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Merle

I have secured permission to hunt a much coveted swampy hollow surrounded by rocky ridges, mature hardwood, and 10 year old pine thickets. The only access to the property(that I am allowed to use) is a yuppie/soccer mom walking and bicycle trail that passes from the metroplis through an industrial ...

Merle

greetings, squeezing in a pistol caliber at the last minute. yesterday I took my brand new Henry 357 mag carbine to the range for the first time. after fiddling around & getting it (more or less) sighted in, I gave it a whirl. score:83 - 1X factory buckhorns, which aren't too kind to my old eyes...

Merle

765x53 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:11 pm Skinner makes some beautiful sights for all of the Henry rifles. http://skinnersights.com/henry_rifles_18.html

Looks good -- thanks.

Merle

If the receiver top is drilled and tapped for scope mounts like the Marlins are, perhaps the Williams Foolproof ones for the 1894/336 would fit. I think my 1894 wears a '336' sight out on the front pair of scope holes and it is perfect...! HMMM, it is drilled & tapped, so I'll look into those. ...

Merle

Greetings, Got my new .357 mag yesterday and took it to the range today. It is an 16.5" blue model - I had wanted a 20", but they were out of stock and I didn't want to wait, so.... Now I'm glad I got the 16.5", as it somehow just "looks right" to me. (OOPPSS on me, I though...

Merle

junkbug wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:00 pm A friend wo kept chickens used fake eggs to lure the hens into laying real ones.

OK, thanks - never saw that one before....

Merle

Recent heavy rains have brought all sorts of varmints up from low areas. This morning my wife found a snake curled up in a chicken nest with a dummy ceramic egg showing in its belly. So, I strapped on my M19 .357 with snake shot loads and went to the chicken yard. My grandson used a hoe to lift one...

Merle

I just bought the all steel 45-70 18" myself. Are you staying with the factory Sights? I don't care for bead and buckhorn so I'm trying to decide on what sights to install. I thought of just exchangingredients rear sight to a flat top sight. I have a Williams peep and hiviz front on my marlin ...

Merle

RIHMFIRE wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:53 pm you are going to love it......congrats
are you going to hunt with it?

Yep, mostly varmints until I see what I can do with it.
Also will shoot some postal matches to build familiarity....

Merle

greetings, I finally broke down and ordered an 18" carbine today. I'm uncertain how I'll adjust to the "different" method of loading, but I'll give it a chance. Somehow the 16" didn't appeal - and the 20" were out of stock - must have been an omen! :D Time to start selectin...

Merle

greetings, I finally broke down and ordered an 18" carbine today. I'm uncertain how I'll adjust to the "different" method of loading, but I'll give it a chance. Somehow the 16" didn't appeal - and the 20" were out of stock - must have been an omen! :D Time to start selecting...

Merle

6pt-sika wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:35 pm This 4" 19 now has me wanting a 4" 29 that's pinned and recessed

getting a bit greedy, are you???

Merle

I don't remember this being such a pain. :shock: The local Cabela's had some optics on sale so I picked up new Bushnell for my Springfield. I've done this before but removing the stripper clip guide from the receiver and installing the part of the scope mount that replaces it took far more time, to...

Merle

Old No7 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:51 pm I think the gang here will enjoy this one...

Modified the original image -- just for your viewing pleasure!!!

Old No7

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EHHH, the smile isn't big enough on the lever guns...

Merle

I wish I was closer...

Merle

now to get Mother Nature to lower the temp & humidity so I won't keel over......

Merle

AHH, brings back memories!

You just forgot General Quarters & fire missions on the gun line......

It's great fun trying to sleep with the muzzle of a 5" gun ten foot above your rack!

Merle

OHHH, good one!!!

Merle

I suspect some are just tired of being abused & demonized.

Merle

I received the Lee Speed in the mail today and I must say I am more than pleased with it.It appears to be a used but very well cared for rifle, the stocks are in real nice shape with superb checkering on the grip and fore stock with only a few scattered marks on the stock and the metal is in great ...

Merle

That's a bucket list rifle for sure, right there. I have a Lee-Metford that has been partially sportered and with a new stock made. The bore is shot, so I will have it rebored to .375 and chambered for .375 Nitro Express 2 1/2 Flanged. BSA offered this chambering in their original Lee Speeds. It ha...

Merle

classy !!!

Merle

yep, pretty much nails it!

Merle

Explosions in the mag tube are NOT myths! They are documented, and happened in the 1882 military small arms trials! An 1881 Marlin was submitted for those trials, and was chambered in .45-70 as that was the standard government cartridge then. The 1881 was fired with numerous brands of ammo, but whe...

Merle

Explosions in the mag tube are NOT myths! They are documented, and happened in the 1882 military small arms trials! An 1881 Marlin was submitted for those trials, and was chambered in .45-70 as that was the standard government cartridge then. The 1881 was fired with numerous brands of ammo, but whe...

Merle

Earl, I confirm that you've got a 90, 92-1X, and an 88-1X, for two rifle caliber targets and one pistol target. (Trust me, my 99 was pure dumb luck, I ain't shot that well in a couple of years... ok, maybe a score or more). I can generally get an "X" shot on the first shot, repeats are ge...

Merle

2nd try Marlin M1894 in 44 Mag ammo WW-USA 240 gr JSP used sling NOTE had one split case & one round way low - I wonder if they were connected? that big JSP really tore up the target frame AND my target I left some of the splinters (see arrows) for entertainment value when I patched up the targe...

Merle

greetings, finally made it to the range & shot my Winchester M94 in 30-30. rifle has been armaloyed - no sling ammo used was Hornady 150 gr American white tail score not too impressive - two rounds off paper - total 64 sure proves it's been too long...... http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy36/...

Merle

before shooting it be sure to check the chamber length - there were some odd one back then.

Merle

Lost my seabag, and everything else from those days, in a house fire. Sure would like to look at the old pictures though.....

Merle

Merle, Here is a link to my post made upon receiving the rifle: http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65056&p=748039&hilit=Santa#p748039 Let me know if you have further questions. Thanks for the info - That's a beauty! I'll bet you are glad you have that link handy, eh?

Merle

Details on the rifle???

Merle

I wonder if she needs a ride?

Merle

Here's what Paco had to say about .45 Colt in lever guns, and with his top-end loads (i.e. 340-grain cast at 1800), I think an elk within 100-125 yards would be in very, very serious trouble. http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm HMMM, food for thought! Thanks for posting. 8)

Merle

Welcome to the forum. Using Google, I did not find ballistic information on the .375 Payne Express. So, no answers, but a question. .375 minus .348 = .027 inch (27 thousandths inch); what great advantage over the current chambering does this provide? Just asking. :?: Much more common bore size &...

Merle

. The files should be in the "recycle bin", located on your laptop's "desktop" - the icon usually looks like a small trash basket. If you "left click" on the icon, all the files you deleted should appear in a new window - then 75 times, one-by-one, "right click&qu...

Merle

You have to expand your selections until you see one called "trash", so they are not totally gone.
Select the ones you want, then move them back to the folder you chose.

Merle

Now that had to be an exciting moment!!!

Merle

wvfarrier wrote: ↑Thu May 18, 2017 6:57 am Isabelle lynn and gabrielle lee
5#9 oz and 5#4 oz

Both healthy abd amazing!!!

I trust their mother is doing well too?

Merle

Other than scientific usage, I can't remember the last time I have heard BC/AD used. But since I'm a RIGHT WING GUN TOTING GOD FEARING MAN I'll continue to use BC/AD. THE LEFT CAN GO POUND SALT! That's a waste of good salt - they should use sand!!! :twisted: That's a waste of good sand! They should...

Merle

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed May 17, 2017 11:13 am Other than scientific usage, I can't remember the last time I have heard BC/AD used. But since I'm a RIGHT WING GUN TOTING GOD FEARING MAN I'll continue to use BC/AD.
THE LEFT CAN GO POUND SALT!

That's a waste of good salt - they should use sand!!!

Merle

Old No7 wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2017 8:10 am Wow, nicely done!!!

But after seeing that pile of chips... You have me rethinking my plans to drill out that old 22 roller of mine using a handheld drill...

Old No7

I don't think my hand is steady enough for that job!

Merle

Drilling the barrel at 1/8" at a time takes a few hours......I do not have a pressure oil feed on the lathe so..Cut..Clean..Lube...Cut..repeat...176 times! Other than that making the new link took about an hour Chambering...30 minutes Setting the barrel...15 minutes cutting the extractor slot....

Merle

NICE !!!

How many hours do you think it took?

Merle

Absolutely amazing how much damage they could take. One gentleman in my small town told me several astounding stories about battle damage and making it back "on a wing and a prayer"

Merle

"Because' "Because why?" "Just because" Hey, it worked when we were little kids! Only thing I can think of is wondering how the BP, being an explosive, would react to the confining effect of the bottleneck. I know, 38-40 and 44-40 and maybe others are bottlenecks, but not t...

Merle

I no longer have a car, so it becomes difficult to get anywhere - let alone the range.

Merle

Before doing anything the first thing I'd do is a chamber cast. But I do a chamber cast on every gun I buy before I start loading for it, just so I can see all the details of the gun's chamber and get my brass and specs correct for the gun. A chamber cast might tell you things you can't see any oth...

Merle

BlaineG wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:57 pm I plink with FMJ, and carry JHPs.....I can vouch that the FMJs penetrate a bit better, but the JHPs mushroom mo betta....Heck, I don't know...I've shot both into 2" thick boards and they both make a big hole exiting the back....

Boards are not a good expansion test media.

Merle

http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd445/olskool1/IMG_3240.jpg anyone like the model 14s ? I found this one in a pawn shop a few years ago. the grain was covered by decades of crude but I knew it would be nice when I got through with it.it is in 30 rem. and shoots excellent. it was made 1912 I hav...

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