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mickbr

off tangent from the subject of the forum but always wondered at the following of 9.3x 74R/12ga amongst European hunters. I was trying to figure out where the concept starts, a hunter after real big game wants to shoot a rabbit suddenly, or is the idea you only need to bring one gun on a hunt? Combo...

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I know this is simply stating (or restating) the obvious, but I think it worth saying. Given adequate shot size and power, How a shotgun patters is all the counts. The ONLY reason for more pellets is to get a get a better pattern. If the OP can add 1/10 oz more shot, he then has to determine if thi...

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765x53 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:21 am Sounds like an expensive way to load bird shot.

Not birdshot but yes expensive, redneck-tech is not always there to improve the economy of a project

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257 weatherby was always a cartridge I admired but never indulged in. What a flat shooter that would be. Big guns you indulge in there, impressive

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I think they would be a grand gun, wish I owned one. I almost had a bolt action carbine on 480 ruger done a while back, the costs etc were a bit much. A 50AE on a lever would be even better. I

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real redneck-tech here fellas. Standard factory 410ga 3" 5x 000 buck load runs about 350 grains or 4/5 oz.... If I tip out the buck and add smaller shot size of choice is that ok?. Maybe a few grains less as I hear smaller shot size compresses or plugs the bore more and raises peak pressure a l...

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Least favorite in my teens it was a 460wby lazermark, due to cost. Read about it in a Petersens hunting annual, bought one the next week , my age was about 19, sold it before I turned 20. :) Too much recoil, it had the intregral pendleton dekicker which didnt seem to dekick much at all. it broke the...

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I went onto the paleo or caveman diet permanently some time ago,. I was always big about 6'3" 250-260 in my 40's and on that diet I dropped back to my old age 20's weight about 225-230 lean without trying. Also a range of other things cleared up, I dont want to make too much of it like it has a...

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yes nice guns, id love a 50-110 or 50-95 myself

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Hogs mostly with my 44 mag rossi lever 20" stainless barrel version. Its actually my only centrefire these days. And I dont use cast in it either, 240gn xtps at 1800fps_ works on even the largest hogs I have shot. I also tried Hornady custom ammo and the 200xtp load chronos an even 2000fps from...

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As we always say anything can be killed with about anything, but I dont think 44 needs that marginal sort of caveat here. I think its power level from a rifle is fine for game that size, a legitmate option.

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i didnt lose too much hearing but got the orchestral version of tinnitus, which can happen. A bunch of sounds, whistling, static, crickets etc,. When I first got it in the army the audiologist asked which type of tinnitus sounds I hear and I replied all of them :D . When I have an audiogram for work...

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its a very fast burner, I know its good for low powered or cast loads in larger pistol cases( 357, 44 mag, 45colt etc) My experience doesnt extend beyong that. Its also 'fluffy' as in low density so it fills up the case more for the same weight. I have also seen loads for red dot being used for bott...

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Long term Rossi owner here. Of 5 guns in 357 and 44, 4 were able to feed specials( as in the shorter 38sp and 44sp respectively) as well as regular length magnums no problem. One 44 didnt like 44specials at all. 1 x 357 needed immediate gunsmithing as a bur in the mag tube entry was scraping bullets...

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Its above my head doc, I wonder how much current theory is based around popularity also, where it cant be proven and settled. Seem to remember growing up regards dinosaurs Trex was the upright predator, then they said his teeth were too weak for actual hunting and nor could he run so he apparently w...

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The Chinese abruptly announced about three weeks ago that they were stopping exports to the US of antimony and nitrocellulose. They were the primary suppliers of those products, which are necessary for the production of powder and primers. There are smaller suppliers, but with China out of the pict...

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Im a bit tired of these so called shortages. Covid was one thing, now its a war between two ex soviet dumps, neither even a top 10 world economy and we have runaway inflation across the world and more shortages? We pay double for a lot of things now and the worlds wealthiest all just doubled their n...

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Last trombone I saw was over $1K on gunbroker. And it had finish issues. Rossi has a 22 wmr pump for reasonably cheap, but i read a couple of awful reviews. Don't know if I believe them. the Henry 22 mag has an octagonal barrel and a life time warranty, but a couple + bills more expensive. The Ross...

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In my 357 rossi it was actually a 38 special +P factory load. Remington factory UMC 125 SJHP.
In my 44mag its Hornady 200 and 240XTP's
I dont fool with cast loads much

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Had been looking to pick up an old 22Lr slide action for years and in the LGS I see they have two browning trombones, and also one of their close cousins the Rossi 62 as well. Both the trombones have great innards and ok rifling. One's barrel has lost most of its blueing and stock is a bit beat up b...

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Very nice report. Regards hornadys Xtps it's good to see testing as their velocity envelope chart is more gooned up than anything since Roy weatherbys factory ammo velocity claims. Regards opening velocity the 200 xtp is actually the softest, it will open up modestly at subsonic speeds, into the 900...

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Part of me wonders how strong it might be, whether it can be loaded up hot like a Winchester 94 bigbore 444marlin. Its where we need Paco figuring this out for us.

Im not expert enough to expirement to that level with lever actions.

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https://rossiusa.com/rifles/lever-actio ... -444marlin

Says twist is 1:12....surely not... would that effect pistol weight bullets adversely, eg over stabilsing at high speed?

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I'm doing similar Scott, about to career change and was considering working right to the change but then realised I didn't have to and could take a break and also do some relax paced training for the new career. I felt like I should be a lot busier in the interim and had this strange gulf inside me....

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When did Rossi sneak this model in folks. Has anyone heard of them before? Assuming R95 will be a 1895 copy.

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currently my only centrefire is my 44 mag rossi with vortex scout scope so it does everything I need being I dont shoot more than 150 yards. My other gun is a 22mag Ruger 96/22. prior to this I owned a 357 carbine for everything. Prior to that i was into big game rifles( almost another life ago) but...

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my ivory that is, sorry a bit dinengenous of me. I have to make a decision between a complicated root canal of a lower premolar( apparently I have multiple complicated roots my regular dentis wont touchans has referred me to a specialist) or just pull the tooth. At 50 Im not trying to win any beauty...

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okay you have a big bear coming in fast, lets say a grizzly minimum. I wont go into details whether you were hunting or suprized or how this actually occurred. :D But lets say you have a 44 mag or 45 colt lever gun at hand for whatever reason and you will get just 1 shot away. What load and bullet i...

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its the whole world fellas or at least all the 1st world countries. They are deconstructing our culture. Who are 'they' you may ask. I dont know, UN, billionaires, the left wing. the martians? Jokes aside the evidence points to a 'they', since this isnt just one country doing it. If it was you could...

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it might be worth checking out Cas city forums where they have a spencer forum and threads on issues and how to address them. I decided against it. Sometimes they just need tinkering, sometimes its over size chambers, barrels not straight,feeding issues, warranty claim issues. Very attractive guns b...

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wvfarrier wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:25 pm Have you checked with Gary Reeder? He makes a pretty wide variety. I have been pondering his 375 GNR #2, its a 45-70 necked down to .375

Thanks I just mailed Gary, though looking at his work which is really nice, Im thinking a BHA model 89 in 500SW might be more affordable.

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Ive had 5. First one 357 Stainless 24" oct barrel, amadeo rossi stamp no safety which apparently was pretty rare config for non-safety, circa 2000 used I think, looked nice ran everything 2019, 357 blued, sharp load gate, burr inside mag tube scraping bullets, extractor nicking rims. A bit of s...

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I know its probably not in the category of rounds easy or sensible to fit in a lever action, but I bet someone out there has done or can do it. Or maybe it cant be with that rebated rim? case rim is the same as 44 mag if that helps. I know bighorn does the 500SW and 500 linebaugh but quite a bit big...

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Scott if I recall you are a very big guy. I reckon that kid traded in a 380acp for a 44 mag carry gun right after that encounter

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I owned a 45 colt rossi circuit judge revolving rifle ages ago, which could also chamber and fire 410. I didnt use it much but what I recall is the 45 colts werent real accurate with that long cylinder. The best I ever did was 4-5" at 50 yards with any ammo.There was also a straight rifling cho...

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I dont know what real workd velocities are like but if you check the ballistic coefficient of the FTX bullets in 357 and 44 it aint that great. By that I mean for example the 158 XTP hollowpoint actually has much better BC than the 140FTX(.201 vs .169) and in 44 mag the 240XTP hollowpoint is much be...

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From what I can gather the work done must have been a rebarrel to a rifled 70-150, he said on another video the case is just the 12ga brass necked down to a true 70cal. I tried to google the company he mentioned but the link was dead. Maybe the whole thing is not as it seems

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I know this was somewhat of a mythical round in the day but found this repro so to speak interesting. The fella claiming it gets better taylor knockout factor than 577 nitro is a bit miss-applied since that factor overly favors the fat 12ga. But still seems a lot of power. 4700ftlbs with a 900 grain...

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I used a 357 carbine for most hunting for a few years due to some physical restrictions at the time. I was loading down 158 grain bullets to 1300-1400fps , technically still revolver power and took all size hogs. Killed a few smaller ones broadside with the 125grain remington UMC 38+P factory round...

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I used a 357 carbine for most hunting for a few years due to some physical restrictions at the time. I was loading down 158 grain bullets to 1300-1400fps , technically still revolver power and took all size hogs. Killed a few smaller ones broadside with the 125grain remington UMC 38+P factory rounds...

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. Male sexual assault fortunately doesn't result in the victim becoming pregnant which is one less thing to deal with them female victims have to deal with, but the way society treats males is often worse. Not wanting to feed into the who-is-the-biggest-victim mindset of the left, I do think it has...

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Hi gents, what is the XLR. is this just the regular 444 with the stainless/laminate features? Also 1:20 barrel, how does this compare to the regular 1:38, I assume for one thing it can handle heavier bullets.

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Good heavens Bill, sorry that happened to you.

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I cant see what it would be an issue, nor have I ever heard of such. I'd say load them up and have at it.

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Too many things these days seem geared towards dissolving good sense and and breaking the relationships that make free citizens strong . My tin foil hat was always tight so I try not to ramble on too much. Doc we are lucky to have fellas like you on our side and on the forum as well.

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That sounds a lot like Flat top over at marlin forums?, I think he invented what he called the 444 Safari by increasing the COAL and modifying the guns. I contacted him by PM at one stage but no reply. Also apparently a group of fellas with a long throated CVA 444 marlin have gotten 410 grain woodle...

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Jeepnik is correct, Australia entered the war days after Britian declared war and had been fighting in Africa and Europe a couple years before the Darwin bombing. The population of Aus back then was 6-7 million then and they had 1 million in the armed forces, unfortunately as swagman says most were ...

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Gents I found one of these going used, the older/original version rossi 92 in 454. Just trying to recall what the potential issues were with these? I remember reading something about bending or shearing maazagine or forearm screws? Were they still generally an ok firearm or bad enough that improveme...

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wow Jim thanks! had not seen this one before

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Random musings, I always wished Paco would have articled some hotrod loads for 44mag in a Rossi92 like he did in the 357, 45 colt and 454 casull. Not that I need more power but would just be interesting to see how the cartridge did with similar upper pressure limit applications.

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