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I also have never had issues with 777. I shoot it in my Ithaca Flues and my Burgess with no notice of corrosion. I get them cleaned within hours of shooting though. The strangest thing happened last time I shot 25 through the Burgess with 777. When I cleaned it a huge long chunk came out in a single...

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Yes to both questions. 1958 Sweet Sixteen, a several year old 870 Wingmaster, and my dad's old Cresent Arms single shot. The later is the first shotgun I ever shot. I hunted with it for a few years until Dad passed down his JC Higgins 12 ga pump to me. To darn hard to find ammo so I reload

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How do you cook them things? I shot one up in Montana a few years ago and we smoked it. Worse textured and tasting thing I have ever smoked. The pheasant we smoked at the same time was great. Won't be shooting anymore unless I hear of a good recipe

jjames

I find their prices higher on many things but between their promotions, getting 5% back on Cabela's Purchases, and using the Cabela's bucks I have earned buying elsewhere I find they are as competitive as anybody, they have a lot of stuff I can't find elsewhere, and as mentioned their customer servi...

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I did my Winchester 1886. It was pretty straight forward other than having an issue with either the new browning hammer or the slot in the tang for the hammer. After fully assembling the rifle with browning parts, the bolt would not lever fully back. Upon inspection the hammer would not drop low eno...

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I already did once I saw your PM. M1Murphy would definitely be Mike. I am sure he will be getting in contact with you.

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Murph signed up for the forum I guess and got back to you. As you say he is great guy. Just wish he would stop reminding me how much it sucks to live in Ca. I am already constantly reminded.

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I get regular emails from Mike. He is set up pretty well in Wa and loves rubbing the misery of living in California for us gun owners. I am not sure why I have gotten one gloating over the Seahawks. I don't give out email addresses but will forward your message to him.

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Let me see if I can find an old picture of myself. I was definately better in the past

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I had a similar problem with my 308 BLR circa 1978 or so. Went back to Browning 2 times and they said nothing was wrong and they would charge me if I returned it again. They insisted I must be shooting hot reloads which was not the case. Several years later I complain about it to the right person at...

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Hello gentlemen, I recently became the victim of an auction misrepresentation. Apparently in some folks' mind everything functions properly does not include the repeating function of a repeater. The problem I am having is the both the spent casing and the new shell are being ejected when I cycle the...

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Sad thing is, they don't seem to have a decent resale value and don't seem to do much for the value of the gun they are mounted either.

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I love my 1901 and use it regularily for waterfoul, pheasant, and bandtail pigeon. Patterned it yesterday with my goose load. 9 total pellets from two shots of my 1 1/4oz ITX BB loads were off of a 30 inch square paper at a measured 40 yards. But for the life of me, I can't get levering to become an...

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Put a couple of the messages together reminds me of this one from Miller Genuine Draft

http://www.masalatime.com/?p=4973

jjames

I had Niel Jones do my two BLRs and was please with the results and the turn time.

jjames

So what kind of dogs do you guess those are? Shorthaired, solid dark color.

jjames

As posted earlier my Winchester 1886 did not work with the Browning parts. Jon at MGW thinks the hammer slot was not machined far enough. Anyway a little maching on the Browning hammmer got that resolved. Bought a 1919 Ithaca Flues 10 ga which I picked up Monday. The disclosed issues were safety did...

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Thanks. I measured the same area of the hammer on my B-71 and it seems to fall in between the two measurements. I guess the weather was bad at MGW and Jon may not have made it in today. He is also advising to go with all Browning parts getting rid of the strut, main spring etc. Says it just takes on...

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I spoke for 10 minutes or so to Jon at MGW. He is very helpful and interested in my problem. I got my new digital calipers today and took measurements from the face of the hammer where the bolt rides to the back of the hammer pad that hits the upper tang when fully cocked. The Winchester hammer meas...

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Got rid of all the two piece trigger Hardware. Left the flat trigger spring in place. The problem is the distance between the face of the hammer that contacts the bolt and where the trigger bottoms out on the upper tang is too large but not by much. You can see the the diffference between the two tr...

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I was motivated by another post to make these modifications to my Win 1886. Got the parts from Midwest yesterday and installed them last night. Everything went fairly smoothly until I tried the finger lever. The bolt binds up trying to travel over the Browning hammer. I note there is zero free play ...

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This is the brine I use for smoked turkeys.

http://bbq.about.com/od/turkeybrinereci ... 71116c.htm

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I hunt up by the Milk River in Area 6. The deer population really got hammered between a bad winter and blue tongue disease. Generally see tons of deer but this year we hardly saw any and most were yearlings. I only saw 1 mature Whitetail buck. Locals said 80-90 perecent of the Whitetail were gone. ...

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Thanks old law dog kimwcook. I best get to it before I forget again.

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Can someone point me to the link detailing getting rid of the rebounding hammer etc. I need to get that going on my 1886. It has been sitting in the safe for a couple years but I am thinking about using it next year in Montana.

Thanks

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Almost always having a drilling in my hands when I hunt in Montana

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Somethings don't take forever at Duncan's others do.They have done recoil pads, sight installation and a trigger job on various guns for me in two to three weeks. A new main spring for my Model 23 took about 8 months. I have had pretty good luck with them. Someone mentioned Freddy Brunner definately...

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I generally, ignore Reserve auctions unless the reserve has been met as my experience has been if they put a reserve on the firearm they want more than it is worth. What I love are the folks who get mad at the lowball bids that people place on their $.01 Starting bid Reserve auctions and threaten to...

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Bummer, but on the other side of the coin, last year my friend left his camera in a golf cart the day we took a break from deer hunting in Montana. He called the course the next day and someone had turned it in at the Pro Shop. I hold certain regions of our country are more honest than others. Unfor...

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You shouldn't have a Dana 44 in that vehicle. They are decidedly different in size so a quick measurement should do it. Be cautious of not over or undertightening the pinion nut when you change the pinion seal. Being a Dana you shouldn't have too much trouble in terms of overtightening as the bearin...

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The other options would be a Dana 60 or a Ford 9.75 inch. A dana 60 also has a 10 bolt cover but a very different shape than the 8.8. http://www.4wheelparts.com/Drivetrain-and-Differentials/Dana-60-Differential-Cover-Gasket.aspx?t_c=12&t_s=237&t_pt=4018&t_pl=4105&t_pn=T%2fD4882&u...

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I would guess an 8.8 inch. This link has a picture of cover gasket http://www.google.com/search?q=8.8+ford+diffential+gasket&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7ADFA_enUS443#q=8.8+ford+diffential+gasket&hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:I...

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This one is next on the bucket. Is anyone aware of a good research book for making an intelligent purchasing decision. Blue book of gun values gives a few clues such as the ventilated rib is worth 20% more the front safety and 2 9/16 chambers deduct from the value. I am also interested in what were ...

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I filed a complaint with GB when I had an issue with a transaction and they were helpful. Between that and bad feedback I did end up getting a full refund.

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Remington just surprised me. I have one of their 105 CTis. Sometime ago I noted that the recoil pad had become sticky. I assume I had gotten some incompatible solvent on it. After my dove hunt last weekend I decided I better get a replacement while I could since the butt stock cut is not flat and co...

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I had a 308 BLR probably 1978 vintage. After 3-4 shots of factory ammo, it would not extract empty cases period locking up the lever completely. After 3-4 trips back to Browning they seemed to fix the problem. I believe it had an out-of-spec chamber. I had had enough by then and sold the rifle. My t...

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The bucket list is getting short with my recent purchase of a Browning 71. The one I can think of will be like finding hen's teeth. Would love to find a 24 gauge/22 Hornet or 22 Savage Hi-Power drilling. A 25-35 would do as well. The few 24 gauge drillings I have run across have had some obsolete en...

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I bought 8 boxes taking advantage of a bunch of Cabela points and free shipping. If I run through those I will reload. I already load 45-70, 45-90, 44 mag, 45 LC, 405 Win, and 38-55s.

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Recently bought a Browning 71. In searching for ammo most places indicated it went from seasonal to discontinued at Winchester. What I could find was pretty expensive until I found Cabela's has 200 gr Winchester Silvertips for 41.99.

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Another for the smell of fired paper shells bringing back memories. My earliest hunts with Dad with him shooting his old Cresent Arms single shot 16 ga in the early 60s. First shotgun I ever fired. At 8 years old knocked me flat.

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I "Hopes" this gets all the fouling out.

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Hmmm my BFR is chambered in 45-70 so I guess that makes it a pistol caliber

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I know costs are starting to impact my hunting choices. I recently got an email from Montana that basically increased out-of-state hunting costs 50% for tags. I just hunt to put venision in the freezer but had previously always applied for a buck tag because they were not that expensive and there wa...

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That makes me smile. I bought an original several years ago off of Auction Arms. Paid a bit more than the present MSRP. There were a couple guys over on GBs that seemed to be trying to corner the market on them buying just about everything that was decent and under $1400 and then turning around and ...

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I have seen several times where this the standard disclaimer and when asked specifically about a particular firearm that doesn't require FFL transfers they agree

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I also have a BP roll crimper for my 10 ga 1887-1901s. My experience with Remington and Federal hulls I cut down to 2 7/8" was not very good. It took quite a bit to get them to crimp and the hulls were in pretty bad shape after firing. I called BP on this and they told me that wasn't uncommon a...

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I can't help with guides but if the cost of hunting is a concern, I would opt for more hunts on public land than 1 expensive hunt with a guide. Time around a good camp fire with friends on a fine evening is more valuable to me than taking an animal with a guide.

jjames

Not knowing your capabilities I won't comment on the ranges you are discussing. Definately out of my league. As I recall Browning chambered BLRs in the 300 win mag. That would be my choice if I were considering such an undertaking.

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Saw it today. I think I liked most of this version better than the original. I preferred the ending of the original though. I found it interesting that someone noted the ending of the original deviated from the book.

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Very generous indeed. I have thought about getting a Sharps many times. However, if I get the itch bad enough I can afford to buy one and would hope the winner of your raffle is someone who couldn't afford a Sharps otherwise. I trust your kindness will be returned many fold. Merry Christmas and a Pr...

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