tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post9222573045192559768..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: A fine range dayMurphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-77229090202146122522010-01-29T17:46:55.661-06:002010-01-29T17:46:55.661-06:00A more permanent solution for the safety is to rem...A more permanent solution for the safety is to remove the buttstock, clean out the filler that covers the safety detent allen screw. remove the allen screw, spring and detent ball. Pitch the spring. reinstall the ball and allen screw. Grind off the offending part of the safety that sticks out on the left side, reblue and voila, permanent fire position. Or go to the Marlin Owners forum and find a user there who makes a saddle ring replacement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-22011246051840716502010-01-29T08:49:43.174-06:002010-01-29T08:49:43.174-06:00Scott,
I haven't done much with the .44 Magnu...Scott,<br /><br />I haven't done much with the .44 Magnums. I've had a lever gun in that caliber once but couldn't do a thing with it past 50 yards or so so I sold it on. And personally, that's too much for me in a pistol. <br /><br />I like the ballistics of the .44 Magnum but the .357 just fits my own preferences better. I'm looking into the .41 now as a possible option though.<br /><br />That said, I'd not care to try a bear with a .357, but then I've never hunted a bear and the only one that I've ever drawn down on in the wild--a young and probably curious black bear that I met up with by accident one night--wasn't impressed by my .45 1911 at all. But he did amble off when I yelled at him.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-74145190456170938122010-01-29T08:25:32.212-06:002010-01-29T08:25:32.212-06:00For the high country, what are your thoughts on th...For the high country, what are your thoughts on the .357Mag v .44Mag? I'm thinking about large hairy 4-legged critters particularly, whose relatives work for the US Forest Service.<br /><br />BTW - I like your combo!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675170508193377512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-13053962170418576292010-01-29T07:51:25.072-06:002010-01-29T07:51:25.072-06:00Well come visit and bring the ammo with ya!Well come visit and bring the ammo with ya!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60910014323468125902010-01-29T07:24:26.661-06:002010-01-29T07:24:26.661-06:00It's a 4" barrel all right. Target was a ...It's a 4" barrel all right. Target was a paper plate with one of those 6" reactive target disc stickers on it--the black ones that show a green circle around your bullet holes. Pistol was fired single-action from the bench (because that's all this range allows at 100 yards) and rested on my gear bag. And it was "almost all" on the 6" disc. 12 shots fired, 9 hit the disc, two hit the outer edge of the plate, and one went winging off into the cornfield somewhere. Rounds were my own manufacture--158 grain Hornady XTP's over 15.4 gr. of H110 and Win Small Magnum primers.<br /><br />Like I said--I wouldn't count on making head shots with it but torso hits...Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28019891144671658352010-01-28T23:37:51.248-06:002010-01-28T23:37:51.248-06:00sorry could be a 6"sorry could be a 6"idahohunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095520779775041014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-2767370692202548762010-01-28T23:33:27.662-06:002010-01-28T23:33:27.662-06:00A hundred yards, a 4" barrel and All rounds i...A hundred yards, a 4" barrel and All rounds in 6" Wow, Show me the targetidahohunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095520779775041014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28966935699615673182010-01-28T22:32:59.674-06:002010-01-28T22:32:59.674-06:00That reminds me....I gotta get out to the range he...That reminds me....I gotta get out to the range here sometime soon and do a bunch of shooting. I have thousands of rounds just sitting around, begging to be shot. :)Front Porch Societyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515383787374168157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-32258205344601499512010-01-28T21:19:17.595-06:002010-01-28T21:19:17.595-06:00Yeah, but the safety--or it's hole--is still g...Yeah, but the safety--or it's hole--is still going to be there. Unacceptable.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-89062591085666418752010-01-28T21:07:56.167-06:002010-01-28T21:07:56.167-06:00An E-clip on the crossbolt safety takes care of th...An E-clip on the crossbolt safety takes care of the safety issue, or an o-ring in a pinchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-55385022670676611042010-01-28T19:43:44.485-06:002010-01-28T19:43:44.485-06:00Amen. I've been adding levers to my collection...Amen. I've been adding levers to my collection for the last few years now. Model 94 in 30-30, 1895 in 45-70, 336 in 30-30 and an 1894 in 45 LC to go along with the sweet New Model Blackhawk I just bought. <br />I'm keeping them all forever.Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.com