I have several boxes of Wolf 7.62x39 ammo (probably 10 or 12 boxes) left over from when I had an SKS.  I don't have a gun that can use that ammo anymore though I do still have a few 30 rnd mags and stripper clips for it.  If you are interested, PM me and tell me what you have to trade.  Currently, I own firearms in .40, 10 mm, .380, .22, 12 ga, 16 ga, 20 ga, 5.56 mm/.223 and .270 WSM.  I am also into archery and have several home-made bows (prefer aluminum 2013 arrow shafts or wooden arrows with ~50 lb spines)

Oh, and I also have a partial box of .357 mag ammo I can't use anymore. I'd have to look to be sure but I may also have some 7.7 mm Jap ammo.

Update 2:  I sent the rifle back to TNW and it was delivered to them this past Tuesday.  I will keep you updated when I get it back and if the problem was resolved.  They were good on the phone and promised to make it right and they gave a follow-up call the next day to give me the return instructions.

While I totally understand the desire for accuracy, anything under 5 to 6 inches at 50 yards is perfectly serviceable as a deer rifle in my area.  In thick woods, visibility is not over 50 yards anyway and if you aim for the middle of the sweet spot, there is a good 6 inches of wiggle room to score a good double lung shot that will put them down quickly and humanely.

Like I said, I understand the desire.  I have made the same remarks on this forum about wanting 1 to 2" groups out of a rifle.  It just depends on what you want it for:  Are you competing with it where accuracy is paramount or is it just a fun plinker or a meat getter?  If you plan to compete, the Highpoint probably isn't the right rifle for you but if you are hunting at 50 yards or less in thick brush or woods, it would be hard to find a tougher, more reliable rifle in my opinion.  Every gun has pros and cons.  You can certainly get 10 mm PCCs that are more accurate but I can guarantee you will pay twice as much at a minimum and they will have negatives in different areas than the HP.  My TNW can print 0.75" groups at 50 yards but it isn't even close to as reliable as the HP for instance.  It will jam at least once or twice per 30 round mag.  I have NEVER has my HP jam even once.  The TNW was a little over twice the price of the HP as well.  If I had to choose one to defend my home or to get meat or go hungry, I would choose the HP every day and twice on Sunday.

I have this problem with the 10 mm TNW ASR.  I just sent it back to TNW to see if they could resolve the issue.  There is a sharp lip to the feed ramp where flat nose bullets profiles are getting jammed between the feed ramp and the bolt.

Update:

There is an issue with failure to eject (or eject fast enough to beat the bolt closing on it).  Maybe one or two out of a 30 rnd mag will do that.  There may be an easy fix that I will try though.  According to some online stuff, shortening the buffer spring to allow the bolt to come back another 1/4 inch has solved the issue for some.  Polishing the feed ramp should help too.  I love the accuracy of this gun but the feeding issue is driving me nuts.  The trigger is not the best; it's pretty mushy.  I bought the "match trigger" but honestly I don't see any difference.  I love the modular design as it is super easy and not that expensive to switch to any of a number of different calibers from 22 LR all the way to 460 Rowland and the accuracy is really good.  If they could just fix the trigger and the ejection issues, they would have a truly great product.

When I took the buffer spring out, I found that the end nut on the stock was not installed correctly and will not come off.  It has buggered up the threads a bit and the castle nut was already loose enough to spin by hand.  I tried to call the company a little while ago but couldn't get anyone to pick up.  Sadly, it seems maybe the support has not improved from some earlier posts by others on this thread.

It depends on your firearm of course but it is pretty cheap for the TNW ASR.  Just a few hundred dollars for the 460 Rowland conversion kit (barrel and bolt).

Thanks again.  That pretty much answers my question.

BTW, the statement in the model 1895 manual is on page 18 around the middle of the page.

"AMMUNITION
Marlin? rifles are chambered for factory-loaded cartridges manufactured in
accordance with U.S. industry practice. The particular caliber for each rifle is
marked on the barrel. Use only factory ammunition in good condition that
exactly matches the caliber of your rifle as designated on the barrel. We do
not recommend the use of +P ammunition."

Thanks for the history.  Why does the Lyman reloading manual still warn against using the Ruger #1 loadings for Marlin 1895 guns?  Also the website for Marlin/Ruger says not to use +P loadings in new model 1895 guns (rather "it is not recommended").  Is this just a CYA on their part?

Quote from: 38_Super on April 15 2023 05:17:05 PM MDT
Just curious what are you considering hot loaded 45-70 cartridges?

Buffalo Bore advertises 45-70 "Magnum" cartridges and state to use only in Ruger #1,#3 also Marlin 1895 and Marlin 1895 guide gun made after 1972 which I have a Guide Gun in 45-70.

Are you saying that the Marlin 1895 lever actions made after 1972 can also handle the 40,000 psi loadings?

I was referring to the Lyman manual loadings for 45-70.  They have three levels of loading:  One for the old trapdoors and such below 20,000 psi; one for Marlin 1895 Lever guns loaded to less than 28000 psi and finally one loaded to 40,000 psi for Ruger #1 and #3.  They mention bolt guns
with Mauser 98 actions as guns that can handle the hottest loading as well.

I wonder why no one has produced a lever action 45-70 that can handle the Ruger #1 high pressure loadings.  I initially thought it must be that lever actions were just too weak of an action to withstand the 40,000 CUP pressures but then I saw Marlin 450 pressures that actually exceed that a little and that is a lever gun.  If Marlin can produce lever action 450 Marlin rifles, they could easily produce their lever 45-70 rifles to the same proofing.  I wonder why they don't.

Honestly, it is the only reason I haven't bought a 45-70 lever brush gun.  I want the full potential of the round and currently, only single shot rifles or some bolt guns built on 98 Mauser actions can handle the pressures.  Lever guns have always appealed to me but I think I would go with a 444 or 450 Marlin over the 45-70.

I tried out some loads with longshot.  To make a long story short, 7.8 gr longshot seemed to give the best group (4 touching and then a flyer 4 inches away, LOL).  Speeds were 1361 fps on average for the 180 gr fmjfp from RMR.  I tried another group with the 217 gr cast lead hp bullets from GT bullets but got the same result as last time.  They are all over the place.  Only 2 out of five even hit the 6 " target and they were 4" apart.  I took the barrel off and looked down it to see if I could see leading but it looks clean.  I don't know what the deal is.  Maybe I am trying to load them too hot.  This is a blowback action so maybe the chamber is opening too early with the high pressure.  I did a little experiment with the longshot to see if hotter loads had more of a spread in velocities and it was inconclusive.  7.3 gr longshot had a 41 fps spread for 5 shots while the 7.8 gr loading with the same bullet only had a 23 fps spread.  Maybe it is an issue with cast lead bullets versus jacketed.  Maybe I will get some heavy cast lead flat points and load those with a variety of charges and see if I can make cast lead work.  If I can do that, I will pull some of these HP bullets and reload them with charges that work for the other cast lead and see if they will fly.  If I can't get good hot loads to work with heavy slugs, maybe I should just go 460 Rowland.

I don't think there is a way to completely eliminate crime or even mass shootings.  We are way beyond the tipping point for gun availability and that is never going to change; accept that the ship has sailed on that one.  An approach I would like to see more of is arming the good guys so that there are multiple people who can stop a shooting.  It won't eliminate casualties altogether but it will certainly lower them drastically.  In every mass shooting incident of the past several decades except for the Las Vegas shooting in 2017, any armed civilian in the vicinity could have taken out the bad guy before the body count topped a couple people. 

The guy in Las Vegas was methodical and planned his carnage well.  He was too far from his victims for any armed people there to get him (out of hand gun range) and the hotel security had to break into a locked room to get at him and he had cameras watching the door.  I don't think anything could have been done differently to mitigate that shooting but that is the exception; not the rule.  One thing is certain, more laws are unlikely to help at all.

True I suppose but I would still rather be sued than be dead or my students be dead.

I know this is an old post but in case anyone new looks in:


I bought a handy little chamber bore-sight that chambers in my 12 ga slug gun and shoots a laser through the bore that I can sight in a scope on.  It has always got me on paper at 25 yards and then I can fine tune for any range I want at the shooting range.