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    6.5X55 for heavy game

    I recently fulfilled a dream from my high school days by acquiring a 6.5X55mm for hunting. Living in the the Inter Mountain West ,Elk or Wapiti may be on the hunt schedule.What is the collective wisdom of the forum on the appropriate bullet for heavy game out of the 6.5X55mm? I understand the...
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    The Swedish Model 94 Carbine

    Does anyone know why the Swedes chose to adopt a carbine M94-barrel length 17.7 in -before they adopted a std. length-29 in - infantry rifle M96. My thought is that most countries adopting a Mauser rifle adopted a long infantry rifle first and then a carbine.
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    Rifle scopes when the rifle is carried on an ATV

    What is the experience of the list regarding rifle scope failure when the rifle is carried in the field on an atv/four wheeler? I ask the question due to looking for coyotes on my atv with a scoped rifle in the gun rack.. I note that the vibration of the rifle in my traverse mounted gun rack is...
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    Tokarev/tt33 holster

    I want to carry my tokarev in the field in an open top, retention strap, holster. I do not find the tokarev listed on the holster charts. Does anybody know of a holster that will work?
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    M57 (Yugo Tokarev) firing pin removal

    I recently got a new M57 and note that the Serbs have adopted something like the 1911 firing pin stop on their version 9 shot version of the Tokarev along with some other improvements/changes. However, the firing pin stop does not come out as easy as all the 1911 stops I have manipulated over...
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    Rifle musket barrel relining/replacement

    I have been shooting a used Euroarms Enfield Musketoon for about two years now and have put about 1000 rounds through it. The bug has hit me to have it relined to compensate for wear. I note on N-SSA site Whiteacre and Hoyt seem to be the top replacement barrel vendors. 1. Does the...
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    Parker Hale 58560 Minie Mold

    I picked up the top half of a Parker Hale .58 Minie mold at a gun show last May. Not having the bottom plug I tried my bottom plug from a Lyman 575611PH mold. It was too small. I have an old 500 grain RCBS Minie mold from which I tried the bottom plug. It fit. Also, I found the RCBS mold...
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    Removing "frozen" revolver nipples

    Sometime ago I was given an old replica 1858 Remington New Model Army .44 cylinder. It sat on my desk as paper weight until I happened to have my Pietta 1858 on the desk for some reason. I tried the paper weight cylinder in the the 1858 and it fit! In fact it shoots better than the original...
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