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Old Ironsights wrote:About 30min. Would take about 10 if there was a straight-shot road, but there ain't. County roads stop at one set of farms and we have to go around.

Wow - must be BIG farms...!

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If you're willing to let folks who don't (yet) own a Garand use yours, you may get even more participants...

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With a bit of bedding, a match barrel, and globe front sight, many an M1 Garand is a sub-MOA shooter. Even without those mods, they are pretty accurate.

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It took years of setting money aside, driving 20-year-old cars, etc., but now we live where we have a 100 yd outdoor range about 300 yds from our back door. Our family uses it, and I've introduced countless 'newbies' to the world of shooting here, as it is a quiet, non-threatening environment where ...

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(Dumb Question Alert) . . .

What was the bit about inserting a shotgun shell into the plane - is that some kind of starting mechanism...?

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I actually PREFER a rubber recoil pad, so the gun's butt doesn't slide on the floor if I lean it against something. Sometimes, I like one to lengthen the pull, as well. The 'John Masen' ones made for the Ruger 10/22, 96/22, 96/44 and Mini-14, look to be a near-perfect fit for the Rossi 'Puma' carbin...

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williamranks wrote:When the fore end cap crimped in

What do you mean "crimped in"..? Did it buckle where the screw goes in, or what?

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I simply Love BOTH!, and do not think I could get by without either. I just have to have Rifles set up both ways! I even have a recently purchased Marlin 336 I would love to set up with a Quick Detach mount to use a Peep, and then re-attach the Scope. It would be the best of both worlds!! Same here...

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Thanks for the fun range report. Just got in here at 1:30 AM after spending since sunup prepping the rental next door for tenants. Would have been a fun day to have been outside goofing off or even working on my OWN house; however your range report allowed me to vicariously enjoy some 'range-time', ...

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This little part can do two things: enable you to use any .30-06 ammo, vs. 'mil-spec' stuff, by altering the gas adjustment, set it to not 'cycle', if you don't want to chase flying brass, or bonk nearby shooters http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=412046 http://media.midwayusa.com/P...

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lyndrm wrote:Thanks a bunch Steve. Great info./lyndrm

+1

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Amazing. I wonder if there is anything even close to that in the U.S....?

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As they say, "pull up a stump" and visit awhile...

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Mike D. wrote:Many hunters look down at the lowly '06 as a weak sister to the .300 Mags, but it does the job for me.

Kind of like the 280 Remington, and the 7mm Remington Magnum - with similar bullets, there isn't really all that much difference in trajectory 'way out there'.

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You may be one of the few pro-gun individuals to penetrate the murky and sinister world of journalism.

Remember your roots...!

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Sounds like you have a winner.

Post pics sometime if you can, especially of the range - it's cool to see how different ranges are set up.

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First - thanks Joe for the very helpful and detailed information. I found it interesting!

Second - as a 'shooter' vs. a 'collector' - I don't mind the 'drag line' on my gun(s); it's like any other 'wear and tear' - just means I've shot the gun a bit, or at least dry-fired it.

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OK, from previous posts, I know you are pining away for a .32-20, and now you want a Mare's Leg, so obviously you have to find a Marlin 1894CL in .32-20, and cut it down to make your very own Mare's Leg...!

If the ATF doesn't lynch you, all the old-timer fans of the .32-20 will. . . !

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RIHMFIRE wrote:Cowboy Dream indeed!
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She sure is . . . !

Oh.

You meant the Winchester...

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Miss Evancho has moved on to the top 10. She's an amazingly well spoken 10 years old as well. The bittersweet thing is that her life will never be 'normal' from here on out. Granted, it may be an awesome life, full of achievement, accolades, and adventure. In a way, it is her only choice, and perha...

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COSteve wrote:The best advice is assure smooth 38spl feeding in a levergun to load them out long to 1.500"-1.510" OAL.

Would the longer-OAL .38 Spl rounds feed better than a same-OAL .357 Mag load would, or did you just suggest doing that so the same brass could be used?

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Sounds like some really neat pieces of history you can bring back to life. Cool.

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I had my 1970's Marlin 1894 Parkerized after it got quite a bit of surface rust, and the 'smith slimmed the forend and refinished the stock - Now it is a real beautiful gun. I don't have any decent pics of it, but it looks just like the ones I saw in a recent gun magazine article on 'miliatry leverg...

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If impact site and penetration depth and retained bullet weight or such comments are available, I think folks would be very interested in that as well. They want to know what bullet goes how far 'in', even if it hits bone, and how far the critter goes before dropping. Even if you don't know the gun ...

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NO barrel contact should be more consistent than precise barrel contact, although it doesn't look as traditional. With modern synthetic stocks and synthetic finishes for wood stocks, I'll bet the humidity and so on affect barrel contact less than in the past, but I'm with you - I'll bet most of the ...

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An employee showed me her KJII Bible on a keychain, printed on real paper, that was maybe at most 1-1/2" tall, 3/4" thick, and 1" wide. That was 20 years ago, but back then, I had good enough vision that looking real close I could actually make out the words. It was some sort of 'lase...

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I can only get 27 in mine.... An Evans N/M. :roll: :lol: I manage to load in 73 more than that, but it's only a 9mm, and the lever's on the side and only works for the first shot. . . :wink: http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/th_133-3356_IMG.jpg?t=1283314303 (Calico 9m...

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Just don't do like the kids do, and instead of saying "Old Timers", they say "Altzheimers".

Maybe they're trying to tell me something...

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AJMD429 , states the most cost effective solutions for you. Someone way smarter about this stuff than me may have a better answer. If not, picking six or eight 'key words' you'd choose from, with uniform abbreviations or numbers, and putting them in the same sequence in the 'title' of each scanned ...

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I realize there is something to be said for doing it yourself. But it is a ton of hard work, and you really do not save alot of money. Especially after you hit a few nails, and pay for your saw. And you definitely have to value your time at zero. Also that type of cutting is very hard on a chainsaw...

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To make it searchable on a practical basis, the text would have to be 'digital' vs. just an image, but IF it is typed or maybe very, very, neatly printed, there IS "OCR" software that works with ordinary scanners to do Optical Character Recognition and then the result isn't an image, but r...

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Hey there ya'll -- I've had very good luck with them. Here is the latest effort. You'll have to be logged in to see the pictures. Best regards. Wind http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=tmqujbsr138440e8mp3mg244e6&topic=67132.0 That was a helpful link/post. Thanks. I can't wait...

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Griff, The Federal law protects you only if your on DIRECT route to a offical reconized shooting event(like NRA event)etc. and you must have the documentation showing this. Whats more you can if traveling through a state that dont allow/honor your permit you must have the gun seperately locked in t...

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Dunno, but I'd like to see pictures of that. Always liked the S&W 29's.

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The tradeoff is that for those long, heavy bullets you need more RPM's for, to get those RPM's without a faster twist, you'd have the alternative of making them go faster, but that raises pressures even faster than increasing the twist rate.

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I don't load 'full' except in removeable magazine guns like the Ruger 96 (which only holds 4, anyway). For hunting, I haven't really ever needed (yet) a second shot, and the 'downing' ones I've fired were after I ran to the site and was concerned the animal could still be suffering; after maturing a...

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They look like handy little gadgets, and usable in lower light than standard iron sights! They're useable in TOTAL DARKNESS out to maybe 75 yards or so, with a 4 watt LED flashlight. With my Marlin 1894-C I can go out at midnight and ring the 100 yard gong ( or hit a gong-sized raccoon ) with the B...

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madman4570 wrote:What in God's name have we become?

Largely, a nation of materialistic and shallow wimps, unfortunately...

Between the leeches, lawyers, and socialists, we 'normal' folks haven't a chance...

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If I got another, it would be a Para Ordnance stainless double-stack. Or a Rock Island clone. I don't really 'need' the extra rounds, but I have large enough hands that the regular 1911 grip feels like holding a deck of cards - too thin to really get a 'grip' on. I had a Para-LDA, and it was AWESOME...

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Since there is no gas vent in this rifle, the only path for the blast to go was down through the trigger lockwork so the only damage was to fingers, forearms and ears. I wonder if it would be possible to drill a 'strategic' hole that would serve as a gas vent? I realize it would violate any warrant...

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That gun looks dangerous, and I'd urge you not to fire it until carefully inspected. As it happens, I have some free time coming up, and would be glad to inspect and test it thoroughly. All you have to do is send it to me, and after a few months I will get back to you and let you know how it shoots ...

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Any increase in velocity would be offset by yaw introduced as the propellant gasses passed the bullet, which in turn would lower the effective ballistic coefficient, and of course, the accuracy. The incremental cost (i.e. 'per inch') of rifling a longer barrel would favor just doing that, getting a ...

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the telegraphist wrote:happens to me frequently, no point in getting mad or upset, just go with the flow. .

Yep - your body will sleep when it's needed.

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Joe nailed it.

If you still have problems, keep asking though. No sense messing something up when folks here like Joe and others will always be glad to help walk you through it.

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( Maybe not really OT - I guess I could make a levergun stock with wood I cut with it ...) I just got this Granberg "Alaskan" Chainsaw Mill from Bailey's - http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=46776&catID= http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/Cha...

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That's just depressing! Unless it's my return the IRS flubs! Yeah, but if they make a mistake saying you kept too much of your earned money . . . you STILL have to fork it over, probably with penalties for being late. Good luck proving they made a mistake, and good luck recouping all the accountant...

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Because of the crying little one, we didn't shoot much of mine. Sometimes a public range can be SO hectic and noisy and full of undisciplined shooters. That sure doesn't help when you're trying to get a youngster started out. As grownups, we get better at shrugging off the annoying types, the loude...

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J Miller wrote:Since this rifle was problematic anyway, this just might the best way to fix both problems at the same time.

I missed that part, what were the prior problems with the gun...?

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Griff, I'm not sure I like that 1/2 octagon 1/2 round short rifle concept. I'd rather have a full octagon I think. But it sure is pretty. What is the history and purpose of the half-and-half barrels? I assume octagonal maybe was originally easier to make in the pre-lathe days, and round was maybe l...

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