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How come no whiz-bang gunsmiths out there have come up with an even better idea - detatchable tubular magazines. The only thing different than a regular magazine that side-feeds would be a means to keep the cartridges in until the tube was fully seated, but that seems like something any machinist co...

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Just an observation - but it seems to me that for the past 20-30 years, every time there is an upcoming presidential election, the price of ammunition shoots way up... Is this collective fear of gun owners that more bans will be forthcoming, or even civil unrest, or is it because pretty much each ti...

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[quote="Scott64A"] You get into it for around $200.00 if you go second hand. quote] I know it isn't the 'right way' to get started, but I kept my Lee Classic loader, and the bullets, primer, and powder (yeah I know, store them separately), along with the hatchet handle I used as a mallet (...

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I'd certainly not use a hollowpoint for deer, but buy whichever you want for practice/varmint use, then just buy a box of 50 'deer' loads later, after you've a good feel for the gun. JSP's should be good for deer, or hard-cast SWC's, and SPEER makes a 180 grain factory load that feeds and hits well ...

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I have one and love it. Pretty accurate (pop cans 50 yards easy). One thing is before you shoot it, disassemble and check the buffer (plastic gob in the rear inside the receiver). They crack, shatter, and when they aren't functional, I guess the gun is really at risk of damage. Someone posted here a...

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If we had a president who could talk in seeming honesty like that (Reagan sometimes did, or perhaps it was just his 'acting' skill), people would really love it. They are so afraid of offending someone that they never really say anything more substantive that Obama's campaign speeches, even after el...

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I mounted my Williams on the FORWARD scope mount holes of my 1894 Marlin, and like it better that way. Not as close to the hammer or where my hands seem to want to be, and catches less on brush. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/131-3133_IMG.jpg http://i196.photobucket...

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AJMD429, Where did you get the B-square mount for the Puma? I really like your set-up. I have trouble seeing also. By the way I live in Fishers, IN. MidwayUSA.com I think. They work pretty well so far. I'd stick with a light and short scope though. I haven't tested for zero after removal and remoun...

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Hey, at least SOME of read the 'announcements' - I always figure maybe I won something...

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I like the nice short lever throw on the 96/22. It is usually the first gun I let a novice shoot (with a red dot scope).

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AJMD429, I think your comments are on the money. Thank you for taking the time and effort to respond to my niece's health problems. Don McCullough Human life, and health, is precious, and I wish the best for her. The love of a good family is a bigger factor in 'getting better' than many realize, so...

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This is interesting; why not use them for CAST bullets, instead of gas checks? Obviously there is a different diameter, and that changes things somewhat, but it sounds like you could totally AVOID the 'leading' issue AND get high velocity from cast bullets. I've used .50 cal and 12 ga. sabots to sho...

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Sometime invite a friend of his and their dad (or mom, or both) over to shoot as well. Your kid will need some shooting buddies down the road, and it never hurts to have lots of pro-gun kids in the citizenry. Our kids' friends have come over to shoot (with parent permission) and some of the parents ...

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With the 'bare bones' presses themselves getting less expensive, I'm surprised folks who have the space don't just set up a press for each of their 'main' cartridges, and avoid all the interchanging of dies, or purchase of 'die holders' and so on.

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Just arresting and if convicted, jailing, any government official who either does something to violate the Constitution, or proposes legislation which would do so, would be a great start. On the 'gun' issue, I don't think any government official or police officer should be allowed to carry, or have ...

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I've learned from experience that the 'replacement' gun will soon be just as 'special' as the original to you. You'll find at least one thing about it that you like even better than on the original one.

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How do I find if my niece's medical records are on the internet and how do I access them if they are? She's in the Methodist (Clarian) hospital in Indianapolis, IN--the largest hospital in the state. Yesterday I registered at their web site. Don McCullough They're only 'on the internet' for the ins...

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Consider transferring some of them to their 'future' owners in advance, so if the laws in the future get worse, the guns won't be seized upon your death. Another idea is a friend of mine says his wife gets the collection, since the money invested in it represented to some extent things she did witho...

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Cool trick. I'll have to try it.

I have the opposite problem with a set of sights (a rear blade, actually) I just got for a Redhawk. It is too THICK.

Maybe what we need is a 'Goldilocks' sight - not to thick, not to thin.

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My biggest question I guess is, are the Lee Dippers as accurate as advertised? At first glance, it would seem like a good idea, scoop and go. I assume it would be advisable to periodically weigh loads as well just to be sure. Thanks I've weighed 'thrown' charges from my powder measure(s) and from t...

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The recent pneumonias going around (including influenza, some other influenza-like viruses, and both streptococcal and non-strep bacterial pneumonias) have been unusually severe this year . Many patients are hit hard and fast with it, and several deaths have occurred, despite what seems to be very ...

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When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

THAT should be made into a T-shirt.

Maybe above it, put

"When your life is in danger, don't dial '911' - use 1911 - and it isn't long distance..."
[insert photo of Colt 1911]

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I started with the lee 'classic loader' for a .44 Mag and a target version of the same (with micrometer seating, inside neck reamer, etc.) for a 6mm Remington. I've used RCBS and Dillon and Lyman and Redding and some other misc. stuff since then, but the Lee dies, case trimmer, and priming systems a...

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It also died in Indiana. The SCARY thing is that in this state, the 'gunnies' are so disorganized that nobody really knew about the law to go and oppose it. They rely on a handful of 'good old boys' who know the process and some key legislators, and that is FINE, but I'd like to see more backup from...

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...Mine has a really BAD wood stock I may refinish, but would like to put something serviceable on it while I take a year to refinish the wood one (or in case I botch it). Try refinishing it. Several here have done theirs, and in most cases I recall the wood underneath is far better than some (incl...

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P.S. - found the Bit & Brace today, trying to find some @&^%#@$ fencing staples.

But - I KNOW how to find the fencing staples (besides walking in the barn barefoot) - I'll just go BUY SOME; that always gets the old ones to surface...

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I don't know if any of you all tap trees for syrup, but we do. In any case, the lesson of using the right tool is one we've all paid the price of forgetting: Rather than spend 15 minutes ransacking the barn for the old bit-and-brace to tap some maple trees, I decided to just grab the 100 foot extent...

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Dillon (www.dillonprecision.com) sells videos of it, and they are really nice. I got one from them as a freebie years ago when I ordered my reloading press from them.

The swivel-chair with a pair of mini-guns is my favorite.

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.357 Magnum pair: Rossi Octagonal with a B-Square no-gunsmithing mount and a Barska 3-9 Illuminated Reticle and a Taurus "62" Tang Sight, paired up with a Ruger Blackhawk. Apologies to both the anti-scope crowd, and the nothing-but-Leupold crowd, but I like to see in twilight, and if I had...

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I have a 1980's vintage Marlin .32-20 that slugs .308 on the lands and .313 on the grooves. What size lead cast would work best for the gun? I see very few bullet molds that throw over .312, at least going by the catalogs. Next question - I've toyed with the idea of an Encore barrel in .32-20, but t...

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Here's a simple solution for replacing any dovetail barrel sight with an aperture sight. I happen to prefer a scope on this gun, but the 'peep' is there as a backup, and I find it easy to use and fast except - like all aperture sights - in dim light I like the scope better. Brownells.com 780-001-222...

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This all illustrates the folly and danger when we let our public servants have the power to "license" us to carry or not carry, and dictate to us what we shall be allowed to carry. These idiots need to be reminded that the citizen has an intrinsic, God-given right to self-defense, includin...

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Here's a couple photos of the 'dowel rack'. I thought about making the next one with thinner steel rods with clear plastic tubing slipped over them, but don't know it would be that much better (might make room for one more gun!)... http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/131...

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It is unfortunate that so often the honors come after the individual's death, but then I don't suppose those kinds of people NEED the accolades; they are driven by an inner energy and divine guidance. Perhaps it is their grandchildren who have often only heard the stories but get caught up in what's...

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rjohns94 wrote:It was my job to shoot up my allotment of 30,000 rounds of ammo each year in my Match M1A and .45 - each!

Geez...that job must have sucked!

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Two things: 1. Consider a 'central vacuum' - I put one in for maybe $400, and all you have to 'carry' is a hose you plug into the wall. Our house is 28x40, so one outlet on each floor would really do it (hoses are usually 30 ft) but I put an extra one upstairs, and one by the back door so we could v...

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The movie "Beowulf" (sp?) came out on DVD this week. Has anyone seen it, and is it worth buying?

...is that the movie about one of those .50 caliber AR upper's...?

Sorry; couldn't resist

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I guess I'd better go buy a vintage Mauser - I must be Austrian - 96%! I took route 'A' instead of 'C' and wound up in Chicago on # 7. I have to confess an advantage - I have received the e-mail "Mises Newsletter" for several years. The actual issues are short essays on these kinds of topi...

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I always thought it would be fun (if I were that good a shot) to enter one of the DCM matches where everyone shows up with their AR-15's, M-1A's, and the occasional 1903, with some sort of levergun which would be legitimately 'military' (not up on my history enough to know which choice(s) would fly)...

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I've recently installed two Ramline stocks ... one on a Sears/Winchester and one on my Rossi .357. They are still hollow and need to be filled with some sort of insulation material. The one that went on the Sears/Winny 94 fit right on. The ones for the Marlin should fit with minimal or no work. Wha...

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There are more ways to control people than to take their guns. Tax them so they only have time to work--that's people control. I believe it was Bill Clinton who said something like, "The American People should just work and pay their taxes and leave the government to us." ole pizen slinge...

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The question that comes to mind is, if a body fears the government of either Clinton or Obama with both the House and Senate in Dem control, why are so many people deciding to sit out this election because there is no perfect conservative in the race. I think it is because many of us also fear the ...

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One rack I made to replace gun safe shelves that worked well used a board on the wall and one on the bottom of a shelf, the two connected with 3/6" hardwood dowels at an angle to the forward. This yielded an easy way to store guns muzzle up or down, and get them out way more easily than the usu...

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Even if it's the Feds on your porch to take your guns you can bet your bippy that they will have local law enforcement along to give them assistance and those local boys will be Johnny-on-the-Spot and gung-ho tripping over themselves to help them Federal boys. Just a passing note -- When the Mayor ...

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Our family has a couple 'lifers' but we keep a couple purposely on the yearly plan so we HAVE to send money regularly. That reminds us to donate to the ILA, GOA, or SAF, also. My rule for years has been for every dollar I spend on a gun (I don't count ammo or scopes anymore), I must match that to on...

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Excellent!

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The key is PRACTICE. I've got friends who can use old crappy 3" barrel .22's they've shot 5,000 rounds through and hit soda cans at 50 yards 4 of 5 times, and friends who have finely tuned pistols with custom sights who can't keep 4 of 5 shots in a 12" circle at 25 feet. I agree with the d...

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I love my job, and making a difference in people's lives/deaths. I can tell you're an insider! That's SO true - even when the patient has a terminal situation, a compassionate caregiver can help them deal with it, and help their loved ones as well. I'm a family physician in Indiana. I live on about...

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I got one of these for myself and my kids to wear to their 4-H gun meetings.

http://thoseshirts.com/diversity.html

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It seems the honorable LEO's of Hawaii have forgotten that they do NOT have the authority to tell citizens which guns they may own - but rather in the U.S. it is the other way around - those LEO's should be stripped of ALL their firearms, and required to beg the citizens for permission to have them ...

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.32-20 bore diameter