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    New Remington V3

    A brief report. I know the NRA isn't known for the most unbiased reporting, but there are other reports out there from reputable sources too, and they all give it very, very good reviews. http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/remington-v3-shotgun
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    What's your favorite shotgun game?

    I have tried them all, and have to say I still like skeet the best. I don't know why, maybe because that was the game I first got serious about that made me a better shot, but I don't know. Maybe it's because of the variety of shots. I do love Station 8, too. :D The people you meet, aside...
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    The 870 Ejector thread?

    The 870 Ejector thread ? I am assuming that thread went off the The High Road and into the ditch. I know we can all be a pain, but when a thread has some useful information in it, and it then does go in the garbage can as they will sometimes do, is there any way the moderators could edit it...
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    Casual Shotshell Performance Observations

    Some random shotshell observations. Last Saturday, buddy knocked down a Mallard. Swimming cripple. He fired at the cripple at about 45 yards and the Black Cloud strung out from maybe 35 to 60 yards on the water. Missed the duck. After some appropriate words, he tried again, same result...
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    Shooting without Chokes

    Don't.
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    Taurus 605 follow up

    Finally got time to get to the range with the new Taurus 605, 3" bbl. to do more than make sure it went bang. Installed the Wolff springs a few days ago, and from a feel standpoint, it may be the best $7.99 ever spent. It was sooooo good I had visions of only slightly dented primers. No such...
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    Watch the news and speak up.

    From now on, every CNN and other liberal outlet is going to slant every story towards the "need" for gun controls. example: "... street crime in China is extreemely rare, where private gun ownership is virtually banned." However getting run over by tanks for demonstrating is not uncommon...
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    Well, I bought a new Taurus

    I have had a Taurus 431 in 44 Special for many years, and I wanted one of their Model 605, 3", 357s back in the 90s, and I missed out. Well, they have them again, so I just got home with my brand new Taurus 605, 3". I stopped by the range and fired some 38s to check function. A-OK there. Been...
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    Shipping costs !!! HELP !

    I just went and shipped a revolver to Arizona, from Ohio, via UPS. Package weighed 4.55 pounds, value $450. It cost $81.05. Please tell me I did something wrong. And I mean besides not driving 90 miles to use FedEx. Have the costs gone up that much since the last time I shipped one?
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    Revelation

    Okay, no way is this meant to be a criticism. Before I frequented internet boards, the idea that someone would buy a shotgun primarliy as a defensive weapon never even crossed my mind. I mean other than a single shot propped in the corner or such. I am not questioning that it makes sense or...
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    My new Ruger Grips Arrived !!

    Well, I jumped in for new Rosewood grips for my new 50th 44 and new Single Six, and I must say I am well satisfied. All my other blued guns wear ivory (okay fake ivory), but I like these too. The color difference in the picture is much more than is apparent to the eye. Fit is perfect. I just...
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    Oh happy day !

    I get home, and there is a message on the phone that my new gun is here. Too bad they didn't call my cell phone number, which I gave them, and save me 30 miles of driving. But, I am still excited ! Then the phone rings, and it's my doctor. The oncologist (shudder). With the rather good news...
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    Well, I did it. I ordered a pick-me-up.

    I kept looking at them. They were sooo close to what I have yearned for for 30 plus years. Flat top frame, 44 Mag, 6-1/2" barrel. I think it was the darned red plastic box that pushed me over the edge. Even though it has an XR3 rather than an XR3 Red grip frame, I put down a deposit for a...
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    Ruger (New) Vaquero frame size question

    Are the frames on the new Vaqueros and 50th Anniversary .357 Blackhawks smaller than the old Vaquero/New Model Blackhawk frames? I measured one, and I know the 50th Anniversary 44 Magnum Blackhawk frame is not different. I am not talking Grip Frames here, but cylinder frames. I know the...
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    Does anyone have a source for cheezy, gen-u-ine 1950s Matt Dillon style grips

    for a Colt clone OR a Ruger? I am talking Fanner-Fifty era. I know they are totally un-realistic, but I was subconsciously conditioned into liking them forever. And I can't find anything real close. Thanks in advance for any help.
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    Why an electronic scale?

    I have an old Ohaus (remember them?) 10.10 beam scale that has always worked perfectly. A friend's wife gave it to me when he died some years ago, and hence I gave my old Lyman that had less capacity to another friend. A beam scale kind of can't be wrong unless you have an idiot attack setting...
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    Powder manufacturer's load data a function of liability ?

    I have loading data published by Dupont, Winchester, Hodgdon, and Hercules going back to the late 1970's. I even have an empty can from some of the first Blue Dot, with load data on the back, that I have saved. I don't load many shotshells anymore, but I do still load rifle and handgun. The...
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    Just got back from a strange range experience with a 44 Vaquero..

    I went to the range to treat my cabin fever. Took along a Cimarron .44 Spl. and a Ruger Vaquero in 44 Mag., and a bunch of 200 gr. lead round nose Cowboy loads I loaded maybe 5 years ago. I need to practice a little anyway, so I can qualify on the indoor range with a .44, then I can shoot that...
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