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It’s definitely insert. That’s the first thing I wanted to make sure of myself so I tapped on it with a hammer to see if it sounded hollow... Just kidding. The fuse unscrews and the shell was emptied out years ago. The fuse is just a cap with nothing other than the shell. The fuse must have been an ...

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I was shown what I suspect is an inert WWI, possibly British, artillery shell that I’m stumped in identifying. A friend has had it for years and recently showed it to me. What’s unusual is it’s marked as a 70m/m which is smaller than the very common 75mm projectiles. Searching the internet shows the...

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While it’s a cute idea, it can backfire on you like this guy:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytime ... e.amp.html
It made for an expensive party.
Be careful out there!

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Barbarossa,
You’ve got nice taste in guns. Unusually don’t say much here yet it seems many of my recent posts are compliments about your rifles.
Enjoy.
Jason

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Shrapnel, You will need to do an awful lot of hunting this fall if you intend to shoot something with all the new guns you've been acquiring. Very nice Sharps. I hope a big hairy buffalo bull wanders into the crosshairs of that old scope. Is the rifling in the 45-110 for paper patched bullets or wil...

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Thanks Shrapnel. Do the damascus barrels on your Colt's have any foreign proofs on the flats? I presume the barrels must have been imported as raw blanks by Colt. They likely don't have foreign proofs but I've never thought much on the Colt doubles nor ever seen one in person. There were certainly b...

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That's a very nice display Shrapnel. A question on the Colt shotgun. Do you know if Colt's actually manufactured those themselves or imported them from Europe. Winchester's double shotgun of the period was imported as I understand. If Colt's actually did make their double shotguns, I wonder about th...

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Shrapnel, Congrats on your new find. I hope it shoots great and that you get to shoot some critters with it. If you do, please share the results! It's a beautiful and interesting rifle. I'm wondering if you have any speculation as to what caused the striations in the finish on the receiver. It is ce...

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Not cowardly at all- smart. I've done the same thing myself for the inaugural shot through older guns. I wouldn't fire the first shot at all if it was sketchy, but if all looks good, fire the first shot from a sandbag rest and check the brass. If the brass looks normal, then I proceed with holding t...

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I spotted this story at lunch today. (Any of you guys down south should check your safes.)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/h ... un-alabama

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#7 Thank you for sharing the story of your progress. I don't have ton of feedback that I can add to the thread with other than saying your project is right up my alley for interests and tinkering jobs. I would love to get a drilling like yours some day. I have a unmarked German 16 gauge double that ...

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Well done. That's a well thought out job and must be very satisfying for you after having done the research and found the right scope and mounts.
I'd like to see more about your drilling and details about your journey into loading for it when you are ready to share.

Jason

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While visiting the Battleship Massachusetts years back on a Cub Scout campout with my boys, I learned the blackpowder ignition charge in the 16” guns was a 45-70 blank cartridge. Handling the powder bags in the turret was a big ordeal too with all sorts of airlock hatches to keep a potential fire fr...

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MecGar is a gold standard for magazines. Many manufacturers subcontract them to make “factory” magazines. They make an excellent magazine.
Promag is more of a budget maker. Varied results in my experience.

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They have a huge amount of guns in stock. The best part is most of the long guns are on racks in aisles that you can handle. The higher priced long guns are behind the counters as well as handguns, but there are probably a thousand long guns in the racks to check out. You can search their inventory ...

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Beautiful. That’s a rifle that you can enjoy to simply hold and stare at whether you see any deer or not!
Please post pictures next fall when you have it afield.
Absolutely beautiful.
Jason

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Nice looking shotgun. I have a soft spot for German doubles and they certainly loved the 16ga on the continent. Have you read the proof marks on the barrel flats to see when it was proofed? What are your chamber lengths and chokes? Is the action tight and do the barrels ring nicely? While I wouldn't...

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T/C long ago trademarked the “G2 Contender”. Traditions recently came out with the “Outfitter G2”. Similar product, similar name... Similar enough even to confuse a savvy gun guy like Pete. However not similar enough to violate T/C’s trademarked name. Traditions will definitely sell some guns based ...

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You are rightly proud of your grandson.
Plus engineers are alright by me.
Is he at the Quonset or Groton facility?

Jason

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Nice job Shrapnel. Thankyou for sharing.
I'm glad to see you enjoying your new rifle after waiting so long for it.
Jason

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Good shooting with a nice old rifle.
Congrats.

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Well done. Thank you for sharing.

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I’ve only had goose done one way. The way my dad had always made it and we enjoy goose breasts. Breast out the birds. Slice the breast fillets thinly like you are slicing up a round to make steak sandwiches. Heat up a frying pan with butter or oil. Throw in sliced peppers and onions. Once vegetables...

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That sounds like an enjoyable hunt.
Nice choice of shotgun too.
What make is your sidelock double?

Jason

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Are you certain it’s a 22 and not a 6mm Flobert? Floberts were common chamberings for those garden guns from Belgium.

Jason

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OK, so I’ve been called out... A Model 1892 Krag, made in 1895 with the updated to 1896 design such as ramrod channel filled, butt trap added, and detent notch added to receiver. Then was sporterized long ago by someone competent. Barrel shortened to 25” and the front sight seamlessly reattached. Pi...

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351PD has an extra heavy mainspring from the factory for reliable DA ignition of 22 mag ammo which has thicker brass cases than standard 22lr. The price you pay for the reliable ignition in a J frame is heavy DA pull. You could swap out the mainspring for a standard J spring but you’d have to verify...

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I never watched the movie but enjoyed reading the book. It’s still one of my favorites. The chapter of Adam Helmer’s run sticks in my mind. I don’t know how or if that was in the movie but it made me keep reading! Even took the family to visit Fort Stanwix national historic site a few years ago. Tha...

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I don’t have a flintlock shotgun but have thought about using my caplock double. I’ll look in the safe and decide on a different gun for next year. CRS nice picture. Hunting with a younger generation whom you’ve taught is more satisfying than hunting by yourself. Enjoy the time with your grandson.

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Thanks for the feedback guys and thanks for the reloading and Lyman info. I discovered the quick detach feature and thought it was pretty cool. Granted my bespectacled eyes would shoot better with an optic but I’m going to leave this rifle just the way it is. So far we’ve only shot it with some Remi...

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Now that I'm on a roll with imgur, I may as well share pictures of my "birthday present" Savage 99 250-3000. Over a month ago, I stopped by my parents house while running errands. I'm sitting on the couch talking to my dad when he goes into the other room and I can hear my parents whisperi...

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No leverguns figure into this story, but my fellow Ocean Stater Pete44ru suggested that I post this story for you guys. So there are no leverguns, but it does involve a pair of 1930's vintage long recoil semi-auto shotguns. Why hunt with modern guns if you don't have to? Last Sunday I had the most e...

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All arguments about the ballistic merits of this gun/load versus another aside, the most important thing is that she has a gun that she is comfortable handling and can shoot competently. This is much more important than any particular gun or load. There are multiple suggestions in this thread that a...

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What a great experience!

I'm surprised that Pete didn't mention the Burnside was designed by a famous Rhode Islander and built in the Ocean State. I've got a Burnside cartridge in my collection and would love to find a rifle to go with it someday.

Jason

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I always appreciated his knowledge and made a point to read any post that I saw he'd written. He was very helpful to me when I first started reloading 44-40 many years ago and gave me some useful advice. I'm sure he's done the same for many, many others over the years. My condolences to his family. ...

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An old friend of mine who was a collector of Civil War leather goods among many other fields showed me that he swore by "Pecard antique leather dressing". He showed me some Civil War belts that were still supply enough to wear (although he still handled them very carefully) and said never ...

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Since you asked for moose hunters, I’ve been on three Maine moose hunts. Twice as the permitee and once as the subpermitee. All three were with family and friends. The second hunt involved a lever gun and I wrote it up here on the forum two years ago. Instead of retyping, I’ll link the old thread. h...

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Very nice gun. Classic guns often disadvantaged in that they are kept locked up and deprived of fresh air. You did the gun a favor by getting it out for some fresh air. I bet you enjoyed the walk too!
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Nice rifle. When afield with a classic gun, it's a pleasure to sometimes just have the gun in your hands and admire it. I've noticed things about my own favorite guns while quietly sitting and waiting for game that I've never seemed to notice while handling the gun in my gun room. There is just some...

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Pete, First off, the shotgun looks right at home in that case. I remember your yardsale find post. Well done! Now, I supposed your shotgun to be refinished for two reasons: One is that the bluing appears to my eye to be a modern hot salt blue versus an old fashioned rust bluing. Second is that the a...

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Acier is French for steel, so the gun is either from France or the French speaking region of Belgium. That alone should rule out Spain. Also the word "Special" is English, so that may indicate the gun was made to export to an English speaking country. My gut feel is late 1800's Belgium, bu...

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Pete, That’s a nice hammer gun Pete. It’s probably older than we are supposing. Proof markings increased with time as laws evolved. It may be late 1800’s. A while back I studied German proofs to identify an HA Lindner double and found there were many less proofs in the black powder era. In addition ...

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I generally would never buy someone's reloads. Bottom line is you just don't know what kind of components and what level of quality control are in unknown reloads. With factory ammo of known brand you are buying an expected level of quality and also have some recourse with the manufacturer should yo...

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Consider using the 460 S&W Mag cartridge as a BPCR in your Martini. Years ago when the 460 was new I experimented with blackpowder loads. A case full of black with a 45 Colt bullet gave quite a pyrotechnic display from a S&W revolver. I bet it would be entertaining in your Martini and you do...

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Pete,
Don't forget to sprinkle them with celery salt too! At least we do in Woonsocket when we get weiners.

Jason

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Lee Jurras was active on the net about a dozen years ago. I forget which forum I saw him on but we had several good exchanges. Later he was downsizing his library and I bought several books from him. He wrote a personalized message inside each cover. I've actually wondered about Lee recently and tho...

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I also recently upgraded my membership to Patron. I figured now was a good time to give them a financial boost. The NRA may be able to make some gains in the next four years instead of fighting to maintain what we have. In the last several years, I have started doing something more important that so...

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When I was in high school one of my dad's shooting buddies gave me a large box full of Handloader and Rifle back issues, along with his extra copy of Pet Loads. That was back in the pre-internet days and I poured through those issues and the book Pet Loads. Ken Waters was my favorite author and I'd ...

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I carried a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket .25 inside my tuxedo coat during our wedding ceremony back in the last millennium, but it was for novelty's sake versus any perceived need to be armed. For that matter my Dad and I brought down two cases full of Colts, Winchesters, and vintage shotguns for the...

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If you are looking for a best value candidate to get into a tactical rifle, I strongly recommend the Smith & Wesson M&P-15 Sport II. Unless you have a reason to need a .308 in a tactical rifle, 5.56/ .223 rifles are less expensive to buy, cheaper to feed, lighter to carry, and have more ammo...

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