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Eastern Indiana here. Stomping grounds of the Delaware and Shawnee tribes. We have a few mounds and lots of artifacts to be found in the crop fields.
Just over the line in Ohio there is Fort...

Shelby Foote...three volume set
Bust Hell Wide open by Mitcham on Nathan Bedford Forrest...great book
Killer Angels by Shasta...more fiction but based on facts... Chamberlain at Gettysburg

Any help would be appreciated.
A tad over 2&3/8" long, 1/4" diameter, rimfire, stylized VF on bottom.

As has been stated. Reliability in feeding. Firing and ejecting should be priority number one.
Penetration second....

Interesting results. Anyone try buck and ball?

Hands down, 45 Colt. Bullets from 185-300 or more. Powder can be BP to pistol to shotgun...
Easy to load and handle

Great read.
Many similar stories from the greatest generation are out there waiting to be told

Haven't seen primers anywhere around here for some time.
I don't like the current prices but I understand how capitalism/ supply and demand work.

Weight is somewhere under 7#...don't remember exactly. Shoots well, I wish my eyes were better able to handle the peep sight.....do you think the wood looks like military grade?

Barrel and stock channel

Butt stock/recoil pad/behind pistol grip

Nose Cap/ end of stock

Yes, straight bolt.

In 30-06.
Sure would like to know who made the stock.275587

Minus 6 here, not counting wind chill.
You know it's cold when your freezer temperature is higher than the air temp!

What happened to the Arsenal arms company in Tx that was making all American AK's? with no imported parts I believe.

I have owned or currently own a Marlin 1894, Winchester 1894, Rossi model 92. all in 16" barrels. For just plinking and carrying I prefer the Rossi, its lighter and seems to carry better when your...

Mine is a caplock and I have found 70 gr 3F works best for me.

just checked my Lyman cast bullet handbook and for the #311465 ( 122gr ) there is nothing under 30-30
for either BE or IMR 4227.....but for 30 carbine they show 11 gr of IMR 4227 at 1426 FPS on a...

Those Mini's have nice stocks...some checkering on the pistol grp area and maybe the forearm.

I have heard the same thing and have used WD40 to kill some primed cases...but I am not fully convinced that it will be 100% effective

Well the muzzies are calling it a holy war!

over the years I have occasionally had a loaded round end up in the tumbler to no ill effect.
Not sure I would do it intentionally.

Well done...I look forward to reading about the accuracy.
I have a box of 500/120gr rn that I have, and have been toying with a similar idea.

having owned or currently own, 22, 357, 45 Colt, 30-30 and 45-70 in a lever action...and having to pick only one it would be 45 Colt.
I can load it up or down, and it is easy to load for. I have...