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Buck Elliott

Don McDowell wrote:
winchester1886 wrote:Did this all happen in one life time.
One of the really neat things about the Quigley movie? It only took 1 guy from Wyoming to get the upper hand on what 50-60 Aussies?

THAT should tell the rest of you something...

Buck Elliott

Hmmm...,

Let's see... add more metal to the receiver where it's already thickest, but leave the receiver sidewalls thin as they were to begin with, which is where the stretching and bending takes place...

Problem solved...?

Not Hardly.

Buck Elliott

Simply stated, the Marlin '94 was designed for short cartridges, the '94 Winchester was not. That being said, the '92 Winchester has it all over the Marlin, both in strength and functionality. Go ahead, fire away you Marlin lovers. :lol: Strongly disagree. You can disagreee all you want, and it sti...

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.45colt wrote:I have both. and have had the............................."Marlin Jam". .it happened to Me.

THAT's why the Winchester uses more parts to do the job... because Marlin's 3 parts don't always work together like they should, and there's no backup...

Buck Elliott

Hobie wrote:A 9.3mm on the .444 Marlin case? Interesting. Points to consider...

One could say the .444 Marlin is a rimmed version of the .30-06 blown out. ...

The 57 mm family of cartridges to be exact

Buck Elliott

[quote="Old Savage"]I believe Wyatt threatened to turn Ike's head into a canoe with a Smith and Wesson in Tombstone. Clint Eastwood uses a number of period pieces in his films.quote] Wyatt (Tombstone) used a Colt's model 1878 to threaten to turn his head into a canoe. Sam Elliott uses a S&...

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Old Savage wrote:You know - if only they had made those 71s in an AE version.

Um??? 71 Scout rifle.

A 71 AE...??? BLASPHEMY!!!

Buck Elliott

Yes, the .225 was the epitome of uselessness, considering the .220 swift was still around -- and IS still around! The best thing about the .225 is the basic case, which has inspired JDJ to wildcatting excellence. The .256 is in itself a wonderful round, which suffered from the lack of a really suiti...

Buck Elliott

Ok, after overcoming the feeding, extraction & headspacing problems you're still limited to pressure limits in the action, what's the upside? Without exception, I don't believe you'd be able to reliably function both rimmed & rimless version of the same cartridge. While "functioning&qu...

Buck Elliott

Salvo wrote: Buck Elliott that H-335 load looks real interesting, betcha it wakes up your 86 Extra Light! I wouldn't want to shoot too many over a bench that's fer sure and fer certain. It ain't fer bench-shootin'... It's fer elk; snarly, snaggletoothed grizzley bears and the occasional deer. It wi...

Buck Elliott

I can't tell you how or where about buttplates, but I can tell you that I find crescent buttplates to be mighty uncomfortable to shoot. John Killebrew had a Model 1873 in .45 Long Colt with a brass crescent buttplate. Jimmy Pilcher and I both christened it the Pitchfork Rifle because with John's he...

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Dihydrogen Oxide is one of the most deadly substances on earth...

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My "working" load for the LaserCast 405 gr. .45-70 bullet is 55 gr. H-335, sparked with a CCI LRP (not magnum...) which shoots very accurately and gives approx. 1875 fps in my Win. '86 Extra Light rifle. The LaserCast WILL feed & chamber in a Win. or Browning '86 with no problem. I rea...

Buck Elliott

Mike D. wrote:Simply stated, the Marlin '94 was designed for short cartridges, the '94 Winchester was not. That being said, the '92 Winchester has it all over the Marlin, both in strength and functionality. Go ahead, fire away you Marlin lovers.

AMEN

Buck Elliott

"I won't tell you how many deer I've put down with a .22 LR." What would cause one to shoot a Deer with a 22LR ? By "put down" I'm assuming you are talking about finishing off road-kill or some such. Nope; I mean killed -- shot -- collected for camp meat -- culled... and yeah, I...

Buck Elliott

Here is my fix for that problem. Chuck the old pin in the lathe and center drill to start and then finish the hole with the right size drill bit, I am thinking 5/64 right off the top but I don't have my notes here. Then silver solder or Hi Force 44 solder in a piece of old drill bit, face off for l...

Buck Elliott

For Heaven's sake... Trade off the Winchester, and get another Marlin. Free up that old Win. to find itself a good, loving home :roll: Then indulge youself in your perverse love of Marlins, and of scope-sighted Lever Guns :shock: That's why God created Blondes, Brunettes, and girls that look like Ma...

Buck Elliott

SHOT PLACEMENT --- PERIOD (almost..) I find Taylor's formula works well enough for the other factors. Sectional density IS a function of weight & diameter, which also completely ignores bullet nose-shape. Don't forget, Taylor was talking about shooting elephants and other gigantic beasties at cl...

Buck Elliott

Hey, Fellers, IT'S A MOVIE...!!! Good thing we don't write serious, social/historical critiques of all of our favorite Westerns. Life can be funny -- even ridiculous -- and moreso for those who live a fish-out-of-water existence, Like the much-maligned Lady Ashley (who had become the new widow of on...

Buck Elliott

Wife & I saw AUSTRALIA Saturday.. Leading man Hugh Jackman -- "The Drover --" carried a Winchester '95 Carbine, though it was never mentioned as to make, model or caliber. Nice to see the old warhorse in action on the silver screen.

Buck Elliott

Noticed a while back that I've become one of those, too. Well, at least I'm still around to notice....

Buck Elliott

IMNSHO, the .375 Winchester is the ultimate ALMOST cartridge... ALMOST as good as a heavy-bulleted .444; ALMOST as good as a .45-70; ALMOST as good in the deer woods as a .30/30 or .32 Spl.; ALMOST as cool as a .38/55 or .32/40; ALMOST... Still, some folks like living in the ALMOST world, and if tha...

Buck Elliott

The "best" holster for your needs will be the one that does all the things you want & need it to do, while riding in the most comfortable, unobtrusive-yet-accessible position. You CAN get used to just about anything, but shouldn't HAVE to... Try various modes of carry, and figger out w...

Buck Elliott

IIRC, The case on the Italian leverguns is achieved by a cyanide case-hardening process, which does not give the colors obtained by the "traditional" bone/leather charcoal process, nor is the cyanide case as hard, deep and durable as the charcoal case... That said, I really like the muted ...

Buck Elliott

I live in Wyoming. Most of my shots are over 200 yards. Very rarely do I get an opportunity to hunt the timber and if I do it is always for elk. I live in Wyoming. ALL of my shots are well within 200 yards. I hunt deer, elk & antelope, plus the occasional coyote. I hunt with a '92 .44 Mag.; a '...

Buck Elliott

I swear, summa you fellers 'd turn up yer noses at Prime Rib & horse radish, after livin' on beans & roasted grain coffee for mosta' yer lives... Don't remember when I've seen shooters grouse at havin' a NEW (well -- almost new...) cartridge offered to 'em. Most often, us gun-cranks are clam...

Buck Elliott

He sure is lucky to be alive. What I think is silly is that in most states it's illegal to carry a pistol when you're bow hunting. I think I'd have to take that chance in grizzly country. I didn't like having to rely on pepper spray for dogs when I was a field tech. It didn't always work on them. D...

Buck Elliott

IMNSHO, "spare parts" for a Puma would be -- another Puma.... Have had to fix far too many of 'em, and the only recent source of parts I know of has been NKJ, aka Steve's Guns...

Buck Elliott

"Stitching done for the bottom. I put some cement on the inside of the edges, both sides, allowed it to dry and then folded the holster together. I'll let that sit for the night and let the cement fully bond before making the stitching holes for sewing the edge. That guys brings me to the end o...

Buck Elliott

HOT water is a no-no... Tepid water will do just as well. Let the holster soak up unough to be pliable, then set aside ( you can even wrap it in plastic for a few hours...) When you're ready to mold the holster to the gun, wrap the gun in a couple layers of Saran Wrap (less bulk & bulging...) th...

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"The piece of 10-12 oz. leather I'll be using for the holster. I'll transfer the pattern onto the leather with a pencil. I don't use anything more permanent that that because sometimes I'll show through the finished product along the edge. " IMHO, 10-12 oz is a bit on the heavy side, even ...

Buck Elliott

An overstitch wheel to mark with, and an awl to poke holes with and a llooonggg ( at least 6 - 10 ft ) waxed linen or poly thread ( 4- or 6-cord ) with a needle at each end will give you the best, tightest, prettiest stitches. 80 grit belt on a sander to even the edged; 120 grit to smooth, then edge...

Buck Elliott

Not really a gusset, but a 'filler' or a 'welt' to strengthen the seam. BTW, whatever you CUT with had better be SHARP!... Most utility knives just don't cut it -- literally! I use a good head (round-) knife along with a few woodcarvers knives for the tight stuff and cut my small (up to 1 1/4" ...

Buck Elliott

When the lead ban comes to Florida, where are you gonna MOVE!!!!

WYOMING...

Buck Elliott

Once upon a time in the west... A feller in Utah who claimed to be some sort of Gee-Whizz gunsmith was rebarreling Winchester '94s to Frank Barnes's .458 American, aka .458 X 2".

Pre-historic .450 Marlin, perhaps...???

Buck Elliott

Note to Some:

The NEW Appaloosa is NOT a remake of the older movie by the same name -- no more than the Sharon Stone version of The Quick & the Dead is a remake of the Sam Elliott/Kate Capshaw effort of that name.

So Many Movies; So Little Time...

Buck Elliott

Standard flat point .308 bullets will work just fine in the new .308 MX. My vote would go to one of the 170 gr. versions, unless you shoot those jackrabbit-sized whitetails so many guys seem to be fond of...

Buck Elliott

Remember, B-85s are made in BIG calibers, such as .45-70, .45-90 & .405 Winchester, not to mention .300 Win Mag, &c...

I doubt that little .270 WSM is gonna hurt the shooter any.

They are very nice rifles, IMHO, and are worth the money, if the caliber is close to what you want.

Buck Elliott

Sorry, I must'a missed that part...

Buck Elliott

You mean no body likes Tombstone with Val kilmer, the greatest Doc holiday ever? I would'a slapped Doc silly if he'd 'a been like that... Dennis Quade's Holiday was much closer to the mark. BTW, Open Range is one of my favoritest movies, along with Broken Trail and Lonesome Dove. Anything with Tom ...

Buck Elliott

Why would 'rebarreling ' allow you to shoot your RedHawk loads better...?

If they are too long for the action, you can relieve the cartridge stop on the carrier a bit, until the bullet noses clear the front of the receiver and the breech end of the barrel....?!?

Buck Elliott

[quote="AJMD429"] Wait a minute - I know it's "ugly" (or a "classic" - depending on who's talking :lol: ) but doesn't the Savage 99 action handle some pretty high pressure rounds... the .308 Winchester is right up there with the .454 Casull... I don't know how much diff...

Buck Elliott

"He was formerly an engineer for Freedom Arms .."

Not quite... Although I have an engineering certificate, I was setup & lead man in the conventional machine shop at FA. They didn't feel the need for any "engineer" types at FA back then. I'll leave it at that...

Buck Elliott

marlinman93 wrote:Like somehow a gun is more prone to go off because it's one type of action? And I suppose a single shot is apt to go full auto and empty itself with just one pull of the trigger!

Funny... Most single-shots WILL empty with just one pull of the trigger...

Buck Elliott

Don't forget the .356...

Buck Elliott

[I said I am off this topic and so I am but please sir do not insult Mic. I doubt you know him for if you did your words would not be so unkind. Many around here and indeed the entire shooting industry hold him in high regard. Myself included. It is unbecoming a man of your great intellect and expe...

Buck Elliott

If it's just a simple matter of windage, it can usually be cured by turning the barrel in ever so slightly until the sight comes up square with the rest of the gun... Or until it shoots where it is pointed. Very rarely is the barrel already screwed too far in, but if so, it can usually be backed off...

Buck Elliott

None of the four Colts SA s I own will come anywhere close. There was an article in either Gun Digest or Handguns 2xxx (I can't recall what year) by a guy who didn't want "imitation" Colts, and he didn't want to bend/file front sights to make the guns shoot, so he bent the barrels. He wou...

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