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For several decades I have used WRFs in my magnum Smith and Wesson handguns (648, 51, and 651) for lower powered and quieter squirrel loads on my rural Missouri wooded acreage. When just woods walking or taking a hike for the mail (LONG walk), I often carry the cylinders with three WMRs and three WR...

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My Mountain Gun came with Hogue Goodyears, but I would not be surprised if some came with Ahrends grips. He did supply a bunch of stocks to SW.

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Here are my two sets of Ahrends with that same speedloader cut. Your appears to be the same as the one on the upper right, without the finger grooves. Ahrends often offered them with or without the grooves.

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I have two sets of Ahrends grips with that exact speedloader cutout (most are different). I will post photos of them in two or three hours.

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Look like Ahrends grips to me. I have a bunch of his revolver grips, but not that particular model. Kim Ahrends closed up shop in 2020. They remain popular with SW guys, and prices have shot up from around $70 new in 2020 to sometimes over $150 used now. There is a set (oil finished and a different ...

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I check in here daily because of the great discussions, but rarely post for reasons even I don't understand. Anyway, I am enjoying this topic greatly and thought I would chip in with a photo of a comparison I did recently between Federal crimped shot shells and the CCI capsuled shotshells. The diff...

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That is the prevailing theory. Don't know what the difference would be in a smoothbore, but am anxious to find out.

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I check in here daily because of the great discussions, but rarely post for reasons even I don't understand. Anyway, I am enjoying this topic greatly and thought I would chip in with a photo of a comparison I did recently between Federal crimped shot shells and the CCI capsuled shotshells. The diffe...

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Browning .22 ammo is all rebranded Winchester rimfire stuff. If your firearm likes Winchester ammo, the parallel Browning .22 ammo should work fine.

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I'll play:

SW 60-15 .357

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Check on the way.

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Don't post as often as I should on the site, but the topic sparked a recent 'free meal' event I witnessed. I occasionally leave the scope sighted .22s in the house and take out an ancient Remington Rolling Block #4 in .22 to bag squirrels around my place. A couple of weeks ago I shot a squirrel that...

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. IMO, a more important question would be: Will the rounds loaded with the longer bootlits actually feed from the magazine to the chamber in YOUR rifle ? No tickee, no laundry - if they won't pass muster, all else is moot. (unless a single-shot levergun is what's wanted) . If the OP's 53 is like mi...

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I also have one of the dang short-chambered Browning 53s. Love the gun, hate that aspect of it. I do not believe there is a current jacketed .32 bullet, when seated to the cannelure, that will fit in the chamber. I have tried most of them. Luckily, I have still have hundreds of the old Remington 32-...

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Missouri Department of Conservation says 70% must be killed each year in order to just keep the population at an even level. They have outlawed pursuing hogs on state lands because they claim that hunters are messing up their trapping operations. Evidentally, MDC sets up a large bait site, lets it s...

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Looks like a double rifle (Merkle type profile action) and a scope mounted with claw mounts.

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I have used, with great success, double-layer bullhide belts from www.thebeltman.net with great success.

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On airlines. Have firearm in a locked,ASA approved case and lock, unloaded and declared as a firearm to the airline clerk.. Check-in at a kiosk? you will be asked if baggage is special, like sporting equipment(skis, golf clubs, guns etc) just push the yes button. NO AMMO.. PERIOD. Counts as one pie...

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Inthewoods, How is the Privi Partisan ammo in general? Have read mixed reviews on it. RustyJr I haven't tried any calibers from this maker other than the carbine stuff, and only that in limited quantities. It works fine and not remarkable in any way. I would buy it again, especially since it may be...

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Of the tests I have read in the past, Remington soft points are the 'Gold Standard' in this caliber. These are what I keep loaded in my carbine magazines. The only thing I have killed with the Remington's was a groundhog and they (it), of course, worked well. I also have some Prvi Partizan soft-poin...

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I have both and, if CCW is a real consideration, I would go with the Lightweight Commander. It is SO much easier to tote around.

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Cabelas made me wait 45 minutes in the background check line in order to purchase a Smith and Wesson tip-up revolver made decades before 1898. How stupid, and definitely a CYA policy.

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I, too, made the trip from central Missouri to Springfied recently to visit the museum (and go to a wedding). The museum is absolutely remarkable. I even had a hard time getting my wife out of there. There is also a great archery museum adjoining the firearms museum. I have been shooting a bow for w...

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I drove through to look at the changes they make to the range a few weeks ago, but didn't shoot. My son shoots there occassionally, but not since the range was 'upgraded.' I didn't realize that you can't shoot from the standing position. That is terrible. I live 40 or so miles east of there and have...

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Beautiful rifle! I have a Browning 53 and love it, but there is nothing like the 'real thing' as you have. Photo of my Browning with refinished stock: http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/01975.JPG Like your rifle, mine has an extremely short throat and requires bullets specifcally designed for th...

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I think my wife will really be interested in the handgun. She is rather small and not particularly strong in the hands and wrists. She presently carries a SW60, but the double action trigger is tough for her (even after spring replacement). My wife has trouble retracting the slide on tiny .380s and ...

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How well are the sights regulated on the ones you folks have fired? Can I aim dead on at a 20 yard rabbit's head and feel confident? I almost always prefer adjustable sights on a .22 because of the small targets I use these guns for, so I was wondering.

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I think he said Marling didn't make many 39's, not 39A's.

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I have been calling midwest coyotes for about dozen years or so. It gives this old retired guy something constructive to do through the colder winter months. I usually eat breakfast, drive out somewhere within a few miles to set up a calling stand, call, shoot (if lucky), and drive back home picking...

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My first morning out was a dissappointment, but we made up for it tonight. My buddy and I hunted a claypit and we both limited out in less than half an hour (I even took a 7 or 8 minute break toward the end of the half hour - didn't want to get to my limit before my buddy did). No other hunters arou...

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We have a bunch of them in Missouri. They usually seem to be town birds here, with a few hanging around larger farm complexes. We only kill a few in the dove fields. Could get a mess of them in town with a pellet gun, though.

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I think the only reason a person would choose CB shorts over the CB longs is magazine capacity. According to CCI, the ballistics of the two rounds (velocity, energy, noise level, etc.) are EXACTLY the same. I really can't understand why some prefer the CB shorts if capacity is not the concern. The C...

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I read somewhere that the 9422s ability to function well with shorts got worse as the company's tooling got older and worn. It finally got so worn they ceased production of the model. Building new machinery would not have been cost productive due to the already high cost of 9422s. Anyway, buy some C...

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What a beauty! Congratulations! Does anyone besides CCI and their CB Longs make 22 Longs anymore? I wonder (case sizes being equal) if a 22 LR will chamber? If the chamber is long throated I don't see why not, and I can't imagine an action this stout for caliber a standard velocity 22LR causing any...

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I shoot Hornaday 110 grain half-jackets ahead of 8.5 grains of Unique in my pre-64 94. They give me about 1510 fps, don't lead because of the jacket, are fairly cheap, and are plenty accurate for small game. I do have to change my sight setting due to the different point of impact this load offers.

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Great rifles! I have a similar collection of decent .22s, including some identical to yours. I don't have a Model 61 yet, but hope to find one this summer. I, too, build an outdoor range for keeping my eye sharp and keeping the older, classic .22s from 'going dormant.' This is my 50-yard range: http...

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If you are seeing round holes about an 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter (and not long ridges of disturbed soil like moles make) you are dealing with woodland voles. They are vegetarian. I experience these from time to time in my yard, and these voles are easy to eliminate. I just put mouse poision (D-Con...

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Pete44ru wrote:.

I believe it to be a refinished gennie 1885 Low Wall, rebarreled in .357 while retaining the original (also refinished) .32-20 bbl) and not a modern Miroku-made (Japan) clone.

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Yep.

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Yep, .22 short black powder. Of course, when the gun was made there was no such thing as .22 long and long rifle cartridges. The cartridge was simply called the .22 Smith and Wesson. I would not want to shoot modern, smokeless standard or high velocity shorts in this gun. I have heard of folks using...

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I think the price is a couple of hundred dollars high. The third issue Number 1 was made from 1868 to about 1882, so it is NOT a civil war era gun. All that said, these are neat little guns and fun to collect. The Number 1s were the first metallic cartridge firearms made in this country, with the fi...

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Do you remember those cap guns that had a 'cartridge' that pulled in half and a round cap went into the bottom of the brass. You then put the two halves together and loaded them in the cylinder just like the 'real thing.' The top half was hollow (big cavity) with a little hole in the bottom big enou...

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I often pocket carry a Kahr P380, a Kahr PM40, and a SW 642. Of the three, the PM40 gets carried the most. It has the best combination of power, capacity, size, and shootability. Believe it or not, the 642 is one the most concealable due to its irregular shape.

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I have a NAA mini revolver, and as JB noted, they are mainly novelty pieces. I have a few Smith and Wesson j-frame kit-guns (34, 63, 51) and find them wonderful small revolvers for field use. For me, they are much easier to shoot than the similar-sized Bearcats. Much easier to load and unload too.

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I use them frequently and have found them sufficient for most light cleaning when used with CLP. I don't think they do a good job of 'deep cleaning' a barrel though. On several occassions, I have followed a bore snake with a 'proper' rod, good solvents, a brush, and have been absolutely amazed at th...

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I had a Marlin 1894 (.44) and still own a Browning 53 in 32-20. I believe the 53 is easily worth the difference in price. The workmanship on the 53 is unbelievable. Mine is also extremely accurate.

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I think it depends a lot on body shape, and one rule doesn't apply to all. I tend to mount my scopes further back than some folks, but it seems (to me) that I am reaching as far forward with my head/neck as I can. I am certainly not shooting in an erect position. I am tall, lean, have somewhat forwa...

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Thanks for the feedback. The cat was shot in Montgomery County and, believe it or not, I neglected to weight it before taking it to the taxidermist. I guess that way I can estimate its weight :lol: at about 55 pounds! Actually, the photo makes it appear larger than it is. It looked much smaller on t...

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Thanks, all. The rifle is a Sako 75 Hunter with a 1 in 12" twist. It has been my favorite coyote gun for years. I use an AR on occassion, but find I can shoot the Sako more accurately and make ACCURATE follow-up shots just as quick with this bolt gun. I think it is because the stock fits me MUC...

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I was calling coyotes yesterday morning and this cat came running across a bean field toward the electronic caller. Kind of caught me by surprise. One Hornaday .223 55 grain V-Max from about 80 yards stopped it quickly. Bullet went in the neck, exploded inside the animal, and cause zero external dam...

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The older Indian picture you posted is signed by Dot and Ernie of the famed 'Dot and Ernie Lind' duo. Dot and Ernie were trick shooters that put on shows for Winchester back in the 'old' days when these events were popular. They were friends of my grandparents and often shot recreationally on my gra...

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