I would secure it to the (covered) plywood back of the shadow box with thin wires, pushed through 2 holes per wire & twisted together outside the backing.
Silver wire for a stainless gun; cold...
Type: Posts; User: pietro
Forum: Muzzleloading.
I would secure it to the (covered) plywood back of the shadow box with thin wires, pushed through 2 holes per wire & twisted together outside the backing.
Silver wire for a stainless gun; cold...
Forum: Leverguns
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The Skinner Lo-Pro is the lowest receiver peep sight
https://skinnersights.com/products/skinner-lo-pro
Forum: Muzzleloading.
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Yes, if a phone call is received from an unknown source, NEVER use the word "yes" ( or "yeah") in ANY context. [smilie=b:
Forum: Leverguns
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FWIW, the OP's sight isn't a Winchester 98a bolt peep sight, as those had large bumps on the lower surface, where it was to be inletted into the bolt top.
For your comparison, here's a...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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The sides of the upper/forward section of the new grip frame may/may not need to be fitted/filed to make both sides flush with the sides of the cylinder frame.
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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Since those sights have been bringing in excess of $150USD these days, IMHO it would be best to place it F/S where it would receive the widest audience of potential buyers - like that Remington...
Forum: Factory Rifles
IME with two, those rifles need to be cycled like it owes you money to feed/eject properly.
The rimmed .30-30 WCF feeds finicky; the semi-rimless .35 REM smooth as water through a goose.
It...
Forum: Factory Rifles
This is the way................ :2_high5:
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
Yep - some gunshop counter employee's experience comes from selling pencils...... [smilie=b:
Forum: Muzzleloading.
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That puppy is in exceptionally good shape, especially considering it's age. :awesome:
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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In my playing with guns for over 60 years, I've never before heard of that issue - except for the odd person who shot modern ammo and/or heavy loads in one.
My hammer double has never...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
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IMO, grinding the hammer would be a last resort.
I would first see if the scope could be slid back enough in the rings so that the fired hammer would clear the forward slope of the ocular...
Forum: Shot Guns
My bad - I mistakenly read the "S" as a "5"... :oops::oops:
You gun was born in 1962 - the 1st year of the "S" embeded in the SN.
The whole line ( 9xxS2 ) is the official SN, not just...
Forum: Shot Guns
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Per BBGV (Blue Book of Gun Values) :
12ga Superposed O/U's
1961 SN's = 86501 - 96500
1961 SN's = 96501 - 99999
Forum: Leverguns
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Here's a pic of a genny:
https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/marlin-336a-lever-action-waffle-top/388547
Forum: Leverguns
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In 1947, Savage closed the Utica plant and moved production to Chicopee Falls, Mass; then in 1960 moved From Chicopee Falls to Westfield, Mass. :veryconfu
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Forum: Rimfire Area
Yeah, I dropped out of that one, some years ago...... :roll:
Forum: Rimfire Area
Yep - I've used a 4x version & Ruger rings for hunting, for decades, on my Ruger M-77/22M boltgun. :goodpost:
Forum: Leverguns
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My ca.1914 .303 Savage 1899-H Lightweight carbine is basically a .30-30, with a .308" bore that seems to shoot whatever boolit well.
https://i.imgur.com/B5v1LLLl.jpg
An average group @...
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
FWIW, I'd first stain the spacers to match the stock wood and see how that looks.
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
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He's a good dude, just don't expect him to answer his phone - he's too busy to waste time doing that.
I always just sent him the gun with a check included, and was never disappointed.
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Forum: Single Shot Guns
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Color me different, but I like it as-is - as living history.
With the idea of never judging a book by it's cover, the first things I would do if it was mine would be to scour the bore and...
Forum: Muzzleloading.
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IDK, but if it shoots a boolit fast enough to reach out and touch a deer, it's good enough for me....... :bigsmyl2:
Forum: Muzzleloading.
Beeswax = 0%, Crisco = 100%
I've always used straight Crisco in the chamber mouths - besides lubing the barrel/boolit, as the sloppiness spreads around the revolver during repeated firing, it...
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