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Offline rdlange

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Met another great Texan today...
« on: February 21, 2014, 10:51:55 AM »
Swapped 'jbob' a hornet barrel for a 45-70.  Great guy, and I think we both got what we wanted.  Only a bit of lug filing and it thunks together solid.  Might have to give the latch shelf a little work.

 Dug around in my parts stuff and this was the best I could do.   

Big thanks to my good neighbor James!!!

22 Feb clarification.  I got the 45-70 [below], jbob got the hornet.
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 11:38:12 AM »
looks like it'll do the job ;)
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 11:52:22 AM »
Yep ! and lot  more of us out there !  ;)

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 12:26:18 PM »
Looks great. Hope you enjoy it. Had a great visit and enjoyed the conversation. Talk to you soon.

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2014, 10:43:59 PM »
Nice little varmint gun, the chipmunks are going to fleeing in terror now!  ;)
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2014, 11:24:56 PM »
dangg I want a hornet :o
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 11:33:07 PM »
I have noticed 99% of the members here are very nice folks the other 1% move on very quickly!!! THIS IS WHY IT IS THE BEST PLACE ON THE INTERNET TO HANG OUT :) :)
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2014, 12:13:44 AM »
George, I didn't see your name mentioned as "another great Texan"  Whadyado, flunk Texan 101?

I finally was able to get to the mail box this morning and found a surprise package.  Thank You, George. :-* :-*

Guys, it is the H&R paperweight that was in the classifieds.  It's going on the next Pete Shorty ::)

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2014, 02:13:45 AM »
If you haven't cruised through GMDR for good pistol powder loads for your 45-70, give it a look-see.

10 grains Clays and a 405gn LFP make a solid thud out of my 45-70 22" Handi.  Cheaper than IMR-4895, too.

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2014, 02:33:33 AM »
Have a bit of Unique and 4198 so I'm using them for the moment.  Lots of 405 cast leads.  Just having fun with out knocking myself into the gulf.  45-70 is like 30-30 - they just seem to work out better for me that others.   

The stock is off a Huntsman and the comb is higher then a BC stock; why I used it.  Not so pretty though.
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2014, 02:35:51 AM »
IIRC the Frank Marshall Jr. all rounder load for the 45-70 was about 13.0 of Unique.
Ive used it and liked it, but use a load of Trail Boss now that does the same and has better load density.
BTW, isnt saying 'another great Texan' redundant?
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2014, 08:59:53 AM »

I finally was able to get to the mail box this morning and found a surprise package.

Pete

WOO HOO! :o :o :) :)  Pete was able to find his mail box!  Winters over!  That fat stupid ground rat was wrong!

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2014, 09:14:41 AM »
Yoopers have mail boxes?  Who reads their letters to them? ::) ;D

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2014, 12:43:38 PM »
Yoopers have mail boxes?  Who reads their letters to them? ::) ;D

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2014, 10:41:38 PM »
Us Okie's appreciate you Texans keeping that big sandbar in place so the Gulf doesn't flood us.  :o   ::)   ;D
 
Nice looking rig. I think you'll like it. 45-70 is just flat out fun to shoot.  ;)
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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2014, 12:52:57 AM »
Pete was able to find his mail box!  Winters over!  That fat stupid ground rat was wrong!

I don't think it's very nice to call Pete a ground rat... much less a fat-stupid one.

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Re: Met another great Texan today...
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2014, 02:45:36 AM »
Pete was able to find his mail box!  Winters over!  That fat stupid ground rat was wrong!

I don't think it's very nice to call Pete a ground rat... much less a fat-stupid one.


 ???  Pete's in MI.  The fat stupid ground rat resides in Pennsylvania  ;)