Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Thank you. I'm grateful for each one of my 54 years.

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I have acquired several muzzle loaders over the years (decades!), and the one that I've tuned back into over the last year is an Armi Sport "Kentuckian" flintlock 45 calibre rifle. Bought it in my younger days back in the mid 80s, and never could get it to go off reliably because of the ch...

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She's a member of the Arlington-Fairfax Izaak Walton League, as am I. While I don't know her, it sure felt good seeing it in the news yesterday. Somebody we can all be proud of.

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I had a 700BDL in 30'06 that was made in 79 or 80. Rifle was a tack driver, but I sold it three or four years ago to a dealer at a gunshow for $450.00. Had a Leupold 3X9 gold ring, but no bedding or anything else extra. Gander Mountain is showing them at $791.00 new, so I should think you'd get a li...

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I have one in 44-40 with a 24" barrel, and it's a handsome, accurate rifle. The thing I like about the Chiappa 92 is that it's a very close copy of the original Winchester; you especially see it in the lines of the receiver. Fit and finish is outstanding. Mine's action was a bit stiff, so I sen...

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Funny, the cartridges in their belts look too long for a '76, almost like they might be 45-70s.

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'76s-you can tell by looking at the wrist of the stock; the receiver on a '73 extends noticeably further down into the wrist when compared to a '76. Great picture!

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How do you go about stripping the wood? I've not messed with anything like that before, but if it's simple enough, I may want to give it a go as a stop gap until the funds are available for a trip to Turnbull. Looks like it's probably a pretty enough couple of pieces of walnut underneath.

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Chiappa does not make an 1876 copy, that would be Chaparral. I have a Chiappa '92 in 44-40; very nice rifle, but the action was a little rough. Sent it off to Steve's Gunz and now it's as slick as an old Winchester. Accurate, too. Don't get me wrong...I'm not trashing the 1886 Chiappa. I have never...

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Chiappa does not make an 1876 copy, that would be Chaparral.

I have a Chiappa '92 in 44-40; very nice rifle, but the action was a little rough. Sent it off to Steve's Gunz and now it's as slick as an old Winchester. Accurate, too.

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Standing rib roast, roasted low and slow outside with oak for smoke, Yorkshire pudding with gravy, horseradish sauce on the side, brussel sprouts, string beans, roasted new potatoes, and for dessert, Christmas pudding with brandy butter hard sauce.

Merry Christmas to everyone, and a Happy New Year!

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Thanks guys. Heading off to a gun show to celebrate.

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For such an inaccurate gun, they sure are a lot of fun to shoot. I've shot plenty of five shot groups at 50 yards with my Pedersoli, and from the bench it can usually be depended on to keep four of them in about 8" or so, but there is always a flyer out of the five. You have to keep in mind tha...

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Griff wrote:I still think the challenge for Chiappa is to overcome the debacle with their 1876. That may not have been all their own doing... but...

You may be thinking of Chapparal; Chiappa has never made an 1876 copy.

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And Shotgun... :) http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/mountaincreekphotos/Guns%20And%20Hunting/IMG_20140121_134842-1.jpg '76, uknown to me but a BAR it could be, most certainly a Winch '94 based on the length of the action and lack of a Marlin bump at the lever, and any of a number of hammered d...

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Martini450, As soon as I read your post (around 12:00 Noon), I went to Cabella's Web site. They had almost no gunpowder left. That stuff goes fast! Shawn I believe they still have it on hand. Their website gets a little squirrely sometimes; here's a link: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Rel...

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Not cheap at $149.99 for the 8 pound can of Unique, but I was willing to pay it, considering the uncertainty of when it will become available again and the fact that I've been out of Unique for a long time. The IMR 4064 was $25.99 for a pound.

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I thought all the hand loaders here would be interested to know that Cabela's currently has stock on several powders from Alliant and IMR, among others. Just ordered an eight pound can of Unique, as well as a pound of 4064. Don't know about you guys, but I haven't seen any Unique in months. They als...

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I got my Chiappa '92 back from Steve two or three months ago, and it's almost like he sent back a different rifle. Now it's just as smooth as my Browning 1886.

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Prayers sent from myself, the wife, and our two boys. God bless.

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I believe it was the model 1881. They made it in a couple of different frame sizes, if memory serves, and in a few other calibres, such as 38-55.

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I'm only 47, but believing in preventative maintenance I had one about a month ago. Everything turned out fine for me, but it sure is nice to know there isn't anything lurking. Sorry to hear about your friends, they'll be in our prayers tonight when we put my boys to bed.

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I bought my Uberti 1873 in 44WCF back in 1997, and it's still one of my favorite rifles. Fit and finish are outstanding, and it's very accurate. After fifteen years and thousands of rounds, both factory and my own handloads, it has never failed to feed or fire. They are very well made rifles, and a ...

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My '57 Winchester 94 30WCF, inherited from dad, definitely wins for smoothest action, although I have a Krag that comes awfully close; kind of hard to compare a bolt with a lever. As far as reliablility goes they pretty much all go bang whenever you squeeze the trigger, and nothing I have has any pr...

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Almost looks like the barrel and receiver have been parkerized.

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Beautiful rifle...wow. Thanks for sharing.

Can't wait to see your range report. Are you planning on loading any blackpowder rounds for the old girl?

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Yup, my book (Winchester The Gun That Won The West) has pictures of three Winchester revolvers in the back, and they each look a little different from one another. By the way Pete, is your photograph something you snapped in a museum?

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Neat piece, thanks for posting it. Did they chamber it for 44WCF? What's the extra cylinderical metal component below/right of the revolver? I looked into one of my Winchester source books after posting earlier, and it turns out this gun was indeed a Hugo Borchardt design from when he worked for Win...

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Isn't this the revolver that, at least according to legend, Winchester showed to the folks at Colt to discourage them from going into the levergun business? For some reason, I'm wanting to say that Borchardt may have had a hand in the design, but my memory could very well be playing me false.

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To quote Paco Kelly: At 'Level Three' I hope to see Winchester chamber its Big Bore (fatside) '94 for the .45-70 in the near future. Certainly if the model 94 BB Winchester can take the 444 it can take the .45-70. It's not going to be a simple job for Winchester designers. http://www.leverguns.com/...

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The fact is Henry Rewpeating Arms Co. now owns the rights to the Henry rifle name as they purchased them. From whom? That's kind of the point, I doubt they had to purchase the name from anybody. Virtually any company could have copyrighted the name; owning the name doesn't have anything to do with ...

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they chose to associate their levergun with the xxxx yankee rifle you load on Sunday and shoot all week. They made it yellow to stylize it to fit the name. Of course everybody involved in the process knows the actual history - that's why the marketers use it. Almost surprising they're willing to as...

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Henrys are Henrys as much as Winchesters are Winchesters. How closely does the last version of the Model 94 resemble the original? For that mater, how dare they call the Model P a "Colt" when Sam was dead ten years before it reached the drawing board? bullsnot. A modern 94 is very similar...

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Henrys are Henrys as much as Winchesters are Winchesters. How closely does the last version of the Model 94 resemble the original? For that mater, how dare they call the Model P a "Colt" when Sam was dead ten years before it reached the drawing board? bullsnot. A modern 94 is very similar...

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Armi San Marcos had such a bad reputation, they changed the name to Chiappa so they could sell guns. This seems to be a fairly common point of confusion, but they are not the same company. Chiappa has the Armi Sport line, which has been around for decades (since 1958). They make the Spencer replica...

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Chiappa was formerly the infamous Armi San Marcos, maker of mostly black powder clones - and not all that good ones, either. Although YMMV, IMO they are struggling with metallic cartridge arms, but are sure to give their products plenty of bling (eye appeal) to draw buyers & (maybe) fix probs l...

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I am going to make .44-40 chambering reamer this week to chamber the cylinder for a single action revolver I been building from scratch .Looking at the Saami specs sure makes me wonder why the cartridge is shaped that way.....Might be entirely understandable to persons who reload- I dont know anyth...

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I'm with M.M. Wright on this, the 44-40 is one of my favorite cartridges, and I have two rifles in this calibre. The first, a 30" Uberti '73, I bought new in 1997, and the second is a 24" Taylor & Co '92 that was a birthday gift last spring. They are both very accurate rifles, but I've...

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I live about four or five miles from the Chantilly Expo Centre, so I usually make it. Taylor & Company always has a booth right up front, so there are plenty of replica lever guns to look at. Prices definitely go up at this show, due no doubt to the fact that its Northern Virginia. My experience...

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Can't speak for current stock, but Taylor's had them in their warehouse ready to sell, with the walnut stock, just a few months ago in the Autumn. I handled one, and it was a very nice rifle.

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Hightime: Stick with the Armi Sport in .56-50 and you are golden. I have had two of them and had a ball with both. I used a modified Lee bullet mould and the excellent Starline brass and found the Spencer very easy to feed. I wish I could have afforded to keep one. A friend kills his Montana whitet...

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The oldest firearm in my collection is a Martini-Henry Mark III dated 1882, calibre 577-450. I picked it up about twelve years ago at an antique arms show in Timonium, Maryland; the gun is in beautiful condition, with a perfect bore. Off the top of my head, the gun I bought myself that has been in m...

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Mom gave Dad a Winchester '94 30 WCF carbine in 1957; he passed away in 1972 when I was seven. That rifle may be more common than anything in my cabinet, but its my most prized gun. Second would be his father's single shot Marlin .22 bolt gun. Granddad picked that rifle up in the late '20s or early ...

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I handled one of the standard 86/71 models up at Taylor's shop in Winchester, Virginia a couple of months back; it was a 45-70 and was a very nice rifle. Didn't bother asking the price, as I was looking to buy. Pedersoli makes a fine gun, at least judging from my Sharps.

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For the record, Uberti's 44 magnum 1873 is definitely currently available for sale as a standard off the shelf product. I have handled them at Taylor and Company's shop in Winchester, Virginia. Whether that calibre is a good idea in the '73 design is another question, but the gun has been available ...

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My understanding is the steel used in the receiver will not take CCH, that it is harder and stronger to take the extra beating, at least that's the scuttlebutt on the internet. There is a very interesting thread over on the CAS 1876 forum about this very topic: http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index...

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They're more than just off the drawing board, Taylor and Company has had them in stock for several months. I have no interest in owning one, but have handled one in there store up in Winchester, Virginia. Seemed like a well made firearm, same as all the Ubertis in my gunsafe. Regarding the action, I...

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Congratulations on the new rifle Joe. I have a Taylor's/Chiappa '92 rifle (24" barrel), and like you said, it's beatiful with a very smooth action. Mine's also a 44wcf; it's one of my favorite calibres. You got an outstanding deal, by the way. Enjoy your new toy!

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I heard about the first plane when I pulled into the parking lot at work; I'd had that truck for six years, and always listened to the news on the way to work, but that morning the radio stopped working. Anyway, a guy I worked with pulled in right next to me and got out in an excited state, saying &...

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Definitely felt it up here in Fairfax. I was just putting one of my two and a half year old boys to bed for a nap when it hit; side to side and a bit of up and down. Awesome and majestic display of power.

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