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Just remember the prarie rats carry bubonic plague! I'm not sure varmint hunters could ever wipe them out unless you camped out on 1 town at a time, had a truck load of ammo, multiple barrels/rifles every day sun up to sun down for years. I know I shot my share of them, 22 for under 100, my 25-20 &...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:14 am I'm sure you'll move a bunch of that stuff at those prices!

I hope so! I want this to be a quick finish and get the back of my Suburban back without hauling stuff into my gun room!

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Oops, sorry Val- I had just posted on one of JimTs posted previously! There were many bamboo markers, some are quite desirable by collectors. I spent some time yesterday looking into pricing of bamboo fly rods and came up with a few I have that are worth in the $200-$300 range. Most others were in ...

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As bad as the slaughter and near extinction of the buffalo was, it does my heart good to know some were caring enough to try to save them before they became extinct. Even though almost all who worked to save them were involved to some extent in eliminating them. As for prairie dogs, I've taken far m...

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Jim some of those fly rids can be very valuable- do your homework! Not sure who Jim is Gunny? I've begun attempting to research bamboo fly rods, and overwhelmed and more confused than I previously was! Digging further through my truck load, I have found 15 of them, and still only identified maybe 6...

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Great story Scott!
We have guard cats here. Not a sound usually, but they got nuts standing up on the back of the couch and pawing on the window glass anytime they see a person, or critter outside!

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My son in law has been busy spreading the word among the guys he works with, and a couple guys want cases of the 12 ga. trap that I told him to let them have for $3 a box. Just want to make $1 a box and get this to people who shoot it. They're taking a bunch of .45 and 9mm also at $7 a box too. We'l...

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Sounds like a fun project! Do you know the family well enough to trust the reloads? JBowen Yes, and I'd not hesitate to shoot any of them, or I wouldn't have even taken them if they were free. But reloads are always tough to re-sell, so whatever I don't keep will be sold to friends and family who k...

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I enjoyed both parts 1 & 2, along with the short companion film. Learned a lot about the folks and wide variety of them who worked and are working to bring them back. But, I worry about the fervor of environmentalists(?) that would displace humans at the benefit of animals. Or other humans base...

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I was asked by a friend to help his friend's son sell off his dad's reloading room. The estate sales company wanted nothing to do with the room in his basement as it was all ammo, reloading equipment, and gun related stuff. So I asked my son in law to give me a hand in loading it all into my old '69...

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good stuff. someone I know knows someone who clerked in a sheriff's office and said all they did at that office is issue and renew carry permits. the entire office staff was inundated daily with new applications. the waiting time for renewal can be 2 months. now I want to see a check box that says ...

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I have no set maintenance schedule to clean dies. I use them until I have a problem. Some have never been taken apart to clean in 4 decades. Only a couple have been cleaned out of about 35 die sets.

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I watched part one, but thought the 2nd was a replay so turned off the set. Now I'm waiting for the replay so I can see part two. A fair amount is info I knew because the demise and return of buffalo in America has always been something I'm interested in for most of my life. But I still learned a fe...

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I've told my wife numerous times that if it was up to me every inch of lawn would be dug up, and concrete poured over it! Never mentioned green paint, but if that would persuade her to let me do it, I'd paint it all a nice dark green too! I hate yard work!

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My late dad was always the same about carrying or even a need to own a handgun. He didn't see a need to, and questioned my need to also. Then after years of not owning a handgun he one day mentioned he was tired of taking a rifle along in their camp trailer when they went camping! I of course was sm...

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When working up accurate loads for my rifles for decades, I've used my Oehler to not just see what the bullets are traveling at, but more importantly velocity spread between shots. Fir me velocity deviations between shots on rifle loads are far more important a factor than anything else. So although...

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I found this review on the Garmin Xero, and it sounds like quite a chronograph, and very easy to use!

https://www.outdoorlife.com/gear/garmin ... ro-review/

We'll see what the prices run once it's been out awhile.

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It certainly is in the price range to make everything else obsolete or at least drop their sales to low levels. But I doubt at my age I'll pop for one, unless I see some even cheaper bargain price. Mainly because I don't chronograph my loads that often, so my old Oehler will probably serve me well s...

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I have no idea about the situation here? I reload, and cast my own bullets, and my supply is plentiful, so don't even look at gun shops to see what's up?

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My Sharps has a patchbox on the buttstock and I have a spare firing pin assembly with certain spare springs. They are all fitted and because I have them, I’ll likely never need them! Glad you found a part that can be easily modified to work. That's my thinking too Scott. If I get one repaired, and ...

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Anytime the wives can go along is a great time of shooting! Looks like fun Walt!

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I imagine the DA/SA action is based on the Walther design. Yes, it's a DA/SA, which I really like since they have such smooth trigger pulls, and get better after the first DA pull. I set this 39 next to my 59, which I remembered as being a bit larger. But I quickly noticed they share a lot of parts...

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Nice find, hope it works. Funny how you look for a certain part from all the usual vendors for what is a commonly found thing and no joy is found. Then an obscure part like your transfer bar breaks and the parts are 'everywhere '. I was pretty surprised the Italian Dixie transfer bar was a two piec...

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Looks like another guy who just loves recoil, and always wants bigger. My Ballard Pacific in .40-85 Ballard Everlasting using a 410 gr. Snover bullet at 1335 fps penetrated 23 milk jugs filled with water, and exited the last jug to parts unknown. And recoil is very comfortable, and not leaving marks...

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At our annual long-range shoot at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch, among the rifles and handguns I hauled with me was my Freund Sharps in .50-3.25" to shoot. But unfortunately it chose this outing to give up and it wouldn't make a good primer strike. I took it apart at the shoot and saw no issues, s...

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Yes, single stack semiautos are old school and not the in thing these days. Everybody needs at least 13 rds., and 18 are even better! I guess I never understood why, as I came from the school of make your shots count, and not the new school of spray and pray. ;) But this 39 will see plenty of shooti...

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Back when I went a bit off the deep end with Marlin leverguns, and single shot rifles, I sold off a huge number of my S&W collection, and had some immediate regrets for selling certain handguns. One of those was my Model 39 S&W 9mm, which was one of the finest 9mm handguns I'd ever owned. Ye...

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I never got banned, but I got a warning once for just mentioning I had some old Marlin parts I was thinking of selling. Some idiot sent me a warning message telling me I needed to post this in the "For Sale" section, and I told him I hadn't even decided if I was selling, or what price I'd ...

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Green Dot was one of the first powders I ever loaded with in my handguns. Used it in .38 Special, .45 Colt, 9mm and .45ACP, all with good results. Also used it in my 12 ga. for trap loads with great success. I still use it a lot for handgun loads.

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Keith D wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:12 am I have an old can, too. How old is this thing? Still is mostly full.

Those little squarish cans are likely 1960's vintage.

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[quote=marlinman93 post_id=979945 time=1697298361 user_id= "Heck, Moses loaded with Unique!" Yes he did, I have his can in my collection!20231014_121837.jpg And it's still good! :lol: [/quote] That's not Moses' can! His can is 3rd row back on the left end in this picture: https://i.imgur....

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I've read this same info about Unique for many years, and it always baffles me? I've loaded using Unique for about 50 years now and never found Unique to drop variations in charges. I've used it with RCBS Uniflow, Lyman 55, Pacific, and currently my Harrell's Precision powder measure, and on occasio...

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I looked at the price for World Buffalo powder and it's not cheaper than my IMR4198 that I love from Powder Valley. The free hazmat helps, but not enough for me to change powders. I paid $374 for the last keg of IMR4198 with hazmat and shipping added. The Buffalo powder at Natchez is $352, and guess...

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I bought a few plastic two hole U shaped notches years ago and screwed them to the front of my reloading/gunsmithing bench. They're always handy to be able to quickly situate a rifle in the notch and keep them from falling over.

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I've misplaced guns before, but usually find them in one of the safes, or still in a gun case in my gun room. Not long ago I was looking for a handgun to take with me, and discovered it spooning under a pillow on the bed with my Colt 1911 .45!

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I'm probably just the opposite, as if I have a good load that I have a lot of confidence in, I wont change a thing. Too many variables in hunting, and I hate to change anything I know is a winner!

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Personally if the powder was something I used I'd gladly pay 75% of current prices on sealed containers. Anything that's possibly a partial would need to be guesstimated, and adjusted by volume. On powders I likely wouldn't use I'd want to get them low enough to resell for a small profit to friends,...

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I'd heard of Varner, but the Varner sights I'm familiar with are likely a completely different company than the one using their name today! Many decades ago the Varner sights sold were micrometer adjustment for windage and elevation, and were very unique looking. Had a large dial on the left side li...

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Vall, glad to hear you still get to shoot at that hallowed venue. Ray, when I read Ned Roberts talking about those 20- and 40-rod matches, my respect for the ODGs increased immensely. I rarely shoot a rifle offhand even at 50 yards. Wind's sister has been so wonderful in keeping the U-Pick Sagebrus...

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Marlin Man: interesting comment about the 45-70 and the 22 LR trajectories. I also heard the same holds true for the 22LR and the 32-40 at 200 yards. I never tried a 22LR at 200, but I did try it once at 100 yards offhand with my winder musket and a converted Ruger #3. Surely was an eye opener abou...

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Vall, your Ballard #3 in .22 lr is an accurate and intriguing rifle. Great shooting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Axw0PGKfo&t=157s&ab_channel=SagebrushLongshots Well I can't take credit for that as it's Steve's work, and him shooting it in the video. He took the old Ballard #3 I sold h...

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I've got two Remington #1 Rolling Blocks in .22LR! I love having the full sized Roller in the little pipsqueak cartridges! Usually small framed guns don't fit adult males very well. Those sound really interesting I just returned from our annual long-range shoot at the U-Pick Sagebrush Ranch, and af...

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I've got two Remington #1 Rolling Blocks in .22LR! I love having the full sized Roller in the little pipsqueak cartridges! Usually small framed guns don't fit adult males very well.

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My Gamo Whisper is a springer, and the first such type of pellet rifle I've ever owned. So far extremely reliable, but it did take some getting used to when you trip the trigger, and feel the spring release. Not like my old Benjamin pumps that are pneumatic, and don't have any recoil or movement whe...

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When my ancestors came West in the 1840's one of my great aunts passed away down in SE Oregon near the dry lakes. The family buried her there, and put a marker on the grave using whatever wood they could find to build a headstone. They moved on towards the Willamette Valley, and settled an area West...

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Back maybe 5 yrs. ago I wanted an upgrade to my trusty old Benjamin pump pellet rifle, and decided to start looking. I found a Gamo Whisper .177 complete with 4x scope for sale online at $115 shipped to my door. It was rated at around 1400 fps? if I recall correctly, and is a break open action, with...

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Must be some air shows going on somewhere around our town too. I was outside washing the car a week ago when I heard the distinct sound of an old prop plane. I looked up and saw three P51 Mustangs flying over in formation! Something about hearing and seeing those makes me just stop and watch them fo...

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Marlin sold one of those back in the 1800's when they offered their first .22 rimfire model 1891 side loading lever action rifle! The tiny little 1891 and .22RF cartridges was a bit difficult for owners to load into the side gate, so they offered a tube loader to make the rifle easier to load.

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How any gun owner chooses to continue to live in California is beyond me? I'd be exiting that place as fast as I could sell, and pack my guns!

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Yeah the size makes them a short but may be an option. I had planned to turn a few brass cases with counterbore for 22 wrf case and powder and lyman 65 grain . Also contacted CCI again as there was a report they planned to do a run .If enough people ask them they might do it. If they are a short ca...

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