Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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Photo's and story: http://www.chron.com/news/article/Walter-Walsh-FBI-agent-and-Olympian-dead-at-106-5446346.php#photo-6245994 and here more; Walter Walsh, FBI Agent and Olympian, Dead at 106 WASHINGTON May 2, 2014 (AP) By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press Walter R. Walsh, who captured gangsters as an...

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That is a nice tang sight! My favorite icing on the cake (rifles).

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I'm surprised no reference using the loads in frame size of Colt SAA revolvers or copies. Also with 2400 extreme spread of 60 FPS doesn't seem like it wold be the long range choice. But Elmer Keith's day didn't have the testing electronics we have today. He and his friends stretched or blew up more ...

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I like the wood configuration on early Marlin 22's like the model '97. I have a 39 and I'm thinking of having the fat oversize wood sanded down to that of a '97. I've heard of this being done before and was wondering if any here have done or had it done??

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CCI/Federal told me they had not raised their prices, that it was the wholesalers or retailers....and then the scalpers.

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Lots of feral hogs in about a dozen states. Most have no hunting season, just shoot on sight. They have about 4 litters per year, and mature to breeding age in a year I think. So I wonder if they will get this disease and what threat to humans is it?

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1881 Marlin 45-70.

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Good to read about these since I have none to very little knowledge of the new pistols. I've stayed away from polymers but was looking at some of these Rugers. I'm waiting to get my hands on the new Remington R51 9mm, but I guess that is bigger then this 380. I think it is about the size of the Brow...

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I have always admired and preferred the firearms that got used, rather then ones that sat at home somewhere.
Thanks for sharing the story. Shows what good people can do for each other.

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I don't know , but I like it.
I wish they were still made and affordable.

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I had one. 38-56 groove diameters can vary. Mine was .384".

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Bleach is corrosive to brass, don't put it on leather. The US Army had a practice of scrapping off the verdigris with their knives. If they didn't they would have trouble extracting from the Springfield 50-70 & 45-70's. They went to web gear and that's the cure.

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I'm glad you found some ammo.
In all my tests of various ammo on a bench rest 5 guns, none of them liked Winchester or Remington (worst).
6 1/2 cents per round for what was less then 3 cent per round 14 months ago.
We just have to increase our incomes by 50%.

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At 61, there is not that much " future " for me, so I think I am a little confused by this " future " thing. Future as in future generations. Not you or me. Or let the RTKBA end in these times? The history of Americans that go to war didn't just do it for themselves. It goes wit...

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Wrong answer. No ding ding. I have enough for myself also. I see and worry about the bigger picture. Young people, future generations not having affordable, abundant supplies of 22LR, all other ammunition and reloading components like most of us have been able to enjoy. The continued health of our f...

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That is quite a good write up. Lots of good advice. The cost for me to shoot thousands of rounds of top of the line factory/duty or carry ammo would be not doable for me. I'm lucky to just have the 1911. All my ammo is cast bullets and reloaded for any and all occasions. I haven't had any feeding fa...

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I still have the one my younger brother picked out for me with my money 40 years ago; a 99A with Schnable forearm, in 308 Win. with see through mounts and a steel tube K3 Weaver.

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I still think the most effective way to have affordable sources of rim fire ammo is have factories in your own state. Find ways to insulate from the GD lawyers , call it a CO-OP. Run it like a utility company. Every state has a more 2nd amendment friendly county then others, and unemployment as well...

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^ I did not know that. That makes it even more amazing and commendable for what they endured, criticisms from others, persevered and accomplished.

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They say the majority didn't give a dam back then. That it was about 3% that did. My own research on the period indicates across the 13 colonies...(more or less depending upon where you looked)... something like a pretty even 3-way split. About a third wanted to be free of England. About a third di...

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What is happening to new 22 rifle and handgun sales?

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Wow! Now I need one of those too.

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They say the majority didn't give a dam back then. That it was about 3% that did.

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We need more rim-fire factories in every state. Like cottage industry. If we could do it 120 years ago and make affordable ammo in huge quantities for the whole country and exhibition shooters. I do not see why we cannot do it now with today's technology. Brown Bag Ammo, bring your own bag and pay b...

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I guess a 1865 Spencer 56-50 would be out of the question? Straight case, lever action, works good in black powder or smokeless. But is has to be on the list?

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AJMD429,
Those Americans who traveled and stood up against a lot of federal guns in Nevada last week. They understand and seem plenty ready to pay the price, if that is what it came to.

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I did not get to watch the video yet , but I know that the 1895 Winchester was the only lever action to win Bisley 1000 yards.

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I read a good book about the Battle Road by General Galvin called THE MINUTEMEN. It details the days fights and then letters and articles from both sides of the Atlantic. Sometimes he could tell who shot who, or who was present at the same bridge or spot.

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Wow that is crazy. Sounds like you need to get some shooters in the Ohio Wildlife Council.

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Buy an original 1873 Winchester rifle in 38wcf and kill deer. They can still be found afford-ably.

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I never get tired of history, recalling it is good. Like the old saying Those that don't remember history are doomed to repeat it. The fence sitters and lefties I know will say "Oh your living in the past, it's passe", and dismiss it and you with a wave of the hand and snide remark. Human ...

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Wow April 19 already. This year is flying by. Thanks for the reminder and poem. http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/battledetail.aspx?battle=1 First Shot A British officer (probably Pitcairn, but accounts are uncertain) then apparently rode forward, waving his sword, and called out for the assemble...

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I think Fire lap is better. It is worth the trip to the range. Plus you can clean it and shoot right after and see test results if any improvement on paper.

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Maybe you got some loose nipples or worn out too.

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The usual cause to a chain fire is the fire/spark came from the front. At 46* F Crisco should of stayed put & sealed it, plus you had the felt wad. But if the ball didn't fit tight and shave lead when pressed in then the charge could of shifted in recoil and pushed some Crisco out. Most likely t...

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I shoot smokeless in all my old guns. Haves for decades. You just have to use powders/loading techniques that can keep the pressure down to level for whatever firearm/cartridge your using. Some smokeless loads pressure can actually be gentler on old guns then black powder. Trail Boss is not a given ...

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DO you know any of the history of it?

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That stuff is accurate. SR 4759 works real good in handgun cartridges up to 45-70, and beyond. It's one of the few that I've seen deliver accuracy from both revolver and rifle, and in a rifle a respectable gain in velocity, in the 400 FPS range. I'll always contend something that versatile shouldn't...

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20" octagon rifle is non-standard barrel length( 24" is standard). So it was either ordered that way or cut later. 20" octagon makes it what's known as a "short rifle". Carbine butt plate is not standard on a rifle, could be special order or done later. Sling swivels is not ...

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I finally found some IMR SR 4759 and bought it. $ 27.50 per pound. I called Hodgdon and left messages. Chris Hodgdon called back and left me messages. I told him US shooters need that powder and it is a dis-service to quit supplying it.

SR 4759 comes from General Dynamics in Canada.

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They seem to run the place. Nice photo's. The cajones on the one standing would make a neat 22 ammo bag or a saddle horn wrap.

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The fore-arm wood.

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I think the current prices like mentioned above are going to be the new norm. Since the re-eletion of whatsisface in 2012 and all the "Quantitative Easing" devaluing the dollar (why don't they just call it what it is) We just need to all get a pay raise. LOL

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Nelson King's Patented Improvement was the loading gate for cartridges (instead of down the front of the magazine tube like the Henry.), and the fore-arm wood over the magazine tube.

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[/quote] ........At 350#, a bear is unlikely to make a run at me ... at least the blacks that we have around here. It's the small kids in the neighborhood that worry me though. Some seem a little too casual when the bears are out.[/quote] Black bear won't size you up. If it hungry and a person is ha...

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Search Armslist. Gunlist, GunsAmerica, Gunbroker, AntiqueGuns.com , see what they are selling for. You might be able to calculate an average price that way. Get a letter on it from Cody Winchester Museum in Cody Wyoming. 21,000 serial number range puts it in 1886 manufacture date. You didn't mention...

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This topic is a big help. I don't know much about bolt actions.

About the 1895 Winchester, IIRC, it was the only lever action to win Bisley England at 1000 yards. I think it was in the late 1890's a 30-40 (30 U.S), and a US Army Sargent shooting it.

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Borrowed this one and sent to a friend on anti-biotic:

"When you get a bladder infection urine trouble."

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What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Except for bears.........
Bears will kill you.

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7.62,
Thanks for writing all that down, very useful review and comparisons.

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