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    Custom Mosin build. Need help with caliber. Don’t hate.

    Two thoughts. There is a steel ram cartridge, they made it the "rimmed Remington." You use .303 Brit brass/shell holder and .35 Remington dies. I think the .303 rim and the 7.62x54R are close. #2). The .405 WCF was an almost straight, minimum taper, .30/40 Krag case (or .303 Brit), slightly...
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    Revolver lifespan, lead bullets vs jacketed

    Best basic reference I have, Old Elmer Keith wrote that the military dumped the WWI .45 ACP revolvers following the war and so he had access to several thru the Nat. Guard. He said that 5,000 rounds of jacketed bullets would make the barrels, of steel of that era, about a smoothbore. At the same...
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    Blackhawk vs super blackhawk.

    Originally Mr. Ruger brought out the .44 Mag in the Blackhawk. Friend had one so I can say I have handled one. (Made a chunk when he sold to collector!) THEN Mr. R decided the Blackhawk was not strong enough and discontinued the .44 Mag. Redesign came out with more metal in the area of the rear...
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    C&R or New 308

    HECK!!! The last of the SMLE (Brit) for competition as I understand and a ton of 93 Mausers were rebarreled to .308. And, yes, the story goes that someone did a whole herd of 98's to .308 for the new state of Israel... Militia use. If you look you can find a mil surlp that shoots all the .308...
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    V Notch Express Sights - Are They Any Good and How do They Stack up Against Peeps?

    Old Jack OConnor wrote that he bought a peep on a rifle, back when glass was scarce and expensive, unscrewed the peep sight disc, put in in a drawer with dozens of others, and went hunting. POINT: the eye will align the front sight with the strongest light thru the peep. Small holes are...
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    45/70 BP in Contender

    To my surprise, Harvey Donaldson began competing with the muzzle loaded, single shot black powder rifles of the late 1800s... for this discussion I would add that per his writings he said they sought best accuracy by "reducing the charge," yes, REDUCING the charge. Then they filled the case with...
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    Winchester 25-20 info please

    Beware... As cartridges became the thing, circa 1870, Colt attempted the .44 Walker power with the .45 Long Colt round. Winchester used the same rim diameter but a narrower body, I suspect to allow for more reliable extraction with more rim. Came out with a .44/40. .44 caliber used a .428...
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    Museum Of The Fur Trade

    Well, really... My mother is from the rural Chadron area so I was past this institution many, many times before I finally stopped and went in. Many people had said to me, "if you like guns, you should go there..." I was GREATLY disappointed. I thought it was a collection of a couple...
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    Cant get crisco here, would shea or cocoa butter work?

    Yes, I know I am "odd" but.. In the days of black powder the fascination with animal lubes centered around that was all there was. I have read that Native Americans gather floating crude products, like vasiline for use as salve and laxative. Bear grease was recommended for wagon axels (pulled...
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    Sizing Herter's case in .30-06

    Well, I heard... We are going back a long way. Herters went out of business in the '70's I think. I bought a bunch of 8x57 on close out for $0.02 per LONG ago. Sorry I didn't pig out on the belted mag. .264 WCF were $0.03 per. (Bags of 50). I found the brass to be a trifle soft and thought...
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    8MM vs 30 caliber

    Ignorance... 8mm Mausers were common as bring backs BUT Uncle Sam would sell a surplus 1903 to the common folk for $18.00 (or $18.50?) dropped on your front porch by REA (Railway Express Agency). And at the same time, you could buy surplus ammo for $0.01 each. Most of the brass hit the ground...
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    lead projectiles & 7.62x54r

    Oh wellllllll You have a great advantage with the 54R, it has a rim. No problems with headspace in lighter loads... If you are going to use "full weight" bullets there are very, very forgiving powders. Greased lead bullets have much, much less resistance/friction. Lyman manuals usually have...
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    Is it useful to send the NRA-ILA any more money?

    NRA is the big, old dog in the yard with much bureaucratic bumbling. Years ago, I would get a notice to contact my elected officials about this or that vote. It came 2nd class mail and a day or more AFTER the vote. I complained. They took me off the mailing list! Friend, gunsmith lived about 2...
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    Powder going bad

    Here we go again... O.K. Powder is made with solvents like alcohol and acetone and should smell like rubbing alcohol and nail polish remover (acetone). Obviously, having the can open lets some of the vapors get away. If it is going bad then it gives off acidic smell like vinegar and the rotten...
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    Imperial wax question

    #1 & #2 If you must be cheap, cheap, cheap... the traditional high pressure lubes are lanolin and castor oil. Get them at a drug store. You can mix them. Getting them off is a bit of work but not much. Imperial is about the best I have ever heard anyone talk of. Hodgdon's used to sell a...
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    Rifles/Handguns as Investments

    By way of comparison... In the history books I heard again and again that President Frank Roosevelt "set the price of gold at $35.00 and ounce." O.K. The part that is not politically correct and not talked about very loudly or often, In the preceding 2 years or so, the government under Mr...
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    Rifles/Handguns as Investments

    My favorite "money advisor" is Roland Manarin, Omaha, NE. He was a child in WW II Europe. He saw "economy" from the most basic, barter. Came to US and got educated. In his book he has pictures of German people burning bales of money for heat because the paper money would make more heat than the...
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    Interesting Conversation with an ANTI

    #1 & #2 #2). "1) because driving a car isn't a constitutional right." Actually the registration and drivers license are at the root for tax purposes. They want to know who has what and who can operate it so they can tax it. My mother told of getting her first drivers license by sending a...
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    Sorry Two More Questiona

    #2 & #1 #2). Mixed powder? How cheap are you? You might try minimum bullseye loads... Remember powder is loaded with nitrogen. If nothing else, dump it in the garden or grass... fertilizer. Not complete but better than waste it. #1). How many? I did my first with a pocket knife. Gets old...
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    Newbie needing answers

    Best start... Hit a gun show or three and buy used manuals of different brands, 6 or more. Study them carefully. One will "read easier" for you. Buy a new one of that brand for current data/ powder and primers and to a lessor degree bullets and cases. The bullet makers books, as a rule will...
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