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elmo123

I have had good results with 45 grains of Reloader 7 and both of Hornady's 200 grain bullets.

elmo123

Back in the 90's when I was a police officer I responded to a sick case where a man in his 60's was violently ill and doubled over in pain. He told the medics that he had eaten lunch a little earlier in the day and had hamburgers cooked by his wife who was also present. I asked her where she had pur...

elmo123

Whose job is it to empty the pot?

The first house I lived when I moved out of Mom's house had a two seater outhouse. I never did figure out why.

elmo123

I have one for sale if you are interested, $350.00 plus shipping.

Mike

elmo123

I glad it arrived. Did you get the note I enclosed?

Mike

elmo123

I have a 1894 rifle with a crescent butt pad and need some type of cover for it. I don't want to cut the stock so I was wondering if anyone makes a leather cover that will fit over the butt.

Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

The threads on the AE375 barrel were finer than the old 94 barrels and the diameter of the barrel was larger than my BB94. The barrel diameter of my BB94 is the same as my 94's in 30-30, 7-30 and 32 spl. The diameter can be overcome by a new forearm and barrel bands. The only way to tell if the thre...

elmo123

They dropped the Silvertip loading and are now loading a 200 grain Power-Point. I think they dropped all of the old Silvertip loads in the rifle calibers because none are listed. I got tired of waiting and found a 71 made in 1955. This rifle had a recoil pad installed and it needs it. I tried 64 gra...

elmo123

How old is your 375? If it is a pre-USRA the 307 barrel probably wont fit. If it is a newer rilfe you will need both cartridge guides.
I bought a newer 375 barrel from Numrich a few years ago and it was larger in diameter than my 1978 bb94.

Mike

elmo123

Thanks. I have been working with the Lyman 187 cast. RL7 appears to work ok but I am still getting flyers. I havent tried Trailboss yet.

I still have a bruise on my right shoulder from the full power loads with the 200 grain jacketed rounds I fired Wednesday.

Mike

elmo123

Please post it again, I never saw it.

elmo123

What powder have you been using?

elmo123

I used to shoot the wax bullets in the basement but it got to be a pain making them. I have a trap in my garage that will stop a rimfire but the smoke gets pretty heavy after 50 rounds. I have switched to my Sheridan Blue Streak. Less noise and no smoke. I usually cast bullets in the winter time whe...

elmo123

If I seat the rcbs bullet about ..050" from the crimping groove the bullet is engraved by the rifling. I did try some reloader 15 with the jacketed bullet I will give that one a try with the cast loads. I was wondering about a filler. I have used dacron with my 45-70 loads but was a little worr...

elmo123

I have been trying to develope a decent practice load for my 71. I have used the rcbs 200 and the lyman 190. I sized to .349 and i am having trouble getting any decent groups, the best being about 3" at 50 yards. The jacket bullets shoot about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inch groups. The bore is 1/2 thousan...

elmo123

I have a pre USRA 375 with the thinner barrel and I have tried several different cast bullets with 4198, RL7 and 3031 to no avail, they all shot poorly. I have used a 240 cast with Red Dot and it shoots Ok as a practice load. The most accurate jacketed load is the Sierra 200 grain over 40.0 grains o...

elmo123

Thanks, I am going to do that to mine.

Mike

elmo123

Shasta,

Could you post a close up picture of the crossbolt saftey revision. I have a rifle like yours and deactivated the safety because I kept forgetting to push it off.

Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

I don't use the maximum listed charges there is no need to. I had thought about trying to set it up as a 35 Remington but I did not want to ruin a rifle in the process. I am sure the action would have handles the round but getting it to feed and extract would require more work, the rechamber to Maxi...

elmo123

My records show that out of my trapper, 16" bbl, R-P 200 gr soft point 2073 fps R-P 180 jhp 2154 fps Speer 170 GDSP 2270 fps W-W 158 jhp 1950 fps Accuracy is very good with all of the bullets except the Speer 170. I also noticed that after I chambered it for the Maximum the accuracy of the magn...

elmo123

I rechambered a 94 trapper in 357 to maximum. It shoots very good. I would have to look up the chronograph results but it was pretty impressive. I bought a new carrier and cartridge guides and fit them to feed the max but it would not feed 38 specials anymore so I reinstalled the original parts and ...

elmo123

You will do fine. I went back to school after 20 years and was the oldest in the class. One thing that had changed was that there were no nuns hitting you for not paying attention.

Good luck

Mike

elmo123

Let's hope it rendered him sterile so he can't reproduce more like himself.

elmo123

You should send them to me so I can check them for defects.

Mike

elmo123

Thanks for the information. I just loaded up 25 rounds with IMR4198. I am going to the range Sunday. What will shoot cloverleafs at 50 yards is the old 150 grain Silvertips, too bad they quit making them in 1962. They are right at 2700 fps.

elmo123

I recently purchased a Model 71 and have also bought a RCBS 200FN mould. Has anyone loaded this bullet and if so what powder did you have good results with?

Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

Mike,

I chronographed the W-W loads out of my 1892, 977 fps.

Mike

elmo123

I received a flyer from Natchez Shooters Supplies last week and they had the Winchester factory loads on sale. I can reload some for you but the biggest problem with loading them hotter than the factory load is head separation. I have some loads with 180 JHP .40 S&W bullets that I applied a cann...

elmo123

Not many bear here in Missouri although my friend's dad shot one that was destroying his bee hives and came after him. I have been looking for a 71 for years and I plan on shooting it at targets for starters.

elmo123

After waiting for several years for USRA to start making the Model 71 again I picked up an original 71 over the internet. I will post pictures when it arrives.

Mike

elmo123

I usually resize and deprime then use the sonic cleaner. After that I tumble them in corn cob media to dry them off. I have used the stainless pins and they come out like new. This might sound like a lot of work but to me reloading is relaxing and I enjoy it, I'm retired so time is not an issue.

Mike

elmo123

Fire a 38-55 in a 375.

elmo123

I have a BB375 and 38-55's are too long. The bullet diameter of the 38-55 factory loads are .379 versus .375 for the big bore. I loaded for a friend that had a Savage 99 in 38-55 and I loaded some cast loads, low velocity, in some 375 cases and they did not group worth a darn. The same charge in 38-...

elmo123

I picked up a nice 1892 in 38 wcf about five years ago. The bore is a little rough so I use jacketed bullets for the high velocity loads because the cast bullets don't group that well. I bought a cannelure tool and use bullets for the 40 S&W, I own 3 .40's from my law enforcement days. My best c...

elmo123

Yes, Leverevolution, not sure if I spelled it right. I bought some when it first came out. I am not really looking to increase velocity because most of my shooting is at paper/plinking. I shoot a lot of cast bullets also. The only problem with higher velocity is the standard iron sights are regulate...

elmo123

Thanks for all of the input. I have tried LVR but not the maximum load yet because the accuracy wasn't all the great. I have been using 38.0 of 748 with a 150 grain bullet and have been getting 2480 fps from my 26" bbl 94 and 2380 fps from my 20" pre-war 94. Accuracy is very good but I hav...

elmo123

I took some measurements and the holes for the sights are too deep to turn this one into a 348. I guess I will have to wait for the new model 71's.

elmo123

Has anyone rechambered a 30-30 to 30-30AI and if so was there that much of an improvement?

Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

Hi,
Has anyone had a rifle barrel rebored to another caliber and if so who did you have complete the job?

I have a new handi rifle in 30-30 that I was considering changing to 348 WCF.
Thanks,

Mike

elmo123

I spoke with Winchester firearms yesterday regarding the new Model 71's and was told that they would be available before the end of the year. I told the fellow that winchester ammunition no longer listed the loaded ammo or component casings, he put me on hold and when he returned he told that Winche...

elmo123

Thanks for the offer and if the rifles become available I will probably take you up on your offer. I don't think they will become available because no one is making ammunition.

Mike

elmo123

The only newer 94 I had problems with was a Big Bore 94 in 307. Every once in a while it would misfire. The others, 1895,1892,1886 & 94's have been trouble free. I have some older 92's and 94's that are fine rifles. I would like to add a new 71 to the collection but I don't think that is going t...

elmo123

I just checked Natchez Shooters Supplies website and the brass is listed as out of stock no longer available. Then I called Davidson's and they told me that the rifles were on order but no estimated date of arrival. Oh well I have enough rifles anyway, well maybe just one more but probably not a mod...

elmo123

I have several of the other models with the rebounding hammer and I have never had a problem with misfires. I just checked the Winchester Ammunition website and they don't list the 348 as a loaded round anymore. They still list empty casings for reloading but who knows for how much longer. If Winche...

elmo123

Hello, Does anyone know when USRA is going to start making the new Model 71's?

Thanks, Mike

elmo123

I have a 94 Trapper in 357 Magnum that I rechambered to 357 Maximum. I bought a new carrier and internal parts and fitted them to feed a loaded 357 Maximum. It would not feed 38 Specials so I reinstalled the original parts and shoot the Maximums by loading them one at a time. The chronograph results...

elmo123

he also had a Daisy "Spittin Image" 1894. In the episode where the goat eats the dynamite and the Mayor tells Andy to shoot the goat while it's in the jail cell. Andy hands the Mayor a Daisy 1894. If you look real close you can see the loading gate. John Wayne also uses a Daisy 1894 in the...

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