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Quote: Originally Posted by _CJ How cool would it be to sit down at the dinner table with friends and tell them that you harvested the bird they're eating with your great, great, grandfather's shotgun! Priceless!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by newracer I wish I had a FAL. This is a DSA STG-58.....I am having failure to ejects about 40% of the time. Not sure if its a weak recoil spring or something with the extractor. This is the second one I have had the first was a Century L1A1 monstrosity.

Quote: Originally Posted by ASCTLC If they chmaber in a longer .357 mag fine, then I visualize your wadcutters being seated too far out for your 38 Spl. When you look down the chamber in your cylinder, do you see the chamber size down just a touch at the end? I don't know if every revolver has this but for some reason I thought they did. My understanding of this barrel sized restriction is that it is what properly aligns and begins the...

me too next on my list is a 45 LC lever action, as a ranch rifle.

Turkey with a rifle? Now that sounds like fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by kerndogg I see pvc shrapnel injuries in the near future! Everyone make sure and video all testing! I will be watching for updates! As long as your not doing anything overly stupid, its quite safe...ive been doing it for years and i still have all my digits.

I think I'd go CO2 over OBA for spud gun purposes. Much faster! How do muzzle velocities of the pneumatic gun (assuming 100 to 150 psi) compare to combustion guns? I've always assumed that the pneumatic guns shoot a lot harder, although I've never actually witnessed one in action. My combustion gun is pretty darn big, shoots hard, and gives a nice loud report.

Clyde speaks the truth about MO turkey. Here is the kicker for wild turkey. Most of the time they are skinned instead of plucked. that makes them dry out when you bake them. I perfer to cut the meat into nuggets, batter them and deepfry them.

Quote: Originally Posted by shotgunchris My bet is that it has Damascus Steel Barrels, so you cannot shoot modern shells in it. As others have already stated, clean it up and display it when you have a chance. On top of the barrel it says "Genuine Armory Steel" If that means anything to you. Gonna clean it up, Ill post after pictures when I'm done. Fortunatly, there are alot of good resources I'm finding for...

Quote: Originally Posted by ZappBranigan Yes, that's what's happening. Well, I thought I did. I have a normal routine, and it goes like this: When I get to the final stage (bullet seating and roll crimping), I always measure the first 5 cartridges with a caliper to make sure they are the right length. After that, I measure every 5th one to make sure the die hasn't backed out any. I adjust the die as neccessary. I'm using a...