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As much as I love the 45 autos the Anaconda has to be one of my favorites. I am still a die hard wheel gun fan. I had hoped for sometime that Winchester would put the maximum in a lever gun just for poops and gigles, I see that Wild West Guns is now doing a Casull in a lever gun...YEEE HA !!
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I used to have a neighbor who was a retired navy seal and police officer who was a real Dessert Eagle fan. But he had more hand guns than I could count. I think he used the cor-bons in the 44 mag. Kimber is my top pick at the moment but I have to admit my choices change with the season. I recently picked up a Custom shop Ultra CDP carry. I am still waiting for the Milt sparks holster. I expect to loose this one to my wifes every day carry weapon.
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Chief, gotta agree with that it is certainly near the top of my list. The 375 H&H and 338 are both excellent calibers for anything moose/elk size up and are both fairly tame compared to others in their class. Especially the new family of 300 mags. I would take a .45 over a .40 any day but that is just personal preference. I used to have a smith .357 that was a great gun, I think it was a model 29 chiefs special. It weighed waaay to much for CCW but it was fun to shoot. My wife carries a .38 +p Smith Titanium 2" barrel and it is absolutely brutal. Only weighs 14 0z with laser grips.
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You are an exotic cartridge fan. Any Weatherby's ? I have never owned a sig but I think they are top notch. Never had a 10 mm but I came real close to picking one up for a pig hunt. I need to find time to shoot soon. I primarily collect antique Winchester lever guns now. Do you re-load thos 10's ?
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I mostly just re-load for the weatherby. I used to re-load a lot of shot gun shells but with the light recoil clays loads and the lower prices I no longer do. The 25-06 is still a sweet one and very popular in some states like Texas as well as the .257 Weatherby. I have seen a couple of Model 94 Winchesters poping up lately in 7x30 waters. I dont useally collect anything modern in the lever guns but that one sounds interesting.
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Yoy might try the old western scrounger for brass and try gunsamerica dot com for a 7x30 model 94. As I mentioned I have seen a few lately. Go to Winchesters- Modern Lever. You'll want to check every few days as the good stuff useually sells pretty fast. I had thought here in Michigan a few years back that we would see a surge in 10 mm popularity after Ted Nugent was singing its praise but even that didnt seem to help out much. Is that weatherby a wood stocked MkV Deluxe ???? You will also a Weatherby Section as well as enough others to keep you busy looking for a week.
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Do you have elk in your area ?? After the above experience I began reloading. I now use 165 grain Noslers. I shoot a .75 five shot group on a bench at 100 yards and mostly what I love about this round for whitetail is it is slowed down enough to do a little better in the thick stuff and at 100 yards is instantly lethal passing straight through. The trouble I have found in the past with bullets that only come in hollow points like the .44 mag (generally) is that they make a nasty mess.
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Some day if I win the lotto I am going on a Elk hunt. On the Guns America site there are two listings for model 94 Winchesters in 7-30 waters on page 3 of modern lever Winchesters. The first is N.I.B. at $895 the other is a used carbine at $595.00
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Cutter; if you want to contact me direct I can help you with the book value on that. I need to know the sn# and caliber. It would also be a quicker if you know if it is a single action army revolver or the flat top target revolver. Values are considerbly different for the two.
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That is only for the USA version of the flat top target revolver. It is very unlikely that you have one in 100% condition as all case coloring of the time period was subject to fadeing. Even if you had one in over 95% you could throw book value out the door because it would be so rare it would command a huge premium. This will also vary with the barrel length, IF it is a target model and IF it has a special order barrel (less than 7.5" you have a real gem. This would likely also have special grips. Rarer calibers will also add and to the value. The standard Army model in fine+ondition is valued around $2,ooo. But you should take a peek at the GA web site mentioned above to see what things are actually selling for. Either way, a nice piece.
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Now there is a timeless debate.  . 30-30 Vs .270 lets throw in a 30-06 for giggles and you have the big three by popularity based on overall sales. The 30-30 almost exclusevely due to the popularity of the model '94 Winchester. I recently added a peach to my collection, Model 94 made in 1896, 90 plus %, Take down rifle with up graded wood and express sights. The loading gate and extractor still have nearly all the fire blue. sadlt as is typical the case colors are mostly faded. By the way, I vote for the .270. What can I say I'm still a Jack Connors fan.
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cutter, If you want to email your address or fax number I would be happy to copy the pages from a antique weapons book that discusses the two variations mentioned above.
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All of theese are ballisticly pretty close. I know a lot of fans of the 308 (7.62x51 NATO). Plus it has the benefit of being a short cartridge and not a belted magnum like the others in its class excepting the 30-06. Ballisticly it is nearly identical to the '06. Plus most consider it suitable for any north American game except perhaps moose and grizzly. It also has the distiction of being the base cartridge for several Wild cats that have been legitimized includeing the 243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington 356 Winchester as well as the rimmed 356 and 307 winchesters. Its almost hard to believe this one has been around since the mid 50's and has really enjoyed a resurgence in the last several years. This one is hear to stay for sure Although it certainly does not have the off the shelf cartridge choices that the '06 has.
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I cant even imagine paying shippings costs on some thinks in Alaska. I know what I spent shipping mounts and meat back and I would be embarrased to confess to the actual dollars. The trip was worth every penny though. I cant wait to go again.
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Ted was /is a huge pusher of the 10 mm. I personally never really saw the margin in at over shooting 45+p loads. now the casull that's another story.
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Mark , do have a 10 or a 45 ? cust curious. I guess I am just a die hard 45 fan. Portable, concealable, powerfull and cost effective. What more does the FBI need ??
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Cutter, no problem it was fun for me, I am glad I was able to help. Mark, what H&K are you useing ? What??? No kimbers, nothing by Wilson Combat ?? I am absolutely in love with this Kimber Custom shop Ultra with a 3" barrel. Its everything I look for in a ccw. I never thought it could be done effectively in a compact carry 45. I never had one with all the goodies before.
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Did you take them rookies out back and shoot smily faces on a target like Mel Gibson in Lrthal weapon ? Ok Ok Ok I confess to trying. . Although the face of my target looked a little disgruntled. Do you still have the Colt Gold Cup ? I have never seen one of the Marlin Camp Carbines buy they sound pretty darn slick.
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H&K is top notch. I bounce back and forth day to day as to weather I want one of theese next or if I am going to pony up the spare change for a Wilson Combat. I really like the green finish models.
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I dont think with a 19 round capacity that it would see too much US civillian use. How about that H&K Mk23 that the US Navy Seals and Army special forces are so fond of ?
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Does any one have one of The Wilson combat .45's ?
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