AzRednek

You hit the nail right on the head. One thing I learned after being somewhat in the retail gun business as a sideline in my now defunct uniform business, that gun purchasers are alot like automobile buyers. One might buy gun to make a statement or more simply put to have bragging and showing-off rights. Kind of like buying a Vette that wont get you there any faster legally than a VW Beetle. Common sense in buying a new automobile is rarely followed or we'd all being driving plain-jane white Fords and Chevys. I wonder how many 375 H&H's and 338 Win mags have been bought by somebody that actually needed it. There are not alot of Moose or Polar Bear hunters and most game downed in the USA with a 338 or 375 likely could have been as equally dispatched by a stock 30/30 or 270. No matter what kind of logic anybody could use in not getting it done when somebody says "I want it" I say let them feed our economy. I had two uniform customers, both correctional officers. After buying uniforms one guy started looking at some used guns saying he wanted something for his wife when he was working graveyard or a double shift. My former business partner a wimpy lib kept trying to sell him some of our new supposidly better than real Mace pepper spray and started making a case against guns in the home. I jumped in and suggested a used stainless Rossi 38 special snubby. The customer "nahh I'll teach her to use it", he said and bought a used Hawes single action 44 mag. His buddy a huge black guy kept shaking his head laughing out loud "hmmm just gotta have a cowboy magnum for the little wife". There wasn't any logical reason to buy the 44 mag for his wife but there was no way I was going to argue against making a sale.

My former now deceased father-in-law had a 1895 30/06 with less than a box of ammo through it. I tried everything imaginable to get him to sell it to me. I sent an email to his grandson that inherited it and he wouldn't answer me. I turn green with envy everytime I think about it. As I mentioned in the post my friend asking about the Ackley Improved surely doesn't need it, he has two gun vaults and likely has something more effective. I just offered to see if I could find a gunsmith. He is a hard-headed guy and if he gets the bug he will do it and probably never use it to hunt with. In a way I feel sorry for him getting dumped by his wife in his mid-50's, has trouble getting along with women and has been taken by some gold-diggers. I really think he just just have wanted to make some conversation and it is anybody's guess if he will really go through with it. So if anybody does know a smith that will do it long distance I'll pass it along to my friend.

Does anybody know a smith that will receive, ship, caliber stamp and convert a Marlin 30/30 to the AI version?? Not for me, looking for a hard-headed friend that doesn't use computers. He tried locally and his gunsmith wanted to charge for a new reamer. I had it done apx 30 years ago by the original Mr. Timney and best I recall there was a charge for reamer rental. A rental or some sort of fee for the reamer seems fair to me. At least in my opinion the end customer should not have to purchase the reamer. I don't know if my buddy is bored, just wanting to strike up a phone conversation on guns or really serious. This guy has more rifles than Carter has pills. I have a feeling he got caught up with Hornady's new lever action ammo and their advertising. My friend claimed the 30/30 AI can be safely loaded to near 308 velocities and if the new bullets are available to reloaders down range velocity might also be similiar.

Sorry I forgot to log on in previous post. Here are pics of my 91. Even though it has a Peru crest it is stamped Mauser Modelo Argentino. The only difference I'm aware of, is the Peru version uses the earlier Gew 98 type rear sight and a shorter handguard. The sling is not original.

I can't say it enough, never shoot a 91 without safety glasses. I had one blow back into my face, if I hadn't had glasses on I would likely be blind in one eye. The 91 doesn't have the port for escaping gas or blow-by like the 98 action. Launching a modern high pressure number like the 308 in an antique action is way to risky in my mind. I don't mean to come off as a nit-picking fogie but I'm really trying to relay a sincere warning. I wouldn't be comfortable shooting a 91 with 765 factory ammo. There is a possibility the ammo was made for the later 1909 action and loaded at pressures higher than the 91 can safely handle.

One of the most beautiful rifle stocks I've ever seen. Only problem it would be like having a 4-wheel drive with a $10,000.00 paint job. I would be afraid to take the truck of road, same as using that rifle, I'd be afraid to use it. Couldn't imagine carrying that piece of art in the field.

Now that Rocket Radio brings back some fond memorys!! About 1959 or 60 as a paperboy, can't remember the number but I had to sign up a certain number of new subscibers to get a Rocket Radio. I wanted it so bad being one order short I turned in a phony order then canceled my parents subscription to cover the extra newspaper. My ol'mam almost kicked my butt after he discovered I cut a hole in the wall so I could hook it up to a water pipe and listen to it in my bed.

Morgan sure hope your co-worker is doing ok, I said a prayer last night. Something similar happened to a co-worker friend of mine apx 20 years ago, only not as serious. My friend used to spend his National Guard time in the transportation of federal prisoners. My friend got a billy club in the solar plexis and pepper sprayed as he laid on the ground. All because the only armed weekend warrior couldn’t bring himself to shoot the perps. The escapees were all caught within a few hours by Texas State Troopers.

I'm thrilled to hear it, having knowing a victim of a home invasion. The now deceased victim was dying of cancer and the germs were after his pain killer meds. What was pathetic after the victim gave the germs all his drugs, one of the creeps assaulted his 13 year old daughter with his finger. With a gun pointed to his head the creep put his finger under the dad's nose. I think you get the picture without being graphic. Best of my knowledge they were never caught even after a cash reward was offered.

Roscoe, my family's name is still on a castle but hasn't been owned by a family member for several hundred years. "I byde it" accompanies the colors.

I'm related to one of Edgar Allen Poe's numerous illegtimate children on my mother's side. Can't document it as the birth records were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire. I have some relation to a few of notoriety in Scotland but pretty well unknown in the USA from my father's side. Guess my most famous relatives are Adam and Eve!!

PayPal as well as the parent comapny Ebay have shown their anti-gun bias toward guns, large capacity mags and parts for a so-called assualt rifle. I'm stuck using them as a seller if I want to receive bids as high as a competitor that accepts PayPal.

There was an article I read several years ago possibly in one of the Digest Books about some extreme wildcats. One in paticular 50 BMG down to 22 or 25, and 378 Weatherbys down to smaller calibers. Most of the extreme wildcats destroyed barrels within 10 shots or less.

The key is investment cast, the molds are injected with alot of pressure vs something that is cast by simply pouring the molten metal. I dealt with the debate many years ago while working in the auto/truck parts business. There was alot of argument about engine pistons. They were available cast, investment cast or forged. There was no clear winner. Cast pistons were made larger for their strength. Investment cast pistons was a new technology then and were claimed by the manufactures as superior to forged but there was a great variation in quality from various companys. From what I recall reading the quality of the investment cast depended alot on the amount of pressure the mold was injected, the alloy used, the fluidity, temperature and cooling/quenching process of the molten metal. Real high perfomance rated (not stock items put in a box marked HP or HD) forged pistons, usually five times or more the cost of cast were about as good as one could get but stock replacement forged pistons had the same quality variables as investment cast. Certain brand's forged pistons were tested to be not as strong as the larger and heavier gravity cast, the factor from what I recall seemed to be the amount of pressure used to forge it. Just speculating on the numbers and process, could the item have been forged by a guy swinging a sludge hammer or a ten ton press, either way it could be sold as forged. I've been out of the business for close to 30 years but I've heard recent investment cast bolts and studs are proving to be as strong and hard and in some applications superior to forged. To get a comparison with guns, compare the investment cast frame of a Ruger handgun compared to an AMT 45 auto frame and slide. Both are investment cast but the AMT is junk compared to a Ruger. IMHO investment cast is ok but I would look for brand name recognition to speak for the strength and quality of the manufacturing process of the investment cast receiver. Incidently the two Santa Barbara receivers I have were sold to me as being forged. I looked for the paperwork, found the box but the paper insert is missing. Anybody know how to tell the difference by eye-balling it??

The discrepancy can easily be blamed on the 1955 technology. 1950's cronys cost thousands. Had to shoot through two expensive metal screens and work with a formula on a slide rule. I recall reading that the screens had to be placed far enough away so the muzzle blast didn't trigger the device, then the operator had to calculate the actual muzzle velocity from a complicated math formula. I don't know if the Powley calculator was available in 55. Pressures were often measured by crushing a copper ball. If wildcatters such as Gibbs, Ackley, Neidner or Roberts deliberately fudged the figures, I imagine it was on the same scale as the name brand manufactures. If I recall correctly from what I read in the gun rags in the early 70's after cronys became affordable at least affordable to magazine writers. Norma was about the only manufacture that didn't get caught with their pants down. Winchester and Remington really stretched the truth especially on handgun velocities.

Gotta be carefull, the copyright police might be spying!!

Found this in a 1955 American Rifleman. I know it is not likely of any use but still kind of cool. Like the name brand ammo manufacures of the era the velocities are probably exaggurated. If the pic doesn't turn out I'll try later. My scanner is otr so I had yo use my camera.

Don't know if it worth 35 bucks or even if it contains what you're after, might find it elswhere. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007E394...568825?n=283155

WHOA!! Went and looked at those loads using 4350, look awfull hot. I strongley suggest you search in rec guns or other groups and try to find somebody that is currently loading it.

Gunnutty, Just curious about the 30 Gibbs. I remember the 240 Gibbs being a 30/06 necked down to 6mm. What cartridge is the 30 Gibbs based on??

Just a personal preferance but I like see-through type mounts, the Ironsighter brand in paticular. I don't know if they are still being made, my last one I bought off of Ebay was used. The Ironsighter brand at least the ones I have used are all metal, some of the knock off copies I've seen are plastic. I don't care for the see-through type rings not enough space to get a good sight picture.

I recall a freind locating some rubber grips from one of Pachmeyer's competitors apx 20 years ago. I believe he ordered them out of Gandor Mountain or Cabela's catalog. I assume his being the 38 Super was the same frame size as the 45. You might also try watching Ebay.

724, if you haven't already check this post. The hang tag came off of a Spanish Mauser. I'm specualting and just a guess on the Hornet name but years ago importers or in the real good old days of mail order. Importers that spotorized military rifles would sometimes market it with a name similiar to something like the CETME Black Widow. As Z said you can't lose for 25 bux. I sold some parts apx 18 months ago on Ebay off of a 93/95 Oveido Mauser and got a good price on everything. Don't recall exactly but got around 35-45 for the rusted bolt assembly and over 20 each for the trigger guard and stock. I got numerous messages and offers through Ebay's email looking for other parts especially the ejector. http://mfrc.sizzlyhosting.com/index.php?showtopic=1302

Flaco I'll have to look when I have more time. I think the area below St George is a part of Arizona that can only be driven into by driving into Utah then going back south into Arizona. I think it is also an area for renegade Mormans openly practicing polyogamy. Some real news horror stories coming out of the area lately. The highway makes a u-shape, drops into Az then goes back north back into Utah. I think the bend into Az might be what is called the strip. Two Dr appointments today, I'll check it out later when I have more time.

I haven’t had the pleasure yet of doing business with Skaggs. I did have a short conversation with him via the phone and found him very knowledgeable, apparently speaking from experience on sportorizing Mausers.