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In my opinion, the 375 has no significant advantage over your 35 Remington. But if you're a collector, this could be a nice addition to the vault. TR Greetings Bigger holes are always better. Plus the caliber 38's easily shoot 265-300 grainers... the 35 Rem is not going to launch those very far. I ...

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Very nice work. Those tracks and "symbols" really dress up those rifles. Interesting ideas.
Mike in Peru

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May God give you and your wife double that figure.
God has kindly given us almost 41 years together. His Grace will sustain us all if we will just seriously walk with Him.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings wvferrier Do give that leg ample time to heal correctly. Those leg bones are nothing to play around with. Rossi... Funny how only the horror stories get wrote up. There are some poorly assembled rifles out there. But there are far more better ones. Everyone I have shot was working as well ...

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That is a beauty ! You have a real jewel sitting there. I really thought those square bearings would catch on though.
My dad was a happy camper to bring home a "bushel basket" bike as he called it.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Thank you for posting that photo. That is why when munitions are fired safety procedures will be adhered to. Know of a stay caliber .50 burst that took off the search light and other gear from the exterior of a M60A1 tank that was search light tank at a Graf Range in 1973. Fortunately t...

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Greetings Down here in Peru out in the villages everything is "util" or useful. The scorpions are a ready snack. The small grey ones have no flavor raw. I do not eat spiders but the kids have the fuzzy "hunters" down in a blink. The large white grubs that get "squeeze gutted...

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That looks like a keeper to me. 40-65 is one fine caliber. That would be a good rifle to use on those piggys that seem to be roaming your fine country. Been here in Peru 30 years and never saw nor heard of an 86 in my area of southern Peru.
Mike in Peru

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Sharp sticks and sparking rocks are music to my ears. Wonderful way to learn to hunt and enjoy the smells all about.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings As General Patton stated.. "Regulations are guide lines that a good commander knows when to exceed". I know of tank crewmen that carried loaded caliber .45 ACP magazines in a pocket when not "officially authorized" to have ammo on the vehicle. Seldom ever inserted into ...

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Greetings Imagine the look on the faces of the thugs who thought you only had a 6 shooter ! With the possibility of living in a country where you could only had one hand gun this would have been a good idea. But with the advent of "mag feeders" it would be just a novelty today. It would re...

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Greetings Thank you for the photos. The family history of the trip had to be one adventure back in those days. Even to go out in a Model T chugging along at 35 mph again would be something to experience. Today we cover that so fast on the interstates we know little of real life. The smells, the new ...

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Greetings Nice looking group ! One good caliber to have plenty of. I guess any rifle cartridge that is caliber .38 has a lot of merits. So tell us a little about that brake on the Contender ... I was next to a range table once when the shooter touched one off in caliber .44 I think. With ear plugs a...

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Greetings Maven makes a very good point about forming brass. 45-70 is the better choice rather than "blowing out" 40-65 brass unless it is New. Used 40-65 gets far to "work hardened" to reliably expand well below the shoulder without it splitting. Out of the first 20 I tried to f...

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Have no regrets buying mine several years back. The 33 Winchester will hammer any critter it lays into. I use my own cast and a 250 grain gas check bullet with a flat nose really makes a resounding thwap on impact.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings Last big BP cartridge I loaded 3 years ago up north there was the 50-95. 3F gave very nice accuracy with the 350 grain bullet I wanted to use in the 1876 repro rifle. 5744 was the only powder that came close to the 3.5 in groups 3F would produce at 100 yards off cross sticks. Very constant...

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Good morning Peruvian officers were also very happy to secure a Winchester repeater as their personal carry combat rifle. Most regular troops in South America were armed with the Remington Rolling Blocks of the various caliber .43 cartridges. But officers could procure their own weapons and did inve...

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No matter the caliber it all still depends on bullet placement. But a Movie ??? They certainly take all the "liberties" hardly ever looking into accuracy to real life details. But at least a big bore was chosen over an AR caliber.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings Interesting that someone would not want a caliber 38 rifle about. A caliber .30 flat nose hits a target at about 1600 fps and "thwap" is heard. A caliber .375 flat nose smacks at about 1600 fps and a "THWAP" is heard and near felt. Plus bigger holes are always better. N...

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Good morning Yes Sir... walk to town and there was the "Monkey Wards" next to J.C. Murphy's and around the corner was an ice cream shop where a double dip was just 5 cents. What a fine afternoon that could be. My older sister worked at Murphy's and my "first bought" caliber .22 S...

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Good morning My longest 86 is a "jap" model with the 26 inch OCtagon in 45-70. Longer sighting plain does help. Also if you are going to shoot Smokeless you can opt for a slightly slower powder but a 30-32 incher you could easily get into the slow rifle powders to achieve velocity but with...

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Good morning and Congratulations ! Long term marriages do not just happen... They are made. Dedication and narrow vision will aid along the way. It is all a matter of priorities and what guide lines you choose to follow. As the Bible says.. Can two of different minds walk together? May God give you ...

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Good morning That is a catchy phrase... "rotary single stack" ! I am another older and very happy to have a good supply of rotary single stackers around. I have never had to wonder if. Never a stove pipe to clear. No bent lips. And on that list will go. Yes I have a whole slew of auto load...

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Greetings and Thanks from another user of the older Tumblers.
My drive belt broke while I was down here years ago. Found an industrial "O" ring at a Big R store that worked well. Probably by now that one has cracked to pieces also.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings I have a 1924 vintage 86 take down in 33 Winchester and have no plans on changing it or moving it on. Fine cartridge and still very capable of thwapping permanently any critter I will ever see in the 48 states. I would spend some time enjoying that 33 getting to know all about what it offe...

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Thank you for those fine photos ! Very enjoyable ready about muzzle loader hunting in the Ol' Country. Fine looking companion !
Mike in Peru

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Greetings Nath and well done ! That was an excellent read ! I have hunted crows with my full length Bess and it is a riot. I normally use a caliber 60 trade gun but sometimes the Bess gets out also. Flint hunting is a fine past time and a whole new box od challenges to master. Thank you for posting ...

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No question for me go with the Browning !
If the throat is too short for a favorite Cast Bullet then any competant "Smithy" can do that task.
Mike in Peru

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In Danville , ILL seriously adjusting. ETS'd in July 74 and was married in Jan 75.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning It was a popular lever action round. Then Winchester came out with all sorts of better bolt action calibers and finally the .348 Winchester that sealed the doom for the 33 Win. with the end of WW1 there was no way a small midbore diameter lever action cartridge in a "heavy" le...

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Good morning Thanks each of you. I have made a few using several progressively smaller pistol die calibers to reduce the neck area then finish with the resizer to get the shoulder correct to the rifles chamber. Had considered the RCBS set as I saw a set for sale on another site but figured it was ma...

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Anyone making 33 Winchester brass using the RCBS Form and Cut dies ? I have used my 33 Win Resizer die and was wondering if there is a big advantage in laying out the bucks for the RCBS Form and Cut die set.
I do form using 45-70.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Bought a caliber .223 Contender barrel when the first .22 Rimfire shortage went through. I can shoot my caliber .22 cast boolits from 500 - 2200 fps cheaper or equal to the rimfire costs. Just takes a little time casting and reloading which I enjoy doing. Plus I never lack ammo or have ...

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I will also be praying for him and family. May his heart and mind be centered on soon meeting his creature.
Mike in Peru

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Good morning Another Krag shooter. That is one nice Krag you have. Many of the post Spanish War Krags were well stored in arsenals and only some used by home guard units on rail bridges. Thus the later Krag stocks are beautiful. Origonal barrels are all over the diameter spectrum. I have one "s...

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"He is the best friend of American liberty who is most sincere and active in promoting true and undefiled religion." -- John Witherspoon Hmmmmmm :? :? Looks like James 1:27 to me. Of course the second part of the verse is where I struggle the most. Keeping one's self unspotted before the ...

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Those CZ's are fine rifles. They have a very good reputation down here in Peru.
35 years ago bought a CZ in Chattanooga in caliber 30-06. Most accurate out of the box 30-06 i have ever owned. Still have it and will be one of those rifles that stays to the end.
Mike in Peru

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I was informed by the resident that his state requires an FFL to ship all firearms out of that state.
Mike in Peru

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Greetings That 37583 Ideal is what I have shot in all my caliber 38 lever rifles for critters on the smaller size. Best ground hog bullet I found in my old Marlin Ballard . That bullet cast from 40-1 with a near case full of 2F or 3f in the 38-55's will make big ground hogs flip flop at 50 yards and...

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Greetings Will sure fill the pockets of relatives who are now somewhat removed from a well written shooter. Sadly they have no desire to preserve those articles for future generations of shooters to enjoy. But maybe already those who are under 40 have little interest in the achievements of earlier p...

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Greetings Another Unique fan here. 4 grains and up with that 180 will take you from tree rat medicine to white tail up close and through the ribs. I have used lower loads of Unique But be aware that eventualy you will find that load that will stick a slug in the barrel. I do not know of even long ba...

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Greetings Thanks for posting this ! That photo has to be of the headquarters section unless those Marines just went through a shower point and received clean utilities. Thank God they each stuck out those 6 months . The Japs called Guadelcanal "Starvation Island" which was only a hair bett...

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That is one nice corn cruncher ! One humm-dinger of a rack ! I can just hear the heart a throbbing watching that bif feller stalking through. Thank you for posting this.
Mike in Peru

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An original 405 1895 would be a real nice rifle to have available to go out and use hunting or just bashing dents in steel targets. Should you ever grow tired of it I would happily energize your condition by removing the culprit.
Mike in ILLinois till November

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Well for me I think those "bright dealers" should be heartily applauded for being industrious and helping the state to collect the much needed sales tax. Making happy customers is an excellent goal.
Mike in ILL.

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Dad U.S. Navy Landing Officer Assistant "Watch out for the Corsairs"

Me Armor 71-74 M60A1 MBT Loader,Driver,Gunner, TC
Mike in Peru

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Greetings You are blessed to have it. Do keep it in the family. Make sure it is clearly noted that watch remains in the family. I have been rebuilding and repairing Pocket watches for near 30 years. Probably the way you are using yours it will last for a hundred years. But do realise as all machines...

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Good afternoon Thanks for posting that link. When I was in Germany we went to Verdun in 1973. Those pictures sure awakened that battlefield visit. Most stunning scene I remember was a section of French trench that was near instantly buried by a large impacting German shell. There were 18 French soil...

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Life sure can be an un-fun calamete ! This is the problem when laws are passed without consent. I wonder if you used a different type of "none screw" attacher... some type of pull pin with no screwdriver needed ? Peobably would invite a wobbly stock problem..
Mike in Peru

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My thanks also to everyone of you prior or present service personel ! Especially all you of Combat MOS's. May you find peace and a long happy life.
Mike in Peru Armor 71-74

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