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I like the way it looks with the short magazine tube. Innovative idea and thanks for posting.

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I'd say $350 is a bargain in my opinion.

The 32 Special looks very nice. If the bore is as good as the exterior it probably hasn't been shot----much if at all.

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I have a blued 20" in 45 Colt, I really like it. I did some work on it, but it has a great trigger, loads very easy and shoots well. It is marked Braziltech, any idea when those were made and sold? Seems like I've had it for north of 20 years, but maybe not that long. I do have a couple of othe...

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Oh I like that Trapper. I think it does need a leather sling though. Very nice!

What make of dot sighting device does it have on it?

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I'm a fan of the 300 Savage also. I don't own a Model 8 but have shot one and helped a friend put one back together. I don't think they were offered in 300 Savage. I think a later model that was very similar was offered in 300 Savage, but it was supposedly modified for the 300 Savage and maybe some ...

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I used to hear from Todd once in a while, mainly via PM on this site, but it's been well over a year now. Hope all is well with him.

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Yes, clue in someone who has rarely been out of Wyoming his whole life----never heard of fiddleheads until I saw this post. What are they?

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Well, that is beautiful! Great wood.

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Nice scope, any plans to put it on a rifle?

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Earl, I'm with you and I would try to fix the issue the same way you mentioned. Up to a point, headspace is not relevant if you brass is sized to the chamber. I would also agree the 30-30 has enough shoulder to make a difference, plus there is also grip between the cartridge and the chamber wall if ...

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I know he is very happy to have it. I'll have to ask him more about the rifle. He's a bit OCD and I'm sure he didn't do anything that would have contributed to the condition of the barrel----I'm sure it was that way when he acquired the rifle. But knowing the little I know about the history of Schoy...

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I guess they didn't have alibi's those days for rounds that don't fire. Is that what you meant by a misfire, a round that never went off? And really that would not be unusual to not allow alibi's, as there are matches that don't allow a refire for a squib or dud, I'm just thinking of the last match ...

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Yes, probably not a 52, but what made me wonder was the magazine box looks like it has been cut to allow what would be a 22lr sized magazine and also a release installed to the back of the cut.

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Very neat, great history. I have a friend who has a Ballard with a Schoyen barrel. He says although the barrel looks horrible, the rifle shoots great.

Kind of wonder about the lower rifle under the glass in the show case. Looks like a Winchester 52? Anyone know anything about it?

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Thanks for the link Bryan.

Neat thing to do in my opinion.

Unfortunately, I don't have a 44-40 in an 1873 or any other rifle, but hope you get some interested parties that post their targets.

Wondering about the 2 misses on the T Stuart target? The rest of the shots sure were centered.

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Here is one close to you in 454.

https://www.kitterytradingpost.com/big- ... d-1125875/

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Very nice Scott. The 45 is probably a little lighter than the 30-30 because of the bore but other than that, the dimensions look similar.

I agree, a very nice saddle rifle.

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They are bison, most everyone here calls them buffalo. There are a lot of commercial bison operations in Wyoming, but there is a push in both Montana and Wyoming to have free running herds that are wildlife. The Crow have a similar operation near Hardin Montana and they sell and raffle hunts. Not su...

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348 Win, I don't think you are likely to run into one unless you know someone who has one. I've seen a couple for sale in Cody, but I believe they were being sold by the party who ordered them and bought them, second hand sales, not directly from Big Horn. I've been to where they are made a couple o...

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Have a good one Jim!

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I kind of take a different approach to using light loads. I just use whatever load is in the ball park to factory loads velocity wise and shoot accurately. I use 150's or 170's and even some heavier. They are typically not very destructive on a lung shot on a coyote or bobcat if you want to save the...

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Don't let the loose fore ends and stocks worry you. I've had them on 95's, 94's, 336's, Marlin 94's and 95's and they are easy to fix. Brownell's epoxy is good as it's easier to match color, but Devcon, Marine Tex and probably a lot of other epoxies will work fine. Seems most any lever gun stock wil...

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Nice weather here this weekend and I went out and shot some 30-30's. And for my curiosity and for a comparison for Ikocher I ran the velocity in each rifle. The load I used was a 150 Speer FP with 32 grains of AA2460 and a R-P 9 1/2 primer. I used a Garmin chronograph. I did shoot the new Marlin Tra...

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I own plenty of 16" barreled rifles, they are what I use the most. I can't speak for ikocher. I picked up one of the new Marlin Trappers but haven't shot it yet. If the weather is decent this weekend, I may compare it with a chrono to another barrel length. My past experience with that is that ...

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This is the one topic I found but it doesn't have 16" info.

viewtopic.php?p=290440&hilit=30+30+chro ... ge#p290440

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Well, I should have done this a long time ago. The 45 Colt I have is a 20" and says Braziltech made by Taurus. I've had it for around 15 years, but I don't remember where I bought it or if it was new or used----I should keep records. Anyway, I slugged it last night and the bore is very close to...

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Wow, very nice!

I'll have to get to looking now in a serious way. My brother has my father's 64 in 32 Spec---it was always nice to pack and accurate with cast bullets. It looks like the one second from left.

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They come with a Skinner rear sight.

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I have been recently thinking about buying one of the Canadian Railroad Commemorative's to shoot and wondered if they had the 1 in 16 twist or something different?

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Tularemia. I only hunt rabbits around here with a month that has an R, for rabbit in it.

It's a real deal, I've known folks who had it.

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Thanks for that comment above Old Win, I'm not sure how to use the quotes, so I didn't get you quoted properly.

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From prior conversations, I know you prefer pistol grips. I'd like to mention a few things regarding trappers. Most of the later factory Winchester trappers have a smaller profile stock. Especially from comb to toe. This is to maintain a semblance of balance. Most Trappers that are home built will ...

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Hmmm, I've never slugged the bore on mine, I should do that. I'll try to get that done soon, so I can comment on mine.

Old Savage, what diameter of bullets do you shoot out of yours? Seems like a 452 diameter would have poor accuracy?

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Yes, terrible customer service. Wait until you try to file a claim. I'm 0 for 3 on claims. Their claim system is terrible, I would pretty much call it a scam.

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Very nice Nath. When I retire and get my herd of sheep I'm going to offer you a job in Wyoming.....!

Good job.

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Yep, worked for me. Lots of curious things about Pronghorns for sure. I've never seen one jump a fence, but they do get caught in them fairly often. And when they cross the highway and you hit one, it's not the one you hit that does the damage but the three or four right behind it that total your ca...

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Kind of wonder what will happen when the war slows down in Ukraine. Also wish VV would make something like VV-125 to fill in the gap they have between 120 and 130 which would likely be a good substitute for Rl-7. I've also had luck using Shooters World AR Plus and H-322 in cartridges I use Rl-7 in. ...

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I've had the same issue. In some cases I've just used a steel die instead of a carbide die to size as they will generally size a little lower on the case.

I've also ground off the base of some steel dies to get them to size down further on the case.

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Turkish coffee or some call it Jewish coffee is unfiltered. I take whole beans of the roast that I like and grind them very fine to a flour. Then put the coffee in a Turkish coffee pot like the one in the link and either fill it with boiling water and stir or put it on the stove with cold water and ...

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Hope you get better and miss the allergy season. I generally get it in March, April or May.

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Interesting history Pat, thank you. I picked up a Leatherneck from a friend about 30 years ago and gave it to my son. He really likes it and it shoots well. I never realized until your post that they used some Reising parts or when they were made.

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A friend came over from Sheridan Wyo last weekend and we did some reloading and shooting. He brought me something I like---coffee, I make mine Turkish style. Anyway the coffee is good and reading a bit about the company shows it has an interesting history and also some other cool packaging and coffe...

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My best to the family and friends and RIP John.

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Yes, not sure you need to suffer under those 2100 fps loads. I have a friend here who shot his bison over your way with a 405 grain over black powder out of an original trap door carbine and it fully penetrated the critter with two loads. He tells me the load is running a sedate 1300-1400 fps.

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Well, it's morning and that statement I made yesterday deserves some ridicule I think, kind of like Kamala Harris, maybe a little better as I knew where I was going but didn't know how to get there....HA!

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Doc, Kind of remembering from P Chem and Chem (many years ago) from bomb experiments to measure calories or joules, heat can be independent of pressure and velocity. The comment from whoever CoSteve talked with makes some sense as a larger quantity generally will produce more heat. But I suspect the...

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Thanks Jim T.

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Wvfarrier, I've always found the nickel plated brass more brittle and it generally cracks a lot sooner that regular brass. The fracture on yours doesn't surprise me. Those are impressive velocities. I've been using about 14 grains of 4227, but never chrono graphed the load, but it is accurate. I hav...

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Thank you Jim and Bill. Always nice to find a relic of the past.

Any idea what years these were produced?

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Hoping some of you who know a bit about old cartridges can help me out. I found this old cartridge a couple of months ago when Chukar hunting. There are a couple of battle sights that are documented here in NW Wyoming and I've found some internally primed 45-70 spent cartridges in the area of those ...

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