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I looked over a 464 w/pistol grip very closely and it's not bad. I did notice some things that stood out as needing improvement. First, the second safety tab behind the trigger similar to Marlin's button under the lever. Conceptually OK but execution wise, not so good. I found that I had to not just...

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Search 'Mossberg 464'. It's been discussed at length.

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iceman wrote:We have the same thing up here in the winter. . . . One fellow went through 5 tons of carrots and parsnips not to mention the bales of good quality horse hay.

Oh my

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Saw a few in person at the gunshow this weekend. Talked to the sellers and they said that they haven't gotten any nibbles on them yet. When I asked how they worked they said, "Great after you break them in." Makes me wonder how many rounds they need through them till they're 'broken in', 5...

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Oh, those aren't all my rifles nor most of my pistols either. They are just the ones I have in my work area. The M1 Carbine and the pistols are the only ones that stay there, while the others just cycle in and out when I'm using them. Most of my guns are in a large safe in another part of the house.

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As I said, I'm missing a ton of good examples during that period. I just noticed one day that I had a 1,890's, 1,940's, and 1,990's design carbine so I took the picture.

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Yep, and it doesn't have to be back up in the woods either. We live up in a small valley s/w of Denver that has a large number of 'greenbelts' in the gullies and other wide areas of open land left natural for the wildlife. In fact, our valley is designated as a private game preserve. If the winter i...

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Not to worry. I've had my M1 Carbine for 36 years and will never sell it. Many guns have come and gone during that time but I've never even considered parting with my M1 Carbine. In fact, my son has already claimed it when I'm too old to use it anymore. He isn't too much of a shooter but understands...

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I don't do toes!

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Actually, I'm much more pleased with the way my Rossi carbine shoots. 175yd steel plate only 14" in dia. Offhand standing shooting. Nailed it. I love my Rossis.

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Not going for military per say. Just thought that these 3 carbines represent milestones in American carbine technology.

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In the thread " Feeding Problem on Rossi - Found and Fixed" I mentioned that the proof of wisdom of lightening up the carrier spring to stop the binding would come once I took it to the range. Well, I just came back and after 60rds (5 mag tube's full) I'm quite pleased with the results. Wh...

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Good luck, COSteve. I've met Steve Young, and seen him go "toe to toe" with Mic McPherson on how to modify a levergun. I'm confident in saying that Steve Young knows his stuff as well as anybody out there! -Tutt I agree, that's why I've called and emailed him to discuss my action jobs on ...

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Steve, Thanks for the information. Hopefully I'll avoid that problem because what I did was make the 20" carbine's carrier feel the same as my 24" rifle's carrier does, not lighter. Before, it was much stiffer to push down with the action open. What I did was try to duplicate the pressure ...

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BlaineG wrote:I always wanted to try the 12ga "flamethrower" shell....

Or you could make your own flamethrower.

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I found that after I gave my 357 Rossi Carbine an action job I was getting an intermittent feeding problem. Testing revealed that ammo length wasn't the problem because I was experiencing it with both 38spl and 357 length ammo. The problem acted like maybe the carrier was binding so opened the actio...

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I have no idea either, however, L. Romano Rifle Co. makes a reproduction of the 1882 Maynard for "Retail Price Including All Tax: $4,101.45!!"

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horsesoldier03 wrote:You didnt say what your bullet was or the OAL of the cartridge! I am gonna need a calculator for this!

Check out my second post.

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I don't know about the custom frosted idea, but these glasses went hunting with me for years until I got a newer prescription and yellow tinted ones to replace them. And yes, they aren't in the way for normal vision. In fact, I've looked 'around' the aperture to shoot my scoped ARs with them on with...

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CowboyTutt wrote:I think there are better calibers available to choose from. -Tutt

That, I thought was the gist of my original post.

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What do you mean "the Buff: . Was that the hogs nick name ? How large was that ? 1886 , what caliber , how many shots ? 11 year old Jamison Stone claimed he used a 500 S&W magnum pistol near Delta, Alabama to bag this monster while hunting with his dad. He claimed it took 8 shots to down i...

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RKrodle wrote:If you come across a hog that the 50-110 won't shoot through let me know so I can stay clear of that state .

This one might give you a go.

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My 38spl+P load is specifically for my Rossi leverguns and likely not suitable for other rifles or handguns. That said, I load 158grn Zero JSP bullets over 13.2grn H110 lit by Win SPM primers with an OAL of 1.500". This is a levergun specific round that I've worked up for the longer barrels of ...

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I fondly remember hunting rabbits in the Panoche pass area to 'sight in' our rifles just before deer season when I was in my early teens. There is some beautiful country around that part of the country.

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Jimbo wrote:You couldn't possibly have been in Wyoming! No wind? I've lived here 50+ years and never seen it!

He glued his hat on so it only looks like it's not blowing!!!

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I live in a valley southwest of Denver at 6,100ft and it's snowing right now!!! It's too warm to stick but its definitely snowing.

I just love Colorado in part because the weather here really is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get!

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A few points I think we can all agree on. * Many here live and hunt in the Eastern parts of the country where dense woods and/or brush are the rule. There shots under 100yds are common. In addition, Eastern deer species are on generally on the smaller side of the spectrum. * Others of us live and hu...

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I appreciate the cartridge's significance in history, but I've never been interested in owning one. I suppose if your very recoil sensitive that could be another advantage to the 30WCF . -Tutt The fact is that the 'thurty-thurty' has a relatively high recoil for it's performance. Add to that the fa...

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Happy Birthday!! Yep, 1947 was a great year to be born. My 62nd is coming in early November.

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As a kid, I fired a friend's father's small cavalry cannon that he'd made in his machine shop. The cannon was about 25" long and sat on a gun carriage like an old civil war cannon. It shot 10 gauge rifled slugs and we fired it using a lanyard. Other unusual firearms I fired were the 105mm main ...

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CowboyTutt wrote:I think the Rossi '92's can be a bit spotty in the quality control department but can be very nice guns if you find a good one. The quality of the other clones you mention are very good indeed.

-Tutt

I must have gotten lucky then as both my 357 Rossi '92s are great.

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deerwhacker444 wrote:What's wrong with it...? Inform me.

It's been refurbished.

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For 26 years my other hobbies were motorcycle riding (dirt [Huskys mostly] and street [Harleys mostly]) and flying (company club with 150, 172, 177 RG [ugh], 182, and 180 [my favorite]) but as I got older and the kids got more expensive both hobbies faded. Since I retired exactly 2yrs ago last Frida...

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The 1971 referb probably killed the collector value but it is a worthy barbecue piece.

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Yep, its been 2 years since I retired after a career in Aerospace spanning 41 years. I haven't missed it for even one minute.

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Thanks, I rubbed in some oil into the rifle's stock a week or two ago and it really brought out the grain. I'm planning on the same thing with my carbine when I take it down to do the action job. It looks like it has a nice grain to it too. I'm not claiming that these are show pieces or 'as good as'...

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