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The RD 235 FN is a great bullet. This season in PA I finally killed a whitetail with one of these bullets. The only movement I saw after the shot was the deer sliding down the steep mountainside. After years of carrying this rifle for most days of the season I finally got the shot I wanted and the b...

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After I read this yesterday I put Victor on my prayer list. He will remain there until we get the word that all is well.

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Hello, I bought one used from your neck of the woods a few years back (Kittery T.P.) and I love it. Although it isn't my first 38-55 it is most impressive with the Williams receiver sight. I didn't get the box or any papers but it was rated at 95% and I intended to shoot it asap. I believe it was mi...

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Some of those Winchester commemoratives had production numbers of over 50,000 guns. So with all those collectibles I would definitely shoot one if it were mine. I bought a used, like new, Win. Legendary Frontiersmen in 38-55 that I fired the day it arrived here. I have retired it from shooting silho...

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Congratulations to the young man on taking that first deer. You made your pappy proud.

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Here is a link to two Ruger Vaqueros with 7.5" barrels and CC frames. Maybe you can pass this link along to your wife. http://www.ktpguns.com/results.php?manufacturer=any&caliber=&action=HANDGUN%3A%20REVOLVER&model=any I really don't know how much these are bringing but this Kittery...

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Hello John and great post.

The young man has good form at the bench too. He's no stranger to shooting as we all can see. He's lucky to have run into you also. I wonder if he realizes his good fortune.

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I will be turning 75 in October and I have to agree with you here.

I recently bought a 50 lb. sack of dog food at WalMart. When I got to the checkout the clerk said wait and I will get that bag out of the cart for you. I said "Who do you think put it in there?"

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Thank you for taking the time to post those great pictures. I know that I enjoyed them and probably every other person viewing them too.

Your dogs gave me a laugh by using all the shade that your truck could provide.

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Not trying to take away that great shot Ted but I too once killed a mouse with an air pistol. It was at an indoor airgun silhouette match which was fired on the bottom floor of an old barn. We had just had the "FIRE" command and as I loaded my Daisy single shot pistol I noticed a movement ...

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Bill,

I'll put both you and your wife on my prayer list. May God give you both the strength you'll need as you battle this disease.

Frank

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I've emailed this to some of my Irish-leaning friends this morning. Thank you for posting it.

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Anybody remember Warren Page? He was one of the best.

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Sorry Blaine,

I'll be praying for your Mom.

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I'm truly sorry for your loss. There will probably be other dogs in your life but none to compare to Thor.

It seems to me that he wasn't that old but my memory is very old and sometimes I lose perspective of time. How long was Thor your Buddy?

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I am truly sorry for your loss Ted. Time will lessen the pain of your loss.

I've put your family and you in my prayers.

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Praying for you here.

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Since you need to know the velocity of your loads in order to calculate trajectories, etc. you'll be needing a chronograph. My late wife gifted me with a PACT back in the 90's. The PACT has a built-in ballistic calculator that does so many things and is easy to understand. Another key bit of informa...

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Best wishes for a complete recovery. You're on my prayer list starting this evening.

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Plowboy,

Can't you just hear those hounds coursing through the woods? Is that a coyote (well half of it shows) laying in the foreground?

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The 1895 CB has a 26" barrel. This one looks to be around 20 inches.

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I have fired thousands of 22 Hornet rounds at metallic targets. I used two Contenders for NRA Silhouette, one scoped and the other open sights. More accuracy than you would ever expect. I was so impressed with that tiny cartridge, after years of reading how inaccurate it was, that I bought a rifle b...

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Thank you for the birthday greetings shooters. 1940 seems so far, far away.

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Good morning Six, My local dealer got some 38 gr HP Federal 22LR in stock yesterday so I bought a brick to feed a Marlin 60. When I got home I opened the brick to get a look at the type of hollow point Federal was using. As I handled the cartridges I noticed that the box was a bit shorter than norma...

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Hello Sixgun, The most shocking discovery in your original post was the fact that you don't own a 44 mag. All those rifles and no 44? I'm not going to dig around to see how many I have but I do know it's more than one. You do have me on canons and mortars though. Those shot loads are really neat! I ...

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I read this early today and prayed for your FIL at mass this morning.

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Where did you find that 36.3 gr. load?

I'm going from memory here but it seems that 35.5 is the recommended max with the Hornady LeverEvolution bullet, which is a bit lighter than your Speer bullets.

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There is a trade-off for the adjustable aperture sight. The smaller size opening you use, the more detail and sharpness you get at the front sight. The tiny aperture, while probably adequate for younger eyes just gets to looking like a very bad thunderstorm is approaching. It is very dark in there o...

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I'm sure we can all agree that it is way too late to standardize the shellholder numbers but wouldn't that be nice?

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Mr. Griff says "Yeah, but that's so that a hit "anywhere" on the ram will knock it over... a 150 in the upper quarter will do the same... :P But it does narrow your available target! :twisted: " Hey, I resemble that remark. As a friend once said to me at a match where he was my s...

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Of all the people that I know who own the RCBS 30 cal, 180 gr. mould, all tell me that the bullet weighs 190 gr as cast. The uses are mostly for silhouette and knocking down the 200 M rams.

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I have to say that the right winner was chosen.

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The next time I see a crow feeding on a road killed skunk I'll think of you adventurous eaters. Me? I'll pass on the crow dinner. I will be leaving it for the politicians.

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Blaine, weren't you looking for a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt/45 ACP? I'm probably wrong because I don't think that they use moon clips, but that's what came to mind.

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I just read Ruark's "The Old Man and the Boy" I bought it on line and I believe it is the compilation of his column in Field & Stream . Reading that makes me wish for the old days as I never knew my grandparents, only as visiting their graves. I passed that book along to my son who is ...

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I can't see my original post so throw me in again please. Thank you.

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They are also tough, I have seen cats take solid vital organ area hits ( from rimfire ) and runoff at great speed. If they later succomed to wounds, I do not know. Yes they do! The last aggressive cat I saw attacked my dog while I had him on a leash, walking. As it approached I hauled off and gave ...

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I too had feeding problems with the 44 Mag. version of this rifle. Bullet type didn't matter as they all jammed getting into the chamber. I figured it was the magazine so I called Ruger and they sent me a new one, along with another request, new rings that were the next height down from those furnis...

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Never wanted one therefore I don't own one. I always thought the guys were talking about dentures with all the upper & lower talk.

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I put you and your situation in my daily prayers when I first read your request. I tell you this because there are probably many others that make no reply but offer their prayers too.
May all these prayers be answered in your favor.

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Praying for a peaceful journey to grandma's heavenly reward.

Frank

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Is that from the sequel to "Dances With Wolves"? The 'coon sure doesn't look hungry.

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Happy birthday Ted. Have a great one!

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That resolution didn't last very long. The only one I ever stuck with was quitting smoking. It'll be 30 years in March (and about 30 pounds too).

Beautiful rifle Mike.

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John,

Thank you very much for that post. I'm sure we all have the same feelings when we see this memorial come together.

Frank

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I seem to sense "The Great Lobster Trade of 2014" in the near future. Lobster for 22's, leverguns, etc.

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I would much appreciate having a crack at that pan primer. Thank you.

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Whenever I get the hankering for a fish dinner, I use a MasterCard. Works every time.

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I like it too. Perfect design and execution to my eyes.

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Until I really got into leverguns I had many bolt actions. One of the main bolt guns is still with me, a Ruger M77RS from about 1976-77. That rifle has killed more than a few deer but has been a safe queen these last dozen years or so.

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