Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

I spend a lot of time there ( .com ) and yes they do go down often. Sometimes I just click refresh a couple times and it pops up.

It’s been a fun project. A challenge when you don’t have any plan to work off of. I will get it shooting and hang it on the wall as a decoration. What next ??? I am thinking of building a small gas engine from scratch, maybe a hit and miss stationary model. The one I like best The plans are no longe...

Hi guys , this project has been in the works since last December. I bought the bow (prod) and bow irons. I made the rest myself Other than the wood screws. The red cord on the bow is just to test the fit and not part of the crossbow. There should be finished pictures coming soon. BD769D94-27A1-407F-...

GunnyMack wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 12:30 pm I really should look for a mould for my 41. Dont know what weight I want though....

I cast the RCBS 215 gr. semi wadcutter. For my .41’s . They shoot very good in my Rutgers.

Cool beans friend.

Yes , lubing and sizing is a PITA for me. I have to be in the mood. It’s getting to be the same way with powder coating.
I don’t hate it ,just have to be in the mood. Warm weather helps me get in the mood.

20 ga. Shotgun ..... 3” #4 copper plated.

Yup !

Putting food on the table was the main reason to buy a gun for most folks. Cost of ammo was also high on the list. Also there were few people who would claim your game if it did not drop in its tracks so high power was not needed. I remember a film of a man in Canada hunting Moose with a 32-20. He s...

John had the ability to design those complicated systems in his head before ever drawing it out or cutting steel. Have you ever taken down ,completely, an auto five or an1897 ? He also had to contend with manufacturing processes of the day. You have to design parts that can be made with existing too...

Thanks piller and Chuck, say hows that cross bow coming along? Pitch , I am doing a little each day on the crossbow. I finished the side plates for the nut/ trigger today. Still have a little fitting to do there. I am in no rush and won’t be able to do anything tomorrow. I am taking my 2013 Ford F-...

vancelw wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:45 pm
Sixgun wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:28 pm My hat is off to the smart guys......in laymans terms, if all this stuff about earths gravity being greater than the moons, than how come the earth does not pull the moon in?
Duh....great wall!

The moons gravity is strong enough to cause tide changes on earth.

One ford tractor dealership I worked in used a hay track as an overhead hoist track. I lifted some very heavy loads with that hoist.
It would handle a four cylinder Ford 7000 Diesel engine without problem. Eventually we broke a joist in the ceiling from lifting to much with it.

Prayers , a little late , but still on the way.

Cool shooter !

Thanks guys , and yes, they made it all. I showed them how and they did it all from cutting out the blade blank with a grinder with cutoff wheel to stitching up the sheiths. Their parents were all for it. Way better than playing games or watching TV.

The neighbor boys finally finished their knives. If you remember , two of the local boys ,13 & 14 yr. olds , asked me
To teach them to make a knife.

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We finished them this morning. They were made from an old commercial circular saw blade.

Yep some of those had 1200 lb pull weights but were only as powerful of say a 100 lb. longbow because of the short draw length. Have ya read any of this guys stuff, he has a utube page also. https://todsworkshop.com/collections/crossbows/products/15thc-munition-crossbow youtube page. https://www.yo...

I read about an antique crossbow that was in a museum and was tested for distance. It shot a bolt over 400 yards. That
one must have been at the extreme of what was possible back in the day.

^^^ Good question. Bolt actions usually have deaply recessed chambers .

Amazing build friend. My parts are in and looking good. I have a few other things to finish up before I get started on the crossbow.
I have enjoyed following your build. You must have some room to display these toys. It would be a shame not to show them off.

Interesting ! Can’t wait for the next installment .

I understand that the early steel bowed crossbows had very short draw length due to the poor quality steels and heat treating. Many bows failed due to this and a broken bow could possibly even kill the shooter so they often wrapped the bow with cord or leather to restrain the broken pieces. The bow ...

Cool work friend ! I built one last fall using a PVC bow at about 100 lb. draw weight. A fun project. There are many YouTube videos showing how. I ordered a steel prod (bow) in December from a guy in Ohio to build another with. He had an operation on his foot and has been out of commission.I just go...

I love the .410 . If the cost of ammo was less I believe it would be much more popular. When I was a kid , my cousin hunted with a .410 . He shot 3” shells in a 2 3/4” chamber. He pounded them in with the palm of his hand and had to fire it before he could ge the shell back out. If he didn’t shoot i...

Octagon , yes,there is a lot of hours hand sanding through various grits of sandpaper even before you can start buffing. I have spent around $250.00 on abrasives alone in the last few months. Here is a camp knife I made to donate to the gun club auction to offset the cost of our annual banquet. It s...

I mostly use 440C stainless these days. I send them out for commercial heat treating due to the lack of proper deat treat furnace in my shop. There are many exotic steels available today but 440 has been on top for over 50 years and will take a very nice finish and heat treat to 58-60 RH.

Thanks guys , I try to make every one better than the last one . There comes a point where it’s difficult to see improvement.
That level is where one can say he is no longer a beginner.

Another of the Bowie.

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Here are a few knives I made last fall . 0B27723F-9885-4B70-B641-2111132B86C6.jpeg These were Christmas gifts for the ladies in the family 0B27723F-9885-4B70-B641-2111132B86C6.jpeg Another Bowie 0B27723F-9885-4B70-B641-2111132B86C6.jpeg A fanticy piece to decorate the shop wall. Two of the neighbor ...

I have two Rockchuckers . One from the 80’s and a new one from last years manufacture. The primer catcher on the new one is a piece of junk. There are aftermarket catchers available and the one I bought has been working just fine. I also have an RCBS Jr. press I bought new in about 1965 . That old J...

Brownels French red stain followed by True oil or your favorite clear finish gets you darn close.

It seems oversized chambers in .45 Colt rifles are the norm. Cases fired in my Marlin 1894 Cowboy are .017” larger in diameter than cases Full length resized in my RCBS carbide die . Many of those cases have been reloaded dozens of times without a single failure. Most of my brass is mixed but I pref...

Lookin for a puke bucket !

Prayers up friend.

Uberti.

Well that sucks. I assume you have filed a claim with the shipper.

Two little dogs rule our house and wake up time. As soon as they get feed and peed they want to go back too bed.

I learned reloading by watching/helping my dad load .224 Remington's with a Lyman tong tool in 1955. Some very accurate ammo can be loaded on those simple tools.

I bought a .520 dia round ball mold off a guy, USPS says it was delivered on the 15th and I ain’t seen it. I looked in the mailbox early this morning and it was there, my mail doesn’t come till late afternoon. It had to show up on Sunday. Perhaps a neighbor received it and redelivered. Happens a lo...

They are quite simple to work on. My last 13 years ,before retirement, was working for a Stihl saw shop. Remove the carb and dissasemble and clean it and install a gasket/diafragm kit.just replace the parts in the same configuration as they came apart.thepumping diafragm is probably hard and no long...

That's a very nice rifle. Here in the north west leverguns don't seem to bring prices that are gotten elsewhere. If the finish is all original I believe it could bring $700 to $800 on an auction site. One similar to it,but professionally refinished stood in a local shop for months,they were asking $...

The Marlin is now a custom shop gun and come at a very high price. I am told. I bought mine about 5-6years back ,A very accurate rifle ,made before Rem. buy out.

Such has been tried before. It's an issue of cost and popularity. They just don't sell enough to make them profitable.

Barrel bending is a pretty common practice among trap shooters. So far I have never had the need to bend one.
I once got a .22 barrel from Numrich that had a pretty obvious warp to it and I straightened it and ended up with a great shooting rifle.

Beutifull but to fancy to use. Kinda like a 4X4 with a $10,000 paint job.

If there is a will there usually is a way. As my dad used to say, jack up the radiator cap and drive a new car under that piece of junk. Meaning it ain't worth the trouble.

Way to go !

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