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Blade shape looks identical to the Booker Tree Brand barlow I bought 30 plus years ago.Also I have a Camilis Barlow with a spear or rounded main blade.The old hardware stoe had 4 in the orginal factory box of 6 and I bought all for for $3.75 each.Kept one and gave one to ea of my boys and one to the...

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Just a reminder.For a fun morning,the Northern Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Assn.holds steel silhoet shoots every third Sunday from 9am till 1pm or longer if there are enough shooters.There is no limit on the type or action of rifle.Cal is limited to .22 long rifle ammo as a max.We shoo...

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I am right over the mountain in Stevens Lancaster co.I shoot .22's at steel animals the third Sunday April thru Oct at the Northern Lancaster co Fish and Game.$5.00 for 20 targets 40 yds to 100 yds.See you there,ask for Tony..

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Anyone here from Pa east of the Susquehanna River and South of I-80 ?

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Had both eyes done so I did not need glasses to drive.One eye corrected to 20/25 and other to 20/30.This is because of stigytisims.Please have a long talk with your dr about all aspects of before and after.Follow the after surgery directions to a tee.I can see better at nite without my glasses becau...

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I have 1 book showing little info on these guns.Had a chance to buy non back in 2003 at a hardware store sale,still NIB.I think it was Apache tan or brown.Got down to 2 bidders me and another guy and at 200$$ I stoped cause he went to 250.

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SIXGUN This is magtip from North Lancaster Co.I know the Atglen area good.Worked there in 70's on PPL lines.I am between Ephrata and Denver.The club I shoot at is the Northern Lancaster Co Fish and Game Protective Assn.Located on Forest rd off of rt 897 couple miles southeast of the Middle Creek are...

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Has anyone had any good or bad results with the Browning PRF .22LR ammo? I have tried it in my bolt action 22's both single and mag fed and also a 10/22 with good results at steel critters out to 100 yds.Sorry but a 22 lever action is one I do not own.Had a chance back in 2003 to buy a New Rem Nylon...

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Where you at in Lancaster Co ,Pa? I am 2 miles north of the Green Dragon Farmers Market.

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since you are from Lancaster co,try Worley and Obetz fuel delivery.Need training go check out Career and tech center in Brownstown.If a vet use GI bill benefits.

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I have a Winchester model 69a 22.Bought it new early 1960.I know it is not a levergun but scope mounting sould not matter.I need info on rings that fit dovetails and still have the top piece with screws on each side.My present one is a weaver style and getting the crosshairs perfectly verticle is al...

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I have used dippers for years.Best way yet to set up scales.Get close to load I want then trickle in powder to bring scale plus or minis .1gr.Sometimes I get lucky and hit the mark right out of dipper.Some powders you can gently shake excess to level dipper others you will need to strike dipper leve...

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It is in .308 Winchester.If I was 30 years younger I would get rebarrled for .358..but this way the wacked off orginal stock will be saved for my grandson.

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Reduced 30-30 loads in my H R singleshot are with XMP 5744.I use a 1/4 gr or so of polyester fiber fill on top of the powder and a 170 gr gascheck Lyman bullet.Allshoot well enough thru peep sights at 50 yds for deer.

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The Cowboys and Will Penny rate at top along with Lonesome Dove

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While back I posted for help in finding a period correct Redfield aperture sight for my Win 88.Found one and it was as NIB as could be.Meaning never installed but showed many years of storage.I had my gunsmith install it as I have an aftermarket stock with oil and wax finish and did not want to dama...

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The only stamping on the sight is a single "W" on the back of the elevation slide.The box is marked No 70 WWH.Also Winchwster 77-88.It has the rounded ball shaped adjusting knobs.Warrenty paper in box states"this Redfield 70-WWH".

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I have a Win Model 88 rifle.Just got a Redfield #70 77-88 receiver sight.Is this the correct sight or is the #80 correct?

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Not only public ranges but private clubs as well.In Pa the Game Comm has several ranges open to the public.Only requirement is you buy a hunting licenses. We have at our club 5yd 12 yd pistol and 25 to 200 yd rifle plus a shotgun patterning board.Rules say no shot fine or buckshot at any but the pat...

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I posted awhile back about a redfield or lyman peepsight for a mod 88.AllI could on the ebay sites was very old used stuff and some was so bad a week soaking in kanakroil would not get it to move.I am getting a Skinner sight for the 88.Anyone here ever use sights from Skinner?

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I am looking for info on where to or how to contact person or persons who may have one for sale.Could be a Lyman 66w88 sight.

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I am looking for the proper Redfield peepsight to put on my Win Model 88.Gun is factory drilled and tapped on the side of receiver.Anyone have info on correct Redfield model,where I can buy one and at what price.A very good used one will be ok if NIB is not an option.

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Has anyone had any issues with this brass in boxer primed .308 win? My normal choice of primers would be a Win LRM with win 748 powder but the primer pocket is a hair to tight.I found CCI LRM primers fit ok with just a slight amount of force to seat them.I load for my Mod 88 and stay on the 3/4 powe...

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Shooting ranges and boat launch ramps.At times,especially full moon,I swear these same people their guns for boats.Same cartoon show except a range is more dangerous with the walk amongst us and they vote people.Watch a guy with a 30k rig let his 3 year old hold the rope,a piece of washline,while he...

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I have a late 30's Mod 64 Winchester in .32 Win Spcl Cal.Bought 2 boxes of the new Hornady 165 FTX flextip ammo.First 3 shots center at 50 yds.2 more from gear bag without holding down much on gun.Went high.Last shot standing with tree rest and although to the left the entire group was 3 and 5/8 wid...

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I have a 1930's Win Mod 64 in .32 spl cal.Has any one tried the Levereveloution ammo in them? been reading a notice about the magazine tube follower and the flextips giving a problem with last round in the tube feeding.If so who makes a replacement follower and is it compatible with flatnose and cor...

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Broke down the Rossi pump.By droping a shell in the carrier it looks as if the base of the carrier is not flat.Sort of drilled with a drill that had a defective base.The bottom of the carrier is high on the left and low on the right.Maybe when the extractor engages the shell rim if it engages it at ...

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I have Fed 50 gr hp's.They are 1.335". oal.max is 1.350".I tried win,rem and cci.same feed problem with them.using the feds cause they are most accurate in this and my old savage bolt 22mag.If anyone knows of a repair shop that can help please let me know.

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I have a Rossi .22 mag Mod 59M I think it is.Was a gift 2 years ago.Have a small feed problem.When a round is lifted up from the tube and the bolt starts to move it forward,at the last instant before entering the chamber it turns ever so slightly to the left enough to not enter the chamber.If I bump...

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Why burn your food to just drive your butt around? during WW2 the German army took all of the potatoe crop to turn into ethanol for the war machine and the people ending up eating sawdust mixed with anything and the people all but starved.We to soon forget history....

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Looking for a peep sight for a post 64 Win Mod 88.Do not want a tang type as I have a new stock and the receiver is factory drilled/tapped to accept sight. Is there a replacement front sight such as the M-1 and M-14 have.I always enjoyed using that type of front sight with the rear peep.

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Ben T.. Yes I am pleased with my Boyds stock.The rest of the quality will be in who you have to fit and finish it for you.I have no checkering on mine yet.It may come as the money comes.I'll try to post a pic or 2 of it.

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My brother is the keeper of that 32.40.as for the 30.30,it is most adequate for deer.I have seen deer hit with a 7mm rem mag and not recovered because of "poor"shot placement.Too many people today are not hunters just shooters.We used to tent camp in the mountains of central Pa the first w...

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Just signed up on this website.I am not new to lever guns as the very first one I used was a Mod 1894 win in 32-40 cal.It had a cresent buttplate and a full oct barrel. I also shoot a mod 94 in 30-30 and a mod 64 in 32 win spcl. Most recent find was a Mod 88 in 308 win which needed a new stock becau...

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