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It's going to be a bit before I can take it out shooting again. I also have another 4" stainless GP100 on the way, and I'm going to simply run it through a 250rd vetting period to establish...

Now I've been looking at some of the customized Uberti 1873s some of the Cowboy Action Shooting guys have been pointing me towards. Longhunter with a short stroke kit and all sorts of other things...

I'm not necessarily looking at it as a end-of-rule-of-law type rifle, I would agree that an AR (or in my case, 5.56 Polish Beryl AK) or, if one wanted a manually operated rifle, a rugged bolt gun...

I may venture to do that this weekend. I have a hunch that it wouldn't do anything about binding after rapidly shooting a lot of .357 though. It's weird because I'm half thinking it's fine as it does...

Perhaps more robust/simpler? I could be totally off on that.

I was also considering the Marlin 1894C in .357, but the "Marlin jam" associated with it's lack of controlled feeding has turned me...

Yeah, it sounds like there are pros and cons for each. I just can’t find much on long-term use of Miroku 73s.

I also have been looking at the BLR. It’s more modern but shouldn’t that give it an...

Yes, though I did not disassemble the cylinder. I did just get the tool to do so but I haven’t yet endeavored to try that yet.

My uses are primary carry/defense, and I’d like to get into shooting competitively. The “anti-zombie” dependability would certainly be nice, and Rugers certainly are capable of it.

Based on what...

I've been talking with some Cowboy Action Shooting guys. Overwhelmingly it seems the lever gun of choice is some sort of 1873 reproduction, mostly Ubertis in .357/.38. Reports of reliability seem to...

Nice. Over what period of time do you shoot it? Are those Magnums, .38s, or a mix?
Ever run into anything like I described a few posts up? How many rounds do you have through that GP?

Sorry for...

That's pretty impressive. From the impression I've gotten on the internet, lever actions are notoriously finicky and unreliable, but I gotta think there's a way to get a good, reliable one, so long...

They seem like neat little rifles. How many rounds have you got through each one?

Went through my notes again. Yes, you have that straight. Although I think there was a brief moment where the action was stiffer but a quick scrub/wipe in the relevant areas quickly remedied that.
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What about the Uberti or Miroku/Winchester 1873's? Wonder how reliability would compare to a Winchester 94.

I don't care for much of this guy's stuff, but he does shoot lever rifles a hell of a...

I suppose that is the case. Last time it happened it was a bit less than 75 rounds, but I will need to check my notes. It never happened in the first 1k rounds. Maybe I didn’t get it quite as hot...

I spent quite a while at the range today, primarily shooting the GP100 in question but a couple of other guns in between. I put a total of 236 rounds through the GP100. I did experience the sticky...

That's some pretty high praise for the Winchester 94. Is this the one you're talking about? I think these are Miroku:...

Sorry to resurrect a sleeping thread, but this is a subject that has again come into relevancy for me. When I first posted this thread I went with the suggestion of just using a short bolt action...

After I get it that hot, should I keep shooting it to see if it has any problems? Or is just getting it to that point without any problems the goal?

I have the Hogue Tamer grips on this GP100. I...

I think it’s a valid question in a world where there are stretches of time where the latest tech expanding loads like HST and Gold Dot are not necessarily available to non-LE, especially in calibers...

I don't mean 1000 rounds without any cleaning, I just mean 1000 rounds total, and with a revolver, with proper cleaning intervals. It'd be nice if the round count could be lower for revolvers to make...

For autos, I've always gone by the criteria DocGKR has espoused as I thought it was pretty good, that is, 1000 rounds without a stoppage to vet reliability (not all at once or without cleaning, just...

There's a 3" stainless fixed sight GP100 I have my eye on. It would make a decent carry gun with a good IWB holster.

Regarding the vetting subject again, for a serious use defensive carry .357...

Thank you, I didn’t even think of using an adjustable wrench. I’ll bring the gun to work tomorrow, I should be able to get it done there

EDIT: I managed to do it here at home tonight. Got the gun...

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Here are a couple of pics. The paperclip piece started straight and the spring pressure bent it. I had it attached to the rest of the paperclip but another piece got bent so I just used...