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I've never used a Marbles FP sight... looking forward to figuring it out on a long range.

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Marlin Shooter noticed me lamenting that I was looking for a Browning 1895 in 30-06 like the one that I was late noticing in Ohio, posted here last month. So he sold me his'n, and jumped through FFL hoops to get it to me! What a beautiful rifle! It's in like new condition, and the action is so smoot...

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That's nicer than the one I could buy for $425, maybe less...

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I never cared much for a .22 in the shorts either,just sayin :lol: I don't either... but I shoot a lot of Aguila Colibris, which have a LR case and a short bullet. CB Shorts would be my second choice for .22 cat sneezes. I love the fact that my 9422 and my 39 both will feed, shoot and extract .22 s...

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Most folks won't even try what works for me... it took a few years of using less and less support, but now I wear Merrel Barefoot hiking shoes. I stand constantly in my day job, without ever sitting down. No foot problems at all! I used to have Plantar Fascitis, but that is long gone... licked it by...

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All three of my Gun Vaults refuse to accept reprogramming when the batteries are replaced. They are now key operated only. I bolted them on top of a Stack-On.

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I really like my Colt Peacemaker Buntline revolver, 7 1/2" barrel... does best with standard or sub sonic rounds, but it shoots hot .22s fine.

My second favorite is my mother's 4" S&W kit gun... IIRC, it is a predecessor to the model 36.

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Turns out they checked, and found no evidence of salt on the barrel... so no one has any idea why the stock was refinished. I think I will let this one go.

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A factory peep sighted right-hand Belgium T-bolt... be still my heart. I might be there, after I shoot one! According to what vintage T-bolts have sold for on GB, this one sounds reasonable at the asking price of $425. If I go for it, I'll first remove the stock and look under the barrel. Perhaps t...

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After my friends at a local gun store sold me a Winchester 9422, they thought of me again when someone brought in a Browning T-bolt .22 rifle. I'm glad they sold me the 9422 first! It's a fascinating little bolt gun, easy to operate with either hand, made in Belgium in 1965 and it comes with a peep ...

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DPris wrote: Depending on what was done to your gun, it might even be possible to return it to Ruger to be "restored" to cartridge-firing condition.

That's what I would do... rather have a real Ruger Blackhawk, restored by Ruger.

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That video is hilarious!

Sixgun, in the words of Carl Childers... "You ain't right!"

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game keeper wrote: It won't take much to clean up the muzzle where the bluing has gone...

A little cold blue?

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Thank you! I'm happy! :D Cleaned it up real good, and tried four different kinds of quiet rounds: Rem Quiet22, CB short, CB Long and Aguila Colibri. Was pleased to find that the Colibri shoots well... I use a lot of them! :wink: It feeds and extracts well. The action is real smooth, and looks brand ...

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Here are some pictures... the last one shows the strange area on the left side of the end of the barrel, where the blueing is missing. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/9422a_zps50ea1375.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/9422b_zps71304df9.jpg http://i98.photobucket....

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Offerred $450, paid $480.

Pics tomorrow!

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You folks have been a world of help... thank you very much!

I'm headed over there now to have a look-see... would make me real happy to get it for $450.

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I've always wanted a Winchester 9422. A friend who owns a gun store has had a beautiful uncheckered Winchester 9422 with a big price tag, over $900, but that's not the gun for me because I want to use it such that it will likely collect show some wear marks. Today he called me to say that a consignm...

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+1 for reading the book. I read the book, saw the remake, then watched the original John Wayne version again (after many years!)

The ending in the book is improved in the 2010 movie, IMHO.

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Wow! That's a well preserved shooter, KirkD... I'm ashamed to post pics of my 94 year old '92 in "32 WCF". It's been carried a lot!

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I am jealous... didn't know some of those existed!

- MacEntyre, big fan of .22 leverguns

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John Y Cannuck wrote:...carry of a handgun for personal protection is not legal up here.

Wasn't there someone here on leverguns a few years ago who legally carried an old, grandfathered russian revolver in the Canadian woods?

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That's one of the very few "Stock Art Projects" that I thought was beautiful 8) 8) One reason this one turned out so well, I believe, is because it is based on a black and white sketch. It turned out looking almost like a wood cut, which I did not anticipate. I didn't like the bright colo...

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The Ruger 10/22 deserves all the mention it has gotten in this thread. The BX-25 banana magazine and the flush 10 round rotary magazine are strong features of the 10/22. If you can find an older 10/22 without all the plastic parts, that would be the ticket.

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I took my 15 yr old daughter's sketch of a howling wolf and had a fellow put it on the stock of our Rio Grande 410 levergun. It's the gun she used to bust her first skeet. She's going to love it!

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The one I had was hard to remove at first... before you use heat, try opening the action and using the fore end piece as a wrench, the way it's meant to be done. The fore end has a hole to fit over the lug that locks the fore end on the barrel. Remove the fore end piece, shift it forward until it fi...

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My ACU'R'ZR dies have colored rings to indicate the least significant digit in the bore size.

One colored ring = .221

two colored rings = .222

three colored rings = .223

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My pocket pistol is a Colt Pony Pocketlite in 9mm Kurz. It's real strong, so you don't have to worry about Glazer or other +P rounds.

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I just found eight of the Sackett series and The Quick and The Dead for $1 per paperback!

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Shasta wrote:I have the full set of leather bound Louis L'Amour books ...

I saw a set at the used book store... probably ought to go back and get it!

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Thanks!

I've got Last of the Breed... loved it!

When I bought the short stories, I got his Memoirs, "Educating of a Wandering Man" but I haven't started it yet. His bio is incredible.

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Years ago, I read a couple of L'Amour novels, and I've long since forgotten them. So, the other day I bought a book with four L'Amour novels. After two pages, three or four characters were developed, and a captivating plot was launched. All four novels were very well written, and the way each starte...

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I've got a Rossi Rio Grande in 410, and used to have a Rossi 92 in Ruger 480. Both are lightweight, and very tough! As for looks... the Rio Grande 410 was made more recently than the R92 in Ruger 480... the older 92 furniture required refinishing... the newer Rio Grande looks fine as it came from th...

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It is ridiculously heavy, but it can shoot all of the rifle loads I make for the 92... no need to make different loads for revolver and rifle, and keep them separate.

I have a box of 32 auto around here somewhere... gonna give it a try!

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I appreciate it... even though I just slide by every few months, especially when I need to learn about something I have not come across before, it is nice to find the same place, full of generally polite (and unusual) characters. Well worth protecting what's here!

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Molasses wrote:...I got the plant gunsmith to run the .327 chamber reamer into the .32 H&R mag cylinder's chambers.

I want to do that. I have read that you could shoot 32 S&W, 32 S&W Long, 32 H&R Magnum, as well as 327 Fed Mag... but isn't there a head space problem?

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MacEntyre wrote:I'll split them up and sell the 38-40.

Well, the pair arrived, me daughter and I shot them, and guess what... decided to keep 'em both!

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Soaking... that's what it needed. This afternoon I looked again, and what a difference! The firing pin spring rebounds so fast you cannot get your finger off of it before it comes back. So, I put a new primer in a piece of brass and fired it. Here it is, next to three of the rounds that I fired on S...

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The light strikes could be laid at the feet of a cruddy FP channel - short of disassembly/cleaning, I'd suggest a power flush ot three, with a spray can of brake cleaner (protect the stock finish), through the FP hole in the bolt face. Tried that this morning... tough to get much brake cleaner to g...

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Didn't read the whole thread but I had an earlier blr that had a very tight chamber, if not fully in the chamber it will not fire. Thanks, but if that were the problem, the hammer would not have struck the firing pin. It chambered, the bolt was fully closed, trigger released the hammer, and the fir...

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Thank you very much, M.M. Wright! I will keep my eyes peeled for a front sight that height.

Yeah, that Brazilian ammo must be one of the notorious foreign makers that use hard primers.

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P.S. Did you know that Wright is a sept of the MacEntyre clan?

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I'd just pick your favorite rear sight out first, put it on the gun, THEN replace the front Right... but I like to have the factory sights so I can restore it to original condition, if necessary. The rear sight that's on it now is barely useful with the front sight that's on it now. I mounted a Wil...

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Therefore, if you are shooting 6 inches low at 100 yards, you would lower the height of the front sight by .030" The front sight is fixed. I maxed out the rear sight elevation adjustment to sight it in it using a laser bore device. Clearly, the factory front sight should not be as high as it i...

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I have a couple of questions for the BLR veterans here. Q1: 1970 BLR .308 has a nice trigger, probably 3 lbs, making me think it has been adjusted, although previous owner thinks not. Lake City military ammo fired fine, but 7.62x51 CBC (Brazilian) ammo did not fire... got a light dimple on the prime...

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If you go to a music store, you can get simple ear plugs that allow conversation, but clamp high decibel noise. You can use them with non-electronic muffs, and when you take them off to hear conversations, you are protected. You can also get similar earplugs for hunters. I have not found a source, b...

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Here's a couple of pictures of my brother shooting our father's Marlin Mountie in the '60s. One reason I wanted a 39 Century Ltd was because dad sold his... or maybe it was stolen... I forget. Anyway, just assumin' you'uns is interested in old pics of old Marlins in use. http://i98.photobucket.com/a...

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I'm going to try a Marbles bullseye sight... it's inexpensive, and helps retain the slim nature of the 39...

...which was fired for the first time ever this afternoon. It's first shot took down a squirrel!

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Well, I bought a pair of matched serial number Buckeyes... the 32-20 is a shooter, and the 38-40 is a safe queen. I'll split them up and sell the 38-40.

If anyone is interested in a lightly used 1989 Blackhawk Buckeye in 38-40, let me know!

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There are a couple of Rugers on Gunbroker today. One is a convertable Vaquero 32-20/32 Mag. and the other is a Convertable Buckeye being sold as part of a set to include the 10MM/38-40. Both seem a bit pricey though. I've been watching every revolver in 32-20 on GB... the buckeyes are definitely pr...

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...ha! I like that idea!

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