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High Spade Mikey Wilson

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  1. Yep what Yul said. An FFL friend of mine told me once that as long as the cap & ball cylinders are in the pistol you can ship the whole pistol direct to the purchaser as they are considered antiques. The conversion cylinders shipped separate are not considered a firearm and can ship direct to the purchaser. If you ship the cap & ball pistol with the conversion cylinder installed in them they are considered a regulated firearm and must go through an FFL in the state being shipped to. At least that is what I was told a few years ago unless something has changed since then.
  2. I have two Marlin 1894's in .357 Mag. I shoot 38 Special in them. Both were very picky in what they would reliably feed. After a lot of experimenting I found that they did not like TC truncated cone style bullets at all. I load 125 grain .358 diameter Round Nose Flat Point bullets with a casing AOL of 1.380". They have functioned reliably in both of my rifles for quite a years now.
  3. Today I feel like a kid on Christmas morning. For over two years I’ve been waiting for a chance to buy some 32-20 brass. Two weeks ago I got emails from Starline and MidwayUSA that they had limited availability. Yesterday 700 pieces of brass arrived between the two. Now I have some reloading to do.
  4. It might work, but it will be close. The 30-30 has a rim diameter of .506" and the 410 has a rim diameter of .535". The rim thickness is about the same between the two. The extractor may catch the 410. The OAL of a loaded 30-30 is 2.550". The OAL of a 410 is 2.5" loaded and around 2.75" after firing. A 410 in 2" size should work if the extractor can catch the rim.
  5. Here ae my 20 ga. loads Grains MEC Oz Shot Powder Powder Bushing Wad Hull Primer 3/4 Unique 13.7 #20 CB1075-20 Rem CCI 7/8 Unique 15.1 #22 CB1078-20 Rem CCI 7/8 WSF 16.6 #16 CB1078-20 Rem CCI
  6. 32-20 in stock at Midway. Two 100 piece bag limit.
  7. I was able to back order 500 pieces. Took two years of waiting to get the email from them.
  8. Costs me about $7 a box these days. Maybe I can find some store bought shells a little cheaper, but I've been loading shotgun shells for 55 years and I enjoy the relaxation in doing so.
  9. I've heard a lot of good things about the 9422 over the years, but I have to tell you, my only experience with one was not too good. I bought one for my son somewhere back around 1990. It was a beautiful rifle. However that thing couldn't hit the broad side of a barn door if you shot it from the inside of the barn. I messed with that rifle for months trying all kinds of different brands of .22 LR ammo. Best I could do was a 3" group at 25 yards. I eventually traded it in for a bolt action that was very accurate, and he still has it to this day. I thought about buying another 9422 but I can't see paying the price they want for them these days. I have a Henry that shoots great that I use at local matches in the 22 Rimfire class a couple times a year.
  10. I just installed the firing pins as an upgrade after reading on a few posts that it was recommeded to do so.
  11. I can only speak for the Stoeger SxS. I have three, two in 20 ga., and one in 12 ga. I've had them all for over 10 years, and never had a problem with any of them. The only thing I ever did to them was install stainless steel firing pins.
  12. I have a set of Taylor Uberti pistols, and 3 rifles, original Win 92, Browning 53, and Uberti 1873, in 32-20. I shoot them often and enjoy them very much. That old folk tale of shooting the 32-20 and having to wait for a faint ding on the steel is just that an folk tale unless you are shooting mouse fart loads. The factory ballistic performance of the 32-20 with 100 gr bullet (1200 ft/sec & 325 Ft lbs of energy), and the 38 Special with 125 gr bullet (1000 ft/sec & 275 Ft lbs of energy), are almost identical. The problem these days is you can't find new brass. Luckily I bought some before the shortage and still have about 1200 rounds of new brass left along with about 300 rounds loaded.
  13. I've been loading and shooting 20 ga. for years. My go to powder is WSF (Winchester Super Field), 16.6 grains (#16 MEC bushing), Claybuster CB1078-20 7/8 oz wad, Cheddite primers, and #8 shot. Very nice load easy on the shoulder.
  14. Somebody needs to come up with a hammer and a nipple that can use small pistol primers
  15. I just bought 2 pounds of Unique a couple months ago from Nachez, along with some WSF, on a promotion of purchase of $100 and no hazmat fee.
  16. Although I like TB, and have enough for maybe two more shooting years, I've already started switching over to Unique on some of my cowboy loads. When I start seeing TB back on the shelves then I'll believe it's being produced again. Until then what they are saying is just smoke blowing to me.
  17. I'll probably take a lot of flack for this but this is my issue with BP shooters with only one cylinder per pistol. While the rest of the posse is loading, unoading, manning the loading & unloading tables, operating the timer, spotting, resetting targets, and picking up brass, the BP pistol shooter with one cylinder per pistol is sitting back at their cart cleaning and reloading their cylinders for the next stage. On a small posse of 12-15 shooters 11 are busy with a job at any one time. Having a couple of folks sitting at their carts every stage on a break gets a little annoying. The pards with multiple cylinders are right there helping out with the posse like everyone else.
  18. I have two Marlins in 38/357. One is a blued version with a JM stamp. The other is a stainless steel version with a REM stamp. My understanding is that my STSTL version was assembled by Remington after the acquisition, but with Marlin made components. It a beautiful rifle well fitted. Both a great shooting rifles.
  19. I don't shoot BP, but all the pards that I shoot with who do shoot BP all have extra cylinders for their pistols. Some with enough cylinders pre-loaded to shoot a match.
  20. I have a Browning 53 rifle, which is also a copy of the Win. 92, that was slicked up by the previous owner including a lighter hammer spring. I have the same issue as you from time to time. I think in my case is now and then I just don't quite cycle the lever all the way front allowing the hammer to lock back. What I want to do on mine is make the hammer spring heavier so I don't have to use Federal primers in it.
  21. I have to agree with OLG. The club I use to run the cowboy shoots at had a new set of board members come in 3 years ago. Next thing you know the cowboy shooters were pushed out. We were not making enough money I guess and they wanted our monthy Sunday for other shooting events that they were interested in. Good luck!
  22. That stinks! I put one in each of my Marlin's and they work fantastic. Too bad......
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