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Get yourself a reloading scale. The least expensive ones on the market will do just fine. As to manuals....Lyman has always been one of the best for beginners to get started with. The best way to learn is to find someone local to you who wouldn't mind spending a few hours helping you get started. If...

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When you're knee deep in SH*T...there's NOTHING like the sound of a coupla Huey's coming your way...!!!
Thanks for sharing.

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Unless you load your own...wait for the 45/70. I ONLY shoot handloads and went for the 45/70, but that's just me. My Guide Gun came to me with ports. I shot it a lot both at the range working up loads...and in the field killing deer and hogs, and NEVER REALIZED how awful it is until I read these int...

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My Lee 20# pot has Waaayyyy outlasted the Lyman I bought first. I get a few drips. I'm going to try the lapping compound idea and see if that helps. It's NOT a huge issue...just an annoyance at this point. That said, it's an "annoyance" with a potentially serious downside and needs to be a...

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Dad got me started by letting me help him when I was 8...Eisenhower was President. I learned how to run freshly cast bullets through the Lyman lube-sizer. Since you asked....a coupla thoughts come to mind... I like having a thermometer to know the temp. of my melt. Not necessary, but as a scientist....

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..." Then they told me there is no procedure to correct "old eyes". hahaha! They told me they could correct the need for glasses at a distance but I would always need readers. Needless to say, I didn't do it ." LIKE HE SAID. Unless you have a REALLY unusual eye condition going on...

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Hopefully, someone will chime in here with a good reference for you. Unfortunately, I don't have one anymore, but here is my experience in that area.... When I lived in Waycross Ga...(just up the road from Folkston) pretty much all of the local hunting ground was taken up by private clubs..many of t...

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Winchester has a coupla interesting offerings there...!!! PLEEEZE tell me that "winchester.com" thing on the bbl. peels off...!!!???? I'm another who has never fired factory ammo outta my (Win. original) M71, and don't plan to so I have no dog in that pile. I suppose some fresh factory amm...

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IF you end up with anything with a "shiny" finish on the stock....you might consider spending an evening giving it a light rubdown with a handful of 4/0 steel wool. Rub it just hard enough to knock off the gloss. I've done that with my Rem. 700 and it leaves a very nice flat satin-like fin...

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I STRONGLY recommend bullet casting..or at least the purchase of cast bullets for the .348. We're not talking about a rifle/caliber combo you get into to shoot 1 hole groups. Work up a VERY pleasant moderate power load and really enjoy shooting the thing . Once you get the load dialed in for your ri...

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It's NEVER about NEED....

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When you're knee deep in green hell wondering if you'll ever get home.... The Wop-Wop-Wop sound of a Huey coming in is the sweetest thing you ever heard. Many thanks to Ed and All those who kept coming back... flying into hot LZ's..taking hits allover their aircraft,,,bringing what we needed in, and...

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of "you tube" links , and by that I'm NOT merely referring to the picture quality....I'd support a NO-LINK policy. If you got something to say...sit down and write it out in the King's english. Seems like here lately, on a lot of otherwise fine forums....folks simply post some kind of &quo...

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0000 steel wool worked real well for me when I wanted to take the gloss off a Remington 700. It left a "satin" type finish, which still resists water, etc. I taped off the checkering with masking tape. I had the factory pad replaced with a Pachmayer "decelerator" . It's a .458 Wi...

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Makes perfect sense to me...!!!!

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I too have poked around on this one for a while. While I'm upset that we may have a Democrat candidate for the Presidency who has endorsed this kind of stuff for over 20 years..yes, he has endorsed it. He has endorsed it by his presence, his cash, and by the simple fact that knowing what these peopl...

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First thing to remember is you CANNOT insult a car salesman. Those people are trained to "take it" and, as has been pointed out, to use your own personality against you in any negotiation.Soooo...don't engage in a game that they have trained for, and ( for most of us...) we have not. For t...

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Mine has had a Leupold straight 4x on it for 30 yrs without problems. Since I have other big-bores for the real "up-close and personal" hunting I've done, the .375 has been used for large, (non-dangerous) game where ranges over 50 yds. would be the norm.
Hope this helps...
Don

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AND...Thank God you're OK. We can't hear this enough. One mistake can have catastrophic results in this sport. 'nuff said.

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Ashley Scout Mount, B & L 2x pistol scope on my 45/70 Guide Gun...
LOVE IT. When I put it on, I was hunting the Okeefennokee swamp region of Souh Georgia and "long" shots were 80-100 yds. MOST of the deer I killed were under 50. That combination worked GREAT..!!
Cheers,
Don

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I had tried scoping a Thompson Contender...In that effort I acquired a 2x B & L pistol scope. HATED the scoped Contender. When I got my 45/70 Guide Gun, I bought the A/O "Scout Mount" for it, and put that B & L pistol scope on it. LOVE IT..!!
Cheers,
Don

guido4198

An excellent tribute....
Many of had father's in that "Greatest Generation". I pray we can live up to their memory.
Don

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With Fred Thompson out of the race, I'm at a loss as to who I'll be supporting in the upcoming Florida primary. In the general election however...I will evaluate the options, and should Hillary Clinton appear on the Democrat ballot..I'll cast my vote for whatever choice mkes it the LEAST LIKELY she ...

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Found some older, but still brand new Winchester primed .348 brass in yellow 20 rd. boxes at a small local retail outlet the other day. They're asking $11.49 per box. Is this a good deal or just so-so...???

Thanks for your thoughts,
Guido

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when I saw the title on this thread...I was hoping someone had decided to put a permanent stamp on the forehead of every person convicted of a violent felony so we could sorta "see-em coming"...

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I seem to remember reading that back in those days, in addition to many of the concerns voiced above, the "High Command" types didn't want to promote "promiscuous, wasteful firing" by the individual soldier.

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That is sure enough a nice rifle. A "sporterized" version of a military Trapdoor. Probably done when civilians were buying surplus rifles for $2.50 each from the govt. I'd enjoy shooting one like that, made up from a new production Trapdoor , have a H**L of a lot less than 5000.00 in it, a...

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I've stumbled on some Hornady gas checks in a small retail store labelled "35 caliber". Anyone ever tried those on the .348...??
Thanks,
Don

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MAYBE they're wrong...???????????
Thanks for pointing out just how WRONG they are with those references.

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I lived in Tennessee when Fred made his first run for the Senate. I worked for his election then, and am proud to do so now. I had the pleasure of shooting Trap with Fred once, and in that informal setting, found him to be the kind of clear thinking, STRAIGHT TALKING guy I'd like to have in Washingt...

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Coupla thoughts for you... There are plenty of time-tested, well proven mild smokeless loads out here for a Trapdoor. If you end up with an original..stay away from jacketed bullets. Get a copy of Wolf's book.."Loading Cartridges for the Original 45/70 Sprigfield Rifle and Carbine". There'...

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I generally avoid telling folks what they oughta do, but...Since you asked...here goes: Over the years I have been fortunate enough to own a few hi-grade firearms. While the initial contact on some of these was made over the internet, or from a print ad...I'd NEVER pay that kind of money for one wit...

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These are an effort to get Hornady back into the marketplace for people who want to shoot reliable bullets at dangerous game. In recent years....that market has been dominated by "Premium", bullet makers...mostly small companies, or at least smaller than Hornady. Barnes, Woodleigh,and Nort...

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Any rifle or(especially) a single action Colt that can be proven to have been issued to a trooper in the 7th Cav. and was used at Little Big Horn...quarter million to start...

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My "litmus test" issue is a candidate's support for the Second Amendment. I realize the majority of my fellowAmericans might not feel as strongly about this issue as I do, but it's my "main issue" in every election anyhow. That said...I spent a lot of years in Tennessee. I was ab...

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A good friend of mine..LEO.. was shot with a .25 @ point blank range while engaged in a hand-to-hand fight and didn't even know he had been hit 'til the fight was over. Fortunately...he took the bullet in the lower leg.

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That ought to get it done..!!

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Thanks for posting the timeline. I'm NOT trying to stir the pot or be argumentative here, I have an honest curiosity about one fundamental question concerning this terrible era. It occurs to me that there may be someone here who can provide an answer, so here goes... What was Lincoln's basis for for...

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We can look for this thing, or some thinly veiled version of it to keep coming back at us until, or unless people at the local level hold the politicians responsible who are trying to subvert our national sovereignty to add to their own vote count. (BTW...that would be considered TREASON anywhere el...

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Have you tried a 50/50 wheel weight/straight lead alloy..??

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We use nickel plated # 6 shot when loading for Non-ATA trapshooting "games" and competitive live bird shooting which often require very long shots. 1 1/4 oz. loaded over a 3 1/4 dram eq. powder charge makes a great long-range load which patterns better than regular lead shot and is more ef...

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Learn something new everyday....
I've always had a "sense" that Jackie Mason had a clear head, and have enjoyed him for years...This confirms my opinion.
Wonder if he's ever considered running for office anywhere...??????

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If I was starting out...with no "history" to consider about leverguns owned by my Dad, etc...
I'd want a Marlin 45/70 to be my first. My preference would be a Guide Gun...your's may differ...but definitely the 45/70 cartridge.

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Coincidentally....since we're on the Levergun forum here...
My first whitetail was taken w/ a Savage 99, 250/3000. It was a smallish, S.E. U.S. doe from about 60 yds. or so.

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I continue to be amazed that the Democrat party's choices in this election cycle aren't any better than Hillary or Obama. Are there NO experienced, honest statesman-like individuals ( of either sex...) with honor and integrity left in the Democrat party....???? Obama may someday be a fine, "wor...

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Also back in the late 70's.... There was one Mod 39 that the group I shot with back then sort of traded around between us for several years. It worked every time, with a variety of reloads. I like the 39's, but there were so many out there with reliability "issues" I wouldn't own one unles...

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Given the general low quality...

If Only....

Thanks for the reminder...

What worked for me...

Thanks for sharing...

This is gonna be a tough one for sure....

Is this any good on .348 brass...???

My Bad...

Gas Checks for my .348.....

GO FRED...!!!

Guido's 2 cents...

Amazed really...