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Offline Jason F

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finally got my 38-55 ready
« on: July 07, 2012, 12:28:15 AM »
Barrel is neck reamed, skinner front blade, adjustable rear sight with target knobs,now i gotta see how it shoots
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Re: finally got my 38-55 ready
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2012, 02:32:02 AM »
Wow, that is a nice looking Handi.  Good job!
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Re: finally got my 38-55 ready
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2012, 02:56:26 AM »
thank you ,all the parts came from classifieds here except for skinner front sight
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Re: finally got my 38-55 ready
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2012, 03:06:54 AM »
Happy shooting. Let us know what loads work. I have a load I want to try, but with the temp hovering around 100 degrees for a week, I'll have to wait. :'(
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Re: finally got my 38-55 ready
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2012, 03:12:16 AM »
My other scoped 38-55 likes 245 grain cast sized at 379 at about 1600 with bullet seated into rifling, hopefully this one likes the same load
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Re: finally got my 38-55 ready
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2012, 10:10:35 AM »
Man, you are one lucky dog!! wished I had a gun that looked like that !!
hope it shoots as good as it looks !
 
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