Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
06-28-2012, 01:03 PM
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Blackhorn 209 for metallic cartridges...
Can anyone advise whether the Blackhorn 209 metallic cartridge-loads page gives its charge numbers volumetrically or by weight/grs.? Reading through other sites, and through the BH209 site gives...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
06-28-2012, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 779
black powder sacrilege!...
I am bracing for an onslaught of criticism from the BP purists. Let me preface this question by saying I LIKE black powder in my Whitney Kennedy .38-40. I shoot 30 gr. (volumetric) or 35 gr....
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-27-2012, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 442
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
05-27-2012, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 423
Whitney Kennedy finally loaded with BP
After cleaning up an old family heirloom, we put together some smokeless loads that it seems to like a lot. The gun has been in the family since new. It's all original and unrefurbished.
The...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
03-01-2012, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 307
bpcr on a budget??
I have had a "longing in my heart" for a Sharp's 45-70. The real McCoy is, of course, out of the question. As I am retired, a Real Shiloh or C. Sharps is also out of the Question. In fact, a new...
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Forum: NFA Firearms & Related Items
02-20-2012, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,111
Re: legal noise suppressors?
Thanks, JLA. BTW, I have a .22 cb cap Warnant trap-door, ca. 1895. It was my Grandmother's early in her life. You can hear the the hammer "ring" through your cheek bone, and the bullet hit the...
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Forum: NFA Firearms & Related Items
02-20-2012, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,111
legal noise suppressors?
Hi:
After a hiatus of many decades, I have been lured back into the shooting hobby by a fanatical brother -- and I truly enjoy it. I joined an indoor club last year, and try to get there whenever...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
01-31-2012, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 494
The Whitney Kennedy .38-40 lives again...
With thanks for the hints, tips, and advice from many members here, my brother and I got our .38-40 working last Sunday. Because it was very difficult to reassemble the receiver/floor plate (owing...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-29-2012, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 1
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COAL in a 127 year old .38-40
The Whitney Kennedy is about 1885. The cases are Starline. The lead is cast from Lyman 041-043 mold (175gr flat point round nose). seating & roll crimping is RCBS dies.
Two promblems: If I...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
01-27-2012, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 745
should I sweat this primer depth?
Hi
I'm trying to load for a .38-40 Whitney Kennedy. I'm using Rem. 2 1/2 large pistol primers in starline brass. I'm using an RCBS hand primer. The primers only seat to flush. The micrometer...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-08-2012, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 331
Slugged the Whitney Kennedy -- Now what?
I am custodian for a very nice looking family Whitney Kennedy small frame rifle in .38-40. 'Just slugged the bore: lands come in at about .3955, and the grooves, depending on which or 3 pairs I...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
01-08-2012, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 345
Slugged bore on Whitney Kennedy - Now what?
I am custodian for a very nice looking family Whitney Kennedy small frame rifle in .38-40. 'Just slugged the bore: lands come in at about .3955, and the grooves, depending on which or 3 pairs I...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
12-13-2011, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 222
Likely build date? + forged iron, or steel?
Whitney Kennedy .38-40 light frame. Q3xx sn. Serial number/date references are not the greatest for these guns, but: 1885? 1886? If so, were these steel guns, or forged iron?
Thanks, in...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
12-12-2011, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 363
Re: very "plain jane" H&R rifle s.n. question
Thanks for the info, Jim. Brown wood stock. 'Very even straight grain -- nothing fancy. Almost looks like it might be a veneer -- which I've never seen on a rifle. It does not appear to be...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
12-12-2011, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 363
very "plain jane" H&R rifle s.n. question
I have come across an H&R Plainsman Rifle. (Bolt action, 5-round, trigger gard is, or is coated with, plastic-like material)
On first search, I did not find a serial number, but perhaps a...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-20-2011, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,129
Re: Blackhorn 209 Powder
OK, re: "not going overboard". If it is nitro based, then is it OK to NOT fill the case all the way (as you would with BP). I'd like to load it light, to start, but I don't want to induce weird...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
11-18-2011, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,129
Re: Blackhorn 209 Powder
Does anyone know if BH209 is ok for BP cartridge rifles? (Not a replica: In this case, a light frame Whitney ca. 1885, .38-40)
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
11-16-2011, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 503
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
11-16-2011, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,492
Re: Contemplating a Mosin-Nagant
What ever you do, slug the bore.
Depending on production location and other factors, groove dia. can run .308 (Finnish), with Russian manufacture running all the way up to .314", or more. Mine...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
11-01-2011, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 941
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
10-30-2011, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 259
problem with certain Garand enbloc clips
I'm not sure if this is the thread catagory to use, but:... My (very) left-handed brother graciously gave me his M-1 Garand (.30-06) last year, when I started shooting again after decades away from...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-05-2011, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 516
Re: promised photos of odd little .22 Flobert
Ok. Sorry Gentlemen. I've posted pdf photos a couple here in the past, but I've clearly forgotten something. Now even a single photo shows an oversized file message. Profound apologies for...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-05-2011, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 516
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-05-2011, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 516
promised photos of odd little .22 Flobert
If I can figure this out, here are 5 photos, and I apologize if they're double posted.
Odd lighting/mediocre camera make barrel look red/rusty in photo 1. It is not at all. From the info in...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-05-2011, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 590
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
09-05-2011, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 941
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-05-2011, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 590
Treasure trove includes odd .22
Digging through long-stored guns at a family property, I found a rimfire oddity. This tiny .22 trapdoor rifle's breach splits when you open the "door", and moves back toward the hammer. Hammer must...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
09-04-2011, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 941
Whitney Kennedy stripping, cleaning, hand loading
After retirement, I was bitten by the shooting bug again, after having put it aside for 40 years. My late father had some interesting guns. Looking through his cabinet, I found his old Whitney...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-13-2011, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
Re: H&R 900 mainspring R&R: orientation?
Thanks, Jim
Yeah, I figured that since the trigger mechanism seems to operate smoothly (other than the weak Hammer-Drop), that I'd leave well enough alone.
I understand your response to mean...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-13-2011, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,405
Re: English order 1911
Hi. I took Russian years ago, but I'm pretty rusty now. However, I think the second cyrillic word "Zakaz" (with a phonetic soft-sign as the last letter) might be misspelled. I would think they...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-13-2011, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-13-2011, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,052
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-12-2011, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,052
H&R replacement mainspring alignment
We have a Harrington & Richardson Model 900 (.22 2.5" bbl)... It's been in storage 40 some odd years. The gun appears seldom if ever fired, but the plastic trigger spring bushing has fallen apart....
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-12-2011, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
Re: H&R 900 mainspring R&R: orientation?
OK, no response so far.
I know the "mitten" of the bushing would be at the hammer-end. I just need to know if it is canted toward the high end of the hammer, or the hinge-end of the hammer.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-12-2011, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,005
H&R 900 mainspring R&R: orientation?
Re: inherited Harrington & Richardson Model 900 (.22 2.5" bbl)... It's been in storage 40 some odd years. The gun appears seldom if ever fired, but the plastic trigger spring bushing has fallen...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-26-2011, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,274
Re: My Great Grandfathers gun
Regarding the composition of certain harsh responses in this thread: Improper grammar is something up with which we will not put!! Hehehehe....
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-14-2011, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 627
remington 510-P, without the Peepsight
I took out a fairly old 510 P (1951) .22 which probably had not been shot in 40 years, but had been properly stored. It is in very, very good shape. It only has open "notch and post" sights, but I...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-05-2011, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 615
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 615
Re: 'Not an 1892, after all. (Embarrassed!)
No silencer, so no lawyer necessary. The button like thing looks like it would fit through a leather strap???. The dovetail cuts, I am not sure about. The front one has a strange elkhorn, but I...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-04-2011, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 615
'Not an 1892, after all. (Embarrassed!)
My grand-dad's gun, I discover after removing and looking under the tang sight, is actually a model '97, purchased new in the mid 19-teens. I broke it down today and looked it over. It's in awfully...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-03-2011, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 0
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Finally: grandfathers Marlin 1892 w/photos
I finally manged to post the first 4 photos on "Grandfather's Marlin" thread dated yesterday. Attached here, please find a few more. History and description of rifle is on yesterday's thread.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-03-2011, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 694
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-03-2011, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 694
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-02-2011, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 694
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-02-2011, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 694
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
01-02-2011, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 694
Grandfather's Marlin 1892
I just joined the forum today because I have taken up shooting again after 40year absence. How could I forget how much fun it is?!
I have my grandfather's Marlin lever action .22. He was the...
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