I just picked up an interesting version of this model. Full octagon barrel with gold plated lever and hammer with everything else being blued. The serial number starts off with "LTD" followed by a 4...
Type: Posts; User: waylonrocks
Forum: Rimfire Area
I just picked up an interesting version of this model. Full octagon barrel with gold plated lever and hammer with everything else being blued. The serial number starts off with "LTD" followed by a 4...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Another fine gun to consider is the Ruger 77/357 bolt action. Bit pricey, but the little bugger is a hoot! You have to put some effort into locating one, but in my mind, it's worth it. I have a red...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I would go with my very first gun I received for Christmas at age seven. A single shot Ithaca 49. I am fortunate to also have a Marlin 780 bolt action, a Ruger 77 and a Winchester 94 XTR, all with...
First and foremost, when haggling, is not to come off as being a jerk. The seller's hackles rise and you lose leverage. If I see something that I wish to haggle over, I make every attempt to...
Forum: Leverguns
I feel the cartridge plays a big role in what the sighting arrangement should be. A 7mm PRC or 22-250 really aren't going to live up to their potential with iron sights. But the chosen rifle plays...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Trail Boss for all revolver and rifle cartridges. As much for the ease of reloading it as any other reason. Using either one of the Lee powder dippers or a homemade one makes the process as fast as...
I am very fortunate that my 3 sons enjoy guns and live nearby. They each have a large safe filled with guns, as do I. We have made a concerted effort to avoid buying the same exact guns, so when one...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Thanks for the info! I didn't realize the importance of the chosen twist rate as it relates to the pricing options. Yes, Marty from Haus of Arms is great to converse with. He also has excellent...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
On the SSK website, they only show a 15 inch barrel for a bit above $400 as being in stock . I went through the process of creating a custom barrel which quickly moved past $500. Where might I find...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
An email from EABCO got we wondering. They have a new batch of barrels available in such chamberings as .375 Win, 450 Marlin, and 6.5x47. Yet, barrels for popular offerings have a 6 to 9 month wait....
Forum: Our Town
I just picked up a box of this ammo. I checked online and this lot number is included in a recall of this ammo back in the early 1980s. I remember having some of this ammo and shot it in my pride and...
Forum: Factory Rifles
A friend recently picked up one of these in .270 Winchester. It has the butterknife bolt handle and double triggers and appears to have been shot very little, if at all. There is a lot of...
Forum: Factory Rifles
A good source of cast bullets for a variety of applications is Matt's Bullets. Very good company to deal with. They list a 210 grain gas checked bullet for the .338 for $26.50 per hundred plus...
Forum: Factory Rifles
JES may be the only company that I have yet to see a negative comment on! I was particularly impressed at how nice the "358 Win" stamping looked on my barrel after he put x's over the original .243...
Not to hijack this thread, but since the topic is Freedom Arms.... I have a 50 round box of 454 Casull brass with an "FA" headstamp. Did they offer their own line of ammo at one time?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I am a big fan of the 480 Ruger. My son bought a Ruger Super Redhawk several years ago and we have accumulated a fair amount of brass and bullets for it. Sadly, brass and loaded rounds are like...
Forum: Factory Rifles
"Stock design has a lot to do with it." Very important, that. I love the look and feel of the Ruger 77 stock but they always seem to have more recoil than I would anticipate for the chambering. My...
Forum: Factory Rifles
"I am looking for something to basically bunch paper with at the range and not tear my shoulder up."
With this requirement, the 223 would be the practical choice. Every model of gun is chambered in...
A company called HSM markets a line of handgun ammo in a variety of chamberings that they designate on the box as "bear loads." I have some for my Springfield XDM 10mm. For years, I toted a Super...
Forum: Leverguns
In the recent Jan./Feb issue of Rifleshooter magazine there is a review of the excellent Browning Lever Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. It dawned on me as I read the article, that the cartridges that...
Forum: Special Projects
Wish I had been as smart as you were! I dithered too long and lost my chance at one of these barrels! I rejected the handgun length barrel that was offered figuring that the my .308 barrel would...
Forum: Special Projects
Nice! I live in NW Montana and I deem the .358 Win to be the perfect cartridge for hunting everything in my area, yet has a comforting level of power should I meet up with a grizzly bear. I have a...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I consider the GP and Single Ten as being 2 guns with the main attraction to them being pride of ownership in having something that not many other people around you will own. They both turn heads...
Forum: Leverguns
I think Ruger made a very savvy decision in taking over the Marlin line. The crazy demand for guns over the past couple of years has accelerated purchases to a point that you have to wonder what the...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I am curious as to why these fine revolvers aren't mentioned more often. Judging by prices on Gunbroker, I'm guessing there were not a lot of the GPs made? They are both of fine quality and the 10...
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 |