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You may want to try the Sierra Pro Hunters I think I read they are constructed a little heavier in the Jacket than the Game Kings. I have used the Sierra 150 grain Spitzers for many years with good luck. The ones I have are from the days before they called them the Pro Hunters. On broad side...

Rem 512X I have a Remington 512X that I've had for over 50 years. It is very accurate and will shoot groups comparable to some of the best 22's available. If you run across one in good shape I would not hesitate.

Here is another vote for Acme bullets. I especially like their coated ones. I also like Oregon Trail cast bullet. This is a noncoated bullet.

Coated Bullets I've have had good luck with Acme bullets out of Wisconsin.

I still load on my father's Lachmiller loading press and some of the die I use are also Lachmiller dies. I think he bought this back in the 50's. It also came with 12 gauge dies that we used to load the old paper shell with. This was also with paper wads (preplastic wads). I think I've dated...

My model 63 Serial Number X5269 has the smooth trigger. I'm pretty sure mine is original.

Jig Paint I've had good luck with fishing jig paint. It takes three coats, a white base coat, the color coat (I like the bright orange), and a clear top coat. This is a little more work but has held up well so far.

Ya, to bad I went for the 10% off two days ago.

Mine seems pretty close with 158 grain 38 specials. I was shooting low with the 125's.

Ultra Dot I have the 30mm Ultra Dot that I'm very happy with. So far it is holding up to the 44mag recoil.

Brass Shells When I was a young guy my father and his buddy loaded and shot a lots of brass shells in their over and under's. This was before the days of plastic hulls and wads. When they reloaded the brass shells they used 11 gauge paper wads for the over the power and filler wads. Because of...

686 Pro I just bought the 686 Pro ssr and I'm very happy with it so far. I'm not sure how the trigger compares to the 686 Plus, but in my opinion I think the double action trigger pull is one of the best I've used and the single action pull is great too. The other part I like is the...

Cast Bullets I've had good luck with Oregon Trail and Acme cast bullets in my 44 special and 45 acp. I've also tried Polly Coated Acme's which has looked encouraging, but I have not shot that many of them yet.

Model 63 My favorite is a Model 63 4" kit gun that I bought back in the early 80's. I carried it on the trapline for over 20 years.

Sight hights The sight blades are not all the same height. My 625 PC came with a .250" gold bead front sight, but needed a .300" to get enough elevation adjustment. There maybe others but I know these two heights are available.