Well boys and girls, I'm in the camp that doesn't want a rear leaf barrel sight on my rifle. I find them to be located at just about the balance point for convenient carry. I take mine off and...
Type: Posts; User: Wind
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Well boys and girls, I'm in the camp that doesn't want a rear leaf barrel sight on my rifle. I find them to be located at just about the balance point for convenient carry. I take mine off and...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Hey there 762 -- I would save yourself some potential grief and not even consider the Armi Sport or Chiappa rifles. Stick with the Pedersoli, they are a very good rifle.
I was working with mine...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Hooterville -- This is what the dovetail and magazine hanger look like.
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215901 The hanger is in the upper right
You can also see the mortise...
Forum: Completed Deals
Two Hartford reamers - one rougher and one finisher for sale. New. Will sell as a pair only. $175 for both.
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Best regards. Wind
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Bigslug -- Jeff Michel offered some good advice. You might consider getting a Skinner front blade sight and filing it down to adjust your Marbles tang sight to shoot a 50 yard zero with...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey again Mark -- You might consider a Marbles folding rear sight with windage to compliment your tang sight. ...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there joatmon -- You might contact http://www.marblearms.com/home.html and order a #995002 screw set. Hope this helps. Best regards. Wind
Forum: Leverguns
Well boy and girls -- The "Weak Winchester Toggle Link Action" story constantly bandied about the internet is pretty much BS. Here is what Oliver Winchester had to say about it...
"The...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Knarley -- You might consider not building a lever action howitzer class load. It isn't necessary. What would really help the cause is a good set of sights, preferably a good tang...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there AbitNutz -- Here's how the Marlin 1894 Cowboys played. Anything else is pretty much "standard". Short of the color cased receivers, there were no differences in the bluing or wood...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Scharf -- That's one of the beautiful thangs about the 26" barreled Cowboy. You can pour three or four 45-70 cases full of lead and make removable barrel weights for your off hand...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there MJS -- The Marlin 1895 Cowboy and Limited series rifles are very nifty. However a little clarification may be in order. The 1895 Cowboy came with a 26" barrel, and was just that - an...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there h64 -- You might consider slugging your bore. Easy enough to do, just run a soft lead ball from muzzle to breech. Picking up a set of RCBS Cowboy dies will facilitate loading cast...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Naphtali -- I'm running some 122 year old magazine springs, as well as extractors and ejectors in several Marlin 1893's and 1894's. Unmodified, they should last your lifetime.
Hope...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there corbinace -- You might be able to solve your problem without removing the extractor. The case head is probably not getting under the extractor claw. Use a flat tip screwdriver and...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Mike -- Looks like you are on your way. I recommend increasing your Unique charge to 9.5 to 10 grains and I think you will find a smile or two. I too am hoping to see some 2400 on the...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Greg -- Generally 30-30's and 38-55's will do just fine! I can ring a ram with a 405 grain 45-70!! You might consider what you have available for ammunition as well. Matches run from...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey again Battis -- Seems to me a box of Black Hills cowboy loads might just be a prudent solution to the situation. Old rifles and ammunition can make for some interesting range trips! She, as a...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Battis -- You guys might consider slugging the bore and getting an idea of the correct bullet diameter you'll need. The only extra step in your tear-down rebuild plan would be to order...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there UKShootist -- The 1895 Cowboys are great rifles.
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Your manufacturing date is in that transitional period where you may get a receiver drilled and tapped for a receiver...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Brazos Jack -- Doing a chamber cast in a '73 can be problematic!! The magazine cutoff and cartridge feeding are related to the length of the lifter. The cartridge just fits this...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there 3B -- Without pictures I wouldn't hazard a guess on value. Marlin mostly carried the 1893 design through the Model 36. This basically used a flat bolt and single trigger/sear set up. ...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there 264WM -- You might consider trying some 2400. My 25-36Marlin adores the stuff. They are very similar cartridges. Actually Winchester made some minor changes to Marlin/UMC's design and...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there Terry -- There may be plenty of folks out there capable of doing relines. I am however a big fan of John Taylor's http://johntaylormachine.com/ work. When you get your rifle back, you...
Forum: Leverguns
Hey there mustanggt -- Tom at Accurate should have you covered. http://www.accuratemolds.com/index.php Just include the drop diameter you desire when filling out the ordering information.
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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 |