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North Country Gal

Have had a couple Bearcats and a bunch of Single Sixes over the years. If accuracy is important to you, you'll probably get along better with the Single Six. It's not that Bearcat isn't accurate - the two I had were quite accurate - it's just that the Bearcat's light weight, small grip and, especial...

North Country Gal

You have to use shortened brass with the FTX bullets is right, something I hate to do for the sake of using the brass with other bullets. Also be aware that in some Marlins, the FTX bullets will not feed, properly, though the action, due to the cartridges getting off centered a bit in the mag tube w...

North Country Gal

Little late, here, but I shoot the Encore 209x50 using Blackhorn 209 and I absolutely do not need to swab the barrel between shots to get the accuracy I want - inch or so at 100 yards using Barnes 290 grain sabots - or for the sake of making loading easier. I also shoot a 209x50 15" pistol barr...

North Country Gal

I prefer to match the scope finish when I have a choice of rings, but, to be honest, I don't lose any sleep over it if it doesn't work out that way. Low priority for me.

North Country Gal

I shoot a Sig 1911 as my carry gun and couldn't ask for a more reliable gun. I would have no hesitation getting another Sig. I wouldn't lose any sleep over the extractor thing. My favorite 1911 is still the Springfield - I have four of them. Just can't beat them as far as quality and performance for...

North Country Gal

Given that you're in Canada, finding ammo in one of the pistol cartridges might be a challenge. Unless you are reloading, that could be a big problem for you. Check your local ammo situation before you get locked in on a cartridge. Personally, I like the 30-30 for its versatility and availability of...

North Country Gal

Well, this gal would have no problem wearing fur if I could afford it. :) I do wear leather, of course. Seriously, though, have had many liberal friends who talk trash about trapping and fur and even using leather products. That's when I ask them what the alternatives are and of course, I get a blan...

North Country Gal

Yes, the Japanese (Miroku) made A-5s were made in 12 and 20 mag versions and had barrels that could take steel and were later equipped with invector chokes. With the mag versions, though, you were limited to using HV or short mags when you wanted to go light. Had a Japanese made 20 Mag that was a fi...

North Country Gal

Depends on how they define reliability. I shot A5s and 1100s for years. Of the two, the 1100s had fewer jams as long as you kept the gun even reasonably clean. The LT 20s were real sweethearts in the field, too. As nice an upland gun as was ever made. With my A5s, just every once in awhile, one woul...

North Country Gal

Nice 39A, one of my favorites. Have both a 50s and a 60s vintage and love then, both. Can never go wrong with a 39.

North Country Gal

I'm in the north woods of Wisconsin. 26 below last night (4th night in a row of 20+ below) but we have a heat wave coming. Could be in the 20s in a day to so.

North Country Gal

The Hornet is a great little cartridge if you don't expect bench rest accuracy out of your varmint rifle. Many owners have given up on them due to their (normally) poor accuracy compared to other varmint cartridges. If you are happy with 1 1/2 to 2" groups at 100 yards then the hornet is a ver...

North Country Gal

Hate to say it, but if that front sight is blurry when using a receiver mounted peep, odds are it's time for a scope. A tang mounted peep MIGHT help and, then again, it might not. Only so much a peep can do for us folks with old eyes. Going back to the factory open sights, though, is likely to make ...

North Country Gal

Been having that same kind of cold over here in the north woods of Wisconsin and even colder on the way. Yup, been a cold one, so far. Does keep the riff raff out, though.

North Country Gal

Welcome from the cold north woods of Wisconsin.

North Country Gal

If someone hasn't already mentioned it, I should warn you that CZs are every bit as addictive as lever guns. Don't ask me to pick my favorite CZ, but my 527 in 22 Hornet is just, well, magic. By the way, I have bolt guns for much the same reason as you - so I dont have to scope my lever guns. :) htt...

North Country Gal

Panzercat wrote:Even with the afromentioned condition issues?

As long as the stock is not cracked or sanded down, excessively, yeah, I would still be interested.

North Country Gal

Got a Marlin 56 Levermatic 22 LR in 1964 from an adult cousin in that year for Christmas, much to my mother's shock and disapproval. My first gun, ever, and oh was I excited about it. Will never forget it. Guess I'll have to blame him for still having the Marlin bug, forty plus years, later.

North Country Gal

I know I'm going against the grain, here, but since I have five 336s in 30-30, alone, of various vintages, I like to leave those older versions the way they come from the factory, other than giving the stock some finishing and adding a peep sight and so on. Kind of like that different feel and chara...

North Country Gal

My first ever gun was a 56 Levermatic made in 1964 (I think the last year of production) and I did my very best to wear that gun out. Wish I still had it. Very accurate, as you would expect from a Marlin and had a short throw lever, making it fun to shoot, as well. Not a great trigger, but not bad, ...

North Country Gal

I'm also partial to those Texans and other straight grip Marlins. Just picked up this one in 30-30 last week, did a little stock work and added a Skinner Express. Mine is a 1982 version. Don't think I could have walked by that one of yours, either, without taking it home. You did, well. http://i44.t...

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Very much a matter of what you want to do. I've been shooting the Max since the late 80s and let me tell you that it is an extremely accurate, flat shooting round with the right loads, but it does it all with less recoil than the 44 mag and definitely less recoil than the 35 Remington. I wouldn't be...

North Country Gal

I have used red dots on my Winchester and Marlin lever guns, both over the receiver and up forward on a scout mount. They have a lot of advantages - very quick to get on target, better accuracy for these old eyes than iron sights and light enough not to affect the handling of a lever gun, unlike a t...

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Been trying to order a new G2 frame for three years, now and absolutely nothing … zilch, zip, nada. Others have contacted S&W on this and have gotten fuzzy answers as to if or when. In the meantime, have moved over more into the Encore platform.

North Country Gal

The solid, one piece locking bolts (not lugs) on the barrel are fine as long as the barrel opens easily on that particular frame. No need to replace them unless you have a barrel that is just plain stubborn to open when on that frame. There is a great deal of variation, one barrel to the next and on...

North Country Gal

Goes with the territory, up here in the Wisconsin north woods, though some years are worse than others for one or two of the nasty little things. Beats the heck out of living in the big city, though, with all their sprays, insecticides, chemicals, stink and… well, you get the idea. Don't care if I n...

North Country Gal

I love 60's and 70s Marlins for sentimental reasons and those were decades when Marlin was really in its stride. Will look at any JM Marlin, though.

North Country Gal

Always nice to get a second chance with a gun you never should have sold. Been there a few times, myself. Good for you. I've had a thing for the 444 ever since Marlin introduced it in the 60s ( I also shoot the 444 in an Encore pistol. Not as bad as you might think.). Here's my latest. It's a 1979 4...

North Country Gal

Have a dozen Marlins, now, including three 30-30s, but the Texans are rare in our area, so definitely on my to buy list. Oh, yeah, I would have grabbed it, too, at that price.

North Country Gal

My question is for hunting style scopes low power fixed and small 2-7 and 3-9, variables. The scopes would be used at 4X or less usually. Target work would be for group testing and sighting in only. Lots of plinking and fun 22 and cast shooting. I do like a 2-7x on lever guns and also some bolt rif...

North Country Gal

Have a friend with a 94 in 32 Special and he raves about the accuracy. I would love to find a nice clean 64 like yours, but those are very hard to come by, in our area, at least. Different light angles will affect POI, both vertical and horizontal, with a front sight on all guns, depending on the an...

North Country Gal

No doubt showing my age, here, but have never done the black gun thing, at all. Have had lever guns all my life, from rim fires right on up to the 444, though, and never had any regrets. May be considered old fashioned and outdated by some, but not much I couldn't do with on of my Marlin or Winchest...

North Country Gal

I have taken a great many squirrels with 22 HV HP Shorts and they did just as well or better than 22 LRs for dropping squirrels and killing them, quickly. Big plus was that the Shorts were quieter, so the woods calmed down, quicker, afterwards. Only negative I've found with using 22 Shorts in the fi...

North Country Gal

Good for you! Can't beat a day out squirrel hunting, packing a lever gun. As for cleaning, not to worry, it will get easier after the first thousand or so.

Great eating, though.

North Country Gal

Thank-you for the targets, earlmck. Much appreciated and we will use them as we shoot air guns a lot. In fact, we have built a nice air gun range on our property with targets at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 meters. Every distance has spinner targets and some also have pellet traps for paper targets. Unfort...

North Country Gal

Uh, yeah, awesome. Whew! (The horse is, okay, too.)

North Country Gal

S&W has been back and forth on the continuation of the G2 thing, depending on who you ask there and what day. They do have the tooling and they do have the capability, but when and if we see any new G2s, who knows? The original Contender, though, is a dead duck as far as S&W is concerned, so...

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That can be caused by the barrel locking bolt not fully inserting back in the frame when the barrel is closed. This prevents the interlock from fully disengaging which, in turn, prevents the hammer from making full contact with the firing pin. Only takes a little contact between the interlock and th...

North Country Gal

I shoot and reload the 7-30 in my Contender pistol. It is a super cartridge in a Contender. I'd buy that brass off of you if you're trying to decide what to do with it.

North Country Gal

Hi I'm no expert on the 32-40, but I do have a friend who shoots in Schutzen competition, using black powder in his 32-40. It's as Pete, says. The 32-40 began life as a black powder cartridge for single shot target rifles, so pressures have always had to stay on the low side for some of these old gu...

North Country Gal

Handguns are another story. Rimfire or centerfire, it's a very rare day indeed that I'll touch off a round with out hearing protection and that includes while hunting. Speaking of 22s, when I was a kid I lost 30% of my hearing in my left ear from shooting 22 revolvers, mostly, because I didn't thin...

North Country Gal

Pete44ru wrote:.

The Annie Oakley 9422 commemorative rifles had gold-plated receivers.

http://www.doublegun.com/roth.htm

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Thanks! Wasn't sure, but now I know. Gee, maybe I better wear a pistol when shooting it to make sure no one tries to rob me.

North Country Gal

NC GAL, Wow, is that brass or gold plate? That rifle is outstanding. How much bigger front sight was needed to keep bullets on target. I spotted a Williams WGRS, NECG, Skinner, and one of those sights that look like a Williams Foolproof but lock on the scope dovetails, clumsy looking thing that one...

North Country Gal

Congrats! Sounds like the only mods have been cosmetic, so you're good to go. Yes, the early guns are desirable, but I would never pass up a good deal on any vintage of 9422, though I might hesitate on one made in the very last years of production, given the financial woes of the company at that tim...

North Country Gal

I collect 22s (as well as other guns :) If you want to alter a Cooney, go for it, but please DO NOT TAKE A SAW TO THE STOCK of any old Winchester or even a vintage Remington or Mossberg, I beg you. You may be shocked at what an old Winchester bolt 22 is worth, even one that may appear to be in less ...

North Country Gal

Good clean 9422s are an excellent alternative - very well made guns - but they typically don't come any cheaper than a JM 39A. If anything, they run more, at least in these parts. Both are darn hard to find. Best of luck in your search.

North Country Gal

I shoot a 12" Max in my G2 Contender pistol on a regular basis. The Max is one of my favorite cartridges - easy to reload, flat shooting and very reasonable on recoil. Did I mention accurate? :) Yes, as mentioned, you can shoot Mags in your Max barrel, but don't expect accuracy to be on a par w...

North Country Gal

Can a 30-30 be used for elk? if you look back to the early days when the 30-30 was the hot new cartridge, it was widely recommended and used for elk as well as bear. As long as you keep the ranges short and as long as you have enough tracking ability, if needed, no reason not to use the 30-30. I'm w...

North Country Gal

Yup, follow through is everything. Great advice on using the hips.

North Country Gal

My husband and I love our 9422, though we do scope it because of our age. Kind of hard to get it out of his hands, though, once he starts shooting it. Wonderful gun. That was a decent price, by the way. Have seen XTRs in that shape going for even a bit more than $700 in our area and they don't show ...

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