Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Someday, perhaps, when criminals and gangs are still killing in unprecedented numbers after they have banned everything, they may begin to clue into the fact that it is actually people that are the problem .... I notice they blame it on the 'gun culture' in Britain. I guess it never dawned on the re...

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Enjoyed the report and photos. Looking at your attempts to hit the little logo at the bottom right hand corner of the paper, it's interesting to see how the group loosens up slightly when you can't actually see the bullseye/logo. Not a surprise, of course. I had my eyes checked last week and should ...

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He's off to a very good start in bringing home the venison.

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The guys have given you good advice. The method I use is to chuck the case into a Lee shellholder that is adapted to the K&M neck turning tool. This shellholder adapter is built to fit the chuck of a hand drill. I slowly spin the case held in place by the shellholder chucked in the drill as I a...

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With six kids, we had a lot of years in these derby's. After my first boy finished poorly the first year, I decided to maximize the potential energy of the car at the start point by putting all the weight at the back. As a result, my kids' cars always looked similar to your 'hammerhead' except even ...

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I think Uberti uses a chemical that produces an imitation CCH. The original bone and charcoal CCH results in a very hard surface that is difficult to scratch or wear. I wrecked a section on my file trying to file down a CCH part.

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Nath wrote: (Err Kirk, how do you get'm to spend alot of time in the kitchen )

I'm not sure you want that, Nath. The result of my wife spending a lot of time in the kitchen is that I have a constant battle on my hands to keep my belt at the same notch.

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Very wise move, Nath. You can't go wrong giving a nice gift to your wife. I've done similar just this year (except I'm still paying for it). My wife spends an awful lot of time in the kitchen and it was looking a little shabby. The first thing I figured she should have is new countertops .... then w...

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The 32-20 (also known as the 32 WCF) has been one of my favourite calibers since I was a teen. One of our neighbours had one ... an ancient Marlin 1894 and I was hooked the day I was over at their place and one of the boys about my age had just brought home a box of ammo. When he pulled out one of t...

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I like to have a minimum of 50 cartridges for each caliber and, preferably, 100 rounds for each caliber. I can easily use up 50 rounds in one visit to the range. In addition, I like to have the reloading supplies on hand to load for at least 500 more. I can easily

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Shooting Leverguns of the Old West by Mike Venturino

The Winchester Lever Legacy by Clyde Williamson

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Well I know it ain't funny, but I got a good imagination and I just couldn't help but laugh at the double whammy. :oops: Reminds me of a variation of a joke I once heard .... "What was the last thing going through the bull's mind as he stared at 86er? ANSWER: a 500 grain bullet at 2400 fps.&quo...

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That's amazing! The month and year! I think I shot off a total of 3 or 4 boxes of Dominion ammo back around 1971. I kept all the brass and sold it in the mid-80's for $30. Back then, I didn't know that all that brass as worth more than what the fellow offered me. Oh well, he went away happy and I wa...

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Kirk, If you dont mind me asking, what alls involved with owning/carrying a pistol up there. I'm embarrassed to say I thought they were about banned. For the average Joe like me, here is the procedure: 1. Take a gov't course on firearms and successfully pass the restricted firearms exam. 2. Join a ...

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Any idea what the ballistics are on the original factory cartridge? I bought an 11 mm Mauser off a farmer neighbour when I was a teen for $1. The local shooting supplies store still sold ammo for it made by Dominion or CIL if I recall correctly. I seem to remember the factory load was a 385 grain le...

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FALPhil wrote:There may have been condors killed by lead, but it wasn't from eating it.

Unless we are using the word 'eat' in a figurative sense.

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Whats your point... do condors kill livestock or what, I hate the sierra club as much as the next guy, but lets preserve the teradyctal... I'd be sad to see the Condor go. The problem is with how out of touch with reality the CA gov't is, banning lead bullets (based on no science or data that I've ...

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Well! Looks like there is more evidence for Golden Eagles killing Condors that the 1-in-a-million chance that a Condor eats so many dead animals that just so happened to contain lead bullets, and then died of lead poisoning. I guess CA will have to ban Golden Eagles now. They seem to be a far worse ...

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It just makes my day everything I see an old Winchester doing what it was originally designed to do. Especially good is your young fellow's experience.

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Griff, everything you say and show in your opening post, makes perfect sense to me. A couple months ago, I took apart one of my ancient sixguns (a S&W made in a 1873), specifically to look at the bolt, how it works and when it engages the cylinder. I could see at that time that it could easily b...

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Done.

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Beautiful wood and receiver. Very nice rifle.

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I enjoyed your report and the photos.

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I've heard of this idea of loading six then resting the hammer between the cylinders. I was reading Charle's Pate's book on the S&W American the other day. He's got a tremendous amount of research in that book. Anyway, contrary to what I'd thought, the S&W Model three was the most common car...

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Gorgeous rifle! Full mag, pistol grip, crescent butt .... beautiful. Does the length of the buttstock feel better if you place the crescent butt on your upper arm, just at the top of the bicep?

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Well said. Unfortunately, there are people behind the wheel that couldn't find their backside with both hands. There needs to be some sort of driving exam that separates the trousered apes from the humans. We've had several cruisers piled into in the last few months, even though they were completely...

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Thankfully, Prime Minister Steve Harper and our federal Conservative government made a statement yesterday indicating that, no, handguns will not be banned. It never ceases to amaze me how clued-out the Mayor of Toronto is. Illegal drugs are banned in Toronto (in all of the USA and Canada, as well),...

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I've done it and enjoy it. We usually make our holes near shore and build a campfire in the shelter of some trees while we watch our tip-ups. Hot chocolate or coffee is also standard. The boys and I have had great times.

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As the bullet moves down the barrel the pressure drops. As long as the force exerted by the pressure is greater than the friction force between the bullet and the bore, the bullet will continue to accelerate. When the bullet gets far enough down the barrel such that the force exerted by the pressure...

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Handgun or rifle, I always like to put mine across about 5" above the sensors. If it is picking up the 22, it should be picking up everything else. There might be something wrong with the processor. You might want to take it back and exchange it. I've never had that problem that you describe.

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Very nice wood on that carbine!

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Was it getting dark? How high above the sensors was the bullet passing? Could it have been too high?

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Terry mate, sorry you feel this way. Im new to the lever guns, an this is my first one, im 19, an i have remington 270s, sako 222 ,shotguns, 22magnum an now my 375. The post was only to see when peoples guns were made, no one HAD to post. I only found out, 2 nights ago roughly when my 94 was made. ...

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No, lead is permitted only for upland game birds like Pheasant and Grouse, but not for waterfowl. That's the problem with old doubles and modern laws.

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Now that takes a set of stones!

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I love that A.H. Fox double. I hope to acquire one someday to use on the local geese.

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1888
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Plus to S&W SA's that are 1873 and 1880.

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.... the hollow point. this bullet has a cavity that i could swim in. heck i may just install a diving board and prepare for some summer fun. That's my beef about those JHP's. The ones I tried exploded like a bomb .... blew massive holes. That's not want you want to be doing to your meat. Swampman,...

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Well I do. The first one is a Winchester Model 1886 extra light takedown made in 1901. The thing I like about this one is that it is a take-down .... you never know when a compact package will be handy. Here's a photo ... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v497/3855Win/Desktop%20Photos/86-Takedown.jp...

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Kirk, Are you sure you're not talking about a Lyman sight? The Williams sights don't have a side plate. The Lyman does though. Joe Whooops! :oops: I was talking about the Lyman receiver sight 66A. :oops: Disregard everything I said about the 5D earlier (and I'll delete it). It sounds like I should ...

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A couple things: 1. I've never used that fancy leverrevolution stuff and never plan to. There's just no need to. 2. I haven't used the Winchester 300 grain JHP recently, but did about 12 years ago and decided to never use them again. The ones I used just exploded .... way too fragile. 3. If you want...

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While you're waiting for him, I can tell you that Unique works very well in my 25-20.

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Model 53's did not have a ramp sight. The front sight on a model 53 slides in on a dovetail. Later Model 92's had a front ramp sight, say, from the mid 1920's and to the end of the production run. Does it say Model 53 on the barrel? or Model 92? Your rifle has been re-barrelled outside the factory, ...

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She has this cousin who is a bit of a clown and decided to play a good prank. He made a bigfoot suit and strategically showed up in certain locations and acted in a certain manner. I guess he is good enough to have stories and articles about bigfoot in the Green Mountains. I think there are cousins...

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I'll keep an eye on my two S&W's. So far they seem to be hanging in there .... one's 135 years old and the other is only 128 years old. They made them well back then.

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I've deprimed about a dozen or so live primers seated properly in the case. Smooth and steady is the word. Haven't had one pop yet. Reason I deprimed .... some were ancient mercuric primers and I wanted to use the case. Others were cases that I botched up during loading and wanted to remove the live...

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Idahoser wrote:We have other limitations, and it is getting worse, but this will be the last place left in the end.

Not quite. There's one place left after that .... the remote wilderness.

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Sixgun, I must admit my method was pretty crude .... I didn't use a mandrel. Instead, I kept the revolutions of my hand drill fairly slow (say about 120 - 300 rpm) so that the file 'rode' any oscillations of the neck if the cartridge was off center. If I got going too fast, then the file pressure on...

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I used .410 diameter, 320 grain cast bullets in my .40-82. As others have mentioned, the cartridges would not chamber with that size bullet. Instead of inside neck reaming, I stuck the base of the cases in a chuck and while they were rotating, thinned the outside of the neck by lightly holding a fin...

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