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  1. Thread: 45-60 Brass

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    WTS 45-60 Brass

    This is Remington 45-60 brass that has been formed from 45-70 brass. This brass is hard to find, Buffalo arms has it listed for $1.50 each, and they are sold out. I want $50.00 for all 50 @ $1.00...
  2. Forum: Cast Boolits

    Busy Trying To Get Some Bullets Where I Am Aiming

    This time of year is a good time to finish what I have been putting off all fall. I have 3 original buffalo rifles all in 40-90 Bottleneck. I had, in the past, tried to get those guns working with...
  3. Thread: 50-95 1876

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    I have 2. One is a Colt Lightning special order...

    I have 2. One is a Colt Lightning special order 50 express with a 19 inch barrel and no British proof marks, although the gun was originally shipped to Bombay, India. I have killed some gophers and...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Yes, the gun is totally original and letters with...

    Yes, the gun is totally original and letters with 14 special order features, including a rare wind gauge rear sight..


    https://i.postimg.cc/YCw47y0F/BC07EBF8-9EB9-45CC-B194-D9C5A25C0F4E.jpg
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I have a 50-100-450, which is a big brother to...

    I have a 50-100-450, which is a big brother to the 50-110. They are extremely rare and quite a powerful round as a late comer in the black powder era. I bought some 50-110 brass just recently, it is...
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    As stated by Marlinman, it is factory Remington...

    As stated by Marlinman, it is factory Remington Rolling Block in exceptional original condition…



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    Serial number 7582

    Serial number 7582
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    I took it out shooting, and got these 2 groups at...

    I took it out shooting, and got these 2 groups at 200 yards. The lower three were shot first, then a small adjustment on the sight to raise it to the upper 2. With that Beech front sight, the whole...
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    I did buy it. After researching it and talking to...

    I did buy it. After researching it and talking to Roy Marcot who actually did write the book on Remington Rolling Blocks, I decided to get it. It came with 150 rounds of brass and cartridges and a...
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    $8500.00

    $8500.00
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    He has 150 rounds of brass and reloading dies…

    He has 150 rounds of brass and reloading dies…
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    Remington Rolling Block Target Rifle

    I just looked at this Roller and am somewhat tempted by it. It is a gorgeous gun in incredible original condition, chambered in 40-50 Sharps bottleneck.

    I have never been much of a rolling block...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    That was not the intent of the post. The write up...

    That was not the intent of the post. The write up and the gun are not connected at all, just the association of the write up and the rifle 150 years later showing that the action held under extremely...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Winchester 1876 Action Strength

    I was just reading in my 1876 Winchester book about the history of the 1876. There have been many stories spread about how weak the 1876 Winchester action is and I find it interesting to see what the...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I took the rifle to Greeley to have Tom Adams...

    I took the rifle to Greeley to have Tom Adams look at it. He co-wrote a small book on the 50-100-450 rifles and their variations. He was helpful and had a copy from the ledger that showed the...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I was at the Kalispell gun show in March with...

    I was at the Kalispell gun show in March with some of my Winchesters on display and a guy came by and asked if I would be interested in a 50 caliber Winchester. I told him I would and asked him to...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I took the 50-100-450 to the collector show in...

    I took the 50-100-450 to the collector show in Greeley, Colorado, and met Tom Adams there. He is a serious collector and we discussed all the virtues of this rifle and he was very complimentary of...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    The twist is 1/54 and is marked as such under the...

    The twist is 1/54 and is marked as such under the barrel. The 50-110 was an express cartridge and was 1/60 for a lighter 300 grain bullet…


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    Forum: Leverguns

    I am assuming, you already know the internals of...

    I am assuming, you already know the internals of that action have to be modified to work the 50-110 cartridge...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    It is a globe sight with interchangeable aperture...

    It is a globe sight with interchangeable aperture and micrometer wind adjustment…
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    Forum: Leverguns

    I got the document by Jim Paul and Tom Adams on...

    I got the document by Jim Paul and Tom Adams on the 50-100-450. It may not be the finest record of the 50-100-450, but it does cover a bunch of the history on that cartridge. 50 caliber Winchesters...
  22. Forum: Leverguns

    I have hunted in grizzly country my entire life....

    I have hunted in grizzly country my entire life. I have killed one of those and it wasn’t charging. One shot between the eyes with a 25-35.

    I would never take the 25-35 as a bear gun, but as a...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    The difference in 40-72 and 405 Winchester is the...

    The difference in 40-72 and 405 Winchester is the rim thickness. The 40-72 was the earlier chambering as a black powder round. The 405 appeared in 1904 and was way more powerful and as such,...
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    Forum: Leverguns

    Got it loaded and to the gopher fields… ...

    Got it loaded and to the gopher fields…



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    Forum: Leverguns

    Winchester 50-100-450

    I just picked up a beautiful rifle with a whole bunch of special order features…

    Rifle1/2 octagon barrel

    matted

    1 pound extra heavy.

    Set trigger
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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