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Leverluver

I like Cabelas because I have a Cablea's Visa card and they have always treated me great. I've only been in a Cablea's store about 3 times. I find that the quality of the products in Bass pro is inferior to Cabela's. Ditto Been in a BP once and didn't like it. Of course, I'm closest to the "or...

Leverluver

If it truly is a Rem 1901 (post 1898, i.e., not a relic) and barrel is not at least 16", I would do some serious investigation before I made a stock for that gun. Right now it is a pistol and legal. I don't no whether that would be the case with the stock.

Leverluver

348 in California is a tough road to travel as I'm sure you have found out. North Fork does list a 348 CPS (cup point solid). I have no experience with this bullet. Just pointing it out. Best to contact them and talk to them about it. http://www.northforkbullets.com/magento/products/bullets/?bweight...

Leverluver

Got to be someone else involved. One guy got shot and the other did the shooting. OK, who held the beer?

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I'd seen mention of it before. Pretty sure it is Miroku.

Leverluver

I'll third or fourth that about Wyoming. No WY means their list isn't worth used toilet paper.

Leverluver

The bear recovery has been very successful to the point they are an annoyance again in some areas. I know a lot of folks have given up on the Sunlight basin (NW of Cody) due to the bears being trained that a rifle shot is a dinner bell. I used to (30-40 years ago) hike the Wind Rivers and was never ...

Leverluver

All the times that are used in aviation (when you are leaving, when you are arriving, when you will over what check point) are in Zulu time. Just got back into aviation as an old retired fanny burp. I just got my tail dragger sign off and will be leaving the Boise area for home (WY) in a day or two....

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I remember when AR's NE 450 NO2 (Tony) came by about 10 years ago. He liked my 405 95 and wanted to borrow it for a P-dog outing using factory pointy bullets. One popped up at ~15 yds and Tony let him have it. That pointy bullet wouldn't (or didn't have time to) open on such light resistance. When w...

Leverluver

Nice looking rifle.

It's spring time and the p-dogs are coming back. Time to get mine out again

Ya don't wound too many with a 405 do you CRS

Leverluver

Glad the 133 worked out for you in the 405. I really liked the VV powders. 130 is an excellent powder in the 45-70 also. It gave me near max velocities (350gr) but at very low pressures. Talking near BB load velocities at Garret pressures (which are much lower). Have you ever tried the 130 in your 4...

Leverluver

Who was "they"? Was it the guy with the gun or the ubiquitous background voice over idiot? The answer is no, there never was a 33 anything in the model 95. There was a 33Win in the later model 1886 that was very popular. I have never seen an 86 in the show but I don't watch all of them so ...

Leverluver

Well heck, I can't remember all the junk out there

Leverluver

IMO the "Last Alaskans" is the only tolerable of the living in the north shows. At least the first years episodes there wasn't "too" much added drama. Hope they don't muck it up (like Life below Zero and Living Alaska) the second season. Also pretty sure that the guy with the M95...

Leverluver

At least anyone breaking into the bedroom will know you are serious

Leverluver

I believe that Utah used levers at least in the Gilmore case in the 70s. Utah used the firing squad for two others since Gilmore but Gilmore's was the most sensationalized due to it being the first in a long time. I remember the papers and tv showing the who and how of the process. Good thing there ...

Leverluver

Also depends on how well the rear of the last band fills out and all the issues that may cause it not to; such as mold in question, alloy, temp and proper handling (or lack thereof). Anything the screws up the base of a bullet does nothing for accuracy as the gases at the muzzle will want to exit at...

Leverluver

Got tired of Walgreens BS a long time ago. I haven't used them in over three years and up until a month ago, they kept calling with their auto recorded system to tell me my prescript was ready for pickup. I finally got hot and called. I'm not a nice guy when I get hot from other folks stupidity. Gla...

Leverluver

papa was ticked off; got the gun from mama and emptied it into him ....alllllright

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Joe

I would also prefer solid for the same reason you mention. You'll have to talk to Griff about the nearly religious fascination with lightening everything inside "cowboy" guns to speed up their game. I don't walk with that crowd.

Leverluver

The only "iffy" part that might have some long term issues is the complicated (too many parts) firing pin. I believe that Pioneer Gun Works and maybe a couple of others make solid firing pins for the Miroku 73. found it http://www.pioneergunworks.com/winchester/light-weight-firing-pin-exte...

Leverluver

Best use I ever saw for a golf ball.

Leverluver

Like has been said many times of the Italian imports, almost all of them require some work by someone that knows how to work on them. The skill to work on the SAAs can be acquired with study of what's on line, experience (time), and careful attention to detail. There isn't much of the same instructi...

Leverluver

Interesting project in any case, made more so as I also have one of those 38SW cylinders from decades ago. I'll have to go dig it out and take a second look at it. Have fun with it.

Leverluver

As I'm sure you know, after the change to inside lubricated, the bullet was a .386. Whether the sizer die will squish things down enough to hold a .378 bullet will be interesting. Maybe a special order Lee FCD would be enough, maybe not. I don't think I would want to squeeze the whole case down anot...

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Charles

I won't miss the Speer but it would really suck if the Rem is gone. Pretty reliable bullet at appropriate velocities.

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At one point, I was in the "industry" and did pressure tests on many different brands of bullets and loads for them. Swift are excellent bullets but due to their "tacky" nature (soft copper does not slide well), in all the calibers I tested (264 through 500N) I was not able to ge...

Leverluver

I was cold all the way through it, for sure

I thought it was just me. I was freezing when I left and I am normally a cold blooded guy.

Leverluver

I seen it last week, the bear mauling seen was the best part of the whole show, and I liked the wolves seen. But the end was not in keeping with history according to the accounts I have read. I go ahead and go to the show most of the time if really want to see something because I enjoy it, and try ...

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[quote="Pete44ru"]. I plan on seeing it, because I really like that it's based on the real (mis ?) adventures of abandoned fur-trapper, Hugh Glass. Hope no one is looking for a 2.5 hour history lesson as this sure isn't it. Actually I was surprised that they at least got the main character...

Leverluver

No period info. I do like my carbine but the rifle has better balance. It's much easier to keep the rifle on target from an offhand position than the carbine; at least for me.

Leverluver

Like BigSky mentioned, my favorite "heavy" bullet is 350482. In WW metal it does come out pretty heavy. Long before I officially new better, I squeezed the diameter on the -482 down to .340 and paper patched back up and sized again in a .350 and that was one wicked load and the most accura...

Leverluver

Check older Handloader articles. There was once a writer that wrote for them and he wrote an article on 348 cast loads that included one that went ~300grs. He loaned me the mold for quite some time (really long sucker) but I never got around to casting any from it. He eventually came around and want...

Leverluver

When I had my pressure testing instruments, I tested about everything that was available at the time. The LR ammo is definitely not +P or even +p (little p). It is at the upper end of standard but still "standard" pressure. If it causes any rifle problems, then the rifle was of questionabl...

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I spent a stint working in Dubai in the mid 90s. Lots of Aus and NZ expats in Dubai so there was lots of rugby on the TV. I grew to enjoy it quite a lot. Of course pretty much all else that was on day time (worked nights) TV was Arabic soap operas and Bay watch :mrgreen: Those are some tough guys th...

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Historically speaking (cinema-wise) the best thing about Silverado was it was the first large budget western movie after a long dry spell in the genre'. It had been nearly a decade since Josey Wales and, I believe it came out just before Pale Rider. It taught hollywood (for a short while) that there...

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Been there many times but this year was the first time 8/10 years. Have to say I liked it better when it was in the basement. The new layout is sort of like a rat maze. Even so, there's nowhere one will see all the firearms there is in the Cody museum and that goes for the Smithsonian

Leverluver

Depends on how light you want to go. I personally don't care for mouse fanny burbs. 28grs of 4198 (either) with the RCBS bullet was one of my favorites for smacking rock chucks. I gave up on chucks by the time 5744 became available again so no experience with it but suspect it would do well. Because...

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That's a great picture. I've never seen that many in one bunch out there. For good or for bad, the red desert elk are remnants of an experiment to reestablish the original migrations from the Winds, the Gros Ventre, and even some from the southern Yellowstone herd that mirated by way of the Hoback. ...

Leverluver

That's what the handle of all hawks should look like. I never liked the "slip out of your hand" reverse taper of conventional hawk handles. That is some craftsmanship with class.

Leverluver

shipping gun "parts" international IS illegal. Yeh, you will get away with it 999 out of 1000 but on the 1000th, you're going to Levenworth for a very long time. It has nothing to do with ATFE. It is the State Dept. PR is not international but, as mentioned, lot more hoops to jump through....

Leverluver

I'm open to suggestions from you Contender guys.

Plugs and muffs

Leverluver

I had an "Answer system" brake installed on a Sako Finnbear in 338 Win Mag that had quie a bite to it. The brake was extremely effective in the recoli department. I'd say the recoil dropped to 243 to 257R levels after installation. The problem was that it was so blasted loud that I was nev...

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How many different brands of 5744 are there, or are they all the same? AA powders have been made all over the world. Israel, South Africa, Czech Rep., and now Canada and probably a couple others I don't remember. I have some from at least three of those sources. I doubt that 5744 came from all of t...

Leverluver

I doubt that she walked very far with that load. Having hauled a few elk heads with cape, skull, and horns on I'd say you're looking at 150 up to near 200# depending how well the neck meat was cleaned off.

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Cool map although hard for old eyes to read, even with the (+). Chicago Burlington and Quincy along with the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley are intresting subjects on the history of Wyoming. A rail history that is not well known beyond the "Hell on Wheels" UP across southern Wyoming.

Leverluver

At one time I worked up some pressure data for rounds for a M95. I found that once you pushed past ~55KSI the brass started to stretch more so than if you stayed at or below those pressures. The gun can certainly handle (contain) higher pressures but if you are consistantly stretching brass, you are...

Leverluver

Yup, got one of those also; every past customer probably did. According to the website, it has been for sale for a year or more due to Dave's health issues. I wish him luck in selling it as it was a great source of high quality bullets.

Leverluver

That is the last picture Griff put up. Greatly reduces the "squeeze" required. Off topic some, but Griff, does the round of the HRHO taper or is it straight after it goes round? How does it look to you? I'm still contemplating doing a HRHO on a shortened 76 barrel. I like tapered but once ...

Leverluver

Nice you have such friends but unless he has the training/license (new requirements) for shipping ORM-D packages, I recommend that you delete this post for your friends sake.

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