Just when I thought I was done……they pull me back in!!
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Beautiful rifle! I love the sights! Been a while since I drooled on my key board!!
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Wambli Ska
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Yep…. Remember you telling me over 20 years ago you didn’t need any more guns, and since then you’ve uttered more that a handful of definitive statements that have faded a bit. When you ready and ll lend you a pair of my chinks. They should be about full length bat wings on you
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Need has left the building
Now that downsizing ?
Now that downsizing ?
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What would I do with two Asians?Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:28 pmYep…. Remember you telling me over 20 years ago you didn’t need any more guns, and since then you’ve uttered more that a handful of definitive statements that have faded a bit. When you ready and ll lend you a pair of my chinks. They should be about full length bat wings on you![]()
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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Appreciate.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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We’ve been off the “need” reservation a looooooooong time.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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I’m going to drill and tap the Forend for an ARCA Rail. Then mount it to a tripod.JunkCollector wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:31 pm I can tell by the pictures you are enamored with the rifle and rightly so.
Congratulations
I am a bit concerned though with you shooting it.
Perhaps counerweights on your feet so you don't fall over.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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You still got a chunk of rail I made a couple years back, or do I need to make a new one? I can powder coat it brown to match the stockZee wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 6:31 pmI’m going to drill and tap the Forend for an ARCA Rail. Then mount it to a tripod.JunkCollector wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:31 pm I can tell by the pictures you are enamored with the rifle and rightly so.
Congratulations
I am a bit concerned though with you shooting it.
Perhaps counerweights on your feet so you don't fall over.![]()
“The shepherd slaughters more of the flock than the wolf ever will.”
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Well, glad to hear he mimicked your negotiating skills
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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I’m going to hunt you down and slap you silly if you do…Zee wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 6:31 pmI’m going to drill and tap the Forend for an ARCA Rail. Then mount it to a tripod.JunkCollector wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:31 pm I can tell by the pictures you are enamored with the rifle and rightly so.
Congratulations
I am a bit concerned though with you shooting it.
Perhaps counerweights on your feet so you don't fall over.![]()
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Wambli Ska
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Re: Just when I thought I was done……they pull me back in!!
They make a nice bipod...Zee wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 6:25 pmWhat would I do with two Asians?Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:28 pmYep…. Remember you telling me over 20 years ago you didn’t need any more guns, and since then you’ve uttered more that a handful of definitive statements that have faded a bit. When you ready and ll lend you a pair of my chinks. They should be about full length bat wings on you![]()
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Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:56 pmThey make a nice bipod...Zee wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 6:25 pmWhat would I do with two Asians?Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Mon Feb 23, 2026 4:28 pm
Yep…. Remember you telling me over 20 years ago you didn’t need any more guns, and since then you’ve uttered more that a handful of definitive statements that have faded a bit. When you ready and ll lend you a pair of my chinks. They should be about full length bat wings on you![]()
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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That's a pretty one...nice grab! I believe I have some 535.grain Postell bullets out in the shed if you're inclined to try them...
The 1874 Sharps...The gun that made the west safe for Winchester
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Appreciate. I’ll start with some 405s and see how she does.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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I shot a muskrat with a 500 grain bullet out of a sharps once. It was the funniest thing I ever saw! I aimed just below the waterline and “kerwoooooosh” a column of water shot up, the twisted body of a muskrat and fur slowly wafting down like a cartoon! My dad and I laughing so hard we were brought to tears!
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YESSSSSSSS! FEEL the power of the Dark Side!
(Mellllllllt the ingotssssss)
WWJMBD?
I believe we should stand on Ceremony. . . while our friends handcuff the sanctimonious little prick and take him away.
I believe we should stand on Ceremony. . . while our friends handcuff the sanctimonious little prick and take him away.
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Nope.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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Wambli Ska
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Are you going to try some BP?
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No.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
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Can't really argue that one too much. I will give black powder this: with the charges compressed - with or without wad stacks - and the load density figures locked in at 100% of available space, the velocity numbers can be amazingly consistent. The downside of course is that it's some crusty stuff that requires its own set of procedures.
AA5744 is likely going to be a very good friend for a substitution. It's a bulky propellant that gets used a lot for cast-bullet-intensity loads in big-ish cases. Been a good accuracy powder for me and Pops. 4198 gets reached for a lot in this sort of thing. The good news is that 3031, 4895, and Varget are also workable in the Trapdoor/Sharps range, so immediate shopping probably not necessary.
If you're mainly going to be killing the local ranch critters with it, you're probably good to go, and there are a bunch of good big meplat flying phone pole bullet designs to do it with.
If you're gonna go all Quigley, the short rear sight is not gonna cut it. I think you'd find playing that game with that rifle to be a real challenge - long lock time, long barrel time, vibrations from a massive, off-center hammer strike. . .welcome to the jungle, baby!
And, oh yeah: Melllllllllllt. . .
WWJMBD?
I believe we should stand on Ceremony. . . while our friends handcuff the sanctimonious little prick and take him away.
I believe we should stand on Ceremony. . . while our friends handcuff the sanctimonious little prick and take him away.
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There’s zero chance he’s gonna cast bullets. Besides, he’s knows a guys.
“The shepherd slaughters more of the flock than the wolf ever will.”
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As far as reloads with 405 cast, I've had great luck with 40 grains of IMR3031. I shot it in my trapdoors and is very accurate. Also had good luck with 5744 but that stuff is hard to find anymore, don't even know if it's still made. Just for giggles I loaded up some Pyrodex, 60 grains filled the case. It shot good, was easy to clean up in a single shot. But it smelled like an old sweat sock burning inside a construction site porta potty!