Widder, SASS #59054

Jackrabbit Joe is still active in helping service carriers. ALSO, Slater (Slaters In House Guns) does complete mods on the Marlin 1894 in all calibers. The only thing Slater isn't doing at this time is short stroke mods. If you have a good Marlin and the timing on the carrier has worn..... all you need do is contact Jackrabbit Joe. Actually, he will probably see this thread soon and reply to you. About the only service I give is helping folks over the phone to help identify problems and cures. I retired 5 years back after open heart surgery and try to take it easy now. ..........Widder

Good post Dee. Good job Slick. ..........Widder

TW's nobody's pet. He's a wild alien disguised as a human. Sub-human at best, but at least human. He's also rumored to take a few days off during that nanner festival. A couple years back, the local Sheriff caught him and tied his hands behind his back. Then someone put a bowl of nanner puddin on top of his head and ole TW smacked his brains out with his tongue trying to get that puddin. Another true story. Hey..... a feller can't make this stuff up. ..........Widder

Howdy Nickle. I never got as good accuracy with my C45S ammo as I did with .45 Colt...... and here is why. Too much 'bullet jump' in the chamber before engaging the revolver 'throat' and with the rifle (1894 Marlin), too much bullet travel before engaging the rifling. But if the chambers were actually cut for the C45S size cartridge, accuracy would be much better. Even at 10 yards, my 16.25" Marlin would give me 1 hole performance with Colt ammo. But with the C45S, I could never even get 2 shots to group together. ..........Widder

I'm totally DEAF. Really. Without my hearing aids, I hear no sounds.....nada. Not a blame thing. Soooooo, I enjoy sitting around, reading or even watching a football game without my hearing aids. The peace and quite is remarkable. And right now, I'm talking with my Wire Pards with no outside noises to distract me. ..........Widder

I call that residue...'birdseed'. Its the powder that didn't combust completely. I've had the same problem years back until I switched to Magnum Primers. Magnum primers have a longer burn (flash) time and can probably solve your issue. Lots of good advice posted above. ..........Widder

Good, warm, oven fresh nanner puddin is THE ONLY way to enjoy what many of us consider....Manna-Nanna from Heaven. ..........Widder

IndianCent, Here is some 'crimping' info that can be useful with ALL loads. You want your crimp to be sufficient enough to keep bullets from moving forward in a REVOLVER and pushing back down in PISTOLS. For REVOLVERS, Set your crimp to where the bullet DOES NOT move more than about .006 outward under recoil movements. Testing is easy. Put 6 rounds in your revolver. Mark your 6th round, measure its OAL, because you don't want to fire it. Then fire the other 5 rounds. Pull out your UNFIRED 6th round and measure the OAL again. No bullet movement is hard to achieve but I've discovered that .006 is an acceptable MAXIMUM in revolvers and in move of our handholds, will keep the bullet from moving out further than the front of the cylinder. Hopefully, your OAL will be minimal and NO MORE than about .006 longer than its original measurement. I shoot some hot 460 & 500 Mag reloads that my roll crimps prevent bullet movement within .004 OAL for 8 rounds of fire (the 460 and 500 only hold 5 rounds each so I can only do 4 and 8 round testing). Naturally, lighter loads can use milder crimps to achieve sufficient crimps. And... heavier loads have to have a heavier crimp to achieve sufficient crimps. But his testing processs will help. You'll get more consistent shot velocities and accuracy. Best regards ..........Widder

Spades and Oak Creek....... Y'all posted a good and worthy tribute to a great, COURAGEOUS Cowboy. He was obviously a 'cut above' and rode tall in the saddle. My deepest condolences to his family and friends and his brother in law, Spades. Thanks again for posting a worthy tribute to a fellow SASS member and JEDI GF. God Bless ..........Widder

Poor Ole TW. He traveled down to Alabama and brought home the 'Talladega Trots' from an Alabama Taco. It was a 'chicken foot' taco and the 'curse' was flung on him. ..........Widder

As Subdeacon Joe said, thanks for sharing. I'm going to paraphrase what King David said when he lost his 1st born son from Bathsheba. It wasn't his 1st born son, but it was the 1st with Bathsheba. Paraphrased: 'We won't always have them with us..... but ONE DAY, we shall go to be with them'. God Bless! ..........Widder

Clean Shot meters like 'liquid mercury'..... Actually, in my powder hopper, Clean Shot meters so well that I have super consistent powder drops when I use it to load my .32's. It is a darn good powder. I got my Clean Shot from Scarlett Darlin..... along with a nice hug. 🥰 ..........Widder

Great story, 40. Thanks for sharing. In a much smaller way, my neighbor (who owns 200 acres behind my house) decided one day that he and a couple of his friends would 'experiment' with some Tannerite. The 'experiment' was approx 500-600 yards from the house. In which I might add.....the house and windows shook. She said....'what in the world was that'? I said, as a guess..... 'I bet Ethan and his friends are playing with Tannerite'. ..........Widder

THIS ^^^^^ As long as you are getting the necessary crimp you desire, that's all that matters. ..........Widder

I know a lot of folks like nan'r puddin cold........ BUT, I've always preferred mine hot, or at least good and warm. With 5 of us 'yugnz' , there was NEVER enough left over to go into the fridge. ..........Widder

OOOOWEEEEEE. That looks great. Ole TW has been down to the Talladega race track this week. He's a test driver for one of NASCAR's race teams. I think he works for King Richard. They got him testing to see how far a car can coast with NO BRAKES after reaching 200 mph. 200 mph and NO BRAKES. The perfect job for TW. After he sees this thread, he might be going 200 mph heading towards cousin Blackwater's bunkhouse. ..........Widder

Howdy Joker. It ain't me wanting to ship the rifle but rather someone else (non FFL) is wanting to ship me the rifle from another state and I have told them ....NO, I can't receive it nor can I legally ship it back because I no longer have my FFL. I been trying to help someone over the phone with a feeding issue (Marlin) and they pretty much know the gun fairly well.....but the issue is something they wanted me to look at personally. I regret not being able to help them, but I did recommend a good gunsmith (Slater) that could help them. I gave up my FFL last year..... along with a good percentage of stress. ..........Widder

Can a Non-FFL ship a modern day rifle to another Non-FFL legally? I've been told 'YES' and I've been told "NO". Which it is? I've even been told that its ILLEGAL for me to accept a rifle shipped as such. Thanks ..........Widder

Although not my favorite Redford movie, I still enjoyed watching 'The Electric Horseman' and listening to Willy sing "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" ..........Widder

That new academy is located about 5-6 miles from my bunkhouse. I'll probably check into their prices and then decide to get into a class. ..........Widder

My favorites are Streamlight 'ProTac HL5 X and the newer ProTac HL6-X. (the 6X has more lumens). I live in the country, sorta, with LOTS of woods and open farm land. Both the HL5 and HL6 models can light up about as much territory as you can see in this area. VERY POWERFUL. BUT, I also got a Streamlight 'MEGASTREAM HP' light that cast an unbelievable beam.....way out into the 'never before seen' Twilight Zone where night creatures roam. Its kinda like a standard sized flashlight with a larger than normal light head on it. But it deserves a 'WOW' factor when you turn it on at night. ..........Widder

Howdy IndianCent. Here is my load data for the C45S, using my custom Ruger Vaq with 3.5" barrel. Chronographed velocity were at approx 8 feet from muzzle. Velocities are for 5 shot averages. ALL BULLETS WERE 160 GRAIN. Red Dot. 4.0. 635 fps. (My side notes state that this was my favorite powder and charge amount). Clays. 4.1. 620 fps. (my side notes state that Clays gave me similar results as Clean Shot...EXCEPT, Clean Shot metered better than Clays in my Powder hopper). Clean Shot. 4.2. 555 fps. Clean Shot. 4.6. 640 fps. (my side notes state that this was my favorite 'Clean Shot'' load w/160 grain bullets). ..........Widder

As you are already aware.....I'm a professional 'Tinker'r. I've been known to tinker with Marlins and Henry .22's. I've heard you're a pretty good 'Tinker'r' yeowndangself. Hope you are doing fine and staying well. .........Widder

I agree with CC (there goes my credibility....:) . I had extra .45 colt crimp dies. Therefore, I cut one down to proper length and used it for a good roll crimp on the C45S cartridge. ..........Widder

Howdy Doc.....and Creeker. My last 2 wheel 'guns' have been the S&W 460 and 500 mags. Although my right wrist hasn't been injured in life, I still wear a glove and a nice wrist band (support) when shooting those monsters. They can be menacing, to say the least. Speaking of Springfield pistols, I also have one of their 'Emissary' models in .45 acp. Its probably one of the best .45's I've owned.......... and I've seemingly owned a bunch the past 50 years. You fellers take care of yeowndangself and remember, there's a Posse full of Pards out here that still love to see you on the Wire. ..........Widder