Paco Kelly's Leverguns.com

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I always feel more like a "cowboy" when I have leather on. Great looking holsters.
When I was growing up and had a horse I loved the leather saddle and tack smells.

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Welcome from Oregon where we are hanging on to our guns in spite of our politicians here.
Love the Marlin 45-70, shot a bear with one, it went all the way through from front to back,
those are beautiful guns.

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Thanks Bill, I'm an Oregonian, and still hunt deer in the area. Often long for the "good old days" hunting with my grandpa, my dad, and uncles and cousins. We always hunted with Winchesters 94s, my grandpa had a Marlin, which I have given to a relative. My dad and I shot a wolf in the coas...

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Bill,

I know you used to live in Oregon, so you pretty much know exactly what goes on here, Portland liberals dominate our entire state,
and moving bears and cougars to Portland area might be a good start.

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Thanks for the additional info. I know several people have been attacked in the Dubois area in the last few years, a Government contract worker eaten. You probably are up on those instances. My own granddaughter has worked in the Yellowstone back country for the Government and she believes she is pe...

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Wow, I didn't hear the details, doesn't sound like they seriously want to lower the count much at all.
I have a friend that lives above Dubois, they have become a problem in their area. Where do you live,
are they a problem in your area ?

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I actually am seriously thinking about more gun, I usually hunt moose with my 338 Marlin Express,
thinking about taking one of my Winchester 338 Magnums.

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I just visited with my guide Chris Condie in BC about this fall's moose hunt. He said since they have ended grizzly hunting there the grizzlies are moving into other areas, they have spotted two already in the area we hunt for moose. I'm not quite sure why they quit issuing tags for grizzlies but th...

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When I get frustrated about politics and our nations decline I shoot some heavy loads in my
S&W 500 Mag. After that I feel pretty good.

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What kind of velocity does it produce or do you know ?

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I had felt for a long time the NRA needed someone that everyone knows, he is the right person at the right
time, a Godly man who knows about our country better than almost anyone. Yea for the NRA !

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Another thing off your "bucket" list. I get one off and then seem to add 2 more.
I hope to live long enough like Barbara Bush and just decide I'm done, and then
go 2 days later after finishing my funeral plans.

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Thanks to many voters we have a president who appreciates those pilots and crews
as much as we do. God Bless them, the Middle East is not going to get peaceful
until Jesus comes.

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I have a daughter and granddaughter visiting in Toronto this week, I just got a text from them
they said it is cold and snowing. Isn't that a little late or not ? Bad time to talk about Global
Warming I bet.

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Thanks for the Easter Blessing. So thankful for the Hope in the
Resurrection of Jesus.

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Pitchy, Most may know where you live in Minnesota, are you north of St. Paul ? I see BC Canada has lots of snow this year, and cold. I was up in Alaska a few weeks ago, they also have had lots of winter. Snowing much right now in BC and Alberta. My wife and I taught school in Alberta many years ago,...

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I have a nice Winchester 356, shot a bear in BC with it, have a scope as you do.
Very accurate, one shot 150 yards, one dead bear. You will like the results, it
will kill just about anything you shoot with it.

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The second amendment wasn't about hunting, it was about defending ourselves from evil governments, "in those days England".
Makes sense to me to have an AR-15. In Switzerland every household is required to have a shooting rifle.
I'm sure this has been discussed to death.

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I will lift up some prayer for you, I feel like I know you just from the forum.

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I think in the past I have wrongly thought the small objective lens had to do with
the field of view. Thanks for the information, I'm learning from so many of you.

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What is the purpose of a small objective lens ? Does a small objective lens mean the sight field is smaller ? I have seen them mounted on some long range rifles, it is something I'm not very knowledgeable about. What are the advantages or disadvantages. I'm sure articles have been posted on this top...

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Wow,
You must be living right !

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When I was young living in Western Oregon on the family homestead place with sheep, we had dogs get into our sheep killed 7 and wounded others. The dogs would roam in small packs, we always shot them on sight, but missed seeing that attack. I think dog control is better today with fewer loose dogs. ...

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Good for Weatherby, California is unfriendly in so many ways. I just sold a gun online here in Oregon, my gun store had to wait to get permission from California before he could send it to a gun store in California. Slowed things up by several days. What a mess anti gun states are becoming. I'd move...

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Sure enough, I checked some of my other 94s, and they do have initials on
them, not always the same place. Thanks again.

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Thanks guys, I probably have other 94s that have initials stamped on them,
just had not noticed it.

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I just noticed for the first time a "stamped" GM just in front of the trigger. It's clear and looks like a "factory" stamp? It's made in 46, it's a 32 special. I have hunted with it for years, killed a buck with it this last fall and have never noticed that before. I have had it ...

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Bill,

Yes I will pray for you to live many more years.
Glad to get to.

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I have one very much like it, killed a black tail forked horn this past fall with it. I grew up shooting one, as well as my dad hunted with one also. We love the 32 special. Mine was my great aunt's who hunted much with it in the Yukon. I hunt with mine, made in 1946, my dad's was from the 30's. You...

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Don't sell either, you probably will regret not having one of them down the line.
Both are special guns. Keep them.

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I am a "preacher/pastor" and I agree with you, I've been preaching more than 40 years and I find that if I can't say something in around 20-25 minutes I'm likely palavering. People in our culture are busy, and have short attention spans. Pastors need to adjust their time to that. Some of m...

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After watching my wife go through a Shingles episode a few years ago we both got the shot which makes a possible first or second episode much much milder. I just had my first episode with shingles, but because of the shot they were very mild and manageable. I would recommend the shot, even though it...

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Bill, I'm enjoying the Oregon December Rain here in the Willamette Valley. Hills and mountains beginning to fill up with snow, making my grandchildren happy for ski season. Lived in Ethiopia and went through a serious 3 year time without much rain at all. So many people suffered, still do there in t...

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Love it Pitchy, I lived in Northeastern Alberta when I was young and a school teacher/coach. We lived in Vermillion, not far from the border with Saskatchewan. Cold does not describe the winter temperatures there. Too cold for a Western Oregonian. I thought I would like the snow and cold, we did for...

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Thanks for the great reminder of this grand season of joy because God sent Jesus
so we could know Him more fully and by faith have forgiveness.

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Rimfire,

Yes, I have a guide in BC, Chris Condie, Windy Mountain Outfitters. I agree, there is much I don't know about moose
that the guide does.

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Rimfire,

I just checked the Barnes manual and they list a 250 Gr. Barnes Original in 348, I may take a look at
that as well. It seems like there are a few more options these days for 348 than there were 25 years
ago. I'm surprised Hornady doesn't have anything heavier than 200 Gr. listed.

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Rimfire, Yea, I think just because of the size of the moose anything less than 200 grains might be too light. I know Barnes makes a 220 Gr. in their Barnes Original bullet. There are of course people who have hunted and killed moose with a Win. 270 with light bullets, but I've seen videos of large m...

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It's true that getting a moose out after the kill is hard work, but hunting large game isn't for the faint of heart. I'm 72 years old and have killed a moose each of the last two years. I work out by walking 4 miles each morning including some hills several times each week and watch my weight as wel...

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OldWin Yea, that makes it especially so. My dad and I had 32 specials that looked so much alike it was difficult to tell them apart. I'd give a lot to have my dad's old one but he sold it in a garage sale before he died. I was so surprised, I think he was suffering some from memory loss some by then...

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So fun seeing moose anytime you run into them. I have not heard of anyone having their deer hunt interrupted by a couple of love sick moose. As I have noted before we now have a herd of moose in our Northeast corner of Oregon that many are getting to see some. I'm hoping I will get to at least see t...

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OldWin,

Yea, I would say the same thing, hot loads can be risky ,I'm still probably a little too careful,
I have heard the horror stories, I respect gun powder, thanks.

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Winchester 71 #3.JPG My 71 is manufactured in 1951, I believe is a deluxe model. As far as I know came from the factory as it is. If anyone sees anything that was added I would be glad to hear that. I have done a Cody search on it. Winchester 71 #1.JPG Winchester 71 #1.JPG Winchester 71 #4.JPG

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OldWin, Yes, I know better than to start at maximum, been reloading for a lot of years. I've made my share of mistakes, none to dangerous, but I sure don't want to blow up my Winchester 71. I've seen just about all the moose youtube videos out there, most moose just don't usually go down right away ...

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OldWin, Thanks for the load suggestions, I'm going to give that load a try. I like to have at least a 200 gr. bullet, so will give that a try. The two bulls I have killed this fall and last both were through the heart, the first which was the biggest went down immediately and didn't get up, that sur...

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OLD WIN, thanks. I wanted to take my 71 this year, couldn't get it sighted in as well as I had hoped so I didn't take it. What load and bullet do you use with your 71? Do you have a peep sight, what was the distance on your shot ? I am going to take my 71 next year but need to experiment some with a...

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I'm curious about how many moose hunters there are on this forum. Moose hunting with lever guns is one of my late in life obsessions. I have killed two in two years in Central BC, Caribou District. Would love to hear of and see pics from other moose hunters on the forum. I have killed both of these ...

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Nothing but admiration, love 71's. I only have one but it is a great one, deluxe, made the late years of the 71's.
It appears almost new. You are a blessed man.

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It was the only gun my dad and I hunted deer with, mine was a pass down from my great aunt, 30's something, very good condition. My dad's was one he had purchased just after the war when he came home, 40's something. We never cleaned them, sighted them in once a year before deer season, they rarely ...

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This has probably already been discussed, but because I am a moose hunter, moose in Oregon really interests me. This is the first time an actual herd has been seen and growing in Northestern Oregon. Some estimate it at around 60 now, Shiras of course, probably came down from Northern Idaho a few yea...

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