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I run Macintosh OS 9.2.2 and Mozilla (gecko) 1.3.1. Two days ago my login screen became a large blank blue screen with login fields at the bottom. Logging in reverts me to the leverguns.com INDEX page I'm accustomed to. When I want to reply to a thread, the forum asks me to login again, and each tim...

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Would not cost of conversion be significantly less, maintaining a 45-70 basis case in a [converted] 45-70 rifle versus converting to a 50 AK basis case? Conversion to the 475 may be as simple as reboring or rebarrelling.

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I anticipate a substantial part of its improvement over comparably loaded 45-70s accrues from the bullet's larger meplat. Wound channel would be commensurately larger.

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Well, 50 Alaskan is done, so I see no reason that this couldn't be. What's the operating pressure of this round? The information I have on this class of cartridge is CUPs are intended to be comparable with modern lever action 45-70s, such as Marlin M1895 and 1886s -- under 42K CUP. Were IMR powders...

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Those of you who have experience with 475 JDJ or 475 GNR in rifles/carbines -- 45-70 brass blown out to .475-caliber -- what are your experiences? Cartridges of the World comments that the cartridge is significantly more effective on game than comparably loaded 45-70s. Apparently, this cartridge cla...

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Not sure if he makes them in Stainless or not. Clyde Ludwig If he can't do it, I might be able to fab one up if I can find some SS. I appreciate your offer to crank one for me. If I actually looked at my messages on Marlin Owners Forum, I would have seen that an earlier query paid off. I have my so...

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During a so-far unsuccessful search for stainless steel crossbolt safety replacement kits, I noticed that one-piece firing pins are available for Marlin M1895s. As far as I can determine, Marlin 336-based rifles have had multipiece firing pins from their inception. I've not detected much grousing ab...

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Who makes or sells M1895 crossbolt safety replacement kits made from stainless steels? What I'm looking for is a kit whose visible areas resemble something normally seen on the action -- screw heads, for example.

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1. 50 Alaskan dies function correctly. Critical area is ability to resize case head.

2. CH, Lee, and Redding can manufacture custom dies to avoid any juryrigging of dies in #1. All I need do is send fired case or two . . . and money.
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I don't understand the allusion to "Bogart."

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double hit. ignore this

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Got my answer.

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I'm considering a lever action converted to 50/2.3 -- that is, a straight-walled 50-110 shortened .100 inch (a 50 Alaskan with 2.3 inch case rather than 2.1). Cartridge overall length would be 2.70 inches. What off-the-shelf dies will reload the cartridge acceptably? Would 50 Alaskan dies reload suc...

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I may be alone in the universe. I prefer [correct height] Lyman target front sight -- with blade of my choice seated upside down. When using an upside down blade, the target is never obscured by the sight blade, regardless of range, and is acquired more quickly than with conventional blade. It takes...

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What are the stock dimensions of short tang Winchester M71, Browning M71, USRAC/Winchester M1886 rifle (26-inch barrel, crescent butt plate), and Marlin M1895 XLR rifles?

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I am aware of two Marlin-smiths who alter M1895 receiver's barrel threads at boss to allow thicker barrels at threads to be used while simultaneously forcing receiver's barrel boss to become part of the hoop strength of the barrel. . . . Whew! Your rifle's cartridge is, for Marlins, very high pressu...

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Do we have any members here who still use film cameras and understand the electronic controls of the modern Canon cameras such as the Rebel 2000 and Elan series? I'm electronics challenged. I've read and read and read the owners manual of my Rebel 2000, and any thing else I can, and NONE of it make...

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Remove the magazine tube screw first, then remove the forearm and mag tube together by pulling down & forward. Take care not to lose the follower, which might go a-spring, when the mag spring pressure is released. Take further care during re-instalation, that the rear magazine tube bulge is opp...

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I'm part-way through a stock swap. I've run into a snag. I cannot remove Marlin 1896 GS' foreend. I've removed the foreend cap. Foreend is loose around the magazine tube. But there is a wedge between barrel and magazine tube into which foreend cap screws thread. This wedge appears to interfere with ...

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Let me know if you need any other angles or measurements. I was surprised on the threads for the barrel and the work they did there. I think that was done because the chamber was extended to accomodate the .457mag. Interesting machine. What is the composition of stock beneath finish? What is finish...

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While I have little interest in Glocks or semiautos, I had assumed that Glocks sold in USA were made in a factory located in USA. If this is accurate, Glock would be immune from any federal sanction pertaining to any Austrian sales to Iran.

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I'm not saying you are wrong, but have you considered this. The signs appeared in a Los Angeles Police Department Squad Room. Perhaps, the set was dressed to accurately reflect some of the signage in an actual LAPD Squad Room. I have yet to see the first police department festooned with signs sayin...

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We should all be boycotting Hollywood in general. As always, it's rotting American societal values. A little more extreme than I care to be. What offends me about this repetitive bitch-slap is that the series is based upon senseless violence and killing, replete with explosions and gratuitous gunfi...

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This has irritated me for years. Because of it, I do not patronize motion pictures with Mel Gibson (acting) or Richard Donner (directing). In several backgrounds of scenes occurring in the protagonists' police station -- I think the first "Lethal Weapon" did not have this, but I'm not sure...

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I want to convert my straight grip stainless steel M1895 to pistol grip. I cannot identify parts numbers for the Trigger Guard Plate correct for pistol grip stainless steel M1895. I do not know whether tang screw must be correct for the Trigger Guard Plate. I am unsure what other parts, excluding le...

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Naphtali, I don't know where to go to get stocks, so I can't help there. But I have a question about the grey stocks Marlin sells. Would it not be possible to strip the finish off the Marlin wood and refinish it to the color you want? It's just a thought. Joe Joe: Laminated hardwood stocks are made...

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Where can I obtain replacement laminated birch, walnut, or maple buttstock and foreend for current Marlin M1895 rifles? I seek a stock shape identical with the current pistol grip 1895s. I am aware I can buy Marlin-manufactured laminated birch stock. I loathe the color and Marlin will not make the s...

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Estimates of off-shore oil reserves show that the amount of oil available will achieve little change in the country's problem. Alberta has HUGE oil shale reserves, the technology to extract being available. And, of course, the cost of nuclear power (about half of our oil consumption being consumed b...

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There is an Acrobat file available for download that is the Court's decision, complete with dissenting opinions. You need not guess.

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Stainless steel I can't give sources. But what you want should be at Midwest Gun Works http://www.midwestgunworks.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MGWI&Category_Code=C-018-4 , either of these parts numbers: P070150 (Hammer M-1886 & M-1886 Carbine); or P070750 (Hammer M-71...

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Several months ago I posed a nearly identical query on other forums. And I have an answer. Break Free CLP is a cleaning agent, corrosion inhibitor, and lubricant. It was originally intended to be used on M16s and the ID of 105 mm howitzer barrels -- as I was told by Captain Williams, my company comm...

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Wouldn't you know it. . . . Just got an E-mail from Mic McPherson. He makes for the Marlin M1895 the 510 Kodiak Express http://www.levergun.com/KodiakExpress.htm . Equally important is his additional information that [he has determined] the Marlin M1895 action can accept cartridges as long as 2.73 i...

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What's a 470 Turnbull? I read the article on the 475 Turnbull but have never heard of the 470. Mr. Turnbull has announced a slightly shortened version of the 475 Turnbull. It can be fired in 475 Turnbull-chambered rifles. Think of the 480 Ruger's relationship with 475 Linebaugh and you'll be about ...

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I have acquired a M1895 stainless steel rifle that I intend to have converted to 470 Turnbull, 475 Turnbull, 50 Alaskan, or 50-110. Figuring strongly is the overall cartridge length that is safely available for a converted rifle. I believe 2.550 inches is the maximum OAL available in a standard M189...

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While the man is vigorous, he is in his early seventies. Rather than battle over something that is nonsensical -- the last winner who paid attention to his platform was James K. Polk, who fulfilled every campaign promise -- concentrate on the vice-presidential nomination. This is the person who may ...

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Hobie wrote:Calling a tail a leg don't make it one.

Are we the only people who've incorporated Lincoln's quote as our own?

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I need to acquire three (3) 50-110/50 Express dummy rounds. Can anyone make them available?

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Howdy, ON the 50-110 maximum cartridge length is 2.8", with LFN or WFN bullets it is best to go a little shorter 2.75", for feeding ease. On the molds that I ordered from Veral Smith I told him the max length that I wanted and he put the crimp groove appropriately. The heavier the bullet ...

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The 50-110/50 Express uses a 2.4-inch case on a maximum cartridge length of 2.88 inches (more realistically 2.75 inches). When converting a rifle, you can specify a rate of twist compatible with longer bullets Longer, heavier cast bullets, unless they are WFNs, will have a nose length from the crimp...

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Thanks, guys, for going for honesty rather than pleasantness. I differentiate between rifling that has been broached and cut rifling -- many passes scraping a progressively deeper groove -- referred to as single point. Regarding pushing or pulling the button, if there is a significant difference bet...

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Please compare otherwise identical barrels using smokeless powder loads in the 36-40K CUP pressure range reasonable for modern "traditional" lever actions. When using hard cast gas check bullets in large bore lever actions chambered for 450 Alaskan, 475 Turnbull, 50 Alaskan, 50 Express, an...

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More than 20 years ago I lived in Santa Clara County, California where I saw what I consider the most humorous bumper sticker I've seen: I brake for hallucinations. It compares favorably with yours.

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I called Starline. They have furnished a 50-110 basic case with 475 Turnbull head stamp to Mr. Turnbull. He is having all additional operations to manufacture 475 Turnbull ammunition done -- probably by a local custom ammunition manufacturer. Jack Monteith has pointed me toward a web site having Pow...

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More great stuff. runfiverun: Would I be able to use -- that is, feed correctly while having acceptably accuracy -- LBT WFN bullets? I have an LBT 340-grain .476 WFN GC mold that I use in 480 Ruger and 475 Linebaugh. While this particular bullet is too light for 475 Turnbull, Veral (LBT) can make a ...

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Great stuff here. Thanks, guys. I've been informed Starline is making 475 brass for Doug Turnbull. I just queried Starline to identify whether it will be on their product list now. *** I have tang sight information overload. I have semipistol grip 1886 and full pistol grip M71. I think I read that t...

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I have a friend who will be receiving from Doug Turnbull in a few weeks a USRAC/Winchester M1886 takedown rifle in 475 Turnbull. I am delaying making a decision on having mine converted until I take a look at what his 475 does. Can 475 Turnbull brass be made by fire forming Winchester 348 WCF brass ...

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I have Miroku-Win M1886 and Browning M71. The M71 has a Williams adjustable aperture sight affixed to the left-rear of receiver. I dislike the sight's mounting location. For heavy recoiling rifles, will a tang-mounted sight be satisfactory -- that is, it won't recoil into my spectacles? Would there ...

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I use hard cast 215-grain Hoch FNGC bullets, diameter .349 inch, without crimp groove, with 40.0 grains IMR 3031, CCI 200 primer, in a Winchester case. Case length is 2.245 inches; overall length is 2.735 inches. Chronographed velocity 1860-1890 fps. Rifle is Browning M71 carbine with 20-inch barrel...

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You will need a lower tang, lever, and PG stock from Winchester. I converted one of my 1886 Extra Lights to a full mag, PG configuration using these parts, as well as others from MGW. . . . Mike: Great stuff, especially the graphics. You appear to have done what I want to do. A couple of follow-up ...

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I believe all Grade 1 Browning M1886 actions have straight grips. What is the least expensive procedure to render the action only to semipistol grip? What kind of dollars are we talking about? I understand some custom gunsmiths convert grip assemblies from one to another. I also believe USRAC/Winche...

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Naphtali, you can carry a firearm when you bow hunt, it's legal in Montana. Go to the Montana F&G website and look it up. danny Many thanks, Dan. Other than trusting an individual's integrity, how does a checking station confirm that the animal has not been shot, then forced in an arrow shaft? ...

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