Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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You asked for opinions, here is mine: It is butt-ugly and I wouldn't own one on a bet. It appears to be an answer for a question not asked. Sometimes it is better to leave well enough alone. The lever action rifle rose to height of beauty, fit and function over 100 years ago. Modifications such as t...

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Moose with a Deluxe 1876 in 40-60...

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Tidiness is indication of nothing going on... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Reloading/115_2134.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Reloading/115_2135.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Reloading/DSCN1704.jpg http://i235.ph...

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hfcable wrote:just finishing up [ going back to alaska on sunday ] two weeks in bozeman visiting kids...have doe tag and lever gun but no luck so far

In Bozeman eh? I'm here for about the next 40 years or so...

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I still can't get as many levers out each fall to shoot as I would like, but this year was not bad. An antelope with a Sako Finnwolf 308 and a deer with a 95 in 40-72... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Deer/DSCN3141.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooter...

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Some first generation 7 1/2 inch:

45 Colt

38-40

44-40

Bisley 38-40

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claybob86 wrote:
Shrapnel wrote:Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...

This is probably a stoopid question, but can that cutaway be fired? Looks well used...

I don't know if that is a stupid question, but I do think it may not be smart to shoot it...

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First generation SAA with a few adjustments...

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This one is another scarce gun, a Sharps shipped to J.G. Dow in Bozeman, Montana territory in 1879. It was used in the last of the northern buffalo hunts in Montana in the 1880's. It is one of 8 known, so marked by A.D. Mcausland from Miles City, Montana Territory... http://i235.photobucket.com/albu...

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Some other rare guns, Whitney Phoenix in 44-40 and 38 CF. They are a swing open single shot... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/rifles/DSCN1583.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/rifles/DSCN1576.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgersho...

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Still another extremely rare Burgess gun, this one is a 2 barrel set in 44-40. This is a wrist slide action similar to the shotguns...

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Another extremely rare Burgess folding shotgun and holster from the 1890's...

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Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...

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This shotgun was made in 1867 and is in fantastic condition. It was one of the earliest center fire guns in existance. People don't realize how innovative this really was to have a center fire outside primed shell at this time in History. Steven Dodd Hughes wrote a double feature on it for Shooting ...

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I don't make a lot of money. I do reload a lot of ammo though and with some work, you can still have a blue reloading room...

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You need to watch them both at least a dozen times to see the real difference. The later (Selleck) version doesn't capture the essence of the real story being told in the movie. This is really an emotional story of 2 cowboys that are seeing the end of the open range and how that impacts their lives....

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Bill and I headed to Cody on Thursday night to set up a couple displays at the WACA, Sharps Collectors show and picked up a couple awards taking "Best Of Show" in Sharps category and "George Madis Best Educational " display for the table of Burgess guns... http://i235.photobucket...

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Did I mention rabbit sign?

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Great hunt, can't have to much gun for chargin' rabbit! :D What is your rabbit load in that rifle? N. I go with one gun, one load. It is easier that way. This is my buffalo load, 405 grains full power... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Hunting%20big%20game/100_0566.jpg

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We may have certainly shattered the record for rabbits in a single morning. We started from Bozeman at 8:00 AM and headed to Big Timber for rabbits. The temperature was 3 below zero, but clear. You can't go to Big Timber without stopping at the Fort and we did that. Then we headed out to the ranch w...

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From gophers to deer, it would be hard to beat a model 1895 in 40-72... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Varmints/DSCN1561.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Varmints/DSCN1087.jpg http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Deer/image_37...

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The 38-40 could be the finest rabbit cartridge ever...

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Roll stamped, shipped to Texas...

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. That's sure a LOT of Hasenpfeffer in the makin', there ! Most rabbits hereabouts are living in close proximity to houses/etc - too dangerous, and illegal (here), to shoot. To add insult to injury, the Partridge/Ruffed Grouse game birds have been closed to hunting (here) for almost 10 years now, d...

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Rabbits make winter something to look forward to and this year is a banner year...

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We took off yesterday with the side by side and a handful of guns. Lee, who is like a brother, and I are so crippled up, we can't hardly walk. Lee has been battling cancer and all the residue of cancer treatments and their negative effects to the body. Me, I am waiting for 3 surgeries to get done to...

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The article that Mike Venturino wrote on the 1895 Winchesters was on his 405 and my 40-72. He compared the 2 as old and not as old, 40 calibers and the similarities and differences. We found out in doing the comparison, that the rim thickness of the 405 is about .017" thicker than the 40-72 whi...

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kudos on the shot, the animal, and the rifle. That guy is about three SE AK deer. your firearm sent me to Mike V's article sorting the various winchester cartridges to find out what your gun shoots. it appears that winchester sold a different gun for each bullet weight/diameter combination. smart f...

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And if you have not read the book you have missed a lot, for the period in the movie is only a few chapters in the book. As far as the movies go, I like the buckin' horse scenes in the Lee Marvin version the best. Just my personal opinion .. and could be 'cuz that was the first version I ever saw m...

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I have a doe permit and planned on shooting it with the 40-72. I ran into a 2 point mule deer buck at 162 yards and shot him...

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Bill in Oregon wrote:The guy pointing looks a little like Paul Newman ...

Here is another picture of the guy pointing...

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3leggedturtle wrote:Sure is a nice lever. As much out of my price league now; as when I was making minimum wage back in '77. Will it be featured in and upcoming Handloader magazine? Todd/3leg

That is hard to tell at this time. We have a stack of guns we are working with, but these would make a nice article...

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I continue to accumulate lever action rifles. This time it is more modern although these weren't made in any large numbers. It is a Sako Finnwolf in 308. It is in exceptional condition and goes well with the 243 i already have... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/rifles/DSCN20...

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This show would rival any city sponsored fireworks display and it is all done in a driveway of a couple brothers that set the whole works up a day in advance. We have been here 1/2 hour with a constant barrage of fireworks. They just pulled out 2 more platforms from their garage and are getting read...

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There is a great article on loading/shooting the 25-35 in this issue of Handloader magazine...

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You have to admit these Brownings were made every bit as well as the original guns... Better, IMO; even if they lack some of the tales... :P All this scientific mumbo-jumbo, I just make the sight so that it's ¾" above the centerline of the bore. Then use the rear sight to adjust elevation. Wor...

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Here's a pic of my heavy work levergun, that I made a highly visible front sight out of a silver dime. Browning SRC 45/70 with a Williams Foolproof. Need to give her some exercise one of these falls.. http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc519/LesStaley/image.jpg1_10.jpg You have to admit these Brow...

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I dabble in knife making so I often have scrap pieces of precision ground tool steel and have made sight blades from them. The amount that the front sight needs to be changed in either direction can be easily calculated. Shoot a group at a measured distance and divide that distance by the sight rad...

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The biggest problem shooting Vintage rifles is they all seem to shoot high. The only way to cure that is to put a taller front sight on the gun. I have several inserts, but finding the right height is impossible, so the next best thing is to make one. Finding stock that is 1/16 inch thick for the SR...

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Born on a homestead in Eastern Montana in 1910, raised in the traditional way of frontier Montana. Educated in a 1 room rural school. He was drafted in February of 1942, sent to the Philippines for the entire duration of World War II. He came home to no parade and no job that he left. He sought no h...

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Shrapnel: if you bring your big bucks west to the May Creek campground Thursday night B4 the Wisdom G.S.w'kend, you maybeso can play "beat the dealers"... you will need to bring your own whiskey,though..as I can only carry enuff with me for personal use... :roll: Nate I don't drink whiske...

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MY thinking is that with all this attention from the "slicks", you and your cohorts should have lots of free capital available to buy some of my treasures at either the Wisdom or Missoula Gunshows this summer... we have just now decided to tow a trailer with us in order to be sure to have...

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fordwannabe wrote:I only saw three of those until now but sometimes I'm a slacker (growing up in Deer Lodge and all)

I remember we had a lot of fun in Deerlodge when I was in Hi School. We used to go over there and beat up the local kids...

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This is a personal best. People don't realize how much pressure there is to keep up this rate of production. I know I make it look easy, but is isn't... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/gun%20related%20items%20and%20articles/Magazine%20articles%20e.jpg http://i235.photobucket...

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I'm pretty sure a hard hat wouldn't help if a meteorite did hit you! But I'm equally sure a small gun won't help much if you pee off a grizzly! Common sense goes a long ways, but you seem short on it. _________________ Merle from PA I love opinions from experienced people like you. I am sure I have ...

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People don't realize how much gun you don't need. This was a 7 foot Griz in Montana with a 25-35. Once between they eyes is just right... http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee202/bridgershooters/Trophies/100_0796-1.jpg Yeah, plenty enough for between the eyes, but what if you don't have that luxury...

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People don't realize how much gun you don't need. This was a 7 foot Griz in Montana with a 25-35. Once between they eyes is just right...

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For the sake of comparison, I will show the first generation Colts that I own. The top picture has 2, they are the first and last guns in that picture. The second is all first generation guns, all post 1900 that I fire smokeless loads through. Condition is the most important component in the value. ...

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I bought a Dillon 650 and returned it because it would not seat primers most of the time and they could not get it working correctly when I returned it for service. I replaced it with a Hornady Lock and load and it works much better. That is like getting a flat on your Mercedes and fixing it by get...

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The 38-40 is a fantastic cartridge in the old originals, I have quite a few. I found a needle in a haystack. I didn't know that USFA made Colt Lightnings in 38-40. I found one on the Campfire and bought it. I am not a fan of clones and reproductions, but this gun is exquisitely made and slick as lig...

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