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I've got a Winchester Classic Rifle made around 1970. The octagon barrel doesn't have a tenon for the forearm cap that came with the gun. The Octagon barrel has a long, milled flat on the bottom side as well, so what's hidden by the forearm isn't really "octagon" for some length. This conf...

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A friend of mine was looking a lot of that stuff up he got a lot of help from the LDS Church. I think he said they have a web site just for that. Yes they do. Every couple of years our State Historical Society has a big exhibit at one of the fairgrounds. Towns and groups from all over participate. ...

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Where I live we don't register guns and we don't have permits required for carrying them. Don't be stirring the pot and giving our newbee liberal socialists any ideas. They've taken over too much already!

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I definitely would have bought that one, but I would be looking for some nice walnut to replace the black plastic. Nice rifle though! Yup! Nice rifle. I'd also be looking for some nice walnut, as well as a nosecap to replace that barrel band around the forearm. That's all strictly optional though. ...

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Have you considered trying a slightly softer cast bullet with that borrowed mold that gives you a slightly wobbly result? I'm thinking of something like instead of adding a little bit of tin, trying 9 pounds of wheelweight to one pound pure lead. This has worked for me pretty well in 45-70 loads, wi...

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I once had a Winchester model 1200 that had acquired a big scratch in one side of the receiver one day while grouse hunting. After carrying that gun around for a couple of years, I got some of that Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black and tried it. I was successful in blending that scratch back in, and in...

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Why do people always view a body in a casket and say he looks good? It seems to be traditional. They also say "he was a hard worker" too. When my time comes I don't mind if they say I look good but at that point, d**mit I'm resting in peace. Don't be bringing up any of that hard work stuf...

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The three most important things in getting cast bullets to shoot well are...size, size, and size! Slug your bore and throats and fit the bullets to your gun. Agreed. Remember--no two guns are absolutely alike as they come from the manufacturer. But don't forget a good lube as well. I've found that ...

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I don't believe it. I think this photo is staged. Everyone knows you can't shoot antelope with anything but a 257 Weatherby Magnum Bolt action at less than 400 yards!! Common knowledge, in fact I believe it may even be illegal in some states to shoot antelope with a lever gun.?? Hunted the same way...

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Yeah, $425 is pretty high. Especially since I saw a brand-new Rossi (Braztech version) on the gun shelf at a local Dicks Sporting Goods store, with a price tag hanging from the lever saying $399.00! 44 Magnum, 20 inch carbine.

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my 32 Special is a 1942 Winchester. I've had it since I was 12 yrs old....some 47 years and before that it was my grandfather's gun. I shoot 170 gr FNBB(no gas check) cast bullet sized .322 over 15 grs 4759. This gets me 1600 fps with no recoil and wants to go in the same hole all day long.......Mi...

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A straight stock 1895, THAT I like. Good price too. Joe I LIKE IT too! That is a fine looking rifle. Good job on the repair and refinish. I like it as well. That forearm looks to be tastefully slimmer than the usual tree trunks that Marlin puts on most of their stuff too. I wish they made Marlins i...

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I have gotten a brass tumbler. Do you size and de-prime before or after tumbling brass? Sometimes I size and decap before I tumble. And sometimes I just toss the fired cases in the tumbler. Then size and decap later. Then again sometimes I tumble them first, size and decap them, then tumble them ag...

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Very sorry for your loss. It's hard, but you did the right thing. Cats can be very loyal buddies and are a special sort of pet.

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I've got Rossi's in 44 mag and 357. If I had to choose only one, for the purposes you describe, it would be the 357, and I'd either make it over according to the Nate Kiowa Jones video, or send it to Nate for his slickup job. By the way--when I bought mine a while back, an old gunsmith buddy with lo...

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The barrel must be slugged, prior to shooting any jacketed bullets. The factory Remington 44-40 jacketed bullets are .426", the Winchester's are .425". I would not use a 240 gr. bullet. That barrel can be from .425" to .432". It was meant to shoot BP, if Smokless is necessary I ...

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Is .35 Remington an option (I don't know the case dimensions vs. the .30-30)...? This would IMO not be practical, from what I've read in this thread so far. The 35 Remington is a great round--but the Model 94 that Canuckcowboy has is a rifle that's made for a rimmed cartridge. The 35 Remmie is riml...

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Just a thought or 2. Did you try other ammo? Maybe it doesn't like gummy points. Another option is to chop the barrel off before the bulge if it actually is bulged. Turn into a 22 inch special edition. Just food for thought. My thoughts exactly - besides, a bulge is indicated by an area where the t...

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Not for me. I once considered making a Sako my go-to rifle and selling off the others but the (then) $750 price tag was off-putting. It has been factory Rugers for the store-bought guns for me mostly and pretty much old Mausers I have picked up for under a hundred bucks - and that's been mostly old...

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It's your gun, and you've absolutely got the right to spend all you want to give it that old-timey look. Like others here, I think that the fat Marlin forearms are an ugly waste of lumber and an eyesore, but those cowboy models aren't that fat. Then there's the matter of the crescent buttplate. I ne...

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I generally agree with the other posters, in particular those of 86er. One thing I noticed, though, were the comments about belling the case mouth. This is not necessary unless you are loading cast bullets. Most loading manuals address this issue, at least in passing. The 30-30 is the caliber that I...

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game keeper wrote:WOW...

WOW indeed! You took the word right out of my keyboard!

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I've read for years about lots of cartridges being greatly improved since they shoot the bullet 2-300 fps faster than the older cartridge. That used to mean something to me, but no more. If the bullet is placed accurately the animal will not know the difference. And, I'll receive a little less muzz...

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I got banned from that site too. Let's just say that I really don't give a darn about them or the bigotted sense of humor of some that post there. They had a newbee that started off his membership by posting a string of about 20 ethnic jokes individually involving several nationalities--Irish, Polis...

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Hobie's right. I have one of those molds and they do take a 30 cal gascheck. By the way, when sized to .310 or .311, bullets from that mold make great plinkers and small game bullets for use in 30-30's. Lyman discontinued these some years ago, and it seems like the cast bullet crowd has been keeping...

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Since you don't really care for the maple leaves, try looking for a "Classic". They were made in both carbine and rifle form for a few years. The loading gate is either gold or silver and there may be some sort ot engraving around the receiver edge. Happy Hunting. :D Except for the loadin...

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I don't know what the groups actually would measure, but my 38 special load that I've been using in a Rossi Trapper feed just fine and are consistently accurate for plinking at 50 yd. I use a Lee 125 gr cast bullet (actual cast weight is 131 gr), lubed with Javalina and propelled by Titegroup. My bu...

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How did they shoot?

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In 1910, World Middleweight Boxing Champion Stanley Ketchel, while visiting a friend's ranch in Missouri, had loaned a Marlin 22 rifle to a ranch hand who later shot the champ in the back with it. It was a famous incident well known to boxing fans. Back in 1910, the murder made national news for day...

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It sure looks worth $650 to Me. the only reason the "DEALER" says You got killed is He's mad that He didn't pay $350 for it so He could put it on the rack or on Gunbroker asking $1500 and selling it as "rare".from Your pictures the wood looks to fit the metal good. I say clean i...

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Sixgun has recommended a good bullet choice for you. The 32 Special has a good reputation for being a good cast bullet shooter, and the RCBS bullet is one of the few choices on the market for it. You'll need to work up a load, but there's plenty of data available for that task. Sixgun has also recom...

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Joe, I have Firefox, and I'm getting less fond of it as time goes by. Firefox 4 isn't compatible with a lot of my add-ons that I used to have. Your screen looks a bit different than mine does, too, but I guess there's ways to set up a screen that one of us did and one of us didn't. In Firefox, they ...

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I always crimp everything I load with the Lee FCD, even those bullets without a cannelure. For bullets (and boolits) used in my leverguns, all have a crimp groove that I use, and these get a moderate, noticeable crimp. If I'm crimping calibers that I use in bolt action rifles, I normally set my crim...

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Griff wrote:Beer for us neandrothals in the cheap seats!

That would be guys like me, parked in a cheap seat with my cheap beer and levergun across my lap.

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VERY nice looking Marlin there, Kirk. Too bad they still don't make them looking anywhere near as good.

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That finished rifle is truly a thing of beauty. I've no doubt that given the precise attention you put into this job, it will shoot as good as it looks. As good, but not better because I don't believe they come any better than the job you just did.

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.22, .357, and 45-70. That's a really versatile outfit. Add a 30-30, and you have everything from bunnies to polar bears covered. And with just four rounds. That can't be, cuz I've got way more than four different calibers, and I don't have it all covered yet :D Everybody needs a 30-30 to go with t...

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They didn't make very many. Does it still have the factory iron sights still mounted on the gun? My guess is that this gun's probably more value without that Bushnell scope than with it.

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You used to find new snow shoes sold in a lot of outdoor type stores, The Canada made ones were usually the rawhide type, but I've seen them laced with nylon rope too. Yours are the "Bearpaw" style used for better maneuverability in brush or heavy forest, they don't float as good as the H...

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I'm wanting to start this project. Would like to go with an octagon barrel, possibly a longer magazine tube to match along with improving the wood. Any ideas on where I can get a barrel and/or mag tube? Thanks... Didn't Marlin have a program that would do this for you at the factory, if your rifle ...

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What a beautiful rifle. Too bad Marlin still doesn't make rifles that look as nice as that one. Great caliber, too.

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I agree with Hobie and others. The Model 1300, and the 1200's that preceded it are decent guns. I had a Model 1200 that I bought new, along with a spare deer-slug barrel. When I bought it, I thought I needed a 30 inch full-choke barrel. That one didn't get used, but a shorter, improved cylinder barr...

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Idunno jl , these from top to bottom are origional . 1936 , 1951 . and 1971 http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/rifles/IMG_7935-5.jpg Edit to add , just in case you thought that '336 had a 2x4 forearm http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/littlelou66/IMG_2325.jpg Nice looking Marlins,...

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If you're thinking of sprucing up the stock finish, I've got a great suggestion. I took some WATCO Danish Oil in medium walnut and applied it directly over my original dull brown stained Rossis. A couple of coats and a bit of rubbing it in and I have two gorgeous looking stocks now. They came out m...

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I don't think a lot were made , but I can't find any production #'s . Also , I've not noticed much of a premuim on price for them even though there are not a lot around. According to Col. Brophy s book : "Production of the Model 1936 rifle started late in 1936 for the 1937 market. The 1936 Mod...

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May you have a full and speedy recovery.

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CoSteve, Have you considered trying some of the milder listed loads for the 429215 gr Lyman cast bullet in your 44 Mag? I've used that bullet in a Winchester Trapper, and later in a 24 inch EMF Rossi for several years. It's listed as being a 210 grainer in Lyman Reloading Handbook No. 48, but I've f...

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I suggested Cast Boolits forum because I had learned a few things there and thought they were still manned up with a lot of good folks. I didn't think it rude but rather I thought it helpful. Since they aren't what they were and we are, I think you should hang with us. :wink: For certain there is s...

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I hope that 30-30 stays in your family forever. It's got history! Nice collection.

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Go here: http://castboolits.gunloads.com/ and start reading. It is an open forum, so it is inflicted with opinionitis. :roll: Good luck, Mark :lol: Yup. The question you started this thread with has been dealt with lots of times over there, and you can see the answers. lots of opinions on alloys, s...

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