| Topic: 20 gauge Lefever Nitro Special |
renaudnw
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Views: 9871
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 Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 6:19 pm Subject: 20 gauge Lefever Nitro Special |
| I have a 1928 Lefever Nitro Special (16ga, I/M, 28") which belonged to my Great Grandfather. It's the gun I learned to shoot with and I still shoot the occasional round of hand clays with it. No ... |
| Topic: New 16 gauge shotgun |
renaudnw
Replies: 37
Views: 17713
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:41 am Subject: New 16 gauge shotgun |
| Maybe it's me, but I can find no information on their site concerning stock dimensions. |
| Topic: Wad identification help |
renaudnw
Replies: 10
Views: 4126
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:06 am Subject: Wad identification help |
| So out of curiosity, I just pulled some bags of wads and did some measurements. These are the outer powder seal diameters (average of five wads) for five different 16 gauge wads. These are in order of ... |
| Topic: International Clays for reloading in 16 ga? |
renaudnw
Replies: 12
Views: 12378
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 1:37 pm Subject: International Clays for reloading in 16 ga? |
| International Clays is almost an exact match to PB. You can start there. Personally, I use International for 7/8oz and use Unique or Universal for the 1oz stuff. 1-1/8 (when I shoot it) is a job reser ... |
| Topic: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
renaudnw
Replies: 89
Views: 67096
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:28 pm Subject: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
| I spoke to a member of the Lefever Arms Collectors Association about my 16 ga. Nitro Special at the Southern SxS last Friday. He was pretty sure all 16 ga. Nitro Specials were made with 2-3/4" c ... |
| Topic: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
renaudnw
Replies: 89
Views: 67096
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:22 pm Subject: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
| I have a 1925 Nitro special that's been in the family since 1925. My grandfather, my father and myself have shot thousands of 2-3/4 inch shells through this gun over the last 90 years. Everything from ... |
| Topic: green dot gone now |
renaudnw
Replies: 3
Views: 4512
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:32 pm Subject: green dot gone now |
| As I'll be moving to OKC in the fall it's good to hear about Gene Sears. I couldn't tell from the web site if there really was a retail store or just a dealer distributer. Ive been looking for reloadi ... |
| Topic: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
renaudnw
Replies: 89
Views: 67096
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 4:59 pm Subject: Lefever Nitro Special Value? |
| That 16 looks almost identical to the one I've carried for upland since I was 14 years old. Yours has more case colors than mine. Mine is a 201xxx serial number (circa 1925). I'm sure of the date sinc ... |
| Topic: Roll Crimp Tricks |
renaudnw
Replies: 13
Views: 11577
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:33 pm Subject: Roll Crimp Tricks |
Good suggestions all.
Thanks. |
| Topic: Roll Crimp Tricks |
renaudnw
Replies: 13
Views: 11577
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 2:29 pm Subject: Roll Crimp Tricks |
No, I don't have any (roll crimp tricks that is), I'm looking for one.
So with my normal fold crimp target loads, I get about 5 loadings out of a new cheddite hull. After that, the mouth is just to ... |
| Topic: Federal Purple Shells |
renaudnw
Replies: 6
Views: 5626
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:43 pm Subject: Federal Purple Shells |
Saw this and just had to post it. A 1966 Federal Ammunition ad esposing the power of purple (and red and yellow).
http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/1966_Federal_Ad.JPG |
| Topic: DR16 questions |
renaudnw
Replies: 61
Views: 37163
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:44 pm Subject: DR16 questions |
| The DR16 is junk...Interesting assessment. Personally I have loaded several thousand of these wads (mostly in cheddite hulls) and have not had a single cocked wad, dud round, etc. Of course I am using ... |
| Topic: DR16 questions |
renaudnw
Replies: 61
Views: 37163
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Forum: 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:36 pm Subject: DR16 questions |
| I've shot many bags of DR-16 and 7/8oz loads. I tried the experiment of breaking the tabs a while back and it had zero effect on the patterning board (excellent patterns either way) [7/8oz, DR-16 + OS ... |
| Topic: need a firing pin for savage 775 - UPDATE |
renaudnw
Replies: 5
Views: 5192
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Forum: 16ga. Guns
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:00 pm Subject: need a firing pin for savage 775 - UPDATE |
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Products/171790A.htm
$14.10. Can't beat that. |
| Topic: 16 Ga dram equivalent chart |
renaudnw
Replies: 24
Views: 22040
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Forum: 16ga. General Discussion
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:57 pm Subject: 16 Ga dram equivalent chart |
Mike;
351 feet = ...
239.3 Egyptian short cubits
204.5 Egyptian long cubits
212.7 Babylonian cubits
240.7 Hebrew short cubits
206.5 Hebrew long cubits
And by the way...
12,636 barleyco ... |
