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Unlikely any liquid is leaking out of the scope - all that's inside should be nitrogen. Is the scope still clear? My only guess might be that somebody ran a very oily rag over the scope and the objective/tube joint caught some of it. Again, that seems unlikely. I doubt anybody would have an oily rag...

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I would think 200 brass would be a reasonable minimum to pass on with the rifle, 400 or 500 would be very comfortable.

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I expected this back in the mid-80s, before Browning did their 71 copy. Oh well, hope everybody with a 71 has put back all the factory ammo they'll need. The real worry is cases, you'd suspect if they're not going to make ammo, they won't run cases either. That's a real problem.

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I'd give the spring-stretch and, if necessary, a new pin a try before I gave up on it or invested a lot of money.

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Don, You're right - my drawings don't show how broad the head of that pin is. On my 71s, even-the most-used of them, the closing feel is of tight metal-to-metal fit of the locking bolts. There's definitely enough friction there to hold the lever fully closed, even without the little pin contributing...

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I agree completely, Midway definitely ain't what it used to be. I had a pricing issue with them & sent Mr. Potterfield an email explaining what they had done. Got a reply "form" email saying "we try very hard . blah . blah . blah". No correction for the problem, no nothing. N...

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The Pope went on vacation for a few days to visit the rugged mountains of Alaska . He was cruising along the campground in the Popemobile when he heard a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods. He found a helpless Democrat wearing shorts, sandals, a Vote for Obama hat and a Save the Trees s...

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Take a look at this, absolute marketing genius. Let's see - one for the car, one for the reloading area in the basement, etc., etc., etc.

http://www.hoppes.com/products/ca_air_freshener.html

Now the bad news. They're $14.98 for a 2-pack. Arrrghhhhhhh!

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Hey vancelw- Here's what looks like a good deal on an RCBS Universal tool. $40.00 plus $10 shipping, barely used. (Note: not mine, I have no connection with it at all): Like I said, mine handles the .348 just fine. I've had it awhile, hopefully they haven't changed anything to make it not accept the...

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Good point RM. Reloading benchtime is therapy.

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The .348 evolved from the old .50-110 Winchester, a case with a larger base than most any other common cartridge. The basic RCBS Hand Priming Tool (90200) works just fine with RCBS shellholder #5. The RCBS Universal Hand Priming Tool (90201) is, or used to be, advertised as suitable for all calibers...

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I read somewhere that Winchester had planned to introduce the Model 70 first (hence the earlier model number) and then the 71. Some production problem supposedly held up the Model 70 a bit, and the 71 came to market first.

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Check out the Cleverly family skeet shoot (remember, Miles is blind).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tRlFOqPio

The music video Hobie posted, in case you missed it-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0P7w4YCDI

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Check out the family skeet shoot.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3tRlFOqPio

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The 71. The beautifully built final link in the evolutianary chain of the "classic" levergun.

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Welcome to the fire! A lot of us oldtimers born on the late 40s camping here.

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Same situation here. Heading to the range in a couple hours with my kid. Too nice a day to do anything productive.

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You do, VERY infrequently, run into a piece of new brass with a case flaw. I may have seen only 2 or 3 in straight-sided pistol cases in 40+ years of reloading. Most I have seen have been on bottleneck rifle cases, usually in the neck/shoulder area.

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Jack First's out in Rapid City has a very large stock of parts. Give them a call at (605)343=9544.

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Victor,
Great to see you back. The Model 71 contingent has been shorthanded, but now we're back to full strength. We all missed ya!

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In the 1970s, I used to go to the original Gander Mountain outlet on a back road in Wilmot, Wisconsin. A concrete-block one story building in the middle of nowhere. They only had the one building then, their business was mail-order. There was a small service desk in the front where you could go in &...

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Wally Worlds around here are loaded with bulk .22s, all the varieties they had before "the troubles". 9mm, .45ACP, and .40S&W are plentiful. Lots of .223s in bulk packs. Little or no .380.

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I visited the two local gun shops yesterday, and called all the rest in the phone book. Nobody had any glass bottles of Hoppe's. Argghh. Then I remembered a gun shop out in western NH I stopped at years ago. I googled it, got a phone number & gave him a call. He said he thought he had the old pi...

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No mistake, sad to say. The new quart bottle of No. 9 rolled in on UPS from Midway today. I noticed the big difference soon as I opened it. I'm entirely capable of a blunder like that, and i wish that I had!

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Yup - gotta have it. I just went & compared them again. The old stuff is the mild, sweet aroma. The new stuff still has the old aroma in the background, but overall it has a heavier component, somewhat like Shooters Choice, which I also use. I also noticed that the new bottle says "Hoppe's ...

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Ambrosia, a perfect description.

I've never cared that old No. 9 may not be the best-working formula. It's just a trip down memory lane for me every time I use it. Been using it since the early 1960s. Some things ought NEVER to change.

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My old glass bottle still had the Coatesville, Pa. address. The plastic bottle says Overland, KS. I sure am gonna miss the old aroma if this one leaves something less nostalgic. I have an old Hoppe's "Gun Cleaning Pack" I bought many years ago at a gun show. Came in a 6" x 5" car...

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I buy a quart bottle of good old Hoppe's No.9 every few years. After a range day last Saturday, the old quart was empty. Just got the new one today. Plastic bottle, guess I can live with that-I'll just dump it into the old glass bottle. A nasty shock when I opened it. The classic aroma has changed. ...

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I've got a box of those old Peters 160gr. .30-30s. Nice old Peters blue & yellow box with the cartridge on the front. Caliber is shown as ".30 WIN. (.30-30)" on the front and the end flaps. Bullet is described as "160 Grain Metal Cased" on the frontand "160 Grain M.C.&qu...

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I've always found that the best way to attack light surface rust is with bronze wool. You can find it at some hardware stores, or Brownell's on the internet. A little bit over a patch (probably need a .22 jig on your rod, then th patch & a bit of bronze wool) works much quicker in the bore than ...

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It's therapy. Plus I'd shoot a whole lot less if I had to buy factory loads.

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I shot a .460 Weatherby years ago. Expected it to kick much worse than it did, it seemed like more of a huge shove than the sharp kick I was expecting. Best part was that I was shooting down a slight grade into a big pond about 150 yards away, and the bullet got down there with what seemed like the ...

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My favorite was in the local newspaper a few years back. It was talking about a hunter who shot a bear, and it said that he was using a "45 to 70 caliber rifle". Man, those adjustable rifles are terrific.................

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Merry Christmas Victor!

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Wow, a member in NYC. Welcome to the fire!

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Well, here it comes again. Snowing fairly good, with 2"-4" called for tonight. Good thing I finished up the yard raking/mowing this afternoon. Dec. 10th a year ago was the huge nasty ice storm that knocked out everybody's power in this neck of the woods, many for a week or more, so I guess...

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The shortage of bulk .22 ammunition seems to be easing up a bit lately. In one local WallyWorld a couple weeks back they had a large stock of Federal and Remington 550s at $15.47. I was in a different store today and they were loaded up with Winchester 333s at $9.97. Nice to see their price hasn't c...

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The new die boxes seem pretty air-tight, so I just keep a small piece of VPI paper (from Brownell's) in each box & change it every couple years.

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I just got the S&W version. Functions flawlessly. The trigger leaves a lot to be desired, 7lbs+ and creepy. It's extremely accurate, even with the awful trigger no trouble putting all 25 in a 1-1/2" hole (2.5-7x Weaver scope mounted) at 50 yards. The word is that any AR trigger will go in, ...

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Not really unusual, but I shot a .460 Weatherby Mark V about 35 years ago. Much less punishment than I expected. I had about a 150 yard shot somewhat downhill at a big pond. I was very surprised by how quickly the bullet seemed to get there, it seemed like an '06 speed-wise (though it isn't, of cour...

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Don, I'm not sure that there's any "singe source" for info on the classic 71s. I got a lot of it from articles in Rifle (and some in handloader) over the years. Typically, what I'd say makes a "transition" specimen is the short tang with the finely knurled hammer and the early-st...

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