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Jacko

My .357 M92 Rossi is my favourite Hunting Rifle. I have hunted with a Bow for over 30 years and I do my Hunting with my .357 Lever Rifle at the same Range. I have found it adequite for every Pig I've ever encountered if ranges are kept under 50 yards and you place your Bullet well. It is a Feral Goa...

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I have never seen a Cowboy Shooting Match and only seen these and a few other Video's - I'm amazed, truely amazed at the Skill on display. A mate of mine used to Shoot Cowboy Action and talks fondly of it, suggested I go along to his old Club for a look - I gotta go, just know I'll get Hooked :lol: ...

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Nice post Nicknack, I know I'd be chuffed if Family History like this was handed down to me. The Northern New England and down along Summerland Way / Bruxner Hwy is some of my Favourite Country to visit. I'd love to retire around the Glenn Innes district, gotta love Winter down there :) Leaving this...

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Teton I enjoyed reading your story. It reminded me of my Fathers Model 62 Winchester .22 and how I felt when he handed in down to me. Sadly it was stolen some years ago. Dad was shattered when I told him. I dable in a bit of Leathercraft and am very impressed with the Rifle Scabbord. Fitting indeed ...

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getitdone1 , thanks for a great read. You took me along with you.

regards Jacko

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rbertalotto I have .357 and .44 Ranchdog Moulds. They Shoot accurately and functure flawlessly through my Rifles. Unfortunately his 460 series Range of Moulds will not Chamber in the Rio Grande SAAMI spec Chamber unless I trim the Cases a 1/10" of an Inch or so. Over on the Rossi Rifleman Forum...

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Thanks for the tip earlmck - something I had not considered. I will pay particular attention to closing the Lever toomorrow. The Mother in Law is coming over and I am Bailing out to the Rifle Range. The nose on those Lee405HB Proj is quite long and I was not sure they would Chamber, let alone Feed t...

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Yes Ji sure is a big Sky. My favourite Hunting Property is only 840 K one way. Did some load development over the weekend - Saturday was not good, severe Leading - Lube was Lee Liquid Alox. Disapointing as LLA and Wheel Weight Alloy works with my 35.303 at 1885fps. Load was 40 gr ADI AR2206H [ 4895H...

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I have just bought a Rossi Rio Grande 45.70. This link will answer your question - http://www.rossi-rifleman.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=121 I have only loaded Trapdoor Level Loads in mine simply because at this stage I only have a Plain Base Bullet Mould but will begin experimenting with stiffer l...

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Folks you could say today was Character Building!!! I stuffed up the Front Sight I was making -TWICE :), I'll have a 3rd crack at it soon :roll: While reloading 40gr AR2206H [ H4895] under a Lee 405 gr Cast Proj I knocked the freshly opened Bottle off the Table, spilled the bloody lot! Sawdust on th...

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Thanks for the kind words and suggestions Fella's. The local Range where I shoot is brand new and until the authorities give building approval we are limited to 50 yards, the closest Range with Targets out to 500 metre's is way across the other side of the city and includes a Toll Road. Plan is to h...

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An amazing story of Courage, truely humbling

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G/Day Folks, been a while since I last posted so I thought I'd show off my new Rossi Rio Grande 45.70. I picked it up 2 weeks ago and as I took it out of the Box I was immediately taken with how closely it resembles a Marlin 336. I was impressed with the deep Blueing and the smooth Satin Finish on t...

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G/Day Folks My Marlin .44 Mag, Ballard Rifling Bore 426 , Groove .429 and have been playing with some loads using the Lee 310 gr proj sized to .430. I started with 18 gr of ADI 2205 [ H 4227 ] and it was too hot in my 1894, the lever popped open. So I backed off to 15 grains which shoots nice round ...

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No Grizzly's in Australia folks so I have little idea - BUT -I read of folks packing a .44 mag Pistol in Grizzly Country and how Confident they feel packing it. Assuming proper projectile selection I would be pretty confident a 30.30 Rifle packs more punch than a .44 Mag Pistol. I too am often amuse...

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Check out how this fella runs in his new Rifle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRRahHX9 ... r_embedded

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There a tough breed up in the Territory mate. Not a challenge for em, they do run into strife if they loose the rubber glove though !!! The Girls don't grow that Big, 10 ft or so pulls them up I understand. I've seen a taxidermied 18 foot Croc, just remarkable. It's not so much the length but the Gi...

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Was looking through some related links and found this one with Brutus out of the water

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/brutus-pi ... 6094943353

regards Jacko

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Evening folks, of late I've been watching a show called Swamp People, deals with a colourfull collection of folks in the South of the USA that are fishing for Alligators using hooks baited with rotten chook. This afternoon I was reading a local newspaper that featured a picture of a 5.5 metre / 18 f...

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My Rossi .357 is my go too Rifle, just love it !! I have tried every type of projectile I've been able to get my hands on and all feed faultlessly. It shoots really well with 158 and 180 gr rnfp cast projectiles and Hornady's 158 gr XTP. I found the factory irons ordinary and swapped them out for a ...

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I was loaned the 3 series on DVD some time ago and was somewhat taken back by the language, wondered if it was necessary and before I knew it was immerced in the storyline and not even noticing the foul language. I certainly would not allow my children anywhere near the show. Episodes of Deadwood ar...

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Interesting Thread. I've only just started casting my own projectiles and some of the issue's I've had have been discussed in this thread. I have also never heard of constant pressure mold handles ?? Over the coarse of my life I've had numerous finger and hand injury's and have lost a lot of dexteri...

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I need to do a chamber casting for my 35.303 so I can have a custom Cast Bullet mould made for it. Gotta save the money first. Last week when I was investigating a cheap alternative to Cerrosafe I discovered on another forum a timely post that common old Sulpher can be melted and used to Cast chambe...

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In my Rossi 92 not one 38 special load I tried with Jacketed or commercial hardcast projectiles gave acceptable accuracy. I have just started casting my own projectiles and have in mind to work up a Cat Sneeze load in .38 Special cases using an Ideal 357 446 mould to see if it will shoot. I also run...

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Afternoon 3leggedturtle, Bull sharks are common in the local River and creeks in my neck of the woods just North of Brisbane Queensland. Mostly they are a royal pain if you hook em and some Locals find out the hard way not to let their Dog swim in certain holes. The smaller ones are great fun to sho...

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Evening Folks. I've not posted in a while, been busy with Family and such so I thought I'd post photo's of 2 of the Butt Stock Stock Covers with Cartridge Loops I've made in recent weeks. Main change from the other Leather stock covers I've seen about the place is a more convienient method I've borr...

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23 grains ADI AR2205 [ Hodgdon 4227 ] under a Westcast 240 gr rnfp cast projectile and 23 gr 2205 under 265gr Hornady JSP shoot near enough to the same point of impact in my 1894 Marlin and both are good for 1.5" at 100 yards. 10 grains of AP70N [ aka Universal ] 240 rnfp cast bullet shoots as ...

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I love seeing do it yourself Archery tackle, keep it up Pitchy , great stuff. I've been making my own Traditional Gear since the early 90's. I love the whole rediscovery/relearning of skills from the past.

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Fella's, for a top feed, the crusts off a loaf of fresh baked white bread spread with lashings of butter and Vegemite and slices of Beetroot. Puts hair on ya chest and a sparkle in ya eye. If you must you can add Swiss Cheese and Ham and toast it. Marmite is for pussies!

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I have a mate that was put in a position where he had to sell his Harley. Now he has a 110cc 2 stroke Scooter. He has fitted a rack to it so he can carry a Rfle. A while back he rode it 1100 Kilometres to visit family and mates in a single sitting loaded down with 40 kilo's of fuel,oil, camping gear...

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I've been deeply saddened with the tragic loss of life with this earthquake and I pray for of the people of Christchurch . Aussies have a unique connection to New Zealand in the spirit of the ANZACS. I have taken pride in this spirit coming to the fore as the Australian Government immediately despat...

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Saddly Gunner most young fella's nowdays have never heard of customs like turning a glass upside down if your looking for a Blue at the Pub. Political correctness and O/S influences has subdued the larakin side of our culture with some members of the younger generations. It was a national sport pull...

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I scoped the .358SMLE over the weekend. Just for now I have fitted a Tasco 2-7 x 32 Scope. It's a good scope, clear optically but I will be swapping it over for a fixed power compact scope with a 30mm tube soon as I can save the cash Scoped.JPG I also loaded up some starting loads using 225 gr Sierr...

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Forgive me Bruce - somewhat of a tangent I found that link when I was researching my Rifle, cetainly an interesting option I would love to explore. I enquired about converting my SMLE action to .444 Marlin and .375/303 and kept bumping into the same problem . The SMLE and No4 magazine is designed to...

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Thankyou for your concern folks. The Cyclone has devestated or wrecked many Towns and small communities and shredded many a farmers crop but the really destructive winds did not leave too much of a mark on the City's of North Queensland. As the Cyclone hit on a falling tide the Storm Surge was not a...

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Evening fella's, thanks for the comment and Bruce your breaking my heart with that Lee Speed photo - what I'd do for an original ??????? Unfortunately I have not shot my 35.303 yet, I may get a chance too on Saturday morning. I'm buying the powder tomorrow night on the way home from work and will lo...

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Awesome in a word !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Down here in South East Queensland we may cop a little rain but that will be it. Up in North Queensland especially and down the coast for a 1000 kilometres will get pounded this evening and toomorrow. The Weather Bureau has warned this Monster is so ...

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Mother Natures not happy is she fella's. I truely have no concept of how you folks handle your winters or storms like this

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I can't seem to post any Lever Rifle related topics lately fella's and then they are bad news but this is important to me. Us Queenslanders have not even begun to put things properly back in order from the severe flooding which was the largest natural disaster in Australian settled history over the ...

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I have wanted a 35.303 for many years folks, I still have a photocopy of the article on Australian .303 British Wildcats that inspired me to get this built one day. The cartridge is simply the .303 British necked up to .358. 35.303 SMLE.jpg I have paid for much of the Gunsmithing buy selling Leather...

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I had not heard of whats happened in Brazil - My God, - truely awefull. I don't frequent the Web enough to know who's who and where they live on Leverguns, knew there is quite a few Aussies though and had hoped some would add to this thread Thankyou for the perspective Waz, I'm only 100 miles away a...

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Thankyou for the thoughts and prayers. When will this end? Here'a a series of frightening displays of Mother Natures power in Toowoomba on monday. This is some of the water that flowed down the mountain and is responsible for a such terrible loss in the towns below. Up to 90 may still be missing htt...

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High Powered is any Firearm the Anti's are whipping the General public into believing is High Powered. In Australia as you know Chris, a Pump action or Semi Auto 12 guage is more High Powered than a Bolt or Break action Shotgun and deserves to be restricted and a recent proposal in South Australia i...

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G/Day folks, unexpected floods have hit my neck of the woods now. I received a text message while at work from the Authorities to evacuate my home and seek refuge on higher ground. It has turned out to be alarmist but that's not the point - they did good. On the way home the HWY was closed at 2 poin...

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I've woken up this morning, turned the radio on and there's is unconfirmed reports of 30 - 70 people missing, 8 confirmed dead, homes, washed away, many eyewitness accounts of an Inland Tsunami smashing everything in it's path. As it has rushed off the Mountain that wall of water has slowed to a spr...

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My corner of Queensland has had massive rainfall in the last 24 hours, more people have died today. A few hours ago I saw fresh footage of a family desperately clinging to the roof of the car as it floated down a raging river, I don't know what has become of them as emergency services could not loca...

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Thanks for the thoughts fella's. Pop Watts, thats fascinating the underground mines are still going and they efforts the mining companies have gone to to keep production up. I hear reports here and there that the mining companies are looking after their staff and townsfolk with equipment, housing et...

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G/Day folks, I thought I'd post this link to an image that NASA has released earlier this week. Startling ! You can not imagine the scale of this flood - Biggest in recorded history. There is far more land under water in Queensland than the area of Texas in the USA. This photo is a week old, flood w...

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Excuse the photo quality folks circa 1982 I think - this is my first rifle shot feral Goat. I used my Dads M1906 Winchester pump action .22 rim-fire. Inadequate, but it did the job. My Dad handed me down this rifle. A Scumbag stole this rifle from me in a burglary in the mid 90's I note that at leas...

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Update: I now understand. Just took delivery of a 24", octagonal, blue Rossi in .357 today. I took it to the range and put a box of 50 downrange. What a blast. I'm a believer. Because of bad hips, I didn't feel like walking the 100 yds to post/pull targets today, but I could put most of them i...

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