You might want to look at the numbers again... the .30-30 is 3 votes up on the 45-70. As befitting "America's Deer Cartridge"! ;-)
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Forum: Leverguns
You might want to look at the numbers again... the .30-30 is 3 votes up on the 45-70. As befitting "America's Deer Cartridge"! ;-)
Forum: Leverguns
I have 3 Uberti toggle link rifles from 2 different importers, from a 1986 '73 Sporting Rifle, a 2008 1860 and a 2014 '73 Short Rifle... Other than some smoothing of parts, lightened springs and...
Forum: Leverguns
What length are you trimming your brass to? I trim all mine to 2.028" and have no issues feeding & chambering in multiple rifles. I even trim new brass as it is often inconsistent in length.
Forum: Leverguns
WHAT? We're supposed to sight in? :grin:
50 yards for pistol caliber carbines, 100-125 yards for 30.30, (bullet weight & use); or 200 for 30-06 or magnums.
Forum: Leverguns
Bronze wool & ATF or pretty much any light oil.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Adjusting scope for POI
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50 yard group
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100 yard adjustments
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Gonna try for some range time next week.
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Finally remembered where I stored first group picture. 50 yards.
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Then moved to the 100 yard range to center elevation and finally windage.
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This bottom one was using the...
Forum: Leverguns
My 1873 Uberti Sporting Rifle in 45 Colt is one of the very first five imported to the US in 1986, purchased in 1987 from the first buyer. I've shot many a std 45 Colt load thru it. Still as tight...
Forum: Leverguns
I wrote a long explanation for my reasoning around the advice I give to order plenty... but it sounded like braggin'... which I loathe in others, so why succumb to doin' it myself. Simply put,...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
For my new-to-me Miroku 1885 in .32-40 I had some 50 or cases gifted from a friend and slowly acquired some used cases over the internet. To build of a reserve supply over the typical 2-300 loaded...
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They usually accept orders until their production window is filled, then stop accepting new orders... the trick is to check daily, and order more than an immediate need... you're competing for a slot...
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Any dents or such in the magazine tube? Take the mag tube cap off, remove spring & follower. Run a patch thru the empty tube, inspect with a bore scope if you have one, but if there's an...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Lucky rifle to have found such a good home! Congrats Vall. :D
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"Coated" is a rather inaccurate term. Coated with what? If you were to say, "molybdenum or powder coated", I'd say, "fine, except with black powder, but PC is ok with APP." Generally speaking,...
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1. Since you got the cartridge out, carefully inspect and measure it to ensure it's within SAAMI specs. You need a dial caliper that measures to the .001", Northern Tool is a decent source. You...
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I wouldn't use it because there's no cannelure to crimp into. Frankly, it doesn't seem at all pointier than many factory .30-30 rounds. Factory round on right:
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Besides which, when loaded...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
I have two 1885s, a 45 Colt Lo-Wall and a .32-40 Hi-Wall. Both are Miroku made guns. The 45 Colt is a Browning and the .32-40 is Winchester logo'd. The Lo-Wall came with the factory Browning tang...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Since I had my trimmer mounted to the bench, (have to take my powder stand down to do that), I decided that since I had less than 50 rounds of .30-30 in cast, I'd make up some. At least a box of...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Send broken one to RCBS after calling them to verify return... have a spare from now on. I sent back a balance beam scale several years ago I bought new in 1973... got a new upgraded model in a...
Forum: Leverguns
I had to start wearing glasses to see at distance around 58 or so... Now at 73, even with glasses I can't see the front sight as well as then. Group size has suffered as a result. But, I still have...
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The issue about feeding SWCs or WCs thru the 1892 action has been known for many, many years. Remember, the cartridge is resting on the carrier at an angle to the bore axis. Similar to the way it...
Forum: Leverguns
Same load I use with either a 200 gr RFN or a 225 gr TC, in any of my Colt SAAs or 6 45 Colt rifles/carbines. I ain't ever shot at anything paper with a rifle... but steel out to 100 yards is fair...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Mine has graduations on the back of the mount and the part that slides up and down to count incremental changes and note exact settings for a particular load and distance. Interestingly, the windage...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |