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Do you have a technical reason why that should be so? Its the information I am after.

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Yes I reckon it will kick some, but I dont have a use for brakes anyhow, too hard on the ears.

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Just saw a factory Rossi 480 ruger go on gunbroker for a decent sum. it got me thinking and I assume someone considered it a long time before me- can an existing Rossi 92 be converted to 480 ruger? Or is Rossi doing something special during 480 manufacture eg some dimensional difference in the actio...

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Got it cheap, an old gunsmith had bought one to match his 454 super redhawk and didnt like the recoil so it fired only 40 rounds in 10 years( reportedly). Family is selling the gun off. Appears to be the later/recent generation with the load gate on the tube and I assume this means its also threaded...

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Reeders as in Gary Reeder? If so I just emailed Gary about a project and he replied he isnt working on anything but revolvers for the forseeable future.

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I was wondering the other day with a lot of the custom gunsmiths, writers and so forth I grew up with getting on, is there are new generation coming up to replace them. Paco, Mic Mcpherson, JD Jones, Taffin etc then you got all the big game rifle smiths no longer in the game . I recall the late 90's...

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I know it does do all those things Grizz, thats why I was careful to say the 45-70 doesnt do them very well . I'll stand by that to anyone toting a 45-70 BFR or derringer for self defence :shock:. One thing the 45-70 does the best is bust its way onto most every pistol calibre and 444 marlin thread ...

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Id been wondering that myself. Too short a barrel for my tastes, wastes some of the 444's advantage. Seems every rifle barrel is getting shorter and shorter these days.

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. I'm not too recoil-sensitive I guess, because I like my little 16" Rossi 454, even shooting Buffalo Bore ammo in it. I really LIKE the tube-port, mostly for unloading when I return into the house if out hunting - cycling rounds through a gun without firing them certainly isn't that difficult...

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I said here about 5-6 years ago when they started pushing gender choice, if they can get this across the line, common sense and truth will take a walk and they can make up anything. Recent frustration for me is historical groups on facebook now have a lot of AI generated photos. One had a family sup...

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What I have always wondered about the 454's is whether or not there is any difference between them and say the 45 Colt or 44 Mag version when it comes to the receiver thickness, barrel dimensions, lug dimensions and other related strength qualities? I've never seen one, but I've thought about buyin...

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I notice Paco and a few others authors say the Win bigbore was a stronger action than the standard marlins, capable of 50kpSI + , Handling chamber pressure is one thing, but heavy loads can affect other parts of a gun, even shake them to peices. Wondered if anyone has run them hard for long and can ...

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I used a 357 rossi as my only centrefire for a long time, mostly shooting hogs. My pick of the bullets are the 158XTP HP for a couple of reasons. They are a great thumper at high speeds...and they also expand in a way at low velocity. They arent a soft bullet but for whatever reason just the nose of...

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Hi gents, after almost 20 years since the first was produced, though I understand production didnt run every year, what was the eventual verdict on the suitability of this platform? I heard a variety reports about minor damage but did any of these guns really let go? Or even lock up and stop working...

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Anyone got a measurement on this folks? I read an anecdotal post once, saying quickload had it at 97 grains to case mouth but that seems high.

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Guess they dont know who Sophia Lauren is either, now thats sad.

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This is out of my pay grade of knowledge, asking for a friend and not something I am considering myself( 44 is about as big as I can handle these days). Wondered if the learned and more experienced members might be able to advise. So he picked up a Browning 71 in 348 winchester some time ago and is ...

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Fellas what do you consider the best bullets out there for the most thump in 44 mag. Barnes does its 300 grain buster but I think a hardcast would be even better as you can push it faster at the same pressure. I believe there are even heavier bullet weights that work well in 44 as well. I know buffa...

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yes, Bryan and also Ed Harris, who I have emailed more than a couple times. two of my favorite gun guys and both willing to share the knowledge

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problem is earl I want to buy them all.

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Actually be great if there was a way to send them back to their homeland, before the knuckleheads here run another gun ban/destruction.

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yes the fifth line down reads to me a 95% chance of a slug landing on your body at 800 paces if they have the range known. I dont want to be facing that. That is correct, and the whole point of the fact that the 44 slug at 300 yards is nothing to smirk at. It by no means performed like the .30 cal ...

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yes the fifth line down reads to me a 95% chance of a slug landing on your body at 800 paces if they have the range known. I dont want to be facing that.

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I mentioned on another thread I am back in Australia, the country of my birth on account of elderly relatives and will probably remain. The gun situation here is not overly great, worse than when I grew up in the late 70's and early 80's. One thing i wanted to share is the decent amount of original ...

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I had williams peep on a 357 rossi 24" octagonal barrel. Sold that gun a while ago and might put one on the 44mag.

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The day being when it first came out. What was the average fella using his 1873 on back then, regards four legged targets. What was the general feeling around the calibre at the time. Its just a great new repeater, a big game option?

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Just wondering which of my rossi 92, ruger 96/22, browning trombone 22 and double 410ga I let go to get a car like that.

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Not sure if anyone else knows, but that little forum is about to go the way of all flesh. Ranchdog, of bullet making fame, has decided the low traffic and other reasons make it no longer worthwhile for him to run. I can understand the situation. Pity though, like this forum it was full of gentlemen,...

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Smith & Wesson and Corbon changed their specifications from LPP to LRP in 2003. Any data that called for pistol primers will be reduced pressure to be within the capabilities of the primers. Well in Hodgons data there is no pressure correlation between rifle and win large pistol primers. The ho...

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Not that I have one myself but was discussing with a friend who does, the issue of primers. I had thought they changed this case from using Large pistol primers to large rifle primers in the day. I notice Hodgon reloading still has LPP and LRP loads for most bullet weights. So Large pistol primers m...

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Doc, all the things I disliked as a kid I eventually learnt to enjoy except for a couple things, and one is liver. Have tried hard to enjoy it more than a few times over the years, even like the smell of it cooking. But I still cant handle a single bite of it. I can eat other offal no problem inclu...

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I like the idea of randomly walking about shooting also, if you can do so. I recall reading WDM bell who shot elephant with 6.5mm. What is less remarked is he used to shoot birds on the wing...also with his rifle. lots of practice, lots of rounds down range. I believe he said it takes about 10,000 ...

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Scott, i never knew the range to an animal . . . A buck at 75 might look like yearling in size that is closer in. i used to walk the beaches shooting sea shells at any and all ranges and dispositions. When doing this i rarely made 2 consecutive shots at the same range. I almost never shot at paper ...

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Prayers from down under where I returned on account of keeping an eye on older relatives so I know what its like.
53 is still young , they will have strength on their side. Lots of positivity goes a long way too

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Doc, all the things I disliked as a kid I eventually learnt to enjoy except for a couple things, and one is liver. Have tried hard to enjoy it more than a few times over the years, even like the smell of it cooking. But I still cant handle a single bite of it. I can eat other offal no problem includ...

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Thanks fellas I think I will pass on it then. Its expensive as well

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just doing some online research and they can work out pretty well apparently. Long throated and seating bullets out makes a difference to power capacity- fellas report 2400fps with 300 grain bullets in a 25" barrel. That beats regular 22" marlin velocities by 200fps. Thats got some thump, ...

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I had a gunsmith put a rail on mine and have both a red dot and vortex scout scope I interchange. I also work the lever a bunch of times in front of the TV, maybe thousands to slick it up,and practice run dummies through it. Gun has a 1400 lumen tactical flashlight crudely taped to the mag tube with...

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Always meant to sling my Rossi 92's, have owned 5 and never got around to it for any of them. The last Rossi I have left now in 44mag may or may not get slung eventually.

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This is what happens when you go to gunshows, you see things you dont need or cant afford. Anyone heard of this conversion before? Fella claimed it runs fine and feeds well too. I didnt have a good look at the magazine but it looked original from the outside.

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wvfarrier thanks for that information. 1moa dang thats impressive

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Just wondered if anyone out there has lever actions fed with cowboy level or subsonic loads for any purpose. I always liked the idea of something running under the speed/blast of sound. Even without supressor its not too bad when you cant get your earplugs in. Trajectory wise most handgun bullets at...

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Saw one going for sale, hadnt seen one of these in the flesh before. Any opinions on how they feed etc gents, its a short case for that action Im thinking. Also wondered where the 94 rates strength wise .Without getting into a safety lecture, is it capable of 'rossi 92/ruger only' loads so to speak....

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off tangent from the subject of the forum but always wondered at the following of 9.3x 74R/12ga amongst European hunters. I was trying to figure out where the concept starts, a hunter after real big game wants to shoot a rabbit suddenly, or is the idea you only need to bring one gun on a hunt? Combo...

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I know this is simply stating (or restating) the obvious, but I think it worth saying. Given adequate shot size and power, How a shotgun patters is all the counts. The ONLY reason for more pellets is to get a get a better pattern. If the OP can add 1/10 oz more shot, he then has to determine if thi...

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765x53 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2024 11:21 am Sounds like an expensive way to load bird shot.

Not birdshot but yes expensive, redneck-tech is not always there to improve the economy of a project

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257 weatherby was always a cartridge I admired but never indulged in. What a flat shooter that would be. Big guns you indulge in there, impressive

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I think they would be a grand gun, wish I owned one. I almost had a bolt action carbine on 480 ruger done a while back, the costs etc were a bit much. A 50AE on a lever would be even better. I

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real redneck-tech here fellas. Standard factory 410ga 3" 5x 000 buck load runs about 350 grains or 4/5 oz.... If I tip out the buck and add smaller shot size of choice is that ok?. Maybe a few grains less as I hear smaller shot size compresses or plugs the bore more and raises peak pressure a l...

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Least favorite in my teens it was a 460wby lazermark, due to cost. Read about it in a Petersens hunting annual, bought one the next week , my age was about 19, sold it before I turned 20. :) Too much recoil, it had the intregral pendleton dekicker which didnt seem to dekick much at all. it broke the...

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