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Took my dad's Winchester to the range this weekend, and am happy to report that despite never having been fired in its 59-years of existence, from a rest, it managed about a 6-inch group at 100 yards with the factory iron sights, using cheap Monarch blunt tip 150gr ammo. I really don't care for the front blade sight and rear buckhorn, so I'm changing the sights this week to a Marbles tang sight and a Lyman globe front sight, and see if I can do a bit better.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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(disclaimer, I'm not a gun nut person  )
Out of curiosity.
Are there particular precautions when firing an old gun and/or do gun range usually accept them (in regards to safety) ?
I'd rather be phishing!
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As long as there aren't signs of mistreatment/rust/mechanical problems/etc not really.
The one majorish exception is for much older (generally 100+ years) guns, you don't want to fire modern ammunition with higher chamber pressures (and resultant muzzle velocity) in guns that weren't designed for it. Likewise, smokeless power ammo in something designed for blackpower only is a bad idea. In both cases a kaboom is possible.
Of course if you don't know what to look for, paying a gunsmith to look it over first is never a bad idea.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Depends on the condition of the weapon. This one is (or was) in like-new condition because it was stored properly and cleaned/oiled regularly. I stripped it down and cleaned/inspected/oiled it before taking it out to the range, though.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I stripped it down and cleaned/inspected/oiled it before taking it out to the range, though.
And that's how you treat a lady.
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I'm not a gun "nut" either. I just happen to have a few. 
.22 Henry lever action
AR15 in 5.56 that I built myself
20ga Shotgun
Two 1911 pistols in .45ACP
And I just inherited the gun that is the subject of this thread - Winchester Model 94 chambered in .30-30.
I don't "collect" for the sake of collecting, and the only value I see in a gun is that it works when asked to do so. Otherwise, it's just a lump of steel.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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The Winchester Model 94, in 30-30 is by far my favorite "brush" gun. I've traipsed through more miles of rough country and thick timber carrying my old Model 94 than I care to remember. Excellent rifle for its intended use.
Glad to hear yours is working well.
There are two kinds of people. Those who need closure
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Otherwise, it's just a lump of steel.
That makes for a good movie title: The Lump of Steel.
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That could be the name of a porn movie.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I went to the range Saturday. Place called The Glass Factory[^]. it was my first time there. Not our usual range. My son and wife came along. Good times.
We brought my
- Glock Model 22 .40 cal
- Sig Sauer 5.56
- Mosberg 500 Security 12 Gauge
- Mosin-Nagant 19/31 7.62
- Mosin-Nagant Model 44 7.62
But the best part was shooting some Tannerite[^]. Very cool. My son (he's 13) hit it with my 5.56 at 100 yards on his 3rd shot. I hit mine on the first shot. I had never even heard of that stuff before. The guy at the ammo shop talked me into trying. Glad I did.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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There's people who think some things need to be preserved in their box, kept in mint condition, never used, and basically build a museum around them.
Then there's people who will throw away the packaging and actually use said items, take them apart, modify them, use them and enjoy them. As they were meant to be.
I'm all for the latter.
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You forgot those are throwing away the packaging and the item itself - only to different directions... 
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I think my dad simply never got around to firing it. I'm like you, though, and that's why I took it to the range. There were 7 million Model 94's made, and this one ain't special in the grand scheme of things. It's a carbine in the most common caliber (.30-30), and it's not commemorative, so I figured no harm no foul. I might even camo paint it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yes very interesting, but why are you bringing my facebook feed into the Lounge?
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Awesome indeed!
I'm a right handed male, who can't even read his own handwriting... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: who can't even read his own handwriting
Yes, I encrypt my handwriting too. I sometimes have a hard time decrypting it though. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I, too have a very interesting style of handwriting...The write-only style...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I'm mostly a write-only person. I was pretty stunned when I discovered that my colleague can decypher my handwriting - sometimes faster and more easily than me. 
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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Awesome 
New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!
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My doctor has better handwriting than me!
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Hi All,
Monday, hmmm, glass broke & repaired badly, multiple phone calls from agents. Garfield has some thing! 
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Monday is a good day...When I go home at the end of the day, I can say that half of the week behind me...That's a cheerful thinking...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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