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I have the Grizzly 12 1/2” . Picked it up when on sale for around $225 . It works quite well. I have planed a lot of Walnut and Maple with it. I run a scrap piece of wood along side the good piece to avoid snipe. No problem.

You can never have enough fine levers.

I have red dots on several handguns and scopes on a couple. The red dots are better than a scope for me" I have a Ruger 6” GP100 .357 mag. That shoots like a rifle. I also liked it with irons so I just had to buy another one so I had a choice.

I would suspect a bad scope , Mount or bases. Also bedding issues can give the same results. I had a Rem. 700 .243 that shot that way until I bedded it and floated the barrel. It then became a tack driver.

I have a pair of 5 1/2” Vaquaros in 44 mag. They are good shooters.

74 in a couple weeks.

74 next month. Started reloading ,helping dad, in 1955.

Yes , Cowboy loads by the thousands" some fun shooting .

I have the Thumblers B also. Using SS pins,Dawn dish soap and Lemmie Shine the brass comes out prettier than new. I deprive and resize before the polish and dry in the oven or in the sun on a summer day. It’s a pleasure to reload ammo that’s better than factory.

I use a lot of Red Dot in both the .45 Colt and .45 ACP . Historically unique has been a favorite but was impossible to find
During the Obama siege so I started using Red Dot and never want back.

The Kohler Courage engine has been a real looser. The big twins have had lots of head gasket issues.

Sorry friend.

They all are competitive these days. Given proper. Maintenance they all should give long life. That said ,I worked on small engines for over 40 years and found Honda and Kawasaki engines to be nearly bullet proof . My 30+ year old John Deere (Kawasaki) walk behind is still running on its second spar...

So sad . Prayers up friend.

Swaging removes the crimp without removing any brass and gives a uniform primer fit. The Dillon Swage is excellent but costs three times as much as the RCBS Swag set and needs to be mounted permanently to the work bench. You decide if speed is worth the additional cost. There is a good video on YouT...

Sweet ! Iron mounted mountain rifles are my favorite. I prefer .40 cal just to get the thicker ramrod. You built a very nice rifle.

Plated lead bullets are intended for cast bullet velocity. Experimenting will tell you just how much you can push them before they fail.

Gas prices will be getting even lower with dropping sales. Does anyone remember the gas wars of the 50’s ?

Your expander/flairing die is not opening the case mouth enough. You did not say what brand die you are using but different sized expander plugs are normally available from the makers as a replacement part. Measure yours and measure your bullets. I use expander plugs about .003” smaller than the bul...

you did good !

That is sooo cool !

Thumbs up for sure.

It’s good to hear from an old friend.

I have an Uberti 1858 SS new Army with a conversion cylinder. It is one of the most accurate six shooters I have ever fired.
Cowboy loads all are accurate in it.

Yes , great little shooters. I own several.

Sweet little rifle"

I have been around guns all my life and have yet to see or handle one that had a “ PLATFORM”. Another “ ain't I cool “word used today.

Me and horses never did get along.

Most accurate is my Remington 40X .22 that competed in the Olympic Games back in the 60’s . Long story, but after I sold the Redfield Olympic sights that were on it ,I made money on the purchase as I paid $70.00 for the rifle when I bought it. Most fun pinker is my custom Ruger 10-22 with Fajen stoc...

I have bought several from Brownells and Midway USA. All require hand fitting as they come as cast but internally machined.

Nice one .

Of the several dozen + Marlins running fast at our CAS matches , I have never heard or seen the dreaded Marlin jam ,nor have I even heard of it happening. I think it’s blown way out of proportion. Not saying it never happens but I’d be more worried about being bitten by a snow snake in Florida. Just...

Yes , prayers for Jeff.

Looking good Steve. Mine came from Navy Arms and has Walnut with oil finish from the factory. Those Rossi’s do look nice with the oil added though.

Love it !

Let me know when you get tired of it and I will pick it up and dispose of it for you .

Great idea ! Maybe . . . maybe not. More like good marketing. I just weighed my 180grn 40s&w handloads that they list for $9.99/lb. 2lbs equals only 53 rds so essentially, you're paying $18.87 for 50rds or 37.7¢ per rd. Not a deal by any means when bulk 40s&w ammo routinely goes for about ½...

Great idea !

Great attitude ! Good on you friend .

Guess I missed the entire thing. I don’t do drama and have the ability to ignore it when it shows it’s ugly face.

Jim hit er right on the head. I drive for 35 miles to get to a small independent FFL because of reasons given.
This small shop sells more guns in a week than the local Walmart super store does in a year, also for reasons given by Jim.

Prayers for you friend .

Sad but true !

What Six said +1 . Mine shoots into about 1 1/2” at 50 yd with 250 gr. cast bullet loads. That is more than adaquite for deer hunting in my area. Jacketed bullets will all cut a tight little group at 50 yd. that’s about my limit these days with iron sights.

Thanks . It seems like I just had a birthday last year ! I’m now 73. I would have been 74 but I was sick for a year.

JimT wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:58 pm grasshopper.jpg

The 30-30 works ok on the little ones like this, but I would use at least a Model 71 on the big ones. Probably an '86 in .45-70 would be better.

A .45-70 would ruin all the meat .

Thanks guys. I am trying to not buy any parts that won’t work together. Aero precision is not that far away wo I will probably get everything from them.

Just looking to see what is available as far as parts go. I’d kinda like a rifle in about 20” barrel with a scope.
Building an AR15 seems simpler about choices of parts. It’s just going to be a range toy. I don’t hunt any more.

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