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Ive messed with it a little bit with a Harbor Freight rock tumbler, I think mine is the dual drum. I was inspired by this discussion https://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?24891-Wet-tumbling-WITHOUT-SS-pins-results Most of the guys are wet tumbling without the pins, they seem to be unnecessary for ...

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The throats are worth checking, though I seem to recall that the new Pythons have been pretty squared away for the most part other than the rear sight. Theres a gunsmith from Iowa thats worked on them quite a bit, basic action slicking up etc, I think he said hes done several hundred of them. You ca...

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I wouldnt sweat the black vs smokeless thing, its overstating it somewhat to say smokeless has harsher pressure curves as a blanket statement. We mow have pretty good pressure tested info on which powders have similar or even milder pressure curves compared to black. I will see if i can find that. E...

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I believe battery lead has poisonous elements embedded it it thats released as gasses when melted. Ill see if i can find the link on the cast boolit site about it.

Edit: Heres the info about batteries https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showth ... -Dangerous

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Not saying theres a connection with this situation.... I didnt see it mentioned on this forum yet, but theres been recent changes in shipping guns and gun parts . Before shipping anything, check to see whats current. Only dealers and people with shipping agreements can ships guns and PARTS with comm...

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Perspective is interesting. many think the 10mm auto pistol round with 200 gr bullet @ 1150 is bear medicine, yet in a carbine its weak, a bunny load or whatever. Charlie Russell, when a kid first in Montana, hooked up with Jake Hoover, and older guy that had spent time trapping, meat hunting, ranch...

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Thanks for posting this OS! Ive used mostly larger (than 6mm) caliber rifles in the past, 30-06, 35 Whelen, 338, and medium to perky 45-70 loads, but a serious injury almost 10 years ago has profoundly changed my shooting habits and abilities. Ive come into an older Ruger 77 tang safety that has a j...

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I had a Browning 92 magazine spring go bad, just weak and barely protruded from the tube when the cap was off. I replaced it with a Winchester 94 spring, its been fine since, perhaps 15-18 years since i swapped it. A 1927 made Winchester 94 that had lived an extremely hard and abusive life as a ranc...

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If the loads are too long for your particular gun, theres a couple ways to alleviate it, one is of course to load them in 44 spl cases. The Lyman 429421 255 gr is too long for regular 92s in mag cases, but fine in spl cases. The other is theres a triangular cartridge stop on the carrier(commonly cal...

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I dont know the answer, but Ive found the best answers to my 4runner issues here. Its been the result of numerous google searches, this was where most good info came from.

https://www.toyota-4runner.org/toyota-4runner-forum/

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Ths info suggests that the "Co" in the "WRA Co" was dropped at about 1930, but older dies continued in use after that until they were worn out. https://winchestercollector.org/forum/winchester-memorabilia/Time+period+for+cartridge+headstamp/ A neighbor found a loaded inside prime...

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I became aware of them just a few years ago and now get raffle tickets for the old bike raffle. Id love to have another old bike. Knuckles have gotten insanely expensive, I really regret selling the two I had long ago, the raffle is probably the only way id ever be able to have another one barring w...

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If they were fired in your gun they will likely be OK, at least for a while before needing full length sizing. I started out with a lee Loader for a model 94 Winchester and had no problems using my own brass. Some loads didnt chamber in friends guns, thats when the neck vs full length sizing becomes...

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With regard to the "file the rear sight notch in the frame" comments, ALWAYS modify or otherwise start working on the cheapest part when theres a choice, and the frame doesnt qualify for that title. Making a permanent alteration to a frame for an otherwise fixable problem also doesnt seem ...

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Yes, its cheaper to buy direct, but you have to buy more to get the better price. You also often have to wait for backorders, if Midway or others have it in stock they may get it before you can unless youve had a backorder in for some time, just the reality of the order they service their backorders...

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Older Lyman or Ideal loading manuals should have 38 spl data for that weight bullet. Every now and then someone seems to rediscover the 200 gr bullets in 38 spl or 38 S&W. If youre doing loads up for fun, great, but dont expect any stunning performance. Theyve always been so-so at best, and I th...

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Auto-eject? Can you describe it?

This is different than a normally functioning ejector?

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Ive had a number of both types and much prefer the Winchester action overall. Theyve been more functionally reliable, easier to use for the things I do, like single load small game loads while the magazine is kept loaded with full power loads, and clear the chamber and leave it empty. The angle ejec...

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BIG THANKS! great idea on the genset. i have one that would be perfect for that application for me. heat makes me deathly ill. now i can park under a rock and sleep!! and not have to idle the engine, which i've read overheats the older models. will check out your forum, i'm at https://www.4runners....

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I have an 05 with the v6, its been an excellent vehicle so far. It had about 175K when I got it, its around 245K now. Oil changes and put gas in it. Mine unfortunately is a 2wd, though Ive been getting 22-24 mpg on the road, towing a pickup bed trailer it drops to 17-18 mpg. I cant complain much. Th...

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I think a 357 carbine would make a good reduced load gun. I have a .360 round ball mold I need to get busy with and make up some extra-light loads. Ive tried 38 short colt loads with 125 gr cast and I think 3 grs Red Dot, but they make more noise than I cared for as an extra-light load. Maybe I need...

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10 or 15 years ago I was watching deer in my yard at dusk, and wondered how late id realistically be able to shoot. I completely lost the iron sights LONG before I lost the ability to clearly see them with a scope. At the cabin I walk at dusk nightly for skunk patrol and have been putting Traffic Co...

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I think it would be quite interesting to have one, but they are a bit out of my realistic budget. Ive read a bit about the modern-ish handmade copies by people that built some, they seem to work fairly well, the fouling is less of an issue when properly used, i dont recall details, but grease in the...

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I load some round ball loads in other chamberings, 30-30, 348 and 45-70. The 30-30 loads are great for yard loads and small game up close. My load is 3 grs Unique with Hornady .310 or .315 round balls lubed with lee liquid alox. I use a tiny tuft of dacron pillow stuffing over the powder to keep it ...

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Be absolutely certain everyone involved understands what you want and will receive. I had a barrel done by hunter, it was very definitely NOT compatible with my intended use and i absolutely would NOT have agreed to what he did if I had known up front. Life issues delayed my project for some time, b...

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I have no experience with the XS or other receiver sights that mount on the top holes for the scope mounts, mine have been side mount Lyman 56 and 66s and a couple Williams Foolproofs, none required a different front sight. If I were going to put a receiver sight on an AE gun, id drill and tap it fo...

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I had one long ago, mid-late 1970s, it was probably the most fun 22 rifle ive ever had, I miss it. Being rimfire and no loading gate, I removed the fore end and filed the fore end boss off the receiver, cheap version Henry in 22 rimfire. At one point I was staying at a farm out of town part time and...

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On a more serious note, ask around and see if anyone is missing keyrings (potentially house keys) or garage door openers . If so, stay on your toes. ^^^ This. I switched (put in a wall switch for its power) my garage door opener so it wont work when Im not using it. Too much junk for a regular vehi...

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I saw a fresh wolf track in old leftover spring snow up in the Wy mountains, I measured it with my leatherman tool, it was 5 to 5 1/4" across. A neighbor saw a young black wolf in his yard when he came in late, he said it was about the size of my dog (85 lb malamute) or a little taller, and had...

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I like the model 12s quite a lot. I got one from an old friend, it had already been chopped some, and was pretty rough. I tightened it up, cut the barrel to 20" and had rifle sights put on it, as well as sling mounts and a decelerator pad. The plan was a long gun I could take through Canada and...

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Actually, I believe the marlins tend to spread the sides of the receivers, the bolt forces them outwards, and theres not all that much surface area engaging the locking bolt to breech bolt and side slots in the receiver. I recall Dave saying the Winchester 94s tried to have the bolt ride up against ...

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Yes, the early and later top eject barrel threads match up fine. I had a small post type early carbine sight made for a late pre-64 carbine, I never really cared for the ramp front sights. I moved the front band up where it should be on an early type and got a proper looking long wood forend. Very h...

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I regret to inform the forum that Buck Elliot, AKA Dave Behling has passed at 79 years.

https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/obi ... 53373.html

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Heres a pretty cool JAS KERR and CO. PRYSE revolver, it doesnt mention the chambering, but the options are limited, and likely that one can get brass to work in it. Its a bit pricey at almost $1600, but other period pieces in similar condition arent really any cheaper, if not priced even higher. JAS...

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Ive long liked the Webleys and other Brit revolvers also. I wish I had appreciated them more when they were more affordable, but I was more into the smith 29s than anything for a long time. Theres several interesting variants, the Webley Green being one of them, https://www.google.com/search?q=weble...

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I recall reading a notice somewhere that Winchester was not going to work on guns that had the serial numbers removed, as was the habit of some discount houses to hide where the guns were coming from that they sold cheaper than the factory approved sellers. I think Sears was one of the discount outf...

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Morning coffee, in camp with friends.

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Out for a hike with the dogs, bite marks and grizzly hair in the tree.

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Steve of Steves Gunz has mentioned that they do wear out/loosen up with fairly extensive use, but I believe they can be re-fitted with oversize links and perhaps larger pins and get more miles from them. I think in general you would be talking a much larger investment in ammo or components than the ...

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Malamute my browning seemed to like 460 cast performance, but it's a closet gun and doesn't get out much and have never chrono'd the load. i don't use a sling in bear country because i don't my wife getting a telegram telling her that her husband was eaten because his gun was lashed to his back. :l...

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Thought about either a tang or a receiver sight, but I just don't want to drill and tap. Would like to keep it "as is." Again, thanks. I had a Browning 86 rifle before the carbines came out. I was hesitant to drill it for a sling or receiver sight. Dragging it around in the hills one day ...

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Mine was moderately close with 400 gr @ whatever factory level velocity was, but I put a Lyman 56 receiver sight on it as soon as I was able.

They have a pinned front sight blade, so it would be relatively simple to make a new one and zero it for whatever load one wanted to use.

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Interesting bit of news from Kabul recently, US special operations vets carry out daring mission to save Afghan allies https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-special-operations-vets-carry-090023869.html https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/us-vets-volunteer-to-secretly-rescue-allies-in-afghanistan/ Also, it seems th...

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Flagstaff area, about 1983. Shot the deer with a 4" Smith 29 while still in my bedroll, though had to follow it up. Bike was a 1947 H-D Knucklehead I built from parts. 80" motor with S&S flywheels, S grind Andrews cam, Andrews close ration gears, belt primary drive, S&S Super B car...

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I havent deer hunted on a bicycle, but I have on a motorcycle.

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Theres discussion of this around the web. I think some of the info in the first post is somewhat misleading. From what I can tell so far, I think all the talk about points and pistols, and shokwaves/tac14s has to do WHEN A BRACE IS INSTALLED, and otherwise has no bearing at all in their classificati...

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The standard B92 had the base and blade made as one piece. The Browning Centennial 92s had a pinned in blade. If yours has the one piece, you can file or have it milled to take a blade, or you could get a different rear sight, which may be simpler. Mine came with a drill dimple in the rear face with...

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Is this with the bolt completely closed tight? Check and see if the magazine follower is sticking out too far and rubbing on the carrier. In an old gunsmithing book it was mentioned that the writer had seen Winchesters that had Marlin followers put in when the owner lost the original one and it caus...

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Ive seen a long discussion of the crud on another forum, several docs and many other health care specialists and workers that have been seeing this stuff regularly since the beginning, the common theme for many with longer term problems is that getting the vaccine shot seems to help many of them cle...

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I didnt mean the Winchester snap/hook thing, I meant the H-K snap/hook that comes on their slings.

The sling otherwise looks exactly like the old slings in The Winchester Book by Madis. Plain leather, simple sliding metal adjuster and stud/button keeper on the other end.

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Heres the post Jack did on loading 22s with black powder and the bullets he used. Its a fun read, something id love to try one day, too bad the supply of new primed cases that Armscor used to have dried up. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?132675-Stepping-Back-In-Time-22LR-Black-Powde...

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