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When I was a police officer I had the unfortunate task of working numerous negligent discharged firearms incidents several of which resulted in someone losing their life. One of the most common statements from the shooter's was "I didn't know it was loaded" and "I didn't pull the trig...

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I might have to buy one. I have a Range Officer in 9mm and the workmanship is outstanding.

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I've enjoyed working with it and I have noticed that the Ruger BH is much more accurate than the semi autos. I've thought about rechambering a cylinder for the 38-40 since I have an 1892 in that caliber.

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I have several S&W 4006 40 caliber pistols in all stainless and a 411 & 4013 with alloy frames. I also have a Ruger BH in 10mm/40 and a RIA in 40 S&W with 357 Sig and 10mm barrels. I fitted all except the 4013 with a spare 9mm slide and have rechambered an extra barrel in 357 Sig caliber...

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My catalog only show the 5" as being rare. The 2" & 4" are common.

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If you think the vacuum wipers were a pain the diesel trucks 40 years ago had air wipers that worked OK until the compressor started pumping oil. The o-rings would swell up and the wipers quit working.

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I had a Steven 311 12 gauge blow up when I was 16 years old. A piece of the barrel/chamber went through my left forearm and exited at the wrist. I almost bled to death. This fellow was very lucky.

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I had one in 307 and I just looked at the 1984 Winchester catalog which shows the rear sight is a folding type like Ruger uses on the 10-22. The front sight is taller than the 30-30 rifle and does not use the hood.

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They have lost three checks that I've sent this year the last one certified. I hated to do it but I started paying my bills electronically. I sent a request to find the lost certified mail and never received a response. The first lost check was to my credit card company which resulted in late fees t...

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I have a SS with both cylinders and recently bought a Single Ten in long rifle and tried the magnum cylinder in the ST and it works great. I tried the ST cylinder in the SS and it wouldn't index properly.

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Here's an advertisement from 1967.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Print-Ad- ... Sw2H5eyAfU

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The trigger pull is pretty stiff on both of my rifles, .223 & .308, this however can be adjusted by screwing out the caged hammer spring. The hammers are very narrow which leads me to believe that it's quite possible to have it slip and travel forward which is no problem if trigger is not depres...

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1.528" is the width of the one on my bicentennial carbine.

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I have a 94 Trapper in 357 magnum and the action is not capable of handling cartridges that are longer than factory length. I can only assume the 94 in 44-40 is the same.

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I have some Winchester 209 primers from the mid 70's that have domed primer cups and later ones are flat. Quite possibly that punches wore out and were replaced with new ones that were flat.

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I have found that not belling the case mouth anymore than need keeps them from cracking/splitting especially with the 38 Spl.

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I have a 760 from 53 in 30-06 and the magazine has several differences than the 742 magazine.

Both sides are smooth and the rear is straight across from the where the rim of the cartridge is compared to the 742.

I don't have a camera so I can't post a picture.

Mike

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In the episode of Andy Griffith where the goat eats the dynamite and the mayor tells Andy to shoot the goat Andy hands him a Daisy 1894 BB gun.

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Nice rifle.

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I have a dilemma that you gents can help me with. I have one of the last H&R Handi rifles made in 30-30 caliber with the micro groove rifling. I like the 30-30 cartridge and have 3 other lever action Winchester's in 30 WCF so I am not lacking for something to cast bullets through. I am consideri...

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The way the Glock and all of the other striker fired pistols are designed it shouldn't have discharged without the trigger being pulled. The strikers is only half cocked prior to puling the trigger. There is a striker/firing pin block in the slide that is depressed when you pull the trigger. This pr...

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In my experience the accidental discharge comes from having to pull the trigger to remove the slide and not checking the chamber first. I saw two commanders, Capt & Lt., try to remove the slide to clean the pistol and neither could figure out how to do it until one of them remembered to pull the...

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When I started as a police officer in the mid 80's I was issued a S&W 686 and carried it until 91 when we were issued Glock 19's. They were not as accurate compared to the 686 and the original magazines were not drop free which meant that if you wanted to perform a tactical reload with a partial...

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I made the mistake of resting the recoil pad against my thigh and shooting a 510 grain, ouch. My biggest problem was I couldn't find a front sight blade that was regulated for the 300 grain Hornady bullets. I ended up putting a scope on it but it was too heavy to carry deer hunting.

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35 years ago I had Ruger #1 in .458 and the recoil was pretty bad when you fired 500 grain bullets through it. I usually fired 300 grains and it was much more pleasant to shoot.
You might not feel the recoil if you being attacked by a water buffalo but it would be hard to pump fast.

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Have you shot it yet? I have a 38-40 and a 25-35 rifles that look similar to sewer pipe like you describe and both shoot pretty good, you never know it might surprise you.

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The Numrich 375 barrels have finer threads than the standard 94 barrels so they won't interchange. The threads on the 94 and 94AE are the same but you will have to make an extractor cut/file on a top eject barrel for the AE extractor. I have re-barreled several 94's that I still have all of which st...

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I lost faith in the NRA "leadership", if you can call it that, when I saw how much they were spending on wardrobe and such. The same thing is happening with the UAW and the Teamsters before them. Anytime an organization gets too big to be monitored by the rank and file the salaries go up a...

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The new manufacture JHP's no longer have the lead tip copper plated and they seem loaded down compared to the older ammo.

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I remember buying it for about $5.00 a box in the mid 80's at the local Target store and the Wildcat .22 LR were .99 cents a box on sale.

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First box according to the lot number is 11/28/85 are you sure the "W" is a "W" ?

Red box is 1/20/75.

They started the Horse and Rider logo in 1983 so the box from 85 is probably old stock being used up.

Mike

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Send me the lot numbers and l can probably tell you what day they were made.

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I was a police officer for 12 years and a firearms instructor for most of my career and most of the guys and gals that I worked with were some of the biggest offenders when it came to gun safety. It was as if they believed the basic laws of physics as they relate to firearms did not apply to them be...

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I have a Beretta o/u in 12 ga and looked into getting a set of 28 ga tubes and found out they are expensive so I bought a Tristar o/u in 28 ga instead. I already have an 870 in 28 ga and reload for it but I can't bend over to pick up the empties anymore when shooting 5 Stand. The tubes just seemed t...

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The first time I got my limit of 6 rabbits was when I took my Coast to Coast, Mossberg, bolt action .410 that I bought at a gun show in 1980 for $15.00. It was a spur of the moment last day of the season hunt that also resulted in a bad cold which developed into pneumonia about a month later but I s...

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I had a new Starline case separate the same way after firing it the first time. That's the only rifle case that I have ever separate like that. I contacted Starline and was told it was probably just a fluke.

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I have a model 1892 with a 24" round barrel that was made in 1899 and below are the results that I got using RL7, WLP and 180 cast RNFP bullet. 25.8 = 1165 fps group was 3" at 30 yards 21.0= 852 fps with a keyhole 3" group 10.0 Unique = 1268 fps group was 3" at 30 yards 20.0 2400...

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I have one in 223 that was made in 1989 and it shoots 1/4" groups at 100 yards with 55 grain power lokt hollow points.

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I bought one in .270 about 20 years ago that I still have. At that time they weren't that popular.

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I resealed my Sheridan and put new seals in a couple of Daisy BB guns that I have with parts that I purchased from, Bryan & Associates www.bryanandac.com 864-261-6810 R.D. Sauls 2504 Poplar Lane PO Box 5772 Anderson, SC 29623 For the Sheridan you will need a special square bit to remove the thre...

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I have quite a few 3rd generation S&W pistols and the false reset could be a weak trigger spring. Take the slide off and see if the trigger is dragging on the drawbar as you pull the trigger rearward as if firing it. The is also a small retainer spring on the front of the trigger that could have...

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I had one years ago and it shot nice but was heavy compared to the 870's that I had been using for many years. From what I remember there were not that many of them made because they didn't sell that well just like the Model 12 Featherweights of which I also owned a couple.

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You can also install a slightly longer firing pin that's available from Brownell's and install it if you use a lighter pound mainspring which in the case of the J frame is a coil spring. I have installed them in my Models 69 and 657 and they both fire every time. I agree that the magnum rimfire is h...

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I just bought a 642 Airweight in 38 Spl and installed a lighter rebound slide spring, they are available from Wolff Springs, it reduced the trigger pull quite a bit.

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Starline makes cases marked 5 in 1 if anyone is interested

I have some very old 38 short colt black powder blanks that are in a box from Stembridge Gun Rentals and it is marked Extra Loud.

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I suggested that they offer extra barrels for their single shot rifle series. I have one in .223 and it would be nice to have another caliber for the same frame.

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How about using some of the rubber shotgun slugs used for protesters?

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My isn't corroded where the wood meets the receiver but after firing it a very small amount of the coating on the receiver behind the locking bolt flaked off.

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I have a 20" 94 Classic made in 1968 and the action is stiffer than most of my other 94's. I bought it new in the box 20 years ago and it hadn't been fired until I did. It has loosened up a little but not that much. It is an accurate and beautiful rifle but a sad testament to the decline of Win...

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All of the ammunition manufacturers need to do the same as Hornady. I also will be using more of Hornady's products.

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