Has anyone here ever hunted squirrel with a .25-20 Stevens round ? Does it blow them apart or is it viable option to .22 Hornet, .218 Bee and .22 Mag. I like the idea of a centerfire reloadable small...
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Has anyone here ever hunted squirrel with a .25-20 Stevens round ? Does it blow them apart or is it viable option to .22 Hornet, .218 Bee and .22 Mag. I like the idea of a centerfire reloadable small...
I originally paid $395.00 for mine before I got my money back but mine didnt have iron sights or a buttplate nor any sling swivels and its been sporterized. I will correct all of these issues. Other...
Update to the thread, my uncle had some .25-20 WCF brass and he gave it to me to use to reload for it. I chambered the empty brass to make sure it doesnt need to be trimmed and it doesnt fit. Found...
Recently I picked up a Martini Cadet rechambered in .25-20 WCF. I want to make this rifle a small game and varmit rifle. Something I could use on mainly squirrels but also whistlepigs and raccoons...
Forum: Military Rifles
The only thing that really draws me in om these rifles is that they are between $125 and $300. They are being sold from an Estate sale of a local gunsmith and competition shooter. His whole...
Forum: Military Rifles
The 1895 German and Austrian rifles are both Mausers with German and Austrian Markings. The 1895 German rifle was made by Loewe Berlin and is a DWM rifle. The 1895 Austrian was made by Waffenfabrik...
Forum: Military Rifles
I guess what I am looking at here is a wierd thing. Most people when buying a vintage milsurp want it in its original caliber. Personally I have many but I want a milsurp in .308. A local gun shop...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
A guy I work with says he uses 23grs on H110 in his .357 Magnum Ruger BlackHawk and a 190gr bullet.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Is 23 grains of H110 a too hot load for .357 Mag? I was thinking on a 180-200gr bullet and 23gr of H110 with a rifle primer instead of a pistol primer.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I just picked up a .357 Magnum Martini Cadet and I wanted to know what the maximum pressures these rifle can sustain. I know off the shelf ammo will be useless for my application as I want this to be...
Forum: Leverguns
.32-40 has no new available brass and its barely made in limited runs. You will have to form the brass yourself. Do yourself a favor and turn down both the .30 Carbine and the .32-40. I dont think...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Got an update for everyone. The Rolling Block is actually chambered in .50-70 Government and the Trapdoor is chambered in .45 Gov as usual. He doesnt have any BP loaded .45 brass but he has 40 .50-70...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
About two months ago maybe three I posted about wanting to get a Trapdoor Springfield. I have been doing work for a local farmer and he asked me to take a look at his gun collection cause he is gonna...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
If the minimum sighting on the Buffington sight is 250 yards how low do you have to aim at 50 yards ? Thats like what a foot below your intended target ?
Forum: Single Shot Guns
There was an older guy at the range who had a .50-140 Sharps Rifle maker unknown who came over to my bench to see what was the issue was. He believed that the breech block wasnt fully sealing...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
The local gun store just up the block from where I work has 7 Trapdoor Springfields. Two of which are chambered in .50 Government. The other 5 are standard but two stand out. That sight you just...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Hello everyone, earlier I had posted about a neighbor wanting to sell me either his sharps or martini rifle. Well turns out the martini rifle was missing its firing pin and the sharps rifle blew hot...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
It is a half stock with a 32 inch octogon to round barrel with a frony blade sight and a rear buckhorn that flips up to a ladder sight. It has a set trigger as well.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
My neighbor is selling some of his older rifles out of his collection and he has set aside two that I am deciding on. One is a Martini action rifle in .45-70 and the other is a Sharps Rifle in...
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 |