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Offline yukondog

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44 has new home
« on: September 09, 2010, 06:44:39 AM »
Picked up my new old 1849[1978] today, she's a littel  ruogh around the edges and probly paid to much for it 350.00 OTD but it's home now. I'll take it to the range sun. and put a few rounds down range, then strip it down and start refinnishing it.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2010, 07:47:13 AM »
Congrats, that seems like a good deal.  The ones around here are pricey for new and the used arent much better.  Got pics?
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 09:04:23 AM »
Not yet, still need to learn how to get from cell phone to computer.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2010, 10:59:03 AM »
text the pic to your email then save it to your desktop.  thats what i do.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2010, 11:18:43 AM »
I love my 44 marlin. Shoots better than I do these days! It'll be a go to gun when you get to know it. It is my leaning at the front door rifle!  ;)
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2010, 11:45:05 AM »
It's my second one, first marlin in 44 mag. was going to the range on sunday but can't wait that long so going tommorrow instead,the finnish is not great but the bore is clean and shinny and slugs out at .329" got some lead .429 and .430" will try.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2010, 10:12:42 AM »
Range report: lead did alright at 50 yrd. about 1 1/2" group and 240 xtp's did nice 3 shots cuting each other [4x scope] only had 5 rounds with me but 300 xtp's did 2.5" at 100 yrds. I can live with that for deer/hog hunting. Now that I got it all taken apart and re-bluing and re-staing the stock when I get it put all back together it will be my main swamp gun. I think I like fixing them up as much as I like shooting them.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2010, 04:05:15 PM »
Quote from: yukondog on September 15, 2010, 10:12:42 AM
I think I like fixing them up as much as I like shooting them.
Ain't that the truth. Congrats
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2010, 08:07:19 AM »
Finnished re-staing the stock, came out nice,after 6 coats of true oil and rubing down with 0000 steel wool I used johnson past wax this time, the cold blue came out alright but I think I should have done a few more coats and not rushed it. I know I need pics. but cant figgure out how to do it yet.
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2010, 06:44:21 PM »
Here is a photo of my new 44 and it is a sweetie.

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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2010, 07:57:51 AM »
I think it's my new favorite for now. Did you get that set of horns with your new 44 ?
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Re: 44 has new home
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2010, 05:46:17 PM »
That 12 point was shot by my grandfather. It has a metal Michigan tag ( 1933 ).
He got it in a blizzard with a 12 gauge using buckshot. It was on the floor of his garage and the brow tines had been wittled down by mice.
I do have some decent mounts but no Michigan 12 points other than the heirloom.
My grandfather was President of the Detroit Metro archers association and shot competitivly against Fred Bear.
I think I'll be looking for a decent buck come November, using the 44.
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