Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

vancelw

PM inbound

vancelw

Ok. I let it sit in the vinegar too long but it worked.
Blacked it out with a sharpie and wiped it off.
Y'all were 100% correct on the Turkish headstamp. Weird how that looked like 26L

vancelw

It's still a weird feeling when I'm sitting in my deer stand and hear full auto fire coming from across the road

I'm pretty sure y'all are correct on the Turkish headstamp.
I've got the casing sitting in vinegar to see if i can loosen that crud and see that headstamp better.

vancelw

That's interesting, sure makes a person wonder how it ended up there. Is this Texas or Montana? NE Texas. Almost every county in N, NE, or E Texas had a military training or POW camp in WW II. Camp Maxey was both. There used to be a fake German town on the camp somewhere. It's about 14000 acres now...

vancelw

If my identification is incorrect, someone please enlighten me!

vancelw

Was digging a post hole today and found what I first thought was a piece of .308 brass. Further inspection revealed a 7.92x57 Mauser headstamp. I live on an old WW II training camp. Close combat training was conducted in this area. Lots of sand mounds and 84 year old foxholes in the woods. Usually b...

vancelw

I'll have to go back and read it (when I calm down in a few weeks) but i think their plan is 4 quarterly print magazines and digital the rest of the time.

vancelw

Scott Tschirhart wrote: ↑Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:55 am
Galloway wrote: ↑Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:01 pm Does anyone know the ratio of carbine to rifle for the original 1895's? Curious if the were as popular in carbine form as the 92 and 94 were.
I’ll bet the Winchester Collectors Association would have that information.

It might be in Pirkle's book. I'll try to remember to look.

vancelw

As a Life member my problem is not voting but not knowing who to NOT vote for. Same here. Most people tend to vote by name recognition, and that's how dynasties endure. But we can't sit back and wait for the ship to right itself. We need to vote it down the right path. I would also like my monthly ...

vancelw

We had an F4 tornado come through about 3 years ago. It left a half-mile wide strip of downed trees.
The deer love the chaos that grew out of it, but the hogs stayed away for almost a whole year. They are back in full force now. I've been getting good use out of my thermal scope.

vancelw

They are not bullet proof. Any .45 Colt load should do just fine.
I've killed them with nearly every caliber i have (though my favorite is 00 buck)

A 6.5 Grendel or .300 Blackout are my most common.

Kill them all!

vancelw

Send it to me

We'll get 'er wrung out!

Must be cold in your neck of the woods.

vancelw

How does it shoot?
As long as it hits what I'm aiming at and doesn't blow powder on me, I'm reluctant to have anything done to it.

vancelw

Would love to have heard the conversation. Was Adolph or Jack involved? I've bought and used Skinner merchandise for years. Years. Great customer service. Until I experience anything different myself I'll consider this post nothing but sour grapes. BTW, Andy sponsors your free speech pedestal. Is th...

vancelw

Andy, do you have a 38-40 cylinder as well? With 10mm does it use moon clips? I'd like one if it used moon clips, I've got 40 s&w coming out of my ears and since I hate chasing brass I'd don't shoot my 40 often. Although if I had a Blackhawk with a 38-40 why would a guy shoot 10 or 40?! :lol: Y...

vancelw

You can watch it on Tubi for free.

vancelw

My dad said the old time poachers often used a 410 and would slip a .45 Colt in if an opportunity arose.

I never used a 410 as a kid since 16 was cheaper and had more bang.

vancelw

AJMD429 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2025 12:52 pm .
I think it is a mistake to assume that every other product from SIG must be flawed.

I have owned exactly one Sig and will never own another.
Are they ALL flawed? Probably not.
But what failure rate is worth the risk?

If you gave me a a Sig I'd torch it and throw it in the lake.

vancelw

earlmck wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 10:53 am Well dag nab it. I was in Fredricksburg last year for a cousin reunion/eclipse viewing. Can't believe the cousins didn't tell me we had Cimmaron there to visit!

You can't visit Cimarron but Texas Jack's has a very wide selection of their offerings in Fredericksburg

vancelw

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:37 pm I am seeing this notice in red up by the URL on my Mac screen. Anyone else see something like this? Is it significant?

Does the address bar have http:// or https:// ?

vancelw

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Jul 17, 2025 12:31 pm This is just fabulous! Thank you Andy and the tech staff! Whew!

Absolutely!

vancelw

I have one of those and love it!
.32 WCF HV will outperform .327 from that revolver.

I missed a chance to buy a Buckeye in .38-40/10mm a couple years ago and deeply regret it.

vancelw

Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 1:33 pm Thanks Vance. Does it say on the first page of the .44 Special section what maximum pressure they are using?

vancelw

I know you said you were good.....

Screenshot_20250428_122710.jpg

vancelw

I have 3 dozen leverguns from .22LR to .348 Win to .450 Marlin and more. Have killed hogs with all of them.

That being said, a .348, 444, 45-70 and 450 Marlin make nice thumps!

vancelw

Doesn't hurt anything as long as the firing pin doesn't break the plane of the breech

vancelw

The definitive answer to whether a recoil pad on a Model 71 can be original is found here. https://winchestercollector.org/articles/202106A/2/ Whether a recoil pad on a Model 71 is original is entirely another question. Hello, especially to the Forum old timers. It has been a minute or two... Mod71...

vancelw

I've set up at guns shows before and not sold a single gun.

Then at the next show, sell completely out.

Same prices....go figure

vancelw

vancelw

So, in the manual it says that 45 +P ammo is not recommended. Is this just something they put in there to cover their butts? Probably. Remember, they also tell you not to use reloaded ammunition. :roll: But...I will definitely be running +P+ ammo through any .45 Colt rifle I own. Currently it's a M...

vancelw

Cartridges of the Word 4th

20241215_090338.jpg

20241215_090347.jpg

20241215_090401.jpg

vancelw

Sorry. I forgot to follow up. I guess this is "modern" :? Copyright 2000. Almost a quarter-century ago (in case time is not rushing by too fast for you) I'll look for more data when I get home. Thanks for getting back to me on that. That's useful to us. Where did that data originally come...

vancelw

Sorry. I forgot to follow up.
I guess this is "modern"

Copyright 2000. Almost a quarter-century ago (in case time is not rushing by too fast for you)

I'll look for more data when I get home.

vancelw

You may be limited to a picatinny rail. Skinner Sights has them for other leverguns. But even if you mounted a rail that fit the contour of your barrel and it sloped too low in the front, you could play with ring height until you got the scope level. I ended up putting a Skinner barrel mounted peep ...

vancelw

I wish they would put those M-lok slots on the wooden version, but it's $120 more already

If in doubt, you can take it apart and see how it's built before using +P or +P+ rounds.

vancelw

I was going to buy one and find out! :D But I tried at 2 different Bass Pro shops and both failed. They either couldn't find the gun or couldn't find the box/paperwork! So I went to my LGS and was going to have her order one for me. Walked out with a Ruger LC carbine in 10mm instead :lol: Maybe I'll...

vancelw

. If I had a bunch of money I'd have a Ruger SP101 made in 32-20. I think that would be fun. I've looked into it. Very expensive quotes, and none of them seemed enthusiastic. The rim diameter on the .32-20 means a custom cylinder with specific timing needs to be made. 7 or 5 rounds instead of 8 or ...

vancelw

I've been to some pretty pathetic ones before.
Not sure the Billings show would make the bottom tier.p
If I see just 1 interesting item for sale, I'm usually happy.
Anything beats the DFW metroplex shows that are all a sea of black plastic.

vancelw

Looks like I'm not going to make it Friday.
My nephew was coming with me but he got tied up butchering hogs that took longer than expected.
And I'm 2 hours away.

vancelw

I do take melatonin every night. Three 5mg chewables. Just helps me fall asleep, with no ill side effects. :o I used to take a 10mg slow release (when I worked night shift) and it gave me wild, vivid, technicolor dreams. Woke up tired from traveling the world all night. Now I just turn the fan on :D

vancelw

Twodot wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:37 pm if ya go on Saturday or Sunday ya can also take in the Pow-Wow

https://www.billingspowwow.com/

just sayin'
..

Would love to, but I gotta hit the road back to Texas on Saturday.

I may come up for Crow Days next summer.
http://www.crow-nsn.gov/crow-fair.html

vancelw

Twodot wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:33 pm .
If I make it this year I'll be the one wearing the camo ball cap
..

And the Carhart jacket?

vancelw

I went 2 years ago and it was big enough to be worth going to.
Not as big as the big shows in the DFW area, but also more diverse.

I'll PM my phone number later and if y'all are there, text me so we can shake hands.
I'm planning on Friday but ya never know.

vancelw

I got to meet M.M. Wright a couple of times in Tulsa before he passed.
When they had to change the date from October to November it made it hard for me to make the fall show. Usually April is easier for me.

I know there are several Montana folks on here.....
But it is a holiday weekend.

vancelw

Is anyone going to the Gun Show in Billings the weekend after Thanksgiving?
I plan on being there Friday (29th) .
If any Levergunners are there I wouldn't mind shaking hands....

I got too busy and forgot all about the Tulsa Wanenmacher show this weekend.

vancelw

I have the Hornady manual. They dont show H110 but do have 4227. Those two are close enough that 15gr to 16gr for H110 is a reasonable max to extrapolate from the 4227 data. The Hornaday 10th edition lists H110. Send me an email and I'll send you a screen shot (won't post it here since it's copyrig...

vancelw

marlinman93 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:07 pm Without judging anyone, I never saw a need to push the .32-20 beyond 1500 fps. Even while making up loads for my .32-20 rifles to shoot 500 yd. dingers I never loaded faster than 1500 fps.

Pushing the appropriate firearms keeps you from being tempted to buy the inferior. 327 Federal.

vancelw

The only other manual I have that lists HV loads is the Accurate #2...and it only lists AA powders.
Those loads are not as zippy as the Hornady loads.

vancelw

The Hornaday reloading manuals have data on .32 WCF HV loads. Which is strange, because Hornaday is usually very conservative.

vancelw

KeithNyst wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:01 am I don’t remember the date on the dime. I think it was in there to serve as a screw driver.

It was for the pay phone!

Search found 3446 matches