Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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If you don't have it, I suggest you download the latest version of Avast antivirus , freeware. The reason is that it has a built in boot scan function that you can kick off manually. When the system restarts, before most of the system apps and other software loads, Avast basically runs in a DOS envi...

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Bruce Scott, Thanks! That's a hellova tip. (Patch in the loop) I buy 2 of each of the calibers I shoot and use one with solvent and one just to "dry and dust the bore" I always take them to the range to clean the barrel periodically while I'm practicing. On the Rossi 92, Bore Snake is all ...

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I'm 70 this year and I've never seen anything like what is going on now in this country. Normal, level headed people are becoming afraid of their Government. The Government elected by them and/or their neighbors. I was beginning to doubt myself, but then I noticed that I'm hearing a lot of people sa...

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I can attest to the return restriction. I buy my shotshells at either Academy, Cabelas or Basspro during Bird season in the fall when they're all on sale. I usually get a case of 10 boxes and the last few times I bought shells at any of those stores the clerk insisted on opening the case and having ...

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It's true that we are again suffering from thoughtless Government talk, if not action. I still have what I need for now, but the thing that surprised me was when I went to the smaller non-Factory reloaders; Georgia Arms, Conley Precision, Milwaukee, etc. They are out of stock on many of the loads th...

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Bull chit? Really? I just finished watching a UTube video of a very nice fellow who, doing a service for his fellow win 30-30 owners, explained in detail how to disassemble a win 94. I sat there smiling watching him as he described and demonstrated how the first thing you do to get the bolt out of t...

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I have the blued version of your rifle. I'm 6'2" and yes the rifle seems tiny and light; almost toy like. Oh and one more thing. It is the most accurate rifle I own. With either factory or my hot 2400 and H110 mag loads. At 50yards, 125grn rem and sierra soft points print one ragged hole by the...

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Speaking to your thought that the 350 RM could be turned into a "hammer". For your consideration. A 60grn charge of AA2520 with a 200grn spitzer, can reach 3000fps @ 4000f/lbs. (Modern Reloading 2) A 62grn charge of RL15 with a 225grn spitzer, can reach 2800fps at similar or greater power....

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I agree that loading 12 and 20 gauge isn't economical when every sports outlet has wooden flats of 12 and 20 from every mgr for two months before bird season for less then $65.00 a case. My rule of thumb is regardless of gauge if I can buy it for less than $7.50 a box I buy it; more than $8.00 a box...

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Geez, I hate to point this out, but the problem is not your politicians, it's your neighbors. You've got to face it. Politicians is what Politicians are. But they can't steal first base. They've got to be elected. As long as the same liberal liers convince the same voters that they have all the good...

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There's an expression about cigars that has meaning to smokers of those Devil sticks. "The very best cigar you'll ever smoke and the worst cigar you'll ever smoke are sitting side by side in the same box." I didn't believe that when I first heard it, but now some years later, I know it is ...

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It's just a guess, but I'd say you are seating and crimping in one setting and the crimp is set shorter than needs be. Also you may want to check the tool you're using to trim the length of the case. Both of those things will give you what you got there. I like the Lee Case trimming tools. If they d...

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My experience with MO is that the the Op's have a few guys that run the show. They've been their since the days when Marlin actually made Marlin's. They have deep seated and ingrained opinions that will not even bend to factual proof to the contrary. And worse, they practice the worst kind of PC spe...

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[quote="kaschi"]I've often wondered why Remington makes 150gr PSP bullets for the 35 Remington. It seems that there are a lot of 35 Remingtons in Marlin 336's out there and I'll bet their users have(maybe unknowingly) used these loads in their rifles. I'm sure if this was even a problem, R...

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Well fella's I now y'all have this gun cause I've read your ravings. Well I finally took my new Rossi/Taurus M92 357 mag to the range with a box of handloads, (Horn 125 xtp/max load of #2400 and an oooold box of PMC 150grn hp that were hidden in the back of the ammo closet.) Mes Ami, Mes Ami!. This ...

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Wallyworld in Lewisville, TX Fed bulk 550. 17.95 They had a few boxes not much of anything else.

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There is a Lee Crimp die for .38/357mag that not only crimps it re-sizes the loaded round (CP 180 FNGC are .358) so they chamber perfectly. Pretty neat piece.

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amazin what you can find out from this site. I didn't know they had Crack back then either....

Too funny.

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I'm in!

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Folks need to realize that Liberals/Socialists/Progressives (Three Names that at are all in fact Marxist to one degree or another.) are like rust... They never rest, they never quit. They have been trying to turn the US into a Socialist state since before FDR. The only legal thing that can be done t...

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It is said that all people wind up with the government that they deserve. Unfortunately, this is pitifully and painfully even more true of the residents of the once great state of California. As an ex-resident of that hyper-regulated, money grubbing, and now bankrupt state that is now leaching off t...

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You can shoot the 150's in the 336 as a "two shot". Load one in the chamber and one in the mag. No problems. Fire one and load one etc. As for the price, all the MFG's seem to want to sell their ammo for $1.00 a round (MIN). Even pistol ammo. As long as they can't make it fast enough to st...

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One thing you might want to keep in mind is, there is no such thing as "Fire Proof", "Burglar Proof" or even "Water Proof." Most of these threats are controlled by time. So your plans should consider what is the fire rating of the materials you're going to use. Is there...

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I use and recommend graphite powder, especially if you are expanding. (.308 > .358. 30-06 > 35 Whelen) etc. I think it stresses the neck brass less to use a lube. You can get it at Midway and other places I'm sure. Inexpensive, works great. PS: Ahhh, remember when you could buy once fired .308 and 3...

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Well as soon as my personal rain prediction device goes off in my lower back (Lord, how I hate that.) I start to take Naproxin. 1 every 12 hours till the atmospheric pressure goes back up. That and a vibrator chair the wife bought me works for me. I used to think I had a bad back until I really got ...

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I know that more than a few of you fellas have one of these guns and I would sure appreciate your advice. It took me a few months of searching but finally found a new Rossi M92 20" .357/38, that I decided to buy. Waited another week for it to be delivered and just opened the box on it two days ...

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Well I'd like to add my 2 cents. My approach to handloading and shooting is almost exactly like my approach to using power tools. I'm no kid and power saws are not strangers to me, but every time I light up one of those buggers, to this day, just the sound makes the hair stands up on the back of my ...

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I can't speak to the 1979 model, but I bought a new one in 07 and had "feeding" problem right out of the box. What you are describing is called "The Marlin Jam" and is not unique to the 444. Long story short, I sent it back to marlin under warranty and they replaced one part and ...

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:P that sort of thing reminds me of a cartoon strip I saw once. I think it was Peanuts. Charlie Brown comes running down the street shouting. "I found it! I found it!" One of his friends stops him to ask what he found. Charlie: "I found the secret of life." Friend: "Wow, Cha...

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When I have several loads for a particular rifle I use a sharpie marksalot and write on the brass of the rounds at each end of the box what is inside the case in addition to the label on the box. Works for me. The older I get the more help I need. I especially do it if I am working up loads and have...

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The first four Jessie Stone mysteries are available on DVD. Much more enjoyable without commercials. Netflix has them and the Blockbuster local to me has them too. I watch them because I think Selleck is one of the best actors alive. He always creates an individual character for each part. Monte Wal...

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: "How fast are you Kid" and Butch runs as fast as he can to get out of the way when Sundance turns draws shoots the holster off the mans hip, shoots the gun out of the holster then shoots the gun into the corner all faster than it take to read this discri...

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The scene in The Searchers When Ethan (John Wayne) and Martin (Jeffrey Hunter), have to turn back for the winter. Martin says "Do you thnk we'll ever find them, Uncle Ethan?" and Ethan replies, "We'll find then. Just as sure as the turnin' of the Earth!" The line has always symbl...

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That 350 sure is a rocket. A 350 REM MAG in all honesty is nothing more then a short action 35 Whelen . And with the short barrels they used on the 600's , 660's and 673's a bit of velocity loss might even make it less then a 22" barreled Whelen .:!: Well, y'know, I've fired a Whelen using a 2...

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Mike, your welcome. I don't know your reloading set up but from my experience with the Ruger, you can load the bullet out further than the cannalure if you use a Lee factory crimp die. The throat on my hawkeye and my Mark II 350 RM are both very generous. The limit on the COL is the length of the ma...

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Mike, you may have to rethink that 225 TSX load. That is a very long bullet and when loaded into a 308 length case so that it fits in a max 2.90 maagazine it will have close to half of the bullet inside the case. A 220 Spear is pretty much made for this case or you could use the Nosler 225 partition...

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One of my absolutely favorite meals is fresh harvest Dungeness crabs boiled with fresh clams and mussels and corn on the cob. Add a warm loaf of french bread and a icy cold bottle of Calif Chardonay, a little mustard sauce and lemon and I and my wife are in HEAVEN. YUMM YUMMM! Unfortunately the last...

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Hmmmm, "Normal" Lets see the last time that terrorists were pardoned in the US it was Bill Clinton, Now Obama is shutting down Gitmo. Once might be considered personal policy, but twice??? By consecutive Democrat Presidents??? Sort of begs the question, which side are the Democrat Presiden...

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To paraphrase Gandi, "Several hundred thousand people can not be controlled by a few hundred UNLESS, they co-operate." When Jimmy Carter passed the 55 MPH national speed limit do you think that every driver began to obey the law? No. Laws that oppress the people are ignored and only serve ...

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I may be missing something but the Lee Factory Crimp Die does not crimp my loads in the Hornady short brass. To get a crimp on them I have been turning the fresh round upside down and slipping it carefully into the crimp die from the top. I slide the bullet along the inside till I feel the edge of t...

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Happy Birthday Paco!

I hope you continue to be blessed. 70's not so bad. I will be checking it out myself in about 5 years.

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Thing that puzzles me is why so called civilized (Liberal) legal systems feel the need to keep sociopaths like this genetic defect alive. What purpose will be served by having a monster like this serve 25 years and then get out. Does anyone really believe that a malignant mind like this can be rehab...

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http://www.trgc.org/abuseofpower.html?gclid=CJT2go23x5UCFQE0xgodjnuKiw This may have circulated before but I haven't seen it. With our gun rights again being threatened by liberal Democrats who view the 2nd amendment as being a hunters rights amendment, we need to stand up to any reduction in the fr...

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Kind of puzzing isn't it? But then, some folks enjoy watching train wrecks too.

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Paco's graphic was great. One question. Where is that Obama fella from? Hmmm!

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Ya'll are giving mighty short shrift to the Marlins. My new model 444 with less than a 100 rounds through it will shoot one hole 3 shot groups at a hundred yards with a hand load. Seems like leverguns are a lot like fine cameras. The capabilities designed in far exceed the average users ability or p...

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Just a few observations outside the box. 1. To Russian intellectuals the greatest teacher of strategy is not war college, it is chess. 2. Is it just me or doesn't the Russian take over of Georgia look like each and every move was planned and calculated on the basis of possible responses by the US, U...

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Yeah, let's elect a guy who's so old he can't remember how many houses he owns. Change in '08 2571 Please explain why a person who is so eager to elect a president who is even more eager to implement gun control at the federal level would belong to a web site devoted to avid gun owners and hunters ...

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Ditto for Cabelas and Sportsmans Guide. I will be checking on MidwayUSA tomorrow as the motor on my Franford Brass Tumbler has burned out in less than 90 days.

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Thanks OSOK, I look forward to it. To show my ignorance of the area we will be camping in, is there road access or do we have to hike in. The reason I ask is I would just as soon sleep in the back of my truck. I have a shell on it. BTW, while considering work contributions, I am a pretty fair cook a...

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