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I just saw the Memorial day flyer for Buffalo Arms. They are discounting all their in stock chronographs by 25%.
If anyone needs one, this might be a good opportunity.
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I have lived in WA most of my life, except a 5 year stint in OR, 2 years in Minnesota, and 3 years in Idaho. I have worked in the timber industry since 1974 in all of the places I have lived. I grew up on the east side and moved west in 74 to take a job with the USFS. I learned to cruise timber ther...

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The rifling in some 86 barrels isn't real pronounced. I have a 40-82 that was made in 1887, and the rifling is there from one end to the other, but is not really highly pronounced. It shoots really well with those shallow rifling. $1200 for an original non-bubba'd rifle isn't too bad a price, depend...

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I use the scissor type trap, but there is a trick to getting them to work. I have killed over a hundred over the years. If your experience is like mine, they dirty little rascals would go right through the trap without tripping it. I learned how to trap them after trying to use the trap according to...

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I bought a 308 in 1977 and killed most of the deer I got and all of the elk I shot. It is a tack driver.... literally. The first time I ever shot it from a real shooting bench, I shot a 3 shot dime sized group at 126 yards. Then I shot the thumb tack that was holding the target up with the 4th shot....

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This is a 45-90 that was "modified" by Bubba's brother.
Not a collector, but a LOT of fun to shoot.

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/downl ... w&id=14550

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If you had the cash, that might have been a decent price. If the barrel was 26" and a full length mag tube, all the internals were functional and the sights were correct, $200 would buy an original stock, and the a reline for the barrel would be ~$400-500. (Not real sure on this price.) For ~$1...

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I shot a Buffalo Bill rifle in the 70s. I was a darned accurate rifle. It always hit what I aimed at. The owner shot a trotting coyote with it at about 175 yards. He wasn't a very accomplished shooter either, but the rifle made it easy to hit what you aimed at. I think you'll enjoy yours.

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+1 What TWHBC said. I was in the same boat. Right handed shooter, left eye dominant. Pitchy, it sounds like you might be left eye dominant because of the way you described your sight picture, because that's what it looks like to me too. As far as instinctive shooting goes, the way it worked for me w...

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Will do Blaine.

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I started shooting recurves when I was 14. I started with a 40# Indian Archery bow, then a 50#Howatt Cavalier, then a 55# Howatt Hunter. There was a difference between the performance of each of the bows. I shot at least 150 arrows each night and hunted jack rabbits on the weekend. I really liked th...

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We bought a good dehydrator.
We no longer freeze corn out of the garden. It's in jars in the pantry. We dehydrate salsa. You can make a batch of something for a meal, dehydrate it, and chow down to a tasty meal when you need it. Just add water and you are good to go!

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Great story!

I have Norton antivirus and it opened right up for me.

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Recently, I spotted a nice piece of forearm wood for a 9422 that was for sale and priced at $20. My 9422 Forearm wood was ok, but didn't do the stock justice in my mind. I figured why not? I couldn't go too far wrong. Besides I have wasted $20 by driving blindly around on a Saturday morning! So, I b...

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I have completed (for now) the refinishing job on my Model 63 Winchester. There were some cracks in the wrist that needed to be dealt with. I spread the wood, drilled holes into the crack, and used a hypodermic needle to inject glue into the crack as far as I could get it to go. Here are a few pics....

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I'm west of Olympia toward the coast, so I can't help you out with work, but I can empathize with your situation cuz I have been there. Good luck to both of you in your job search.

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Yesterday, I saw a herd of about 60 elk feeding and noticed one cow that was moving with a noticeable limp. I thought at first that she might have had hoof rot, so I grabbed the binocs and zoomed in on her. Its hard to tell what actually happened to her, but this is the first time I have seen an elk...

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Bill in Oregon wrote:Ooh, that was a crappie pun ...

I don't know, I thought it was kind of finny.

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Stay active! My aunt lived to 99. She stopped playing the organ and singing at church at 94 when she contracted a flesh eating bacterial infection on her leg. That set her back for a year or two, but at 95 or 96, she picked up her paint brushes again and resumed painting which was her lifelong passi...

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I bought a Henry for my son-in-law and shot it along with a BL-22 that I had. The Henry sights were coarser and I shot nickel sized groups with it and shot dime sized groups with the BL-22 at the same distance with the open sights. I thought about selling it after I picked up a 9422, until I let a a...

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I don't have them in 30-30, but my 1894 octagon sporting rifle and Model 64 in 32 Spl are very accurate. More so than my 94 30-30. I attribute the accuracy to the rifle design and suspect that 30-30s in those models would perform very well too.

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Do you have a right of way agreement? Did you purchase the property with the power lines already in place? Have you checked to see what other right of way property owners have done in the past? I doubt you'll get the power company to pay for hauling, and I'd be happy if they simply cut them up as I...

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Tycer,
If you have a face to face transfer, try not to smile too broadly when you take possession!

George

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In over 40 years of messing with these old Winchesters, that is the FIRST rifle I have even seen d & t ed on the right side. :D Nice rifle but dang, it's like a playboy model with her nose cut off. ---6 Beautiful rifle, but you need to plug those nose holes that Six mentioned! :D I have never s...

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Food gets moved around this country every day. We have an outstanding distribution system. I have a friend in Minnesota who hauls fresh produce from California every week.

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Grizz wrote:Just take the red wire off the battery when you park the car.

SHEESH

Good one Grizz!

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AJMD429 wrote:That's . . . just . . . pretty COOL . . . !!!

+1 through watery eyes.

Gunny, thank you for your service from that place in my heart that loves this country.

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Is it my imagination or is 22 lr ammo a lot more common on the shelves since the election ? The frequency of seeing it at the local Bi-Mart has increased from once a month to once per week with enough inventory to last for several days. They allow you to buy 100 rounds at a time unless it is a large...

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I haven't had a drink since 1977.

I was up until 1:00 so I could let the dog back outside after all the noise makers quieted down.

Slept in till 7:00, bright eyed and bushy tailed.

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My dad had a 54 Willies pickup and had 4 chains for it. If we were in a hurry, we'd chain up the front two wheels. For the same reasons that front wheel cars are better in snow than rear wheel drive vehicles..... There is more weight in the front which equates to better traction. When he put chains ...

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I am assuming that your BIL bought a receiver only?

You could pay the money and get a Cody letter for that serial number to find out what the original configuration was.

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In about 1929, my dad bought an 1886 beater for $1.75 at an auction. The auctioneer handed it to him and said, "Here kid, use it for a crowbar!" You can buy a crowbar for $20 now. I am sure you paid more than $20 for this rifle, so rather than treating it like a crowbar and letting it sit ...

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I wish I had known Larry Wayne Lindsey.
In a few words, he demonstrated his faith, loyalty, and the depth of character.
God bless him!

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That is in fine shape!
Glad it found a good home where it will be used again!

Tanks for posting.

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Well bro, glad everything worked out for ya. :D I was setting up to take a picture of mine when I dropped it and it broke in two. I took a picture anyway and tomorrow I'll see if I can get someone to weld it back into one piece. http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b449/Levergun4590/IMG_1134_zpsrdcw...

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These are some pics of the gun.

M 63 Lt Side Gun Resized.jpg

M 63 Rt Side Gun resized.jpg

M 63 Lt Side Receiver Resized.jpg

M 63 Rt Side Receiver Resized.jpg

M 63 Marbles Simplex Tang Sight - Resized.jpg

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The world is back in equilibrium now. I made the repairs to the M63. The cutouts used to adjust the friction between the outer magazine and the inner core was pushed out so there was no friction at all between the two. This out of focus pic shows the pushed out metal between the saw cuts. It looks l...

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Sixgun wrote:Bro,
Yours from 1936? Mine is 1933. Is yours a rifle or carbine and what's the number? (You can leave out the last two is so desired) Mine is a carbine and the number is one thousand seven hundred and sixty four.

Mine is a rifle, 16,1xx

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WOW!! I go to sleep on the west coast and by the time I wake up, my problem is solved! Six, That manual is worth its weight in gold! I saw the description and the picture of the cuts in Jdads post, but I couldn't tell where it was located in the gun or how it is supposed to work. Pretty plain and si...

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There is no spring tension when I put the magazine core in the tube. Is there spring tension when you separate the stock and the barrel? If so, can you tell where the tension is coming from? This gun was reblued and I am wondering if it was reassembled correctly. I think the safety is in backward be...

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I understand that the pin on the core assembly is supposed to slide down a groove in the magazine tube, then turn an eighth of a turn into a keeper slot to hold the core in the tube. The problem that I have is the core is so loose in the tube that it can move enough for the pin to disengage from tha...

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I just picked up a Winchester Model 63 and the magazine tube doesn't lock into place and falls out too easily in my opinion. How did these lock into place? Do they depend on the ammo in the tube to supply spring tension to hold it in place? I thought there would be a firm lock up when you twist the ...

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I love your landscape out there. You mentioned you didn't see any buck but how is the deer and elk hunting overall in that area? Mule deer, whitetail or blacktail? There are Roosevelt elk and blacktail deer. The hunting is only a shadow of what it once was for several reasons. 1. The conversion of ...

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Last weekend I was looking for some information using the search function in this website and re-read several posts that Mike had contributed. I was reminded that he had some really nice rifles and a LOT of knowledge about the old Winchesters and the ammo that was used in them. He is missed.

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This is a target for scopes that I made in Microsoft Word. It contrasts well enough to see the bullet holes easily through a spotting scope at 100 yards.

Orange Scope Target.jpg

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I logged in to it earlier today and had no problem. However, after a while I tried t open a new page and all I got was the message that it was closed for updates and I couldn't get back to the page I had just been on. Apparently they updated the site today and are done now, because it opens right up...

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These are the levers that I have used for hunting. The last time I hunted with a bolt gun was 1977. Levers only since then.

308 BLR - Deer and elk over 30 years. This is my kill gun.
32 SPL - 1894 Winchester
40-82 - 1886 Winchester

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Mescalero wrote:Six,
You paint them gold and put it on Facebook,
you will have every half-azzed gangster in Penn. at your place!

Target practice!

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If you live where here are elk, I would opt for the 308. The 30-30 can do the job, but it is a bit light if you tangle with a big bull. It can be said that it is all about shot placement, but I have seen multiple shots in the lung cavity with a 30-30 that didn't bring a bull down. One shot with an 0...

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