Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Lots of ingenious craftsmanship there. That's not the really COOL part, though.

The really COOL part is that you took the time to take all those pics and SHARE it with the rest of us dummies so's we could maybe copy one or two of those things and tell our friends WE thought 'em up...

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Perhaps this growth could be due to trying to achieve maximum velocity every shot. I don't plan on shooting much more than "Colt 45 +P+" level loads in my Rossi .454 Casull for that very reason! I wanted a stainless .45 levergun with a tube loading/unloading port, and that's what I got - ...

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this method speaks of the ancient in those of like spirit, where rounds were hand formed around the camp fire while out on long hunts. The fabrication of each round, the self suficiency in the act, is lived in the lives and spirit of those that venture back in time when one had to rely on self more...

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Our family owns three .357 Rossi's and two have been shot quite a bit (500-1000 rounds) with SWC, RN, & TC, both factory and reloads, and no issues at all so far. Like all leverguns I know of, they want to be horizontal when cycled, and the cycling done fairly briskly. Every jam I've had with Ma...

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They look funny with their guts dropping out when you work them, but obviously the deer who stood around too long to snicker didn't hear the bullet coming!

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You COULD buy a box of factory Hornady Leverevolution rounds - Those brass are shorter specifically so the longer-ogive bullets they load can be used. You can shoot-up the factory rounds, then keep reloading that brass. THOSE cases would be headstamped differently and thus marked, and are about 1/8&...

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Hats keep the sun's glare or the rain off my glasses, and keep my long hair out of my eyes.

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We had that around here, but the problem was they had the berm only 20 ft high at 300 yards, and if you 'aimed' 22 or 23 feet high, you'd be aiming right AT a house on the 'natural' berm at about 800 yards, which was a 250-foot high hillside. We were told that shots would NEVER be fired over the ber...

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I've heard that for the non-mainstream stuff it IS run in 'batches' of a million or whatever, so if that's true, it makes sense. I have been told SPECIFICALLY that such is the case for 35 Remington and .32-20, and .357 Maximum, for example.

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trouthunterdj wrote:I have been looking for one of those for awhile!!ddj

If you have a Gender Mountain nearby, check if they can get one transferred from the Greenwood, IN store - I think they still have several. Also check on BudsGunShop.com

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Buck Elliott wrote:That's an air coupling...

You'd think a couple of feet of iced-over snow hitting that plow would rip that air coupling right off.

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"Pumas are great guns" - I agree with that. I don't have the .480, though, so you'll have to wait for a more specific answer there. Mine in other calibers don't seem too finniky though. Someone who has one will chime in shortly... P.S. . . . er, maybe faster than me... THANKS, 1886...!

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It looks like that cable or whatever on the right front blade would get ripped of if it hit heavy snow.

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6pt-sika will hopefully chime-in soon. He's got a few .444's . . . Until he posts, for your viewing pleasure - check this thread out - http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8414 Love them .444's ... 8) 8) 8) http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/Stainl...

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Extending the support arm, out enough to grasp the middle part of the forearm gives you better lateral control of the rifle, whatever the action type. You will find it easier to track moving targets, and it induces a better-balanced shooting stance. The "close-in" off-hand support positio...

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Haven't tried their ammunition, but I really like their ice cream...

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After all this emotional and ballistic 'debate', it really sounds like the thing to do is to buy a Mini-14 and an AR lower. That way, you've got your 'toe in the door', and can spend some time fiddling with the Mini to see if you like it ( many of us can't imagine you wouldn't ). After that, if you ...

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I decided never to fly on a commercial airline again, once it became apparent their 'security' was all about 'appearance' vs. 'substance'. I decided not to see patients in the hospital for the same reason - it's all about 'appearances' (to the lawyers and insurance companies and government bureaucra...

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Ysabel Kid wrote:One foot is Jeremy; two feet are mine. Easy way to distinguish our posts!

Can I be THREE feet, pretty please, I wanna be THREE feet...

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How the heck are you gonna adjust point of aim? You've got to have a gun sighted in and a squib load ain't gonna be anywhere near. IMO, pick a load and stick with it in "bad times". How would you guys compensate for your small game loads? The same way I 'compensate' for my small anything ...

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JReed wrote: So lets see em they can be repros (Hobies Brown Bess) or originals.

Hobie's Brown Bess most certianly is NOT a 'repro' as you state...

I have it on good authority that it is, in fact, his issue weapon from waaaaay back when he was in the service.

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How deep a snow do the mountain trains here in the U.S. go through without problems? I'd think that the first train to head down the track with several feet of snow might make for lots of flying white stuff. How would they know a too-deep drift was ahead? (...pics welcome...

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nothing against AR's I tot'ed a M16 for over 20 years.the fact is the ruger does eat where it craps (M16 gas system sucks). ...didn't you mean the Ruger does NOT 'eat where it craps'...? I don't think I would choose it over my Colt AR Light Weight but I certianly would over a Heavy Barrel Mach. If ...

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If you're patient, there's at least a couple guys on here who probably have LOTS of info on the .444 - I got one a year ago, but haven't worked up a load yet, so I'll just listen in...

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Jason_W wrote:It's a personal preference thing.

What...! We can't have that kind of thing going on...!

You simply HAVE to pick the gun the rest of us TELL you to pick. That's the RULES...!

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Jason_W wrote:It's going to be a while before I can get anything. I'm just dreaming here, and starting a little friendly debate as I do.

HA!

"...friendly debate..."

This is all-out WAR, gentlemen - The AR-weenies vs. the Mini-14-studs...

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Once you get a chance, more pictures would be helpful. Sounds like a nice sighting system.

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Unless a gun was manufactured specifically as a wall-hanger, I take it afield and SHOOT it. I think it is an INSULT to the designer and manufacturer of a firearm to keep it in 'unfired' or 'NIB' condition its whole life. Fine for a time if you're into 'investment' in firearms, but after a bit, you ...

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Yep - it's an older model EoTech. I have to get it re-purged though, because I messed with it, and opened up the seal. It 'fogs' slightly in really cold weather. It's also quite a bit bulkier, although part of that is an aluminum shroud/cover that is actually removable. If the TruGlo were more commi...

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All arguments aside, I think what the consensus is boiling down to is that like when chosing any other firearm, it depends on what you want to do with it . The arguments against ( and 'for' ) a Mini-14 could apply just as well if we were discussing an 1892 Winchester - typically shoots 'only' 2-3&qu...

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Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is the difference between military 5.56 and .223? I thought they were the same, one was just marketed to the general public, thus the .223 moniker instead of the military designated 5.56? Here's one link on the topic - I can't find the other one... :| http://w...

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All Mini-14's have ALWAYS been chambered for both the .233 and 5.56 (stated so clearly in the manual, even designated so on the cover). It was designed into the rifle from the beginning. People complain about their accuracy, but as another poster said, 2"-3" groups at 100 yards is not a p...

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One thing is that there are lots of different kinds of "bad times" - we've already had the kind where income is down to zero for 8 or 9 months, and the car breaks down. Deer meat and rice can sure stretch the family food budget. We've not had the 'sudden' kind of crisis like a big terroris...

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They are basically a 'mini' M-14 - thus the name, so if you like the wood fixed-stock and the overall configuration of the larger M-1A, you'll like the Ruger. There ARE big differences, other than size, though. Ruger designed the rifle for 'ranch' use, not for combat, or precision target shooting. A...

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TCB in TN, I liked that story.

Sounds like some of the things I've done (or tried to do). Glad you passed that bow along. I've had guns like that - almost as if they knew when the shot was important to me...

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Nicely done, but detracts from the guns visual appearance on the Left Hand side. Saddest thing about scoping some lever actions and bold actions. True, but once he finishes the mount's construction, the corners can be rounded, the shaft slimmed, etc., and with a good finish, it will become part of ...

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Cool. I miss going to handgun metallic silhouette shoots in Bloomington, IN - the university decided having a shooting range was just too politically-incorrect, and shut it down, or so I'm told.

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I kinds did the same thing with my .357 Marlin... http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa132/AJMD429/Leverguns%20etc/12-NightScoutOverall.jpg I have a TruGlo sight that looks like the one you're using, but it doesn't go "dim" enough to use at night, and around here there are so many goat-eat...

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That's an argument I've always found specious considering that a 30rd mag props a rifle up higher than my '92 lever does... I gotta admit, I always found that 'prone shooting' argument kind of bizarre. Besides, that may be a common military position of fire, but I'm doubting the average homeowner u...

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I hate to ask what the "FN" part of "DRTFN" means...

I have the 'Pacoizer' and plan to try it out a bunch this summer at least on paper.

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I have read a huge article on how hydrostatic shock doesn't exist, and I don't buy it. The problem is that the person who wrote it is putting the terms static and shock together and then arguing it's junk science. Well the term is hydrostatic shock..refuring to hydrostasis or the fact that water do...

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...Range Report...!

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76/444 wrote:I really like the way my 444 just melts through my 1/2 steel plates (hmmm or are they 3/8ths?), with just Hornady factory 265gr. FN ammo ... I guess I have to take some pics!!!

Shhh...! Don't let the .45/70 guys know that - they'll get jealous.

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OT or nOT Loaded Guns in nat'l parks Many long-gun owners and many sportsmen consider any gun-law topics as ' OT ' unless it specifically affects the type of guns they happen to like, or the specific 'sport' or 'hobby' they engage in. That's why we have such ridiculous gun laws to deal with; most g...

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Cool tips and information, and I agree that there is too much lead-o-phobia and mercury-o-phobia out there. If someone has enough sense to use a gun, and to reload ammunition, hopefully that someone has enough sense to understand the great difference between a metal and a salt - lead and mercury met...

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First thing that has to go is the war on (some) drugs. That's probably the biggest part of this issue, and one of the biggest things which has destroyed freedom, increased violent crime, and harmed the citizen-LEO relationship. Think about it - if you take something a sizeable portion of the popula...

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Drat! Someday I just gotta get high speed internet. Great list of videos. Thanks for posing them. Joe 'Medium' speed (satellite) isn't much better... :( BUT we have DSL at work, and - I'm the boss ... :mrgreen: Since I'm paid 90% on 'production' ( the other 10% is per the arbitrary whim of the insu...

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I suppose the ultimate in 'defense' projectiles in the heavy/slow category would be a bowling ball at about thirty feet per second. Gotta figure that would physically knock an adversary over. Dunno what 'gauge' shotgun that would require though. It seems like the issue of 'shot placement' always com...

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I know our chief looks for reasons not to give out a permit but theres older gents at the gun store will swear he's a great guy they used to shoot right out back with 35 years ago. I dont have a meaningful answer though. The only meaningful answer would be eliminate the 'permit' system entirely, an...

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I'd anneal the rest of them to prevent them from splitting. Joe Joe (anyone else chime in too, please!) 1. What is a practical and reliable way to anneal brass cartridge cases? (What happens if you anneal them 'too much' and how would you know/prevent that?) 2. Can you tell a batch needs annealing ...

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