Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Best with a levergun was 5 shots in 1 3/8" with a Model 64 Deluxe. Ammo was plain vanilla Remington 170 CoreLokts, shooting off a tool bag on the hood of the truck about 20 years ago. Best with a revolver was 6 in about 7" with a 10 1/2" SBH. No real preparation, I just plopped down a...

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What barrel length was referenced in the load data? Seems that most 45 Colt data is shot from a 7 1/2" barrel.

1800 fps is easily reached in 44 mag with 240 XTPs and H110 from a 20" carbine so I don't see much issue with the speed you're getting from 45 with a 24".

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I've noticed that things are increasingly trending to the ugly while out in the world. On top of that it's the holiday season, which ironically seems to make people much less considerate in public - especially when it comes to driving.

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Back in the day they built .500 Jefferys on Mauser 98's, so a rebated rim can and will work in a CRF action. How successfully Ruger addressed the issue I have no idea, the 450 Hawkeyes appear to be relatively rare.

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I miss those, although I preferred the 240's. I just checked and I have 26 of them left, loaded in magnum brass with HS6. A nice accurate medium load.

Looking forward to the range report.

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LeverGunner wrote: ↑Sun Dec 14, 2025 4:31 pm (Snip)

I've yet to dabble with a 45 Colt. I've been thinking of getting a Blackhawk chambered for it though.

Be careful, they have a way of multiplying!

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Saw one commentator state with great certainty that the pilot "should have landed in the nearby marsh", to which I say, "OK, next it's YOUR turn. You have 16 seconds before you hit the ground... where do ya put 'er down?" Far as I can see, that was a perfect landing. They did a ...

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Probably any shooting is good for training your mind and body. This is true. About 20 years ago there was a fellow at the local range who'd had a stroke and had the typical after effects with one side virtually non-functional. He started shooting 3-4 days a week, first with a .22 and later with a K...

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I would shoot it first then decide.

I've got a 624 with one chatter mark like that just inside the muzzle, it shoots fine.

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Funny, I was mulling over this very subject yesterday and I completely agree. I did some dry fire with a 1911 and thought I'd do the Blackhawk afterwards, then I decided to skip the Blackhawk entirely since I was feeling good about myself and there was no need to ruin it!

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Neat, thanks Jim. I've always had a soft spot for Bart's Long Branch Colt but was short on walking around money when Colt did that run a few years back.

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Ed Harris did a 35-30, no barn-burner loads here though:

https://www.hensleygibbs.com/edharris/a ... ster94.htm

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The father of a long ago coworker was one of the salvage divers at Pearl, he had a room dedicated to any and all memorabilia, trinkets posters and souvenirs to do with Pearl Harbor and December 7th. If asked about the attack he would only reply that it was loud.

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Twelve isn't bad considering that they've all got to be over 100, and it's more than I expected were still around.

The last US veteran of WW1 passed in 2011, so going by that formula we should have WW2 vets among us until 2038 or so.

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Thanks Bill, interesting video. I'd just realized it was Pearl Harbor Day about 30 minutes ago, it doesn't get much mention in the news anymore.

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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:11 am I haven't seen it either. I'll make sure to fix that however, as I am an admirer of the late Alan Rickman.

Die Hard was the first time I'd seen him in anything, I thought he was German for years afterwards.

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piller wrote: ↑Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:50 am Community Standards?

A community of Tech types with Bolshevik leanings, and without actual life skills, who mumble incoherently and barely make eye contact when they encounter one another in the break room.

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Saw it in the theater summer of '88, it was released in July. I never considered it a Christmas movie, but I am amused by the memes around it becoming one.

I think it's largely responsible for the cult status of the HK P7 also.

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Yeah, the 550 went the way of the Dodo a few years ago. Traditionally manufactured Mauser action, they couldn't build it at a competitive price point anymore. I had one that I foolishly let go, it shot sub-MOA at 200 yards as well. Never owned a 527 (yet), almost picked up a Hornet once but dragged ...

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A friend had a Hollis 10 gauge coach gun with a bolted wrist repair. It was also covered with a hammered brass sheet formed around the grip and tacked in place. It looked good, and period correct. I'm sure there was epoxy in the mix as well, as it was solid enough for shooting real buckshot loads. (...

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I'm stumped. I found other Tram knives with the narrow notch and bottle opener but not the wide notch.

Is it beverage specific? Seems heavy on those features, would be quite a party implement.

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Could it be to use as a draw knife? I'm thinking to make uniform staves for fish traps or similar, just a guess.

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GunnyMack wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 2:52 pm Now thats a casting setup!
Very nice Shasta.

Yes it is. I've got a big ol' Taco Wagon toolbox that I no longer use, now I know why I've been hanging on to it.

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That's a hard no for me, anyone who's seen Blade Runner or Ex Machina knows that robot girlfriends are a bad idea.

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It's my understanding that they can be anywhere between .452-.455. I got lucky as mine is .452 but use cast bullets of either 452 or 454 without issues. I don't recall ever firing a jacketed bullet in it.

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The Speer 62 grain Gold Dot behaves very much like the 60 grain Partition in gelatin, and based on one each hog and deer shot by a friend of mine. I've got a 77 Hawkeye in .223 that I picked up with the intent of using it for deer but so far I've left it home in favor of .30 bore things. Speaking of...

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At the gun show last weekend I saw 5 boxes of the old blue and white box Big Bore.375 ammo, 3 full and 2 of empty cases. He only wanted 100 bucks, which isn't bad these days. I left without them but probably shouldn't have.

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Happy Thanksgiving all, and good luck Bill.

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One of my favorite knockabout rifles is a 7.62 chambered Spanish 1916 Short Rifle that I load to around 40k cup. 40 grains of 3031, Varget or RL15 are all in that ballpark and give 2500-ish for velocity with my dwindling stash of 150 CorLokts. Sadly 3031 is the least accurate but most available powd...

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There are a number of replies here that illustrate why we need a Like button.

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The cannelure on the 350 Speer is likely meant for the .458 Win Mag, although that OAL would likely function in an 1886. They'll run 2.800 OAL in the 45-90 and 50 Express.

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Combinations that have worked for me, the first two on Marlins with 3 and 4 being a TC and Winchester:

XS front and ghost ring
XS front and Skinnner rear
Skinner front and NECG rear
Marbles front and Williams rear

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There were a few of us at work who, too young to retire, took the J&J one-and-done option thinking it was the least risky. I ended up with Covid anyway, along with some weird kidney function numbers for a while afterwards and sporadic fits of hypertension - which I never had before. The whole th...

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Nice! Congrats. I guess the deer didn't get the memo about the 38-55 being obsolete.

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Expensive (and painful) way to save on ammo I guess.

Glad he's okay.

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I believe that it was Paco's (no longer posted) article on the 375 WCF that originally lead me here. I still go back and read or re-read some, I'm sure I've not gotten around to a few.

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Are manufacturers skipping the last step of a throating or finishing reamer because most folks shoot jacketed bullets these days? Wouldn't surprise me, had a similar issue with an Ed Brown 1911 barrel purchased last year.

Glad to hear everyone's getting the carbines sorted out.

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ikocher wrote: ↑Tue Nov 18, 2025 11:18 am There's already a new switch for the V's. It didn't take long

This is why we can't have nice things...

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I like the post reticle and fixed power scopes myself. Just mounted and zeroed an old 6x M8 on my '06 last week. It seems that a variable is always set to less than optimum magnification when you need it.

Interested in the chrono numbers when you get a chance.

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Well done. Judging by the antlers that ol' boy was a scrapper.

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The short 45's are my favorite, ACP, Auto Rim and Cowboy Special. Between the 3 variations and the platforms of 1911, N frame S&W and convertible Blackhawk there's enough tinkering and experimenting opportunity that I sometimes have to make an effort to shoot something besides 45. For #2 and 3 I...

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Good stuff, thanks for sharing Bill. One of my grandfathers and a buddy - both underaged, enlisted for the " great adventure" of WW1. Luckily for both of them hostilities ended and they were mustered out without shipping to Europe. Surprisingly there was a book of interviews with WW1 vets ...

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I was in HS at the time and remember the next morning well, it was quite somber. A close friend's father was nearly on that trip and another classmates uncle was one of those lost. My grandfather spent his career sailing the Great Lakes as an engineer on the ore carriers. My dad and uncles gave it a...

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Thanks Andy, Google kept telling me that I was probably misspelling something.

FWIW I didn't suspect Zuck, Chi-Coms or the Russians, but I do wonder about that Hadron Collider thing causing various messes.

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Do you plan to scrub out the bore and test your theory? I remember a product years ago that you coated bullets in, shot them adding a ceramic layer to the bore. Don't know what the name was or if it worked!? Dyna Bore Coat, supposed to work wonders on milsurps with dark bores. I never got around to...

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Neat! I have the same problem with the OM's, usually have to file the rear sight to lower POI.

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Nice, good to know. Mine was probably due to the tolerances on whatever front sights base TC was using back around Y2k.

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I remember reading about Clint's SA class, sounded like my idea of a good time.

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How much filing did that sight take to fit the dovetail? I've got a 308 Encore rifle with the NECG peep and put a Skinner front on it. They were very generous with the material, was stoning on it for a while.

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(snip) I think of Gus's admonition to Juanz in the Lonesome Dove saloon as he was wiping the table. Gus said that most folks would not notice a dead skunk on the table. I have observed that same thing with the general population and peop!e who are carrying openly. And if they are carrying concealed...

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