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Thanks guys, and a belated happy birthday to Shasta. Been deer hunting, tough to find does(in range anyway) this late in the season. No luck so far. Had supper at my brother's house last night my sisterinlaw made a meatloaf using my mom's old recipe(loved it). Sat around with adult beverages, guitar...

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http://www.seyberts.com/catalog/Table_Repair_Tools-132.html Half the battle is finding the parts. So much easier with the net. Even got books on how to do it. My great uncle ran a pool hall when I was a kid, I watched him do a couple, but I never did one myself. He could do a 12' snooker table in a ...

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IIRC rust bluing will blue unplated post 64 receivers quite well. I seem to remember one of our members (probably on the long gone "old board") did one that way with fantastic results. Doubt it would work as well with one of the iron plated ones unless the plating was removed.

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Nice Buck, Nice rifle. thanks for posting it.

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Thanks Hobie. It seems about right but it's been a long time since I put one back together so my memory needed to be jarred. I always got mine as a pile of parts that someone else took apart. They aren't impossible just difficult and there was a couple years between them so I had to relearn the tric...

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Hobie wrote:MERRY CHRISTMAS!

+1 indeed a Merry One. Nice snag.

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http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buff-boy/2010DougsBuck.jpg Sorry, no gun in the picture. He was shot with my Marlin 1893 38-55(Thank YOU AGAIN Stone Fence). Wife forgot the camera this morning and this was after my brother brought him back to the house in his pickup tonight. You can also see...

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Maybe I'm old school, but if we are talking scoped here, your 358 has the situation well in hand for 300yards or for that matter any of the others(depends a lot on how you load your 38-55). Mine is loaded a bit hotter than factory ammo but well under 30-30 pressures so I limit myself to under 250 ya...

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Happy Birthday

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The Buffalo Rancher I used to work for arrowed a whitetail buck this year that scaled 200# field dressed. I'll bet the one I shot last year was heavier than that one. I've seen Mule deer bucks that were 350 on the hoof though only a couple. Deer around here can get pretty big if allowed to get old e...

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Axles too wide? I'm pretty sure the frame dimensions have been standard on large trucks since the early 40s. The F-6 is a neat old truck if I'm thinking about the right one but it was full sized so I'm surprised that modern axles won't work. Scratch that, I'm thinking about the wrong truck. I google...

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Wow, congratulations to her. Great picture - hope you don't mind I downloaded the second one - Great Shot and I have a rifle like that made 30 years later. That was an old friend's pride and joy. He killed a deer with his at 267 yds and had as a result the only antlers he ever saved. That is a big ...

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I'm gonna give you "my opinion". Most of those old trucks used a vacuum brake booster(boosted hydraulic brakes) that doesn't work right anymore, that is darn near impossible to get parts for, darn tough to work on, is a real pain to retrofit(newer version you CAN find parts for) and really...

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She's tickled. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buff-boy/2010_1120Image0006.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c390/buff-boy/2010_1120Image0004.jpg Model 99 300 Savage made in 1924 First day of the East River Rifle season. We were walking a gully, I was on call, had just received a cell pho...

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Mec-Gar made the mags? I had 6 Mec branded mags, 2 no name, and eventually 5 of the Tangfoglio branded ones including the 2 that came with the pistol. I had one of the Mec-Gar mags that would function in the CarryComp, the rest, plus the 2 no names, were junk. All of the Tangfoglio mags functioned p...

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Jeez, I have a Puma in 454 and the thought of one of these with the crescent butt plate makes me wince. Ouch! The scout scope and raised comb look like interesting accessories to purchase just to have them around in case they are not available some day. -Tutt Having just benched my trapper last wee...

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Yup got the spam on both of my emails. You stop that Yahoo account? Since the big crash of earlier this year and the switch to Linux that was the only email addy for you I still had. Only had it because it was saved in my Hotmail account.

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I agree with the others that the price seems a bit much. The steel frame Witness pistols are great guns. Also as others have said, the ergonomics are wonderful. That goes for most of the Tangfoglio all steel pistols. Only gripe I ever had was small hands can have problems with the safety cocked &...

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Buffboy, You ever replace your Daewoo? I cobbed together an Rock River CAR lower with a custom built mid-length A3 upper with the A4 cuts, and 16" H-Bar 1/7 chrome lined barrel. It's wearing the 2.5x scope from the Daewoo on a quick detach mount, BUIS, and shoots just about as good. It's a pre...

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Hi Nath, Apache girls are hard to deal with, still single. The Sioux aren't much better :wink: :lol: but I get by married to one. Good to see you back Mescalero. Joe, That scope that's stuck, that the one I sent you? Joe I'm about your age, I started with irons then went to a scope. Danged if I did...

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Jdad has a point, but there is another consideration, Parallax. I've seen quite a few centerfire scopes that would NOT zero on a 22 because the standard setting for parallax on a centerfire scope is 100yards. Shooting at close hunting ranges doesn't matter as much in a big game scenario so it usuall...

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A very good deal, it would darn difficult to even build one for that.

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Answer: Yes, I've owned hundreds over the years with a rather extensive variety of types. It started with remington nylons, I was trying to own them all back in my late teens, early 20s, must have had 30-35 at one time, I've been down to 2 for a long time. Then assorted black rifles, they went down ...

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Either the stock or the lever was replaced. It has the curved lever of the pistol gripped stock. It didn't come that way. One or the other was replaced. I was thinking the stock was replaced as tang cracks are quite common with the 99 but given the fantastic fitting of the stock I'm not sure. Doesn'...

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1. Make sure it has a flash hole before you run it into a size die. There's a lot of berdan primed 308 out there and that's really bad for your decapping pin. 2. Lube normally and make sure there's some extra lube inside the neck. 3. Size. You should be able to just run it into most 358 dies. It's n...

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Happy Birthday to you both.

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It's a bit involved to use but there is Gimp. Does every thing Photoshop does and then some, but it's just as complicated to use as Photoshop. That's the price to pay if it does everything. It was originally developed for Linux but there are versions for Windows now too. It is a free program. Photos...

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Not much to add to Hobie's idea, the Ruger 5 1/2 bull barrel pistols are pretty nice. I have 2, a MK 1 & a Mk 2. IMO they point better than the longer barreled versions. Never have liked the 22/45 Rugers though I can't give a valid reason, I just don't. As far as 1911 22lrs go I'm thinking this:...

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You are not crazy Mitch. The fit of the two rifles are very individual IMO. My best friend had a 336 30-30(irons) and so did his dad(scope+recoil pad). I shot both to check some reloads I'd made for them and his dad's kicked the snot out of me, while the iron sighted one didn't bother me. He was abo...

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Too bad they seem to have more genetic vulnerability there. Combine that with the way the U.S. Govt re-programmed their youth for several generations, prohibited much of their lifestyle, and encouraged them to become dependent on the Great White Father, and its a wonder any of them survived. :( +1 ...

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AJ, my 454 came from Nate, and the writeup praising him is right on the money. Like you, I use 454 cases in any loads for mine. I've shot very little 45colt in mine and while it feeds them slick, I don't own any 45colt guns so there's not much point. 454 brass isn't that much more. My current favori...

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A Nylon 66? really? It's been quite a while, but I don't remember them being particularly difficult. Have someone hand you a pre-81 BLR as a barreled action and box of parts (because he just HAD to clean it from the breach) for you to put back together if you want a challenge. Took me three days, of...

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My first firearm, a Topper, Jr. Model 480 in 20ga, I still have. It went through my brothers, then their children and is back with me. It will go to my nephew's boys to continue that tradition in a couple years. My first rifle(I don't even remember the brand) a 22 bolt action was traded on a new Mar...

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Ubuntu & Firefox on fiber DSL, worked great.

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You should try some heavier bullets too if you want to get group size down. The ones I've loaded for usually liked 60+grain bullets better than 55gr. but it was not universal.

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The short tube is what I have on my D-Max. Kimwcook is quite correct, full power loads are pretty brutal. I don't shoot it much with them. They are a bit rough in my trapper too. I love the shorter barrel, so much handier and packable. If I had the beans for a SA, I would have it just like you are ...

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Mine has factory Pachmayers, I'm not sure I'd want to shoot it with a wood grip as it has the SBH style grip frame. I remember shooting my SBH with those until I tried a set of the Pachmayers on it. World of difference in felt recoil and a lot better control than the wood grips. Try it with both bef...

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The short tube is what I have on my D-Max. Kimwcook is quite correct, full power loads are pretty brutal. I don't shoot it much with them. They are a bit rough in my trapper too. I love the shorter barrel, so much handier and packable. If I had the beans for a SA, I would have it just like you are t...

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Used to load the HP 90gr Sierra's quite a bit. They do a fine job of converting prairie dogs to a mist. I've never shot a coyote with one but I suspect they'd be very destructive to pelts. I've never chronographed my load but they were very near max and very accurate in my rifle. I haven't shot them...

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I'll second Darkwater's recommendation. A good condition, older 870 Wingmaster is a real bargain, if you can't find one for less than $200, you ain't shopping. I've passed on them at $150 simply because I don't need more than one. My cousin picked up a mid-50s 2 3/4" model that looked like new ...

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Too cool. They are modulating thunder to make music. I'll bet at a live show it's insanely loud.

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I feel your pain Paul. Even not considering your payscale, you & Hobie do a great job managing this site. I had the mother of all virus hit this box a couple months ago with similar results. I did have all my pictures/music backed up but am still putting the email stuff back and there's a lot of...

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I'm like the others, went to the Lee a long time ago. Most of mine required no modification to work with sized cases but the latest purchases have all needed fitting to do that. Don't know why they changed. I never cut down a a cutter, I just chuck into a drill press. That also works well to get the...

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When I have a bullet like that I seat them deep enough to crimp over the top. You may have to reduce the powder charge a bit with harder bullets pushed to near maximum. Those look swaged and I'll bet they are pretty soft so you're not likely to get them moving very fast before leading. That keeps th...

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My father's best man, the man that taught me reloading and quite a bit about shooting, had a brace of pre-war Colts similarly modified for fast draw. One was for a conventional draw and one was a fanner. His were done back in the late 50s. Neither had any aluminum parts, both were safe to fire with ...

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While I like the 270 cartridge, I see nothing wrong with the idea of taking the 356. If you shoot it well, it's quite capable of your stated maximum 300 yard shots. With your mentioned load it would be effective medicine on any of the game you plan on taking. It's a bit on the low end for "up c...

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Half and Half white vineager and hydrogen peroxide. Plug one end, pour in, let set for awhile. Eats lead like no one's business. Rinse well to stop reaction. Won't work on copper. Yep, this works, BUT, don't leave it in the barrel longer than 1/2 hour or so. I used this mix in my Dan Weson .44, but...

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If you are shooting factory ammo there's not much difference. If you're rolling your own, 300 savage. You have a huge variety of bullets available for it. You can't quite get the factory performance of the 308MX without their canister powders. That said the 100FPS you'd loose with available powders ...

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West Nile is running around here, know of a couple cases locally. That's some bad S#$@, one friend had to relearn to walk but at least he lived. Skeeters are just vicious this year. Got to make sure you don't miss any exposed spots with the Off or the little devils find them even if you are only out...

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http://custombullets.com/ His website is still up. I haven't heard from him in a while either and his email as well as all others died with my previous hard drive.

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