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Yep. Being a parent totally changes your priorities. Glad to see you're on the same page. As a father of three girls, I've found that for a normal-sized female, it is hard to beat the Marlin 1894c .357 Mag as a practical gun. In part, because a 'companion' .357 Mag revolver (using .38 Special light ...

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That looks like a downright COZY place to take a nap. . .

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It would be fun to take a Rossi and a Marlin apart side by side and find out. I'll bet the differences are so minimal as to be inconsequential. Hmmm. . . maybe I could use that as an excuse to buy one. . . :roll: :lol: On the revolver/rifle, the gasses look like they are being directed forward (see...

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We adopted two beautiful little girls from China starting on my 50th birthday and we committed to keeping mom at home. Its not easy so things are getting slimmed down as the girls grow. Just make sure that you accept the fact that part of parenting is teaching about freedom , and about survival . T...

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Ysabel Kid wrote:Holy Moly! Loaded or not, having a cocked revolver in your holster?!?

YK, don't you know anything. . . why that's just 'condition one' the way they did it before the 1911's came along. . .

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If you take lots of train pictures, you can post them, and annoy the hard-core gunnies who just can't stand "Off Topic" posts...

The rest of us are just big kids, and like trains, though...

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I agree with Hobie. My little .357 Marlin 1894 can really do anything I need to do, including shoot just about any ammo in a pinch. Would I take the same gun in .44 Mag or .45 Colt - sure would - for basically the same reasons. If I thought I needed the extra power, I'd opt for the bigger bore. Woul...

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I'm calling BS.......as we've discussed dozens of times, vis-a-vis rounds going off in a mag tube, there is nothing about holding a round in one's hand that could build up that sort of pressure to do that sort of damage. Burned and singed and feeling stupid, yes, but no explosion, I'll bet. I wonde...

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Love the accompanying music...!

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In the midst of cleaning a deceased aunt's house now. Flattered she entrusted us to dispose of her household belongings, but would like to smack her up side the head for all the physical and emotional work it entails. We'll surely miss her, though. The last person in our family who grew up without t...

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I've used tube and 'open' types, as well as the Bushnell Holosight, and all did pretty well in the daylight (Holosight best by far), and green dots or circles fare better with my vision than red, in daylight. Twilight or night is the problem - see my thread/post on making a 'Night Scout' rifle... Li...

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I know a few of you guys have voiced desire for a stainless .357 Marlin, and they are not always easy to find. Gander Mountain in Greenwood, IN (southside Indianapolis) has a used 1894css that looks to be in fine shape for $599. Serial # is 912097xx, in case that matters to anyone. Just thought I'd ...

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We're needing to renew/update our various anti-virals and have a network at home and in the office, and all sorts of computers on them. Mostly Windows XP's (non-Vista), but a couple laptops with Windows 7, and one alien MacIntosh. There are two separate networks with 6 on one and 4 on the other, at ...

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The 'open-top' ones (vs. the tube) are also kind of nice. Less bulky, maybe same fragility, although more exposed. Many claim to be 'waterproof'. TruGlo has some, and there are even more compact ones. Here's a TruGlo pic... http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23749&start=0&...

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in any event, four .30 cal. rifle rounds to the chest and he don't feel a thing. By the time the pain could possibly register, BP has dropped to zero and he's unconscious. Anybody who has been hurt bad will tell you it takes a bit to "register"...... I guess that makes sense. I would thin...

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I kinda want to cut back to three or four guns: the 92; Vaquero in .45... uh... 45 caliber; a brace of Cimarron "Lightning" .38's; and maybe one or two others. Umm. . . Would that be a .45 COLT or a .45 LONG COLT . . . :lol: :roll: IYeah, that's more than four, but you get the idea. Yeah,...

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I would think it would be more 'humane' to use rounds aimed at the head, though once someone has done something bad enough (especially in these times) that they get the death penalty, perhaps they don't deserve picture-perfect 'humaneness'. Regardless, even the four heart shots simultaneously may be...

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In .44 Mag I've owned Marlins 1894's, Rossi 92's, and a Ruger 96. Although it looked like someone tried to mate a Savage 99 with a M1 Carbine, the little Ruger actually IS the smoothest of the three for me, AND has seems to have a much shorter lever throw. The Rossi would be next in terms of smoothn...

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I've noticed the same thing for the past couple years. I bought some cheap bulk .357 Mag (S&B) two years ago, but only got a couple hundred rounds, and have used most all of them up, since between the kids and me it is one of our favorites. Odd, too, since it ISN'T a 'military' caliber, nor a 'p...

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GREAT sights for fast use. See this post and the link it refers to. Hope this helps. http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25761&start=0 Good pics through the sight and so on...scroll DOWN the page. http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20342 Search the fo...

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Thanks for all the suggestions so far (...keep 'em coming...!"); satellite was 'out' anyway due to foul weather past couple nights, and my home-from-work to bedtime time window has been very narrow as well. Hope to work on it some this weekend.

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Here's an interesting thread on firint .410 shells in .444 Marlins:

http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=15448

Sounds like it works IF you use 2.5" shells, IF your gun is Micro-groove, and IF you use Remington brand shells. Interesting thread, though...

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Here's an interesting thread on firint .410 shells in .444 Marlins:

http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=15448

Sounds like it works IF you use 2.5" shells, IF your gun is Micro-groove, and IF you use Remington brand shells. Interesting thread, though...

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Taking into account the previous post, I measured my 158 gr JSP Remington bullets and they are 0.675" long. If they were a simple cylinder, they'd weigh 224 gr if elongated to 0.96". I didn't have any heavier ones handy to measure, but taking into account the ogive/taper, the permissible w...

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9mm, unless the gun is smaller than a single deck of cards.

A Calico 9mm with a 3-shot-burst option and the 100-round magazine would be ok though.

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Pretty much anyone who shoots a levergun will fall in love with it.

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Problem with the Marlin is the very slow twist barrel. I couldn't get the 325g loads to stabilize, so I had to carry two loads. I finally gave up on a single load for 44 mag combinations. I could do it with a faster barrel. That's why you should get a .44 Magnum RUGER 96 ( top gun in photo below, a...

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Ooh it worked this time on Blue Sky...

AND let me re-edit it? Surely not. I wonder if I re-set something when I plugged in that USB modem? I'll bet the honeymoon won't last.

Oh yeah - I hate computers sometimes...

Make that mosttimes...

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Ha! Just tried two other things: a) the Laptop that logs off here every few seconds works fine on another (non-Blue-Sky-satellite) wireless network. b) the Desktop that logs off here every few seconds works fine on dial-up (although it took several hundred years to load a page... :roll: ) here, alth...

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For awhile it was fine, so I didn't do anything other than learn to copy before hitting "Submit", and re-log-on and re-submit quickly if needed. Now it's gradually gotten bad again (no software or hardware changes I'm aware of), and is intermittent, to the point that sometimes I'll stay lo...

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Terry Murbach wrote:WHY DO THE NEW GUYS COME IN HERE WITHOUT SO MUCH AS A HOWDY-DO AND ASK QUESTIONS IT WOULD TAKE THREE BOOKS AND A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY TO ANSWER ???
JUST ASKIN'...

Because they know we're just THAT GOOD...!

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I'm glad " O.S. " is " O.K. " (... sorry, O.S.O.K. , I couldn't resist ... :roll: ) An FYI on Melanomas - contrary to what many people, including many physicians, believe, there may be little to no 'protection' from them for those who avoid sunburn. You can tell that by the sites...

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A backdraft is caused by introducing oxygen into a previously oxygen depleated atmosphere THAT ALSO CONTAINS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF IGNITABLE GASES (FUEL) AND IS AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH TEMP (USUALLY OVER 1000* F). You have to have all three, actually four, to have a backdraft....confined (meaning seale...

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RIHMFIRE wrote:my favorite domestic is an ice cold BUD...its a redneck thing...
Becks or St Pauly Girl with a nice german dinner....

Exx-Actly...

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Lovisco says a "backdraft effect occurred" in the "oxygen-starved environment" of the tunnel, with the pressure blowing out the southeast corner of the building. That DOES sound like a journalist-summary of something they have no clue about. I'd like to hear the unedited version...

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I had a 'Cherry Wheat' Beer maybe of Sam Adams type, that was not bitter at all, but still tasted like beer - just sweet. Very good, though not like the Beck's I normally drink.

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The remote control car scenes were almost too comical, with the same 'jumps' so overdone in the hilly chase-scenes with the big cars. Decent movie, though.

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Those days are long gone and make no mistake criminals can and do send out email claiming to be from people who did not send it. Often without taking over the alleged senders computer. :( Yep - I once got an 'invite' to 'Pics of me from the farm' from my daughter's email address, and since she was ...

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The most precious part of her will remain with you and inside you, forever; that is the wonder and beauty of having known her and had her such a part of your life. Let that give you strength.

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Without altering a gun permanently, you could put a 'CAR' stock on your AR-15, and it fits a 7-year-old sized kid pretty well. I like the idea of getting him his OWN rifle, and it would be hard to go wrong spending a few bucks on a Handi-Rifle in something for deer; I'd recommend a .357 Mag and use ...

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How about a Win 94 Scout rifle? Nah - it would never work. Wouldn't have enough versatility to meet the needs of hunters, ranchers, or locals needing to defend their turf from mauraders. Wouldn't be powerful enough, easy enough to handle, or have the range needed. Sights clearly inadequate. If any ...

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Ever since 'discovering' Terpning's artwork, http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/HowardTerpning_pg1.html I've been fascinated by the Plains Indians - put me down for a ticket...! Thanks. P.S. This is Terpning... http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/stragglers.jpg h...

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That has to be the hardest thing you'll ever have to deal with. My prayers that you'll be of comfort to her, and she to you, as you deal with it all. The part of you being ripped away will hopefully be balanced by the part of her which is with you and will be forever.

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The most practical civilian use I've seen for a bayonet was when our only place out back where we could shoot was so muddy you didn't dare lay anything down on the ground without a tarp; when we shot SKS's, we'd just jab them in the ground where we were standing when we went out to change targets.

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Good List.

also -

> if you lose a tool or part, and can't find it, buy another one, and you will then find the first one.

> therefore don't open or unwrap the 'replacement', and save the receipt, so you can return it.

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THIS would be cool. ( I didn't say 'practical' - but 'cool' nonetheless ...) http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/bdaleray/stuff/444marlinlug024.jpg ...but back to the original post - for a serious 'Combat Shotgun ' I might just go without the bayonet: http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJM...

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Thanks for the info, NKJ. I assumed the innards of the receiver, lifter, and the bolt would all have to be different than for the .357 Mag-sized guns, but what I meant was that it's "all been worked out" already as far as design and testing, and I assume no patents exist which would prohib...

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Three appealing things about that gun: 1. the History of that particular make and model 2. that Configuration of a levergun 3. that particular Cartridge Two unappealing things about that gun: A. the Cost B. the Condition (good but could be better) I'll bet there are quite a few who would be willing ...

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I use my word processor's "table" function to create an 8"x8" table with 1" squares, shade the background of the center four with grey, and use that. The three little 'dots' on the left edge are where a paper punch will fit a 3-ring binder. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums...

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