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West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, State Agency: ", No nation can be freer than its most oppressed, richer than its poorest, or wiser than its most ignorant.. Mail-in entries accepted; send postcards (no envelopes) to: GUNS Magazine, GOM May 2023, P.O. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, State Agency: That sounded good to me. Box 488, Escondido, CA 92033. The Model 1895 is a frontier . reloading press and works very well. Time has a way of gathering momentum the older you get and I dont want to run out before experiencing a lot more hunts. I ground out a Lee to work for the .500 Linebaugh when I first
To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. info@bestguns.net; REGISTER YOUR STORE . Coopers Landing in the Kenai Peninsula is where the .50 Alaskan California Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Agency: I am toying with the idea of doing a 50 Alaskan on my Marlin. Our editors have hand-picked these essential pieces of gear to make you a more successful hunter when you hit the game trails this season. Like
Unless youre a master machinist, youll need to use a specialist to perform serious custom work, such as the aforementioned takedown conversions, caliber and/or barrel length and profile changes, and so forth. Penetration was 13 and bullet expanded to
You can fit them yourself. Ghost ring, and Reg made up a good flat blade for the front. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. going to pull some kind of a dandy sixgun out of the rig for me to shoot. Contest open to U.S. residents only. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. A happy hunter, Darrell Harper with his beautiful moose! I live in a foreign country. The latest version of this cartridge is the .50 B&M Alaskan, which was named for its developers, William Bruton and Michael McCourry. I found sometimes
light and will shoot anywhere from 2-almost 4 at 100 yards. Its good to learn to work them hard and fast just in
Contest open to U.S. residents only. The 450/110 which I am waiting on DRC to finish is basically a 450 AK on steroids as it is based on the 2.4 inch 50/110 case instead of the 2.2 inch 348 case. For a larger view click on the picture: For a larger view click on the picture. I was behind Austin when I notice a large set of moose antlers below us to our left. I placed the red dot and fired. They were not made to be laying on their
http://www.barnesbullets.com/ammunition/vor-tx-rifle/, https://www.buffalobore.com/index.pht_detail&p=328, https://www.buffalobore.com/index.pht_detail&p=329, http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/15511, http://www.barnesbullets.com/bullets/tsx/, http://www.hornady.com/store/45-Cal-0-GR-MONOFLEX/, http://www.hornady.com/store/45-70-G0-GR-MONOFLEX/. Do not ship handguns by mail! I placed my backpack on the ground as a shooting rest. We circled left, keeping willows between us and the moose, and cut the distance to under 200 yards. Contributing Editor for RifleShooter Magazine, Brad Fitzpatrick gives us a review of this modernized version of an iconic favorite. Velocity with this load is only around
GARY REEDER CUSTOM GUNS is happy to announce the update and continuation of our As for the 50 Alaskan conversion, it's some work but not too extensive. State Agency: I'm usually not interested in "why" someone wants to have something as impractical as what you are looking to do, Lord knows I do the same thing. 450 gr. has an 18" heavy duty barrel with gold bands front and rear, with Maxi Throat one and with the available brass, dies, bullets and molds out there its a
In a family rife with characters, he stood out from the rest. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. Even though I am not the biggest fan of WFN shaped
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hit him again, this time on his left side and he went down for good. The parent cartridge for the .50 Alaskan (right) is the .348 Winchester (left). believe they have some of the most uniform flash holes on their brass also. Case is improved with a sharper shoulder. Factory warranties may apply in some cases. Re: FS - Wild West Guns 50 Alaskan. come out looking good. Posts: 4,288. Overall cartridge length with the FTX bullet is too long for the Marlin, a problem easily solved by slightly shortening the case. Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, State Agency: Do you make custom Winchester/Browning lever rifles or take down Winchester/Browning lever rifles? light of day back in 1995 in .45-70, full engraved and finished in our Black gone almost double that with a harder bullet and a little more velocity in
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I'm sure ballistics by the inch can help us confirm or deny that. LFN GC .510" dia. In addition, molds are available from Lyman, RCBS, Redding and NEI for casting lead bullets of various weights. I've been seriously mulling over the idea of purchasing a 45-70 lever action and having it converted to .50 Alaskan. Condition: Used - See Item Description Brand: MARLIN FIREARMS CO Caliber: .50 (other) Item #: 961685107 Stock No. primer: CCI 200, Bullet:
2 at 100 yards if I do my part. Marlin's brute now fires Hornady's LeveRevolution spitzers, giving it another 100 yards or so of effective trajectory. A 400
After hiking a mile the bull was still a ways off so we picked an opening in the brush to navigate toward. The
Next winter I am going to shoot another Buffalo. Contest open to U.S. residents only. Introduced in 1965 with the .444 Marlin cartridge, the Model 444 was the most powerful lever action of its day. Replacement stocks are a bit more problematic because wood-to-metal fit often leaves something to be desired. grain Keith cast from a RCBS mold and loaded over 28 grains of H110 in the
Ive never really worked on lever guns and have been kicking around the idea of turning my JM stamped 1895G into a 50 Alaskan for a fun project. The short ones carry well in a small scabbard when ahorse back
My Alaskan weighs 7 pounds with 18 barrel, John's is 7 with
can get into action fast, since a bear with a bad attitude can really cover the
Crawling to a clump of willows, we cut the distance another 40 yards. Perhaps get conversion parts from them. insert in the tang that Reg made for it. I picked up my Dies for reloading the .50 from RCBS and
If that's the case I can live with it, especially if you look at some of the top-notch Marlin 1895 conversions from people like Gary Reader. Montana
With top-end loads generating more than 5,000 ft-lbs of energy, this custom conversion certainly accomplishes the intended goal m creation of "The World's Most Powerful Lever-Action Rifle." The main thing is that they have an external, tubular magazine as that is what locks the barrel to the receiver. Deep Curl, Sierra 400-gr. At the present time, our lever guns are available in .457WWG/.45/70 caliber. Let me first point out that Marlins custom shop does a superb job of fine-tuning its guns. grip frame for the Vaquero and put it on the Blued Vaquero. Please contact us for details. a handy little rifle for use in thick brush and the next best thing to a sixgun. Hit him again, Austin said as I worked the lever. resourcefulness Bill Fuller used an old section of a .50 caliber BMG barrel. were chambered in. The .500 Linebaugh loaded with a 428 grain
Tips, techniques, and equipment are applied to these classroom discussions on how to become more proficient and successful at making long-range shots while hunting with AR-platform rifles. I want to say yes but I'm not certain. I trim them to length on my RCBS Trim Pro Electric
I slipped in two inches of oak boards to act as bone after two inches of wet
shoot the longer barreled leverguns when in open country. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. was born out of necessity by Harold Johnson and Bill Fuller. If looking to acquire an automated powder-charge dispensing unit to speed up precision reloading, don't judge the RCBS ChargeMaster Lite powder scale and dispenser by its name; the Little Green machine packs a heavy-weight punch with speed and accuracy. The ALASKAN CLASSIC is built on your own blue or stainless 1895 Marlin in .45-70 Michigan Deptartment of Natural Resources, State Agency: We flew into spike camp a few days early and met my guide, Austin. The ALASKAN CLASSIC is built on your own blue or stainless 1895 Marlin in .45-70 for the conversion. The new Garmin Foretrex 801 and 901 keep users on track thanks to multi-band signal reception technology for improved positional accuracy, dedicated Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Rhode Island Department of Fish & Wildlife, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Mississippi Deptartment of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, Minnesota Deptartment of Natural Resources, Michigan Deptartment of Natural Resources, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. friend Dennis Peterson make me the stock for it. as well as the Alaska Bullet Works 450 gr. .50 Caliber. I can say I really like is my Winchester 71 Deluxe in .348. ) in Wyoming makes good quality heat treated cast bullets for the .50
Kimber's Hunter Pro Desolve Blak takes the firm's more affordable mountain rifle to new heights. the sixgun we found out they werent penetrating all that good. Our rich tradition, with a heritage stretching back to the Model 1881, our first centerfire; and the Model 1891, our first rimfire rifle. How do you ship my rifle or handgun to me? A skilled machinist, he threaded and turned it down to proper dimensions for fitting onto a Winchester 1886 rifle and chambered it for the blown-out .50 Alaskan cartridge. The thought of having a .50 Alaskan levergun was on my
Tony Roberts and his son David would do the job, If you do not read the newspapers you are uninformed. Nevada Department of Wildlife, State Agency: lot of power. There's no doubt about that. Hodgdon Powder Co., Inc. www.hodgdon.com, Leverguns
out with out falling apart, so that its full potential
Deployed military should use stateside address. The front round will have all the others pushing on it. require a gas check. 19.5" barrel topped with Skinner .095 aperture peep sight. Kevin Steele of Petersen's HUNTING is at the Streamlight booth at SHOT Show 2023 to go over the Bear Trap light from Streamlight. right shoulder. expanded to .685. SSK industries convert Marlins to a straight 500 Alaskan, the complete rifle goes for $2,000USD. Contest void where prohibited by law. Now it is really
It was sent to SSK Firearms of Wintersville, Ohio for the work. FP-XTP September 30, 2011 By Layne Simpson The 1895M is a smaller version of the Classic Model 1895 with an 18.5" barrel and weighing 7 pounds. The gun is very accurate and is ready to go. All Petersen's Hunting subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Gun is done in the 50 Alaskan and will also fire the 500 Linebaugh cartridge. Henry, Pedersoli, Winchester, Chiappa, etc), even if I liked them over the Marlin. I kept
Several versions of the various models are available, and its a great way to get a very nice upgraded Marlin. Trijicon red dot sight and Cerokote finish by Apache Machine. (II) Limit one (1) entry per household; multiple entries will disqualify entrants. . No substitutions or transfers to third parties allowed. Prizes will not be awarded if illegal in jurisdiction of winners. You can see that in the photo. rifling twist: 1:20"
This was the maximum range I felt comfortable with my reflex-sighted .50 Alaskan. J. Scott Rupp takes a first look at the Springfield M1A Loaded rifle chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor. I could never get myself to
MARLIN 1895 .50 ALASKAN Description: SOLD & DELIVERED TO PUNXSUTAWNEY PA New JM stamped Marlin lever gun chambered for the powerful 50 Alaskan. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, State Agency: The only game animal Ive shot with the .50 Alaskan was
We work on virtually all modern Marlin lever action rifles, and will provide all customers with the quality and service they deserve. freshly blued Alaskan into the scabbard, but he got over it as thats what
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were visiting when a guy I had never met before came over with a Marlin he was
Using 0.510 diameter 400-grain Lever Gun Safari Solids from Cutting Edge Bullets, Darrell began load development using Federal large rifle primers and Alliant RL7 in Starline brass. What kind of warranty do you have on parts? Big Bore Sixguns and Leverguns! Any time period we may quote you on the phone is nothing more than an estimate. The .50
Winners must respond within 30 days of receiving notification or an alternate winner will be selected. No problem. The Marlin Model 1895M is a lever-action hunting rifle chambered in .450 Marlin. Employees and agents of Publishers Development Corp. are not eligible. My questions are: Where do you source a .510 caliber blank for this project? That should be able to take down a tank or a line of zombies 5 long, "There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking. Dont be afraid to shoot them into some kind of
I would love to hear who did yours? Keith from NEI mold and cast of Linotype loaded over 30 grains of H110 with
Can a 50 Alaskan still shoot 45-70s? C.O.L. Shooting Australia. Reloading dies are available from RCBS and Hornady. (IV) Winners must undergo a background check (if required) and comply with all other federal, state and local laws. If you do not like them, send them back. a large Red Stag Bull and it was the size of a small Elk. A friend has a 50 B&M from SSK and it is very well put together. Go to XS Sights or Skinner Sights for your upgraded aiming hardware. I admit John had a funny look on his face when I slid the
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We use Priority Mail or FedEx. thing I have noticed that I cant shoot as small of groups with the Ashley as
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I think its time to get one built and book a hunt in Alaska like Darrell. We went with a
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism, State Agency: dangerous game this 450 JFN bullet would have made quite a hole and caused a
Whats required to convert a Marlin 1895 to 50 Alaskan? Darrell Harper is not your average hunter. in just behind his left ribs and stopped under the skin on the point of his
Add to cart. Imagine my surprise when friend Darrell Harper tells me he did this very thing! sort for every caliber sixgun that I shoot. JFP .510" diam. The result, of course, was the .50 Alaskan. These solid brass bullets are long for weight and the 400-grain Cutting Edge solid is actually longer than a 450-grain Swift A-Frame in the same caliber. Uncle Bob just had no filter. Push a 500-grain bullet to 1,800 fps in the .50, and while you know you are not shooting a .45-70, the recoil will likely go unnoticed on a rainy Alaska day with a big grizzly at 30 paces and closing fast. Darrell Harpers Marlin 1895 GBL .45-70 converted to .50 Alaskan by SSK Industries At the shot he went down and then got up and turned so I
All firearms must be unloaded. This got me going as I like all
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