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One of the few times it is actually clean

There is a code on the barrel...it should be 2 digit (alpha)....Here are the codes translated to year. First letter is month - second is year ############### B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925 T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930 Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935 E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940 K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945 RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950 XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955 C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960 H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965 N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970 U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975 I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980 B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985 G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990 L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995 Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*) V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005 A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010 F - 2011 G - 2012

That is the cost of materials only. This is known. You have to add salaries & Legal staff & facilities & lights, heating & shipping & materials disposal & marketing & pensions & contractors & taxes & technology/maintenance & training & insurance Comes out to a bit more money

Very true Go to lowes or home depot and price a 5 gallon can of kerosene. Or refill a propane tank, or buy a coke and popcorn at a theater, refill a printer. There are instances....but very, VERY few of them in the firearm world. Only one I can think of is the manufacture of suppressors....those folks are making a killing.

You "can" because the rifle is capable, but a 2' x 2' square with iron sights is much harder than one would think. I'll be willing to bet that a standing shot at that distance....even with folks here at TGO couldn't make that shot 1 out of 25 times. Unless one has 20/20 vision and the target is painted contrast white 1/2 couldn't even see it.

Chattanooga is at a pure standstill....4"+ in the valley 6+ on the mountains. even the major interstates are plugged up.

More common is a 9mm running through a .40s&w Looks exactly the same 41 mag though a 44 is pretty scary same thing with a hot 44 through an old 45...which can be deadly

You folks who are not seeing the difference in this gun are missing the point...it takes a LOT of work to get a high gloss blue like this. It is also very resistant to corrosion - profoundly so. Morale of the story. At first glance it is a run of the mill GP. It is not. You really don't see this much these days. Don't believe me? Compare the quality and price of a standard 870 vs. a Wingmaster. The reason it is 2x the price is the 6 hours of manual labor it takes to produce that deep, glossy blue.

Yup...unless otherwise restricted by indoor ranges. They are just as clean. From my understanding the azide compound in the primer is more of a hazard than the bullets anyway.

Don't stay too focused on round count...it means little to nothing. A good revolver should lock up tight reguardless of 10 rounds or 100,000. I have some with over 50,000 in my safe and you could never tell it from a "new" one simply because I adhere to proper maintenance and cleaning. Both of which are more important than rounds. Think of them as big rigs rather than cheap cars....

Yes...I honestly believe that they are. I could easily slice the past 150 years up decade by decade and explain why....it isn't hard at all to do. Every generation has had the same argument, and had the same woes. Don't forget that the generation before you folks, the "greatest" and "lost" generations didn't think too highly of you folks as you are doing to X and Y One of the frustrations is that today people have everything right at their fingertips and still seem to screw it up. Just a different hand of cards is all.

No offense to anyone, but I sure am glad I was born in the early 70's and avoided that whole period in time. What a clustercluck that was. Then again those older than me say just the opposite. That is what make the world go round I suppose.

That gun is an awful idea...not sure what Taurus was thinking. There are two very, VERY good reasons there aren't more cylinder based rifles floating around. Both involve very fast moving gases > flesh

Yes....Call TWRA and explain the situation.

I remember show in the early 80's...the semi AR type rifles were $400 or so and the full auto ones were $700. People didn't buy the auto ones because they didn't want to waste money on the $200 stamp. Boy did that change. Back then in the late 70's and early 80's you really couldn't sell an AR rifle and make any money....until they made the cottage industry around bolt on crap that got people all crazy. Then again northgate mall area back then had 6 different stores that sold guns.

FWIW...if you have to use it as intended - sights on that gun are pretty much ignored no matter what you put on it. Inside 5 yards they simply are not needed. Quick, reliable, and snag free are paramount.

As everyone is mentioning...it all depends on the component prices you score.

These will cost a LOT of money...

I might be able to drum up some leads if you are looking for one. Will look for 10 or so minutes.

It has a similar design in the forend. There weren't any other factory lever guns with this pattern (or similar) so it has to be it. There were some non-lever remingtons with a deer montage...but this is the only lever 30-30. They came pre-fitted with a 4x Tasco scope also. You should be able to find one no problem. Actually saw one on ###.com through a dealer a couple of months ago for $225

My guess is a Glenfield model 30a. Sure fits the description to me. Good thing is that they are carbon copies of the Marlin 336 with a different stock. They were sold in K-Mart stores. Some like them better than the current line of Marlin guns because they don't have the redundant safety. You should be able to find one from $225-$300 depending on the shape. I have owned 2 of these guns...they are great!

When you are sorting range pick ups you can easily pick out the .380, MAK, and 9mm by setting them headstamp side up and eyeballing them while sorting. Once you have them loaded and ready for the range - get a colored sharpie and mark the headstamp side with a line while they are in their carrying case. This way your brass will immediately be identified upon recollection and you will never have to worry about them being mismatched. If you reload all three calibers you simply use three colored sharpies. The initial sorting is the only real work with this method and can be done while watching TV.

I actually watched his station for the results just to see him squirm. I was hoping he would start crying like he did when the gay ban in CA was upheld

Agreed...Jim is a stand up guy. He goes by 41 Magnum on the forum and specializes in gp & sp inserts. CLICK HERE Have known him for years and he has always done good work.

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