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M. M. Wright

Prayers up. Sorta know what you're going through. My wife lost her job the first of the year. She had a position that paid very well and the company policy would have paid her severance of a months salary for each year of service (11). In August last year, they cut her to half time and a little less...

M. M. Wright

Bob White quail is my favorite followed closely by frog legs. I prefer my venison to be an old fat doe. Fried turkey is mighty good too. I love rabbit cooked in my old black pot grill. Squirrel is very good but my Daddy taught me to not shoot heads so we could eat the brains and tongue. That tongue ...

M. M. Wright

Maybe they have enough tin to be useful for alloying your own bullet metal? For years I have been using pure lead and alloying it with 50/50 lead/tin solder to get either 20:1 or 30:1 bullet metal but haven't been able to buy bar solder from the plumbing supply houses here. Thanks a lot tree huggers...

M. M. Wright

I'm sure anticipating seeing this show! Sounds like just my style.

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M. M. Wright

I remember as a kid (9 I think) dry firing my 22 and then getting cases that hung up in the chamber. Rimfires, some of them, will dent the edge of the chamber and cause difficult extraction. Properly regulated, the firing pin should not touch the barrel face but on many old 22s they do. The snap cap...

M. M. Wright

Mike, I know that there will be those who will disagree but, I would have the roll-mark on the barrel re-rolled without hesitation. Yes, there are those who will find this dishonest but only if you try to sell it is it a question. I don't have a picture readily available but one of my FRONTIER SIX S...

M. M. Wright

This Colt SAA was manufactured in 1899. The rampant Colt stamp was always applied very lightly and disappears early. In 1890 they dropped the etched panel on the bbl and started the roll mark this gun should have. "COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER" is caliber mark and means 44 WCF or 44-40. All s...

M. M. Wright

Why not just buy some spray-on case lube? I spread out about a hundred cases on an old 5 gallon bucket lid, spritz them and then just start loading. What's so tough about that? You can catch Midway's on sale for about 3 bucks and it will do several thousand.

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M. M. Wright

I had one. Barrel marking was 50 Ex and I used the 50-110 brass from starline. Bought a mold from Buffalo Arms for a 300 grain bullet and the sizer of the correct diameter. I forget the exact dimension. Tried several different ffg loads and had a great deal of fun with it. A fellow SASS shooter fanc...

M. M. Wright

pwl44m,
Look at AWAguns.com. Sure looks like they are still in business.

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M. M. Wright

The AWA s are good copies but not worth anywhere the price asked. I've bought several for around $350 each. The grips may be worth a hundred but nowhere near the price of real ivory which is about seven hundred. For the price he's asking you can buy a real Colt. Look in the SASS classifieds. A high ...

M. M. Wright

Wow Rube! Such a deal.

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M. M. Wright

In several other threads on this forum I have told about buying my grandchildren BLRs. All twelve of them. One of the older boys has a non-takedown in 30-06. He's 5-10 and 210 so no longer needs the .243 he's been shooting. This year he killed both his youth hunt deer with it the first day, then dur...

M. M. Wright

I doubt this photo has any link to it but, the Johnson county Wyoming range war of 1892 was fought by Texans hired to go up there and kill nesters. They were arrested and disarmed by the cavalry. J.J. VanHorn commanding. He, or someone made a list of the arms and most were 86s in 45-90. The list was...

M. M. Wright

I reload a LOT! Use a Dillon 550. To avoid fumbling for bullets, as I size and lube, I arrange them in ranks of 10 on a piece of 1x6 about a foot long. About 15 rows gives about the right amount of weight to handle easily. One of the boards is placed next to the reloader and it is easy to pick up on...

M. M. Wright

Sixgun,
I am truly envious. The closest I can com is that I own a John T. Cleveland marked barrel. Oh yeah, I have one made in 1876 but not in great condition.
Why didn't you use black powder? You may have fired the first smokeless this gun has ever seen.

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M. M. Wright

My Dad died in 99 and he still gets smarter every time I think about him. I remember when I was about 16 and he so dumb! Now I'm 71 and he is till getting smarter.

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M. M. Wright

I've had several American Western Arms SAAs. They are still in business and make a quality piece. The birds head grips are, I think, one of their options. I'll bet the rest is not stainless but nickel plate. Look at their web site.

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M. M. Wright

Neat post Griff. I really like steam trains and have taken the trip from Chama to Alimosa on the Cumbres and Toltec more than once. Always a treat.

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M. M. Wright

The chaps on the man holding the rifle look to be Shipley No. 17s. They look just like the ones hanging on the front of my R. T. Frasier, A fork saddle in the living room. I think the bottom of them has been cut off, that bottom concho doesn't look right being at the bottom of the leg. Course mine l...

M. M. Wright

Try putting the tip of your soldering iron into the screw and let it heat up a while, then try it. Works real well with loctite so maybe will work.

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M. M. Wright

I've done it the other way round. 86 bbl on a 71. No prob and used the 71 wood. Went to full magazine. Why? The 86 bbl was a .50 EXPRESS. Never got it to group the way I wanted so traded it away along the brass, dies and moulds.

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M. M. Wright

Well, I agree with Mike D. I think they are 45-90s. I load and shoot both. Just my not so humble opinion.

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M. M. Wright

Cimarron is made by Uberti for it's importer. Don't forget AWA, I've owned several of these and liked them very much. One of the best made I've ever owned was a Hammerli. Armi San Marco was another Italian maker. Great Western was around years ago, still sold by EMF as the Great Western II but made ...

M. M. Wright

What Jmiller said, When I was a kid, I had numerous damascus doubles. There was an auction house nearby and I would buy them if they went for less than $5. But, about 3 years ago I obtained one and shot it with black powder loads. It leaked gasses through places where the solder had corroded away. R...

M. M. Wright

Way to go Ysabel,
I started shooting black when I was about 14, let's see that's how many years ago? 57? Seems like yesterday but it's been great. Still shoot frontier cartridge in SASS. Hope it takes as well on Y2K.

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M. M. Wright

Yeah Hobie, I recall that 1923 would be correct even though I didn't go look it up. Don't much trust my recollection powers any more. At 71, this old prof is losing a lot in many categories.

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M. M. Wright

What chipper said. My front stuffer is a very traditional looking Hawken built from a kit using all iron furniture except for the brass patch box and pewter fore-end cap. Has a Green Mountain bullet barrel which is great! 240 XTP and 90 grains of Goex ffg equals dead deer. Been using it for 12 or 15...

M. M. Wright

Very nice! I too appreciate the shotgun shell, Use them in my twelve ga, for SASS with ffg Goex. I did have a ten ga. Remington hammer gun but the brass for it cost $4 each. I'm sure that the silver would be hard to maintain but the right polish and cloths are available at any music store that sells...

M. M. Wright

And Merry Christmas to you.

May God bless you in your work. My prayers are with you.

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M. M. Wright

Merry Christmas to all from Indian Territory

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M. M. Wright

86er,
That is SO COOL!

We are having our Holiday doe hunt here in Oklahoma so I took my 1910 mfg 94 SRC to the woods. Didn't shoot anything but it was nice just carrying it around. Oh, it's a 25-35.

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M. M. Wright

I put Caterpillar brand anti-seize on my threads. I know it will stand up to a LOT of heat. There are other brands of anti-seize compound that will do the job better than any grease. You can buy some at any auto supply store. Tell them it's for the head studs on a diesel engine.

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M. M. Wright

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n594/cabincreek/86win5.jpg This is my 1916 vintage 45-90. Was a wreck when I got it. Wood had been badly replaced, and it had been sprayed with something like the graphite bullet coating. A whole bunch of it down the barrel. As you can see, it shoots very well no...

M. M. Wright

There are around 90,000 SASS shooters who own a pair of them. Some of us have a lot more.

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M. M. Wright

RIHMFIRE, I've always thought it was a Boy Scout lapel pin inletted into the stock. Your question caused me to look up the Boy Scout emblems and they have the eagle head turned the other way. So now, after 50 years of owning this old Winchester, I don't know what it is. It was just there when I got ...

M. M. Wright

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n594/cabincreek/DSC00533.jpg These are my favorites. What are yours? Nothing is quite as cool as a pair of COLT FRONTIER SIX SHOOTERS with ivory grips, (the bottom one has real ivory). Of course they need a Winchester SRC to go along with them. This one's a 25-35...

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My wife has one. It is the one that is marketed by Remington. 12 gauge, sxs with short barrels for SASS shooting. She picked it out and likes it very much. Good solid gun that doubles for home defense, or as we say, "repelling boarders".

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M. M. Wright

The tube ring on an 86 works the same way. Mine had the same treatment as your 73. Had to solder it back in.

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M. M. Wright

I have a Danish 11.7x51R which I had reamed to accept the 45-70. I know, desecration for the purest but this was when it was worth about $12. Shoots well with 300 grain bullets but it won't stabilize heavy bullets. Almost always use ffg (case full naturally) and the bore is kinda large as it needs ....

M. M. Wright

Later Winchester grip caps have a screw cover on them that is just a stick-on. Hard to tell it is not just part of the cap. The red W you speak of could be that way. I think they were called metalcals (instead of decals). If so, you can just peel it off and there is the screw! The ones like this hav...

M. M. Wright

Wayne,
Thanks for the pics. Will be interested to see the progress. If you need some stump walnut let me know, I have plenty.
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M. M. Wright

We usually visited the museum sometime during the Show Me Shootout in Branson. Missed it being there this year.
Great story, thanks.

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M. M. Wright

geobru,
Good shootin' brother. It looks like you've found the right powder too. It's what I use in all the old big ones. You can usually find a load that will shoot in them. Was it a gas checked bullet?
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M. M. Wright

OK, here's the run-down:L to R '86, 45-90, mfg 1916 '92, 32 wcf, mfg 1892 '73, 44-40, Uberti (on ground) '94, 25-35, SRC '94. 30-30. post 64 '73, 44-40, Uberti (on ground) BLR, 1970 or 71, Belgian .308 BLR, .308 BLR, Belgian .308 BLR, .308 BLR, Belgian .308, This one I've had since about 1980, the f...

M. M. Wright

Thought some of you might like to see my collection of leverguns. A judge once called the contents of my safe an "arsenal".

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M. M. Wright

I bought an old 86 a couple years back that someone had fitted (badly) with new wood. I used the treebone instructions and the glass bedding kit he recommends. Ended up with a good looking and highly serviceable job.

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M. M. Wright

cable,

I love 'em.

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M. M. Wright

ask winchester bob, he'll know and sell you the right one. I think they are the same.

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M. M. Wright

southfork, You asked about the load and pressure. The 30 grain load duplicates ffg velocity pretty close. Here are the chronograph readings for the group shown. 1378 1371 1367 1365 1368 average is 1370 with an extreme variation of 13 fps My old girl does not have the nickel steel barrel. I cleaned t...

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