Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Thanks for the feedback, gentlemen. I do indeed understand that men should be judged, for the most part, by the standards of the times and environment they lived in. It's a shame that courtesy has not been afforded to many of our Southern leaders over the last few years. Many of them were in fact go...

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Yes, Unrepentant Sinner is a top read. Really? I had always heard that Askins was an arrogant man who enjoyed killing other men, and that his book was hard to read because of this attitude. I'm not arguing with your statement, just curious, because I had always wanted to read the book but didn't wa...

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Prayers for wisdom in the decision-making process, for the best possible outcome, and for peace with the results.

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I'd read somewhere else that they were either having trouble with their website or "upgrading" it. Sometimes they both mean the same thing.

Might try giving them a call.

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The rifle is not my cup of tea, but that's not a well-done review either, in my opinion. What's a "shell tube"? :roll: And then he mounts all that heavy stuff to his forearm/"handguard", because "it's the modern thing to do", and wonders why he sheared the forearm tenon...

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This is a good real-time video explaining what seems to have gone wrong and the counter-actions the crew took. A sure-enough tragedy. God bless the lost souls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbUXewlQDk

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That's always been my reservation about the Freedom Arms revolvers, as I've read of several instances of this happening. The finely tuned craftsmanship really appeals to me, but like most folks here I use my guns in the field, and we both are usually gritty or grimy at the end of the day. I really, ...

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After seeing several references to this show, my wife and I watched the first episode a couple of weeks ago. I was done about halfway through; it took her until the end of the episode before she decided she didn't want to watch any more. By then I was several chapters into a Robert B. Parker western...

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I agree completely. That's the same point I was trying to make, you just did a better job of it!

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He certainly did, although I read somewhere he said it was a "lucky shot". But a man good with a gun, especially one that is familiar to him, can have a lot of "luck" with it. Sort of like some of the Elmer Keith stories folks refuse to believe. I've never approached his level, o...

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Very interesting post, thanks for taking the time to share the photos! I always wondered what that long shot would look like in person.

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Excellent, congratulations! What a huge accomplishment for all involved. You deserve to be proud of this.

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The success (or not) of CPR depends in large part on what caused the heart to stop pumping normally in the first place, and also how quickly aid is initiated. Near-drownings, electrocutions, and some narcotics overdoses, for example, are traumatic events but usually involve a healthy heart that need...

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That's fantastic news! Glad she is doing so much better, and pray that her improved health continues.

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Thank you, Paul, for your contributions to this site. I don't post much but visit here a lot, and hope you understand that all of us appreciate what you've done here for those 15 long years!

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Glad to have you here, welcome. I have several of your sights that I'm pleased with, and just received one of your barrel-mounted peeps for a Winchester/Miroku low wall that I haven't had time to mount yet. Hopefully soon, though!

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Those photos made me smile, but are bittersweet. Just yesterday (it seems) my kids were that age. Today my three grandkids are that age. Time does indeed fly, so take the time to enjoy life with your family!

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And here I thought this was going to be about Big-Nose Kate! Are you still taking her shooting? I sure did enjoy all your stories about shooting that Sharps - load development, sights, and just shooting in the field.

Glad to see you back, Scott.

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Thanks, guys, I appreciate your interest. Marlinman93, thanks for the offer - it sounds like you have the knowledge to make this work. I'll pull the switch out (wires intact) and try to get some photos for you; each wire position has a letter stamped into the metal plates on the switch, and I rememb...

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Thanks, guys, for the feedback. These type of fans seem to be no longer made, at least not that I can find, so that's why I was hoping to find some type of similar replacement switch. I wouldn't have thought it would be that tough to find. But I agree that it's not worth doing a whole lot of work to...

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Thank you. Yeah, it appears Lakewood is no longer in business, and I haven’t found anyone offering similar fans for sale new anymore. And I hate the new ones with small high-speed plastic blades that whine like a mosquito, like a computer fan on steroids. But these things were so commonly sold by mu...

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Hello, friends, Having no air conditioning in our old farm house, we depend on window fans to help keep us cool during the hottest parts of summer. I have an older Lakewood window fan purchased about 1992, the heavy metal chassis kind that adjusts to fit the window and has three speeds, reversible f...

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He was indeed a real man, a gentleman, and a proud American. Rest in peace, Mr. Daniels. I think this was the debut of "In America" on one of the country music awards shows, at one of those times in history that America was taking a beating from the rest of the world: https://www.youtube.c...

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I'm thinking that the .22 WMR bore is usually a couple thousandths bigger than the .22 LR bore. Might still work, though. Glad you got it shooting again!

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Okay, I figured it out, Others might try editing their bookmark to this site, or delete your existing bookmark and recreate it after you log in. That was my issue as well, although it wasn't as simple as adding an "s". But deleting my existing bookmark and saving a new one seems to be wor...

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" Good Ol' Boys "! From the book by Elmer Kelton. Sure wish it was on DVD... needs to be on 4K, I've only found on VHS! I enjoy that movie, too. Here's the DVD, Griff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A92MF6Q/?coliid=I17L8TPVHGC9T3&colid=3DUW1O7S2GY0J&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

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Some of us will never forget.

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I was interested in that gun, too, but even the blurry pictures he posted led me to believe that the condition was not as he had described. I'm glad I passed, and I'm sorry JMiller didn't. The lack of better photos upon request would have sealed the deal for me, but we tend to trust each other here....

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I've been there, Joe, and I sympathize with you and your son. The positive part is that he knows that everything that could possibly be done, was done, and I'll bet done right. I'm retiring in just a few short years, but my son is carrying the EMS torch onward, just like your son. He and I have had ...

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Thanks a bunch, everyone, I appreciate all the information. I had considered just replacing the roof, sure enough, but all except the porches on this old house are a 10:12 pitch at least two stories high. I put the first roof on the year I was married at 21 years old; I'm not doing it again at 55. A...

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Thank you, GunnyMack, I appreciate the help. I forgot to mention that my wife wants a light blue color, not silver, which rules out the usual fibered metal silver "tin roof" paint that many of us are all too familiar with! (Flashbacks to summer barn roof painting as a teen...)

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Way OT here, but I'm betting someone can help... I put a galvanized metal (the old 5-V "tin" roof) on our farmhouse when we moved into it almost 35 years ago. I've painted it a couple times since with an alkyd enamel paint that stuck okay to the rusted parts, but sloughed quickly from the ...

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Some of the folks who post over on one of the 1911 forums have been happy with this synthetic ivory; it even has "grain" to it: https://guitarpartsandmore.com/mainCategory.php?Resin-Ivory-trade-Gun-Grip-Blanks-57 However, I have no first-hand experience with it, but have been tempted to ma...

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Costner makes a good movie, but he is for more gun control and is on almost everyone's list of actors who are anti-gun. Google "Kevin Costner gun control" or something similar if you don't believe me. It's a real shame, because he has talent - for making movies. Just another hypocrite who ...

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Got a mold from a friend on castboolits today and cast 75 slugs . Think they’ll be used in this DH next year to kill a man eating Virginia Whitetail ! Haha! Never known the whitetails here to actually eat a man, but they sure are rough on vehicles when they attack them! :shock: Fine looking gun, ev...

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Easily done, I can certainly understand that (although L'Amour is by far my favorite over Grey!)

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Rainbow Canyon. And of course the book to which it is the sequel. How many know which book that was? I can't find reference to that one.....dark canyon and silver canyon but no rainbow one so far..... It's the sequel to this little known book, "Riders of the Purple Sage". That was a Zane ...

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My overall favorites are the Sacketts series; if I had to narrow it down to two it would be "Sackett" and "The Sackett Brand", which focuses on Tell Sackett. Reading the novels, I am picturing Sam Elliott, who played the role in the TV movie already mentioned. These two books als...

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Very nice watches, thanks so much for posting. I really prefer the Arabic numbers (although I am not happy that they are called that!), and a lot of those watches really check all my boxes as what I think of as a vintage pocket watch.

Thanks again,
Regan

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Thanks very much for the advice, lthardman. After spending a fair bit of time watching videos and reading websites, I think I could do the work, but picking the right parts would be a real challenge! I realized I’d be money ahead to be patient, maybe spend a little more, a get a solid watch that’s e...

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Unfortunately I can't find a watcher maker to service them. And they need it. Joe Joe, I stumbled across this repair service when I started looking at old watches. Some places want several hundred dollars to clean and lube these watches! This outfit charges $70-90 depending on which watch you have:...

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Thanks for the help, everyone! To clarify a little bit, I'm looking for an older, American mechanical pocket watch not for convenience or even every day use, but because I think they're really neat and there are times I would enjoy carrying one. Sort of like hunting with a vintage lever gun - there ...

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I have always wanted a vintage pocket watch of my own. I don't want anything rare or fancy, but would like to have a reliable, functional example of a working man's pocketwatch, and I don't really know much about them except for looking at many different ones on eBay over the years. My only real &qu...

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Did you know him well enough to know he lied to you?????? I didn't know him at all, but anyone with a little real world experience and common sense can tell a lot of his stories were pure b.s. Calling a man you don't even know a liar will get you a drubbing in a lot of places in this country, mostl...

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Very sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers up for all of your family.

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Very sorry to hear about that. And yes, the other dogs definitely suffer the loss along with you. Prayers for you and your family!

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I thought about this yesterday but didn't put it in the post. go to Wal mart and buy a pair of their foam in soles. They do really make a difference in the boot fit, I have had to use two pair in some boots. Thanks, Jerry, that's definitely going to be my next move. More than one way to skin a cat!

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Yep .... too much room at the heel will make socks move. Problem is loose boot fit, not a sock issue. Agreed, but I'm in a bind on the size. Due to an old ankle injury, I don't have enough foot/ankle flex to get my right foot into and out of a size 12 western boot (my normal lace-up size). Since mo...

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Thanks for the replies, everyone, I appreciate the help. The Redhead wool socks MM Wright mentions have been my go-to socks for years now, but they're not working for me in the pull-on boots. The heel slip does indeed seem to be "eating" them. I'll take a look at the brands y'all specifica...

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Well, I'm no cowboy, just a hillbilly with a new pair of "cowboy" boots.

No, I DO NOT want to discuss underwear, or lack thereof!

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