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By gum, Don! I just drove by Ft. Laramie, WY a couple summers ago .... the same summer I visited with Malamute and Sore Shoulder in Cody. If I'd a knowed you were so close, maybe we could have stopped for a quick coffee break.

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ScottT wrote: NOW DO YOU GUYS SEE WHY I AM TIRED AND NEED A LITTLE BREAK?

You certainly have my blessing and best wishes, Scott.

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Love those Bagwell Bowies! Thanks for posting those great photos.

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What Leverluver said. You especially have to take an adequate sampling. You may find that if you shot five 5-shot groups at each loading, they may all average out to the same group size per load. In other words, you are seeing variations about a mean for that load range. Harmonics can also play a pa...

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Scott, I've really enjoyed all your posts to do with shooting your Shilo. Whatever it is that you're up to, may 2008 be a very good year for you and yours.

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To be honest, the last Marlin I bought was garbage, they took it back 5 times and sent a total of 3 different rifles and I still never got one with good rifling, refused to accept # 5 after looking down the bore and got a refund. When your at the bottom there is no where to go but up, maybe they'll...

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Both are serious fight-stoppers. I had a similar question between the 44 Russian (which was later lengthened to become the 44 Special) and the 45 Schofield. I decided that the 44 Russian had a heavier bullet and slightly smaller diameter for the same velocity. Also, the 44 Russian was very accurate,...

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I'm not surprised about the penetration of the 22 rimfire. A lot of people underestimate its penetration. The big surprise for me was the buckshot.

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Andrew, I just took a look out the window at the hill. I see bodies flying all over the place. I don't think I'd want to charge admission to that hill ..... I'd have my pants sued off in no time flat. :D I've long since lost track of the number of Sno-Racers and toboggans that have been destroyed on...

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The only levergun related activities I did today was to reload 20 rounds for my 30-30 that I'm planning to use to test out my new barrel. We had breakfast around 11:30 am ... a fancy, massive one on fine china with lots of sausages, fresh home-made cinnamon buns, and Quiche for the ladies (ahem). Af...

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Glad they got to my place before they got to yours!

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I'm working on it. I'm even seeing if I can have it ready in a week, but if not, it will be ready for 2008. I'll keep you posted if it's a go for 2007.

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One of my boys had a book out of the library that was all about bear attacks .... over 100 years worth, written by a fellow who researched that subject. Very interesting read, including a chapter on the psychology of bear attack victims.

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In Canada, we're not allowed to pack a modern sidesarm in the bush, only antiques. I have two old S&W 44 Russians. I wear one or the other when out in the wilderness. Never had to use them yet, but there are plenty of bear and cougar.

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thanks for the update. The passing of one of God's people is a sad time for us, but it is also a holy time as the person steps into eternity with God. May God be with you, your wife, and your family.

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Welcome! and nice buck. Congratulations.

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One thing that just crowns the fall season for me is to get a nice buck for the freezer. Congratulations and nice photo.

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I had one of those and it was a superb rifle. Re. the rebounding hammer. Treat it like half-cock. I never used the safety .... I never used it. With the rebounding hammer not resting on the firing pin, it's just like half cock. With the old Winchsters, half cock is my safety and it still is with the...

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I'll add my 'Merry Christmas' from Canada as well.

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Marlinman is right about the muzzle. Winchester left the muzzles of their '76 barrels 'in the white' (i.e., not blued). Personally, I think you got very nice rifle there. I prefer octagon, you got nice color casing, and the receiver looks very nice. I'd take an octagon over a round '76 any day. You ...

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I always enjoy seeing your old Marlins. Thanks for posting those photos.

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I do agree with his assessment of the prescribed limitations when they are FOR THE PH to abide by. After all, the PH has a job to do that may include bringing a deadly encounter to a screeching halt. If you are taking into consideration the most reliably consistent attributes, .300SD and the bullet...

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I figure this PH fellow is highly experienced, but he has a 'bigger is better' problem. Hopefully, he doesn't watch 'Future Weapons' on the Discovery Channel, or he'll soon be bad-mouthing the .460 as inadequate and 'stunting'. Hunting is what you make it. Some fellows like the PH's favorite canons,...

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1. Do not respond directly to questions, instead state the facts even if not relevant to the question. Remember , it is YOUR agenda, don't let them take ownership by answering questions THEY are prepaired to answer. 2. Examples are better than theories. 2. Stay cool, no insults. 4. Do not respond t...

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You got some unusually nice wood on that one.

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I agree with using a slow enough powder to fill the case, which is why I've stayed away from powders like Unique. However, there seems to be an awful lot of loads that use Unique and Bullseye and Titegroup and they seem to work fine. I suspect that the fast powders are not position sensitive and the...

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It certainly is hard to believe that flashovers can occur. One thing that I cannot dispute, however, is that powder position does affect burning. I've seen this time and time again when trying loads with and without toilet paper filler. There are many loads, but not all, that show a significantly re...

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A couple years ago I had an unusual experience with a 45-90 load. My procedure is to charge a number of cases, then visually inspect the powder levels to ensure they are all the same, then I seat the bullets. I manually sit the bullet into the slightly belled case mouth, so I cannot seat two bullets...

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I'd go with Grizzly Adams on this one also. $1,300 is a bit steep for missing dust cover and no finish and 32 WCF.

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I'm in the process of making a simple one for one of my antique sixguns. An 8 x 12" piece of oak, edges beveled, with two oak pegs that you buy in the hardware store, stained with Provincial oil stain, then finished with oil-based Varethane.

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Well, you ain't getting any sympathy from me! Sunday evening, I couldn't even get out to the road in my Suburban 4-wheel drive, the snow was drifted in so deep in my lane. I had to do about a half hour of snow blowing in the howling blizzard before I could make it out. It seems like it has been snow...

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You guys need to fight this, even if it is passed into law, you need to fight it until it is repealed. Otherwise, the animal rights groups will use it as a lever to ban all lead everywhere. All this time I have not seen a single, published scientific study that backs up the theory that condors are d...

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Very good info. It should be archived as a permanent article. It might be helpful if someone could provide the yield strength of the various steels that Colt1849 mentioned, preferably in psi. I expect that chambers fail in hoop stress. It would be useful for someone to correlate chamber pressures wi...

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The last days can be difficult. I'll be remembering you and your wife.

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Just read the article. If officers of the law are being treated this way, the USA has problems .... serious problems.

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Just one .... probably a vintage Winchester Model 1894 38-55 carbine. If I was allowed one for small game and one for large game, they would be a vintage Winchester 1892 32-20 with octagon barrel for small game, and an original Winchester 1886 45-70 extra light for larger game.

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Our solution has been to homeschool our kids.

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I don't know what kind of church it was, but even if it was a Moslem mosque I am opposed to shooters going in and killing people. A shooter of innocent people is a shooter of innocent people, and such person needs to be stopped immediately and usually the only way to do it is with a firearm. I know ...

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Very nice, indeed!

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I would just like to point out that black powder equivalent velocities don't necessarily give black powder equivalent pressures. Kirk, Isn't there a formula for converting BP charges to IMR/H-4198 charges? Hobie is right. Black powder equivalent velocities with Bullseye is a recipe for hand-held, a...

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Kirk, I was discussing your load work with a friend and we both were wondering why, if you can get this kind of performance, near 800 fps, why it was not more commonly done, particularly with older black powder guns. I think I would really like to try this in my 45 Colt SAA. Would it be reasonable ...

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Very nice, Val. Sure is good to see those old classics still doing excellent.

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That depends if it is a pre-1898 one that would be classified as an antique in the US. I was just looking at the Bud Haynes auction results, at a few '92 actual prices realized. They ranged from $375 for a 92 44-40 to $800 for a nicer button mag 44-40. In the condition you describe, I'm guessing $40...

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The Models 53, 55, 64 and 65 are also Winchester lever actions.

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Thanks Cimarron Red & Kirk D! I guess the mould I found won't do. I'll have to keep on digging. I'll be sure not to pound on the rifle in front of my Uncle :wink: Thanks again, Doug I have my son hold the rifle suspended by its barrel so that the wood is not taking the shock. The lead is pounde...

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I'm envious. Our deer season is still more than a month away.

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It just doesn't get better than that! An Alaskan moose with a classic old levergun, and a special order one at that! Beautiful.

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Great post Kirk! Mind if I rip off your recipes?!? :wink: Feel free, but it goes with the usual disclaimer that your powder scales, bullets, etc, may be slightly different, so I'd recommend starting off on the low side of things. I'm sure you know this, but I say it for the benefit of others who ma...

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The 38-55 is famous for having a variety of bore sizes. I have two vintage Model 1894's in 38-55. One was received in the warehouse in 1899 and has a groove diameter of .381 and the other was made in 1907 and has a groove diameter of .379. Some have groove diameters of .382. The only way to know for...

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That's a good idea, Ben. The annealed brass would be a bit softer and might seal against the chamber walls a bit better.

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