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Yes, Thankful for that! I started to comment against hot loads but I figured you knew that already, which now its obvious yes you do! Idk $ value, but in that shape I'd bet its ^$. But no matter, sounds like its found a good retirement home, and Red Letter Days ahead for you both! Hope see Elk pics ...

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Wow, congratulations on the ultimate Mod 94 30-30, an early one with 26" Oct Barrel, and sounds like unusually good condition, Mod 94's dont come any better! In your hands now and makes meat, especially elk meat= Priceless!

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Thank You Walt, that's an entirely new to me book, i will look into maybe getting it and several others of these suggestions!

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I went last Thursday 1/22, on account the forecast showed it to be the last decent days weather, and it was right. Been nothing but snow, ice, and Cooolllld since! I left the house it was already near 50dgr before noon. By time I got to the range, which is all the way back in one of our deepest holl...

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Im sure you'll enjoy it! Im for sure going to order "Wilderness of Denali" by Charles Sheldon. I think i got that title correct.

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Praying God turns it all around, quick & full recovery! Thats His Specialty!

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Reading about the old hyphenated cartridges is what what stirred my interest toward Leverguns, and equally all the WCF'S too! Im loading some 30-30 today, have been loading 30-06 and 270Win recently. The 30-30 is my sweetheart in every way, loading, hunting, & shooting, but these other two are a...

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I 2nd "Alaskan and Yukon Trophies Won and Lost"! It another of my honest claims, most interesting book I ever read! Im gonna consider others mentioned here, Thanks for them! The late 1800's-early 1900's stories of exploration and adventures into B.C., Yukon, Alaska, are stole my hearts dre...

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I just got this book few days ago, have read 3/4 of it! This is the most interesting & enjoyable book ive ever read! Not a dull page in it, like a good movie, that keeps you on edge your seat! If you're interested in the old days of the Northwest, and no subject ever interested me anymore than t...

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Very true Doc, there's some great choices in scopes at a fraction of the dollars! When I got the Tikka, i needed a scope. Wanted a Leupold but I went with the Burris FF ll 3-9x40, that came by overwhelming recommendation! I hadn't done any scope research since I got my last one for a squirrel rifle,...

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I went to Warne totally 5 years ago. I bought an old Tikka LSA 65 30-06 mase in 1975, by Tikkakoski, the original company In Finland, before Sako acquired them. I got the rifle without knowing anything about it, no scope or bases on it. Did lotta research about what I needed, and can't remember all ...

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Great Job with some beautiful rifles! A 99 in 300 Savage jyst spells Deer! But 6pts MS 6.5x54ms just about drives me crazy with lust!

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My brother got the new BAR last summer in 7mm08. Like always, he brought it to me to mount a new Vortex scope, Zeroed, several boxes of ammo. I got to say its first Auto that stole my heart! Beautiful rifle, plenty accurate, recoil less than a 30-30! Actually I consider it now, as fine a woods stalk...

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Beautiful buck and a rifle ive held and considered buying in 308, but ive never had any real experience with one, or known anyone who has. Quality rifle no doubt!

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Beautiful Buck!

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Bill!!!

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Prayers that the Lord takes complete control, turns this all around for the better!

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Amen both! Lord give em to us for that reason first! A big rack is just a big bonus. I killed a really nice 8pt in 2017, and it was special, but no more than several my small ones. The 6pt i took with my Win 30-30 in 2023 is really my favorite memory. Took it on my first hunt of the spot, from hard ...

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Im not a 308 man only by circumstances! I got started with used guns i got, 30-30 and 30-06. Have recently went to a Rem 700 270Win, again a used rifle that fell in my path,bi couldn't refuse. Im glad i did, its a great deer cartridge! My brother just this summer, got a Rem Limited Classic 700 in 30...

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We had a dandy hunt at his camper in E.Tenn, Sept 30, 31, Oct 1st. Plenty Fox Squirrels and took only few Grays, didn't want take up freezer space in case a deer. The next week he was on the roof, cleaned it, getting ready apply water proofing, fell off top ladder getting on it. He's very lucky he c...

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This the guy I was after, along with a great 6pt that was likely the heaviest deer. But with only 2 weeks, trying help my brother i gladly took the bird inhand!

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Sure is good eating, all that matters after 4 days hard hunting

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Well I haven't taken time towards any forums lately, but after the Appalachian Thread? Let's talk good side of here, like everywhere else! Don't laugh at my deer, I took first opportunity I got to pull trigger! Was helping my brother hunt also, hoping he'd get one. In his 2nd year ever deer hunting....

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765x53 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 26, 2025 1:45 pm I believe the primary purpose of the video was to sell Johnson's "War on Poverty" / "Great Society" big government scheme. With no regard or respect for the dignity of the people.

Bingo! Big lotta Truth, enough said!

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Born in Harlan Co KY in 1959, been here ever since. 4th generation underground coal miner. Went to work outside job in 1976, supply, maintenance, etc, went underground right after I graduated in 1977, never went a single day without a job! Only time missed, was recovery from few accidents, one im lu...

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I can't handle hunting in the heat anymore, takes away fun, and can't breath in it anyways when doing much walking. Back in my early days, I went whenever I could, regardless the temps, but as i got older, I prefer to save my game spots for the cool days of leaf fall! Hunting at its best then! We ha...

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What a beautiful place to hunt! Harvest Moon, hopefully Elk Harvest!

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We took 22 squirrels, i got 7 fox and 5 grays, but last two days I hunted a place that had numerous grays, and I passed on several shots at them, knowing we'd have plenty meat already. Here's a random Pic I took last day.

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Tuesday 9/30 I got 3 grays and 1 fox squirrel. Wednesday 10/1 I got this bag, my best ever 4 fox squirrels in one day! We had a blast, ate like kings, hunting till about noon, then kicking back rest day! Squirrel hunted lotta good places in my life, but E. Tenn always been my favorite! 20251001_1216...

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Went with my brother to his place in E. Tenn last week for 3 days of squirrel hunting with our 22lr's. It was mostly, fur under the hickories, before the shot! Mast all pretty well fallen, and them mostly flat & clean woods made for easy & great hunting, my favorite way to sniper em with the...

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No, but I'd sure like to, most of all the deer species i think, plus I could breath lot better out there! Everyone that knows me says that we're i need to be!

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Ive just recently got some Birchwood Casey Moly Lube, a Spray on Dry Lube, might do well on Presses? I got it to try on my Leverguns, and maybe a Auto 30-06. Recently cleaned all the actions, and sprayed em with Gun Scrubber. Then sprayed on the Moly. First opinion is it works, especially good big s...

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Believe him and his products to be quality! Gotta admire a man that test his own ammo in his own guns, and not sure of all the ammo, but the 30-30 in particular. Tested in no less than 5 different rifles and he post the results. I got one box of his 357 ammo way back when first heard of him, and a b...

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My post supposed to said late 50's-60's, but wow, it sure is a beauty!

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Great looking 39a, im guessing that's a late 60's model! My 2nd gun purchase in 1977 right after I went to work was a new Marlin 39a, and its my only regretfull rifle trade, few years later! I've let a number of old classics shotguns go i shouldn't have, but that's only rifle that I'd love to have b...

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I'll sure verify the 30-30 Speer 130gr H.C.! Anytime ive gotten into a conversation with a fellow 30-30 shooter, i declare this bullet the All Stat of the 30-30 Cart! 5 years ago, in one my winter reloading fun experiments, using my Mod 64, I reloaded this bullet using LVR, Varget, W748, IMR4895, an...

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Ky Bourbhorn

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Ive been out mowing n weedeatting most day. It was 49 here this morning and only got to maybe 70dgr, unusually cool for this early, but I'd look up at mountains, could hear em calling plainly! Thank Lord for this time of year especially! It's in my blood, since I was 8, trasping along behind dad, he...

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JimT wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:59 am I am not a rifle guy ... but I have hunted with a blackpowder handgun ... copy of the 1858 Remington .44 ... it worked quite well. I never took a deer with it but it had plenty of power to do it.

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Jim, Matthew Quigley would've met his match against you!

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Your lower load for squirrel with two patched balls complete and thoroughly seated on the powder and on one another will simply snatch the soul out of deer. Round balls penetrate better at 900 fps than at 1400. That 1800 fps. you cite slows down to only 100 to 150 fps higher at 100 yds. than the ve...

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Love that rifle and good shooting! 1 pulled to spoil a great group like that is a heart breaker, done that! No matter the 4 shot shows what it is really! I had a Marlin 336 30-30 set up same way, I put a Marbles Tang on it, had it on it lowest setting which gave a 200yd+ zero. The folding barrel sig...

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Looking Good boys sounding even better! The weather here for next 8-10 days looks almost like heaven on earth! And i got grass mowing n other work next two days :oops: But after that, I'll be shooting this rifle and hunting with something! Looked at my notes, in case of interest to anyone? My best l...

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Thanks everyone! My Rifle shoots .440 RB can't remember what that best load was last fall, ive got it scribbled on notes in my BP Stuff. I want to think 65gr FFg Goex, which is only BP ive ever used, + FFFg. Hey, I growed up with my eyes & brain glued to anything Daniel Boone. Ive roamed same wo...

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Are there any traditional muzzleloader hunters here? Ive had a CVA 45Cal Mountain Rifle since 1977, a kit rifle that I put together. Used it a lot up until early 80’s. I wasn't a deer hunter then, only game I ever took was few fox, we called in, something we did a lot of back then. But that rifle go...

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Sounds like you're good to go, in fact more than good, it's more than capable! Just few years ago, Doug Turnbull took a Rocky Mountain Bighorn with his custom 86. I forget the details, but i read the article. Guessing at near 300yds, with the 375 Turnbull cartridge. In Whelen's article, Only Accurat...

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A beneficial addition in tough terrain for sure!

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First time i ever tried it was few drags off a buddies, while underground mining in my early days. All it did was make me hungry. Not long after that, was at a lake with my brother in law and another buddy, camped & fishing. Already too many beers, BIL, rolled me one said try this. I smoked it, ...

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Finally reshod my mule yesterday. It & me both biting at the bit, pawing ground to get out. It'd been a fine day today, but had babysit my granddaughter today. Looks like rain tomorrow, but most next week looks like Sept weather at its finest! I'll get into the mountains couple times hopefully, ...

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Accurate enough to go head shot some squirrels, so no problem for deer way further!

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Congratulations, a wonderful find!

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