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Great heirloom rifle and story ! I only see one little hitch in this whole thing - you're going to have to shoot a 65 year old deer to keep everything consistent. :D http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/files/2010/09/tr_aa1103goliath2.jpg ( "Goliath" shown here is a farm-raised deer )

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Hey, thanks for posting a pic and so many details. It's hard to pull him away from a hen that is right there beside him. How tall are the trees/brush in the middle of that photo ? One vet advised me not to call much once I got an excited response, but to change to complete silence and only make a fe...

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I'm worried/wondering if after the hoarding trend, there will be a kickback DROP in demand where people are selling off all the stuff they're so panicky about buying now. That would leave the whole industry on slim sales for a year or so, and even well funded companies have a hard time with that. It...

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Another listening suggestion is Grooveshark.com . They pay royalties to the artists, stream music without Pandora's commercials, and you can create huge play lists from their streaming library. I have found TONS of obscure old stuff to listen to (things I meant to hear decades ago, even) from big na...

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I am about to start reloading for .30-30. I've previously done a few batches of 9mm with a friend to learn. I'm sure I'll be performing case prep & priming in batches - so I want to find plastic storage for cases in various phases of completion. The problem is, nothing seems to fit .30-30 proper...

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After a good soak and scrub with Hoppes #9, a significant amount of cloudy black silt was removed from the cylinders (it was clean when it was last put up !). I gave it a light going over with CLP and fed it some CCI Mnimags with copper coated bullets. I'll check it in a few months. For now, Calamit...

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There are no gap seals around the canopy. Sub-zero temperatures are the minimum problem, but air getting under a canopy at speed rips it off - in real aircraft this triggers an alternate ejection seat firing circuit. The canopy itself is badly rippled, like cheap greenhouse plastic. Casting large cl...

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I guess oxidization from galvanic action or slowly from atmosphere makes sense here. I had normally used copper-washed and hadn't seen this sort of thing before.

I'll increase the maintenance cycle and improve the media. Thanks all !

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I think the proper term for this is 'stiction.' Anyway, I am curious about a symptom I have only experienced recently. My 82 year old mother keeps my (inherited) old H&R 922 revolver as a nightstand gun. For all its weaknesses, it's simple, and she is completely confident in her ability to use i...

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Thanks! I don't know of such things, but, I would have said the Mustang was the fastest. I heard it could break the sound barrier in a dive. Not *quite* correct, though it was a confused subject at the time. The Mustang, the Thunderbolt and the Lightning fighters were all fast enough in the dive th...

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I want to be one of the Territorial Cheese Marshals who enforce Cheese Law. I'll have a big orange badge, a levergun chambered in 44 Muenster,
and I'll be the Law West of the Quesos. It'll be glorious.

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I just saw the short Henry (001 ?) at the funshow this past weekend. The front sight assembly looked...weird. Was I just confused, will an ordinary Williams dovetail front sight mount in there ? I am tempted to get the octagon barrel version instead, closeup photos of that model show an ordinary sma...

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A 'naval expert' should hardly have been surprised at the pace they have set in reaching an initial capability. They've had a version of the Su-27 for several years now, and the work on the ship's fitting-out has been well covered in the press. What is more significant is they have applied test pilo...

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Anyone who keeps or carries for self defense should read and study Mas Ayoob's "In The Gravest Extreme". This small book just might keep you out of big trouble. Yeah, it is old but still relevant to today. Well said, and seconded. The important thing about Ayoob's book is that it discusse...

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A shame I can't even see them at the airshows any more. I got to see a pair launch up close many years ago at Seymour Johnson, and they lit the burners simultaneously. Quite a bit of thunder from four afterburners. The only one I ever liked better was the only F-105 I ever saw - last of the Wild Wea...

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The base after utilizing the QD feature: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q201/Molasses_photos/Scout/MVC-173F.jpg Is that large screw at the rear where it attaches to the dovetail 'plug' ? Is there a small notch at the bottom of the front end where it overlaps the barrel band ? It looks like this...

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Very helpful explanation, and thanks. Is there a Leupold part number for this ?

Oh, and don't feel bad about searching so long for those taps. You were obviously planning on mounting sight rings on those knives. Makes sense to me !

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There is always Blendtec, they are probably the ultimate in durability. http://www.blendtec.com/ <--- warning, noisy site starts playing video with theme music Check this out - it's real. Steel soup - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtpFzMhGw_E Baseball juice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFkYKKVu...

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Wow - open country stalking, sneaking in closer while his back is turned, and then an excellent shot.

That is old-fashioned excellence. Congratulations on a fine bear, and look at that bed he's laying in !

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Seeing your workshop photos immediately brings back the scents of my grandfather's basement, where he made the stocks for my own sporterized Mauser. Lovely work you're doing, thanks for posting the pics.

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:( :( The last shuttle....the last SR-71....the last Concord....seems like we go backwards instead of forwards :roll: Check out the guys at SpaceX - private firm building great rockets. As a 'forever' fan of aviation and space history, I think they're doing great work with that historic flair. http...

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I got one of the two-sided griddle/press type grilles made by Cuisinart. I run it only on max heat. It will cook small steaks, burgers or pork chops in three minutes flat (or less !) with a nice sear & char. The only weakness is the fat runoff is not handled as nicely as the Foreman grills, this...

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Hm. It appears to be unstable when exposed to moving lead. That's strange...

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I am NOT skilled in casting, but I know enough to tell you that harder lead alloys start by adding 4% to 6% of the metal Antimony. The most extreme hardnesses use up tp 30% Antimony.

http://www.rotometals.com/Bullet-Casting-Alloys-s/5.htm

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my experience with turkeys is that they are WAY more wary/observant than deer. They will spot ANY movement and disappear FAST. Yep. If they could smell like a deer, they'd be un-huntable. I cannot count the times I've sat motionless for hours, then moved slightly to scratch that one itch. "PPH...

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Can any of you VZ-24 experts advise which Timney model to select for a post-war VZ-24 (ish) BRNO rifle ? It appears to be the VZ-24 made for Czech army use (possibly known as the VZ-98n). It has the magazine w/o the detachable floorplate, the triggerguard and floorplate are all one piece. Guard is e...

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As a new '94 user myself, I notice I make the loading move in three distinct sub-motions. the "break" opening the gate with the shell at a steep angle, steeper than the actual loading angle ends up. the "push" the main loading motion to put the round into the magazine. I guess it...

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I strongly recommend Iron Afloat , which covers the Confederate States' naval building programs, and includes good detailed descriptions of many naval actions. It is a scholarly book in its research and depth, but it's written in a pretty good narrative style. The author includes a HUGE number of pe...

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I've had good luck with shipping via USPS, but my city is the state capital, so it's probably better service here. My BIG gripe with USPS is that they've become a trash-delivery service. :roll: I need an occasional package, and that's it. Everything else for me is electronic these days...but I can't...

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Panzercat wrote:Doesn't look like extenders are available. Not the end of the world, I guess, but the options are going to be a tad more limited, I guess.

The Armscor M30R8 and M30SAS appear to have the long magazine, if that suits you.
http://www.armscor.com.ph/shotgun.htm

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I came across this link earlier today for a storm shelter company.
It seems like a simple solution, and trustworthy. I haven't used them,
just passing it along in case it's useful to anyone.

http://www.cozycaverns.com/

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Speaking to sixgun's raising of 3rd rate ammo/components, my early bulk buying included a large pile of Norinco 9x19 ball. My SW5906 frequently dropped the hammer on it only to receive silence. :x A second strike would light it off, and never had a FTE but those hard primers sure vexed me. I ran 200...

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At 15 - a job as a summer camp counselor, in the Catskills. The owner was a cheap flinty sonofagun who paid us beans, but the perks were pretty good, including hanging out at the pool as lifeguards and chatting up the girl counselors.

I got my SS card specifically for that job.

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Well, now. It seems Mr. Doughty has that worked out mighty well. I had in mind the cross-chest carry I've seen our active duty infantry wearing, but I suppose I'll email him and see if it's adaptable to that. It's certainly a terrific price, and I've seen the ring and studs are pretty inexpensive fr...

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After recently buying my first W1894, I've fitted Williams peep sights to it, and will go out this weekend with my brother to get the gun sighted in (and fix one issue, it's far too clean :wink: ). But looking at the excellent one-point sling systems our soldiers are using with their M4s, I wonder a...

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Sigh - and no shooting in the town limits ?

OK.

How about throwing a bola snare and using a spear, then ?

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7mm-08 is a superb round - but consider how/where she will purchase her ammo. If she has / will use a gun shop then 7mm-08 is a cinch. If she buys from a local Wal-Mart or old-fashioned hardware store that round isn't going to be as common as .270 might be. But asking for 140 grain loadings of 7mm-0...

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$35 in a shop for Federal small pistol, but at the recent show I got Federal Large Rifle and Large Pistol for $30. Most powders were $25-ish at the show. This is in central NC.

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You are usually limited in how you can invest your 401k monies into 'hard' assets like silver or gold bullion in a depository. However you can spread your investments into other markets beside just the US and Europe. Depending on how long you have to retirement, you may still want to keep most of it...

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Lovely way to spend a morning - hunting with a good spaniel. My buddy's springer nearly had his backside dancing when he'd hold before we let him flush. Don't need a pointer when he draws you a picture.

Nice bag for the morning, congrats ! Hope you two get some grouse once the weather cools !

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http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/jshinal/SWR-210/Win94RH-sm.jpg Well, not THAT new - just new to this board. Always wanted a lever rifle and recently indulged myself at a local show. Found an old-fashioned dealer who didn't believe in overcharging, and he sold me a 1970s era Plane Jane 94 to...

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