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  1. Don McDowell

    45-90 Brass

    It was 10 days. Yes a bunch of rounds down range. 250 is a good start, but you may find as you get into this a little deeper, that having more works out well, as you can plan for multiple matches in succession without having to prep and load a ton of ammo in a rush.
  2. Don McDowell

    45-90 Brass

    Depends on how you use the rifle I suppose. But when I got home from the Desert International match this year I cleaned up 325 fired brass. 400 is good to have on hand and 500 won't hurt
  3. Don McDowell

    Looking for target sight for marlin 39a to shoot rimfire cowboy silhouette

    Have fun with your rifle. Those 22 matches are a hoot.
  4. Don McDowell

    Looking for target sight for marlin 39a to shoot rimfire cowboy silhouette

    Get the williams fp with the target knobs. Or put a tang sight on it, but that will require drilling and tapping.. You might also consider the One Ragged Hole sight, if they're still made.
  5. Don McDowell

    which Winchester 22 long rifle for target

    T22 is the best of the Winchester ammunition. If your local dealer has any Aquila Rifle Match, Norma TAC, or Norma Match give those a try. All 3 of those shoot well to 200 meters, IF your rifle likes it. Federal 711b can be a good ammunition as well. But again, if you're looking for serious...
  6. Don McDowell

    .41 mag recipes

    I carried that load in my Ruger all during calving season. It was plenty accurate for coyote, and that 41 with the One Ragged hole rear sight was great for night fighting the coyotes when they would come into the corrals looking for an easy meal.
  7. Don McDowell

    .41 mag recipes

    Irogois that unique load sure makes for a good practice/trigger time round in the 41.
  8. Don McDowell

    .41 mag recipes

    Most commercial cast lead are too small, and that's more of the cause of leading than being "to hard". The bevel base's most commercial cast bullets have don't help keep down the leading either.
  9. Don McDowell

    .41 mag recipes

    If your lead swc bullets are hard cast, 17.5 gr. of 2400 should show you some good accuracy with good velocity. The plated bullets you might want to think about using 7-8 gr. of unique.What ever powder you use with those you'll likely want to keep the velocity around 900 fps tops. 2400 works...
  10. Don McDowell

    Win 748 for .223

    748 is the powder the cartridge was born with, and works well to this day. And it works well in a variety of other cartridges. Handy stuff to have around.
  11. Don McDowell

    What Should I Do With This Browning Model 71?

    In general, the Jamison brass I've used in a variety of cartridges are much high quality, in that the brass has a smoother look to it. It comes annealed, and rim thickness and diameter and web diameter much more consistent than Starline.
  12. Don McDowell

    What Should I Do With This Browning Model 71?

    Yessir it surely is, but the Jamison is better. Looking forward to seeing how your project comes out.
  13. Don McDowell

    What Should I Do With This Browning Model 71?

    It might take some real digging to find any, but Jamison made 50-110 brass. There should be some of those floating around, might check with Providence tool and die, I believe they bought the last of the stock for their Peabody cartridges.
  14. Don McDowell

    30-30 vs 44 mag lever

    Well I guess my experience with both the 44 and the 30-30 go back to a time when I was raising and feeding my kids game meat, mostly elk and deer. The 44 certainly has it's place, but the 30-30 will out shine it just about every time, and that's probably why that grand ol cartridge instantly...
  15. Don McDowell

    30-30 vs 44 mag lever

    Out to 100 yds or a touch less there's not enough difference in effectiveness between the 44 mag and the 30-30 to bother with. However when the game starts getting bigger than whitetail and antelope, the better sectional density, and bc of the 30-30 bullet starts to prove it's worth, and if...
  16. Don McDowell

    C Sharps 1885

    My wife shoots one of those hi walls in 40-65 and a lo wall in 22 lr. Nice rifles. I had them put the single set trigger on when I order those for her.
  17. Don McDowell

    Cimarron “Pride of the Plains”

    You'll need a set of metric allen wrenches for that front sight set screw. Get the globe slid in to the dovetail, so that its pretty well centered and tighten the set screw. You may want to gently peen the top of the dovetail on each side down just a tad to help hold the sight in place. Also...
  18. Don McDowell

    Cimarron “Pride of the Plains”

    Woohoo, let the fun begin.
  19. Don McDowell

    The best recoil pad for a mod 94 Winchester

    Did Limbsaver quit making the prefits? A number of years ago you could download and print the profiles and find the one that fit your rifles stock just fine. I ended up putting the one for a Remington 700 on my Win. 95, added just enough length of pull and made the 405 a real pleasure to shoot.
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