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SFRanger7GP,
I know you want to shoot 44 Specials in the 92, but just to set your mind at ease about its accuracy try loading that bullet in a 44 Mag case and maybe bump the charge one grain. Some rifles don't like a long bullet jump. My Marlin 44 doesn't.
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Joe,
The hopper on my RCBS measure got a little loose after taking it on and off a few times. It is a press fit. I put a wrap of tape around the pertinent area, trimmed the excess, and pressed it back together. Can't see the tape and it holds.
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Ed Harris has had good luck with RL-7 in the .357 carbines. Might be worth a try.
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Sounds like a job for a good cast bullet.
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Wheel weights are the most versatile, and used to be the easiest to find. Now the big tire companies are required to send their old weights to the new weight supplier, and you can't pry them out of their hands for love or money. Small shops can still be dealt with, but get 'em while you can. WWs wor...

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I never tried the wet paper trick. I usually use a pure lead round ball from my C&B revolver. Somewhere around .451-.457" works. Tap it in and tap it out.
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The bullets that I have are .430, I tried to get them in .431. Sounds like a job for . . . . . . Paco's ".44 Mag A'curizer" - soon to be follwed by a .454 one and so on.... Seriously, is there a reason one couldn't swage 'up' cast bullets with a tool like that...? Sign me up. AJMD, Yes, i...

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Horsesoldier03, The Marlin 1894s in 44 Mag. tend to have fairly large barrel (groove) diameters. Mine is .432". If your cast bullet is smaller than this, and yours is, you're going to get leading from the gas leaking around the bullet. The best fix is to use proper size bullets, or .433" i...

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DixieBoy, I shoot a fair amount of 45 ACP in weekly matches and found the Lee FCD helps a little if your cartridges are running fat from seating lead bullets (.4525"). I have a bunch of mixed brass I usually use and some of the thicker brands will be sized down some where the bullet is. This is...

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"Out of stock" sounds like about everybody. A friend knows a guy in the local Wal-Mart sporting goods dept. and gets a call whenever a shipment of 45 ACP ammo comes in. He gets a few boxes off the top each batch.

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Fortunately, Unc, I've been buying here and there all along. At the last gun show primers were still availabe so I bought another case....

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I bought 1,000 fired 45 ACP from them about 5 years ago. Still haven't gotten thru them all! No complaints.

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The Marlin 1894 in .357 Mag. will choke if you try and stuff if full of flush seated or button nose wadcutters. You have to take it apart to get it unjammed. It's worse than the "Marlin Jam." Ed Harris said they will work as a sort-of two-shooter. Load a wadcutter in the gate, cycle it int...

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Alliant shows a max load of 20 grs. now for 2400.

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Last weekend, at the age of 78, my dad decided he should own a gun. The most he ever shot was my pellet rifle 35 years ago. I took he and Mom shooting and let them try a .22 and a .38. They liked the .38, so we went to the local gun emporium, and ended up deciding between two Ruger GP-100s. One was ...

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HPT,
Your .379 groove diameter is a lot closer, so you should be OK. I haven't loaded cartridges with black powder, just muzzleloaders.
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HPT, The bullet is really too small for my Marlin Cowboy with its .381" groove diameter. Still, with 12.5 grs. of Blue Dot and lubed with LBT Blue, it shoots decent, about 1-1/4" at 50 yards and about 3" at 100. I had some AL-8 which shot well at 14 grs, as well as 19 grs. of 4227. Th...

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HPT,
The nose of the #375248 doesn't really amount to anything, as it tapers right away, i.e. it's not a bore-ride nose. Mine is .356" right in front of the front band. The body casts .378" from wheel weights. Hope this helps.
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Lefty,
I probably did skimp on the crimp, as I tend to use as little as necessary to extend brass life. I'll firm it up next time. I haven't even slugged the bore yet; guess I ought to.
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Thanks for all the info Nate! I think most of the bullets I shot were .452", as that's the size they drop from the mould (Lyman 452664). The 315 grain slug was .453",and shot the cleanest, mostly because of the additional weight, I'd guess. I do have some plain brass cases; I should reserv...

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Glenn, Those nickel cases may contribute a little to the issue. They seem to be more brittle than straight brass, thereby suffering from cracked mouths whereas brass doesn't quite as soon. Yeah, I'm not crazy about nickel cases, but thought it would be a good way to keep my 44 and 45 cases separate...

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Thanks for the suggestions guys. The rifle was purchased new, so should be OK. Red Dot did better than HS-5, and is what I like to shoot in the Ruger Vaquero in 45 Colt, but these loads were lighter to keep rifle velocities down. Cases were new or once fired Remingon nickel plated, primers WLP. I th...

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Just because that's the ways things fell together, I've only had Marlin leverguns until recently. I picked up a Rossi '92 copy in .45 Colt a little while ago and since the indoor range I belong to (3.5 miles from home) has a velocity limit of 800 fps (it's a Bullseye pistol club mostly) I loaded up ...

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Two Bit, I'm not sure about the Rossi, but the Marlin has a 1-38" twist, which is generally considerd too slow for bullets heavier than 265 grains. The LBT 285 grain bullets shoot good in them because the bullet is short for it's weight. My Marlin with the Ballard rifling happens to shoot the S...

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Yep, them old model Single Sixes shoot just fine....

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Cas, You can use the sight as it is in your photo for close range hunting. It's called a "ghost ring." Otherwise the insert with the largest hole should be right for hunting. Use the smallest one that still lets you see the front sight clearly for paper punching, if you want. A "gauge...

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Mac,

Sixgun's Unique load is a classic and an excellent one. I fiddled with 2400 and settled on 21 grs. with a 400-430 gr. soft cast bullet. Excellent accuracy and about 1330 fps. Basically a black powder equivalent load without the mess.

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Jeff, I agree the red/white/colored sights aren't very precise. The XS sight is different. It is a wide black post with a medium white line up the middle. You still have the black post that can be seen against light backgrounds, complete with a black top (on the sides). The white stripe shows up aga...

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Jeff,
The XS white-stripe front sight is the most visible I've used against various backgrounds.
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The base .22 is on sale in Denver for $250 right now.
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P.S. Saw a barely used one for $210. Why didn't I buy it?

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Thanks for all the nice comments guys. I was going thru the other pics I took and I about have a complete tutorial on gutting, uh, "field dressing" a deer. Should I post them?
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86er, AJMD429 said what I've found - Savage bolt rifles are about the most accurate you can get, especially in a working man's price range. They and the Rem. 700s tend, over-all, to be the most accurate factory rifles. Rugers, on average, lag behind a bit. For all the work you've put in it, there's ...

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Congrats to you all.... You guys look cold! It was pretty cold the last day when Denes got his deer, around 20 deg. Opening day started out 16 deg but warmed up to about 50. Second day went from 27 to 60 (I took a nap in the sun!) Third day was about like day 1, and the last day was the chilly one....

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Went on the annual deer hunt this week. My buddy Bruce and I had invited another guy we knew that had not been deer hunting before. By the time season rolled around, we had somehow acquired two more newbies, both guys we knew. It could have been a tedious week, but it all turned out just fine. I dec...

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Salvo,
I'm surprised nobody mentioned the wood. That stock is 100% better looking! Great job.
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Jason, I bought a .270 for my daughter to hunt with. For practice I loaded 110 gr. varmint bullets to 2850 fps, nice low recoil. For hunting, I loaded 120 gr. Barnes-X bullets to 2750 fps. I was going to use a 110 gr. X-bullet but couldn't find any. ALL the .270 X-bullets are built for big game, so ...

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Morgan,
A little trick for the lead-shot set screws. Loosen the set screw until it sticks out a little, then smack it with a plastic or rawhide hammer. The lead comes loose from the threads and you can turn the ring freely.
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Aussie Chris,
I have a Marlin in .38-55 and Mic McPherson put me onto an excellent load of 12.5 grs. of Blue Dot with a standard 255 gr. cast bullet. It's a light load you can shoot all day.
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Andrew, Don't bother with a lube pad, not matter what case lube you decide to go with. The pads get dirty and can transfer grit into your dies. Apply liquid or paste/cream lubes with your fingers - you can feel if you pick up grit. Lots of guys like the spray lubes, I thought I was breathing too muc...

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bogie, I really like the XS front sight with the white stripe up the middle. The black outer edges are easily seen on a light backgroound, the white stripe is easily seen against a dark background. It works just as well as a plain black sight for paper punching. Combine it with your favorite flavor ...

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3T, I have a Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. with the Ballard 6-groove rifling. It also of course has the 1-38" twist. Trying heavy bullets, just to see what would happen, the LBT 285s shot just fine, but they're about the same length as 240 SWCs. Then I tried the 310-429 JDJ, a truncated cone design t...

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They're LOUD!!!! I turned mine into a .357 Mag. with a spare .357 cylinder and a Shilen barrel blank. Much more enjoyable.
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Hey Jim, aren't you going to tell about your most unusual use for a .32-20 (Shootin' Thru)

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J Miller has the procedure for determining Large pistol from rifle - measure the height. Doesn't work for small, they're the same. However, if you mix up small primers, use them to load a less-than-full load in a single action revolver. If they are rifle primers, that big heavy hammer should set the...

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Otto, As everyone has said, the likely cause is small cylinder throats. My .45 Vaquero has .451" throats and a .451" barrel groove. I shot .451" bullets, but was not happy with the amount of leading. Tried .452" bullets recetly and leading is almost nonexistant. Of course you hav...

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BTW: Youse guys what use 2400 in the .45-70... Lyman says it needs a poly filler/wad... Is 2400 position sensitive? :?: Old Ironsights, I shoot 21 grs. of 2400 with a 430 gr. cast bullet in my 45-70s and it doesn't seem position sensitive. I would advise AGAINST using fiber fillers in the .45-70. S...

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Tycer wrote:I don't like the ones that are floppy. Some post 64s are really bad. I shim those between the tang and trigger with a piece of 357 brass.

Hmmm, I might look into that. I have to take it apart again and replace the firing pin. One in it was broken.

Just got the new one.

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Thanks Joe, I won't worry anymore.
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Glen,
You got it together right. Unfortunately Winchester changed the design enough in 1964 so that the trigger flops a bit. Ignore it. As long as it works properly it's really a non issue.

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Just bought my first Winchester levergun, a 1968 made M-94 in .30-30 (I have a handful of Marlins). I took it apart to clean and check it and put it back together. The trigger flops around loosly. :shock: I didn't notice this before I took it apart, but it could have been that way. Seems to work pro...

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Congratulations on the 35. For years, this has been a caliber in the shadow of the 30-30, but in the eyes of those that have owned them, a hell of a lot better. If you want to shoot cast bullets in this rifle, look no further than the RCBS 200 grain flatnose, gascheck bullet. I don't know how the b...

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