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Thanks Pitchy. I spent 8 years in the Navy sitting at a radar scope with radio circuits blasting my eardrums. I would be trying to talk to a ship hundreds of miles away with the volume way up, then the ship 1000 yards away would start broadcasting and it would be so loud that I would have to rip the...

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This is the first time I've ever seen Minnesota on one of those 'not legal in' lists and it bothers me. There's no magazine restrictions here and there's no approval list.
Can anyone enlighten me?

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I would have given alot to have been there yesterday to see my Packers tack on loss #6 to the Vikings ! It was still nice to see on the tv though ! :mrgreen: Hey, at least the Vikes gave you a game and didn't roll over. I avoid the Twin Cities like the plague. Not too far south is Ahlmans http://ww...

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Well at least I'm not the only one! Have you come across any accuracy reports on the Cheetah 87? I shoot a 92FS in competition, so the Cheetah 87 would feel right at home in my hands. Just some informal reports of 'very good' accuracy. Not since the Walther PP (not the PPK/S) has a rimfire looked s...

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"unmanageable"? The Mark II 4-5/8" barrel balances like a dream shooting one handed. By "unmanageable" I mean that the MK's aren't exactly "carry friendly" in my opinion as far as hanging inconspicuously on your hip while tooling about the woods like a J-frame rev...

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I use a basic Hunter snap on/off drop belt holster and an Uncle Mikes nylon vertical shoulder holster modified into a bandoleer style. "unmanageable"? The Mark II 4-5/8" barrel balances like a dream shooting one handed. The only negative is that the safety is small, so it takes some g...

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I never had much luck with rimfire revolvers, they either leaded badly, were inaccurate or both. This one never leads, doesn't need adjustable sights and is highly accurate and reliable. Mark II NRA/WBR commemorative. ($299 new a few years ago) http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/FF1063/ff%2010...

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I have the revolvers, a 4" S&W 624 and a 5.5" Ruger Bisley flat top .44 spl.
Now I just need the 19" Cimarron '73 carbine, unless I can talk them into chambering the 16" model in .44 spl.
Don't want a .44 magnum, has to be a special, I'm fussy that way.

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Born and raised on the Mississippi river, call me a river rat. Lived for years in a boat house (floating shack) until I met my wife and moved to dry land.
The only other area I fell in love with was the high deserts of the west.

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I was at Ahlmans in central MN yesterday and looked at the Uberti 1873. Really nice looking gun, very smooth action. Excellent wood. Very usable sights. I think one of the '73 clones in .44 special will be my next levergun. The big sellers for me is they're one of the few leverguns made specifically...

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Thoughts and prayers to his family.
A special thanks to him and all the other organ donors out there.
Someday in the not to distant future I will have to become an organ recipient (kidneys) to stay alive.
Thank you all.

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I'm using the Redding 10X measure designed for handgun cartridges. Very precise with most powders including Universal, HP-38/W231, HS-6, Titegroup and Trail Boss. The micrometer setting are great. Repeatable and predictable, saves a lot of set up time. I mount mine on my turret press in station 3. F...

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I wonder if the two diameters are tapered... otherwise, wouldn't there be a "step" in the sized case? Neat idea, but @ $139 for a sizer die... hmmm... how much do I "need" one? According to Redding they do. http://www.redding-reloading.com/online-catalog/124-dual-ring-carbide-di...

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Hobie, rumor has it that you have fired .40s&w in your 10mm barrel.
Care to comment?

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The words were added later.

Day is done
Gone the sun
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky
All is well
Safely rest
God is nigh

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Lefty Dude wrote:Plumber's Teflon tape works well.

Teflon!
Very high melting point, great, but how do you use it?

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Has anybody experimented with paint-on gas checks? No, but what about those paints that have metal in them? I was thinking aluminum paint. After the solvents are gone, you should be left with just aluminum and the paint binder. Dean Grennell wrote of punching out gas checks from aluminum cans and p...

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Nice.
I love it when people use the 'WCF' designation.

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That's a pretty nice gun 3legged, can't wait to shoot it.

As long as it's not as accurate as my Sig we can still be friends.

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Can anyone tell me if the 96/44 or the 77/44 will feed .44 special reliably?
I just bought a S&W 624 .44 special and was wondering.

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I use the M die with great success. I also use the Lee factory crimp die, but not sure it's necessary, the crimp area in most seater dies should be fine. I use Trail Boss powder for lead loads in .30-30, very pleased with that. Loading density is well over 50% for loads around 1,000 fps. I use Magnu...

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AJMD429 wrote:

What on earth is the device just ahead of the red dot sight?

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I like the .22 mag, flat shooting and accurate.
As far as ammo goes, Fiocchi has been very reliable for me, even better is Federal's 'Champion' load (40 grain FMJ), highly accurate, hot (over 1900 fps) and under $8.50 a box.
I think ya just gotta have both.

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I lived in boathouses on the Mississippi river when I was single, my last one was under 200 square feet. That's how you know your woman loves you, if she stays in a 12 x 16 square foot shack with no running water, you know it's not your money she's after. When she worked up the courage to drive on t...

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Very nice, I especially like the ivory micarta and the octagon, a real eye catcher. I'm luck enough to own one, a model 97 .357, and just barely smart enough to hang on to it over the past years when I let so many good guns go. I'm thinking of sending it in for a .38 Super cylinder if they'll do it,...

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My wife and I had a Yorky for many years. A highly spirited dog, fearless. My wife would take it obedience class and it would always pick a fight with the biggest dog in the class.
It always sided with my wife if we argued.

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I'm still using my Olympus OM2n, well now my wife is using it while she's taking a graphics design course. I hope to get it back.
Just three lenses, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm macro.

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Is anyone getting those short cartridges to cycle in a Winchester 94?
My 'new to me' 94 doesn't like to cycle anything other than near to full length cartridges, and I'm not sure if that's normal or not for the Winchesters.

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My 1979 model 94 doesn't like to cycle short bullets/short case lengths. I tried some 100 grain lead flat points but they are too short seated normally. Loaded singly, they are very accurate. I've got some longer 150's on order that should solve the problem. Don't plan on short cartridges feeding we...

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Thanks fellas!
It's the big 5-oh!
I'm hoping to hear today about a good job I applied for with a major canoe maker that I used to work for. That would make for a real good day.
Wish me luck.

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NEF Handi rifle Classic Carbine.
"Cal. 45 Colt"

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I've been dispensing TB by measure directly into cases (.38 spl and 30-30) with good results at first. I do inspect charges before I seat a bullet. The last couple weeks I've noticed power spikes and valleys with my S&W model 10 firing TB loads. Took 3leggedturtle's chrono to the range today and...

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Here's an article on the FBI load;
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/38%2 ... LSWCHP.htm

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:? I thought the "FBI load" used the discontinued Nyclad bullets, not standard swaged or cast lead bullets? The FBI load has been around a long, long time. It was the standard load for the RCMP for decades as well as LE in the U.S. The FBI load is nothing more that a LSWC-HP +P as loaded ...

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See my edited post above. Is there a better powder for full house +P (with LSWCs) than Unique? Maybe it's more a matter of powder choice than bullet weight. Unique is pretty fast powder, do I need a slower burning powder to duplicate the factory round results? I'm giving my Unique rounds a pretty s...

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I don't drink much beer, but when I do I like Becks.
Most American beers are too thin in taste, and most other European beers are bitter or skunky.

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Not a big hunter, but I like the .22 mag a lot.
My .22 mag CZ Lux is the best firearm I own. Very accurate and consistent despite the long, slender barrel. Good reach to 200 yards.

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I salute Lt. Finn.
May he rest in peace.

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that's an awful pretty model-10. Thank You. 1973 vintage. It's quickly becoming my favorite handgun, and I'm outshooting my .38 Super with it and drawing even with the Freedom Arms .357. Luckily it's right on as far as windage goes, so I just aim a little high with my light 130 grain/750 fps handlo...

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Thanks and perfect timing! I just bought a Winchester 94 in 30-30 that was made in 1979. The gun is a real time machine like the article, it appears to have never been fired, nearly mint condition. A Lyman receiver sight is on it's way along with some cast bullets. 1979, what a great year, I was a y...

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3leggedturtle asked me to post a couple pics for him. We went to Holmen Rod & Gun club ( http://holmenrodandgunclub.com/joomla/ ) in western WI today. He shot his sweet little 9mm carbine and his .22 Mag Henry levergun. I shot my Baer .38 Super, S&W model 10-5 .38 spl. and my Freedom Arms mo...

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I've got the model 97 4.25" in .357 mag. The grip shape is quite different than a Blackhawk, it's more of a Bisley style. It does not roll up in the hand like a Blackhawk.
The other poster is right about the COL length, it is limiting with some SWC bullets.

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I was going to join the Marines, but I couldn't fit my head into the jar.

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For handgun and small rifle I think my Redding 10X is about as good as it gets. No static issues, repeatable micrometer settings, smooth. Works well with every powder I've tried.
I will never go back to weighing and trickling.

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My 9422M shot OK, but was prone to misfires from weak primer strikes. I didn't care too much for the Winchester tube magazine, it likes to fall out too easily.
My CZ 452 Lux bolt action, now that's straight shooting, reliable gun with excellent open sights.
Just ask 3leggedturtle.

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Very nice, great looking wood. Love the low wall. Thinking of one in 32 WCF.

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I've been shooting the Super for a few years and don't find it loud at all, clearly quieter than a magnum revolver, and no different than a hot 9mm. If you reload, the Super has some advantages, to reach any given power level, the Super will run at lower pressures compared to 9mm. Any 9mm bullet (.3...

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Yup, Frank S. Reasoner. Awarded the M.O.H. posthumously. Killed while saving a wounded Marine.
A lesser, and more embarrassing fact was that the Reasoner was the ship where the music video 'In the Navy' by the Village People was filmed.

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jumbeaux wrote:Welcome to the board....USS Reasoner ????

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You are correct Sir! A good ol' Knox class frigate. Sadly, now in the hands of the Turks.
It was the smallest ship I ever served on, but definitely my favorite. We had a good, tight crew.
Thanks for the welcome fellas.

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Handloader magazine had an article by Brian Pierce last fall about hunting loads in the .357 leverguns. Lil' Gun looked like the winner there.
Unique is too fast if you want hunting velocities from a .357 carbine.
2400, H110 would be in the same ballpark as Lil' Gun.

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