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Mike D.

What a gem, Kirk. Now I understand your reasoning for doing what you did.

Mike D.

As it turns out, due to the past days of steady rain, the range is too mucky to get to. It will need a few days of drying out before it can be easily accessed. It is in a low point and the water sits on top of the clay. No fun to walk on or drive across. Saturday promises another storm, so things do...

Mike D.

I thought that I ordered .406s from Buffalo, but ended up with .408 Hard Cast. I did make a dummy round and it chambered tight, but made it. I loaded 5 rds using 42 grains IMR 3031 as a first test and hope to try them out today. I also made up 4 different loads for my 7mm Mauser, all with the Barnes...

Mike D.

You have to replace the bolt with a newer 39 type to use high velocity .22 LR ammo.

Mike D.

Clearwater Reboring up in WA does the 9mm.

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Mike D.

Special hunts haven't been determined yet and licenses and tags are not available at this time, but they should be available by the middle of next month.

Mike D.

No climate control needed in CA, but all of my guns are bagged in the safe. Beside keeping them clean it reduces contact dings and dents.

Mike D.

I have used those 250s to great effect in my .38-56. It is vintage 1907 and has a mint, tight .375 bore, unlike the earlier ones that often have .379 diameter bores.

Mike D.

I go to NV to hunt white tail jacks and don't bother with a license.

Mike D.

Yes they do, Danny, but they are too soft to be pushed beyond 1400 FPS. I spoke with them and they told me that their bullets had only a BN hardness of 15 and were lubed for BP use. My gun has a nickel steel barrel made for HV smokeless.

Mike D.

Found 'em! Buffalo Arms makes a great .406 HC 288 gr bullet, so I ordered a hundred to play with. I'll start out at around 1500 FPS and see how they react at velocities up to 2000+. Hawk just received their jacket material and will soon begin production of their 235 gr .406s. I can't wait!

Mike D.

I have never used lead in any of my .25-20s, but really like the Speer 75 FN. That bullet over 12/4198 makes for a great close in Coyote stomper. I also have a good supply of the old WW 60 gr OPEs, but haven't used any in a number of years. I used to be able to pick up good clean boxes of the old HV...

Mike D.

I have fooled with a few of those things and can tell you that one out of three is dependable. Not a good average. The Miroku Brownings, on the other hand, are absolutely dependable. The lawyer induced stuff that Winchester(?) sells are not worth half the asking. If CDNN hadn't had them for $599 I s...

Mike D.

Nice job, Tim. I have had a few '73s over the years; my favorite was a nice .38-40. I actually knocked over a few blacktails with that old gun using Winchester factory SP ammo.

Mike D.

Could someone please find me some hard cast .406s for my starving .40-82? Hawk is getting ready to run their 245 jacketed again and some of them should be arriving in a couple of weeks. I want bullets that can run at 1800-2000+FPS so no softies.

Mike D.

Early 1900s is OK, but 1870s is best. This pit has early flasks laying chuck-a-bluck. Saloon outhouse in a small Yuba County foothill town.)

Mike D.

I was up in Chico Friday and Saturday doing the bottle show. Got a line out for a couple of 1886s from folks at that venue.

Sunday I went digging for bottles. Did very nicely.

Mike D.

I do have the book, but he screwed up big time when he put the Marlin 1895(336) in the "Very Strong" category and the 1886 Winchester in the "Moderately Strong" class. It should be the other way around. Even the late model originals have it all over the modern Marlin.

Mike D.

The translation was sure messed up between here and there. Instead of being side to side it was stacked. Dumb.

Mike D.

Due to the increasing numbers of jobs moving from California to Texas, the Lone Star State has compiled a "Californian to Texan" translation guide. CALIFORNIA TEXAS Arsenal of Weapons Gun Collection Delicate Wetlands Swamp Undocumented Worker Illegal Alien Cruelty-Free Materials Synthetic ...

Mike D.

Streetstar, Amazing! A Henry just hanging about! Thats how "old money" rich folks are, they have something and have no intentions of selling it and well, 'ya can't blame 'em. That Henry has probably been in the family since forever. But like you said, the grandkids will just sell it and p...

Mike D.

Excellent story! Why on God's green earth is it blocked in the UK? Are the old RAF hands embarrassed at being "out flown" by foreign aviators? It's been nearly 70 yrs, why the grudge?

Mike D.

I have been here several years and search the site many times every day. IMM, nothing has really changed, the core intent remains. Many of the names that have changed, and along with new names come many questions, some repeated, but more are new. Learning, and sharing knowledge, is the reason behind...

Mike D.

Take a look at the pre-64 1894s on Guns International. Some are fairly priced for condition, some not so. Typical of the i-net these days.

Mike D.

Both totally fantasy priced. Reality would be half that.

Mike D.

Three in one was invented by G W Cole in 1894. It came in bottles with his name embosssed on them until it became the "Three In One Oil Co" around 1905. There were at least two sizes, but the originals by Cole came in the size shown. It was very popular, if the large number we dig is an in...

Mike D.

I'm an advocate of lighter .45 caliber bullets driven at HV from guns usually dedicated to big slow bullets. Give me a .45-70 or .45-90 using a 250 gr Barnes TSX at over 2000FPS anytime. The practical range is extended and the light bullets kill very fast, often with large exit wounds. Deer seldom m...

Mike D.

[quote="Marlin32"]What do you expect? No one in the entire USA is capable of making an Over/Under or a Side by Side shotgun. Remington has difficulty in reproducing the Marlin, and so on and so forth. Not entirely true. There is a smith not far from me who makes side by sides by hand and m...

Mike D.

Does she have any 1886 parts?

Mike D.

I have had some top notch experiences with a few of the levergunners in this bunch and all have been excellent. I have learned PLENTY since joining this fine group, too. Shasta is one of the best and took it upon himself to send me a nice early 1950s RCBS .40-82 case forming and trim die for absolut...

Mike D.

I have shot plenty of that old Rem-UMC .33 CF ammo and never bothered to take it apart. Not curious enough, I suppose. All shot fine and didn't seem to harm any of my rifles. Reloaded the brass several times and still use it. Better than new, that's for sure.

Mike D.

I see that they don't make a .406 FN, either.

Mike D.

"Mike, I WILL call as soon as I get my voice back! ('nother topic, don't worry 'bout it)!"

Not to worry, Griff, my voice is always bad; my wife says i mumble. True, but it's squeeky at best these days. Durned chemo!

Tim, my plan is for a 4 day reheat. Any stew gets better in time.

Mike D.

Now, my new .40-82 has had me brow beating Barnes for some .406 TSXs.

Mike D.

I'm making elk stew/chili. No real recipe, just kinda wingin' it. 1 1/2 lbs chopped stew meat, 1/2 lg chopped onion, 32 oz home made venison broth, 2 cans pinto beans, 1 can black beans, 1 can diced tomatos, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 lb cilantro, and spices according to likes. I'm a bit heavy on t...

Mike D.

Sad that the .38-70s are open. Full, sealed boxes sell for around $450-500. Partial or unsealed less than half that.

Mike D.

That little film reminds me of a pet barn owl that we had as kids. I found it as a little white fuzz ball in our hay barn and raised it from "drinking" pureed liver and etc to eating mice and dog food. They do develop into characters and learn dog and animal tricks like hanging out at the ...

Mike D.

I think that it was posted before. The cat and owl were raised together.

Mike D.

Is the gun rebarreled with an unmarked one, or is it a Winchester barrel? The small ramp on the fuzzy photo "looks" like the ones seen on extra lightweight rifles.

Mike D.

Are the .40-82 dies available? Lemme know.

Mike D.

A photo of himself posing with "posers" is indicative of his base intelligence, or should I say lack thereof.

Mike D.

Animal rights weirdos rule, eh? Sounds more like California that Texas.

Mike D.

Good steel shot loads kill ducks emphatically out to 50 yds. I prefer them 30-40 yds, though. Hevi Shot shells are prohibitively expensive and are only used for late season heavily feathered white front geese. Snows are not worth the effort, but my blind partner loves them. I haven't even fired at o...

Mike D.

I have shot plenty of steel through the 30" barrel of my old Model 12 3" Duck gun. It has a full choke and patterns #4 steel just fine. Small steel, up to #3s is OK in the older guns, but don't try the larger shot. Old double guns are another story entirely. The barrels are typically thinn...

Mike D.

I wasn't serious about running Snooky's loads, but should be to easily get 1900 FPS and great accuracy. I do need to slug the bore to determine the EXACT diameter, but a micrometer shows .405.

Mike D.

I'm going to try some loads that would've made old Snooky Williams quake.

Mike D.

I asked Barnes to make the TSX in .406 and Ryan said that he would put in a formal request for me. That's all that I can do.

Mike D.

I'm waiting for a set of Redding dies for the .40-82. RCBS is far too expensive for the quality received.

Mike D.

What a beeeutiful rifle Mike! You can surely be proud. BTW, what does LW stand for. I know the caliber is a black-powder....40 sittin atop 82grs of coal. Just curious, jd45 LW is an acronym for Lightweight. This rifle has a nickel steel barrel so the coal burning cartridge can be change to burn hig...

Mike D.

Beautiful side by side, Nath. I'll bet that shooting those fat wood pigeons is a blast, plus good eating, too.

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