First ...
Thanx to Beartooth and Marshall for supporting this forum.
I'm an ex-Marlin-Talk(er).
Guess I should get my order in for Fall'04 ... Huh?

Hellooooo Scotty, Jake(thanx for this Forum tip), etc, ...
Scotty, how's that long night going?
Been on the road a lot and really missed those NE snow storms.

But, managed a trip to the range between Christmas and New Year.
Have usually shot .44Spc in my Super Black Hawk but, even with
the rear pushed down against the frame ... it's always shot high.
Wellllll, shot .44Mag (305gr LBT/LFN Buffalo Bore) that day and,
punched-out a nice 4" pattern in the black at 25 ft in rapid fire !!!!!

Bill

Hiya Bill! Glad to see you!

NE storms; we have one going right now...school closed...kids home (UGH)...then changes to ice tonight. Gee Bill...I hope you don't have to miss this one!

MT: I cared alot about this being gone...then I settled down...and now I care only a little. They had too many prob's and no solid administration and the thought to delegate moderator duties never occurred to them...now they say the problem was liability...wow. All they had to do was seperate the forum from their website.

Anyway, It occurs to me that the time to eat breakfast is upon me....and so I am going to dine! :)

BEST regards Bill...and ALL:
Jake

Hiya Bill! Glad to see you!

NE storms; we have one going right now...school closed...kids home (UGH)...then changes to ice tonight. Gee Bill...I hope you don't have to miss this one!

MT: I cared alot about this being gone...then I settled down...and now I care only a little. They had too many prob's and no solid administration and the thought to delegate moderator duties never occurred to them...now they say the problem was liability...wow. All they had to do was seperate the forum from their website.

Anyway, It occurs to me that the time to eat breakfast is upon me....and so I am going to dine! :)

BEST regards Bill...and ALL:
Jake

Good morning fells! Good to see ya!

Bill,

We're pleased to have you joiin us. We anticipated some of the Marlin folks would join us and are excited about the experience and knowledge addition you all will bring.

Dan

Hi Bill ! Hi Mammoth! - Haven't heard from you guys in a while and I hope your both doing well! Bummer about MT but I think it was getting out of hand with some of the posters there. Bill, did you ever get your other rifle built by Dave Clay? There was a poster named KEV on MT that posted pic's of his 50-110 (I think that's the caliber) built by DRC and it was awesome! The reason I asked is no one can get in touch with Dave Clay anymore. Glad to have you guys around again! :D :D Take care! CEJ...

YES! THANKYOU MARSHALL
Marlin Talk(Big Bore) had become a part of my life.
I was not a frequent poster but hardly a day went by that I did'nt log on to it.
Because of M T I now have a 1885GS, a 1895LTDV, and my newest, a 1885 Limited Series Winchester. All 45-70.
This year 2 deer were taken with the LTD, both with BEARTOOTH 425 Gr WLNGC 48 gr Benchmark ,fed 210 primer, Starline case. 1727 fps and under 0.5" @ 50 yrds.
These are the most accurate bullets I've fired in either of my Marlins so maybe it is fitting I now end up in this forum.
I am glad to see so many of the M T people here already and look forward to learning more from the Shootersforum people.
Coyote Hunter-- for quite some time I have been meaning to ask for your spread sheet. I am glad to still have the chance to do so.
MARSHALL, THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVENG THIS SITE.

Let the learning continue.

I modeled my 45-70 1895GS after Bill's (Conrad) gun awhile back...Dave Clay lever and all...and it is my absolute favorite!

Bill was very helpful to me in giving advice on putting it together...and it is a beauty! Wow...what a long time ago it seems! Good friends and good talk...and...

Good to see some of the old crew!
Best to all:
Jake

Bill,

You could say that I am "moonstruck"

We are actually gaining about 6 1/2 minutes of daylight each day and are mighty thankfull for it. Almost 7 hours of daylight now and the strange glowing orb in the sky can raise the temps a bit in it's short pass.

Nice to see you here Bill, jake, and the many others that drifted in.

mammoth
Hiya wooly.
Yep, I was definitely here for this storm.
I agree, MT could have fixed all problems ... with moderation.
But, that's the past:
... There were many good threads
... And, they're still good memories.

I'm very pleased to set up here at Beartooth.
I bought Marshall's book about 2 years ago and have great respect for his products.

Thank you for your toooo kind words concerning your 45-70 1895GS modifications. But, any help I may have provided came back multiple times from so many MTers. And, Dave's "Glove" Lever was of particular help for me too. Even without gloves, it reduces impact to my shooting hand during recoil!

If any one would like to see what Jake and I are talking about, six (6) photos of my .45-70, 1895DRC, and the initial 100yd Barrel Break-In target, are posted in the photo album ... "My 1895DRC" ... at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/richpix2001 (http://photos.yahoo.com/richpix2001)

Also see the photo album
... DRC Glove Lever ...
which documents my DRC Glove Lever installation process.

After EACH of these 10 Break-In shots, I took down the action and used copper solvent to remove copper-jacket residue from the bore. Later went to every 2 shots then, every 4 shots ... have since gone exclusively to hard cast.

A major custom feature of this 1895DRC is ... it's now a "Take-Down" to 2 pieces:
... Barrel/Forearm
... Receiver/Stock.
Take-Down lever actions were common 1870-1900. 20th Century mass production wasn't able to produce all pairs fitting each other :( It's a whole lot easier cleaning from the breech than the now "standard" (1-piece) by removing the bolt (and, all) !!!

You can see the groups tightened and the Impact Points moved toward the Aim Point as Break-In progressed ... the 10-shot sequence is numbered.

All shooting was done using iron sights ("Ghost-Ring" aperture), i.e., the Leupold scout mounted scope has Leupold Quick-Release rings.

The Break-In ammo was 405gr Remington JSP @1330fps. Other than being smokeless powder and jacketed, this was the same caliber and velocity that took out the buffalo herds by 1883.

The .45-70 was standard Army issue 1873-1892.

nfmMike
Good morning to you too!

DOK
Dan, Thanx for accepting us refugees.

CEJ1895
Bill, did you ever get your other rifle built by Dave Clay? There was a poster named KEV on MT that posted pic's of his 50-110 (I think that's the caliber) built by DRC and it was awesome! The reason I asked is no one can get in touch with Dave Clay anymore.I talked with Dave (just into this new year) and his shop move was still happening. The good news is, he's setting-up with lots more room. My 450-110DRC is almost done. This is a (Take-Down) wildcat of .458 Cal built on a necked-down 50-110 case. I should be able to (safely) get 2150/2250fps with 450gr ... Note: 2250/450gr is 5060 ft-lbs, i.e., 458WinMag territory :D Tim Sundles has developed 450-110DRC loads (for his custom DRC) - I'll be ordering my initial ammo from Tim. I've got some custom Alaska Bullet Works 450gr FMJ w/ hard cast cores (for a Botswana PH) who regularly uses them to cull elephant. Getting back to Dave, he is presently spending much of his smithing time on rifles going to planned hunts and magazine writers testing his products. Additional note: Dave is also converting my 1894 in .44 Mag to a longer case capable of 350gr at 1800fps ... and, yes, that includes cycling the longer ammo :)

Coldfingers
Scotty, so, what kinda "high" temperatures do you "moonstruck" cold fingered guys get? Had a friend who once did a radio talk show around the time of the big Anchorage earthquake. He told the story that saloons kept raw fish on the bar so incoming patrons could warm their teeth before getting that first cup of hot coffee: it was that or ... lose a mouthful of teeth ... or, so he said :D

Hey, I bet those skies must be beautiful during your long nights? That is, I'm assuming any water vapor and pollutants simply fall frozen and bounce around on-the-ground ... leaving you great heavenly vistas.

Best Regards,
(That Jack Russell Terrier)
Bill

Very thoughtfull Bill...I too, want to thank Marshall, and the rest of BTB!!!

s/f
Jarhead Ed