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  1. Forum: Leverguns

    Poll: 30-30 Winchester, Model 94. 'Nuff said, unless...

    30-30 Winchester, Model 94. 'Nuff said, unless you'd prefer a 35 Remington in qnd old Marlin. Both did the job back in the day, and the projectiles from neither one has a history of bouncing off...
  2. Forum: Leverguns

    Sticky:Poll: My go-to levergun is one of my 30-30's,...

    My go-to levergun is one of my 30-30's, Winchester or Marlin. However, I have two Marlins in 35 Remington caliber and I wouldn't part with either one of them except to hand them down to the next...
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    Like pretty much most everyone that has chimed...

    Like pretty much most everyone that has chimed in, 3031. I did begin, however, using Winchester 748, and had nearly as much luck with that. Then the supplies kind of dried up. For some reason, I...
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    While I was typing a bunch of other responses...

    While I was typing a bunch of other responses came in. My own response was about a Winchester Model 54 in 30-30, just to clarify.
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    I had an uncle who owned one. He didn't hunt...

    I had an uncle who owned one. He didn't hunt with it, that I'm aware of, but a couple of his sons, as teenagers hunting deer down on my grandparents' farm would on occasion use it. I haven't seen...
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    Forum: Gas Checks

    I bought one of those paper cutters at Walmart,...

    I bought one of those paper cutters at Walmart, in the area where they sell pens, 3 ring binders, pads of paper, etc. Priced reasonably but works great when I need to use it. Those are one of those...
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    Winchester 748 works pretty well in my 30-30's. ...

    Winchester 748 works pretty well in my 30-30's. Cast boolits or condom-style 170 grain variety. I mostly use the Lyman 311411 boolits, but I have that group-buy mold mentioned earlier, plainbase...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Sorry about your dog. I understand--I don't have...

    Sorry about your dog. I understand--I don't have a dog, but up until a week ago I had two cats. One, a little black female, developed diabetes, which took her quickly. I had her put down, and she...
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    Try the Lyman 429215 boolit, cast 50-50 lead and...

    Try the Lyman 429215 boolit, cast 50-50 lead and wheelweight alloy. Not much gets said about that boolit, but I found it to be excellent in a 1980's Winchester Trapper. I spent many hours plinking at...
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    Have you still got the Lyman 375248 for sale?

    Have you still got the Lyman 375248 for sale?
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    When I had a Winchester trapper 94, some years...

    When I had a Winchester trapper 94, some years ago now, my standard load was 20 grains of 2400 over a lyman 429215 cast with my own mix of 50 percent wheelweight and 50 percent soft lead smelted down...
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    Forum: Our Town

    Q couple winters ago I spent nearly 3 months away...

    Q couple winters ago I spent nearly 3 months away from home. It didn't take long before I got sick of borrowing my friend's laptop, and at the advice of her niece, who is a professional computer tech...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I like both 30-30 and 44 mag in leverguns. I'm...

    I like both 30-30 and 44 mag in leverguns. I'm also pretty fond of 35 Remington in a Marlin, and 44 special (not mag) in a Ruger blackhawk.
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    Forum: Our Town

    That picture looks a lot like my Skippy--who grew...

    That picture looks a lot like my Skippy--who grew up to be just shy of 20 pounds and is a loyal, indoor-cat buddy to me and anyone who comes to visit, except for dogs. Can't blame him--he was mauled...
  15. Forum: Leverguns

    Buy a 311041 Lyman. Then toss your store-bought...

    Buy a 311041 Lyman. Then toss your store-bought boolits in the melting pot with an equal amount of lead from old lead pipe or chimney flashing (pretty much pure lead). Mold up some boolits. Take...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I agree. It's the only mold I have for my...

    I agree. It's the only mold I have for my 30-30's, which have all been Winchesters or Marlins. It's the first mold I bought when I was starting off, years ago, and I've not seen a need to spend any...
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    A few years ago I bought one of these, expecting...

    A few years ago I bought one of these, expecting great results out of it. I never could make the darn thing shoot well. Called the factory about it, and they told me that I should only use factory...
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    No offense taken, MDI. At the time I started...

    No offense taken, MDI. At the time I started loading, I don't think Lee was offering scales yet. Notice I didn't mention Lee, though. Given the state of my wallet at the time I bought that RCBS...
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    You can find all sorts of stuff you'll need, and...

    You can find all sorts of stuff you'll need, and pretty much everyone has put in their recomendations, most of which focus on presses, dies, etc. As others have mentioned, RCBS, Lyman, and Lee make...
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    Forum: Our Town

    So sorry for your loss, Mary. I know how you...

    So sorry for your loss, Mary. I know how you feel--exactly. But give it a little while, then go to a humane shelter and adopt another one and give him or her a chance at the good life that you gave...
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    Forum: Our Town

    I had a big orange cat that looked a lot like...

    I had a big orange cat that looked a lot like Bosefus in DougGuy's earlier post. He had double paws on all 4 feet I raised him from a kitten, too. My back yard is bordered by a Christmas tree farm,...
  22. Yup. There are lots of steps involved in making...

    Yup. There are lots of steps involved in making a cartridge, from scratch. Neck annealing is one of the last steps.
  23. Nice! Those old guns can still do the job, for...

    Nice! Those old guns can still do the job, for sure. By the way--has anyone noticed that the "Shortmag" craze seems to have vanished? My elderly gunsmith friend, who would praise this thread and...
  24. Thread: Just saying

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    Merry Christmas, everyone--and a happy and...

    Merry Christmas, everyone--and a happy and healthy 2017.
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    Forum: Leverguns

    If I remember right, these had a magazine tube...

    If I remember right, these had a magazine tube that was about a half inch or so shorter than the Winchester 94 model being made at the time. AsI was working at Winchester when these were in...
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check