Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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You bet, prayers up. Hope he heals quickly

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Just a private pilot here. Not alot of hours. Saw the news about the crash and the video. Wife was wondering if they ran out of fuel. Told her, not likely, probably pilot error, and that I thought he might have been going too slow. She said the news reported the pilot had 10K hours, told her, didn't...

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I kind of figure that a HD weapon, you don't need buckshot as I suspect the trauma from just a regular duck/pheasant load would work just fine at HD ranges of probably 25' or less

Thanks for the work and info. I am sure that the buckshot would do the job very well!

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I just take my dillons apart and use the following rod to tap on it from the opposite direction. Usually comes out.

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I have a 44sp NF I picked up, about 3 years ago. Cyl. mouths are .432" IIRC. Luckily, my lyman 429421 mould casts @.433", so it worked out well. Big difference in accuracy, when I actually measured the cyl throats after shooting some .430" boolits thru the gun. Went to .433 and groups...

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Saw it earlier today. Most of the folks were like me, seniors or darn close to it. Guess we all grew up with the Lone Ranger.

Glad I went and stuck it on my Chistmas list, if it is released by then.

People were clapping when it was over.

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I use the current Lyman book, along with the previous edition. I also browse the castboolits site alot and get info there.

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Too bad Marlin didn't make a 7mm on the 338 ME case. With a Hornady flex tip bullet, should have had decent performance.

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I have had a RWS 52 .22 side lever rifle for 20years and not a bit of trouble. It is kind of loud, but it does put the smackdown on things. 25yd bunny shots would be easy. With the heavy pellets , it probably hits about between a 22 short and 22 cb cap. If one dared to come around, a crow @25-40yds ...

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Got one of them polydactyl kitties too

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I think he designed the automatic transmission in my Toyota Tundra

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I flew out of Alberquerque decades ago in a small plane. It was 140 on the runway and 105 otherwise, in the late afternoon. Didn't think I was going to be able to take off. It was a slow climbout. Kept the mixture kind of rich to help keep the engine cool somewhat. It was still hot at 10.5

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Could be that with the primers with that load, your velocities are less and your bullet is unstable at that velocity. I have a 38-55, wasn't that bad as yours, that the holes were oblong, but as I went up in charge, the bullets straightened out and it shoots very well now. Twist wasn't fast enough f...

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Not too long after I bought new one the H&R "shikari" 45-70's, went walking in the woods with the little brother and came upon a squirrel long ways up in a oak tree(note--no one around for miles and trunk was behind the limb) Hit the limb(big limb, about a foot it dia. Big tree) on the...

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Super Blackhawk or S&W 29, both 44 magnums. Well within pressure limitations.

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JohndeFresno IIRC, it was 13.7gr of AA #9. I was using a Denver Bullets 295gr lead alloy SWC, same bullet I used in my Ruger "silver hornpipe" super blackhawk. The powder became lawn fertilizer when I got home. edit-- new ww 44mag cases, fed 155 lpm primer. Gun wasn't brand new, but probab...

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J miller Brand new can of powder Charge was way too low ,I found out later Hardly any recoil when it blew, thing I noticed was the flash. More recoil on the first 5. So not too much powder, too little. I weighed every charge and visually inspected powder level in each case. May not convince you it c...

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Thoughts and prayers for Paco and the family. The world lost a good one ,in her passing.

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Paco Kelly did an article on the 32-20 with different levels of loads, for different guns. I did a google search for 32-20 rifle data, took me to a S&W forum, then a post directed me to the article. The is also an article on fiveshot.org by Paco, for heavy loads in a strong SAA. One of these mig...

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Detonation in a pistol cartridge is very real. Lost a 29 smith silhouette, that way. Not enough of a too slow powder. Each case was weighed to powder charge , inspected in the loading block,and a 295gr cast bullet seated (couldn't seat two if you tried). noticed bullet strike after every shot. Came ...

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How do you tell if it has a Badger Barrel, Mr. Murbach?

DANG----$1,771.00 for the 32 mag!!!

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You might try a few of the 19gr loads w/magnum primers and just see what happens.

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It has the 24" barrel length. Thanks for the info guys.

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Have two leverguns I am contemplating parting with and wondering if anyone can give me an idea on their value. First one is a 336cb in 38-55. Probably 85-90% condition. Second is the jewel. Bought it secondhand, but guy was unsure if it had ever been fired or not. I suspect never been fired, still h...

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Looks like a wee bit overcrimped, don't you think!!

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Don't know about everyone else, but I have heard the report when I have fired at a game animal. Just doesn't seem as loud though

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I use some stuff called "sombra". I get it at the local medical supply store

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I find I have the same problem with some 30-30 cowboy dies. It seems that it sized the case mouth down quite a bit, about .006" more than my lee dies.

try backing off the size die so you don't size the case mouth down so much and see what happens

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I shoot the Wolf srm primers in my 223 bolt gun. Better groups than Rem 7 1/2. Not by much, but still there. Got some Wolf LR now and will try those in my '06

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I believe that I saw on another site, that Vihtavuori is going to cease producing powders next month. Anyone else heard the same?

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I wouldn't shoot the rounds with just the card wad, personally. I have loaded with a card wad above the powder, but then, I use corn meal grits as a filler the rest of the way, so when the bullet is seated, it just compresses the grits. I think if you just have the card wad, when you shoot, the card...

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Had one of those freon powered BB guns. Freon didn't work too well, so converted it to compressed air. Let me tell you, that thing would rock and roll. I was going broke buying BB's. IIRC, the thing would hold about 4-500 bb's and empty it in about 10-15 seconds. You could see a stream of bb's going...

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Forget the 444, rechamber it to 445 supermag. Use your 44mag dies. Still can shoot 44 mag in it. I will be doing just that with my 44 mag handi rifle. MrMurphy---last gun show here, a fellow came walking in with a pristine #3 in 223 at a really good price!!! Had one in 375win. Never shot it and some...

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Great price, nab it!! And the cylinder too.

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I think Hornady uses shortened brass in their Leverevolution ammo, and with the long neck on the 30-30, I don't see any problems arising.

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For deer, I couldn't even begin to guess how many thousands of deer have fallen to the 243, same with the 308. Use a good bullet (nosler partition comes to mind) and you don't have any worries. Recoil will be a bit less with the 243. My neighbors daughter killed her elk with a 243. Three shots, thre...

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With the proper dies, you might be able to "draw" the copper pennies, to make a bullet jacket, and then swage a bullet with the appropriate caliber dies.

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Wanted to go this time, but other things just got in the way. Maybe the Fall.

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Pitchy, I hope you and your siblings find peace.

PM me please

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Guy with a table across from me sold a Cimarron SAA in 44-40 to a guy. Beautiful little pistol. Nice, new, and shiny. Brought it back the next day. Had a bit of trouble with it. He took it out to shoot, accuracy wasn't real good I suspect, as related to me, that when he emptied they cylinder the fro...

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Got an '88 suzuki quad runner w/blade I use during winter, wife uses it otherwise, around the yard. I have a '93ish King quad I use in the field and have used it hunting. Does all I want it to.

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If you have a Cabelas nearby, I think they had the PRVI 22 hornet ammo for something like $26/box (50)

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You can get a set of dies, from a fellow named B.T.Sniper, over on castboolits.gunloads.com, for about $800 IIRC

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My Rem. nylon 66 can do that.

Otherwise , 10-22

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I have the Ruger. I shot it the range, with some Argentinian ball ammo. I was shooting at 50 ft. Out of 10 rounds, 6 went into one large hole, and the other 4 went where the sights were aimed, when the trigger dropped. Close to the big hole but not quite..

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Easy to rechamber an NEF barrel. I just put the barrel, vertically, in the vise (padded jaws) put the reamer in a tap holder, lube it and turned it by hand. The chamber is mostly cut being 357 mag already. I didin't find any need to chuck it in the lathe. Took about 5 min. carefully checking to make...

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Go over on the Ruger forum and try and find a Ruger. For the kind of money you are going to spend, I think you could get a Ruger for just maybe $50 or so, more. They will shoot (No, you can't have mine!!). I was looking for a 9mm 1911 pistol, but everyone was out of what I was looking for , so ended...

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I have been using leverevolution powder in my 30-30 Marlin. Its more for full house loads, but it works very well, and you can order it , as it has been in stock in places. Guess its not real popular.

Hmm, maybe I should put that new Lee classic cast press I have, on ebay.

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In the second picture, is that a maritime museum pictured there? Looks kind of familiar. If it is, then I was there about 4 years ago. Lake looks to be down about 4-5 fett from when I was there.

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reloadbench.com shows 2205 to be between ww296 and imr4759

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