Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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I work full time. Add to that shooting, casting, and reloading and my time is pretty much used up.
Beside my computer I have a 5ft fish tank with a bunch of Rift Lake cichlids in it which I am starting to breed successfully.
I can sit and watch those fish for hours.

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You're a far better man than I Gunga Din

Last time I faced a charge like that I was carrying one of those old English double guns and took him out with a full charge of #6 shot. What was left of him got to within about 8 ft of me as well.

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If you can't have them both, which one would fill your needs better. How far do you want to shoot? The 30-30 will shoot flatter, further. If you're going to shoot a lot of full house loads, that 92 steel butt plate could get to be painful after a while, considering full house 44 generates more recoi...

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Don't know if he rates as one of the old ones, but Glen Fryxell is well worth reading, especially if you like to roll your own loads. I'm currently reading "hell, I was there" by Keith. He kind of had me stunned several times when he called the 30-06 a poor game getter. I can only assume t...

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Looks like a sign that says " come and get us, we're easy "

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I thought they switched from one to the other.

One thing is for certain. On this site you never stop learning

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Is it a full box? if it's only a partial box you could pull a bullet and see if the cases are loaded with black powder. If it's black that should date them to before the early 1890s when they switched to smokeless powders.

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A 357 load in a 38 special case, made for a 38special revolver on a 44 special frame
I didn't know they were commercially produced. I thought they were only Elmer Keith's hand loads.
Thanks for sharing.

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I got .4 of an inch at 50 out of the box consistently back when I had my BLR .222. I wouldn't be able to do any better than that no matter how good the gun was.
Next time somebody asks for a list of guns a bloke shouldn't have sold, that one will be on it.

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I'm with 45Colt on this one

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I must be missing something.
The Kindle edition only has the intro and beginning, not the whole book.
Does that mean I still have to go out and buy it in hard copy if I like what I've read on Kindle?

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Thanks for posting. I will enjoy reading it.

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Don't buy any of them without personally inspecting the gun prior to paying. I've heard of dodgy stuff coming from all three of them.

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Rest in peace Elly-May.
When I was a young bloke growing up I loved watching the Beverley Hillbillies, but I had no idea the gal I fancied was old enough to be my mum.

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Try Pointblank, I've used version 1 for years and it's always been good enough for me. It is simple and no nerd or geek qualifications are needed. Like all things mathematical you do need to put in at least 2 other numbers to get the value of X. If this program can't supply the answer, you'd need an...

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I'm surprised your foxes look so presentable. I haven't hunted with my 357 but I always assumed those XTPs would rip a fox up pretty bad.

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Colt, Taurus, Winchester, and Marlin all have domestic animals on them to remind you of the manger.
For the others you're on yer own

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I'm so sorry for the loss you and your family have suffered, and wish you all better times ahead.

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It's a fun game and I enjoy it even though I'm pretty hopeless at it.
This week I shot a personal best and a personal worst on the same day.
PB was pistol cal with my 357 and a score of 27/40. Worst was rimfire and I ended up with an 11/40.

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I'd go with Unique. Blue Dot, or Trailboss, there are plenty of published loads to choose from.
I've tried the others and settled on Trailboss for my 175gr - 180gr loads because there is no way to double charge and there is no recoil to consider.

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Thanks Pop.
My wish list is bigger than my budget otherwise I could be tempted on the 218 you've listed.

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Hey Guys Not all coatings are created equal. Hi Tek supercoat is what shooters here in Oz have been using for many years and some of us are putting thousands of rounds down range with no barrel wear at all. As John says, Hi Tek is tough and sticks to the lead tenaciously but we should not confuse to...

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Scary thought.
If they're smart enough to follow you on a hunt they might eventually get the idea that if you're an unsuccessful hunter you might as well be used as dinner.

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I've been using Pointblank for years. It used to be freeware, not sure if it still is.

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I just looked at the price, I'd hate to think what they would sell for here in Oz.

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My 175gr bullet has a crimp groove which results in OAL of 1.595, so that's where I seat them. I don't know what length would engage the rifling or whether that length would cycle. A lever action is not a single shot, you will need to crimp, or bullets will push back into the case while in the magaz...

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Before buying your mold I would recommend finding out what bullet weight your rifle likes. My Marlin is only happy with heavy bullets like 175 - 180gr. I bought a 175gr Accurate mold and use it for pistol caliber CLAS with trailboss powder and rifle CLAS with LilGun, 2400, or 2205. A 175gr bullet at...

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"Neutral" people see the tannerite video, even if they understand just how destructive hogs are, and then vote for more restrictions on hunting

Are you seriously classifying blowing up a mob of pigs with explosive as hunting?

Not me, but those on the fence might.

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I seriously doubt that we want to be seen to promote cruel, inhumane, barbaric stunts like that.
It's that sort of stuff that the anti-hunting lobby judge all of us by.

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Razor blade is the only way I know, unless the paint hasn't fully cured, in which case you could use turps. You could try paint stripper, it won't hurt the glass but if you get it on anything else it might not be good. Try an accidental discharge with a 44, that way you could claim the front and bac...

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I guess you could consider yourself lucky. 1, he dropped the stuff so you get to keep it 2, you went outside early enough that he didn't have time to load your gun and shoot you as you came out the door. It's times like that when you want to lead with a couple of Rotties or Dobermanns so the manure ...

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The real one is the one with the bow legs and the outside half of his boot heels worn right off.

Give them a big toothy smile, the man your looking for will grin back at you with his mouth still shut, because he knows what flies and dust taste like

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Real steel VS recycled plastic lunchbox, hmmm tough choice.
Is there something the Tupperware toy will do for you that a 1911 won't do.
A cheap, mass produced 1911 may not appreciate in value, but then neither will the Tupperware toy.

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Sounds perfect, stick it on there and let us have a look.

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A little compact would look good on the 9422. The only issue might be eye relief, you wont have much room for movement with a short scope and separate rings. A rail will allow more movement. The other option is a nice sleek 4x28 standard length scope which would allow more adjustment. If scarring th...

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Lyman cast bullet manual lists 11.1gr of 2400, and 12.7gr of H110, behind a 180gr cast. I haven't used H110 but I went well over 11.1 of 2400 with no problems using a gas check punched from a beer can designed to fit a plain base bullet. (ymmv) I now use a 175gr bullet with ADI 2205 (4227) and get 1...

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And here was me thinking you were all good Christian folk, David slew Goliath with a sling and a rock.
Even a heathen atheist like me knows that the sling is the ultimate weapon for bad times

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I flatten my ears and run away when I hear opera too, sounds like a banshee wail to me.

Old No7 I doubt there would be anyone on this site young enough for a cougar to chew on.

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I use the RCBS cowboy die backed off enough to just size half the neck.
Really don't need lube for this but I tend to have an oily rag (olive oil) on hand so that my fingers are a just a little oily when I pick the cases up, no clean up required for such a small amount of lube.

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That looks like mother nature at her finest. Although with that many bears I doubt I'd be willing to put the 454 down long enough to take a pic of it.
Looks like there are some nice trout to be had up there. What are the bright red fish?

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I've read some of Juniors words, learned a bit from him too.
"Happy and healthy till he wasn't", sure beats going long and slow.
I just got home from a funeral for an old family friend, took him ten years to go from lung disease. I prefer Juniors way.
Farewell Junior.

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Sorry but I think I'm going to side with Chuck on this one. I think she could be a real danger to herself, mostly. A totally inexperienced shooter with a single action revolver is likely to not be able to use it if needed and end up with the feral scumbag taking the gun off her and killing her with ...

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I'm all in favor of capital punishment and think it's a shame Oz abandoned it, but I do tend to agree with the whingers when they say that 2 hours is cruel punishment. The reason the government can't achiever the same quick results that a vet can is because the manufacturers of the "green dream...

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I shot buckets full of round nose bullets through my rifle in both mild and full house magnum loads and still have all my fingers. I would probably be a little bit nervous if I was doing it with full jacket stuff but I figure that lead would flatten before a primer would dent. I no longer have that ...

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That sort of manure is not unique to the USA, here in Oz we get the young original Australians stealing cars and then killing themselves when they loose control during the police pursuit. The families then come up with the same manure about how their child would be alive if the police were not allow...

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My thoughts are with you both.
I'm sure she's very frightened at this time and will need all the support and love you can give her.

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All the best for your recovery, take care.

As for a story:
The small one is the entry wound, the large one is the exit wound. Good thing there was nothing vital between the two.

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Don't you just love it when a bloke asks for advise, and then proceeds to cock his leg on the person who is kind enough to give what was asked for

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How do you say dumbkopf in six different languages. I hadn't read the bit about them being Russian. They leave Russia to come to a free country and then think the freedom only applies to them. They would have known that America has a very strong gun culture even before they left mother Russia. I'd s...

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I used to carry a USMC KA-BAR and a small KA-BAR skinner but I found that more isn't always better.
These days I carry a Puma old timer, and if that isn't enough I go and get a chainsaw or an axe.

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