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Thanks for the encouragement on writing an article, I have considered it, will probably write it for the Winchester Collector quarterly. Maybe can share it here as well. Thanks

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I am a big proponent of the Win 94 and open sights, I collect them, shoot them and have hunted with them since I killed a spike blacktail buck with my dad when I was 11 years old. I enjoyed the article, pretty comprehensive, had not read that one, thanks. The difficulty is that at my age 70, my eyes...

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That Hornady bullet was a 180 gr. InterBond boatail,
and Hornady says it will not fragment even through bone.
Wrong, it lost more than 33% of it's weight and fragmented.
What say you ?

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Still waiting to hear exactly what hornady bullet that was, will get that information for you in the next day or two. Thanks for your info. I think my one thought is that maybe 180gr. might be light for such a heavy animal, and especially if that bullet does not hold together well.

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120 yards, bull standing broad side. He may have been shooting down maybe 25 ft. in elevation.

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My buddy recovered his bullet from his large bull moose after he got home and cut up the meat. He made a high shot breaking it's back and it went down immediately and died quickly, job done. I was surprised to find after weighing the bullet that it was only 117.5 grs. with part of it broken off. Sho...

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Thanks, as all of you know part of hunting moose is that they are so big, very exciting animal to see live in the wild. I was surprised how fast they are, how spooky they are, not so easy to spot and stock. Will probably want to go back up in the near future, nothing better for us old lever action g...

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We were East and South of Quesnel BC. Around the Interlakes area, specifically the Windy Mountain area. Beautiful lakes everywhere. Rockies off to the East of us.

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Took my good friend Jim Crumrine with me to BC, hunted with guide Chris Condie of Windy Mountain Outfitters in the Caribou district. We hunted during the last week of Sept. and saw evidence the moose rut was in full swing. We actually only saw one cow moose without a bull, and we saw four bull moose...

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Leaving next week to do moose hunting in BC. I know they have had a warm dry summer
like we have had here in Oregon. They have had some cooling and showers however.
Will the rut be later as a result of a dry summer? Anyone with experience on this issue?

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This must be a fairly new practice, I have not seen it before.
That makes sense however.

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Last year in BC I noticed my guide wore surgical gloves when skinning the animals we killed
in the field. What would they be protecting themselves from ? I have skinned animals my
whole life and have never thought I needed to protect my hands. Has anyone seen this before?

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The reason I'm wanting to get it "somewhat hot" is because my intended use is moose and big bear in BC.
I know Hornady loads them pretty hot, just wanted to try to duplicate that. Thanks again for the information.

daisygordoninc

Congratulations on your 60th. Loved the pictures, congratulations on that amazing tractor.
I have a 94 exactly my age, hunt with it every year, I'm 69 and love my old Winchesters more
every year.

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I'm attempting to duplicate Hornady's Leverevolution 338 Marlin Express. Does anyone know what powder they use, is it Leverevolution powder? The loads they list in their 8th edition with Leverevolution don't equal the speed they advertise in their promotions. Has anyone checked on this? The hottest ...

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Thank you for those comments, I have read that these are great bullets. I will be hunting Moose and Bear this fall in BC and wanted bit heavier, 220 gr. I used Hornady Leverevolution last year in my Winchester 94 356, this year I wanted to up the weight a bit and have a bullet that will hold togethe...

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Has anyone used the Speer Hot-Cor 220 Gr. HCFN in a Magazine Lever Action ? They are flat point but the flat point does hit the primer. They still are somewhat pointed with a flat point. Just wanting to be careful. I read that they had been used in magazine type rifles but have not known anyone who ...

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Hold on to them, my greatest regret is that my dad sold two rifles he and my grandfather and myself hunted with our whole lives and then sold them in a garage sale. You will regret getting rid of them. They are treasures.

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I do my own reloading and can make up most any that seems reasonable. The hot-cor
might be a good choice, I use a hot-cor 220 for my Winchester 356, have good success
with it. I had not thought about a hot-cor. Good info. Thanks
Has anyone used the hot-cor with a 30-30?

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Because it would be great to kill something with a 94 that old.

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My old Winchester 94 30-30 #34,580 is in very good condition, the bore looks excellent. Everything looks original. Wondering if it would be safe to shoot Buffalo Bore 30-30 190gr bullets. Those are pretty powerful. Any reason to think it would not hold up? Would like to hunt with it this fall, take ...

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I agree with Levergunner 3.0, Henry makes a very good 22 lever gun, have had several.
All American, great company.

Gordon

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Thank you for that info., very helpful, and there is no doubt I won the lottery when I married my wife 49 years ago. She loves the stuff I love. Showed my 71 to one of my gun friends who is very knowledgeable and he was impressed. I wished I could get picture posting to work, but have not been able ...

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My wife got a Winchester 71 for my birthday yesterday, found it at Cabela's. It was made in 51, a deluxe model very clean. I have been looking for one for almost 10 years, bid on many but always they went for more than I was willing to pay. I have had the Hornady FTX 200 gr. bullets and 348 brass wa...

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I live in Western Oregon and we are having more and more problems with cougars, primarily because we cannot hunt them with dogs. They are increasing dramatically, I know this is also occurring in other states. Is there anyone who knows what the Game Commission in Oregon or other states are doing abo...

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It seems Reloader 7 is near impossible to buy, has anyone substituted another powder for
Reloader 7 that is close in performance? I'm wanting it to load a heavy Winchester 375 load a
260 grain cast.

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Thank you, is Reloader 7 hard to find right now?
That sounds exactly what I was looking for.
Yes likely take my 45-70 for a grizzly, I agree, hard to beat them.
I killed a bear last spring with a 45-70, it went all the was length
ways through the bear, a really good Hornady 350 grain.

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Has anyone seen load data for Winchester 375 using Cast Performance 260 gr. LFNGC. They are designed as a hunting bullet.
Looking for a load that would be for a heavy animal, moose or bear? I have seen loads for 38-55 for this bullet but they are lighter because 38-55 pressures were lighter.

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I have heard a few "old guys" swear we never needed another gun after the 30-30. It is responsible for kills on almost any animal you can name. I wonder why I have so many "other guns". Need to get my 4th gun safe.

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Thanks, that helps much. I know there have been some really good results with heavy bullets with the 30-30 but never had any real info. on them before. Great to be part of such a well informed team.

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I'm curious about the Buffalo Bore 30-30 Heavy 190 grain.
Has anyone out there used this for hunting heavy animals,
elk, moose, bear ? What kind of performance would you
expect or did you get?

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My 444 Marlin is a Winchester 94, wouldn't that have correct rifling?

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Anyone have any thoughts on the range of the 444 Marlin with the Hornady Leverevolution Ammo. I think it may extend the range some, anyone have any experience with that? I'm wondering about a scope on my gun.

Gordon

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Thanks, I had not heard it was offered in those other calibers, that makes sense.

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Why in the world would they make a classic gun like the 73 in 357 Magnum and not a classic cartridge like
44-40 or another? Has this been discussed previously, I was so surprised when I saw that, don't have any interest in a classic rifle in 357 Mag.

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I have a John Wayne Commemorative 32-40 I would like to sell, I have almost no experience with gun-site sales,
do you have any opinions on where it would be best to list it for sale on-line. Guns America, or one of the auction
sites ?

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I have had the same issues, do I have to have and use Photo Bucket?
I have given up posting pictures.

Gordon

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I suppose this subject of Ammo supply has been beaten to death, but it still is mystery to me. Why can't ammo companies ever get caught up. I'm thinking of Buffalo Bore who manufactures ammo heavy loads for guns you wouldn't think would take up much market room and yet they don't seem to be able to ...

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I'm having Grizzly make some special order 200 gr. gas check cast bullets for it. Andy said they have
had other orders for the same and that people have had success shooting them with their 32 SP so I
will give them a try in a few weeks. Thanks for all the great info.

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Thanks, I have ordered some AA2015, will be excited to give it a try.

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Advanced Levergunner,

Thanks for the possible load with the 220 Speer Hot-Cor. Have you had any chance to take a look at the load data on that when you loaded for that ?

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Thanks that helps much. The rifle seems to be heavy and strong, the loads I shot when I bought it were really pretty heavy, with 350 grain lead bullets. I would like to take it out some time with black powder loads and kill a black bear.

Gordon

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I just noticed for the first time that the marking on my barrel of my fairly new Winchester 1886 45-90 says "black powder only". What would the reason be for that? I realize they were originally made for black powder. Is that just a replica of what would have been on the barrel of an origi...

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Thanks for the tip on 2015 with Speer 220gr. Do you remember what your load was of
A2015? Did you kill any critters with it?

Gordon

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Have anyone out there used Leverevolution powder with a 220 gr. Hot-Cor for Winchester 356?

Gordon

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Yes, we all owe much to those men, my dad fought in the South Pacific and didn't see me until the war was over and he came home. He never bragged about doing heroic things, he was a SGT Major, I am proud of him, he is also gone now. God Bless those amazing men who fought around the world for what Am...

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Thanks for plenty of info. I special ordered some 200 grain from Hawk this morning, will be about 6 weeks before they run them. The price was good and they are familiar with people who have used them successfully in a 32 special. Now to come up with a powder and load for them when I get them. It's s...

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I have a very old 94 in 32 Special, it has a 26 inch barrel. It has to be in the first year or two of the 32 Special production. Does Madis talk about twist rates in barrels in his book, I don't remember seeing that? Anyone come across this information ? I'm wondering about stabilizing a heavy cast ...

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Have you heard of anyone using a heavy cast bullet, 190-200 gr. ?
Would it be difficult to stabilize it out of a 24" barrel?
This would of course be for a large animal. I don't think Buffalo Bore
makes any hot 32 special ammo.

Gordon

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Has anyone hunted moose with the Marlin 450 and used 325gr Leverevolution ammo. I know the factory load is pretty powerful, I have shot it but not hunted with it. What do you think?

Gordon

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