Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

Well, I'd have enjoyed visiting a certain photography store, but they're Jewish and closed on Saturday, our only day for exploring. Standing there and contemplating was quite an experience.

JimT wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:19 pm 2024091113104566e196d5670e4.jpg

From .... Paul Moreland

The only thing on my "bucket list" when my wife took us to NYC following our son's promotion earlier this year.

Somehow I did not see the OP at the original time of posting. Congrats on acquiring a bit o' land. Obtaining a bit of dirt with a body of water included is a long held dream, one that fades yearly/monthly/weekly/daily as the price of such skyrockets continually here in Coffee Country as the urban ju...

I want to get one for my Henry single shot 357 , I know I’m gonna need a taller front sight . I’ve never used brass for a front sight , is that a good option over a blue steel front sight ? Daylight and twilight ? Andy's in Africa right now so probably won't be checking in here, and tomorrow's a ho...

Thank you all! It's been a blessed day. Last day of an international gathering of great folk that was "just what the doctor ordered". Only complaint is that they made it too easy to over indulge in the exquisite cuisine. On the other hand got a good dose of farofa and a good dose of pão de...

Here's the Avast warning that comes up. Click the link at the bottom of the page to visit the site. I'd suggest NOT using any link on the site to place an order or anything else until they get it cleaned up. I'd also suggest all y'all make sure you use a GOOD UP TO DATE antivirus/antimalware program...

It is indeed a nasty bug. My second round was rough, although the first round was no walk in the park. The second one moved into my chest and kicked my rear from there. Time, vitamin regimen, bed rest and plenty of liquids got me back up and around again. Had to carry cough drops for months afterwar...

I've wanted to try Lil Gun for a while, but have never managed to stumble across any while shopping for powder. Have you used any of the Ramshot powders? We did manage to snag a few pounds of a couple different references back when powders were harder to locate. Loaded up a few rounds but haven't ha...

Way back it the last quarter of the 20th Century I managed to convince a young lady to be my bride. We tied the knot in the same town as both our parents did (many years prior, of course) and a friend loaned me his cabin up in Red Feather, Colorado. We tooled up there in my old 68 Fairlane fastback ...

I put a Skinner Sights 1-6 scope on my grandson's Savage. LOVELY scope that's worked quite nicely for us. Unfortunately their optics page is missing in action. Not sure what's up with that.

Pablo, there seems to be a fine stream called shoal creek in your northern neck of the woods.... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ySojSpfO4&pp=ygUVU2hvYWwgY3JlZWsgd2ViYiBjaXR5 Yes, indeed. Shoal creek is where I've spent many an enjoyable hour - back in the 20th Century. Turkey Creek along the n...

"micro fishing", eh? I learned to fish with about a maybe 10 foot length of 0.20" (zero vinte folks called it) nylon line and a tiny hook that could be hidden in a grain of rice. We'd go down to the stream below my uncle's house and catch "rabo de oro", "cará", &qu...

. We want to install an outbuilding camera as part of a security system but want it to be wired instead of Wi-Fi. Where it will be located has electrical power but the alarm unit would be 75 or 80 ft away. In the old days that would have been coax cable and I would just run it through conduit to pr...

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:27 pm
JimT wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:20 pm They are nice!
Enjoy it my friend!
I’ll enjoy it more knowing where it came from

I have one of Jeff Quinn's. Knowing the history makes them even more special. Good shootin', and God bless!

I put "Hell, I was THERE...!" (his autobiography) as one of the best books I've ever read. Reading that book was almost like listening to my Grandpa speak. He and Keith were born just a few miles apart, although Keith was older by a decade or a bit more. Their way of speaking was very sim...

Milt built my Vaquero way back at the turn of the century. If I recall correctly he Taylor Throated it as well as the other work he did at the time. It's a lovely shooting sixgun and has been carried many a mile when opportunity takes us north. As for the benefits of that kind of job, my Llama Cassi...

Way to go! I need to get out and shoot handgun more, although in my current case it's usually pellets as ammo's hard to get here. Years ago I beat my winning score in a local contest by using a Crosman 1377 pump pistol. Did better with it than with the borrowed 22 revolver I'd used for "officia...

Scott, pull the action out of the stock and post a picture of the trigger block. There may be some simple fixes to improve that trigger - IF that's the Chinese rifle I THINK it is.

If you've never cast linotype, you're in for a treat. It makes LOVELY bullets. They will be lighter and much harder and larger diameter than wheel weight or pure lead. It's a great source of tin for upgrading wheelweights for rifle bullet casting as well.

Years ago I bought some linotype from a printshop that had closed down that part of their operation in favor of newfangled (for the time) printing. BUT it was all in "wafers" with text on the narrow edge. Never saw any ingots there. I used that for everything for a while, even roundballs f...

Tutt, every Hatsan springer I've messed with needed a tear down, smoothing up and relube from factory. They seem to think that a bucket of axle grease is the way to go and (in the ones I've had pass through here) they always get a bunch in front of the seal - which leads to dieseling and is hard on ...

I find it interesting that folks now think a 700 fps pellet rifle isn’t powerful enough to hunt small game. I killed a pickup bed full of cottontails and other small critters with a pump up Crossman air rifle and cheap pellets that I doubt came anywhere close to 700 fps. Of course I killed lots of ...

I finally got to handle one of those at a gun shop where our son took me this spring when we were up there for his promotion to Master Sergeant. Just handled it a bit, still not sure what to think about it. It'd be interesting to actually shoot it a bit. Kind of a heavy 22 feeling rifle is what I'd ...

Shucks, I was tenkara fishing as a kid and didn't know it! All I had was a cane pole, length of line and a fly. Caught a lot of "exotic" fish that way, fish that would have sold for a lot of $$$ in the pet stores in the US, but we just used them for bait, chicken feed or tossed them back. ...

I've got a box or two of those squirreled away, along with some Colibris as well. Haven't been up north long enough to try them out in years. I like the concept, but so far haven't had a chance to put them to use. Comments about fast twist make me curious about using them in a .223 with a 1-8 or fas...

Judging from the amount of 9mm brass one often finds on the range, there's a segment of the population that's likely going to find it quite attractive in concept. Time will tell if they're willing to pony up the $$$ for it though.

I've burned a lot of Bullseye and also Especial de Caça (similar burn rate I was told) over the years. At one point I had a George Nonte book from the Outdoor Life folks (IIRC) on reloading and he had some recommendations for using a 22 LR or 22 Short case for a powder dipper. But the specifics esca...

Just got back in the country last Saturday and have been running ragged since then. Got gamekeeper's PM, but didn't get time to look into it. My guess is that there may have been an attack on the server that slowed things down, but that's only a guess as things seem to be running fine now.

Welcome to the forum! As you can see from the posts, we've a wide range of interests in the shooting sports so you should fit right in. Glad you didn't get purged with the spammers.

Fortunately all I did was get bullet lube in my paint. I can use a tarp to prevent thus in the future. Any ideas how to get it he lube off without damaging the paint? I'd grab a can of WD-40 and some good quality paper towels, the kind you can rinse out and keep using. Moisten the towel with the WD...

If your first ever post is in classifieds, it WILL be disapproved. We've enough problem with spammers without having to deal with scammers. So if you're legit - participate in the forum, let us get to know who you are and that your interest in leverguns is genuine. THEN we'll see about classifieds.

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:39 am It’s been quite a ride. Who would have thought that this south Texas plow boy would ever be able to have the opportunity to be at the Supreme Court?

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand in the presence of kings.
He will not stand in the presence of unknown men.

Proverbs 22:29

I just axed about 150+ "new accounts" that were on the waiting list for approval. A quick scan down the line didn't show any honest looking usernames and they all (in a quick scan) gave appearance of the same A.I. type spambot typical idiocy. Hope I didn't mess up, but if no one's contacte...

Guys, I'm not sure why they're having problems signing up. There IS a requirement for an admin to sign off on new accounts to keep the spam down to a dull roar. You can have them send an email to webservant@sixshootercommunity dot com and I'll be glad to help them get up and running.

We used the audio Bibles a lot in Mozambique and my friends there still are giving them out. When I was there the government admitted at least 45% of the country was illiterate. I knew a lot of Mozambicans that could not read or write, including pastors and evangelists. They loved the audio Bibles....

When I was a kid growing up in the Amazon Basin, the "36" (as they called the 410 there) was the most common cartridge firing shotgun. They used it for all amazonian game, from dove to tapir and jaguar. One fellow I knew carried a 44-40 factory round that he intended to use if he ever had ...

My mother's mother's father was a hunter, but only had daughters. When he passed away one of his son-in-laws commandeered the firearms and apparently sold them, leaving no info as to what they were. Even his son (of the son-in-law) had no idea and he was a gun nut like me. I've often wondered about ...

I probably should have phrased this something like "Would you choose a round-nosed bullet for use in a revolver?" :lol: I fully understand their usefulness in semiautomatic handguns. Here I'm forced to do so. No other (legal) options. But up north? As outlined above - yep. :D I shot a bun...

To get back to the original question, round nose bullets definitely have a place and can be quite useful. Say you have two resolvers of the same caliber, but with different intents and purposes. One a 357 Manglem for hunting and through which you occasionally shoot hot loaded 38 Spl. And the other a...

A couple years ago a bunch of stock got into the gun club property and were tearing up the place in the middle of the night. The groundskeeper lives there and went out to run them off. One of the heifers got him down and did a tap dance routine on him. Laid him up for months and he's still not back ...

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For years now I've been asking the NRA phone callers, "Is LaPierre still holding any office at the NRA?" Since the answer was always in the affirmative my next statement was "I told you last time - don't call me until he's gone." Saw a blurb today about someone else in the leader...

I've gotten that look often enough to have it memorized! :D That and the dogs giving me the "How COULD you?" look for disturbing their nap. :lol: Way back in the 20th Century I loaded a BUNCH of 38 spl as well as some 44-40 on the Lee Loader system. But it was a piece of cake after learnin...

Paul, can you order pellets from, say, Pyramyd Air here in the "Estados"? That's a grey area - which means essentially "No." There shouldn't be any trouble other than the weight as they don't meet the definition of "ammunition" that is controlled by the government. But...

Bill, I've got the Fusion which is the same power plant as yours but different barrel. Cometa turns out some decent guns. Also have a couple of 300's from "back in the day" that I've traded for and am getting ready to switch over to the modern synthetic seal instead of the old leather type...

Thanks Paul, and thanks for your service where you are. Prayers UP for all your celebrations and family and friends for all our holydays to come . . . grizz Thanks, Grizz! And this is what it's about... R-and-me.jpg This little guy's one of our Venezuelan refugees. His family now lives in a squatte...

May each and every one of you enjoy a blessed time of celebration during the coming days. The celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ and the changing of the calendar for a new year bring joy and optimism to those who know the Author of life. My prayer is that each of you have a safe and blesse...

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:02 pm Paul, that bullet looks like a real performer. I wonder what velocities they were getting.
Ray, thanks for the link.

I lost my notes on it, unfortunately. It wasn't a barn burner, but with that kind of weight and a nice flat meplat it should perform well on any reasonable kind of target.

I understand they aren't everyone's cup o' tea, but this little carbine's been serving well since late in the last century. Long ago lost count of how many bricks of 22 ammo it's digested, suffering at the hands of kids and grandkids and friends and others. But the last time I took it out after grou...

Bill, I don't know about for use in your Taurus, but Todd Corder and some of the other Shootists were experimenting with heavier projectiles in their 327's. If I recall correctly they were using up to 135 gr cast in the full length brass. OK. Took a look. 135 grains it is, bullet nose designed aroun...

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