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45guy

Never .25, but I bought a ton of .32 and some .35 WSL from him. It's good serviceable ammo, just not always the prettiest. As in he sometimes doesn't send his brass through the tumbler. Other than that I've never had any complaints. Just don't catch him on a bad day when you call.

45guy

It's not a total cheat Mitch... It WAS my stove at one point, and that IS the guy that stole my CETME. Yep I think you need to run premium with those european imports.

45guy

Really, I am planning on turning some of these out eventually.

45guy

I think the worst stock I ever did was my buddies Chi-com SKS in highschool. My father drove the tanker for a local fuel distributor... That stock hung in a tank of 87 octane for a couple days.

Definately not for a good piece of Walnut, but worked great for the SKS.

45guy

I usually use the oven, heat at a low temp until it bleeds, and wipe off. How to tackle the issue depends on how badly saturated it is. BTW, that isn't me in the photo...

45guy

I have Winchester figures up to 1-1-11. 25445 1905 SLR's, 24014 1907's, and 4766 1910's. Seems like they may have outproduced Remington.

45guy

After paging through some of my vintage hunting magazines, 1910-1914, I've noticed none of the hunting photos have a model 8. Amazingly, many of the photos have Winchester autoloaders included. It has me thinking that perhaps after years of the Winchester lever rifles dominating the market, the name...

45guy

I'll definately be taking them out this week, snow or not! On a side note, does anyone have any .351 ammo or brass they need to part with?

45guy

Try Numrich and Brownells if nobody here has what you need. If all else fails, there was a machinist that emailed me a while back that said he would reproduce them.

45guy

Well, it's not an '05, but I found a 1929 vintage 1907 SLR to keep my 1929 model 8 company. The 1919 Police Positive goes well with them too.

45guy

Problem solved... I traded the Savage and a POS Erma PPK knock off for a Colt Police Positive. Now to find some .38 S&W ammo. On a side note, nobody in NE Ohio has seen a model 8 in ages gauging by the number of offers my wife and I had for my POS at the Ashtabula show.

45guy

Well this is another project that will never get done. The replacement stock I found has the length of pull cut down about 2.5 inches. I'm thinking it's time to turn this old clunker into a Clyde-esque whip it gun. New buffer, friction piece, spring, ring, and trim it down below the dent in the barr...

45guy

Here's the link to te radiation hazards: http://www.epa.ohio.gov/portals/30/FFS/ ... nesium.pdf

Also I wonder if there is anything left of the old Lewisite facility...

45guy

Mitch, since they built the new school with funds from the nuke plant there has been an influx of yuppies. It's better t err on the side of caution if there will be multiple shooters.

45guy

Close DWalt... North Perry. On a side note, the super fund site that was the diamond alkali is now the next Love Canal... They built the grade up with about 12 feet of fill and are building luxury condos... The capped cess pools on the South side of the road have a planned golf course over them. The...

45guy

We're located about 45 miles East of Cleveland right on the shores of lake Erie. Ifigure anytime we have warm weather would be great, but let's get a consensus on when the best time for all involved and I can start talking to the town council. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/1TheFarm.j...

45guy

Thanks for the info, maybe someday I'll replace my chromed one.

45guy

Just another crazy idea... If I can get the requisite permits for this summer, would anyone be interested in a BBQ, and shoot at our farm?

45guy

It's all about a good tight position and natural point of aim. Your not shooting the "hair off the nat's a$$, your aiming for the center of the nat's mass and consistently placing rounds into the same POA.

45guy

It's really not that bad, I shot to 500 on the Marine Corps KD course and in a couple of surplus rifle matches.

45guy

And 300... I ventured out into the winter wonderland for some more shooting with my last four rounds of factory ammo. 2 in the dirt and this less than stellar 2 on the paper. May have to jump on one of the tang sights on flea-bay...

45guy

Also, pull the barrel out of the jacket... You may have the same unpleasant suprise Mitch and I had...

45guy

As an heirloom I'd be hard pressed to alter it.... However, since the pitting has been due to improper storage I say go for it if you plan on keeping it and shooting it. Now as to value... *FLAME SUIT ON!* If it is a run of the mill 81 I wouldn't sweat the difference at all. The sad reality is that ...

45guy

Viper, try Gads custom cartridge. He's the most reasonable I've found.

45guy

It is just a little drive down route 2. Ideally, I'd like to find an 81 in .300, but if it comes down to it I'll run what I have.

45guy

Well, as soon as my co worker decides to let me borrow his dies, I'll be churning out some ammo. I'm thinking of setting up the high power rifle course of fire here at the farm and giving it a whirl. Who knows, maybe I'll put together a decent 8 or 81 with a good receiver or tang sight and take a tr...

45guy

It did, but I was using a good bit of "Kentucky windage!" Also I found that a nickle is just about the right height to replace my missing elevator at 200.

45guy

Reloads or load data? I'm fixing to crank out 100 rounds this weekend.

45guy

It's a .30, made April of '29.

45guy

I took my cobbled together model 8 out this evening. The 81 year old rifle with 50ish year old 150 grain round nose soft points performed well enough at a measured 196 yards. Not my finest shooting but I'll take it given the 20mph r-l crosswind. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/8-1.jpg ...

45guy

That is a beautiful hunk of walnut on there!

45guy

Thank you and God bless! This little thing is a ton of fun!

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45guy

Gads custom cartridge was the cheapest last time I ordered ammo.

45guy

That would be nice! As a matter of fact the funky German .401 the guy I work with is even nicer..

45guy

After reading your post Telson I was actually sitting here tonight looking at my model 8 and thinking it appeared too be the bastard child of Soviet arms. The humpback receiver of an SKS, the rotating bolt and safety of an ak-47, and the trigger bow and magazine of the Mosin Nagant...

45guy

I'm slowly attempting to gather all that has been lost over the past several years. I've located a rather cheap beater on Guns America. I may end up going that route, but I'm hoping someone here may have a lead on a deal. The ugly as sin model 8 on the bottom made its way home and is in desperate ne...

45guy

W.D.M. Bell was fond of 6.5x54 and 7x57, I believe .303 even made an appearance. If loaded with heavier, higher SD bullets a model 8 would be.... great?

45guy

Yep, they were sold out for 12, had 16 and 20 gauge though...

45guy

My load data is a bit dated, I was paging through the Lyman 45th edition. Out of a 26" barrel, 33 grains of reloader 11 gives 2602fps at 30,000 CUP, and 37.5 grains gives 2900 at 38600 CUP.

45guy

I hope nothing I sent your way is on the bad list.... Other than the Lebel that is...

45guy

At the moment I'm searching for more .308 strippers. As soon as I dig some up I'll start sending some out.

45guy

If you reload, skip full length resizing and use your once fired brass. Otherwise, find someone with a set of .35 Rem gauges and have them set the barrel back.

45guy

If you're having primer set back with factory ammo, my guess would be you're having headspace issues. With a recent rebarrel, I'd be willing to wager that is the case.

45guy

Well, not exactly model 11... I was wondering if the forearm on a model 11 is interchangeable with the Savage model 720?

45guy

I'm probably going to end up going back to school, or find a gunsmith to apprentice under. BTW, they work...

45guy

It's a pain to try to stand and hold something small steady when your equilibrium is shot.

45guy

Finished roughing up a couple today. To be frank I had forgotten how much I hate brazing, especially fine work. For the record it's almost impossible to do with inner ear problems! So to ensure everyone gets what they want I'm posting a how to: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g27/aguy123/GEDC0567....

45guy

Sent you an email at your web site Dennis.

45guy

I'm throwing 5 together today. It has turned into a PITA, as there is brazing rod here yet the tanks are empty. I'll have to run to the in-laws to finish them up. I'll send the first couple out to those that have asked to get their opinion. So please have a little patience, I'll start cranking them ...

45guy

I'll see what I can do. The first batch will be really nice, but the limiting factor is the number of Seymor Industries .308 strippers I have. Most are currently loaded with .30 '06 for a lesser known Remington. Once I'm out I'll have to start fabricating the outer portion, and my craftsmanship has ...

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