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Jeez . . . . . . . .why wouldn't anybody want a lever with the finest custom-lawyered MODERN features you can get??????? Who cares if it's anything at all like a classic rifle design that worked just perfectly for 100+ years??? Who cares if the lawyered-up features make it less-than-100% functional?...

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In my pile of .30-30 ammo, I've got a very nice old box of Peters 160gr "Full Metal Cased" loads - yup, solids. Guess they were somewhat popular back in the 30s & 40s. They have the "PETERS" headstamp.

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I hadn't heard that one, but . . . . . This blonde is driving home after a rough day at work, she's stewing about the blonde jokes that went around the office that day. She hears a couple most every day, & she's really ticked off about it. She drives by a huge alfalfa field, and out in the middl...

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Back in the 80s there was an article in the local newspaper about a hunter in northern NH who shot a bear with a "45 to 70 caliber rifle". Must have been the "adjustable" variant of the .45-70.

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Haven't seen any yet. It's a 200-grainer, but it appears to have considerably more bearing surface than their old familiar 200-grainer, so the load may be somewhat less.

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The serial number puts this gun very near the end of the 71's run. My guess would be that the bolt has been replaced with one from a much earlier gun. Metal on this one doesn't look quite right to me, I suspect that an in-hand inspection would show it to be completely refinished.

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For pulling bullets "pliers-style", I use a pair of full-sized longnose pliers. I lay the pliers across the top of the press. The jaws are plenty long enough to reach across the die-hole and there's no chance of anything contacting the threads that way. The bullets are, of course, throwawa...

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Hope it goes perfectly Victor!

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Yup, gotta be that you have the body of the die set too low (too close to the shellholder at the bottom of the die). When you're ready to load your first one, leave the die backed off considerably, so there's no chance of the neck crimper having an effect. Then screw the bullet-seating stem into the...

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Couldn't do it, I'd have to go with 75 years or I'd lose the .348 and the Model 71 (1936).

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I stop in several times most evenings & read any thread that's of interest. A friendly place, not near as many members pushing an agenda or coming across in a condescending or overbearing manner as you'll see some places. Always been able to relax here, there are a lot of members I'd be happy to...

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On ebay, $12 plus $3 shipping (a buy-it-now, not an auction): http://www.ebay.com/itm/45-Scoring-Plug-/140694807325?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c210631d If the link doesn't work, just go to ebay and enter the item number (the long number in the link starting with 1406) in the "search&q...

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Leupold bought the Redfield name. The new Redfield scopes are built by Leupold in the Leupold plant and carry the same lifetime warranty.

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Happy Birthday! Sounds like you guys downeast got a pretty good storm today. Only an inch or two in southern NH.

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Just a quick note on the long/short tang varieties. The earlier, long-tang variety came with a nicely hand-knurled hammer. The later, short-tang variety came with a serrated hammer, reducing the need for handwork. There was a transition period when the short-tang still carried the much nicer knurled...

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Welcome to the fire! If you plan to do any shooting, you'll be way ahead to reload the .348. Are you a reloader?

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Welcome to the fire!

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On your way back home Downeast, you had to feel some comfort when you crossed the sate line into our little refuge "Welcome to New Hampshire - Live Free or Die".

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Please sign me up, and thanks.

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I heated with wood for 17 or 18 years here in southern NH. First with a Vermont Castings Defiant - went through about 5 to 6 cords per year heating a good-sized 4 bedroom house. Toward the end I replaced it with a Dutchwest stove with the catalytic combustor, cut the wood consumption back to 4 cords...

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Wow, I'd have guessed that the ratio was the other way around, maybe 1% or so would-be spammers. The power of ignorance on my part! Thanks for the excellent work shielding us from the slime, this place provides a lot of relaxation & enjoyment.

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I can't see a boat in there. Maybe nobody stayed, but if I did I'd hafta have a boat!

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Welcome aboard!

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Makes it a little tough to answer that unexpected call in the checkout line at the grocery store . . . . .

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I have used nothing but the neck sizer on .348s for the past 4 or 5 years, never had any problem in any 71, Winchester or Browning.

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Welcome to the fire!

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In the 70s, I used to go to Gander Mountain when they had exactly one store, a concrete-block one-story warehouse on a back road in the middle of nowhere in Wilmot, Wisconsin. Just over the border from Illinois, I was stationed at Great Lakes. Bought my brass, shot, bullets etc. there (when I had an...

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I agree with Victor. The Browning vs. Winchester name doesn't matter, it's a Miroku. To me the as-close-to-original-as-you'll-get Browning is preferable to the doubly lawyered-up "Winchester".

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I've had dozens of set of RCBS dies over the years, always top quality and perfect performance. The couple problems I've ever run into (operator error, not product quality), a phone call & replacement parts on the way free of charge. For my money, the RCBS product just leaves nothing to be desir...

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Will these, indeed, be "lawyered up"? Wonder what the price will be.

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I measured the sling that's been with a 1937 since it left the factory. It's one inch.

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He's so slow he has to speed up to stop . . . . . .

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Using a neck sizer saves a lot of work on the brass, and greatly reduces case lengthening. In my experience it easily doubles case life. It also avoids the messy case lube/lube removal process that is absolutely necessary when full-length sizing. If you don't have a Lee Factory Crimp die, you have t...

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Absolute best part was they brought me a fresh hot coffee and a muffin as soon as I woke up. Best coffee & muffin I ever had!

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Be sure to get a Lee Factory Crimp Die! The absolute best thing ever invented for loading the .348. I even bought a spare. Another real key is to find a neck sizer die (Victor, mod71alaska, had some extras for sale at one time). It will extend your case life a great deal, as well as making the sizin...

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About 18" here in NH so far & a couple more on the way. Two hours with the snowblower & shovel this afternoon, another session later. Power is still on, so it could be much worse.

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Get a set of FL dies, Lee are fine & inexpensive. Be sure to get a Lee Factory Crimp die, I would strongly advise against using the built-in crimper in any seating die. The Lee Factory Crimp die is a terrific tool, I wouldn't be without one for any caliber I'd load for any rifle with a tubular m...

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Nope, only the 200s and a box of 250s I got from you. I don't have a box of the Peters 210s either, they are very pricey in the rare instances where one pops up on Gunbroker. Almost got one on ebay years ago, when you could still sell them on ebay (though I remember you they had to describe the box ...

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The .348's history is often a little misunderstood. When the Model 71 and the .348 cartridge were introduced in 1936, the 150gr and 200gr were offered. In the February 1936 American Rifleman, editor F.C. Ness gave the new rifle and cartridge detailed coverage in his "Dope Bag" column. Quot...

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It shows up as the rim thickness dimension in all the reloading guides that show cartridge measurements., I assumed that meant it was the SAAMI spec.

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I was intrigued by bigbear's comment that someone told him the new W-W factory loads didn't "measure up", thet their rims were only .062 thick, vs. a SAAMI spec of .070. I took a look, and it turns out that the rim thickness is a very difficult reading to take. I use a typical dial caliper...

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The bullets are a tough one. Used to see them on ebay once or twice a year, but then ebay made reloading components unlistable. They show up on Gunbroker once in a great while, but the price usually ends up being somewhere between alarming and disgusting.

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I always had the best luck with IMR-4064, the powder that the .348 was loaded with by the factory when it was introduced in 1936 (I have an original American Rifleman from February 1936 in which the new rifle and factory loads were editorially reviewed). I haven't loaded the 250s in years, ran out o...

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Must be a foot or so here in southern New hampshire. One of thos storms where it's near impossible to tell, there's 3 feet some places and it's nearly bare in other places. Best news is that the roof is nearly bare, i went to bed last night expecting to spend 2 or 3 hours today up a ladder with the ...

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Ain't that a terrific outcome. You find your sweetest-shooting 71. Got to put a big smile on your face!

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Welcome to the fire!

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Yeah, but if you buy it - after the pre-auction inspection period, it'll have a ton of drool stains.

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By the way, I have seen original sling & swivels go $100 - $300 depending on condition. Just the swivels go $100+ unless the owner doesn't recognize what he's holding. Most of the demand is likely from vintage Winchester owners looking to mate them with rifles.

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Certainly not original swivels. These appear to be swivel loops which have been opened (spread), inserted into the through-holes in the M71's buttstock swivel base and forend cap, then "closed" again so as to stay there. The owner probably lost or never had the original swivels & wante...

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