Recent content by Olevern

45-70 gotta be my favorite caliber, have quite a number of them from a 40 year old Siamese Mauser conversion bolt action to a Ruger No. 1....including a Winchester 1886 Lite (more recent vintage), An H&R Centennial trapdoor, A Chiappa 1886 takedown with a hard chrome matte finish (very...

My squirrel gun is no doubt less cool than yours; usually take a 410 pump shotgun. Slow walk in the woods, spot and stalk; harvest.

owned or lease? Either way, congrats.

I limit my wet tumbling to between one hour and an hour and a half (for more stained brass) If you're using Lemishine with the stainless steel pins you need to be careful how much; too much for too long can leach the copper from your cartridge cases. Limit time in solution and rinse thoroughly...

My opinion as well, I have a friend who has vortex on everything he owns; I refer to his scopes as "30 pound scopes" I'll stick with my Leupolds.

plus one on the Innovative Technologies collet die; costs about a hundred bucks but well worth it in saving brass that has a lot of life left in it but the standard full length sizing die couldn't resize the brass just forward of the belt.

I have only had mine for a couple of months but I like it so well you'd have to fight me for it. compared to my old balance beam scale (RCBS/Ohaus 1010) making up ladder loads is a pleasure. Changing the charge weight is a matter of touching a couple of buttons. I never thought I'd give up my...

I have hunted pigs in S. Texas for a number of years. My preference when I started was the 45-70 in Marlin cowboy and a custom Siamese Mauser. I was trying to keep the loads for both down to a level that the Marlin could handle so as not to get different loads mixed up in the field. Then, on...

Bolt action custom (Siamese Mauser) .45-70 and CZ .458 Magnum loaded down to level III .45-70 levels

I'll take them, plz send your address for post office money order . Thanks, vern Not sure how to personal message you here so can send info to [email protected]