I hunt without glasses which is fine if I'm using an appropriate optic on the gun ... by the time I got the glasses out of my pocket and cleaned off and on my eyes and the rifle aimed there'd be...
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Forum: Leverguns
I hunt without glasses which is fine if I'm using an appropriate optic on the gun ... by the time I got the glasses out of my pocket and cleaned off and on my eyes and the rifle aimed there'd be...
Forum: Our Town
Had a big paper wasp nest under the eaves of my shed ... washed it away with the high pressure water hose ... sprayed the wasps on the ground with Raid before they could dry out and also sprayed the...
Forum: Leverguns
I truthfully spoke about my shooting performance with my Marlin 336SS ... good but not stellar ... I'm sure there are plenty of shooters on here that could do better ... one thing I'm certain of is...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
Trust in the Lord but stay locked & loaded anyway
Forum: Leverguns
I get consistent 2" or less 3-shot groups at 50 yds off the bench with my Marlin 336SS in 30-30 Win using a Holosun HS510C red dot ... the same load will shrink to 1" or less 3-shot groups @50yds...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Used Hoppes for years ... does the job on barrel and actions ... not too aggressive ... the solvents that remove copper fouling also often remove steel ... I want some copper fouling in my barrels...
Forum: Deep Theological Discussion
... check the Bible ... "other stuff" has got to happen before the final battle
Forum: Leverguns
I noticed over the years that there is often considerable difference in bragging groups "shot" in the bar or coffee shops and the groups shot on target paper at the range ... nuff said :mrgreen:
Forum: Frequently Asked Questions
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Forum: Hunting with CB's
A non-restricted 44 mag Mare’s Laig (Rossi or Chiappa) in a holster is as good as it gets in Canada without an ATC for a handgun (restricted) which requires a stack of paperwork.
Firearms law in...
Forum: Hunting with CB's
That new Remlin 45-70 trapper with the 16.5” bbl & skinner aperture sights and ammo made with Woodleigh 405 grain Weldcore bullets over a stiff charge of one of the 4198s or IMR-3031 would be what I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Taylor/Chiappa stainless takedown Alaskan 92 16” bbl in 44 mag.
Henry Big Boy 20” bbl stainless in 44 mag before that this spring.
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Haven’t seen a can of w760 or w785 around for quite a while.
Forum: Leverguns
I guess my answer to the survey would be ‘none of the above’.
Each of the choices represents a caliber/rifle combination inferior to a blr ‘81 stainless takedown in 308 Win.
A combo which will do...
Forum: Leverguns
I already picked it.
A browning blr ‘81 stainless takedown in 308 Win.
Good shtf rifle ... light, strong action, accurate, compact, weather resistant, common caliber, 300 yds or more effective...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Owned a marlin 1894 for years with the same 1:38 rot and it was fine for bullets between 180 - 265 grains.
One of my most accurate loads was with the 265 grain hornady fp and h110/w296 powder even...
Forum: Leverguns
A couple of coats of tru-oil really smartens the jungle wood rossi stocks up.
Forum: Leverguns
Have a Amadeo Rossi M92 which is the pre safety pre Braztech version 20" bbl carbine in 454 Casull.
Couldn't be more pleased.
Very slick and accurate with my load that pushes a round nose flat...
Forum: Leverguns
Yup !
Trim a little metal off the loading gate flat spring if you want the gate to be less stiff.
Smoothing any burrs off the edges of the gate will help too.
Forum: Leverguns
I just bought a Remlin (made since Remington takeover) 1894 in 44 Mag this spring and the wood to metal fit still isn't quite up to what the old JM Marlins used to be.
Not bad though.
Slick &...
Forum: Factory & Surplus Powder
Try the "IMR" or "H" versions of 4227 if you don't score any SR4759.
Just a thought.
Forum: Leverguns
I have an older blue version Amadeo Rossi M92 carbine (20" bbl) in 454 Casull that doesn't have any of the lawyer safety stuff (no bolt safety or hammer lock).
The 454 version has the much stronger...
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 |