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  1. slicksleeve

    How do you carry your fixed blade?

    I’m am a (very amateur) knife maker. I’ve made this knife for a friend as a gift to her husband. I don’t know him, or any of his habits. I will get her opinion but she probably doesn’t know how he would like to carry, and it’s a birthday surprise and probably won’t ask him. I personally like to...
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    I guess I'll just have to keep it.

    I've always liked the looks of the Remington model 8 and 81. I have passed a one in .25 Remington and one in .32 Remington, due to the odd caliber. Even as a handloader, these seemed like more trouble than they were worth to me. Finally found this 81 in .35 Remington a couple years ago, complete...
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    Red Cent Leather makes a nice holster

    I needed a good holster for my Taylor's Runnin Iron in .45 Colt. THR member Red Cent made me this half pancake. It carries well and looks great. It also disappears under an untucked shirt. I have holsters from Galco, El Paso, and Simply Rugged, and so far I like this new one the best. It also...
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    Knifemakers: Am I doing it right?

    Hello guys. Just thought I would pick your brains about my newfound, (and totally un-needed) hobby. My wife and I have six horses, so when the farrier comes, he usually has a handful of Save Edge rasps for me. I've been putting them in the forge, let them get up to non-magnetic for a while to...
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    Have a question about this Smith and Wesson

    A co-worker of mine told me her pistol was not working, so I told her to bring it to work and let me take a look at it. It turned out to be a beautiful Smith and Wesson, nickle finish, 8 3/8" barrel, .357 Magnum. It has a checkered top strap, and barrel. It had the common problem of the ejector...
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    Rainier 135 grain in .40 S&W?

    I have a box of Rainier Ballistics 40 caliber in 135 grain flat point. Problem is, I can't find any load data for them in 40 S&W. This would be strictly a range load for my Glock 22, and a Sig P239. Right now the only pistol powder I have is Unique, but I would open to getting anything else. I...
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    Got questions about a couple of mil-surps.

    Hi guys, I have a couple of rifles here, that I just don't know a whole lot about. I know a Mauser when I see one, but I don't know these very well. The first, I know, is a MAS 36. It seems to be completely intact, with a bayonet that stores inside the stock. The floor plate numbers do not...
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    Advice sought from hog hunters please.

    Let me begin saying this is not a caliber question. I already know my favorite deer rifle will suffice. First, a little background. I have access to a 1200 acre lease, mostly hardwood, and some pine timber. January 2011, I killed two wild pigs while deer hunting a food plot. One on Tuesday...
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    Tell me about my new Ruger Number 1

    Hi all, I just bought a rifle I have always wanted. It is a Ruger Number 1. It has a 26 inch barrel, and is chambered for .308 Winchester. I bought it used, I think I got a good deal at $650. It has a Bell and Carlson stock added, i got the old wood that came off of it. Somebody really butchered...
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    Czech VZ 12/33 Mauser

    Hi guys, I've wound up with a Czech VZ 12/33 Mauser, 1937 El Salvador rifle. It measures 7 7/8" from action screw to action screw. Also the barrel shank is 1.10". The receiver ring measures 1.400". It is stamped on top of the receiver ring "1937." On the side of the receiver it says "...
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    Question about my Sig.

    Well I finally found the pistol I've been wanting for quite some time. I bought a Sig P239 a couple weeks ago, and I'm loving it. I'ts a little rough, it has a pretty good gouge on the left side of the slide. That's a cosmetic thing only, and for the $350 I paid for it, I think I came out pretty...
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    Help me identify this .357 ammo please.

    Hi friends. As some of you may recall, my wife bought me a Smith and Wesson Model 65 last summer. The seller threw in a partial box of Federal Classic .38 Special ammo in the deal. Included in the box were four rounds of 357 ammo, in Starline cases. What I'm unfamiliar with is the bullet. They...
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    Question about a Mauser stock

    Hello friends and neighbors. I'm working on sporterizing a Mauser stock, and have run into a wall. The little eye in the middle of stock, I don't even know what to call it. Can this thing be taken out? If so, could I plug the hole with a wooden dowel and blend it in when I refinish the thing...
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    A question for the mauser sporterizers

    Greetings friends of The High Road. I am currently working on a sporter project using a Yugo m24 action. I bought it for a Turkish, but after researching, it is clearly not by the barrel length, crest on the reciever, size of the threads on the barrel, etc. So my question is, where can I find a...
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    Primer backing out on factory ammo?

    Friends, I just shot a Turkish K kale, in 8mm today. I've had it for about a month. The bore was in awful condition, I bought it with the intention of a rebarrel project. I gave the bore a good cleaning last night. Anyhow, when I shot it, the first shot was a misfire. I then took the bolt down...
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    Questions about a loading for Marlin 1893 in 32-40.

    Hello friends. I was recently handed a really nice Marlin model 1893 lever action rifle. My dad aquired it, told me, "When I saw it I thought about you." It also came with an RCBS Cowboy 3-die set, new brass, and some 165 grain lead bullets. On the top of the barrel, it says in capital letters...
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    Marlin 1983

    Hi guys, just looking for an approximate DOB for a rifle my Dad recently aquired. It is a Marlin, marked MODEL 1893 on the tang behind the hammer. On the top of the receiver, is marked "MARLIN SAFETY". On the barrel it has stamped, "FOR BLACKPOWDER ". It has a dovetail mounted blade front sight...
  18. slicksleeve

    I always revolve to revolvers. (19-4)

    Hello friends of THR. Some months back while at my local gun store I found some Smith and Wesson 66-7's on the shelf. All for around $430. Four were 2.5 inch, two were 4 inch. I've always wanted a 66, so I put one on layaway. Fast foward to July when my wife suprises me with a 65-1, pinned and...
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    Bubba can Re-Blue!

    Greetings Ladies and Gents of the High Road. I have been working all summer on learning to slow rust blue firearms. I sought a better solution after trying cold blue, that was a joke. It rusted the first week. So I ordered the Wheeler boiling tank and Pilkington's Classic American Rust Blue from...
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    Looking for a custom grip maker

    Hello friends and neighbors of The High Road. I am looking to put custom wood grips on my Smith and Wesson 65-1 square butt. I have two medallions that I want inserted, one on each side. I have searched many websites, and nobody I can find makes specific mention of doing this kind of work. Any...
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