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That sounds about right. When you think about it, what does $400 buy today? For me, its about 2 months worth of electricity. I would ask for 4 and a quarter and say the price is negotiable-----------Sixgun

p.s--Someone here ought to pick up on that.

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The "P" with a circle around it denotes a mail order original factory barrel. Some 'smith ordered & installed it. As for value, depends, a lot depends on the amount of buffing on the metal from the reblue job, type of reblue job, wood to metal fit, mechanics, etc. One G? I personally w...

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homefront wrote: BTW, China (Tibet) has some interesting artifacts, and the Chinese have found solid remains of a very large, hairy species that is neither man nor ape. I'll look for a link.

Homefront,
Save your energy trying to find the link. Its in my signiture below!------------------------Sixgun

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Thats right guys. I bought this baby when they cost a lot. Paid $350 for it and took close to 3K pictures with it. I also paid about the same for the Ruger #843 FT, but that was about 15 years ago. Well, the Ruger still works but the camera is, well, modern day junk---the way our culture is going. S...

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Homefront---I understand what your saying and you said it well but.................................we all know that hunters and hikers are the finders of dead things in the woods and if nothing has been found of Bigfoot, it ain't gonna happen. but, once again............................................

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For actual shooting I prefer pistol grips. For aesthetics, I like straight. That's why you have to have several examples of each. :wink: Ted, Me too. A pistol grip gives more control. The top silhouette shooters I have seen use pg Model 64's but the look of a straight grip is the one I like. BTW- n...

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I really liked Pete's answer. I agree with Griff. Every now and then, I take the scale to the sink and spray it down with Simple Green, Windex, or some other cleaner. Then I wash it down real good with hot water. Don't get the panholder wet because like Tycer says, thats the part that holds the lead...

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Thanks Jimbo! As that is a very small crack to see, I might have not noticed. My shooters are all N-frames, several with close to 10K. I'll give 'em a better look----------------Sixgun

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Very cool. Yours is very nice shape. Usually the gutta-percha grips are chipped up or just plain busted up. -------Those .22 BP rounds ARE a lot of fun to shoot. I've let loose a mess of them. Did 'ya ever notice, most original .22 BP rounds still work? Funny thing, I rarely get misfires with origin...

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If this one works, than they all must work. Its an old Marbles adapter for shooting the 25 ACP out of the 25-35. Probably made back in the twenties or thirties. The 25 ACP slips in on top of the adapter. Has it's own built in firing pin. I have an 8" gong out back that is 140 yards away. If I h...

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Driving fast in bad conditions is something I never could understand. I have been known to throw items out the window at cars who are riding my bumper. Tissues work great! In my younger years, it was lug bolts, rocks, old automobile parts, cinder blocks, etc. (NOT REALLY :shock: ) Here in the East, ...

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Thank you for the input, gentlemen. I have handled the rifle, so I'm beyond the picture stage. Sixgun's comment strike a chord, because the action is a bit sticky - the lever really has to worked with authority to activate the lifter. Also, the hammer seems a bit sloshy, and the half-cock can't eve...

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Instead of inside neck reaming, I stuck the base of the cases in a chuck and while they were rotating, thinned the outside of the neck by lightly holding a fine flat file against the side of the neck as they were rotating, moving the file slowly up and down the neck at the same time. This worked fi...

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I don't want to sound like a 'know it all" but geeze, I have been at this game for over 35 years and I enjoy passing along what I have learned to other shootists. The 32-40 is actually .321. It uses the same bullet as the 32 Spl. I suppose 8mm bullets could be used but they will be .002 over, t...

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It has a lot to do with challenges of the mind, personal curiousity, and of course, male ego. The common calibers have never interested me like the "off" ones have. I currently have the capabilities to load over 60 different calibers. (keep in mind I have been doing this since I was 18 and...

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Thanks to all of you for the advice and sharing your experiences. Sixgun, how did you determine the size of the reamer you needed to do the inside neck reaming? I thought about sizing the neck to .406 and measuring the outside diameter of the case, then measuring the diameter of the with the larger...

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I can reload 100 30-30's for about $8. That does not include the many hours casting and sizing my own bullets or the 6 million dollars I have in reloading and casting equipment.

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Mr. Colt 1917, I just made a phone call and am having a large wooden crate shipped to you, complete with padding. Please put those babies in the crate. (be careful packaging) It is self addressed to "Sixgun". Thank you and see 'ya on the board! :D---------Nice pieces dude! ----------------...

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Different rifles chambered for 40-82's, like 40-65's have different groove diameters. The ones I have owned and loaded for have never been able to chamber a bullet larger than .408. The one Hi-Wall that I shoot on a regular basis (btw-it shoots like a scoped bolt gun) has a .408 groove diameter. In ...

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Jeremy, I have more respect for you and your like fellow soldiers than I have for ANY sports player, or for that matter, you boys are at the top of my list. Funny thing, I went to my aunts funeral yesterday and while there, I was talking to my Uncle Joe, who I have not seen in some time. He was on t...

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I started shooting CAS in '93. Lots of fun, the commaderie is fantastic, the targets are easy AND it gets lots of folks who are not gung-ho gun people into the sport of shooting and joining the NRA, SASS, and various gun rights organizations. This to me, is the most important function of CAS.-------...

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Very hard to put a price on an antique without actually having it in one's hands. As we all know, originality comes first. You say its all original. Does it have a "clean look". That means clean lines with no unpleasant blemishes, noticable pitting, excellent fitting wood, blue (or patina)...

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Bronco wrote:Hey Guys,
Found a Browning 1886 carbine, 45/70, for $1050. What say ye, yea or nay on the price?

John

Were you at Horst Auction last week? Thats how much one sold there on Saturday.---------Sixgun

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Just the looks of her face makes me want to vomit. That is why she will not win it all. Too many people dispise her. AND we have not seen the ads yet. You know, selling a night in the Lincoln room for 10 G's, dinners at the WH for 10G's etc.------------Sixgun

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This one (44 mag.) shoots 3-4" at 100 meters with keith lead. I don't like it though as I am a traditional single action/iron sight kind of guy. Its a safe queen-------Sixgun

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Yep, as the other boys have said, make sure you can comfortably afford the payments. "Things" happen all the time. You know, engine for the car, washing machine breaks, sickness etc. I have only lived in two houses in my entire life. #1 was with my parents and in 1975, we had our house bui...

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I'm third with Hobie--There is a slim possibility it was a gun chambered for the 32-20 and the guy was shooting 32 S&W's short or longs out of it, which it will do, but won't feed 'em from the mag. . A 32-20 will even fire 32 acp but won't eject 'em.-------------Sixgun

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Way to go Nath! very nice pictures and like the other boys have said, very nice pelts. Tell me, did you weigh them? The dog looks heavy and the vixen looks about "right", maybe 10-12 lbs. I could, and probably am wrong. I shot one years ago with a 33 Winchester and it weighed 18 lbs. The t...

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It should, at a maximum, shoot into 3 or 3 and 1/2" at 100 yds. Say, about 2 to 2 and 1/2 at 50. Properly tailored ammo could easily cut those distances in half. My antique Winchesters, Marlin and Colt will all do 3" at 100. The Colt, made in '88 will do 2" These group sizes are my cr...

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Just the way this is set up. 1886 solid frame in 45-70, tang sight with fold down barrel sight, ivory bead, and a Hunter 110 sling. In addition to deer, I can add, well, just about anything-------Sixgun

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user45 wrote: Action shot of wife after she put one, yes just one magnum loaded 45-70 round down range Both are fine shooters, and nice to look at. I need to find a nice comfortable plinkin' load for them both. Any help from the 45-70 reloading experts out there would be much obliged 11 grains of U...

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Don't like 'em and never will. I will also never spend any of my money on jap cars or guns. Don't like or trust the muslims either-any of 'em. My Mother used to tell me a leopard never changes his spots, he just gets better at hiding them. Tunnel vision? yep----------Sixgun

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Kid, your a better man than me. At least you have more energy. All that decoratin' would cut into my gun time!----------Sixgun

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Oh, I can't take it anymore! Thats the funniest picture I have seen in a long time. Nice pic!

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Nope, I believe they are all 1-16. I am currently having a 32 Spl. relined as I wanted a long heavy bullet to be accurate for NRA silhouette. I told my guy I wanted a 1-12 but he said the best he could do was a 1-14 and that's the fastest that's offered. So................I'm assumming (I know about...

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Yep. Good observation on the empty case. With a cast bullet in the 32-20 you would probably only "ring" the barrel.

Its good that you take your mistake "to heart". A smart man reminds himself of his mistake and is less likely to do it again.---------Sixgun

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I'm with Griff. I have used tang sights since 1974? when I acquired my first '92. They are mounted on all of my leverguns, some original, some repos. Mounted properly, I have never had any problems but..........they are much more easily knocked out of commission so..............When I hunt with a ta...

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=shasta] My 1907 vintage '92 Winchester wears an original Lyman tang sight. There are no "clicks" or windage adjustment. The elevation knob turns so smooth and easy that it comes out of adjustment at the slightest bump. I really don't like it much. Its an easy fix which I have done countl...

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Generally ..... I clean my guns after each shooting session. Unless I'm going back to the range in a day or so. I wipe them down when ever I handle them. If I'm out in the desert or camping or something like that, I'll usually clean them when I get home. Unless they get wet That's about what I do. ...

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So sad to see people loose their lives because of (I'm assumming) well, not paying attention. As the #1 rule I ALWAYS watch where my muzzle is pointed. Last year, my good friend Tom, who owns Targetmaster gunshop and indoor firing range had an individual who committed suicide on the firing line. He ...

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I found a simple, cheap, and easy solution to this problem years ago: I have the wife do it. All she has to do all day is work a 12 hour a day job, cook and clean. She's got plenty of time for all those mindless reloading chores. Besides, she's glad to do it for me anyway. Joe Goodness, Ask her if ...

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OK guys, I feel much better now. After those nasty buzzards left, I did a walk around. I did find some scattered chicken bones but they looked like they were there since last summer, so.....I'm absolutely 100% satisfied they saw those old toothpick sized bones from a quarter mile up. Yep, I'm gonna ...

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I do not like this. Its the closest to the house I have seen buzzards in over 30 years. I took the pic from the front door. Nothin' dead out there. I'm only 53. Will someone humor me........please----------Sixgun

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Wow, I see a lot of cheap firewood coming your way. Neat pics----Sixgun

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That is a good looking tool. I am envious of you fellas with a drill press and a lathe. I use the RCBS case prep center. It is real handy. 1886. 1886, A drill press is a must have for guncranks. A lathe is great but is usually only useful for the most advanced guncrank. Its surprising how much one ...

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I hate deburring brass after trimming. I usually do this in lots of 100 or more and its a royal pain in the butt to use the little Wilson tool---flip--flip-flip..... Anyway, I know there are motorized tools to do this easily but I am a thrifty/cheap guy. I bought (after using the junky one for 30+ y...

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Thats how you do it-------I call it "highway robbery" , legal style---------------------------good snag. Just a word from personal experience--Whenever you make a good snag with the thought of personal profit in mind, always hold off a month or two. Sometimes our minds get slightly clouded...

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I'm with Pete44ru 100%. In a way, comparing the 444/45-70 is like comparing the 41 mag/44 mag. The 44 mag. will do everything the 41 can plus a lot more when you factor in the 300 gr. bullets for the 44.

Those 4 inches of barrel length are not going to matter a whole lot.-------Sixgun

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I'm with Kirk on this one. Not only do the velocities necessitate gas checks but I find gas checked bullets to be more accurate with old barrels that have bore and crown wear. I have an old '86 in 33 that I have never had luck in with cast gas checked bullets. The condition of the bore is less than ...

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Its going to be a good day. I came into work, started up my forklift to warm her up, turned on the computer and read the news

Great, that has got to be a major blow to her ego. Now, lets hope the rest of the country follows the lead------------Sixgun

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