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Thanks for the help, but neither one worked for me (ctrl and the mouse wheel or ctrl and the + or - key). I am getting used to the new format tho, so long as I get my dose of leverguns I guess font size doesn't matter much! Thanks anyway.

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Hang in there O.S.O.K., your observations about the AR being the modern generations 94 is right on and very astute. Never thought about it that way, but once I digested and thought about it, you are so right.

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Thanks sobenk, but for dumb guys like me....once we are in control panel how do we find the large size print???

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Okay, I am now about to showcase my stupidity about computers for all to see. Every time I log on Macafee pops up and tells me it has been ages since I did anything with it. Have no idea how to use a antivirus program. Can I get this Avast on line free, then get rid of my Macafee that is a PITA ever...

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All I ever see at these things are kids toys, kids clothes. Literally. I NEVER saw anything gun related at the ones here in NE Ohio. I gave up several years ago. I hit gunshows now for my gun needs.

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Yet another project. I am rebuilding a Winchester 73 in 44 WCF. Need new toggles and some other major parts (lever, sideplates). My plan is to use original parts (ebay and gunbroker) on the outside but I want good quality parts on the inside. Am a tool and die maker and am making some of the parts, ...

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That old photo is from a tintype, tintypes came out of the camera "backwards" ie: mirror reversed. This is one reson Billy the Kid was considered left handed....that famous photo of him was a tintype that made it appear that way.

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drat!! Once again I cannot get the thing to play. I'd really like to see this! Sure wish they made computers user friendly.

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1.We are trained and told over and over and over about never ever pointing a gun, loaded or otherwise at anybody (unless of course we are trying to shoot them ie: self defense, etc). Over and over. So tell me why there are holster DESIGNED to have the barrel of a 45 ACP or 40 SW pointed right at my ...

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No part of REAL chilli has ever seen the inside of a can.

ALL the chili I eat comes from a can. (Hey...I am single).

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I worked 22 years in various non union jobs where I was a peon and treated like DIRT by management, for a wage where i could barely squek by while the hotshot managers made a killing on my labor. Then 9 years ago got a job in a union shop. Management still WANTS to treat me like dirt but is limited ...

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I wonder if this corrosive thing is dependent upon where you live? ie: humidity or lack of it. I live in humid Ohio and find pyrodex is FAR LESS corrosive than black. It is the powder of choice in my Dads 1892 44-40, my 1873 32-20, a trapdoor 45-70, a Chapparal 1876 45-75 and a winchester 94 in 38-5...

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I read way way back that the A and B were actually which assembly line winchester made the rifles on. Up to the 80000 number they were made on the "A" assembly line, after they were mostly made on the "B" assembly line.

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Wow! After reading all this I feel so inadequate! I carry a small pen knife on me!
Great post!

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Hi Hobie. When i got this 2 months ago I didn't know which length brass to buy, then read the postings on this forum and determined I need the long brass so it is the long Starline that I bought and am currently using.

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homefront, I supposedly bought a first year of issue Winchester 1894 (112XX) about 2 months ago but a letter from Cody told me it was 1895 issue. Bullet is the lee bullet mould. Pure lead and 20:1 come out .380", wheelweights are .381". My groove diameter is .379" so I am okay there. ...

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I am with you Ysabel, it is so sad. I cannot and WILL NOT make any excuses for them. It is an absolute shame what has happened to this country. Basically I feel "it is over" and have adjusted my lifestyle and thoughts along those lines. I have become much more selfish because I HAVE to loo...

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Picked them up at a gunshow. Folks on ebay want WAY too much for them so i just wait until i see a batch then make an offer.

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On the set triggers on my hawken, that little piece is called a "fly". Its purpose is to not allow the sear to slam into the half cock notch when the hammer is falling from full cock (with set triggers, the rebounding trigger is releasing the sear instead of your trigger finger...your trig...

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As long as I am at it, here is a rabbit to fall to the navy. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/coyote1960/img294.jpg These 3rd gens took a lot of heat from the gun press. Guntests magazine did a lot of trashing of their fit and finish but I have to tell you I have owned 4 and each has been a tr...

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Here is my 3rd gen sig series. Bought it in 1997. Have over 1200 rounds thru it. LOVE IT. Look at the factory wood grips!!! http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/coyote1960/1851navy3rdgen-3.jpg Broke the hand spring once, may consider doing your modification to it. Quite interesting. Never thought ...

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Just started experimenting Monday with a new to me 38-55 and preliminary results show pure lead shoots horribly (12" groups), 20:1 is down to about 4" groups. So far. I shoot a lot of BPCR cartridges (32-20, 44-40, 45-70, 45-75, 43 Spanish, and now 38-55) and so far pure lead outshot 20:1 ...

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Forgot to add, if you are after lube recipes prepare yourself to be inundated with 100's of recipes! An internet search will yeild a lot, what I did was narrow it down to what Winchester and the US gov't used in the 1880's or 90's (they changed their recipes many times). I made up 3 or 4 different b...

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I've never had to boil mine in water, tho I have heard of doing that to remove salt. I use deer fat from a deer I killed, or beef suet from the store (tell the butcher you want it for the bird feeder...he may even give it to you) and am not sure that salt is stored by animals in the fat anyway. If I...

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Cute one Kilroy! I'll have to tell it to the gang I work with!

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Depending on how dull you want the finish, you may want to consider Birchwood Casey stock sheen, which is a mild buffing compound. Walmart usually has it in the guncare section, along with cold blues, gun oils, etc. I've used it to cut down gloss, but it wont make it real dull.

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I bought the cheapest Chrony (F1?) from Cheaper than Dirt for 60 or 70 bucks about 3 months ago. It does everything I need which is : tell me the velocity of the shot.

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Nath, I cut up the fat (or suet if you want to buy it in the store) into little cubes, maybe 1" x 1" or so. Throw them in a frying pan, put the heat on low, and let it melt. As it melts pour off the liquid into a suitable container. As it cools this liquid will congeal. This will be tallow...

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oops, just realized you said PURE tallow, as mentioned I mix mine with waxes. Pure tallow sure is soft, wonder how it would work? Deer tallow melts at a higher temp than beef tallow (thats why cold venison seems to leave a wierd feeling on your teeth...it is the fats coating your teeth whereas with ...

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I use it all the time. Mostly deer tallow but am currently experimenting with beef tallow. Current recipe is 1 1/2 parts paraffin, 1 1/2 parts tallow, and 3/4 parts beeswax, all by volume. This is an original recipe from the 1880's, I believe the US govt used this, but would have to check my sources...

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Love reading old gun mags. June 1937 has an article titled "An Old Timer Speaks" where this fella (R.C. Ward) tells how he was in Montana when he was 15 (but doesn't give the year, I am guessing maybe late 1880's or early 1890's from other references in the article) and how they went hunti...

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The more I shoot it the more I love my Chapparal. This is not always the case with me, sometimes the more I shoot a gun the more sour I turn on it. Bought a Chrony for myself for Christmas and tried it out with the 45-75 today in 9" of new snow ( :D ) this afternoon. 335 grain Lyman solid in fr...

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Thanks to all. My usual supplier is Grafs, and they have both sizes in stock. I was leaning towards the starline long, figuring I could always trim it if I need the short size. Based on what i read the early 38-55's were the long case, but I was also wondering why the case was made shorter. Was wond...

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Purchased a first year of issue 1894 Winchester rifle last saturday in 38-55 and am really anxious to try her out. Checking my usual suppliers I find they have 3 brass sizes, Winchesters new brass at 2.075, Starline at 2.082, and starline at 2.125". This has probably been rehashed here before b...

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Thanks marlinman. I have reason to believe my 32RF was once a 22 RF, that is why I was asking. I put 2 rounds thru it today. The first was fine, the second split flame out the top, and examining the case shows a rim split at the 12:00 position, which continued to the neck of the cartridge. Now I nee...

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Question for those of you who own a Favorite in 32 rimfire. When a round is chambered can you see the top of the rim of the cartridge over the breechblock when the breechblock is closed? On mine I can see about 1/32" of the very top of the rim when the block is closed. Everything is tight but I...

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Maybe some of the problem was that they WERE assembled in the USA Now Now.....the US is not that bad is it???? JM, I'd rather have the warning labels than the proof marks...but my Chapparal has neither :D Just a pet peeve of mine...I can handle them on automatics and bolt guns and single shots...bu...

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I have a Chapparal 1876 and after some judicious load selection it shoots like a dream. Caliber is 45-75 and with my favorite load it averages 2" for 3 shots at 100 yards. Fit and finish are excellent on my specimen, but have heard both tales from others (good gun, bad gun). Maybe their QC is n...

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Okay I got the grips off, the 5 digit number is evident on the side of the gripframe and it matches the number under the barrel. Looks like all i need to do is a little hammer work (the tip is peened over), I have to make or buy a lever loading screw (someone jammed a brass rod into the screw hole t...

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The cylinder has the safety notches, and has two sets of numbers, one of which does not match the numbers under the loading lever. under the loading lever is 933 then one space then 82. On the rear of the cyl. is 82 and on the next flat is a 50, also a "P" stamped in there. So, am I correc...

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Picked this up at a GS yesterday, got it fairly cheap (I think)....275 out the door. I am very familiar with Colts and often rebuild non working colt percussions. Thought I'd get a winter project and redo this remington. Seems fairly solid...nothing loose, all parts are there, just has a little trou...

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So long, but I do hope you reconsider. If anybody ever finds a forum where everybody agrees with everybody else , please post a link here so we all can check it out. Ysabel, and other OT posters, a lot of us consider this forum kind of like sittin by the campfire and BS'ing. Last time I did that wit...

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Well said. Merry Christmas to you, and all levergunners.

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Okay, let me rephrase this: What do you spend more computer time with: talking/reading about guns (leverguns) or looking at potential purchases (gunbroker). For me, between the 2, I probably do 75% leverguns, 25% gunbroker. Leverguns = friendly people, lots of advice, lots of project ideas, & I ...

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I knew this was the place to ask the question!!! Thanks to all. Never thought of the lost wax process, but it looks the best, that is an informative link oldsawfever, but being lazy by nature and the fact that Ben R had no warpage...I'm now leaning towards casting in iron. Brazing temp has to be nea...

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Think this has been covered here before, but quite awhile ago and I cant remember what was posted. About 25 years ago when I was a geek in college I took some old silver jewelry and coins and purified them chemically, winding up maybe a couple of ounces of pure silver. Am thinking now of casting thi...

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This mentality in my opinion is why many people around the world have a high level of disdain for America. I care not one whit about what other countries think of us. Indeed, it should be the other way around....THEY should be quaking in their ragged shoes wondering what the US thinks of THEM! Wond...

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sure wish they offered something other than dial-up (at 16,000 bps) where I live, so i could see what you fellas are talking about.

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The saddest part of all of this, at least to me,is that there are a LOT of people, including some fellow levergunners, who seem to value a dogs life more than a human beings life.

I guess it is the age we live in....

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Same to you JDL, and thanks for the heads up about this book, I'll keep an eye out for it. Shooting times often has great articles.

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