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I don't think you could go wrong with a JM Marlin 1894 in 357! Be prepared to pay over 1,000.00 to 1,200.00 for a pre safety in very good or better condition! Yes, they've went through the roof. There's a 357 1894CP on Gunbroker now sitting about about $1,200, but that factory ported gun was only p...

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A local cop ordered one, then traded it back into the gunshop the next week. I don't know the details, but there was something about it he didn't like.

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piller wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:26 pm Jim, does that work with jacketed bullets?

Yes, it's common practice when loading for accuracy to try and get as little "jump" from the chamber to the rifling as possible.

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They're fun to play with. With ear muffs on it sounds like a 22LR and recoil isn't much more.

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You said "Not looking for exotic calibers or hard to find shells" , which from what I've seen, quickly eliminates any Drillings under $2.5k and easily puts you in the $3k to $5k range for a nice Sauer in 12 x 12 over 222 Remington (that's the one I WANT -- but cannot afford). Depending on...

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Now days I try to avoid some of the newer fad cartridges. Remington had the 260 way before the 6.5 Creedmoor, but it just never really caught on. Remington has a way of doing that with new cartridges. A friend of mine asked me about buying a new deer rifle and all his buddies told him to buy a Cree...

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Now days I try to avoid some of the newer fad cartridges. Remington had the 260 way before the 6.5 Creedmoor, but it just never really caught on. Remington has a way of doing that with new cartridges. A friend of mine asked me about buying a new deer rifle and all his buddies told him to buy a Creed...

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I've owned a few over the years. They're not really my thing for hunting, but there is a pride in ownership of having a well built drilling. I can see them being more practical in European countries where the number of firearms you can have are limited. Unless you get into the more expensive guns, s...

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Japan (at least post war) has a reputation of building some great quality guns. Brazil is generally thought of a lower quality stuff. Of course that's not always the case either way, but the general preception is there. I've had my share of lower quality South American guns over the years.

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You should do one with Santa holding the gun.

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I had a local cop, who assumed he was an expert on all things legal just because he spent a few weeks in an academy, tell me my shotgun was illegal once. It had an 18.5" barrel, but he though the chamber didn't count. After we debated the topic a bit, he never would admit he was wrong, but fina...

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fordwannabe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:19 am Flint the Marlin model 92 had interchangeable firing pins for 32 rf or 32 cf.

I bought one that only had the rimfire pin and had to have a centerfire pin made. The 32 rimfire is a thing of the past now, but imagine that the the ability to fire either one was quite handy back in the day.

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A great West Virginian and great American.

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I've always wanted to try one, but hate to spend out the money just to find they don't work for me.

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COSteve wrote: ↑Wed Nov 04, 2020 11:18 am Of the 3 calibers you mention, if you look at sales you'll see that the .357mag outsells the .44mag with the 44-40 a very distant 3rd.

I agree. Most folks are commenting what they like or own vs the original question. I prefer the 44 mag, but the 357 mag leads in the market in sales.

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We used Green Dot for years with 1 oz 8's for doves or 1 1/8 of 7 1/2's for crows in our 12 gauges. It served us well.

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I'd have to take a 22LR as my only one. Cheap ammo, easy to carry, fairly quite, and effective on deer sized game and down with head shots.

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I started to do a mail in vote, but figured I could never trust them to count my vote. I'll be there in person.

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I've also found AARP to be a joke.

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I don't want an optic on a handgun I'd carry for defense, but I love them on anything else. My open sight shooting days are pretty much gone, so I use traditional scopes as well as Ultra Dots on various handguns. I like a nice adjustable objective scope for target shooting, but an Utra Dot for hunti...

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J B ...did you get the model 69, I'm wondering about that two piece barrel set-up? I bought a 2 3/4" and a 4 1/4" version. The short barrel is my 44 special home defense gun. The longer barrel is my main 44 magnum gun now. I don't see any issues with the two piece barrel and some feel the...

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Well, the .30 carbine has a flatter trajectory. And in the video he mentions using some of the same equipment to make .30 carbine ammo. Not sure what it would be. And lastly I think a .45 acp carbine would have weighed more than the 5 lbs desired. I agree that the 30 carbine was a superior choice f...

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I'd wanted Ruger to come out with a GP100 44 special for years, but when S&W came out with five shot 44 magnum 69, I didn't have any more desire for the GP100. The 69 makes a great 44 special gun, but you've got the flexibility of 44 magnums as well.

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Pretty guns, but I just want walnut on my leverguns.

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Only if they sell for $9.99.

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Griff wrote: ↑Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:03 pmWho?

That's my thoughts ever sincer her 1996 anti gun stink.

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Blaine wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:14 am Didn't that Brady guy have a TV show with a lot of kids and a blonde babe?

That's him. And he might pretend to be a buck, but rumor has it that Mr. Brady was a doe in real life.

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Nice guns, but they're a bit over complex inside. A friend of mine had problems with one jamming and tore it apart for a complete cleaning. He almost never got everything back working again

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I have two 3" S&S 65's. 3" is a little easy to conceal than a 4" but you still get a full length ejector rod, unlike the 2 1/2" guns.

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I'm a fan of the all metal Sigs', 220, 228, 229, 232, etc, but never warmed up to their plastic and/or striker fired guns. And this is coming from a Glock fan.

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You can clean out the rust, but you can't fix the pitting. I agree having someone rebore the rifle wouldn't be worth the cost. You might get lucky with fit if you could find a barrel.

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2.75" and 3.5" from a rest at 15 yards is terrible accuracy from that S&W Backpacker. I'm also not to sure about his comment that "it is difficult to get the same type of accuracy with plain lead as you do jacketed bullets". I'm a 44 special fan though. I use my 2 3/4" S...

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I remember hunting crows by cassette tape! Actually in the midwest they have crow hunts and crow dinners serving crow. Apparently it is quite good as table fare?! I'm thinking of buying a new fangled electric caller, one that I can also get/change sounds for fox/ coyotes and crow hunting- I just ca...

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One man's 90% may be 95% or 85% to another, but that gun is a LONG way from 90% based on those photos. And defiantly not a $400 gun.

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I like her choice in calibers. I have a pile of rifles to to chose from, but normally use my 308 for everything from groundhogs to whitetails.

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I can't argue with that one.

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Leave it as is. Future collectors will thank you. In the future collectors will like rust pits? I'm glad I'm too old and wont live to see that! They'll like rust pits far more than a refinished guns. At least any military or training rifle collectors I know. He can saw the barrel off and paint it g...

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Leave it as is. Future collectors will thank you.

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I used CBD oil for sleep. It seems to help. Be aware the "CBD oil" sold on amazon is a hemp oil that contains no CBD. Amazon doesn't allow true CBD oil to be sold, but their site is full of fake CBD oil and CBD gummies for sale.

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Perhaps they're protecting the parent company in case Smith and Wesson is sued . The Remington lawsuit is most likely just the first of many.

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JimT wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:29 pm They are fairly easy to do ...
Neat looking ...
Totally impractical for regular use. All it takes is a hard bump to bend what's left of the trigger guard so that the gun cannot be fired.
Not what you want in a self-defense gun.

I agree. Terrible idea and I can't see real practical advantage.

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If you can't hunt with it, I'm not sure I'd buy it. The barrel life on those isn't great, so it wouldn't be my pick just to punch paper. But I own a few things that aren't super practical, so I can't exactly cast any stones.

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I had a "dead" bear get up and run once. He hit the ground deader than a doorknob when I shot him. After sitting there and getting my gear together, I climbed down from my tree. As I walked over to him, he jumped up and took a step towards me, then turn and started limping off in the other...

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Both will do the job, but I'd go with the 308 just for the improved trajectory.

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FWiedner wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 9:02 pm .
Isn't this like the 4th time they've killed this guy?

I think those were some other bearded buys with overly complex names. But I can see the confusion

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I can't find much on them on the internet but I know they have been around quite awhile. A guy at work has one he wants to get rid of and for $80 I might …… might …… maybe …… could be interested. (Why can't it ever be a Ruger Blackhawk or S&W model 10 or a Remington Fieldmaster that they want t...

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wm wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:27 pm Has anyone here tried using a bolt action shot gun as truck gun?

My first thought is "why?". I'd much rather have a decent quality single barrel, and even then I'd much rather have a pump or double barrel with automatic ejectors.

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It reminds me of the old Beretta 412 folding shotgun. The Beretta is probably a step up quality wise, but of course the price steps up too.

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I shoot whichever round my rifle handles best. 150 or 170 work just fine for the whitetails I hunt.

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vancelw wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:39 pm That Browning finish is actually quite easy to take off.
Problem is, it I'd also tinted to hide the low quality wood.
I take it off anyway and go back with a satin finish

I've always found that the Texacryl finish used by Browning to be a bear to remove with most strippers.

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