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Nate;
Thank you for information, much food for thought. Looks like if I do buy the rifle, I should ship it to you to tweak before even shooting it.

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Thanks gents for the advice and comments. The ad also claims that all internal parts are hand fitted and polished, so maybe there would be no need for an action slick up job. :wink: A related ad says the same "hand fitted and polished" thing about .357 and .45 cal Charles Daly single actio...

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An example of why the Senate needs to stop blocking the administrations judge ship nominations! We need all the friends we can get.

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Good show! Also, do not be picking on Game Keeper about the women; my 70 year old brother in law just broke up with his 35 year old girl friend and took back the Lexus convertible he gave her (let her drive, actually) and then he GAVE it to a 45 year old girl friend. Yikes, what gets into us old fog...

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I just came across a NIB Charles Daly 1892 Takedown NRA Limited Edition .45 Long Colt. It has 24 inchOctagon barrel, case colored receiver, nice walnut, and crescent steel buttplate and is listed at $690. :?: Anyone own one of these? Any opinions on the price? I do not REALLY need one of these, but ...

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Excellent post. I look forward to the posts on the other hunters.

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Well said.

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Jason; Back before there were frangible loads for self defense, this was a common practice for effective self defense loads that would not overpenetrate. I used the .38 hollow base bullets over a mild charge of bullseye myself. I also loaded some of these mild loads for women to use in their .38 and...

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Favorite Scene in Lonesome Dove

I guess this why we are the way we are: ->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVBjBClBSao

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Here is mine with 6" M19.

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My takedown Win/Miroku 1886 and 1895 shoot fine, including first shot.
There was thread on this subject recently and you may be able to locate it with a search.

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I have never used Varget.
I am now playing with 5744 with 325 and 405 cast bullets, but have not loaded any .405 jacketed bullets. Some of the information in the posts above mine should provide you plenty of options.
Good luck with it.

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Yes it will. My .308 featherweight M70 Win would jump up from the sandbags at the range when shooting Hornady light magnums before I had it magnaported. Now it does not come up at all and I estimate that the recoil is reduced about 10%. My Ruger 77 in .338 Win Mag is also Magnaported with similar re...

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Congrats on a very fine rifle. Possibly Mic can also address the feeding and full cycling of the standard length .45-90 cartridge so that you will not have to trim cases to make them cycle for you.. Please let us know. BTW, couple weekends ago, Ricky, 86er, and I ran some of my initial mid speed rel...

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Nath expressed concern that I had been too quiet of late and asked whazzup? Here is whazzup: Nath; Thanks for noticing and for asking. Not sick or anything, just real busy on the farm. It is spring in Texas and there is much to be done before summer arrives and the heat makes it unpleasant to be out...

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What Wiedner said +1

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Grilled Fallow deer steak, salad, french style green beans with mushrooms, and whole grain rice.

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Very nice 1886 and good shooting!
Enjoy the pork!

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Absolutely striking !
And the big one in .45-90? New to me and I look forward to hearing your range report on these two great guns.

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That is a little far from dallas, but maybe one day soon, we can meet at Big Daddy's BBQ Roadhouse for lunch and BS.
Did you ever hear anything more about the shooting range that was to be built out off HW 78 near Copeville?

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20cows - you are correct, the saddle ring got in the way of the receiver peep sight. YK - I have two M19, one with a 4 inch and the one in the picture with a 6 inch barrel. However well I can shoot them, I use a S&W M39 for CC tests because here in Texas, if you qualify with a revolver, you can ...

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Have a great trip and remember to take lots of pictures.

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Griff - this is the rifle we had to quit shooting last time at the range because of smoking primers and yes, that is the wood of the Bishop stocks that looked sort of orange back then. Marlin 35 - Thank you. I wish I could take credit for the wood work, but it was done by Mark Parenti of Doc's Gun S...

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This is my very first such combo, dating back to 1970 and it is still my favorite. Both guns have seen a lot of shooting and hunting. http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m207/CRS0137/P1000637.jpg S&W M19 Combat Magnum in a threepersons style, elkskin lined holster - it really babies the deep blue...

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My Winchester 1892 SRC serial number indicates that it was manufactured in 1912. From the wear on the top tang and bottom of the action, it looks to have been hunted hard for many years until someone converted it to .357 magnum. This conversion included internal mods, a 20" Douglas barrel, and ...

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Outstanding ! Thank you for the post.
I am sending a link to this post to many other folks.

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IMHO, Newt is telling like it is and his weekly emails are a good way to keep up with things. I hope that more Americans will read and listen to him.

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The folks at the Fur Fish and Game magazine can probably help you.

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As per Wrangler John's comments, here is a Welsh pony pulling a cart with two ladies aboard. This is in East Texas(note pine trees) at the Lazy J horse farm where we bought our Welsh ponies.

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Coldfingers;
One of my old loading manuals recommended using FMJ 9mm for small game and turkeys. I have never tried it, but it makes sense.

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As previously stated, shop around for standard ammo and find out which one your rifle likes best. From my experience with .357 in a rifle and pistol. the 110 and 125 grain hollow points are devastating on four legged varmints and should work well on two legged ones also, unless you have to shoot thr...

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For kids and ladies, Welsh ponies are hard to beat (do not eat as much as larger horses, either). Here is our newest arrival(last week), Doppler, with his mother, Breeze: http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m207/CRS0137/P1000084.jpg And posing in the corral: http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m207/CR...

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For waterfowl, the 12 with 3 inch chambers, but for upland game with lots of walking, the 20 will do nicely. Here is my sxs 20 ga http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m207/CRS0137/P1000334.jpg It has a 12 ga big brother, with 28 inch barrels and chrome lined tubes. Why not get both? Seriously, the CZ ...

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Now that is funny!

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My dad , brothers, and I all tied our own flies. I fly fished for perch, bass, and trout from mid teens through college, but job travel. sports cars, Big D ladies, and shooting just crowded out the fly fishing. Guess I will go back to it when I get too old to bust birds or bucks (ladies and sports c...

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Update - Sterling has already received a phone call from Walmart

, trying to appease him, but that is not easy and was not successful.
It is interesting to see how quickly they reacted to a well written "goodbye " letter!
Feel free to adapt his letter if you wish to send your own!

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Yep, still have my old circular rule from days at UT and my old circular rally computer from my sports car rally days. Probably can not remember how to use either one now!

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Congratulations and glad that worked out for you.

Later, lets hear how the rest of the weekend hunt went.

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The following is a protest letter to Walmart berating them about the recent sell out to Mike Bloomberg of NYC. :evil: Sterling Burnett works for the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), a conservative think tank. Sterling is a hunting friend of mine and gave me permission to post his letter h...

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OldIronsights;
My Miroku-Davidsons 1886 came new with an 11 pound trigger.
After an action and trigger job, it is about 4 pounds which works for me on the bench and in the field. This made it much easier to shoot accurately.

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Rifle is now ready!
Got the telephone message today after it was too late to go pick it up. Will do so tomorrow and make a new post with pics!!

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Jeremy;
Refinish stocks, repair bolt, thorough cleaning (last taken apart in 1970), and oiling.
The bolt problem made it unuseable and required dissambly, therefore, the other work was done.
I will run through all this when I post before and after pictures.

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My 92 conversion was done with a new barrel, but that was done by a previous owner and may have been because the original one was worn out.

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Dropped by Doc's gun shop today and drooled over the refinished Bishop stocks - sorry I did not take my camera.
Doc says he will soon get it all back together and give me a call, maybe by next week. At that time I will post some b4 and after pics.
Then it will be off to the range for some real fun.

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Very nice .44. I have to confess, that I really prefer shooting .44 special in my Taurus .44 Mag DA revolver. They are much like a .38 in a .357 - mild and accurate. Course, I can always stuff in some full house .44 mags if needed, but that is why my left ear still rings from blasting a rattlesnake ...

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The answers are YES.

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Hobie; Howcum you "danging" me? :oops: BTW, my Winchester/Miroku/Davidsons TD 1886 is NOT D&T for a receiver sight. I put the Marbles tang on it to get the "period look" :) and the longer sight radius. I like it and it works for me offhand and from a rest. http://i105.photobu...

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