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jhrosier

A 12 Ga muzzle loader pistol with a 12" barrel will certainly get your attention when you load it with 110 grs of ffg and 1-3/8 oz of shot. The 12" barreled 45-70 Contender runs a close second. A .357 S&W Chiefs' Special will actually mess up your wrist if you shoot full-house 180 gr l...

jhrosier

Same problem, very short throat.
Had to seat 300 gr cast bullets way deep to chamber them.

Jack

jhrosier

A very nice job Marlinman!
Like most others, I have the time, tools, and vestigal desire, but lack the ambition.

I built one from scratch about 15 years ago and just haven't gotten around to doing another.

Jack

jhrosier

Old Ironsights wrote:... Then I'll be set for life.,,,,

No, then you will discover the Browning BLR, or find out how cool is a Winchester '95, or find a great deal on a Marlin 39.

It never ends

Jack

jhrosier

Good shootin' Wes.
I'm betting that luck had nothing to do with it.

Jack

jhrosier

Tom,
You might want to consider upgrading the wood on one of your guns.
www.treebonecarving.com has some nice looking wood for what seem to be reasonable prices.

Jack

jhrosier

First, I would arrange to talk to the property owner about the problem. Remeber to bring up the point that this kind of activity will affect property values, including his. If this does not work, get the neighborhood involved. There should be enough volunteers to watch the area 24/7 and report all s...

jhrosier

Big bear, I would take the forend right off the gun and shoot it with the front of the receiver on the rest. Most of the time, guns with two piece stocks seem to show problems from the way that the forend is attached. If your groups improve, you will know what to do to fix it, or you will eliminate ...

jhrosier

For what it's worth, there are a lot of outfits making very good quality AR lower receivers for around a C-note. If money is tight, buying a stripped lower right now might be a good idea. You could buy the non-regulated parts later. You might spend a little more to get an AR this way, but you also h...

jhrosier

"Best" might just depend on the hour of the day, or the phase of the moon... There are just so many "Bests" that I don't hardly know where to start. My best plinker is the trusty Marlin M39 But then the .357 Model '94 Winchester has a little more satisfying effect when rolling ti...

jhrosier

Neat gun... But I'd have to have it w/a carbine buttstock.. Me too. However, getting a short rifle, already set up for a tang sight, and with Browning's name on it... That's got to be worth something . :wink: The seller also did a great job with the detailed photos, not that it's hard to sell a Bro...

jhrosier

I have a Winchester TE in .357Mag. and a Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. I think that the Winchester is fitted and finished much better than the Marlin. My Winchester has fired a couple hundred rounds with no problems and I am satified with the accuracy. Too bad, Winchester was starting to make some very ni...

jhrosier

Hobie wrote:.....

Do I REALLY need an EBR?

No, you need THE evil black rifle, an FAL.

Jack

jhrosier

Got three:

Winchester 1886 EL
Browning 1885
T-C Contender, 12" Hunter

Jack

jhrosier

BlaineG wrote: Just buy one....

Where?

jhrosier

Joe,
I use a simialr scale, the 10-10 and find that a draft off the cold basement wall can affect it.

Jack

jhrosier

Yeah, but if you ever took pictures of BEARS with the camera, you would need at least a .500WE to dispatch it.

Jack

jhrosier

El Mac wrote:Its a shame they don't make those 'speed stips' in .44 or .45 for those folk packing SAAs.

These work well for .44s

stripper clips for the Lee Enfield hold 5 rounds of .44

Jack

jhrosier

Jason,
My .375H&H is a Ruger No.1 also.
I shoot the 375449, 264 gr bullet over a moderate charge of IMR4198, giving about 2000fps. It will put ten shots into one big hole at 50 yards.
The cast bullets are a lot less expensive than jacketed, even of you buy them.

Jack

jhrosier

oregon73 wrote:... Thankfully, no one looks twice at a levergun.

Rob

That would get you a ride downtown in a squad car , around here.

It wasn't always that way.

Jack

jhrosier

....... Until you use one, with various handloads, you will never be able to understand it. All you can do is stand outside and look in, wondering what the deal is..... I can testify to that. It was, for me, a huge leap of faith to follow the advice of JT and the other "seasoned" shootist...

jhrosier

Looks like a "Zulu". Made for the African trade in the 1800's.
They were made from odd bits, musket parts, and whatever could be trown together cheap as trade guns.

Jack

jhrosier

Listen up folks, Former Massachusetts Governor Romney is a 100% gun banner. He will say anything to get into office. In Massachusetts we have an "approved" list that hanguns must be on to be sold by a dealer. Maximum of four private gun sales per year. No mail order of ammo, components, or...

jhrosier

Anybody remember the old Remington pump rifles with the spiral grooved tube mags? IIRC, Models 14 and 141, in .25 and .30 Remington. They were made to shoot pointy bullets.
No reason that the same style magazine wouldn't work on a levergun.

Jack

jhrosier

I forgot about some escapades from the past, like.. 100 rds of 7.62x25 from 5.56 brass. That was definitly a labor of love. About a week's worth of evenings, trimming, forming, reaming necks. and resizing .312 jacketed bullets to .308. That was before components were commercially available. You guys...

jhrosier

I need to know the current value of a Winchester Model 94, Trails End Hunter Round, 38-55 Win, 20". It is unfired with box & papers. This caliber is not well represented on the various auction sites and the few prices that I have seen vary widely. If anyone has seen one offered recently, LN...

jhrosier

Marlinman,
Sounds like the new .327 magnum brass might be what you need.

Jack

jhrosier

8x58RD from 8x56 for the 1869 Swedish rolling block. (below) .348 Winchester, formed to 10.4x42mm for the Swiss Vetterli, original 10.4x38mm rimfire cartridge http://images30.fotki.com/v45/photos/5/590147/5580198/P1080270ms-vi.jpg I have a writeup on converting the Vetterli to centerfire and making ...

jhrosier

The Savage 219 was a great gun. Wish I had not sold mine.

I think that a Ruger #3 in 30-30 would be the ultimate.

Jack

jhrosier

Tutt, No problem, there was a lot of firearms development going on in those first years of self contained cartridges. The Vetterli rifles also copied the magazine and elevator from the Henry rifle. Like you, I am thrilled to be able to get and shoot these pieces of history. I have a writeup about co...

jhrosier

CowboyTutt wrote:..... This was the first repeating bolt action rifle, using a system adapted from the 1866 Winchester design. ...

Close, but no cigar....

1869 Swiss Vetterli, 10.4x38mm, 12 shot tubular magazine.

Jack

jhrosier

I'm in with a pretty-near-new '94AE 30-30 that I picked up at a local gunshop for $200, the week before Winchester went toes up. It is a great 11th hour find and I won't let this one get away.

I'm thinking more and more about a nice 30-30 single shot, if I can find a suitable action.

jhrosier

I've bought a few dies from CH4D over the years. They are great to deal with. If they don't have it, they will make it. Great customer service, fast and friendly. I just bought a set of 8x58RD dies from them and it was about the same as what RCBS charges and no problem to get an extra, oversized exp...

jhrosier

I know where you're coming from Joe. Usta be every town had a reasonably competent gunsmith that could do these kind of small jobs without a problem. The feds have put most of them out of business and you just don't know who to trust with your gun, becausse the nearest gunsmith may be two states awa...

jhrosier

Very nice gun, Noah.
I am just a little envious.

jhrosier

I voted for a new classifieds forum because I like the idea of keeping chat and business separate, and it will make finding items easier in both.

Jack

jhrosier

.... should all buyers and sellers be treated equally by posting or not posting of such information? That might be as clear as mud to some. Hobie, I belong to another forum that has very strict rules about interfering with a classified ad sale. Basically, if you are not the buyer or seller, you are...

jhrosier

Hobie,
Great photos. I am enoying them a lot.
Thanks for sharing them.

Jack

jhrosier

Not since 1968. It is a 1893 Marlin in 32-40.
Still have it, and many others.

jhrosier

Ruger is selling a very nice holster, made by Triple-K, for $35.

jhrosier

I don't see the point of doing this :? ? The .358 Win. cartridge is interesting both because of its' performance, and the fact that ammo is almost free, if you handload and cast your own bullets. Brass can be formed easily from .308 Win, which is so common as to be almost free. The .358 can be safe...

jhrosier

I once had a Remington pump that was rechambered from .35 Rem to .358 Win.
Wish now that I had never sold it.

jhrosier

Browning, no question.

jhrosier

I've got one of them. Shoots very well and looks great to boot.
It is my lucky rifle. I was lucky to get it for $400 about five years ago.

jhrosier

I had the rear sight blade on one snap in half with just a small bump. It was made from some kind of cast pot metal.

jhrosier

JohnnyReb,
Don't overlook the older, steel framed Browning Lever Action.
I have one in .358 Win and it is quite a gun. It shoots cast bullets well and the action is like a Swiss watch. The .308 BLR is on my wish list.

jhrosier

Nice gun. You did good. The prices for the '93s will eventually get up there. In the meantime you have a very nice shooter. I like the color case hardening.

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