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Happy New Year's folks.

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It's my understanding that Louis Imperato was president of Iver Johnson in the seventies & imported the Erma designed & built 22 levergun. As well as importing some other European produced firearms. He was also the owner of the Black Powder Firearms Company that did the finish work on the Co...

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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:18 pmThat was a great video.

The one he did of the Winchester 1892 in 45ACP was pretty good also.

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As long as I asked permission, I didn't have to beg forgiveness.

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When I hunted down in Terrell County, we'd sometimes take a few for camp meat. Tough and stringy is how I remember them. The pressure cooker and crock pot could've cured that. Would love to try out that recipe.

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https://www.mannapro.com/equine/leather ... onditioner

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I got a 75HP New Holland tractor & 12' batwing mower... Same one my son got me for the past 3 Birthdays, Christmases & Father's Days! I think he said for the next 2 sets also!

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:34 amThe coin is very cool!
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+1!

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Don't give up hope, Marlin chambered the 1894 in 41 Rem Mag with Micro-Groove rifling in both stainless (1894S) and blued (1894FG) as well as 6 groove Ballard rifling (1894CCL). Not every S or CCL was a 41 Mag, as both of those were chambered for other cartridges. They are out there.

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Merry Christmas, enjoy the warmth of Florida... I'm up here in Michigan, but will be headed for Las Vegas tomorrow! There might be some weather (other than good) between here and there, but... not something I've not experienced before.

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Thank you and Merry Christmas to you & yours also.

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.38 Spl &.357 Magnum are two divergent length cartridges, in order to make both work in the same action, some parameters must be compromised. Most notably the position and shape of the slots in the cartridge guides, This compromise has been the source of many complaints about the inability of th...

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Having been bounced off the back of a fractious equine with a holstered sidearm, 35 lbs of force against the hammer wouldn't be difficult to attain... While both my horses used in mounted work were effectively "bomb-proof", both upon occasion would "act out"... Only once out in p...

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I like the .357 combo ... use it more than others ... though to be honest, it hasn't been near enough this past year. IMG_3181.JPG Up until the boating accident, I had a couple of the Rossi carbines to mate up with the .357 Colt SAAs, but I was quite partial to my .45 Colt SAAs & the Winchester...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:07 pm
AJMD429 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:47 pmOver the years I got really tired of having to 'baby' my pretty walnut-and-blued-steel leverguns
I must confess that I never get tired of wiping down a levergun.

Heck, I've been known to get them outta the safe just wipe them down!

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I'm sure it's just coincidence that the majority of scammers are from right next door to some US corporation's call center. Or, maybe it just the same address for those downtrodden workers to put in a little "overtime" making some afterhours calls.

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Water?

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After getting out of the Navy and shoeing horses while going to college, I carried a Winchester mdl 94 carbine in the back window of my p/u truck, never had a problem... Even when I did get pulled over, mostly because my coal forge wasn't totally out, or the shoes rattling against each other in the ...

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Very nice Jim. Ruger builds a quality 1911 and that example is nicely embellished.

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Very nice. Simple but elegant!

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I learned my 1911 manual of arms in the Navy... we were taught to carry in condition four, full magazines in pouch, hammer down on empty chamber. On board ship, stood many a quarterdeck watch that way, both stateside and overseas. Gearing up for a mission, it changed to condition one. When I bought ...

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Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground! people been making it for millennia and rarely do they blow themselves up ... put your ...

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Color me scared! But, it may become necessary the pessimist in me sez! Nearly all my favorite cartridges are originally BP rounds... I have loved the .30-30 the longest, but the .32-40 is rapidly gaining ground!

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Rivals that Mossberg 464SPX for sure.

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RIP to a warrior that's earned the right to rest.

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I just tried my favorite cartridge, the .30-30 Winchester... and a 150 grain bullet, nothing else, and it listed 28 loads using 3 different bullets... but nothing for a cast bullet. I seem to recall the old version did pop up cast load data.

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Humor in its purest form!

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The danger sign is if someone with Italian six shooters starts buying Italian motorcycles, then Italian cars, and then finally Italian shoes ! ! ! That could be an international financial crisis. :!: . :lol: No danger of that here Brother. They don’t make Italian shoes that fit me! Do Luccheses cou...

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:48 am Omigosh, she is adorable. Whoops. Sorry doc, off message ...

+1

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I like the look of their '73 Winchester takedown...

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I worked construction when I first got out of the Navy and going to college. Built/remodeled 3 custom homes for the same contractor. Two included demo work while the 3rd was new from the ground up. Some site prep work, mostly framing, but some finish work... I found framing fit me, finish work, not ...

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I sent them an email... said their "new, improved" site... ISN'T. Doesn't include any 45 Colt rifle data.

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I've had guns shipped via UPS, FedEX & USPS, but the only time I've shipped guns, I used DHL back when they were still operating in CONUS. So... take your best guess.

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I have 2 3rd Gen Colt SAAs in 45 Colt. My preferred SD load is a Speer 200 HP (flying ashtray), pushed by 6.5 grains of TiteGroup for about 850fps from the 4-3/4" bbl. Only ever used on paper targets during qualifying, but expansion in wet phonebooks @ 50 feet was impressive.

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Good conversation! My favorite Johnny Cash tune is about his 51, 52, 53... etc Cadillac! I built a VW bug that fit that description! Even had a couple Porsche parts thrown... but mine weren't pilfered from a factory, but haggled out of various junkyards!

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My takeaway is that, yep... it's all fun & games until someone gets hurt. Pushing the envelope sometimes has dire consequences. Military grade weapons are not necessarily safe... as by gov't fiat, they're built by the low bidder!

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Sitting in Minneapolis, watching the snow come down, and my $3/gal fuel go up, after paying $20 for a skinny parking space... I wish I could buy the boat! I would be someplace warm, paying more than $20 for a skinny parking space, watching $6/gal fuel go up to keep the a/c on! But, I'd be someplace ...

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No... I'm quite content with my sole Marlin, a 375. You are not floundering around with anything else? Cod you really be happy with only one? Nope, not floundering around... I have Winchester 94s to fill the roles I wish for them. Edited to add: I err'd... I forgot I have a 1894 Marlin converted to...

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No... I'm quite content with my sole Marlin, a 375.

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One of the first admonishments I received when shooting my Sharps was to make sure I pulled the hammer back to at least half cock before opening the breech. Not doing so was the most common cause of breaking the firing pin. A simple step, but one easily overlooked.

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I've had my Shiloh Sharps since 1987 and have only taken it apart once to clean out the breech block after firing many thousands of BP rounds... that has to be at least 10 or so years ago. It wasn't really to fix a problem... just thought it might be nice to do. Glad to hear you've got yours sorted ...

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Griff wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:35 pmAny comments I might make would be cause for censure!

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 7:56 amWhen you think about how the government extracts resources from us, why should it treat us any better than a milk cow?

If a milk cow, I'd expect BETTER treatment!

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Any comments I might make would be cause for censure!

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:48 pmYa can't beat that! Dillon is the best at customer service hands down. If only other companies would take a page from Dillon's play book the world would be a better place.

Not to be political about it... but if only our Gubmint reacted in its' citizens best interests like that!

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Good shooting. I'd have liked to be at the range today, but I've been waiting all day for a couple of parts to fix my truck so I'll be ready to head off to work... gotta catch up on bills...

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Drawdown wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:48 pmI know, I always get you'll name mixed up. I edited it. I type too fast, make Lotta mustakes

It's all good!

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Grizz, I'm with you on the 30-30 I love it too, everything about it! For hunting these mountains I honestly see it like Baby Bears Soup? "It's Just Right"! When you add up everything, packing, handling, accuracy of a rifle with iron sights, in which the cartridges range and iron sight ran...

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I bought my first one in early 1986 in .357 and proceeded to slick it up as per the instructions I had been given at my local cowboy action shoot. "Fill the snot out of it with 'machine type lapping compound' and work the action several hundred times". Along with the admonishment to NOT us...

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Using the NRA's "A Place to Shoot" website, I found this place: Morr Indoor Range.

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While I've loaded for the .44Magnum a few days before loading some .30-30s for my mdl 64A, I no longer have a 44 Mangl'em... so I count the .30-30 as my longest running cartridge I've loaded for... Since 1973. In that time, I've loaded a few of the 170s, but found that in my particular rifle the 150...

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