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I think most owners have found that a good old proven flat point bullet shoots well, and kills well on game. Plus OAL to cycle through the action is never an issue with a flat point bullet. I tried the Leverevolution ammo in the 30-30 to 450 Marlin and all did well enough on paper and deer . But I’...

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I had a circa 1957 44 Flatop bought it at an auction for $325 it was listed as a Super Blackhawk . Only thing wrong with it was some yahoo had taken the factory grips off and put rubber Pachmayers on gun was 6 1/2” if I’m not mistaken . Again I bought it at N old style public auction and I sold it o...

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I think most owners have found that a good old proven flat point bullet shoots well, and kills well on game. Plus OAL to cycle through the action is never an issue with a flat point bullet. I tried the Leverevolution ammo in the 30-30 to 450 Marlin and all did well enough on paper and deer . But I’...

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I had two of the 338 ME and two of the 308 ME that were factory guns . All four did fine for me so I’d not worry about building one . Both of these cartridges and the 450 Marlin had different threads from the 336,444 and 1895 . One is v threads and the others square threads but as I said I’ve forgot...

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I’ve got three at present and that’s probably two more than I need . I’ve got a 30 cal can on my 260 HB , I’ve got a 33 can on a Savage Hog Hunter in 338 Federal and last and surely least I have a 22 can on a Ruger customized 10/22 . The only I even close to having a “NEED” for is the 30 cal can on ...

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I shot a Benelli Montefeltro 12 gauge two days last week , gun wasn’t mine but I have one here at the house . One I used was 26” and handled very nicely . One I have here is a factory 24” with of course screw ins . I’d only shot buckshot out of the one I own and quite possibley a couple Turkey loads...

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I had a Kimber 1911 6” in 10mm for awhile . Bought it NIB shot it some with jacketed reloads and a lot more with cast reloads . Bought the thing because I wanted to kill a deer with it but never got around to it . I never fooled with anything but 180 and 200 grain projectiles .

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For many years I used Remington nickel plated cases for the 7mm-08 , 7x57 , 280 REM and 7mm REM MAG with no ill effects . Later I got a real good deal on 500 unfired Remington nickel plated 444 cases that also did well .

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Landed in Dullus at 14:00 took a bit to get thru then to my truck then about 90minute drive . Think I got here about 17:30 . Dunno if I’ll ever go back , but I had a great experience this trip .

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For a shoot like that I'd either want a heavy ( trap gun) or a gas operated semi. The Benelli is using up energy in the bolt cycle that would otherwise be hitting your shoulder. Those shoots would be a real gain if a guy was ambidextrous - even out the hurt! Yeah the Beretta 680 series guns just do...

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Nice! I've never had a four-fer! I did a three-fer on doves. If I went down there I'd need a shoulder replacement cuz I wouldn't stop shooting! Man there is nothing as much fun as wing shooting! We had one guy that shot 5,500 shells , his ammo bill was 5k . I screwed my shoulder up last year by not...

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Lunch Monday and Tuesday in the field !

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Landed at the Córdoba airport at about midnight on Saturday . Arrived at the lodge around 01:30 . Had a lite snack showered slept until 07:00 ate breakfast relaxed a bit had lunch and headed to the field Sunday afternoon . Shot a Beretta 686 20 gauge on Sunday and only shot six boxes killed sixty my...

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The XLR series is supposedly an accurized variant for longer ranges. They coincided with Hornady’s development of LeverRevolution ammo and the FLX bullets. I read up on them at the time but do not remember the details. Something about the relative fit the magazine, stock and barrel and a longer bar...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:42 am Seems like the 308 family they push the Match version, I'm sure that the 6.5 would work but it is slower burn rate.

Well I have a 6.5-06 as well

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It's labeled by Winchester but they are like you said, Hodgon produced. They have 3 flavors, 6.5, Match and HD. I got the 6.5 to try in 4 or 5 different cartridges I load. It works from 17 rem to 375 h&h . I really prefer ball powders and H380 is a staple for me . This has temp stability and de...

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Just googled it Hodgdon . Might have to get pound of that just for the heck of it .

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Who makes Staball 6.5 ? First I heard of that powder !

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Everyone has a .45-70. .444 is overlooked but equally versatile. There’s a guy who runs some dang powerful loads out of a modded marlin .444, and the 1886 is stronger than that action. He’s getting a 405gr over 4000ft/lbs. https://www.marlinowners.com/threads/safari-grade-444-conclusion.62750/ I th...

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. Lots of good stuff on the 444 Marlin here - http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell444Marlin.htm Some interesting comments on twist rates and I think he mentions some 'alternative' formulas vs the Greenhill one, that apply better to the larger caliber, flat-meplat, bullets for calculating the maximum bullet w...

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thanks fellas I might look around for one. Also not too bad, only 30% of the posts included 45-70 which would be some sort of internet record :) One day i will get me a 458 win mag or 45-90 and hunt down 45-70 threads all over the internet :D I had a #1H in 458 and at the same time I had them in 41...

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. Lots of good stuff on the 444 Marlin here - http://www.lasc.us/Fryxell444Marlin.htm Some interesting comments on twist rates and I think he mentions some 'alternative' formulas vs the Greenhill one, that apply better to the larger caliber, flat-meplat, bullets for calculating the maximum bullet w...

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Not quite as bad but still not good . I got the down low on next weeks trip to Argentina , shells are going to be $18-20 a box :( I suspect I’ll shoot no more than six flats in three days or 500 a day that’s $1200 :cry: Keep your head down and make every shot count! I’ve a friend that shot down the...

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Not quite as bad but still not good . I got the down low on next weeks trip to Argentina , shells are going to be $18-20 a box

I suspect I’ll shoot no more than six flats in three days or 500 a day that’s $1200

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I took some pheasant breasts and diced them up , onions , snap peas , green peppers , jalapeños, a little soy sauce some cilantro and Tikka Masala sauce . Kind of an Indian curry deal . Served on a bed of rice ! Rather tastey I thought and evidently the pot kickers at the shop liked it all had secon...

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The circa 1890 Parker Grade 1 top lever 10 gauge hammer gun I mentioned earlier . As stated with the 26” open
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4t5 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:55 pm Anyone have any experience with the CZ ? https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-hammer-coach/

14 1/2 in lop seems pretty long.

All shotguns I have are 13 3/4” to 14 1/4” . A little short is better than a little long for me .

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I bought a JM Marlin XLR .410 lever action. Excited to try it out I bought a box of 6's, 7.5's and 8's. Went to my range and put up an outers life sized squirrel target and started checking the pattern. It was the worst I ever saw! The BEST group was 4 pellets of 7.5's on the squirrel at 20 yards. ...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 4:43 pm Yeah Mike , another cartridge that isn't big enough to kill a deer- the 25-20!

The great Jordan whitetail buck that was number 1 for many years in the B&C book was done in with a 25-20 . Now James Jordan did shoot that deer six times I think .

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The 550 grainer mold came from BallistiCast but I also had a 462-465GC mold that came from I think they were called BPR it kinda had a nose like a Ranch Dog mold which I liked quite a bit . Anyway that 465 grainer shot extremely well in the 4 or 5 45-70 in which I tried it . At the time I had three ...

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I had a couple Marlin’s a model 1892 and a 92 both 32 cal but you could switch firing pins and shoot either rimfire or 32 COLT centerfire .

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When I first replied to this I forgot a 25 cal I had for awhile . Actually liked the gun but it wasn’t the best choice for what I used it for ! Remington brought out a limited run of 700CDL’s with blued fluted barrels and walnut stocks in 257 Weatherby with 26” barrels , so I got one fifty pieces of...

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The 525Gr 45/70 Pile Driver from BTB went dead straight thru a line of water jugs, stopping in the twelfth one. I'll post a post-op foto if I find it. Computer has so much memory I can't find anything in it. :P I had a mold for a 550 grain GC bullet that came from Ballisti something or other . Neve...

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The 525Gr 45/70 Pile Driver from BTB went dead straight thru a line of water jugs, stopping in the twelfth one. I'll post a post-op foto if I find it. Computer has so much memory I can't find anything in it. :P I had a mold for a 550 grain GC bullet that came from Ballisti something or other . Neve...

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I like the old school Whippet guns, so I'm keeping an eye out for a Remington 11 that needs some love. Saw one in a shop once that was bobbed and had a Cutts on it. Should have grabbed it but I didn't. At one point I had six Model 11’s , pair of 12’s a 16 and three 20’s . Now I’m down to a 12 gauge...

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I’ve killed a pretty good amount of deer with cast bullet in various cartridges all were bullets I cast myself . Most were with the 444 and a fair amount with the 45-70 but still a bunch with various lever action cartridges . Anyway without a doubt as has already been said FP’s seemed to hammer them...

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6pt, I hope any perp to have the honor of being shot with that old Parker 10 can fully appreciate your choice of defensive tool. 8) Well if the perp gives me a minute or two I can go downstairs open a safe and pull out a Benelli Montefeltro 12 gauge 24” and load it with buckshot if he’d prefer more...

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I bought a JM Marlin XLR .410 lever action. Excited to try it out I bought a box of 6's, 7.5's and 8's. Went to my range and put up an outers life sized squirrel target and started checking the pattern. It was the worst I ever saw! The BEST group was 4 pellets of 7.5's on the squirrel at 20 yards. ...

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I had a 43 in Hornet. It was a decent shooter but I traded it off for a #1 218Bee. I do have a Savage 23B in 25-20, used it for mid range prairie dogs. Was a real hoot with 60gr Hornady flat points. When I was a junior in HS I saw an add in Shotgun News for Donn Heath in Dallas I believe he was any...

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I have an early Remington Model 8 .25 Remington project rifle. The barrel was ringed (rung?) multiple times and wildly inaccurate. The whole barrel assembly is at my gunsmith's in Davenport Iowa, along with a 1:12 twist barrel I found on ebay. I would prefer the original 10 twist, but the Berger tw...

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I’ve had several 25-20 levers in Winchester 1892 , Marlin 1894 new and old versions . I’ve also had a 25-36 Marlin in a Marlin 1893 as well as 25-35 Winchester in a European single shot . Did the 250-3000 in a Ruger 77R tang safety gun , had the 257 Roberts in Ruger #1B and 77R tang safety . But the...

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I dont load for the 45 Colt... But I can get 2 .430 round balls into a 28ga wad- gotta try that next !! Two or three years ago I worked out 28 gauge loads for #1 , #2 and #3 buck in the little 28 . I also got one of the eastern block molds for a 28 gauge version of the Lyman sabot slug . That slug ...

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In my bedroom I have a circa 1890 Parker Grade 1 top lever 10 gauge hammer gun with the 26” barrels on loaded with a slug in the right and buck in the left . Not ideal but I have so I’ll use it

FWIW this gun is a factory original two barrel set 26” and 30” .

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Look it ain’t no great secret about all I shoot shotgun wise are SxS both hammer and hammerless. However for what you want I’d be thinking Belgian made Browning A-5 and cut it down to suit my needs . Or a well used Remington 870 and again cut to suit . In years past I’d have said Winchester model 12...

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Very nice ! I’ve got a friend in Baltimore county MD that has two labs of which one is also named Parker ! And strangely enough his other lab he named Fox .

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In the 444 with cast I used A LOT of H322 with bullets up to about 350-375 grains . I also used Varget at first with cast in the 444 with 380-425 grainers but I had a bit of trouble getting enough powder in the case to get them going fast enough to suit myself and when I tried RL-7 that problem was ...

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I had a veritable pile of Red Dot a little while ago . Sold one person an older 12 pound keg and another friend an 8 pounder . But I’ve still got over twenty pounds of Unique and I think 12-14 pounds of Green Dot . I had a bunch of Blue Dot and liquidated all of it except one four pounder .

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At 62 running was not a option :lol: yes most of the time when after a bull I took a 12 gauge but never had no trouble Jack said it right when you get older you may get complacent, I knew better than that!! the bull just brushed me enough to leave behind the blood & hair on my jacket, with a 5 ...

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Might I suggest for ducks go a little smaller say #4’s if steel and #5 or 6 if Bismuth . Heck I never use heavier than #1 or 2 Bismuth for geese .

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