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Any deer taken fairly and legally is special, indeed. A gift from God. Congrats on a great start to the season! I'm sitting out archery season this year, and likely forever. Had surgery three weeks ago to have two bones removed from my wrist. They'll have to tie me down to keep me out of...

Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to squeeze into any of them.

You've got a real gem there, in fact, two gems.

Found some, thanks to the generosity of CBH44! :D

PM sent. Thank you. Jeff D.

Does anyone have a few to spare, for a fair price? Not looking for a lot, even 10 or 20 or so would be a help. Bro-In-Law is going to introduce me to the world of reloading. Thank you.

Another place to try: www.corsonsbarrels.com

My M77 tang safety short-action wears a McMillan ultralight stock. Unfortunately, I believe that model stock has been discontinued.

I guess I'm not too clear on the concept of this factory ammo. Higher velocity with no increase in pressure or barrel erosion? How can that be? There's got to be a trade off somewhere. The reason I'm asking is that it seems to be the most readily available ammo for my .257 Roberts (I just...

Great advice, Mike. That's the method I've had in mind. Thanks.

I've owned M77's for over 40 years, and this never crossed my mind (probably because they've mostly been stainless guns for the last 20 years or so): When attaching rings to a blued receiver, do any of you first apply a rust preventative, like maybe RIG, to the surfaces where the rings and...

I'll take #18 - Whitetail book. Please PM your Paypal info. Thank you.

Oh, that's nice. I carried the very same one as a police officer in the 1980's, until we switched to semi-autos. Even the freckling, but on mine it was from getting sprayed with deer blood after finishing one off that had been hit by a car. Somebody's gonna get a fine wheelgun!

BTT

BPJ, it's a short action, tang-safety model that's been refinished in matte blue (black).