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I would try 5-6 grs of Unique or 231 under your 180. That should give you something in the 1050-1150 fps range which won't send the closer targets over the top of the berm!

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As a young boy I read Col Robert L. Scott's "God is my Co-pilot" and have been an aviation nut ever since. P-40's were made right here in Buffalo NY and my Dad worked in the plant so the P-40 is very special to me. I joined the Air Force and served as a B-47 mechanic, got out, went to Nort...

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Now there is a page I've spent many hours looking at and referring to. That was the first loading manual I bought back in 1970 and the .38 spl and .357 mag pages are pretty dog eared! It's still in the pile of books next to the "Throne"!

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Our Sheltie tangled with a skunk a few years back and I tried the Tomato routine and it didn't work for me. The vet mentioned a product at the pet store called (IIRC) Skunk Away and it did the job right now. Somehow or other it neutralizes the odor by contact with the oil from the skunk spray. After...

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Steve--I go a little bigger on the steel now myself. I hang a 12" square piece at 200 yds and shoot at it offhand with my Rossi 92 .357 and cast bullets. The gun and the load can easily hit it off the bench every time, offhand 5 out of ten is about my average. It sure is fun to hear the clang ...

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At the time I did not have any CCI sp primers to compare but this thread shows a comparison of CCI small rifle versus Mag tech small pistol.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthr ... ht=fecmech

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As far as my Rossi goes, I'm a little better at 200yds offhand with my tang sighted 24" rifle but about the same with my open sight carbine. I shoot 158grn loads, what weight do you shoot? I shoot a 24" Rossi 92 .357 using the Lee Tumble Lube 158 swc and a Taurus tang sight. I just got ba...

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I've got enough loaded ammo to fight a young war, enough brass in my chosen calibers to last two lifetimes, enough components to load for dozens of years of survival shooting, I won't be here that long, and I still don't have enough. Loading is shooting for me, and the ability and capability to loa...

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My feeling is that there are "shooters" and there are "hunters" and then a mix of the two. The higher percentage of shooter that is in the mix generally leads to reloading. In my case I don't hunt at all but shoot somewhere north of 10K centerfire pistol/rifle rounds and 2500 sho...

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If the chamber on your 94 is the same as the chamber on my .357 model 94 it is cut overly long. The distance from the end of a .357 case to the start of the rifling is .4" in my gun. You basically have a funnel which is .380 dia at one end tapering down to the rifling .4" long. Plenty of r...

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How does the little Taurus sight work for elevation? The taurus is 8 "clicks" for one revolution. I shoot .38 level loads that run 1100 fps. When I go from a 50 yd zero to a 100 yd zero I go 3 full turns or 24 clicks (The load drops about 5 " the same as a std vel .22) . That is abou...

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If a tang sight suits you Taurus makes one for their .22 that I have on 2 of my 92's and they sell it for $33 plus a few bucks shipping. You will need a longer stock screw which you can get from Brownells or Marble. The PN is 5-6273 and you can see it here: http://www.taurususa.com/accesories-tangsi...

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CO--I have used both the Tasco Optima and the Jpoint which was their version of the Optima. They are designed to ride the slide on auto pistols and hold up ok in that regard so a lever gun would be no challenge as far as durability. The downside is brightness control, you have none in that it's set ...

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Dallas--I think the 1 in 20 will work just fine with 158 gr bullets. S&W and Ruger revolvers run 1 in 18 3/4, and 1 in 18 in .357 and 38 spl and revolver velocities are lower. I use an S&W K -38 with 158 RN's @900 fps in Hunters Pistol out to 100 yds with excellent accuracy. I'm planning the...

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Steve--It depends on what level of accuracy you are looking for. My winchester 94 will usually put 7 to 8 of 10 shots into 3" at 100 yds and occasionally all 10 if I get lucky. That is using the Lyman "Keith" 358429 using wc820 which is pretty close to 296/H110 and that runs 1650 out ...

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My 94 AE started passing shells under the carrier so I ordered a new link because the top edge of the cartridge stop was worn and rounded. The new link lasted about 100 rds and it started screwing up. The part is a soft sintered metal part and it started rounding. I had a friend weld the stop and I ...

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Try some automotive rubbing compound or if they are very light scratches the less aggressive clear coat polishing compound. If that finish is a matt finish both of the compounds above will polish it to a somewhat gloss finish.

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Marc, Nice shooting! It is fun to "stretch the barrel" and do some long distance shooting with leverguns. We have a long range levergun match at Ridgway, PA once a year in the fall. Course of fire is NRA High Power Rifle Silhouette....steel chickens @ 200M, javelina @ 300M, turkeys @ 385M...

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yes the Merit will work in the Marbles. They sell two different threads, one for the Williams and a 10-32 for the Marbles at Brownells.

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Definitely get ejectors, I've broken 3 of them in my .357. They are a crappy design with a weak casting for a spring rod. I'm going to dremel a slot and braze a peice of drill rod in mine when I get around to fixing it this time.

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I should have waited to post this morning. Just got back from the range and the new Rossi mount is here. The taper in the mount from one end to the other is exactly .100". Now as Paul Harvey used to say "we know the rest of the story".

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The spacing is identical. I put my 92 in a drill vise and leveled the top of the receiver to measure the amount of taper on the barrel. There is approximately .0625 drop over the length of the mount. So if you had screws about 1/16" longer for the front holes and added about a 1/16 shim the tc ...

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I'm sure that's for the carbine and the 801 is round on the bottom so I don't think they have a mount for the octagon barrel. I don't even know if the octagons are D&T'd.

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The correct part number for the Model 92 is P892 not P801. The 801 is for the single shots and there is no built in slope to the mount. You may run out of elevation before you get your zero. I tried the 801 mount on my 92 and while it fits my dot sight ran out of elevation before I had a zero. gun w...

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As you can see by Hornaday's own specs this bullet is a scam. If you look at the ballistic coefficient for the "gummy tip" and look at the BC for the standard 140 gr HP you will see the regular HP has a slightly higher BC and therefore will be slightly better at any range. The 158 gr HP is...

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Some time back I melted some Lawrence Magnum shot into a small container to test it against the then new Eagle shot from Peru. The Eagle was slightly harder but not much, they both tested at approx BHN 13 which is essentially wheel wt. metal. If it was me I'd try and sell it as previous posters have...

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" Yes, I know of that , but I was wondering if I could drop the velocity in the 500-700 FPS range, like the old Short Colt rounds. It performance seems laughable today but I'm going after small game at short range so I can get by with less. Right now all the load data I have are 700 FPS+. Toppe...

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This summer I did somewhat of a test using my Browning T Bolt .22. I fired 4 10 shot groups with both a good 4 power scope and 4 with the original peep sight that came with the gun at 50 yds. Averaging the groups there was about a tenth of an inch advantage to the scope. Now when I get a flyer or ba...

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I have one of the newer Braztech Rossi .357's. Feeds Lyman SWC 358429 great in 38 spl cases loaded to the crimp groove but will not in .357 cases as they are just a hair too long. If I load the mag cases to sammi max oal spec with that bullet they run fine. The 358156 SWC runs just fine in either ca...

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Many years ago I was hunting woodchucks with my .44 mag and soft hollow points that I cast. I came upon a rather large chuck facing me about 20 yds away. At the shot she slid back a few feet and never moved. When I picked her up I was somewhat disappointed at the lack of huge exit hole( this was bac...

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I used Brownells Certistrip remover on my Browning T bolt and it was the Browning epoxy finish. The warmer it is the better it works, I did mine in the sun on a warm summer day. You can strip the checkered area using an old tooth brush and in the more stubborn areas one of those brass bristle tooth ...

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A friend from work who lives a little east of Niagara Falls NY told me of an incident involving a couple coyotes. A friend of his was riding his snowmobile along a powerline right of way and he had some type of problem with the machine. While he was trying to get it started he noticed a couple coyot...

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I'm glad to see it, a 20" twist in the .44 is much more useful than the old 1 in 38. Rossi and now Taurus making .357 Model 92's with a 1 in 30 twist is ridiculous. Where they came up with the idea for such a slow twist I'll never know!

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Mike D. wrote:I have yet to purchase any primers on-line. The HAZ-MAT shipping cost has to be outrageous.

I bought 10K of Mag Tech SP primers a few weeks back from Grafs when they had them. Total cost to my door was $28.70 per thousand, not great but better than I can buy them locally, even if I could get them!

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I just purchased one of the Braztech Rossi's in .357 about 3 months ago, the base model 20 inch gun. It fed and functioned just fine out of the box but I changed the ejector spring and trigger return spring when I did a trigger job on it to smooth things up. I have a little over 1000 rds through it ...

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The XS system, states on their web site it is a PERMANANT attachment. The receiver has to be drilled and tapped, and the front sight removed, and the XS system permanantly attached to the barrel with JB weld. Otherwise, it will shoot loose, that was a big complaint they had from hard recoiling rifl...

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In regards to a question on "what levergun" on the cast bullet board a fellow opined: "It depends on what you're going to use it for. You'll outrun a '92 long before you'll outrun a Marlin, and you'll outrun both of them L-O-N-G before a '73". Are we talking pure speed of operati...

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I've said before, and will likely continue to say... the Winchester Mdl 94 is NOT suited to a pistol caliber. The action is just too long to have reliable feeding without some hand fitting. Griff I could not agree with you more! I didn't know that at the time of purchase and If the gun had not shot...

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I like my Winnies, I think they shoot better than my Marlins. But the Marlins cycle and fire better. So for me, the Winchesters have better barrels and are worse on everything else. Amen to that! The accuracy of my 94 is the only reason I've kept after it, the gun has been a real challenge. I have ...

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I looked at two of these today in a local gun shop and was really impressed. Both were 24" octagon barrels and one was the take down model both with color case receivers. Fit and finish was very good, actions smooth, decent triggers and no silly safety. Internal parts looked like internal parts...

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Hill AFB museum is one of the nicest aircraft museums in the world, and I've seen quite a few. That is about the only thing that I would consider going back to Utah for. I didn't see a picture of the B-17, is it still there? My wife sold this one a couple of years ago, after owning and flying it fo...

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This was something from a thread on Gray Beards. I have a 94 AE in .357 and they are problematic. These were the parts on fellow recommended to stock up on and as you can see by my post below he's right. The big thing IMO is the double feeds out of the mag tube. It may not be a problem with the .44 ...

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I was curiuos about the 358429 Keith, it is quite a bit longer than the 358156 Thompson design. The 156 also has 2 different crimp grooves so it's easy to change oal on that one.

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On a trip to visit some relatives here in Missouri I ran across a .357 LSI puma in a pawn shop for $425. The gun is a 24" octagon bbl with the case hardened receiver in about 95% condition and I'm looking forward to shooting it when I get home( did not bring any ammo and can't buy any!). Do you...

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I bought a Ciener for my Mil Spec a couple years ago and have had no problems with it. It is the base model with only windage adjustable by drifting but it was right on. Accuracy is pretty good with groups averaging 2" or less at 25 yds off the bench. If you are worried about customer service b...

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Thanks for the help, I'll check their site. Nick

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Gentlemen--Could you please tell me at approximately what serial number did Winchester start with the rebounding hammer set up? Can the older hammers and sears still be purchased from Winchester? Thanks in advance Nick

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Griff--Thanks for the idea. I think when I take the gun apart next I will drill a slight depression in the shoulder of the hammer where the spring leg rides. That should take care of the problem.

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I took the bottom legs of my 94 ae .357 and have had zero missfires using the 13 lb. spring. I have run well over 1000 rds since doing that. That said I should have left a portion of the bottom legs on as I have had 2 instances of the upper leg sliding out of the slot and tying up the hammer. I just...

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My 94AE will feed wadcutters BUT they must be loaded long and crimped in the top lube groove so that they are about 1/4" out of the case. If you don't they flip right out of the gun when you work the lever. Loaded long they feed and shoot fine.

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