Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Wow, that's a nice one too. I'm only marginally familiar with Hepburn rifles. Hepburns were originally the design of firearms genius Louis L Hepburn. He designed them to be strictly a target rifle that could be easily chambered, fired, and reloaded without the shooter having to get out of position....

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It's somewhat disappointing to hear of this, but at least it is issues that are easily remedied. The sight issue should be easily resolved once they get the correct height being shipped with the guns. Being loose is weird... you'd think the person that put the front sight on would have noticed, or c...

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Wow, that's a nice one too. I'm only marginally familiar with Hepburn rifles.

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I was not raised in a Christian home. I became a Christian, in my 20s, and now... I'm raising my son in church, in bible study, and with hearing my testimonies on the regular. I talk to him about God, and how the only thing that really matters is your relationship with Jesus. I try my best to make l...

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Very nice find. I'd love to find one like that. It's interesting that the slight difference in case size causes a problem, it must be extremely tight headspace. How did the bore look?

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Dang, that's steep. I was hoping you'd have gotten it.

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Thanks for all the replies. I had overlooked the need for ruggedness for a wilderness gun. Course, none of my guns see much wilderness. I have broken a rear sight by knocking a rifle (winchester 94) out of a chair once though.

Sixgun, that is very nice guns you're showing there, thanks.

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When I joined rossi rifleman forum, it gave a little box with "What's your reason for wanting to join?" It also asked a question like "What's your favorite gun?" Maybe something like that would help here? Yes that would help, at the moment I am zapping spammers only by spurious ...

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When I joined rossi rifleman forum, it gave a little box with "What's your reason for wanting to join?" It also asked a question like "What's your favorite gun?" Maybe something like that would help here?

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Thanks for all the replies. I've used WSF with good results in 45 automatic, but I sold my 45 a couple years back and have no other use for the powder.

Thank you for the thought @Rimfire McNutjob .

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Interesting replies, thanks all. I had not consider the ruggedness of the sights.

I don't particularly like receiver mounted peeps, but I do like tang mounted peeps, mostly for aesthetic reasons.

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Well, I laughed, and rolled my eyes, when the 30 SC first came out... but it sure is starting to look good now. Thanks for sharing. And howdy, I'm Bazoo over on cb.gl forum.

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I don't see the allure of Skinner sights. They lack one important feature, the ability to quickly adjust the elevation. It's common for me to adjust my barrel-mounted sights for different loads or distances, like 38 Specials to 357 Magnum, or 25 yards to 75 yards. Once I get the notches figured out ...

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Interesting discussion, thanks.

I've always liked the phrase "skin that smokewagon."

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The only heavy load I've worked up in 44 Magnum is Ranch Dog CTL432-265-RF over 22 grains W296. I've not had the chance to work with a heavier bullet yet.

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There was a topic on the High Road site that discussed WSF in the 44 spl. Here is a screen shot! http://prntscr.com/ZXjWzzVn-Mjv I use 5.5 grs of WST in a 44 mag for a very light load. velocity is around 750 fps for a 300gr cast. I know it is not what you asked for but just throwing the info out th...

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I had not thought of looking at Hodgden site, thanks. I had a friend run some quick loads for me with my Ranch Dog CTL432-265-RF bullet, but WSF was not in quickloads. I did get Bullseye, W231, Unique, and Power Pistol Data, which I figured would be the powders I'd most likely be using. I have a jug...

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i too am a born again believer , and born again lever gun fan, Right now I have 3 of them, a Henry Golden Boy 22, and two ROSSI R 92s, one a stainless 16 inch barrel 38/357 mag, and the other a 20 inch barrel , stainless 45 colt/454 casull. And will have more, as soon as I can talk my wife into it....

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Welcome to the fire! Watch out though - we are all a bunch of enablers here (as in we'll always encourage you to buy more leverguns!). :lol: It doesn't take much persuading for me. I have 4 in inventory currently, Winchester 92 44 mag, Winchester 86 in 45-70 (new one), Winchester 94 30-30, Marlin 1...

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Thanks, it has a bit more holster wear now. I need to clean the dust off it and get some more recent pics.

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Is it okay for me to link bulletmatch in my signature because it's a free resource for everyone? I figured I'd ask before doing it.

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Has anyone worked up loads with WSF in 44 Special? I have found one reference where someone used VV n340 data to work up a load with WSF using 210 grain cast bullets. I have a pound of it to use up and I don't load anything that it's appropriate in currently. BUT, I suspect that it'll do well in a s...

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Thank you for the information. I've been wanting to try PowerPistol for a couple of years, but haven't picked any up yet. For a while it was pretty hard to find.

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. Welcome. Most of us here don’t do Facebook’, but we do ‘Gunbook’ as in this site. Yeah... I have a facebook, but I don't use it. Once they canceled church and we didn't know because the way they put it out was on facebook. I said... man I don't check facebook first thing! Heck, I don't check it e...

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Welcome! Glad you're here -- you will fit right in with us. ...Right now my favorite rifle is a Winchester 1892 takedown Deluxe in 44 Magnum, Turnbull finished. It was a gift from a friend and is a testament to God's blessing on my life. Bless you, and I have to ask -- does your friend need any NEW...

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Thanks everyone for the howdies.

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It was a good day in the early 1960s when I managed to put five pennies together and I would walk to the mom-and-pop store and buy a pack of Topps baseball cards. As I walked home I would stuff that flat, stale slab of bubble gum in my mouth and slowly go through the pack. A Mickey Mantle baseball ...

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Here is my NM Flattop. I didn't care for the XR3 grip frame as my hand felt bunched, so I replaced it with a stainless XR3-RED grip frame.

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I've not owned a Rossi myself, but my buddies have owned a couple. One of them had a chamber so loose, that when firing 357 Magnum, the web would bulge and the brass wouldn't enter the sizing die enough to remove the bulge. If one had a full length sizing die, like the old Lyman hand sizing dies, th...

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Pat C wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:18 pm Yeah ,I like it a lot . One of these days stars will align and I'll own one.

Thank you for sharing, I'd not seen that one before. I'd love to have a print of it to hang on my wall. Very interesting artwork.

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:01 pm Some of these early guns are still pretty good.

Very nice. I love my NM Flattop. What kind of target is that? I've never seen one with slots in it before. What are the slots for?

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44shooter wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:44 am I wonder if Ruger may be incline to adapt their 480 to the 1894. I would think 480 Ruger and 50 AE would have similar capabilities

I hadn't thought that far ahead... Sounds pretty good to me though! Man that'd be a thumper on both ends.

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I would imagine the hard part would be the cartridge stop, keeping the rebated rim from jumping out of the magazine and tying up the gun. I didn't know that it'd ever been done, be interesting to see how some closeup photos of the guts and what was done to make the gun run.

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I didn't have any idea that spammers or bots or whatever was such an issue. Thanks you gamekeeper and ambracol for all the work you're doing. I am not super computer savvy, but after learning some programming stuff I realize it's actually work, and sometimes a lot harder work because you're using yo...

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I wasn't aware they were made in other chamberings. That's pretty cool. I've always thought they were an interesting gun. An interesting fact is that John Johnson used one in place of his hawken after he returned to the mountains after the civil war. Quite an interesting account in the book Crow Kil...

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I don't keep up with, or watch sports. But, baseball is an American sport that I think has a wholesomeness about it that other sports don't. I always had baseball cards as a kid, though everyone else had wrestling, or basketball cards. If I was going to play a sport, it'd be basketball though. Hoops...

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I didn't find a new member introduction section, so forgive me if this is in the wrong spot. I figured I'd say howdy. I've been reading off and on here for years. Last couple of years I've tried to join but the new members area was turned off it seems. I'm glad to be here, so I reckoned I'd introduc...

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I hate to sound stupid, but what's a spammer and or what do spammers do? Someone attempting to join that has no real interest in the topics we discuss, but rather, is usually running a scam, pushing porn, or pills, or the like. :evil: Ah okay. Thanks. I'm pretty interested... enough that I have my ...

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I often get asked to recommend guns, since everyone knows I'm a gun guy (I also was a CCDW instructor). I don't have any qualms about directing folks towards a 22 LR. No, it's not the best stopping power, but neither is a 9mm or a 45 depending on the circumstances. Fact is, folks are much more likel...

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Walt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:29 pm I have found that 7.0 gr of Power Pistol at about 840 fps works better for me than any other combination using 429421 bullets.

Thanks, I've yet to try PP. Is that into the +P territory or just standard pressure?

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I feel for ya, I haven't been without my Blackhawk in 3 years now. Some pretty scenery there, but I don't know that it'd be worth the folks that you'd have to deal with.

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:34 pm Welcome to the campfire and thanks for the info.

More spammers every time I log on..

Thanks. Nothing warms you like a good fire. Nothing like cleaning your gun next to one either.

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I hate to sound stupid, but what's a spammer and or what do spammers do?

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Very nice, congratulations. I like both straight stock and pistol gripped, but there is something nice about the way a straight stock carries and points. I know I love my Winchester 94. Of course they came in the straight stock configuration mostly, whereas the Marlins were pistol gripped. https://l...

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Nose on a wheelbarrow pretty much says it. I think that the people that actually use their leverguns know that it's mostly hype. Ballistics on paper doesn't necessarily translate into accuracy, longer range, or killing power on game. What it does translate into is sales of cartridges to new shooters...

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I use 4.8 Bullseye with my cast RCBS 44-250-K I also use the Ranch Dog CTL4320-265-RF , but I usually drop the powder charge a bit, 4.4 Bullseye was very accurate but printed a bit too high for my liking. I've shot a lot of the RCBS 44-240-SWC, which is gas checked. I've used various loads, but 5.5 ...

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Howdy, I just joined. I'm Bazoo over on the Castboolit forum and LeverGunner on MarlinOwners. I don't know him personally, but 1895gunner posts on MOs regularly. I think he's on CB.GL too. Here is the thread that marlinman93 helped with from over on MOs https://www.marlinowners.com/threads/paco-kell...

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