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awp101 wrote:
Griff wrote:I There, have I insulted everyone?
Nope. You left out those who jump out of perfectly good aircraft, Coasties and dopes-on-ropes.

Nope, the toasty Coasties are not part of the "Armed Forces" except in time of war. The dopes on a rope are a subset.

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I see that you uncouth, cannon-fodder types couldn't keep civil tongues in your pointy little heads and got LOCKED! You flyboys got included in the title just because... of one incident... resulting in that PH and Bronze Star I so proudly wear... Throw a little war and the flyboys got all in a dithe...

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Thank you, Sir.

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I actually prefer the T/S in Douglas on the south end of town or the "something or other" INN in Wheatley, again, southend of town; but I was HUNGRY!

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That is SUPER neat... deserving of it's own post! I like the wood as is; but if too shiney for you... just knock off the glare with some 6-0 steel wool.

I believe the same rear sight as the '73 would be appropriate: Winchester Repro 73, 76 and 86 Serrated Adj Sight.

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Toot your horn when you pass by Natural Bridge exit between Glenrock and Douglas, I'll be up or I better be or the boss will be POed :mrgreen: If you ever have a layover in the area, let me know. Got lots of guns to shoot and need any little excuse to do so. Wish I'd read that when I stopped @ East...

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Paul,
IMHO, the roots of the Revolution lie in colonial taxation. I am sure there are some on-line references to the various Acts by King George and the British Parliment that imposed taxes on the colonies.

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RCBS and a couple of Reddings, one their Precision version.

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With "scant" rifling, how hard are yer bullets? Although you don't find any burrs, is the rifling @ the muzzle equal in depth? Have you tried loads around 1200fps? Hard bullet, scant rifling & hi-speed in combination could cause unstable flight. Change one factor and you might regain s...

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You know Tycer, you are just trying to kill the deer. :o :shock: Yeah, I won't use that load again for non-dangerous game. The poor deer on that trip were for testing. I hated wasting all that tasty venison. Both were equally trashed. But I bet it will penetrate most anything if I heat treated the ...

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86er, I just noticed this: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/blown21rifle200006.jpg in the upper right side of the larger pricture you posted in the OP: http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/TARJARBAR/blowen20rifel20005.jpg The boolit definitely sustained damage to it's base, yet the nos...

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Just when I was getting ready to take Malamute's suggestion, the "powers-that-be" decided it was more important that I be in Cheyenne, WY tomorrow morning!!! Just what I love to hate about this "job!" Missed the opportunity to take a neat picture... "Buffalo ain't a one-hors...

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Sounds like a neat event... be sure to share some pics and details with us afterwards! Oh yea... is that why we haven't seen pics of the Lightning?

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jengel wrote:
3leggedturtle wrote:Will your parking lot accomodate a semi?
Yes it will. And so will the big vacant lot across the street to the NW.

WOW! Now I have a good excuse to detour thru Atwood!

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I feel Starline is a little more brittle than W-W. Thicker, a tad less case capacity. I love it for my smokeless rounds, but with BP it doesn't seem to expand as much and I get a lot more blowback in the rifle.

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Well, I finally saw the end. Only took two more tries... once starting in the middle, and then lastly starting at the "shootout" scene. I liked it... especially the ending. Hitch did good! Edit: Hate that single click button! Demonstrates that period of time before political correctness an...

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Although Oklahoma is home... I'm never there. Someone keeps moving this Kenworth I'm sitting in... tonight it's in Taylor, Michigan. Sucky thing is that the Taylor city composting facility sits next to our terminal... and the wind is carrying the stench past me. :roll: I know EXACTLY where you are!...

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Although Oklahoma is home... I'm never there. Someone keeps moving this Kenworth I'm sitting in... tonight it's in Taylor, Michigan. Sucky thing is that the Taylor city composting facility sits next to our terminal... and the wind is carrying the stench past me. :roll: I know EXACTLY where you are!...

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Anything to do on a Friday evening? Or a Saturday?

Could be OT or not, depending on replies!

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Old Savage wrote:It was frapper.

You DA MAN!!!! But, apparently it sez I don't have an account any more.

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RIHMFIRE wrote:I did a thread about it a long while back

And....?

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Hey! Way back when... (I know, us "older" gents have issues with memorization), didn't we have a site where we put in our locations; pics and some other data. I've changed confusers since then and don't have the info in this one.

Anyone else dimly recall this?

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As I posted on the MarlinOwners Forum... I'd suspect a round loaded TO or above max for the Marlin action AND an obstructed bore at the throat. If those boolits are more than .002" over groove diamter, a large rifle primer may not move them very far. I can't dispute Terry's assertion... as he h...

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86er, Condolences to the shooter, as others have said... severe injury with the loss of two fingers, but... it could have been much worse. And NOTHING wrong with his choice of tools. Failure to check for powder or double charge is the leading cause of blown up guns. Failing to recognize the extremel...

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jnyork wrote:I must be doing something wrong, I have been a Life Member for over 30 years and have NEVER had a phone call IIRC. I also get maybe 4-6 mailings a year.

Another'n here.

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I'm a 150gr pill adherent. One-shot drt's from 40 to 230 yards. I go for the behind the leg, lung shot; as the animal takes a step forward with the near leg. I'm kinda stuck on Federals, but if I get away this year I think I'll be trying my handcast gas-checked 150grain. But I have a couple of .30WC...

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Jengel, Good to hear from ya, and great pics of the shop and wow... so much better supplied than some of our local shops also. Uh... how you set on lead round balls? I use .375, .520 & .526... and in those pretty red 'n white boxes, too! Hopefully I'll be thru Kansas in a couple of days... wanti...

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Nathan, Welcome to the Forum. Obviously, I ain't Paco... but will share what little I know with ya. I'm not all that familiar with the Charles Daly '92 TD. IIRC, it is built (or was... it's hard to keep the players straight when they change so often), by Armi Sport. As I understand it they aren't as...

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Noah,
Sharp find... those are very nice reproductions and each one I've seen has been a good shooter...

Airdaleman,
Thanks for the bit of history lesson... and the copy of "your" ad.

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Glad to hear you're still lurking around. Like YK said, don't push yourself too hard too fast... been there, done that... recovering from that wasn't fun!

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Sounds like you guys had a better day than I. But, then it wouldn't have taken much... I had to work!

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Tycer wrote:16" Rossi, Nate's DVD, the springs and follower and safety plug from him also.

+1

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Thanks! As Mike said, "that was fun!"

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May I also suggest: http://marauder.homestead.com/irons.html

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I can hear it already: "Dad? I know it's brand new, but Bobby Sue already told me she thought it was "cute", can I take the "Roller" out for a few "rounds? I'll be REAL c-a-r-e-f-u-l!" :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ...

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Bear 45/70 I understand your fustration with the M16 due to your experinces, and I thank you for your sacrifice. Mistakes were made and lessons learned on that rifle and changes were made. The M16 family is the second most distributed battle rifle used by nations today. I've used it in salt water, ...

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Gentlemen, there need be no persomal attacks. Wait till Hobie gets back, then pick on the Army!

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Don's right about those cast loads, but if you're going to try any jacketed, you should stick to .406

Good thing you mentioned those pics, otherwise you were going to hear:

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We obviously waited TOO long to view this topic!

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There is no mechanical device that can fulfill that requirement. Everything requires some level of basic maintenance to function properly. If you don't want to maintain your equipment , don't expect it to work. EDIT I don't mean "you" personally. I should say "If one doesn't want to ...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUYS!

AND Many MORE!!!

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I certainly felt the right entry won! I even tried to vote in fine Texas tradition, but it only let me cast one!

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Maybe nothing. .002" over groove diameter is a good rule of thumb for cast. Bullet diameter, weight, hardness, lube, rifling twist and velocity all must interact to provide stability and accuracy. Not to mention powder, case & primer. Vary any ONE and the equation may no longer work. Now th...

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Something that has become apparent in this thread and others is that many people here at Lever Guns Community have some type of hostile, fire fight, experience -- i.e., military action, police action, etc.. BUT it is also apparent that many who talk about survival situations -- i.e., a group of peo...

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No comment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeah! Right! I really want the .30-30. And for most incidents, it is adequate. It's what I grab at my farm when something goes "bump-in-the-night"! And, I carried one in my patrol car back in the early '90s, when I still worked patrol. It's sti...

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AND she had her finger on the trigger!

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Introduced in '69, all features the same as other calibers produced. Dropped in '72 IIRC, not re-introduced til USRA in Angle Eject. Value very dependent oon condition and what version, TE, AR or AE w/safety. Pictures are needed.

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Travis Morgan wrote:Maybe not what YOU'VE found. What I'VE found, on the other hand....

What you find are the ones being pushed out to join their fellow fruits, flakes & nuts in CA!

But for some reason I find myself saying, "Arkansas!"

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I just heard that version a few moments ago... when I was a bit younger!

But I bet my pop could tell ya exactly when and where that was filmed, released etc.... yep he had a crush on MM! Good thing Mom didn't know!

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