Rough 'N Ready Rob
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3 hours ago, Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 said:
Years ago when stationed in Germany I visited the US Cemetery in Luxemburg, visited Patton' Grave then proceeded on a self guided Bridge Too Far tour starting where XXX initiated their attack south of Son and ending at the Hotel featured in the movie crossing all the bridges. I visited US Cemeteries and also a German war Cemetery in the area. I was initially surprised that I had the same somber feeling in the German Cemetery as I always get in a US Military Cemetery. On reflection it should not have come as a surprise as they were also soldiers doing their duty. I suspect had I visited an SS Cemetery I would not have felt that way.
All soldiers doing the duty for God and country, the SS another story. Thanks for your service.
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1 hour ago, Widder, SASS #59054 said:
Yes Indeed. I'm sure I ain't the first to do this, but I also have done the same modification to the
trigger as Rob stated. I've probably done over 200 triggers this way.
..........Widder
Thanks, coming from the Marlin Man that's a compliment.
Rob
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Larsen,
On the Marlin trigger, I cut about a 1/8" off the bottom then round it off big time smoothing every thing up, has stopped the trigger bite for me.
My 2 cents, try it you'll like it.
Rob
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21 hours ago, Trailrider #896 said:
Don't forget the Stars of David there. Including, if his family will ever agree to it, MGEN Maurice Rose, CG 3rd Armor Division, son and grandson of rabbis. (Except, like Hyman Rickover, their real religion was the service they were part of.)
Freedom isn't free!
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Yes saw many Stars of Davids there. My father in Law was 3rd Armor Division, knocked out of 5 tanks, ownly one of his crew not captured by the German. He help wright the book Deathtraps about the Sherman Tanks. He was proud to be 3rd Armor and I was proud of him.
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Went to Normandy three weeks ago, went to the American cemetery, seeing all those crosses. It was late in the day and they had the lowering of the flag, can't say it didn't choke me up and bring a tear to my eye, thinking of all the young men that gave there all as we can have pease and freedom.
God bless them all and the young men that serve today, Thank you.
Rob
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I like mine, I had to do some work on it to get it to run good but I'm happy now.
I think the one Paydirt Pops has for sell would be a good chose, fare price and all the work has been done by a well known shot gun smith.
Just saying.
Rob
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You may want to show the barrel chamber to show if they were funneled or not, if Johnny worked on it I'm sure they were.
Just my thoughts.
Rob
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Golden Gate Western Wear www.KnudsenHats.com 510- 232- 3644 Bill has a add in the Chonicle .
He has made me a number of hats, always happy.
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20 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:
Howdy Rob, I don't see that on their website. Besides the 148gr HBWC and the 150gr RN which is newer and listed below their main "bullet board", the only hollow base .38 they show is a 105gr bullet, but it is a very thick skirt, not intended to expand. It is to make the bullet longer so it will feed in a rifle.
I buy them at my local gun store, I think he started making them about a 1 or 2 years ago. I'm sure if you contacted Bear Creek here in Calif. he would help you out. Phone # 209-874-4322
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I quit using Winhester a long time ago, they would lockup my 97 some times. I find the Remington game loads 1 oz. #8 the ones with a rabbit or dove on the box, black halls, they alway come out of a Stoeger. A pard at a match was having trouble with his new Stoeger and AA, I gave him some game load, he was a happy man., went out and bougnt a couple cases, he brought me a box the next time I saw him.
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On 3/27/2025 at 3:18 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:
I just tried some of those Procast hollow based bullets in a '61 with a Kirst and unlined barrel. They did pretty good. I've also used the 147gr HBWC from Bear Creek, loaded out to about 1.42" and those did pretty good. Bear Creek also had a round nose hollow base 150gr bullet.
Bear Creek makes a 125gr. RNFP hollow base bullet, I like them, they seat better in the case and help seal the chamber.
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Shot with him at a number of annual over the years, He was a Fun guy.
RIP, Happy trails.
Rough'N'Ready Rob
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On 1/27/2017 at 4:25 PM, El Hombre Sin Nombre said:
That looks great. How long did it take? I always wondered why Uberti uses that red finish. Then I bought an original Winchester 1873 made in 1887. Wouldn't you know it, but the wood looks really close to uberti wood. So I suppose they tried to make it look aged, but then make the case coloring look brand new. I prefer my guns to look new and then age them myself. It's great knowing that I can strip my uberti and make it look new again. Or just stick with my brand new Winchester. One can never have too many options
Where have you been ? you don't use your guns anymore, they will never get old.
R'N'R Rob
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Wow, I'm surprised to see this post again.
Like I said in an earlier post, I put the stock trigger back in and the gun worked fine. I have since sold the gun, too old for heavy recoil, to a pard, he loves it.
I still won't deal with Wild West Guns. I too was in business at one time; two things I thought were important for good business: one, return calls and two, make the customer happy.
RNR Rob
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Thanks Deuce on that note, just pray it isn't your 45-70.
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Smokestack,
The Trigger Happy wouldn't work in mine, I felt it was unsafe. Contacted Wild West they would do nothing about it.
Rob
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I can say nothing but good things about Dillon, they stand behind there product. NO BS Warranty that's the truth.
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Jimmy,
I had a similar problem in my Marlin 1895 with the Wild West trigger happy trigger I posted here. The consensus was it was my fault and not that the trigger was made bad, it too would fire out of battery not touching the trigger block, maybe the hole was drill in the wrong place in the sear and trigger making it short. Yes if you still have the 3 peace firing pin in your gun it wouldn't matter but like a lot of cowboys they have put the one peace firing pins in and yes it could go off out of battery. I put the stock trigger back in, may be floppy, but gun is safe again. Wild West was no help and I had it to long to send it back to who I bought it from. Like the one cowboy said Marlin work good right out of the box.
Your lucky you get to send it back.
Rough'N'Ready Rob
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At the The River City Regulators annual match, they give out cowbells as prizes. They are different sizes and colors, gold,silver and bronze according to placement. They have, I'm sure, computer generated stickers on them, one side name of the club and the logo and on the other side class and placement. They are fun to hang on your gun cart as they ring along as you move from stage to stage. They know you are coming, if you need to get someone's attention as you can get a grip on it and ring the heck out of it.
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OK, Thanks for the reply.
Rob
Marlin 38-55
in SASS Wire Classifieds
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These are Great shooters for long range or hunting, that is a fair price, there is $200.00 in sights on it. I wouldn't sell mine for that.