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    22lr, iron sights, target size& ammo

    MLC, I would suggest you use a larger target at 50 yards and hold six o'clock. I recently tested a barrel sighted .22 (Patridge sight picture) on 3.5" bulls at 50 yards from the sand bags. My 10 shot groups ranged from 1.30" to 2.2" depending on the brand and type of ammo. I think that is...
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    Low-riding IWB holster for J-frame?

    Ten or more years ago Uncle Mikes made a deep riding, metal belt clipped holster just as you are describing. For several years I carried a J frame in one in the appendix position. It disappeared under an untucked shirt and was comfortable, even sitting. Then they improved it by going to a...
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    Wolf ammo for handgun training course

    AK and SKS designed for steel that's one of those oft repeated comments that sounds good on the surface, but if you go deeper doesn't make a whole lot of sense. How would you design a gun differently for steel cases? What is different about the SKS and AK, other than they are simple...
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    Henry-Martini or Winchester 73 ar Rorke's Drift?

    "Hanson suggests that, in addition to the 800 dead Zulu on the scene, hundreds died from their wounds having walked or crawled miles away, a fact he attributes to the heavy, soft bullet of the Martini." And does Hanson think the little soft 200 gr. .44 bullets would have killed them right...
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    S&w 12-2 4"

    Gordon, As per the frame cracking at the barrel threads I watched in astonishment as a M13 barrel fell off while it was being fired with .38 loads. Obviously the 13 was made for .357 pressures but there must be enough variation in dimensions that this is at least a potential weak spot for K...
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    The British Method...380/200

    There has been much debate on just how 'proven and effective' this load is on both this forum and the S&W forum (reloading section there). You might do some searches. Many people think this load is mediocre at best and some of these folks have been shooting live targets. Just out of...
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    Fast on target or fast follow up? or Revo/Auto Thread

    Learn to shoot your revolver DA and then do have someone time your splits. For years I would have sworn I could shoot an auto faster, there was all that shucking, clanking and things flying around. The timer showed I was actually a bit faster on repeat shots with the revolver. Now as to...
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    The British .380/200 or S&W 200 grain Manstopper

    I used to believe that too There has been quite a bit of discussion about the .38/200 load in the reloading section at the S&W forum. One poster in particular, 3/4 Flap, has done fairly extensive testing by harvesting sheep and goats that he raises. Just recently he killed a 50 pound goat...
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    Have you ever broken a Ruger handgun?

    yes I've had two Ruger single actions break on me. One while shooting, the other while dry firing. In each case the plunger that protrudes from the bottom of the hammer snapped in two.
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    Sporterize, or not?

    Slim Jim, I just don't see what you gain by sporterizing. The military stock is rugged and functional. Everyone seems to comment on the recoil of the chopped Mosins but as milsurps go the Mosin butt is well designed to distribute the recoil. (Shoot a comparable weight .308 SMLE and Mosin...
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    New bullet caster need help

    From everything I have read this just isn't a problem. Below 1000 degrees lead just doesn't vaporize. The chief danger isn't from breathing lead fumes it is from not washing your hands after handling ingots or bullets and then doing something like eating a sandwich or smoking and thereby...
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    .45 Hardball

    Dave T, I wish you would write a bit more on the .45 ball performance. Those gelatin profiles seem logical, but supporting what you're saying I've read repeatedly that .45 ball exits a human torso only a minority of the time. There are also xrays I've seen with hardball still in the torso...
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    Mas 36/51 and Cartridge Bloating

    Illuminate, How much of a problem this is depends on the degree of bulge. Case specs for the 7.5 French (and 6.5 Swede) show a larger base diameter than the cases based on the 7x57, .308, and .30-06. Unfortunately U. S. manufacturers of the 6.5x55, a case from which 7.5 French can be...
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    Which is better 30-30 or 44mag with hardcast bullets from 18-20" barrel?

    With hard cast I'd rather have a .44, but if we change that to just cast bullets, I'd take the .30-30. What I would then do is load it as a single shot with 220 gr. gas checked bullets (the Lyman 311284 comes to mind) of medium hardness at 1700-1800 fps. It would both expand and penetrate very...
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    Mosin vs Mauser, my take...

    Stinger, If you are getting rim lock I believe your interrupter isn't working correctly. If the rounds in the magazine have rimms of the upper cartridges behind those of rounds below it shouldn't matter. The way the interrupter works is the top round pops up and the interrupter holds the...
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    Smith Airweight J-Frame

    The M642 that I've owned for five years has 3,400-3,500 rds. through it (I'd have to check the records for exact number). It hasn't gone out of time yet and I see no stretching. All loads, except the plus Ps used to get a point of impact, have been under standard pressure. It is starting to...
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    The Epiphany of a Mouse Shooter

    Twenty years ago when I briefly owned a Baby Browning I loaded ammo for it. If I had one now I would probably buy a bullet mould and that would solve any problems with bullet supply.
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    Best multi-purpose open sights for a .44 mag lever gun.....

    Minotaur, Do you want open sights or a peep? I'm unfamiliar with the XS sight system but believe all of the sights mentioned by the other posters are aperture sights. By definition those are not open sights. Open means open to the sky.
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    6.5x55 Swedish Mauser...need advice

    moose Dave Scovill in his column in Rifle or Handloader (he's the editor) in the past year recorded information sent to him from Norway or Sweden on moose harvests. This included data on right around 10,000 moose. Recorded were caliber, shots fired, and distance that the animal traveled...
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    Austrian Surplus .308?

    Skunk is just showing us he has discerning taste in movies.
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