Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Hi, Rimfire!

No phone email/text received.

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Coupla more weeks here in Maine until I plant.

It's been kinda cool so far this spring, so there's no point in
pushing things. They'll just sit there and wait for it to warm up
before they do anything, anyway.

I love eating out of the garden.

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"Idiot?"

(What the heck is the wife calling me on the forum for..?!)

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Funny, I didn't get a phone message. I'm on Verizon, and I entered the stuff as you advised. No soap. I'm actually through Unicel, who was bought out by Verizon, whose new cell phones we are aupposed to set up for this coming weekend, so maybe the text isn't working on the old setup. Who knows? Not ...

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Yep, Ed - I didn't keep track of my LP primers, so now I'm scrambling.
I thought I had a coupla thousand - only a couple hundred. Oops!

We'll get some eventually........

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I called Grafs on the pistol primers today. Twice.

Both times I was told there were none in stock.

Each time I reset my account I got the message that they
were in stock.

What's up, do you suppose?

I never got messages fo Natchez or MidSouth.

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Even on the big African stuff, "solids" are recommended in the big calibers
for stuff like elephant, hippo, and buff. Penetration is more important than
expansion, methinks. Not to worry Cosmo; a good, solid hit in the vitals with a
.458 300 gr. bullet will discourage most anything!

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Welcome aboard!

Most folks here are quite decent, it seems. I would
take most of their recommendations without question.

I've had good luck with Doc Skinner as well. As I've said
before, he's a real gent to deal with.

-Stretch

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I don't know who can afford to shoot the stuff either. I saw some 41 Magnum at $27.99 per 20 - which works out to almost $70 for a box of 50. I think I reloaded my last box of 50 for something around $6. I simply couldn't afford to shoot at their prices. I know metal prices went up a coupla years ba...

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Well, duh - yeah - 'course it did........

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Good luck with a new one, iceman. Not to be flippant, but enjoy your time off. The last time I was laid off I was out 10 weeks and enjoyed it all. Lost 15 pounds, and my son was really disappointed when I told him I had to go back to work. He LOVED having Dad home every day that summer! -Stretch

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Why not? It should be plenty under 100yds.
Place your shot well - as you would with any
caliber.

The Remington Core-Lokt 200 gr round is a very old
bullet design, but they got it right the first time.

I wouldn't hesitate to use it.

-Stretch

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Terrific! Best of luck.

What kinda shootin' iron are ya lookin' to use?

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Gee, Hobie - ya oughta restrict posts like that.

It hits WAAAY too close to home - and I ain't that old yet!

I was gonna say somethin' else, but, well - you know how it is.........

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That's nice! Really nice.

I'm a fan of the 44 Special.
Plenty for self-defense. Even withuot
hollow-points, you're makin' a big hole there.......

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I try to avoid shipping anything UPS. I worked as a security guard at a UPS facility for a few months, and as previous posters have said, the place could be a zoo. I remember a clogged conveyor belt once, and a manager walking on top of the massive pile, slipping, sliding, and falling down, to find ...

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I've got to agree. This is a terrific forum, and the people on it are first-rate. Many of you old(ER!)-timers have forgotten more than I know about shooting, but honest advice is always forthcoming, whatever the topic. Shooting leverguns is the main theme, but I've seen auto repair advice, recipes (...

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I emailed the link to this subject to a friend of mine who works in Dallas for Nokia. He's from Finland originally. Here's his reply: "But of course.....that engine originates from Wärtsilä Marine. From Finland.....;-) While you're at it, google where do Azipods come from. And all those Princes...

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"I love Baroque Flute done on an wood open hole flute..."

Me, too!

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Whaddya mean I ain't gonna REALLY put it in my 4X4??!?!

Hold my beer and watch this.........

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Oh, I LIKE that one!!!!

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I played trumpet as a kid.

Then I got a degree in Early Music performance.

Recorder and baroque flute were my main instruments.

I really don't play much anymore after a hand injury.

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I've had a few screwups at work in my day, but NOTHING in that league!!!

Holy Cow!!!!

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Just the thing to shoehorn into the 4X4. Sure, you'd have to lengthen the
frame a little, and maybe beef up the springs a bit..........

THAT is some motor. And a two-stroke, too..........

VERY cool stuff, Ironsides.

-Tom

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Geez, that's awful - 9mm @ $20 a box?!?! I just got a flyer from Dick's - $11.99 a box for UMC. Part of this ammo shortage may be real; but I think a lot of dealers are taking advantage of a perceived shortage and simply gouging people. The stuff made when metals prices were at record levels should ...

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Just out of curiosity Chuck, I looked in Phil Sharpe's "Complete Guide to Reloading" (copyright 1937), and felt sure I'd find something for you. No soap. For 150gr. "metal clad" (read jacketed) yes, but nothing for lead. Then I looked in Richard Lee's 2nd edition, as he has a spe...

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May he rest in peace.

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Okay Dennie - you asked for opinions, so you'll get mine. :twisted: Let me say up front that I believe strongly in buying American where I can. I think Chrysler and GM are in such a mess largely because they pay their workers way too much to build garbage. I currently have a 2004 GMC 2500HD 4WD, and...

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You might also consider a vapor barrier under your safe if it's right on the concrete. I put two coats of UGL DryLock under mine in the basement. Of course, my basement is heated during the winter, which helps a lot. I've seen no problems with my setup. I also run a goldenrod. Do you have access to ...

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I was blown away. All of the audience were laughing at her, but after about 5 seconds of singing she owned that auditorium and every soul in it. The voice of an angel and the heart of a lion.......... I'd love to see her make a million or two singing! (Don't mean to hijack the thread, just wanted to...

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Now that sounds intriguing, Head0001.

I'll have a gander at it........

Of course, I already have sights on the levers that I own.

I might have to search out one in 41 Mag - just so I have something to
put the sight on, you understand.

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As mentioned, his front blades are first-rate. His peep is very nice and unobtusive, but it does not have the same range of vertical adjustment as a Lyman or Williams. It may, therefore, be helpful to send him your cartridge information - "for a Marling 336 in 30-30 shooting mainly 170gr. bulle...

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He's probably screwed unless he has a receipt with serial numbers on it, and even then it'll be an uphill battle to get 'em back. If he doesn't get 'em back within a certain timeframe (varies by locale), the LEOs will own 'em. A receipt would be proof that the LEO's thought at the time that he owned...

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I'd put Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job and Shove It!" on my computer at work REALLY LOUD. (And the door wouldn't hit me in the backside on the way out, either.........) Then I'd buy a LOT of land, bulldoze a runway and rifle range, (no, NOT to be used at the same time!), buy a bunch more...

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I do as Travis does.

Fast, cheap, and effective.

-Stretch

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Happy April Fool's Day!!!!!

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JasonB - I wonder if some of that old 38 Special brass was loaded with old-fashioned mercuric primers.

It's old enough. Didn't some of the old-time primers chrystallize the cases?

-Stretch

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A old friend of mine got some 45 ACP brass back in the 1950's. Joe has loaded some
of that until the headstamp is starting to fade - dozens and dozens of times. His load,
if my sieve-like memory is correct, is 4.5gr of WW231 under a 200gr LSWC.

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Yes, Mr. Miller - it's brandy new.

Your post explains things now.

I was hoping not to shell out big $ for custom grips,
so I'll have to think on it for a spell.

Not for too long, 'cuz those plastic grips are not really usable.

-Stretch

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Thanks for all of the replies. The iron in question is, in fact, a New Model Blackhawk. It looks as if I'll have to experiment a bit and let you all know how I get on. If the gun is supposed to roll in the hand, I can't think for the life of me why they'd use those checkered grips. Makes NO sense at...

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My brother just got laid of from KeyBank in Albany, NY. He's into computer security, PC helpdesk, PC building and software setup and like that. He has a degree from West Point, too. If anybody knows of anything, please to let me know. Thanks. -Stretch

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20 F and falling here in Central Maine - 25 knot wind out of the North.

Still 2 feet of snow on the ground.

But it's SPRING in Maine!!!

I don't envy those folks in the upper Midwest, though.

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Happy Birthday!

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Slightly off topic, but I know some of the single-action revolver nuts here will be able to help: I just got a Ruger Super Balckhawk in 41 Mag. I like the revolver, and I'm gettin' used to it pretty quickly. The biggest problem is that the stock grips are gonna rip the skin right off the palm of my ...

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Their service IS terrifiic!

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I have a neighbor who was out looking for a revolver one day. He isn't relly that into guns, although he like splinkin' every now and again. "What and I do for you sir?", asks the gun store clerk. "I like tht one," he says. And out he walks with a 4" Python. He loves it. (Is...

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You've never shot the Spikehorn and it's the wrong size.

Bye-bye, nice Spikehorn!

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Get a decent 357 for now.

Then you'll have an excuse to get a bigger "huntin' iron" later.

(And if she nixes that idea later, you can still get by with a 357........)

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And I was plannin' to plink at squirrels next weekend.......

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I've seen that one before and it still cracks me right up!!

I don't agree with lot about parochial school, but their Old
Testament approach to discipline is correct!!!

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