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Didn’t know I had a problem with my Miroku Winchester 94 38-55. It is the basic carbine model, no checkering or fancy wood. I have fired it over 300 times and it has gone bang every time.

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My Grandfather used to tell us if we needed more than 8 grains of Unique in the 1892 38-40 we should move up to a 30-30. He had 1 can of Unique from the Depression era and I shot the last of it about 5 years ago in that 1892. That powder shot like it was made yesterday.

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Even a bigger shock Natchez has Barnes Original 348 bullets in both 220 and 250 grain at $57 per box of 50.

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Be careful how many max 454 loads you shoot in a revolver. My Super Red Hawk has had around 600 near max loads through it and the bottom of the top strap has significant gas cutting where the cylinder and forcing cone gap is. Had 2 gunsmiths look at it and both said the cutting is deep enough to be ...

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Mild to moderate loads, W231/HP38, for heavier loads Power Pistol burn clean. Some of the shotgun powders can work very well in handgun applications.

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Well the 454 Casull operates at 62,000 psi, the 44mag at 42,000 so by necessity the Rossi 454 has to be the strongest. None of the other 92s chamber beyond the 44mag so……

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May, 1953, Slave Lake Alberta, Cree Native Bella Twin killed a world record Grizzly bear with her Cooey Ace # 1 22 rim fire. Close range 1 shot through the left eye and 7 more near the first. The first shot was thought to be actually fatal.She was 63 years old and less than 5 feet tall. She was chec...

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Mine is the stainless Puma version imported by LSI. It has both the side gate and magazine tube load option. It also has the bolt safety. I don’t shoot full power 454 loads in it anymore as they cracked the buttstock and the recoil overcame the fine threads holding the inner magazine tube in. I get ...

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Yup, shop near me has new Hornady 22 Hornet, $65. Also has Hornady 25-35 for $45. Had 3 boxes of Hornady Win 348 200 grain FTX for $60 each. I bought all 3 boxes!

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Oregon Trail Laser-Cast Silver Bullet, 180 grain round nose flat point, .401 diameter. 8 grains Unique.

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Walmart, slip on Limb savers, 3 sizes $25. I keep them in the truck.

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150-170 grain, BLC2, SW Tactical Rifle, W748, IMR3031.

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I have seen those forging lines referred to as striations. Can any of you folks verify this?

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Odd that John Taffin declares 44 Special alive and well and an article in the June 24 Handloader by another well known writer declares all 44 revolvers and calibers as dying.

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This info from my Lyman Ideal # 39 dated May 1953:

45-90 COL 2.718
300 gr. Jacketed, 62 gr. 4895 at 1975 (Winchester nickel steel barrel only)
50 gr. 4895 at 1550 for non nickel steel barrel

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I have that rifle in 30-30 and 38-55. Those actions will slick up just from normal use. The 30-30 version I have is the most accurate lever action I have ever owned. They are heavy though. Not a great carry all day gun. If you are a sit and ambush hunter ok.

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Buckeye 38-40/10mm

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Up in the Nord Wood we charge extra for rust bluing!

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A Quick Look at a few reloading manuals show the 35 Remington 200 grain bullet as the heaviest load. There may be other sources out there that go beyond that I don’t have though.

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That “oval P” on the barrel indicates it is a “Postal Order” replacement barrel not original to the gun. Winchester sold them through the mail. I have a 32-40 with a nickel steel oval P barrel. Bought it as a shooter as the bore is pristine. The gun is from 1907 but the barrel is way later.

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Ammo hard to find and very expensive if you do find it. If you want to shoot it much plan on reloading.

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Yes, the 30-30 ammo with silver tip bullets was very popular. Yellow box with bold Silvertip printed on front. I still have a few boxes stashed. The last I bought were the 76 Bicentennial red, white and blue box Silvertips. The cases are nickel plated with W 76 W stamped on head.

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I have seen bores worse than that shoot pretty good. I would try a fast pistol powder like Unique that somewhat mimics black powder that “bumps up” the bullet diameter. Those cowboy loads are so anemic that little to no obturation takes place. Unique has gotten many a 32 WCF to shoot accurately.

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How about the 1953 world record bear shot by Cree Indian Bella Twin using a Cooey 22 with 22 long ammo. This actually took place in Alberta Canada.

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Lost the 32-20 cylinder to my 32 Ruger Buckeye a few years ago. Never found it so I called Ruger to get it replaced and was told that gun had been so long out of production they would not even consider making a replacement cylinder. Guess I will just have to keep shooting 32 H&R.

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For those of you needing Starline 38-55 2.125 length brass,Starline now filling back orders. Minimum order 250 cases $152 shipped. I just got a tracking number late yesterday.

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I have an early Ruger SRH 454. For years I shot it loaded with 250 grain XTPs on top of 34 grains of H110. When I turned age 70 I realized I could not shoot those full power loads any longer. I now load the same bullet over 16 grains of W540 or HS6. I call it my “still more than enough” load. I sti...

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At 76 I mostly limit the hand gun to Single Six and Mark 3 22 and Blackhawk Buckeye 32 H&R . The rifle I shoot most is the model 94 32-40 at 1400 fps. Shotgun for hunting only now. Still have some boomers in the safe though.

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Just notified this morning from Midway USA they have new Winchester production 32-20, $80 per box of 50.

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Local gun shop in Northwest Vermont yesterday has new Remington production 25-20 ammo, $100 box of 50. It must be out there in other places.

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I must have gotten a good 10/22. Early one with nice wood and has functioned flawlessly for over 5000 rounds. Recently shot 100 rounds of CCI standard velocity at 100 yards 3 inch gong. Hit it 97 times had 1 dud round , 1 squib round and 1 actual miss. This using a 4 power cheap scope.i guess accur...

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Yup, Buffalo Rifle powder is made in the Czech Republic by Lovex and is known as D060-01 in Europe. It is bottled by Shooters World LLC. While it is commonly thought to be the same as the older 5744 powders that may no longer be true as the new production Accurate 5744 is now made in Canada. By The...

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How are Remington 150 grain pointed soft points going to work out in tubular magazine rifles. Fair number of lever actions still out there in use.

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Known in the New England woods as the single shot jamomatic! Although I have seen a few that were known to never jam. Others were known habitual offenders.

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My 1930 Model A Ford with points, condenser and coil should also work after EMP also. It did just strand me side the road though. Kept blowing a 30 amp fuse I installed to protect against electrical shorts. Turned out to be the amp meter shorted internally! Bypassed the meter and drove it home.

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Well I may have to eat a little crow! I just watched a test by Boge Quinn over at Gun Blast testing the Henry revolvers. He has nothing but good things to say about those guns. Fit, finish and accuracy top shelf. A thorough and lengthy review resulted in flawless operation and accuracy with lots of ...

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I predict those revolvers will be so rare that down the road they will become valuable collectibles, even though ugly.

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Just installed the Ruger BX trigger group in my 10/22. Best $60 I’ve spent lately.

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Well, with my 75 year old eyes I won’t even consider a 94 that does not have the receiver pre drilled and tapped for an aperture sight. I believe that’s about 1952 on. My most accurate 94 is a 1961 30-30. I mounted a Williams receiver sight and a fine fiber optic front sight. Yeah I know sacrilege b...

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Griff, the Vermont legislature is in the process of passing legislation eliminating lead projectiles for all hunting . I tried some of the monolithic bullets we will have to use in my Browning A-Bolt 308 and the bullets tumbled. I bet our old Winchesters won’t like them either.

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Shooting the old legacy calibers is only going to get more expensive. I just paid $102 for 2 boxes of new production Remington 32 Special. Had not seen any of that in North Western Vermont in 2 years. Back then I paid $26 a box.

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Griff, my 1894 shoots jacketed 170 Speer accurately using IMR 4198. I have not yet found a cast load with any accuracy. Using hard cast .322 Rim Rock 170 grain. I started with 15 grains 5744, tried Shooters World Buffalo Rifle 15 to 17 grains, same results, all over the target. A little better with ...

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Griff, that is a beauty! What load are you shooting?

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Well those reformed “short” for 32-40 cases turns out to be a big plus. It allows 32 Special bullets to be crimped in the cannelure and still feed through a model 94 action. Try that with a 32-40 length case and the cartridge will jamb on top of the lifter.

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Ref. The subject of the 32-40 brass at Midway. The 32-40 brass is about the easiest brass to reform from other calibers. It can be made from 38-55, 30-30 and 32 Special. All you need is a 32-40 full length die. Using 38-55 you may have to trim just slightly. I have made and shot hundreds that way. T...

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Yup, best Marlins ever. Everything the new Henry’s aren’t, mainly reliable out of the box and no need for return flight.

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Nothing wrong with those groups, especially off hand. I have the same gun and have never shot off hand that well. I have found the 32 H&R cylinder more accurate and I get better brass mileage. I have found 32-20 brass hard to get at times.

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First gun I bought was an H&R Topper 16 gauge for $15. Full choke, kicked like a mad mule. Sold it years later, wished I still owned it.

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At the risk of incurring the wrath of the BLR/81 folks I will impart an experience we had at at my Vermont hunting camp last fall. One of the regulars showed up with a Henry Long Ranger 308 and out shot 2 BLR's and several bolt actions. Real nice wood, way better trigger than the Brownings. Appears ...

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When people ask how many guns I own I tell them guns are like cats, nobody really owns them. I follow with I have a few feral guns that hunt all night and sleep all day. Get a lot of deer in the head lights looks.

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