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I lube all my cast lead bullets using RCBS lubrisizers. I have eight of them for different lubes and calibers. For smokeless loads I buy White Label lubes simply because they work great and I can't make the same lube myself for less. I really like their BAC lube. Here is a link: http://www.lsstuff.c...

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Sixgun, I understand how you may be confused by the OP. You just need to think in terms of Ebonics spelled out in its simplest form. Here is the translation: MR snakes. Them are snakes. MR not. Them are not. MR2. CMBDI's? Them are too. See them beady eyes? LIB! MR snakes. Well I'll be! Them are snak...

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I was sure surprised to see this old thread brought back. I have not worked much more with my old .38-72, but I did spring for a new Accurate 382250B three cavity bullet mould that drops a plain base .382" diameter bullet that fits the bore well and does not require use of a gas check. This bul...

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So.... I went to the aforementioned shop and sure enough that old Marlin 39A did not sell at the gun show. I gave it a close examination and concluded the bluing is all original and very good. The wood is sound and not dinged up much, and the bore is bright and shiny. It dates to 1948, so what's not...

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I went to an annual local gun show today, and things have sure gone downhill for this show. It used to be the best show around here when it was sponsored for many years by the Lions Club, but they dropped it and it now has a different sponsor. Vendor numbers are way down and there just was not a lot...

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Welcome to the forum, Scott. :D I have a Miroku made Winchester 1886 Deluxe take-down model, which has the tang safety. I installed a fixed stem Marble's tang sight with an extra tall staff for use in NRA Cowboy Rifle Silhouette shooting. Even with the tall stem I can't get out much past 350 yards, ...

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I swapped out the lower tang assembly with one from the early 80's, which I purchased on Ebay. The older assembly is much easier to smooth up and get a decent trigger pull. Here is a link to how one guy did it: https://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/42 Do a Google search ...

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Perhaps you are thinking of 20cows?

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More information, as promised: California Rifle & Pistol Association membership required for California residents. Membership can be purchased at the match. Non-California residents can get a 3 day membership for $5.00. National Rifle Association membership is not required unless scores are ente...

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For those who shoot NRA Lever Action silhouette, there is an interesting new rule change. I just received our club's 2017 NRA score books and included was a note that lever action shooters using a front globe sight will now be allowed to use a round aperture insert. Before only a post or post & ...

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JerryB wrote:From looking at Scrateshooter's target it appears to me he has a round in the X ring also.

That's what I see too. Congratulations Scrateshooter. You posted first so I will be happy as first runner-up.

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I managed to make it to the range today. Had about ten inches of snow on the ground but the day was calm and bright. I shot my Marlin Cowboy 24" octagon barrel in .44 Magnum. Used a light load consisting of a Lyman 220 gr. 429215 cast bullet over 9.3 gr. 231 powder. I make the score to be 91-1x...

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My favorite pastime is shooting metallic silhouette. I shoot over a dozen disciplines from smallbore to leverguns to high power rifle and black powder cartridge rifle. I also enjoy hunting and fishing, and I especially enjoy driving my collector cars. My show car is a bone stock 1955 Chevrolet Nomad...

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I never would have thought of heating them. That's a good tip. For the ones that fit tight, I have been using a Lyman gas check seater, a simple sleeve device that fits on the underside of the plunger on a bullet sizer:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/335653 ... eck-seater

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Mind you, I am a die-hard Winchester guy, but no battery of lever action rifles is complete without the best .22 levergun, a pre-safety Marlin 39A:

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I had an old Winchester 1894 in .25-35 with a very poor bore. I wanted to get it relined so contacted John Taylor in Washington state, who came highly recommended for the job. Unfortunately the cost would be over $400, which given what I had paid for the rifle would put me into it for too much money...

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I have a Canadian Centennial that I use for shooting NRA Lever Action Rifle Silhouette. It shoots great, and cost half as much as an original Winchester rifle. In my opinion, rifles are made to shoot, even those manufactured as a "collector's item". In fact, I mounted a Marble's tang sight...

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Welcome Ryushin! :D You have found the best lever action rifle forum on the internet. The Browning 92 is in my opinion the very best 1892 Winchester carbine reproduction there is out there. They are hard to find because they are so good that owners tend to hang on to them. As for your rear sight pro...

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California Blacktails taken with Browning 1895 in .30-40 Krag:

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I have not had good luck with the Lyman 375248 bullet in my Winchester 94 Legacy in 38-55 because that bullet is too small in diameter. The RCBS 37-250-FN casts at .379"-.380" and that larger diameter cured my problem. If you have not already done so, slug your bore with a soft lead round ...

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I think the mould is too cold. At least that was the problem when my bullets looked like that. I use a small travel iron turned upside down on my bench to pre-heat the moulds. They need to be pretty hot to drop good bullets. I keep my lead around 625* in the pot.

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Thanks for the good wishes, guys. I turned 66 today. I had a fine day shooting NRA Lever Action silhouette at Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club. I came in 5th place out of 25 shooters with a score of 27/40 in the Pistol Cartridge event and I got first place out of 14 shooters in the Rifle Cartridge ...

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If the rifle has a good bore, I would leave it alone. I have a Model 94 Canadian Centennial (1967) which is nearly identical to your rifle. I shoot silhouette with it regularly using the 175 gr. Lyman 311041 cast lead bullet which has much less recoil than a factory loaded jacketed bullet. I have al...

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It's official... the 2017 California State Lever Action Rifle Silhouette Championships will take place May 25 to May 28, 2017 at the Hat Creek Rifle & Pistol Club range. It is located in the northern end of the state in Shasta County along State Highway 299 East about 10 miles east of Burney, Ca...

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So if a background check is going to be required to purchase ammunition, I can't help but wonder what the idiots in charge will do about those of us who reload so only purchase components? I expect they will probably make brass, bullets, powder, and primers require a background check too. :x Shasta

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I grew up next door to one of the many sawmills that used to be here, and I remember many of the logging trucks coming in with a full load that was just three or four logs, with an occasional one-log load.

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Thanks for a very enjoyable competition! :D I shoot NRA Cowboy Lever Action Pistol Cartridge silhouette at our range every month all year long. I also shoot the Smallbore Cowboy Rifle and Centerfire Cowboy Rifle events every month, so I get lots of practice shooting lever guns. In the Smallbore and ...

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Thanks for this post. I too had wondered what became of the rifle. I gotta get over there sometime. jeepnik's comment regarding a strap to prevent the hammer from cocking made me take a close look. It looks to me like the strap is merely the bottom end of the mount that supports the rifle in an upri...

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Congratulations, that is a very nice buck!

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Great job, Griff!

Don't sweat being the only guy in the division. You were there, you earned it!

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Rifle is a Cimarron 1873 Winchester Deluxe, 24" octagon barrel, made by Uberti:

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Rifle is a Navy Arms 1873 Winchester Deluxe, 24" octagon barrel, made by Uberti:

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I currently shoot two rifles in .32-20 caliber. One is a Winchester Model 92 made in 1929, the other is a new production Cimarron copy of an 1873 Winchester Deluxe. I use a Lyman 311008 115 grain cast lead bullet sized to .314 in both rifles with very good results. At one time I had a Cimarron Model...

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Thanks for the info. everyone. Shasta, what kind of sights do you use? My single shots sport Vernier tang sights and I've seen a few LA's with Lyman reproductions. The Lymans look to have fairly coarse adjustments. Best sights for me are a Lyman 17A globe front with the post & ball insert mated...

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I shoot all three disciplines of NRA approved Cowboy Lever Action Rifle silhouette every month, and am the Match Director at our club. For Smallbore Cowboy Rifle the most popular is a Marlin 39A, the older the better. At our club the new Henrys are popular and doing well. Our top shooter uses a Marl...

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I much prefer the Uniflo. I have two, one for large charges and one for small charges. I also have two Lymans, one of which is the black powder version that I really like. I do have a set of Lee dippers, but use them only when I am loading a ten round lot of test loads. Unfortunately, as fast as the...

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I have always enjoyed eating them, especially when out hunting. They are a great snack to have in a duck blind where the dog is more than willing to share the goodies. But my brother-in-law and I don't call them Vienna Sausages; we refer to them by the main ingredient listed on the can's label- &quo...

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The bucking horse scene was best in the Lee Marvin movie, but overall I like the Selleck version better. If you are a real Monte Walsh fan, I suggest reading the book. It covers a far greater span of his life, literally from cradle to grave. He meets a very heroic end.

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The never ending stupid "feel good" laws coming from the liberal democrats controlling California do nothing but make criminals out of formerly law-abiding citizens. They do absolutely nothing to stop real criminals. I can't help but wonder what their plans are for those who reload their o...

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Wow! :shock: Those are beauties, and great pictures too! Please be sure to keep us updated on your progress with that Schoyen. You are the perfect caretaker, one who truly appreciates vintage single shot rifles, and I look forward to seeing pictures of the Schoyen after you finish the restoration. S...

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A Master class shooter at our silhouette club shot a perfect 60x60 score with a Marlin 57M during an NRA Cowboy Lever Action Pistol Cartridge match a few years ago. It would have been a new national record high score, but our sanctioned matches are NRA "Approved" rather than "Register...

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I have a nice old octagon barreled 1895 Winchester chambered in .38-72 WCF. Nobody mentioned that caliber.

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I recently had the same problem with an old Lyman tang sight. Even after liberal application of Kroil, the sight stem would not budge until I used pliers with leather padded jaws to firmly grip and force the stem to turn. It was just stuck from not having been used in years. It turns freely now and ...

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Merle wrote:Interesting! What caliber is it?

Caliber is 30 WCF

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The fill is all steel, but appears that the bluing on it is much thinner. Perhaps it was cold blued, which would explain the more worn appearance. The fit is so good I could not feel the fill when running my fingers along the barrel.

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A friend recently acquired an old 1894 Winchester rifle and asked me to disassemble it for a thorough cleaning. I was astounded to find that it was a well optioned special order takedown rifle with a 26" half-round barrel, half magazine, and checkered pistol grip stock with a shotgun butt. The ...

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I got the same notice for .30-40 Krag brass. Fortunately I found plenty of it at Buffalo Arms.

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Try Homestead Parts. Their website shows that spring for $30.

http://homesteadparts.com/shopcart/120/ ... r_1894.htm

I got a mainspring for a set trigger from them and it worked perfectly.

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I haven't tried it on a tang safety '92, but I did modify my tang safety '94 by replacing the rebounding hammer and lower tang assembly with 1981 vintage parts, giving me a traditional half-cock safety. I removed the safety switch and filled the hole by gluing in a piece of white micarta (imitation ...

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