Widder, SASS #59054

Got it. They'll be placed in the mail tomorrow (Monday). Glad I could help. ..........Widder

Snow don't suck....... Snow Blows! Anyhow, the Widder clan jumps on the ATV and rides. I got normal lights plus 2 powerful light bars to light up the night for riding. The 5-6 inches we got was wonderful for fun riding on Friday. A family that rides together, stays together..... ..........Widder. (ridin in a Widder Wonderland)

Whisky, I got a couple of springs I can send you. Actually, I can send you 2 of those springs PLUS a longer, aftermarket spring that you can cut and size to your preference if you prefer. Send me a PM with your address and I will mail on Monday. EDIT: Lumpy's gunsmith rule #1: keep your screws tightened. Widder's gunsmith rule #2: Keep a good magnet/magnet bowl on your gun bench. ..........Widder

True story. Ya oughta see the size of the fish that was caught using that grasshopper as bait. ..........Widder

YES, this will work perfect if all you want to do is hold the safety in place. But is you want the safety to manipulate ON/OFF, the spring and ball is needed. ..........Widder

Whisky, any small spring that will fit into that hole will work....... and I probably have some because those size springs are similar to the ejector and extractor springs on the Henry .22 rifles. As mentioned above, you still must have the detent ball and set screw. Do you have those? If I have those size springs, I'll be glad to mail you a couple........ free. I gotta get down to my basement this afternoon and check. I'll get back with you. Dont forget to let us know if you still have the little ball and set screw. ..........Widder

Howdy REV. Indeed, your Marlin should have many years of life still left. I'll send you a PM with my phone number......or if you prefer, I will be glad to call you. ..........Widder

Sounds like another 'twisty' to me. ..........Widder

17 DAYS TILL INAUGURATION. ...........Widder

Batten the hatches and tie down everything that ain't welded to the bulkhead. Bring on the snow. The ATV is gassed up, and knobby tires will take me anywhere. ..........Widder

On a side note concerning muzzle brakes (same as porting). I own two .460 Rowlands. These are sup'd up 1911's in the .45 ACP realm. .460 Rowlands use muzzle brakes to enhance their functioning AND..... to help reduce recoil and lesson the 'smack' in your hand when firing them. Anyhow, the company strongly suggest NOT to fire these 1911's without the muzzle brake. I thought I would remove one of mine and see just how much 'recoil' a 'brakeless' .460 Rowland generates. To put it lightly, I could only fire 3 rounds without the brake. It hurt. With the brake, I can shoot dozens of hot rounds with no issues of painful recoil or intimidation. Muzzle brakes and porting works. ..........Widder

I've had a couple firearms Mag-Na-Ported. One was a Marlin 1895 in 45-70. The barrel was cut to 18" and they put 4 ports in it. Very professional work. It was a long, long time ago and cost didn't seem bad to me back then. The other is one of my Ruger SBH 'Hunter' models in .45 Colt. The barrel is cut to 5.5" and ported by Mag-Na-Port. I dont remember the cost but I can perceive some reduction in recoil 'flip', but more so I can detect less 'smack' in my hand from that recoil. How much reduction, I've never tried to monitor it. My Hunters shoot those 'hot' loads listed in this thread and it seems the hotter the ammo, the greater the effect of the ported systems. ..........Widder

Dan, I've thought about getting me a .480 Ruger SBH, but haven't committed yet. Because I got so much stuff for .45 calibers, I'm leaning towards a .454 Ruger SBH Bisley. I've also thought about a short barreled S&W 500 mag. Expensive. TN Williams has one and I've thought about a 'midnite requisition' on it...... if you know what I mean..... P.S. Dont tell him. He'll never miss it! Decisions, decisions! ..........Widder

For my hot loads....... NO, I haven't loaded up nor tested any 'hot' stuff using .45 Colt brass. All the load data I have tested used Starline .454 Casull brass with small primer pocket. The reason I specify 'small primer pocket' is because I've read that some original Casull brass had large primer pockets. ..........Widder

Hey ALPO, are you sure those weren't 'mountain oysters'......... ..........Widder