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Good poll--hard decision to make! I voted for the 30-30: can find it in most retail stores, got a great cast load that is a gc spitzer (one in chamber, one in the mag tube). The 170 factory flat...

Please go to marlinowners.com and read the rants and complaints about Remington newly manufactured Marlins (aka: "Remlins") since the move. Not nice.

Sad because I have a 1978 Remington...

I guess that most of us have gone 'full circle' with our selection of rifles and their calibers.. I have come to appreciate lever guns and their calibers offered after years of bolt and semi-auto...

Trust me, I feel I must report this (BTW: the "fast food video" was great). I understand the feelings involved for utilizing "less than lethal" ammunition. The fact of the matter is, if you...

therealhitman,

Sounds reasonable to me. Sad that these things ("JM" 1894Cs) were so ignored when they were so plentiful and now that the factory tap is shut off --well, the market will prevail.
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Merry Christmas (and congratulations to your auction success)!

JX

One of the members on Marlin Owners Forum caught this one: 1894 Cowboy Carbine LTD in .41 Mag that was auctioned on 11-27-2014 on Gunbroker.

Are you ready?-- (better sit down)---$5,325.00 (US). I...

Pictures (when you can). I'm working the mojo on one right now (1895 45-70) but probably won't have it until late January. I can relate to the feeling.

JX

Missed this original post--YES, I got the buckshot combo mold and also the .680 ball mold. I tried the .680 first--man that is some mass of lead inside there. When it get up to operating temp it...

After the powder coating what do they mike at? I've got the 160 gr mold and some other Lees that are for .309 (and others, Lyman, RCBS, that are probably not much bigger). I haven't tried powder...

You can improve the group by taking the bayonet/attachment spring hardware off and leave the barrel naked with the bosses still on there--no weird harmonics from that stuff vibrating down below.
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Bought my Chinese SKS back in early 90's when they were absolutely almost giving them away. This one had the regular blade bayonet (not spike), barrel threaded to receiver, and stock 10 round fixed...

Missed this thread till now but---I would have bought that (probably won't sell to CA FFLs though). Hey, I got some new .303 Savage (from Privi Partizan, only other source was Bertram's) for my 1925...

I too, have looked at para-cord slings (don't have one yet-lots of Turner 1907s for High Power competition rifles though) and think these are something you could tailor to your preference to look...

Sorry, Sneakybuffalo---I don't have that issue because I didn't start subscriptions until after 2000. That article has to be on a pdf file probably somewhere.

JX

I had subscribed for a few years and had gotten both of the publications. They discontinued my Accurate Rifle subscription when it folded and credited the remaining $$ to extend my Precision Shooting...

Side note,

I have loaded a lot of j-word stuff for High Power (Service Rifle) in .308 and 5.56. Believe me, j-word stuff is a lot easier. Made my load up for 1000 yd shooting with, of all things,...

Dean W,

I concur with Larry (I am standing in awe of the giants of the tradecraft) but I think you need to increase the Brinnel hardness on your alloy to push it, and also go with a heavier...

Posted in another thread--but--30-30 seems to like around 15.0 with 160+ Lee 155 2R. Yes, I know it is a spitzer designed bullet but I was wanting to get a cast load that could excel out past...

Condor13,

I have loaded/tested Lee 155 2R cast bullets (spitzer cast) in my Marlin 30-30 (Westernfield 748) and have some great accuracy from them. Just load one in the chamber and one (1) in the...

Well,

I am one of those saying go for it. I have two projects planned among all of the other ones currently underway. Get the 99, you will have a nice rifle and they are kind of hard to find. I...

Great read and thank you, Mr. Gibson, for all of your testing and data. Can't beat M43/strain gauge data. Learned a lot from reading this thread.

JX

Now we're talking! Another good powder would be Alliant's Reloader 7. I have used it for working up cast loads in other stuff but not 30-30 yet. I want to go this same route after finishing up my...

Haven't been able to secure a 50 yard test because the line is usually busy and (I have to drive to my old club for further out--100+) I was going to get in the ballpark and THEN really test them....

Hope the photo uploads--this is a tame load compared to other stuff worked up with other posters. I still need to check these out at longer distances (I want to, just can't get the range or range...