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Greetings That is a fine looking revolver ! Nice piece of leather wraps around it too. I put a grip filler on mine also but it still looks like a Peruvian Colonel carried it through some tough years. Mine is a 44WCF. Just never know when those "good" snakes will pop up. Yeras back in India...

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Still whatever it is a nice rifle. Now we want to know does it shoot straight ?

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Good morning I cannot imagine that rifle being assembled with other parts not equal to strength of the 45-70 models. I have read of conversions of the 45-70's to 45-90 without any problems. But if the barrel or bolt or lugs were soft steel.. Any bulging brass? Any hard ejestions? You could call the ...

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I visited that site a couple times when looking for a rear stock. They certainly have some beauties. If I am thinking right it is a family run outfit and understands meeting the needs of thier clients.
Mike in Peru

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Only difference in post stocks I know of is those that have the wrist wrapped in those pretty little diamonds.
I personally like the smooth stocks ones far better.

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Down here is a 44 WCF 1892 made in 1907. Ugly, beat up, reblued and an 18.5 inch barrel. But sure is a honey to carry about the desert.
Up north there.. have a repro 1876 in 50-95. That is one sweet shooting but heavy rifle.

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Greetings I bought a repro ( high # Chappy) near 3 years back fromm CDNN for $688 plus shipping. They no longer have any. Only problem with a 1876 is the max cartrige length of 2.6 inches. I found 3F to duplicate the origonal loading and to be the most accurate load. With 3F there is no fouling on t...

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Good evening I guess I do not clasify as a "wannabe" as I have been reloading 44 WCF with BP and smokeless about 20 years. Fine old cartridge that deserves far more respect than it gets from non users.. But it sure does not discourage me from owning 4 1892's and a "special order"...

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Sure would be a great close quarter engagement firearm when loaded with buckshot.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Over the years I have read good things about these suppliers Treebone Carving Gunstockwood.com Dunlop Woodcraft HarrisonGunstocks.net Redbush Stocks Blackmountain Rifle Works Boyds Have not bought from all of them but others have and I would give them a try. Just type them into "Se...

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Good morning Ted... Fine looking projectiles ! Them made of 30-1? Hey fellers You ever tried cross sticks ? I weigh a whole whopping 145 pounds and shoot .685 round ball out of my Fox B at 1500 fps. With cross sticks you are sitting up and the whole body gets to recoil back. I shoot my 45-70 ight we...

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Good morning Fine caliber and IF it is a S&W. I would buy it if the timing is OK and as mentioned the barrel is right. Is this a 4 inch ? Grips can get changed. Sounds like it is set up to be a light weight BBQ gun. I like the caliber enough to have 2 rifles and built a Dan Wesson from 357 to 32...

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With a properly sized lead bullet 8 grains Unique. So far this load is accurate in all my caliber 45 Colts but must be the correct diameter. Not all chambers are the same.
Works very nicely in a lever gun too.
With BP I will take a case of 3F anyday.

Mike in Peru

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Greetings That is a big-un !!!! Wonder how a 50-95 would work out on a critter that stout ? Reminds me of the monsters that would come up to the search light tanks in Baumholder. Suckers would stand on thier hind legs and put those front paws and monsters heads up on the tank fenders and dare us to ...

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Good morning I visit a mountain village each Tuesday. They are in the habit of eating whatever dies so I get included... Cat Dog LLama Vicuna ( camal type) Burro Horse Cui (Guinea Pig) Then when we were visiting out along an Amazon tributary... Monkey Croc tail Pirrana All are tasty when cooked corr...

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Sure I will represent South America.
Mike in Peru

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Nice old photo.
Notice the floor bracket for the "no move" neck brace. On our right you can see the end of the brace.
For sure he was not riding drag that morning.
Mike in Peru

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Will also be praying God's Will to be accomplished in your decision. His Will is the place to be and His Blessings await all who will enter in.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Have had 5 barrels rebored and rifled by JES in calibers .375 and .412. His work is very well executed and you do not have to wait until next year to get it back. He has a web site JES Reboring that containes a table of rifles and the available calibers he is set up to rebore them to. A...

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I shoot ...
41 Colt
41 Magnum in revolvers, TC and Marlin
414 Supermag in revolver, TC and a 336 Marlin (JES)
41-444 in a 336 Marlin (JES)
So I guess I qualify but all these are up north there and not here...

Mike in Peru

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Smoothbore caliber .62.

Well I guess I should have read further down.. But a caliber .58 is just as good.
Mike in Peru

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That certainly is a one of a kind that some rocklock shooter would look well with. Add my handle to the list of applicants..
Mike in Peru but would ship to ILLinois where I pop crows with caliber .60 smoothies.

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Greetings I saw Praise God someone invented the cure for old eyes ! Stalking fox is a testimony to your being a hunter or awful lucky. I grew up in SW Michigan and we did alot of fox hunting along the Paw Paw River outside of Riverside. They are a tough one to sneek up on.. and 40 yards is well with...

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Good looking knife ! That is the kind that would make me right proud to carry about. I like the use of those old chunks of steel. It automaticly has that been there "used look".
Mike in Peru

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I for one like that "knife switch" for the battery. I would think an " in a hurry" thief is not going to search for a power interuptor.
Mike in Peru

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Greetiungs Have carried a 5 shot 38 Special for near 15 years down here with nothing but a Hip-Grip. I know that is not a holster but sure has proved very versitle and functional for me. Walking,car, motorcycle and hiking the desert it stays where I hang it. Cross draw or strong side or small of the...

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Greetings Have a Interarms mark X 30-06 up north there in storage bought new 35 some years ago. Still the most accurate 06 I have ever owned. Down here have a CZ 308 with a set trigger bought 15 years ago. Most accurate 308 I have ever owned but fewer than 06's. This rifle shoots military surp into ...

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Greetings AZ and Welcome ! This is a fine place to read and learn. The Brownings are a fine rifle. I think they had a slightly higher expectation the jap manufacturer had to meet plus you did not end up with that wonderful "Win lawyer rebounding safty" calamity. Every barrel needs to be tr...

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Good morning I will second the Castboolits venture. My dad and his Navy buddy were bullet (boolit) casters so from about 4 years old I was around the process. I joined Cast Boolits years ago and have no regrets. Great info awaiting anyone who wants to go past the "old wives tales" and find...

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Well that rates right up there as prime farm town engineering sucess. That's the kind of stuff every crank handle flipping Oliver driving kid dreamed about. If you need a test pilot I am game !
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Thank you for the photos ! May you ever have a woods you can "Hide in". How about some specifics on your hunting load. When up in the US of A I shoot crows with my .60 smoothbore flinter. I use 75 grain 2F Goex, a nitro wad, a greased cusion cork and an equal by volume load of...

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Greetings I agree ! The older the better. 38 Long Ballard, 50-95, 43 Spanish, 41 Colt.... and several others are happily refilled when we are up north there. All I have cpome across here is the 41 Colt. Have a couple 44 WCF's but it is hard to say that caliber is odd as it is still a winner in the s...

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Greetings Thank you for the photo ! That sure brought back some memories. Red fox is a challenging species to hunt. My first red fox was shot with my old Iver Johnson 12 bore 32" barrel "Trap Special" using US #2 shot. Was out running fox with Fred Chabot and his beagles. Ol' Snoopy w...

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Greetings Have one up in storage in ILLinois. Well made and engineered rifles. If you are going to shoot it look at the muzzle closely to see if the muzzle is "wallored out" from cleaning rods. I would use a .430 lead bullet. If the rifling is worn that bullet will plunk right down in ther...

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Those are some fine photos.
I could see launching sharp pointed sticks with feathers from longish wood curvy handheld projectors to lesson the chance some nice lady in a new mini-van did not tear off the grill.
Public service first in mind, of course.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings That is one caliber I hope to get into one day. I also am a cast bullet shooter. If you are inclined to using smokeless my advice is to check closely the throat diameter. A too small bullet there will not seal the gases as the bullet base leaves the cartridge. Bullets will "tilt"...

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And a Merry Christmas from Arequipa, Peru to everyone !
Mike in Peru

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Greetings At least in the two Armor companies I was in the "maveric" officer CO's were both descent men to follow. Their repalcements sadly lacked any knowledge there were men in the tanks. My last CO spent his field exercises sleeping at whatever indoor bed was close by. But he was just a...

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Greetings And Christmas is for those who have come from those depths of despare to be refreshed to continue the task of seeking out those in the highways and hedges of this fast pace world letting them know He still is the only solution to the depths and despares of life. Praise God Jesus lives and ...

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Greetings If 2400 was all that is available I would easily be a happy shooter. No it is not the cleanest or most modern but it will shoot well in any of those calibers you have identified. I do so. It will easily get to 2000 fps. It is bulky and you will not have double charges. It will ignite with ...

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Greetings An issue of higher pressures with jacketed bullets is the hardness of that jacket. Friction is at least 3x that of a cast boolit. More resistence in actually moving into the rifling raises pressure faster. Higher pressure raises burn rate of any powder. Thus you have a compounded increase ...

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Greetings and Congradulations.
Ya just never know when a plan will come together..
Mike in Peru

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Greetings Some years ago I decided at 50 I could afford a descent Binocular. The the Big Indianapolis Gun show a vendor was set up towards the rear. In the corner of his tables on Friday afternoon he had a stack of Steiner Predators (previous year model) new in the box for $150. There was no one els...

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Greetings I have a M1A Fulton receiver filler with GI parts and it has worked fine for 15 years. I have not "tortured" it to destruction so have no idea on longevity. But It is part of a "Bug out" pack sitting somewhere in the US of A. I will happily trust it for any future misha...

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Bright, warm and sunny here in Arequipa at 8000 feet. Just getting ready to head out to a village on the south valley end. That one is at 9000+. Great day for 2 wheeling as are 10 months out of the year in high altitude deserts.
Mike in Peru

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Howdy For the fun of it I went to Gunbroker to see about available firearms and supplies. Leverguns.. 23 for sale in 32-20 ..... 13 for sale in 25-20 Revolvers.. 32 for sale in 32-20 ..... 0 for sale in 25-20 Brass ....... 10 entries in 32-20 ..... 1 entry in 25-20 Bullets ..... 1 entry in 32-20 ......

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Greetings Depends on application to me. The 32-20 and the 25-20 can propel a 90 grain cast bullet at near the same velocity. The 25-20 will have a shade less drop at 200 yards. But the 32-20 can easily use 115-125 grain cast bullets for thumping big ground hogs through the shoulders. I do not see a ...

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Greetings and Congradulations !
That is a good looking group of bucks. Be interesting to know if any were realted.
That will sure ensure there will be good hunter participation next year.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings Been reloading caliber 38 rifles since near I started reloading. The 38-55 in a modern Marlin is a powerhouse well capable of thumping any critter this side of our world. I watch alot of Cowboy models go through Gunbroker. I have not seen a 38-55 CB sell for less than $825 this year. That ...

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Greetings Been around bullet casting since I was 4. My dad and his Navy buddy were the instigators. As stated above by at least 3 responders bullet fit is number one. Oversized is always better. For rifles the throat area is principle. An example is a 1907 made 1892 44WCF SRC Winchester about 8 feet...

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