round ball and a 54 that uses a .530-535 ball...

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Always did as it is a .257 diameter bullet, the only catch is it needs a slow twist barrel to work well. 1 in 14 is the correct twist. If I find money to do mine it will be 24 inch octagon barrel, full tube magazine and a working rifle wood stock. It will then get a duracoat finish and then I will g...

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awp101
I can get nate to do one on the imports he works on but then I still have my action to put to good use and then that leads to another rifle to put together. Using the import puts the price tag at around 1600+

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Hobie
Nate won't touch the old model 92 actions as he fears they are weak. Funny because my last gunsmith said that the action he had me get was plenty strong enough for the 256 win mag.
So I am left building my own and it should be a real learning experience.

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Well I am thinking of making this on a winchester model 92 action and you do realize that you want a barrel that is .257 diameter and with a 1 in 14 twist not the TC 1 in ten twist and you really should use a 24 inch barrel also. I had a gunsmith that was going to do this for me and helped me find a...

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Doc just so you don't feel singled out my first wife was murdered in 1980 my best friend in this world died 1990 buried him on my birthday my second wife decided she could do better then me in 2000 and it took two years for the court to give her almost all of my stuff. What they didn't take I had to...

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glad you guys are ok and that sure made a mess of the rifle. But you always keep it around to remind you that wasps are really dangerous to have around.
it is really interesting how it kind of did open up in quarters of the barrel and went so far back.

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Nope it is only me and no one else in the family. Doctors said it is because I enjoyed my drinking to well and never thought I would be able to quit. I was one in a thousand type people. I went for a while that drinking was better than eating sure glad I got that figured out that eating was more fun...

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What's with the wise crack about Mormon's? How you know it isn't a jewish sheep herder or Kennedy with his new girl friend or for that matter a protestant minister looking for his flock or any other religion for that matter.
that statement is just plain in poor taste period.

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Just something to think about I haven't drank an alcoholic drink in almost 33 years and when I get a liver test it still shows positive for alcohol. You have to drink a lot of the hard stuff to show up in your liver and for it to still being there my poor liver must have taken a beating once upon a ...

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It was on the net in english and I copied it down to my pc. It is 800 plus pages as I copied everything that was there. Haven't had a chance to read yet but it seems interesting and will get time when the snow flies to read it. http://www.sinaiticus.com/ Did you know there is another version in the ...

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