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Here's an enjoyable read from an early day shotgunner:

http://books.google.com/books?id=d4ECAA ... q=&f=false

Enjoy!

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I bought a brand new Cimarron Low Wall .22 Long Rifle with double set triggers, full crescent butt, checkered pistol grip stock, and a 30" octagon barrel. https://i.imgur.com/cH8k080.jpg They are a very neat looking rifle, but very expensive and mine had a problem with the fly falling out of th...

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I clean with treated walnut, then finish 'em bright with untreated corn cob. You will need a sifter, and a good plastic one that looks like a perforated gold pan can be had for under $10. If you don't want to bother with running them through twice, go with treated walnut. Don't buy the pre-treated s...

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I would think the gap should not be any different than if the rifle was all round, all octagon, or half-round and half-octagon. The round portion is just missing the "flats" of the octagon portion, but top-to-bottom and side-to-side they are the same. Here is a drawing I hope will make my ...

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The late Peter Hathaway Capstick recounts this tale in the book "Death In The Long Grass": One day, a white farmer living in a southeastern African country woke up to see a large bull elephant gingerly devouring his precious crop. After trying to shoo off the beast in vain, he decided to r...

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After recently purchasing a Ruger Old Army cap & ball revolver, I was searching the internet to learn more on the subject when I came across an interesting cylinder loading device for use at the shooting range. Here is a link: http://www.powderinc.com/cgi-bin/bpstore/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=thispage...

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The easiest thing to do is learn where your gun tends to shoot with a clean, cold barrel. I'm willing to bet it's not that far off. I have a number of traditional style muzzleloaders and in my experience the first shot out of a clean cold barrel is plenty close enough for deer hunting. I live in a f...

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With the action in the open position, lift the magazine tube lever (located on the end of the magazine tube) and use the lever to turn the magazine counter-clockwise several complete turns until the tube is un-threaded. With the tube either removed or at least moved forward a few inches, grasp the r...

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Guess I'm a bit confused.

The link provided refers to a Taurus pump and a lever. I do know that the Taurus Model 62 lever is/was produced. There are at least three entries concerning the Taurus 62LA in the one-sticky link at the top of page 1 of this forum.

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BTT best laugh I've had in a long while!

Happy Holidays to All.

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This seems an ideal thread to add a picture I have posted here before. It is of my late brother Ed, who built a 2 bore flintlock rifle; https://i.imgur.com/S8rrhOR.jpg This rifle is now in my possession. When he was alive, my brother talked me into firing it with a 300 gr. charge of powder. It is a ...

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I'm sure the value of this report will vary with one's particular experiences, but I found it such an interesting read that i am compelled to post a link for my fellow levergunners; after clicking on the link, go to "lube references", then go to "gun oil tests" http://www.castpic...

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I have a custom-made flintlock trade gun in .62 caliber (20 ga.) I use 70 gr. FFg and a .600 round ball with .015 patching. For use as a shotgun I keep the same powder charge, then a heavy card over-powder wad, a 1/2" thick fiber cushion wad saturated with lube, a 7/8 oz. charge of shot, and a ...

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My maternal grandfather died when I was very young, and I never got to know him. My fraternal grandfather died when I was 22, but if he taught me anything it was to always work hard and earn what you have, and that being poor is no sin, but it sure is inconvenient! Here is a picture of him taken in ...

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Way to go Mike! Those bucks are real hogs! I bagged 2 little forkies on public land over on the B side this year and both of them together don't come close to the size and weight of yours! There is something to be said for hunting private land. Thanks for the report. It sure is good to know there ar...

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Local meat locker charges $3 day hang only with $20 minimum, $.75 lb. standard cut plus $.25 lb. wrap, or $.95 lb. boned out plus .25 wrap, with a 70 lb. minimum.

I hang only for 1 week and bone, cut, wrap my own. Takes me 4 hrs.

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Using good, hot cast iron skillet, fry liver in bacon grease with large quantity of onions. When onions are cooked, fish out liver, throw it away, and eat the onions!

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I once spotted a nice 3-point Blacktail buck on the opposite side of a canyon I was watching. My brand new Leica rangefinder read 304 yards. The Browning A-Bolt .300 Mag. I had was set for 300 yards. I had my trusty cross-sticks, so sat down and made the shot. Hit that buck just where the head and n...

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Congratulations Kirk! I know you will enjoy your new purchase. Unless I missed it, you never mentioned what gauge it is? I assume either 12 or 16. It is a very solid looking piece. I used to collect old hammer doubles as they were easily obtained and cheap. One of the best reference books for these ...

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Kirk, When loading all-brass shotgun shells I seal the overshot wad around the rim of the shell with a sparing amount of plain old Elmer's glue. Never had one lose the wad prematurely. I have had problems chambering brass shells that are ever so slightly out-of-round. My doubles won't chamber them a...

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In response to the inquiries: mod71alaska- The Providence sight was purchased from Buffalo Arms for $125. It comes complete with a drill bit, a thread tap, and precise instructions for installing the sight. The only complication was having to take the rifle apart before drilling the hole, and then g...

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Heavy rain and wind got the deer moving, so I took the day off work and went hunting with my Browning 1895 .30-40 Krag. I recently installed one of the Providence Tool Company Lyman 21 rear sights. I really like it! Since I hunt public land I don't turn one down just because he's small. This little ...

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When it comes to reproductions, it's not too tough to find a good '73 or '76, or even the '92. But the Browning 53 is the only reproduction of that model I can think of. If you can get one, you should. The .32-20 is my favorite "small bore" caliber. In .32-20 I have a Cimarron Deluxe '73 w...

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My newest acquisition is a 1977 vintage stainless steel Ruger Old Army that was unfired in the original box with all paperwork. It came from an estate sale and I thought it a real bargain at $325. https://i.imgur.com/5vkBlwm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N7UaO2Q.jpg The original 1977 receipt shows a purch...

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I'm seeing a lot more used leverguns show up at my favorite local shop (Olde West Gun & Loan in Redding, CA). Quite a few Winchester 94's with a few of the post '64 versions priced under $300, and a few earlier but rather rough ones under $500. The original Winchester '92s remain very high with ...

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Mine is a Taylor's in .45-60, but since Taylor's was not one of the choices, and it is made by Uberti, I just went with Uberti.

Here's a link to a previous post about my rifle:

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... f=1&t=8780

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I am in possession of several muzzleloading rifles built by my late brother. He enjoyed the novelty of really big bore flintlocks. This is a picture of him holding his 2 bore. https://i.imgur.com/S8rrhOR.jpg Maybe one of these days I'll get busy and cast some ball so I can do a little shooting repor...

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I enjoy car shows and cruising in my 1955 Chevrolet Nomad

. I've had it over 40 years! I completed a full off-frame restoration back to factory original in 1994.

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If I remember correctly there is a California law restricting magazine capacity on new rifles to 10 rounds, but tube magazine leverguns have since been excepted from that law. Guns imported when it was in effect for leverguns had a metal rod screwed into the magazine end cap that limited them to 10 ...

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Try this-

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/2,223.html

Good Luck,

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Blacktail buck, Shasta County, CA taken with a Browning 1895 30-40 Krag.

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Saw this over on the single shot forum:

http://www.assra.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB. ... 1250208734

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rods- To answer your questions, the tang sight does barely leave enough room to wrap your thumb behind it. Since the .32-20 has little to no recoil it does not bite the thumb. I ty to get in the habit of resting the thumb along side the stock rather than over since I do have other tang sighted rifle...

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I use a Uberti made Cimarron Deluxe style with the checkered pistol grip stock and 24" barrel in .32-20. The Uberti rifles have notoriously heavy triggers, so plan on having a trigger job done. I also installed a Marble's tang sight and a Lyman 17A globe front sight on mine. It is very accurate...

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I have the Uncle Mike's stud on the barrel of my Browning 1895 .30-40 and on my current production Winchester 1895 in .405. They do not grip the barrel as firmly as I would like and tend to work a bit from side to side if the sling is subjected to side pressure, but do not slip up and down the barre...

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I have 2 RCBS Uniflow measures (one large drum, one small drum), an RCBS electronic measure/scale, a Lyman 55 with the tall aluminum reservoir designed for black powder, and a standard Lyman 55. I also find occasional use for my set of Lee dippers. My favorite is the RCBS Uniflow. Very quick and eas...

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For every problem there is a solution. This is the proof!

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Kansas Ed- Thanks for posting! I'm not a bike guy, but this dude is nuttier than a squirril terd!

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Here is a picture a friend sent me of an albino Blacktail fawn born near our community college. He said the same doe gave birth to an albino fawn last year, and that fawn is now a small buck, still in the area.

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I'm shooting a Uberti made Cimarron 1873 Deluxe in .32-20 for pistol caliber silhouette competition. I cast my own bullets using a Lyman 311008 plain base mould. The bullets weigh 116 grains and are sized .312 and lubed with Javelina in an RCBS Lubrisizer. Powder charge of 10 gr. IMR4227 is listed a...

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Don't forget that the primer can affect accuracy too. I'm using IMR 4895 in my .38-55 Winchester '94 with Winchester Large PISTOL primers. My Winchester '94 in .30-30 does well with 18.0 gr IMR 4198 and CCI 200 primers using handcast 173 Gr. gas checked bullets. I trust you have slugged your bore an...

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I am of the opinion that the mould is too cold. The bullets as well as being wrinkled are not filling out between the lube rings. It takes a lot more than a dozen bullets for me to get a mould up to temperature. With my Lyman 10 Lb. pot, I set the mould on top the pot handles up while the pot heats ...

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Sounds like you pulled a G-1 tag. Now you got me all jealous! I got zip (again). I put in every year for the Devil's Garden muzzleloader hunt with G-1 as a second choice. This year will once again find me wandering around the western reaches of Shasta County seeing few if any deer and plenty of othe...

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Tom, The Shaver sight could be scribed on the elevation staff for a given sight setting, but I wouldn't scribe a permanent mark. You never know if you might be installing the sight on a different rifle some day. The Shaver sight has a Vernier scale. It took me some time to learn how to read a Vernie...

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The last two tang sights I bought were Soule style windage adjustable made by Lee Shaver and sold by Buffalo Arms Co. One is the Economy Long Range model for my Italian Sharps, and the other a Super Grade midrange model for my Browning BPCR. The Economy model was under $200, while the Super Grade wa...

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3leggedturtle- Yes, I installed a tang signt. I usually use Marble's, but got tempted by the $30 price of the Taurus tang sight. It works well, but it's no where near the quality of a Marble's. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/ironsite/74b2431d.jpg My apologies to Curiousgb, I do not mean to hij...

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Back in the late 80's I decided to get a Shiloh Sharps for silhouette shooting. I wasn't sure what caliber I wanted. A friend offered to loan me his Farmingdale Shiloh #3 in .50-140 along with a box of ammo to see if it might be what I wanted. The load was 130 grains of black powder under a 650 grai...

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Midway sells inexpensive Marble's dovetail filler blanks. They come on sale several times a year for about $3 each. A nickel plated one is about $6. If you have some time, a very suitable dovetail filler can be filed out of a piece of ordinary steel and polished to match the barrel. Here's one I did...

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I have both rifles. They are both very smooth and a pleasure to shoot. If your main purpose is target or silhouette shooting the Uberti 1873 is best. Mine is a Cimarron with 24" barrel and checkered pistol-grip stock, bought for the silhouette game. All it needed was a trigger job, a Marble's t...

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I have seen only one Chaparral, a .40-60 with 28" barrel. It had a very dull oil finish on very plain wood. The wood-to-metal fit was the worst I've seen in a long while. Metal components showed tool marks. Not one I wanted to buy! What I did buy was a Uberti made Taylors in .45-60 with 28"...

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