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All wood has a curved side and a bowed side. No wood is going to cut straight because the curve or the bow will exert pressure on the blade and fence. I always cut the bowed side until I have a straight edge, The cut straight edge goes against the fence. After that there is no binding of the...

I never would have choosen an Aussie as the breed was never on my radar. Yet here she is a joy to own and keeping the old couple busy everyday, Enjoy your new pup and be prepared to play a lot of fetching games. (:

let us know how this all works out. To answer Max 503 question on Alox for lube. Yes it would be ok at such low velocities. The bearing surface of a round ball is so small I rather have the lube in front of the ball. Must be from shooting BP revolvers where the lube is used last to lube and...

The problem with a jacketed bullet and a light load is the bullet may get stuck in the barrel. Especially in a rough bore. Anyway something I occassionally do just for fun is shoot round ball loads. Hornady makes a 315" pure lead ball which weighs 47 grains. Loaded with 2 grains of Bullseye...

A little google fu for the answer. Twin Hole tamper resistant security screws (also known as Snake Eye screws or Pig Nose Screws) have two small holes drilled into the head. A special twin pin driver bit is required to both tighten and release the screws.

I don't have a 439 but if I saw one for sale it would be mine in a hurry. I do have a 639 that I have shot a lot and with some hot loads. As far as breakage the ejector tip broke off on mine many years ago. Still the pistol was functioning just dropping cases by my side. Easy fix. Second...

Loose screws can always cause problems so you probably fixed the issue. The Cartridges in the tube will slide back out under the loading gate by design. Best way to see this is watching an action animation. Bruce animation schematic lever action winchester 94 - Google Search

Time to stock up and you have really a good selection of parts. I think I see four extractor springs and they will work in the 645,745 and 945. I have done the same buying part lots, when available, just in case. Is the smaller slide stop for the 639? How about the levers? All 645 or maybe...

Windows 10 windows 11 what's that! I'm still running windows 7 and it works perfectly.:) Amazingly MS still sends me security updates and there has been no issues. I know the end of 7 is coming and I'm preparing to download and operate with a Linux OS. In the mean time, for those with old...

I have two of the old metal base plate magazines without the rubber pad. Had three but one cracked near the top. What I found out is if you insert the mag quickly one might push the release button. Then the plate, spring and all the rounds fall to the floor. After I had this happen I knew to...

I had no problems putting a 9mm Colt conversion slide on an 80's series frame. Had to change the ejector but it was not difficult. The most work was tuning the extractor to hold the 9mm case. I'm using Kimber 9mm magazines. They are real good quality as compared to Springfield magazines...

Thank you for the update. Sometimes we have to check our memories with the log book.:) The reason I asked was several years ago I did read about a 2,000 fps load in the carbine. It may have been a Buffalo Bore load based on their own powder mixture. BB seems to have Merlin, alchemy abilities...

it took me several years to acquire a 645. Traded a couple of rifles and got a nice one. When I did the strip, clean and lube job it was very dry, clean and no real signs of being fired. I did replace the phillips screw with a ss socket head. It came loose even with locktite. Finally used five...

So what is a maximum charge of 2400 with a 158 grain bullet? The most I've seen is 15 grains for a velocity just under 1700 fps in a carbine. I agree Zero bullets are top notch as I have shot those for several years. H110 is a great carbine powder but real flashy in a revolver as is 2400...

We need a lighter picture. Just a little edit. Bruce