Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

J Miller

Joe, I am very heartily sorry you find yourself in this fix and pray a solution offers itself that allows you to preserve health and dignity. I understand your dilemma, trying to find a place I can afford here in the desert. A gunsmith friend up in Davenport and I were chatting a few days ago and t...

J Miller

Since I last posted I have struck out in the home finding search. Rental prices are out of sight for someone on Social Sec. And even a "low cost house of $600 or so wont allow me to qualify because I have to make 3X the rent in income. Not gonna happen on Social Sec. I'm working on subsidized h...

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Went to T-Mobile yesterday AM to see if wife's cell phones could be reactivated. Nope, although the phones had been running on T-Mobile towers their sim cards would not work. Turns out these were her govt phones and they wont work. Or so T-Mobile says. After that I went across the lot to Walmart loo...

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:56 pm Sure wish I could help, I've got no ideas how to help. Possibly contact your church, hopefully one of the congregation could give a hand in need.

Never did join a church. Not sure why.

Joe

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earlmck wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:57 pm Senile olde phart here -- I've forgot -- where are you located now Joe? --

I'm in Ft Wayne, IN.

Joe

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As you know my wife died over two years ago now. My health has been iffy but has been slowly improving. Although I don't have much strength or stamina. I've just received a letter from the landlord that as of the 1st of next month the rent jumps from $525.00 to $975.00 per month. I cannot do this as...

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Old Savage posted a bunch of chronograph work with the three common barrel lengths of the 30-30 a bunch of years ago, a search might find the posts.

Joe

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Pick up a Lee Factory Crimp die, take out the crimping part and the bottom carbide ring will size the cases all the way down to the solid part of the head. I've done this on .45 Colt cases with good results.

Joe

J Miller

Grizz,

Will try that.

Rossim92,
I did try that but it wouldn't work.

Joe

J Miller

Well I think got an Outlook email set up but it needs some adjusting and I haven't found any way to do what I want.

I need to put my email name on the address instead of my actual name. No idea how to do that, and so far I haven't found a way to contact them ... if there is any.

Joe

J Miller

Grizz, Lots of questions, but I'll answer best as I can. SRI about that. i'm not expert at anything, but i have a few questions . . . how is your computer connected to the internet? cable? wifi? Cable what operating system are you using? Windows 10 1st > you can try "cc cleaner ate my files&quo...

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Computer help needed because I used the CCcleaner program to clean out a bunch of files and cookies and cache and somehow blew out ALL my emails and bank passwords. I've used this program before without problems but this time it went whole hog and blew out everything. I have these things but without...

J Miller

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2025 7:36 pm Anything you suggest I do wile I’m there?

Buy extra wiper blades.

Every time I've been in or through OK it's rained on me the whole time.

Joe

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Outdoors unlimited is gone, the weird thing is that in spite of all the trouble the computer picked up the net yesterday morning like normal, I just don't have a home page. No biggie. So, here I am, got all worried about nothing. It's raining like crazy right now ( 9:07 am), been raining all night, ...

J Miller

Welp, as of midnight tonight (Sunday) my ISP and email will be no more. Tomorrow will be a big pain in the rear. I have had another ISP all along, (didn't know it) but I know not how to set it up. Tried today but their system would not accept the email I have now and wanted me to use the old one tha...

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Back in the day (2000) Midway had a sale on the Hornady 255 swaged bullet. But it wasn't the normal flavor. It was 500 round boxes for IIRC around $20. They were a commercial bullet made the exact same shape purported to be made by Hornady. There was no knurling but a few little itty-bitty rings wi...

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Most favorite handgun: .45 Colt. Never had any problems with the little rims even when loading balloon head cases. Least favorite handgun: It's a tie between the 38/357 and the 45 ACP. Most favorite rifle: 30-30 Win. Lots of brass, got most of my stash off the AZ desert. Easy to load, inexpensive fo...

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Not having handled one yet, it looks to me like he has not fully loaded the round past the loading gate. So then he just pushes the gate in the round just pops out. If you look at the other rifles the gates appear the same length as the Ruger. But the cartridges is past and a bit under the gate on a...

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Thanks guys, thanks Tutt. Yes, I saw it an do appreciate the good wishes.

Joe

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TraderVic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:21 am I have been using WLR primers for years with no issues and are mostly what I have on hand.

Same here.

Joe

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. Still - I want one. In fact, I'm pretty sure I NEED one...!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1oFaB3btTk On the other hand, all I see around where I live is MATERIAL to shoot - no MATERIEL. Still, I would find something to shoot at I'm sure. OTOH It might be more expensive to feed that rifle tha...

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9 m/m??????
What a waste of raw materials, no way Jose.

Joe

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barbarossa wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 7:59 am Here is a nice 1920 Savage in 30/30 with supposedly only three rounds ever fired in it

That ..... is the rifle of my dreams. Always wanted one.

Joe

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 8:55 am
J Miller wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2024 8:46 am I wouldn't own one or shoot one if it was offered to me for free with a lifetime supply of ammo.

Joe
Joe, I can’t go there! A lifetime supply of ammo?????

Scott, at my age, location and condition, a lifetime supply of ammo wouldn't be much.

Joe

J Miller

I haven't posted much lately, but I can't let this chance pass by. That is the ugliest piece of pelosi out there and I wouldn't own one or shoot one if it was offered to me for free with a lifetime supply of ammo. There is nothing wrong with walnut and steel lever guns, just take care of of them. Joe

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:32 pm Where are they gonna find cops to arrest me?

I’ll just identify as a potted plant.

Thanks I needed a laugh this morning!

Joe

J Miller

I'm not sure if it is, but if the rear sight is a Marbles brand sight you can get the screw from them.

Joe

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I just watched the best police chase ever on you-tube. Circa 1988, Ohio black and whites in pursuit of what looked like a big Lincoln Town Car. When they got him they all jumped out and drew their ..... revolvers :D and as you watch the bad guys get tossed (not too gently either) into the police car...

J Miller

Wow! A cowboy sniper rifle!

Rooster Cogburn couda used that when he went after Lucky Ned Pepper.

Joe

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:01 pm Didn't Elmer brain a charging bull with the old conical flat-point original load in .45 Colt? Where's my copy of "Hell, I was There"?

I believe it was the UMC purple box ammo loaded with 40 grs of black powder.

Joe

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Either Japan or China I'd bet.

The 9422 I bought in '78 looks better than that aluminium wannabe.

JMNSHO

Joe

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Load One, Skip One, Load 4; pull the hammer back and lower it on the empty chamber. That mantra was first heard by my teenage ears way back a couple of millennia ago in a gun shop called "The Gun Room" formerly Wades Gun Shop down on McDowell road somewhere near 18th ST, right next to the ...

J Miller

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Joe

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I use a Redding #3 powder measure and Unique gives it fits. However, it has the large rifle charge drum in it and I've been told that is the problem.
If and when I escape this part of the world and can shoot again, I plan on getting the pistol size drum and trying that. Should be interesting.

Joe

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Paco,

Happy Birthday, may you enjoy many more.

Take care.

Joe

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The looks of that Henry revolver reminds me of the extinct pot metal and plastic German RG's. That price is way out of line.
J M H O

Joe

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If I had seern that powder I would have bought it.

When I moved to IN I stopped at a gun shop and they had a 3# keg of Hercules 2400 for around $60.00, Around half what it was going for then. It came home with me.

As long as it's good, it don't matter how old it is.

Joe

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One step forward, three steps back.

Had a DR apt Thursday, went out, got in the van, .... nothing, battery totally dead. Reschedule appointment. These Chrysler vans have so much electronics on them I don't know what to turn off . Way too complex for me.

Joe

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Got the box with my soldering gun and wire strippers out and got to work yesterday. Assembled the new cord. The single round iron wont work, but the double square one does. Now to get some milk to mix the batter and make me some waffles.

I like French toast too, but waffles first.

Joe

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Many who do started doing it to save money or produce hard to find ammo for unpopular or obsolete calibers. That was me nearly 50 years ago. Try finding anything other than R-P or W-W .45 colt ammo back then. Nope, buy ammo shoot it and reload the cases, that was the only choice to those of use tha...

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S&W 25-5 .45 Colt. Hits hard and I might keep some of what hearing I have left.

Joe

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Had the phone interview with the Soc Sec yesterday (Tuesday 9th )for the survivors benefits and the interviewer said they needed proof of our marriage. Marriage license or certificate. She said I could mail it to them and they'd mail it back, ..... ummm, no I don't think so, not when their office is...

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Jim,

Thanks.

Joe

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4t5 wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 7:15 am What do you guys use to clean the carbon off the face of a revolver cylinder, or do you just leave it alone?

I clean any build up off every time I clean the cylinder. As for the stain, I just ignore it.

Joe

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Jim, What does a .457" round ball weigh? Many summers ago I bought a mil-surp rifle. The instruction book said to use window cleaner with ammonia to clean the bore if using corrosive primed ammo. Well, it worked, and I had no bad effects from rust at all. So being lazy and hating using hot soap...

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I had a flat band 94 wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back when I was a teenager, it was a nice carbine and shot well. Kinda wish I still had it. My current 1950 vintage 94 has a defective chamber :( and splits most of the cases shot in it. It looks almost brand new and I'm sure that's why. I got it for so inexpensi...

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:11 am
J Miller wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:09 am A short stumpy .45 "COLT" like that would be a hoot to shoot with 40 grs of black powder at night!

Joe
Yeah but the concussion puts out the kerosene lamps.

Joe

J Miller

A short stumpy .45 "COLT" like that would be a hoot to shoot with 40 grs of black powder at night!

Joe

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I've heard the phrase: "Gun Porn" before, and if any guns demonstrates that, those do.
I like engraved guns, but those are totally without merit and have no socially redeeming value whatsoever. They can them.

Joe

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Other than the nursing home part, I'm almost there too.

Joe

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