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Treeman72

My 464 heavily prefers Remington corlokt 170s and the federal 170s. Those group under 1.5", while 150 grain bullets average around 3" at 100 yards

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Ever since Comrade Cuomo took office, and the failure of safety act passed, can you order ammo online? I haven't tried, so I'm just wondering if anyone has succeeded?

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I was born in 1982, and I grew up with the Next Generation and several of the movies with the original cast. I've been a lifelong trekkie. It has been sad to watch the stars pass away over time. Gonna miss you Mr. Nimoy. As a child, I did my best to create starships out of legos and hold massive int...

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I snowshoed for 3 hours looking for squirrels and rabbits. Nothing revealed itself. New York sucks...congrats!

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Used Marlins are hard to find, and if you do...it appears they were used as crowbars or walking sticks. Truly atrocious condition. I'll handle some and visit all the funshops I can.

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It's a tough one. Both have similar power but deliver it in different ways. I really don't know which one to choose at this point. I appreciate everyone's input thus far.

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If it shoulders nicely, might try a youth Marlin 30-30. I've got a scoped 30-30 already, so I just want a compact rifle with plenty of power that will fit into a scabbard. A versatile "camp" rifle.

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Living in the Peoples Republic of Yorkistan, my options are limited. 44 ammo and 30-30 are plentiful lately, just if you had to choose, 44 mag trapper or 30-30 20" carbine

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I've been lucky enough to get a promotion at work. So with my new found cashflow, I am between a choice of two utility rifles. A fun store near me has a Rossi 92 44 mag trapper, but 20" 30-30 rifles are quite common. I don't reload, and 44mag and 30-30 ammo are equally priced. So.....Rossi 44.....

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I've run about 1000 rounds out of my 94ae 44 mag and perhaps 400 through my 464 30-30. Neither has needed disassembly. I clean the bore often and use a quick clean solvent on the action periodically. I follow up with lubrication and I mop up any excessive with qtips and cloth. Never having known the...

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My mossberg is a tough, well made rifle. With 150 weight bullets, the groups are about 3". The 170 corelokts will group 1.5" every time.

It took about 200 rounds to smooth out the action.

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On the subject of 35s, has anyone seen 35 Remington factory cartridges for sale? New York seems to have none. From smalltime shops to major retailers, no 35 Remington can be found.

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They all occurred within 60 miles of each other. The fatal EF-2 was in Smithfields, near Oneida. The other three were near Lowville, Deerfield, and New London.

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A little taste of tornado alley in New York yesterday. Three EF-1 twisters and one EF-2. The EF-2 claimed the lives of four people. Most people I know got through the storm without incident, but prayers for the lost lives and people who lost their homes to wind and downed trees.

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How much does it cost to get a medium quality reloading set up going?

Tumbler, scales, primer equipment, and other things I'm sure?

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The jsps are my plinking/woods defense ammo while the xtps are destined to fight the evil forces of bambi.

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The xtps I have are hollowpoints. 357 has been pretty rare in New York. I won't use that aluminum cased junk to hunt deer, but what I've managed to buy is american eagle 158 jsp and a few boxes or hornady custom 158 xtp. Figure around 1700 fps rifle velocity, it should do the job from what you fine ...

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I wish I could say that my 357 carbine was a leveraction, but it's a Ruger 77-357. I love the 240 gr xtp in 44 magnum, but can anyone tell me how the 357 does on deer? Maximum range and effectiveness?

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One time on a woods road on state land, with only one way out, a pickup was following me about 200 yards back. At one of the few pull over spots, I stopped my car and proceeded to load 5 rounds of 240 grain jhps into my Winchester 94 ae 44 mag. I stood at the hood of car, rifle slung on my shoulder....

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I don't reload sadly. Just thought you might have some ballistic data on what you were shooting. 158 grains at 1800 fps would be a pretty stout load in a carbine. Just curious since I recently purchased my first 357 carbine, a Ruger 77-357. The only 158 grain factory loads in my area (NY) are Americ...

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What's your load setup for that Winchester? Strong magnum, weak magnum, or 38 special brass?

Nice shooting either way!

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Though fairly new here, I've made three successful transactions. Payments came, items were shipped. There is honor amongst the honorable. Good crowd of people here over all.

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The 9422mag I traded was for a Ruger 77 markii Hawkeye in 7mm magnum. The original owner paid for a new crown, barrel bedding, and 3 lb trigger job. It is roughly 5 years old. Hope it proves to be worth it. It is my first long range rifle with no emotional attachment. Bambi...you might have met your...

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This topic interests me as well. Just traded my 9422mag for a ruger 77 in 7mm magnum, as I got just access to some nice set up deer blind hunting this fall. Needed something for 200 yard, or further, and my 9422mag has seen little action the past couple years.

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Hail Yorkistan! I sadly live here. My local fun store has a couple of those modified ARs in stock. $1050 give or take. The mags are removable, so you could throw in a 30 round if you had one (felony). On the bright side, I got 1000 rounds of 22 from that store before the mob cleared the shelves of it!

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Thanks everyone. Good to know the folks at ruger are professional and competent.

I want this rifle to work so badly. It will be a thing of beauty when it does.

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At $40 a mag, gonna take the rifle to ruger repair and replace the mag. Cycled about 30 magnum rounds yesterday and cleaned it.

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Here it goes. I have some pictures of the problems at hand. First up, the magazine has developed jagged burrs and brass shavings. Next, the chamber has accumulated some brass shavings. The round sits nicely, and the extractor slides over the rim of the cartridge. On the last two rounds, the cartridg...

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So I proudly bought a 77/357, and it is pretty nice. But the darned thing requires a mighty bolt thrust to feed the last two rounds. Brass shavings are left in the chamber area from the force to feed the rounds. I'll post some pics when I can. Is this usual breaking in a new rifle? Or are there some...

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Ruger 77/357 for me. Hard cast magnum and some 38 wad cutters. Should take care of fluffy things, small and large.

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I stand by my 464, birch stock and all. For $400 it is light years ahead of the current marlin products. Though it didn't get me a deer this year, I put a 30-30 round right through the head of a grouse at 30 yards. Grouse were in season, and we needed a meal at camp. Some olive oil, turmeric, salt a...

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I bought a mossy 464 because of it's relatively superior fit and finish when compared to the remlin offering of the same price. The gun racks of upstate N.Y. are devoid of decent Winchester and Marlins. With the exception of a brutal trigger, accuracy with the 464 is moa with 170 grain ammo. Now tha...

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I am in the market for a no frills 22. I had forgotten how useful an old fashioned 22 could be. I handled a Henry 001 22 but was not overly impressed by it. Does anyone out there have experience with the savage mark 2? I thought about a ruger 10/22, but the target model I have is very picky with rec...

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Leupold vx1 is a good scope for the money. I have no experience with new red fields but they do have good reviews. If the scope is destined for a 22, try to find one with a 50 yard or adjustable parallax.

I put a 3-10x BSA on my 223 and have no complaints. $80

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Remington golden shorts for $2.88 at wallyworld in NY. Almost always in stock. 22 bricks are $20-27 if you snag them before the mob. I've bought 6 bricks of cci blazer this year when they are available

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I know that the rabbits obliterate young maple saplings and "witchhobble" bushes. Guess I should look for their browse locations as well as dense hiding spots. My only 3 suitable fire arms are a scoped target 10/22, 12 gauge pump, and an old stevens pump in 22 short. Of those 3 fire arms, ...

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I live in Central NY with primarily maple/ash woods with pockets of hemlock/fir/spruce/pine. I've seen plenty of rabbit tracks but never hunted them.

What is the best tree/cover type to find them in? What is your long arm of choice to hunt them? Any advice is welcome.

Thank you.

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Their 44mag, from what I've read, is loaded a little higher than most "domestic" ammunition. I am glad most everyone had a favorable experience with Fiocchi. Hoping to use the 240sp as a bambi buster in the future.

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With regard to the ammo shortage and increasing prices, I bought some 44 mag Fiocchi 240 sp and 240 xtp ammo. Can anyone give testimonial to the quality, accuracy, and power of this ammo? My rifle needs some front sight repair before I can comment on this. Can anyone comment on their own expieriences?

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With few exceptions, I use optics on most of my rifles. I don't fully understand the effects of parallax, but it seems to be an issue at extremely far or close ranges. In light of this, I use adjustable parallax scopes for rifles capable of fine accuracy beyound 250 yards. Most scopes for close rang...

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Speaking of thumps....and a little offtopic. I was sitting in my 99 VW golf at college. While texting in my car, a darn raven landed on my hood and attempted to steal my window wiper blades. Indeed, I would have sworn it was a wild turkey. The size of the darn bird. Ravens really are the size of a h...

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Little off topic. From reading various posts over time, sounds like the 44 wcf was truly the round that won the west. When was 45 colt first made into winchester rifles?

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Still trying to choose my hunting ammo is all. Range days are a much higher volume of fire than any hunt. Fusion 150, Remington 170, Federal 170, and Leverevolution have all made some decent groups followed by a 4" group. I'll take my boresnake next time and clean after every 2 shots just to fi...

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I've bought a mossberg 464 with a 2-7 Leupold vx2. It returns some great 1.25" groups and some not so great 3" groups or worse with the same ammo. Remington 170 and Federal 170. How much does a barrel band and heat impact accuracy. Honestly, the last time I did 50+ rounds it was quite fati...

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Right on! The guy figured $200 for a masterfully crafted work of steel and walnut. I had a figuring that $700-800 was the going rate....but like I said, $475 was gonna be the friend discount. I don't shoot it much anymore, but the issue is that I live in Yorkistan under Comrades Cuomo and Bloomishve...

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What is the value of a Legacy 22" barreled 9422m with a semi-pistol grip? It was purchased new in 2004, and it has mainly been a closet queen. 99% condition except for scope mount marks. I may have 400 rounds down the barrel. My friend was interested in buying or trading for it. With my observa...

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Gunblast tested it with 320 grain flat point hardcast. Accuracy for most of his loads was 1.5" to 2.5" @ 100 yards. Wish I had the money for a 77/44. Looks nice.

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Bought a 1300 ranger at wal-mart 11 years ago for $260. Would love to go back in time and get the full tube defender. The speedpump system is pretty nice.

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A really nice 590 with 8 round capacity and nice sights runs $550 where I live. I have never even seen a 930 for sale. Either they sell fast or the distributors cannot get them. Is that a fair price for a 590?

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Just looking for some informed opinions. For an "assault rifle " in New York, the choices are few. I like my Mossbergs, so what do I get? The 7 shot tactical 590 or the 930? Money is tight, so the question is whether the semiautomatic is worth it. Opinions?

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