Just about any caliber bigger than .22 is legal in VA, I believe. I wanted a 45-70 lever action gun because it suited my hunting conditions: brushy woods at short distances (less than 100 yards),...
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Forum: Leverguns
Just about any caliber bigger than .22 is legal in VA, I believe. I wanted a 45-70 lever action gun because it suited my hunting conditions: brushy woods at short distances (less than 100 yards),...
Forum: Leverguns
This year, I bought a new Browning BLR in .450 Marlin with a Monte Carlo stock and no iron sights. I topped it with a Trijicon AccuPower 1-4x24 scope on Talley BLR rings. The total weight of rifle,...
Forum: Leverguns
This year, I bought a new Browning BLR in .450 Marlin with a Monte Carlo stock and no iron sights. I topped it with a Trijicon AccuPower 1-4x24 scope on Talley BLR rings. The total weight of rifle,...
Forum: Leverguns
Well, we're getting close! I've got less than 2 weeks before I catch a plane out of this **** hole and back home! My rifle and scope are both with my FFL right now. I decided to pair the BLR with...
Forum: Leverguns
Hi guys,
Thanks for the offers, it is greatly appreciated. Very generous of you. It'll be a while before I'm able to get into handloading. When I'm back stateside permanently, I might try a few...
Forum: Leverguns
Hi, Wayne. I'm currently in Kabul, Afghanistan. I get back in November. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get into handloading just yet, as I'll only have three weeks of vacation before I have to...
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Thanks, Wayne. In fact, I'm reading about that Gould bullet right now. I found this interesting article from LASC: http://www.lasc.us/FryxellExpansionOfCastHP.htm
The article specifically...
Forum: Leverguns
Yes, .450 Marlin. I decided not to get the ported Winchester.
Forum: Leverguns
Well, they turn deer meat into deer jelly because they use high velocity bolt action rifles, which have become the standard despite the fact that very few hunters take advantage of the potential of...
Forum: Leverguns
I don't doubt that the rifle you described would kill deer dead for my hunting conditions. But I'm going to get something nice. It's a gift to myself for all the time I'm spending in this hell hole.
Forum: Leverguns
I didn’t want to write a novel in my first post on this forum, but I guess I should have given a little bit of backstory on my unusual request. I’m not a new hunter, per se, as I hunt every deer...
Forum: Leverguns
I've got some .450 Marlin handloads on the way (300gr Hornady HP @ 1800fps) for a deer brush gun that I don’t own yet (long story). I do not know which powder is being used or any other load data,...
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