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by HawkCreek
Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 32-40
Replies: 13
Views: 2274

Re: Winchester 94 32-40

Thanks Wind, I know ammo isn't common anymore. Guess I should have looked into that part before asking here, sheesh that stuff is worth MONEY! I watched a few videos of you guys shooting some 32-40's. It looks like a fun little caliber, comparable to the .30-40 in an 1895. Not comparable in power bu...
by HawkCreek
Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94 32-40
Replies: 13
Views: 2274

Winchester 94 32-40

Anybody have one? I see on gunbroker the John Wayne 18" commemoratives are going for $1000 and up, there is one locally through a friend of a friend who needs money that I may be able pick up for cheaper. I have no experience with the round other than a little reading on google. I'm not huge on...
by HawkCreek
Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lever Light Mount
Replies: 7
Views: 4488

Lever Light Mount

This doesn't fit with a lot of traditional lever gunning but for those of us who keep one around for defending the homestead of just keeping varmints away from the barn having a light on a gun makes a lot of sense. Hill People Gear has had a new offering out for a few months now allowing easy mounti...
by HawkCreek
Sat Dec 02, 2017 2:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best one liner ever!!!
Replies: 18
Views: 3312

Re: Best one liner ever!!!

Best one-liner I ever said... "if you take that pistol out your holster, I'm going to shove it so far down your throat, it'll only come out your ***." Said so softly that none of the 4 guys holding me from beating him to a pulp or the 3 guys trying to drag him away didn't hear it. But... ...
by HawkCreek
Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: No blade for your angle grinder? No problem..
Replies: 4
Views: 3158

Re: No blade for your angle grinder? No problem..

Back when I worked in a fab shop I had to cut up some dunnage. All the tools in the shop and there were no wood saws, but I did happen to have an old circle saw blade in my truck. Managed to get the blade fit up to the arbor on a 7" Makita angle grinder. I was told by management never to do tha...
by HawkCreek
Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sixguns: Blued or stainless?
Replies: 33
Views: 3677

Re: Sixguns: Blued or stainless?

Get both i believe is the correct answer!

My favorite will always be blued with case color frame and ivory grips, no question about that. But lately I've been wanting a stainless with bone grips, don't know why but I think that looks pretty slick as well.
by HawkCreek
Sun Nov 26, 2017 12:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1895 peep sights
Replies: 9
Views: 3637

Re: Winchester 1895 peep sights

Providence Tool Pattern 21 sight. It just looks right on am 1895!
by HawkCreek
Thu Nov 23, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many Moose hunters are there on Paco Kelly's Leverguns
Replies: 28
Views: 4089

Re: How many Moose hunters are there on Paco Kelly's Leverguns

Here in Washington it's a once in a lifetime tag that you must be drawn for. I would like to try someday, cant decide if I'd rather use one of my 71's or one of the 95's.
by HawkCreek
Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 71-The hunter's rifle
Replies: 25
Views: 3473

Re: Model 71-The hunter's rifle

I really like the 71 and the .348 is known to hammer game animals. I have a well used short tang Winchester rifle and a Browning reproduction carbine. But I do NOT like the Marlin-esque fat forearm of these rifles.
by HawkCreek
Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sad news about America's "Gun Culture"
Replies: 16
Views: 2775

Re: Sad news about America's "Gun Culture"

I dont think I believe the data either (for the same reasons previously listed). But according to the article I'm well above average for a "super gun owner". Henceforth I would like to be known as a "SuperDuper Gun Owner".
by HawkCreek
Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday Jarheads
Replies: 5
Views: 843

Re: Happy Birthday Jarheads

Semper Fi fellas
by HawkCreek
Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Different AR Design
Replies: 9
Views: 1510

Re: A Different AR Design

I think the design shown simply angles the buffer, rather than eliminate it. Unsure how others might do a folding stock and buffer, or eliminate the buffer? On the LR300 there was no buffer tube. Everything was internal to the upper. Other companies sell folding buffer tubes now days but those of c...
by HawkCreek
Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:09 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Different AR Design
Replies: 9
Views: 1510

Re: A Different AR Design

ZM Weapons had a folding stock for the AR almost 20 years ago now. It was called the LR300 and looked just like an AR but with a side folding stock. As I understand it much of the internals of the upper were redesigned (the one in the like was also obviously redesigned but I dont know if the two sys...
by HawkCreek
Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: no lube, soap and water cleanup?
Replies: 8
Views: 1203

Re: no lube, soap and water cleanup?

I dont know about that particular finish but there are a lot of new finishes these days that really cut down on the need for lube. That said I dont know if I'd run much any mechanical device without lubrication. As far as soap and water it's not an unusual method for cleaning guns. As mentioned abov...
by HawkCreek
Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Do You Expect From a Tool???1
Replies: 15
Views: 1742

Re: What Do You Expect From a Tool???1

I broke the head off a 36" breaker bar back when I worked in the weld shop. I was trying to take the nuts off the turret on an excavator. Of course I had a 10' cheater pipe on it at the time... Ended up cutting off most of those nuts with a torch.
by HawkCreek
Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cheers Pards
Replies: 22
Views: 1807

Re: Cheers Pards

As a new guy around here is like to thank everyone. There are very few forums around where everyone is as polite and friendly as the group is here.

That being said y'all make me feel bad about myself for now owning a Colt. I make due with an old model Vaquero but it's just not the same haha
by HawkCreek
Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Miroku for me
Replies: 17
Views: 2357

Re: Another Miroku for me

Finally got the .30-06 and the .30-40 to settle down long enough to get a picture of the two of them together. Nicer wood on the 30-40 but I need to work with it as the action is a little bit stiffer, not bad just newer I think. Hopefully in a few weeks I can get them out shooting. 20171006_132658.j...
by HawkCreek
Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Miroku for me
Replies: 17
Views: 2357

Re: Another Miroku for me

I'm a bit of a Whelen fan but I've never read that quote before, thanks KWK. You can find it here , in The American Rifle , which was published during WW-I. His praise is all the more impressive when you consider the 6.5 Mannlicher, 7 Mauser, .30-06, and other higher intensity cartridges already ex...
by HawkCreek
Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Miroku for me
Replies: 17
Views: 2357

Re: Another Miroku for me

Thanks everyone, I am excited bout this one. My 30-06 has shown a lot of accuracy potential and hopefully this new 30-40 will be just as good. I really like that picture Barbossa, hopefully I'll be able to take one like that in the next few years. I'm a bit of a Whelen fan but I've never read that q...
by HawkCreek
Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Another Miroku for me
Replies: 17
Views: 2357

Another Miroku for me

First the good stuff (pictures) Still has the sleeve for the box! 20170929_213322.jpg SRC's are a personal weakness of mine... 20170929_213256.jpg That's right it's a .30-40! 20170929_212840.jpg So this came up for auction and I just had to have it. I got a Miroku 1895 SRC in .30-06 a few years ago ...
by HawkCreek
Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Gun Values online?
Replies: 10
Views: 1322

Re: Gun Values online?

Blue Book has a web page but you have to pay (I dont know how much). You could try looking on Gunbroker or similar auction sites for guns similar (same type and as close as you can get to the serial # range on older stuff) and like condition as your own. It'd be a rough guess but that would be a fai...
by HawkCreek
Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 94AE rebound hammer parts replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 2306

Re: 94AE rebound hammer parts replacement

Canted barrel as in not indexed correctly? If so, you could probably correct that yourself. Just tuning up the trigger pull on the rebound setup may get the gun shootable. Tuning some of the rebound leg down, cleaning up the trigger pull, reducing the trigger block spring that the lever moves to al...
by HawkCreek
Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 94AE rebound hammer parts replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 2306

Re: 94AE rebound hammer parts replacement

Well not the easy answer I was hoping for but thank you for the help. I'll keep my eyes open. In the mean time I've still got an older 94 Trapper with the canted barrel that I still havent got anything done with. I prefer to keep the original parts with guns in case it ever comes time to sell one bu...
by HawkCreek
Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 94AE rebound hammer parts replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 2306

94AE rebound hammer parts replacement

Anybody know of a source for the post 64 pre ugly safety lower tang parts needed to convert a 94AE to half cock? I tried google but everything I found was sold out. Am I to late to find them all in one place? I've read the link here http://onesticky.levergunscommunity.org/how_to/rebounding_hammer_co...
by HawkCreek
Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A New Source of Synthetic Ivory for Grips
Replies: 6
Views: 1229

Re: A New Source of Synthetic Ivory for Grips

I like it! I'll look into that material when I get my new 5.5" Vaquero .45, I want case hardened receiver with "ivory" grips.
by HawkCreek
Sat Aug 26, 2017 3:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does it never end ??????
Replies: 11
Views: 1437

Re: Does it never end ??????

I have an AR but they do absolutely nothing for me. Bought it back in my .mil days. I know how to use one but I cant say I find them very fun anymore. ... That's why I sold mine after only a year or two after getting it. If you have the money and time to accessorize, then, yeah. Cool like a Custom ...
by HawkCreek
Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does it never end ??????
Replies: 11
Views: 1437

Re: Does it never end ??????

I have an AR but they do absolutely nothing for me. Bought it back in my .mil days. I know how to use one but I cant say I find them very fun anymore. These days I get a ton of enjoyment out of bolt and lever guns. I do have a .338 RUM that I've been threatening to have built into a long range rig f...
by HawkCreek
Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Evacuation thinkin'
Replies: 19
Views: 2538

Re: Evacuation thinkin'

Twice in my life my family's been told to leave, both times because of fire. Once when I was 4, mom took me into town to a friend's house and she went back to fight fire around the house while my step dad cut fire lines on the cat. Last year it happened again. I'm 34 now and told them I wasn't leavi...
by HawkCreek
Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: AR 'Meltdown' Videos
Replies: 2
Views: 626

Re: AR 'Meltdown' Videos

Never saw an M16 melt down but just before my past deployment we had brand new A4's and shot the hell out of them before heading out. I dumped 8 magazines through mine as fast as I could using burst, the aluminum hamdguard were to hot to touch without gloves but that rifle showed no signs of slowing...
by HawkCreek
Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Peep Sight vs Iron Sight
Replies: 31
Views: 9740

Re: Peep Sight vs Iron Sight

I spent a few years in the military so that undoubtedly influences my choices but I remember even as a young boy preferring peep sights over the regular buckhorn style iron sights. Some will argue that the peep covers up more of your target which could come into play when hunting but I never found t...
by HawkCreek
Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Are parts interchangeable?
Replies: 2
Views: 1281

Re: Are parts interchangeable?

I saw an old web page years ago where someone compared the Miroku 71 with an original Winchester. Someone had the same idea as you, taking the Miroku parts to rebuild a Winchester. As I recall some parts were able to be modified but Miroku used metric threads so things like the barrel were definitel...
by HawkCreek
Fri Aug 11, 2017 11:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Miroku Winchesters
Replies: 3
Views: 1336

Re: Miroku Winchesters

I dont have the rifle you're asking about but I do have several Miroku guns. My 1895 Miroku appears to be a VERY accurate rifle putting 5 rounds of cheap 180 grain RN into 1.25" at 90 yards using the tailgate as a bench rest. My 1892 Trapper is super slick to operate but they did apparently cut...
by HawkCreek
Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jeepin pics
Replies: 24
Views: 3036

Re: Jeepin pics

I know the coil springs offer a lot of advantage but the simplicity of good ol' lead springs on the YJ appeals to me. I like to tinker with things but being a former welder I just don't trust others welding on important parts like the frame. No way to tell if it was done right unless you cut it apart.
by HawkCreek
Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Jeepin pics
Replies: 24
Views: 3036

Re: Jeepin pics

Looks like fun! I've been looking for a YJ that isn't rusted out for some time now, apparently those are rare as hens teeth in these parts.
by HawkCreek
Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Had to cull this one.
Replies: 12
Views: 1843

Re: Had to cull this one.

I like coyotes. They make great "reactive" targets...

The deer bothers me but at the same time it doesn't. It's just how nature works. But growing up on a ranch I've seen calves torn up before they were even done.bwimg born. Leaves an impression on a guy.
by HawkCreek
Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Target backing
Replies: 14
Views: 3475

Re: Target backing

If you can find a pile of old election or contractor signs they are made from a plastic that is assembled much like cardboard. I've found the same stuff in Lows as a heavy duty yard sale sign. It's a great target backer, they last and last and last. I dont know about staples but they are easy to pus...
by HawkCreek
Sat Jul 15, 2017 11:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is this a scam, a moron, or just ignorance?
Replies: 9
Views: 1661

Re: Is this a scam, a moron, or just ignorance?

There is a little more info on the gun lower down the page. Apparently it's a 10 shot! Probably just some really ignorant person trying to get rid of something they know less than nothing about.
by HawkCreek
Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 94...
Replies: 15
Views: 3626

Re: Winchester 94...

I'll probably get some flack for this but concerning the Winchester 94's I actually prefer them to come from the '82-'92 era. 1982 is when they dumped the sintered metal in the receiver, this is also when the AE was introduced. The AE I could live without but it doesnt bother me, it is what it is. B...
by HawkCreek
Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action strength again!
Replies: 12
Views: 1935

Re: Action strength again!

The AR on the other hand I have seen malfunction many different ways but I have a lot more rounds through the AR platform (on Uncle Sam's dime). Neither one is perfect and both have their strong and weak points but when deployed the AR's I was issued never had a problem running but I was diligent i...
by HawkCreek
Fri Jul 07, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Action strength again!
Replies: 12
Views: 1935

Re: Action strength again!

I couldn't tell you which was stronger but an old friend of mine had a Mini, it looked cool but that was all it had going for it. Probably the most inaccurate gun I've ever fired, it shot pattern not groups. Thinking on it I can't honestly say I ever saw it malfunction but after the first few range ...
by HawkCreek
Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: For YK - lots of "perfect pairs"
Replies: 15
Views: 2946

Re: For YK - lots of "perfect pairs"

Colt's made a c&b revolving rifle.. A variation of the 1855 Root patent... True. But to the best of my knowledge no one is making them now. Cimarron as well as Uberti both have an 1858 Remington "carbine" shown on their website... I've been called an enabler before :D https://www.uber...
by HawkCreek
Mon May 29, 2017 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Custom or special order Winchester 1895?
Replies: 7
Views: 2153

Re: Custom or special order Winchester 1895?

Sorry for the late reply here. This is a yes and no answer. Yes some were made on special order but most of those were done on the early flat side receivers. About the time Winchester went from the flat side receiver to the scalloped receivers (Serial #5000 as I recall) they also changed the lever t...
by HawkCreek
Mon May 29, 2017 1:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Winchester 1895s chambered for military ammunition
Replies: 3
Views: 1031

Re: Winchester 1895s chambered for military ammunition

Among cartridges for which Winchester 1895s were chambered, 30 US Army, 303 British, and 7.62 mm Nagant account for nearly the entire production. In its military bolt action rifle 303 British and 7.62 Nagant used chargers (stripper clips). The 30 US Army may have been able to be loaded into 303 cha...
by HawkCreek
Sun May 14, 2017 9:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Pacific Northwest
Replies: 25
Views: 5293

Re: The Pacific Northwest

The population centers are turning both states into norther California. The east side of both states being drug along no matter how we vote. Gun laws are getting worse and worse. Cost of living depends on location, here on the east side prices are better than the coast side but land is high everywhe...
by HawkCreek
Sun May 07, 2017 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Model 71
Replies: 23
Views: 4118

Re: Model 71

Hello and Welcome! The 71 is a wonderful gun. I prefer the carbine version myself but of the originals they are of course the most costly. The Browning repos are also very well made though they are also beginning to climb in price. If you can find a decent shooter grade with the bolt mounted peep yo...
by HawkCreek
Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Military choosing SIG Sauer
Replies: 10
Views: 1481

Re: Military choosing SIG Sauer

The Army took nearly a decade to select a new handgun. Lets not pretend any American owned companies didn't have the opportunity to submit a pistol into the competition. I fully understand and support "buying American" and do so whenever possible. But as a prior infantry Marine I support p...
by HawkCreek
Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1895 Winchester 405 Win Safari Centennial
Replies: 4
Views: 1773

Re: 1895 Winchester 405 Win Safari Centennial

I've got an 1892 as well as a 1895 (bot SRC's) from Miroku. They are very well made guns. Though I haven't shot either one as much as I'd like I can say the 95 is astonishingly accurate. Gunbroker usually has a few Miroku's in .405 if I was smart I'd get one now but I am trying to find a SRC in 30-4...
by HawkCreek
Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My Colt SAA
Replies: 46
Views: 6278

Re: My Colt SAA

Thats a beautiful example of a SAA!
by HawkCreek
Sun Apr 16, 2017 12:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A neat old find
Replies: 15
Views: 4141

Re: A neat old find

Sorry for the delay, life got ahead of me for a bit. Got frustrated trying to repair the lawn mower this afternoon and went and grabbed these and cleaned them up to read the headstamp. They are all 32-20 but with some interesting markings! One is marked 32 W.C.F. W.R.A. CO. with a W marked primer, t...
by HawkCreek
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:06 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: poor wolf on the road this am
Replies: 13
Views: 2001

Re: poor wolf on the road this am

You can drive fast and probably avoid having an accident for a long time, but the law of averages will catch up with you. Wolves are a beautiful predator, but they can be an environmental disaster. The Yellowstone area is seeing that. The PNW is learning that lesson also. Now they are talking about...