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Take the gate down and put it back up?

Chattanooga Choo Choo! :cool:

I broke my garden last Saturday, which means it's about time to revive this thread! Grab your hoes and let's go. :no1:

I'm almost finished with a can of 4064 that's about old as I am. If it' been stored properly, it'll be fine.

Money isn't an issue in reloading for me. I can load higher quality ammo than I can buy, and can also tailor a load to a specific gun. I can also shoot obscure calibers I wouldn't be able to shoot if I didn't reload.

Whatever a**hole dreamed up the 45 acp small primer case probably also designed the 45 GAP. Something unneeded that adds stress and confusion to our lives. Probably some government program for this. :wall:

The side emblem didn't come along until a bit later. I'm not sure about the grips. THis is a bit of a different animal than the later hand ejector models we're used to seeing.

I don't shoot competitively, but 5 grains of Bulseye and a 230 grain fmj is perfect.

What makes you think it isn't an 1896 S&W? I believe it is.

My youngest son had one. He outgrew it fast, but it ran like a top. I sold it for about what I gave for it new.   I'd suggest a bigger one the kid could grow into. There's no reason a little fella can't ride a full sized 4 wheeler. If I went this route, however, I'd buy a name brand one instead of a China knockoff.

I moved one of mine. Jacked it up with a handyman jack and backed a utility trailer under it.

I calculated materials and bought the lumber and hardware; not a kit. I don't know what to tell you about the kits.

There should be some markings such as Smith and Wesson Springfield Mass, and various patent dates marked on the cylinder. I believe I can see something there in the pcis.       http://gunsoftheoldwest.com/2013/02/sws-32-hand-ejector/

I'be built a couple of the portable Dutch barn looking sheds. There ain't much to it. It's the best why to get what you want in my opinion.

LOL! Chit happens!!! :rofl:

Ain;t nothing better than a good woman, and there ain't nothing worse than a bad one. Here's hoping you snagged a good one!   I'm working on 21 years, and wouldn't take anything for one moment of it.

...and a reloading bench in the basement. :D   I hope you know you're welcome there, Mike.

Practice breeds familiarity, which in turn breeds confidence.

:rofl: Yeah....I can buy a transfer case actuator. It still isn't going into 4wd. I still needed the differential, it just turns out it wasn't the ONLY problem. The oil in the old differential was filled with "glitter".

I'd put a Williams Foolproof receiver sight on it, and buy some Remington 150 grain core-loct ammo.   I personally don't care for a scope nor sling on a classic lever rifle. They both take away from the fast handling characteristics which made these rifles popular.

Welcome to the forum, and nice work!!! :hat: You give good advice about the Weaver rings. You can buy prettier and you can buy fancier, but if you want something that'll simply work, the old steel Weaver rings are the gold standard.

Thanks again for all the advice. The replacement went smoothly. I pulled the old one Friday night, and put the replacement in Saturday morning. It took about 2 hours. Saved me a fortune as well as not having my truck for a week or so.

You didn't buy it??!!? :eek:

What else would you do with them?

It's like teeth in a chicken around here.