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by HawkCreek
Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 92 .45 Colt cast bullet??
Replies: 5
Views: 1536

Re: Winchester 92 .45 Colt cast bullet??

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Done
Replies: 85
Views: 10968

Re: 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters' vs 'Winchesters'

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 ...
by HawkCreek
Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 92 .45 Colt cast bullet??
Replies: 5
Views: 1536

Winchester 92 .45 Colt cast bullet??

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...
by HawkCreek
Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite combinations. (Rifle and handgun)
Replies: 25
Views: 3897

Re: Favorite combinations. (Rifle and handgun)

My favorite combo is a New Vaquero in .45 Colt and a Winchester 1895 in .30-06 or .30-40 Krag.
by HawkCreek
Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Miroku Winchester markings
Replies: 2
Views: 620

Miroku Winchester markings

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...
by HawkCreek
Fri Oct 23, 2020 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hunting
Replies: 17
Views: 2351

Re: Hunting

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So I cooked my lever
Replies: 20
Views: 4246

Re: So I cooked my lever

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So I cooked my lever
Replies: 20
Views: 4246

Re: So I cooked my lever

Is this a joke? All I can see in the picture is the bolt extention.
by HawkCreek
Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UPDATE FROM PACO'S DAUGHTER JENNIFER
Replies: 5
Views: 1278

Re: UPDATE FROM PACO'S DAUGHTER JENNIFER

That's great news! Thanks for the update.
by HawkCreek
Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Paco's Daughter Was Seriously Injured Last Week
Replies: 24
Views: 3059

Re: Paco's Daughter Was Seriously Injured Last Week

Prayers sent for all involved.
by HawkCreek
Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: favorite movie gun blunders
Replies: 19
Views: 2755

Re: favorite movie gun blunders

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dangerously stupid! Funny but be prepared!
Replies: 4
Views: 1165

Re: Dangerously stupid! Funny but be prepared!

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.
by HawkCreek
Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What are you doing to get ready
Replies: 23
Views: 2875

Re: What are you doing to get ready

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...
by HawkCreek
Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AR-15 or Garand
Replies: 55
Views: 4220

Re: AR-15 or Garand

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 ...
by HawkCreek
Wed Aug 19, 2020 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Parts for an 1895 Winchester
Replies: 8
Views: 2916

Re: Parts for an 1895 Winchester

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.
by HawkCreek
Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cowboy Coffee!
Replies: 12
Views: 1800

Re: Cowboy Coffee!

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.
by HawkCreek
Fri Aug 07, 2020 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help with Winchester 1895 Providence Tool and Co
Replies: 11
Views: 2283

Re: Need help with Winchester 1895 Providence Tool and Co

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.
by HawkCreek
Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question / POLL
Replies: 115
Views: 20491

Re: Question / POLL

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...
by HawkCreek
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ammo Storage - might apply to 'truck gun' situation
Replies: 9
Views: 2286

Re: Ammo Storage - might apply to 'truck gun' situation

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.
by HawkCreek
Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Car Seat for Levergunners!
Replies: 6
Views: 1662

Re: Car Seat for Levergunners!

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.
by HawkCreek
Tue May 19, 2020 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How did henry get so popular?
Replies: 37
Views: 5450

Re: How did henry get so popular?

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun May 17, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Shorty 10 gauge
Replies: 13
Views: 2473

Re: Shorty 10 gauge

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 ...
by HawkCreek
Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Leonardo da Vinci trip hammer
Replies: 18
Views: 2413

Re: Leonardo da Vinci trip hammer

You sure do come up with some neat stuff!
by HawkCreek
Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 73 44-40 Black Powder shooting (video)
Replies: 12
Views: 2540

Re: Winchester 73 44-40 Black Powder shooting (video)

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.
by HawkCreek
Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30-40 Krag Handi Rifle
Replies: 8
Views: 2490

Re: 30-40 Krag Handi Rifle

I love some .30-40 Krag!

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by HawkCreek
Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maybe it is. . . . Time to go POSTAL....!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 3512

Re: Maybe it is. . . . Time to go POSTAL....!!!

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Positive comments about Buck Knives
Replies: 19
Views: 2464

Re: Positive comments about Buck Knives

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any long-range sixgunners here?
Replies: 14
Views: 1674

Re: Any long-range sixgunners here?

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.
by HawkCreek
Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Settler's Wrench
Replies: 8
Views: 1218

Re: Settler's Wrench

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.
by HawkCreek
Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 1886 Miroku Winchester and Browning buttstocks
Replies: 19
Views: 3753

Re: Model 1886 Miroku Winchester and Browning buttstocks

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).
by HawkCreek
Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 1886 Miroku Winchester and Browning buttstocks
Replies: 19
Views: 3753

Re: Model 1886 Miroku Winchester and Browning buttstocks

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.
by HawkCreek
Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Haven Winchester 94 450 Marlin problems
Replies: 10
Views: 2540

Re: New Haven Winchester 94 450 Marlin problems

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Been having some great luck with Rugers lately.
Replies: 20
Views: 2377

Re: Been having some great luck with Rugers lately.

Love those old model Vaqueros!
by HawkCreek
Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: SHOTShow and F.A. (pics added)
Replies: 20
Views: 3112

Re: SHOTShow and F.A.

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...
by HawkCreek
Fri Dec 27, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Folding wall table.
Replies: 19
Views: 1280

Re: Folding wall table.

That's slick! I may have to copy that for a small BBQ station out on the back porch this summer.
by HawkCreek
Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What in Sam Hill
Replies: 6
Views: 1058

Re: What in Sam Hill

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....
by HawkCreek
Mon Dec 23, 2019 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What in Sam Hill
Replies: 6
Views: 1058

Re: What in Sam Hill

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?
by HawkCreek
Sun Dec 15, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Montana...Wyoming....bound
Replies: 20
Views: 2458

Re: Montana...Wyoming....bound

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...
by HawkCreek
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.
Replies: 17
Views: 2852

Re: Lets'have a contest ...... everyone post a Christmas rifle story.

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 ...
by HawkCreek
Sat Dec 07, 2019 2:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 8 gauge
Replies: 16
Views: 2641

Re: 8 gauge

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...
by HawkCreek
Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: On the AR-15 as a home-defense weapon...
Replies: 30
Views: 2919

Re: On the AR-15 as a home-defense weapon...

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: LOP?
Replies: 21
Views: 2978

Re: LOP?

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.
by HawkCreek
Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: article ..... the .375 Winchester Remembered
Replies: 19
Views: 3361

Re: article ..... the .375 Winchester Remembered

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.
by HawkCreek
Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: nd in need of help... Win 1895
Replies: 19
Views: 2153

Re: nd in need of help... Win 1895

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...
by HawkCreek
Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: nd in need of help... Win 1895
Replies: 19
Views: 2153

Re: nd in need of help... Win 1895

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...
by HawkCreek
Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading bench?
Replies: 18
Views: 2635

Re: reloading bench?

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Oct 29, 2019 8:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: reloading bench?
Replies: 18
Views: 2635

reloading bench?

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Gun Room
Replies: 7882
Views: 407579

Re: The Gun Room

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...
by HawkCreek
Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Examination of ammo performance in pistol caliber carbines
Replies: 16
Views: 1867

Re: Examination of ammo performance in pistol caliber carbines

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...