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    .458 WM in AK

    I'm going on a blacktail hunt on Kodiak Island in 2 years. My buddy and I are taking two rifles, his Model 70 in 7mm RM for the deer, and my Mk-X in .458 WM as a bear stopper. My question is, what bullet in the .458? 500 grain solids aren't really what I want to use. I'd like something with...
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    Krag question

    Can anyone explain an easy way to remove a krag bolt?? I am going to look at a nicely sporterized one Saturday, and know these aren't the strongest actions around. I also know these guns were case-hardened, and not heat treated, and can crack at the locking lug if fed over pressure ammo. So I...
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    Single shot action strength ??

    I just purchased one of my holy grail rifles... A real Remington No. 1 Rolling Block mid-range sporter in .45-70. I haven't tried to see when it was made, but I know it's one of the recent custom shop guns, and it has a low serial #. Bought used, but the former owner never shot it. So...
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    180 grain .38 special loads?

    I have a supply of 180 grain hardcast .358 bullets, but can't find a +p loading for them. They'd be fired out of a Dan Wesson 709, which is identical to a DW 715 except the chambers are shorter for .38 instead of .357, so hotter loads would be OK. A DW employee told me that the gun's cylinders...
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    1903.. what mod?

    I have a Remongton 1903 and we (my dad and I) are trying to figure out what model it is. 4 groove barrel, ladder rear sight, but stamped parts on alot of it. Numbers match where we can find them, and of all things, it has absolutey gorgeous figure in the stock. Is this a refit gun, or a...
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    Cast bullets in .458 WM?

    I tried some 420 grain hardcast .459 gascheck bullets in my .458 Winmag Interarms Mauser Mk 10, using 20 grains of Unique (Max allowed 22 grains). The gun sprayed all over the paper, with the bullets tumbling badly. The load shows maybe 1400 fps... maybe too slow to stabilize? The gun shoots...
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    My wife is so cool!

    On tuesday this week I picked up my new Shotgun. A Knight TK-2000 for turkey and whatever else I can do with a ML shotty. My lovely wife, after handling the Knight, declared that she needed a 20 gauge, because there was no way she was going to be able to handle the Knight's 12 gauge heft...
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    Got a new toy today!

    After being on order for a few weeks, my new Knight TK-2000 shotgun has arrived. Now if the weather would cooperate I could shoot it. Anyone with experience with muzzleloading shotty's please pass on some knowledge. This is my first time with a frontstuffer scattergun. Hopefully I'll have it...
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    Firehawk shotty conversion

    Question for some of the smarter fella's. I've got a .58 T/C firehawk that don't shoot for beans. I did some figuring, and .58 is a 24 bore. If I had the rifling milled out of her, I'd have a modern interpretation of a smooth rifle, basically. It'd be a dandy rabbit/squirrel shotgun, with...
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    I'm ready

    The opener for "shotgun" season in my part of NY is a few weeks away, but for me it's "muzzleloader" season. Thursday afternoon I did my final tuning on my two fav's. The GPR in .54 shot as well as ever, but with 80 grains of 777 FFg instead of 100 grains of Pyrodex. With the roundball, one...
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    round ball guns

    I went to the range last saturday, and took the GPR out. Tried 777 FFg for the first time in this gun. Dropped the load down a bit to 80 grains to compensate for the stouter 777. Shot to the same point of impact at 50 yards as the pyrodex load did, in a raggedy cloverleaf. 4 wet patches, 4...
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    heavy .452 bullets?

    I've got a T/C Omega in .50 and I want to try heavy (450 to 500 grains) .45 bullets in MMP sabots, but much above 350 grains the bullets go to .458, and the sabots only fit .452 bullets. Anybody know of a maker of heavy .452's, or do I need to get a sizing die and run .458's thru? Any...
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    Black bear backup gun

    My hunting buddy and I have decided to go after black bear this fall in the Adirondacks of NY. I'm taking my T/C Omega in .50, using 300 grain Hornady SST-ML's and 130 grains of Hogden's 777 powder, which is more than enough for blackies (or anything else in North America). My buddy is going...
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    Broomhandle parts?

    My father has a mint condition, threaded barrel 7.63 broomhandle mauser, and is looking for someplace to buy stripper clips and other parts for it. Anybody have any ideas?? Thanks, Jeff
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    raised cheekpiece?

    I'm looking for a synthetic (read: black) way to increase the comb height on my T/C Omega. The gun is a sweet shooter but the comb is just a bit (1/4") low for me to really fit well. I have a comb extention on my Ithaca 87 slug gun that laces on, but it's leather and wouldn't go with the black...
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    7.62X39 vs Bear??

    So I'm watching the Sopranos season premiere last night and I see they're using an AK-47 for bear watch... I couldn't resist :evil: How would the 7.62X39 do against a black bear?? I have very little experience with that round, only dumping one 30 round mag out of a thumbhole chinese AK...
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    .458 Lott?

    I have an Interarms Mk X big ring mauser in .458 Winchester. I was wondering what would be required besides reaming the chamber a little longer to make the big girl a .458 Lott. I'm looking for a few more FPS with the 500 grain solids, and that looks like an easy fix, but the magazine may be...
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    Taylor KO formula ??

    I was wondering if any of you guys might be able to explain the Taylor KO formula. I remember reading about it when I was younger, but cannot find anything explaining it now. I'm trying to figure out how my .58 cal Firehawk useing 560 grain Maxi-Hunter in front of 90 grains Pyrodex RS. I...
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    Bad day at the range

    It's a week before deer season and I get to take the Omega and the Zouave out for one more precious confidence building shooting session. (200 yards is, by the way, a long ways for a muzzleloader.) May as well not have gone. Forgot caps for the rifle-musket, and didn't figure it out till the...
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    Bullets hitting low

    I ordered some boat tail spitzer type bullets for my omega, and went shooting with them today for the first time. they weigh 375 grains, and I was useing 150 grains of pyrodex RS. (Trying out the 200 yard muzzleloader idea) They shoot into nice groups at 50 yards, (sub 2" for 5 shots) but I...
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