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- Wed Feb 07, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cast bullet path in game
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1210
Re: Cast bullet path in game
I’ve killed a pretty good amount of deer with cast bullet in various cartridges all were bullets I cast myself . Most were with the 444 and a fair amount with the 45-70 but still a bunch with various lever action cartridges . Anyway without a doubt as has already been said FP’s seemed to hammer them...
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6662
Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
6pt, I hope any perp to have the honor of being shot with that old Parker 10 can fully appreciate your choice of defensive tool. 8) Well if the perp gives me a minute or two I can go downstairs open a safe and pull out a Benelli Montefeltro 12 gauge 24” and load it with buckshot if he’d prefer more...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 410 too little for any game you say?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1949
Re: 410 too little for any game you say?
I bought a JM Marlin XLR .410 lever action. Excited to try it out I bought a box of 6's, 7.5's and 8's. Went to my range and put up an outers life sized squirrel target and started checking the pattern. It was the worst I ever saw! The BEST group was 4 pellets of 7.5's on the squirrel at 20 yards. ...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1379
Re: The 25 Calibers
I had a 43 in Hornet. It was a decent shooter but I traded it off for a #1 218Bee. I do have a Savage 23B in 25-20, used it for mid range prairie dogs. Was a real hoot with 60gr Hornady flat points. When I was a junior in HS I saw an add in Shotgun News for Donn Heath in Dallas I believe he was any...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1379
Re: The 25 Calibers
I have an early Remington Model 8 .25 Remington project rifle. The barrel was ringed (rung?) multiple times and wildly inaccurate. The whole barrel assembly is at my gunsmith's in Davenport Iowa, along with a 1:12 twist barrel I found on ebay. I would prefer the original 10 twist, but the Berger tw...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The 25 Calibers
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1379
Re: The 25 Calibers
I’ve had several 25-20 levers in Winchester 1892 , Marlin 1894 new and old versions . I’ve also had a 25-36 Marlin in a Marlin 1893 as well as 25-35 Winchester in a European single shot . Did the 250-3000 in a Ruger 77R tang safety gun , had the 257 Roberts in Ruger #1B and 77R tang safety . But the...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 410 too little for any game you say?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1949
Re: 410 too little for any game you say?
I dont load for the 45 Colt... But I can get 2 .430 round balls into a 28ga wad- gotta try that next !! Two or three years ago I worked out 28 gauge loads for #1 , #2 and #3 buck in the little 28 . I also got one of the eastern block molds for a 28 gauge version of the Lyman sabot slug . That slug ...
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6662
Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
In my bedroom I have a circa 1890 Parker Grade 1 top lever 10 gauge hammer gun with the 26” barrels on loaded with a slug in the right and buck in the left . Not ideal but I have so I’ll use it FWIW this gun is a factory original two barrel set 26” and 30” .
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6662
Re: Let’s talk about shotguns for serious use.
Look it ain’t no great secret about all I shoot shotgun wise are SxS both hammer and hammerless. However for what you want I’d be thinking Belgian made Browning A-5 and cut it down to suit my needs . Or a well used Remington 870 and again cut to suit . In years past I’d have said Winchester model 12...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Parker and CZ
- Replies: 5
- Views: 406
Re: Parker and CZ
Very nice ! I’ve got a friend in Baltimore county MD that has two labs of which one is also named Parker ! And strangely enough his other lab he named Fox .
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Red Dot and Blue Dot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 555
Re: Red Dot and Blue Dot
In the 444 with cast I used A LOT of H322 with bullets up to about 350-375 grains . I also used Varget at first with cast in the 444 with 380-425 grainers but I had a bit of trouble getting enough powder in the case to get them going fast enough to suit myself and when I tried RL-7 that problem was ...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Red Dot and Blue Dot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 555
Re: Red Dot and Blue Dot
I had a veritable pile of Red Dot a little while ago . Sold one person an older 12 pound keg and another friend an 8 pounder . But I’ve still got over twenty pounds of Unique and I think 12-14 pounds of Green Dot . I had a bunch of Blue Dot and liquidated all of it except one four pounder .
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A lot of Bull
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9057
Re: A lot of Bull
At 62 running was not a option :lol: yes most of the time when after a bull I took a 12 gauge but never had no trouble Jack said it right when you get older you may get complacent, I knew better than that!! the bull just brushed me enough to leave behind the blood & hair on my jacket, with a 5 ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: gforce shotguns
- Replies: 5
- Views: 398
Re: gforce shotguns
Might I suggest for ducks go a little smaller say #4’s if steel and #5 or 6 if Bismuth . Heck I never use heavier than #1 or 2 Bismuth for geese .
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: gforce shotguns
- Replies: 5
- Views: 398
Re: gforce shotguns
All the ducks I’ve killed have been done in with 2 3/4” shells in 20’s and a 16 shot charges never higher than an ounce in either . All double barrels . All the geese I’ve killed have been done in by 2 7/8” 10 gauge with 1 1/4 ounces of Bismuth .
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paul Harrell hasn't much time
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2274
Re: Paul Harrell hasn't much time
The broad he was affiliated with must have turned into one evil shrew
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Paul Harrell hasn't much time
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2274
Re: Paul Harrell hasn't much time
I’d never heard of this individual until I saw this and watched this vid and a couple more of his vids .
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What a morning!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 898
Re: What a morning!
I’ve about had it with my local Gunclub . They saw fit to DOUBLE the dues for next year . So I sent my share of stock in the other day to be reimbursed and I’ll not renew in October . Been a member at that club for forty years . We’ve had an influx of white collar younger shooters that wanna build t...
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: speaking of shotgun slugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1436
Re: speaking of shotgun slugs
Seems to me one of those two got to arguing (I think) with the guy I think that owned castboolits and he was banned , re-allowed then banned again . Whichever one that was I didn’t particularly care for the person .
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: speaking of shotgun slugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1436
Re: speaking of shotgun slugs
My grandfather and great uncle both used buckshot to deer hunt, both have been deceased for 30 years but they head shot EVERYTHING. Freezer was always full You know buckshot isn’t legal in WVA for deer now :? when I hunted there this season I carried along a 10 gauge or two and when I was up the tr...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: speaking of shotgun slugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1436
Re: speaking of shotgun slugs
I’ve got a Belgian Browning A5 20 magnum that I have three barrels for of which one is the Browning rifle sighted slug barrel . It wasn’t overly terrible or great with buckshot and foster type slugs , but I got some Brenneke slugs and it shot like a rifle out to fifty yards (didn’t try it any furthe...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: speaking of shotgun slugs
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1436
Re: speaking of shotgun slugs
I shoot the Remington 3" Acutips from my Savage 220, can't tell you how many deer the 385gr .58 has gone through. I've only recovered 1 20ga and never a Foster type from when I used a 12ga. Nothing against the 3” but I use/used the 2 3/4” version in the 220 I have with excellent results on pap...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:09 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The ones I use the most
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1069
Re: The ones I use the most
The actual data I use for pretty much all of my 8 gauge loads . As I said before my buck/ball/slug loads are adapted from the 1 3/4 ounce load data .
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The ones I use the most
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1069
Re: The ones I use the most
I am, Scott. 6-pt., what is your 8-gauge load for tower shoots? It’s from Tom Armbrust’s book on loading for 4 and 8 gauge guns . For clays and tower shoots I use his suggested 1 1/2 ounces of shot pushed with I think it’s 31 grains of Clays . I have loaded some with 1 3/4 ounces pushed by Universa...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Recoil as I age
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2839
Re: Recoil as I age
I liquidated all the belted magnum rifles and African caliber rifles a few years ago . All the lever actions have left the house . Do have a Ruger #3 in 444 that’ll probably hit Gunbroker shortly . My heaviest cartridges now are most likely the 26 Nosler , 30-06 and 8x57 . Now shotguns are another m...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2647
Re: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
While Mausers have an excellent reputation etc etc I’ve never had one in my hands that didn’t have a sloppy bolt when it was all the way rearward . Recently I had a pair of custom Mauser actioned heavy rifles built by Rigby one in 375 H&H and the other in 416 Rigby . Both of them had sloppy bolt...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The ones I use the most
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1069
Re: The ones I use the most
Hmmmm it seems the rifle I’ve been grabbing the most is this little Mannlicher Schoenauer MC in 6.5x54 MS . CB8E49DB-E5E8-40B0-A7E6-DB7E17E98321.jpeg The shotgun I use the most in competition be it trap sporting or the ring is a rather nice circa 1937 Parker VHE 12 gauge Trap 1 1/2 frame with factor...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2647
Re: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
Gracious Will! A .375 on a 1909? Well, that action is certainly up to it. I confess I have lost interest in .458s. .375s and .338s as I have grown old and frail! :lol: I know what you mean I got rid of the 458 the 416’s the 375’s and all of the 45-70 / 444 levers . I do have a Ruger #3 in 444 that ...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2647
Re: Who is shooting a surplus rifle?
I had five Swedish Mausers and they all did well with handloads , I’m sure if they’d had scopes it woulda been better but it is what it is . I have the Arisaka my grandfather brought back , I have a Mannlicher restocked 98 my father got back in the 50’s and I have a pair of M1 Carbines my pop and gr...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 630
Re: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
A gentleman on the Parker/Fox/Smith/Remington web sites is kind of a historian with many many catalogs etc downloaded on his PC . If I’m not mistaken he had all this stuff on micro film before PC’s became the norm. Anyway he says these are late 8 gauge shells post 1931 and that particular shell is l...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 630
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 630
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 630
Re: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
Or might that mean 5 1/2 drams ?
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: DuPont 5 1/2 powder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 630
DuPont 5 1/2 powder
Was DuPont 5 1/2 smokeless ? I’ve been googling and haven’t found a definitive answer !
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Last of the season !
- Replies: 3
- Views: 389
Re: Last of the season !
We had combination of pheasants and partridges no pigeons today , but 400 birds no d the less . I shot the 8 gauge 23 and knocked down 13 . Didn’t shoot the 10 as well today . Brought home 16 cockroosters and 10 hens as well as a dozen partridge . ED76D865-271A-4138-9A9D-319D2A30F7C0.jpeg 2703F6CC-6...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Last of the season !
- Replies: 3
- Views: 389
Last of the season !
Heading to the shooting club in WVA I visit each year for the pheasant/partridge/pigeon tower shoots . This will be the last of the season , I’m taking two guns both Parker DH guns . Ones my regular 10 gauge 3 frame 32” that I shoot in the sporting clays events it’s eligible for , plus I’ve used not...
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas rifles for my grand children
- Replies: 19
- Views: 979
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas rifles for my grand children
- Replies: 19
- Views: 979
Re: Christmas rifles for my grand children
HF when they hit about twelve you need to get them heavy rifles for bullwinkle and Smokey ! I’d say 375 H&H for the little man and a 300 H&H for the little lady
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas rifles for my grand children
- Replies: 19
- Views: 979
Re: Christmas rifles for my grand children
I wanna get my grandson one as he just turned 8 on December 23 . But it’s a bit difficult for me to give him one in the Philippines :? never thought of that, thats a pity ! I haven’t heard the fat lady sing just yet :wink: And Ampah is thinking he needs a nice little Parker VH or VHE 20 gauge with ...
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas guys.....Whatcha get
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1363
Re: Merry Christmas guys.....Whatcha get
I recieved a new set of longies (long Johns) , couple bottles of vino , big can of VA peanuts , some quite nice thermal socks and a couple shirts .
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Christmas rifles for my grand children
- Replies: 19
- Views: 979
Re: Christmas rifles for my grand children
I wanna get my grandson one as he just turned 8 on December 23 . But it’s a bit difficult for me to give him one in the Philippines
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 756
Re: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
Remembering P.O. Ackley's tests of WWII bolt action rifles. The early Arisaka's were the strongest and safest of all of them. He overloaded and blew up a bunch of rifles in his tests. Blew the barrel out of the receiver of an early Arisaka and did not hurt the action! I don't remember the model but...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Does this ring a bell ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 590
Re: Does this ring a bell ?
I never went out of my way for rifles or handguns . But some of the shotguns I have or have had I did kinda do the same .
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 756
Re: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
I’ve not had it out the safe in several years but I’m pretty sure mine still has the mum although I could be mistaken . I have the bayonet as well . Also there are five rounds of WWII Japanese ammo left from what he brought back . My handloads if memory serves are in Norma brass with Hornady 129 and...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Arisaka 6.5x50mm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 756
Arisaka 6.5x50mm
I’ve got an original 6.5mm Arisaka my grandfather brought back from the Pacific in 1945 . Any of you guys ever killed anything with the cartridge ? I’ve already worked up a couple loads for it and am contemplating taking a whitetail with it
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Affordable Thermal...???
- Replies: 2
- Views: 258
Re: Affordable Thermal...???
FWIW thermal optics work for me at night . Night vision scopes however do me no good
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Affordable Thermal...???
- Replies: 2
- Views: 258
Re: Affordable Thermal...???
We’ve been selling Athlon products for several years at the shop and to be honest they’ve surprised me quite a bit in a very positive way . Anyway they brought out thermal optics this year and we got one to look at before ordering any . The thing was very comparable to the much more expensive ones w...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: vihtavuori N110 powder
- Replies: 13
- Views: 775
Re: vihtavuori N110 powder
I used several pounds of VV N-110 I’m the Savage 10ML-II I had . 42 grains of N-110 pushing a 250 grain 45 cal projectile in a plastic sabot typically shot very very well , just make sure you use a tight sabot and not those TC ez glide things .
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dumped the 1022!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2160
Re: Dumped the 1022!
I have a copy of the Southern Sportsman book it was rather Intresting for me .
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dumped the 1022!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2160
Re: Dumped the 1022!
Had a Remington 541-S that would drive tacks and like a fool I sold it . After that I bought a 541-T HB , gun shot well but not as well as the light barrel 541-S . Had a Winchester Model 61 that was a grooved reciever and put an old Weaver K-10 on top and that thing shot some of the smallest 5 shot ...