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Thanks fellas. I'm kinda stu k on the 280 grain offerings as that's the heaviest I can load for my New Vaqueros. I hope to settle on one load so I dont have to keep ammo separated for different guns.

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I buy the Miroku made Winchesters because I believe them to be the superior option available today. Not because of a rollemark but because of quality of materials and work. I've found them to be similar in price to Uberti, maybe with less aftermarket parts but I dont want a race gun to shoot squibs ...

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I'm wondering if any of you have used either the RCBS-270-SAA or the LBT 280 grain WFN out of a levergun? Mine is a new (Miroku) Winchester 92 trapper. I'd like to settle one one of these two bullets for my .45 Colt needs and either one is available from Montana Bullet Works. My worry is feeding iss...

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My favorite combo is a New Vaquero in .45 Colt and a Winchester 1895 in .30-06 or .30-40 Krag.

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I have several newer Miroku made Winchesters and love them all. But I've never seen markings like these. Anybody have any input? Not the best picture but it reads US Repeating Arms, New Haven CT, USA Made in Japan It's an 1886 in .45-70. Not Browning markings but no Winchester markings that I've eve...

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I too learned to hunt from the ground. I've never been in a stand or blind though I do try to find likely places to sit and wait in the early mornings and late afternoon into evening. This years muley was shot from less than 80 yards in some thick timber. Quite different for a guy whose used to hunt...

HawkCreek · Re: UPDATE ON PACO'S DAUGHTER JENNIFER 10/20/20 Great news!

Great news!

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I still dont see it. It looks like a normal Miroku/Winchester '73 to me. The trigger block safety on mine hangs down just as far when the action is open. And the bolt extention had a tab that is part of the out of battery (or whatever they call it) safety that they added on the new Mirokus. From the...

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Is this a joke? All I can see in the picture is the bolt extention.

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That's great news! Thanks for the update.

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Prayers sent for all involved.

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Here is a good one. Open Range where Boss Spearman blasts a guy through a wall with his double barrel blowing him violently against the next wall. See it here starting at about the 3:58 mark. Its a little excessive but sure makes for a good scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YKFVGPUskg Open ra...

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I dont have any less than lethal ammunition. I look at it the same as bear spray. If something is coming at me and I feel like I need to shoot it to save my life I'm going to do it very lethally.

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I'm converting the back corner of our half burried garage into a cold room/cellar. Still needs some work to be ready to use but it will do nicely in place of the root cellar I'd rather have. Buying extra dry and canned goods but that's my norm. Going to trade some work for some firewood with a buddy...

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I love my levers and that's usually what I've got with me. My AR is 12 years old and virtually new. I doubt I've got 500 rounds through it but it's a superior fighting rifle. I know all the internet bs about one shot one kill but when you're in the same room with someone trying to kill you you dont ...

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Is Homestead Parts still around? They used to sell a lot of parts including forearms and handguards. They had a great eye that matched "Winchester Red" pretty well.

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Throw dome crushed (and washed) eggshells in. The calcium in the shell counters or absorbs some of the bitter taste many dont like in coffee taste.

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The side of the front sight base looks to have a pin in it. Is it visible from both sides? If so simply drive the pin out and measure the thickness of the front right blade. Get some flat stock that thickness and cut your own right in whatever size and shape you prefer.

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37 here, started with a Red Ryder .177 caliber... not the most powerful but it had great magazine capacity! Learned to wing shoot when I was 19 or 12. My stepdad handed me a little .410 SxS and one shell to keep the pigeons out of the chicken feed. He wouldn't let me have two shells until I could re...

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I leave loaded ammo in my truck all year stored in nothing more than factory cardboard packaging. Some of it is years old having gone through summers in the deserts and mountain winters. So far it's all gone bang just fine.
I wouldn't worry about it.

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With the old bench seats in pickups we used to attach old saddle scabbards tp the springs on the back of the seat. Not as custom but still functional. Now days you gave to hang them off the headrests and doesnt seem to work as well.

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I dont know. With their pot metal "steel" and garish brass receivers. Ridiculous tube loading and hack job Marlin clone look, its beyond me how they got popular. I dont care where they are made, their CS is so great because their QC is apparently lacking.

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I'd be interested if you find a source for 8 gauge shells and a boring bar. I've got an Zabala 10 gauge SxS with an extra set of barrels that I'd like to turn into a coach gun. Making it an 8 gauge would be pretty fun! Only gunsmiths I found that would do the work are in England and I wasnt able to ...

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You sure do come up with some neat stuff!

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Great video! I also have a Miroku 73 in .44-40. I'd planned on attempting to start BP loading a few weeks back but then all this mess started.

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I love some .30-40 Krag!

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No public land open in Washington to shoot on but...I'd try to play. I got a new MVA tang sight on my 1873 Miroku and a reproduction Rocky Mountain front sight I have yet to sight in.

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I like custom knives, often costing into four figures. But of course I keep a 110 on my belt at all times even when carrying a custom fixed blade.

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I opened up an appliance box years ago and moved back to around 600 yards. Fired a few cylinders out of my FA .454 at it. Even managed to hit it a few times! Cant say as I've tried since then.

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These are popular on the bushcrafting forums. Havent used one myself as I live in the desert so there arent a lot of stumps to bore into and make furnature out of. But so far everything I've read have been positive reviews.

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I'm shocked you needed to remove that much to get the safety to function. On my 1895 and 1892 all the parts to the safety are within 1/4" of the upper tang. I assumed the 1886 would be the same (but I did give fair warning to everyone I'd been wrong before).

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I am 99% sure they are interchangeable (but I've been wrong before). If the tang safety needed any more room a few light passes with a sharp 1/4" wood chisel would take care of the problem.

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Interesting. I'll have nothing to add but I'll be following this closely as I've been eyeing a 94 in .450 for a while now.

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Love those old model Vaqueros!

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Love my FA .454 unfortunately I often find myself packing a simple Ruger Vaquero as its lighter and can handle loads plenty strong enough for a bear encounter in the backcountry. Maybe someday I'll get up to alaska...

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That's slick! I may have to copy that for a small BBQ station out on the back porch this summer.

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Is that song about the same Sam Hill that built the reliplica Stonehenge as a WWI memorial down in the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side? I have no idea, it`s just a saying i`ve heard people say all my life and when i heard Merl sing this song i got a chuckle. :) I always heard the saying came....

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Is that song about the same Sam Hill that built the reliplica Stonehenge as a WWI memorial down in the Columbia Gorge on the Washington side?

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The town of West Yellowstone is for tourists. Expect to pay less the farther from the park you get. If you get over to Emmigrant, MT be sure to stop by Follow Yer Nose BBQ. Best I've ever tasted by a long shot. Leavenworth isnt far from where I grew up. Expect to be paying extra for nearly everythin...

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My measly entry... I met a girl a few years ago, right away I knew she was different. Two months later was Christmas... I wanted her to be safe and also get her something big. It was the middle of the remlin controversy... I searched Gunbroker for a deal and found... a NIB 336Y for a good price and ...

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I dont have one yet... maybe someday. But I've heard there are companies over in the old country that will rebore the Zabala 10 gauge shotguns to 8 gauge... I have. Zabala 10 gauge with an extra set of barrels... 2 barrels of 8 gauge would be quite the home security system...

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I keep all three handy. The handgun is within reach of the bed in case I wake up and they are within the same room. The shotgun is to "repell borders" if they are inside the house. The rifle is more for critters bothering the livestock.

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I've been noticing it also. Finally rifles are coming with stocks that are almost long enough to fit me "properly". At this point I'm so used to "too short" buttstocks that they feel normal to me.

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I'm intrigued by this caliber. I wouldn't mind a 16" trapper length 94 in .375 for a saddle gun but I'd prefer it on a non-BB frame. But then I'd also like a .450 set up the same way. As it is I'll settle for my little 92 in .45 but maybe someday I'll have time and money for such projects.

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Out of curiosity have you tried playing with the forearm pressure on your 1895 to see how it affects groups? I swear my 1895SRC .30-06 (Miroku) will do better than 2MOA but it's been a long time since I shot it at paper. I've been holding out of doing any serious range work until I can get my Provi...

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Out of curiosity have you tried playing with the forearm pressure on your 1895 to see how it affects groups? I swear my 1895SRC .30-06 (Miroku) will do better than 2MOA but it's been a long time since I shot it at paper. I've been holding out of doing any serious range work until I can get my Provid...

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The picture is to reference the shape, not the actual desk that I have. Mine is solid wood and nearly 2" thick. It is STURDY, I'm unable to connect it to either wall but I don't believe it will move, its a heavy sucker that must be moved disassembled. I removed the slid-out keyboard holder from...

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I'll start by saying I've never had room to set up a proper reloading bench but I'm about to move into a larger place so it's finally going to happen! I have an old solid wood corner desk, it's HEAVY and must be moved in pieces. It's been in storage for years and apparently somewhere along the way I...

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I never fired anything larger than a 40mm Mk19 grenade launcher (I despise that weapon). The MaDeuce is as awesome as its reputed to be, of course. I never got to put any rounds through an M60 but the M240G I have a lot of rounds through. It was a serious downgrade to that weapon when they "upg...

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I think auto-pistol caliber carbines are pretty niche. For the police officer they sorta make sense but more often than not an AR carbine would do the same job better other than ammo and mag comparability with their sidearm. Some civilian use has been stated above but for me there isnt usually enoug...

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