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    Becker Knives

    I had heard of Becker knives,but had never owned one,or knew anything about the history of them until about a year and a half ago.A friend of mine held a wilderness skills campout in the Cherokee Nat Forest for members of another forum and Ethan Becker came by and invited us up to his compound...
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    Rudy Etchen

    This guy was an amazing shooter and won about every competition there was to win.His son Joel sells shotguns and his website joeletchenguns.com has a family history section with several articles and interviews about Rudy's life and achievments. I found it fascinating reading and thought...
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    Why ribbed hulls?

    I recently went through all my shells to see which ones had steel bases.I found that every box I had whether it cost 5 dollars a box or 25 dollars a box had steel bases,with the exception of Win AA's which were brass. The AA's were also the only ones with a smooth hull,all the rest had ribbed...
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    Steel replaces brass

    When did steel bases replace brass in shotshell hulls?I have read that Remington started to do this as early as 1970.I have checked with a magnet all the diff. shells I have on hand and the Win AA,s are the only ones that are brass.The shells I have are Win bulk,Rem bulk,and Fed bulk pack from...
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    Hunting Shows

    I used to love to watch hunting shows on tv but don't watch them much anymore.Too much emphasis on the size or numbers of critters killed,too much emphasis on the actual arrow or bullet strike.Too many times I watched an arrow strike a deer in the butt or gut and when the nimrod goes up to claim...
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    Magazine cap on 870 Express loosening?

    Has anyone else had problems with the cap loosening?The Wingmaster barrel has a little detent ball that engages little depressions in the cap,the Express has little v shaped teeth inside the cap that engage v shaped teeth on the plastic magazine spring retainer.Not a problem hunting but at the...
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