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  1. Natchez has their 10% off (on $99 +), last day today, code P240325.  If you are buying a large amount, say 10K primers, this saves you much more than free hazmat or free shipping.  Their primer prices are all over the place, BUT, Federal small pistol are $74.99.  

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  2. 3 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

    Would it be possible for someone to post the link for the spreadsheet? I watched the vid on my phone and saw no link!

    Much Obliged 

    There was a link in the vid I looked at, but not clickable - have to write it down.  But there is a clickable link in the video description. 

     

    Here it is again: https://rb.gy/jc7rgt  (if you click this link it will ask if you want to leave Youtube.  Click "Go To Site")

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  3. Yes, the gripframes should swap fine.

     

    Did you check VTI / Cimarron / Taylors / Dixie ?  Also, I think the triggerguard is the same so you might not need that.  If you can get an assembly it would be best, otherwise you will probably need to do grip fitting which will go through the Urethane finish (good excuse to give it an oil finish).  Or just get the gripframe and pick up some aftermarket grips from numerous sources.

     

    On the other hand, try putting a WTT on the classifieds.  Some folks like those Birdsheads and might trade you.  That's how I got Navy grips I wanted when I had Army grips.

  4. I bought some Ginex from Tell Sackett a couple years ago, just to try them out.  Not as soft as Federals, but they were okay.  What I did to keep the sleeves from coming out was to stuff them sideways into a shotshell box.  Tight fit, but it worked. :)

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  5. 6 hours ago, John Kloehr said:

    Springs have a life measured in cycles. Leaving them compressed will not shorten the life. Repeatedly cycling them uses them up.

    So, what you are saying is that my lack of practice is actually good for my shotgun springs?  Good to know!  :)

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  6. 5 hours ago, Reverend P. Babcock Chase said:

    Howdy Show,

     

    I don't know about Baikal models, but on some doubles, if you hold both triggers back while closing the action (empty) the hammers will not be cocked when the action is closed. Then release the triggers. That has worked for me on double trigger guns.

     

    Rev. Chase

    Just tried that on my Baikal.  Seems to work.  There was a very light click when one trigger was pulled, no sound when the 2nd trigger was pulled.  Then when the action is closed, they are not cocked.  

  7. Okay, but quit saying that it won't eject.  It won't EXTRACT!  :)  Has to extract before it can eject.  Just so people don't get confused, ya know.  That extra hard ejector spring isn't the problem, but many will replace it with a lighter spring which makes closing the action easier with a round in it and also doesn't throw empties as far.  Putting one of those back together the first time is a bit fiddly the first time, even if you know the trick of the casing hooked under the extractor and inserted into the chamber.  But it's pretty easy once you get where things need to be to line up the holes.   You mention that you heard this failure was common, but I'm not so sure.  I haven't heard much about that, myself, on a new gun, anyway.  Maybe you just got a lemon!  Since you don't want to mail it off, maybe somebody around you has some experience with '92's, maybe ask around at the local club.  Hope you get it sorted out! 

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  8. Natchez carries Shooter's World Multi-Black which is made by APP, and often in stock. You can buy by the pound So if you are ordering primers or other powder and already paying hazmat, it is easy to add a few pounds. 

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  9. 1 hour ago, Donovan Shoost said:

    I wanted to circle back because I experienced what you were warning me about before :rolleyes:

     

    While sighting in today, I loaded 10 .45 LC factory cartridges from S&B, and the first shot got all jammed up trying to cycle, just as you said. I managed to work it into place but it's obviously not something I want to happen.

     

    So I got curious why this happened when I already tested it with a "full magazine" before. I got out my caliper and measured the S&B rounds, and they are on average ~.018" longer than the snap caps I was testing with (my full mag test was with 6 snap caps and 4 live S&B rounds).

     

    I have some other ammo from Fiocchi that I want to try - it's a smidge shorter on average than the snap caps, and I suspect that it will fit and feed ok. That difference in length seemed to accumulate as expected over a full mag of the S&B. Amazing what a difference a hundredth of an inch can make :). I think I'll be ok with the shorter cartridges as long as I find a consistent source (or load my own?).

     

    Anyway, wanted to thank you for looking out (I actually brought a wider array of tools with your words in mind) and give you a chance to say "I told you so" lol.

    Hi Donovan.  Some may tell you that the reason the last round loaded jams when at an angle is because Uberti forgot to machine a bevel in the frame, just above and behind the rim, and the angled rim catches on the sharp edge.  I've seen that before and fixed that before by filing the bevel, but that was not the case on my carbine.  The bevel was there, but the rounds are stacked in the tube so tightly with the spring totally compressed, that the action just can't quite overcome that blockage.  You can sort of straighten that round on the carrier through the loading gate but that is a pain,  so I just stuck a little knife blade down inside the carrier opening to straighten the cartridge.  

     

    If you are able to load a shorter bullet, or seat the bullet deeper, that will help a little.  But be careful, loading a bullet deeper means in front of the crimp groove and the bullet might collapse into the case from the magazine spring pressure.  And a shorter bullet usually means a lighter bullet.  Those will work but will increase the fouling blow-by into the action.  Good luck!

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  10. 2 hours ago, Bailey Creek,5759 said:

    Is Buffalo Boots still in Business?

    If you mean Buffalo Runner, there is a company but I have doubts that it is the same boots that Horsefly used to sell. 

  11. Dred, the stage activities you described are what is commonly referred to around here as "the good old days." :)  Seems to be generally frowned on by most clubs for a variety of reasons, some mentioned above, but you will find it still happening here and there.  The "good old days" refers both to the activities and the target size/distance.  Some of the clubs around here will have a "throwback stage" as a sidematch during their annual events.

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