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Bert:
After over 3 years of reading posts on this forum your entry above has just become my all-time favorite.
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Wincacher said
Bert:
After over 3 years of reading posts on this forum your entry above has just become my all-time favorite.
You must own a Dodge Ram truck 
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert H. said
Wincacher said
Bert:
After over 3 years of reading posts on this forum your entry above has just become my all-time favorite.
You must own a Dodge Ram truck
Bert
Oh no, don’t get Bert started on his truck. I think I saw a rough draft for the next Red Book of Values cover a year ago that Larry put the stops to. If I remember correct it had a red dodge 3/4 ton spewing diesel smoke across the prairie…
Not value related but do any of you guys shoot your 25-35’s? I have a 94 carbine in 25-35 from 1907 that just won’t shoot lead bullets for beans. Very accurate with jacketed bullets but sure would be nice to have a reduced lead bullet load. Anybody shoot lead bullets out of their 25-35 with accuracy and if so what is your load? Thanks
Mark,
I had a 25-35 takedown with a set trigger years ago and shot a lot of varmints with it using old factory jacketed ammo. When I looked down the bore and saw the amount of twist to the rifling I figured lead would be a big problem with that. With the jacketed ammo it was very accurate.
Bob
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Bert H. said
Marty,
No, but maybe you can answer my question…
I have a 2005 Dodge Ram truck in decent condition, any idea how much it is worth?
Seriously, you will need to provide a lot more detail (and some pictures) of your Winchester before anyone on of us can start to answer your question.
Bert
Well in all honesty we dont really need pictures to answer that question Bert.
🙂
And who would know the answer better than a fellow who has “F350” in his name! (If we consider this much longer, Bert’s rig will be worth less than his monthly insurance payment.) F250 parked out back.
Last time I checked, my 2005 Dodge Ram is a 3500 Quad-Cab 4×4 Long bed SRW, with the HO Cummins TD. Not only does it have a higher rated tow/haul capacity than the same year Ford diesel, I get about 4 mpg better fuel economy. Additionally, if you Ford lovers can get your truck to the 250,000+ mile mark without rebuilding it, let me know… I have 255,000+ miles on my Dodge, and have only had to replace a water pump!
Bert
WACA Historian & Board of Director Member #6571L
Bert
OK , but for value we still need to know some originality facts……all original screws , no cold blue (or paint touch-ups), no sanded wood, no aftermarket Sights /Cowhorns etc , on hood, added lights etc
My 08 Ford Escape still has all the original patina (rust color)
Phil
Bob has a good point about cast suitability For 25-35. , I think I will stick with jacketed , and use the experiment time on the 38-55 to get it shooting cast instead. (challenging enough)
Phil
Hey, can a guy with a Chevy Luv get in on this discussion? It once towed the Black Friday newspaper edition up my driveway hill. 
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Brad, I know you warned not to poke the bear but I couldnt resist.
Bert, when you get that old Dodge past 400K miles, like my 99′ F250 7.3 Diesel 4×4 Im still driving, with nothing more than the water pump repair you mention, I will be surprised if not shocked. On my current F250, and by 250K miles, aside from normal maintenance I think the only thing I replaced was the automatic transmission. Between the three 7.3 Diesel trucks Ive owned since 1989 Ive racked up a little over a million miles and have a buddy that still has his 99′ F350 and has past that 745k mark and still going strong. If you can get that kind of longevity out of that old Dodge Ill send you funds enough to have a case of beer on me All kidding aside these old diesel pickups may not have all the bells and whistles of the ones they are producing today but I lay odds that they last longer.
Chris
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Yes, I shoot my .25-35’s. I got a nice 8 point with my SRC this past year.
As for diesels, we have 2 Fords and 2 Dodges. My 2001 F350 has about 90K on the 7.3, it is not even broke in yet. The 2000 Excursion 4×4 with the 7.3 is probably my favorite of all of them. It has 175k and still going strong. Have a 1991 Dodge one ton on the farm. Ugly as can be at 220k, but it runs great and has never given any problems. My dad bought a new Dodge crew cab 4×4 last year, Longhorn edition I think. That think is super quiet for a diesel, tons of power and rides great.
Only real issue I have had with the 7.3’s is that both of them had the high pressure oil line blow out. Both of them were pretty new at the time, probably had less than 20k. A friend of mine has a ’99 F450 work truck with the 7.3. He has 374k on his and it still runs great. He just put a water pump and a new set of injectors in it this past fall. That and a couple of clutches, otherwise it just keeps on going.
My 2001 has 280k on it. The only thing i havent replaced or rebuilt is the motor. LOL
Naw! That wench is like a Gold washed globe beach’s front sight, It only adds value! 😉
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1873man said
Mark,
I had a 25-35 takedown with a set trigger years ago and shot a lot of varmints with it using old factory jacketed ammo. When I looked down the bore and saw the amount of twist to the rifling I figured lead would be a big problem with that. With the jacketed ammo it was very accurate.
Bob
Bob,
I kind of thought the same thing with regards to the twist rate in the 25-35. But, since Winchester made a 25-35 bullet mold (have one) I assume that somewhere along the way people were shooting lead bullets in the 25-35. I found the same problem with the model 1892 in 25-20 caliber. I have cast with the Winchester 25-20 mold, and have used factory cast bullets, to no avail.
Mark
25-20 said
Bob has a good point about cast suitability For 25-35. , I think I will stick with jacketed , and use the experiment time on the 38-55 to get it shooting cast instead. (challenging enough)
Phil
Phil,
I shoot cast with trailboss powder in my 94 rifle and carbine in 38-55. Both guns really like it. 10″ plates at 100 yds are a piece of cake.
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