Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Griff, would seating the SWC with the front driving band flush with the .45 case mouth help feeding? There'd also be the added advantage of a little shorter OAL. I don't know, just asking. Maybe I should do a test with some dummy carts & my '73 myself & see. jd45

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Dr., this is NOT a sappy story......it's a reminder to all of us who don't push ourselves to live up to our potential, to be encouraged to start doing so. You know the saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step." That's why watching this was so tough for me to get th...

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Did anybody watch this @ 9:00E; 8:00C; 349 on DirectTV; 223 on Dish. I thought it was pretty interesting. A Mob hitman named James Files supposedly provided the 2nd, (!) head shot from the front on the grassy knoll & his partner delivered the first from the book depository.The CIA, & some Cu...

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Jim Martin described his method on the Colt Forum in the Single Action Army Revolver section recently. Of course, start with a clean barrel. Jim uses a Wheeler kit from MidwayUSA with 220; 340; & 600 grit. Use 10 lead bullets with lube removed & replaced, ( he uses the phrase, "It's jus...

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vance, I also have a Uberti '73 Sporting Rifle in .45. Very well crafted & shoots good, too, but I hear the Mirokus are even better crafted than the Ubertis, if possible, but because of the extremely slow rifling twist, don't do that well accuracywise. How does your '92 shoot? Good, I hope! jd45

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I too am glad he's finally back in the U.S. but I've thought from the beginning he exercised extremely bad judgement in having those guns with him. He gave them justification to mess with him. If he didn't know & trust someone in San Diego he could've given them to for safe keeping before he wen...

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Does Winchester offer a toggle-link action 1866 chambered in either .44WCF or .45Colt? That's the kind of '66 I'd be interested in. jd45

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Griff, can you tell the name & website, (IF they have one, Ph# if not) of the mfg'r? I'd like to see what .45 Colt weights they offer, quantities, & pricing. Thanx, jd45

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I read a book entitled, "Soldier", written by Lt Col Anthony B. Herbert, a highly decorated enlisted combat infantryman during the Korean "police action", who went to college after, then re-entered the Army as a mustang Lt. He instituted Ranger training methods at Benning in the ...

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I heard about this while listening to the Michael Savage radio program on 560AM here in the Chicago area. He's working on getting the dog back for the Specialist, and he's got some very high-powered help, I understand. jd45

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Brent, have you never seen Elliot in "The Rough Riders"? I thought he was pretty good in that, but if you're not a fan, I guess you might not be impressed. I got all choked up right along with Tom Berenger as Teddy R. at the end when he said "They're no cowards here this day, or somet...

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IMO, the Sam Elliot version comes a damnsight closer to real life for settlers traveling on the prairie, in spite of Kate wearing that flimsy stuff. The Gene Hackman, Russel Crowe, Sharon Stone version is nothing but a joke. jd45

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Happy Birthday Paco, & many more! My sympathies on the loss of your wife. jd45

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In Michigan, where I deer-hunted the last several years that I did deer-hunt, high-powered rifles were/are restricted to the less densely populated middle & northern sections. I hunted the lower section using either shotgun; muzzle loader; or pistol. I would've liked to have been able to use my ...

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When you chamber a loaded round, do you see evidence of the rifling biting into the bullet? I did on my Marlin 336A in .35 Rem. with cast bullets, until I had a gunsmith throat my chamber. That corrected the problem in my rifle. jd45

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My first handgun was a Stallion 45 made by Nichols out of Kilgore, Texas. It had cartridges you could take apart & put a round cap in the bottom half. Mt first rifle was some wierd-lookin thing, a nickel-plated 1873 Winchester with a pistolgrip stock. I didn't like it too much. Guess what,.........

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SteveR, I recently read where it was the pre-WWI 1895s chambered in .30-06 that had problems, but with what was learned during the war regarding tempering & heat treating, Winchester was able to build em strong enough so that they could withstand the punishment from the high pressure cartridges ...

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Gunnin'Wreck, I don't know just how much of a purist you are, but there is a solution to your problem with the ability to see the sights ebbing away. Get a pistol scope, maybe 2x7 power. It has a long eye relief. Mount it forward of the receiver far enough so you get a complete view of the reticle. ...

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Very knowledgeable AND personable guy.....I enjoy his videos, jd45

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Fisher-Price, I know you said you didn't wanna mess with jacketed but my 20" Rossi mfg'd LSI Puma in .45 Colt likes Buck Elliot's H4198 load with Speer .451" 260GR JHPs. My barrel has a 1-in -38"-twist, and a .451" groove diameter. SIXGUN, I fear the .45-90 bullets you want to tr...

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BlaineG......I agree that a .45 caliber 250GR@900FPS will thump em real good, but don't you need good sights to reach out to 100YDS? My .45 7-1/2" USFA SA has a flat-bottom rear sight, matching perfectly the flattopped front sight & I can hit a 6" gong at 50YDS 8 of 10 times, if I do m...

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I like Ubertis, I have an 1873 Sporting Rifle in .45 Colt, but I have to say I think what you're asking of an 1873 SA is a little beyond its capabilities, both strength & sight-wise. This is not to say that a 300gr@1000fps load would instantly cause a Kaboom, but would punish it & shorten it...

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Some of the newly mfg'd examples are coming thru chambered for the .357 Magnum & .44 Magnum, implying they must be using stronger metallurgy, tho If I owned one in either of those calibers I wouldn't feed it a "steady" diet of the full-house loads, just like people were advised not to ...

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Ever since I found out she has the same family name as me, I've been praying we're not related. jd45

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If I were you I'd get LEE Factory Crimp Die for the caliber, so you can seat your bullets a little deeper, rather than in the cannelure, to avoid bumping into the rifling, which won't increase pressures. jd45

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You're right, griff........... I'd forgotten about hollywood conversions. Pale Rider comes to mind with the Remington NM Army. And the rifles certainly did use ca'tridges....that's a fact. jd45

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w30wcf...........John, you & I have discussed using Reloader-7 for the .45 in the past. I followed your practice of neck-sizing the cases & using the FED 155s to light the fire. I will only fire them in my Rossi '92, as I don't wanna KABOOM my most prized firearm possession. Paco seems to ha...

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Thanx for the feedback Buck. I will experiment with those charge weights, and clock them. jd45

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Thanx Buck. I will say I tried to follow your loading practices for this one as closely as possible. Maybe I'll bump the charge up another grain or two & see what results I get. jd45

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Doug, you got me shakin my head in dispair, I swear to God! I guess even in Texas, there are some people who don't spit about guns! Puttin cartridges in a display with a Colt Walker, which is undoubtedly a FRONTLOADER is well, dare I say it? SACRELIGIOUS, to say the least! Or am I over-reacting? jd4...

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Thanx for the correction Buck. You refreshed my memory. BTW, I do remember the Jim Garner thing you mentioned. jd45 P.S.-there's a thread entitled "Handloading .45 Colt for the Uberti 1873, now on page 4. The last post was a question I asked you. Mind checkin it out & replying? I'd really a...

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I'd like to know why they did a re-make with John Voight in the Tommy Lee Jones role, not that I don't like Voight, I do, just couldn't see the point of re-inventing the wheel. jd45

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airedaleman, well, all I can say is I'm happy with both my 336A & my 336 RC. Happy hunting, all! jd45

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airedaleman, as you said, the bolt's cross section of my other Marlin, a .35 336RC, as well as the one I THOUGHT was a 36A, is in fact, round. So to make double darn sure, I pulled my receipt out of my strong box, & sure enough, the top line on it says "Marlin 336A", NOT "Marlin 3...

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I understand James Butler Hickock's friend Charlie Utter arranged for the funeral & saw to it that a Sharp's rifle that Hickock was fond of was placed along side him in his coffin.... rarity, I guess. Apparently he'd quit using his '51 Navy Colt nickel-plated; ivory handled revolvers at some poi...

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This may be an extremely minor point. I think the model is a 36A, not 336A. Marlin may have offered rifles with these characteristics later in their mfg'g history with the 336A designation, I don't know. The reason I know it's a 36A is I bought one at Cabela's Gun Library a few years ago for $300. I...

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Buck, I've got some range results I'd like to report & get your feedback on, if you're willing to comment. I loaded 15 rounds with a Meister .454" RNFP; 25.0GRS of the "H" variety; & a CCI350(MAG) primer. Here are the numbers: #1-1246FPS #2-1249FPS #3-1205FPS #4-1193FPS I didn...

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Yeah, I know....I just turned 67 on the 20th. Hey, isn't today the anniversary of the gunfight at (or near) the OK corral? jd45

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Perry, I trust you're not intimating that for a true disciple of the great god of levers, if we were to join something lesser, such as the Colt Forum, we'd be betraying our alligence to Paco. Perish the thought!!! However, I have a confession to make....recently I have renounced my devotion to the g...

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If you're of a mind to, you might go over to the Colt Forum & see what they have to say about it, tho I guess it's not really necessary, given the circumstances. jd45

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He may have used that also, but I'm certain he used H4198. I've used RL-7 in my Rossi per Paco Kelly's article on the .45 Colt in rifles. I must say the results were very disapointing. You can't get enough in the case to attain the velocities he claimed, unless maybe he used a BP drop tube, which I ...

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I have an earlier generation of this rifle & chambering, designated 36A, with ballard rifling, made in 1951. It has a plain buttstock, that is, no cap on the pistolgrip, otherwise, it's outwardly identical to yours. jd45

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Buck Elliot has posted some data using Hodgdon's H4198 powder for the .45 Colt. I remember him saying the pressure curve is more gradual, while still in the range of the SAAMI spec standard limits, but giving increased velocity in revolvers as well as rifles. 23.5grs under a 250 lead bullet gave him...

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Steve, I also have one of those Uberti '73 Sporting rifles in .45....just don't have a Marble's tang sight on it....YET! Tho I DO have a globe on the front. It is absolutely a work of art. It shoots, too! jd45

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Sloppy my foot!!!! I'd like to be that sloppy!!!. Kirk, is yours proofed for smokeless or black? Back in 1981, I had a chance to buy one just like yours, well not with your sight setup, only mfg'd in 1908, IIRC for $400, (US), but I had just purchased a Browning B-92 in .44MAG for the upcoming deer ...

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Welcome to a GREAT forum! As an option, should you decide to keep it, there are commercial casters, such as Beartooth, who offer the addition of a gas check along with their hardcast bullets, should you want to break the sound barrier,X2 with your loads. I wish I could afford to do business with you...

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Had a Ruger AcuSport Bisley convertible, (.45 Colt/.45ACP) with same problem. Once I got the cylinders back from the cylindersmith, problem was solved. jd45

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3leg, I understand those Lyman apertures are extremely restricted in their adjustments. Is that true & if so, why use them instead of a Williams FP? Just curious, jd45

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Old Savage, IIRC that rifle of yours, and correct me if I'm wrong, is a Marlin, isn't it? I seem to remember you posting pics of it. Sweet piece of machinery! And that load of yours must be a real Hammer of Thor! Is it not possible the chamber was bored to the lower side of the spec at the factory, ...

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flightsimmer, that is really interesting what you said about bevel-based doing better than flat-based, cause I was just about to recommend staying AWAY from bevel-based due to gas-cutting! Imagine that! BTW, if you're doin one hole @ 25, do you think she'll do 1" @ 50? And what about 100? It ou...

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